Chapter four hundred and eighty seventh transporting the family system
Ye Qing only returned to Yejiazhuang on the fifth day.
That night, after dinner, I invited Ye Zifan for a walk.
After leaving for a while, the scenery here has changed again. Originally, houses of various sizes were built densely on the uneven terrain. Now a large number of poorer tribesmen and their children have divided their fields and moved out. The entire Yejiazhuang can
Those left behind are all middle-class people, with spacious residences built in rows and rows, and planted with locust trees, elm trees, and willow trees.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the sunset was as red as blood. The houses, archways, and pavilions were all coated with a layer of red light. Listening to the children chasing and playing, it really felt like a world away.
Seeing that the young family head was silent all the time, Ye Zifan asked with a smile: "Qing'er, are you thinking about going to the Dragon Palace?"
"The Dragon Palace matter is easy to talk about. Generally speaking, it will fall into place." Ye Qing came back to his senses and smiled: "I was thinking about family matters."
"Family, are there any other problems?" Zifan smiled: "Those who had no land now have land, those who had no money now have money, everyone is happy, it's all Qing'er's contribution."
Ye Qing smiled: "It's booming now, I won't disappoint everyone, but what about the future?"
Ye Zifan was startled. He didn't expect Ye Qing to think in such a long-term way. He restrained his smile and pondered: "In my opinion, in the long run, any family will always have its ups and downs. This is God's will."
"As for individuals, let alone my family, even the founders of the princes and clan members, some are prosperous and wealthy, some are in ruins, and they sell rice and straw sandals."
"You are right, there is nothing we can do about it, but we can't just rely on God's will, we have to do our best," Ye Qing said.
But in my heart, I remembered the last report on Earth in my previous life.
The vast majority of family wealth comes from ownership rather than inheritance, and families that divide their wealth among each generation tend to lose their wealth.
Families that form a system for centralized wealth management are three times more likely to stay wealthy than families that divide their property.
Forbes reports that 80% of European wealthy families can pass on their wealth for 100 years, and more than 30% can pass it on to 150 years. This is an astonishing result.
In a word: system
Many people in the family have family rules and regulations, but very few have actually established a system for them.
Just as he was thinking about it, Ye Zifan asked: "I would like to hear the details."
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a thunderous sound, followed by a gust of wind. Looking to the west, they saw dark clouds rolling in and the sunset turning into layers. In a moment, the garden pavilion was enveloped in the dark twilight.
"The rain is coming." Ye Qing went up the steps, and the raindrops were already falling down. It was getting dark, and the lights in the courtyard corridor were lit.
Ye Qing was not in a hurry and walked slowly, saying: "The Xiangtian Hall has always been controlled by Mr. Lu, and I intend to give this position to my clan members."
These words were so shocking that Ye Zifan couldn't help but look sideways.
This is a good thing for the clan, but even Ye Zifan admires Lu Shangjing for his conscientiousness and dedication in doing things. Now when Ye Qing said "give way", he murmured and said: "Mr. Lu is really good at what he does.
Because he is diligent, he often doesn’t go to bed until midnight..."
"You're just imagining things. That's not what I meant." Ye Qing smiled and said, "What I mean is that now that I am General Blessed Land, if I don't make a big mistake, it will not be difficult for me to go further."
"Mr. Lu has a lot of things to do in the office now. In addition, he is too busy with the affairs of the Xiangtian Office and often stays up late. I feel anxious when I see this. If I make progress in the future, there will be more things to do. I can't go on like this."
"In addition, private and public affairs should be separated. Mr. Lu is in charge of public affairs, and family affairs belong to the clan, so I came up with this idea."
After hearing this, Zifan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. Now that your career is getting bigger and bigger, it's time to separate."
Ye Qing jawed: "That's why I want to change it. Of course, the Xiangtian Office has the right to change it, register the whole family's land, coordinate to ensure the smooth inheritance of each house and land, help the tribe members purchase land, and get certain exemptions by dealing with the government.
It is its responsibility not to be bullied by outsiders."
After saying this, Ye Zifan nodded repeatedly.
"I also intend to upgrade the gift room to a hall, which will be responsible for the ancestral field, family registration, birth, marriage, pension, funeral, and clan education."
"Children in the clan can get free entrance to school for enlightenment. What I mean is that in addition to enlightenment, they also need to learn more arithmetic. This is always useful."
