By the time Xiao Yu and others returned to Maoshan, it was already noon the next day. After a tiring night, everyone went to rest separately and did not continue to gather pulses for Xiao Xue and others.
The Guiyin Sect was destroyed, and the news is still relatively hidden. What Xiao Yu needs to do is to find out where the Bone Ghost Immortal is, and to once again improve Maoshan's overall strength.
In the evening, Xiao Yu and other important figures gathered on the altar and began to discuss how to improve Maoshan's overall strength.
"Mr. Zhuge, you are more experienced in this kind of thing. What do you think of Maoshan now?
Xiao Yu looked at Zhuge, raised his hands and asked.
Outsiders know that Zhuge is the elder of Maoshan, but only Xiao Yu knows that this elder is only temporary because he will leave at any time.
Zhuge used to be the leader of the Exorcism Alliance and held a high position. After he resigned, he had no plans to go back. When Maoshan was founded, he was short of manpower, so he made him the elder of the sect.
"Since the gate of the mountain is opened, the most important thing is to give the disciples a sense of belonging. There are now more than sixty disciples in the outer sect, but most of them are just Taoist priests reciting a sutra without high pursuits, which will develop a kind of inertia.
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If you want to strive for excellence, you must form a reward and punishment system, where the winners stay and the losers go.
Some disciples who are sincere about Maoshan can be allowed to go to the mortal world to experience again. If they are really not tempted by external things, we can help them gather pulses and bring them into the inner gate."
Zhuge didn't hide anything and said directly.
Xiao Yu and others nodded after hearing this. Zhuge was right at all. In order to maintain long-term stability, we need a group of loyal disciples. However, there are too few disciples now. Under the great waves, there may not be even one disciple left in ten.
"Only one of us in Maoshan has a natural Taoist vein, but the other person is impetuous and still needs to be tempered.
Moreover, the forces we have offended are not small. Maoshan must have an expert in charge. Otherwise, everyone can travel around and find some orphans to bring back and train.
We basically have no female disciples in Maoshan, so we need to help Xiao Xue and Tang Wan successfully gather their pulses as soon as possible, and help them improve their strength, and then we can recruit some female disciples.
There are nine peaks around Maoshan, but only three peaks are within the jurisdiction of Maoshan, so I suggest that we continue to expropriate land and bring all surrounding peaks into the jurisdiction of Maoshan.
After separating Maoshan Mountain from each other, female disciples live on one peak, Feng Shui Kanyu lives on another peak, catching monsters and ghosts lives on another peak, and the remaining few peaks can be set up as places of spiritual cultivation for the major elders of Maoshan Mountain. What do you think?"
Xiao Yu expressed his opinion.
When Maoshan was first built, the place looked quite big, but now it seems very crowded.
There are not many disciples now. If there were too many disciples and men and women were mixed, I am afraid there would be problems sooner or later.
There are also some ordinary lay people who often go to the mountains to listen to scriptures and sermons in the mountains. There are also some guest rooms.
"This is a good suggestion. We are all good at different things. If we are together, it is really difficult to teach. After we are separated, we will have some competitiveness with each other, so it will be better."
Qinglong immediately nodded in agreement.
However, Lao Bai frowned, as if he didn't agree with this proposal.
"Great Elder, if you have any questions, you can tell us and we can discuss it together."
Lao Bai is the great elder, and he will ask about everything. If the other party has doubts now, he must be in trouble.
After listening to Xiao Yu's question, Lao Bai took out a ledger and pressed it against it.
"This is the account book for the past two months. We can't make ends meet!"
Ever since pilgrims came to the mountain, there has been some income. Although it is very small, it can be considered a profit. As for whether he can keep his income, Xiao Yu is not sure yet.
Seeing the sad look on the other person's face, Xiao Yu casually opened the first page, which clearly stated the income, losses, and expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation on that day of that year.
There didn't seem to be much of a problem on the first day because there were very few people, and then Xiao Yu continued to flip backwards.
When the month was over, the problem came. The daily necessities were severely damaged, including toothpaste, damaged clothes, and the purchased ritual instruments, incense candles, etc. On the day at the end of the month, the bill came to 570,000.
What makes Xiao Yu most depressing is that among the disciples' expenses, there is also a living allowance, which is two thousand per person.
The subsidy of two thousand per person is probably just the salary!
Maoshan does not sell tickets, does not force people to donate money for incense, and does not sell charms, so the income is very small, and most of them are fortune telling.
The so-called solution is not possible without charging a fee.
Because after ordinary people commit a crime, it becomes their debt. If you don't charge a fee to deal with it, the debt will come to you.
This is also the case for many Taoists. Even if they give explanations to their closest relatives, they will still make the other person feel uncomfortable.
"Each disciple received a subsidy of two thousand, what did those disciples buy?
There are fasting meals for three meals a day, and Taoist robes are provided by the mountain gate, so do we still need to pay wages?"
Xiao Yu put down his account book and said angrily.
"The rules of Maoshan are that you cannot eat meat in the mountains, but it is practical when you go out. There was a living allowance at the beginning.
But at that time, there were too few people, so the subsidies were not very large. Now that there are more people, the subsidies have increased all at once.”
Lao Bai explained to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu will now understand why Lao Bai is worried. Now dozens of disciples have such huge expenses. If several peaks are included, the expenses will be estimated to be several million a month.
How can Maoshan maintain such a large amount of money without any income?
This is indeed a problem. Although Xiao Yu and others have the ability to make money, they cannot make money outside all day long to provide subsidies for Shanmen.
After all, this is not a long-term solution. If, after stabilization, Xiao Yu and the others go to the secret realm of Ghost Tower and Maoshan runs out of money and food, wouldn't they all starve to death?
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu felt that this was indeed a big problem.
"The order is passed, Maoshan disciples will not have living allowances in the future. This is a place to practice Taoism, not a place to enjoy blessings. The monthly allowance of 2,000 will be reduced to 500, which is enough for them to buy their daily necessities.
As for the magic weapons, those who have reached the level of cultivation will be given them by Shanmen, so they don’t have to purchase them themselves."
Xiao Yu gave instructions to Lao Bai.
I made a batch of magic weapons, but I haven't used them yet. Although they are not good things, they are still rich compared to other sects.
Thinking of the magic weapon, Xiao Yu couldn't help but think of one thing, which was the flying treasure he had asked the other party to build. He actually forgot to find that thing.
"Yes, in fact, we don't need so many disciples at all. We only need a few people who clean the incense. If there are too many people, they will be inert. We are preparing to retire here."
Qinglong also agreed with Xiao Yu's approach.
"There are many fertile fields between the mountains. Disciples in the mountains can grow medicinal materials and be self-sufficient in food and vegetables. They can either chant sutras or meditate all day long, and even sitting on a futon has no effect!"
The ghost corpse also suggested from the side.
Maoshan looks stable on the surface now, but it is also a mess. It is not as stable as Xiao Yu thought. Disciples come and go as if they were staying in a hotel, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the mountain gate.
"Starting from today, we will only provide three vegetarian meals to the Taoist monks. The monthly subsidy for the disciples will be reduced. We will open up fertile land so that they can grow vegetables in time for this period.
If lay people who want to live in the mountains, let them pay for their own meals, so that we can reduce expenses.
At the same time, we will increase the assessment system and eliminate the bad apples.”
