Chapter 14
Lin Qingwan first went to see Lin Jiang and Lin Yubin, Lin Yubin has recovered in the past few days, and is not as panicked and sad as when she first learned the news before, and she is in front of her father's bed at this time, waiting for him to give her some advice.
Lin Qingwan watched silently for a while, didn't go in to disturb their father and daughter, forget it, anyway, Lin Jiang had told her carefully about the situation of the Shang family, so why bother him again, she would just deal with it herself.
Lin Qingwan went to the flower hall relentlessly, and only turned the corner when she heard a "hissing" sound from inside.
Lin Qingwan paused, turned her head and asked Bai Mei, "What's wrong?" ”
A little girl who was guarding the side replied in a low voice: "The young master fell when he got off the horse, and he was crying out in pain." ”
"I remember he's twenty, right?"
Bai Mei pursed her lips and smiled, "The eldest lady is not mistaken, the young master of the eldest cousin has already reached the crown." ”
Lin Qingwan walked into the flower hall, Shang Mingyuan was lying on the table and asked the little servant to rub his waist, feeling that this body was about to fall apart, he couldn't help complaining, "It's not a matter of urgency, the old lady has to let me hurry up, how good is it to let me leave two days earlier?" I had to delay these two days, but I didn't make up my mind, and in the end, I was the one who suffered...... Whew-you're going to kill someone, with such a heavy hand? ”
"Little, young master," the little guy couldn't help but poke him, and said in a low voice, "Miss Lin is here!" ”
Shang Mingyuan immediately jumped up, turned around and saw Lin Qingwan and smiled with a smile, "Why did the eldest lady come in person, should I let the junior go to see my uncle......"
"Aunt Lin," Lin Qingwan accepted his salute impartially, looked at him and said, "Or Aunt Lin, you can choose one of the two titles." ”
Shang Mingyuan twitched the corner of his mouth, this little girl is still so annoying, but there is no way, who makes people have high seniority?
Shang Mingyuan bowed his hand again, "Mingyuan has seen Aunt Lin. ”
Lin Qingwan bowed her head, sat down on the first seat, and asked, "Are you here alone?" ”
"And Steward Zhao," Shang Mingyuan glanced at Lin Qingwan and couldn't help but say, "Aunt Lin, how did I hear that the Lin family was going to sell their business, isn't it a rumor?" ”
"It's not a rumor, our Lin family is indeed going to sell some property, if your Shang family is interested, you can also go to Sheng Ji Restaurant tomorrow to have a look."
"Tomorrow?"
"Yes, tomorrow," Lin Qingwan nodded, "Tomorrow I will tell you about the property to be sold and the reserve price." Okay, you're tired today, so let's go wash and rest first. ”
Shang Mingyuan was stunned, and when he saw Lin Qingwan getting up, he hurriedly said, "Aunt Lin, I don't know how my uncle's health is, let me go and see you." ”
"It's late today, my eldest brother is sick, I guess I'm asleep at this time, I'll see you tomorrow."
Shang Mingyuan turned his head to look at the sun that was about to set outside, and silently watched Lin Qingwan walk away.
Is it too late now?
The nightlife hasn't started yet!
Shang Mingyuan looked outside with some emotion, "I heard that there are many beauties in Yangzhou, so it's better for us to ......."
The little maid was startled, and immediately said: "Young master, the eldest grandmother told you before you came, you are not allowed to go to those places, not to mention that the aunt is still seriously ill, you will not return at night on the first day of coming, and it is not good to spread it." ”
Shang Mingyuan was disappointed, "Then forget it, let's talk about it when I see my uncle." Oops, quick, help me, my waist ......"
The little guy hurriedly hugged Shang Mingyuan and helped him slowly go to the guest room.
The subordinates of the Lin family had already cleaned the guest room, brought hot water, and prepared hot soup and rice. Their eldest sister has lived in the Shang family for several years, even if they return the favor, they have to be enthusiastic about Shang Mingyuan.
So Shang Mingyuan felt at home and very comfortable, "Actually, it's not bad to be here with my uncle, but it's much more comfortable than at home, it would be better if there were one or two beauties to accompany me." ”
The people of the Shang family also arrived, Lin Qingwan did not delay any longer, and directly let people spread the word, and she would go to Shengji Restaurant tomorrow to announce the bidding of the Lin family's industry.
"All the posts that I wrote before were sent out," Lin Qingwan said, "and they should all be delivered before dark." ”
Whoever handed a post to their family, Lin Qingwan asked someone to write a reply when she received it, the content is the same, it is nothing more than to announce the relevant matters handled by Lin's industry in Sheng Ji Restaurant tomorrow, and if you are interested, you can go and take a look.
Just wait for the post to be sent out as soon as the time comes, and now that Zhao Zhoushang's three families have arrived, the time will naturally come.
Now the Lin family has a lot of people in addition to money, and in order to deal with these industries, she has transferred a lot of capable subordinates from all over the world, so it is more than enough for one person to bring a post.
In less than an hour, the people who wanted to visit Lin Jiang before received a reply, and through their mouths, the other people who didn't receive the post just after dark also knew about it.
Regardless of whether they were capable of getting involved, they all decided to go to Sheng Kee Restaurant the next day, because they were really curious about why Lin Jiang wanted to deal with the Lin family's property.
It's hard to buy those properties even if you have money.
For example, the landlords now want to buy the thousands of acres of fertile land, unless you force the peasants to sell you the land in pieces without conscience, otherwise it is difficult for you to buy such a large area of fields connected together, or fertile land.
For farmers, land is the lifeblood, and no one will sell their land unless necessary, and if this one sells, that one will not sell.
