Chapter 47: The Red Line of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo

Qingfeng Wu Tang.

In Qihe's courtyard, besides Chen Chunfeng, there was also Zhao Ce.

Qihe is the Vice Kong Kong Guanzhu of the Qingfeng Wu Tang, handling the daily affairs of the Wu Tang. Zhao Ce is responsible for recruiting new students, and Chen Chunfeng is the instructor for the new batch of students.

The three of them were gathered here to discuss Lin Chen.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Qi, Lin Chen has high comprehension in the Qingfeng Palm. According to his talent, it is possible to reach Small Success within half a year, and it is very likely to reach Perfection within three years."

Chen Chunfeng looked at the silent Vice Kong Kong Guanzhu Qi and stated his estimate of Lin Chen's martial progress.

"Chen Lin Shixiong, it was you who wanted to revoke Lin Chen's Grade A student treatment, and now it is you who wants to give Lin Chen Grade A student treatment. Your back and forth..." Zhao Ce said with some dissatisfaction.

"Zhao Lin Shidi, I didn't know Lin Chen's talent in the Qingfeng Palm before. Now that I know, naturally I have to re-evaluate." Chen Chunfeng frowned.

"Then what about Lü Shuyu? The Wu Tang has already promised him a quota. Now telling him that the quota is gone, what should he think?"

Facing this question from Zhao Ce, Chen Chunfeng was also in a dilemma and smiled bitterly: "It's too difficult to choose, that's why I came to ask Lin Lin Shixiong Qi to make a decision."

Lü Shuyu had already opened three acupoints. Although he was slightly worse than the four students who had opened five and four acupoints, this was not because Lü Shuyu couldn't open four acupoints, but out of consideration for the long-term practice in the Wu Tang.

The Martial Way is not a matter of one morning or one evening. Those students who opened five and four acupoints had excellent family backgrounds. Even after opening ten acupoints, their families still had enough financial resources to support them.

Lü Shuyu's family background was slightly worse, and he didn't dare to spend money so lavishly in the early stage. But if he was given Grade A student treatment, he could make up for this gap.

Saving twenty-five taels of silver a month, that's more than two hundred taels a year. Plus the expenses in the later stage of the Wu Tang, a Grade A student's treatment could save nearly a thousand taels of silver in three years in the Wu Tang.

Qihe rubbed the teacup in his hand and didn't speak.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Qi, or we can give both Lin Chen and Lü Shuyu Grade A student treatment." Chen Chunfeng proposed his suggestion.

"Chen Lin Shixiong, are you going to revoke the quota of one of the four, Shao Hong and the others?"

"Naturally not." Chen Chunfeng shook his head: "I mean, no matter whether this Grade A quota is given to Lin Chen or Lü Shuyu, privately give the other one the same treatment."

"Inappropriate. This is a prohibition of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo. Junior Chen Lin Shixiong, don't be confused."

Qihe's face became solemn, and his expression was extremely serious: "The strictest rule of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo for our Martial Halls is not to allow Martial Halls to privately reward students in any form. The Eight Hall Chaos twenty years ago must not be repeated."

A helpless expression appeared on Chen Chunfeng's face. Twenty years ago, during the Eight Hall Chaos, he happened to be a Wu Tang student and knew what a bad influence this matter brought.

Twenty years ago, the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo didn't restrict the recruitment of students by Martial Halls too strictly. Except for the Acupoint-Opening Pill quota, everything else was decided by the Wu Tang itself.

At that time, the Yunyin Wu Tang was at the bottom of the Wu Tang competition year after year. The newly appointed Kong Kong Guanzhu of the Yunyin Wu Tang, in order to get rid of the bottom position, privately promised those students with extremely wealthy family backgrounds to give various martial arts resources.

The result was obvious. The students with the best family backgrounds in that batch were all recruited by the Yunyin Wu Tang. Facing thousands of taels of martial arts resources, even the children of the powerful in the city couldn't resist the temptation.

In that year's competition, the Yunyin Wu Tang swept the top three, which could be said to be infinitely glorious.

In the coming year, other Martial Halls also learned this trick. In order to compete for potential disciples, they even offered conditions such as free expenses for three years in the Wu Tang.

The various Martial Halls made various highly attractive conditions, resulting in the Martial Halls having huge expenses, and some Martial Halls even couldn't make ends meet.

