The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun said awkwardly: "Thank you uncle for your advice."

Li Shouzhong added: "Yi'er's articles on classics and meanings are acceptable. After you enter the Imperial College, you can ask him for more advice."

"Ok."

Next, Li Shouzhong pointed out some shortcomings in Lin Yun's article, which hit the point and benefited Lin Yun a lot.

He secretly sighed in his heart: "This man is worthy of serving as the Imperial College's sacrificial wine. The level of his classics and meanings is indeed better than that of Gao Lin Ruhai and Jia Yucun."

After talking about the scriptures and articles, Li Shouzhong changed the subject and asked Lin Yun, "I heard that you once met the emperor, is there such a thing?"

Lin Yun nodded and said: "This junior has indeed met the Emperor, three times."

Li Shouzhong said in surprise: "You mean the emperor summoned you three times?"

Lin Yun: "The Emperor has summoned this junior twice. The other time was just an accidental encounter and cannot be counted as a summons by the Emperor."

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"Oh, tell me in detail."

Lin Yun narrated the first time he went to Yichen Academy to meet the emperor. Li Shouzhong nodded slightly after hearing this, but didn't say anything.

It wasn't until Lin Yun finished speaking that Li Shouzhong asked curiously: "Since Master Lu values ​​you so much, why don't you stay at Yichen Academy to study and prepare for the exam?"

Lin Yun: "The teaching content of Yichen Academy is not mainly based on classics and articles. The juniors are lacking in this aspect, so my uncle arranged to study in Jinling Imperial College."

His explanation was a bit reluctant. Although Li Shouzhong was a little confused, he did not continue to ask.

Next, he asked Lin Yun about Li Wan's situation in Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Yun saw that the time was almost up, so he stood up and left.

Li Shouzhong didn't force him to stay, but called Li Hongyi to see off the guests on his behalf.

...

After Li Hongyi sent Lin Yun away, he came back to meet his father.

Li Shouzhong asked while drinking tea: "Yi'er, what do you think of this Lin Yun?"

"This person is young and mature, and he is extremely stable in doing things. He is a talent. If he can be ranked in the provincial examination this year, his future will be limitless."

Li Shouzhong raised his hand and tapped on the table, "This is his classic article, what do you think?"

Li Hongyi stepped forward, picked up the stack of manuscript papers and started to read them.

After reading the top article, he shook his head and said: "His articles on classics and meanings are not very popular. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make any big progress in the short term. It will be difficult for him to get ranked in this year's provincial examination."

Li Shouzhong: "You must have read his article on Ping Nance. How about that article?"

Li Hongyi: "It is far-sighted and magnificent. It is a very clever policy article. I think it is far behind."

Li Shouzhong smiled and said: "That's it. The young man of the Lin family has been chosen by the emperor. He will definitely win the provincial examination."

Li Hongyi said in shock: "Why did father say such a thing? Is it the Son of Heaven~"

Li Shouzhong interrupted his son and said: "Don't talk nonsense. When he enters the Imperial College, you can give him more guidance on classics and meanings, and he may benefit from it in the future."

"My child understands."

After a pause, Li Hongyi took out a gift slip from his sleeve, handed it to Li Shouzhong, and said, "Father, the gift Lin Xiandi brought is too heavy, do you think you want to return it?"

Li Shouzhong took the gift list and glanced at it, then smiled and said: "It is not appropriate to accept gifts from others. It is not appropriate to accept gifts from nephew Lin Xian."

Li Hongyi secretly cursed, "It's better to accept the gift now. What can I give back later?"

Li Shouzhong said again: "Yi'er, you can post a message to Yao Xuezheng later, and say that you are asking him to come to the mansion for a few drinks for your father."

"Yes."

"Go."

"Retire, child."

Walking out of the living room, Li Hongyi was shocked in his heart. Yao Xuezheng was Li Shouzhong's proud disciple and respected him very much.Li Shouzhong had never taken the initiative to invite this disciple to a banquet, but today he made an exception to invite him. Could it be because of that kid from the Lin family?

"No, my father has been upright all his life, how could he do such a thing."

Li Hongyi shook his head again and again, leaving this bold idea behind.

Chapter 155: If you don’t show off, you will die!

The shortage of horses in the south resulted in more people riding in sedan chairs and fewer people riding in carriages.

Even so, there are still several carriage shops gathered in Jinling City, because luxurious carriages are the capital of the rich to show off.They don't care about money, they only care about whether they can satisfy their vanity.

A carriage is easy to make, but a good horse is difficult to buy.

Feiteng Carriage and Horse Company was on the verge of bankruptcy because the source of horses was cut off.

The owner of this carriage shop is named Zheng Bonan.He heard that someone was planning to take over his carriage shop and convert it into a rickshaw shop, so he asked to meet the investors behind the scenes before agreeing to sell the carriage shop.

...

Lin Yun rushed to the carriage shop, where Boss Zheng was still arguing with Feng Ziying and Xue Pan.

If it hadn't been for Zhong Yi to stop them, the two utterly annoyed thugs would have beaten them up long ago.

