Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 407: Appointment, Clan System (Part 1)

"First, the current silver: the first four chests of current silver add up to 42.2 million taels; from the last chest, we can take out a sixth, which is 2.85 million taels, giving a total current silver of 45.05 million taels.

Next, martial arts: there are two first-class martial arts, 'Tianding Divine Fist' and 'Great Luo Buddha's Hand'; five second-rate martial arts; and a total of fifty-seven third-rate martial arts.

Tongling County and Wanyang County are now under our family's control, and the properties of the Great Luo Sect and the Tianding Sect should rightfully belong to the Hou Clan.

Additionally, Pinghu County of Wanyang County, Yeyin County of Longxiang County, and Jinxiang County of Yangping County, where the local forces have all been wiped out; after the Rakshasa Holy Sect promised to construct Hexi Prefecture, only establishing the Prison Admin Department in the prefectural city, these three county cities naturally also belong to the Hou Clan.

Also, the Fan Family of Longxiang County City, Dongning Escort Agency, Feiyun Gang of Yangping County City, and Beichen Escort Agency have all been annihilated, and their assets have fallen into our hands.

Counting all this, we are to newly take over the businesses of two second-rate and fourteen third-rate forces, and with the establishment of operations in four prefectures and fifteen counties, totaling nineteen cities, I estimate the family's annual income could reach at least eight million taels."

The long string of numbers Hou Yuduan announced left all thirty-plus people in the room speechless, staring blankly at him.

Current silver 45.05 million, estimated annual income 8 million...

According to what Hou Yujie just said, the annual revenue of the Great Luo Sect is over 4 million taels. That means the Hou Clan's current annual income could reach twice that of the Great Luo Sect, and that's just an estimate; the actual figure may be even higher.

"What's the typical annual income for a first-class power?"

"When I was young, I once went to Xingnan Prefecture and stayed with the Xiong Yun Gang for a while and heard that their annual income was just over ten million..."

Upon hearing the exchange between Bai Yunfan and Li Sanyun, everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement yet also a hint of hidden concern.

Xiong Yun Gang has been a dominant first-class force in Xingnan Prefecture for a thousand years; the fact that the Hou Clan's annual revenue could match theirs naturally excited everyone, but alongside the excitement, there unavoidably arose a twinge of fear.

A man is not guilty; he is guilty because he possesses a jade.

Xiong Yun Gang has official gang members numbering over one hundred thousand, with numerous strong members including a double-digit number of Grandmaster realm experts. Their leader, Xiong Ding Tian, also known as Sky Leveler and ranked 37th on the Demon Head Ranking, is a renowned master in the Yuan Dan Realm of the Xiayuan Path.

Although the Double Dragons of the Hou Family have a notable reputation, they are, after all, just two Grandmaster realm martial artists. They are considered formidable within second-rate forces, but when placed in front of a powerful first-class force like Xiong Yun Gang, they seem somewhat lacking.

Even just from the fact that the two brothers have made it onto the Demon Path New Star Ranking, it's apparent that the martial world still largely views them as two exceptionally talented youngsters.

With such a big disparity in power but earnings that are nearly equal, if someone with ill intentions came to know of this, the Hou Clan would soon become the target of many.

"Don't worry; as long as the war in both states hasn't ended, the outside world's attention will remain fixed on the Rakshasa Holy Sect and the Wanjian Holy Sect. For now, to those larger forces, the Hou Clan is still too weak to be of any concern."

Furthermore, we currently control Tongling and the three counties in Hexi under the decree of the Holy Church; even if someone were to find out about this, they wouldn't dare offend the Holy Church by targeting us openly."

Hou Yuxiao knew exactly what everyone was concerned about. After all, since taking over Wanyang County, he had already started planning how to annex the three counties in Hexi. These considerations had naturally been his top priority.

"Elder brother is right; it indeed won't happen yet. However, once the battles at the two Holy Lands conclude, those people's focus will inevitably turn towards the three counties in Hexi. At that point, if the Hou Clan lacks sufficient strength and the protection of the Holy Church, our situation could become precarious!"

Hearing Hou Yuduan's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

Right now, the Holy Church's forces are still stationed outside Longxiang County, with both sides of the Tongtian River serving as battlegrounds for the two Holy Lands. At this time, other forces from Yongzhou that dare to get involved, whether to target the Hou Clan or seize territory opportunistically, would be playing tricks behind the Rakshasa Holy Sect. If noticed by the Rakshasa Holy Sect, they would face serious trouble.

"Since the upheaval in Tongling, the Medicine Dust Sect, Hongdao Gang, Bai Clan, and West Cloud Escort Agency—four organizations have joined the Hou Clan; including the Mansion Army, combined with the recent conflict in the three Hexi counties, our family now should have quite a few martial artists at hand. Old Fifth, why don't you outline our current situation!"

On hearing Hou Yuxiao's prompt, everyone immediately perked up.

Today, a total of 35 people were present.

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