"There are thousands of people in the clan, and there are many children. This expense is not small." After hearing this, Zifan thought this was a good thing and frowned slightly.
Other things are fine, but going to school is a heavy burden.
"Expenditures come from the ancestral field, and I will allocate land to the ancestral field."
"And after completing the enlightenment, not all students continue to enroll in school. They are divided into three grades according to their quality and academic performance, and are given ways to work in farming, business, and study."
"The Shaofu Fang is also promoted to the department, registering the commercial properties of the whole clan, coordinating to ensure the smooth inheritance of each property, helping clan members purchase and build commercial properties, dealing with the government, and obtaining certain exemptions. If clan members sell off commercial properties, they will be
Priority acquisition under the same conditions.”
"Those who take the business path in ethnic studies can first arrange an internship at the Shaofu Office."
Ye Zifan nodded repeatedly and thought about these institutions. Then he saw the rain getting heavier and heavier, so he turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Governing the clan hall, conveying the clan leader's orders, supervising clan property, making family law decisions, and collecting clan money according to clan rules - these are also essential."
"There are rewards and punishments for the three paths of farming, commerce, and studying. If you fail to pass the examination as a child in studying, you will naturally have to retire when you get older and no longer receive support from the clan."
"The key is one of the points. From now on, the clan will be divided into four types: chiefs, deacons, recorders, and juniors."
"The children of the clan can choose which one they want to join, and at the same time bear their own obligations and pay the clan silver. The specific amount will be discussed within the clan. Generally speaking, I think that Nong, Shang and Shang are relatively suitable."
"You have no contribution to the clan, and you have no achievements yourself. If you join, you will be a child. A child has no right to be promoted."
"If a child can start his own business, get ten acres of land in farming, build a small shop in business, or earn one hundred taels of silver, or pass the examination as a child student in school, he can become a clerk and have the right to be promoted to the position of deacon within the clan."
"Recorders and deacons have special pension funds."
"The chief can be appointed by the clan leader, but the deacons of each department must be from the same department. This will avoid the family owner from randomly placing people in the future who will only know how to plunder but not run."
"The head of the Wei Zongtang clan can place him at will."
As soon as he said these words, he saw that the small stream in the clan changed again, turning red with a hint of yellow. This red was different from before, full of vitality. Ye Qing couldn't help but feel something in his heart - this was a sign that the clan's destiny was coming.
When Ye Qing said this, he was not lying. This was a tried and tested policy in a certain time and space, and it completely copied the terms of success.
At the beginning of a certain dynasty, there was a small clan whose grandfather was a Confucian scholar from the previous dynasty and whose ancestral home was from Taiyuan, Shanxi to Hebei. According to predictions, this family would be very poor within 0 years, their morale would be gray, they would not be able to survive day and night, and they would not have any talented people.
But there was a green god who was ordered to experiment and enlightened these systems to the clan leader at that time. He gave the fourteen-character mantra of "accumulate land and produce to strengthen the foundation, study and seek official positions to upgrade", and gave him 50 taels of silver as starting capital.
The clan leader was very excited. After discussing with several clan elders, he bought all the land with 50 taels of silver to save some family property for his future children and grandchildren. The clan leader also chipped in the money and hired his husband to teach the children.
Thirty years later, there were many children born in the clan, but there were no scholars, and there were no disputes in the clan. They were relatively harmonious. This clan was famous for its unity within a dozen or so miles around.
Everyone went out to make a living and set up ethnic schools. Many who failed the exam went out to do business, and many died in other places.
When he went out to do business, he might have offended someone and was bankrupted, died on the way without being able to spread the news to his clan, or was robbed by bandits and left homeless.
There are also many who have made profits and started doing business. Some of the money from those who have made profits has been sent back to the clan, and they have been used to start clan schools.
In the 54th year after the Green God's enlightenment, a disciple of the clan passed the scholar examination but failed to pass the examination. The whole clan celebrated, and clan members who were doing business in other places also came back.
After more than ten years of management, this scholar relied on the strength of the clan and became the boss and the clan leader. He pulled many clan members to serve as minor officials and gained a lot of benefits for himself and the clan. Because of this
Thanks to the high-level relationships, the businessmen in the clan began to expand.
The fortune of the clan at this time is pale white and a little gray.
