Chapter 325: Seeking Change
followed Wang He into the restaurant, which was more extravagant than the outside and inside, and the women who received the guests were all wearing palace clothes, and the decorations on their bodies were also very exquisite, and even Lin Jiu was a little dazzled.
Entering a box, there were only a few people participating in this rally, naturally it was not as lively as yesterday's, Lin Jiu guessed that this should be the core figure of Wang He's forces.
"This is Boss Zhao, Boss Qian, Boss Zhou, they wanted to get to know Boss Lin well yesterday, but Boss Lin's charm was too strong, and they didn't have a chance yesterday, so they entrusted Boss Lin to invite him." Wang He opened his mouth to explain.
Lin Jiu turned his head to look at Xu Yuan, the person who brought her into the Golden Cave, he didn't seem to even have the qualifications to sit down in the face of the people present, not to mention Xu Yuan's position, but judging from the identities of these people, this party should be unusual.
Thinking of what Prince Gong said, Lin Jiu suddenly understood in his heart that this was inviting her to join the gang.
As Xu Yuan said, it is impossible for Prince Gong to stay in Lixian all the time, she and Chu Linghui have to rely on their own strength in the end, which can be created by themselves or obtained by relying on others.
Obviously, Wang He wanted to push Lin Jiu to the second road.
"After making several bosses wait for a long time, Lin Jiu was very rude." Lin Jiu pondered for a moment and saluted everyone.
Before Lin Jiu came to leave the county, these people had seen Lin Jiu's power through various channels, so naturally they would not underestimate Lin Jiu, they got up and returned the salute one after another, and the atmosphere was harmonious, at least at this moment, Lin Jiu was integrated into it on the surface.
"I don't know what the bosses are looking for Lin Jiu?" As he spoke, Lin Jiu looked at Wang He.
Wang He said: "Has Boss Lin forgotten what happened yesterday? β
Yesterday again? Lin Jiu couldn't help but rub her eyebrows, sure enough, it was a mistake to drink, and now her head was a mess, but even so, she remembered that she should have made no promises.
"Lin's wine is the strongest wine in the world, if Boss Lin doesn't mind, let Wang remember it for you."
Lin Jiu said: "It's no problem to recall for me, I just hope that Boss Wang, you don't mix personal thoughts, otherwise even if it is really what I said, I will use drunken words to deny it." β
Wang He said with a smile: "This Boss Lin doesn't have to worry, you and Lord Chu are both protΓ©gΓ©s of Prince Gong, and Wang will not do those things even if he has the courage to do those things." β
Then Wang He paused and looked at the bosses present, their eyes were full of anticipation.
"Boss Lin said that he would open a workshop in Lixian County, Boss Lin should still remember this!" Wang He asked.
"Workshop...... Lin Jiu recalled carefully, it seemed that there was indeed such a thing.
If you want to solve the current situation of the people being enslaved by the gentry, you must find another way for them to live, and the workshop is one of them. But if the workshop was in the hands of the gentry, the people would just be enslaved in another place.
At this time, Wang He took the initiative to bring up this matter, undoubtedly wanting to gain control of the workshop, if he really agreed to give them these powers, maybe the effect would be counterproductive.
Lin Jiu pondered for a moment and said: "That's what it means, you need manpower to open a workshop, and you will have to ask the bosses for help when the time comes." β
Wang He said: "We have a lot of people in our hands, as long as Boss Lin opens his mouth, he can ask as much as he wants." β
Lin Jiu waved his hand and said, "I have a question for you, what are the people of this county in your eyes?" β
Wang He frowned, he didn't understand the meaning of Lin Jiu's words, what was it to say, it was just that the people did things for them, and then they gave them food and clothing, that's all.
Or is this Lin Jiu also like those Confucian scholars, talking about virtuous shepherds and treating his subordinate people as parents and sons?
He could easily say this, but what the truth was, everyone actually knew in their hearts that those people were just assets in their hands, and the slave contracts were proof of that.
