Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 244 Family Property and Preparations

"Eldest brother, second brother, you are finally back."

At the door of the Hou Mansion, Hou Yuxiao was sitting on horseback looking at the golden pillars on both sides of the door. A soft voice came from his ears. He turned around and saw Hou Yuling walking out of the house, and his face was slightly lost.

Speaking of which, there are two counties separated from Tongling and Hedong, plus a Tongtian River. However, he and Hou Yucheng followed Zhan Taiqing to attack Wanyang County since the Rakshasa Festival the year before last. It has been two full years now. Return to Tongling.

Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan followed him to Wanyang County. Only Hou Yuling was stationed in Tongling. After two years of absence, seeing her naturally made him feel a little dazed.

“Sanniang, you’ve worked hard these past two years!”

Hearing Hou Yuxiao call out his nickname, probably because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Hou Yuling, who has always been unruly and outgoing, showed a rare hint of shyness.

"Let's talk at home."

Hou Yuxiao turned over and dismounted, followed closely by Hou Yucheng, Hou Yujie, and Hou Yuduan, and the group quickly entered the mansion.

The Hou family now controls four counties and fifteen counties. Because they often have to go to the lower places to do business, the wardens and yamen in each city have been changed into Houfu. However, the largest and most high-profile among them is undoubtedly This is Tongling County.

The Hou family made their fortune in Zhaoyang and rose to prominence in Tongling. This county is of special significance to the Hou family. In addition, it is far away from the battlefield in Hedong, and its safety is the most guaranteed. Therefore, when building this mansion, Hou Yulinghua's Most thoughtful.

This mansion was formed by the combined forces of the former warden and the county magistrate. It occupies the largest area in the core area of ​​the county, with a full area of ​​three miles. The architectural layout is generally based on the specifications of the marquis mansion in Zhaoyang County, divided into southeast and southeast. The five building groups in the northwest correspond to Handao, Hehuan, Xueyang and Yaxiang Gardens where the second, third, fourth and fifth lived, as well as the residence of Hou Yuxiao in the center, and the main meeting hall of the Hou Mansion.

As soon as you walk into the courtyard, you will see flowers in bloom, pavilions and pavilions arranged in an orderly manner, and precious objects used for decoration can be seen everywhere, and there are even dozens of rockeries. At a glance, you can tell that this mansion is not only spent on flowers. A lot of money, but also a lot of thought.

It's a pity that when Hou Yuxiao walked forward, he didn't pay attention to the scenery inside the mansion at all. His mind was all focused on the warrior hiding in the dark part of the mansion.

The lowest cultivation level of these warriors was the tenth level, and there were even more than 20 masters of the Gang Qi realm flowing among them. He probably had some guesses in his mind, but he still cast an inquiring look at Hou Yuling.

"These are the guards who are arranged in the house on weekdays. Our family, the Hou family, has a big business now. Normally, Xiaoxiao would not dare to break in, but some desperadoes will still take risks.

In August, three gangsters from the Gang Qi Realm escaped from Xingnan Mansion and sneaked into the Mansion's Secret Medicine Department to steal elixirs. It took a lot of trouble to catch them. Since then, the security of the manor has become much tighter. "

Hou Yuxiao nodded slightly. The family is now stronger. While showing its strength to the outside world, it will naturally attract some coveted eyes. Just like the two golden pillars at the door, most people will think that the Hou family has strong financial resources, but In the eyes of those who are interested, there are countless gold and silver treasures in the Marquis Mansion, and it is inevitable that they will want to come in and find out.

The Secret Medicine Department is now located in Tongling Hou Mansion. The Hou family is now self-sufficient in third-rate elixirs and can also sell them to outsiders. The most common third-rate elixir can sell for more than 300 taels. The price is high. An ordinary bottle of twenty pieces is worth 6000 taels. As long as you steal a bottle, you will become rich.

The Houfu Secret Medicine Department is currently the place with the largest output of elixirs in the four counties of Hexi. It is also a place where outsiders would break their heads to enter. It is estimated that there are many thieves on weekdays, and it does not count the Gang Qi realm gangsters. What a strange thing.

However, more than 30 Gang Qi Realm warriors were placed in the dark as guards. Such generosity of the Hou family still made Hou Yuxiao slightly sigh. Thinking back to three years ago, he narrowly escaped death in Zhaoyang in order to break through the Gang Qi Realm. I went to Tianling County to buy Yuan Gang Pearls and cooperated with the Mountain Sword Sect and Tianding Sect. After a series of drastic changes, I finally broke through the Gang Qi realm.

Today's Hou family can use stellar energy realm warriors as guards!
He shook his head slightly. In the past two years, he had been in Hedong, and the latest knowledge he had about the family situation was the time when Hou Yuduan went to see him in April this year. It had only been six months now, and the clan seemed to have changed again. This kind of rapid development speed, although exciting, almost made him feel unreal.

