Xiao Letian was very angry, and Xiao Letian's foreign bankers were even more angry. Everyone couldn't understand this. Although we have money, this money didn't come from strong winds. Why should we give it to you for free? What's more, they use this form of moral kidnapping to ask for help.
Moral kidnapping is a tactic that gives Xiao Letian a lot of headaches. It is a tactic that is difficult to crack. You are richer than me and I am more pitiful than you, so you have the obligation to help me. Yes, you read that right, it is an obligation. Chinese people sometimes hate the rich very unreasonably. Just saying that you are richer than me is already a big deal.
It's as if the villagers' thinking has fallen into this strange circle. We have encountered misfortune, we are very pitiful. If you, Xiao Letian, have money and status, then you have the obligation to rescue us. It is only natural that we should ask you for the 50,000 taels of temple building money.
If you don’t give it, then don’t blame us for your moral kidnapping. You will be labeled as rich, ruthless, hard-hearted, and a series of other big hats. Not only that, as long as you have these big hats, then as a Confucian official The bureaucratic forces represented can use this as an excuse to deal with you and eventually squeeze out your money.
In Chinese history, too many rich people were kidnapped by this kind of morality and were tortured to death. Moreover, even if you die, you will be remembered forever in infamy. It is impossible to turn around.
Why the buds of capitalism cannot grow in China, and why they are always strangled halfway, actually have a lot to do with this hatred of the rich. Under the control of this kind of thinking, money has become the original sin, and whoever has more money has become the sin. In this case, those businessmen who made a lot of money from commerce and handicrafts finally chose to compromise with tradition and surrender.
A large amount of capital was consumed in land annexation, and businessmen who made a little fortune bought land desperately. Not only that, funds that cannot be purchased will turn into gold and silver, which will be sealed in jars and boxes and sleep in the dark underground, thus losing the function of money.
Everyone is afraid of revealing their wealth. They only dare to use part of the funds to maintain their own business. The entire Chinese business circle will always adopt the most primitive survival model in the medieval era. Do you still want capitalism to sprout from this kind of soil? As soon as capital accumulates, it will attract the attention of the huge bureaucracy and swallow it up for you.
Why can't China form a huge maritime trade? Why can't they use all their national strength to industrialize and modernize like the Netherlands and Japan? The reason is the greed of the bureaucracy, and the reason is this unreasonable hatred of the rich.
The amount of funds required to carry out ocean-going trade and industrialization is very huge, which can be described as gold mountains and silver seas. It is impossible for such a large amount of capital to escape the eyes of corrupt bureaucrats. Their greedy mouths will eat up everything immediately, and will eventually accuse you of various crimes.
After eating your capital, you still have to kneel down and sing about conquest. This is the logic of bureaucrats. This is how the feudal dynasty came to be for thousands of years.
Xiao Letian took a deep breath for more than ten times before he calmed down. He looked at the dark crowd on the street and said coldly, "Don't be so shameless. When you don't know that the land's feng shui has been destroyed, you will be beaten to death." None of you are willing to sell the land to me, and each of you even risked your life to fight, but what about now?"
"Now you find that the feng shui of the land has been broken and your land has become a dead place. You think of me again and want to sell these lands to me. Do you still want me to pay a high price? You still have the advantage in the world. Really? Is this your theory after all the twists and turns?"
"Let me talk about this temple again. You are scared now and want to build a temple to protect everyone. It's a good thing. I, Xiao Letian, will definitely not stop you, but what's the matter with you coming here to force the palace? What about the temple? If you don’t protect me, why should I spend money?”
Downstairs, Tietoutuo was about to open his mouth to tell the difference, but Xiao Letian raised his hand to stop him. "I know what you are going to say. Didn't you just say that I am expropriating land to build an industrial zone? So I am obliged to build a temple for you for free. Do you think this little bit of land can stump me, Xiao Letian? Can you blackmail me?"
"You are all dreaming!" Xiao Letian scolded the people downstairs in an unprecedented stern tone. "You short-sighted people, do you know what I am studying these days? I am studying how to avoid your Several acres of ruined crops, I told you clearly, I now have a brand new plan..."
"Without the land in your hands, I can still build this industrial zone. How can you treat the salt-alkali land on the seaside as unusable? At worst, I will divide it into countless small special zones, and finally connect them together to form one big special zone..."
As he said this, the streets erupted with a roar, and the people of the three villages were all frightened. They suddenly discovered that everything they had relied on before collapsed in an instant.
We are still studying whether to sell the land here. Xiao Letian has already considered giving up the land in your hands. At worst, the design drawings will be changed. Anyway, there are so many foreign designers like Mike working for Xiao Letian for free. These Xiao Letian really didn't take the villagers' threats to heart.
Now the villagers quit, and started to make a fuss one by one, "How can this be done? How can you break your promise? You said you wanted to buy our land a few days ago, why don't you want it now? This makes us what to do?"
"That's right, sir, you can't be dishonest. How can the things you promised not count? Wuwuwu..."
Xiao Le jumped up on his chair in anger, "What are you talking about? I don't trust you! You guys are so shameless... When did I agree with you? When did you agree to sell land to me again? From the beginning to the end In the end, you didn’t agree to sell the land to me? Why have I become a bad person..."
