Chapter: 3635

He spoke sternly and said, "This time, I'll make sure they understand that as long as they sit at the Ye family table, they should have enough loyalty to the ruler, just like ancient vassals. If anyone dares to take liberties with me or abandon their duties when I need them, I'll make them pay dearly."

Tang Sihai nodded solemnly and sighed, "The old master is too lenient towards these branch families. He always thought they were loyal enough during peaceful times, so he gave them some benefits. But in reality, this is just a facade. When things got tough, their true nature was revealed, and it's really necessary to keep them in check."

Ye Tian spoke calmly again, "These branch families are equivalent to ancient vassals raised by the emperor on various territories. To become a qualified vassal, they must have a basic understanding of serving the ruler and being mindful of their duties. They cannot threaten the ruler's authority or abandon their duties when needed. So, the Ye family's branch families really need to be established with rules."

As he spoke, Ye Tian continued, "Each family has a similar situation. Cash can only account for up to 20% of all assets, and some even have insufficient cash reserves to cover 10% of their total assets. Even if they handed over all their cash, it's still far from the 50% I require. This time, I'll let the Wanyang Palace take the lead and force them to sign a payment agreement, and then use this agreement to deeply bind them."

"However, I won't push them to death. As long as they hand over their liquid assets and sign a payment agreement according to my requirements, the Ye family can still provide some resources for them and let them continue making money under our guidance."

"When that time comes, they will work hard to make money with us, essentially working to repay my debt. I'll let them bleed while also giving them blood transfusions, and then take back the blood they owe me. This cycle will keep them dependent on us while preventing them from becoming strong. Only this way can we firmly grasp their necks."

Tang Sihai listened with a nod of approval, saying, "Young master, your strategy is indeed very high-level! By doing so, these branch families won't just beg for help from the main family. We'll force them to start contributing to the family."

"You're right." Ye Tian coldly smiled. "This time, it's all about using this opportunity to cut down the power of these vassals and weaken their strength. From then on, they will have a hard time, but we'll just be starting our good times!"

Just as Ye Tian was about to arrive at Ye Ling Mountain, the Wan Yang Palace's troops had already taken away more than 20 billion yuan in cash from over 700 branch families of the Ye family.

However, this is only one-fifth of their total assets.

According to statistics, all Ye family branches have assets totaling around 10 trillion.

As a result, almost all the Ye family's branch families have already handed over all their liquid assets, but they still owe Wan Yang Palace at least 30% of their personal assets.

Just as these people were unsure what to do with the remaining portion, Wan Yang Palace received instructions from Ye Tian and said, "I see that you all still have a lot of room for improvement in terms of cash. What's your plan for paying off the remaining portion?"

Everyone was suddenly silent like a raven.

No one dares to play along with his terms, because everyone knows that the only way left is to liquidate assets and raise money by selling them off.

Liquidating assets sounds easy, but it's actually the most unprofitable method in reality.

Because any asset sold will need to be discounted and self-value reduced before it can be quickly disposed of.

A property worth one million yuan cannot be sold at one million yuan. It may take a month to sell, but if you want to liquidate it within a day, you'll have to press the price down to 900,000 or even 800,000 yuan.

Assets will be discounted, but debts won't, so their losses will far exceed the original 50%!

Moreover, liquidating assets is even more severe in that it will severely damage their original income structure.

Take Ye Tianxiao as an example. He has a well-known building materials company at home, which produces various construction materials and directly supplies them to Ye's real estate projects and production bases across the country.

This company relies on Ye family's help and support, with its current sales revenue exceeding 10 billion yuan and net profit reaching tens of billions.

However, if they are forced to liquidate, not only will the price of their assets be heavily discounted, but Ye Tianxiao himself will completely lose this source of income, which is equivalent to killing a chicken to get an egg.

Other people's situations are similar. No one can come up with that much cash to pay off Wan Yang Palace, and no one wants to sell their core assets at a low price either.

Wan Ba Jun looked at these people's expressions, knowing that they were most afraid of being forced to liquidate their assets to pay off the debt. Therefore, he spoke up and said, "Don't say I don't give you a lifeline. Now, all the money you owe can be repaid through periodical payments over one to five years." JrNovels.com