1472 Disposal (2/2)
”How about this? The old mansion keeps the part of gifts from the major clans in Youzhou Province. After reducing the expenditure of this funeral ceremony, my uncles could make a decision on how to distribute the rest of them. I will not interfere with it!” Zhang Tie had a sip as he put the teacup onto the table lightly, adding, ”As for the rest from other provinces, just use them to create a clan fund. My elder brother Zhang Yang would be responsible for the expenditure of this clan fund. Additionally, we should put away this list of gifts. As we Hua people pay attention to ”courtesy demands reciprocity”, we should pay back at proper moments. As for the monetary gifts that we pay, we could take them from this clan fund. We should not be too mean; otherwise, we would be regarded as being impolite. We have to pay more than their figure. The gap would be fixed by Zhang Yang and me...”
Zhang Tie's opinion was very convincing. Even Zhang Tie's dad and eldest uncle nodded slowly. That was how a major clan should behave. If being too greedy about money, it would be shameless.
Zhang Fan looked stiff. However, he couldn't refute Zhang Tie at this moment given Zhang Tie's words, not to mention Zhang Tie's identity and authority. No matter what, they couldn't share the monetary gifts now and say no when they should pay back. If Zhang family couldn't pay back, it would lose its face completely. That would be preposterous if they took the money now and had Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang pay back later.
After saying these words, Zhang Tie looked straight to Zhang Sheng with a smile as he said, ”I heard that two elder cousins in the home of elder uncle had become adults and enjoyed good fame in Jinwu Shipyard these years. After a couple of days, elder uncle could negotiate with my two elder cousins about whether they would like to manage this clan fund together with my elder brother Zhang Yang as his assistants. You could invest in some businesses using the clan fund...”
Needless to say, the clan fund would be at least tens even dozens of times greater than the asset of Jinwu Shipyard. They would have a bright future after joining the management of the clan fund.
Those people in the room were all watching Zhang Tie's eldest uncle Zhang Sheng with admiring looks. Zhang Sheng blushed as he took in a deep breath and said in a low tone while suppressing his excitement, ”I'm afraid that my two sons are not familiar with the management of clan fund...”
”It's fine. My two elder cousins have good foundations and management experience. They could learn about it slowly. Both my elder brother and I would be reassured about that. In the future, many things about the clan fund would be monitored by people...”
”Fine!” Zhang Tie's eldest uncle nodded as he fixed this thing. Even idiots would not refuse it.
”In addition, the Liaozhou Province in the north of Yanzhou Province has vast land and is abundant in mines and other resources, although being cold as half of a year there is winter. I was told that Jinwu Shipyard is preparing for prospecting over there and investing in mines in Liaozhou Province. We need helpers there. 9th uncle, you could go there!” Zhang Tie had another sip as he looked at Zhang Yang instead of looking at Zhang Fan whose face had been completely pale, saying, ”Elder brother, you could recommend some disciples of Zhang family to do some exercises in Liaozhou Province!”
Zhang Yang nodded. The disciples of the Zhang family are too indolent and depraved. Previously, they even dared screw Zhang Tie with a trick. When the old man was alive, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang didn't care about that. After the old man passed away, those idiots couldn't wait to jump out again. No wonder Zhang Tie would throw these idiots to Liaozhou Province to calm them down.
Watching Zhang Tie's calm and easy look, Zhang Yang found that Zhang Tie had already changed in one day. He didn't behave that casually; instead, he started to consider many things.
”I...I...” Zhang Fan stammered with a pale face.
”What? Are you unsatisfied with my arrangement? You don't want to go there?” Zhang Tie fixated onto Zhang Fan. In a split second, Zhang Fan had felt overwhelming stress which almost shattered him. Not until then did Zhang Fan remember that this man with a young look was not only an unrivaled knight but the grand elder of Huaiyuan Palace...