From then on, the clan has always insisted on cultivating land and producing goods. The clansmen who are not satisfied can still have food to eat and land to grow. This was a very strong life in ancient times, so it is more united.
In the next 100 years, the family began to reach some scale. The family spirit was light to white, and it had affected the county. It was tried and suppressed by other Shanxi merchants. Because of unity, it survived several attempts and suppressions, and was recognized by Shanxi merchant circles.
This family is eligible to participate - even though they are the youngest, they are the youngest group
Then it maintained this inertia and gradually grew stronger.
In 150, the clan spirit was already light red. This clan was already considered powerful in the county, with poor background and nouveau riche, but very united. If it were not for the large number of educated people and some literary styles in this clan, they would have been ostracized by the local mainstream society.
Moreover, at this time, the words of the clan leader carry great weight in the county, and the county magistrate must also consider his words.
The standard of living is good. No matter how far away the clan members are, they do not have to do long-term work for people with other surnames. They all have land, and the elderly will have food to eat. If their children are unexpectedly lost, the clan will take care of it (the clan provides for the elderly), because of that
When it was affordable, many people went into business and became rich
In the year 200, when it was most intense, it was close to pure red. There were three thousand people in the whole tribe. There were people from the tribe serving as officials in the county and several surrounding counties. When the county was called, followers gathered.
The capital business has followed several companies, from Jiangnan in the south to Inner Mongolia in the north, forming a nationwide network.
Then he went up to Tianting and was suddenly beaten by the imperial court. From the imperial court, the whole environment began to deteriorate, and the business was completely broken.
After a unanimous decision by the clan elders, clan chiefs, and clan members, the entire clan was dispersed to various parts of the country, with more than a dozen people working together. The business failed, but a large amount of assets were still retained.
Divided into many small groups and dispersed across the country, they hold assets and maintain contact with each other through their original relationships and connections. The whole family meets every year.
At this time, the fate of the clan was thicker than red, and it was also approaching the end of the imperial court. At a time of change in history, this clan still left a mark.
This family has been poor for 20 years, and only produced a scholar in 50 years, which shows that the quality is very poor. But for the first time, it has been proved that if the family relies on the system, it can continue to be successful and gradually climb up. If it is not suppressed by the court, it can still go one step further.
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This was a sensational historical report in that time and space. Combined with the Forbes report on the earth in a certain time and space, it really confirmed each other and revealed the light of truth.
Therefore, strength comes first, system comes second, and so-called land, wealth and even talent come third.
"If we follow this rule, I'm afraid the whole family's morale will change again." Ye Zifan listened carefully and couldn't help but feel terrified. He thought about it for a long time and then said, "What if there is someone who doesn't want to join?"
"If you don't want to join, you won't get any benefits or opportunities. You can still worship your ancestors as usual." Ye Qing smiled: "A blue fly can only fly a few meters, but its tail can reach thousands of miles. They will have their own choices."
At this point, neither of them said a word, but the rain began to drizzle again, and several pavilions were shrouded in mist and rain, adding a bit of sadness to the dusk.
Ye Zifan was fascinated, with a smile on his old face and deep wrinkles.
Ye Qing sighed, Ye Zifan has aged very quickly in recent years, and the scandal of that year really broke his heart. He immediately got to the point: "Uncle, I would like to ask you to organize these changes in family affairs. The chief deacons will record the affairs.
Uncle will make the decision."
Ye Zifan came back to his senses, smiled, and said in a gentle yet golden tone: "You are a genius that our clan will never produce in a hundred years. Most of the destiny of the clan is yours. I will follow your advice. I am old."
, but it’s still possible to resettle you in the past few years.”
"Don't worry, no one can speak against you. If anyone does, they are not from our Ye family."
These words were spoken with a trace of murderous intent. Ye Qing was silent for a while, stood up, and then bowed to express his gratitude: "I will leave those clan affairs to my uncle."
In the early days, Ye Qing had to seize the power within the clan, but now, the clan has become a family matter and can no longer really take the stage.
It can be said that Ye Qing left this system behind as his greatest contribution to the clan.
At this time, the storm was about to come, but Ye Qing stood with his hands behind his hands, his clothes fluttering, and his gloomy eyes looked at the continuous fields filled with mist and rain.
I was in a trance for a moment, as if I was in a painting or in a dream.