Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 706 Family System and Sect System

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and Yang Zhengshan began to move.

First, the descendants of the Yang family—Yang Chengmao, Yang Chengzhang, Yang Chengzhen, and Yang Chengyu—all moved their wives, children, and grandchildren into the Spirit Spring Space.

As a result, nearly half of the Yang family's descendants moved into the Spirit Spring Space, leaving only Yang Chengye, Yang Chengxian, and Yang Chengyou outside the Spirit Spring Space.

Yang Chengye's lineage is to inherit the throne of the Da'an New Dynasty, Yang Chengyou's lineage is to inherit the throne of the Da Jing Dynasty, while Yang Chengxian's lineage is left behind by Yang Zhengshan on Shenmu Island. In the future, Yang Chengxian's lineage will be responsible for managing Shenmu Island.

If one day the entire Yang family moves into the Spirit Spring Space, then they will become the Yang family's representatives and managers outside the home.

Of course, this doesn't mean they can't move into the Spirit Spring Space. They can, but they need to cultivate a qualified successor first before they can move into the Spirit Spring Space.

Secondly, there are the affiliated families of the Yang family, such as the Luo family, Zhen family, Lü family, Xie family, Han family, Wu family, Yu family, Xue family, Zhang family, etc. These families will also send branches to move into the Spirit Spring Space.

Today, the Yang family's affiliated families can be divided into four parts. The first part is the Yang family business, which includes the Luo family, the Zhen family, and the Lü family. The second part is the Tenglong Guard, which includes the Xie family, the Han family, the Wu family, the Yu family, the Xue family, and the Zhang family.

The third part consists of families who originated from the Yang family guards, such as Wu Zhan, Luo Jingsong, Li Chang, and Wang Lei. They also have wives, children, and elderly parents, and have grown into a considerable family.

The fourth part consists of those who were originally servants of the Yang family, such as Ding Qiu, Wu Hai, Lu Shou, Ma San, and so on. Their descendants also formed families. They were no longer servants of the Yang family; they all evolved into affiliated families of the Yang family.

Besides these affiliated families, there are other families on Shenmu Island, such as the Yang family members represented by Yang Chengche and Yang Qinwu, and some early in-laws represented by Jiang He.

These early in-law relationships did not include the Liang family, but rather referred to the maternal families of the Wang, Li, and Liang families, as well as the Jiang and Lu families.

The Lu family is quite special. Because of Lu Wenyuan, the Lu family is now a considerable family in Liaodong. However, some members of the Lu family also live on Shenmu Island.

As for the maternal families of the Wang, Li, and Liang families, as well as the Jiang family to which Jiang He belongs, they all came from humble backgrounds and had almost no foundation. Even after thirty or forty years, they could still only be considered small and insignificant families. However, it is undeniable that they all have a place on Shenmu Island.

The remaining families are the Zhou, Liang, and An families, who are close to the Yang family but not considered to be affiliated with it. However, Yang Zhengshan is happy to let them live on Shenmu Island and leave a branch there.

When it came to relocating people into the Spirit Spring Space, Yang Zhengshan prioritized his own family members, followed by members of the Yang clan and members of affiliated families.

Families like the Zhou, Liang, and An families are currently excluded.

This time, Yang Zhengshan relocated more than a thousand people into the Spirit Spring Space, and the Longevity Village became overcrowded in no time.

Fortunately, the climate in the Spirit Spring Space is pleasant, neither too hot nor too cold, so there is no problem even if you spend the night in the wild.

As for the houses, let them build them themselves at their own pace.

Compared to building houses, Yang Zhengshan wanted to establish a management system within the Lingquan Space.

As the population within the Spirit Spring Space grows, a comprehensive management system becomes indispensable.

As for rules and regulations, they already exist. From Xingyue Island to Shenmu Island, the Yang family has always had complete and strict rules and regulations, that is, laws and regulations.

This set of laws and regulations was compiled after being modified from Da Rong's laws.

It can also be used in the Spirit Spring space now.

As for the management system, Yang Zhengshan planned to refer to the systems of some sects and forces to formulate it, but it would be different from the systems of ordinary sects, because the Yang family should be the main force in the Spirit Spring Space.

Simply put, it is a fusion of the family system and the sect system.

First, the highest leader, the head of the family, is determined; second, the highest management body, the clan hall, is established.

The head of the family was naturally Yang Zhengshan, and at this point, Yang Zhengshan certainly couldn't just sit back and do nothing anymore.

The Clan Hall is the highest administrative body within the Spirit Spring Space, and also serves as an ancestral hall for worshipping clan ancestors.

The ancestral hall not only enshrines the ancestral tablets of the Yang family, but also the ancestral tablets of many affiliated families.

