Li Yunhao started to regret spending so much money. However, he had already bought it. Some factories had already begun to be built. The system that had not been built would not be refundable. Regret was over. He could only think of a way to raise money. However, when he saw the huge construction cost of the subsequent construction industry, Li Yunhao couldn't help but feel dizzy.
" I regret it, I regret it!..." After that, for most of the day, Li Yunhao's dull eyes could be seen as he muttered to himself like Aunt Xianglin.
According to the understanding of later generations, the surrounding minerals were very rich, but without a strong military force to guarantee, it was impossible to mine them at all.
Without money, they didn't even have basic defense capabilities. The defense capabilities of the factories they built were very low.
" Money, money, silver, gold, pounds, dollars, dollars, dollars…" Li Yunhao kept repeating.
"Paper money can't be used directly. It needs to be converted into gold, silver, and other precious metals in real life before it can be used.”The system's words put an end to Li Yunhao's idea of using counterfeit money equipment to create counterfeit money.
" Silver, gold, silver ingots, gold ingots, small yellow croakers, large yellow croakers, gold, silver…" Li Yunhao stopped reading. He suddenly remembered that not long after the original father of this body died, his mother had given the host a letter a few days before his death. She told him that when the Li family was in trouble, the letter contained the secrets of the Li family, enough for him to be a rich man for the rest of his life.
Without any hesitation, she went out and went to her bedroom.
It was already dusk. He dismissed the maids around him, but no one appeared. Li Yunhao didn't hesitate to open the letter and read it.
"Money, money, money…I regret it, I regret it!……For a moment, Li Yunhao began to be possessed by Aunt Xianglin again. If he had known this earlier, he would have opened this letter earlier. He wouldn't have been in a hurry to bid for the Li family's property.
In the end, Li Yunhao's mouth twitched slightly and he let out a sigh.
Li Yunhao slowly sat down, and the expression on his face kept changing." I didn't expect that I would be related to the governor of a province in the Qing Dynasty. This ancestor of mine really has a lot of corruption and bribery. A total of 10 million taels of silver, but now it's almost gone. Now, there's still 1 million taels of silver and 10,000 taels of gold left. This is really unpredictable!”Li Yunhao thought to himself.
"Back then, not long after your mother and father got married, internal strife broke out in the clan. Your great-grandfather was killed, and the clan was in chaos. Although your grandfather tried his best to stabilize the clan, due to your great-aunt's suspicion (he did not marry and adopted a foster son. The two of them seized power but failed. After escaping, they were killed by the rebels), your grandfather was forced to leave the northeast and Henan. Because of the constant civil strife in the imperial court, the revolutionary party revolted one after another and attacked continuously. In a few years, the Qing Dynasty was in danger and the situation took a sharp turn! Your grandfather had already sensed that the Qing Dynasty was finished, so he sent your father to secretly transfer the gold and silver in the national treasury and secretly transport them to Duolun County in Chahar Province through the Yangtze River waterway in an attempt to make a comeback. At that time, your mother followed your father to Duolun and changed her name to live here. She used the remaining money to buy a large amount of land. In a few years, the Qing Dynasty was finished. Those who knew the whereabouts of this treasure also died in battle when the bandits attacked the clothes. After the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, a few years later, your grandfather died a year after your mother gave birth to you because of his old injuries! During the Republic of China, we built many factories and earned a lot of money before expanding the Li family business here.”
After Li Yunhao finished reading it, he felt a little dizzy.
"No wonder officials from ancient times to the present love corruption. It's more profitable than the profits of firearms!”Li Yunhao couldn't help but think excitedly.
After calming himself down, the letter continued,"Today, Mother wants to give you these things so that you can inherit the family business. I don't ask for revenge for your father. Mother only wants you to be safe and sound. But these days, I feel that I don't have much time left. This is the only thing I can do. Mother doesn't want you to stand out either. It's fine as long as you're safe. Today, Mother will give you all the assets of the Huo family. The account books and gold and silver are under your bed. There is a secret door under the bed. You can open it yourself.”
Li Yunhao opened the secret door under the bed and took out the account book. Looking at the thick account book on the table, Li Yunhao's eyes couldn't help but turn red. He was extremely touched and immediately choked,"Thank you, mother. Although I'm not your child, from today onwards, you're my parents. I will definitely carry forward the Li family's business!”
He quickly closed the door and placed the thick ledger on his desk. Li Yunhao couldn't help but take a deep breath. After forcing himself to calm down, he slowly read from the first page.
Time passed bit by bit. He was completely immersed in the surprise and shock brought by the Li family's huge family business. He did not feel the passage of time at all.
The sky outside was slowly brightening. Li Yunhao, who had not slept the entire night, looked excited. There was not a trace of fatigue on his face.‘He had only heard of it before, but now he finally understood the meaning of this idiom.
Now he understood that the Li family's factories in Duolun that Butler Fu had brought him to see were really nothing compared to the entire family's industry. The Li family was involved in almost all the profitable industries in the south, such as sugar, grain, salt, flour, and coal mines. From the account books, it could be seen that the Li family had used the gold and silver inherited from their ancestors to control 60% of the land and more than half of the high-quality paddy fields in Duolun for nearly 20 years. The grain produced by this alone brought hundreds of thousands of silver dollars to the Li family every year. That was not all. The huge light industry was the Li family's gold mine. With an annual income of hundreds of thousands of silver dollars, one could understand how huge the wealth contained in it.
From these accounts, Li Yunhao realized that his family was really a super landlord! Even though the Li family's properties combined had an annual income of nearly one million silver dollars, the majority of the profits were still land and light industrial factories, which accounted for more than three-quarters of the Li family's total profits. From this, it could be seen that the Li family was still a traditional wealthy family in China. Although they were aware of the wealth brought about by the development of modern industries, they did not spend a lot of money on land. For more than ten years, it had always been a small fight.
Of course, with such a huge family business, they had to spend a lot of money on security. After all, this was an era of bandits and warlords. Just like how rich people would spend money to hire bodyguards, the Li family had many people guarding the house and protecting their own property, except for the 2,000-strong Jiangsu and Zhejiang militia group that was directly controlled by them. It was precisely with such a huge armed force in the open or in the dark that the Li family's business could expand at a high speed and reduce a lot of trouble.
Looking at these records, Li Yunhao couldn't help but be interested in his family's security force. He secretly decided to go and take a look in a few days.
The ancestor's ability to plunder was indeed extraordinary. Ten thousand taels of gold, one million taels of silver, antiques, paintings, jewelry, jade, precious wood, and everything else. This included the wood kiln that he had only heard of in his previous life, the five famous kiln in the Song Dynasty, and other fine porcelain. The famous calligraphy and paintings of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; Jade, pearls, jade, and other precious jewelry, as well as red sandalwood, Hainan huanghuali, ebony, and other precious wood were used to make furniture. The huge number of people made him feel a little dizzy, even though he was from the future and had experienced the technological explosion of the 21st century. Li Yunhao was secretly happy. Originally, it was more than that. However, when the Li family started, they spent a lot of silver. Although the family business had grown in recent years and earned a lot of silver, the annual expenses were also quite a lot. Therefore, until now, the family business had only earned two million silver dollars for nearly twenty years.
Li Yunhao closed the thick ledger and took a deep breath. His body leaned against the back of the chair weakly. He had been pleasantly surprised too much. Now, he was numb. The huge wealth was enough to support his huge plan in the early stages.
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