Eternal Beast Taming Family

His family seems to be from Qingyan City, with three or four Domain-level Contract Masters in the family, and Qiao Yinjiao is one of them.

Why is Qiao Yinjiao so concerned about the paper kite? Could it be that he's preparing for one of his family's high-level ancestors to break through to the next level?

"Anyway, if you're looking for that kite, go find it yourself. I can't go with you."

Chu Shengyuan respected his senior brother, but he was not afraid of him, so he didn't speak too politely. After speaking, Chu Shengyuan turned to leave.

"Junior brother, are you perhaps not confident in your own luck? If the kite is discovered, you possess luck that even the teacher admires. With you here, even if the kite is discovered, the Chu family will not be plunged into any calamity because of this thing."

Qiao Yinjiao spoke very quickly, but every word was spoken very clearly.

Chu Shengyuan paused for a moment, then resolutely strode outside. "I'm sorry, Senior Brother, I dare not gamble with the fate of our family."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Qiao Yinjiao's eyes. He went to see his family, and his junior brother seemed to have matured a lot in an instant.

After a long while, a helpless smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the unusually round sun in the sky, filtered through the boundary membrane, and slowly shook his head.

Although he knew the chances of finding the kite on his own were slim, he still wanted to give it a try.

A moment later, a streak of light shot out from the Chu family mansion and disappeared beyond the boundary.

……

Chu Qinhui walked out of the ancestral hall, thinking about the requirements that Chu Zu had just given him, instructing the academy to establish a quality classification for different types of beasts of the same rank.

Heaven knows how bewildered Chu Qinhui was when he heard this request. Was there really any need for this division of source beasts of the same rank? Even if it were divided, it wouldn't have any practical value.

In his view, this was a complete waste of resources, but since it was Chu Zu who proposed it, although he didn't understand, he was still prepared to honestly hand over the task to the academy and personally oversee its completion.

Back at the academy, after Chu Qinhui took his seat, several stewards from the Chu family, who had been waiting for some time, came forward to greet him.

The first to speak was the head steward, Zhang Heng. Having served in the Chu family for several years, his cultivation level had advanced to the lower rank of the Extraordinary Realm, and his talent was quite good.

"Young Master, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. Will this year's holiday be arranged the same as last year?"

Chu Qinhui waved his hand, "Mid-Autumn Festival is the day Suyuan gets married. The servants in the house cannot take a holiday. Instead, they will have many things to do. On those days, they will be paid five times their original salary, and the various festival gifts will be increased by 10% on the basis of last year."

Zhang Heng nodded slightly and noted the matter down. The master was always generous, and if this treatment was passed on, the servants would definitely not have any objections.

"We've received word from the college that they want to move up this year's graduation assessment date. Also, with the number of students increasing, the instructors are under too much pressure, and they want to recruit more teachers."

"I will go to the academy myself later and resolve this matter for them."

"And then there's the town government. Qixia Town's capacity is nearing saturation, and they've suggested that we should plan for its expansion in advance."

"Yes, let them present the blueprints as soon as possible."

"besides……"

After dealing with the matters reported by Zhang Heng, it was the turn of the stewards of other ranks. Compared to Zhang Heng's report on major events concerning Qixia Town and the Chu family as a whole,

The remaining stewards were responsible for more specific, minor tasks, such as a steward with a "feeding" badge hanging from his waist reporting for duty.

"In the crane breeding farm, a few blue-feathered, black-crowned cranes suddenly appeared a couple of days ago. They showed strong aggression towards the original white cranes and have now been isolated."

Furthermore, "A new ninth-grade family has emerged in Moyang Town, calling itself the Moyang Lotus Clan. Its members are of high cultivation level, with many at the Spirit Rank, and it seems they are about to be promoted to an eighth-grade family."

Chu Qinhui paid more attention to this news. The name seemed to have a great resemblance to the "Ink Sun Stone Lotus" source artifact that his family had presented. In the end, Magistrate Xiao was still supporting his own trusted faction.

However, Chu Qinhui did not intend to do anything to this aristocratic family. They were currently far away in Moyang Town and had no direct interest in the current Chu family. As long as they did not interfere with the Chu family's business in Moyang Town, that would be fine.