"There are gods three feet above your head. You must be conscientious when you speak! I will ask you today, when did you agree to sell the land to me? If you don't sell it to me, will you not allow me to change the drawings? Do you want to Can you please be reasonable..."
The discussion on the street became louder now. Many people living in Tanggu City, ordinary people without land, nodded one by one and said, "That's right, Xiao Letian did nothing wrong. You don't sell your land." It’s really unreasonable to not allow people to change their plans..."
"It's just that your family's feng shui is not good. You force others to spend money to build a temple for you. Isn't this a scoundrel? The people in Xiaowangzhuang have never seen this before..."
The village chief and the leading old men were kneeling in the snow, their minds buzzing. They had heard Xiao Letian's words and the comments of the people around them. They could not adapt to the sudden changes.
"What to do? What to do now! The land in the village has become desperate. According to the master's words, there may be some disaster in the future. Maybe the village will not even be able to give birth to a baby boy. But why is Xiao Letian now? Do you regret not buying the land?"
"What if there is a temple? We all live in the Jedi. Without this temple to protect us, I am afraid that the souls of our ancestors would have been taken away by the evil spirits from the west. How can we live in this village? Do we really have to leave our homes and flee..."
Regret, now the people in the three villages are so regretful that their intestines are green. Some women even fainted in the snow when they heard the bad news, which made the surrounding people sigh.
"It's miserable, it's really miserable! If I had known what happened today, why would I have to pay double the price for the land and still not be satisfied..."
"That's right, this is retribution, you reap what you sow, you deserve it..."
Listening to the discussion of the people around them, the three village chiefs were feeling dizzy. At this time, Tietutuo whispered, "Now this matter is too hard to get out of the way. There is only one way to solve this problem. If the whole village doesn't leave, then Kneel down and die in front of the foreign bank, you can’t give up until you achieve your goal..."
Tietoutuo sighed, "Who else can you rely on now besides Xiao Letian? Maybe the government will take care of you? Other big landlords in Zhuangzi? How can they help you except to watch the fun? You know that is a full fifty thousand taels." Silver..."
Tietutuo wanted to continue talking, but the village chief of Xiaowangzhuang suddenly opened his eyes, shook his head and sighed, "Master, please stop talking. Now we have accepted our fate. If we are wrong, we are wrong. We only blame ourselves for being kind-hearted. , don’t blame others…”
At this point, the old village chief suddenly took out a piece of yellowed paper from his arms, raised it high above his head and shouted loudly, "Mr. Xiao, this is the land deed of my home. If I am wrong, I am willing to dedicate the land to Mr. Xiao, just ask for it." Sir, please save the lives of our entire village. Don’t let us leave our homes and flee. Please be merciful, Sir..."
With the village chief taking the lead, the people behind them took out their land deeds and raised them above their heads. They didn't care so much in order to survive. "Please sir, have mercy, please give me a way to survive!"
At this moment, the whole city of Tanggu was in a state of panic. People on the street were speechless with their eyes wide open. Soon more onlookers came running, and even foreigners squeezed into the crowd, looking at each and every one of them in disbelief. scene.
Tietutuo had tears in his eyes and clasped his hands together, "Donor, aren't you enlightened yet? Do you really want to chill the hearts of the people on this street? You know that killing people is just a nod to the ground. They already know their mistake, they already know their mistake... "
At this time, someone in the crowd of onlookers shouted, "Give them a chance. Mr. Xiao is unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness, and he is a prince for generations..." There was one person who started, and the others also shouted, and soon there were only two people left on the street. The next voice came.
"Mr. Xiao's benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled, and he will be a prince for generations!"
Xiao Letian looked at the dark crowd on the street with complacency. Hearing the cries of the people, his heart was already filled with joy. He winked at Tietoutuo, and then shouted loudly to the people of Tanggu.
"Okay! I, Xiao Letian, will give this face to the people of Tanggu. I will admit this scapegoat..." Xiao Letian waved his hand and a group of boys ran out from the lobby on the first floor.
"I accepted your land deed, but I didn't ask for it for nothing. I bought it according to the previous agreement, and I won't miss you a single cent. As for the money you asked for to build the temple... I, Xiao Letian, will give it to you too. , but instead of giving you 50,000 taels, I will give you 80,000 taels..."
Before he finished speaking, exclamations rolled down the street like thunder. No one expected that Xiao Letian was crazy and actually had an extra thirty thousand taels. Is there such a fool in the world?
Xiao Letian looked at the people with bright eyes, "I know how afraid you are of the Industrial Zone, so I will take this opportunity to give the people of Tanggu a big temple. As you said, use the power of Buddha and Bodhisattva to bless your ancestors. People, please protect yourselves too..."
"After the industrial zone is completed, all those who work there and those who are unsure can post their names in the temple... Let me ask you, you should feel at ease after this, right? I, Xiao Letian, It’s time to take off the hat of a villain!"
The long street suddenly burst into cheers. The villagers kneeling on the ground burst into tears, hitting their foreheads on the ground and shouting, "You are a living Bodhisattva, you are a living Bodhisattva, thank you for living me, thank you for living us!"
