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Chapter 752 Drinking Tea

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    "What else?" Lin Run asked.

    "At the same time, they also asked them to try their best to persuade the young people in their midst not to make trouble and to go home quickly. In order to make them concentrate, the subordinates asked the subordinates to say that the lawbreakers who took the opportunity to smash, smash and loot would be dealt with by the 'continuous sitting method'  Disciple."

    "Hmm. It's a waste of money and a combination of hard and soft tactics." Lin Run nodded again.  None of these methods can be said to be wrong, but they are not enough to solve the problem.

    "In addition, I have recruited another 10,000 people and stepped up training on Xishan Island to prepare for the situation to be out of control and forcibly enter the city to quell the chaos."

    When Magistrate Cai said this, his face was filled with the determination of a fourth-grade official.  This was to let Lin Zhongcheng see his prominence.

    "Oh?" Lin Run was surprised, and then thought of the more than 10,000 workers on the island, and couldn't help but secretly cursed this guy for being so shameless.  They were all Kunshan people hired by Jiangnan Company to work, so why did they become minzhuang recruited by the prefect?

    "However, force should not be used against citizens until the last moment, even if it is against the people." Magistrate Cai is completely different from yesterday. He is a Ming Dynasty hero with means, principles and bottom lines.  Prefect.

    I just heard him change the subject and play his trump card:

    "During the investigation of the riot, Xiaguan found that the root cause was a huge change in the market environment, and silk that was originally hot-selling suddenly became unsaleable. Silk merchants' warehouses were filled with unsold silk, and naturally they were unable to place orders.  To Orido.¡±

    "Weavers had no choice but to stop work one after another and let the long-term weavers go home" Magistrate Cai had already asked the reason in detail last night, and now it was natural to retell it as if he had seen it in person.  It's not like those incompetent officials who don't know why they don't eat minced meat.

    In his low and pitiful voice, he described the rioting citizens as unemployed weavers who had no food or clothing.  The miserable situation of their whole family, who was crying for food, was described vividly and moved people to tears.

    Then Magistrate Cai sighed and said: "These weavers have no permanent property, and their families rely on work to support themselves. If they lose their jobs, the whole family will starve to death. It is really derelict of the magistrate's duty to not pay attention to their difficulties."  .¡±

    "As I said, now is not the time for accountability." Lin Run waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Since you realize the crux of the problem, do you have any way to relieve the weavers?"

    "Going back to Zhongcheng, it's very simple, just let the loom spin again." Cai Guoxi raised his head and said with bright eyes: "The weavers who are looking forward to resuming work day and night will naturally rush back to the factory. The rest are still making trouble in the streets.  They are lawless people who are intent on causing trouble, and we will show no mercy to them!"

    "That's well said." Lin Run praised, but said it was still nonsense.

    "So how do you make the loom spin? Governor Cai has a clever trick." This is the key.

    "Return to Zhongcheng. The lower official is helping to connect the Dongting Chamber of Commerce and Jiangnan Company, hoping that the latter will purchase the former's silk and satin." Cai Guoxi replied shamelessly.

    Yang Chenglin and Zhang Defu behind him were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that such a big change happened overnight.

    Jiangnan Company actually took action to support Suzhou's silk weaving industry!

    Lin Run was also surprised.

    He actually thought about asking Jiangnan Company if they could help.

    ¡°But Lin Zhongcheng¡¯s moral bottom line is much higher than that of ordinary officials, and he cannot doubt Jiangnan Company while still asking others to help bail him out.

    "What's more, Jiangnan Company is engaged in cement production and infrastructure construction, and it has nothing to do with the silk business.

    He stared at Cai Guoxi and asked, "How did Jiangnan Company respond?"

    Cai Guoxi's forehead was covered with sweat as he was looked at by Lin Run's blazing eyes.  He wiped the sweat from his palms on his official robe, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, held it up with both hands and said:

    ¡°Xiaguan has already held several rounds of consultations with Jiangnan Company and came up with a preliminary plan this morning. I¡¯d like to ask Zhongcheng to make a decision.¡±

    Of course he will not tell Lin Run that the consultation only started this morning.

    Magistrate Cai, who grasped the life-saving straw, immediately agreed to the conditions proposed by Jiangnan Company.

    But it¡¯s useless if he just agrees, and if Lin Run doesn¡¯t nod, it¡¯s still useless.

    ??~~

    Lin Run read the short agreement word for word, and then fell into long thought.

    The west wind blows on the surface of Taihu Lake.  Since the beginning of autumn, the water level has been much lower, and a large tidal flat has been exposed at the mouth of the Xujiang River.

    There are a large number of water birds that go to the south to spend the winter, chirping and looking for food on the river beach.  At the slightest sign of disturbance, they would fly up in groups.

    But Cai Guoxi is most afraid of the sudden silence in the air.

    He admitted that Jiangnan Company¡¯s request was a little excessive.

    But compared to what they promised to doFor something like this, that request is simply insignificant!

    ¡°But Lin Zhongcheng has a strong personality and never compromises. I wonder if he can turn around this corner.

    Magistrate Cai could only wait silently, not daring to breathe.

    After a long time, Lin Run finally raised his head and asked Cai Guoxi, "Where is Zhao Hao?"

    Before he finished speaking, a beautiful white sailboat caught his eye.

    On the deck, Mr. Zhao, wearing his signature sunglasses, sat comfortably at the dining table covered with a blue plaid tablecloth.

    On the other side of the dining table, sat an ice-snow girl wearing a light green sweetheart collared jacket and a white silk bamboo leaf stand-up collared coat.

    It was Jiang Xueying who had just returned from Chongming.

    "Master Zhongcheng, come here for tea." Mr. Zhao, who was sitting on the armchair, stood up and greeted Lin Run with a smile.

    ??~~

    On the Science Number, Secretary Ma, who was wearing a beige orchid embroidered round-neck robe and a white embroidered horse skirt, served tea to Lin Zhongcheng, who was visiting.

    Lin Run took the tea cup with pink green glaze and took a sip, then looked at the complete set of Southern Song Dynasty official kiln tea sets on the round table, as well as the three-layer sterling silver snack rack.

    He couldn¡¯t help but tease Zhao Hao and said: ¡°Last time in Kunshan, I remember you were quite simple.¡±

    "My father is the father-in-law of Kunshan, so of course I have to be more restrained." Mr. Zhao held a folding fan with an ivory handle in his hand and said calmly: "After leaving Kunshan, there is no need to treat yourself harshly."

    "Hahaha, that's right." Lin Run couldn't help laughing and said: "Everyone relies on me to plunder the people's wealth, but you spend money on Kunshan. If you were more extravagant, I would suspect you of evil intentions."

    "Hahaha! Don't worry, Zhongcheng, I will soon become a pauper." Zhao Hao is so shrewd, how could he not hear the knocking meaning in these words?

    He quickly unfolded the folding fan in his hand, and the seven characters "Helping others is the foundation of happiness" were clearly written on the golden fan.

    It¡¯s the same one I used in Chongming.

    Lin Run¡¯s pupils shrank when he saw it.  He blew the foam from the tea cup and shook his head with a wry smile.

    Lin Zhongcheng knew that Zhao Hao was reminding him how much sacrifice he would make for Suzhou.

    ??When masters compete with each other, they will never blush.  In the autumn of Pili Yang, they had already conveyed their respective meanings to each other.

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