You are my golden finger

Chapter 149: Jiangnan Chess Game (2)

When Uncle Jianan returned to the city, he did not even go to see Aunt Jianan. He only asked a guard to inform Aunt Jianan to go back to Shiziwo, and he and another guard went home first.

After returning to the county, he went to the county government office and talked to Li Yuze, asking him and his brother to discuss whether to invest in real estate development. He also talked to Gu Tou and others, asking them to prepare their team to obey the imperial order and set off to Jiuchang County for exploration. He would come back tomorrow to hear the results.

Uncle Jian'an, who had not been home for several months, was eager to go home and ran straight to Shiziwo.

"Uncle headman, Dad, Jin'er said she wants to develop real estate in Jiuchang County. She hasn't forgotten the villagers and is mobilizing everyone to raise funds and invest. Do you two want to participate in the fundraising?" As soon as Jian'an returned to the village, he didn't take a rest and went to find the headman. When he got home, he discussed it with the clan leader, Dafu and the other three.

Both families had benefited from the share income of "Rulin Bookstore". The patriarch's family in particular had made a lot of money from the share dividends of the cafeteria of "Qingsong Academy", so they were well aware of the benefits that Lin Xijin had brought to everyone.

"Then we must participate! If we follow Jin'er, we will have meat to eat." The head of the village slapped his thigh and made the final decision.

"Jin'er is a girl who always thinks about everyone! But she just said what the rules are."

"Jin'er said that the price for sale is 1,000 taels per share, and each person is limited to buying 100 shares. We Shiziwo villagers are not very wealthy, so we can buy 100 taels per share and everyone can buy together. You don't know that the young master of the Seven Star Pavilion and Master Shangguan wanted to buy them on the spot, but Jin'er said that the court had not approved it yet, so it was temporarily suppressed."

"There are a lot of rich people in Kyoto. As long as the news is spread, many people will want to buy it. This is Jin'er taking care of everyone!"

"Jin'er said that the imperial court's approval has not been officially issued yet, so everyone should keep quiet for now."

"Okay. We will immediately call a meeting of each household head and talk to everyone about this matter." The clan leader and the village head made the decision.

Uncle Jianan let the two old men toss him around, riding on horseback for four or five days straight, without a good rest, his bones were all broken, he was really exhausted, so he went straight to sleep.

Soon, the heads of the households in the village arrived. No one heard the sound of the gong. This was the first time that the village had called everyone to a meeting in this way. Several teachers were also called together.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Someone couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Don't we usually beat gongs when something happens?"

"I don't know. My Arya's father went to Kyoto and asked me to attend."

The clan leader interrupted the discussion and said, "As everyone knows, Jiuchang County was hit by a flood, and Jin'er and the imperial court are providing disaster relief. Jin'er donated all the food and medicine from his family. Everyone also donated their own surplus food, and everyone did their part."

"Jin'er sent Jian'an back to convey the message that Jiuchang County needs to be rebuilt, and a huge amount of money is needed. It is not enough to rely solely on the court's grants and private donations. Jin'er said that she wanted to develop real estate in Jiuchang County, raise funds to build houses and shops, and then sell them. She did not forget the villagers and mobilized everyone to raise funds and invest." The head of the village followed the patriarch's words. The two old guys were used to singing the same tune and cooperating seamlessly.

"Ah? We can join in, too?"

"I just don't know how much it will cost? I don't know if I can participate with the little money I have at home."

"Well, Jin'er was right to ask us to participate. I want to take out all the money in my family and invest it all."

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After hearing what the clan leader and the village head said, the crowd immediately started to discuss. The teachers looked at each other and made a decision. They were more knowledgeable than the villagers and saw the business opportunities and benefits.

"Clan leader, I just don't know how to raise funds?" Master Liang raised the key question.

"Jin'er said that the price to the public is one thousand taels per share, and each person is limited to purchasing one hundred shares. We villagers in Shiziwo are not very wealthy, so we can buy one hundred taels per share and everyone can pool together to buy. You don't know that at that time, the young master of the Seven Star Pavilion and Master Shangguan rushed to buy them on the spot, but were suppressed by Jin'er." The clan leader repeated his son's exact words.

