Daming talker

Chapter 645 Version Upgrade

That night and the next day, Mr. Lin continued to reunite with his family in the inner courtyard, chatting with each family in turn.

Another day passed, and Mr. Lin came out, holding his waist, and sat in the front hall drinking wolfberry water.

One of the tribute items of Ningxia Town at that time was wolfberry. When Lin Tailai was suppressing the rebellion in Ningxia, he secretly looted several barrels of tribute-grade wolfberry.

At the same time, he taught his nephew Lin Yi: "As good men in our prime years, we should focus on our careers and not indulge in wine and women."

Because the Zhang brothers, the left and right protectors, were on vacation, Lin Tailai had the four Vajras of that time take turns to guard him, and his idle nephew Lin Yi also followed to learn.

Lin Yi said tentatively: "But Third Uncle said that young people should see the world early, so that they can be immune to temptations at the critical moment of taking on great responsibilities.

A few days ago, he also suggested that if I wanted to learn how to run a business, I could follow the successful experience of my ancestors and gain experience in the school book office first.

Lin Tailai asked in confusion: "Imitate the successful experience of our ancestors? What experience of our ancestors?"

Lin Yi stammered, "Third Uncle is referring to you, Little Uncle."

Lin Tailai: "."

Lin Yi, who was looking forward to the school book office, asked, "Does what Third Uncle said make sense? What do you think, Uncle?"

Lin Tailai snorted coldly: “I don’t know if it makes sense, let the old man judge.

I will tell the old man that your uncle wants his grandson to be a tortoise first to gain experience, and I hope your uncle's legs can be saved."

As the uncle and nephew were talking, other people came to the meeting one after another. There were no outsiders today. They were all brothers, relatives, or core subordinates, who gathered together to hold a business meeting of the Lin Group.

Those present included Boss Lin, Third Brother Lin, Second Master Shen, Uncle Song, Gao Changjiang, Ma Yingming, the Four Heavenly Kings, Little Brother Huang, etc., as well as Qian Shiyang, Zhou Daodeng and other guests of the Lin Mansion.

Everyone was greeting each other and the meeting had not yet officially begun when the doorman reported that Han Shineng, the old Hanlin, came to ask for a meeting.

As a Hanlin, Han Shineng was a senior, so Lin Tailai went to the ceremonial gate to greet him in person, then led the old scholar Han into the front hall, and introduced them to everyone in the Lin Group.

Everyone was confused because the other people were not from the same circle as the old scholar and their identities did not match.

If Lin Tailai wanted to talk to the old scholar, he should take him somewhere else alone. There was no need to bring him to the meeting place of the Lin Group.

But Lin Tailai seemed not to notice these details. After asking Mr. Han to sit down beside him, he asked, "What can I do for you, old senior?"

Han Shineng smiled bitterly and said, "Yesterday I received a gift of five hundred taels from your mansion. I am willing to teach in your mansion for five years to repay this kindness."

Lin Tailai said patiently: "But I, the junior, would rather you go to the capital and return to the Hanlin Academy to be a tutor! Five hundred taels are just the travel expenses!"

Is he lacking a teacher? He is lacking a teacher from the Hanlin Academy!
Han Shineng smiled bitterly and said, "I know very well why the nobles of the court appointed me.

But I am unwilling to return to the court and live out those intrigues and hard work. I yearn for a life of leisure and ease, wandering among the trees.

Originally, I was penniless and had no choice but to make a living in the quagmire of the capital.

But now that I have the Lin Mansion, why not? Teaching the son of the Nine Yuan True Immortal is not a disgrace to my reputation.

Even if I beg the Lin family to take me in for a few years, I can live a peaceful life."

For a man like Mr. Han, you really can't hit or scold him. After Lin Tailai pondered for a moment, he said:

"We at the Lin Group are preparing to discuss matters. Senior, please sit here and wait for a while. I will tell you in detail after I have explained the matter to them."

Then the formal meeting began. Mr. Lin first listened to the reports on various work. There was nothing that required immediate instructions, and basically everything was proceeding according to the plan.

In the past two years, traditional businesses such as money and grain projects, agricultural warehouses, customs, smuggling, fisheries, and shipping have been steadily improving, and other emerging businesses have maintained an orderly expansion momentum.

Among the two aspects of work that Mr. Lin attached the most importance to, the number of looms of various ownerships in the industrial park has increased to 5,000, and the output of silk fabrics has accounted for one-third of Suzhou City.

The layout of the supporting river ports on the Wusong River has been completed, and the seaport has begun to take shape, and the conditions for launching a sea trade pilot project are basically mature.

After listening to the report, Mr. Lin judged: "So the most urgent matter at the moment is not to study and deploy the next plan, but to deal with the governor."

Most people disagreed when they heard Lin Tailai mention Governor Zhao.

In their view, Governor Zhao was just a clown who was courting his own destruction.

This kind of arrogant and underestimating mentality was quite glaring to Lin Tailai. This was the aftereffect of too many victories.

Now they even treat a hostile governor as a piece of trash and are too lazy to do even the most basic analysis. Who gave them the courage?
Lin Tailai then guided the crowd and said, "The governor has been in office for a month, which means that his three fires have been burning for a month. What is the current public sentiment in Suzhou? I just returned to Suzhou and am not familiar with the specific public sentiment."

