The words "Poor the literary and rich the military" are no joke.
Practicing martial arts consumes a lot of money. It requires a lot of supplements to replenish the energy consumption of the body. The materials consumed are not a small amount.
Sufficient rice is only the basic need, and meat with sufficient nutrition and a large amount of protein is also required, which is the real big consumer.
Although there were immortals and gods in the Song Empire, to be honest, the level of productivity was not very high.
The production tools are quite simple, the technical content is average, it requires a lot of strong labor to operate, and the efficiency is not very good.
Although the land is very fertile due to the aura of heaven and earth, and the production is not comparable to that of a world without magic, due to backward technology, there has been no large-scale breeding base. The output and price of meat have remained high, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.
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Apart from the food supply, the largest consumption in martial arts training is medicinal materials.
The more exquisite the martial arts, whether it is foundation building or improvement, it requires medicinal soups prepared with medicinal materials and medicinal baths, and the consumption is extremely staggering.
Fortunately, with Thunder Tiger's ability, he can maximize the medicinal power of ordinary herbs through various means. There is no need for precious medicinal materials such as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, and deer antlers. Otherwise, the consumption would be really shocking.
In short, if you want to practice martial arts and become famous, you can't do it without money.
Fortunately for Li Gongfu, his family comes from a family of policemen. His father has been a headcatcher for more than ten or twenty years. The family's savings are still enough to provide him with what he needs to practice martial arts, so he doesn't need to worry about money.
Several other disciples of Qin Feng Martial Arts School were not so lucky.
Their family can only be said to be average, and one of them is even an orphan wandering on the street. Where can they get the wealth they need for their cultivation?
Lei Hu didn't have any intention of providing full support. He had a kind heart when he started to get started, and he was provided with food, clothing, housing and transportation. But after his disciples started to learn martial arts, in addition to accommodation, other food, clothing, and transportation were provided.
As well as the medicinal materials required for cultivation, you have to find a solution yourself.
This is also the main reason why their cultivation progress has always been beaten by Li Gongfu. There are three or two disciples among them whose talents and qualifications are quite good, much better than Li Gongfu.
Fortunately, Qiantang County has a developed economy and prosperous commerce, so it is quite easy to find ways to make money.
Apart from anything else, the disciples of Qin Feng Martial Arts School are very powerful as long as they practice basic strength and physical fitness. The workload of one end of the dock can be compared to that of more than ten skilled dock coolies.
With acquaintances like Li Captou helping to introduce temporary jobs, as long as you work hard, you can earn as much as an ordinary person can earn in half a month or even a month.
With Capt. Li's reputation and good martial arts skills, he didn't have to worry about being charged for protection money. He didn't have to do any heavy physical labor. After finishing the dock work, he still had to do some odd jobs in the county.
It barely covers the expenses required for their cultivation.
This is because we have access to a large amount of cheap, fresh fish, shrimp and meat with the Qiantang River at our back. Otherwise, given the demand and consumption of meat during martial arts training, it would be unsustainable to just keep buying it in the market.
Lei Hu has no intention of being a nanny. Even though his disciples are having a hard time, he has no intention of helping. It is quite good to be able to prepare suitable medicinal soups and medicinal baths with ordinary medicinal materials.
At least, the training progress of these disciples has not been left behind, they are just a step behind Li Gongfu, which is quite commendable.
Not to mention anything else, after several years of busy working to survive, the survival ability of the disciples and their ability to adapt to the environment have been greatly improved, and there are even signs that they have unique ideas.
However, recently, as their strength has reached the middle to late stage of Xiantian, which is stronger than the boxing martial arts masters taught by several other martial arts schools in the city, the lives of several disciples have become much better, and they can take on some jobs for wealthy people and earn a lot of money.
The amount of money that arrived suddenly increased, and there was no need to go to the dock to do hard work anymore.
By the way, this is also because of the black dragon. Previously, three martial arts gym owners in the city died and two were seriously injured, which made the situation of several martial arts gyms suddenly become very bad.
The internal disputes between the gym owners and the decline in influence gave Qin Feng Martial Arts disciples the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Although you can make a lot of money by doing dangerous things for rich and powerful families, it also requires considerable strength. Without that strength, you will easily encounter danger, and death or serious injury is common.
The more serious consequence is that once the reputation is ruined, it will be difficult to take on such a job in the future.
Whether it is because they want to compete for the master of the gym, or they feel that their strength is not enough to solve the problem, in short, several martial arts gyms in the city have been very low-key recently, and a lot of work has been missed from their hands, all of which have been taken over by Lei Hu's disciples
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With their innate strength in the middle and late stages, and the help of Capt. Li, as long as the tasks are not particularly dangerous, they can basically complete them successfully and get a lot of rewards.
