The balance between the family and its subordinate forces was also a big problem.
If there was no integration at all, then the establishment of the Administrator's Office would be unnecessary.
If the integration was too deep, it would be like turning the cultivators of other families and even the rogue cultivators they recruited into their own family.
If a large number of outsiders entered the Wang family, the Wang family would change.
In the future, when he left Beiyuan Xiuxian, there would be no powerful person in the family to hold down the fort. He was afraid that the Wang family would be taken over.
If the integration was too excessive, it would be equivalent to the families being annexed.
The families also wanted autonomy, but they were not willing to be annexed directly.
However, there were examples to learn from.
The relationship between the royal families of Beiyuan and their subordinate forces was essentially the same.
The royal family controlled the various forces through the imperial court. The only difference was the degree of control and the degree of autonomy of the subordinate forces.
In the current situation of the Wang family, it was impossible to have too much control over the subordinate forces. It was better to use a force that everyone could accept first and then slowly tighten it.
According to the previous ruling method of the State of Zhao, a court would be established, and some capable Zhao clansmen would hold important positions.
Of course, people from the various families would also be arranged in this court.
The various countries and the Netherworld Sect before also collected taxes from the shops in the market places.
The tax was based on five percent of the business income, which was not low.
If there were no benefits, the major forces would spend a lot of money to guard the various market places.
If the families produced and sold their own products, there was no need to collect taxes.
In this regard, Wang Daoyuan did not need to change the policy. He could just continue to follow this policy.
The taxes from the four markets were not small. The taxes from these industries alone were more than enough to maintain the operation of the Administrator's Office.
What was needed now was to manage the finances and guard the various institutions, namely the Finance Hall and the Guardian Hall.
The Guardian Hall was in charge of the guardians of the four markets. The Finance Hall was in charge of the taxes and the salaries of the various cultivators.
Naturally, these two positions could not be given to others.
The Guardian Hall needed a cultivator of virtue and prestige to manage it. The most suitable candidate was the fifth granduncle.
There was no shortage of candidates for the Finance Hall Master. The Wang family had its own Finance Hall and trained many people.
Of course, as a Hall Master, he still had to have some prestige.
Moreover, collecting taxes required a certain amount of force. Second Brother Wang Daoxing was a very good candidate.
Although he didn't know anything about finance, he just needed to maintain his deterrence.
The current finance elder of the Wang family, Wang Mingzhi, was only a little over a hundred years old. His cultivation level was at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, and he had been the finance elder for more than ten years.
He can be appointed as the Deputy Hall Master of the Finance Hall and be in charge of the daily affairs of the Finance Hall.
Then, he announced the internal structure of the House of the Governor to the public.
The Guardian Hall only announced a candidate for the Hall Master. The four Guardian Envoys below had already been decided.
In the Treasury Hall, the people in charge of the accounts were all members of the Wang family.
More than half of the cultivators in charge of collecting taxes were from the Wang Clan.
At the same time, the Fifth Great Uncle also served as the Chief Steward of the Governor's Office.
When Wang Daoyuan was not free, all the affairs of Yannan County were managed by him.
In addition to these two great halls, he had also spread the news that he was preparing to build four more halls, including alchemy, smithing, and talisman arrays.
The positions of the Palace Masters of the four palaces were used to buy people's hearts, while the Deputy Palace Masters were given to their own cultivators.
The cultivators working under him were mainly recruited from the outside.
None of the clans were willing to place their own cultivators who were proficient in alchemy, tools, and talisman arrays in these four halls.
Therefore, the main target of recruitment was still rogue cultivators.
In addition to refining pills, refining weapons, and making talismans, the four halls were also responsible for purchasing these resources from the outside.
Now that Shanbei was in an uproar, there was a huge demand for resources. No matter how many things there were, they could be sold.
He did not plan to build the Transportation Hall. The transportation industry in the entire Yannan County was monopolized by the Wang Clan.
If he built the Transportation Hall, wouldn't that be stealing his own business?
The transportation of all kinds of resources was entrusted to the Wang Clan. This was also for the benefit of the clan.
After the order was given, the various clans were somewhat moved, especially those who were particularly enthusiastic about joining the Guardian Hall.
After all, the salary was not low, and there was not much to do.
