Family Cultivation: Evergreen of the Song Family

Chapter 363: Expansion of the Wind Whispering Palace

What Song Changsheng did in Yangzhou and Xiangzhou had already been reported back to Lingzhou. He destroyed the Lieyang Sect and suppressed the Rong family. How powerful was that?
Therefore, when Song Changsheng led his team back in triumph, Lingzhou was in turmoil, and all the cultivators in Lingzhou felt proud.

After all, Lingzhou has been bullied by Yangzhou over the years, and now they can finally vent their anger.

For a time, the Song family's prestige in Lingzhou became increasingly profound.

Song Xianyun, who was bedridden, held his breath hard after hearing the news and burst into hearty laughter. Afterwards, he held his great-grandson Song Qingyang's hand and said with a smile: "My long-cherished wish has finally come true today. I have no regrets even if I die now."

Song Qingyang had tears in his eyes and cried, "Great Grandfather, what nonsense are you talking about? Qianqian is about to give birth, and the clan leader has not yet held the Purple Mansion Ceremony. There are so many things to do, you must persevere."

"Yes, there are still so many things to do... I really hope God can give me another ten years of life..." Song Xianyun stared at the ceiling in a daze, his voice gradually becoming weaker.

Song Qingyang, who was beside the bed, was startled and hurriedly checked with trembling hands. He found that Song Xianyun had just fallen asleep before he breathed a sigh of relief and slumped on the floor. An endless sadness surged in his heart. He knew that day would not be long...

After Song Changsheng returned to his family, he first went to the Soul Lamp Hall to pay tribute to the clan members who died in the war, and then convened a high-level meeting to make a post-war summary and plan for the future.

As usual, the meeting began with a report on the casualties in the expedition against the Lieyang Sect.

Due to their absolute advantage, the casualties caused by this battle were not large and were still within an acceptable range, but it still made the Song family's already insufficient manpower even worse.

"Clan leader, after a series of battles, there are only 624 clan monks left, and with Yulong's branch, there are only 702 people left.

I think that the clan should focus on increasing population and recuperating, and must not start fighting again." Song Luzhou said solemnly in the meeting hall.

Upon hearing this, the elders all showed expressions of approval.

This was not just Song Luzhou's idea, but the common idea of ​​everyone in the Song family from top to bottom.

After all, looking at the entire human cultivation world, it is indeed rare to find a Zifu family as "poor" as the Song family.

This "shabby" does not refer to the family's financial resources or background, but to the population and the number of monks in the family.

Not to mention the distant past, let’s just take the Rong family and the Lieyang Sect, whose overall strength is slightly weaker than the Song family.

Which one of them does not affect millions of people and has thousands of disciples?
Not to mention those who are stronger than the Song family. Take the Tianjian Sect, the current number one Purple Mansion force, for example. The population they protect has exceeded tens of millions, and they have thousands of disciples.

This is because the Tianjian Sect follows the elite route, and all the disciples in the sect are sword practitioners, otherwise the number of people would be even greater.

For example, in the former Luoxia City, before the beast tide came, there were nearly 30,000 disciples, and the Song family could not even match a fraction of that.

Although they are both Purple Mansion forces, the gap between them is even more obvious than that between humans and monkeys.

Some people may say that no matter how many low-level monks there are, they are not as good as one high-level monk. Instead of cultivating so many mediocre people, it is better to take the elite route and only cultivate talented people.

It is actually not wrong to say this. In this world where the strong are respected, a Purple Mansion cultivator is far more important than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, genius is the guarantee for a force to climb upward.

But if you say that those low-level monks are useless, you are totally wrong.

In this world, the birth of a genius is ultimately a low-probability event. Only with a large enough population can this probability be infinitely magnified.

For example, among one thousand people and ten million people, which one has a higher chance of giving birth to a person with natural spiritual roots?

The answer is obvious.

Therefore, the development of a force cannot be separated from the support of a large population.

With a larger population, there will naturally be more monks. With more monks, they can control a larger territory. With territory, they can obtain more resources. With a stable source of resources, the speed of cultivation will naturally increase. This is the use of low-level monks.

You can understand them as tools to support the strong and the geniuses.

Although it is cruel to say this to them, it is the truth.

If you want to survive in this cruel world, you must have your own value. Being a tool can at least help you survive and get shelter.

