In the Heavens

In order to strengthen his strength and avenge Dongfang Bubai, Ren Woxing started his second venture.

While the major forces were being attracted by the martial arts conference, Ren Woxing continued to recover the three religions and nine streams in the arena, and even many vassal forces of the major factions were forcibly drawn under his command.

Relying on the power of the "Three Corpse Brain Pill", it is almost invincible. Successive successes made Ren Woxing, who was unwilling to be lonely, set his sights on the famous decent family.

He intends to secretly control the disciples of various sects through the "Three Corpse Brain Pill", so as to stir up disputes between good and evil and prepare for regaining the foundation.

"Master, the Five Sacred Sword Sect is not easy to mess with right now. How about we head north first, and after eating away the territory of the Northern Alliance, we can find a way to deal with Dongfang Bubai!"

Looking at the ambitious Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian felt like crying but not tears. The recent days have been going well, that's because they are currently only active in Jiangnan where the martial arts is not strong.

Since the collapse of the Southern League, there has been no major local power in Jiangnan. Although Shaolin, Wudang, and Huashan have extended their influence, they are only collecting protection fees.

Ren Woxing's annexation was carried out secretly. Even if the martial arts forces in the south of the Yangtze River were incorporated, the protection fee on the surface was still not missing.

The only one that can barely be regarded as a big local power is the Buddhist sect with power all over the world. It's just that compared with the martial arts forces, Fozong is obviously more like a religious organization, and all of them are temples.

I still have some fear of letting Buddhism go my own way, but I just control some monks who often move in the rivers and lakes. For those guys who stay in the temple and chant scriptures every day, let me do what I want and dare not act rashly.

After all, the Three Corpse Brain Pill is not a god either. If he meets someone who is not afraid of death and exposes the inside story, he will become a public enemy of martial arts.

Looking at the nervous younger brother, Ren Woxing laughed and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xiang! Now that the Wuyue Sword Sect is very powerful, and my sect master is not stupid, that's why he won't confront them head-on.

However, although the strength of the Wuyue Sword Sect has grown, the people in charge are still those guys from more than ten years ago. As far as this leader knows, there are a lot of soft bones in it.

Grab a few soft bones, force them to take the Three Corpse Brain Pill, and control them secretly without being discovered at all. "

While speaking, Ren Woxing frowned obviously, as if recalling something terrible.

Even after more than 4,000 days and nights, Ren Woxing still cannot forget the humiliation of Hengshan in the past. If it wasn't for his lack of strength, he would have gone to Huashan to take revenge.

"Master, this matter..."

Before Xiang Wentian finished speaking, Ren Woxing interrupted: "Okay, brother Xiang. This matter is over, let's proceed with the plan of the leader!

Right now, the Huashan faction is busy holding a martial arts conference. It seems that those hypocrites are now planning to cooperate with the imperial court and go outside the territory to get a share.

In a short period of time, there should be no time to pay attention to the disputes between the rivers and lakes. This is the best opportunity. As long as we don't make too much noise, we won't attract their attention.

This step is destined to be taken, and the only person in the world who can kill Dongfang Bubai is the one from the Huashan School. "

The hazy Linghu Chong was completely immersed in the gentleness, completely oblivious to everything that happened around him.

Following Ren Woxing to "visit" his fellow martial artists everywhere, he lived a leisurely life without knowing that he had stepped into a vortex of a storm.

From time to time, he also acts as a thug, playing the role of "peacemaker", euphemistically called: helping to resolve grievances in the world.

Anyway, as long as one grain of the Three Corpse Brain God Pill is consumed, any grievances and grievances can be understood. If you touch a hard bone, it will be a matter of killing.

Fortunately, Ren Woxing entered the village in a low-key manner and did not cause any major disturbances, otherwise the news that the Emei Sect's major disciple had defected to the Demon Sect would immediately cause a sensation in the Jianghu.

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In the farming era, every major natural disaster would trigger a wave of bankruptcies for farmers, and this time was no exception.

Before winter is over, many northern families are on the verge of collapse. The loss caused by the earthquake is not so easy to smooth out.

