Chapter 437 Mutual Exploitation (Please Subscribe to the Monthly Ticket)
Watching the outer sect elders leave, Taoist Chongxu was full of emotion.
How long has it been since then, and the original little incense master of the Beggars' Sect has grown to this point?
Thinking back to the first time they met, he had just taken over the position of the head of Wudang, and he had exchanged and learned from Jia Huan with pure boxing and martial arts by the Jianli River.
Although he won in the end, Jia Huan's superb attainments in boxing and martial arts also left him with a very deep impression. He was definitely a good seedling for martial arts.
If Jia Huan had not been a three-bag disciple of the Beggars' Sect at that time, and was also the incense master of a county, he really wanted to dig into the corner of the Beggars' Sect.
Facts have proved that he was not wrong!
It has only been ten years, and Jia Huan has grown into a famous chivalrous beggar, a well-known new first-class master in the world.
At present, he is even more ambitious to expand the power of the branch to the territory of Hubei Province.
That's right, Taoist Chongxu can see clearly that it is not the Beggars' Sect that wants to expand, but the Yuezhou branch.
Taoist Chongxu actually knows the situation of the Beggars' Sect headquarters and other branches.
There are not many changes from the past. At most, they have been affected by the Yuezhou branch and have undergone some changes. That's all.
In fact, such a Beggars' Sect will not attract the special attention of other major forces.
Because the Beggars' Sect cannot cultivate a large number of backbone forces, and the high-end military force is just so-so.
The leader of the Beggars' Sect, Jie Feng, is known as the top ten masters of the righteous way, but he can't even be ranked in the top five. How can he have much deterrence. In addition, the overall impression of the Beggars' Sect is very bad, so it is easy to be ignored.
But the situation of the Beggars' Sect Yuezhou Branch is different. It can really be described as thriving.
He just learned about some of the situation of the Yuezhou branch, and he felt a sense of shock.
It seems that the Yuezhou branch is about to grow into one of the largest forces in the world!
Originally, the beggars, who were just a little bit of a burden to the Beggars' Sect, became the foundation and nourishment for the growth of the Yuezhou branch.
As long as they are trained by the Yuezhou branch, they will be much stronger than ordinary people, even if they are not all talented. This is not easy.
The number of beggars will only increase. When the time comes, the influence of the Yuezhou branch can be imagined.
This is also one of the reasons that Taoist Chongxu did not say.
If the Beggars' Gang wants to expand, no one can stop it, not even the imperial court!
There are too many beggars in the world. Which town does not have beggars?
Wherever there are beggars, the Beggars' Gang can quietly set up a base!
There is no need to make a big fanfare. Just arrange a formal disciple to come and set up a local base, and the Beggars' Gang will have a foothold here.
The local gangs dare not kill wantonly. After all, it is a peaceful year. If they kill wantonly, the imperial court and local officials will not turn a blind eye.
This is not as simple as just exterminating the family. The scope of influence is too large.
At most, it is expulsion, but as long as the local beggars are not endless, it is impossible to completely stop the activities of the Beggars' Gang. It is so exaggerated.
This time, the Yuezhou branch gave Wudang a heads-up in advance, which was considered a great honor to Wudang.
There is also a very obscure meaning, but it was not directly stated.
That is, the strongholds of the Beggars' Gang in Hubei Province are willing to accept Wudang's surveillance!
So, Taoist Chongxu really wants to see how far Jia Huan, the chivalrous beggar, can go?
In addition, there is another reason that is hard to say.
That is, some forces in Hubei Province have committed many evil deeds and have a lot of bad deeds. They are rampant in the local area and are an absolute disaster. They may even collude with the Demon Cult.
Wudang is not in a good position to take action due to certain situations. If the forces of the chivalrous beggars infiltrate, they will definitely not turn a blind eye. With the style of the chivalrous beggars, even if they risk offending people, they will clean up such a tumor!
Thinking of this, Taoist Chongxu couldn't help but smile bitterly!
There are also disadvantages to having a big family and a big business, that is, there are too many aspects to take into account.
Of course, if Wudang took action by force, it was not because they could not bear the pressure, but because they felt that there was no need for it and that it was not worth the loss.
When did Wudang need to borrow a knife to kill someone in order to solve some troubles?
Even so, Taoist Chongxu never doubted Jia Huan's "chivalrous" heart!
It can only be said that after ten years of operation, the reputation of the chivalrous beggar has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At this time, Jia Huan was definitely not a one-call-a-hundred-responder in the martial arts world. But if he really shouted, there would still be many heroes who uphold justice and fairness and are willing to come forward to help.
In addition, there are the ideas proposed by the outer sect elders.
Taoist Chongxu also wants to see if the Beggar Gang can help coordinate the many outer sect forces of Wudang and make money together through commercial interests.
If it is feasible, Wudang Sect can naturally set up bases in various places and pick peaches by the way.
Jia Huan naturally does not know the thoughts of Taoist Chongxu, the head of Wudang.
Even if he knew, he would not care about these.
