Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

At the foot of Cangmang Peak, Song Changsheng and Zhuang Yuechan reluctantly said goodbye.

"Yuechan, please be careful on the road. Daqi has not been at peace recently." Song Changsheng held the beauty's jade hand, feeling a little reluctant to let go. However, both of them had their own missions, and obviously they could not be trapped in the love between children.

Zhuang Yuechan nodded slightly and said softly: "You too, the Thunder King Palace will not give up easily, so you must be careful."

"Don't worry, remember to say hello to Master for me when you get back."

"Then...I'm leaving." Zhuang Yuechan turned back three times with each step, and finally disappeared from Song Changsheng's sight.

Watching the beauty leave, Song Changsheng suddenly felt empty in his heart. He took a deep breath and turned around to go up the mountain.

The best way to divert his thoughts was to keep himself busy, so he held his first clan meeting since taking office.

In normal clan meetings, the members participating are usually the elders of the clan, so it is also called the Elders’ Council.

But the rules of the big clan meeting are different. In addition to the elders, clan elders and deacons of important family properties must also participate.

Soon, the meeting hall was filled with people one after another. Looking around, there were nearly forty people. Song Changsheng was sitting high in the chair, and next to him was Song Xianming.

The first row below is Song Xianyun, Song Luzhou, Xia Yunxue and other foundation-building monks. The second row is all white-haired old men. Almost all the monks of the "immortal" generation of the Song family are here, but there are only a dozen or so of them.

The last two rows are deacons who came back from various places, belonging to the grassroots force of the family.

The first item of the conference was to honor Song Xianming as the Supreme Elder.

The Supreme Elder devoted himself to cultivation in the Ruyun Palace. He never got involved except in important matters. He had no right to interfere with the general affairs of the family, and his status in the family was second only to the clan leader.

This matter had already reached a consensus among the family and was passed smoothly.

Song Changsheng then said: "The family currently has many elders, but their duties and responsibilities are not very clear, which greatly reduces the efficiency of operations. I intend to make adjustments. What do you think?"

"What the patriarch said makes sense. In fact, a hundred years ago, the powers of the family elders were not divided as they are now. It is time to make adjustments." Song Xianyun agreed.

"Please ask Grandpa Twenty-one to elaborate."

"In the past, when there were more than 20 foundation-building monks of the Song family at the most, the patriarch of the clan at that time, Uncle Yun Gui, clearly divided the powers of the family elders.

Generally speaking, they are divided into four categories: internal affairs elders, external affairs elders, honorary elders, and guest elders.

The duties of the house elders are mainly to deal with the general affairs of the clan, such as sorting out the family finances, teaching the younger generations, and rewarding and punishing merits and demerits, etc.

The foreign affairs elders, like Lu Tong and Chang Xiu today, were responsible for guarding the family's important industries or regions. In the past, they were also responsible for protecting and suppressing the family's affiliated forces.

A hundred years ago, both the Liuyun Mountains and the Wutong Mountains had foreign affairs elders responsible for intimidating all parties.

The above two types are also called powerful elders.

The honorary elders at the lower level are awarded to foundation-building monks who do not want to be involved in general affairs and only want to concentrate on cultivation. They have the right to vote, but do not participate in the daily management of the family.

Elder Keqing is worshiped by a family such as Taoist friend Wang Xuande. The two have a cooperative relationship and are not subordinate.

Later, the family suffered great changes, and many foundation-building monks died. This system was obviously inappropriate, so it was simplified to what it is today.

Patriarch, I have finished speaking. "

Song Changsheng understood immediately, nodded and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Twenty-One."

Then he turned his gaze to everyone and said: "My thoughts are similar to what the great elder said, but the division method mentioned by the great elder is a bit too detailed and is not suitable for the current situation of the family.

So I made some changes. If there is anything wrong, you can bring it up and discuss it together. "

Having said this, he paused, collected his thoughts and said: "Currently, the family has four halls and one pavilion: the General Affairs Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, the Fengyu Hall, the Baiyi Hall, and the Sutra Pavilion. Each hall controls Different powers.

It's just that the scope of this authority often changes due to different persons in charge, leading to some unnecessary confusion and thus affecting efficiency.

Therefore, I decided to abolish the current elder ranking system and divide them into general affairs elders, foreign affairs elders, Baiyi elders, punishment elders, and merit transfer elders according to their powers.

Among them, the general affairs elders sit in the general affairs hall, and there are general affairs deacons under them, who are responsible for handling the daily affairs of the family, issuing tasks, and approving the contributions of the clan members.

