Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 500 Partner

Section 290 III

Hai Shuzu didn't think this was the case—his most valuable thing now was the five-masted ship and its cargo, so what's the point of tying him up?Moreover, the sailors and merchants who came back said that the Australians were very polite to everyone and did not do any harm.

But his wife's family firmly forbade him to go to Lingao, and his family objected fiercely, so he had nothing to do.The matter of going to Lingao was delayed.After much deliberation, the only option is to go to Guangzhou to seek help from friends and colleagues from my father’s generation during the study tour, and borrow some money first to take it easy.

Although Hai Shuzu relied on the fame of his ancestors and had a high family prestige, he was only a supervisor—this was given to him by the government because he was a descendant of Duke Hai.There is not much financial resources in the family.So this journey of borrowing money was not smooth, although friends helped more or less, or 20 taels or 50 taels.After more than ten days, I only collected more than 300 taels of silver, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the needs.

I have been lingering in Guangzhou for a long time. Everything here is expensive and it is not easy to live here.Hai Shuzu knew that it would be fruitless to stay any longer, so he had to leave early to go back to Qiongshan to do business.

He didn't dare to go home alone, and first settled in his own farm.Zhuangtou went to inquire about the news.There was only one person sitting in the house.When he went out this time, he didn't even dare to bring the servants who used to use at home - he owed them money.Although these servants did not dare to make a fuss due to their status, they were already neglected in serving them, and they still made sarcastic remarks from time to time. Hai Shuzu couldn't bear this kind of humiliation, so he had to ask his friends to borrow a servant for a while.

Thinking that he was in the Qiongzhou mansion, although he was not a prominent family, he was surrounded by five or six servants when he went out on weekdays, and the servants were always respectful in front of him.I didn't expect to end up in such a situation that even my own servants can't do anything about it!

While he was sighing, suddenly Zhuangzi came up with several small sedan chairs carried by two people.Zhuang Ding reported in hastily, since Zhuangtou had gone out, he couldn't ask Zhuang Ding to meet the guests, so Hai Shuzu had no choice but to brave the bullet and come out.

Seeing that the leader is Haiji, the head of the house, the person who carries the sedan chair and the attendants don't know each other.Hai Shuzu was startled.It wasn't until the sedan chair curtain was opened that he saw his wife, children and old mother sitting in the sedan chair.

Haiji cried and said: "The family really can't stay any longer."

It turned out that after he left home, the people who came to sit and make noises became more and more noisy because they couldn't see the owner, and they were afraid that there was no hope of recovering the loss.In desperation, he had no choice but to ask the Yamen to come forward to suppress him.

"These are the servants in the yamen, who want to ask for personnel benefits as soon as they come. They are not satisfied with the payment of hundreds of dollars. They just work and don't work hard. They are allowed to make trouble. Some people threaten to rush into the second gate to find wives and old ladies. It was Mr. Zhang from the county who came over and couldn’t see it, and took care of him on the spot and took a few shackles, so he was able to suppress it.”

Hai Shuzu just lowered his head and sighed, although he knew that Grandpa Zhang was out of kindness to his family, but this way of using official power to oppress others would humiliate his family's reputation.

His old mother, wife, and children couldn't bear to be harassed, so they had to borrow the sedan chairs of relatives and friends and sneak out.

Hai Shuzu saw his family members panicked, only carrying a few packages in their hands, looking extremely embarrassed, thinking that his failure in business would not only affect his wife and children, but also harm his family reputation, it was a complete failure in self-cultivation and family management——I couldn’t help but burst into tears down.

"These slaves are really disgusting." Haijiyu murmured to himself, "Let's not talk about those who owe them money—there's something to talk about. Those who don't owe money don't come to greet and serve. I'm already in the place where the trustee is looking for a job recommendation..."

"In the face of disaster, we will fly separately, and we don't blame them." Hai Shuzu was disheartened. His family has lived in Qiongzhou for more than a hundred years, and he can be called a family of good deeds. In the face of a little silver, all this is in vain.The power of money, he has never felt so clearly.

Sighing is sighing, things still have to be resolved, so it is not a system for the whole family to hide their debts and hide outside.Hai Shuzu had no choice but to discuss with his mother and wife, and planned to sell the family's land, and with the money borrowed from Guangzhou, he could always repay it.

"It's just that after selling it, there will be no more money. Even a well-off family will have a hard time." Hai Shuzu said sadly.

There is a sacrifice field in the clan, and there is always something to eat, but the leisurely life of the past is no longer possible.

"It's right to sell the land to pay off the debt." His mother wept. "It's just the money you borrowed from Guangzhou. How can you pay it back when you don't have the land?"

Hai Shuzu thought he would be willing to borrow it, but he didn't plan to repay it.But this cannot be said.

The family cares about how to live in the future, discussing and discussing, but to no avail.Not even in the mood for lunch.In the afternoon, Zhuangtou came back in a hurry.

"Master!" Zhuangtou didn't have time to salute, "The moneylender with the screwdriver is gone now!"

