Chapter 049 Fundraising

Lin Zimo sent the invitation to the top gentry and merchants in Pingnan County one day in advance. What he wrote on the invitation is to invite everyone to have tea. No one who receives the invitation dares to refuse. After all, he knows that his reputation is at the top of the sun in Pingnan County. Their hearts are bright. They know that the person who will be the master of Pingnan County in the future will definitely be Lin Zimo, and there will be no one else. Therefore, none of them dare to offend him directly.

This group of rich people in Pingnan County came to Tongfu Teahouse early to wait for Lin Zimo's driving. They greeted and politely to each other, and then guessed the real purpose of his invitation to them. After all, no one would believe that the people in the government would drink tea, talk and talk with them. In their hearts, they have been playing drums for a long time, and it is expected that nothing good will happen.

Lin Zimo and Zhao Wenxuan came to the second floor of Tongfu Tea House on time. The two got special courtesy from this group of rich people before they sat down. Dare not neglecting, they saluted and boasted to them one after another. Lin Zimo and Zhao Wenxuan did not make a big deal and politely returned the gift, and then everyone sat down separately according to the guests.

Lin Zimo, who drank two sips of tea, said seriously, "The purpose of inviting you is to donate. Although our Pingnan County has been preserved, the crisis has not been completely resolved. If we want our city to be solid, we have to organize effective armed forces. You are all big households in this county, so I have to turn to everyone for help.

As soon as he finished speaking, the people invited by him immediately whispered to each other. They have been psychologically prepared for a long time, but they still inevitably have negative emotions. Their money is not blown by the strong wind, so they are unwilling and unwilling. The most unacceptable thing for them is that they can't get any benefit by donating money.

Lin Zimo continued to taste tea with a comfortable expression, and Zhao Wenxuan had already felt that it was like a vegetable market and was not a place to discuss things at all. Lin Zimo put down the teacup in his hand and drank melon seeds leisurely. He looked relaxed as if he didn't care about fundraising, but as if he came here to drink tea, chat and pass the time.

Zhao Wenxuan, who was worried, lowered his voice and said, "Brother, do you think they will take the initiative to take out the silver?"

"No." Lin Zimo, who spit out the melon seed shell, answered directly in a small voice.

"Since they don't take out any money, what are we doing here?" Zhao Wenxuan, who didn't understand a little, said.

Lin Zimo took a sip of tea and smiled meaningfully and said, "They said they really won't take it if they don't take it?"

"Is it possible that you want to use strong?" Zhao Wenxuan's face showed a surprised expression and said, "At least they are also the gentry above the place. You must not do that, or it will be troublesome for them to get together and sue them.

"I'm a reader, and I'm a scholar. Naturally, I won't use the method you said." Lin Zimo, who put down the tea in his hand again, shouted to everyone: "This is a good deed to benefit one side, and I think everyone should have almost discussed it. What do you mean? Say it, and let's refer to it together.

Many people looked at Wang Fugui together. After all, he is the richest man in Pingnan County. He only needs to show an attitude, and they will follow. Wang Fugui sitting in front of him clearly understood what everyone meant. Although he doesn't want to be a leader, he has to try to guarantee his interests. He felt that he and Lin Zimo had more or less personal relationships, so he was not particularly afraid and depressed. If the host here is Zhang Chi, he will definitely keep a stupid role.

The fat Wang Fugui stood up slowly and said sadly, "Lord Lin, Lord Zhao, I really want to donate a sum of money to the county. After all, this is a great thing to accumulate sinister virtue. However, everyone sitting here knows that business is too difficult to do in these chaotic years. We are all struggling to survive.

He said that he paused for a moment, while other gentry and merchants showed helpless expressions and echoed one after another.

Wang Fugui, who got the sound, showed a more bitter expression and said, "Although Wang Fugui is the richest man in Pingnan County, there is no money in his family for a long time. To make everyone laugh, I have been really swollen and fat over the years. Nowadays, my life is not even as good as a small family.

After saying that, he sighed and sat down slowly and kept shaking his head.

Lin Zimo, who had been psychologically prepared for a long time, knew that they would show an iron rooster on this matter and smiled and said, "I understand your difficulties. That's why I invited you to discuss it. You all ask yourself, should the urban defense of our Pingnan County be strengthened?

