51 Autumn

After the Yeon sisters passed the immigration prison, they could officially obtain permanent residency. But they just got a British green card, and they are not interested in becoming a citizen.

The reason for this is actually not difficult to understand, as long as there is a British visa, Caribbean countries and African countries can be exempted from visas, and because the two have no need to go to Europe, they did not apply for "allegiance to the queen", Lin Yilong is really the most spineless in this regard.

Although the advantage is that Lin Yilong himself has almost no obstacles wherever he goes, on the other hand, no one can fully trust him.

For example, a couple of "friends" in the farmers' club.

Since this time last year, after all kinds of unhappiness between Lin Yilong and Sir Melot, Sir Merlot is naturally very shameless, but Lin Yilong has nothing good. As long as he was okay at the club, the other members just greeted him very politely, and Mr. Fisk, Mr. Merck, and Mr. Hovey were too busy with their family affairs to come out - he instinctively felt isolated.

Lin Yilong is used to being lonely, and he will not express any deeper insights or more willful actions on this issue, after all, people are different.

If you can't find anyone to talk to in London, head back to South Wales.

With the autumn harvest in South Wales now over, Welsh farmers have plenty of money to spare, just as they do in other countries, they have a small fixed budget for recreation during the slack period, and the Welsh Farmers' Association organises social events for its members during the rainy months of November.

This year's social activities were arranged in a bar in the Cow Bridge according to the habit of the agricultural cooperative. The organizers try to choose a bar with "the best taste of the food that the budget allows" to entertain members.

The social format of the farmers' association is different from the few Lin Yilong has attended: the bar is only closed to non-members, but the members who attend still have to pay for their drinks and food.

When Lin Yilong entered the bar, he slightly attracted the attention of the other members of Glamorganshire.

To be honest, the atmosphere of "industry" here is stronger, and even though Lin Yilong has influence on many parliamentarians, he is only somewhat obedient to the promulgation and implementation of the law, and the people in this association are more sensitive to industrial policy – and more inclined to dictate Westminster.

These peasants feel very similar to the farmers near Mr. Hovey's farm to Mr. Hovey, they look down on these landlords, thinking that they rely on subsidies to "get something for nothing", but they do not want the property of these landlords to really hit their market at full speed; even if they are also farmers, the difference in credit capacity and input caused by the mortgageable property really makes it difficult for small farmers or tenant farmers to have any resistance to large landlords like Lin Yilong. After hearing that the vegetation of the mines in the mines under the jurisdiction of Bracken Farm had recovered significantly, at least the farmers of Old Glamorgan and Breckenshire put down the idea of "making the most of the fragmented land" of Bracken Farm.

After learning that Lin Yilong's main industries were wasabi and black cattle, the farmers were not much disgusted with Bracken Tree Farm, but they were still very curious about Lin Yilong personally.

"So, I'm grateful for the 'carbon tax' that has brought Brecken Tree Farm back to life. Lin Yilong enjoyed the feeling of "the stars holding the moon", he was surrounded by a group of honest Welsh farmers in the center of the largest table, "but I also paid a lot to restore the vitality of the abandoned mine, at first I thought the price was too favorable, but then I invested nearly three forest farms to buy the remaining quarry." ”

"So, Mr. Lin, how much did you spend when you bought the forest farm?"

"I paid it in a lump sum, about £20 million. Lin Yilong replied, "Although the income and expenditure statement of the city council may not be that much, I also have to bear some miscellaneous taxes such as 12% stamp duty, which are about the same." ”

"That's a lot. The peasants sighed.

"Compared to the cost of restoring the mine, it's really not much. Lin Yilong smiled, "You know, the Bracken Forest Farm used to be a coal mining site, and it was almost impossible to plant anything, but later, I found some geologists to help me rearrange it, and now it is the flower bed where I am planting saffron." ”

"Oh, that's not small. ”

"Well, it's not too inconvenient anyway, we just restored the water quality of the Mastach and the tributaries of the Tawi that I forgot its name last year, and if it weren't for the fact that there are still industrial and mining enterprises in the Ness Valley, at least the water from the Bracken Forest Farm is very clear, and this year I found Atlantic salmon migrating into the Mastach River. ”

"Salmon?" asked a middle-aged man, "not to equate rainbow trout with salmon." ”

"That's right, not rainbow trout, but salmon through and through. Lin Yilong sighed, "I don't know how many salmon will return to the Mastach River when the fishing flood comes in two years." ”

After delivering a speech, Lin Yilong had a dry mouth, came to the bar, and asked for a large glass of plum juice.

Without the focal point, the members of other farmers' associations also found other people to chat with on their own terms.

"Mr. Lin!" the president of the Agricultural Association greeted Lin Yilong, looking like he had something to say.

Offley-Owen, who succeeded him as head of the Glamorganong Association in the summer election, wanted to nominate Mr. Lin to be the "treasurer" of the local association — a position similar to Mr. Hovey's earlier position — but Lin politely declined.

"Just call me by my last name. Lin Yilong chose his surname as his first name, "What can I serve?"

Mr. Owen greeted Lin Yilong in a roundabout way, and finally talked about his intentions.

"Speaking of which, we are preparing a special 'Agricultural Cooperative' relief fund to help our members. Mr. Owen was straightforward, "I would like to ask Mr. Lin to help try to persuade someone who is interested in financing." ”

"How big is this?" Lin Yilong asked, "Moreover, since it is financing from an agricultural association, it must be low-interest financing?"

"I don't deny that. Mr. Owen replied, "So, I would like to ask Mr. Lin for a recommendation." ”

"If the expected rate of return on financing is less than 2%, I really can't help it. Lin Yilong responded directly to this question, "In addition, in order to meet part of the demand, there must be a guaranteed bond issuance." ”

"This ......"

"It's very reasonable, because if it's an ordinary bank, the annual interest rate is generally greater than 3%, generally around 3.5%-3.7%, considering that banks mainly use low-interest deposits from residents, so their income is not small. Lin Yilong explained, "Obviously, the association does not have the credibility of a bank to absorb residents' deposits, and the rate of return cannot be less than 2%. The remaining 1% is the cost of other expenses that need to be completed, and if it is a small farm worth 700,000 pounds, the handling fee of 7,000 pounds is not too large. ”

"What Mr. Lin said makes sense. Mr. Owen replied.

"You can entrust me with the whole plan. Lin Yilong said with a smile, and he instantly had a lot of thoughts, "I'll solve the financing problem, but the rest of the cost needs to be borne by the agricultural cooperative." ”