Lin Boyong frowned and said nothing. He didn't expect to spend such a high price. Two million taels of silver, all the Lin family's belongings were sold, can be afforded. But what happens after that? Is the Lin family still the Lin family? Although
The love between brothers is deep, but this is related to the life and death of the Lin family, so he can't help but hesitate.
"Brothers, please be patient. This matter is not a foregone conclusion. It is just brought up for everyone to discuss and make a decision." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"There is no need to discuss. What else is there to discuss? Doesn't this destroy my Lin family?" Lin Song waved his hand and shouted.
Lin Quan nodded and said, "That's right, brother, I'm afraid your plan won't work this time."
Lin Jue glanced at Lin Quan coldly and said in a deep voice: "Brother, you are still so unimproved."
Lin Quan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything back, and slumped down like a deflated rubber ball. He saw the threat in Lin Jue's eyes. He was particularly afraid of Lin Jue now, and he didn't dare to provoke Lin Jue again.
Everyone was still noisy, Lin Jue grabbed the tea cup, paused on the table, and shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me."
Everyone reluctantly stopped talking. Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "There is no other way now. The cost is high because the second uncle's crime is too serious. Otherwise, we cannot save people. In fact, you want to
I thought, if the second uncle is convicted, he will definitely be executed. Moreover, he will also be fined for ten years of transporting silver, which is one million taels of silver. In fact, he only used one million taels of silver to buy the second uncle's life. If
Without the extra one million taels of silver, our Lin family would be in a situation of losing all our personal wealth. Now at least people can be saved."
"So what? If a person is alive and the money is gone, what's the difference between death and death?" Lin Song shouted.
Lin Boyong shouted coldly: "Lin Song, get out of here if you keep yelling. Listen carefully to what Lin Jue has to say."
Lin Song muttered something in a low voice, but did not dare to say any more.
Lin Jue continued: "The ancestral precepts of my Lin family require us to rely on each other for good and bad times. Now it is the Lin family that has suffered a great disaster. At this moment, saving people is the top priority. This is an act of practicing the ancestral precepts. People are alive,
Everything is easy to do. If you are gone, it will never be resurrected. Comparing your feelings, why don’t you think about it, if it is not your second uncle who is in the prison right now, but any one of you. You hope that the whole family can work together as one.
Do I want to save you at all costs, or do I hope that everyone will just let you die because it costs money?"
Everyone frowned and remained silent. Lin Jue pointed at Lin Song and said, "Cousin Lin Song, if it were you, what would you think? Do you hope that the family will give up on you?"
Lin Song wanted to say something for the occasion, but he knew that such words were not credible. He just frowned and remained silent.
"If anyone doesn't want the family to save you, you can speak out. We will sign a letter on the spot. No matter what happens to you in the future, the Lin family will not help you and will leave you to fend for yourself. Who can speak out?" Lin Jue looked around at everyone in a loud voice.
asked.
Who is willing to speak out? No one can guarantee what will happen to him. And judging from Lin Jue's tone, he is afraid that something will happen to him even if nothing happens.
"Since no one wants the family to abandon you, how can we abandon the second uncle? No one in the Lin family should be abandoned. Am I right?" Lin Jue said.
No one answered, only Lin Boyong's old voice responded: "What Lin Jue said is true, we can't give up. Money is something external to the body. If a person is alive, anything is possible. If a person is gone, there will be no resurrection."
"Thank you uncle. It seems that only uncle and I think so. Anyway, I will analyze it in detail for everyone. Regardless of the ancestral precepts and justice, just discuss the matter. You all said that these two million taels of silver will make my Lin family
The family is bankrupt. I admit that if we have to raise these two million taels of silver, my Lin family's shipping company, dock, boats, fields, and shops will probably have to sell off all of them. My Lin family is almost destroyed. Because everyone is
We have lost our property and our jobs. Not only us, but also the thousands of people employed by my Lin family have no food to eat. This is indeed a disastrous consequence. But think about it, after you have given away your second uncle’s life, you will be
After confiscating one million taels of silver, will our life be easy? This one million taels will also destroy my Lin family's industry." Lin Jue said.
"But at least... we still have some property left and can still survive." Someone murmured in a low voice.