"Just keep observing, and report any news promptly."

……

It took nearly an hour for all the stewards to finish reporting everything they needed to report.

Meetings like these were held daily for the past two years, but at the beginning of this year, much authority was delegated, giving lower-level managers more autonomy in handling affairs.

Such meetings were changed to once every three days, and the number of matters that Chu Qinhui needed to handle personally was greatly reduced, freeing him from complicated worldly affairs.

After the stewards returned to their posts, Chu Qinhui strolled alone towards Qixia Town at the foot of the mountain.

However, Chu Qinhui's face is now extremely well-known, especially in Qixia Mountain and Qixia Town.

The servants and household guards who came and went were alright. When they saw him, they would simply bow from a distance and quietly walk past without disturbing him.

However, things changed when they got to town. Because Chu Qinhui was always approachable and had no airs, although the townspeople still didn't dare to get too close for fear of offending a distinguished person, they started to greet him more and more often.

This caused Chu Qinhui to walk for a long time on the road from the town entrance to the college.

Upon seeing that it was Chu Qinhui who had come in person, the guards at the academy gate immediately let him through. After Chu Qinhui entered, the academy gate closed, shutting out the commotion from the townspeople.

Before Chu Qinhui even reached the dean's office, Shen Tinghuan, the head of an eighth-rank aristocratic family and the current dean of Qixia Town Academy, came out to greet him.

"We were unaware of the arrival of the young master. Please forgive our lateness in welcoming you."

Seeing Shen Tinghuan, a Spirit Rank Contract Master, so humble in front of him, Chu Qinhui would have felt somewhat uncomfortable three years ago.

But after three years, he was able to take it all in stride, simply nodding.

"I made this decision on the spur of the moment, let's talk in your office."

Chu Qinhui originally wanted to inspect the college's teaching situation, but Shen Tinghuan arrived in a hurry, so he had to postpone it.

The dean's office was not decorated extravagantly, perhaps because of concerns about a surprise inspection by the Chu family, but it was still arranged in a very elegant manner.

The bonsai, made of rare and precious materials, is housed in a crystal cabinet, where several brightly colored fish are kept for ornamental purposes.

Chu Qinhui silently observed for a moment, then nodded slightly. Putting everything else aside, Shen Tinghuan's taste was quite good.

"I've come here with a task for your college."

Upon hearing Chu Qinhui's words, Shen Tinghuan's heart skipped a beat, and she said nervously, "We will definitely do our best to complete the task assigned by the young master."

Seeing Shen Tinghuan's visibly nervous expression, Chu Qinhui smiled.

"Don't be nervous. This mission cannot be completed in a short time. Moreover, given the current academic resources of the academy, the task of completing this mission will likely take a long time."

Upon hearing Chu Qinhui's description, Shen Tinghuan's emotions shifted from tension to curiosity. "Young Master, please tell me what kind of mission it is?"

"Establish a quality classification for different species of beasts under the same rank, and establish a specific evaluation standard for this classification."

Shen Tinghuan looked somewhat bewildered; he couldn't quite understand the combination of these words.

"The difference in quality between different species of source beasts of the same rank should be similar to the difference in aptitude between different species of source beasts?" Shen Tinghuan asked Chu Qinhui tentatively.

Chu Qinhui nodded, "That's true. However, this classification involves too many source beasts, so it's not something that can be done overnight. But as a long-term...academic study..."

The old master seemed to be saying these four words: "The academy should continue to promote this research steadily and long-term. I will keep a close eye on this research."

The young master uttered several words that Shen Tinghuan found unfamiliar, but after a little thought, he was able to understand their meaning.

"Young Master, I will personally participate in this academic research and report the results."

After saying this, Shen Tinghuan's expression turned sorrowful.

"But young master, the academy is under a lot of teaching pressure lately. I estimate that after the next round of academy enrollment, there won't be enough classrooms and teachers. That means the progress of academic research may be slowed down significantly."

Chu Qinhui understood what he meant; he was asking for sponsorship.

"Does your college have any plans in place?"

"Within the academy, the teaching buildings need expansion. Currently, the professors' knowledge is still relatively superficial. We're thinking of learning from the universities in the capital city."