While others were still pondering Lin Tailai's idea, his retainer Zhou Daodeng boldly summed it up: "From what I can see, the public sentiment is precarious and could explode at any time."

Lin Tailai did not expect that Zhou Daodeng, who was used to keeping a low profile, would speak first.

At this time, the others seemed to have reacted and started to speak up: "The villagers below all said that they want us to organize everyone to make a fuss and cancel these new policies."

This is probably what “the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility” means. The Lin Group controls the grassroots system, so when problems arise at the grassroots level, they will naturally turn to the Lin Group.

No one thought this was a big deal, as civil uprisings had been organized in the past.

"What a bunch of idiots!" Lin Tailai could no longer bear it and shouted at everyone.

Suddenly everyone was silent, but they didn't know why.

Lin Tailai looked at Zhou Daodeng, the dumbest prime minister of the Ming Dynasty in history and the first man of the famous lady Liu Rushi, and encouraged him, "How did you judge it? Tell me in detail!"

Zhou Daodeng replied: "Governor Zhao's three policies are actually three new policies involving money, grain, taxes and levies.

However, these three new policies are clearly malicious and have caused great resentment among local people.”

Lin Tailai asked with great interest: "What do you mean by deliberately harboring ill intentions? Can you tell?"

Zhou Daodeng replied: "The first new policy is to collect 90% of the fixed amount of money and grain, which may not have much impact in normal years.

But after the flood this summer, the governor is going to collect taxes and grain at a high rate of 90%. How can the people not be disgusted?

The second new policy was to exempt families with less than 100 acres of land from corvee labor, which seemed to reduce the burden on poor households.

However, these labor services were converted into silver and distributed among families with more than 100 acres of land.

Such random transfer of burden is not necessarily fair and will definitely provoke a backlash from the wealthy.

The third new policy is to levy machine taxes on industrial parks and increase commercial taxes on rivers, which is the most sensitive issue in Suzhou City.

Originally, weavers were the group most likely to cause trouble. Wouldn't Governor Zhao's brutal tax increase be adding fuel to the fire?

I think that a normal governor would not think of implementing such a troublesome new policy, let alone pushing forward three items at the same time. How could there be such an urgent policy?
So Governor Zhao's idea is obviously abnormal. His fundamental intention of implementing the new policy is not for the country or the people, but to stimulate popular unrest! "

Mr. Lin looked at Zhou Daodeng in surprise. Is this man still the dumbest prime minister in history?

Who turned Zhou Daodeng into the dumbest Prime Minister? And who turned the dumbest Prime Minister into the smart and sharp one he is now?

This kind of mentality of being highly prepared for danger in times of peace is worthy of a deputy commander!

Master Shen said doubtfully, "This doesn't make sense, does it? Where did Governor Zhao get the courage to incite a popular uprising? Isn't he afraid of being held accountable by the court? What motive does he have for doing this?"

Zhou Daodeng looked at Lin Tailai and said, "It must involve something at a higher level. I am not very knowledgeable, so I need you to interpret it."

Lin Tailai replied: "Haven't you noticed that Governor Zhao's three new policies were all designed to collect more money and grain?
You may not know that our Emperor greatly appreciates ministers who are proactive in making money!

Even if Governor Zhao sparked a civil uprising, so what? The emperor would definitely support and encourage him, setting an example for officials all over the world!
At the same time, the Prime Minister has to avoid suspicion when it comes to issues involving Suzhou!
Then, after the civil uprising broke out, Governor Zhao could easily use the excuse of "suppressing the civil uprising" to get more authorization and support from the emperor!
So, apart from sacrificing a little personal reputation, what does Governor Zhao have to fear?
As long as he doesn't care about his reputation, the bigger the scale of the civil unrest, the more political benefits he will get!

Even if he is killed by the people, the emperor will unleash his wrath and burn us to death!"

Gao Changjiang also added: "Previously, at Wuxi County Mansion, Xishan Post Wharf, and Fengqiao, he humiliated Governor Zhao three times, but he kept silent all the time, which shows that he had great ambitions!
Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms could endure the humiliation of wearing women's clothes. Do you think Sima Yi is a waste?"

After hearing all the analysis, the others present gasped!
It turns out that the game version has been upgraded! This time the gameplay is completely different from their previous one!

Lin Tailai suddenly turned his head and looked at the old scholar Han Shineng beside him, "Old senior, what do you think of the strength of our Lin Group? If you join the Lin Mansion, you can also be a big shot in Suzhou or even Jiangnan!"

Han Shineng: “.”

Hearing everyone in the room talking about "civil uprising" and "killing the governor", the old Hanlin felt his heart beating wildly.

It seems that life in the Lin Mansion won't be as comfortable as I imagined?

Finally, the old scholar smiled bitterly again and said, "Jiu Yuanjun is right. I'd better go and wallow in the quagmire of the court."

Suddenly, a servant rushed out of the hall and shouted, "Someone outside has come to report that the weavers and weavers of the East City Weaving Industry Office are gathering together and preparing to riot because of the governor's tax increase!"

Shit! Lin Tailai cursed. He didn’t expect the civil uprising to happen so quickly!
Do I want to be a reactionary executioner who suppresses the "citizens' uprising against the tyranny of feudal officials"?
(End of this chapter)