Lin Jue didn't bother who was speaking, and just nodded and said: "You're right. After being fined one million taels, my Lin family may still be able to retain some property, but the family's business will definitely be over. The boat shop's business will definitely be destroyed."
In order to raise money, the shipyard and the wharf must be sold off. The remaining properties are nothing more than some shops and fields outside the city. These things may only be enough to support the family, and it can only make a living for the family.
But what will happen to the hundreds of people in the clan? The monthly payment will also be cancelled, and the collateral clan members will not be able to get help from the main family and lose their jobs. What will they do? And what will happen to the thousands of people employed by the shipyards and docks?
?Many of them are elderly people who have worked in our Lin family for more than ten, twenty or even their entire lives. Can we just sit back and ignore them?"
Everyone frowned and said nothing. Lin Jue was right. From a practical point of view, maybe he should not care about the life and death of those people. After all, he was not safe. But from a moral and emotional point of view, it was really difficult to accept it.
"Master Lin Jue, if I dare to say something, don't be surprised if what I say is wrong." Huang Changqing, the housekeeper, cupped his hands and said.
Lin Jue said: "Butler Huang, please tell me."
Huang Changqing cupped his hands and said: "What Mr. Lin Jue said is reasonable, but the confiscation of one million taels of silver is such a bad consequence. If the fine is two million taels, wouldn't the situation be even worse? It will be difficult for the entire Lin family to survive."
It can't solve the current problem. I'm not saying that I won't save the second master. I fully support rescuing the second master. But is there a better way? If all the real estate and business properties are sold, the Lin family will be broken up.
Let’s get into a fight.”
"Yes, that's what we actually mean. The head of the family needs to be saved. After all, human life is at stake. But... if all the family property is donated and the Lin family collapses, then... will the price be too high?" All the young masters said one after another.
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Lin Jue took a sip of tea, waited for the discussion to subside, waved his hands and said with a smile: "How can I not consider what you are worried about? Uncle, brothers. I have already reached an agreement with my father-in-law, Prince Liang, on this matter.
Prince Liang promised me that he would purchase all of my Lin family’s boat shop, dock, shop, land, and estate for a total price of two million taels of silver. In this way, we can raise two million taels of silver in a very short period of time.”
"...What's the use of this? We are talking about the livelihood of the Lin family. If the property is not sold to Prince Liang, someone will buy it."
"That's right, what kind of agreement is this? It won't help anything, will it?"
Everyone was whispering among themselves. Some people even murmured in their hearts: Is this Lin Jue colluding with his father-in-law to swallow up all the Lin family's property?
"Everyone, listen to what I have to say. First of all, I have done some calculations for my Lin family's property. All my Lin family's properties were sold at market prices, and in the end, I could only collect less than two million taels. Unless I even include the Lin family's old house, West Lake, etc.
All the houses in the garden have been sold, so we can only make do with it. But Prince Liang’s bid does not include the mansion, but only the dock, boat shop, shop and acres. This is already a high price. You can do the math for yourself. The entire property of my Lin family can be converted into
How much money?" Lin Jue frowned and shouted in a deep voice.
In fact, Lin Boyong had calculated this account a long time ago. If all the Lin family's properties were sold at the market price, it would never exceed 17.8 million taels. To make up the two million taels, he would need to transfer all the silver taels in the family and the mansion where he lives.
Only by selling all the properties can we barely have enough. If Prince Liang is willing to pay two million taels of silver to take over, it will actually be a great benefit to the Lin family.
"Lin Jue is right. Although in my heart, the Lin family's property is priceless. But if it really needs to be sold, two million taels is still not enough. Prince Liang paid at least 150,000 taels more." Lin Boyong nodded.
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As soon as Lin Boyong spoke, everyone was speechless. No one knew the Lin family's background as clearly as Lin Boyong.
Lin Jue cupped his hands and said: "Thank you uncle for your fair words. In fact, there is another point you haven't considered. Buying and selling are different. If our Lin family had not suffered this disaster, then whoever wanted to buy the property from us would have to be
The highest price. But now, my Lin family is in trouble and is urgently waiting for money to save my life. If I sell my property, I will have to get a lower price. And in such a situation of my Lin family, others may not be willing to take over. Firstly, I am afraid of causing confusion.
