Chapter 4: Actions Speak Louder Than Words!
Lin Yaodong nodded and motioned for everyone to quiet down.
“All right! Today, every clansman in Tazhai who is eighteen or older has a very high chance of receiving tens of thousands, even over a hundred thousand yuan!”
“Half of that money is for yourself, and the other half will go into our Tazhai communal fund!”
At these words, the entire village was stunned.
The second part about putting half into the communal fund didn’t faze them, but the first—every adult clansman getting tens of thousands—what was going on?
For a moment, the villagers exchanged glances filled with shock, confusion, and disbelief.
Lin Yaodong spoke slowly, “What we’re about to do today is completely legal.”
Afterwards, he looked toward Lin Wendong, who nodded and began explaining to the villagers:
“The interest rates on online loans are shockingly high and are not recognized by law. Simply put, borrowing from these platforms results in invalid debts.”
The villagers, momentarily stunned, soon caught on to the last phrase: invalid debts!
Could such a thing really exist? Was this a windfall from the heavens?
Lin Yaodong had already leaked news of this plan to the villagers beforehand. Not only were they not opposed or scared, but they were also very supportive.
What did this mean? The entire village was a band of outlaws beyond the law!
For these outlaws, as long as they could make money, nothing else mattered. Who cared about legality? Even if it wasn’t legal, so what?
[Village Spirit: Fierce and Unyielding]
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Seeing the time was ripe, Lin Wendong continued slowly:
“Although exploiting online loans is legal, outsiders will come to our Tazhai to violently collect debts.”
At this, some villagers scoffed disdainfully:
“Dare to come to Tazhai to collect debts violently? Ha! Do they think we’re pushovers?”
“Let them come! I can call all my relatives from the neighboring villages. Can they gather thousands?”
“They come in waves, we’ll beat them back in waves!”
“...”
Hearing such fierce words from the villagers, Lin Wendong silently thought to himself:
“No wonder they’re all outlaws in this village!”
No sooner said than done!
Several young men from Tazhai were called forward.
“Lin Wenwu, Lin Youhao, Lin Wenqian, I’ll demonstrate the process to you…”
Lin Wendong showed the operation once again to the young men. “Do you understand how to do it?”
They all nodded enthusiastically. “Got it!”
“Good. Thank you all for helping the other villagers with the process.” Lin Wendong patted their shoulders.
Soon, under organized coordination, all villagers over eighteen were divided into six groups.
Young men like Lin Wenwu and Lin Youhao helped them operate, while accountants ensured that half the money was transferred to Tazhai’s communal fund.
At the front of one group, a middle-aged man uploaded his identity information but still found it hard to believe.
Could it really be this simple to get tens of thousands?
Even working outside for a whole year, one might only save a few tens of thousands, sometimes not even ten thousand!
So, despite Uncle Dong’s words, he still doubted it.
Moments later, Lin Wenwu followed Lin Wendong’s instructions and withdrew the full 60,000 yuan limit from the app.
“Sixty thousand? It really arrived!”
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man nearly jumped with excitement.
“This is just the first app. There are others,” Lin Wenwu reminded him, barely containing his excitement.
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That day, excited shouts occasionally echoed across the square in front of Tazhai’s ancestral hall:
“Fifty thousand? It really arrived! My goodness, sometimes I don’t even earn that much in a year!”
“I got thirty thousand too! Thanks so much, Uncle Dong. Now I can afford my child’s college tuition!”
“...”
More and more money flowed into the communal fund.
Within a short time, the fund had already amassed over one million yuan!
And the amount was rising rapidly. Lin Yaodong was almost stunned by the speed—quicker than he could skim read!
Lin Yaohua and others were equally dumbfounded, watching money pour into the communal account like a torrent.
At once, Lin Yaodong made a bold move. He turned to Lin Wendong and said solemnly:
“Wendong, from now on, you’re in charge of managing Tazhai’s communal fund.”
Everyone else was taken aback—this was the village’s financial reins, after all—but they raised no objections.
After all, if it hadn’t been for the suggestion from this third householder, they wouldn’t have thought to exploit these predatory online loans!
In other words: all this money came thanks to Lin Wendong!
Lin Wendong did not refuse and accepted the responsibility calmly.
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During this time, Lin Wendong had not been idle; he didn’t just exploit the “Ma Xia Hua” predatory loan app but also several others.
He found ten apps that met the criteria.
After some attempts, he successfully drew funds from five apps, accumulating over 600,000 yuan.
This was still far from the system’s required one million startup capital.
Just as he was troubled, Lin Yaodong handed over the village’s financial power directly to him!
The moment he took charge of the communal fund, the system’s startup capital requirement was instantly met—after all, the communal fund already held over a million yuan and was about to surpass two million!
[Congratulations, host, you have gathered one million startup capital.]
[System starting up.]
Two cold mechanical voices echoed in Lin Wendong’s mind, making him rub his hands in anticipation.
“What kind of system is this, exactly?”
[System startup complete.]
With the final mechanical tone, a panel appeared before Lin Wendong’s eyes—only visible to him:
[Name: Lin Wendong]
[Money Value: 0]
[Shop] [Lottery]
“Money Value?” Lin Wendong furrowed his brow, wondering silently, “What exactly is this ‘Money Value’?”
[Money Value: One point equals one Chinese yuan. Can be used for lottery draws and to exchange items in the shop.]
The system’s explanation made everything clear to him.
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