Chapter 16: Uncle Dong Is Shocked! What Did You Say? You Want to Start an Arms Company!
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“You’re saying that Tazhai plans to establish an arms company overseas?”
It would have been a lie to say Li Youtian was not tempted. But this matter was far too serious, and he had to get everything straight.
Lin Wendong nodded. “This is a secret of Tazhai. Everyone has already agreed to it, and we’re about to put it into action!”
He spoke without the slightest hint of embarrassment, even though, at present, no one in all of Tazhai knew about the matter except him.
But—
Lin Wendong was confident he could persuade Uncle Dong.
After all, real industry was the foundation of development. Online lending could only be a flash in the pan.
If they did not establish a company, how were they supposed to spend the more than one hundred million yuan sitting in their communal account?
Seeing Li Youtian hesitate, Lin Wendong continued, “Director Li, think about it carefully. A guaranteed annual profit of fifty million!”
“There’s no need to give me an answer right away. Take a few days to think it over.”
“I… I’ll go back and hold a meeting to discuss it first.” The moment he finished speaking, Li Youtian realized that this was inappropriate. “Naturally, the fewer people who know about something like this, the better!”
Li Youtian had not rejected him immediately after leaving Tazhai’s village committee. That alone said everything.
Human desire had no limits.
This time, Mang Village could earn at least ten or twenty million yuan by exploiting online loans. But… what then?
Once there were no more online loans to exploit, what would the villagers, accustomed to living with money, use to maintain their lives?
Therefore, cooperation between the two villages was inevitable.
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Night arrived quickly.
All day long, the people of Mang Village had been exploiting online loans in Tazhai. Since the two villages had roughly the same population, it was naturally impossible to finish everything in a single day.
There was still another day tomorrow.
At the center of Tazhai stood a three-story residence to the left of the ancestral hall.
This was Lin Yaodong’s home, and it could be considered the finest residence in Tazhai.
After a busy day, Lin Yaodong had just prepared to go to sleep when someone knocked on the gate.
“Wendong? Why have you come to see me in the middle of the night?” Lin Yaodong asked in confusion when he saw Lin Wendong standing outside.
“Uncle Dong, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”
“Come in first.”
The two of them entered the main hall and sat down.
“Couldn’t you have come to the village committee tomorrow to discuss this?” Lin Yaodong asked疑惑ly.
Lin Wendong smiled but did not answer the question. Instead, he said, “Uncle Dong, there’s already one hundred million yuan in Tazhai’s communal account. I’m thinking of using the money to establish a company.”
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Lin Yaodong nodded approvingly. “Yes. Living off our savings until they run dry isn’t a viable plan. We need to use this money as a springboard and seek better development.”
“You understand that at such a young age. Uncle Dong is truly gratified.”
The more Lin Yaodong looked at Lin Wendong, the more he felt that this young man was truly impressive. The younger generation was indeed something to be feared.
“Taking Tazhai into the production of ice would also be nothing more than a crooked path. It would be better to let you use this money for a legitimate business.”
Uncle Dong could not help remembering that he had once considered using the money to produce even higher-grade ice.
But that was ultimately an illegal business. It would be better to give the money to Lin Wendong and let the young man do something legitimate.
“By the way, what kind of company are you planning to establish?” After asking, Lin Yaodong picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.
“Whatever you decide to do, Tazhai will give you our full support.”
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Hearing this, Lin Wendong made no attempt to conceal the truth.
“I’m planning to use the money to establish an arms company.”
“Pfft—”
The tea Lin Yaodong had just taken into his mouth sprayed out in a single burst. He stared blankly at Lin Wendong, his face filled with question marks.
What?
Had Wendong misspoken, or had he heard incorrectly?
An arms company? He wanted to establish an arms company?
Lin Yaodong had expected some kind of legitimate business. Instead…
That was even more criminal than the ice production he had wanted to pursue!
Lin Wendong seemed to understand what he was thinking and explained, “Uncle Dong, I’m not opening it domestically. I’m going to register the company overseas. Besides, this isn’t the same as producing ice.”
“Ice isn’t legal in many countries around the world, but firearms are different. Only a small number of countries ban guns.”
“We can sell arms openly and lawfully!”
After listening to Lin Wendong’s impromptu lesson in the law, the corner of Lin Yaodong’s mouth twitched.
Where had this young man learned so much?
Were universities really teaching such advanced material these days?
“But… where are we supposed to find buyers? What kind of profit can we expect? We know nothing about these matters!”
Lin Wendong immediately replied, “Uncle Dong, I’ve already looked into all of that.”
“We won’t sell at retail. We’ll only handle wholesale.”
Lin Yaodong raised two fingers and rubbed his somewhat swollen temples.
He was beginning to wonder whether he had grown old and could no longer keep up with the times.
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Although selling arms was illegal in China, it was… legal overseas.
In that respect, it was very different from ice.
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In the end, after Lin Wendong’s lengthy persuasion, Lin Yaodong was moved.
“You’ll have full authority to handle this matter. Just make sure you don’t cause any trouble.”
After leaving Uncle Dong’s house, Lin Wendong immediately bought a plane ticket.
The place he had chosen was Plain Country.
His main reason for choosing to build the factory there was simple: it was close.
The journey there and back would take only a few hours.
Another advantage was that the local economy was underdeveloped, so all kinds of costs would be extremely low.
If he went to the United States, the one hundred million yuan in Tazhai’s account would hardly be enough.
After arranging everything, Lin Wendong returned home.
He had personally extracted more than six hundred thousand yuan from various online lending apps. He had converted over three hundred thousand yuan into Money Points, leaving him with three hundred thousand yuan still unconverted.
“System, draw the lottery.”
With a thought, Lin Wendong converted one hundred thousand Money Points.
[Nothing]
[Nothing]
[Nothing]
[Nothing]
[…]
After ten consecutive draws yielded absolutely nothing, Lin Wendong’s face had turned so dark it seemed almost blue.
“Open the shop.”
Feeling that today was not a suitable day for gambling on lottery draws, he opened the shop instead.
He gazed at the many items displayed there, including equipment he had never even heard of in the real world.
“Once I leave the country tomorrow, I’ll exchange one and try it out.”
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