The second is that our Lin family has made many enemies in business, and they probably want my Lin family to be destroyed. Think about it, there are very few people in Hangzhou who can take over my Lin family’s property. Who is not our former opponent? At this time, we can’t
It's pretty good to take advantage of the fire, let alone expect them to pay a high price to buy our property. It was with these considerations in mind that I decided to discuss it with Prince Liang. Don't think of going wrong, I'm honest
Let me tell you, Prince Liang was not willing to get involved in this matter at all, and it was only through the intervention of my wife, the little princess, that the result was achieved."
The doubts in everyone's minds disappeared after Lin Jue's words. Lin Jue's analysis was absolutely correct. The Lin family in Hangzhou had made too many enemies in the business world. In the process of becoming bigger and stronger, the Lin family brutally annexed and crushed many opponents, which also harmed the people.
Many businesses have gone bankrupt and their families have been destroyed. In business, competition and annexation are understandable, but when the Lin family is in trouble, it is reasonable for others to beat the loser, lower the price, or not take over at all. The Lin family has been involved in lawsuits.
Most people don't want to get involved in this matter. Therefore, it should be a favor for Prince Liang to pack up and take over.
"What I also want to tell you is that Prince Liang's Mansion has given us two choices. First, after the Lin family's property was purchased by Prince Liang, it will still be managed by my Lin family, but the ownership will belong to Prince Liang's Mansion. To put it bluntly, I, the Lin family, will
The operators hired by Prince Liang's Mansion remain the same as before. The difference is that the Lin family's annual income is 30% of the net profit of all property income." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"Ah? Such a good thing? This is unlikely."
"Yes, this is a great thing. In other words, even though the property is sold, we can still be in charge of the property and still make profits. Other people don't have to lose their jobs. This condition is very generous."
"Prince Liang is really generous to my Lin family, and he is willing to grant such conditions."
Everyone suddenly became buzzing. Indeed, this condition seemed a bit unbelievable. In this way, the Lin family could at least ensure that everything remained the same, except that the annual profits were much less, but this was already very satisfactory.
"Lin Jue, are you really willing to do this?" Lin Boyong asked in surprise.
Lin Jue said: "Uncle, how dare I say nonsense at this time. Seriously."
Lin Boyong rubbed his hands and said: "Then what are you waiting for? I agree to this condition. As long as Bonian can be rescued, my Lin family can also be preserved. This is the best way at present. What do you think?"
"It's good. Under the current circumstances, this is a very good result." Everyone agreed.
Lin Boyong looked at Lin Jue and said: "Lin Jue, everyone thinks this method is good, what do you think? If it is possible, we can agree to this condition."
Lin Jue frowned and said softly: "Uncle, brothers, this matter is not worth celebrating. Even though Prince Liang's Mansion paid two million taels of silver to buy our Lin family's property and kept everything the same, our Lin family will not be completely lost.
I can earn a living and still get 30% of the profits every year. However, after all, my Lin family’s property has been lost, which is equivalent to being employed by Prince Liang’s Mansion to do things for others. To put it bluntly, if someone kicks me away one day, it will not matter.
You can say that. After all, the property is other people’s property. For my Lin family, this is not a good thing."
Everyone was speechless and a little ashamed. Indeed, the Lin family has reached such a state, and it seemed as if they had taken advantage just now. This kind of mentality is indeed strange. With the loss of their property, the Lin family actually has no foundation and is just being employed.
You can pretend not to think about it, but this must be the most difficult hurdle in your heart. If the Lin family is employed by others, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the city of Hangzhou, so they will have to put their tail between their legs.
Lin Boyong also blushed. He just wanted to save people. He couldn't think of a solution that had both sides in mind before. Now that he had a better solution, he was a little excited. When Lin Jue said this, he also felt a little ashamed.
"Lin Jue, let's not celebrate together. Indeed, under the current situation, this seems to be the only way to get the best of both worlds." Lin Boyong said.
"Uncle, we have a second choice. This is also the condition I tried my best to obtain from Prince Liang. Do you want to listen to it?" Lin Jue said.
"Oh? The plan you proposed? Tell me quickly." Lin Boyong sat up straight and leaned forward.
"The second plan is that Prince Liang's Mansion will pay two million taels of silver to nominally buy my Lin family's property. But my Lin family has the right to redeem it. After some bargaining, Prince Liang's Mansion agreed that our Lin family can redeem it within five years.
