Chapter 026 Flowers

Lin Zimo, who finished drinking a cup of tea, must have made the necessary decision. After all, he had passed them in advance. Under the public bidding, everyone can see clearly and avoid the problem of hidden operation. His expected purpose is to make the two banks form a benign competition and operating environment, and he doesn't want to see a dominant situation again. I believe in division and rule. Only when they are weak will they dare not do whatever they want, and more often they need to rely on the government to support them. His goal is to effectively control them and avoid trouble.

Lin Zimo, who slowly put down the tea cup in his hand, did not show a smile on his face and said solemnly, "You must have a score. If you have any questions, then we can start this auction. I once again reiterated that we only talk about money, regardless of other things, whichever price is higher. Now, let's start with the fragrant garden on East Street. The base price of silver such as house deeds, land deeds and operating rights is 50,000 taels, and each increase is 1,000 taels of silver, and there is no upper limit. If you think that brothel is worth this price, don't hesitate. Pass by, don't miss it.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and shouted out 51,000 taels, and then someone shouted 52,000 taels, 53,000 taels, 55,000 taels... They were both merchants and regular guests of the brothel. They have not only visited the field for a long time, but also calculated the approximate cost and profit in their hearts.

The restaurant owner was very conscious and soaked a big red robe for Lin Zimo. Sitting on the main chair, he seemed to be leisurely tasting tea, as if he had given everything to three books to do his busy work, but in fact, he was born with numbers and had long silently remembered who offered what price. Before coming here, Lin Zimo estimated the total price of Liu Hu's five gambling rooms and three brothel buildings. He believes that he can sell at a fairly good price, after all, they are attractive enough.

In the past, some of them must have wanted to run a certain business, but they had to give up the idea because of the power of Liu Tiger. Now, Liu Hu is dead, and his power has all been uprooted by Lin Zimo, making them less worried about revenge and disturbance. Since the magistrates representing the Xunzhou government have personally come forward to "public bidding", they have more or less the idea that they are determined to win. Although these two lines belong to the ninth stream, they have not affected their ideal of making a lot of money at all. After all, the nature of businessmen is to value profits rather than separation.

Lin Zimo felt comfortable when he heard that they were scrambling to raise the price. He had already thought about it, and he would definitely take out part of the silver and hand it over to the treasury, while the other part of the money would be kept for him. Although he restrained 3,000 officers and horses in the Ming Dynasty, he only knew and relied on the 1,000 horses led by Zhao Wenxuan. As for the remaining 2,000 horses, he was really a little worried that Han Caiyi would be transferred by Han Yong if he didn't stay here.

Lin Zimo deeply felt that it was really unreliable to rely on others, and it was better to rely on himself, so he wanted to recruit 2,000 volunteers to make up for the gap once 2,000 officers and soldiers were transferred. Although the huge Guiping City is high, with thick walls and moats, the area he needs to defend is much more than Pingnan City, resulting in more people needed.

Guiping City has four gates in the east, west, south and north, and the terrain around the city is very open, which is very suitable for the rebels to attack the city. Lin Zimo knows better than anyone that as long as he loses the city he defends, the head on his neck will be removed by others, and everyone up and down the Lin family will follow in the footsteps of the Liu tiger family. As for other aspects, nothing will be more serious than his loss of the city.

Even if he is accused of corruption, Emperor Zhu may not really be able to cure him. After all, few officials' buttocks will be clean these days. Zhu Jianshen, who has a deep understanding of power, will never be a fool. He values the ability and value of his ministers. What they want is for the ministers below to work for their old Zhu family, instead of digging into the corners of their own home and damaging their own foundation. However, there is a huge gap between his ideas and reality, which makes him have to think of a good minister who can turn the tide.

Lin Zimo, who is playing dangerous chess, really has no choice. After all, without money, he really can't do anything. Although as the magistrate of Xunzhou, he can forcibly mobilize the people to go to the city to assist in defense, there will certainly be no good courage recruited by Hua Yinzi. Practice has proved countless times that when people encounter life-and-death events, their first choice is not to work together to defend the Acropolis, but to run for their lives. After all, they think that they have a greater chance of survival. Lin Zimo could only take the two evils lightly, otherwise he would have died in Pingnan County long ago. With some careless intentions, he really began to use it wholeheartedly.

