Chapter 126 Old Acquaintance

Ergouzi had the Foundation Establishment Pill in his arms. After coming out of the alchemy room, he had to follow Yang Tie to the county government office to register again.

"The imperial court must know the whereabouts of every Foundation Establishment Pill and ensure that it is well-documented."

"The registration process after getting the elixir is already a relatively simple process."

"In fact, every time the government issues a Foundation Building Pill, it has to go through several yamen, dozens of procedures for approval, and several rounds of games before it is finally determined."

Ergouzi followed Yang Tie, and after hearing what he said, he understood that Ji Cang would be so surprised when he asked for 1,000 foundation-building pills.

It takes so much effort to get a Foundation Establishment Pill. If he were to do it by himself, he would not be able to get a Foundation Establishment Pill even if he begged his grandfather and grandma.

It seems that Brother Ji is not stingy.

In the past, every time Er Gouzi walked into a government office like this, he was always careful, and he didn't even dare to step on even half of the ants in the government office.

Today, with Yang Tie leading the way, he feels much more confident in his steps.

He even kicked a dog that bared its teeth at him.

The two walked into a public room in the county government office, where a man was sleeping on the desk.

"Ahem..."

Yang Tiexu coughed, and the man quickly jumped up from his seat, stood up straight, and straightened the hat on his head with both hands.

Then he lowered his head and bent his hands to salute. This series of movements was smooth and smooth.

"grown ups……"

"Eh!"

"you?"

Er Gouzi and the person opposite looked at each other, both stunned.

"Why are you here?"

The man opposite was the previous county magistrate of Anchang County. He was dismissed from office and imprisoned for falsely accusing King Qi.

Ergouzi always thought that this person had been executed.

Unexpectedly, within just a few months, this man was not only acquitted, but also became a minor official in the county government.

"I was too blind to recognize Mount Tai, and I mistakenly identified King Qi, but my crime did not lead to death. I have already been punished."

The old county magistrate was stunned for a moment when he saw Er Gouzi, then calmed down quickly and said calmly.

"The Lord Sheriff took pity on me for guarding the county seat and for my meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, so he rewarded me with a minor official."

Er Gouzi turned his head and looked at Yang Tie with some confusion.

"Hahaha……"

"I almost forgot that the new Chief Xia of the county is still an old acquaintance of yours."

Yang Tiegan smiled and said.

As for exonerating Master Xia and promoting him, he never mentioned it.

Since the Sheriff didn't say anything, Ergouzi was even less qualified to ask.

"I just received the Foundation Establishment Pill and came here to register."

Ergouzi said, handing over the household registration list in his hand.

Master Xia was doing business and registered him in a book.

"The Foundation Establishment Pill can only be taken by yourself and cannot be resold to anyone."

"Those who build foundations without registration will be punished as cultists."

"After taking the Foundation Building Pill, regardless of success or failure, you need to go to the county government office to register again..."

"Do you understand?"

Master Xia read a paragraph of text in a formal manner.

"Understood!"

Following Master Xia's instructions, Er Gouzi signed and stamped his name on a book, and then put his red fingerprints on it.

"Under the whole world, wherever the sun and moon shine, and wherever the rivers reach, it is the land of the king. All monks are the subjects of our emperor. They should serve the imperial court and live up to the emperor's grace..."

Master Xia took out another book and read it over.

Then he asked Ergouzi to sign and stamp it with red fingerprints.

Only after completing this series of registrations and successfully building foundations in the future can he become an officially recognized foundation-building monk.

Without these registrations, even if you are lucky enough to succeed in building a foundation, you can only be regarded as a wild cultivator and will be killed as a cultist.

It is precisely because all immortal cultivators are under the control of the Zhou Dynasty that the dynasty's ten thousand years of peace and prosperity are guaranteed.

Of course, everything has pros and cons. Only such registered cultivators are qualified to hold various positions in the government.

Many people are struggling to get the chance to be registered. Being registered is the honor that many cultivators pursue.

From then on, you can enter the officialdom and become a high-ranking person.

After Yang Tie completed the registration with Er Gouzi, the two walked out of the room, and then they handed over their hands and congratulated Er Gouzi.

"Congratulations to Brother Zhang, you have been on a meteoric rise since then."

The reason why he could value Er Gouzi so much, besides having King Qi's background, was that Er Gouzi had the Foundation Building Pill in his hand.

If I have the opportunity to become an official in the future, I will be the same type of person as myself and can support each other.

"Thank you so much, Brother Yang!"

"But don't worry about it."

Yang Tie waved his hand.

"I know that you must still be thinking about Chief Xia. There are some things that you will understand only after you step into the officialdom."

Having said this, Yang Tie let out a long sigh.

"Everyone has too much control over themselves."

"If I don't let him go, he may be imprisoned tomorrow for certain crimes, and he will never be able to go back."

