"Okay! What you said is good!"
In the lobby on the first floor of Longmen Inn, which looked a bit like a modern academic lecture hall at this time, Lin Wenyuan stood in front of everyone, held up a loudspeaker, and said loudly:
"All the people are responsible for the rise and fall of the country! The Tang Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty of one person, but the Tang Dynasty of all people! Although our merchants have never received salary from the imperial court, the reason why we can do business in peace and safety is precisely because the current Holy Emperor and the Supreme Emperor were Established the Tang Dynasty, ended the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty, and created a peaceful and prosperous age for the people of the world!
Now, the Turks are ambitious towards us, the Tang Dynasty, and have repeatedly invaded our borders with the Tang Dynasty. There will definitely be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Although our merchants usually do not talk about state affairs, if the Tang Dynasty loses in this battle, the Central Plains will inevitably be in chaos, and we will all If you are going to become a subjugated slave, where can you go to do business
Everyone in the world says that businessmen value profits, but Mr. Hou once told me that the importance of profit and justice depends on people, not status. Those who value profit at heart will always put profit first, no matter what their status is, and vice versa;
Now that the country is facing a crisis, how can we talk about great benefits in the future if we don’t care about justice? I have summoned you all here today in the hope that you will put the national justice first, contribute money and effort, and raise military resources for the imperial court to help the imperial court defeat the Turks, restore peace to the borders of the Tang Dynasty, and restore peace and prosperity to the people of the Tang Dynasty! "
Lin Wenyuan's speech can be considered as a sentiment. Every word he said was sonorous and powerful. Combined with the loudspeaker, his emotional voice resounded throughout the audience. Even the people watching outside the Longmen Inn could hear clearly. Chu.
In this world, words with emotions are often the most touching and contagious. Especially since most of the people present today are businessmen, they can empathize even more. After what Lin Wenyuan said, those who have been in the shopping mall for a long time have already become The sophisticated and slick shopping mall veteran couldn't help but feel slightly moved!
They could clearly feel that there seemed to be something surging in their bodies. It was hot blood. Yes, it was hot blood. It was a warm blood that many businessmen felt they had not seen for a long time and were unfamiliar. Once upon a time, they also had a passion for serving the country, but slowly and slowly The ground has been smoothed and obliterated by time and the world's alternative vision, but at this moment, the passion in their bodies was awakened by Lin Wenyuan!
That’s right, it’s not businessmen who are profit-seeking, anyone can be profit-seeking, and it has nothing to do with status. The importance of profit and righteousness all depends on their own choice. If most businessmen can choose the national righteousness at this difficult time, then maybe the label of heavy profit will be taken off their heads in the future!
In addition, most of the businessmen present had experienced the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty. Some of them had even heard about the chaos of Wuhu China more than a hundred years ago from the elders of the older generation. They knew that in troubled times, people's lives were like nothing. Let alone doing business. When people’s survival is in question, who will go to the merchants to buy things
So, after Lin Wenyuan finished speaking, the businessmen in the lobby on the first floor of the inn couldn't help but responded in a variety of ways:
"Boss Lin said it well! Everyone says that businessmen value profits, so this time we will focus on national justice and donate military resources to the country!"
"That's right! No matter what, the imperial court must defeat the Turks this time, otherwise where will we do business in the future?"
"Boss Lin, let's start quickly! I want to donate five thousand guan!"
"I want to donate 8,000 guan!"
Seeing the enthusiasm of everyone below, Lin Wenyuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He raised his left hand to signal that everyone should be quiet for the time being. The businessmen in the hall also gave him face. After all, he represented Li Zexuan at the moment. It soon became quiet, and Lin Wenyuan held up the loudspeaker with his right hand and continued:
"Okay! The fund-raising meeting will now officially begin! This fund-raising meeting was initiated by the Marquis himself. However, the Marquis is busy with important matters at the moment and cannot be present in person, so he has entrusted me to host this fund-raising meeting! Then I, Mr. Lin, will Come and offer some advice, Lin is willing to invest 20,000 yuan in this fund-raising meeting to help the imperial court!"
Having said this, a young man in green clothes came up from the side and handed Lin Wenyuan a rectangular sign with the words "Twenty Thousand Guan" written on it, signed by Lin Wenyuan of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Lin Wenyuan reached out and took it, flashed it to everyone, and then in front of everyone In front of him, he placed the card in a large cardboard box on the table in the center!
According to the process of the fundraising meeting, after the donor throws the playing cards into the donation box, he should go to the "staff" and pay the donation according to the amount on the playing cards backstage (i.e., the second floor of the Longmen Inn)! Therefore, this fund-raising meeting is held at the front and backstage together, which can also save time. After all, there are hundreds of businessmen present today!
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but exclaimed: "Twenty thousand guan! Boss Lin is so righteous!"
"Boss Lin is awesome!"