In this way, the life of the disciples of Leihu Sect will be much easier, and they can spend more time and energy on practicing martial arts and improving their strength.
After experiencing two incidents, the black dragon harming people and the Qiantang River tide change, all the disciples of Qin Feng Martial Arts School have a sense of urgency and want to improve their strength to a higher level, so that even if they encounter the black dragon again in the future,
A powerful being does not become a mere spectator and has to worry about his own safety.
However, life had just become easier when Li Gongfu suddenly received bad news. The price of medicinal materials in the city had actually increased. It was like a bolt from the blue.
Although it won't make them despair, anger is definitely inevitable.
They practice every day, and apart from the consumption of rice and meat, the biggest expense is medicinal materials. Basically, most of the money they earn is spent on these.
Even if they have a little more money recently, once the price of medicinal materials rises, it will have a great impact on them, and they may have to live the same tight life as before, fearing that the money they earn every day will not be enough to spend.
"Elder brother, what's going on? Why did the price of medicinal materials in the city suddenly rise?"
"Yes, Senior Brother. Seeing that life has become a little more relaxed, once the price of medicinal materials rises, we will have to go to the dock every day to do coolies again!"
"Senior Brother, we are not afraid of being tired, but working really consumes our energy. The time left for us to practice every day is too short, and it would be bad if it slows down our progress!"
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Several junior fellow students came over eagerly and expressed their opinions all at once. All of them looked very unhappy. It was obvious that the news of the increase in the price of medicinal materials had a great impact on them.
"I'm not too sure about this!"
Li Gongfu smiled bitterly and said: "I just saw the business of the medicine shop was booming when I came here. I heard a few people buying medicinal materials casually said it. I don't know whether it is true or not?"
"What are you waiting for?"
A certain junior brother said anxiously: "Let's go over and find out. If the price really goes up, we have to make preparations in advance. Otherwise, we will be depressed when we really don't have enough money!"
"Let's go to the nearest medicinal shop and ask!"
Several martial arts disciples were anxious. After saying hello to their master Lei Hu, they hurried out to find out the news. Naturally, they were disappointed.
The prices of medicinal materials have actually gone up.
When they returned to the martial arts hall, except for Li Gongfu who looked normal, the other disciples looked quite dull. When Lei Hu saw this, he said angrily: "Why are things like this? The sky hasn't fallen yet!
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"Master, the price of medicinal materials has increased!"
One of the disciples smiled bitterly and replied: "I'm afraid the disciples and others will start working hard at the dock again!"
"Just do hard work. Have you never done it before?"
Lei Hu rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You've only had a few comfortable days, can't you bear the hardship?"
"It's not Master, it's just that this way the training time will be much shorter!"
"Yes, we learned martial arts later than senior brother. If the training time is shorter, how can we catch up?"
"It's a pity that the big businessmen in the city don't always have jobs to make money, otherwise it would be much easier!"
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The martial arts disciples all expressed their dissatisfaction one by one. They did not complain about the hard work, but they were worried that the gap in strength between them and their senior brothers was getting wider and wider.
It was also Lei Hu who strictly restricted them and did not allow them to use force to do things like "rob the rich and give to the poor" and "act chivalrously and do justice". Otherwise, it would be much easier to get money, and there would be so many troubles.
Li Gongfu was very embarrassed. He stood aside and didn't know what to say. He was also helpless. Who said that the Li family didn't lack money for him to practice?
"Why is there so much nonsense?"
Lei Hu reprimanded angrily: "I don't know what you are thinking. Apart from practicing in the martial arts gym, it is cultivation. When you are doing hard work to make money, can't you take the opportunity to practice?"
Speaking of this, he was really angry and said angrily: "When you are doing hard labor, can't you incorporate the exercises into it?"
"When running back and forth, can't I practice Qinggong and Shenfa?"
"When you hold a heavy object in your hand, don't you adapt to it as a special broadsword?"
A series of questions directly confused several disciples in the martial arts school.
Including Li Gongfu, everyone looked at each other in confusion and didn't know what to say.
But at the same time, their minds were shaken, as if a door opened in front of them, allowing them to see a different and beautiful scenery.
Yes, why didn't they think of it, while they were busy doing hard work and doing small jobs to make money, they would integrate cultivation into it, so that they would be in a state of cultivation all the time.
Maybe the training effect is not as strong as that of exercising peacefully in the martial arts hall, but they go out to do hard work for a long time every day. Even if the training effect of this is only one-tenth of normal training, it is enough to make them happy and call them
His strength is not too far behind his senior brother.
Li Gongfu also had a look of surprise on his face. He was happy for his junior brothers. He also didn't want the junior brothers to have too big a gap in strength, otherwise it would be difficult for them to play together in the future.