Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

"Master Zhou, you have to pay for damaging the doors and windows!"

After Chen Changfan finished speaking, the room fell silent. Everyone's expressions were dull, and they looked at the ice-scaled dragon circling outside the window in disbelief.

"Isn't this a river dragon? How come it can suddenly fly?" Yue Lingfei spoke first.

"It can make the dragon fly. It seems that the dragon energy is really extraordinary..." Bai Wei nodded secretly.

"Compensate... I'll compensate you." Zhou Xing's words were still a little unclear.

"You...you rode this dragon all the way here?" Xiao Suchen was almost suffocated by the jealousy in his heart, and spoke with some difficulty.

Chen Changfan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What else? Are you raising such a large dragon just for viewing?"

Chen Changfan waved his hand, signaling the waiter at Cuiyun Tower to bring some meat to Jiaolong. The waiter was stunned for a moment, then hurried down to prepare it.

"Don't just stand there, come to the table and eat." Chen Changfan waved to everyone, then sat down in the top seat and was the first to pick up the food with his chopsticks.

Not only did everyone have no objection to this behavior, but they felt it was very reasonable, as if they had already tacitly acknowledged that Chen Changfan was the leader among them.

The food at Cuiyunlou was very delicious and everyone was chatting while eating, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

The focus of everyone's conversation was nothing more than the pleasure of beating a downed dog last night. In addition, after destroying the four major sects, they each gained a lot of benefits, and this celebration banquet was a good opportunity to trade some of them.

Chen Changfan raised his eyebrows slightly, this was the highlight of the meal.

He had seized a lot of treasures from Xing Yan, Shui Yue, Pei Lie and others before, some of which he had no use for, so he put them here for trading.

None of the people present liked to engage in nonsense, so they just stated directly the resources they wanted to trade and what their sects needed.

"Five hundred thousand taels, in exchange for an offensive magical weapon."

"Eighty mu of mulberry forest, in exchange for a lighter precious garment."

"Two hundred thousand kilograms of copper ore in exchange for a fragment of an ancient book of equal value."

"Xing Yan's Yixing chessboard and Sanyuan chess manual. Shui Yue's mist-hidden gauze dress, a hidden needle in cotton. And Pei Lie, Lu Jian, and Li Xian's magic weapons and treasures. Oh, and Li Qiandeng's corpse. Exchange them for farmland, minerals, gold, and food. As long as it's good stuff, I want it all."

The last person to speak was Chen Changfan. His domineering speech immediately ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

There was no way. This guy had too many good things on him, including magic weapons, magic instruments, magic robes and magic weapons, which were all rare treasures. It was hard for everyone not to be tempted, and everyone immediately started discussing it fiercely.

Facts have proved that even the leader of a sect cannot help but get anxious during the bidding and bargaining process. After all, each transaction is of considerable value and concerns the interests of their own sect. They naturally hope to pay the lowest price and get the greatest benefits.

After an hour of fierce bidding, everyone was finally satisfied with trading their excess resources in exchange for the various resources they needed.

Xiao Suchen paid two mountaintops and the privilege of viewing books in the library in exchange for the Yixing chessboard and Sanyuan chess manual.

Yue Lingfei obtained the Mist Hidden Gauze Dress at the cost of several mineral veins.

Bai Wei exchanged Shuiyue's soft but cunning tactics for her.

Zhou Xing exchanged two magical weapons and even exchanged Li Qiandeng's body.

Chen Changfan got the fields, minerals, gold, food and other materials as he wished, and was invited to visit the arsenal of Qinghe Martial Arts School. As a return gift, he gave Pei Lie's two palms to the other party.

The physiques of high-level warriors are comparable to divine weapons, especially warriors from the Iron Guard school like Pei Lie, who specialize in training their physiques. This pair of palms is already very impressive.

"Everyone, from now on, Qinghe County will be under the jurisdiction of you and me. I wonder what your wishes are. Do you want to continue following the old path of the four major sects, or do you want to work together to revitalize this county?"

Chen Changfan suddenly raised a question, causing everyone to think deeply.

When the four major sects were destroyed, everyone was mentally prepared for this. If nothing unexpected happened, the people in charge of Qinghe County in the future would be the five of them. How to run and manage it was indeed a major issue that needed to be discussed.

"Those four major sects are unpopular. Even if they gain some small profits, they won't last long. We should take this as a warning." Xiao Suchen's words resonated with the others.

