"Tell me, what did you all discuss?" Patriarch Yun Jun asked with great interest.
"There are many opponents of the first motion. Some elders suggested that it be shelved for now and then be considered for promotion when it matures. As for the second motion, we are currently deciding on a suitable candidate..."
"Oh? What are the reasons for objecting to that accounting method?" The ancestor continued to ask.
The clan leader felt strange. The ancestors usually didn't care much about these clan affairs, let alone asked them so clearly like today.
What happened? Is there any trick in this double-entry accounting method that I don’t understand?
Thinking of this, he no longer dared to be negligent and tell the whole story about the meeting:
"There are three reasons for objection. First, many people think that the previous accounting method is clear at a glance, and anyone who can read can understand it. The new accounting method is complicated, and it creates a lot of trouble, and it is difficult to check the accounts. inconvenient."
"Second, if this new accounting method is implemented, all the accounting offices in the family will have to undergo training. Fortunately, it is easy to say here in Changshan, but it is very inconvenient for those in remote places to come and go. Furthermore, many accounting offices in the family are The elderly have been familiar with the old accounting methods all their lives. If you ask them to use a new method, it is really embarrassing for them.
"Third, the new accounting method claims to be able to effectively prevent false accounting. All the elders believe that this effect can be achieved as long as supervision is strengthened and loyal and reliable personnel are selected to manage the accounts."
"Therefore, the elders all believe that the time for this proposal is not yet mature, so we will shelve it for the time being and discuss it later."
After the patriarch said these words, every sentence made sense. The ancestor did not comment, but looked at Qin Wan:
"Girl Wan, have you heard everything? Since you proposed this motion, what are your views on these three points mentioned by the elders?"
"Yes, Ancestor." Qin Wan walked up to the front desk. She was holding back her anger. Now that the ancestor wanted her to speak, she would not be polite.
"I have met my ancestors. The younger generation cannot agree with these three opinions put forward by the Presbyterian Council..."
"First point, the new accounting method is not a sacred book! Anyone who has gone to school and can read can understand it. As for saying that the accounting method is complicated and troublesome, that is even more ridiculous! The new accounting method , each account has a clear classification, which is easy to query and will not be missed..."
"Second point, bookkeeping is a professional job. If you can do it by yourself, you still need to be the accountant! As for remote areas, you can promote it from near to far and from top to bottom. It is not The request is fulfilled in one fell swoop!”
"As for the third point, that's even more ridiculous. Strengthen supervision and prevent false accounts. I am not afraid of exposing my family scandal today. From Fancheng to Fangshi, our Zhao family has more than 20 shops and inns, large and small, but there is no One company will not find out who made false accounts. Where is the supervision and where is the management you mentioned?"
"The biggest advantage of the new accounting method is that the accounts are clear and easy to check. I have elaborated these in the proposal. I wonder if those who objected have actually read the proposal?"
"Old Ancestor, after I promoted this method in the county in the second half of the year, I dare not say that false accounts have disappeared from now on, but it has dropped by at least 70 to 80%! What Wan'er is thinking is, since there is such a good method, why not extend it to the family? Less salty Forget about it, wouldn’t it be better if everyone just earns spiritual stones?”
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After Qin Wan finished speaking, all the elders looked unhappy. This woman's words were sharp and merciless. In front of everyone, she simply didn't take them elders seriously!
Yang Zhen was also stunned when she heard this. As a foster mother, she usually didn't talk much, so she thought she didn't like words, but she didn't expect that setting off cannons would be earth-shattering.
"Well, yes, it sounds reasonable." The ancestor nodded in approval: "Wan'er, when Beiqing chose you as his daughter-in-law, he said that you are soft on the outside but strong on the inside, very independent, and you will be a good helper in the future. Now it seems that is indeed the case.”
Turning around to criticize the clan leader: "Yunfeng, look at what you have done. Since we want to discuss other people's proposals, why don't we even give them a chance to attend the debate? How can you decide on a good idea by discussing it behind closed doors like this?" bad?"
"As a clan leader, you must be broad-minded! You must learn from everyone's strengths and listen to all kinds of opinions."
The patriarch's face was full of shame, and he responded solemnly: "My grandson will definitely remember the teachings of our ancestors."
At the same time, the weird feeling in his heart became stronger. What happened today that the ancestor supported the Qin family so much?
Could it be that the ancestor wants to hand over the power of the family to this woman? A woman with a foreign surname and a cultivation level of only the fifth level of Qi training!
Thinking of this, he was horrified, and then shook his head in frustration, this is impossible!
After all, you, ancestor, are the one in control of this family. Even if the Qin family has a daughter with golden elixir seeds, it will be a hundred years later!
And with that little girl's qualifications, she will definitely develop in the sect in the future, just like her grandfather. When the time comes, she will serve as a foreign aid to the family, and it will be us who can truly manage the family!
