I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 538

Chapter 538: Chapter 210 Ji Lianxing: I want to personally watch you dual cultivate!

Melody Avenue.

At this time, it was noon, and there weren’t many guests at the Imperial Music Bureau, most were here to drink and listen to music.

The Cloudwater Hall, inside the main hall, musicians lightly strummed the strings, the sounds of silk and bamboo were melodious, a group of sect disciples clad in martial robes were drinking and talking.

Liu Qiansong held a wine cup, looking helpless, he said, "This Central State truly lives up to its name under the Emperor’s feet, it’s somewhat too peaceful. I’ve been stationed with people in the surrounding counties for days, and we haven’t caught even a petty thief... The Jianghu Talent List is about to be announced, and this time our ranking might be at the bottom."

After the court established the new subjects, they not only had to attend classes regularly at the Imperial College but also had to accumulate contribution points to improve their ranking.

However, with the Capital City’s wealth and peace, and any occasional lawbreakers quickly caught by the Six Gates within a day, the efficiency was astonishingly high.

This left them with no opportunities for "making meritorious deeds."

"Indeed, if this were our Donghua Region, there’d be plenty of ruffians and villains to catch, and our contribution points would have been maxed out long ago."

"I heard Chief Zi even went to the Golden Sun State to capture a suspect..."

"From the situation in Central State, the court seems not as corrupt as imagined, the laws are precise and prepared, the order strict... the chaos in other states and counties is mostly caused by communication breakdowns in governance."

The group was abuzz with discussion.

At that moment, Qin Yi cleared his throat and posed a soul-searching question: "So the question is, why is there a breakdown in governance?"

"..."

With these words, the scene suddenly fell a bit quieter.

Why is there a breakdown?

Isn’t it because of the sects!

The Eight Great Sects rely on their martial prowess, occupying entire states, expanding their power recklessly, holding more sway locally than the government, calling them local emperors wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

As for any policies from the court, as long as they are unfavorable to the sects, they face countless obstructions.

Local officials, no matter how honest or competent, cannot operate without the cooperation of the sects... over time, who would want to engage in such thankless tasks?

It’s better to go along and muddle through until retirement.

"Moreover, sect disciples only focus on their training, not participating in labor, almost all of them are in a non-productive state... A sect not only needs to feed thousands or even tens of thousands of disciples but also provide a vast amount of cultivation resources."

Qin Yi toyed with a wine cup in his hands and asked, "Have you ever thought about where this silver actually comes from?"

The resources consumed by martial artists are immense, to supplement qi-blood and strengthen muscles and bones, they often need to eat the blood and flesh of alien beasts. Just the monthly meals for a Fifth Grade Martial Artist cost five taels of silver, enough to cover several months of a regular family’s expenses!

And that’s not counting various spiritual marrows and alchemy pills, after all, the saying that the rich train in martial arts, the poor in literature, is no joke.

But this silver can’t just fall from the sky, right?

"Sects are recklessly mining spirit veins and controlling mundane industries, yet they don’t pay taxes to the court."

"And locally, in order to report satisfactorily to superiors, sufficient taxes must be collected, so they can only continually squeeze the common people."

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