Although the cost of building a house is low these days, not every family has the capital to start a house at any time. But the winter in the north is extraordinarily cold.

For many northern families who lost their homes, the earthquake was devastation. Even if you were lucky enough to keep the house, but only damaged some pots and pans, that is not a small expense.

Especially for miners' families, countless mines and tunnels collapsed. Not only did they lose their livelihoods, but many families also lost their pillars.

I have a little family background, but I can still try my best to support it. The poor and poor families can only sell their sons and daughters in order to survive the disaster year.

Especially in the Northwest region, which was already suffering from drought, and now such a wave has come again, countless civilians cannot survive.

The court's relief is only a drop in the bucket. Even the mighty Emperor Shenwu couldn't change the bad habits of Daming official circles.

What's more, the earthquake affected ten provinces, all regions suffered different losses, and tens of millions of people were affected. The millions of disaster relief money allocated by the imperial court is far from meeting the needs.

Seeing that the end of the year is approaching, there is no trace of New Year's joy in Guanzhong, and all kinds of urgent documents are piled up on Li Mu's desk.

Refugees pouring in from the northwest region flooded the entire land of Guanzhong. Like a child waiting to be fed, waiting for relief.

In fact, this is the evil result of Huashan disciples who have no experience in disaster relief and blindly rescued them.

According to the normal rhythm, these people just borrowed the way from Guanzhong, and then diverted in Tongguan, those who went south went south, and those who went north went north.

In the end, 90% of people will fall on the way, and only less than 10% of people can find a living outside.

As for staying in the land of Guanzhong, it is no longer in everyone's consideration. Because in the past, the people in Guanzhong ran with them.

Now the situation has changed. Thanks to Li Mu's strong request, the government offices of various prefectures in Guanzhong are actively carrying out disaster relief.

The Huashan disciples who participated, because of lack of relevant experience, temporarily softened their hearts and provided relief to the fleeing victims, and then these people stayed and never left.

Seeing the influx but not leaving, seeing more and more victims gathered, the disciple in charge of the disaster relief realized that something had happened, and hurriedly reported to the mountain.

"500,000 disaster victims", this is undoubtedly a shocking number. Even if you are used to seeing strong winds and waves, the Sword Qi Rising to the Sky Hall is still full of dignity at this moment.

Not caring about dealing with the disciples who caused trouble, Li Mu's mind was full of "money and food". It's not that he's a philistine, it's that his net worth is not rich enough.

Apply a set of popular formulas: "natural disasters + conquest orders = food price increases".

Even in Huguang, the land of fish and rice, and Bashu, the land of abundance, grain prices have risen two or three levels, and grain prices in Guanzhong have doubled.

As the largest grain wholesaler in Northwest China, Li Mu can responsibly say that the soaring grain prices have nothing to do with hoarding, but purely because of the misalignment of supply and demand.

The influx of a large number of disaster victims broke the balance of food supply in Guanzhong and caused a shortage of food supply in a short period of time.

Sorghum rice, which used to cost three yuan and one stone, can now be sold for one tael and one stone, and the supply is limited.

The Huashan faction increased their purchases of grain as early as the earthquake, but with the traffic conditions these years, the transportation speed could not be raised at all.

"The situation in Guanzhong is getting worse. According to the intelligence collected from various places, the number of disaster victims is still rising.

The food in our hands will last until the end of the month at most. This is still calculated, and the three batches of grain that can arrive in Guanzhong within a month.

The situation of other grain merchants in Guanzhong was not much better. No one knew that there would be a major earthquake, and it was even more unpredictable that so many victims of the disaster would gather in Guanzhong.

There are only two ways before us, either to send the victims away, or to find a way to get enough food.

In recent years, we have been doing well in Yizhou. We have stockpiled 200,000 shi of grain there, but because of the distance, we cannot transport it. "

Zhang Bufan said with a haggard face.

It can be seen that the recent disaster victims' problem has made this Huashan faction's logistics manager almost mentally broken.

Hoarding food requires cost, and as the storage time increases, the food will gradually depreciate.