What's more, when it comes to kinship and distance, how many of us elders are not your direct descendants or your filial sons and grandsons!
When Patriarch Yun Jun was young, he was a very free and easy person, with good or bad qualifications in the Three Spiritual Roots. This kind of qualification can be guaranteed by foundation building. If you try hard, Zifu is not without hope. Therefore, many monks like him will devote themselves to cultivation and will not consider having children until their path is hopeless.
This ancestor is quite good, he is suave and a kind of lover. When I fell in love with a mortal woman, I didn't care about having children with her, and I wasted more than ten years in my cultivation! By the time he was ready to advance to foundation building, he was already in his sixties. At this age, the vitality and blood begin to decline, and advancing to foundation building can be said to have a narrow escape.
Naturally, the family would not waste precious Foundation Establishment Pills on him, so he simply attacked directly, which could be regarded as a willful act, or a desperate attempt, and it turned out to be successful. After that, he had a smooth journey until now, becoming the ancestor at the pinnacle of the Zi Mansion, far surpassing those monks with the same qualifications as him.
After five hundred years of reproduction, seven out of ten monks in important positions in the Zhao family are his descendants. People like Zhao Beiqing only account for a minority in the family.
If things are abnormal, there must be a reason. The clan leader couldn't figure it out, but he had already made up his mind. No matter what the ancestor said today, he would honestly agree.
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At this time, the ancestor looked at the elders with a bit of impatience on his face: "You all should also discuss whether Wan'er's reply makes sense?"
Elders, you look at me, I look at you, no one comes out to refute. You have praised her so much, how can any ignorant person dare to jump out and find discomfort? They are all foxes who have lived for hundreds of years, no one is stupid.
"Since no one objects, this method is really good, then come up with a plan and think about how to promote it. I see, everyone happens to be here these days. Wan'er, please arrange for people to train a group of people first and do this in advance. .”
With what the ancestor said, the promotion of the new accounting method is already a certainty and irreversible.
"The second thing, who will come out and tell me what happened?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the fourth elder, as the proposer of this matter, had no choice but to stand up.
"Ancestor, someone reported two days ago that a mountain rat entered the second-level spiritual field in the county and damaged a dozen fragrant grass plants. My grandson believed that the second-level spiritual field cannot be guarded by foundation-building monks, so he proposed that the county The city will send an additional foundation builder who will also serve as deputy general manager..."
"Haha," the ancestor interrupted him: "Wan'er, do you know about this?"
"Someone has reported it. It's just that this happened the day before coming to the county. The affairs were complicated at that time, so Wan'er had to ask the director of the medicine garden to strengthen management and deal with it after returning." Qin Wan replied respectfully.
"I see, there is someone who is not willing to accept your position as the county seat," the ancestor said very rudely:
"In Baiyun Mountain, there are so many monks practicing, but a demon rat can escape by itself? Come back, you and Taoist He Jing will check carefully to see who put it in. You are the general manager of the county, this Just handle the matter yourself, there is no need to go to the Presbyterian Council!"
"As for sending additional foundation-building monks, don't have any delusions. The county city is where the sect's temple is located. Why does our Zhao family send so many foundation-building monks? Do you want to cause trouble? You're confused!"
Qin Wan's pretty face turned red with excitement, and she hurriedly agreed loudly.
All the elders looked at each other in confusion. Everyone was wondering why, but no one dared to say anything.
Two unresolved matters discussed by the Presbyterian Council were settled in a matter of seconds under the witness of the ancestors.
"That boy," the ancestor pointed at Yang Zhen: "Come here and tell everyone what happened this morning."
Yang Zhen stood at the front desk and explained the whole thing. He has been telling stories every day for the past six months, and he has developed a good eloquence. Everyone seems to be listening to the teacher in a teahouse, and everyone is paying full attention.
His voice was not that loud, but it was the ancestor who used the magic so that everyone could hear him clearly.
If he told the whole thing completely truthfully, that would not necessarily be the case. Some plots, such as the clan leader's action, he passed over vaguely. There was also the fourth elder's spiritual attack, which he wouldn't even talk about. The fourth elder himself probably didn't have the nerve to mention it.
Especially the phantom formation, the clan leader, the fourth elder, and the seventeenth elders had seen it before, but they probably all thought it was the formation plate provided by Grandma.
By the time the grandma came, Yang Zhen didn't know if they noticed that the phantom array had been destroyed, but he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it anyway. In the end, I only talked about the sneak attack by the four elders and the damage to the token.
Under the auspices of the ancestor, this matter was quickly re-handled.
First of all, the original first and second handling opinions are basically retained. In addition, Zhao Ying falsely conveyed the elder's order because she was young, so she was fined 100 gold, to be paid by her parents, and ordered to strictly control her.
