Yue Buqun saw Ning Zhongze walk out of the Soaring Sword Qi Hall and go to the backyard. He straightened his clothes and put away his gentle expression towards Ning Zhongze. He looked at the hundred odd servant disciples standing below the hall with a serious expression and said in a dignified manner:
"The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. When the water reached a desperate situation, it was a scenery. When a person reached a desperate situation, it was a rebirth. After going through the wind and rain, they could finally see the rainbow. Our Huashan Sect has suddenly encountered a great calamity. To us, it is a test bestowed by the heavens. As disciples of Huashan Sect, only by facing the difficulties and overcoming the thorns can we revive the glory of our ancestors and restore Huashan's illustrious reputation. The Huashan Sect does not belong to me, Yue Buqun, alone. It belongs to everyone here. The future of the Huashan Sect is not only in my hands, but also in the hands of everyone here!”
Originally, the Huashan Sect did not have a systematic inheritance system. Only the sect master and elders would select the earliest disciples to teach martial arts to them according to the length of time they had joined the sect. They would be called the first generation disciples. Then, the disciples who were taught martial arts by the first generation disciples would be called the second generation disciples, and the third generation disciples would be called the third generation disciples in turn.
The servant disciples were generally composed of the third and fourth generation disciples. Due to the short time they had been in the sect, most of their martial arts were just beginner martial arts and Huashan's introductory mental cultivation and sword techniques. The Huashan Sect's status was not high, and they lacked the care of the elders. At this moment, when they heard Yue Buqun's multi-level encouragement of chicken soup for the soul, they were all injected with chicken blood and swore to rise for the Huashan Sect.
Yue Buqun saw that the morale was commendable and did not let go of the opportunity. He stood up from the head of the Rising Sword Qi Hall and walked to the front of the servant disciples and said,"
" In the future, the Huashan Sect will no longer have the Sword Sect or the Qi Sect, and there will no longer be any differences in kinship. There will no longer be first-generation disciples, second-generation disciples, and part-time disciples…The Huashan disciples will no longer be divided into grades according to the time they entered the sect. Instead, they will be divided into outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, core disciples, and true disciples according to their strength and talent. I will open up Huashan's internal cultivation method and martial arts to people to teach them personally. The disciples will be divided into grades according to their cultivation progress. In the future, Mount Hua will only have one thought and one voice, and that is to fight together for the rise of Mount Hua. Do you understand?”
" Disciple thanks Sect Leader for your grace. Disciple will remember Sect Leader's teachings." More than a hundred servant disciples in the Rising Sword Qi Hall knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Yue Buqun.
Yue Buqun calmed them down and let most of them go back to clean the road first. The specific matters of clearing the snow on the roof would be arranged tomorrow, leaving only a disciple called Chu Yunfei to understand the internal affairs, manpower, and money and food reserves. After all, Yue Buqun only cared about cultivation in the past, and these things were all managed by this disciple called Chu Yunfei.
"Chu Yunfei, tell me about the situation outside. How did you do what I told you to do?”
Huashan was originally a top-notch sect in the pugilistic world. It was originally a big family and business. Although it had suffered from the internal strife of the sword qi and its disciples had declined, it did not suffer any losses in materials, money, and food. Yue Buqun's focus today was still to understand the changes in the outside world after the changes in the arrangements of his predecessor, Yue Buqun.
"Alright, Sect Master." Chu Yunfei replied.
"Our sect has a total of 78 shops in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Southern Zhili, and Zhejiang. Apart from the 23 shops in Shaanxi where Mount Hua is located, the rest have been transferred to local famous sects according to the last will of the previous sect leader and the instructions of the previous sect leader.”
Chu Yunfei paused and explained," Because it was a rush, and according to what you said, we had to befriend these famous gangs, we sold them half for free at a low price.”
Yue Buqun nodded. It seemed that his predecessor Yue Buqun had done a good job. He had to give up his wealth and give it to a famous local gang. This way, no one would be able to take advantage of it.
"The land that originally belonged to our sect is 27,230 mu, and the annual grain yield is about 13,000 dan. This year's grain has been processed, and we received 8,400 taels of silver.”
"Our sect has 3,000 mu of fertile farmland in Huayin and Tongguan counties at the foot of Mount Hua, which can satisfy our current food supply.”
"The toll fees for selling salt, iron, and escorts have been suspended. As for how to collect the subsequent fees, we still need the sect leader's instructions.”
Yue Buqun tapped his fingers on the table and asked: ""What is the annual income of the stores in Shaanxi?”
"More than twenty thousand taels, less than thirty thousand.”
"How many people do you have now?”
"Five hundred and sixty people, of which about sixty are skilled.”
Yue Buqun nodded. The so-called experts were strong men who had reached the third class level of martial arts. Their potential was limited, but they had rich experience, which was the foundation of the sect's strength.
"It's snowing. It's freezing cold right now. There are many people in the world who can't eat enough and who sell their children. After calculating the 70,000 taels of silver that you just sold, plus the savings of our predecessors, our Huashan Sect has about 200,000 taels of liquid funds. Our Huashan Sect is considered quite rich. I'll give you three months. Bring some people and secretly buy more children and girls with good aptitude. There's no limit to their gender, but it's limited to 500 children aged three and above and 20 and below. We have too few people in Huashan now. In addition, we will give priority to the families of the handymen who are currently staying in Huashan to bring back suitable people. We will also recruit 100 suitable people from their families to take care of the children up the mountain.”
Chu Yunfei stood up excitedly and said loudly,""Thank you for your trust, Sect Leader. I will definitely pick the best children to go up the mountain.”
Although he didn't say it clearly, but since they were chosen to go up the mountain, Sect Leader Yue Buqun obviously wanted to start grooming them to become official disciples. At that time, he would have more Junior Brothers and Sisters.
Yue Buqun knew what he was thinking and didn't want to care. No one disliked power, as long as they could do good things, he said lightly:
"As for the Huashan Sect's collection of toll fees, stop it. If there are any that come knocking on our door, politely reject them.”
Chu Yunfei nodded sadly. This was what he should have meant. It turned out that they were paying protection fees. Now that Huashan was in trouble, how could they protect others?
"Give me the detailed regulations for the transfer of these shops. These are all temporary. Sooner or later, I will buy back what I lost."
"In addition, give me a list of the internal and external chores. Those who left on their own accord also gave a detailed explanation of the situation. In the evening, I will discuss it with my junior sister and rearrange it tomorrow."Yue Buqun said coldly," When Huashan is in danger, those who betray Huashan will be blacklisted and never hired."”
Chu Yunfei was shocked and quickly agreed. The only trace of pride he had for his seniority disappeared without a trace. Looking at the young face of Sect Leader Yue Buqun, he actually felt that he was more dignified than the previous Sect Leader Ning Qingfeng.
Yue Buqun knocked on the armrest of the seat of the Sword Qi Soaring Sky Hall's Chief and waved to Chu Yunfei. After Chu Yunfei heard this, he quickly cupped his fists and bowed.
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