Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1189 - 508: 30 Foundation Establishment Cultivators [Please Subscribe]_3

"Supporting so many Family Cultivators, and ensuring preferential training for them, requires a vast amount of financial and material resources!"

"Especially, as everyone here knows, the current prices in the entire Tianling Region are abnormal, causing many of the family’s businesses to suffer significant losses in income."

"Now, the family’s annual expenses have exceeded its income, plunging us into a situation of financial deficit!"

When Zhou Chun said this, his tone grew visibly heavier.

And the smiles on the faces of everyone in the chamber vanished as well.

Feelings cannot substitute for sustenance—a concept that is easy to grasp.

Among the Zhou Family Cultivators present today, the youngest was already twenty-seven years old, and no one failed to understand this principle.

No matter how much they exalt the Zhou Family’s prosperity, if, in the end, it cannot even afford to distribute welfare to its clan members, how could it inspire genuine loyalty and devotion?

Shouting slogans louder than anyone else means nothing compared to distributing real money!

Thus, upon realizing that the Zhou Family’s finances had already begun to fall into deficit, everyone became acutely aware of the gravity of the situation.

Zhou Chun gazed at the group with a solemn expression and spoke: "Previously, I had people notify all of you and asked you to consider ways to generate more income for the family. Have any of you come up with good solutions?"

"If you have suggestions, speak freely. Even if the ideas are not feasible, they can serve as valuable references for me and others."

After his words, a brief silence fell over the scene.

Soon, Zhou Xinlan spoke up: "I believe that while the family currently has a large population, the amount of Spirit Land it occupies is relatively insufficient. If possible, we should open up new Spirit Land to disperse the clan members and, at the same time, generate income by renting the cultivation grounds and planting Spiritual Medicine on the new Spirit Land."

Upon hearing this, many Zhou Family Cultivators nodded in agreement, clearly approving of the suggestion.

But Zhou Xinyi quickly shook his head and responded: "Opening up new Spirit Land is indeed a good idea. However, expecting new Spirit Land to generate income and alleviate our immediate crisis is unrealistic!"

He then explained: "Currently, Jingguo Country and the surrounding nations have lost a significant number of Cultivators due to the ongoing wars. Most sites lack practitioners coming to cultivate rather than having limited availability of space!"

After hearing his explanation, Zhou Xinlan fell silent, tacitly accepting his viewpoint.

However, with Zhou Xinlan initiating the conversation, others felt less hesitant to voice their own opinions.

Thus, one of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Zhou Xinyan, soon proposed: "What about increasing the shipping fees of the ’Worldwide Circle’ trading company? At present, the shipping fees are so low that raising them by one-fifth or even one-third should be feasible. We might even consider expanding this courier service to other nations."

He appeared to have conducted relevant investigations, as his tone during this proposal was quite firm and confident.

Zhou Xinyi nodded lightly and said, "This method is indeed feasible. Nowadays, costs are rising across all sectors, and courier services are monopolized by our family. A modest price increase might irritate a few people, but it wouldn’t cause any major disruptions."

In fact, this idea had already crossed his mind, and he had previously submitted it to Zhou Chun for approval.

However, Zhou Chun had decided to delay finalizing the decision until after this family assembly.

Zhou Xinyi understood Zhou Chun’s reasoning. It was no more than an effort to encourage greater involvement from the family’s upper echelons in brainstorming for the family, thereby avoiding a situation where only one person dominated decision-making.

Although Zhou Xinyi didn’t fully appreciate the significance of Zhou Chun’s approach, as a junior and subordinate, it was his responsibility to quietly observe.

So, instead of competing for credit, he chose to lend his support to Zhou Xinyan’s suggestion in certain respects.

Indeed, seeing that even Zhou Xinyi found the proposal acceptable, most others expressed approval of Zhou Xinyan’s suggestion as well.

This brought a smile to Zhou Xinyan’s face, filling his heart with a sense of satisfaction derived from being acknowledged.

The momentum encouraged other Zhou Family Cultivators to share their own proposals and ideas, whether or not they were ultimately endorsed.

Precisely the result Zhou Chun had intended.

His aim was never to conduct some sort of democratic discussion or democratic vote but instead to encourage those elite clan members who usually focused solely on cultivation to engage more in family management affairs, providing them with a sense of participation.

Even if Zhou Mingde and others failed to fully grasp the value of this sense of participation, Zhou Chun clearly understood its importance.

When clan members participated in the establishment of family rules and the decision-making on major family matters—even just through participation—it naturally fostered their unwavering support for the family.

Moreover, the members who would handle family affairs in the future would need to be selected from these individuals. Having them participate more in major family decisions now would provide a better assessment of their capabilities.

It was a mutually beneficial approach—why not take advantage?

In this brainstorming session, facilitated by Zhou Chun and Zhou Xinyi’s timely presentation of well-considered strategies, plenty of ideas for income generation and cost-saving were discussed.

After a period of discussion, Zhou Chun raised his hand and announced: "Alright, let’s conclude the discussion on revenue generation and cost-saving measures for now. Next, let’s address the matter of revising the family rules."

"Many of the current family rules were implemented out of necessity during the family’s weaker days to protect ourselves. However, these rules are now outdated and no longer align with our family’s development, instead imposing severe restrictions on the lives and cultivation of our clan members, causing dissatisfaction among them!"