Li Fugui let out a long sigh and said with his head drooping, "I believe you."
Li Rui said, "The people from the town police station are the hardest to deal with because they have the power to confiscate your treasures, so you have to give them more benefits. If you add up all the benefits you have to give them, won't you spend half of it? "
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in dismay. A few of them had disappointed expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they were not satisfied with this result. However, what could they do? They had to accept it. Otherwise, they might not even be able to obtain a single silver ingot. Li Rui's analysis of this was very clear.
Eldest Uncle Li Jianzhong sighed and said, "Half is half. It's already a profit to get half. What if this didn't happen? Wouldn't we not get a single cent? "
Second Uncle Li Jianye also nodded and said, "Yes, yes. Since we've encountered this kind of situation, we can only use money to buy peace. But when I think about giving away so much, it really hurts."
Li Fushuan rolled his eyes and suggested, "Xiao Rui, aren't you too honest? Do you have to calculate how much gold and silver you have? How about this? Let's first hide half of it and leave the other half on the ground. We'll pretend that there's only that much in the jar. Then we'll call the bandits outside in and divide everyone's share in front of them. They don't know how much gold and silver is in the jar, so won't we just say how much it is? "
Li Ruixin thought that this little brother was really smart. It wasn't impossible to do this, but it was a pity that it wouldn't affect the final result. He said, "This method is feasible, but it's useless. Why? Because this matter will spread out sooner or later. Even if you block most people's mouths, don't forget that there's no such thing as an airtight wall in the world. Moreover, if some people get benefits, there will definitely be others who don't get benefits. Those who don't get benefits will be envious and jealous, and will naturally report you. When the people from the district cultural relics branch and the district public security branch come, you'll have to spit out whatever gold and silver you have. Don't try to hide it. When the time comes, there will definitely be people who will tell the truth. "
These words were not false at all. After everyone in the room heard this, they deeply agreed. Everyone's face showed a disappointed and hateful expression. There was a flaw in the bones of our countrymen, which was that they did not worry about scarcity but about inequality. What you have, I must have. If I don't have what you have, I will be jealous and hate you. I will think of ways to deal with you. The various kinds of bandits outside were the embodiment of this problem. Speaking of which, even if there were no external bandits, there would definitely be people within the Li family who would be unhappy about the uneven distribution of profits. Once they were unhappy, it was possible that they would spread the news and cause everyone to be sued. There were bandits on the outside and traitors on the inside. In the end, this matter would most likely develop into the outcome described by Li Rui.
Seeing that Li Fushuan was speechless, Li Rui continued, "That's why I said earlier that you guys can only get one-tenth of it. I was talking about this final result. If you listen to my advice, if you're smart, take advantage of the fact that there's no one else in the house, you can first secretly hide a small portion of it, and then take the initiative to hand over the rest of the gold and silver to the district's cultural relics branch. This way, not only will you not be at fault, but you will also be rewarded. The cultural relics branch and the public security bureau will be too embarrassed to catch you for hiding the crime. This way, you can get some benefits. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing. You can also dispel the greed of those people outside. This is the best result for you guys. "
As soon as this was said, everyone was unhappy. They started to comment one after another.
"What? Take the initiative to hand it over? It was not easy to dig out the treasures. If we hand it over just like that, wouldn't our heads be kicked by a donkey? "
"It's seven to eight hundred thousand worth of treasures, and we have to hand it over to the cultural relics bureau? No, definitely not. I will be the first to disagree! "
"That's right. Why should we hand it over? We worked so hard to find the treasures, why should we hand it over to the district? "
"We won't hand it over even if we're beaten to death. Damn it, we worked so hard to dig out some treasures. How can we just give it away like that?"