To get to this position, no one's butt is clean, and everyone can rest assured by holding each other's hands.

Who dares to use you if you have no leverage?

"Brother Yang, there is no need to say more. I am just a farmer and have no right to interfere with these government affairs."

If it weren't for Jicang's intervention, Anchang County would still be under the rule of Magistrate Xia, and there would be no way to live and work in peace and contentment under the rule of Magistrate Ding.

Anyway, he was determined not to be an official, so there was no need to learn too much about the inside story of the officialdom.

As for the feud between him and the old county magistrate and the registrar, he would find a chance to resolve it when he had the strength in the future.

"Brother Zhang, I hope you can understand. In fact, the Eighth Prince also acquiesced to my doing this."

Yang Tie said with a smile. He was sent to Qingzhou by the Eighth Prince to be an official in order to win over Xia Mingyuan, not to make enemies.

"By the way, have you registered for the martial arts examination?"

"Not yet, I'm planning to register?"

Er Gouzi had a lot of things to do when he came to the county city this time. Now that the foundation-building pill was in hand, it was time to register for the martial arts examination.

"Bring your list here, this little thing will be done in a while."

He took Er Gouzi's household registration list and handed it to a yamen runner, and the two sat in a hall drinking tea.

Only after an incense stick of time, the yamen runner had completed all the procedures and came back with the list.

It's true that it's easier to get things done when there are people in the government.

Er Gouzi remembered that he had tried to register for the Wu Xiucai exam, but it took him several days to get it done. In the end, he had to ask Sima Yi for help.

"You can take this list to take the exam next month."

"You have a foundation-building pill in your hand, so be careful on the way back.

Officials will not rob foundation-building pills of unknown origin, but people in the cult will not care about these."

"Okay, thank you!"

Er Gouzi bowed and said goodbye to Yang Tie, and then left the county government office.

After finally coming here, he did not plan to go home immediately, as there were still many things to buy.

First, he went to some large pharmacies to take a look. There were only some ordinary medicinal materials, and there were no rare ones.

I had asked Yang Tie before, and there was actually a black market in the county city.

Following the instructions given by Yang Tie, he walked into an alley and saw a familiar small pharmacy.

This small pharmacy was exactly the same as the one in Anchang County, but the old man inside was not the same person.

Er Gouzi walked into the pharmacy, and an old man inside asked casually:

"Do you want an abortion or syphilis?"

"I want syphilis."

"What are the symptoms?"

"Cauliflower-like, recently ulcerated and pus-oozing..."

...

Every time he heard this code, he cursed in his heart, what kind of wicked and wretched person could come up with such a code.

In fact, he was more curious about the fact that the black markets in Anchang County and Shanyang County actually used the same code.

It was still a familiar copper door, and the eyes lit up after pushing it open.

This black market was much larger than the black market in Anchang County, and more lively and prosperous. At first glance, almost all of them were cultivators.

Er Gouzi walked on the street and saw many spiritual objects. He felt that this was a place suitable for cultivators to visit.

Walking on the streets of the black market, he first bought a large number of auxiliary medicinal materials for Peiyuan Dan.

These medicinal materials were not very expensive, but Anchang County had not recovered much since the last disaster, so these medicinal materials were not easy to buy.

The large area of ​​ginseng planted on Shekou Mountain has been used for 60 years.

After the gourd has enhanced its medicinal properties, it can barely replace the hundred-year-old ginseng to refine Peiyuan Pill.

He can now refine pills himself, and he has no shortage of Peiyuan Pills. Sometimes he can even feed one or two genuine pills to the goose.

The goose has pills to eat, but it is still picky with him.

This guy doesn't like to eat genuine pills, but likes to eat the pink mutant pills, which are more powerful.

Er Gouzi roughly learned about the black market. Most people here don't accept ordinary gold and silver for transactions, at least 100-refined silver.

Then there are Peiyuan Guben Pills, Peiyuan Pills, and various spiritual medicines, which are all hard currency.

In addition, many people use spiritual stones for transactions.

However, spiritual stones are very rare, and they must be treasures such as pills to be exchanged with spiritual stones.

Er Gouzi originally had five spiritual stones in his hand.

He used these spiritual stones to practice before, and after absorbing all the spiritual energy in them, the spiritual stones turned into powder.

But he found that after consuming most of the spiritual energy in the spirit stone, as long as it has not turned into powder and is stored in the gourd, the spiritual energy can be restored.

As long as he repeats this method, he will have endless spiritual stones.

Unfortunately, he did not realize this before, and he used up three pieces, leaving only two complete spiritual stones.

Today, I just took this opportunity to sell a few Peiyuan Pills and exchange them for a few spiritual stones.

In the future, I can take pills and use spiritual stones when practicing, and my progress will be faster.

He has already inquired about the price, which is about one Peiyuan Pill is worth three spiritual stones.