Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 411: Appointment, Clan System (Part 2)_2

Upon hearing the name "Thousand Cities Bureau," everyone's faces revealed an inexplicable expression as they looked at Hou Yuxiao, their hearts slightly shocked.

"Just eleven cities, and already calling it the Thousand Cities Bureau, Family Head, your ambition is quite something..."

"Right, Old Fifth, why don't you share your thoughts with everyone?"

After arranging so many positions, Hou Yuxiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked curiously at Hou Yuduan, wanting to know what his ideas were.

"The Xuanting Bureau, the Mi Yao Department, the Mansion Treasury Administration, the Thousand Cities Bureau, along with the Qinglong Association, Zhaoyang Escort Agency, Zhaoyang Army, and both the Upper and Lower Hou Sects, our Hou Clan now has a total of nine organizations under its jurisdiction, which pretty much covers all the affairs the clan can currently manage. Although it may seem a bit cumbersome, to take everything into consideration, we had no other choice," Hou Yuduan stepped forward slightly and said this first, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, particularly looking at Li Sanyun and the three Gao brothers, hesitating slightly before he continued.

"The Hou Clan rose from Zhaoyang. Although it originated from our five families, with its development up to now, there are more than thirty thousand martial artists within the clan, and nearly a hundred thousand people when including ordinary folk. Especially Master Li, Big Boss Liu, Patriarch Bai, Gang Leader Nie, as well as the Gao brothers—Gao Changlong, Gao Changhu, and Gao Changbao—and many brothers from the Mansion Army who have joined the family, the Hou Clan is now not only ours but also belongs to everyone. Hence, in the future, the family cannot be governed by the eldest brother alone, and everyone should have a say in the matter!"

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Upon hearing Hou Yuduan's words, the crowd looked at him in astonishment, their heads lifting abruptly.

What did he mean by not letting Hou Yuxiao make all the decisions...

Even the Fourth Elder Hou Yujie and Second Elder Hou Yucheng looked at Hou Yuduan with disbelief, wondering if he had lost his mind.

"There's no need for concern, what Yuduan has said is correct. Continue!"

When Hou Yuxiao's voice suddenly rang out, everyone turned to look at him and found that his face did not show any displeasure. They then listened attentively as Hou Yuduan continued.

"The leaders of the nine major organizations shall be collectively known as the Nine Commanders, and that should be the highest position in the clan currently, serving as the high-level executives, of course, just below the eldest brother.

I propose from today onwards, we establish a Cabinet within the family. The Cabinet will consist of nine seats, with the Family Head, being the eldest brother, as the most honored. Any major clan affair should be subject to the Cabinet's vote for resolution. Each of the nine has one vote, while the eldest brother alone has two votes. Decisions must be passed by a majority—more than half—to take effect. I wonder, what are your thoughts on this proposal?"

"May I ask Fifth Young Master, what constitutes a major clan affair, and how should it be distinguished specifically?" Among the varied expressions of the crowd, Li Sanyun was the first to voice his uncertainty.

"For the Hou Clan's Nine Departments, any affair requiring the use of more than three departments is a major clan affair. The mobilization of more than six departments can only be authorised by the Family Head himself. You commanders, aside from following the Family Head's orders, as long as you can bear the consequences, may freely deploy your own forces. No one can interfere except for the Family Head. Naturally, if consequences arise that are not good or even detrimental to the clan, you will bear the responsibility!"

Hou Yuduan had obviously anticipated this question and directly responded.

The crowd's gaze began to flicker upon hearing his answer...

Commander of the Qinglong Association: Gao Cheng,

Commander of the Zhaoyang Escort Agency: Liu Jianghong,

Commander of the Zhaoyang Army: Hou Yucheng,

Commander of Upper Hou Gate: Hou Yujie,

Commander of Lower Hou Sect: Hou Yuling,

Commander of Xuanting Bureau: Bai Yunfan,

Commander of the Mi Yao Department: Li Sanyun,

Commander of both the Thousand Cities Bureau and Mansion Treasury Administration: Hou Yuduan,

Everyone thought over the nine commanders Hou Yuduan had just mentioned and then lifted their heads to look at Hou Yuxiao with an indescribable expression.

At first glance, this rule seemed to have little effect—Hou Yuxiao as the Family Head only had two votes. But with Hou Yujie, Hou Yuling, Hou Yucheng, and Hou Yuduan together, that was five votes. If Gao Cheng was added, the Hou side still had a total of eight votes, and essentially, it still seemed that Hou Yuxiao had the final say.

However, the crux of the matter was that this rule did effectively distribute some of Hou Yuxiao's authority as Family Head, granting the Nine Commanders significant power. Besides, positions were not set in stone. Only people like Li Sanyun had recently joined the Hou Clan, but if one day, more and more people joined the Hou Clan, and the situation evolved, then this rule could limit Hou Yuxiao's power...

Would Hou Yuxiao agree to this proposal?

"Old Fifth!"

Hou Yucheng glared at Hou Yuduan, his voice clearly tinged with anger, and beside him, the Fourth Elder Hou Yujie had the same expression, evidently having significant objections to Hou Yuduan at this moment.

Despite Hou Yuxiao starting to downplay the fact that Gao Cheng, Gao Hu, Hou Fei, Hou Ying Hou Cun, and others were not core members of the Hou Clan from a very early stage,

After the amalgamation of the four third-tier forces with the Hou Clan, Hou Yuxiao always paid close attention to others' thoughts, clearly intending to downplay the truth that he and his four siblings were the rulers of the Hou Clan.

These two had seen these matters clearly and understood in their hearts that this was what the eldest brother was doing to enhance the family's cohesion. Hence, in any situation, they both tried their best to support Hou Yuxiao.

But no matter what, in their hearts, they had never forgotten that the true masters of the Hou Clan could only be the five siblings. They knew that Hou Yuxiao's deliberate efforts were for the development of the family, and that was why they were willing to cooperate.