Author: Zero Romance

The sacrificial ceremony has been going on for decades, and the process has not changed much. First, the sacrificial text is read, and then the elders of the clan take the lead. All the clan members present offer incense and sacrifices to the ancestors' souls.

If I could tell you what was different from before, it would probably be that the ceremony was larger in scale and more people participated.

Not only was the ancestral hall full of people, but the courtyard outside and the street outside the ancestral hall gate were all members of the Ma family at this time. There were at least a thousand people in the east.

It is said that the new clan ancestral hall is already in the design stage, and the building scale will be several times larger than the old ancestral hall to adapt to the increasing number of people in the Ma family.

The sacrificial ceremony was over in about a cup of tea, and then someone brought in some chairs for the elders of each clan to sit.

The lower-ranking people and women voluntarily withdrew. They would not be able to participate in the clan meeting coming from the east, so they could wait outside and wait for news.

Ma Yuling and her daughter Chen Ping'er also withdrew. Although they denied Chen Yixin's family members, women were not allowed to participate in clan meetings.

Ma Dongqiang immediately announced the discussion content of the clan meeting.

First, whether to report the operating status of the clan's industry in the past year; second, whether to discuss affairs outside the clan, such as building new ancestral halls, mediating disputes, reviewing and approving applications for foreign Ma surnames to join the clan, etc.; and initially whether to adjust the clan's personnel arrangements, including

Ma Dongqiang’s resignation and arrangements for his successor.

In the past, it was not uncommon for clan meetings to be held for three to five days in a row. However, since Chen Yixin entered the Zhuma family, he felt that dealing with trivial matters was too time-consuming, so he shortened the duration of the clan meetings to one day. Therefore, many matters were not discussed.

If there is no space left, just use that occasion to announce the decision and the truth to everyone.

Thanks to Chen Yixin's support, the Ma family invested in many industries in the name of the family in those years, and its business scale was expanding year by year, and it was able to obtain very considerable economic benefits for the family every year.

Immediately afterwards, a group of accountants came outside the ancestral hall, each holding a book. The Ma family had too much property, and it was no longer enough for two or three accountants to take care of it. Chen Yixin set up a special organization for this purpose.

The organization's accounting department sent those people to Sanya for training for a year.

The book they keep is the accounting statistics of an industry. What kind of results the business achieved in that year, whether it was profitable or not, the data can be the most intuitive standard.

As the expressionless accounting gentlemen read out the numbers one by one, the expressions on the faces of the representatives of each branch present gradually became excited.

Mining industries all over the Shandong Peninsula have achieved excellent revenue, especially the coal mine in Foulongkou. In the past year, 5,000 new miners have been recruited, and a large number of newly invested construction machinery have made their output higher than the previous year.

It more than tripled in a year.

There are two major smelting companies in Dengzhou, Fushan Copper Mine and Zhaoyuan Gold Mine. After the coal production can be increased, the production of these two large mines will also play a great role in promoting the production.

In addition, the Anshan Iron Mine invested by the Ma family in Liaodong has also begun to enter the profit stage, and Chen Yixin's trip to the east has quickly applied for a batch of mining machinery and equipment for several mines in Liaodong. In the two years since he came from the east, the output has been very high.

It will be greatly improved.

The income from mining alone is dozens of times that of traditional agriculture. Although the initial investment is huge, the income after entering the profit period is indeed very considerable.

Although the family elders present may not understand what the "industry" advocated by Hong Haihan is, they can understand the number reported by the accountant. The truth that industry can make more profits than the agriculture they used to operate does not require any

People will explain it again.

A profitable business is a good business, and as long as Chen Yixin is in office for one day, those businesses will be like a cornucopia, continuously producing wealth for the Ma family.

Chen Yixin was promoted in Southeast Hangzhou and became one of the few people at the top of the Haihan Kingdom's power. This undoubtedly meant that the Ma family's industry had been further consolidated.

The operating conditions of other industries are similar to those of mining, and they are all showing a steady upward trend. Although the specific dividend figures will not be available until some time later, representatives from each branch have begun to make mental calculations.

How much income can be generated from dividends.

The discussion on affairs outside the clan in the east was also very harmonious. Everyone was focused on the amount of income just now. There was no interest in discussing the miscellaneous matters outside the clan. The decisions were made by the elders.

Tomorrow's highlight has finally arrived. Ma Dongqiang stood up and said: "Dear uncles and fathers, Ma Dongqiang has been the patriarch of the clan for nearly 30 years. During this period, he has devoted himself to the Ma clan. I think everyone has seen it. If Ming is in Dongnian,

He has grown taller, and his body and energy are not as good as before. If he continues to occupy the position of clan leader, it will inevitably delay the development of the clan."

"So Mingyue Zaidong has decided to resign as the clan leader, and I sincerely ask for your agreement."

"As for the candidate for successor, Zaidong believes that the most suitable candidate is..."

"Wait a minute!" Someone interrupted Ma Dongqiang's words: "For the position of captain, in the past, each branch would recommend candidates, and then everyone would make an evaluation together. How come I am planning to appoint him directly?"

The person who shut up was a thin old man with red beard and hair, named Ma Yongqing. In terms of age, he was only a few years older than Ma Dongqiang, but in terms of seniority, he was Ma Dongqiang's uncle, twice the difference, and he was not the senior person present.

one of the people.

Ma Yongqing's question was immediately echoed by others: "When it comes to electing a clan leader, the clan rules are clearly written in black and red. You should follow the rules set by your ancestors!"

"The original intention of the Yi clan meeting is to discuss it together with all clans and clans. If the clan leader chooses his successor on his own, why is there such a meeting?"

Although not many people have spoken out, it seems that his selfishness would be too obvious if Ma Dongqiang does not forcefully push Ma Dongqiang to take over after such a stir.

Bu Nao was within Ma Dongqiang's expectation, and he didn't panic at all when his rhythm was disrupted. He nodded slightly and said: "You guys are right, then according to the previous rules, each branch recommends candidates, whose supporters

Whoever has more or less wins."

"I will first express my position on behalf of my own room, Ma Cai, I'm coming over!"

Hearing this, Ma Cai walked over to Ma Dongqiang and stood next to him. Ma Dongqiang continued: "You should all see how well Ma Cai, your son of a dog, handled family affairs in those past few years. I don't shy away from relatives when I recommend a virtuous man, so I recommended him.

Take over the position of clan leader!"

Ma Yongqing, who had questioned him before, did his part and recommended a candidate on behalf of his room, but he was not the same generation as Ma Dongqiang.

Ma Dongqiang wanted to recommend his son to succeed him, and this matter was not a matter of talent, so most people originally had no hope of choosing the wrong candidate. But after Ma Yongqing stepped forward and made the first move, everyone came to their senses, and it seemed that that seat could definitely be taken.

Have a fight.
Chapter completed!