Secondly, after Zhao Dezhu paid the fine, he was sent to the demon battlefield for training. If he can come back alive after ten years, the family will give him the treatment of a monk who has perfected his qi training, and he can choose any of the management positions in various places.
The Zhao family's stewards have some prosperous and poor positions. For example, Zhao Dezhu's previous orchard manager didn't have much oil and water, and he didn't have many people under him. As for the managers of some important shops and industries, even if they are not greedy or embezzling, they can easily earn hundreds of spirit stones a year.
In addition to having connections in the family, such a good job requires at least advanced Qi training, or even perfect Qi training. Then Zhao Li was anxious to ask his father for money to buy elixirs. He just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of rearranging personnel during the New Year to break through to the later stages and find a good position.
With Zhao Dezhu's qualifications, it would be difficult to reach the late stage of Qi training within ten years, let alone complete Qi training. Therefore, the ancestor treated him like this, not only hoping that he would learn his shame and become brave, but also set an example for the young monks in the family, encouraging them to go out of the family and experience everywhere.
As for whether Zhao Dezhu can come back alive after ten years, it depends on his luck.
Third, when Yang Zhen gave up resistance, Zhao Yunya took action recklessly and damaged one of the Black Iron Orders. It was decided to suspend his position as family elder to see the consequences, and to compensate him with 500 spiritual stones.
There are only a few black iron orders in the entire Zhao family that can withstand the full blow of the foundation-building monks. It requires the blood and essence of the late-stage foundation-building monks or even the Zifu monks to make them. The compensation of five hundred spirit stones is really not much. For a veteran foundation builder like Zhao Yunya, this spiritual stone is naturally not a problem.
What really matters is the position of elder. In the Zhao family, the Elders Council is the highest authority in the family and can decide on all important family matters. Those who enter the Presbyterian Church become those at the top of the Zhao family's power. Even if the elder focuses on cultivation and does not hold any actual positions, his actual influence is still very great.
Zhao Yunya has been the family elder for hundreds of years. For more than a hundred years, he has held important positions and obtained countless benefits for himself and his family. Now that he is deprived of this title, even if it is temporary, the loss is staggering.
His face was ashen, and he hated Yang Zhen to his core. However, the ancestor was here, and no matter how resentful he was, he had no choice but to accept it honestly.
Feng Sisi's lips were trembling and her body was shaky. She has understood that from now on, she no longer has the capital to compete with the Qin family.
Fourth, Yang Zhen did not exceed the rules in the incident, and her actions were legitimate and reasonable reactions. As for the hostage-taking, Jin Jin gave up the clan leader's persuasion, but it was Zhao Yunya who forced him to do so.
Therefore, it is decided that he is not guilty!
As soon as the decision was announced, Zhao Yueer jumped for joy: "Grandpa Zu, you are so kind!"
Master Yunjun twirled his beard and smiled, seemingly infected by the little girl's joy.
Qin Wan and Mammy were also smiling, but both of them felt a little strange. Everything seems to be going too well today.
Everyone below was whispering to each other, some were dissatisfied, some were applauding, and just watching the excitement.
All the family elders were silent. Someone looked at the majestic figure on the slope and found that the smile on the ancestor's face was gradually fading...
It seems there is something else going on.
Sure enough, with the ancestor's slight cough, the whole scene fell silent instantly. Everyone looked at the person with the highest cultivation level in the family, waiting for what he would say next.
"Since all the family elders are here, I will announce something here..."
His voice was low, but his tone was very firm:
"In one year, I will go into seclusion to attack the golden elixir!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked!
Ancestor wants to attack the golden elixir?
You, a five-hundred-year-old Zifu monk, who is equivalent to a sixty-year-old man in mortal life, and whose energy and blood are beginning to decline, actually want to attack the golden elixir?
This is not a narrow escape, this is simply ten deaths and no life!
There was silence in the audience, and everyone looked at each other in disbelief, as if they were trying to judge whether they heard correctly from other people's faces.
Soon the buzz of discussion started to grow louder and louder, like a lake about to boil.
An elder asked loudly: "Ancestor, are you sure about this matter?"
"Are you sure?" The ancestor sneered: "Your ancestors didn't have much confidence when they attacked the foundation building back then."
"You have to be sure of everything you do. Then I will just practice my Qi until my death. There is nothing to say. We monks should act according to our own wishes. If I feel that way now, I will give it a try! "
"If you succeed by luck, I will protect you for another five hundred years; if you lose, you can take care of yourself. With Beiqing in the family, there will be more successors. The Zhao family can maintain its current status even without me."
"I have lived for five hundred years, and I am not losing money anymore. If I continue to eat and wait to die, I will only live for another hundred years."
"I want to take these hundred years and borrow another five hundred years from heaven!"
After saying that, fly away!