"Yes, if Qinghe County can maintain long-term peace and stability, it will be a good thing for us."

"Master Chen, if you have any ideas, please speak directly."

"Chen Changfan, just tell me what to do. My Mo Dao Sect will definitely cooperate."

Hearing everyone's response, Chen Changfan's expression was slightly relaxed. If everyone's thoughts were not unified, then subsequent policies would be difficult to implement.

Although what he wants to do is beneficial with no harm, if people are not united, good things can turn into bad things.

"Since you've all said so, I'll be frank. I plan to reopen the garrisons, establish government offices, add academies and clinics, open various workshops, recruit workers, and implement land contracting to return the land to the people..."

Chen Changfan talked about his ideas incessantly, and his words stunned everyone.

"Looking at the five counties of Yongzhou, Qinghe County is short on troops and its defenses are the weakest. The idea of ​​establishing a garrison to replenish the troops is certainly a good one, but a garrison requires a lot of resources. Even the imperial court can't afford to build one, so how can we afford it? How can we build it?"

The person who spoke was Zhou Xing. If it was really that easy to build a garrison, the imperial court would not be so stingy.

First of all, establishing a garrison requires a lot of construction work. Just to feed the soldiers and horses of this garrison, the amount of food, fodder and silver needed is a terrifying number.

Otherwise, the imperial court would not have given up on the larger garrisons, but instead supported smaller martial arts schools.

After all, there are only a few people in a martial arts school. Even if higher-grade weapons and meat are needed, this is the way with the least consumption.

Moreover, once an eighth-level warrior is born in a martial arts school, there will not be too much chaos in the entire state.

But in each county, the hands of warriors cannot extend too far.

Most wars in counties and prefectures were led by extraordinary people, with ordinary soldiers serving as the main force.

If we don't maintain an army, we will be annexed by other counties sooner or later.

"I will personally oversee the establishment of the garrison. Everyone should contribute their labor and money. If the foundation of Qinghe County can no longer withstand it, it will be useless no matter how well you manage your sect."

After hearing this, everyone was reluctant to object, but they all felt that the garrison could not be built. Perhaps after Chen Changfan realized the difficulties involved, he should give up.

"In addition to the garrisons, we also need government offices. Otherwise, the entire Qinghe County will be in chaos. We will each send one person to form a deliberative group to solve various problems for the people of the county and maintain normal order in the counties."

This proposal was approved by everyone. The current Qinghe County is equivalent to rebuilding order from the chaotic times, and the government office should indeed be established first.

"In addition, the construction of academies, medical clinics, and workshops should also be carried out simultaneously. These are related to people's livelihood. When people's lives improve, we will naturally become stronger."

Hearing that Chen Changfan had to do so many things at once, everyone couldn't help but feel a headache.

To accomplish so many big things at once, none of them would require a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Even though these people had just obtained huge resources, they still felt a little overwhelmed.

"I'm not saying we have to do all of this right away. Development and construction is a gradual process. I'm just sharing my rough expectations. Once we build these foundations, I believe Qinghe County will become the most powerful county in Yongzhou. Those surrounding tigers and wolves won't even dare to invade us. We'd be lucky if we didn't."

Seeing that everyone looked embarrassed, Chen Changfan immediately started to paint a rosy picture for them.

There was no other way. These things were too many and too important. He could not accomplish them alone leading the people of Xiaofengzhuang. Many hands make light work. If everyone worked together, these would not be difficult.

In fact, Chen Changfan had tried his best to describe his plan to everyone as briefly as possible.

In his vision, the ideal Qinghe County would have strong soldiers and horses, prosperous people's livelihood, the city gates could be open day and night, the people could leave their doors open, farmers had fields to farm, and children had schools to go to.

The money earned from working is enough to support the family, and you can afford medicine when you are sick. The ideal hometown is one where there is no invasion from foreign enemies and the internal affairs are in order.

Everyone discussed some details about setting up the garrison, and the banquet finally came to an end.

At this moment, the waiter came in and reported, "Master Chen, there are two sect leaders downstairs who want to see you."

In Qinghe County, apart from the few people present here, the only ones who can call themselves the head of a sect are Tu Lei, the head of the Tieyi Sect, and Tang Yan, the head of the Feiyan Sect.

"Let them come straight up to me."

These two people should be here to apologize.