The gentry and merchants nodded and said together, "Should, should, should."

"Since no one has shown any objection to this matter, I, Lin Zimo, am not an unreasonable person." Lin Zimo said unhurdenly, "As the saying goes, if you have money, you can contribute effectively. Everyone has the responsibility to defend our Pingnan County. Therefore, I decided to let every family have a young man join the brave team. The only son is not included in the application this time. The ugly words are ahead. If someone dares to pretend to replace, it should be verified. Don't blame me for not thinking about everyone's feelings. I will impose heavy penalties on the relevant people and so on.

Lin Zimo, who drank two sips of tea to moisten his throat, continued: "As for the training of bravery, I will leave it to Zhao Baihu to deal with it. The population and name of each of your households are listed in the county government. At the time of training, if that family dares not, then Zhao Baihu will report it to me. I will plead guilty to him and his family according to the law of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Wenxuan suddenly stood up and said, "I know. It is our responsibility to defend Pingnan County, and there will certainly be no relaxation. Please rest assured that I will strictly train righteous bravery and make them a strong force that can fight.

The rich people sitting there are suddenly silent. They all know that what Lin Zimo said is not wrong. If you really want to fuck him, you can't catch any handle. At this time, whoever stands up and raises objections is like a traitor. Therefore, no one dares to stand up and be a fool, just bowing his head and drinking tea.

"We have other business to do, so I won't accompany you." Lin Zimo, who got up, still said politely.

Zhao Wenxuan immediately stood up and arched his hands with his fists, which was a farewell. The two went downstairs one after the other and were sent out of the gate by the shopkeeper in person.

"If we really recruit so many volunteers, we really can't afford it." Zhao Wenxuan, who was walking on the road, was in a bad mood and said, "This group of people are really miser. I can see that they only pay people and don't pay.

"Who said we were going to recruit so many people?" Lin Zimo, who had been paying attention for a long time, said, "It would be better if they were really out. In that case, we can still get some more money to recruit volunteers.

What does big brother mean? Zhao Wenxuan, who was completely puzzled, asked, "I'm stupid. I hope you can give me some advice."

"Think about it, these children born from rich families must have not suffered much. Even if you don't deliberately increase the intensity of training, they can't stand it. Lin Zimo smiled cunningly and said, "If these young masters can't stand it, they have to complain to their fathers!" At that time, will they still have to voluntarily take out money? I said 1,000 taels is 1,000 taels, and I said 10,000 taels is 10,000 taels of silver. Since they don't want to cherish this opportunity, they have to make more contributions to our Pingnan County.

Zhao Wenxuan, who suddenly realized, was admiring him and said, "Big brother is really insightful."

Lin Zimo waved his hand and walked forward happily. When the two just reached the crossroads, they happened to meet Yang Mengqi and Chu Hanlu. Zhao Wenxuan still maintained a restrained attitude and did not dare to salute Yang Mengqi, and she returned the salute. The reason why he didn't salute Chu Hanlu is that she is Lin Zimo's concubine.

Zhao Wenxuan's heartfelt respect for Yang Mengqi is not entirely due to Lin Zimo. At that time, Yang Mengqi was going to commit suicide, which made him admire himself. He is a man who adheres to feudal etiquette. He thinks that the most loyal performance of women is like Yang Mengqi.

Lin Zimo has always opposed women's doors and two doors, so he did not show any dissatisfaction when he saw them come out for a walk.

He asked very peacefully, "Where have you been?" Are you happy to go shopping? You should come out and walk more. If you always stay at home, it's easy to get sick.

"Sister Yang and I went to the theater together." Chu Hanlu said proudly, "Brother Zimo is amazing. They have all made up your deeds to defend our Pingnan County. This play is very popular with everyone. They all said that you are a real hero, a real hero, a rare good official in the Ming Dynasty, and the leader and pride of Pingnan County.

Hearing this, Lin Zimo felt embarrassed and quickly interrupted, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not as good as you said.

"I'm not talking nonsense." Chu Hanlu hurriedly defended, "If you don't believe it, you can ask Sister Yang. She can testify for me."

Yang Mengqi, who felt the same as him, raised the corners of her mouth and said, "This time, she didn't open her mouth, but told the truth. The father-in-law is really great. I'm really proud of you."