So This Was What Senior Brother Xinghe Meant!

The news that Senior Brother Xinghe had promised to double everyone's benefits starting next month quickly spread throughout the entire Meteorite Mine.

When the news spread, the entire meteorite mine was filled with joy.

Whether they were in charge or ordinary disciples, they were all so excited upon hearing the news that they almost jumped for joy.

Everyone says that wherever Senior Brother Xinghe goes, there is boundless wealth and honor. We had only heard about it before, but this time, such immense wealth has fallen on our heads!

The Vast Heaven Sect's benefits were already quite good, but now they've doubled them without a second thought—they're practically taking off!

Some people have expressed concern that this might just be empty promises.

As a result, this question was immediately met with a barrage of criticism, with people calling him a "sea dog" (a derogatory term implying he was a shrew).

Making empty promises? Have you ever seen Senior Brother Xinghe make empty promises to people?

Senior Brother Xinghe said he wanted to improve the treatment of miner disciples, and what happened? Now miner disciples are highly sought after.

Many powerful Lineage now dream of sending their disciples to the Vast Heaven Sect to become miner disciples.

When has Senior Brother Xinghe ever failed to deliver on his promises?

Senior Brother Xinghe said he would double everyone's benefits, and that's absolutely double the maximum, no exaggeration whatsoever, okay?

How dare you question Senior Brother Xinghe's decision? What's your background?

At night, a grand welcome banquet was held at the meteorite mine to celebrate and welcome Senior Brother Xinghe back.

After the banquet, Xu Wei personally escorted Xinghe to the most luxurious residence in the meteorite mine. After personally arranging everything, Xu Wei did not go back to rest, but immediately convened a meeting of all the senior managers of the meteorite mine.

All managers of the meteorite mine attended the meeting.

The issue to be discussed at this meeting is very simple: how to handle the accounting books.

Steward Li, who was usually in charge of falsifying accounts, immediately assured the elder, "Please rest assured, Old Li, with my abilities, I will make sure the accounts are clear and accurate, and there will be absolutely no mistakes."

But as soon as Steward Li finished speaking, he realized that everyone was looking at him like he was an idiot.

"Old Li... you're getting on in years, how can you still be so naive?" Xu Wei said with a helpless expression.

The other managers nodded in agreement.

Why did Xinghe burn the ledgers so abruptly this time? Was it because he couldn't understand them? Or did you, Old Li, think he was unaware of our meteorite mine?

If Xinghe had simply burned the ledgers, it could be interpreted as an intention to let everyone off the hook. However, the fact that they doubled everyone's treatment after burning the ledgers completely changes the meaning.

Why double the amount for everyone?

Because everyone is greedy? Because we are parasites?

It's because Xinghe wants to give everyone a chance to change their ways!

What does it mean to repent and start anew?

You, Old Li, submitting a new, falsified account book is considered a reformation?

That's called courting Dao of Dying, you know?! If you want to die, don't drag everyone else down with you, okay?

Xinghe's suggestion to "reorganize the ledgers" doesn't mean you have to falsify the accounts again, but rather to restore the ledgers to their normal state. In other words, no matter how much we took before, we have to honestly return it. As long as we are willing to return it, Xinghe will no longer pursue our issues.

They were even willing to give us double the treatment.

We receive double treatment because we've worked hard for the sect, not because we're greedy!

Why don't you understand this, Old Li?

After hearing Xu Wei's words, Old Li was dumbfounded. He had been falsifying accounts all his life, and he had gotten completely confused, not understanding Xinghe's meaning at all.

At this moment, Steward Li broke out in a cold sweat as he thought about it.

Deacon Xu is absolutely right. If I were to submit another false account, Xinghe would see it and think, "You've been given a chance but don't know how to use it, haven't you?"

Fine... since you're so shameless, don't blame me for upholding the law!

Xinghe's move was actually a strategic retreat.

If you return everything you took before, I, Chu Xinghe, can pretend it never happened. I might even give you double the treatment. But if you don't return it, then don't blame me.

This is the true meaning of the Xinghe.

Otherwise, think about it... Why should we? We're a group of people who took things from the sect, and not only are we not punished, but we're even getting double the treatment? Has Xinghe gone mad? Or does my Vast Heaven Sect have money to burn?

Xinghe's move is to use our meteorite iron mine as a base to tell all the Vast Heaven Sect's industries that whatever you did in the past, as long as you confess, it can be wiped clean, and you can even get double the treatment. I, Chu Xinghe, am taking a step back first, and I hope everyone can take a step back as well!

Only Xinghe can give us such an opportunity, because Xinghe is benevolent and righteous!

Are we going to continue falsifying accounts? Are we tired of living?

Have you all forgotten about Xinghe paying off his debts? You surely know that Xinghe used the pretext of debt repayment to punish those corrupt vassal sects, right?

Xinghe used the same method this time. Even those vassal sects can understand it, so how could we not?

After hearing Xu Wei's words, both Steward Li and the other managers who hadn't figured it out before were now covered in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, we have Deacon Xu, who is quite sensible.