Of course, there are also operational methods, but unless you can guarantee that the person who forced the buyer does not sue, the local government will not pursue it, and the successor officials in the future will not settle accounts.
Otherwise, if there is a mistake in any link in the middle, the confiscation of the field is still light, and I am afraid that I will have to go to jail.
The Great Liang Dynasty was just established for three generations, and the reign of the first two emperors was too short, and this emperor was not stupid, and he looked very closely at this aspect, and the operability was too weak.
Therefore, Lin's continuous fertile land farm is very rare.
These properties of the Lin family have been accumulated by the ancestors for four or five hundred years, and more of them were rewarded to him by the first emperor to compensate Lin Ying.
At that time, the Liao people had just withdrawn from Jiangnan, and the large area of Jiangnan did not dare to say that it was ten rooms and nine empty, but it was definitely worthy of being devastated.
Therefore, the emperor did not feel distressed at all, but the wasteland of the year is now being managed in a fertile and vast area, and just looking at the annual grain production makes people jealous.
These inheritances are all the results of Lin Ying's merits, and they can be passed on to future generations. So unless the Lin family takes the initiative to sell it, they have no chance to get it.
But Lin Jiang is not short of money, and he is not a loser, how can they sell their property? So everyone can only look at the red eyes.
Not to mention the Shang, Zhao, Zhou, and Xie families who are also in Jiangnan, that is, the Cui family and the Lu family of the big family can't help but blush when they look at these industries.
Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, although the Liang has been in war for more than 40 years, but there is no disaster to Jiangnan.
Although there is a military tax to be paid every once in a while, it is much better than being a place of war. Therefore, after more than 40 years of development, Jiangnan has slowly recovered its vitality, there are more people, and the economy has slowly developed.
The Lin family has so many industries in the south of the Yangtze River, so he has naturally become the number one family in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention that Lin Jiang's father Lin Ying is very capable economically, and the Lin family's industry has increased several times in thirty years. Therefore, even if the Lin family has only Lin Jiang and has no sons, the Lin family still sits firmly in the position of the first family in Jiangnan.
If they can get these properties of the Lin family, they will definitely develop better than the Lin family when they have more family members.
So it's no wonder that everyone's hearts are hot.
Most of the landlords came to those grange tea plantations, while the merchants took a fancy to the Lin family's silver buildings, silk villages and teahouses.
They are merchants, and the land they can buy is limited, but these shops are unlimited, even if they can't eat everything, buy one or two, and by the way, take care of those craftsmen.
Driven by such interests, Sheng Kee Restaurant was overcrowded the next morning, not only the upstairs and downstairs compartments were full of people, but even the lobby was full of people.
Sheng Ji Restaurant still uses a couch, there are only seven or eight in the lobby, someone has already taken off his shoes and sat cross-legged with his eyes and feet, and then beckoned to see the familiar, and a couch was instantly full of people.
Those who didn't find a place could only stand with their hands folded, and Sheng Kee Restaurant would not drive people out, knowing that they were not here to eat today, so they simply asked someone to take a dozen mats out and find a vacant seat to spread out.
It's summer, and you can sit down as soon as you take off your shoes.
Everyone is very heroic, and they don't mind being simple, although they are all from everyone's background, but who can sit here and talk about business has not suffered?
When they came across rebels or bandits on the road, they rolled over mud puddles, so they quickly sat down to exchange information they had received.
"The people of the Shang family arrived yesterday, but they didn't leave the Lin Mansion." One person sighed: "The Lin family's movement is so fast, the people from the Lin family in Suzhou have invited us to Shengji Restaurant before they arrived." ”
One person sneered and said, "It's because the people over there didn't arrive that they rushed to invite us, you don't know yet, Lin Jiang seems to have a falling out with that side." ”
"How do you say that, what can't be discussed in the same vein?"
"You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, if your people attack your only daughter, can you bear it?"
Everyone was shocked, "Where did you get this news, is it true?" ”
"Although the details are unknown, it is true, this word still came from the steward of the Lin family," the man said in a low voice: "Others don't say it, Lin Jiang and the Suzhou Lin family are separated by several layers, I calculated carefully last night, and now the one closest to Lin Jiang is just on the fifth suit, and its ancestor is just a concubine born of a girl." I heard that their branch had always wanted Lin Jiang to have an heir, but Lin Jiang was afraid of wronging his sister and daughter, so he never agreed. ”
Everyone was stunned, no wonder Lin Jiang wanted to dispose of the industry with such fanfare.
"But that's not right, isn't it completely tearing your face like this?" One person muttered in a low voice: "Lord Lin is seriously ill, leaving two weak women, and in the end, he can't rely on the family's protection?" ”
"He is the number one talent in Jiangnan, you can think of it, he can't think of it? If he dares to do this, he naturally has a back-resort. ”
While everyone was talking, Lin Jiang just put on his clothes and walked out holding Gu Yu's hand.
Lin Yubin leaned against the door and looked at his father and sister-in-law worriedly.
When Lin Qingwan occasionally turned around, she couldn't help but pause when she saw her gaze, "Yubin, are you going?" ”
Lin Yubin's eyes lit up, and he said with intention and worry: "I, can I go?" ”
"Go put on your hat."
Lin Yubin responded happily, turned around and took Ying Yan's hand to find the hat.
Lin Jiang frowned slightly, "It's a mess in the restaurant, how can you take her there?" ”
"Let her see the world, and let her see how many people are eager for the Lin family's industry."
Lin Jiang no longer objected, he raised his daughter as a delicate flower, but obviously Lin Qingwan did not plan to do so, she wanted to move this delicate flower out of the greenhouse and let her enjoy the sunshine, but also let her endure the wind and rain.
Lin Jiang would not speak out against it even if he was distressed, because he knew that Lin Qingwan was right to do so.