That night and the next day, Mr. Lin continued to reunite with his family members in the inner courtyard and took turns communicating with each room.
Another day passed before Senior Official Lin stepped out and sat in the front hall, drinking wolfberry water.
At this time, one of the tributes in Ningxia Town was wolfberry. When he was suppressing the rebellion in Ningxia, Lin Tailai secretly plundered several barrels of tribute-grade wolfberry.
At the same time, he taught his eldest nephew Lin Yi: "Our good men should take advantage of their prime years to focus on their careers and not indulge in drinking and sex."
Since all the guardian Zhang brothers were on vacation, Lin Tailai was surrounded by the four Vajra guards of that year, and his idle eldest nephew Lin Yi also followed suit.
Lin Yi said tentatively: "But the third uncle said that young people should see the colorful world as early as possible, so that they can be immune to temptation at the critical moment of taking on big responsibilities.
Two days ago, he also suggested that if I want to learn how to run an industry, I can learn from the successful experience of my ancestors and practice in the school book office first."
Lin Tailai said doubtfully: "Imitate the successful experience of our ancestors? What experience of our ancestors?"
Lin Yi hesitated and said: "The third uncle refers to you, my uncle."
Lin Tailai: "."
Brother Lin Yi, who was looking forward to the school office, asked: "Does what the third uncle said make sense? Uncle, what do you think?"
Lin Tailai snorted coldly: "I don't know if it makes sense, I'd better let the old man judge.
I will tell the old man that your third uncle wants his eldest grandson to go and experience being a turtle master first, and I hope your third uncle’s legs can be saved."
As the uncle and nephew talked, other people came over for a meeting one after another. Today there were still no outsiders. They were all relatives, friends or core subordinates of the brother, gathering together for a business meeting of the Lin Group.
Those present include Boss Lin, Third Brother Lin, Second Master Shen, Uncle Song, Gao Changjiang, Ma Yingming, Si Da Jingang, Huang Xiaodi, etc., as well as Qian Shiyang, Zhou Daodeng and other Lin family disciples.
Everyone was chatting, and before the meeting officially started, they heard a report from the doorman that Han Shineng, the old Hanlin, had come to ask for an audience.
In terms of Hanlin status, Han Shineng was a senior, so Lin Tailai went to Yimen to greet him personally, then introduced Han Shineng into the front hall and introduced everyone in the Lin Group to each other.
Everyone was baffled because the others were not in the same circle as the old bachelor at all, and their identities did not match.
If Lin Tailai wants to talk to the old bachelor, he should take the old bachelor elsewhere alone. There is no need to bring him to the Lin Group meeting venue.
But Lin Tailai didn't seem to notice these details. After asking old scholar Han to sit down next to him, he asked: "What is the purpose of the old senior's visit?"
Han Shineng smiled bitterly and said: "I received a gift of 500 taels from your mansion yesterday. I am willing to teach in your mansion for five years to repay this kindness."
Lin Tailai said patiently: "But as a junior, I would rather the senior go to the capital and return to the Hanlin Academy to teach as a common scholar! Five hundred taels is just a travel fee!"
Does he lack a teacher? What he lacks is a teacher from the Hanlin Academy!
Han Shineng smiled bitterly and said: "Lao Chan also understands why the nobles of the imperial court appoint Lao Chan.
But the old man is unwilling to return to the court and live in those intrigues and hard work. He even yearns for leisurely clouds and wild cranes, leisurely roaming in the forest.
Originally, the old man was impoverished and had no choice but to go to the quagmire of the capital to make a living.
But now that the Lin Mansion is a place to go, why not do it? Teaching the son of Jiuyuan True Immortal is not a disgrace to the old man's humble reputation.
Even if the old man begs the Lin Mansion to take him in for a few years so that I can feel at ease."
It is really hard to beat or scold people like Old Bachelor Han. Lin Tailai pondered for a moment and then said:
"Our Lin Group is preparing to discuss matters. Seniors, please sit here and wait for a moment. After I explain them, I will talk to seniors in detail."
Then the meeting officially began. Mr. Lin first listened to various work reports. There was nothing that required immediate instructions, and everything was basically proceeding according to the plan.
In the past two years, traditional businesses such as grain and grain engineering, agricultural warehouses, customs, smuggling, fishery, and shipping have shown steady growth, while other emerging businesses have maintained an orderly expansion momentum.
Among the two areas of work that Lin Daguan attaches most importance to, the number of looms with various property rights in the industrial park has increased to 5,000, and silk fabric production has accounted for one-third of Suzhou City.
The Wusong River supporting river port has been laid out, and the seaport has begun to take shape. The conditions for launching sea trade pilot projects are basically mature.
After listening to the report, Senior Official Lin judged: "So the most urgent matter right now is not to study and deploy the next plan, but to deal with the governor."
When most people heard Lin Tailai mentioning Governor Zhao, they felt disapproving.
In their view, Governor Zhao was just a self-destructive clown.
This arrogant and underestimating mentality was quite dazzling in Lin Tailai's eyes. This is the sequelae of too many victories.
Now they even regard a hostile governor as a henchman and don't even bother to do the most basic analysis. Who gave them the courage?
So Lin Tailai guided the crowd and said: "It has been a month since the governor took office, which means that his three fires have been burning for a month.
What is the current public sentiment in Suzhou? I have just returned to Suzhou and am not familiar with the specific public sentiment."