The problem that the Song family is facing now is that the territory is large enough and the resources are sufficient, but there are not enough "tools" to mine and manage them.

That's why Song Luzhou listed it as the most serious problem facing the Song family at present.

Song Changsheng pondered for a moment after hearing this, then looked at Song Luzhou and asked, "Where are the areas in the family that are most short of manpower now?"

"The family and Wangyue Market are still able to make ends meet, but Zhangye County and Yangzhou are in great need of manpower.

Especially in Yangzhou, those bastards from Lieyang Sect carried out large-scale destruction of those important industries when they recalled their men.

The mine caves were blown down, the spirit veins were destroyed, the spirit springs were polluted, and even the larger spirit gathering places were damaged to varying degrees. Restoring them would require a lot of manpower and material resources.”

Song Luzhou felt so angry every time he talked about this. Wang Yuesong was too ruthless. He left no way out for himself and destroyed everything that could be destroyed.

The Lieyang Sect occupies the most essential part of the entire Yangzhou. If they do not invest manpower and material resources to restore it, then apart from the tribute paid by the seven major families every five years, the Song family will hardly be able to obtain any high-level resources in Yangzhou.

This is unacceptable to anyone.

Therefore, the resource points that can be restored must be restored. The Song family still has sufficient material resources for the time being, and the biggest problem is the lack of manpower.

The situation in Zhangye County was different. Not long ago, Song Yulong sent someone to report that he had accidentally discovered a third-level [lapis lazuli vein].

Lapis lazuli is a very rare spiritual material that can be used for refining weapons and setting up formations. A pea-sized piece of lazuli is worth as much as one hundred low-grade spiritual stones.

The stone marrow that accompanies the mineral veins is even more valuable and can be a treasure that can be auctioned.

The mine discovered by Song Yulong is a rich mine. As long as it is properly planned, it will become a major economic pillar of the Song family.

However, this kind of mineral vein will produce a large amount of harmful gas during the mining process. Mortals will die if they inhale it. Only monks can use spiritual power to block it.

Therefore, a large number of monks are needed there to mine lapis lazuli.

“I remember that the family captured more than 300 prisoners. We should have taken their heads to comfort the deceased souls of the family. Since we are short of people, we will send them all to Zhangye to dig mines for the rest of their lives.

Let the brothers of the Yulong clan take care of it, and I will give them 10% of the income from the [Lazurite Mine]. "Song Changsheng's light words directly turned more than 300 cultivators into coolies.

"That's great." Song Luzhou nodded with satisfaction. He had been thinking about these prisoners for a long time.

"As for Yangzhou, let's send 50 people over there to restore the spirit stone veins and the third-tier veins first, and we can deal with the rest later. If it doesn't work, we can sell a batch at a low price."

Hearing this, Xia Yunxue frowned slightly and said, "In this way, the family will be short of manpower." "Except for the core industries, let's give up other industries for the time being." Song Changsheng stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Since there are not enough people, he can only use this method of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

"Oh, I understand." Xia Yunxue sighed and did not continue to fight for it. She knew very well what the current situation of her family was.

After the redistribution, the manpower problem was barely solved, and the next issue was to increase the population and recuperate.

There is nothing much to say about increasing the population. Just have children, have children as much as you can, and have children as hard as you can.

Song Changsheng had proposed this point eight years ago, and the effect has been very significant. Currently, the Song family's population in the secular world has reached nearly 1.2 million. During these eight years, the Song family has increased its population by more than 100,000!

This is a very gratifying number, and what is even more surprising is that the oldest group of these new populations are already eight years old, which is the age for testing their spiritual roots.

It can be seen from the number of people that at this year's Ascension Conference, there are definitely a lot more tribesmen with spiritual roots than in the past.

Song Changsheng's gaze moved among everyone and finally landed on Song Qingqing.

"Qingqing, you will lead the team to host the family's Immortal Ascension Conference in half a year."

"I obey your command, niece." Song Qingqing's pretty face immediately showed joy. The reward for hosting the Ascension Conference is proportional to the number of people with spiritual roots and their qualifications. This is a top-notch job.

Song Changsheng nodded slightly, and then said: "Everyone has witnessed the performance of Fengyu Palace in this battle. I have decided to further expand the scale."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Luzhou stood up and complained: "My great clan leader, where is the manpower in the family to expand the Wind Whisper Palace?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Wu. Just listen to me." Song Changsheng smiled slightly, signaling Song Luzhou to be patient, and then said: "The family does not have any extra manpower at the moment, but don't forget that there are nearly three million ordinary people under the Lieyang Sect. Instead of letting others get the advantage, we might as well use them ourselves."

