"Is Liao Yong qualified? Isn't the minimum inspection room required to be first-class?" Xu Tao raised his eyebrows.
"Barely, isn't it going to be high-quality soon? I'm actually hesitating whether to accept it or not." Kaishan regained consciousness and replied cautiously.
Everyone wants to enter the inspection room, mainly because it can recommend job quotas to the Qianhu Office and Jixianyuan.
Most people come to patrol just to go through the motions and then enter the officialdom.
"Fire Liao Yong and add my people." Xu Tao handed over the document and said.
"Isn't this... not in line with the rules?"
The founder of the mountain was a little hesitant, but Liao Yong gave him a lot of money.
"Just do as I say and return the favor." Xu Tao said impatiently.
"Okay, I got it." Kaishan Taoist knew that he was in this position and relied on the Xu family to be able to sit firmly, so he could only accept it at the moment.
He took out a list from the drawer, found the last name of Liao Yong on it, and made a strong cross with a charcoal pen.
Then add Zhang Ying's name on the document again.
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Night falls.
Inside the disciple's room in Mingjing Palace.
Zhang Rongfang stood on the open space in front of his room, looking up at the bright moon.
He thought of his master Zhang Xuan and his senior brother Zhang Xintai, and wondered what they were doing now.
Apart from his original sister Zhang Rongyu, his master Zhang Xuan and senior sister Zhao Dacong are probably the only people in the world with whom he feels a trace of warmth.
But now, in Tanyang, I am unfamiliar with this place and am alone again...
"newcomer?"
A young woman holding a wooden basin and pouring water was looking this way curiously.
"No one has lived next door to me for a long time. Today, luggage suddenly arrived, until it turned out that a junior brother came."
The woman smiled and seemed to be quite cheerful and outgoing.
"My wife, Xia Rongrong, is a native of Tanyang. We will be neighbors from now on. Please take good care of me."
"Zhang Rongfang, I came from Huaxin County and met Senior Sister Xia." Zhang Rongfang cupped his hands and said.
By the moonlight, he looked at Xia Rongrong. She was in this palace, obviously living in the disciples' room, but not wearing a Taoist robe. It was a bit strange.
"I wonder why I don't wear Taoist robes?" Xia Rongrong said with a smile.
Her appearance is not bad, with sword-shaped eyebrows and an oval-shaped face, bright and clear eyes, and she looks quite beautiful when paired with a long white waist skirt.
The most conspicuous thing is his long black hair hanging behind his back, hanging down to his waist, with a white ribbon of equal length tied between his hair.
"It's a little strange." Zhang Rongfang did not deny it.
"In the Mingjing Palace, except for those who hold official positions, or during fixed festivals and ceremonies, you do not need to wear robes on weekdays." Xia Rongrong explained.
"When you came here, did you see that many Kun Taoists didn't even wear Taoist robes?"
Zhang Rongfang was stunned for a moment, then recalled it, it was true.
"That's it. Thank you, senior sister, for clarifying my doubts."
"You're welcome." Xia Rongrong quietly looked at the man in front of her.
His strong upper body and streamlined muscle lines gave him an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"Junior brother just came to Tan Yang, and you haven't had a good tour of this place yet? How about I take you around tomorrow? You have nothing to do anyway," she suggested.
"Uh... why is this so embarrassing?" Zhang Rongfang was a little uncomfortable with the other party's enthusiasm.
He had never met such an enthusiastic person of the opposite sex, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Since you called me Senior Sister, it's only right that you help me a little bit by the way."
Xia Rongrong smiled.
"Junior brother came here from Huaxin County. Did he come here to transfer his citizenship?"
"Well, Tanyang is a big city after all, and there will be many more development opportunities. My elder asked someone to find a favor and arranged for me to come over." Zhang Rongfang nodded.
"There are more opportunities, but the competition is also fierce. Young players from all over the world are flocking to big cities.
This is the case in Tanyang and Fucheng.
In a place like this, if we disciples under the age of twenty-three cannot enter the second rank within five years after entering the Taoist Palace, they will have to be arranged to join a job in a nearby county." Xia Rongrong's smile faded a little, and she sighed.
road.
"Can't you go to literary studies?" Zhang Rongfang frowned.
"Liberal arts cultivation is more difficult. There are more people crowded. The number of our martial arts cultivators is much smaller than that of liberal arts cultivators. The threshold for pure liberal arts cultivation is low, and it doesn't cost much money, so there are naturally more people practicing."
Xia Rongrong sighed.
"By the way, Junior Brother has probably not found a job since he came here, right?"
"Work? What does this mean? Can't you take a temporary job?" Zhang Rongfang was confused.
"There are more than 300 literary and martial arts disciples in Mingjing Palace. How can there be so many temporary positions? And how can the money from temporary positions be enough? If you don't find a job to make money, you won't even be able to pay the monthly payment." Xia Rongrong.
Surprised.
"Is it possible that you don't even know this?"
"...Sister, please make it clear." Zhang Rongfang really didn't know. In Qinghe Palace, everyone who is a martial arts cultivator has a temporary position.
The master is also responsible for the basic expenses of the disciples. Who would have thought that the disciples would be asked to pay?
"You need money to practice martial arts, you need to pay for the supplies, and you need money to buy medicinal materials in daily life. If you don't have family support, you have to find a way to earn it by yourself." Xia Rongrong shook her head and said helplessly.
"If you have skills of the third grade or above, there are many rich families in the city who will hire you as a teacher. You can also earn a lot of extra money by taking a job in the family or in the yamen.
But if you are below the third level, it will be difficult. Fight in the arena, accept temporary employment from trading companies, and occasionally the sect commander will assign some paid tasks, and for the rest, you can only find a way on your own."
she sighed.
