Year-End Summary Meeting
With that, the matter was considered closed. Chen Nianzhi then looked at Chen Qinghao and said with a smile.
"Uncle Qing Hao, we haven't held an end-of-year summary meeting for three years."
"Since Celestial Person, let's hold the company's annual party while we're at it."
As the Old Clan Leader and Chen Nianzhi's cultivation levels have gradually improved, the Lineage's annual summary meeting has been held every three years.
At each year-end meeting, only one of Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader needs to attend, since both of them focus on cultivation and often cannot find the time to attend the annual meeting.
Chen Qinghao nodded. In fact, the Old Clan Leader had already prepared to hold an annual meeting after emerging from seclusion, but it was delayed due to various matters.
He finally found some free time today, and having prepared in advance, he took out an account book, handed it to Chen Nianzhi, and then began to speak.
"Let me first talk about the financial issues of the past three years."
"The Lineage's profits over the past three years..."
As Chen Nianzhi took the account book and listened to Chen Qinghao's explanation while looking at it, she quickly gained a clearer understanding of the Lineage's development.
Even before the Geng-Metal Earth Vein was established, the Chen Clan's total annual income was around nine thousand Spirit Stone, while their annual salary expenditure was around eight thousand Spirit Stone.
Because the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lineage increased so much after the Beast Turmoil, the stipends distributed also increased significantly.
At that time, including the Old Clan Leader and Chen Nianzhi, the annual salary paid to Foundation Establishment cultivators alone amounted to more than 4,000 Spirit Stone. With the salaries of more than 500 Qi Refining Cultivator added, the annual salary expenditure alone exceeded 8,000 Spirit Stone.
After Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader broke through to the Purple Mansion, the Lineage's profits surged.
First is the Geng-Metal Earth Vein. This Earth Vein brought the Lineage a one-time income of 200,000 Spirit Stone, and will continue to bring the Lineage an income of 7,000 Spirit Stone every year thereafter.
This doesn't even include the Geng-Metal Crystal, which takes sixty years to form, and the Tier 3 Treasure Crystal, which takes several decades to form.
Moreover, after the Spirit Vein of Spirit Isle Lake was upgraded to the third-grade lower level, the number of Azure Spirit Fish in the lake has increased to tens of thousands, and it can produce a thousand spirit fish every year in the future.
The Azure Spirit Fish can enhance cultivation after consumption, and its taste is extremely delicious. It not only sells well in the Border Province, but can also be distributed as a salary to the cultivators in the clan. A thousand spirit fish a year is probably not enough for the Lineage to consume internally.
A thousand spirit fish can bring the Lineage a profit of five thousand Spirit Stone.
However, Spirit Rice is no longer grown in Spirit Isle Lake. The hundred acres of Spirit Field that have been developed are all of very high quality, so they are planted with seeds of high-grade spirit medicine, such as Purple Marrow Fruit for refining Foundation-Building Pill and Cloud-Pattern Fruit for refining Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill spirit medicine.
Even so, once the Azure Spirit Fish multiplies to tens of thousands in a few years, the annual income of five thousand Spirit Stone will still be considerable.
Upon careful calculation, Spirit Isle Lake and the Geng-Metal Ore Vein have brought the Lineage an additional 12,000 Spirit Stone in revenue.
Including the other Spirit Vein and miscellaneous income, even excluding the taxes from Yuyang Market, the total income has reached 15,000 Spirit Stone.
The tax revenue of Yuyang Market has been increasing rapidly in recent years, and it will gradually slow down in about ten years. At that time, it should be able to bring the Lineage 5,000 Spirit Stone in tax revenue, which is an annual income of 20,000 Spirit Stone.
The Ji-Earth Vein Cangkun Mountain can also increase the Lineage's income by 3,000 Spirit Stone. The Border Province Spiritstone Mine and the underground Xin-Metal Earth Vein together can also increase the annual income by 5,000 Spirit Stone.
All these factors combined suggest that in about ten years, the Lineage's annual income will reach 28,000 Spirit Stone.
Expenses also increased significantly. After Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader broke through to the Purple Mansion, their annual salary increased to five thousand Spirit Stone.