The Guardian Hall was in charge of the various clans and businesses in Yannan County. The Wang Clan had a Golden Core cultivator, so not many dared to court death.
If no one looked for trouble, the Guardian Hall could be idle.
Taking the spirit stones for free and not working, they could also show their loyalty to the Wang Clan. Why not?
However, there were really some who did not know how to appreciate favors.
The Kong Clan of the Messy Stone Peak and the Wind Valley were planning to fight the Wang Clan to the end. Not a single person came out.
Originally, he wanted to send the cultivators of these four clans to the Guiyan Market and slowly deal with them.
Now, it saved him the trouble. Once the members of the Guardian Hall were all recruited, he would use these four clans to make an example out of them.
The Iron Clan of the Gold Geese City had a very proper attitude. They had a total of four Foundation Establishment cultivators, and three of them had joined the Guardian Hall.
After Wang Daoyuan released the news that he wanted to recruit loose cultivators skilled in pill, artifacts, and talisman arrays, there was quite a bit of movement in Greenwillow Province.
Some of the skilled loose cultivators did not want to continue staying in Greenwillow Province and live a life where their heads were on their waistbands.
In a stone room under Greenwillow Province, Shi Zhenbang and a group of Zifu Disciples were discussing matters.
A young Zifu Disciple said unhappily, "Big Brother, you have to make a decision on this matter.
That kid from the Wang Clan has just taken office, and he's already fighting over loose cultivators with us. He's taking drastic measures.
If it were up to me, we should've killed him back in the Hidden Cloud Province. How could today's matter have happened? "
Shi Zhenbang waved his hand, "Don't be rash. The Wang Clan has never had any intention of acting against us.
The reason we're recruiting loose cultivators is to strengthen our own power.
If the Wang Clan becomes the fourth power in the State of Zhao, when we rise up in the future, we'll have an extra helping hand if we rope them in.
As for how to deal with the Wang Clan, it's a matter of Golden Core cultivators, so we can't make the decision.
I'll go ask the Ancestor and do as he says. "
After speaking, he left the stone room and walked deep underground through the tunnel.
An hour later, he arrived at a stone room.
On the wall behind the stone room was an enormous tree root. Just the part that was exposed was over twenty meters wide.
In the middle of the root, there was a screen of light that was three meters wide.
If Wang Daoyuan was here, he would definitely be able to tell that this was the light screen of the secret realm's entrance.
However, this light screen was not quite the same as the Yellow Springs Secret Realm. It had the meaning of a formation and was very likely a man-made secret realm.
Shi Zhenbang held a medallion in his hand. After injecting spirit energy, the spirit vein flashed and shone on the light screen.
Then, he entered the light screen.
The inside and outside of the light screen were two completely different worlds. The space here was extremely spacious, with a diameter of over two hundred kilometers.
The spirit energy was dense, and large amounts of spirit fields had been opened up. There were many low-level cultivators and mortals working in the fields.
On the stone walls at the edge of the space, there were many cave abodes.
Shi Zhenbang came to the entrance of a cave abode and said softly, "Ancestor, Shi Zhenbang has an important matter to discuss."
In the cave abode, an old man wearing a fiery-red robe with phoenix patterns sat cross-legged on a stone bed.
When he heard Shi Zhenbang's voice, he waved his hand and the cave abode's door opened.
Shi Zhenbang entered the cave abode and bowed. "Ancestor, that Wang Daoyuan I told you about before is now wantonly recruiting rogue cultivators. It has affected our plans. How should we deal with it?"
The red-robed old man thought for a while and said, "According to the information you sent, this Wang Daoyuan is not weak and still remembers the Ninth Prince's kindness.
His Highness has also instructed us to try our best to build a good relationship with the Wang Clan.
With the territory the Wang Clan has, they can't take out many resources and can't raise too many rogue cultivators.
Go meet him personally and deepen the relationship between the two clans. We can also expand our business.
If we build a good relationship, the Wang Clan will be of great use in the future. "
Shi Zhenbang cupped his hands and left the cave abode.
Soon, the clansmen of the Wang Clan stationed at Mirror Iron Mountain sent a jade talisman to Wang Daoyuan, saying that it was sent by a cultivator who claimed to be an old friend of the Hidden Cloud Continent.
Apart from the disciples of the sects, there was only Shi Zhenbang who was an old friend of the Hidden Cloud Continent.
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