Yangzhou's salt tax is not less, but the salt tax paid by Lin Ruhai has to go through the hands of the Supreme Emperor, and when it reaches the emperor, it will be less than half.
At the same time, Lin Ruhai's status was extraordinary and he had the authority to report secrets, but the emperor rarely received secret reports from him.
"Lin obeyed the orders of the Supreme Emperor and had no intention of being disloyal to the imperial court."
"Master Lin is so unwise. The master of the world is the emperor."
Lin Ruhai was a little hesitant and seemed to be hiding something.
Wang Tingxuan said: "Mr. Lin, what are you hiding?"
"Lin once surrendered to the emperor through his in-laws, but he didn't get any response from the emperor?"
What?
Wang Tingxuan was shocked.
This is impossible. The Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue can be used to run horses. The emperor will not give up the salt administration as a source of wealth.
If Lin Ruhai was not really a capable official who could stabilize the salt tax, the emperor would have long ago found a way to replace Lin Ruhai.
The emperor's power was too weak to compete for the position of Salt Patrol Censor, and he also received news that Lin Ruhai had not defected to other princes.
That's why Lin Ruhai didn't go to Beijing to report on his duties and let it go.
"Why did you surrender to the emperor through Rongguo Mansion?"
Lin Ruhai's situation was not good either. The situation in Jiangnan was corrupt, and many people were dragged into the water. He could only try his best to protect himself. But back then, young children and wives died one after another, and those people may not have been involved.
Why surrender to the emperor through Rongguo Mansion?
Of course it was because Jia Yuanchun followed the emperor and worked as a female historian under the queen.
No matter what the purpose of Jia Yuanchun's entry into the palace was, he was eventually assigned to the palace of King Zhongyong and became the maid of Princess Zhongyong at that time.
So when King Zhongyong becomes the emperor and the Jia family becomes the emperor's confidants, isn't it easy?
Of course, this is the truth. Anyone else would have become the emperor's confidant through Jia Yuanchun's relationship.
But the Jia family cannot use common sense to deduce.
Not only are the Jia family not the emperor's confidants, but they are also quite active in opposing the emperor. The people who supported the Four Kings and Eight Dukes were not originally supported by King Zhongyong. Even if King Zhongyong became the emperor, they did not change much.
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The emperor's behavior is similar to that of Emperor Yongzheng, which is not in their interests.
"Master Lin, didn't you investigate it yourself?"
"What does this mean?"
"Before the emperor ascended the throne, I don’t need to say more about the position of Rongguo Mansion. After the emperor ascended the throne, they did not restrain themselves. The Rongning and Ning Mansion still followed those nobles in their interactions. At that time, you entrusted your daughter to Rongguo Mansion,
What will others think?”
"Impossible, how could Rong Guofu choose this way?"
"Then I don't know. That is to say, Rongguo Mansion only has a plaque that can deceive people. Otherwise, those incompetent people in their family would have been punished countless times."
"Rong Ning's Second Mansion was the leader of the four princes and eight princes back then. Even if it surrenders its military power, it cannot be underestimated by others."
Pedantic, this is the second label Wang Tingxuan gave to Lin Ruhai.
You haven't been back to Beijing for many years, and most of your dealings with Rongguo Mansion rely on letters from the concubine's daughter Juan. How could you trust Rongguo Mansion so much?
After thinking about Jia Yucun, Wang Tingxuan also understood.
Lin Ruhai did not investigate the reasons for Jia Yucun's dismissal from office. He hired him to be his daughter's teacher only through a friend's introduction, and finally gave him a letter of recommendation.
It seems that Lin Ruhai's abilities are limited to the officialdom.
"Mr. Lin, what happens to the Rongguo Mansion is not the subject of our discussion. My task is to hand over the account books. I don't know when you plan to hand them over."
Of course, Lin Ruhai would not believe Wang Tingxuan's words. He needed to send someone to investigate the matter in Rongguo Mansion. He would not be able to figure it out until he got the investigation results.
"There are a lot of salt tax account books. How do you plan to take them away?"