Their combined annual salary was higher than that of all the other cultivators in the Lineage.
The Lineage was small after all. The annual salary of Early Stage of Qi Refining was only a few Spirit Stone, and that of Late Stage of Qi Refining was only a dozen or so spirit Spirit Stone. Only the annual salary of Ninth Layer of Qi Refining could reach forty-five Spirit Stone.
Including Xian Ye, the clan only has fourteen Foundation Establishment and several hundred Qi Refining Cultivator, and their combined stipends would not exceed eight thousand Spirit Stone.
After some calculation, Chen Nianzhi discovered that the Lineage's financial surplus would be as high as 10,000 Spirit Stone. Even if the number of cultivators in the family increased as the birth rate was relaxed, there would be no financial deficit problem.
Moreover, the Spirit Vein of the Lineage's Qingyuan Mountain Peaceful Sun City will also advance to the third tier within twenty or thirty years.
In particular, the Enlightenment Tea Tree in Peaceful Sun City is already Tier 2 superior quality. After it is promoted to the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Root, it grows extremely fast and will probably reach the third grade within a few years.
At that time, the clan will also cultivate Spirit Field and plant a large number of high-grade spirit medicine to accumulate resources for the future of the Lineage.
"Ten thousand Spirit Stone are saved each year."
Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly, then glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "The Lineage's prosperity is all thanks to your management and protection; the elders have also made invaluable contributions."
Everyone smiled upon hearing this. With this surplus of Spirit Stone each year, they could easily use them to buy Foundation-Building Pill, Five Elements Crystal, or even to purchase Law Treasure for the two patriarchs.
They might even accumulate enough wealth over a century to buy treasures like Golden-Core Formation Pill or Five-Elements Spirit Fruit, which could help their two ancestors break through to the Golden Core realm stage.
Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Chen Nianzhi took out some of the Cultivation Method she had obtained.
"Aunt Qingwan, this Azure Wood True Flame Art is Purple Mansion cultivation Cultivation Method, as is the method for refining the Azure Wood Core Lamp. Please make a copy of it."
"Purple Mansion Cultivation Method?"
Chen Qingwan took the Azure Wood True Flame Art and revealed a look of wild joy.
Although she already knew that her Lineage had obtained this treasure, she was still pleasantly surprised to have it in her hands.
Seeing that she was immersed in the profound mysteries of the Purple Mansion Cultivation Method, Chen Nianzhi smiled and withdrew his gaze. He took out several scrolls of Cultivation Method and handed them to Chen Qinghao.
"These are the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method we captured in this battle. Put them in the Scripture Repository."
Chen Qinghao took the Cultivation Method, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "The Ji-Earth Earth Sovereign Art. I didn't expect there to be a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Cultivation Method with earth attributes. This completes the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method of my Chen Clan."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked over in surprise, and then their faces lit up with joy.
The Chen Clan has developed too fast in recent years. Although they have been promoted to the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, their Cultivation Method are still somewhat incomplete.
Currently, the Chen Clan has three Purple Mansion Cultivation Method, two of which are the Azure Lotus Ren-Water Scripture and the Ice-Soul Cold Light Scripture.
The Ice-Soul Cold Light Scripture is extremely profound, capable of being cultivated to the Ninth Purple Mansion Layer. It also contains the Divine Ability Ice Jade Radiant Light Spell and the method for forging the Life-bound Magical Treasure Ice-Soul Cold Light Sword, but only those with Ice Spirit Root can cultivate it.
The Azure Lotus Ren-Water Scripture an extraordinary origin. Jiang Linglong passed it on to Chen Nianzhi on behalf of her friend, which is obviously due to some Karmic Retribution. Chen Nianzhi could not hand it over to the Chen Clan family.
The last one is the Sunfire Scripture created by Chen Nianzhi. This method combines the essence of the Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art and the Blazing Fire Dao Ruins Art, and can be said to be an extremely domineering Pure Yang Cultivation Method.
However, although this Cultivation Method is powerful, it is not easy to master. Only the Old Clan Leader in the Lineage has now mastered it.