"Everyone go back tonight and think about how much you want to buy for your family, and come back tomorrow to report the number. The day after tomorrow Jian'an will have to escort the supplies back to Jiuchang County with the convoy early in the morning. If you miss the chance, you will miss it." The head of the village emphasized this, fearing that everyone would miss the opportunity.

That night, there was only one topic of conversation at the dinner table in every household in Shiziwo, which was how much money the family had and how much they wanted to invest to buy shares.

"Erhu, our family has saved more than 600 taels of silver. How much do you think we should invest?" Sanpo asked Erhu, who was now a scholar.

"Just invest 600 taels, and leave some for household expenses." Daya and Erhu said in unison.

"Mom, Mu Xiong asked Jian'an to tell us not to worry. Do you think we should still invest the money in the family?" Aunt Mu Xiong asked Grandma He.

"Oh, you have to invest more. Xingwu is getting married in the second half of the year, and his wife is the daughter of the county magistrate. You have to help him save more money." Grandma He couldn't contain her excitement.

"Dad, tell me first, how much our family is prepared to invest?" Jian'an asked the clan leader for his opinion.

"Our family has accumulated a little fortune in the past few years thanks to Jin'er. I plan to invest most of it, thirty thousand taels. Your mother and I will take one part, and you two brothers will each take one part. As for how much private property you two brothers and Xingwen and Xingcheng have, you can decide for yourselves how much to invest." The patriarch had obviously thought it over carefully.

This scene was played out in every household in Shiziwo. What everyone did was to only keep enough money for household use, and use the rest for investment.

The headman's family invested the most in Shiziwo except for the clan leader, with 10,000 taels. Several clan elders also invested several thousand taels, all of whom put in the entire family's efforts.

"Da Fu, do we need to invest more?" Aunt Da Fu asked.

"Invest. Let's invest another 5,000 taels. I think Xingwen will also invest." Dafu said decisively.

"Oh, I like Banxia, ​​that girl. Jin'er said that she could be released into slavery. I'll ask Xingwen when he comes back someday. If he likes her too, we'll let them get married." Aunt Dafu was full of longing.

"Jian'an, how much more do you think we should invest?" Aunt Jian'an also asked the same question.

"I gave Dad 20,000 taels of silver notes a year ago. We still have more than 30,000 in hand now. Let's invest 30,000. Xingcheng is still young anyway, and he has money to study." Jian'an must have thought about this problem a long time ago.

"You idiot, you don't pay enough attention to Xingcheng's studies. Be careful that he won't provide you with support in your old age." Aunt Jianan joked.

"Alas, this kid is with Jin'er, so I don't need to worry about him. He has his own ideas. Every time I give him money, he refuses, saying that he wants to be self-reliant! I guess these guys will also invest money this time."

"Luckily, we have a close relationship with Jin'er, so we can live a good life today. In two years, when the girl grows up, let her live with Jin'er."

The couple chatted affectionately, expressing their gratitude to Lin Xijin in their hearts.

The next day, Uncle Jianan went to the county government office and found Li Yuze. Li Yuxuan was also there, and the two brothers had obviously discussed it. Because Li Yuze was not in a position to come forward, Li Yuxuan came forward and bought 100 shares, which meant an investment of 100,000 taels. The two brothers obviously had a rich family background.

Uncle Jian'an followed Lin Xijin's instructions and found Gu Tou and other members of the Qingyuan development team. They all invested three to five hundred taels and hated themselves for not meeting Lin Xijin earlier and for saving too little money.

Lin Jianan asked Gu Tou and others to prepare to go to Jiuchang County and wait for the court's dispatch at any time. Gu Tou and others were very happy and nodded in agreement.

Finally, Lin Jianan took more than 200,000 taels of silver notes and cement shipped by the caravan and headed for Jiuchang. On the way, the members of the caravan also chipped in to invest.