"Disappeared?" Hai Shuzu thought that this group of people would be the most active in collecting debts, because they have IOUs in their hands, as long as there is no trouble, as long as the government can't do anything about it, why would they suddenly stop and run away.

"I heard that someone bought their IOU!"

"?" Hai Shuzu was taken aback, bought an IOU?What are you buying it for?In his situation, he can only go bankrupt overnight. Even if he can sell the land to pay back some money, he can only pay back [-] to [-] percent. Didn't this person buy a pile of waste paper?

Haiji said, "Could it be that some old man admired the patriarch's usual righteousness and came here to lend a helping hand?"

Hai Shuzu didn't really believe in such a good thing.These loans amounted to more than 2000 taels without interest - I don't have such a rich friend in my family.Those who can support him for three or fifty taels are already very loyal.How could a stranger come up with such a huge sum of money for himself.

While hesitating, Zhuang Ding came to report again: "There is a master Lin coming to pay respects outside." He said and presented a greeting card.

Hai Shuzu looked at the cover of the manuscript, and he didn't recognize Lin Baiguang, so he said, "Tell him I'm not here."

"Master Lin said that as long as you open the greeting card, the master will recognize it naturally." Zhuang Ding said.

Hai Shuzu had no choice but to pick up the greeting card casually, but it was heavy. It turned out that there was an envelope underneath.When I opened it, it turned out to be my IOU inside.

Horrified for a moment, I looked through the IOU again.That's right, it's the IOUs issued by myself, and there are quite a few of them, all of which are in this envelope.Each IOU is marked with an account.

Needless to say, this Master Lin is the one who secretly bought his IOU!What is his plan?Hai Shuzu was caught off guard and didn't know what to do.

On the contrary, Haiji had some insight and said, "Master, this Master Lin seems to have no malicious intentions. You can see that he has hooked up all the receipts and returned them all. If there is any intention, why do you want to do this?"

"Oh, yes, yes," Hai Shuzu was pointed out by him, "this must be seen."

"Master Lin, our master welcomes you!" Haiji came out to greet him in person.

Lin Baiguang smiled slightly.Today, after the government shackles some of the most troublesome people, the creditors' confidence in asking for debts has dropped to the lowest point.Without any effort, Gaodi removed the interest cap on the IOU, and bought all the IOUs at a price of [-]% of the real principal.

Gao Di originally wanted to take advantage of it and buy out all shareholders' equity at a discount, but Lin Baiguang instructed him not to do so.

"We can only get rid of some pressure first, and at the same time show our sincerity, and really solve everything for him. He has no worries about the future. In case of 'money, my whole family will pay you back if you want me to help you. What if you come forward to open the mine, what should we do? Can we still kill him?"

"His debt is in our hands, so we are not afraid that he will not obey." Gao Di said.

"Hehe, it's really hard to say." Lin Baiguang smiled, "Of course, maybe we can use this to coerce him, but this leaves a knot in my heart—it's a big taboo to work in partnership."

"Furthermore," he continued to educate him, "you have to look at Hai Shuzu's family background. He is a gentry, a scholar, and a descendant of Lord Hai. Originally, a group of local people forced him together, but now it's us The whole family forced him, and all the people in Qiongzhou were fighting against each other. After all, we are outsiders, so we will be empty of people and wealth by then?"

"I understand." Gao Di showed his sincere admiration.

"For people like the Hai family, you can only get their gratitude by showing their kindness. As for the pressure, you still have to leave him some. When he agrees to cooperate with us, it's not too late to help him solve it."

"What if he is hypocritical? Then we will find an excuse to shirk."

"You've learned a lot now——Hai Shuzu is always the descendant of Haigong, and this kind of rotten method cannot be done." Lin Baiguang said, "Even if he has such a heart, the family reputation of the Hai family will not allow it." He does."

It didn't take much effort for Lin Baiguang to persuade Hai Shuzu to open a coal mine together.For Hai Shuzu, who was already desperate and hopeless, although the road in front of him was not glorious, it was better than going bankrupt and reduced to the diners of the ancestral hall - not to mention that even if the family went bankrupt, it would not be able to pay off the losses of these shareholders.

Thinking of being reviled by many people after his own family, Hai Shuzu couldn't feel at ease.Right now, the conditions proposed by the Guangzhou master Laidelin are very attractive:

Funded by Master Lin, Hai Shuzu came forward to open a coal mine in Qiongzhou Prefecture.The Hai family does not need to invest.You can make a profit of [-]%.Mr. Lin gets [-]%.

Hai Shuzu hesitated and said: "I understand what Xiongtai means. It is nothing more than asking the brothers to come forward to deal with the government and the local government - this is easy - the brothers are still a bit weak in the local areas. I just have a word of advice, Qiongzhou government Whether there is any coal to be mined here, I have never heard of it before; besides, it is very easy to get firewood here, I am afraid that few people use coal to light fires. Brother Tai hastily built a kiln, I wonder if you have thought about it before and after?"

Lin Baiguang nodded, Hai Shuzu was called "upright"!I admire it in my heart—no matter what time and space I am in, dealing with honest people is always reassuring.

(End of this chapter)