We almost went astray.

When Xinghe burned the ledgers, it meant burning the past. When he said everyone should reorganize, it meant everyone should make up for all the losses and return what they had taken.

The doubling of benefits at the end is Xinghe's way of telling everyone that the sect knows how hard you've worked, and that the sect is giving you what you need, so there's no need to take risks.

Returning everything that had been taken was hard to accept, but considering the doubled benefits, the managers had already made up their minds.

Why were we greedy in the past?

Because of the high cost of socializing and other expenses, sometimes the salary can't keep up with the expenses, so people inevitably take risks.

Now that the salaries have doubled, people no longer have the problem of excessive expenses and insufficient supplies.

Double the benefits would allow everyone to live a very carefree life.

If you can live a peaceful and stable life, who the hell wants to live in constant fear?

Xu Wei looked at all the managers and said calmly, "I'll stop here. This is Xinghe giving you an opportunity, and it's your only chance. You can decide for yourselves how to choose."

Everyone understands what Xu Wei meant: Xinghe wants to give you dignity, but if you yourself are unwilling to be dignified, then Xinghe can only help you be dignified.

"Grand Steward, I'm willing to bring out what I had before."

"I'd like to too..."

"With double the pay, I could actually live quite well even without it..."

"Yes, yes, yes... I agree too."

"Grand Steward... I've been spending too much money lately, and I've already used up all the money I received. Please help me cover this deficit. Now that I have double the allowance, I'll be able to pay it all back quickly."

The meeting went very smoothly. With double the benefits, no one would really act recklessly. At the same time, Xu Wei also emphasized that from now on, we should all put away our claws.

You used to complain about your low pay, but now that it's doubled, if anyone dares to mess around again, don't blame me, Xu Wei, for not giving you a way out.

The managers all nodded in agreement with Xu Wei's words.

That evening, led by Steward Li, everyone reorganized all the ledgers, and all the managers made up for the previous deficits. Xu Wei also made up for the few that they couldn't come up with temporarily.

So the next day, as soon as Ma Liang stepped out of the room, Xu Wei had already delivered the account book to Ma Liang.

"Ma Liang... we've finished organizing the ledgers overnight, please take the trouble to deliver them to Xinghe."

Ma Liang was stunned when he saw Xu Wei, who must have been awake all night. But when he opened the ledger, Ma Liang was even more stunned!

Holy crap! What the hell is this? I checked the ledger myself yesterday, and the numbers didn't seem to be this many.

How did it change so much overnight?

Soon, Ma Liang found out what had happened... because at the end of the ledger, Xu Wei had arranged for a list, which detailed how much each manager had taken over the years, and then noted that all managers had made up for all the money they had taken!

Upon seeing this, Ma Liang's mind nearly exploded.

At that moment, Ma Liang finally understood... So that's what Senior Brother Xinghe meant!

Yesterday I kept thinking, Senior Brother Xinghe gone mad?

It's one thing to not punish a group of embezzlers—after all, Senior Brother Xinghe might be doing this for the stability of the meteorite mine—but what's the meaning behind giving them double treatment?

But now Ma Liang knows...

Senior Brother Xinghe's move was a strategic retreat, an offensive defense, a strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out, a soft approach to overcome hardness, and a response to all changes with unchanging principles!

Burning the ledgers was to express Senior Brother Xinghe's dissatisfaction, not because he intended to let them off the Senior Brother Xinghe. Making them reorganize the ledgers was to give them a chance to repent.

The doubling of the final reward is meant to tell them that as long as they make the right choice, they can still receive the sect's rewards.

Yesterday I was still questioning whether the double treatment offered by Senior Brother Xinghe was too much of a drain on my resources.

But seeing what they submitted today, Ma Liang realized just how brilliant Senior Brother Xinghe truly was.

Before they received double pay, they seemed to be taking more than they paid. Now that they are receiving double pay, they are not only giving back everything they used to, but they also have no reason or courage to ask for more in the future.

Because Senior Brother Xinghe has already given you all a chance to repent. If you still dare to misbehave, then don't blame my Vast Heaven Sect for punishing you severely!

Senior Brother Xinghe is eliminating future troubles!

Ma Liang felt I was unworthy of being Senior Brother Xinghe's most trusted confidant.

I didn't even guess Senior Brother Xinghe's thoughts right away!

He only thought about the increased expenses on the sect due to the doubled benefits. But if no one dares to recklessly take the sect's resources after the benefits are doubled, the revenue from those resources might exceed the expenses caused by the doubled benefits.

No wonder Senior Brother Xinghe me to announce the meteorite iron mine incident before; so that's what he meant!

While marveling at how unfathomable Senior Brother Xinghe was becoming, Ma Liang also hurriedly followed Senior Brother Xinghe's instructions and had Xu Wei promptly inform all parties in the sect about everything at the meteorite iron mine.

At the same time, he informed all parties in the sect that Senior Brother Xinghe had given them a tremendous opportunity, so they should not be ungrateful.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Missing this opportunity will be a lifelong regret!