The Clan Hall has many halls, including the Elders' Council, the Clan Council, the Law Enforcement Hall, the Law Protection Hall, the Foreign Affairs Hall, the Myriad Treasures Hall, and the Transmission Hall.

The Council of Elders is specifically established for martial arts experts. Currently, to become an elder, one must possess the cultivation level of the Dao Entry stage. In other words, the Council of Elders currently only has one person, Yu Qingyi.

The Elder Council is the highest military authority, representing martial arts experts and holding a prestigious position. However, Yang Zhengshan has not yet granted it any specific powers. In his mind, the Elder Council is meant to restrain the family head, but Yang Zhengshan does not want anyone to restrain him as the family head, which is why he has not granted it any functions.

If Yang Zhengshan were to pass away one day, then the Elder Council would have the power to restrain the patriarch and prevent him from acting recklessly.

The clan council was established specifically for the Yang clan and its affiliated families. It represented the interests of all the major families and was also the foundation for establishing the Yang family's rule.

The Yang family has four branches: Yang Mingcheng, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, and Yang Mingzhao.

The Yang family has six branches: Yang Chengze, Yang Mingwu, Yang Mingzhen, Yang Chengxu, Yang Chengche, and Yang Qinwu.

There are sixteen affiliated families: Jiang He, Wang Mingzhe, Lin Zhan, Ding Qiu, Wu Zhan, Luo Jingsong, Luo Feiyu, Luo Shang, Zhen Yangshi, Lü Xinghe, Xie Yuan, Han Cheng, Wu Chongshan, Yu Tonghai, Xue Ping, and Zhang Yuanwu.

The clan council is responsible for studying major clan matters and making important decisions, and has the right to vote on major matters.

Yang Zhengshan's establishment of the clan council was actually intended to solidify the status of many affiliated families.

Some of these people are still outside and have not moved into the Spirit Spring Space, while others are old and frail and will soon pass away.

However, it is undeniable that over the years, they have been doing their best for the Yang family and have always closely followed in their footsteps.

They were the heroes of the Yang family and the foundation upon which the Yang family grew and prospered.

Yang Zhengshan is a sentimental person, and he wants to give these people preferential treatment in order to win over their support.

The families selected for the clan council were not chosen based on their strength, but rather on their loyalty and contributions to the Yang family.

Why weren't families like the Zhou, Liang, and Qu selected?
Because they did not follow the Yang family.

While the families represented by Luo Shang, Zhen Yangshi, and Lü Xinghe may not be particularly powerful, they have always been loyal to the Yang family.

Especially Luo Shang, who has been following Yang Zhengshan for nearly forty years. No matter what, Yang Zhengshan has to give him an explanation.

The number of families in the clan council is not fixed. Yang Zhengshan has set a strict entry and exit system for it. For traitors, Yang Zhengshan will not hesitate to kick them out, and may even kill them.

Yang Zhengshan also set very strict conditions for families that want to enter the clan council in the future.

Yang Zhengshan actually wanted to add another person to the clan council, and that person was Song Dashan, but he needed to have a good talk with Song Dashan first.

In the future, Yang Zhengshan will definitely bring Song Dashan into the group, but whether or not to let the Song family join the clan council is something Yang Zhengshan still needs to consider.

Besides the council of elders and the clan council, there are the various branches.

Each hall has one hall master and two deputy hall masters.

The Enforcement Hall is responsible for maintaining internal laws and regulations. Its head is Yang Mingzhao, and its deputy heads are Yang Chengche and Yang Qinwu.

The Guardian Hall, essentially the guards and army within the Spirit Spring Space, is headed by Yang Minghao, with deputy heads Luo Jingsong and Wu Zhan. The External Affairs Hall is responsible for maintaining the Yang family's influence outside the region, such as Shenmu Island, the Yang family's trading company, the Da'an New Dynasty, and the Dajing Dynasty. It is headed by Yang Mingzhi, with deputy heads Jiang He and Luo Zhen.

Wanbao Hall is responsible for the allocation of resources within the space, that is, the distribution of cultivation stipends. The hall master is Yang Mingcheng, and the deputy hall master is Qingxia.

The Transmission Hall is responsible for teaching martial arts, managing the library, and cultivating talents in alchemy, forging, and other related fields. Its head is Wang Mingzhe.

In addition, there were the Political Affairs Hall and the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, etc.

Below the head of the hall, there are three levels of stewards who are responsible for various specific tasks.

These are just Yang Zhengshan's current ideas. There are not many people in the space at present, and many people have not yet moved into the space, so this idea cannot be implemented yet.

However, this organizational structure will generally be implemented within the future space.

