Seeing that everyone was not convinced, Huang Huangkun briefly talked about various measures taken by Lingao since the arrival of the Australians, such as building roads, suppressing bandits, building water conservancy, clarifying tax acres... Lara talked a lot. Everyone was fascinated by what they heard.
After a while, Liang Cunhou breathed out: Australians seem to be capable ministers in governing the world. "
Huang Xunkun was silent. He inadvertently said a lot of good things about the thief, which even he didn't expect - how could he contact the loyal people like this? However, he was unwilling to tell lies to belittle Kun Thief's deeds.
"Australians really have a new attitude!" someone praised.
"Brother Huang is probably also working for the Australians. Otherwise, how could he know so clearly."
"Learning martial arts and selling goods to the emperor's family. Brother Huang is full of knowledge and can teach Australians the truth."
"I heard that there are very few scholars in Australia. "Since ancient times, we can conquer the world immediately but cannot rule the world immediately." It’s natural for Brother Huang to be reused…”
Although he says "Brother Huang", in his heart he is "me".
Most of these scholars have little family property, no way to become an official, their writing skills are mediocre, and their prospects for passing the imperial examination are slim. Although they are located in the south, their information channels are much better than ordinary people. Seeing that the imperial court was unable to suppress the chaos in Shaanxi and Shandong, rogue bandits were everywhere in the interior, and there were Eastern barbarians knocking on the border outside the customs... There were internal and external troubles. The desire to gain fame has also become much less intense. The Australians who are entrenched in Qiongzhou are very powerful and need financial resources and military force, which gives them a vague temptation to a group of people who can't see a future.
There are some people in the family who have a low income, but they just hope to hook up with the Australians like Mr. Gao, sell Australian goods, and make a fortune; those who have always been ambitious and poor, secretly hope to become rich as soon as possible and earn themselves the world's wealth.
It's just that they have no chance to talk to the Australians. Although the city of Guangzhou is a big commercial port for Australians as soon as it leaves the city gate, the people working inside are all local people, and Mr. Liang also said: There are not many real people in this big world, they are all. 's subordinates.
Among them, the only one who could talk to the "suspected true Kun" was Mr. Liang. The Liang family and Guo Dongzhu were very close friends. The largest local charity is co-organized by them. However, in the past few years, the Liang family has not had any deeper contact with Dongzhu Guo, and it seems that they have deliberately kept a distance. Moreover, given Mr. Liang’s character, it would be quite difficult for him to help everyone connect.
Now that there is such a Huang Xiucai who is familiar with "blood love", everyone naturally regards him as a treasure. One by one, they tried their best to make insinuations.
Huang Kunkun smiled bitterly. What kind of saint disciples are these? They are all greedy people! The Ming Dynasty has not yet died, and it is already thinking about becoming a minister of the Dragon!
"Although he is a capable minister in governing the world, he still behaves like a cruel official," Huang Kunkun managed to get to the point of the black thief. "The law is strict, and the common people will be blamed for their actions. Even the gentlemen of Jin are not immune..." Then he talked about the various "bad deeds" of the Kun thieves, such as being caught urinating everywhere and being used as coolies, and vomiting. Crack the whip if you have phlegm... Of course, the most heinous crime is not treating scholars favorably. Not only do they share the land with the family, but they even write off the issue of food exemption.
Saying this, the atmosphere of "Lingao is a paradise on earth" in the dining room was weakened a bit. Needless to say, this "reluctance to treat scholars favorably" cooled down the enthusiasm of this group of scholars.
"It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. I'm afraid it won't last long if the thieves do this. Qin's lesson is not far away!" A scholar sighed.
Huang Xunkun was about to agree, but Lin Zunxiu frowned and said: "If the laws are so strict, wouldn't it mean that the people of Lingao are in dire straits? How can they be said to live and work in peace and contentment?"
"The fall of Qin was not caused by the harsh laws, but by the abuse of people's power!" One of the scholars said, "The laws of Qin were strict, starting from Shang Yang's reform. Why didn't the country fall at that time? How could it eventually unify the six countries? It can be seen that this was not the case. The source of chaos!"
This scholar looked very young and his clothes were shabby. He stood out among this group of scholars: "I think the reason why Australians can achieve such achievements is the benefit of strict punishment and law. Let's not talk about it. . How can Australians get rid of all the abuses in taxation without severe punishment?"
"This is Wu Ji," Shi Xiucai whispered, "He, he's not even a scholar..." There was a hint of contempt in his words. "But his knowledge is not bad. He is just good at making shocking remarks."
"You can't say that...Although there are many drawbacks to taxation, the grain farmers and the gentry are the foundation of the imperial court. What Brother Huang said about the Australians' practices is probably chilling." Someone was worried.
Then a few people argued again, and it seemed that many people were in favor of the "severe punishments" for the thieves - they were mostly urban industrial and commercial families, they had no immediate interests in land and property, but they valued social security very much, so they were very interested in Australia. I appreciate all the ways people do it.
