Ji Tang

Chapter 902 Ji Clan Meeting
The positions of the nine masters are now fixed at six, which no one expected!
Logically speaking, as the head of the family, Ji Song, without considering the second and third houses, should be the son of the head of the family. However, he did not expect that except for his two sons, everyone else was from the branch clan. Of course, Ji Qing does not count.

They thought they had no chance of meeting the leader of the branch, and they suddenly felt happy, wondering if they had a chance to grab a position?
Seeing everyone's fiery eyes, Ji Song could only say that you are overthinking.

"The other three heads of the branch will be elected within a year. But let's start with the ugly news. Once someone is found to be committing fraud, not only will he not be able to hold the position of the leader, but he will also be punished by the clan rules, ranging from whipping to being kicked out of the clan and removed from the clan. Genealogy!”

As soon as Ji Song finished speaking, everyone was shocked!
Everyone didn't expect that Ji Song would impose such a punishment?Expelling someone from the clan and removing the genealogy is simply more severe than killing them!

Those who want to make a small move are terrified and don't dare to take any chances. Even if there is a possibility, they don't dare to cheat on this matter!

"Zheng Li!"

Ji Song's eyes returned to Zheng Li again. What was puzzling was why he asked Zheng Li to come up.
Some smart people may have heard what the master is doing, but they are still surprised!

Liu Xiancheng is fine, but Zheng Li is just the housekeeper of the Ji family. To put it bluntly, in other noble families, Zheng Li is just a servant!
But they have no right to stop this matter. As they said before, they will absorb some heroes with foreign surnames as the future heads of the family.In their view, as long as they are not the leader of the clan, everything else does not matter. In Dawei, they are just a family with a foreign surname outside the Ji family!
Such things are not uncommon in Datang, and it can even be said that there are many.Which aristocratic family doesn't have dozens or hundreds of families with foreign surnames waving flags and cheering?

Through interest binding, coercion, inducement and even coercion, some small families have to obey their own orders.But most small families have come together on their own, and with the backing of a large aristocratic family, the future of their clan members or the family business can be greatly protected. As long as they give up some benefits every year, they can get the aristocratic family The protection of the rich.

Therefore, this method not only cannot cause any harm to the Ji family, but can also greatly expand the Ji family's influence, affecting every state and county in the Tang Dynasty.

Zheng Li felt a little uneasy at this time, even a little untrue. His original idea was to choose a branch leader for his son, so that he could take care of his own family in the future, right?

But now it seems like it’s not just that!
"Zheng Li has worked conscientiously in the Ji family for more than [-] years, never slacking off in any way, and has made great contributions to the Ji family. He works hard and does not complain. As the head of the Ji family, I, the Ji family, cannot but reward him!"

"Otherwise, why would you be the head of this family? Why would you order the people in your clan?"

"Zheng Li, come forward!"

Zheng Li strode forward, knelt on one knee, and stared at Ji Song!

Ji Song said in a deep voice: "Same as Liu Xiancheng, the head of this family will give you two choices, but the difference is that I won't let you change your surname!"

Hearing the words of the head of the family, Zheng Li's expression darkened, but what he said next moved him inexplicably!

"It's not that my surname Ji is unattainable. I, Ji Song, don't want you to join the Ji family. But since we want to split the clan, how can we all have the same surname?"

"Not only you, except for my current three sons, other sons who may be born in the future will not use the surname Ji, but will restore the ancient surname - Xi! One is to prevent the disaster of genocide, and the other is to completely let go Ji's family is hiding in the city."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Seeing Zheng Li nodding, he looked at everyone again.

"I wait for no objection!"

They didn't reject the surname Xi, and were even proud of it.This has something to do with Ji's origin.Now Haorian County is the territory of the Kingdom of Xi after the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed it. Now the head of the family has been granted the title of Duke of the Kingdom of Xi, and taking Xi as his surname is not only a trace of the origin, but also a blood inheritance. There is nothing wrong with it!

"Okay, Zheng Li!"

"Zheng Li is here!"

Ji Song had some free time and said: "First, you relinquish your position as the steward of the Duke of Xi. Considering that you are originally from the south, I grant you the right to establish a branch of the Ji family in the south. Second, you continue to serve as the steward of the Duke of Xi." The chief steward of the Duke's Mansion will send your son there."

“There are pros and cons to this move, you have to think it through carefully!”

"I choose two!"