The Foreign Affairs Elder has newly established the Foreign Affairs Hall, which is responsible for coordinating all the family's external affairs, such as trade, diplomacy, spying on intelligence, and many matters related to the family's affiliated forces.

The Baiyi Elder sits in the Baiyi Palace and is responsible for managing the family's affairs related to Baiyi's cultivation. He is also responsible for selecting and cultivating clan members with relevant talents in the family, and is also responsible for sorting out the family's finances.

The Punishment Elder sits in the Law Enforcement Palace and has a family law enforcement team responsible for guarding important areas of the family and punishing clan members who violate clan rules.

The elder Chuan Gong sits in the Sutra Pavilion and is responsible for teaching the younger generations of the family, preaching and cultivating the scriptures, and also sorting out the Sutra Pavilion regularly.

In addition, the other foundation-building monks were assigned to all four sides to guard one side.

What do you think? "

Everyone carefully considered Song Changsheng's words and found that he had not actually made any major changes, but only defined everyone's scope of authority.

In this way, everyone will perform their duties, and there will be no infringement of other people's authority due to changes in positions.

This kind of thing is not uncommon. For example, Song Luzhou is responsible for the family finances, the issuance and exchange of contribution points, and is also in charge of various affairs of the Baiyi Palace. It seems that he is involved in everything, making it complicated and messy.

Another example is Song Xianyun. He is the great elder. In theory, all family affairs must pass through his hands. If he is greedy for power, he can definitely control the general affairs and finance, and become more patriarch than the patriarch.

If the great elder intends to fight for power with the clan leader, the consequences will be very serious. Although Song Xianyun is not such a person, what about the people behind him? Can they be as dedicated to the public as him?
No one can tell!
But this will no longer be the case after such a division because the terms of reference have already been delineated.

Song Xianyun was the first to express his position: "What the patriarch said is true, I have no objection."

The biggest obstacle to this adjustment of powers is Song Xianyun, the great elder, because all the powers he has are divided.

But now he was the first to express his agreement. Even he had no objection. Naturally, the others had no reason to object and expressed their agreement one after another.

"In this case, I will announce the latest personnel adjustments next. If everyone has different opinions, you can raise them." Song Changsheng took out the list he had prepared long ago and said solemnly:

"Song Luzhou will serve as the general elder."

"Song Xianyun will serve as the elder of the power transmission."

"Song Lujuan serves as the foreign affairs elder."

"The elder of punishment is served by Song Chang'an." "The elder of Baiyi is served by Xia Yunxue."

"Song Changxiu is responsible for guarding the mortal world."

"Song Lutong, Song Changxuan, and Song Changrong are responsible for guarding Wangyuefang City."

As soon as the appointment list came out, everyone present had mixed reactions.

They still agreed with most of the resignations, but they couldn't understand why the foreign affairs elder was Song Lujuan.

It's not that they have any objections to Song Lujuan, the main reason is that her qualifications are too junior, her breakthrough time was later than Song Qingxing's, and her usual performance is not outstanding.

In terms of authority, the foreign affairs elders are not at all lighter than the general affairs elders, and in some aspects they are even more important.

For such an important position, even if it wasn't the highly respected Song Xianyun or Song Luzhou, it would have to be Song Lutong, right?

However, it fell into the hands of Song Lujuan who had just made a breakthrough, which made everyone a little puzzled.

Of course, Song Changsheng had his own reasons for this arrangement.

Although Song Lujuan is still relatively young, he is very sophisticated in matters such as human relations, meticulous and has a unique vision. He is also very good at trade. It can be said that he is a perfect match for the authority of the foreign affairs elder.

It's just that she may be a little weaker in terms of intelligence, but Song Changsheng has decided to take charge of this aspect personally, so it won't affect anything.

Although he had his own reasons, Song Changsheng did not intend to explain too much. Whether it works or not depends not on words, but on actions. He turned his attention to Song Lu and said, "Auntie, are you confident that you can do it?"

Song Lujuan was a little excited. She had never thought that she could hold such an important position. After hearing Song Changsheng's words, she quickly stood up and said: "Report to the clan leader that he is qualified. If there are any mistakes or omissions, he is willing to be punished!"

"Very good, I believe you." Song Changsheng gave her an encouraging look, then looked at the crowd and said, "Are you willing to believe her for once?"

"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.

The clan leaders are willing to believe it, but does it matter whether they believe it or not? Obviously not important.

