Chapter 217 The Lin Family's Property
In addition, Lin Zhiqing now has a lot to do.
As for the one in Bianliang, we can put it aside for a while.
If she was too anxious, she was afraid that someone would find out.
After all, she was affected by Jiang Liuyun's affairs.
But now everyone in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion is outside, and only Lin Zhiqing knows about Jiang Liuyun's affairs.
If the Lin family is more careful, there shouldn't be too much trouble.
After reorganizing his thoughts, Lin Zhiqing became more and more calm.
The most urgent task, in addition to finding evidence that Jiang Liuyun planned to murder his cousin, is to stabilize and develop the Lin family.
Otherwise, even if they found evidence, it would be difficult to compete with the behemoth Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
After thinking these things through, Lin Zhiqing immediately thought of a way to develop the Lin family and go to Bianliang at the same time.
She only has one Jianxintang, but because of the recent uproar over her fourth uncle's affairs, most of her previous customers have left.
However, if Liu Mang's act of confessing his guilt on the execution ground was used well, it could have become an excellent publicity advertisement.
Lin Zhiqing had thought about this before. If the news got out, there would be no problem for Jianxintang to earn around two thousand taels a month.
Before Fourth Uncle got into trouble, Lin Zhiqing could probably get over a hundred taels of silver for just one visit to his home.
Of course, this is because Jianxintang’s business is mostly aimed at dignitaries.
If the Lin family were to acquire other businesses, it would be impossible to reach the figure of one thousand taels under the current circumstances.
Before Fourth Uncle got into trouble, those industries were able to maintain the basic operation of the Lin family.
But after the imperial edict was issued, the farm was fine, as the tenants' deeds were in the hands of the Lin family and they could not escape.
But on the shop side, most of the merchants who originally had dealings with the Lin family ran away.
When Lin Zhiqing's father was accused of treason, most of the Lin family's assets were confiscated.
To show their kindness, the royal family left some for the Lin family.
But over the years, some have collapsed and some have been sold, and what is left are all bad and mismatched.
Moreover, those shops are still closed so far. Now that the cooperating merchants have left, many problems such as raw materials cannot be solved, and the shops cannot operate.
Just a Jianxin Hall cannot support so many people in the Lin family.
Lin Zhiqing spent half a day taking inventory of the fields, shops, farms and other properties owned by the Lin family.
This time, with the real clan seal, Lin Zhiqing can access more and more complicated things than before.
But fortunately, there is Lin Shian to help.
It took the two of them a whole day to sort out all of the Lin family's assets.
The Lin family has a total of 512 acres of land, 18 shops, and three farms.
These industries could only meet the standards of a fifth-rank official, and the Lin family's Changning Marquisate was only in name.
"The reason why the number is less than the previously checked number is because my uncle sold some of them and wanted to send us away." Lin Shian explained because he was afraid that Lin Zhiqing would misunderstand.
Lin Zhiqing nodded.
She knew about this even if Lin Shi'an didn't say it. Even if Lin Congli and others hadn't handed the clan seal to her before, she had already planted a lot of people in the Lin family.
Although Lin Congli's act of selling the shop was irrational, it was a desperate struggle for the Lin family. Lin Zhiqing had no right to blame him.
"Uncle has good intentions, I know." She replied, then looked at Lin Shian:
"Cousin, what do you think of the Lin family's business?"
In Lin Zhiqing's mind, Lin Shian is a talent that can be cultivated.
Although he was not outstanding in any aspect and was even surpassed by Lin Yangyang in martial arts, which he was best at, he was extremely serious in his work and he knew the Lin family very well.
Although Lin Zhiqing became the new head of the family, he couldn't figure out some things just by looking at the account books.
Although Aunt Mu knew a lot of things, she had never been involved in the Lin family's affairs, especially the financial aspect, so the information she could provide to Lin Zhiqing was limited.
And Lin Shian is undoubtedly the best channel for Lin Zhiqing to understand these things.
"Because of Fourth Aunt's relationship, most of the Lin family's shops are related to medicinal materials." Lin Shian mentioned deliberately.
Lin Zhiqing nodded slightly.
After all, the Lin family still benefited from Fourth Aunt, which is why Lin Zhiqing did not pursue the matter between Fourth Aunt and Concubine Chun.
In this matter of Liu Mang, the person who Lin Zhiqing understood most thoroughly was his fourth uncle.
The marriage between Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt was not arranged by the old marquis, but was decided by Lin Qingshou, Lin Congli and Lin Congyan together.
This is a typical example of "love does not enter the homes of princes and nobles", where interests far outweigh feelings.
In the world before Lin Zhiqing, this was called a business marriage.
Fourth Uncle was after Fourth Aunt's wealth. As for whether Fourth Aunt loved Fourth Uncle or was attracted by his official position, Lin Zhiqing didn't know.
"If I often rely on the assistant from Fourth Aunt's family, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt will definitely have a rift. These shops can be opened, but I think we still have to change the direction." Lin Zhiqing considered.
"That's what I mean." After going through so many things, Lin Shian also understood the importance of developing his own industry.
"It's good that you understand. If you fall behind, you will definitely be beaten. Self-sufficiency is the most important thing." Lin Zhiqing answered while looking at the account book.
"That's right, sister, you and I are both of age." Lin Shian changed the subject.
Lin Zhiqing raised his eyebrows slightly. Lin Shian said, "How long has the Lin family been safe? My cousin wants to kick me out?"
"How could I have such thoughts!" Lin Shian was anxious, but when he met Lin Zhiqing's smiling eyes, he instantly realized that Lin Zhiqing was joking, and his face became serious:
"Your engagement with Prince Jiang was originally postponed because of Third Uncle's matter. I see that he values you very much, so I think your wedding day is not far away."
"Most of the uncles and the others probably don't think about these things, so I thought about them for you."
"You are very capable. I will do my best to help you revitalize the Lin family's assets. Whether you or my sister gets married in the future, we will also have a plan."
When Lin Zhiqing heard this, he just smiled and said, "Cousin, these things are secondary. If the Lin family's affairs are not fundamentally resolved, I will not consider getting married."
She was unable to speak out about Jiang Liuyun's affairs for the time being, and most of what she said now were excuses.
Seeing this, Lin Shian couldn't help but feel anxious.
Lin Zhiqing glanced at him and knew what he was thinking. It was nothing more than that what happened that night caused his cousin to misunderstand him and think that he was walking between Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun.
From Lin Shian's perspective, Jiang Liuyun is the best choice.
He has a good family background, real power, and is good enough to Lin Zhiqing.
But Jiang Liuyun is just like the white rhododendron in Yunnan, very beautiful and precious, but highly poisonous.
"Okay, cousin, I know what's going on." Lin Zhiqing didn't want to talk about this kind of thing anymore. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became.
Seeing this, Lin Shian had to suppress his thoughts and changed the subject: "So what industry do you plan to develop?"
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