"Master Lin, don't worry about this. As long as Master Lin hands over the account books, I will naturally have a way to take them away."
Lin Ruhai didn't ask any questions and said, "The account books are in the secret room of my study."
Wang Tingxuan said: "I hope the account books handed over by Mr. Lin are true. Tonight, our people will come to collect the account books. Please also ask Mr. Lin not to leave anyone in the study."
"My elixir can last Mr. Lin's body for a month at most. You need to take one pill every month. If Mr. Lin wants to survive, he'd better find a famous doctor to detoxify his body."
"The elixir prepared by Lord Lin according to the prescription may not be very effective. After I get the account books, I will leave a few pills for Lord Lin as a thank you gift for Master Lin for handing over the account books."
Lin Ruhai said: "Wang Guard, my Lin family is also a century-old family, and the Lin family's property is worth a million taels. Lin is willing to use half of the Lin family's property in exchange for the real elixir."
"Master Lin, the elixir is real. I used three thousand years of fresh ginseng to prepare it. Can you find such ginseng? As for the Lin family's property, I am just a small bodyguard and I don't dare to compete with the Rongguo Mansion.
Rob."
Wang Tingxuan doesn't care what Lin Ruhai thinks. For Sister Lin's sake, he has said enough. If Lin Ruhai continues to be confused like this, no one can save him.
This time, even if Wang Tingxuan saved his life, Lin Ruhai's crisis was still not resolved. The emperor's strength was growing, the emperor's health was not good, and his strength was shrinking. Amid the decline and fall, the emperor did not have much strength to protect him.
Lin Ruhai.
The emperor has a bad impression of Lin Ruhai. If Lin Ruhai is not sensible this time, they can take unconventional measures.
If nothing happens to their group, even if Wang Tingxuan follows, it will not change Lin Ruhai's fate.
In a sense, his arrival gave Lin Ruhai a chance to choose. It depends on whether he can grasp it. If he can't grasp it, there will be many people who want Lin Ruhai's life, so the emperor can just sit back and watch.
Lin Ruhai looked at Wang Tingxuan's leaving figure and fell into deep thought. The Jia family was not the emperor's confidants. Is this true?
Lin Ruhai soon discovered the clues, and the loophole was still in Jia Yuanchun.
If the Jia family were the emperor's confidants, Jia Yuanchun would not still be a female historian now. Although Jia Yuanchun is Jia Zheng's daughter and has a low status, the power behind her is not small.
Putting aside the four princes and eight princes, the four major families of Jia Wang Shi and Xue are also powerful, especially in the military. Wang Ziteng is Jia Yuanchun's uncle. With the help of the Jia family's connections, he controls the Beijing camp.
He was Jia Yuanchun's uncle, who controlled the salt administration in Jiangnan.
With these powers, Jia Yuanchun was able to obtain a high-level concubine position.
Now, the prince promoted the control of nine provinces, inspected the borders according to the order, and later promoted the inspection of all nine provinces. Although the grade has been upgraded, the importance is far behind.
The Jingying Jiedushi has always been the emperor's confidant. Wang Ziteng was able to serve as the Jingying Jiedushi through his marriage relationship with the Jia family. The previous Jingying Jiedushi was Jia Daihua of Ningguo Mansion.
He did not leave office until his death.
There must be something wrong with Wang Ziteng's promotion not long after the emperor ascended the throne.
The fact that Wang Ziteng left the capital camp showed that it was allowed by both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor. Either he had made great achievements, or he had been disliked by the two emperors.
If the Jia family were not the emperor's confidants, then the Wang family should not be the emperor's confidants either. Then Wang Ziteng's departure from the capital could only be due to the emperor's disdain.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai didn't dare to think any more.
These are all his guesses and need to be verified.
But who to turn to for help?
Because of their official positions and in-laws, Lin Ruhai had a lot of estrangement with his teachers and teachers in the same year. The Lin family's in-laws are from the Rongguo Mansion. Can I ask them?
At this moment, Lin Ruhai realized that he had already fallen into a desperate situation.
This chapter has been completed!