South of Chang 'an City, An Le House, Lin Family's front yard, main hall.
"Dad, why did we only donate three thousand five hundred strings of string of cash? I heard that the Cao Family donated ten thousand strings of cash! "
Lin Hao said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
From his tone, it was clear that he was disdaining his father for donating too little money this time. He was truly the foolish son of a landlord.
Lin Wenyuan's face darkened when he heard that. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "Bastard! So what if it's three thousand five hundred strings of cash? Is three thousand five hundred strings of cash too little? Our three thousand five hundred strings of cash can definitely be ranked in the top twenty of the donations received by the Nuan Tang Foundation today! "
Lin Hao was not afraid of his father. He pursed his lips and said, "No, Dad. What I mean is that since our family is doing business in Tang Dynasty, we should do something for the people of Tang Dynasty! We have to be a righteous merchant in the eyes of the people. Only then will the people take care of our family's business! Dad, look at the reputation of the world's righteous merchant that His Majesty personally bestowed upon him! "
Lin Wenyuan's face darkened. He immediately felt that his son's words made sense. In today's era where Datang Daily could quickly transmit information, if he could leave his name on the newspaper by donating money and it reached Li Er's ears, he might even be bestowed the title of 'Righteous Merchant of the World'. Even if Li Er did not give him the title, his benevolence and righteousness would spread to the ears of thousands of people through the newspaper. At that time, the Lin Family would have a reputation. Would they still have to worry about their business?
But …
"Have you finished the homework Han Xiao gave you a few days ago? If you haven't, then hurry up and do your homework! If you can't get into Yanhuang College next year, you'll see how this old man will deal with you! "
Lin Wenyuan was silent for a moment, then scolded Lin Hao with a straight face.
"Uh … Dad, if you want to do homework then do it! Why are you being so fierce? Besides, when it comes to exams, man proposes, and God disposes. There's no point in forcing me! Hey! Don't hit me! I'll go, okay? "
Lin Hao still wanted to pester his old man for a while longer, but he saw that Lin Wenyuan was about to get up and hit someone. He didn't dare to stay here any longer. Immediately, this guy didn't say anything and turned to leave!
"Hmph! Stinking brat! "
Lin Wenyuan clapped his hands and snorted.
A moment later, he shook his head and sighed, "Alas! This old man also wants to donate more money! However, the current Lin Family did not have that much money in their accounts! Only this kid is carefree and doesn't know the taste of worry! "
A large portion of the Lin Family's wealth was now spent on the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce's business. But up until now, Lin Wenyuan had only received four bicycles from the Chamber of Commerce, which only added up to a few hundred strings of coins. Compared to the money he had invested, the rate of return was too low!
Therefore, most of the Lin Family's wealth was tied up in the Chamber of Commerce. There was not much cash flowing in their accounts. Lin Wenyuan had really tried his best to raise 3,500 strings of coins this time!
However, Lin Wenyuan was not worried about his family's business. He was waiting for the next cycle of bicycle production. When that time came, just by selling bicycles, he would be able to recoup his costs!
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"Master, why did you donate 10,000 strings of coins all of a sudden? Even if you're doing a good deed, you shouldn't do it so generously! "
In Cao Wendong's house, Cao Wendong's wife was complaining unhappily.
"Madam, this old man has his own plans! You don't have to worry about this! "
Cao Wendong was unmoved and frowned.
The woman wanted to say something but was interrupted by Cao Wendong. "Madam, let me put it this way. This old man donated 10,000 strings of coins to do a good deed and also to test my luck!"
"Test your luck? What luck? "
"Haha! Madam, don't forget who the president of the Warm Tang Foundation is! That's the current Empress! If this old man is noticed by the Empress because of this 10,000 strings of coins, His Majesty will be happy and reward our Cao Family with the title of 'Righteous Merchant of the World'. Then, madam, do you still think this 10,000 strings of coins is not worth it? "
Cao Wendong slowly explained his plan.
Previously, Feng Zhihua had been rewarded with the title of 'Righteous Merchant of the World' by Li Er because of his meritorious service at sea. Cao Wendong was no exception!
Although his family was richer than Feng Zhihua's family, the title of 'Righteous Merchant of the World' was not something that could be measured with money!
Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants were destined to have a low social status. If they could get the official title of 'Righteous Merchant of the World', their status would be different!
Madam Cao was also tempted but she hesitated. "But what if Her Majesty and His Majesty don't reward us?"
Cao Wendong said expressionlessly, "Then just treat it as a good deed! Also, with this 10,000 strings of coins, we can show our faces in the newspapers, right? When the news of the Cao Family's benevolence spreads, it will be good for our family's business! "
He had a good plan. People like Cao Wendong were not purely doing charity. However, Li Zexuan had already expected this type of person, and he did not dislike it!
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"So what? As long as someone is willing to fork out money, no matter what their goal is, the Warm Tang Foundation will receive the donation! With money, we can help even more poor people! Do the three of you think this is not a good idea? "
Li Zexuan arrived at Yanhuang College early in the morning. After reading today's Datang Daily, Ma Zhou, Yan Silu, and Li Gang came to Li Zexuan to ask about the details of the Warm Tang Foundation. During the conversation, Li Gang suddenly raised his concern about the motives of the rich people who donated money. Ma Zhou also agreed, but Li Zexuan did not mind it at all.
"… But this way, those with impure intentions can use this opportunity to gain fame and fortune! Yamachō, you can't encourage this kind of evil trend! "
The upright Li Gang could not stand such hypocrisy. He frowned and objected.
Li Zexuan smiled. "Mr. Li, you're wrong. I don't agree! Back then, Zi Gong did a good deed and did not accept any reward, but he was beaten up by the Saint. Zi Lu saved people and received a cow as a gift, but was praised by the Saint. I think these two allusions should be appropriate to use here, right? "
(The two allusions came from the Analects of Confucius: Zi Lu saved people from drowning and received the gratitude of the cow. Confucius said: The State of Lu will save people from trouble. Zi Gong redeemed people and did not accept the Jin Yu Mansion. Confucius said: The State of Lu will not redeem people. Zi Lu accepted and persuaded virtue. Zi Gong gave and stopped kindness.)
This was Li Zexuan's attitude towards charity. People who do good should be rewarded. This way, more and more people will join the ranks of doing good deeds!
As for some rich people who "put on a show" by doing good deeds, Li Zexuan did not think it was a problem. As long as they paid the money, they could "show off" however they wanted to!
Not only that, Li Zexuan would also provide a platform for those people to "show off" as much as they wanted! Because this was the only way to receive a large amount of donations!
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