Chen Changfan was too lazy to condescend to meet them, and directly ordered the waiter to bring them up.

After a while, two figures appeared at the door. As expected, they were Tu Lei and Tang Yan.

These two people came today, originally intending to act like the head of the sect, but they didn't expect that Chen Changfan would not give them any face at all and directly sent a waiter to invite them up. It was really embarrassing.

But when they thought of Chen Changfan's overpowering strength, no matter how reluctant they were, they had to hold their noses and go upstairs. They bowed to Chen Changfan respectfully and said, "Brother Chen, we are here to give you a treasure."

Tu Lei and Tang Yan walked in at the same time, presented the treasures in their hands, and then their figures paused slightly.

Why are there so many people in this room?

Why are those guys from the new four major sects all here?

Even though the two of them were thick-skinned, they still felt a little embarrassed when these guys saw them being so humble.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Tu Lei?"

"Sister Tang Yan, do you want to come over and eat something?"

Chen Changfan didn't say anything, but Xiao Suchen and Yue Lingfei didn't let the two go either.

"Brother Chen, my ice silkworm robe is windproof and breathable, and it has outstanding toughness and excellent elasticity. I hope you will be satisfied." Tu Lei lowered his noble head first and said.

Tang Yan pursed her lips, then took out an ancient book and introduced it, "Brother Changfan, this is the 'Qilin Tyrant Body Art', one of the Tang Sect's unique skills. I hope it will be useful to you."

Chen Changfan took the two items with a smile, casually glanced at them to confirm they were not fake, and nodded with satisfaction. "Thank you, both masters. If there is an opportunity in the future, we will continue to cooperate."

Tu Lei and Tang Yan's mouths twitched, and they decided that it would be better not to contact each other again in the future.

After offering gifts and apologizing, the two of them left quickly, and the rest of the people also dispersed.

"Brother Changfan, if you're free today, why don't you come to my Qinghe Martial Arts School? I've always said I'd show you the arsenal inside. Are you free today?"

Zhou Xing waited until everyone else had left before calling Chen Changfan. It was obvious that he had been prepared and wanted to show Chen Changfan his own arsenal.

"I'd rather obey than be polite." Chen Changfan was actually quite interested in the arsenal of Qinghe Martial Arts School. Since the other party took the initiative to mention it today, he would not refuse.

He just took a look at the so-called Tang Sect's unique skills.

The book "Qilin Hegemon Body Art" seems to be a rare body-refining technique, and on the spine of this ancient book, the words "Iron Guard" can be vaguely recognized.

Chen Changfan knew that he had found a treasure again this time.

This was the first time he had seen the Iron Guard School's body-refining method explained so clearly. It must have something remarkable about it.

No wonder the Tang Sect has such a far-reaching influence. It seems that its heritage is really something.

The Tang Clan has the "Iron Guard" technique, but I wonder what kind of techniques the Qinghe Martial Arts School has in its arsenal?

It would be great if I could get a copy of the “Master of Soldiers” manual.

In this way, you should be able to practice both "Iron Guard" and "Lord of Soldiers", and your own achievements will be higher.

Riding on the dragon and following Zhou Xing all the way, Chen Changfan arrived at the Qinghe Martial Arts Hall in a very stylish manner.

After attracting the envious gazes of a group of disciples, Chen Changfan came to the so-called armory under the guidance of Zhou Xing.

The armory was built underground, covering a large area. One wall was filled with various divine weapons, while the other wall was filled with bamboo slips of various sizes, which seemed to have been there for many years.

"Brother Changfan, as you can see, these bamboo slips record the martial arts of my Qinghe Martial Arts School. You can take a look at them at will." Zhou Xing said with a smile on his face.

Chen Changfan stepped forward, picked up a martial arts book at random, and began to read it carefully.

"Mantis Kicks, Iron Wire Fists, Soul-Chasing Knife, Deadly Spear, and so on and so forth. There are simply too many martial arts here, too many..."

Chen Changfan looked excited. No wonder this place was called the Arsenal. It was truly a treasure trove of martial arts!

"Huh? This book is quite interesting. Perhaps it can be considered as a military master's martial arts?"

Chen Changfan held a scroll of ancient bamboo slips in his hand, with a look of great interest on his face.

On the back of the bamboo slips, there were some ancient and blurry characters engraved. It took Chen Changfan a while to recognize them.

The True Record of the Xuanji Five Tribulations Military Master.