Zheng Li didn't think about it at all and chose directly.

Ji Song was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "You have to know that this is the honor of the ancestor who founded a line. If you miss this village, you won't be able to get this store?"

But Zheng Li went and said, "Choose two. If you hadn't taken in my wife and treated her children back then, I'm afraid my entire family would be gone. I, Zheng Li, and my descendants will never forget this kindness."

"Besides, after more than 20 years, I don’t know anything about my old parents anymore. I’m afraid there’s no one I’m familiar with anymore, so why go back? I’ve long regarded this place as my home!"

"Also ask the Patriarch to complete it!"

After saying that, he saluted again.

"Okay, okay! It's my Ji family's blessing that you can stay. You have been by my side all these years. If there is another person I am not familiar with! In addition, from now on, you will no longer call yourself a servant of the Ji family. I will The general asks you to be an enshrinement to the Ji family, an elder of the Bi clan. You don’t have to do anything, just help me keep an eye on this family."

"You can!"

Zheng Li had already burst into tears at this time. He never expected that the head of the family would allow him to serve as a worshiper in the clan and serve as an elder. With such an honor, what else could he say?

The head of the family has seen his achievements over the years, but he has given him a lot, or even given him too much. How can he be embarrassed?

"Okay, get up!"

Ji Song smiled and helped Zheng Li up, and said: "You should pay more attention to things in the south. Not only you, there will be people who will go to the south to establish branch families in the future, even my father's son will go, so you go there in advance It’s not for enjoyment, but to lay the foundation for Ji’s branching clan, you have to make this clear to your son!”

"In addition, after they go, they are not allowed to do anything in the name of the Ji family until they are in the place of life and death. If the family is separated, it will look like a family separation. If it is the same as before, then what is the separation?"

After hearing this, Zheng Li didn't hesitate at all and said, "Don't worry, Master, I still understand this point. I will explain it clearly to that brat, and I won't ruin your big deal."

Ji Song nodded and looked at the other shopkeepers and stewards.

"Lao Lin, Lao Chen, Lao Qian, Lao Cui!"

"I'm waiting here!"

There were more than ten people in total, all elderly people at home who had made great contributions to Ji.

"You, like Lao Zheng, also have two choices!"

"Say your decision!"

After Ji Song finished speaking, he sat down and waited. The other team members were also curious about what decision they would make.
As for envy?

hehe!There is nothing enviable about this. I haven’t heard what the head of the family has said. Anyone from the Ji clan can become the head of the branch clan as long as they are recognized by the head of the branch clan. This is the benefit of being a child of the Ji clan. Other people with other surnames want to get this. Rights require a lot of effort and time, but they have them at their fingertips!
"I choose to stay!" "I choose to stay too!"

"Me too!"

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Surprisingly, everyone chose to stay by themselves and sent their sons to establish separate families.

"You are..."

Ji Song raised his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Aren't you making things difficult for me? You have sent some young people, and there is no mature and prudent old man to take charge. How can you make me feel at ease?"

When Lao Qian heard Ji Song's words, he smiled and said: "This is what you have to live for. We are all old and don't know how many years we have left to live. There is no need to go back and forth. Just like that old thing, we have already Now that the Ji family is your home, where else can you go back?"

Ji Song thought it was going to be difficult, but he couldn't force them to go, so what should he do?
"How about this!"

After thinking for a while, he finally came up with a solution that was not a solution!

"You can't all go to the same place. Since you don't care whether you go back to your hometown or not, then I will make the decision for you, okay?"

Everyone shook their heads quickly and said, "Let the head of the family make the decision!"

"Okay! Let's go to the south and let three people go to Mingzhou, Xuanzhou and Hangzhou respectively! I still have some connections with these three places, so I won't go there in the dark. And the three places are not far away. Even if something happens, it will be safe. We can support each other.”

"The guild will notify you of the others later."

"In addition, I want to warn you. When you go back, you must make it clear that you must not use Ji's name until the moment of life and death. Otherwise, your qualifications to separate the family will be revoked and you will be left to fend for yourself!"

"You can do it?"

Several people were shocked and said loudly: "I'll understand later!"

After solving the problem of family separation, he looked at the Ji family members. As for Wang Xuance and Xue Li, he would not ask. They were both members of their own families. Once he opened his mouth, he would inevitably have conflicts with others. Being on bad terms is also bad for their reputation.He would not interfere with whatever choice they made in the end.