To address the need for higher grades to teach more complex and advanced content, we also need to recruit at least fifty teachers of various types to alleviate the teaching burden on the existing teachers.

Shen Tinghuan had spent three years at the academy and had undergone a great change. Although he wasn't exactly just going through the motions, he was simply doing his job.

Now he's even starting to proactively plan for the academy's development. Perhaps he's noticed this as time has passed.

Only when he achieves certain results and has greater value in the master's heart will he and the rest of the Shen family receive better treatment than the other two families.

Chu Qinhui pondered for a moment. Qixia Town was changing almost every day. The academy was currently under construction in the central area of ​​Qixia Town, and expansion was no easy task.

He stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the distant mountains beyond Qixia Town.

"Why don't we build a new academy?" Chu Qinhui pointed to the distance, "in the mountains. From now on, this academy will only teach general education for lower grades."

Truly advanced content and various academic research will be conducted there.

It seems the master family is planning another construction project on Pingshan. Shen Tinghuan, a Spirit-rank Contract Master, wasn't surprised by this; it wasn't a difficult task for him.

However, these "noble" contract masters from aristocratic families wouldn't do such things for commoners. But the longer they stayed in Qixia Town, the more they seemed to develop their own ideas.

Seeing the peaceful and prosperous lives of the common people under his rule resulted in increased family tax revenue and the emergence of outstanding talents serving the aristocratic family, thereby driving the family's vigorous development.

They brought this virtuous cycle of experience back to the county seat, or used it in the towns under their jurisdiction, and it was obvious to the naked eye that the lives of most ordinary people in the entire county were getting better day by day.

Shen Tinghuan was naturally pleased to see the expansion of the academy. Moreover, the academy's expansion clearly showed that the academy was of great importance to the academy. Thus, his own value probably surpassed that of the other two academy heads.

He happily agreed, saying, "I am willing to contribute the Shen family's resources to the construction of the new academy."

"Your Shen family is no longer needed to get involved in the construction of the new academy. The task assigned to your Shen family now is to recruit teachers."

Recruitment points must be set up in the county seat and every town to recruit a group of outstanding talents with good character and high professional skills. The current quota is tentatively set at one hundred.

Compared to the fifty people Shen Tinghuan requested, Chu Qinhui directly doubled the number of teachers to be recruited to one hundred, and also put the assessment authority in Shen Tinghuan's hands.

Shen Tinghuan was slightly excited, which meant that there were many aspects of it that he could control.

However, he naturally wouldn't dare to do something like "selling official positions and titles." He would simply arrange for a few more members of the Shen family to come in. As for not letting him interfere with the construction of the new academy, he naturally had no objection.

"Yes, young master, the Shen family will do its utmost to complete the tasks assigned by the master."

Chu Qinhui nodded slightly, not lingering there, as he needed to go to other places to arrange tasks.

After Chu Qinhui left, Shen Tinghuan immediately summoned his assistant and notified all the teachers in the college to hold a meeting.

On the other side, Chu Qinhui arrived at the town hall, which was responsible for handling all government affairs in Qixia Town.

This place was originally called the office, and its name has changed several times in the past three years. The current name was personally decided by Chu Zu himself.

Upon arriving, Chu Qinhui went straight to the town mayor's office, where he naturally served as the mayor of Qixia Town.

However, he was in charge of handling the Chu family's affairs. Unless it was something particularly important, the town's affairs were generally handled by the two deputy mayors, and there hadn't been any major problems in the past three years.

He didn't stay in the town office for long before his assistant called over the two deputy mayors.

These two deputy mayors are the heads of the other two affiliated aristocratic families. One is in charge of people's livelihood and the other is in charge of the economy. The town's guard patrol team is led by Lin Yue, the original patrol team captain of the Chu family, who has now reached the upper level of the alien rank.

The two heads of prominent families, now deputy mayors, sat down somewhat awkwardly opposite Chu Qinhui's desk.

It has been almost a month since Chu Qinhui last visited the office. During his last visit, he only briefly inspected the situation and did not summon the two deputy mayors.

They frantically searched their memories to see if they had made any mistakes.

"I see that you two have been quite idle lately, so I've come to find you some things to do."