wealthy lord

Chapter 96: Both kindness and power, clear rewards and punishments

At this time, Ye Wanqing, who was following behind, noticed that the villager standing behind the old village chief looked unhappy, so he quickly smoothed things over and said, "Ms. sir, the old village chief also has good intentions! He just didn't think too much about it, so don't blame him! Everyone’s ultimate goal is just to make Niubei Village better!”

The old village chief bowed and said, "Master Lin is right, the second lady doesn't need to plead for me. It's because I didn't think well!"

Lin Yun sighed and softened his tone, saying: "Old village chief, you are the oldest person in Niubei Village. Although I, Lin Yun, am the lord, I respect you from the bottom of my heart! I didn't mean to blame you just now. I just want to tell everyone that we just need to perform our duties and live our lives!"

"Today's Niubei Village is about to become the target of public criticism. Once the imperial envoy arrives in a while, it will definitely be known to the surrounding villages or some cities further away. At that time, there will definitely be some unsighted people coming to invade. Therefore, you should be vigilant We still have to have it! We must not relax.”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

As a decision-maker, Lin Yun naturally stands at a height that no one can imagine.

At this time, Zheng Li said: "Master Lin, I have arranged for a small team of soldiers to patrol outside. If there is danger, a warning shot will be fired!"

Lin Yun nodded first and then said in a deep voice: "Commander Zheng, the old village chief is just an old man in the village. He doesn't understand the extenuating circumstances. But you are the commander of my private army. Don't you know the priorities? As long as it involves The safety of going to Niubei Village is not a trivial matter! I hope you can be cautious and don't do anything random again!"

Zheng Li trembled. Unexpectedly, Lin Yun did not blame the old village chief, but instead blamed him. He quickly agreed: "I understand the humble position!"

"I'll fine you half a year's salary! Get off!"

Zheng Li nodded in agreement and led the soldiers to leave.

When the old village chief saw this, he felt very guilty.

Because this time he was good at making suggestions and invited Zheng Li to help, but he did not expect that Zheng Li would be punished.

He said: "Master Lin, you'd better not punish Commander Zheng. If you want to punish me, just punish me!"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Old village chief, don't worry! Managing the sergeants and treating the villagers are two different things! As the lord of Niubei Village, I must strictly control the private army. Only strict discipline can make the villagers of Niubei Village live and work in peace and contentment. If even the most basic personal safety cannot be guaranteed, how can the villagers still have the energy to do anything?"

His words represented fairness and justice, and he did not use his power to overwhelm others, nor did he get angry and blame his subordinates.

The old village chief could only nod.

The surrounding villagers also understood Lin Yun's difficulties, and couldn't help but look at Lin Yun more highly.

It is a blessing for the more than 500 people in Niubei Village to follow such a responsible lord.

After that, Lin Yun inspected the prototype of the cellar again and praised: "This cellar is well built! You should pay more attention to it in the past few months!"

He looked around at the villagers who were looking at him and said with a smile: "I know everyone thinks that I, Lin Yun, is unreasonable, but I also hope that everyone can understand that when doing anything, you must separate personal emotions from official matters. , if there is no distinction between public and private matters, it will definitely lead to catastrophe! Of course, we still have time, if we are really too busy, we can slowly build this cellar! "

At this time, a villager said: "Mr. Lin, you don't need to explain to us, everyone agrees with you very much, and we also know that everything you do is to make Niubei Village better!"

Lin Yun then nodded with satisfaction and left.

Walking out of the dark cellar, Ye Wanqing frowned and said, "Mr. sir, why are you so harsh today? Even if what you say is right, you should still be merciful, so as to win over people's hearts! If everyone is alienated from you, why do you want to accept us? The development down here is quite unfavorable!”

Lin Yun smiled and said: "I, Lin Yun, have always been committed to giving both kindness and power, with clear rewards and punishments! I was able to reward Zheng Li last time, so I can punish him this time! I want him to understand that even if he controls the military power, there are things he cannot violate. rules, and these rules were set up by me alone for him!"

Ye Wanqing looked at Lin Yun with a complicated expression, and finally sighed: "My husband's thinking is indeed different from ordinary people! However, you are right, he now has heavy troops, and his subordinates are all equipped with bamboo guns. If he is allowed to be lawless, he will continue to be chaotic. If you don't use Tsunadsune, it is indeed easy to cause safety hazards!" "Yes! Although you don't doubt the people you employ, you still have to let him know what he can do and what he can't do!"

Ye Wanqing was filled with emotions. She didn't expect Lin Yun to be so proficient in controlling people.

She had been an official in the court, although she was only a third-rank official, but she had also seen how cunning the ministers in the court were who surrounded the emperor all day long.

Being able to climb to that position can be said to be the elite of the Daduan Dynasty, but in her opinion, these most powerful ministers of the Daduan Dynasty seem to be inferior to Lin Yun in terms of the concept of controlling people.

Just when they were about to reach the door of their mansion, the door was suddenly opened, and Ah San walked out with a cane. When he saw Lin Yun returning, he quickly said: "Fourteenth Master, you are finally back!"

Lin Yun raised his eyebrows, which made the lame Ah San come out to look for him. It seemed that something had happened.

"what's up?"

"Master Fourteen, come in quickly! Manager Ma has just arrived and is now in the hall. The first lady and the third lady are accompanying him!"

Lin Yun's eyes lit up and he said: "Let's go!!"

After that, he quickly entered the door.

Ye Wanqing asked curiously: "Why did Manager Ma come again so soon this time? Could it be that the hundred bottles of perfume were sold out?"

Lin Yun joked: "Selling perfume is naturally a good thing, but in my opinion, Manager Ma's visit this time will bring more good news than just that!"

He has been thinking about the thirty thousand taels of silver recently.

Although he had acted calmly before, as if he really didn't care, in fact, it should be his money, and Lin Yun would not give up a single cent.

After hearing what he said, Ye Wanqing also became energetic.

Soon, the three of them came to the main hall.

Before Lin Yun entered the door, he heard Ma Ji's hearty laughter. It could be heard that he seemed to be in a very good mood.

This further confirmed Lin Yun's previous speculation.

He opened the hall door directly.

When Ma Ji saw that Lin Yun was back, he quickly stood up to greet him and said with a smile: "Master Lin, you are finally back! Before I resigned, I thought I would have to wait for a while for lunch!"

"Hey, Manager Ma is here, so of course we have to make arrangements! Wuyue, hurry up and prepare lunch!"

Lin Wuyue then stood up. It was still more than half an hour before noon.

Ma Ji grinned and said: "The last time I tasted the eldest lady's cooking skills, I really missed it after I went back! So, I hope the eldest lady won't be weird if I come to have a meal this time!"

(End of this chapter)