Lin Wenyuan smiled and continued:
"In this fund-raising meeting, Mr. Hou donated 30,000 guan in the name of the president of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. The Nuantang Foundation will also donate 20,000 guan to the imperial court for military supplies!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed!
Who doesn’t know that the Nuantang Foundation is also run by Li Zexuan? Add these 30,000 guan to the 20,000 guan, and the total is 50,000 guan! Although the money for the Nuantang Foundation comes from donations from ordinary people, without Li Zexuan, how could Datang have the Nuantang Foundation? To take a step back, even if we don’t mention the 20,000 guan from Nuantang Foundation, the 30,000 guan that Li Zexuan took out by himself are real money!
Such a generous act is unparalleled in the world!
"Thirty thousand guan!! Master Hou is indeed very righteous!"
"Master Hou has great righteousness and is truly a role model for businessmen of our generation!"
Amid everyone's exclamations, Shopkeeper Liu from Zuixian Tower walked up to the front desk. He also held two playing cards in his hand and flashed them to everyone for a moment. One of them said 30,000 Guan and was signed by Li Zexuan. Another card said 20,000 yuan and was signed Nuantang Foundation. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, shopkeeper Liu followed Lin Wenyuan's previous example and threw the two cards into the carton.
In this short opening, although there were only two people who donated money, the amount of donations had already reached 70,000 yuan!
Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the left side of the first row, was a little surprised by the opening of the fund-raising meeting, but it was only a little surprised. His attitude would not change, because Lin Wenyuan and Li Zexuan were both extremely wealthy people in the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. They can donate tens of thousands of dollars to other countries, but others here can't do that! Generally speaking, it is still very difficult to reach the minimum military budget of 250,000 yuan for an army of 150,000 in his mind!
But what happened next made Xiao Yu unable to remain calm anymore!
"Cao Wendong of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donated 20,000 yuan!"
Next came the part where the donation amount was read out, which was a bit like the singing part at a wedding banquet. Lin Wenyuan held a list of names and shouted loudly with a loudspeaker.
This process may not seem nutritious, but it is actually necessary! To put it harshly, others have donated tens of thousands of dollars, why can’t you let others publicize it? Absolutely not! This is not in line with Li Zexuan’s philosophy of life!
In Li Zexuan's view, if a person does a good thing, no matter what his motives are, he should publicize it; if a person does a bad thing, he should be punished! Although Li Zexuan admires those people who have done good deeds all their lives but remain unknown, he will not advocate such behavior because such people cannot inspire others to do good deeds with him!
When Zilu saved someone, the people worshiped him with an ox, and Zilu accepted it. Confucius was delighted and said, "There must be many people in Lu who save lives;"
Zigong redeemed the people of Lu from the princes, and gave them to them without taking their gold. Confucius said: Give what you have lost.
These two allusions are the best proof!
Labor needs to be paid, and good deeds should be rewarded. This is a necessary condition for the healthy development of society. Giving a good name to a good person helps people do good deeds, rewards the good people, prevents the good people from suffering losses, and prevents people from suffering losses in order to do good things. However, this is not a transaction in which good deeds are exchanged for benefits. In a secular society, good is good and the income is reasonable, which can promote the formation of a good social atmosphere!
So when Li Zexuan founded the Nuantang Foundation, he not only had their names engraved on the stone tablet in front of the foundation for those who had donated money, but he also praised these people every now and then in the "Datang Daily" , as if they wanted to let people all over the world know that these people donated money!
Of course, the effect of doing this is also obvious. In the six months since the Nuantang Foundation was established, it has collected countless donations and helped countless poor people. Moreover, the Nuantang Foundation now still has enough money to spend and participate in this project. A meeting to raise military funds for the country!
After Lin Wenyuan finished speaking, the shopkeeper of Jianbao Pavilion walked up to the front desk holding a playing card. After showing it to everyone for a moment, he also stuffed the playing card into the carton, and then went to the second floor to hand over the money!
Jianbao Pavilion is one of the properties of the Cao family. For things like donating money, Cao Wendong only needs a name. As for troublesome things like handing over money and registering, how could he go there in person? Naturally, I asked someone below to do it for me!
He is not the only one who does this, basically all businessmen with numerous shops and industries adopt Cao Wendong’s approach!
Lin Wenyuan nodded, and then he continued to read without stopping: "Zheng Yinhong of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, donate 20,000 yuan!"
Hearing this, a middle-aged man next to Zheng Qianjun immediately stepped forward with the cards in his hand.
Later, in the lobby on the first floor of the inn, Lin Wenyuan's voice could only be heard one after another!
"Feng Zhihua of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donated 20,000 yuan!"
"Liao Xifan of Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, donate 10,000 yuan!"
"Zhang Jingyang of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donated 10,000 yuan!"
What is shocking is that the first few donors Lin Wenyuan mentioned were all from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce, and these people from the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce each donated huge amounts of money. In a short time, members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce donated a total of ten Thirty thousand strings!
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