The resources provided by the Wu Tang to students, such as various poultry meat and pills, also have costs, not a business without capital.

The income of the Wu Tang comes from the registration fees of students and the commission of students' spending on materials in the Wu Tang.

Part of this income has to be used to pay the salaries of instructors, and also to get slightly lower-priced materials from the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo. Under the conditions of free expenses and even subsidies to compete for students, the Yunyin Wu Tang was hollowed out.

In order to maintain the operation of the Wu Tang, the Kong Kong Guanzhu of the Yunyin Wu Tang increased the price of materials in the Wu Tang. Although it was still cheaper than outside, it still aroused the dissatisfaction of the students. Several students went directly to the Rao Prefecture Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo to file a complaint.

The Director of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo was furious. After a thorough investigation, the Director of the Poyang County Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo and the Kong Kong Guanzhu of the Yunyin Wu Tang were demoted and sent to the border, and the Hall Masters of the other seven Martial Halls also lost their positions.

Since then, the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo has set rules: major Martial Halls recruit students, with only ten Acupoint-Opening Pill quotas and five Grade A student treatment quotas, and are not allowed to privately give students any resources.

It is not allowed to give students extra subsidies in any way.

For example, in the name of being valued by a certain instructor, the instructor privately gives silver subsidies. In fact, this money is paid by the Wu Tang. If it is found out, it is a serious crime.

No Wu Tang dares to touch this red line!

Unless it is truly paid out of one's own pocket. But a Grade A quota, nearly a thousand taels of silver in three years, is not something everyone can afford.

As a martial artist who has practiced the organs, one has possessed a thousand taels of silver, but the Martial Way is a gold-consuming cave. Walking to this step, most of the silver has been spent, unless it is the kind of martial artist who gives up the subsequent Martial Way after reaching the organ-practicing realm, saving for several years, perhaps they can save a thousand taels of silver.

"Don't mention other methods anymore. Now the two Junior Brothers just say who the Grade A treatment quota is given to."

Chen Chunfeng hesitated for a moment: "Whether it is given to Lin Chen or Lü Shuyu, I have no opinion."

Qihe nodded and looked at Zhao Ce: "Zhao Lin Shidi, who do you think it should be given to?"

"Give it to Lü Shuyu!"

Zhao Ce didn't hesitate and gave the answer in his heart directly, while explaining: "Lin Lin Shixiong Qi, Chen Lin Shixiong, no matter how high Lin Chen's talent in the Qingfeng Palm is, what can that do? What is more important to us now is the Wu Tang competition. In the competition every three months, the level of the students' martial realm is more important."

"Lin Chen practiced the Qingfeng Palm to Mastery. Even if he can fight across one acupoint, he has a chance to win in next month's competition. But what about the competition in the sixth month? Can Lin Chen practice the Qingfeng Palm to Small Success in such a short time? On the contrary, by that time, the martial techniques of the top students of the major Martial Halls will inevitably reach the Mastery stage. The gap in martial techniques will be gone, and Lin Chen's advantage will be gone. Instead, the gap in realm will be widened."

Chen Chunfeng frowned and asked: "Zhao Lin Shidi, you wouldn't be holding a grudge because you rejected Lin Chen at the beginning, and later Lin Chen joined our Wu Tang, right?"

"What does Chen Lin Shixiong mean by this? It wasn't just me who rejected Lin Chen at the beginning; Lin Lin Shixiong Qi also agreed. I don't have any grudge against Lin Chen. Choosing Lü Shuyu is also because giving Lü Shuyu Grade A student treatment is the most beneficial to the Wu Tang."

Zhao Ce was open and honest. Chen Chunfeng sighed and didn't say anything more.

"Since Junior Chen Lin Shixiong has no opinion, and Zhao Lin Shidi supports Lü Shuyu, then this Grade A treatment will be given to Lü Shuyu."

Qihe made the final decision. Although he was the Vice Kong Kong Guanzhu, the Kong Kong Guanzhu was focused on breaking through to the ranked tier, and many things in the Wu Tang were decided by him.

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Jingshui Wu Tang.

"Qingfeng Wu Tang revoked Lin Chen's Grade A student treatment?"

Kong Yinglei listened to her Jiang Jiang Shijie's words, with shock on her face. With Lin Chen's talent in the Qingfeng Palm, it wasn't worth a Grade A student treatment quota?

