"Don't follow!" After a long time, Changsun Wuji said coldly, "Let him recruit, and let me see how many people he can recruit? We can't relax in other aspects. If he has the ability, he will not even be able to help those who are preparing to renovate Chang'an City for him. Ordinary coolie craftsmen are also given ten times the salary! I still don’t believe it! How much money can Li Ke have? Just because he has a shopping mall? "
After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, everyone was slightly relieved. It was not difficult for them to maintain the current situation.
"Then we will increase all salaries to five times?" Zheng You was a little helpless. Their original idea was to triple the salary, but who knew that they would go to five times now? Let's not talk about the blacksmith shop, Li The experienced blacksmith apprentice craftsmen recruited by Ke will not affect other industries for the time being.
But that Zheng Ji has been publicizing his identity everywhere. As a result, Zheng is now unable to tell the difference. There are a lot of discussions in various workshops and other industries below, and people's hearts are unstable.
Although everyone was still waiting and watching at the beginning, people are not fools. This sudden salary increase is too crazy. The salary increase is not without a monthly salary, but it is usually after working for the employer for many years. The employer gives a monthly salary increase. How can this be done? Directly triple or five times the price?
There is clearly a problem here, maybe His Highness the King of Shu is quarreling with these powerful families again, and now it's even worse, he even got ten times the previous monthly money.
Although they had doubts, ten times the monthly payment was too tempting, and many apprentice craftsmen ran away.
When they arrived at the place, as long as they showed off their blacksmithing skills, the other party would ask for it directly, and as the other party said, the monthly payment was always 200 Wen! This salary made all the craftsmen who came over happy. His Royal Highness the King of Shu is amazing!
When Changsun Wuji was having a meeting with Zheng You, a special family meeting was also held in the Zheng Family Ancestral Hall in Xingyang, Kaifeng County, Xingyang County, a subsidiary of Luoyang.
There were more than a dozen old people in this clan meeting. These dozen old people were all very prestigious clan elders of the Zheng family in Xingyang. In addition to these old people, there was also a man in his thirties.
"Zheng Lin." The old man sitting in the main seat opened his eyes.
"Old patriarch." The young man known as Zheng Lin raised his head and said.
"Three days ago, I discussed with all the clan elders that today you and your sect will be expelled from the ancestral home of the Zheng family in Xingyang. In other words, after today, your sect will no longer be members of the Zheng family in Xingyang. ." The old man said with a calm face.
Zheng Lin was silent.
"Zheng Lin, you are very smart, and you are good at accepting new things in the family. At present, you, Zheng Lin, have many descendants. You have four legitimate sons and seven sons who were born by concubines. You will take in those sons who were born by concubines later. After you become your legitimate son and are expelled from the Zheng family, you can marry more wives and take concubines." The old man continued.
"Elder of the clan...why me?" Zheng Lin felt a little uncomfortable.
"Since we are going to take this step again, we must choose someone with talent. You are one of our favorite candidates for the clan leader of this generation. There is no doubt about your ability."
"After expelling you from the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Zheng family in Xingyang will compensate you with one million yuan in cash, twelve shops in Chang'an City, a total of one thousand acres of land around Chang'an, and a five-level courtyard in Chang'an. In addition, In addition, there is a house in Luoyang and seventeen shops in Luoyang. The relevant servants and shopkeepers are all transferred to you, Zheng Lin. In addition, the gold membership of Li Ke's Youjian Mall also belongs to you, Zheng Lin. all."
"From today on, you can call yourself the Zheng family in Jingzhao or the Zheng family in Chang'an, whatever you want. Remember, you go and follow the King of Shu, Li Ke. No matter what he does, you support him. If he falls, no one will save you. , and no one will save you, Chang'an Zheng."
"Of course, if he falls, it won't involve you. Your Chang'an Zheng family is not part of my Xingyang Zheng family. From today on, your Zheng family has nothing to do with my Xingyang Zheng family." The old man said in a cold tone. road.
"I..." Zheng Lin wanted to say something, but the old man sitting in the main seat waved his hand, "I believe you can figure it out. It doesn't matter if you can't. Anyway, we have made a decision. How to go in the future is up to you. ."
"If I don't follow the King of Shu, will a second sect be expelled from the Zheng family in Xingyang?" Zheng Lin bit his lip.
"Well, your biological brother is pretty good and quite knowledgeable." The old man looked pale, as if Zheng Lin was not his direct descendant.
"In that case, Patriarch Zheng, I'll take my leave now and see you again if we have the chance." Zheng Lin stood up straight and bowed his hands to the old man sitting in the main seat.
Everyone here was silent.
Zheng Lin turned around and walked outside the ancestral hall. From then on, Zheng Lin was no longer a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang.
"Clan Chief Zheng Lin." Just when he was about to step out the door, the old man sitting in the main seat said.
Zheng Lin stopped in his tracks.
"Don't be resentful. The general trend of the world is ebb and flow. No one knows how this road will go and where it will fork, but I hope we can all reach the end." The old man said softly.
"Thank you, Patriarch Zheng, for your advice." Zheng Lin turned around, cupped his hands, then turned around and left decisively.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Zheng Lin came back to his senses and looked at the big characters of Zheng's Ancestral Hall. He turned around and knelt down. After three kneels and nine kowtows, he turned and left. When he returned to his home, everyone in the house had already packed up. salute.
Several housekeepers have already handed over several boxes of land deeds, servant deeds, house deeds, etc. to him.
"After Patriarch Zheng arrives in Chang'an, all properties will be cut off from Patriarch Zheng. Please take care of Patriarch Zheng in the future. The ship is ready, and Patriarch Zheng can go to the dock."
Zheng Lin said nothing, just cupped his hands and watched all the servants move their belongings to the long carriage convoy one by one.
"The head..." A woman came over, her face full of worry. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
"It's okay, we will be the Chang'an Zheng family from now on." Zheng Lin said with a smile, "Don't contact your natal family from now on. It's useless. It must be the same as here."
"I..." The woman's face looked a little sad, but she still nodded.
"Let's go, no matter what, we are no longer from here." Zheng Lin waved his hand. He had no right to choose from the beginning to the end. It is impossible to say that he had no complaints at all.
But what can he do? A thousand-year-old family relies not only on controlling wealth and books, but also on being ruthless and decisive in making bets.
Either death or life.
The long motorcade soon began to leave here gradually. When Zheng Lin also left the house on horseback, he looked back silently. He knew that he might never be able to return here again in his lifetime. This where he grew up.
