Chapter 36 I Don't Want Money
"What kind of martial arts are you practicing and what level is it?" Tang Wen asked.
“It’s mid-level earth rank, but the Iron Sword Sect has a rule that the technique cannot be passed on to outsiders, otherwise, the whole family will be hunted down.
Even if I have left Tiejianmen now, this rule cannot be broken.
Otherwise, they will hunt me down to the ends of the earth.
Otherwise, I would like to take it out for the strong men of the Royal Guards to practice. But the martial arts world has its own rules, and I can't mess around.
If the news gets out, even you, the master, will be retaliated against.
If a group like the Iron Sword Sect were to retaliate, it would be extremely terrifying.
It's just that the government is generally unwilling to provoke a sect like the Iron Sword Sect." Tang Jun said.
"Aren't there six doors?" Tang Wen asked.
"Yes, the Six Gates are a sect trained by the court to handle affairs in the martial arts world.
However, the court has rules for the sects.
As long as you don't rebel and are transferred when needed, they will leave you alone.
They can even turn a blind eye to some minor homicide cases.
As a result, many sects became arrogant and domineering, and even government officials did not dare to provoke them.
As for the detectives, they got a headache when they heard that disciples from a big sect were causing trouble and they dared not to intervene at all.
So, Master, when you encounter disciples from a big sect causing trouble, you must be patient.
Because they are not just one person, but a huge sect.
Some sects have thousands of disciples who are so powerful that even the military would not dare to provoke them.
The reason why everyone is afraid of the Six Gates is because they are also a huge sect.
They have tens of thousands of troops, and they have the imperial court as their backer, so who dares to mess with them?" Tang Jun said.
"So, Tang Jun, improving your strength is the most important thing. When our strength reaches the standard of a major sect, even the imperial court will be wary of us," said Tang Wen.
"It's difficult! First, we lack high-level skills. Second, why can the big sects last for so long? That's because they all have hundreds or even thousands of years of foundation.
Some major sects will continue to be passed down from generation to generation even if the dynasty is destroyed.
It's just that the court has changed.
These major sects not only occupy beautiful mountains and rivers, but also have enormous financial resources.
Large sects often have special halls to do business and make money. For example, the Iron Sword Sect has at least tens of millions of taels of silver.
Otherwise, where would the disciples get the money for cultivation and food?" Tang Jun said.
"Are there any heavenly-level skills for sale on the market?" Tang Wen asked.
"Yes! There is one in the largest city in the south, Haisheng City.
It is the treasure of Tianbao Pavilion, but its price is sky-high.
A heavenly-level technique costs at least a million taels of silver, and few people can afford it. "Tang Jun shook his head.
"One million taels is expensive." Tang Wen was a little disappointed. He couldn't afford so much silver at the moment.
"Of course, there are always cases of murders for stealing martial arts techniques in the martial arts world.
Even if a heavenly-level martial arts technique were unearthed, it would attract many powerful people to fight for it.
Even getting involved in fighting among sects is because the skills are expensive." Tang Jun said.
"The speed of practicing heaven-level skills is definitely better than that of earth-level skills." Tang Wen said.
"Of course, this is not the main point. The most important thing is that the road to cultivating the Heaven-level Kung Fu is longer.
How should I put it? For example, human-level skills are too weak, and practitioners can only practice them to the seventh or eighth level at best.
Because it is too slow, and the shackles of the earth-level skills are the fifth or sixth grade.
In other words , the best you can do is to reach the fifth or sixth level.
But the Heaven Grade Technique can be practiced to the second or third level." Tang Jun said.
"How did a top-notch master become trained?" Tang Wen asked.
"Then you have to practice the legendary 'Xuanjie' technique. However, that is too mysterious and only exists in legends. Even our leader has never seen it." Tang Jun stopped the carriage and shook his head with a fascinated look on his face. "It's a pity that although my bones are not weak, I entered the eighth level at the age of twenty.
It's a pity that I only have a mid-level earth-grade technique, and the highest realm I can reach in this life is only the sixth level.
If you want to become a master, that’s impossible.”
"Haha, don't be discouraged, you have a chance." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Haha." Tang Jun smiled bitterly and didn't believe what Tang Wen said at all.
They arrived at Yanling City at noon. Tang Wen first exchanged the silver bricks for silver notes, and then asked Bu Feng to make an appointment with Li Dawang to meet at Wangjiang Tower.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Dawang appeared in Wangjiang Tower.
"I heard that you, Sir, recruited more than 300 of my former workers in Qianyefang?" Li Dawang asked.