"If it were in previous years, a Grade A quota would naturally be given to Lin Chen, but this year is different. Qihe is too utilitarian, staring at this year's Wu Tang competition. From the perspective of the Wu Tang competition, the speed of students' martial realm improvement is far more worth cultivating than technique comprehension."

Ceng Qingyao knew what her Xiao Xiao Shimei was puzzled about and pointed out Qihe's thoughts directly.

"You think that Qihe is the same as you, Xiao Xiao Shimei, except for Jiang Qing, no other disciples were given Grade A student treatment quotas."

"With the attitude of Fu Jingya and the others toward martial arts, they shouldn't be given Grade A student treatment quotas. However, the performance of these people this month is not bad. I can consider giving them Grade A student treatment quotas next month."

Kong Yinglei gave a cold hum. Ceng Qingyao smiled and didn't speak. This was the special feature of their Jingshui Wu Tang. Because they were all female disciples, even if the results in the competition were at the bottom, they wouldn't be particularly faceless.

"Jiang Jiang Shijie, can't the Qingfeng Wu Tang be flexible and privately compensate a certain student with some?"

"Xiao Xiao Shimei Kong!"

Ceng Qingyao's face was serious: "The Eight Hall Chaos twenty years ago, and the iron law of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo, have you forgotten?"

"Jiang Jiang Shijie, the Eight Hall Chaos and the current situation cannot be confused. Lin Chen is indeed worthy of a Grade A quota treatment. This is not a random promise to compete for students."

Kong Yinglei didn't think there was any problem with doing so. Inspector Shu arranged Lin Chen to their Jingshui Wu Tang and gave an Acupoint-Opening Pill quota, which was a very good flexible strategy.

"The Director of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo was furious back then, but it was far from as simple as you see, Xiao Xiao Shimei. This involves the positioning of the Wu Tang by the imperial court."

Ceng Qingyao looked at her Xiao Xiao Shimei's puzzled eyes and felt it necessary to clarify the relationship and interests to her Xiao Xiao Shimei, otherwise, when she went into seclusion, her Xiao Xiao Shimei might touch this red line.

"Talented students should be treated preferentially, which is a matter of course. But how to judge whether a student is a genius? Jiang Qing, who reached five acupoints when entering the Wu Tang, counts as a genius student?"

"Naturally, it counts." Kong Yinglei nodded without hesitation.

"Jiang Qing counts as a genius. If our Jingshui Wu Tang gives a large amount of resources because Jiang Qing is a genius, what about other students? Wu Tang resources are ultimately limited. Knowing that we are cultivating Jiang Qing, will other Martial Halls follow suit and cultivate the geniuses in their halls?"

"In this way, won't most of the Wu Tang's resources be monopolized by one person?"

"The most important point is, if those aristocratic families take this as an opportunity to spend more silver in the early stage to let their clan children meet the so-called genius qualifications of the Wu Tang?"

"After that, these children of the powerful occupy many resources of the Wu Tang. Won't the Wu Tang become a blood-sucking pool for major powerful families to cultivate their children?"

Ceng Qingyao saw her Xiao Xiao Shimei stunned and said word by word: "The Wu Tang is to select martial arts talents for the Great Liang, not to become a back garden for the powerful to cultivate their descendants."

"If you want martial arts resources and treatment, the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo has given a goal, which is assessment. As long as you pass the assessment, you can get rewards. This forces these powerful families to spend a lot of silver, because the opponents these children of the powerful face are of equal status to them."

"My Great Liang martial arts are prosperous, and there are Martial Halls everywhere. If the Wu Tang only relies on the resources given by the Martial Administration Department, it simply cannot be maintained. Only by setting assessments can we force these children of the powerful to get involved. The winners can get rewards, and the losers' spending in the Wu Tang just happens to make up for the Wu Tang's expenses."

"Xiao Xiao Shimei, you just need to remember one point: assessment results first, reward resources second. This is the rule formulated by the Martial Administration Department from top to bottom, and no one can change it."

"Students spend money in the Wu Tang first to practice essence and Qi, and then have the reward of the Acupoint-Opening Pill, which is the best example of assessment first and reward second."

Listening to her Jiang Jiang Shijie's explanation word by word, Kong Yinglei also understood the importance of this red line.

The Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo doesn't look at students' potential, only students' results!

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