Li Fugui was the most unhappy. He looked at Li Rui with resentment and said, "Xiao Rui, we invited you from the city because you're a city leader. You're a high-ranking official, you have seen the world, you have power, you have connections, and you have people listening to you. We thought you could easily settle this matter. Why did you go against us the moment you arrived? You're not suggesting that we share the money with those bandits outside, but you want us to hand it over voluntarily? If that's really the case, we can do it ourselves. Why did we ask you to come? "
Eldest Uncle Li Jianzhong also said, "That's right, Xiao Rui. You're an official after all. You can go out and scold those bastards outside and scare them. Don't tell me you can't scare them away? You're a city leader, and those village secretaries and directors outside are only village officials. You can scare them with just a few words. Would they dare to snatch our family's treasures? You can also give a greeting to the town police station's superintendent, as well as the Cultural Relics Bureau's leader and the Public Security Bureau's leader. You can give a greeting to all of them. Wouldn't this matter be over? It's not as troublesome as you said. Your idea is both infuriating and wasteful. It's better if you didn't come up with it. "
Li Fushuan immediately followed up, "That's right, Xiao Rui. You're such a high-ranking official. Can't you do something like that? If you can't even protect our Li family's treasures, we won't say anything about it. But won't outsiders laugh at you? You might be driving a BMW and your family is rich, but you still have to take care of us, your relatives and brothers, right? You should put in as much effort as you can. At most, when this matter is settled, you can ask my brother to give you a share. "
Li Rui saw that they were all targeting him, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "First, I'm not a leader. I'm just a Section Chief. My rank is the same as the town mayor. Don't exaggerate my abilities. Secondly, we can't use our power to suppress others. You can suppress them for a while, but you can't suppress them forever. If you really suppress them too much, they will turn around and expose the matter. That will only make things worse. Secondly, I don't know the town police station's superintendent, the District Cultural Relics Bureau's leader, and the Public Security Bureau's leader. We don't have any friendship. I can't even greet them. Lastly, this matter can be attributed to the country's law. If it really gets out of hand, all of you, including me, may be arrested and even sentenced. Think about it carefully. Is it acceptable to secretly get some benefits, or is it acceptable to be arrested? "
Li Fugui curled his lips and said, "Xiao Rui, don't talk so much nonsense. Just tell me if you want to help or not. I don't believe that a high-ranking official like you can't even handle such a small matter. Are you not willing to help or what? Do you think that the old mansion originally belonged to your family, so these treasures should belong to you? But now that I have it, you're not happy and are unwilling to help? Also, you keep coming up with bad ideas. If you don't want me to give it away, you want me to hand it over. You obviously can't get it, and you don't want me to get it either. Is that what you mean? "
Li Fushuan also said angrily, "Xiao Rui, you don't even want to help your own people. What are you planning?"
Li Rui was so angry that he wanted to laugh. His heart was already half cold. He said, "Big Brother Fugui, with my current status, do you think that I would be jealous of you for getting such a small amount of money?"
Li Fugui questioned, "Then why don't you sincerely help? It's not like we don't want to give you benefits. Why don't you put in the effort? "
Li Rui patiently explained, "I've already sincerely given you guys an idea. You should know that my analysis is the truth if you use your brains a little. The matter has already blown up, and the entire village knows about it. You can only do as I say! Don't be blinded by greed and do something stupid just because of this small amount of money. When the time comes, the people who will regret it will be you. "
Big Brother Li Fugui said unhappily, "I don't care about blinded by greed. I don't understand. I just want you to go out and scare away those bandits who want to steal the treasures."
Li Fushuan said, "Big Brother, let's not talk nonsense now. Hurry up and listen to me. Let's hide half of the gold and silver in the jar first. We can talk about it after we hide it."
Li Fugui hesitated and frowned, "Isn't half too little? Can't we hide more? "
Li Fushuan was overjoyed and said, "Of course we can. Then we'll hide more. Just leave three to five ingots and gold bars outside."
Li Rui looked at the two brothers with a smile on his face, but his heart was full of disdain. The people outside had already seen how much gold and silver was in the jar through the window. Even if those people outside did not know the exact amount, they would at least have a rough idea. It was laughable that the two brothers wanted to bluff their way through. In fact, their idea was not bad, but at least they should have acted more realistically and left half of the gold and silver behind. Now, they only wanted to leave three to five ingots. Who were they trying to fool? Did they think that those people outside were all fools? Those people were all shrewd people. Any one of them was no less shrewd than the two brothers. How could they not know that they had already hidden most of the gold and silver? Hmph, just wait and see. The two brothers will eat retribution.
"Where do we hide it?"
"Hide it … in the kitchen!"
Li Fugui and Li Fushuan discussed for a while and decided on a hiding place.
Although there was only one room in the east wing, it had a living room, a stove, a kang, and a window. The stove was an old-fashioned underground stove in the countryside. The stove was built below the ground and the fire was exposed above the ground. In front of the stove, there was a square pit, about one meter long and one and a half meters deep. It was used to store the ashes and cinders of the stove. Usually, it was covered with wooden planks and would only be lifted up when the cinders were removed. Hiding the gold and silver there was not a secret, but under the premise that outsiders did not know that most of the gold and silver had already been hidden, it was not easy to be discovered.
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