There are more than 300 Ji clan members who are eligible to come to the ancestral hall today. These people are the heads of each family. Liu Xiancheng represents Liu Gu today.

In recent years, not many members of the Ji clan have entered the official ranks, and even if they have, most of them are juniors.Most of the old people at the beginning chose one industry or several people jointly chose an industry to develop.Today's Ji family can be said to be full of flowers, with people from all walks of life.

To put it bluntly, if he had been born in troubled times, Ji Song would have been able to establish a complete ancient handicraft industry system with these people!
Iron smelting, carpentry, forging, silk reeling, weaving, farming, animal husbandry, construction, etc., involved in more than 100 industries.

It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time, otherwise it would really be possible to have an affair!
Putting aside the unrealistic thoughts, he said in a deep voice: "The Ji family's size and prosperity are largely due to you!"

"Uncle Shan, I'm afraid you have so much money now that you have nowhere to put it, right? Now the whole Guanzhong is your butcher shop. My nephew is short of money now. How about you support my nephew?"

Ji Song looked at the somewhat honest Ji Shan and smiled. Now he can still recall the scene where he risked his life to deliver prey to himself and his mother!

Fast forward more than 20 years, who would have thought that this honest man in his 40s would be in charge of the entire Guanzhong pork and cooked meat industry.As long as there is an order to stop selling meat today, the people in Guanzhong will not even be able to eat meat tomorrow.

"Hey, if you want it, just give me the number, and I'll move it right away!"

Jishan scratched the back of his head and smiled.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed. How could they not know Ji Shan's worth if others didn't know it?The idea the head of the family gave them at the beginning, but after ten years, the head of the family withdrew his members, now it is all his.

"Uncle Tiger, don't laugh. You and Uncle Shan are working together, miles and miles away. You are making a lot of money. Why don't you also support your nephew?"

Hearing this, Ji Hu waved his hand and said grandly: "What is money? Money is a bastard! If Song'er is short of money, Uncle Hu will bring him in a car tomorrow."

Ji Song teased each other, and everyone laughed.It seems that everyone is joking, but only Ji Song understands that as long as he really speaks today, these people will take out all their money even if they lose everything!

This is the charm of this era. A disunited family cannot last long and cannot survive in this era.

Only by holding together for warmth can we survive in this era.!
"All right!"

He pressed his hands down and said with a smile: "As for everyone, I have three requests here. As long as everyone has no problems, then you can decide on your own about the separation of the family."

"First, there are only a few people left in the Guanzhong land, and they are still those who are useless, or the old, weak, women and children. This separation of families is not just a play, but a real separation. Not only must the separation be done, but it must be done thoroughly!"

"Second, after the separation, I will give you two choices. One is to separate completely. In other words, apart from the blood relationship from now on, you will have nothing to do with the Ji family in Haorui County. Whether you are a dragon or an insect is up to you. My own. The second is to exist as a vassal of the Ji family, change my surname and name, and go to various parts of the Tang Dynasty to re-establish branch families."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this condition, and some could not even hold the tea cups in their hands.This is not a separation of families, this is severing ties!

Ji Song ignored them and continued.

"Third, after the family is separated, you are not allowed to seek personal gain in Ji's name until a critical moment. Once discovered, the rights of the head of the family will be taken back, and the token of the head of the family will be taken back. Life or death in the future depends entirely on the individual!"

Seeing that everyone looked ugly, Ji Song didn't take it seriously and said: "As the head of the family, I know this is unfair to everyone, but for Ji's sake, I have to do this evil thing!"

"In order to compensate everyone, all members of the Ji clan have an opportunity to ask for help from their master every 30 years. Come here with the token, and as long as it is verified to be correct, you can make a request. As long as the master of the Ji clan is still there, the Ji clan's ancestral hall If you are still there and can do it, it will definitely help you get through the difficulties!"

"Similarly, there is only one chance every 50 years for a family with a different surname!"

"This is my request. If you want to separate your family, you must abide by this rule. If you don't want to separate your family, you will still be a member of the Ji clan. They will naturally be taken care of, but they will still be sent to various places. There is no doubt about this!"

"I will give you half a month to make a decision. I will always be at Zhuangzi during this half month. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's the end of today's clan meeting. Let's all disperse!"

The door of the ancestral hall was reopened, which heralded the end of the most important clan meeting of the Ji family since its existence!

(End of this chapter)