Suddenly, Song Lutong stood up and shouted: "Clan leader, this is wrong."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on him, and the atmosphere in the meeting hall became a little subtle for a while.

Someone winked at Song Lutong crazily, signaling him to sit down quickly.

After all, this is Song Changsheng's first clan meeting since he took over the throne. If anyone openly refutes his decision, it will undoubtedly undermine his prestige as the clan leader.

Song Lutong didn't notice anything, and shouted with dissatisfaction: "You have assigned everything to us, what are you doing yourself?"

As soon as these words came out, question marks appeared on everyone's heads.

Song Changsheng couldn't help but blink. He thought Song Lutong was dissatisfied with his appointment, but he didn't expect that this was what he wanted to say.

But think about it, Song Lutong hates general affairs. The greater his authority, the more things he has to do. He would rather practice and do nothing all day long. How could he object to his appointment?
After realizing this, the atmosphere in the meeting hall suddenly became harmonious again.

However, I have to say that Song Lutong raised an issue that is very worthy of concern.

Song Luzhou is responsible for general affairs, Xia Yunxue is responsible for finance, and Song Lujuan is responsible for diplomacy... They have been asked to do everything, so what does he, the patriarch of the clan, do?
Song Changsheng looked calm, coughed slightly and said: "During this period of time, I have discovered a problem, that is, there are still many deficiencies in the family's intelligence, so I decided to take charge of Fengyu Palace personally, and the rest will be done. I just ask you to work harder.”

This cannot be completely regarded as an excuse, because Song Changsheng really attaches great importance to intelligence work, and most of his next focus will be on this.

But the main reason is still wanting to be lazy.

Seeing that this thief was still willing to pursue further questions, Song Changsheng quickly changed the subject and said: "This time, Zhuang Yuechan, the direct disciple of the Great City Lord, revealed a piece of news to me.

After January, Luoxia City will hold a grand auction, which will release a large amount of [Foundation Building Pills] and various levels of monster materials.

There are also rare spiritual plants and various kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures that the coalition forces obtained during the attack on the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

This is an excellent opportunity for the family, so I decided to send someone to participate and bid for the [Foundation Building Pill]. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately became excited.

You know, in the beast wave a few years ago, Luoxia City seized a lot of great demon pills. After the war, they announced the refining of [Foundation Building Pill], and the auxiliary medicine for refining [Foundation Building Pill] was on the market. Almost wiped out.

It took so many years to refine it, so you can imagine how huge the quantity is.

Even excluding the part used by Luoxia City for its own use and the part allocated to the monks who had made meritorious deeds in the beast tide, the number of [Foundation Building Pills] left is definitely not a small number.

"Clan leader, do you know how many [Foundation Pills] can be released this time?" Song Lujuan stood up and asked.

When Song Changsheng heard this, he stretched out a finger and shook it.

"A hundred pills?" Everyone in the conference hall was excited again, eager to get them all.

But Song Lujuan seemed very calm, shook his head slightly and said: "If there is only this quantity, the result of the bidding may not be ideal."

This undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone on the spot, and for a moment everyone's eyes were focused on her.

"How do you say it?" Song Changsheng asked calmly.

"More than a hundred [Foundation-Building Pills] do sound like a lot, but in the Nineteen Prefectures of Daqi, the number of foundation-building forces alone is close to this number, not to mention those Qi-training forces and casual cultivators who want to go further. , their numbers are greater.

There are too many monks but too little rice. This [Foundation Building Pill] is simply not enough. "Song Luju sighed slightly. If there were only a dozen, the competition would not be so fierce.

As soon as these words came out, everyone calmed down. It is good that the Song family has developed rapidly in recent years, but on the other hand, the money has never been abundant, and it is indeed difficult to compete.

"That's right. This competition is bound to be very fierce. Everyone in the family must go all out. Our goal is to win five [Foundation Establishment Pills].

Of course, you can't put all your hopes in the auction. The family also has to keep up. Fifth Uncle, I will trouble you about refining the [Foundation Building Pill]. "

At Song Xianming's Purple Mansion Ceremony, Shen Qingxiu sent a big demon pill on behalf of Luoxia City. With Song Luzhou's level, it should be no problem to get three to five pills.

"Don't worry, I will do my best." Song Luzhou nodded slightly. He already had experience in refining, and he was confident that he could do better this time.

"Well, let Uncle Tong and Aunt Lu Yan go to Luoxia City in person and re-establish the contact point. The family will fully cooperate with you."

...(End of chapter)