As soon as Zhang Zhixuan returned to Tiantai Peak, the clan leader sent him a messenger and asked him to take Qingchan to the back mountain to discuss something.
When Zhang Zhixuan and the two came to the back mountain, they found that many people had come to the clan leader's cave, including not only the other three elders of the clan, but also Zhang Hanyan, who was temporarily living in Tiantai Peak.
The important monks in the family have all arrived, and the patriarch Zhang Leqian said: "Now that everyone is here, I will talk about the current situation of the family.
In the past, I was the only foundation-building monk in the family, and there was no distinction between public and private affairs here.
Now that Zhixuan has successfully established the foundation, and Han Yan has also established the foundation of Qingxuan Sect, we cannot continue to be confused like this.
I invite you to come today to tell you that the system in our homes must be restored a hundred years ago, and public and private affairs must be distinguished.
From today on, Zhixuan and I will receive offerings from the family. If the family has more balance, we will make more offerings. If the family cannot make ends meet, we must find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure for the family and turn losses into profits.
Han Yan has a spiritual stone salary in Qingxuan Sect, and Qingxuan Sect’s resources are also richer. Now that the family has no money left, we will not distribute offerings to you for the time being.
However, the monks at home are still at your disposal. As long as you have needs in Qingxuan Sect, even Zhixuan and I are willing to do our part."
Zhang Hanyan smiled nonchalantly and said, "The third uncle is too worried. The reason why I was able to build the foundation was because of my family's help at all costs.
In order to help me earn good deeds, my fifteenth brother died in the Southern Wilderness. My fourth brother also worked hard and died of exhaustion. Even Zhixuan almost couldn't come back.
I will keep the great kindness of my family in my heart. I am willing to serve the family not because of the small favors given by the family. I know clearly that only when we unite can we go further.
If even blood relatives can't help each other, who can you trust?"
After listening to Zhang Hanyan's words, Zhang Leqian also showed a happy smile on his face.
“A family’s ability to thrive depends on strict systems.
In the past, I was the only foundation-building monk in the family. I provided protection for everyone, and everyone worked hard for me to earn cultivation resources. There was no big problem if there was no distinction between public and private matters.
But now that Zhixuan has established a foundation, if he continues in this muddle-headed manner, resentment will gradually accumulate, and then the family will be divided by internal strife.
I have lived for more than a hundred years and have seen this kind of thing countless times.
Therefore, from today on, we must separate public and private matters in our home.
Meng Ling, you are in charge of the family's income and expenditure, please tell everyone about the family's income situation so that everyone can have some understanding."
After the patriarch spoke, the nineteenth uncle Zhang Mengling took out an account book and said: "Let me first talk about the family's annual fixed expenses.
There are four Second Spiritual Root monks in the family, and the Second Spiritual Root monks receive twelve spiritual stones per year, for a total of forty-eight spiritual stones.
There are eleven three spiritual root monks. Three spiritual root monks receive six spiritual stones per year, for a total of sixty-six spiritual stones.
There are thirty-four four spiritual root monks. The four spiritual root monks receive three spiritual stones every year, for a total of one hundred and two spiritual stones.
There are fifty-seven Five Spiritual Root monks. Five Spiritual Root monks only give one spirit stone meaning every year, for a total of fifty-seven spirit stones.
Not counting Zhixuan, the three elders of the ninth level of Qi training in the family each receive 60 spirit stones a year, for a total of 180 spirit stones.
Excluding the two foundation-building monks, the patriarch and Zhixuan, the benefits received by the family monks each year do not exceed 500 spirit stones.
In the past ten years, the family has lost some people, and the young monks have not yet grown up, otherwise the expenses will be even higher.
In addition, every year the monks in the family consume five thousand kilograms of spiritual rice, worth three hundred spiritual stones. They consume sixty golden bud pills, worth about two hundred spiritual stones.
One hundred and twenty kilograms of various spiritual wines were consumed, worth two hundred and forty spiritual stones.
It also consumes fifteen kilograms of honey produced by white jade bees and three kilograms of royal jelly, which are worth about forty spiritual stones.
In addition to some miscellaneous things and the rewards needed to complete the family mission, it costs about nine hundred spirit stones a year.
In total, the family spends about 2,200 spiritual stones a year.
A large part of the welfare is simply produced by the family itself, and the number of spiritual stones that really need to be turned over is around 1,500 spiritual stones every year."
This was the first time that such a comprehensive inventory of the family's resources had been taken. Although Zhang Zhixuan knew that more than a hundred monks spent a lot of money every year, he did not expect that just the minimum annual expenditure of the family monks could purchase two third-level mid-grade or above magic weapons.
Seeing that the expenses were so high, Zhang Zhixuan asked: "So how much income can the family bring in every year?"
The 19th uncle Zhang Mengling bowed his hands to Zhang Zhixuan and said: "Reporting to the elders, the biggest income in the family is Jinya Dan. A batch is refined every five years, which can harvest about 1,500 spiritual stones, which is about 300 spiritual stones every year.
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The income from spiritual wine has been good in recent years, with one hundred and twenty spiritual stones being produced every year.
Thirty acres of spiritual fields produce more than 6,000 kilograms of chalcedony rice and about 350 spiritual stones every year.
The White Jade Beehive also produces something, and the honey produced can harvest eighty spiritual stones every year.
In addition, starting from this year, the family has already had income from the Southern Wilderness caravan. Going to the Southern Wilderness once every five years can earn about 500 spirit stones in profit.
Divided up, that's about a hundred spiritual stones a year.
In addition, the four shops in Xihefang City can also bring us an income of about two hundred spirit stones every year.
From the thirteen green spirit jade bamboo trees on the mountain, a new piece of bamboo can be removed every four years, which can be used to refine magic weapons. On average, one can earn one hundred and twenty spirit stones every year.
In addition to some miscellaneous income, there is also a miscellaneous income of a hundred spiritual stones.
In total, our family’s annual income is around one thousand four hundred spirit stones.”
Hearing that the deficit was so huge, Zhang Zhixuan's expression changed and he asked: "So, the family's deficit in one year actually exceeded eight hundred spirit stones. So how did we sustain it all these years?"
Zhang Mengling said with a bitter smile: "It can only consume the old foundation of the family. In the past, there were few monks in the family and we had a lot of property. With Patriarch Chu Yun taking care of us, our family's foundation is still very strong.
There are also clan leaders, and the elders will also subsidize some. The clan leader can draw spiritual talismans, the fourth brother can refine formations, the ninth brother can refine elixirs, and the eighteenth sister can refine weapons. They always save some spiritual stones from their own hands every year, and subsidize them to
On Gongzhong's account.
When the turnover is really difficult, the family’s benefits can only be deducted.
For example, the fourth brother has not received the elder's salary for more than ten years. When the ninth brother was alive, he also followed the example of the fourth brother and never received the salary from the family. He still practiced elixirs for people in the market every day and earned only a few spiritual stones.
It subsidizes the family.”
Zhang Zhixuan asked in confusion: "Why have my benefits been paid on time for so many years?"
Zhang Mengling smiled happily and said: "You are the hope of the next generation of the family. No matter how difficult it is for us, we will not lack your resources.
Unless you cannot build the foundation at the age of sixty, your path will be hopeless by then. At that time, you will have to worry about the spiritual stone every day.
You don’t know that monks whose families are over sixty years old often do not receive benefits.”