Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 408: Appointment, Clan System (Part 1)_2

But today, Hou Yuxiao still took the opportunity to count the spoils of war to gather them all.

Seeing so many people present today, and all of them key figures of the family, they knew that today, Hou Yuxiao certainly had more to do than just count the spoils of war—there were other important matters to announce.

"Many have recently joined the family, and everyone should have an idea in their hearts, so I won't introduce them one by one. Let me speak directly about the overall situation.

By integrating all sect members from Tongling and the three counties of Hexi, the current number of martial artists in the family is 37,913;

There are 84 warriors in the Gang Qi Realm, 4 in the Dan Embracing Phase, 17 in the Gathering Evil Phase, and 63 in the Coagulate Gang Phase;

The rest are martial artists of the Open Body Realm, with 529 at the tenth level, 3,829 between the seventh and ninth levels, 11,982 between the fifth and sixth levels, and the remaining 21,487 individuals have cultivation below the fifth level."

Suddenly hearing this vast number, everyone couldn't help but gasp in amazement, but upon hearing the details of the cultivation levels, they felt as if doused with cold water and instantly calmed down.

If one were to consider the Hou Clan as a mere third-rate force, then its current strength would be considered unparalleled in the world, and it would be hard to find any third-rate force to compare with the Hou Clan.

But the Hou Clan's current status certainly can't be measured by third-rate standards, not to mention the many third-rate forces it absorbed, just the resources from the Tianding Sect and the Great Luo Sect were enough for the Hou Clan to reach the threshold of a second-rate power.

With over ten thousand sect members and a grandmaster to preside, the Hou Clan indeed had the qualifications to be promoted to a second-rate force, yet the people were not merely satisfied with this.

To establish themselves in the newly founded Hexi Prefecture, or even to completely control this region, the Hou Clan needed the strength of a first-class force, which was the most urgent desire in everyone's hearts at the moment!

"To become a first-class power, there must be over fifty thousand martial sect disciples and Yuan Dan Realm strongholds—these two conditions are indispensable. Given the Hou Clan's current finances and attractiveness, recruiting fifty thousand sect members would be easy if we opened up recruitment, the key lies in the Yuan Dan Realm strongholds..."

No sooner had Bai Yunfan finished speaking than everyone's eyes turned to Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yuduan, filled with hope, yet shaking their heads at the realization that both were still only second realm grandmasters.

They understood that expecting Hou Yuduan and Hou Yuxiao to advance from second realm grandmasters to the Yuan Dan Realm in a short time was definitely impossible.

"A tall tree catches the wind. With the family's current strength, if it weren't for the authority of the Holy Church, even holding onto Tongling and Wanyang counties would be impossible, let alone advancing to a second-class or even first-class power, which would immediately attract trouble. Therefore, the family's advancement should not be rushed."

Old Fifth's words always hit the nail on the head!

Seeing some people getting carried away, Hou Yuxiao's face revealed a hint of approval when Hou Yuduan's words calmed them down considerably.

"Directly governed by the family are Wanyang and Tongling, two prefectural cities, plus Baiye, Yulin, Zhaoyang, Tianling, Yunye, Jinchuan, Pinghu, Yeyin, Jinxiang, nine county cities, a total of eleven cities. Our business ventures cover four counties, including Tongling and Hexi.

But currently, we only have four organizations: the Qinglong Association, Zhaoyang Escort Agency, Hou Clan, and Zhaoyang Iron Guards. Moreover, among these four, the Qinglong Association and Zhaoyang Escort Agency are focused on business, the Hou Clan handles external family affairs, and Zhaoyang Iron Guards previously were responsible for guarding Zhaoyang County. We need manpower, a lot of manpower; Over thirty thousand people is not a lot!"

Hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, everyone's expressions instantly became solemn, and a surge of pride also rose slightly in their hearts as they realized the Hou Clan's territory had unexpectedly grown so vast.

"The demon chaos in Tongling County has almost completely destroyed the foundations of the Rakshasa Holy Sect, Fan Longhe and Gui Yutang, even if they return, they can't stir up any more trouble. Peng Yuhu is currently preparing to cross the river to campaign in Xuzhou with Zhan Taiqing and doesn't have time to care about Tongling County.

Wanyang County has already been bestowed upon our Hou Clan. The Rakshasa Holy Sect has no time to care about Longxiang and Yangping counties, so we can directly govern those cities. We must quickly send people to take over, and for Longxiang and Yangping counties, we also need to place our people there first. We don't know how long this war will last or how it will end, so it is wise to prepare in advance!"

Two counties, nine cities, eleven towns—the Hou Clan must firmly grasp them in hand, and the other two prefectural cities should not be overlooked either. If the Holy Church doesn't have the time to manage them, they should not be handed over to the Famed Sword Sect and Fengbo Hall.

Hou Yuxiao closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head to ask the others, "How do you think we should govern the two prefectural cities and nine county cities?"

Caught off guard, Li Sanyun asked with a peculiar look, "How else to govern if not to establish County Lords and County Magistrates, like the Rakshasa Holy Sect..."

Li Sanyun's expression changed before he could finish speaking, realizing what Hou Yuxiao meant by his question.

Like the Rakshasa Holy Sect, to set up County Lords and County Magistrates in the eleven cities—the Hou Clan didn't have the authority to do so. If they dared to act so boldly, they would immediately be branded as rebels and would never be able to establish themselves in Yongzhou.

"According to Zhan Taiqing, after the war, the newly established Hexi Prefecture will be autonomously governed by our three counties plus the four counties of Tongling. Those two prefectures and eleven cities will always be in our hands. Looking at the current situation, neither Famed Sword Sect nor Fengbo Hall has the qualifications to compete with us. Hexi Prefecture should also be within the grasp of our Hou Clan.

I suggest we establish three levels of City Lords to govern cities on the county, prefectural, and prefectural governor's levels, leading local government affairs, with specific duties the same as those of other places' County Lords, County Magistrates, and Prefectural Governors."