Seeing Lin Yun approaching, Feng Ziying stood up with amnesty and said, "Brother Lin, you should come and argue with this guy, it's really annoying to talk about business."

Lin Yun looked at Boss Zheng, and saw that he was in his 40s, with a round face and small eyes, and he looked very shrewd.

Zheng Bonan saw Lin Yun, and asked in disbelief: "You want to sell my car dealership?"

Lin Yun: "Yes, it's me."

Zheng Bonan: "I have never heard of that rickshaw of yours. Is it built and has people riding on it?"

Lin Yun smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about whether there is anyone sitting there, you just need to decide whether the carriage shop sells it or not."

Zheng Bonan: "It's okay to sell, I have two conditions, and I can only sell it if you agree."

"You said."

"First of all, the name of my carriage shop cannot be changed, you must keep it."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Yes, I agree to this condition."

Zheng Bonan: "The second condition is, I want 2000 taels of silver, plus [-]% of the shares of your rickshaw company."

Lin Yun immediately shook his head and said, "I can promise you 2000 taels of silver, but I can't give you shares."

Zheng Bonan: "Mr. Lin, the house and land of my carriage shop alone are more than 2000 taels of silver. Not to mention there are many skilled workers and a large amount of wood for making carriages gathered in the warehouse. The total value is more than 5000 taels of silver."

Lin Yun turned his head and glanced at Zhong Yi, who nodded at him and said, "There are indeed a lot of good wood."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll give you 3000 taels of silver, plus 5.00% of the shares, and then hire you to be the manager of the carriage shop. What do you think?"

Zheng Bonan smiled and said: "2000 taels, plus [-]% of the shares, if you agree, we will deal immediately."

"Okay, that's it."

Lin Yun asked Zheng Bonan to get pen and paper, and immediately drafted a contract for the sale of the carriage shop and asked Zheng Bonan to sign it.

After Zheng Bonan signed the contract document, he smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Mr. Lin, can you let me see the drawing of the rickshaw now?"

"can."

Lin Yun took out the drawing from his pocket and handed it to Zheng Bonan: "This is just a preliminary drawing. It will be continuously improved in the future. In short, we must think of more ways to reduce shock."

Zheng Bonan: "Our carriage shop has been studying this. Among the carriage shops in Jinling, we are the best in this aspect."

Lin Yun was surprised and said: "In this case, how could your carriage business go bankrupt?"

Zheng Bonan said sadly: "Because of the shortage of horses, our previous channel for purchasing horses was blocked by others."

Lin Yun: "Do you know who did it?"

Zheng Bonan smiled bitterly and said: "So what if you know. This kind of thing relies on backing. If you don't have the support of officials behind you, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Jinling City."

Feng Ziying said from the side: "Guan Zheng, don't worry, brother Lin has even met the emperor, and others dare not make things difficult for him."

"Oh!"

Zheng Bonan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had long noticed that Lin Yun had a unique temperament. Now when Feng Ziying said this, his suspicion was indeed confirmed.

Lin Yun: "Manager Zheng, I want you to build sixteen rickshaws in ten days. Can you do it?"

Zheng Bonan picked up the manuscript paper, read it carefully, and said: "This kind of rickshaw is easy to make. Our dealership has all the materials and manpower. It should be no problem to build sixteen rickshaws in ten days."

"It's fine."

Lin Yun took out a stack of silver notes from his arms, took out 1000 taels and handed them to Zheng Bonan, saying: "Take these silvers first, and repay all the wages owed to the craftsmen. In addition, each person will be given an extra tael of silver as a reward for them." Stick to the dealership's reward."

"Thank you sir."

After a pause, Zheng Bonan said again: "Mr. Lin, can I know why sixteen rickshaws were made in ten days?"

Lin Yun smiled and said, "There's nothing to hide about this. I want to launch a rickshaw on the final day of the Oiran Contest, and let the top sixteen famous courtesans ride it to participate in the competition."

Zheng Bonan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said worriedly: "This is a great way to promote rickshaws, but are they willing to agree?"

"Don't worry about this, I have a way to make them agree."

Zheng Bonan: "Okay, then I will gather people later and start making the rickshaw according to the drawings."

Lin Yun stood up and said, "Okay, then you should hurry up. If you encounter any difficulties, just come to me and I will help you solve it."

"Ok."

...

After coming out of the carriage house, Xue Pan asked Lin Yun: "Brother Lin, you really want those famous prostitutes to ride in rickshaws to participate in the competition."

Lin Yun: "Is there any problem?"

Xue Pan: "They belong to different brothels. It is not easy to get them all to agree."

Xiao Mo laughed at the side and said: "What's the problem? Let the prefect inform you. Who among them dares not to listen?"

Xue Pan said hurriedly: "I don't have that much face. Even my housekeeper can't do it unless my eldest cousin is willing to help."

Xiao Mo sneered and said, "Why do you need to beg for such a trivial matter, our third master can just talk to Jia Zhifu."

Lin Yun glared at Xiao Mo, and reprimanded: "If you don't pretend to be aggressive, you will die!"