The Counterattack of the Villains

After returning to Liangshan, Li Mu held a plenary meeting to formally set up the leadership team of the Changkong Sword Sect and clarify the functions of everyone.

Li Mu is naturally the leader, the highest leader of the Changkong Sword Sect, and directly in charge of the elite disciples of the sect.

Ruan Xiong is the deputy head and law enforcement elder. He assists Li Mu in managing the sect and is also in charge of the rewards and punishments of the sect.

Mrs. Ruan is the chief secretary, equivalent to the financial director, in charge of the internal affairs of the sect and the cashier's affairs.

Ruan Xingzhu is the head of the inner sect and is in charge of the selection, promotion and promotion of all inner sect disciples.

Old boxer Xu is the head of the outer sect and is in charge of the selection and promotion of the outer sect's disciples.

Xu Shiying is the disciple commander, Xu Shihao is the deputy commander, Ruan Xiong's five apprentices, and the brothers' seven apprentices are the disciples' instructors and leaders.

The future Taigong of the Song Dynasty, and now the Song Dynasty doctor Song Lu, is the elder of the medicine department. He is in charge of the sect's pharmacy and the treatment of injuries and illnesses. He also commands a group of doctors.

Under the heads of the ministers and elders, there are also deacons and elders as their assistants.

Ye Erniang is the deacon elder under Ruan Xingzhu. When Ruan Xingzhu is not in the sect, she will manage the affairs of the inner sect.

Li Mu's second apprentice, Wang Xiaoer, is already sixteen years old. He has been practicing Jiuyin Magic Kung Fu for nearly three years, and his Yiying Kung Fu has gained a lot of strength.

In the future, it will be about accumulating internal strength, improving one's skills, and deepening the study of martial arts moves.

Therefore, Li Mu placed him under Ruan Xingzhu, as the inner sect senior brother, responsible for teaching martial arts to the inner sect disciples.

Today, the only inner disciples are Ruan Xiong and the Xu brothers, a total of twelve people.

At this stage, the Changkong Sword Sect has a total of sixteen direct disciples of the leader, twelve inner disciples, and one hundred and twenty-four disciples.

Ruan Baiming and his five cousins, because they were the same generation as Li Mu and Ruan Xingzhu, could not be regarded as direct disciples, so Li Mu positioned them as elite disciples.

Elite disciples are directly under the command of the headmaster and deputy headmaster, and others have no right to transfer.

Among the sixteen direct disciples, eight former disciples of Ruan Xiong, including Wang Xiaoer, have already started practicing martial arts and can practice on their own. Li Mu only needs to give occasional advice and answer questions.

The ones he currently needs to personally teach are Xu Zhu and three of the five brothers from the Song family.

Song Qing was too young and could not even walk steadily, so he was naturally unable to learn martial arts.

Song Jiang has reached the age of three, so he can practice the Jiuyin Divine Kung Fu, learn some boxing and kicking skills, strengthen the toughness of the meridians, widen the width of the meridians, and lay a solid foundation from an early age.

Don't think that three-year-old children can't practice martial arts. Shi Xiaolong started learning martial arts at the age of two and debuted in movies at the age of five. Many adults may not be able to perform those martial arts moves.

In terms of internal strength, you must be at least seven or eight years old to practice it. The meridians of young children are too fragile and immature to carry the movement of true energy.

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After this meeting, the Changkong Sword Sect was officially on the right track of development, and the recruitment of internal and external disciples was also put on the agenda.

Li Mu's idea from the beginning was to accept as many orphans as his disciples.

Because orphans have no father, no mother, and no home, once they enter a sect, they will naturally regard the sect as their home and their teachers as their relatives.

Disciples trained in this way from an early age will be more loyal to the sect.

In this era, it is not possible to buy servants and maids to act as disciples, but there is another way - the Salesian Bureau.

