However, even if you know that someone is upright and wants to take revenge on you, what can you do?
Most of the reasons why they wrote those hot-headed articles at the beginning were because they were bewitched by their predecessors. They thought they had insight into the ways of the world and had seen through the dark transactions in the court.
It wasn't until they became the target of public criticism that they realized that no one would stand up to help them at this time. Those so-called seniors would just watch and watch with cold eyes. Occasionally, they would stand up and say a few innocuous words, even if they were given.
They are so proud of themselves.
These people regretted it. If they had not been hot-headed, they would not have made such a big mistake. Now, fortunately, they have indeed attracted the attention of the emperor with a blockbuster.
But it seems that this kind of attention cannot lead them upward at all. It would be better if it does not drag them into the abyss.
In order to seek self-protection, while apologizing for their previous irresponsible words and deeds, they also tried their best to ease the relationship with the ministers. They tried hard to find a backer for themselves and stabilize their status with the emperor.
At this time, someone threw an olive branch to them. The person who threw the olive branch to them was none other than Master Mao Pijiang Mao, who had the same idea as them and had always supported them.
Master Mao expressed sympathy for their plight, and also mentioned that he had experienced being taken advantage of by others when he first arrived, quickly winning the favor of the poor scholar.
Of course, those encounters were all made up by Cao Bijiang casually. Apart from the extremely cunning Emperor today, he has really never been taken advantage of by anyone.
But obviously it doesn't matter whether the encounter is true or not. What's important is that Mao Bijiang expressed to them that His Majesty actually appreciates them, but the time has not come yet. That's why he can't stand up and support them openly.
Such a statement is obviously very popular among these poor people. What could be more exciting than suddenly knowing that one has actually been paid attention to by the emperor?
Especially when you stand in front of you a living typical example of reaching the sky in one step, you simply feel that you have seen your infinitely bright future.
Therefore, it can be said that without spending much money, Mao Bijiang successfully subdued a group of cannon fodder who dared to say anything. It is precisely because of this that the trend in the court seems to have started unknowingly.
Transformed.
Since Mao Pijiang went to investigate with such great fanfare, of course he couldn't stop without finding anything. Although some officials in high positions could not move for the time being, the small fish and shrimps under their hands could still be dealt with appropriately.
Even if it was handled lightly, it still brought in a lot of money. It seems that many people have to tighten their belts this year.
As for those officials who were basically just called to talk for a few words, they were already thoroughly investigated without even knowing it themselves. No matter where your ancestral home is or what you have done in the past.
Guan still has found out how many wives he has found over the years.
Some of these people only made a small amount of money. Although they did do a lot of things for others, in short, it was all innocuous and trivial matters. Lin Chong decided not to worry about such people for the time being.
What he wanted to find a way to weaken were those guys who were too greedy. But how to make them spit out some of the wealth and wealth they had collected over the years? Lin Chong hadn't thought of a good way yet.
However, one day when Dong Xiaowan came to the palace to see Yuan Qingfang, it inspired him. Dong Xiaowan said that when she was working at Hua Fang, the lives of the girls there were very difficult. Except for those who were very famous, basically no one else could save any private money.
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Even for those who are somewhat famous, most of the money in their hands has been taken away, and they have very little left.
In order to prepare for unexpected accidents that may happen at any time, and to consider their own future, many girls will secretly sell some of their belongings when they are the most famous and popular.
Lin Chong could understand that the situation she was talking about was probably similar to the current star effect. Now if a star comes forward and says that he wants to auction his things, many fans will be crazy about it.
"Auction?" Lin Chong suddenly had an idea. Since he wanted them to spit out money, there was no need to stick to asking them to take out money. It would also be appropriate to take out the antiques, calligraphy and painting treasures from their home.
the same.
Even if something is not particularly precious, as long as it is put up for auction publicly, there will definitely be wealthy businessmen willing to pay. Whether they want to please these officials or get a good fortune, they still have to pay.
Although this indirect method cannot get money out of the hands of those officials immediately, it can be realized quickly. If this money is used to improve people's livelihood, I believe it will also have good results.
The more Lin Chong thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was really wonderful. If he hadn't deeply remembered that he was living in a feudal society with distinct divisions, he would have wanted to rush up and hug Dong Xiaowan for a lap. It really helped him a lot.
Already.
After the idea took shape, he immediately left the palace and quickly called Mao Bijiang into the palace to discuss it. After hearing the idea, Mao Bijiang was also very interested and felt that it was very feasible.
The two people discussed some time and specific details, and Lin Chong finally decided on the matter. However, he still had to seek the opinions of the ministers on certain specific matters. In addition to the ministers, they had to find out clearly.
The attitude of those businessmen is also very important.
This task naturally fell on Wei Changqing. It would not be difficult for him to ask him a few questions while drinking and discussing business.
This can be regarded as providing an opportunity for businessmen to contact officials. Since it is a public auction, for the sake of their own face, the ministers will not come up with something too bad. Just in case, they will definitely give it to them in advance.
Communicate with those big businessmen, and Lin Chong's income will come from here.
This auction can also serve as a warm-up for the issuance of official bank bonds. With the experience of this time, we can ensure that there will be no major mistakes next time.
After the preliminary plan was finalized, Lin Chong called Mu Xi again and told him his thoughts and wanted to hear his opinion.
Mu Xi has completely broken away from the immature appearance of a child and has grown into a mature young man. His natural gentle temperament makes him very popular and sought after by girls no matter where he is.