Cultivation in the Family: Everyone is a villain

"Brother, we agreed this time that I will take the lead. During the time you went to Tianling County, those bastards often came to provoke me. If you hadn't asked me to endure it during this period, I would have taken action and killed those bastards.

Got it!"

Hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, Hou Yucheng looked excited. He took a step forward, and the sword on his waist suddenly made a sound, as if he, like his master, could no longer hold back.

Seeing Hou Yucheng's appearance, Hou Yuxiao suddenly frowned.

Weren’t you the ones who killed the more than 30 people in Nanling Mountain? You still have the nerve to say that you endured it during this period of time...

"No hurry, tell me about Hou Men's current personnel situation so that I can make arrangements first!"

In order to facilitate the concentration of strength, all the warriors of the Hou family were unified and assigned to the Hou Clan by Hou Yuxiao. As the strongest armed force of the family, the leaders of the Hou Clan are naturally their five brothers and sisters. Originally, the positions of the five dragon heads were determined, but the fifth

Hou Yuduan was stubborn and unwilling to join, so only the four dragon heads were left.

Hou Yuxiao, the head of the family, naturally serves as the head of the dragon, followed by three others: Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, and Hou Yujie.

The upper Houmen is under the control of the second dragon leader Hou Yucheng, the lower Houmen is under the fourth dragon leader Hou Yujie, and the third dragon leader Hou Yuling is currently in charge of the family business, responsible for the operation of the iron ore and medicinal materials business, and often travels in Tongling County and the surrounding two counties.

Therefore, he is also responsible for collecting intelligence information from the Jianghu.

Upon hearing Hou Yuxiao asking about Hou Men's situation, Hou Yucheng and Hou Yujie nodded and answered one after another.

"Currently, there is only the Kui tribe led by Hou Fei in the Shanghou Sect. Hou Fei, the leader, has an eighth-level cultivation. Among the thirty people under his jurisdiction, eight are at the sixth level, and the remaining 22 are all at the fifth level."

"Although all the twelve earthly branches of Xiahoumen have opened stalls, currently there is only one Zishu stall. The head of Zishu stall, Hou Cunkai, has a seventh-level cultivation. Fifty-four of the hundred people under his command are all first-level cultivations.

Thirty-two double levels and fourteen third levels of cultivation.

Among the other eleven earthly branches, except Hou Ying, the head of Chenlong, who has a seventh-level cultivation and leads six people, the other ten stalls all have a sixth-level cultivation and only has five people under his command, all of whom are first-level cultivation.

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After Hou Yuxiao pondered for a moment, he roughly understood this series of numbers. The total number of people in the upper sect was 31, and the total number of people in the lower sect was 163, which was exactly in line with the current number of warriors in the family, 194.

There is only one warrior at the eighth level, Hou Fei, two at the seventh level, Hou Cun and Hou Ying, ten at the sixth level, twenty-two at the fifth level, fourteen at the third level, thirty-two at the second level, leaving 111 people.

They are all the first level of cultivation.

Counting the five of them, the current total number of warriors in the family is 199, only one short of breaking through the two hundred mark!

The key point is that among the five of them, except Hou Yuduan, the other three are all at the tenth level of marrow cleansing realm. Hou Yuxiao himself is a master of the half-step Gangqi realm. In the entire Zhaoyang County, he only needs to be afraid of Ren Feng.

one person.

"Unknowingly, the family has such amazing power!"

Hou Yucheng was the only one who sighed, but the other two breathing sounds were obviously aggravated, and it was Hou Yujie and Hou Yuling.

Only Hou Yuduan is in control of the family's finances. He has long known the number of warriors in the family, so when he heard these numbers, he didn't feel much. On the contrary, a little sadness rose in his eyes.

Seeing the excitement in everyone's eyes, he couldn't help but pour cold water on it and spoke leisurely from the side.

"There are too many people, and there is also a lot of consumption. Since Big Brother established the salary system for warriors, in addition to the necessary training expenses, these 194 warriors will have to spend about 1,500 taels per month in salary alone. This is still Hou Hou

Cunhou Yinghou is not the three retainer with the highest cultivation level and does not receive salary.

In addition, each person has one set of clothing per month, which costs 5 taels of silver per month, which is 1,000 taels per month, as well as the usual aftermath of brothers being injured or even dead. If these three items are added together, the clan will earn 5 taels of silver per month.