As long as the Beggars' Sect's stronghold is firmly established, whether Wudang can reap the benefits in the future is another matter.
He immediately went to the Junshan Island headquarters and informed the leader Jie Feng, the deputy leader Zhang Jinbie, and the eight-bag and nine-bag elders of the situation.
"Is this true? Wudang actually gave in?"
Jie Feng's face was full of excitement, and he said excitedly: "If this is the case, it would be great!"
The Beggars' Sect is still known as the world's largest gang, but unfortunately its momentum is no longer the same as it was in its heyday.
With the rise of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the Beggars' Sect's space for activities has been greatly compressed.
As for Gan Province, Zhejiang Province and Jinling, there are no first-class martial arts sects, because these most prosperous provinces of the Ming Dynasty are the territories of aristocratic families.
Don't look at the arrogant appearance of Shaolin, Wudang, and the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but they are unlikely to be able to defeat those aristocratic families with deep roots, just in terms of pure military strength.
If you really think that the aristocratic families don't have hidden powerful military forces, even a fool wouldn't believe it!
When Ren Woxing was the leader of the Demon Sect, with his extremely arrogant temperament, how could he not attack the elite provinces in the south? Isn't it because he is not strong enough?
Ren Woxing was forced to turn a blind eye, which shows that the aristocratic families in the south are far from being as simple as they seem, but they are not revealed in the story of Xiaoao.
Similarly, when Jia Huan planned to expand the branch, he did not consider the richest provinces in the south.
The fact that the place was too rich and the small number of beggars was also a factor.
Without enough beggars, it would be a joke for the Beggars' Gang to set up a stronghold with sufficient strength. It would be impossible to gain a foothold.
If things go wrong, not only will they not get any advantage, but they may also get into trouble.
How rampant the noble families in the south are can be seen from their actions.
Even the mine supervisors under the emperor did not have the courage to collect taxes without their consent.
Otherwise, Yangzhou and the Huai River area were related to salt profits, which was a huge fortune!
If the Jianghu gangs were so powerful, how could they just sit there and watch the Huai River area without fighting?
In fact, the gates of the Five Mountains Sword Sects were not prosperous areas.
Huayin, where Huashan is located, Dengfeng, where Songshan is located, Datong, where Hengshan is located, Hengyang, where Hengshan is located, and Tai'an, where Taishan is located, which one is a truly prosperous city?
Without going into details, when the leader of the Beggars' Sect, Jie Feng, learned that he could expand to Hubei Province, he was quite excited and even thrilled.
What does this mean?
It means that under his leadership, the Beggars' Sect not only did not continue to decline, but was also able to expand outward.
The other deputy leaders Zhang Jinbie, as well as the eight-bag and nine-bag elders were all very happy.
However, when it came to practical issues, they began to argue again.
"Haha, you don't have to be like this!"
Jia Huan spoke hurriedly, interrupting the elders' argument: "Let's send people to establish a stable base first, Wudang is watching!"
"Let's let the disciples from the dirty clothes come forward!"
"After all, they are all beggars, and it's easy to get along with the local beggars!"
"After the base is established, arrange for the clean clothes disciples to open up the situation and communicate with all parties!"
He spoke slowly, and the aura of a first-class master on his body was released without concealment.
At this moment, all the eight-bag and nine-bag elders present, whose strength did not reach the first-class level in the martial arts world, felt their bodies sink, as if a heavy stone weighed down their hearts, and they felt indescribably depressed.
In fact, his momentum could be even more violent and fierce, but there was no need to scare people.
At this time, the top leaders of the Beggars' Sect only had two first-class masters, the leader Jie Feng and the deputy leader Zhang Jinbie, and the rest, including the nine-bag elders, were all second-rate masters.
Originally, if you want to become a nine-bag elder, you can't become a nine-bag elder unless you have made great contributions to the Beggars' Sect.
Unfortunately, the current situation of the Beggars' Sect is so embarrassing!
At present, the so-called nine-bag elders are not because they have made great contributions, nor are they strong enough, but they are old enough to get promoted.
Now, they were all exposed by Jia Huan's fierce momentum.
After Jie Feng gave a signal with his eyes, Jia Huan slowly restrained his fierce momentum.
This time, no one spoke up to refute.
"Then it's settled!"
Jie Feng made the decision directly: "Elder Jia will be in charge of this matter. Don't play the game of pretending to obey but not to obey. If you lose the opportunity, don't come to me to complain!"
In fact, when he first came, Jia Huan had already reached a tacit understanding with the two gang leaders.
As for the eight-bag and nine-bag elders present, they just dealt with them and gave them enough face, and they were not allowed to interfere in various ways.
After Jia Huan left, the elders of the dirty clothes and clean clothes factions were surprisingly united and came to Jie Feng to say bad things about Jia Huan: "Elder Jia is only an eight-bag disciple, but he dares to not give the gang leader face like this. When he becomes a nine-bag elder in the future, what will happen?"
"Then what do you think should be done?"
Jie Feng said unhappily: "If we turn against Elder Jia directly, what future will the Beggars' Sect have?"