"Just a few years ago, the Australians marched under the city of Guangzhou and killed many bandits. The surrounding suburbs became peaceful. This is a great benefit."
Huang Xunkun frowned secretly. He took a peek and saw that Lin and Liang Liang were not paying attention to the increasingly "treacherous" remarks, so he just responded casually. In addition to silently reciting "Merchant is cool" in his heart, that is, He talked about Lingao's scenery and customs, big iron ships and small trains, even the appearance of Fangcaodi School, the students' fancy clothes, etc. He kept silent about why he came to Guangzhou, which attracted the admiration of others present.
After Erxian let go of the reward, Lin Zunxiu finally sighed and said calmly: "Hey, Mr. Huang. The country is in a difficult situation now, and refugees are everywhere. Sometimes, I want to sell this restaurant and open a big restaurant like the Australians. If you hire this refugee in your factory, you can repay God's kindness at the highest level, and benefit the common people at the lowest level." Huang Huangkun nodded pretending to be serious, pretending to be deeply convinced, knowing in his heart that these scholars had been raped by the thieves. Affected, I don’t know if there are any discerning people in this county school who can see through the sinister nature of the Kun thief.
While everyone was meditating, the voice of the cook outside rang out again, "Three offerings, dragon and tiger fight!" Along with the voice of announcing the names of dishes, a miserable female voice suddenly came in from outside: "Master, all right, kid. I haven’t eaten for a few days, sir—”
Everyone heard the noise outside and went to the corridor to look out. They saw an unkempt woman leading a five or six-year-old girl in the hall outside the restaurant, bowing and begging for food. The diners either ignored it or pretended to be Can't see, or scold the waiter angrily. Several shop assistants pulled this crazy woman out and tried to pull her out, but she couldn't get out. Everyone could only hear the woman's crazy cries.
When Lin Zunxiu saw this, he just snorted, rolled up his sleeves and sat back in his seat. When Huang Hankun saw his master returning to the wine table, he followed him back. The scholars sighed for a while, and then returned to their seats one after another. Only the fat Mr. Shi took his own bowl, picked up a few large pieces of meat, put it on the rice, and walked out of the box with the bowl in hand. Everyone sat in silence. Huang Xunkun wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
After a while, Shi Xiucai came back slowly: "Hey, it's so tragic. It's so tragic. A man died in the family. He was kicked out of the house by his brother-in-law. He didn't eat for several days. As an act of mercy, I let the two of them eat. After they are full, send someone to take them to Guo Dongzhu's charity hall." Shi Xiucai rambled on, but no one at the table answered him.
Lin Xiucai said: "You can't save them for a while. Is this a miserable thing? There are many people in Nanhai County, Guangzhou City who are a hundred times more miserable than them! Why don't you go and see how much the charity has collected today? I am planning to go to the humanization factory on the way. If you can save these, there are tens of millions of poor people in the eighteen provinces of the world. Can you save them? There are people in the Central Plains who are eating human flesh - and in the end they all become thieves, coming with knives and guns. We want to eat. I think we might as well eat the damn thing with our eyes closed and wander around wherever we go, so as not to worry about the country and the people in vain!"
As soon as Lin Zunxiu's words came out, Huang Xunkun saw that all the scholars who were doing this turned pale. The newly served Longhu Dou was full of aroma, but no one was in the mood to use chopsticks.
"Hey, if I can open a big factory, a big artillery factory, not only will I make money, and the chaos in the world will be brought to an end, but the poor people I hire will also have food to eat." Lin Zunxiu said leisurely.
Huang Xunkun raised his glass of wine and said: "Nowadays, bandits are everywhere and the Eastern captives are in trouble. Mr. Lin is worried about the affairs of the country and the court. I would like to offer you a drink."
"Hey, the court? I have built the artillery factory. Whether it is the emperor or the officials, they should pay me back the money they owe me for city redemption, donations and losses, right?" As soon as these words came out, everyone at the table , everyone laughed, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
"Of course, my family doesn't have the money to open a gun factory, even if we sell these restaurants." Mr. Lin said dejectedly.
Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, dragon and tiger fight. "The atmosphere at the wine table became active again, and all the gentlemen on the table gradually opened their arms and opened their mouths. This one said how many stones of food his family had lost in the past, and the other said that it's nothing to you. , our old man almost hanged himself in order to raise money to redeem the city. Fortunately, Mr. Gao was quite honest and got it all back the next year. Otherwise, the salt notes in his hand would have become a pile of waste paper.
"Gao Ji is such an ass!" He said Gao Ji, and someone else complained, saying that in the past few years, Ziminglou issued shares, but Gao Ji interfered with it, and he couldn't buy more if he wanted to. He wanted to visit Dongzhu Guo, but he was slandered and had others block the door. Huang Hankun felt a little bored by all the banquet banter, but the scholars here were very curious about the affairs of the Australians. If he had to tell him, he had to pick some novelties about the thieves building buildings and farming. Things are said. On the other hand, Mr. Liang, although he didn't say much, Huang Hankun felt that he had been paying attention to him.
