The ancestor worship activity was quickly completed, and everyone returned to the hall. As the current patriarch, Ouyang Wu, regardless of whether others were convinced or not, still sat in the first seat. The three Ji brothers stood behind Ouyang Wu with indifferent expressions. The remaining elders,
On both sides of the seats, Zeng Yi and Ouyang Muzhi stood behind an elder, and Ouyang Muzhi's Twelve Swordswomen also stood behind several elders!
In Zeng Yi's view, the annual family meeting of the Ouyang family is actually the shareholders' meeting of the Ouyang Family Group. Ouyang Wu is the current chairman and CEO. Those elders all have branch experience of the Ouyang Family Group. Ouyang
Mu Zhi is an heir whose shares were stolen by his second uncle and who wants to regain the chairmanship.
The family meeting was just about reporting on some business. The elders took turns reporting on the areas they were responsible for. After listening to the reports from these elders, Zeng Yi realized that the Ouyang family was not strong, but it had a wide range of branches, including the southeast of the empire.
They have branches in the northwest, and there are quite a lot of them. Each branch has hundreds of people, and the entire family probably has thousands of disciples. If the Ouyang family has a few top-notch masters, like this
Power, you can definitely enter the first-class power in the martial arts world!
After the business report was completed, everyone discussed the development plan for the coming year. Of course, the elders of Ouyang Wu were the most lively in the discussion. The elders who remained neutral were not so enthusiastic. Some people only said a few words.
As for Ouyang Muzhi's people, they were all silent!
After discussing for a while, Ouyang Wu stroked his beard and said: "The opinions of all the elders are good, but the family's business has reached a bottleneck. It is difficult to make breakthroughs in the traditional business, and all other businesses have also been blocked.
Controlled by those first-class forces, if we want to develop, we can only find new businesses!"
As soon as Ouyang Wu finished speaking, an elder among his people stood up and said: "I think the family can start an inn business. There is such a large flow of people in the world at present. This inn business can definitely make money!"
After saying this, this guy looked very proud of himself!
After listening to this guy's words, the third child quietly patted Zeng Yi from behind and said in a low voice: "Hey, this guy is going to steal your Jinyiwei's business, aren't you going to do something?"
Zeng Yi sneered and replied in a low voice: "Humph, I hope he will open an inn soon. If the Ouyang family dares to open it, I admire them!" Nowadays, who doesn't know that inns make money, but there are so many forces, but none of them
If someone dares to open one or two small-scale businesses on a large scale, Jinyiwei won't say anything. But if someone dares to openly open a chain of inns and compete with Jinyiwei Yamen for business, Jinyiwei Yamen will have a thousand ways to kill them!
Yuelai Inn is Jin Yiwei's intelligence collection point, and it is also a major source of Jin Yiwei's income. If he tries to steal business from Jin Yiwei regardless of life and death, Jin Yiwei's Yamen will not be polite at all!
After the elder finished speaking, everyone was stunned. After a while, Ouyang Wucai coughed twice and said: "The inn is an industry controlled by the imperial court. Although it makes money, we can't do it!"
After listening to Ouyang Wu's words, the elder realized that he had just made a stupid opinion. He quickly sat down and everyone was silent for a moment. Ouyang Wu then continued: "I have a suggestion. At present, maritime trade is developing rapidly. We can enter
Maritime trade!"
Upon hearing Ouyang Wu's words, a group of elders quickly agreed, but some did not agree. Someone immediately stood up and objected: "Our family has never engaged in maritime trade, so it is inappropriate to enter this industry rashly.
Right?" Ouyang Wu's people are responsible for many of the Ouyang family's coastal branches. If the family focuses on maritime trade, it will be at a disadvantage for Ouyang Muzhi and the others. Ouyang Wu obviously takes care of the people who support him, and Ouyang Muzhi's people naturally don't.
Will agree!
Ouyang Wu looked at the opposing elders, smiled slightly and said: "Who is it? It turns out to be Elder Ouyang Zhen from the Central Plains. The elder is in the Central Plains, and if he wants to object, he might as well think about how to develop the business in the Central Plains. Southwest
The division’s business has been declining for several consecutive years!”
Ouyang was so angry that he was speechless. There were many major sects in the Central Plains, and they were the core of the empire. His small branch of the Ouyang family could not carry out much business at all. It was already very outstanding to be able to stand firm.
Now Ouyang Wu is using this to suppress him!
When Ouyang Muzhi saw this situation, he secretly appeased the elder. The elder didn't say anything and sat down angrily! Ouyang Muzhi not only appeased the elder, but also secretly informed the other elders, asking them not to object. Anyway, if this happened
It was successful for the first time, but he didn’t have the final say on these things!
Ouyang Muzhi's people no longer objected, and the neutral elders no longer objected. Soon the Ouyang family's plan to focus on maritime trade was passed. Then the meeting continued noisily for more than an hour. The content of the day
The discussion was almost over. Ouyang Wu looked at everyone, clapped his hands and said, "Shengzhi, come out and meet the elders!"
As soon as Ouyang Wu finished speaking, Ouyang Muzhi's second brother, Ouyang Shengzhi, came out, looked at everyone and said, "I've met the elders!"
Ouyang Wu and the others immediately stood up and said, "Young Master Sheng is so polite!"
"I am getting old, and I feel less energetic than before when I came in. For the sake of the stable development of the family, I decided to put more responsibilities on Shengzhi and determine the heir to the clan leader as soon as possible."
As soon as Ouyang Wu said these words, Ouyang Muzhi glanced at Ouyang Wu sharply. He did not expect that Ouyang Wu would be so anxious to help his son!
Ouyang Wu's words were naturally echoed by some, and several elders immediately said: "Young Master Sheng, with his outstanding talent, must be the most suitable successor!"
"Yes, yes! Young Master Sheng has outstanding abilities and is indeed a qualified heir. If you, the patriarch, train him personally for a few years, you will definitely be able to lead the family to a more glorious tomorrow!"
"Yes, if this heir is not Mr. Shengzhi, I will be the first to refuse!" A group of Ouyang Wu's henchmen were fawning over him crazily to show their loyalty!
With support, there will naturally be opposition, and the opposition will naturally not be those neutral elders or people from Ouyang Muzhi. Someone immediately stood up and said: "The successor should indeed be determined, but since ancient times, the empire has
They are all inherited by the eldest son and eldest grandson. When Master Mu was young, you inherited the position of the clan leader. Now that the successor of the next generation has been determined, it is time to return it to Master Mu!"