It will cost 3,000 taels of silver, which will be 36,000 taels in one year.

In addition to the expenses of the warriors, there are also more than 800 ordinary people in the clan, who spend at least 1,600 taels of silver every month.

Not to mention other temporary expenses, for example, my eldest brother took 6,000 taels from me last time he went to Tianling County."

When Hou Yuduan said this, he glanced at Hou Yuxiao resentfully.

I just took over the clan's account book at the beginning of this year. At that time, my eldest brother spent money to give a heavy gift to Ren Feng. There was only more than 30,000 taels of silver left in the account. I bought a hundred horses from the people at Hou Feizi Shu stall and spent 5,000.

The two taels of silver were all spent in less than three months due to the consumption of the clan's martial arts practice and the eldest brother recruiting people everywhere.

There is only the last month left this year. The iron ore and medicinal materials business in Nanling Mountain, after deducting all the costs, and deducting the 40% tax paid to the county government, can only earn 24,000 taels at most, which is equivalent to 24,000 taels per month.

Less than 2,000 taels.

At present, these two businesses make the most money for the family. They earn 2,000 taels per month. Including the protection fee of Changle Street, more than 100 shops can earn about 1,000 taels per month, and the total monthly income is 3,000.

two.

I have calculated the previous consumption expenses, and they all add up to at least 5,000 taels per month. The current income of the family is far from enough. The only reason we can maintain it till now is because of the 30,000 taels in the account book at the beginning of the year.

But as of yesterday, I only have less than 3,000 taels left on hand. If this continues, let alone the 200 warriors, I am afraid that the clan will no longer be able to support those servants..."

The three people who were lamenting the increase in family strength a second ago suddenly became sober after listening to Hou Yuduan's words, showing a hint of helplessness.

Although Hou Yuxiao was already prepared for these figures and did not show a look of helplessness on his face, he sighed slightly in his heart and felt that the pressure had increased sharply.

A penny can stump a heroic man!

It is true that the family's strength has increased, but the bigger the stall, the more money is needed to maintain it. Everyone understands this truth!

Warriors have to practice, and ordinary people have to eat. Now there are only five of them blood relatives of the Hou family, including Zhao Si, Wang Wu, Hou Fei, Hou Ying, Hou Cun, and the other ten stalls at the Twelve Earthly Branches Stall.

The fifteen old people are all considered to be the Hou family. They can follow the Hou family for free. What about the others?

In this world, no one is a fool. If you don't provide tangible benefits, they won't even look at you, let alone join the Hou family.

Someone has calculated that the total number of warriors in Zhaoyang County is less than a thousand. The four major forces plus the county government account for nearly 70%. The Hou family can have 200 warriors, and their strength is already at the absolute top of the five.

Already.

And the biggest contribution to the reason why the Hou family can attract so many warriors to join is the string of numbers that Hou Yuduan just said.

In fact, the business operations of the four warrior factions in Zhaoyang County are not much different, and their monthly profits are almost the same. The Hou family's rapid development in the past year was entirely due to the overdraft of family assets.

A year ago, when Hou Yuxiao promulgated these plans, Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, Hou Yujie all opposed it. However, seeing Hou Yuxiao's insistence, the three finally compromised. Now that they heard that the family's money could no longer support them, naturally they all

Eyes focused on him.

"Money is more important, or strength?"

Facing the gazes of the four people, Hou Yuxiao asked calmly. The answer was almost yes. He continued to speak without waiting for the four people to answer.

"Back then, the old man just came to Zhaoyang County and was unfamiliar with the place. Although he had strength, he could not defeat four people with two fists. When he saw such a treasure in Nanling Mountain, he did not dare to monopolize it by himself.

In desperation, he approached the county government to cooperate, united the three major forces, and five parties worked together to develop Nanling Mountain. Now, the medicinal materials and iron ore produced by Nanling Mountain every month have a total value of 16,000 taels, and after deducting 40% of the tax, there is still

Ten thousand taels or more will be divided equally among the five families.

When the old man came here, he was the only one with us five children. It was understandable that he was worried and a little lacking in strength.

But things are different now. When the five of us go out, the whole Zhaoyang County will be shaken. That day in the Sacred Heart Center, that old man Ren Feng didn't dare to react at all when I was so humiliated.