All the properties of the Lin family. The condition is that my Lin family repays 550,000 taels of silver every year. During these five years, the Lin family’s properties will still be under the control of my Lin family, and Prince Liang’s Mansion will never interfere. If the requirements are not met after five years, Prince Liang’s Mansion will
To take back the property, our Lin family needs to pay another 400,000 taels of operating income for the next five years. If there is no money, we will use the entire property of the mansion as a mortgage to pay."
Lin Jue's clear voice reached everyone's ears. Everyone in the hall heard it clearly, and everyone took a breath. The annual repayment is 550,000 taels, which will be 2.75 million in five years.
Two. In other words, in the past five years, Prince Liang's Mansion has received a total of 2.7 million taels of silver. In this way, the Lin family has completed the recovery of the Lin family's property. This is a huge challenge, and it is also a challenge for the Lin family.
A chance to get back on track.
"With five hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver per year, can our Lin family earn so much money in a year? This... I'm afraid it's impossible." Lin Song smacked his lips.
"It is already a good year for our Lin family to have a net profit of 200,000 taels a year. Five hundred and fifty thousand taels, how is this possible? Prince Liang's Mansion is too shady. With two million taels, we can earn more in five years."
Seven hundred and fifty thousand taels, what do you think of us?"
"Yes, this is comparable to loan sharking. The conditions are too harsh."
A group of young men were whispering among themselves.
Lin Jue looked at everyone coldly and said in a deep voice: "This is the condition I proposed, but Prince Liang's Mansion still refuses. This is actually a disguised form of borrowing money from Prince Liang's Mansion with property mortgage. Why should Prince Liang's Mansion lend it to us?
A huge sum of money? Don’t you need to pay interest when borrowing money? What about usury? Now you want to borrow usury, who dares to lend it to us?"
Everyone frowned and kept silent, each with their own thoughts.
Lin Jue continued: "The reason why I proposed this plan is for no other reason than to preserve the property of my Lin family. It will take five years to complete the self-salvation of my Lin family. Five hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver per year is indeed a huge sum.
However, at this time, if we don’t grit our teeth and work hard for five years, how can we keep the family fortune accumulated by our Lin family for generations? After this incident, everyone in our Lin family must understand.
One point, we cannot be as lazy and ineffective as before. Reality forces us to fight hard, otherwise our Lin family will decline and fall apart in the hands of our group of people. In that case, we will all be sinners of the Lin family, and we will
Why do we have the face to meet the ancestors of the Lin family in Quanxia? We want the world to know that no matter what kind of blow, we can never knock down our Lin family. In the past five years, we have endured humiliation and heavy burdens, trying hard to shed three layers of skin, and what if our bodies were shattered and our bones stood up?
As long as we get through it, our Lin family will receive the respect of everyone. We should be proud but not arrogant, and we should not be discouraged by losses. This is the kind of blood that the children of my Lin family should have in their bones!"
There was no sound in the hall, but the eyes of every young master of the Lin family became brighter at some point. The blood that was originally lazily flowing in the body also suddenly accelerated, became as fast as a galloping horse, and became hot and surging.
Yes, if this redemption can be completed in these five years, what will it be like? All the Lin family can tell the world and future generations of the Lin family that when the Lin family was in greatest danger, your uncles and fathers fought to the death.
Fight hard and keep the family fortune. How proud is that.
"Papa papa!" Lin Boyong took the lead in applauding, and he was also moved to tears in his eyes. Over the years, everyone in the Lin family has been polished away by comfort and mediocrity. Now perhaps it is time to rekindle the tenacity and perseverance in the Lin family's blood.
It's time for bloodshed. And the three-bedroom bastard in front of him was the one who awakened everyone like a enlightenment. Thinking about the past years, Lin Boyong was filled with emotions and regrets. He had not woken up and lived for so many years.
At a long age, he is not as good as the Lin Jue in front of him. The future of the Lin family may lie with Lin Jue.
"Well said, Lin Jue, you are right. We have no way out at this time. The Lin family's property is gone, the foundation of the Lin family is gone, and the Lin family building is about to collapse. We are too embarrassed to go see our ancestors.
