Daming talker

Chapter 764: Is this the enfeoffment? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
That night, in addition to the baby and children, more than a dozen family members, including Lin's father Lin Guozhong and Lin's mother Lin Song, had dinner together.

There was laughter in the hall because Lin Tai said that he would probably stay in Suzhou for a long time this time, which made his family, who had been separated from each other for a long time in recent years, very happy.

Father Lin remembered something and said to Lin Tai: "The double-season rice you mentioned has finally been planted this year."

Lin Tailai was greatly surprised, "Did my father really figure it out?"

Father Lin said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "But the timing of transplanting rice was not well managed, so the yield is a little low."

Lin Tailai encouraged him, saying, "It doesn't matter, Dad, you can continue! If you can cultivate him, it will be a great merit."

The Little Ice Age is not far away, so it is time to prepare for a rainy day and try any means that may alleviate the problem.

After Lin Tailai got together with his family, he accepted a large number of visitors as per the custom, and various people came and went in the Lin Mansion.

In order to save trouble, Lin Tailai sat in the front hall to receive guests, and his two retainers, Qian Shiyang and Zhou Daodeng, were responsible for introducing guests, accompanying them, and seeing them off.

"The prefect Tu Shufang has arrived." Qian Shiyang looked at the visiting card and reported first.

Lin Tailai instructed, "Let Governor Tu wait, and call in Commander Li of Suzhou Guard and Commander Zhao of the Garrison Battalion first."

Commander Li refers to Li Tianyou, the commander of Suzhou Guard, and Guard Zhao refers to Zhao Dawu, the assistant commander of Suzhou Guard and the garrison commander of the garrison battalion. He is also an old comrade-in-arms with Lin Tailai who had transported grain and organized mutinies together.

Lin Tailai didn't even ask whether the two had come to the Lin Mansion to pay a visit today, he just called them in.

If the two of them didn't come today, they wouldn't have to come forever.

Qian Shiyang replied "yes" and went to the gate to call people.

When the two came in, Lin Tailai said, "Time is tight today, so there's no need to talk too much."

Then he asked Commander Li, "Due to the Korean War in the past two years, I asked you to transport grain from Suzhou to Shandong and transport cotton back. How do you feel?"

At that time, the cotton textile industry in Jiangnan, especially in Songjiang Prefecture, was well developed and there was not enough cotton. However, Shandong was rich in cotton due to geological reasons.

Commander Li replied, "The journey is long, and three major gates are blocked, so the efficiency is not very high."

Lin Tailai said straightforwardly: "Then we will cooperate with Fengyang Wei Cao Army from now on. I will ask the Ministry of War to make arrangements!

In the future, when the Fengyang Guards return empty, they will be responsible for transporting Shandong cotton to Yangzhou, and then we, the Suzhou Guards, will be responsible for transporting it back to Jiangnan."

What Lin Tailai wanted was not the small business of cotton trafficking, but to control the economic link between Jiangnan and Shandong.

After Li finished speaking, he said to Zhao Dawu, the garrison commander, "This time when we went to Korea to fight the Japanese, 300 Suzhou patriots were eager to serve their country and formed the Yixin Society to follow me on the expedition. Many of them have made military achievements.

The court has promised to promote and reward about a hundred people who can serve as low-level battalion officers such as captains. How many can our Suzhou Garrison Battalion accept?"

Zhao Dawu replied nervously, "The garrison battalion only has so many soldiers and horses, and it is indeed impossible to accept so many battalion officers at once."

Lin Tailai said: "No matter what, we can't discourage the people who are willing to fight for the country. Otherwise, who will be willing to risk their lives?
If the Suzhou Garrison Camp cannot accommodate them, then we can relocate them to other nearby camps, such as the Jinshan Camp guarding the river mouth. "

Zhao Dawu added: "I am not their superior, so I have no right to persuade them."

Lin Tai said: "I'll ask the Ministry of War to give you a job to resettle the volunteers. You will represent the Ministry of War to negotiate with the surrounding camps and complete the resettlement within half a year!"

Zhao Dawu was no longer worried and responded, "Yes, sir!"