Finally, the best brothel in this city was bought by Liu Dahu with 123,000 taels of silver. He not only bought the "hardware" but also all the "software". The old lady, turtle, prostitute, maid, little maid, etc. in the Yixiang Garden have become his private property. Seeing such a happy result, Lin Zimo believes that the next auction will not be bad but only good, otherwise this group of people will not compete with red faces and thick necks. As he expected, every remaining auction was very fierce. For their group, the opportunity will never be missed again. It's better to make a fortune than to see others get rich.

Lin Zimo is not in a good mood. Seeing that they are all sold at a premium, he can get a total of 28,000 taels of silver. Due to the differences in industry, location, size and so on, I will not uniformly let them hand over a sum of money, but consider it for them. As for the "fees" that need to be handed over to the government, he told them clearly. They feel that they are fair, reasonable and can bear it. They don't just cry, but are quite willing to accept it.

Liu Dahu, who was slightly excited, stood up, held a tea cup in his hands, and said with tea instead of wine: "Thank you, Lord Lin, for giving me a chance to get involved in it. In the future, I, Liu, will definitely be the head of the magistrate.

The five big families who won practical benefits stood up one after another to echo his words. Lin Zimo was a little polite to them, even if he gave face to six people. As for the rest, he doesn't care at all. As long as they hand over the money that should be handed in to the treasury in time and don't make trouble, they won't have a hard time with the six people, otherwise he won't be so polite. He has killed more than 100 people in Guiping City, so he doesn't care about adding a few more heads.

Lin Zimo, who had drunk the last sip of tea with them, said slowly, "I still have official duties, so I won't be here for a long time. If you have anything else, talk to the bookstore. They will convey your words to me."

All the big people stood up and sent him away, while the owner and shopkeeper of the restaurant once again led the way and kept shouting 'Your Excellency, be careful under your feet'. Lin Zimo, who was followed by Gao Xiang, walked briskly down the stairs and got on the official sedan chair. Instead of directly returning home, he went to Zhao Wenxuan's barracks.

Liu Dahu, who was sentimental, said without any vagueness, "Fortunately, Master Li went to Beijing, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to catch a fart."

Sun Dahu, who bought a gambling house, really said, "Isn't it? If he were in Guiping City, I'm afraid he would become the biggest beneficiary. Not to mention that some of us dare not argue with him, I'm afraid even the Lin magistrate will give him three points.

Zhang Dahu, who also bought a gambling house, interrupted their topic and said, "Let's not talk about this. Now that this matter has become a foreous conclusion, let's celebrate here.

Sun Dahu, who smiled, immediately echoed, "Brother Zhang, what you said is reasonable. I invite everyone present today.

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Lin Zimo, who was sitting in the sedan chair, closed his eyes, but his mind began to calculate again. Although I got more than 200,000 taels of silver, if I really spend it, it will definitely be one cloud after another. A fully armed volunteer will spend 50 taels of snowflake silver, and he is expected to recruit 2,000 people, which will cost 100,000 taels of white money.

If you really count the miscellaneous expenses, I'm afraid it will cost more than 100,000 taels of silver a year. The righteous bravery recruited by Lin Zimo is not a regular Ming army, so the court will naturally not bear this part of the cost. In addition to plundering large households, he will not hesitate to use such means as cheating, in order to better defend the city he is in debt. In that way, it can protect both the whole family and the people of the whole city from scourge.

Gao Xiang, who sat on the horseback, approached Lin Zimo's official sedan chair and said, "Master, I have something I don't know. I want to ask you."

Lin Zimo, who didn't open his eyes, said motionless, "Speak."

Gao Xiang confided his doubts and said, "Why doesn't the owner leave the gambling house and brothel for himself to make profits, or find a confidant to operate it for him, instead of selling unrelevant people for profit?"

Lin Zimo explained with a light smile: "If we want to stay in Guiping City for a long time, we still need the strong support of the big families in the city. I forced them to watch the killing. Although I gave them some color, I was not to be hated by them. Gamblinghouses and brothel are the sweetness thrown to them, the purpose of which is not only to heal their wounds but also to reconcile our relationship. People with strength from top to bottom will be offended by me, and I will occupy all the benefits by myself. I'm afraid I'm not far from my death.