Chapter 3136: On Family Longevity
Faced with the statement of Uncle Wu's family, Lin Kun naturally had no reason to refuse. Grandpa always emphasized to him that he did not want to see brothers and sisters fighting each other. The older generation can leave the younger generation the most real. It is not necessarily a big family business, but family affection. But looking at the whole of China, whether it is a high-ranking noble or an ordinary citizen, how many of them are in the end because of the interests of the family, the brothers are in trouble...
Lin Kun’s current idea is very simple, which is to win over the relatives of the Zhu family as much as possible, and problems that can be solved with gentlemanly etiquette should never be escalated into bloody violence.
Leaving Zhu Kundong's home, Lin Kun walked slowly towards the small courtyard where he lived, just passing by the old man Zhu's door. The old man in the yard was playing chess with the old housekeeper. It was completely dark and a warm light was lit in the yard.
Lin Kun pushed open the wooden railing door and came in. The old butler raised his head with a smile, while Mr. Zhu still looked down and thoughtful. The old butler smiled and said, "Young Master Kun, are you done?"
Old Man Zhu said without raising his head, "It's just right here, come and see how you go next."
Lin Kun came to Mr. Zhu and looked at the chess piece he was looking forward to, but he was not at the point of no way forward or retreat. On the contrary, Lin Kun just saw the tricks and could kill them through at least three methods.
Mr. Zhu still lowered his head and said, "If you see something, just make a move."
Lin Kun was not polite and picked up one of the pieces. Under the gaze of Mr. Zhu and the old housekeeper, he did not advance but retreated and took a step back.
The old butler looked a little embarrassed, thinking that Lin Kun could not play chess. After careful consideration, Mr. Zhu laughed loudly, "Retreat as advance, good chess. It is said that he is young and energetic and decisive in killing. But if you really know how to put away this murderous aura, that is mature and wise..."
Mr. Zhu raised his head and said with a smile: "Have you gone to your fourth and fifth uncles just now?"
Lin Kun smiled and said, "Uncle Fourth is not at home, only Aunt Fourth and Zhengzheng's cousin are there, but Uncle Fifth is both here."
Mr. Zhu stood up, Lin Kun stepped forward and held him. Mr. Zhu waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to help me, I am pretty neat. Your fifth uncle is not ambition. Since he is willing to meet you alone, it proves that he has regarded you as his own person. In fact, his relationship with your uncle and others has never been very good. Your uncle and others look down on his weakness, and he also look down on their intrigues."
Lin Kun said: "Grandpa, I don't know if I should say something."
Mr. Zhu said: "There is nothing you can't say, just say whatever you want."
Lin Kun said: "Uncle Wu was cheated when he was working with others in business outside. Uncle Wu was wrong, but it can also reflect a family problem."
Mr. Zhu said: "Oh?"
"The reason why Uncle Wu went to business was simply to make more money. The Zhu family had a lot of money every month and paid a lot of dividends every year. But people were always greedy. When their ability was not proportional to their ambition, it was often the beginning of a tragedy."
Lin Kun paused for a moment and continued: "I think our Zhu family should reduce dividends and annual dividends in the future. It is true that a family will rely on the direct line to grow, but we also need to reuse those side lines, so that our Zhu family's stall will become bigger and bigger."
Mr. Zhu nodded and smiled and said, "The idea is good, child, but have you ever thought about it? If we really reuse those side departments, what if they deal with us one day? No matter how generous a person is, there will be selfish times. Grandpa has not reuse side departments for so many years, just to let them do things without real power, just in case.
You are still young, and it is good to have ideas, but many of the things are the experiences summarized by our ancestors. You just said that reducing dividends and sharing of the year at the end of the year is tantamount to taking away the jobs of your uncles and uncles. This is forcing them to rebel."
Lin Kun said: "The share money and dividends can be reduced, but they are not taken back, but used in the company's investment. In the future, everyone will allocate an industry. If they do well, they will make more money. If they don't do well, they will only lose money. Our Zhu family is not afraid of losing money, but after losing money, everyone will have to bear the profits and losses."
Mr. Zhu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "You want to force them to work hard, especially those like your fifth uncle, right?"
Lin Kun nodded, and Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Child, have you ever thought about it? If your cousins or your uncles and uncles have too many resources in their hands, will they restrain you in the end? Grandpa still said the same thing, you must be careful of others, especially our big family."
Lin Kun did not continue to chat with Mr. Zhu on this issue. After chatting about some other gossip, Lin Kun left the courtyard and went home. The old housekeeper was still sitting in front of the chessboard and lowered his head to study. Mr. Zhu turned to look at him and smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you suffering from a loss?"
The old butler raised his head and said bitterly: "No matter what step I take, I will be slaughtered next. Master Kun's move is really wonderful to advance and retreat."
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Then you didn't hear what we said just now?"
The old butler said: "I heard it."
Mr. Zhu said: "Then do you think Lin Kun's statement makes sense?"
The old housekeeper said: "What should I say? The four major families in Zhongnanhai, the other three families, are similar to ours. They are all guarding against the sidelines and wishing that the descendants who inherit the family are excellent, the other descendants are all without great ambitions."
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Yes, when it comes to the point, I hope that my sons can be as worry-free as Lao Wu. The Zhu family is not afraid of raising idle people, but afraid of outstanding offspring fighting each other. This is the most harmful thing."
The old housekeeper said: "But Young Master Kun will be the head of the family in the future. If he follows his method, wouldn't the Zhu family be in danger in the future? Should Mr. Zhu persuade him about this?"
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "I am old and have conservative thoughts. From now on, the Zhu family will be passed on to him. He will have the final say. I will not ask about anything."
The old butler said: "But the resistance should be quite high for Master Kunhang and others."
Mr. Zhu said: "What they hope most now is that Lin Kun will disappear completely from my eyes, but they don't have the courage. I know all these sons and grandsons. It is difficult to take one out alone. Fortunately, God sent Kunzi back to me."
No words all night...
One day, it was Mr. Zhu’s birthday, and the Zhu family was busy. Zhu Kunhang heard that Lin Kun met Li Yulan and Zhu Kundong alone and finally couldn’t sit still…
Chapter completed!