Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 60 This Tea is Really Fragrant
"You're quite generous, giving me eight low-grade spirit stones right away. How much did you earn in the past? And how much is the salary for this job?"

On the way to the warehouse, Wei Tong chatted with Fang Jingxuan. Wei Tong was a little surprised by what Fang Jingxuan had just done.

It’s not that eight low-grade spirit stones are a lot, but it’s totally unnecessary to give so many just after meeting.

Even if Fang Jingxuan didn't give anything, the other party couldn't find any reason to complain.

In response to Wei Tong's words, Fang Jingxuan just smiled and shook his head without further explanation.

Small people have their own ways. If you want to make friends with others, you have to be willing to spend money. Not to mention other things in the future, whether Tuyuan can stay comfortably today depends on these guards guarding the gate.

While chatting, the two came to the warehouse, which was located in the building.

This is also an independent courtyard. The gate is open and someone is busy inside.

Wei Tong walked forward and found someone to explain his purpose. Then someone took him to the inner room, apparently to see the manager.

On the warehouse side, there are three managers, one chief and two deputies, and under them are six assistant managers, each of whom leads two to three warehouse keepers. These are all the staff in the market warehouse.

As for whether Ku Ding still has helpers to serve him, that is Ku Ding’s own business. The warehouse will not pay for it anyway.

The warehouse of Hongyefang is not just a place to collect and store various cultivation materials in name. Its responsibilities also include statistical collection, taxation of vassal families from all over the place, tributes at different times of the year, inventory of income from some industries in the market, and monthly salary distribution to personnel of various institutions in the market.

These are the more important tasks. There are many other responsibilities, but there is no need to list them all.

In short, the warehouse is one of the six major institutions in Hongyefang, and it ranks high. Otherwise, there would not be no less than twenty or thirty monks who specifically revolve around it.

Otherwise, working in the warehouse is a lucrative job. In a place like this where money and grain are controlled, even a little leakage can make a lot of people rich.

As Wei Tong went to take over the job, no one paid any attention to Fang Jingxuan, and everyone seemed very busy.

But if you look closely, you can tell that this state is just an act. It should be because Wei Tong came today, and everyone tacitly gave him a good impression.

No one paid any attention to him, so Fang Jingxuan felt at ease. He found a place to sit down and closed his eyes to rest.

Following Wei Tong here doesn't mean you can become an advisor right away, but you have to start with the most basic job as a Ku Ding.

Although Ku Ding has a low status, he holds considerable power. Fang Jingxuan had learned before that Ku Ding is responsible for the purchase of certain materials. If he were to be responsible for the purchase of silent notes, then the hundred or so talismans he has would not be enough to fill his teeth.

The reason why Fang Jingxuan followed Wei Tong so actively was, on the one hand, to make it easier to sell the talismans he drew in the future, and also to have a qualitative improvement in his status.

Before, Fang Jingxuan was a lone cultivator, so he had no qualms about others plotting against him.

But now, Fang Jingxuan is eating the public food of Hongyefang, so anyone who wants to plot against him again will have to consider whether it is worth it.

At least if something happened to Fang Jingxuan, the market would definitely investigate and maybe even conduct a serious investigation.

What if something really goes wrong? No one wants to gamble on this kind of thing.

Therefore, Fang Jingxuan felt that his safety had been greatly improved.

In addition, there are benefits to being a Ku Ding. Although not much, you can still get dozens of low-grade spirit stones every month.

Adding to the monthly salary, it is still easy to get six or seven hundred low-grade spirit stones a year.

How could Fang Jingxuan not do this kind of job which would improve his status, make money, and also provide him with convenient services?

Not only must he do it, but he must do it well. Kuding is just the starting point. With Wei Tong as his backer, he can at least get a job as a councilor. By then, with the status of a councilor, he will be a well-known person in the market.

Even when going out to do business, those vassal families outside the market would serve you with good food and drink, and give you some "local specialties" when you leave. Isn't this better than going out in the wind and rain to solicit customers yourself?

It's nothing more than clinging to someone powerful and not caring too much about face, but compared with the benefits, what does a little face count for?

How many people want to hug her, but there is no such way. It is because I made trouble in advance and made friends with Wei Tong that I ended up like this today.

All of this is what I deserve!

Fang Jingxuan kept cheering himself up and finding justifications for his actions.

At this time, someone came over and said:

"Fellow Daoist, who is the new deputy steward to you?"

Fang Jingxuan opened his eyes and found a young cultivator with an unremarkable appearance. He immediately understood that he was here to take advantage of the situation.

In a place like this, there are basically no ordinary people. They are all people with connections, and not just ordinary people with connections, otherwise they wouldn't be able to squeeze in.

But there are also big and small kings among those with connections. The depth of your connections represents your strength and also affects your status here.

Those who do not have a solid foundation can only do hard and tiring work that does not pay off.

Those with a solid foundation will get good things first, will not do the dirty work, will not take the blame when something goes wrong, and will be the first to share the credit.

So what level of connections does Fang Jingxuan have?

"Oh, that's my sworn brother, what's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing. I thought you were thirsty. Come, come, sit here with me and have a cup of spiritual tea to moisten your throat."

When he heard that Wei Tong was Fang Jingxuan's sworn brother, his expression immediately changed and he kindly invited Fang Jingxuan to come over for tea.

Looking at this person's performance, Fang Jingxuan smiled in his heart. This person's connections were obviously not strong enough.

Although Wei Tong is not his sworn brother, who would ask? If you want to make a living in this world, you have to give yourself an identity first.

It just so happened that Fang Jingxuan also wanted to contact someone and find out some information, so he followed leisurely.

"What's your name, fellow Daoist? My name is Ding San, and I'm the inspector general of the inspection office, Ding San. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me. We're all from the same pot. If you help me, I'll help you. It's good for everyone."

The Inspection Office is one of the six major institutions in Hongyefang, mainly responsible for patrolling and maintaining public security within the market. During the blockade period, they are responsible for inspections, curfews, handling disputes, and arresting criminals.

An assistant director has a decent status, but is still lower in rank than a deputy manager. The status of the inspection room is not as important as that of the warehouse, so the gap is even greater.

"Okay, okay. My name is Fang Jingxuan. You can just call me Jingxuan from now on."

"No, no, Brother Fang, don't say that. Let's talk about this later. Right now, the main thing is to drink tea, drink tea, haha."

For a moment, Ding San's smile was very sincere, and Fang Jingxuan drank the tea carefully, and immediately felt that the tea was really fragrant!

(End of this chapter)