As he became more and more curious about the family situation, he led the four people behind him and walked quickly into the mansion. Soon they arrived at the main hall. He went directly to the main seat and sat down. After signaling Hou Yucheng and the four of them to sit down, he looked at Hou Yuduan asked: "In the past two years in Hedong, I have only relied on you to deliver messages. Now that people are finally back, Lao Wu, tell me about the overall situation of the clan now!"

After asking this question, Hou Yuxiao found that not only herself, but also Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, and Hou Yujie were all looking at Lao Wu, with curiosity in their eyes. Hou Yucheng was okay, he and himself They also participated in the war in Hedong, but Hou Yuling and Hou Yujie should not. They have been here in Hexi for the past two years, and they should know the family situation well.

But after thinking about it carefully, he understood immediately.

The Hou family is now in charge of four counties and fifteen counties. The number of people under their control has exceeded ten million. Not to mention anything else, the number of warriors in the clan alone, according to what he learned on the way when he first arrived, was already The number has exceeded one hundred thousand, and the number of warriors who have attained the fifth level or above is more than 6.

Just the number of clan members, if you don't understand it carefully, you may not necessarily know the specific number, let alone other things, such as the family's current business, industry, operation methods, management of the cities under its jurisdiction, and annual revenue. , expenditures, surplus, clan property and warriors’ cultivation status, etc...

The bigger Hou's stall is, the more affairs it has to manage, and all aspects are involved. If you don't have a clear mind, it will be difficult to manage it. Thinking about Hou's current situation, at best, it is a first-class level. The management of those earth-level, heaven-level, and even holy lands is far more difficult than ordinary people imagine.

"I roughly divide the situation in the clan into three major parts. The first one is the situation of the clan members:
Now more and more people are joining my Hou family, almost every day, so the personnel are changing all the time. I have made a rule to summarize the information of new members at the beginning of every month, so I only have the number of people here as at the beginning of October. .

As of the first day of October, there were a total of 148271 warriors in the family, of which nearly 5000% were below the fifth level and a little over [-]% were above the fifth level. The total number was approximately [-]. More than one person.

Among the more than 5000 people, 1% are at level 387 or above, that is, nearly 400 people. There are not many Gang Qi realm warriors in the clan at present, only [-] people, but there are spiritual pills and Yuan There are people breaking through the Gang Pearl almost every day. According to the previous speed, by the statistics next month, the number of Gang Qi realm warriors should exceed [-].

Further up are those who have reached the Grandmaster level. In addition to the five of us, from the beginning of this year to October, four people, Nie Xinchuan, Liu Jianghong, Li Sanyun, and Bai Yunfan, have successively broken through and become Grandmasters. This way, the family has nine Grandmasters. In addition to masters of the Gangqi Realm, there are also more and more warriors of the Gangqi Third Realm holding the Dan phase in the clan. It is expected that starting from next year, there will be three to five more masters every year! "

When they heard the number of more than 14 warriors, the pupils of Hou Yuxiao, Hou Yucheng and others were slightly excited, and their breathing became a little heavier.

These are not 14 ordinary people, but 14 warriors with Kaishen Realm cultivation. Looking at the world, Kaishen Realm warriors are certainly nothing, but you must know that this is just the beginning. With the support of such a huge base, as long as Hou Hou If the clan does not collapse, if a steady stream of resources are invested, they will slowly grow up. Even if one in ten people is promoted to the Gang Qi realm based on talent, that is a total of [-] Gang Qi realm warriors. Another tenth, that’s one thousand four hundred masters...

Just as Hou Yuduan said, even if counted by the current warriors in the clan, starting from next year at the latest, three to five grandmasters will appear in the clan every year, but the problem is that the development of the Hou clan is not limited to this, and quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes. The base of warriors is large enough, the resources invested are sufficient, the average cultivation level is rising, and top warriors continue to appear, this is the future that can be seen with the naked eye!

“The second piece is the situation of the nine major institutions in the clan.

The commander of the Qinglong Society, Gao Cheng, has just broken through the third realm of Gangqi and holding the elixir at the beginning of the month. Currently, the Qinglong Society has a total of [-] assassins under its jurisdiction, all of whom are at the tenth level or above.

Although the assassination business is profitable, it will seriously affect the public security within the territory. The four counties in Hexi are now owned by my Hou family. The assassination business will no longer be conducted within our own territory. Therefore, all the assassination missions of the Qinglong Society are currently placed with the four counties. The county is adjacent to other places, such as Xuzhou in the east and Xingnan Prefecture in the west.

Nowadays, no one can make a living in the assassination business in the four counties of Hexi. In addition to taking on overseas missions, Gao Cheng also needs to organize the interception of assassins from other places based on the intelligence obtained by the third sister from the Hou family, and come to the four counties of Hexi to cause trouble. Therefore, The task is no small one.

Liu Jianghong, the commander of the Zhaoyang Escort Bureau, also broke through to the Grand Master level in June this year. He has more than 30 escort chiefs in the Gangqi realm and more than 1000 [-]th level escorts under his command. He is considered to have strong troops and strong horses. In addition to the four counties in Hexi We also take escorts from the three prefectures of Xiayuan Dao, and even escorts from Zhongyuan Dao as far away as Liangzhou.

