Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 79 Clan Military Reform

Huangzhushan, Lin family.

Since the war broke out in Duanyun Ridge, the Lin family has recruited many rogue cultivators who were fleeing the war.

The Lin family's army, which originally consisted of thirty people, now numbers over seventy, with a small portion of them being independent cultivators recruited from outside.

However, as the number of clan soldiers increased, the difficulty of management also increased.

"Let's reform it. The current clan army is too mixed, with members from various lineages, as well as branch lineages and independent cultivators."

To this end, the Lin family's ancestral hall organized a special event, with elders from each branch of the family participating.

This clan army will definitely be an important force for the Lin family in the future, and should not be ignored.

In the council hall, Lin Jinnan had not yet spoken, but was listening attentively to the discussions of the other clan elders.

"Reform? How should we reform it? The size of the clan army will only remain at its current level for the time being. If it increases further, the burden will be even greater."

"We should take a long-term view and set the framework as soon as possible, preferably based on a scale of 1,000 people."

Upon hearing this, elders from all three clans wore wry smiles.

"That's quite a bold idea. Even a thousand-year-old aristocratic family wouldn't have the confidence to raise a thousand cultivators as clan soldiers."

This is indeed somewhat unrealistic. These tribal soldiers do not engage in production, yet they still need to be given cultivation provisions every month.

The Lin family now has to support more than seventy clan soldiers, which is already a considerable burden. Every month, they distribute more than three hundred spirit stones as cultivation resources for this purpose.

Over the course of a year, that amounts to a burden of more than three thousand spirit stones!

If the clan's army were to be expanded to more than a thousand men, even a family with a long and rich history would find it difficult to afford.

Fortunately, most of these clan soldiers are now members of the Lin family, and the cultivation resources they consume are mostly used for their own cultivators.

Just as everyone was arguing, Lin Jinnan slowly spoke up: "First of all, you must understand that these clan soldiers are cultivators who are absolutely loyal to the clan and are willing to risk their lives for it."

"I didn't build this force to support a bunch of good-for-nothings."

At this point, Lin Jinnan sighed.

Due to the personal relationships among the elders of the three clans, some disciples from each clan were stuffed into the system to coast along and receive salaries without working.

On the contrary, the offspring of the branch families, and even some recruited non-family cultivators, are quite energetic.

Lin Jinnan continued, "Reform is naturally necessary. We can't have over seventy cultivators acting like headless flies, swarming out no matter what task is assigned to them."

"I propose that one person be selected from the main lineage to serve as the commander of the clan's soldiers, and then ten people be formed into a team, with the position of captain."

"The position of captain increases the monthly salary, and future missions will be led by the captain."

"For now, we'll establish a team of seven. We'll gradually add five more teams as the family grows stronger."

Lin Jinnan's idea was simple: the maximum size of the clan's soldiers was twelve teams, and whatever missions they needed to carry out in the future, the captains would lead their men there.

The proposal was quickly accepted by everyone, but the elders of the three clans were quite concerned about the position of leader.

Even a fool would know that this position is very important, and could even be described as one where one holds absolute power.

Even if they need to carry out any missions in the future, they will have to follow the orders of the clan elders. Being able to command 120 cultivators already gives them considerable power.

Lin Jinnan did not directly appoint anyone to lead the clan's troops, but instead consulted the opinions of other clan elders.

"Do you have any recommendations for this position of commander?"

Lin Jing thought about it carefully for a while, but ultimately did not speak up to try and win it over.

The Ji family is small, and the only one who can currently stand alone is his son, Lin Hairong.

Lin Hairong had just given birth to a son and was also burdened with the heavy responsibility of the General Affairs Pavilion. In addition, Ji Mai was now in charge of raising spirit insects. These matters were enough to keep Ji Mai busy for a while.

Lin Jingtao, an elder of the Zhongmai clan, showed interest: "This position of leadership carries great responsibility, and we should indeed choose a good person."

"Do you have anyone to recommend for the Jingtao incident?" Lin Jinnan asked.

Lin Jingtao thought for a moment, then said, "My nephew Lin Chaosheng is currently in seclusion. When he comes out of seclusion, he should be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

"I would like to recommend him for this position."

Soon, an elder from the Bo clan suggested, "Zhongchuan is also good. His daughter, Hongye, has now become the punishment elder of the upper sect and is currently stationed in Taiyuan Immortal City."

"If Nakagawa were to take on this leadership role, my Lin family could set up a caravan in the future, escorted by a small squad of clan soldiers, to Taiyuan Immortal City to do some business. We should be able to receive a lot of support."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinnan retorted, "What are you saying? Does it mean that if someone else were to take command of the clan's troops, Hongye wouldn't take care of them?"

Then he looked at Lin Jing and said, "Lin Jing, I remember that my nephew Hai Rong is not far from the late stage of Qi Refining, why not recommend him?"

Lin Jing shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, a kind heart cannot command an army. Hai Rong is too mild-mannered. I don't think he is suitable to be the commander of the clan's troops."

"As for the rest of Ji Mai... well, let's not talk about them."

He wanted to recommend Ji Mai, but unfortunately, he didn't have anyone he could recommend.

To revitalize Ji Mai in the future, we still have to look to Lin Yun's generation.

The elders then discussed Lin Zhongchuan and Lin Chaosheng for a while, but still couldn't reach a conclusion.

However, the two elders of the Ji clan remained silent and did not offer any opinions.

Suddenly, Ji Mai's vote became exceptionally important.

Lin Jinnan glanced at Lin Jing, then shook his head and said, "Instead of arguing about this, let's get them out there and do something practical."

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"I recently received a secret letter concerning the He family."

Upon hearing this, the council hall fell silent, and the other elders all wore extremely solemn expressions.

Although the secret of the He family's spiritual field was listed as a top family secret, these elders were clearly qualified to know it.

The Lin family made a considerable profit by buying low-priced medicinal herbs from the He family and reselling them at high prices.

"What happened to the He family? Could it be that the spirit field... has been exposed?" an elder asked worriedly.

Lin Jinnan shook his head and said, "The Wu family a few days ago kidnapped several cultivators from the He family and pried some things out of them."

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"Next, the Wu family will likely make trouble for the He family, and the Lin family cannot sit idly by."

"Perfect, let's use this opportunity to train our troops."

Thus, the position of commander of this clan's army will depend on whether Lin Zhongchuan or Lin Chaosheng can make greater contributions in this matter.

The elders decided that each of the two would lead three squads of clan soldiers to help the He family overcome this calamity.

Of course, if it involves a battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Lin family will immediately ask Lin Qingya for help.

"The remaining squad of tribal soldiers will remain stationed at the mine."

"Alright, that's all for now, meeting adjourned."