"Haha, we must trust Master Lin. If we lend these grains to Master Lin, Master Lin will definitely return them to us in full!"
The merchants all laughed.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "I never borrow anything from others. This time I am looking for you to ask for food. I have roughly calculated that if the people in this city want to survive this crisis, they will need at least three million kilograms."
of food.”
"You guys have to pay for all this food. Today, we must collect enough food. I will send someone back with you to get it later. If you can't get it, don't blame me for turning against you!"
ah!
After Lin Fan said this, all the officials present were stunned. Didn't Lord Lin just say borrow it?
Why is it now a direct request? How could these merchants agree?
When the merchants heard what Lin Fan said, they were angry at first, and then turned into sneers, saying: "Master Lin! Do you think that we people are easy to bully?"
"Haha! Mr. Lin, although we are not officials of the imperial court and have little power in our hands, we are not the ones you can kill if you want. We have not violated any Ming laws. What can you do to us?"
"Yes! Those are our food. We grew them ourselves. Why should we give them to you?"
Master Zhang smiled and said at this time: "This... Oh! Master Lin, didn't we agree that we would borrow it?
These grains are all their own, not stolen!"
"It's true for you, Mr. Lin just fought against the bandit army and won a great victory. Now he is so angry. How can you talk to Mr. Lin like this!"
After Mr. Zhang said this, Mr. Wang also stood up and said, "That's outrageous! Mr. Lin drove away the intruders, saved you, and controlled the plague in a short period of time. Shouldn't you be moved?"
"Is it too much to ask you to donate some food as military pay?"
As soon as Master Zhang and Master Wang sang in harmony, the money Lin Fan asked for just now was turned into military pay, and the faces of the merchants also softened a lot.
If they were just asked to donate some grain as military pay for the 100,000-strong army, it would not be impossible. After all, it would only be about 100,000 kilograms of grain. If they just put it together, one family wouldn't be able to use much.
Lin Fan's face was as gloomy as water. These people are all old foxes. If you want to make them spit out food honestly, there are only two ways.
The first one is, of course, knowing all the details about them. The second one is to kill them all, confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans!
But if he does this, his notoriety in the city will spread. Once the people are afraid, people in Xi'an City will be panicked. Even if they are given food, Xi'an City will return to normal in a short time.
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"System, I want to sign in here."
Lin Fan thought silently in his heart.
At this point, we can only see what the system’s sign-in rewards are.
Ding!
"The host signs in at Fengxian Tower and is rewarded with a list of detailed information on the wealthy gentry of Xi'an City."
kindness!
Lin Fan was overjoyed. The products produced by the system must be high-quality products. He can give him what he needs every time. With the detailed information of these wealthy gentry in his hands, he is not afraid of their being dishonest.
"Master Lin, what do you think about asking them to donate 100,000 catties of grain as military pay?"
Master Zhang came up to Lin Fan and spoke softly.
"kindness?
Yes! Donating 100,000 catties would be a token of your gratitude!"
Lin Fan said with a half-smile.
At this time, Chen Yuanwai said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, we can donate these military salaries to you, and we can lend you food without interest. We should be filial to you!"
"It's just that, Mr. Lin, you also need to express yourself."
Zhao Yuanwai also said: "Yes! Mr. Lin, we people have been overwhelmed by the taxes from the imperial court in recent years!"
"We donated food today, will the imperial tax be exempted from this in the future?"
Wang Yuanwai also said: "Mr. Lin, we are very interested in you. The grain we lent you will be repaid when the court is rich. As long as we are exempted from the tax, everything will be easy!"
"That's right! The tax issue is exempted, and everything can be discussed easily!"
These people are all human beings. How much money are their hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain worth?
The cloth, ceramics, tea, medicinal materials and other businesses they do are the most profitable!
As long as the tax is exempted, they can rest assured to make money. In two or three years at most, today's investment will be fully repaid, even if they don't need the food.
Lin Fan rolled his eyes at them, looked at the people present and said, "Mr. Chen, ahem, the Chen family has more than 5,000 yuan in two days, but they only pay more than 500 yuan in taxes every year."
"Moreover, you have 700,000 kilograms of grain stored in your home. It is stored in the underground secret room in your backyard. There is also a large amount of grain piled in the house!"
“With so much food, aren’t you afraid that it will get wet due to heavy rain and destroy it all?
Your tax evasion is so serious, it’s enough to chop your head off a hundred times!”
"Except Mr. Wang, your family doesn't have much food, only more than 300,000 catties. However, you have not paid taxes for three consecutive years. How should we calculate this?"
"Also, when Li Zicheng fought all the way from Sichuan, how did he get food and grass?
If the news I got is true, your Wang family’s branch in Sichuan donated one million catties of grain!"
"Haha! You can donate one million catties to the intruder, what?
When you come to my Lord, you still don’t get a cent. Do you think that I am easy to bully, or do you think that I am afraid to punish you for capitalizing on the enemy?"
"And you! Old Zhao, Old Zhao, what do you want me to say about you?
You actually secretly colluded with the bandits. Over the years, all the big and small gentry in this city have been robbed by those bandits!"
"If this matter really comes to your attention, how many of your heads will be chopped off?
Today you hand over all the food to me, and I will let the past things go by the wayside, otherwise, don’t blame me for turning against you!"
"You also want me to exempt you from taxes. What a beautiful idea you have. From now on, you will not be able to pay a dime less in taxes, and all the taxes you owed in the past must be made up!"
hiss!
After Lin Fan said this, Yuan Wai Chen, Yuan Wai Zhao, Yuan Wai Wang and others all took a breath of air. They were very careful in what they did. How could they be found out!
Moreover, how could Mr. Lin have such detailed knowledge? Is there a mole in their family? He shouldn't know. Mr. Lin is so talented. Even if there is a mole, he shouldn't know!
"This... Mr. Lin, what you said is all false. Do you have any evidence?"
One person said.
"how?
Want proof?
Do you think that the intruder broke into the city and ruined the government office, and the evidence is gone, so you think that I can't do anything to you?"