That’s an example!”

Hou Yuxiao's domineering words echoed in the martial arts training ground. The four people looked slightly startled. After a moment of pause, they continued to speak with a seductive tone.

"What do you think about the entire Nanling Mountains belonging to our Hou family?

The monthly protection fee for a Changle street is 1,000 taels. What if we also collect the protection fees for two Changle and Feiyun streets?

In addition to the two businesses of iron ore and medicinal materials, Feiyingmen also has a Feiying Escort Bureau jointly opened with Ren Feng, which specializes in business in Tongling County. It is said that the monthly income is more than a thousand taels. If this escort agency is managed by our Hou

Who will do it?

The Green Wolf Gang has also cooperated with Ren Feng in the past two years to do loan sharking. It is also a very profitable business. What if we can also take over and do it ourselves!

Have you ever calculated how much money we can make every month if all these businesses belong to our family?"

The breathing of Hou Yucheng and the others quickened rapidly, but Hou Yuduan was the only one who was still awake. After thinking for a moment, he blurted out.

"If it is true as the elder brother said, all these businesses are handled by us, then after deducting 40% of the county tax, the monthly family income will be at least about 15,000 taels.

But, this is impossible!"

Hou Yuduan's last words suddenly brought Hou Yucheng and the others back from fantasy to reality.

Yes, this is impossible.

Not to mention that the Hou family does not have the strength to fight one against three and wipe out all three families. You must know that the county leader Ren Feng also has a share in the business of each of their families. If they really robbed all these businesses, Ren Feng will definitely follow.

Our Hou family is at loggerheads.

However, Hou Yuling thought of something first, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Don't worry about the county magistrate, I have already solved the problem. As for those three families, I have already had countermeasures. It is of course impossible for us alone to destroy the three families, but if there are external forces involved, it will be different!

"

"What kind of external force? Did the eldest brother also find foreign aid?" Hou Yucheng asked quickly.

"Where did you put the little girl I kidnapped?"

"When I first came back, I also brought her back with me. Her senior brother named Duan Zhengqi is almost healed from his injuries. They are both locked up in the west wing."

Among the four, only Hou Yujie's expression gradually became clearer, and he had vaguely understood something.

He had been to Tianling County and brought two young mares to the Mountain Sword Sect for breeding. He knew Tian Honglu's identity clearly.

"Brother, you are colluding..."

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Seeing Hou Yuxiao put his index finger on his lips with a cautious look, Hou Yujie understood immediately and his expression became extremely exciting.

Along with Hou Yucheng, the thoughts in his mind suddenly became clear, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

No wonder...no wonder Tian Honglu has been arrested for almost half a month and no one has come to rescue her yet. It turns out that Hou Yuxiao has already been in contact there...

"That's all I can say for the time being. I have already informed Hou Cun over at the county town and asked him to rush back with his fifty men. He will be back tomorrow night at the latest.

Today is December 15th. In the next half month, you can look for any opportunity to provoke the Green Wolf Gang and the Flying Eagle Sect. They are now at a disadvantage. The most they can do is go to Ren Feng to complain and dare not make any big moves.

Old man Ren Feng was suffocated by my aura in Sacred Heart Residence. Before the new protector takes office, as long as we don't have a direct conflict with him, he will definitely choose to be patient even if he is afraid of death.

In the past half month, you have led people to take revenge and complain, and vented all the anger from two years ago. Let me attack the arrogance of those two families. The first step is to squeeze their living space.

, I suggest you...start from Nanling Mountain!"

"I understand, brother!"

The three of them stood up together, their expressions full of excitement.

Hou Yucheng couldn't help but pinch the big knife at his waist.

Hou Yujie licked the corners of his dry mouth slightly, with a murderous intent in his eyes.

Hou Yu smiled smartly and her murderous intent was hidden deep in her beautiful eyes. People who didn't know her would think she was thinking about something happy.

Hou Yuduan was the only one who felt the murderous aura in his brother and sister. He sighed one after another and wanted to say a few words of comfort. However, thinking of the tragic situation of the Hou family when his father Hou Tong died two years ago, he chose to remain silent.

It is true that he aspires to follow the path of a sage, but even a sage still has seven emotions and six desires, let alone him!