bayedsolid Chapter 314 Surname Crowdfunding
Chapter 314 Surname Crowdfunding
"Clan Leader Lin, Lin Yu can come to the Yamen tomorrow to report. But regarding this matter, we should keep a low profile and not publicize it in a big way."
Lin Xiaofan smiled and said.
"Haha, that's what it should be."
Lin Xiao also immediately agreed. He knew very well what his son's reputation was in the city. If it was made known to all the untouchables in a big way, something might happen.
"It's so best. Lin Yu has risen to the top so quickly. I have set a small goal in my mind for this year."
Lin Xiaofan took a sip of tea.
"What small goal? Magistrate Lin, just say it."
Lin Xiao felt a little more curious.
Lin Xiaofan looked at Lin Xiao with a hint of smile in his eyes.
His goal this year is naturally to wipe out the Lin family, Wang family, and Xiang family. The combined assets of these three families amount to at least 50,000 taels of silver, right?
"Earn fifty thousand taels."
When Lin Xiao heard this, his expression changed. Magistrate Lin looked kind-hearted, but in his heart he was even more vicious than him.
"Magistrate Lin, it's a good thing that you have this idea. However, the matter of making money must be considered in the long term. If you plunder too much at once, it will easily arouse public anger."
The previous county magistrate was only greedy for fifty thousand taels a year, and more than half of the money was given to the family above to help him manage the affairs of the court. The remaining money will be divided between Lin, Wang and Xiang's family.
And this Lin Xiaofan actually wanted to swallow fifty thousand taels of silver as soon as he came up.
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."
Lin Xiaofan said confidently.
If you rob the people of 50,000 taels of silver, you may be imprisoned one day, but if you kill three of your families, the people will only applaud.
After Lin Xiao left, Lin Xiaofan thought that there was nothing to do in the Yamen, so he planned to go to the blacksmith shop to see what the situation was like at Li San's place.
One day ago, he had purchased a compound near the blacksmith shop, and at the same time he wanted to buy nearly a hundred slaves and let them assist in the production of repeated crossbows.
The one hundred and ninety people in the escort also set off in a mighty manner. Perhaps because they were veterans, they automatically arranged themselves into a more orderly formation, and with the swords in their hands, they had a bit of momentum.
When the people in the city saw it, they all moved out of the way. They couldn't help but wonder, where did this bodyguard come from? Why have they never seen it before?
"This escort is composed of people summoned from various villages by County Magistrate Lin. They have all been on the battlefield."
Someone opened his mouth to explain.
Yesterday, we captured top-notch people and went to various villages to recruit soldiers. Naturally, many people knew about this matter.
"Isn't that right? Isn't the border very stable? Why is the recruitment started again?"
"Is it possible that Daliang and Dashang are not quiet anymore?"
"This is not a conscription. This is a convoy formed by County Magistrate Lin at his own expense. These days, there is a rogue bandit in Minfeng County. There are about hundreds of people, and they may attack us at any time. Magistrate Lin is afraid that the villagers will suffer After looting, we organized this bodyguard at our own expense."
"Are there rogue bandits causing trouble again? Fortunately, there is County Magistrate Lin, otherwise most of the villages would have been robbed again."
"It looks like there are at least a hundred guards here. If County Magistrate Lin pays for it himself, wouldn't it cost a lot of money in one day?"
"Yes, my second uncle is in this team. I heard from him that, not to mention two meals a day, there is still five cents of wages. Counting this day, it is several taels of silver."
"County Magistrate Lin has just taken office, how can he be allowed to bear so much money himself? Let me see, can't it be taken from the government's treasury?"
"With the virtue of the previous county magistrate, how can there be any money left in the government treasury? Magistrate Lin probably had no choice, so he took this step."
"What kind of thing is this? The gangsters are harassing us, not County Magistrate Lin. I let the County Magistrate pay for it at his own expense. I feel bad."
"I feel bad about it. If not, how about we go door to door to raise some money and give it to Magistrate Lin to support this escort team?"
"I think it's okay. Even if you are hungry, you have to squeeze out some food. You must not let County Magistrate Lin bear the burden alone."
"I'll go back to the village and talk about this."
"I'll go back too, and we'll go to the county government office together tomorrow."
Many people left the city and returned to various villages and began to collect money and food.
Lin Xiaofan didn't know this, he had already arrived at the blacksmith shop.
Today, Li San brought all the blacksmiths in the village here, and the Qingzhou Army who stayed behind also escorted them all the way. They were waiting at the entrance.
There were many slaves coming in and out of the blacksmith shop, and many craftsmen were teaching the slaves how to make. Li San was busy making arrangements inside.
Lin Xiaofan found the leader of the Qingzhou army and gave instructions:
"It is safer here. You should go back to Lijiazhuang to guard it first. The bandits have been causing trouble recently, and one of the little leaders is my enemy. If he comes, he may loot Lijiazhuang first."
"promise!"
The leader should come down.
Before coming here, Jianfeng had told him to follow Lin Xiaofan's arrangements in everything.
And it is indeed not a problem for a group of soldiers to gather on the street.
"Xiao Fan, you're here. Things are almost settled, and we'll be on track soon. By then, the speed of making repeating crossbows will be twice as fast as before."
When Li San saw Lin Xiaofan arriving, he wiped the sweat from his head and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work, Third Uncle, but I thought about it last night. At present, our repeating crossbows are only sold to the Qingzhou Army, and the Qingzhou Army only has 30,000 or 40,000 people, and the repeating crossbows needed are only 20,000. It won't take long for the repeating crossbows to be sold. There is no need to continue making it.”
Lin Xiaofan said.
The expansion of the repeating crossbow market still needs long-term planning. He wants to make a plan and let these blacksmiths start experimenting with other things, such as weapons and armor.
Li San nodded slightly. He had had a headache with this problem for a long time. When the Qingzhou Army no longer needs to make repeating crossbows, their blacksmiths will be of little use.
"Third uncle, please take a step to speak."
Lin Xiaofan took Li San and walked to a deserted corner, and then he spoke:
"I had a sudden thought last night. Normally we quench with water. If we use other things, can we also quench with better results?"
This matter was an idea that came to his mind when he watched Li San forge. However, he had been busy making repeating crossbows before, so he had not tried it.
Hearing this, Li San suddenly understood.
Yes, why must it be quenched with water? If you add salt to the water, wouldn't it cool down faster? The weapons made are correspondingly stronger.
Lin Xiaofan's words woke him up.
Using this method is enough to make better weapons. Weapons are not only needed by the army. Many wealthy people, prodigal knights, etc. will carry them. The demand is very high, and there is no need to worry about running out of jobs in the future.
"Xiao Fan, you are simply a genius. If this plan works, the strength of the weapons and armor produced will also increase accordingly. Wait, I will try it now!"
Li San looked excited and looked at Lin Xiaofan with admiration in his eyes.
He really couldn't understand why Lin Xiaofan, a man who had never made iron before, could have such a good idea?
"Third uncle, don't worry, I have another idea."
Lin Xiaofan grabbed Li San who was about to leave and spoke.