"Yes, but there are still more than 300 people who are unwilling to go to Koh Samui." Tang Wen replied.
“Haha, Koh Samui is a deserted island, a place where even birds don’t want to poop.
What's more, pirates would come ashore from time to time to rob and kill people.
Compared with Yanling City, it is too far away, so it is normal for them not to want to go there." Li Dawang said with a smile.
"However, I have taken over all the money you owe to the workers. I am here today to give you the remaining silver. Let's sign the contract immediately and you hand over the land deed to me to have it changed by the government." Tang Wen said.
"Did you really take down all my workers?" Li Dawang asked.
"Tang Jun can testify." Tang Wen said.
"Mr. Li, this is the contract signed between all the workers and Mr. Tang. The money you owe them will be collected by Mr. Tang." Tang Jun came over and took out the contract.
"Okay then." Li Dawang took it, glanced at it for a few seconds, and handed it to the housekeeper Ning Ping to look at it again. Ning Ping nodded.
"Here are the remaining banknotes. Count them and we'll sign the contract later." Tang Wen took out the banknotes and placed them on the table.
"I don't want the banknotes." Li Dawang shook his head.
"What? You want to go back on your word?" Tang Wen's face turned stern.
"That's not the case. I just want to know if you still have the mirror, lipstick and perfume?" Li Dawang asked.
"There is another batch." Tang Wen nodded.
"You can use the remaining silver to pay off the debt, but you have to make it cheaper. For example, how about a mirror for nine cents and five gold coins, and a lipstick and perfume for six cents and five gold coins?" said Li Dawang.
"This price is too low." Tang Wen shook his head. In fact, he was already very happy in his heart. He wanted these junk, right?
"Add half a dollar at most." Li Dawang thought about it, paid and said through gritted teeth.
"Deal!" Tang Wen nodded.
Next, Li Dawang asked the housekeeper to write the contract on the spot, and both parties signed and sealed it.
Tang Wen asked Li Quan and others to bring up the mirror, lipstick and perfume. However, after counting, they were still short of goods worth about 50,000 taels of silver.
"How about you owe me the rest first, and then I'll have someone deliver it to you when the next batch of goods arrives?" Tang Wen said deliberately.
"Haha, we pay the money and receive the goods, and both the money and the goods are cleared. Otherwise, the title deed to Qianyefang will have to wait until your next batch of goods arrives." Li Dawang laughed dryly.
"Do you want this?" Tang Wen took out a silver crown inlaid with eighteen pearls from the box.
The style is a bit like the one worn by a beauty pageant winner, not the one worn by ancient noble ladies.
When exposed to sunlight, it suddenly shines with silver and glitters like jewels, attracting everyone's attention.
"How much is this?" Li Dawang was immediately attracted by the silver crown. After all , modern craftsmanship cannot be compared with those crude handicrafts in ancient times.
"Look at these pearls, eighteen in total, and this silver crown, it's shiny.
This is silver that has been repeatedly refined and specially purified by master craftsmen.
Otherwise, look at your silver, is it this shiny?" Tang Wen began to brag.
"That's true." Li Dawang touched the silver crown and couldn't let it go.
"You can definitely sell this silver crown for a good price. Those noble ladies will probably drool when they see it." Tang Wen continued to brag.
"Why don't you just tell me the price?" Li Dawang urged.
"Five hundred taels for one." Tang Wen said.
"How many do you have?" Li Dawang's breathing was a little rapid.
"How much do you want?" Tang Wen looked at him with a smile.
"You owe me fifty thousand taels, just give me 100 hats to pay it off," said Li Dawang.
"Li Quan, open the box and let Mr. Li check the goods ." Tang Wen said with a smile.
Li Dawang and Butler Ning carefully inspected the goods, touching and pinching them.
"My Lord Earl, you only have sixty hats here, and you still need forty. I, Li Dawang, hate people buying on credit the most when doing business." Li Dawang said as he counted.
"Do you think we can use this to offset it?" Tang Wen smiled slightly and took out a disposable windproof lighter.
Of course, it’s different from the one that Li Dawang took away last time.
That one is gold-plated and costs more than three hundred yuan each, while this one is plastic and only costs a few cents each in wholesale.
"Yes, I want it. How much is one?" Li Dawang has tasted the sweetness. Last time he got the lighter back, he used it to show off countless times in front of his relatives and friends.
As a result, it was snatched away by a relative who was an official, and Li Dawang was left with no tears to cry.