Unless there is a big market that can be determined in advance, no one will hoard for no reason. After all, bulk commodities like food are usually sold in volume to make money, and it is not a huge profit at all.

After hearing Zhang Bufan's words, the atmosphere in the room became more tense. No one dares to make a decision without authorization when it involves the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of victims.

Especially those who went down the mountain to participate in the disaster relief, all of them are now even more dejected, as if they are annoyed that they have messed up the mission of the sect, and they seem to be worried about the livelihood of the victims.

"well!"

After sighing, Zhou Qingyun said slowly: "You can save as much as you can! When heaven and earth kill and calamity comes, it is impossible for people not to die. The only difference is who is the one who dies.

It is their good fortune to be able to survive this catastrophe, but it is also destined to fail. More people will die in the future, don't put too much pressure on you! "

After practicing Taoism for more than 20 years, Zhou Qingyun is no longer what he used to be. With the continuous improvement of Taoism, the vision of looking at problems has also changed.

Although Taoism emphasizes joining the world in troubled times to save the common people and accumulate merit, it also agrees that Taoism follows nature.

In the case of limited ability, if you really imagine that everyone can be saved, then the final result is often that no one can be saved.

Looking at the sky, Li Mu said slowly: "Let's go in three steps! Brother Yue, take someone to visit the merchants, big clans, and temples in Guanzhong, and ask them to take out a sum of money and food for emergency.

Brother Wang, you are in charge of coordinating with the Shaanxi military preparations. First, recruit young men from the disaster victims and incorporate them into the Western Expedition Army, so as to prevent them from staying among the people and causing chaos.

Brother Yao, you are in charge of organizing the immigration work. From now on, the previous general relief will be stopped, and if you want to get relief, you must emigrate overseas.

If there is not enough food in Guanzhong, we will guide the victims all the way south. The further south we go, the less difficult it will be for us to raise food. This is their only way of life.

Brother Cai is in charge of communicating with the government, martial arts factions, and gentry along the way, so that they can cooperate with the immigration work. "

In the cold winter, it is really unreasonable for people to drag their families and move tens of thousands of miles without even celebrating the Spring Festival.

Even Li Mu could have imagined that countless victims would fall directly on the emigration road due to lack of health and acclimatization.

But Li Mu couldn't think of a better way to face the continuous stream of victims. It is the only way he can think of to let the victims go overseas to seek livelihood.

Perhaps it is not obvious to everyone now, if the disaster continues, the entire Ming Dynasty will be short of food, and that will be the real disaster.

Compared with the looming food shortage, the financial crisis caused by disaster relief is nothing.

In a sense, the convening of this door-to-door meeting is also to inform everyone that the Huashan faction will tighten their belts to live.

There is no need to count on the salary for the time being, and when the financial situation improves, come and get it again!

Anyway, this is not the first time. All the elderly elders have experienced the days of not being paid.

The real comfortable life, in fact, has only been in the past ten years. In the hundreds of years before this, the Huashan faction owed middle and high-level salaries every now and then.

At the poorest moment, the sect's finances went bankrupt, and even the salaries of ordinary disciples could not be paid for a time, making it very embarrassing.

The current situation is far from deteriorating to that point. Although the pocket is cleaner than the face, at least the Huashan faction has become the largest faction in the world.

As long as the sword in your hand is sharp enough, you don't have to worry about not being able to borrow money, and the strong don't need to go bankrupt.

The main reason for throttling is that there will be too many places to spend money in the future. Once the Western Expedition starts, it will cost money like water. We must prepare in advance to live a hard life.

Thank you, the lord of the lazy slow cat, meh! !

I haven't looked at the fan data for a while, and when I looked through it occasionally, I found that a leader appeared. I thought it was a joke.

There are also masters at the helm. It's not easy, it's still a bare rod before it goes on the shelves.

Haiyue, thank you everyone, the addition should be cashed in advance, and recently it is three shifts every other day, so I dare not go any faster.

The world of Xiaoao is coming to an end, do you have any suggestions for the next world? Or directly original?