The Rongzi team is the team stationed in Yuan Family Fort. It ranks first among all the teams in the Yuan family. The captain Wang Rong is a monk who is about to advance to the middle stage of foundation building. Hearing Yuan Weidi's call, he immediately responded and led the six team members.
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Normally, when family elders are discussing matters, the internal team is not allowed to be present in the fort. After all, there is no need for outsiders to interfere in family affairs. Yuan Weidi suddenly called in the Rongzi team, which is not in line with family practice.
The oldest elder was about to scold him with a sullen face when he saw Yuan Weidi shouting sharply:
"I was ordered by my father to temporarily act as the clan leader. How can you, Yuan Gongfu, question it at will? My father is the current clan leader of the Yuan family, and all of us Yuan clan members must carry out his orders unconditionally!"
"Yuan Gongfu spoke arrogantly and disobeyed orders, and violated the etiquette of an elder. He is now deposed as an elder. Wang Rong, please capture him immediately and send him to the mines to be imprisoned forever!"
Several elders present were stunned by Yuan Weidi's cruel decision. Yuan Gongfu was startled for a moment, and just as he was about to roar, Wang Rong and his men directly pushed him to the ground, stuffed a handful of Ma Hutao into his mouth, and then tied him up.
He was dragged out firmly.
The Yuan family specially dug several caves in the mine to confine clan members who made serious mistakes. This is almost the most stringent family rule of the Yuan family, second only to being beaten to death with sticks on the spot.
Yuan Weidi glanced at the remaining six elders coldly and said:
"Before my father went into seclusion, he specifically told me that tonight I will inform the elders of my father's decision, rather than discuss it with the elders. If anyone violates my father's arrangements, he will be severely punished according to the clan rules!"
Yuan Gongshou is usually a domineering figure within the family. At this moment, Yuan Weidi used it as a tiger skin to make a banner, but the effect was extremely good. Several elders were suppressed by Yuan Gongshou's power, and they remembered that the troops in the fort were all
Being in the hands of Yuan Weidi, who was no less powerful than his father, he no longer dared to say anything.
Seeing that Yuan Weidi had the situation under control, Lin Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he suddenly killed a few elders in such a situation, it would certainly help scare the rest of the people, but that would only have a more negative impact.
The best way to conquer people's hearts is to use both kindness and power. After giving him a hard slap, Yuan Weidi followed Lin Qing's instructions and continued:
"The mine is the only source of income for our Yuan family. After the mine was returned to Mr. Lin Hou, all the income originally belonged to him. However, Mr. Lin is a generous man and understands that our Yuan family has a large population and will not have an easy life in the future, so he deliberately
Arrangements have been made so that each branch will not only continue to receive its annual quota as usual, but the quota will be increased by 20%!"
As soon as these words came out, the gloomy expressions on the faces of the six elders suddenly turned clear. As long as their inherent annual interests could be protected, they and other branches did not care who was in charge.
Lin Qing's arrangement seemed to be a big disadvantage, but in fact he had nothing to lose. He had already asked Yuan Weidi that most of the income from the mine was controlled by the main family leader, that is, the clan leader, and each branch received only
It's a drop in the bucket, and it's still very cost-effective to exchange a little profit for the stability of the mine.
"Not only that!" Yuan Weidi's eyes shone and he said loudly and emotionally: "The Marquis of Lin said that progressive children from various branches of the family can work as officials in the Marquis's Xinyi Prefecture. As long as they are children of our Yuan family,
, under the same circumstances, priority will be given to hiring, and even the children who stay in the mines, if they work hard and achieve outstanding results, will have the opportunity to be promoted to a higher position in the future!"
The six elders became excited when they heard that there was such a good thing. The Yuan family has been at peace for a long time. Each branch has a large group of idle children who have nothing to do and make trouble all day long. Not all of these children are suitable for cultivation and have the ability to cultivate.
There are also people who are good at writing and doing physical exercises. If they can get an official position in Xinyi Prefecture, they will have a bright future.
Lin Qing's promise was not intended to fool the Yuan family. For a big family like the Yuan family, regardless of whether they were studying literature or martial arts, the conditions were always better than those of ordinary families. Maybe they could select suitable people from them, and
The Yuan family's affiliated families are even more populous. It is of course a good thing to attract all the skilled people among them to Xinyi Prefecture.
The so-called becoming mature with old age is that the oldest elder reacts the fastest. After seeing that the situation is irreversible and that Yuan Weidi's temporary position as the acting clan leader is more beneficial to his branch, he took the lead in proposing that several elders salute the acting clan leader together.
, which can be regarded as officially recognizing Yuan Weidi's leadership position in the family.
Seeing that his dream for many years had come true, Yuan Weidi was very excited. He knew that Yuan Gongshou and Yuan Tiandang had already taken their cheap brother Yuan Xiaogua to practice in hell. It was impossible for anyone to pose a threat to him anymore.
His position as patriarch is now firmly established.
With a straight face, he began to explain the last thing arranged by Lin Qing:
"Elders, from now on, our Yuan family can be said to rely on Lord Lin to make a living. As Lord Lin becomes more and more prosperous, we can follow suit and take advantage. From now on, Lord Lin's orders will be the highest instructions of our Yuan family.
It must be carried out meticulously, otherwise don’t blame Wei Di’s strict family law!”
After seeing several elders saying yes, Yuan Weidi continued:
"Lin Houye doesn't want to leak the fact that the mine has been transferred to his name, so everyone must remember to keep it secret and not mention it to anyone. Everything can continue as before!"
The six elders looked at each other and didn't understand why Lin Qing had such a strange request. However, such a request had no disadvantages for them, so they all nodded in agreement.
"Elders, the slut Zhang sent people to rob and kill Mr. Lin. His crime is unforgivable. According to his father's wishes, he will be punished in public according to family rules. What do you think of the elders?" After everything was arranged, Yuan Weidi finally gritted his teeth.
He said what he wanted to say most.
Several elders had long been troubled by Zhang's unruliness, and now they attributed it to him as the main culprit that caused the ancestral mines to be given away. They all yelled and cursed, letting out the sullen mood they had been feeling all night long.
Originally, Yuan Weidi wanted to take the Zhang family into custody first, and then summon all the clan members to execute him in public after dawn. However, an elder suggested that if that were the case, it might be difficult to cover up the fact that the Zhang family sent people to kidnap and kill Lin Qing. After thinking about it, Yuan Weidi thought it made sense.
Moreover, Mrs. Zhang was Yuan Gongshou's wife after all, and she was still considered mother and son. If she were to be executed in public, it would easily arouse suspicion among the clan members who did not know why, so they nodded in agreement.
It was already late at night, and Mrs. Zhang was caught by Yuan Weidi's men while she was sleeping. She was inexplicably unaware of what happened.