Hua Kai checked Patriarch Jia's loyalty. 94 points was enough for him to be completely trusted. Furthermore, the Jia Clan had been the number one clan under the Hua family for the past few years and had contributed greatly to the Hua family. After Patriarch Jia finished speaking, Hua Kai turned his attention to the Ren Clan.
The Ren Clan had been developing rapidly for the past few years. They were in charge of the construction of the entire High Willow City. The Ren Clan's population had exceeded four thousand people in the past few years. They made use of the convenience of managing the slaves to select those with high aptitudes from the slaves. The Ren Clan's strength had increased rapidly, especially in the area of city construction and planning. They had produced many talents in the past few years.
"Huang Jia has been in charge of High Willow City's finances for the past few years. They have established banks in High Willow City, North Mountain, Guang County, Linzi City, Qufu City, Ji City, and more than ten other cities. Currently, more than half of the traders in the north of the Central Plains are using the Hua family's banknotes. The Hua family's bank has accumulated more than three million gold …
Huang Jia has a total population of 3768 people. They have one Xiantian Realm warrior, 16 Qi Refining Realm warriors, and more than 800 Natal Opening Realm warriors … "
When Hua Kai asked Huang Jia to be the third to speak, many people couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard Wong Kwong Kei's introduction. They usually used banknotes to make large transactions, but they didn't expect the Hua family's bank to have developed to such a scale. Huang Jia was the manager of the Hua family's bank. Even if the three million gold was only temporarily deposited with them, the profit they could earn was still shocking. They all knew that many clans had borrowed money from the Hua family's bank. The amount of money that Huang Jia had earned in the past few years was definitely beyond their imagination.
Also, when did Huang Jia have a Xiantian Realm warrior?
Every family in Guang County would want to let the whole city know about the appearance of a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, so as to show off their family's strength. But now, Huang Jia had secretly cultivated an Innate Stage cultivator.
After Huang Jia, the rest of the clans became more normal. The clan heads of these clans introduced the development of their clans to Hua Kai in detail. Hua Kai also used this opportunity to let all the aristocratic clans become more familiar with each other. What the clan heads said was all recorded in the "Strength Evaluation Book of the Affiliated Clans of the Hua family" in his hands. He listened to the clan heads' introduction, checked their loyalty, and made some markings behind their clans.
There were a total of 167 families, and the number of introductions decreased as time went by. Many of these families had just migrated from the Central Plains this year. During the introductions, they could only introduce their family's scale and strength. Most of their businesses were just small ranches. Their goal was to become a Family of Ninth Grades.
It wasn't until two o 'clock in the afternoon that all the family heads of the Hua family's affiliated families were introduced. At this time, everyone had a better understanding of the entire Hua family's affiliated forces.
"That's all for the morning. Everyone, please go and have lunch first. In the afternoon, we will announce the results of the Aristocratic Clans' conferment. There are also a few friends who will introduce everyone."
At this time, Hua Kai stood up. When all the clan heads saw this, they also hurriedly stood up. When Hua Kai left the hall, they all left their seats one by one and walked out of the hall.
When they arrived at the banquet hall, everyone saw that Yu Jun, Xue Pan, Tang Lei, and more than 40 other people were already waiting here. They knew that the rumors in High Willow City in the past few years were true. The Hua family was going to confer titles to their own generals and retainers. This way, the Hua family's affiliated families would become even more complicated. It might even split into two factions.
Everyone consciously sat down according to the order that Hua Kai had asked them to speak. At this point, everyone roughly knew which families were more important to the Hua family. Some of the more powerful families were placed at the end. Everyone guessed that these families had done something wrong and offended the Hua family. This time, they might not be able to participate in the Aristocratic Clans' conferment!
The banquet was held at a large round table that Hua Kai was familiar with. This way, everyone could gather together and have the opportunity to interact. If it wasn't for the Hua family's organization, these family heads might not have had the opportunity to meet each other.
There was no singing and dancing, no long speeches. Hua Kai just wanted everyone to interact more. After three rounds of wine and five rounds of food, Hua Kai stood up and left, leaving the space to the various family heads.
Everyone raised their cups to Hua Kai and respectfully sent him off. When Hua Kai was far away, everyone's gaze couldn't help but turn to the front few tables. Many people raised their cups and walked forward.
Those who were able to come here were at least at the Qi Transformation Stage. Drinking some wine was not a problem.
At four in the afternoon, a Household Servant reported to Hua Kai that the family heads were almost done drinking. Hua Kai then stood up and walked towards the conference hall.
Not long after arriving at the conference hall, the family heads slowly returned. Next, it was time for Hua Kai to announce the Aristocratic Clans' conferment tomorrow.
"Everyone has arrived. I saw that everyone had a good chat. In the future, everyone will be part of the High Willow Region's Aristocratic Clans.
In the afternoon, I called over Xue Pan, Yu Jun, Tang Lei, and the others. Perhaps everyone has already guessed that they have contributed greatly to the Hua family and should be rewarded. Today, I will give special permission to Xue, Yu, Tang, and 42 other Hua family retainers, family generals, and special Household Servant. From now on, you will be part of the High Willow Region's Aristocratic Clans. "
Hua Kai said as he looked at Xue Pan, Yu Jun, and the others. When everyone heard this, they straightened their backs. Hua Kai looked at the 42 people. The average loyalty was at 100 points, and the lowest loyalty was at 98 points.
