After Mr. Ren came back, he stayed in bed for three days, and the situation finally improved, except that Mr. Ren coughed up blood again in the middle of the night on the night he first came back, and he did not cough up blood again for the next few days.
It's just that it may be because of the old man's age, the body and bones have no resilience as a young man. Although he can get out of bed after a few days of rest, his mental strength is far less than before. Seeing the hidden worries in his heart, Mrs. Ren has always been there. did not disperse.
However, Mrs. Ren still had external affairs in mind, and after he could get out of bed, he began to deal with the things he had accumulated during the days when he was not at Ren's house.
Although Mrs. Ren takes great care in cultivating his eldest son, Mr. Ren, he is a man with a desire to control. The real person in charge of the Ren family is still him. When he is away, there are many things that are the responsibility of Mr. Ren. Grandpa can't handle it either.
Mrs. Ren and Mr. Ren were worried that Mrs. Ren, who had recovered some vitality, would not be able to support it, but Mrs. Ren insisted, and they had no way to stop it.
On the fifth day after Mrs. Ren came back, the Ren family convened people from each room to discuss the matter, because Ren Shijia and his wife were still in the Ren family and did not return to Yunyang City. This time, Mrs. Ren made an exception and asked Lin Kun to come too. When there was an accident at home, Lin Kun also helped the Ren family a lot, and he did not ignore it like other relatives and friends did to avoid suspicion. This made him gain the favor of most of the Ren family.
Mr. Ren sat at the top, his eyes swept over his sons, sons-in-law and nephews one by one. Everyone bowed their heads respectfully and stood at the start. Mrs. Ren nodded with satisfaction, and put the account book in his hand on the small table beside him. He said to Mr. Ren, "Boss, tell them about the current situation of the Ren family."
After hearing the words, Master Ren stood up and said respectfully, "Yes, father."
He looked at the others and said slowly, "The Ren family wants to take out 1.5 million taels of silver by April next year, and it has already cashed out 500,000. This money can be taken out by the Ren family even if we grit our teeth. , but after all, it will still hurt the meridian and bones, so we must not make a big mistake in our overseas business in the past three years, otherwise it will not be easy to turn around in money, and the Ren family may also be brought to a standstill because of this."
When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Fifth Master Ren hesitated and said, "Brother, is it really that serious?"
Master Ren sighed and said, "Our Ren family is now a big family. Although it is not the richest man in the entire Yanzhou, it can also be ranked in the top ten in terms of assets. It's just that the assets of the Ren family are far away. It is far more than 1.5 million taels, but the silver money that can be used is limited, because to maintain a huge family business itself requires a lot of silver money that can be used at any time, otherwise our coal mines and coal stacks will not be able to sustain at all. You Among them, like the third brother, who rarely touch these things, maybe they don’t understand very well, to put it simply, if our Ren family wants to maintain the existing property, most of the money cannot be used.”
When everyone heard this, their hearts were heavy.
However, Master Ren continued: "As for the result of taking out 60% of all annual income, the Ren family will not be able to develop greatly within ten years."
Although she already had some bottom line in her heart before, the old lady Ren couldn't bear the blow at this moment: "How could it be so serious? Doesn't this mean that someone was strangled by the throat?"
Everyone did not speak when they heard the words. This incident hit the Ren family more severely than they originally imagined.
Master Ren comforted: "But think about it, compared to the other two families, we at least managed to keep the family business this time, and the whole family is safe, so that the green hills will not worry about no firewood."
Like the Ren family, the Zeng family was implicated in their assets, but they were both confiscated in the end.
Thinking of this, everyone felt better.
At this moment, the voice of the old lady of Dongfu resounded outside. Because the last time Mrs Liao forced her way in and made a fuss, the maid who was guarding outside didn't dare to let her in easily this time.
But Mr. Ren said to Mrs. Ren, "I asked the second brother and sister to come over, let her come in."
The old lady Ren nodded to Shan Shan, and Shan Shan went out to bring Mr. Liao in.
As soon as Mrs Liao entered the door, she glared at the old lady Ren, who sat on the head with her expression unchanged.
Mrs. Ren nodded to Mrs. Liao, and then ordered Shan Shan to bring a chair for Mrs. Liao. Mrs. Liao sat down and said to Mrs. Ren, "Uncle is feeling better?" Know a few words of greeting.
Grandpa Ren smiled and nodded: "Much better."
Liao Shi said with a smile, "That's fine." She glanced at Mrs. Ren, and then asked Mrs. Ren, "Then the uncle came to me today, is he going to talk to me about the separation?"
The second master Ren persuaded: "Mother, the uncle's illness is just right. Let's wait for a while to talk about this matter."
