Lin Kucan looked at his youngest son and said with a smile:
"This was all your idea. You've monopolized all Chinese medicine in the mainland through Bao'an County. Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong or Southeast Asia who want to get their hands on the products have to go through a 'political review'.
With just one easy move, you have put at least half of the Chinese medicine practitioners on the blacklist. They can't get Chinese herbal medicines from the mainland, and they won't be able to open their businesses.
We have fewer competitors, and Lingnan Hall has become more famous. As you can see, we have too many patients to see them all. It's simply impossible."
Lin Sanqi looked at the lobby full of patients waiting for their appointments and had a clue in his mind:
"Dad, the main reason I came back this time is to discuss with you that our Lingnantang Clinic is going to expand.
Look, the current area is too small, with only 5 consulting rooms in total. Judging from the current number of patients, it will be no problem for you to expand to 20 consulting rooms.
Once our clinic is expanded, we can also offer traditional Chinese medicine and physiotherapy, including acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage. How much money will we make annually?"
Lin Kushen was a little dissatisfied and said:
"Don't keep talking about money. If outsiders hear us, they will laugh at us for being poorly educated and greedy. How can we become a prestigious family in Hong Kong in the future?
You might say that we doctors should consider the welfare of the people more and pay more attention to their livelihoods. Since the people are suffering from illness and pain, it is our duty as doctors to help them.
Expand the scale of the clinic so that more people can enjoy the benefits of traditional medicine and do our best to relieve the pain caused by illness. Do you understand? "
Lin Sanqi scratched his head and said, "Dad, I haven't studied much, so I'm not as cunning as you people. But it still means the same thing."
Lin Zhuye brought over a basin of water. Lin Kushen washed his hands, dried them with a towel, and then asked:
"You've seldom been back to Hong Kong in the past year. You usually give orders over the phone. What's the matter with your sudden return this time?"
Just as Lin Sanqi was about to speak, another apprentice came in with a plate containing two dishes and a bowl of rice, which looked rather light.
"Dad, you usually eat here? And your food is so vegetarian? Then you make so much money. Oh, bah, then why do you work so hard to serve the people?"
Lin Kucan smiled and nodded to his son and said:
"It's all for you. I wasted more than ten years at the peak of my medical skills. All my family's money was gone, and even our small house was used as a school. As a father, I feel guilty towards you."
Lin Sanqi said indifferently: "Dad, with me here, are you still worried that our family will run out of money? Don't worry, don't worry, you don't have to work so hard, just rest assured and enjoy your retirement."
Lin Kucan looked at his miraculous little son with satisfaction and nodded slightly:
"I don't have to worry about you three branches anymore. At least the Lin family will be rich and powerful in the future, and it will definitely be no problem relying on you three branches.
But I still have to pull some strings with your eldest brother and your second brother. I can't let my brothers divide your property in the future, right?
Now that I am here, please, for the sake of our parents, show some brotherhood.
But when Jiageng, Zhenzhen and Susu's generation grew up, the affection between cousins faded. Being able to visit each other was considered a sign of good family education in our Lin family. How could they still support each other financially?
In addition, there are your fifth uncle and sixth uncle's families, more than 20 people in total. I cannot pass the burden on you, and you have no obligation to support your uncle or brothers.
As an older brother and a father, I have this responsibility.
So now I will do more to expand the business of Lingnantang Clinic, so that your two brothers will have the material foundation to settle down in Hong Kong in the future and will not have to go back to the days of eating coarse food.
Then your mother and I can close our mouths and eyes when we die."
When Lin Sanqi heard this, he sighed inwardly.
This is the traditional thinking of the elderly in China. They are willing to risk their lives to ensure wealth for their descendants.
The old man is a Buddhist in the capital and doesn't fight for anything. This is the wisdom of Lin Kucan.
In the mainland, people don’t pursue money or material things, but a good “character”.
He obeyed the orders of his superiors, did not care about personal gains and losses, and was as obedient as an old sheep. In fact, he was also leaving a relaxed political environment for future generations so that he would not be put on a blacklist in the future.
Just like in 1959, all other doctors from other places were dismissed and returned to their hometowns, but the Lin family was able to stay and work in the Chinese medicine hospital with peace of mind, and at the critical moment, they could let their youngest son take over the job and join the unit. This is the children enjoying the benefits left by their old man.
After arriving in Hong Kong, Lin Kucan changed his usual behavior, abandoned his Buddhist attitude, and began to treat patients day and night to expand the influence of Lingnan Hall Medical Clinic.