Wong Kwong Kei was the first to applaud. When the other family heads saw this, they also couldn't help but applaud.
Even if they were unwilling, Hua Kai had already decided that they could only obey. This was because in the High Willow Region, the Hua family was the sky. Hua Kai's words were the orders.
"Well, now I announce!" Hua Kai said as he stood up. At this time, all the other family heads also stood up.
"The Xue family will be promoted to a fifth-grade family. The Yu, Tang, Huang Jia, and Jia families will be promoted to sixth-grade families. The Ren, Tai, and Song families will be promoted to seventh-grade families. The seventeen families will be promoted to eighth-grade families. The seventy-two families will be promoted to Family of Ninth Grades."
After Hua Kai finished speaking, the family heads couldn't help but smile. However, there were some people who couldn't smile. Hua Kai didn't confer titles to families with loyalty below 80 points. Just like this, the number of families affiliated with the Hua family increased from 6 to 102. In one day, 96 families had been conferred titles. This was already unprecedented.
"Those who haven't been promoted to a family don't be discouraged. Every spring, all the families can apply for a family ranking. In April, the Hua family will conduct an assessment. Every May, the Hua family will hold an exchange meeting with all the families. It can be considered as an equal platform for all the families to interact with each other. Some of the family heads may not be easy to meet."
Hua Kai said with a smile. Many people who heard this also laughed. If it wasn't for the Hua family, why would the Jia, Huang, and Xue families pay attention to these ordinary family heads?
Many people heard this and their eyes moved. If this was the case, then next year even if there was no chance of conferring titles, all the families would come to the Hua family to participate in the conferring ceremony. Not only would they be able to see Hua Kai, but they would also be able to interact with the other family heads. Plucking a hair from the legs of these families would be enough for their families to use.
"Becoming a family is not only a privilege and honor, but also a responsibility and responsibility.
This year, the High Willow City's Ministry of Inspectorate found many violations of the law. When you return home, you must strictly discipline your family members. If you find that the children of your family have committed outrages, then the family will be punished.
I know that everyone is anxious to return home and pass on the news, so I won't keep you any longer. Tomorrow, I will see you at the conferring ceremony! "Hua Kai stood up and left. The other families and family heads also left one after another after Hua Kai left.
The Hua family was going to confer titles to a fifth rank family and four sixth rank families. These five families would have the right to build a city. They would be involved in a lot of benefits. Soon, there would be five more cities in the eastern part of the High Willow City. Many people's eyes were fixed on this.
There was also Hua Kai's speech in the conference hall today. The ranking of all the families was a topic of discussion among the common people.
The Hua family hadn't officially established a country yet, so they didn't build a palace. All the government affairs were handled by the families. Only the most important matters were decided by Hua Kai.
This time, Hua Kai could only use the "Conferring Ceremony Platform". In fact, this platform was called the "Heaven Worship Platform" a month ago.
On the morning of the 2nd of May, 102 new family heads knelt below the "Conferring Ceremony Platform" and swore an oath to Hua Kai. They represented that their families would always be loyal to the Hua family.
Hua Kai read out the duties and obligations of the families to everyone. This was something that other countries didn't have in their conferring ceremonies.
After the conferring ceremony, these new families would use their rights as a family.
Hua Kai had written very clearly about the rights of the aristocratic families. Aristocratic families of different levels could purchase a certain amount of pills, divine weapons, and spirit rice from the Hua family every year at a special price. They could also participate in the monthly decision-making meeting in High Willow City. This meant that their family's strength and influence would become stronger and stronger.
After the conferring ceremony, Hua Kai spent ten days on the Household Servant of the Hua family. Hua Kai carefully checked the Household Servant's experience, power, loyalty, and potential in the Hua family. From the 14867 Household Servant, he selected 124 outstanding warriors and 227 servants. The weakest of these servants and warriors were at least at the Mid Mortal Realm. After they were promoted, they would slowly leave the Hua family and establish their own families. In the future, they would most likely become one of the families affiliated with the Hua family.
In addition to the 351 Hua family warriors and servants, Hua Kai also appointed 41 maids who had stayed in the Hua family for many years as female officials. From now on, they would have the relationship of ruler and servant in the Hua family. Not only would they be able to manage the Hua family's Household Servant and maids, they would also be able to manage all the civilians in the High Willow City.
At the same time, some of the Hua family's Household Servant who were over 30 years old and had not reached the Mortal Realm were turned into ordinary civilians by Hua Kai. However, these people could choose to live in any city in the High Willow City, including Hua City. When they left the Hua family, Hua Kai would give them more than 10 gold as severance pay. Many of the Household Servant were kowtowing to the Hua family's position while crying as they left.
As a result, the efficiency of the entire Hua Family servants was much higher than before, and their enthusiasm for training was also much higher than before. The Hua Family already had its own set of management methods for the servants. Everyone was considering whether they would be dismissed by the Hua Family before the age of 30, or be temporarily undecided, or become a servant or family general, and be able to call Hua Kai "Lord" when they saw him. All of these required their own efforts.