"Does the clan leader mean to recruit cultivators from other families?" Song Luyun said it all at once.

"Not bad." Song Changsheng nodded.

Upon hearing this, the hall suddenly exploded.

With a population of three million, many children with spiritual roots can be born every year. If they are absorbed, it will indeed be able to quickly alleviate the Song family's shortage of manpower.

But there is a very big hidden danger in this. The Song family is a family of cultivators. If a large number of cultivators from other families pour in, it may be okay in the short term, but over a long period of time, it will inevitably lead to division and even the loss of power, with outsiders suppressing the original family.

By that time, the Song family will no longer be the Song family.

Without waiting for anyone to refute, Song Changsheng immediately explained: "I know what you are worried about. It's not too late for you to refute after I finish speaking my mind.

I plan to set up two halls in Fengyu Palace, one is the dark hall and the other is the hidden hall.

The main responsibility of the Dark Hall is to gather information for the family and place spies, which requires a large number of manpower. Moreover, it is more convenient for monks from other families to act than monks from the family.

In the past, our family had fallen into decline, so few people were on guard against us, and the family monks still had the opportunity to be embedded in other forces. But now it is different, and many people are wary of us.

All we need to do is use the [Bloodline Tracing Technique] to find out who the Song clan members are. There is no chance for undercover agents at all."

Human magic is varied and strange, among which there are spells that can identify blood relationships. When recruiting people, many sects are accustomed to testing the surrounding large clans or hostile forces.

In the past, the Song family was just a foundation-building family. Forces such as the Huansha Sect and the Tianjian Sect would not care about them, so they were lucky enough to be able to insert one or two people in.

But now that the Song family has aroused the vigilance of other Purple Mansion forces, there is no chance of luck.

Therefore, it is imperative to train secret agents from other families. After all, it doesn't matter how these people are tested.

In Song Changsheng's opinion, as long as they are strictly screened, trained from childhood, and instilled with the idea of ​​loyalty to the family, cultivators from other families can be used smoothly.

Moreover, as spies, most of them hide in the dark, have no possibility of holding power, and do not have many opportunities to come into contact with family monks. Naturally, there will be no conflicts, and there will be no bloody plots such as family monks oppressing monks from other families and then they rise up to resist.

The most important thing is, there is no need to worry about them colluding to fight for power, because they don't know each other and are extremely scattered. Even if one or two people with evil ambitions emerge, it is impossible to shake the family.

After he explained his reasons, everyone gradually dispelled their doubts.

Song Luzhou even took the initiative to ask about the responsibilities of "Yin Tang".

“The responsibility of the Hidden Hall is very simple, that is, to train the family’s hidden guards. You can think of it as a sharp blade in the dark for the family.

Some matters that the family is not convenient to deal with can be handled by the secret guards, such as assassination, silencing, and clearing out the family.

When it comes to secret guards, my principle is to have neither talent nor loyalty. "

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

Secret guards are nothing new. Any force with a bit of ability will have such an elite force. They hide in the dark and are responsible for handling some shady matters.

In addition, it also serves as an unknown backup force that can turn the tide at critical moments.

Sects like the Jinwu Sect, Tianmai Sect, Luoxia City, and Tianjian Sect all have similar powers and are extremely powerful.

Song Changsheng is just repeating what others have said.

The only difference is that it is divided into two halls.

Those in charge of intelligence should concentrate on obtaining intelligence, and those in charge of killing should work hard on cultivation and kill people with peace of mind, and they don't need to worry about anything else.

"Two more gold-devouring beasts." Song Luzhou smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Not to mention the Dark Hall, building an intelligence network is a bottomless pit and the money spent is huge.

The same goes for the Hidden Hall. Although the number of people is only a fraction of that of the Dark Hall, they are absolutely generous when it comes to spending money, because these are the elite among the elite.

You don't even have the foundation to build your skills, and you still have the nerve to be a secret guard?

It's embarrassing to tell anyone.

It takes a long time and costs a lot of money, which is the true portrayal of the two halls.

Song Changsheng is just setting up a framework now. If he wants to really play a role, he will have to wait for dozens or even hundreds of years...

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(End of this chapter)