Then he asked, "May I ask, sir, does this Yi Xin Society still exist? Can I join it?"

Lin Tailai replied: "In theory, only those who fight with me in battle can join the Yi Xin Hui." Zhao Dawu was a little disappointed. He felt that the Yi Xin Hui was Lord Lin's trusted organization in the military camp and it must have a bright future.

Although low-level battalion officers do not have much strength, if more than a hundred low-level battalion officers in Jiangnan can maintain "one heart" and have a leader like Lin Junhou, then the influence will be of another dimension.

But Lin Tailai said, "But Lao Zhao, you and I had a mutiny in Yangzhou, so we can be considered as people who fought together. You can make an exception and join the association."

Zhao Dawu, who was only a centurion of Suzhou Wei Yunjun six or seven years ago, thanked him overjoyed and went out to do his work happily.

He felt that being the assistant commander of Suzhou Guards and the garrison commander of Suzhou City was not his final destination, and his life had purpose again.

After meeting with the military figures, Lord Lin called in Prefect Tu.

Since he was not considered a confidant, Lin Tailai did not have much to say. He just asked him to organize more projects to keep the waterway open.

For Lin Tailai, the role of prefect was to be able to legally conscript civilians for labor in the name of the government. As for most other government affairs, the Lin Group could help the government handle them.

After sending away Prefect Tu, he symbolically met with two county magistrates, and that was all he had to do with his meetings with local officials.

As for the governor, provincial inspector, imperial censor, etc., they were not in Suzhou at that time.

The next group of people who came to meet the emperor were people from various factions within the Lin Group.

Founding member Gao Changjiang reported to Lin Tailai on the situation of Hengtang College in the past two years. When Lin Tailai heard that a large number of self-trained talents had begun to join the group to work, he was very happy.

Later, Gao Changjiang, as the general manager of the Storytellers' Association, presented the latest storybook "The Eastern Expedition of Tianshuai" compiled by the association.

After being reviewed by Lin Tailai himself, this new script began to be promoted and disseminated.

Although everyone in Suzhou believed that Gao Changjiang's most important identity was the manager of the Lin Mansion, Gao Changjiang still put the two identities of executive vice president of Hengtang College and general manager of the Storytellers' Association in the first place.

Lin Tailai couldn't help but teased, "Look at you, you're always so awkward. From now on, you should be the secretary general of the Lin Group, responsible for coordinating the various factions."

After Gao Changjiang, there is Huang Wuniang's younger brother. Because Huang Wuniang has devoted most of her energy to her sons in the past two years, many of the affairs at hand have been handed over to Huang Xiaodi.

Huang, who came from a poor family, was able to endure hardships. He went to Fujian to work as an apprentice on a ship for three years. After returning, he was in charge of the maritime trade business.

Huang Xiaodi reported: "From last year to this year, we organized six ships to test sea smuggling. One ship sank at sea, and it was generally successful, but we were extorted three thousand taels by pirates.

Next year, we can expand our business. According to the request of the chairman, in addition to the cargo ships operated by our Lin family, we will also encourage more merchants to participate. "

When one reaches Lin Tailai’s position, he only focuses on the overall situation in most matters and does not care about the details.

Upon hearing this, he instructed: "In terms of maritime trade, next year our Lin Group and Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Bureau will begin comprehensive and in-depth cooperation.

Our ships are licensed directly from the Communications Department of the Ministry of War, and are equipped with artillery, muskets and military personnel."

Little Brother Huang was suddenly shocked. Are we considered half-official and half-business?

After thinking for a while, Lin Tailai said to Huang Xiaodi: "If necessary, we can set up a separate shipping company, with Wu Niang as the president and you as the vice president."

Huang kowtowed repeatedly in excitement. He finally got his first official executive position within the Lin Group.

Qian Shiyang and Zhou Daodeng, two of Lin Tailai's retainers, had been accompanying him to the meeting, and they felt something was a little strange now.

From the armed guards who followed him through thick and thin to community heroes like Gao Changjiang, and emerging foreign relatives like Huang Xiaodi, everyone had their own arrangements. Is this what "enfeoffment" meant?
(End of this chapter)