"So many people below the third rank have gone to the surrounding counties and towns to take up branch positions. Although the countryside is backward, at least they can take up positions, make money, and make progress. It is always more cost-effective than wasting time in the city."
Zhang Rongfang understood what she meant.
The third level is a hurdle. If you can get over it, you can settle down in this big city. If you can't get over it, it will be difficult.
"Work hard. Everyone in this small courtyard started at the same starting point. Me, you, Shangguan Yi and Xiao Hongcui who live there are all the same."
"Is everyone qualified?" Zhang Rongfang was surprised.
"Of course, anyone who is not good enough will not live here." Xia Rongrong nodded.
Chatting with Xia Rongrong gave Zhang Rongfang a preliminary understanding of the Mirror Palace.
The competition here is far more intense than he thought.
The most realistic thing is that, whether here or in Qinghe Palace, the most important thing is money.
Money is needed everywhere.
Martial arts cultivators are all aiming for the third level, and literary cultivators are all aiming for pill formation.
But fortunately, although he is only a first-class person on the surface, his actual strength far exceeds this level.
Even if he was a third-grade person in front of him, it would be nothing more than that.
It shouldn't be difficult to break through the situation.
as expected.
A few days later, Zhang Rongfang was assigned to patrol the office. During a night inspection, he caught a thief who often came to steal money and made a great contribution.
"Good job!" Inside the patrol room.
The Taoist founder looked gently at Zhang Rongfang in front of him.
"I have already made great contributions since I came here. I will write this down for you first and then count it all together in the future."
He stood up and patted Zhang Rongfang on the shoulder.
"You have good physical skills, so you should set an example. Those who are capable should work harder. Besides, I know you want to take a job outside.
Don't worry. Although you have made meritorious service now, you are still a little short of being able to go out to find a job. I will help you write it down first. When there is a place later, I will save some merit and recommend it to you. "
"Thank you, the landlord, for taking care of me." Zhang Rongfang said solemnly and handed over his hand.
What he wants is to improve his status as soon as possible. In addition, after waiting for a while, he can be upgraded to the second level.
Accumulate your merits now, and then you can successfully join Jixianyuan or Qianhu Institute.
When you get an official status, your taxes will be greatly reduced, your salary will increase, and you will be able to make more money.
"Continue to perform well, don't worry, I can't treat anyone badly at Kaishan, but I can't treat my own people badly." Taoist Kaishan said with a hearty smile.
"Then, Rongfang will take his leave first." Zhang Rongfang thanked him and turned to leave.
Taoist Kaishan watched him go out and gradually go away, the smile on his face became softer and softer.
"This young man is pretty good."
He opened the drawer and took out the arrest documents he had just recorded.
This is a document issued by the government to each sect. If you catch the snitch, you can receive a reward of three hundred taels and a small military merit.
The Kaishan Taoist naturally took out the charcoal pen and wrote the name of the arrester - Xue Wenyuan - at the bottom of the document.
His nephew had thought about taking a job at Qianhu Office for a long time, and now this achievement came at the right time.
The reward of three hundred taels was just enough to cover the loan shark he borrowed a few days ago.
Touching his chin beard, the smile on Kaishan Taoist's face deepened.
"Okay, Xiaoyun will go and report it to the Yamen."
"Master...if you write it like this, the dormitory owner..." Xiaoyun on the side asked with some confusion.
"I checked carefully and found that this person has nothing to do with the dormitory owner. He is just returning a favor and the dormitory owner has no concern for him.
Moreover, converting him to Taoism and giving him a job is already a huge benefit, so what does it mean to take a little credit from him?"
The founder of the Taoist Temple can sit so firmly in the inspection room, and he has a clear conscience as to who can and cannot be provoked in the palace.
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Zhang Rongfang walked slowly in the Palace of Mirrors.
The entire Taoist palace was surrounded by three temples, and a row of buildings was built, among which the disciples' rooms were located.
As he walked around, he thought about how to make money.
Xia Rongrong took him out for a few rounds before, and he did see a lot of competitions in the ring.
Those who dare to go up there are quite accomplished.
If he didn't hide his strength, he could go up and show off his skills. But this way, he would be too eye-catching.
Therefore, finding a more hidden way to make money has become his top priority now.
But after much deliberation, there was nothing we could do.
'It seems that it is more cost-effective to accumulate merit quickly and take up an official position outside. He has already found out that the lowest first-level official status has a monthly salary of at least fifty taels. It can also be used to buy medicine to increase the speed of accumulating attribute points.'
"Money, money, money...sigh..." Zhang Rongfang sighed in his heart. Without money, his attribute points could only return to the previous two months' speed.
Too slow, too slow.
When you are upset.
Suddenly, Xia Rongrong walked out from the corner ahead, smiling and waving to him.
Zhang Rongfang walked over and cupped his fists.
"I've met Senior Sister Xia."
"Junior Brother Rongfang, I see you are so upset, but are you worried about money?" Xia Rongrong asked with a smile.
"Exactly, I really don't know how to make this money." Zhang Rongfang nodded and didn't hide it.
Xia Rongrong also knew it.
For martial arts cultivators at their level, it would be too difficult to stay in Tan Yang on their own.
"Junior brother, why should you worry? As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. There is a garden party today, why don't we go shopping together? Maybe we can get to know more friends and open up more connections."
"Garden party?" Zhang Rongfang heard this name for the first time.
"Actually, there are many girls in the city who are rich and want to get to know more young talents from various sects." Xia Rongrong lowered her voice and said mysteriously.
"Junior brother, think about it, if you can win a beautiful woman and solve your money problem at the same time, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
"..." Zhang Rongfang was speechless and instantly realized what this party was.