Wang He's eyes rolled and said, "Boss Lin thinks they are what they are." β
Lin Jiu Zhengse said: "Since this is the case, then I will say it bluntly, those who enter my workshop need to break the slave contract, and after they sign the contract with me, they can remain free." β
At this point, Lin Jiu added: "At least the freedom to stay." β
In this world, there are not many choices for the people, and if you want to forcibly change some systems and customs, if you don't get it right, it will bring them a catastrophe.
However, it is still possible to make some fine-tuning within the allowable range, at least to let the people understand what "people" are, as long as the seeds can be planted, there is always hope for them to take root and sprout.
Wang He was stunned for a moment, and then as if he had heard some joke, he suddenly burst out laughing.
"Am I saying that?" After Wang He laughed, Lin Jiu asked coldly.
Wang He waved his hand and said: "It's not funny, it's just that a long time ago, there was a scholar who talked to me, saying what the avenue is public and so on, and asked me to walk with him, although it is different from what Boss Lin said, but I always feel that its essence is the same." β
Lin Jiu's eyes lit up, there are a lot of readers in this world who can understand this truth, but it is too rare for an idealist who can really implement it as an ideal.
"I wonder what happened to that man?" Lin Jiu asked.
Wang He's face showed a look of reminiscence, "At that time, my family's wealth was only one-twelfth of what it is now, so naturally I didn't have spare money to do anything bottomless with him, as for his people, they lost news in the end, and most of them starved to death somewhere!" β
"Why are you so sure?" Lin Jiu asked.
Wang He glanced at Lin Jiu and said: "He is different from Boss Lin, he doesn't know how to change, I can tolerate him describing that ideal world with my subordinates, but others may not allow it." β
That's the treatment of the forerunners! Lin Jiu sighed in her heart, she actually didn't believe in fate when she was in another world, but she was suddenly brought to this world, even if she didn't believe it, she had to believe it.
She must have come to this world with a mission, and although she was not explicitly told, she believed that as long as she used her power to influence the world, she would be able to find the answer.
In the past few years, she was still trying to survive, but now she actually has the heart to think about the mission, and I have to say that there are still great changes.
"I'll take a stake in the workshop in exchange for these servant contracts."
The reason why Wang He told her that story was to tell her that it was not okay to talk about ideals with her, and that she could only talk about benefits with businessmen.
After looking down and thinking for a while, Wang and Kaiku asked, "I don't know how many workshops Boss Lin wants to build in Lixian County, and how can I take shares?" β
"It depends on your ability, I have a lot of valuable secret recipes in my hands, and I also need a lot of raw materials, whether it is purchased from other places or planted locally, it needs manpower, in principle, there is no limit, as for the ...... shares."
Lin Jiu paused and looked at the other bosses, "As for the shares, the slaves will be converted into silver from the contract, and then let the Chamber of Commerce estimate the value of the workshop, and the proportion is as much as it is." β
"If I pay a slave of equal value to the workshop, does that mean the entire workshop is mine?" Boss Qian thought for a while.
"In principle." Lin Jiu responded.
Wang He asked, "If we can only take shares if we pay enough slaves, wouldn't it be a great disadvantage to us outsiders?" β
Lin Jiu said: "I naturally thought of this, after all, it is impossible to build multiple workshops at the same time by relying only on my personal assets, and I also need to raise money from you. β
"It's so good, Wang will take it first, I don't know what you think?" Wang He turned his head to look at his companions, and at this time, Wang He looked like a trust in Lin Jiu's eyes.
Lin Jiu even felt that no matter how excessive the conditions she proposed, Wang He would be the first to accept them.
Is it really because of the influence of Prince Gong?
Lin Jiu looked at Wang He with a calm expression, other than that, she couldn't think of a reason why Wang He admired him so much, after all, there were still some obvious loopholes in her plan.
For example, she did not mention the distribution of power among the various parties, nor did she make a clear restriction on the shareholding, which made it too much to operate, as the sentence "The final interpretation of this event belongs to the organizer".