The so-called Salesian Bureau refers to the orphanage of later generations (Salesian Bureau was named after the Southern Song Dynasty. There were similar institutions in the Northern Song Dynasty, but they were not called by this name. For convenience of writing, we just used Salesian Bureau).

In ancient times, due to factors such as poverty, war, natural disasters, preference for sons over daughters, feudal superstition, etc., there were many active or passive "abandonment" behaviors, and the number of orphans was indeed quite large.

But at the same time, the survival of orphaned infants was a major event related to the increase or decrease of population and the rise and fall of dynasties, so the court had to pay attention to it.

Therefore, starting from the pre-Qin period, successive dynasties have issued decrees to provide basic living security for orphans who have lost their parents and relatives, which is called "compassion for orphans".

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi had an "orphan-in-charge" official who was responsible for finding adopters for orphans, and inspecting and supervising the living standards of these orphans after they were adopted.

As a reward, families that adopt orphans can be exempted from corvee taxes according to the number of adopters.

During the Song Dynasty, the population grew rapidly, with the total number exceeding 100 million for the first time.

As the population increases, raising children becomes a problem. Many families who cannot afford to raise children simply "abandon" them.

In order to solve this social problem and "make the roads clear of hungry children," the Song Dynasty court established the "Salesian Bureau" to adopt abandoned infants and young children.

Salesian Bureau is a government-run chain of orphanages in the Song Dynasty. It is operated by government funds. In order to facilitate the treatment of sick infants and young children, it is usually located next to the "Pharmacology Bureau", a public welfare medical institution.

There are wet nurses employed by the government in the Salesian Bureau, and they also distribute money, rice and silk cloth on a monthly basis to ensure that the orphans have food to eat and clothing to wear.

Families without children can go to the Salesian Bureau to adopt orphans.

Children who are not adopted will remain in the Salesian Bureau until they reach adulthood. After that, they can decide whether to stay or leave on their own without any interference from the government.

The orphanage institution that flourished in the Song Dynasty declined for a time after the Yuan Dynasty. It was not until the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty that it regained its vitality.

This is also the reason why Li Mu does not have this condition in Swordsman World.

This is reflected in the benefits of Li Mu's good relationship with the Jeju prefect.

Knowing that Li Mu wanted to adopt a large number of infants and young children, as a disciple who inherited the unique skills of his sect, the prefect naturally supported him strongly.

When infants and young children are adopted, the government's finances can save a lot of expenses, which is a beneficial and harmless thing.

With the full support of the prefect, the Changkong Sword Sect quickly became stronger.

What made Li Mulue a little confused was that most of the abandoned infants and young children in the Salesian Bureau were girls.

Obviously, this is the fault of patriarchal thinking.

The majority of the disciples in the sect are women, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

The good thing is that compared to male disciples, female disciples have less complex thoughts, and there are less of them who are ambitious and repay kindness with enmity.

The disadvantage is that it is easy to be trapped by love, be seduced by bad men outside, and reveal the secret knowledge of the sect.

Therefore, the best situation is to have a balanced male-to-female ratio in the sect and try to digest it internally.

In the first batch of disciples, Li Mu gritted his teeth and accepted all the dozens of orphans, including more than forty girls and only a dozen boys.

At the same time, he entrusted the prefect to transfer some boys from Salesian bureaus in other cities to him.

He privately promised that for every male disciple he found for him, the prefect would give him two taels of silver.

The prefect agreed without any hesitation. It would be relatively simple for him to operate.

The cities under your own control can be transferred directly, while those from outside the government can mobilize a group of people, go to the Salesian Bureau in various places to adopt them, and then send them to the Sky Sword Sect.

Although this seems to be human trafficking in disguise, it is reasonable and legal after all. Li Mu wants to help the country raise orphans, and there is no reason why the government should not support it.

Although the prefect took advantage of his position to receive benefits, this did not harm the interests of anyone else, and naturally no one would meddle in others' affairs.