This is also the old man paving the way for his children and four brothers' families. He doesn't want his descendants to be forgotten in the world and have a hard time making a living.
I have never thought about whether I am living a good life or whether I am tired in my entire life.
"Tell me, what do you want to discuss with me this time?"
Lin Sanqi finally came back to his senses and explained softly:
"I have an idea. In the future, our Lin family will only receive a maximum of $100 million in dividends from Bao'an County each year, and the rest of the dividends will all be used in the mainland.
My original plan was to get a 10% dividend, but I was not thoughtful enough. If nothing unexpected happens, the profit this year from just one anti-tuberculosis drug can reach 5 billion US dollars.
According to the original calculation, our family could get 500 million US dollars, plus some so-called costs, which is a very large number.
And I am about to prepare to launch an antibacterial drug project. This drug has higher sales and greater profits. It is possible to make tens of billions a year. It is too exaggerated for our Lin family to earn tens of billions.
So my idea is that we give up this part of the profit, so that we can protect our Lin family for at least three generations. What do you think, Dad?"
Lin Kucan paused with the chopsticks in his hand, thought for a long time, and then nodded:
"Yes, we can. Our Lin family currently has no foundation in either the mainland or Hong Kong. We are like rootless duckweed, and it is easy for us to capsize in the turbulent times of Hong Kong. It would be a good idea for you to cling to the mainland.
But there are risks involved. Our Lin family is weak now and no one pays attention to us. If we really become a top family one day, I am afraid that the Hong Kong Eagle government will definitely force us to choose sides. Otherwise, they will suppress you and target you, which will also be troublesome."
Lin Sanqi waved his hand and said indifferently:
"Targeting our Lin family? Humph, I've been planning this for years, and now Hong Kong's sand and gravel business is in our hands. If the Hong Kong Eagle government insists on suppressing us, then I will cut off all the sand and gravel in Hong Kong and see how they develop real estate."
"Hmph, naive!"
Lin Kucan put down his chopsticks and taught the scholar
"What does personal interest matter in the face of the greater good?
Today, the sand and gravel business can be handled by our Lin family, or it can be handed over to someone else. It doesn't have to be you.
If you lose your gravel business, and something goes wrong, our whole family, young and old, will be controlled by someone in Hong Kong. What will you use to fight the Hong Kong Eagle government?"
When Lin Sanqi heard this, his back was soaked instantly.
There is a sense of fear after the sudden enlightenment
It seems that he is flattered wherever he goes and is starting to get a little carried away.
To put it bluntly, Lin Sanqi is far from being a chess player, and he is not qualified to play chess with others.
Seeing his youngest son looking a little dumbfounded for a moment, Lin Kucan sighed and said:
"In Hong Kong, we must be extremely careful. Do you really think the Hong Kong Eagle government is a toothless tiger? You are wrong. They are robbers. They are the worst people in the world. They have no bottom line in what they do.
As a father, I don't want you to become a lone minister, burning yourself to light up others, or even becoming the object of others' show at a critical moment. I borrow your head for a while, and finally be beheaded by others with tears in my eyes.
In the end, you were the one who fell, but others had a full stomach. The Lin family's wealth in Hong Kong was all taken away by others.
Don't be unconvinced. If you look through the Twenty-Four Histories, you will see how many chess pieces like these died with their eyes open.
Shang Yang of the Qin Dynasty, Zhangsun Wuji of the Tang Dynasty, Tan Daoji of the Liu Song Dynasty, Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, etc., in which dynasty or generation did any lone minister have a good ending, and how many of them did not have their nine clans exterminated?
Oh, and there was Chao Cuo of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing of Han wanted to seize power in one hand, so he implemented a policy of reducing the power of the princes, intensifying the conflicts among the princes. As a result, the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was triggered and a disaster occurred.
As a result, in order to appease the public anger, Emperor Jing of Han directly beheaded his teacher Chao Cuo and killed his nine clans, on the grounds that he believed Chao Cuo's slander. What a hypocritical excuse.
This world belongs to his Liu family, not the Chao family. Chao Cuo is just an employee, so working for anyone is just working for him. Why risk exterminating his entire clan to reduce the power of the vassal states?
Qizi, you have to understand that since ancient times, the most ruthless have been the royal family. Who in power is not a ruthless and decisive person? Otherwise, they would not have been able to climb to such a position.
So, as a father, I hope you will leave yourself a way out. Don't lose yourself, and don't become someone else's pawn. Don't end up being abandoned, leading to the destruction of your family. It's not worth it." (End of this chapter)
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