.Think about our ancestors of the Lin family. Hundreds of years ago, they braved the thorns and thorns, stayed up all night, shed their blood, and sweated. They experienced so much suffering and storms. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty, they suppressed the powerful families. In order to protect the Lin family, my ancestors
, willing to die generously, in exchange for the safety of future generations. Over the years, my Lin family has experienced ups and downs, all the way to today. How many generations of ancestors have put in a lot of effort. How can we ruin it all in our hands?
The second brother must be saved, and the Lin family must not collapse. The second plan proposed by Lin Jue is exactly what my Lin family needs most at this moment. There is no way out. We must endure these five years and completely destroy the Lin family's property.
Take it back in your hands. There is no other way. I, Lin Boyong, hereby swear that if I cannot complete this matter in five years, I will drown myself in the West Lake. After death, I will cover my face with loess, because I have no face to see the spring.
Ancestors.”
Lin Boyong stood there, with tears rolling down his face. He was extremely emotional as he faced the trembling generosity of the young masters of the Lin family. The young masters of the Lin family were also affected by it. Everyone's eyes were red, and they gritted their teeth and clenched their fists. The glory of their ancestors was familiar to all the young masters.
, they are proud of it. Now, the Lin family is once again at the point of decline. They cannot escape their responsibility. They must stand up and abandon all distracting thoughts.
"Dad, after five years, if you fail to achieve your goal, my son will dance with you in the West Lake." Lin Song shouted loudly.
"Lin Run also jumped into the lake with dad and second brother." Lin Run shouted.
"I'll dance too!"
"I jump!..."
Everyone was shouting.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and was speechless, how could a good encouragement and persuasion turn into a suicide meeting vowing to jump into the lake.
"Uncle, brothers, it is easy to jump into the lake, but it is not a good idea to die. What we want to think about is how to achieve this goal. Five hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver a year, this is indeed not easy. This is the annual income of my Lin family
Three times as much. The final solution is to put more effort into management. I have some plans in mind, but there is no need to go into details now. We will discuss them in detail later. What I want to ask you now is, do you agree with this?
The second plan?" Lin Jue said loudly.
"I agree!" Lin Boyong said solemnly.
"I agree."
"We agree too."
Everyone shouted.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Okay, since everyone agrees, then tomorrow I will take my uncle to Prince Liang's Mansion to make an agreement. There will be no regrets about this matter."
"Lin Jue, just do as you say, no one can go back on your word. Today's matter has been decided. Tomorrow I will go with you to see King Liang and make an agreement." Lin Boyong said solemnly.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Okay."
Lin Runhu said: "The second uncle is the head of the family. To make this contract, we need the permission of the head of the family. This is the rule of my Lin family. But now we can't see the second uncle and time is tight. What should we do? Without the head of the family nodding, this contract may be
It won’t work.”
Lin Boyong frowned and said thoughtfully: "That's right, Bonian should be informed. He is the head of the family."
All the young masters stared and were speechless, thinking in their hearts: The second uncle, the head of the family, has not done anything good, but has brought such a big disaster to the Lin family. I am afraid that this head of the family should not continue to be the head of the family. If it still depends on his position as the head of the family.
Go down, it's simply chilling.
Lin Jue reached into his arms, took out the ring that symbolized the identity of the family head and handed it to Lin Boyong. Lin Boyong asked in shock: "Why is this thing in your hand?"
Lin Juedao: "The second uncle handed it over to me, saying that he was not qualified to be the head of the family and that he would step down as the head of the family. I actually felt that the second uncle was not suitable to be the head of the Lin family anymore. After all, he had made a serious mistake. So I took over the job.
Fingers crossed. Now that the uncle is here, I think that among the Lin family, the one who is most suitable to be the head of the family now is the uncle. Please ask the uncle to come back and take charge of the affairs of the Lin family."
Lin Boyong stared blankly at the ring with a very complicated expression. All the young masters also looked at it silently. Although Lin Boyong's return to the position of master was not what everyone expected, it was actually possible. But although he was better than Lin Bonian in office
Better, but everyone has left many unpleasant memories when Lin Boyong was the head of the family, so their moods are also very delicate. What's more, at this moment, the Lin family is facing huge pressure, and whoever is the head of the family is not the same.
An easy job. It's a torment for whoever is the head of the family.