Fourth brother, the ten divisions of the Shanghou Clan are currently at full strength, with a total of 500 people. The lowest cultivation level is at the top of the tenth level of Kaishen. Among them, the Shanghou Clan has the largest number of Gang Qi realm warriors, with 103. ;
Third Sister's Xiahoumen's 2400 divisions are currently fully staffed, with a total of 92 people, all of whom are at the top [-] level of cultivation, and there are [-] fighters in the Gang Qi realm. Because Xiahoumen mainly serve as the intelligence department of my Hou family, Therefore, most of the personnel are scattered in other places. Secret spies have been arranged in the three and eight prefectures of Yongzhou. In addition, preliminary infiltration is also being carried out in Xuzhou. By next year at the latest, it should be almost done.

There are currently a total of 387 Gang Qi realm warriors in the clan, of which Hou Men account for nearly [-]. This is also according to the eldest brother's previous design, to build the two Hou Men into the most elite department of our Hou family. "

The two sects of the Upper and Lower Marquis sects together have a total of more than 100 people, and there are nearly 1 warriors in the clan who have opened the tenth level of martial arts. This accounts for [-]%, and almost all the warriors with the highest cultivation level in the clan are included. Of course it can be regarded as the most elite department of the Hou family.

"Then there is the Xuanting Division. The commander Bai Yunfan broke through to the master realm in May. The Xuanting Division is in charge of the laws and regulations of the four counties, detecting lawlessness and protecting the local area. Hexi Prefecture has a total of four counties and fifteen counties, and a total of nineteen cities. Therefore It also requires a lot of manpower.

The four counties each set up a Xuanting Division, with a Sicheng, three hundred members, and five law enforcement teams with a staff of a thousand; the remaining fifteen counties also set up a Xuanting Division, with a Sizheng , one hundred division officers and one law enforcement team.

Sicheng is in charge of local laws and regulations, so his cultivation and character must be acceptable. Currently, it is tentatively determined that the minimum cultivation level is the Dan Bao period, and he will be directly appointed by Bai Yunfan. Of course, the premise must be approved by the family head; the chief minister has his own area in charge, and the cultivator The level should not be too low. I originally wanted to be in the Gang Qi realm, but there are currently not enough warriors in the Gang Qi realm in the clan, so I relaxed it to the tenth level of cultivation, and wait until the cultivation level rises in the future; the law enforcement team asked for a lower level, as long as the cultivation level is in the realm of Kai Shen. Seven or more layers is sufficient. "

The Xuanting Department actually has similar functions to the Warden Department of the Rakshasa Holy Cult. The only difference is that in addition to detecting lawlessness, the Warden Department is also responsible for local demon affairs. Normally, the Hou family should also set up such a department, but the problem was that the year before last After the demon chaos, basically all the demons in the four counties were invisible. This was considered a big advantage for Hou Yuxiao.

"Li Sanyun, the commander of the Secret Medicine Department, is currently at the Grandmaster level. His own pharmacist level is still third-rate. He has many pharmacist apprentices under his command, more than 200 of them. However, there are very few who have been promoted to third-rate pharmacists. They were only released this year. Two people.

Thanks to the elixir recipe that my eldest brother obtained from Hedong, there are currently five kinds of first-class elixirs that can be refined in the clan, all of which are third-rate. They are the Kaishen elixir used by Kaishen realm warriors to practice, and the elixir that can temporarily increase their strength. Tiger Leopard Pill, Ning Gang Pill used by Gang Qi Realm warriors to practice, Nei Yuan Pill used to restore inner energy, and Black Bone Pill used for healing.

The family currently governs a large area, and there is no shortage of sources of elixirs. The number of elixirs refined is also large. Not only can it be used by the clan, but it can also generate at least [-]% to [-]% more for sale. The profits of the five elixirs They are all very impressive, and the income from the elixirs is currently the family's largest income besides taxes! "

Hearing Hou Yuduan mention the elixir recipe, Hou Yuxiao's eyes lit up slightly. Unfortunately, Li Sanyun was still a third-rate pharmacist. It would be better if he could be promoted to the second-rate so that the True Essence Pill used by Grandmaster realm warriors could be refined.

However, don’t expect too much. Considering how precious pharmacists are, it is already very good for the Hou family to have a third-rate pharmacist like Li Sanyun. If you want to ask for more, it is just a dream. What’s next? The best thing is to wait. When Li Sanyun is promoted one day, the pill recipes in his mind after promotion will be put to use.

"Then, it's my Hou family's private army..."

Here comes the most interesting thing!

When they heard the words "Hou's private army", Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yucheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and they all focused on Hou Yuduan.

Speaking of which, Hou Yucheng is the commander of the Zhaoyang Army, but does he know that the Hou family has more than the Zhaoyang Army? It should be an army now.

Hou Yuduan himself was also a little excited, with a hint of excitement in his eyes. He glanced towards the north and said softly: "Come with me and go to Baiye to see it!"

(End of this chapter)