Wilderness, Five Elements Sect

Stronghold The Five Elements Sect Stronghold is more like a city than a stronghold. Its diameter is more than one kilometer, and its population has exceeded 10,000. It has everything that a city should have.

The management mode is also like that of Yaocheng, with a set of modes, which is not related to the sect system. Chen Xuanhua is the city lord, Zhang Wanjing is the deputy city lord, and Lin Jiang is now the chief steward of internal affairs, responsible for the businesses in the entire stronghold.

This is a serious and lucrative job. The power department can only be held by the confidant of the city lord.

At the beginning of his tenure, Lin Jiang did not make any changes. He just followed the rules and silently understood the ecological environment in the Five Elements Sect stronghold to see how they operated.

After a period of understanding, Lin Jiang finally figured out what was going on. The business environment of the stronghold is quite complicated.

First of all, the Five Elements Sect has its own business. Pills, talismans, instruments, formations, food, cloth, restaurants, inns, the Five Elements Sect has them all under the management of a business called Xingyuan Building, which is equivalent to a state-owned enterprise.

In addition to Xingyuan Building, there are also a number of businesses affiliated with the Five Elements Sect. They also follow the Five Elements Sect to make money. Xingyuan Building is directly under the Five Elements Sect and does not need to pay taxes, while the vassal businesses are exempted from taxes.

In addition, the rest of the shops are complicated. There are some small forces, some are independent cultivators, and some are privately set up by other people in the sect. There are also vendors like those in the big market. These are all under the management of Lin Jiang.

"Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs

." Lin Jiang commented that the Five Elements Sect's base is a smaller version of the Medicine City. It has everything that a Medicine City should have.

After understanding the situation, Lin Jiang did not make much change immediately. He just took away the account books that the base had stored for many years and got close to several low-level deacons.

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"Three months have passed. You two can tell me what you have mastered."

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Wanjing and his apprentice have been at the base for three months. Zhang Wanjing finally asked about the progress of the two.

"The guards have been taken down. I dealt with a few troublemakers and sent them to patrol outside the city,"

Zhang Shuhua said first. Zhang Shuhua is now in the middle stage of foundation building. He challenged and defeated several late foundation building warriors in person, and then sent them to patrol outside the city.

There are guards patrolling inside and outside the stronghold, but it is hard outside the stronghold. Not only is it exposed to the wind and sun, but it is also dangerous. It is not as comfortable as inside the city.

The guards are now under the control of Zhang Shuhua. In their position, the most important thing is personal force. Without force, they can't control their subordinates at all.

"Where's Xiao Yi?"

"He didn't do anything, but he already has all the leverage over them, waiting for Master to deal with them."

"Tell me in detail."

"In the stronghold, the largest business is Juyuanlou, which accounts for about 60% of all the business in the stronghold. It is very prosperous. The one with the biggest problems is Juyuanlou.

How should I put it? It's a problem of corruption, eating and drinking for free, buying low and selling high, and confusing rights and responsibilities. If Master wants to rectify it, I can guarantee that the income of the stronghold will increase by about 30% this year."

"30%, you didn't cheat me again?"

Zhang Wanjing remembered that when he was in Jackdaw Mountain, he also boasted to the head sect leader about increasing production by 30%, and he almost cheated him.

"Master, am I that kind of person?"

"Okay, I'll believe you this time. Do you have evidence?"

"Yes, I sealed the account books as soon as I took office. I've gone through them several times in the past few months. Based on these account books, all those managers and the like must go to the Law Enforcement Hall."

"Give the evidence to Shuhua, arrest people based on the evidence, and don't let any of them go."

"No, no, no, this kind of thing is a group case. If you really want to arrest people, all of them must be arrested. I suggest arresting the big ones and letting the small ones go. Send the leaders away, and forget about those who do the work, otherwise I will have no one to use."

Lin Jiang said that the Five Elements Sect’s stronghold was far from the mountain gate, and it was like a mountain high and the emperor was far away. If there was any benefit, it would be shared by the upper and lower levels. If it was really strict, there would be no one left. How could he do anything?

"Okay, arrest the big ones and let the small ones go, but get rid of all those who have various connections in the sect, and make sure that the remaining people can only be our people."

"That will drive away about half of the people, and the master will have to ask the sect for people, otherwise it will not be able to operate."

"That's no problem."

"Okay, then senior brother, come to my house later."

Lin Jiang nodded. He had been a smiling tiger for the past three months, and now it was time to show his fangs.

That night, Zhang Wanjing and Zhang Shuhua took action, bringing people to knock on the doors of each house, and arrested more than half of the senior executives of the business.

The next morning, Lin Jiang summoned the rest of the senior executives of the business to discuss matters, and half of the seats were empty. Lin Jiang looked at the remaining people, and they were all fidgeting, as if there were nails on the stool.

"Don't worry, everyone. The ones we were going to catch were caught last night. The fact that they are still sitting here today means that everything is fine."

"General Manager, we..."

"I will not pursue the past, but from now on, I have the final say here, and you have to follow my rules. Restaurants and inns are the hardest hit areas. Remember this, from now on, no matter who comes to eat or stay, they have to pay, even if the elders of the sect are here. If anyone insists on not paying, tell me.

And those who are in charge of renting houses and businesses, mark clearly for me the location and price, and I will charge whatever I should..."

Lin Jiang continued. There were many problems in the stronghold. For example, there were accommodations arranged for the disciples of the Five Elements Sect when they came to the stronghold, but most of them had poor accommodations, so they would stay in restaurants and inns and didn't pay.

The same is true for eating. It is customary to eat and drink lavishly under the name of public funds. The shops are also in a mess. The prices of good and bad locations are extremely high, but they have the power to set prices. They mark prices arbitrarily. If you have connections, the price of a great location at the intersection can be several times lower than that of the nearby ones.

Needless to say, the other means are corruption and money-making. This thing has been played out in various ways.

"If you still don't accept it, you can go back to the sect to file a complaint. I will take it. If it doesn't work, set up a place and we can learn from each other. For cultivators, strength is the first priority."

"We dare not."

"If you don't dare, go back to work. This is the new list of personnel appointments and dismissals. The managers of each branch will be

promoted to shopkeepers. It's basically the same as before." Lin Jiang took out a list. Those who were arrested last night were basically the shopkeepers of various shops in the business. Today, the previous managers were promoted, and a group of low-level deacons also received great promotions.

These low-level deacons were all low-level staff before. Lin Jiang has tried hard to win them over in the past few months. Now he is promoting them to the middle level. When they are familiar with the business, he will kick out the current shopkeeper and let them take over. Now is a transitional stage.

Let everyone disperse and do their own things. As soon as Lin Jiang went out, he saw an acquaintance waiting for him.

"Junior brother Xiao, oh, no, senior brother Xiao, senior brother Xiao, it's me, Yue Qing."

Yue Qing saw Lin Jiang coming out and greeted him warmly.

"Why is senior brother Yue here?"

Lin Jiang pretended to be amazed. In fact, he had known Yue Qing was here for a long time.

Before, when Zhang Wanjing wanted to make changes, Lin Jiang cut off all business cooperation with him. After that, the changes did not take place, but Zhang Wanjing was also excluded. Without Lin Jiang here to provide information, Yue Qing's business could not be done.