Inside the space, on the east side of the longevity village.

Yang Zhengshan, Yang Mingcheng, Wang Mingzhe, Luo Shang and others stood at the foot of the mountain, inspecting the surrounding wasteland.

Luo Shang was old and walked with a cane, so he had to be supported by his grandson.

However, this time, Yang Zhengshan still brought his old friend along.

He wanted his old friend to come and see the space, and also wanted him to spend his retirement there.

Although Shenmu Island lacks nothing, the space is more conducive to health preservation. The spiritual spring water alone can prolong Luoshang's life.

Not only Luo Shang, but after the Longevity Village is expanded, Yang Zhengshan will also let Xie Yuan, Han Cheng, Wu Zhongzhe, Zhen Yangshi and others come to the space to live out their retirement.

These people have no hope of becoming innate martial artists, but they can live to be a hundred years old.

"We'll build the clan hall here, with the front hall as the council hall and the back hall as the ancestral hall. In front of the council hall, we'll build the offices for each branch of the clan. We'll make the space as spacious as possible, not too cramped!"

"That river will be called the Spirit River from now on. The small river drawn from the Spirit River will pass through the city, circle around, and then flow into the Spirit River."

"We can build a medicine hall on the northern hillside, specifically for alchemists, and a weapon forging workshop on the other side of the hill. Although we don't have the volcano of Earthfire Island, we still need to study weapon forging!"

"And to the south, let's build a martial arts training ground, a spacious one, so that everyone can go there to practice their martial arts!"

Yang Zhengshan surveyed the surrounding environment while making plans.

Right now, this place is just a longevity village, but it will definitely be expanded in the future, so it's only right to make some plans in advance.

Fortunately, there are large tracts of wasteland in the space, which Yang Zhengshan can plan freely.

After speaking, Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Shang and asked, "Is there anything else you would like to add?"

Luo Shang's eyes were somewhat cloudy as she looked around and said, "My lord, what do you hope this place will become in the future?"

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. He had thought about this question before, but not in depth.

This is just the beginning. He will definitely increase his investment and construction in the space in the future, but he hasn't really thought about how far he will go.

He considered it for a moment, looked up at the plains to the south, and then said, "The short-term goal is to build a settlement the size of a town. As for the long-term goal, that depends on our development speed."

Luo Shang nodded, "That's simple then. Since the old master only wants to build a town, we can just plan it out however we like!"

"As for the rest, we can plan for them later!"

"I actually think the council of elders and the clan council should be built on the mountain!"

He looked towards the mountaintop to the north.

Yang Zhengshan also looked over. From here, he could see Lingquan Mountain Plain and the snow-capped mountain, but the mountain peak in front of him was not the slope where Lingquan Mountain Plain was located.

The mountain peak in front of us is a very gentle hill with a very small slope. The slope is long, wide, and flat.

"You mean build a city on the mountain?"

"No, it can't be built on the mountain!"

Yang Zhengshan rejected the idea before Luo Shang could reply.

"Why? Building it on the mountain would better demonstrate the authority of the family head and the clan!" Luo Shang said.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "You're right, but there's no river on the mountain!"

What is the most important resource here?
It's from a sacred spring!

The idea of ​​building a city on the mountain is good, but the Ling River doesn't flow up there.

"Oh, I see!" Luo Shang turned her head to look at the Spirit River in the distance and said in realization.

He had clearly overlooked the importance of the Spirit River, but that was normal, since he had just arrived in the space and didn't know much about it yet.

Luo Shang's idea served as a reminder to Yang Zhengshan.

He doesn't necessarily have to put all the buildings here; he can put them in the mountains.

The mountaintop is no good, but the upper reaches of the Ling River are!
There is a waterfall and a large pool on the upper reaches of the Ling River, which allows for the construction of various buildings along the riverbank.

However, this would greatly increase the workload.

Building here is easy; it's flat land, so you can build however you want.

If it could be built on both sides of the river, it would require breaking through mountains and earth, increasing the workload by at least ten times.

Yang Zhengshan pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's build a temporary clan hall here first. As for the rest, I'll think about it!"

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Everything in this space is in its initial stage, and it is obviously impossible to build a large and magnificent building in a short period of time.

Moreover, the population within the space is not large enough to support a large-scale project.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan discussed it with the others and finally decided to build a temporary clan hall first.

Of course, the necessary institutions and branches should still be there, but they don't need to be built as large as Yang Zhengshan had previously considered.

As for other residences, they are much simpler; just build some small courtyards with three sections.

On Shenmu Island, the Yang family lived in separate courtyards, as did other families. Everyone was used to having their own small families instead of living together as a large family.

(End of this chapter)