Mrs. Liao glared at the second master Ren: "You child, some things should be done sooner rather than later! The sooner you finish the division, your uncle's shoulders will be less courageous, and you will be able to recuperate in peace in the future. I heard that the uncle needs to be sick. Rest in peace, right?"
Mrs. Ren frowned and wanted to speak, but Mrs. Ren waved her hand to stop him. He pondered for a moment before asking, "Second brother and sister, are you really determined to split up the family?"
Liao hurriedly said: "This is natural, is it possible that I still say it for fun?"
Grandpa Ren nodded and asked again, "Then is this what you mean alone, or is it the unanimous opinion of all the people in the East Mansion? If you mean it alone, then we may have to discuss it."
Liao Shi paused for a while before replying: "It's not that you don't know about our old man's temper. He listened to you when he was young. When you said that he didn't break up the family, he didn't mention the family separation. He took Si'er to Kyoto, and he honestly took Si'er to Kyoto. But if you ask, if we want to be the master of the house, then naturally we do. After all, now the children are all grown up, even the great-grandchildren It’s about to come out, so we can’t still rely on others, right?”
Grandpa Ren raised his eyebrows, and said with an indifferent expression: "Let's rely on others? So the second brother and sister think so?"
Mrs. Liao was also a little afraid of the old man, knowing that he was about to say the wrong thing for a while, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I mean that our Dongfu is now a big family, and we always come to ask the uncle for anything. If you mean it, it's always a little inconvenient, isn't it?"
Mrs. Ren nodded and didn't hold onto Liao's fault any more, he said, "I heard from the boss that you had come to the West Mansion Branch before, and I thought about it carefully if this is your room. As the head of the Ren family, I can't ignore everyone's wishes."
Mr. Liao was overjoyed when he heard the words: "So the uncle agrees to the separation?"
Grandpa Ren raised his hand to signal for Mr. Liao to listen to him and finish his words. Mrs. Liao immediately stopped interrupting when he saw that there was something to be done.
Grandpa Ren said: "I asked the boss to write a letter for me to go to the second brother in Kyoto the day before yesterday. If he agrees with the separation of the family and agrees with the method I gave, then let's do this. ." Mrs. Ren leaned on the seat tiredly.
Mr. Liao was surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Uncle has already stated in the letter how the family is to be divided? Then tell us, too?"
Mr. Ren nodded at Mr. Ren.
Master Ren said, "Father means that all coal mines outside Yanbei, including Jiangnan and Kyoto, will be taken over by the second uncle."
The Ren family has invested a lot in Jiangnan and Kyoto in recent years. In terms of scale, the number of coal stacks in Jiangnan, including Kyoto, is no less than that in Yanbei.
Originally, the coal depot in the capital was not profitable, but since the Fang family helped the Ren family get online with the nobleman, the southern coal depot has made considerable gains.
Master Ren's eyes flickered slightly as he listened to it below.
Mr. Liao had received letters from the second and fourth masters before, and he knew that the coal kilns in the south were doing well, so he was quite satisfied with this method. The stacks are all managed by the West House.
However, Mr. Liao still showed a dissatisfied appearance: "We have been operating the coal depot in Yanbei for many years. Although Jiangnan has improved a lot now, there is still no way to compare it with the coal depot in Yanbei. If this is the case, our room will suffer!"
Grandpa Ren didn't argue when he heard the words, just nodded and said, "Then we can follow the second division method, my second brother and I are not young anymore, how can the Ren family depend on the younger generation in the future, so the Ren family is in Yanbei I will divide it into five parts with all the coal depots in the south, and hand them over to the younger generation of Shizhong, and I will be a hands-off shopkeeper."
When Mr. Liao heard this, he couldn't help frowning: "Why five copies?"
Grandpa Ren said in a low voice, "There are only five brothers in their generation, naturally they are five."
Liao Shi couldn't help choking. She only has two sons, but there are three here. Doesn't this obviously make them suffer
"How?" Grandpa Ren raised his eyebrows.
Mr. Liao coughed lightly, "Let's put the coal stack aside for now, let's talk about how the coal mines are divided."
Grandpa Ren pondered for a moment and said, "Father's last words were that the Ren family would not be separated. If the children and grandchildren insisted on breaking up the family regardless of the instructions, all the coal mines in the Ren family would belong to the eldest son of the Ren family."
"What!" Liao Shi's eyes turned red, and he almost jumped up.
Coal depots can be opened as long as you have money, but you may not be able to buy good coal mines even if you have money.
Grandpa Ren made a calm gesture: "Father wrote down this legacy at the beginning, and the second brother also knows about it, it's not me who just said it."
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