While others were still pondering Lin Tailai's thoughts, retainer Zhou Daodeng summed it up boldly: "As far as I can see, the public sentiment is in critical danger and may explode at any time."
Lin Tailai also didn't expect that Zhou Daodeng, who was accustomed to keeping a low profile, would speak first.
At this time, other people seemed to have reacted and started to speak one after another: "The folks from all walks of life below have said that they want us to organize everyone to make a fuss and get rid of these new policies."
Probably this is "with great power comes great responsibility". The Lin Group controls the grassroots system, so if anything happens at the grassroots level, they will naturally turn to the Lin Group.
No one thinks this is a big deal, and it's not like we haven't organized popular riots in the past.
"A bunch of idiots!" Lin Tailai couldn't bear it anymore and yelled at everyone.
Everyone was silent for a moment, but they didn't know why.
Lin Tailai looked at Zhou Daodeng, the stupidest chief minister of the Ming Dynasty in history, Liu Rushi, the first generation socialite, and encouraged him: "How did you judge it? Tell me in detail!"
Zhou Daodeng replied: "Governor Zhao's three fires are actually three new policies, involving three aspects: money and food, taxes and levies, and taxation.
However, these three new policies are obviously deliberately malicious and have aroused great resentment among local people."
Lin Tailai asked with great interest: "What does it mean to be deliberately malicious? Can you see it?"
Zhou Daodeng replied: "The first new policy is to collect 90% of the quota of food and grain. In normal times, it may not have much impact.
But there were floods this summer, and the governor had to collect money and food at a high rate of 90%. Can the people not be disgusted?
The second new policy was to exempt people with less than 100 acres of land from corvee service, which seemed to reduce the burden on poor households.
However, these corvees were converted into money and distributed to families with more than a hundred acres of land.
Such a random transfer of burdens may not be fair, and it will definitely trigger a backlash from wealthy households.
The third new policy is to levy machine taxes on industrial parks and increase commercial taxes on rivers. These are the most sensitive matters in Suzhou City.
Originally, the weavers of Jihu were the group most likely to cause trouble. If Governor Zhao increased taxes so brutally, wouldn't that add fuel to the fire?
I think that a normal governor would not think of implementing such a troublesome new policy, let alone promoting the three policies at the same time. How could there be such an urgent policy?
Therefore, Governor Zhao’s idea is obviously abnormal, and his fundamental intention in implementing the New Deal is not for the country or the people, but to stimulate a popular uprising!"
Official Lin looked at Zhou Daodeng in surprise. Is this man still the stupidest chief minister in history?
Who turned Zhou Daodeng into the stupidest first assistant? And who turned the stupidest first assistant into the shrewd and sharp person he is now?
This kind of mind that is highly prepared for danger in times of peace is like a deputy leader!
Mr. Shen said doubtfully: "This doesn't make sense, does it? Where did Governor Zhao have the courage to inspire a popular uprising? Isn't he afraid of being held accountable by the court? What motive does he have for doing this?"
Zhou Daodeng looked at Lin Tailai and said, "It must involve something at a higher level. I have little knowledge, so I need to sit down and interpret it."
Lin Tailai then replied: "Have you not noticed that Governor Zhao's three new policies are all for the purpose of collecting more money, grain and silver?
And you may not know that our Emperor, His Majesty, really appreciates this kind of minister who is actively making money!
So what if Governor Zhao inspired a civil uprising? The emperor must support and encourage him and set an example for officials all over the world!
At the same time, when it comes to issues involving Suzhou, the chief assistant must avoid suspicion!
Then after the civil uprising occurred, Governor Zhao could easily use "pacifying the civil uprising" as an excuse to get more authorization and support from the emperor!
So besides sacrificing a little bit of his personal reputation, what else does Governor Zhao have to fear?
As long as he doesn't care about reputation, the larger the scale of the popular uprising, the more political benefits he will get!
Even if he is killed by the civil uprising, the emperor will rain down the wrath of thunder and burn us to death!"
Gao Changjiang also added: "Previously, I humiliated Governor Zhao three times at the Wuxi County Mansion, Xishan Station Wharf, and Fengqiao, but he couldn't bear to say anything. This shows that the plan is very big!
Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms could not bear the humiliation of being dressed as a woman. Do you think Sima Yi is a waste?"
After listening to all the analysis, everyone else here gasped!
It turns out that the game version has been upgraded! This time it is completely different from their previous gameplay!
Lin Tailai suddenly turned to look at the old bachelor Han Shineng next to him, "Senior, what do you think of the strength of our Lin Group? If you join the Lin Mansion, you can dominate the scene in Suzhou and even Jiangnan, and change everything!"
Han Shineng: "."
Listening to everyone here talking about "civilian revolution" and silently saying "Kill the governor", Lao Hanlin felt his heart beating violently.
It seems that life in the Lin Mansion will not be as comfortable as you imagined?
Finally, the old bachelor smiled bitterly again and said: "Jiu Yuanjun is right, I'd better go wallow in the quagmire of the imperial court."
Suddenly a servant rushed outside the hall and shouted: "Someone came outside to report that the weavers and weavers from the Weaving Office in the east of the city are gathering, preparing to riot over the governor's tax increase!"
Damn it! Lin Tailai cursed, he didn’t expect the civil uprising to happen so quickly!
Do you want to be a reactionary executioner who suppresses "citizen uprisings fighting against the tyranny of the feudal government"?