The next morning.
Qin Zhan arrived at the Demon-Slaying Hall early in the morning. He sat on the seat of the hall master and flipped through a booklet. This booklet was the statistics of the Li City government office that had stayed up all night. It was delivered to Qin Zhan just as dawn broke.
This book recorded the losses caused to the people of Li City by the previous demon calamity.
It recorded how many houses were destroyed and how many people died.
Qin Zhan flipped through the book in his hand and looked at the data recorded on it. Qin Zhan fell into deep thought.
Just the damage to the house alone amounted to more than 100,000 taels of silver, and that was not counting the other property losses.
One hundred thousand taels of silver was a huge sum in the eyes of the poor Demon Slayer Palace.
The Monster-Slaying Palace could afford 100,000 taels of silver, but once they took out 100,000 taels of silver, their daily life would be affected.
More than ten Demon Slayers, hundreds of students, and hundreds of people who lived around the Demon-Slaying Palace would be in a very awkward situation because of the lack of silver. Therefore, the money of the Demon-Slaying Palace could not be touched!
Qin Zhan had to think carefully about where the money would come from.
Chen Shi (7 am to 9 am).
Usually, during this period of time, the exorcists would report to the Demon-Slaying Palace and then go to their respective departments.
Huang Jie was still standing beside Qin Zhan with the Demon Slaying Sword in his arms. His eyes were lowered, his nose was lowered, and his heart was lowered. He did not reveal any signs of life.
At the side of the Demon-Slaying Hall, the exorcists came into the hall one after another. Then, they stood in their respective positions and waited for Qin Zhankai, who was at the main seat, to speak.
As time passed, the hall was gradually filled with people, and the outside of the hall was also slowly filled with people. The people outside the hall were the ordinary citizens of Li City who had their homes damaged during the previous demon disaster.
These commoners lost their houses, their families, and their life savings in the demon plague. Many of them felt that they were better off dead than alive. Their faces were ashen, like the walking dead.
"Hall Master, according to your request, the Demon Slayers and the managers of the various subordinate departments of the Demon Slayer Hall have all arrived!”At this moment, a middle-aged man with a sword at his waist and a black robe embroidered with the words " Demon Slayer " walked out of his position and bowed to Qin Zhan.
"Oh, since everyone is here, let's cut to the chase and get to the point!”Qin Zhan put down the booklet in his hand and looked at the middle-aged man with the mustache. He said to him,"Zhang San, as the manager of the Monster-Slaying Hall in Li City, you are in charge of the treasury. Let me ask you, if you rebuild the houses that were destroyed by the demons, can the Monster-Slaying Hall afford it?”
"Hall Master! There were still 25300 taels of silver in the treasury of the Monster-Slaying Palace.”Zhang San bowed and said," It's enough if it's only used to rebuild the houses. However, we still have to buy food and rebuild the streets in the city. 200,000 taels of silver is far from enough."”
When Qin Zhan heard this, he immediately began to calculate in his heart. Just the reconstruction of the houses would cost 100,000 taels of silver. If he included the purchase of food, the reconstruction of the streets, and other miscellaneous items, it would probably not be enough!
But he definitely couldn't risk it. Qin Zhan thought for a moment and asked,""If we deduct the expenses of the departments of the Demon-Slaying Palace, how much money do we need?”
Zhang San took out an abacus and cracked it for a while before replying slowly,"If we deduct the expenses of the Demon Slayer Hall, we still need 1.7 million taels.”
"1.7 million! There was such a huge difference! He could even rebuild the calendar city!”Qin Zhan was instantly shocked when he heard that. How the f * ck was this calculated?! Are you bullying me because I don't know math! Qin Zhan's expression immediately turned extremely ugly. He held back his anger and asked,"It's only 100,000 taels of silver to rebuild the house. Why do you need so much for the rest? You have to give me an explanation!"
"Because of the pension!" Zhang San was silent." In this demon disaster, other than the Demon Slayer Hall's Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master who sacrificed themselves and the 50 on-duty Demon Slayers, hundreds of people from the other divisions also died.”
Qin Zhan was speechless.
The compensation money must not be less than a single cent!
Qin Zhan's heart was not made of iron. He could not do something as heartless as making a hero bleed and cry.
"Junior Brother Huang, how much silver did you get from Liu Hou's house?”Qin Zhan turned his head and asked Huang Jie, who was resting with his eyes closed.
Huang Jie took out a book from his pocket. After flipping through it, he replied to Qin Zhan,""Senior Brother, I've calculated that all of Liu Hou's assets added together should be worth three hundred thousand silver.”
"Three hundred thousand taels! I still need 1.4 million taels!" Qin Zhan muttered. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he asked Zhang San,"Demon bazaar! I've just flattened the demon bazaar. Quickly send someone over and take down everything that should be taken down! It should be enough!"
"There's more!" Qin Zhan's mind spun quickly." There should be some rich landowners in Li City. Help me ask them out. As citizens of Li City, they rely on Li City to survive. When Li City needs them, they should contribute to the journey!”
Qin Zhan spoke very quickly. In his mind, he even imagined the happy expressions of the people after the reconstruction of Li City!
However, Qin Zhan quickly came to his senses because he seemed to have sensed that the Demon Slayer Hall had suddenly become silent. Qin Zhan came to his senses and looked at the silent hall. Finally, he looked at Zhang San, who had a troubled expression.
"Manager Zhang, I see that you have a difficult expression on your face, but you seem to want to say something. Is there something wrong?”Qin Zhan's voice was warm and encouraging."If there's anything you need, just say it. Aren't there still some things that I can't solve? Speak, speak boldly!"
" Hall Master…sigh…" Zhang San thought for a long time before sighing,""I'm afraid we can't do what you said before about sealing off the demon bazaar!”
"Can't do it?" "Why can't I do it?" Qin Zhan frowned and asked in confusion. I've already flattened the Demon Bazaar and killed all the martial artists there. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any danger inside…Could it be? Is it that old fogey City Lord?"
"No, no!" Zhang San shook his head and said,"It's not the City Lord's Estate, but the sect's gang!"”
"Sect? Gang?" Qin Zhan's expression immediately turned extremely ugly. He was burning with anger. He did not even need Zhang San to say anything. He had already guessed the beginning and end of the matter. Killing intent instantly rose from his body, and a cold light shot out from his eyes. Qin Zhan gritted his teeth and said word by word,"Good! Good! Good!"
"I originally wanted to let you off for the time being. I thought that I would deal with you after I was done with the things at hand! I didn't expect this! If I don't go find trouble with you, how dare you cause trouble for me!”
Qin Zhan's voice was already filled with killing intent. Qin Zhan shouted at everyone in the hall,"Everyone, let's put the meeting on hold for today. We'll continue tomorrow!”
After saying that, Qin Zhan shouted at Huang Jie,""Junior Brother Huang, come with me and wipe out the entire sect!”
"Yes, sir! Senior Brother!" Huang Jie replied with a cold smile on his face.
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