Xunyan Censor's Mansion
"It is destined to be blessed by heaven, the emperor decreed..."
After the imperial edict was read out, Lin Ruhai was considered to have resigned. Fortunately, he had already made preparations. The Lin family's property had been taken care of, and he could leave after the handover.
However, there are always people who have a superior attitude.
A clerk next to Huang Zongxing said: "Mr. Lin may not know that Mr. Huang's family records also came with him this time, and are still living in Yangzhou Post House. If you ask us, Mr. Lin should have dumped this imperial document earlier.
Shifu, please call Mr. Huang so that he can take up his post!"
"That's right, Mr. Lin must know the importance of salt administration in the south of the Yangtze River. Mr. Huang needs to be familiar with official duties when he first arrives, otherwise the salt administration will be delayed and no one will be able to afford it." Immediately afterwards, many people echoed.
On the other hand, Huang Zongxing acted as if he hadn't heard anything.
Although Lin Ruhai was ready to hand over his family property to the court, he still had to do an inventory. This time, people from the Ministry of Revenue also came, just to inventory these properties. Huang Zongxing could not have known it, but he still asked people to urge Lin Ruhai
leave.
This is so abnormal.
Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Brother Huang, you are still so hasty. Ruhai has a lot of experience in salt administration affairs, why don't we exchange some ideas together."
Huang Zongxing said maliciously: "Huang naturally knows Ruhai's ability. Before coming, the emperor specifically told Huang to familiarize himself with the salt policy as soon as possible and not delay this year's salt tax. I hope Ruhai will forgive him for any offense he has offended."
Wang Tingxuan has also seen the rhetoric of ancient literati. They are obviously trying to dig holes in each other, but they still quote scriptures, which makes people admire them.
Lin Ruhai is originally from Suzhou, and after leaving office this time, he will probably not come to Yangzhou again. Therefore, the warehouses, shops, and properties in Yangzhou have been disposed of, and the servants in Yangzhou who were unwilling to leave with him have also been dismissed.
After counting, Lin Ruhai's property handed over to the emperor was 2.3 million taels.
Many people's eyes almost popped out of their heads when they heard this number. This is not all Lin Ruhai's family property, so how much is the Lin family's property?
Wang Tingxuan was also a little surprised. These properties accounted for at most 60% of the Lin family's property. If all were calculated, the Lin family's property was about four million taels. The book implies that the property Jia Lian brought back from the Lin family was about two to three million taels.
In other words, more than one million taels of the Lin family's property is missing.
To a large extent, these missing family properties should have been acquired by the aristocratic family headed by the Zhen family. Because if the Jia family wanted to take away such a large amount of wealth, it would be impossible without sufficient benefits.
This is why I can't blame the royal family for saying nothing after Lin Ruhai's death in the book. Such a lot of wealth is equivalent to giving to the emperor's enemies. It would be good not to hold the Lin family accountable.
Wang Tingxuan said to Lin Ruhai and Huang Zongxing: "Master Lin, Master Huang, the mission of the official has been completed, and you have to leave with these properties."
Lin Ruhai also stopped his secret fight with Huang Zongxing and said: "Master Wang, Lin is also going to the capital to take office, so why don't we go together."
Lin Ruhai was also relatively free and easy, and left the Xunyan Censor's Mansion without any regrets, followed Wang Tingxuan and others to stay at the inn, preparing to leave Yangzhou tomorrow.
Lin Ruhai said: "Master Wang, I never thought that we would meet so soon."
"Thanks to Mr. Lin for your help. If I can't bring Jiangnan's account books back to Beijing, I won't be appreciated by the emperor. Mr. Huang won't find out about the problem with the account books, right?"
Lin Ruhai said: "Compared with reading people's minds and making suggestions, I am not as good as Huang Zongxing. But things in the salt administration are not that simple. He will never find out about the problems in the account books."
"That's good. When the emperor came, he told us that things in Jiangnan should remain stable for the time being."
"Can you tell Lin some news about the capital?"
"I wonder what Master Lin wants to know?"
"Can you tell me the news about the Jia family?"
"There is nothing special in Rongguo Mansion. The only thing worthy of attention should be Qin Keqing, the wife of Jia Rong in Ningguo Mansion. This person's funeral can be described as spectacular. Not only was the scale of the funeral large, but the standards of the road festival were also very high. I heard that
, the Prince of Beijing County was present in person."
Qin Keqing's funeral was considered to be a demonstration by the four princes and eight princes against the emperor. Although the Jia family gained face from this funeral, it was really not flattering.
The emperor was cautious by nature, and after seeing the connections among the four princes and eight princes, he also calmed down his somewhat arrogant heart. This time, he let go of the Salt Censor to paralyze them so that nothing could go wrong.
The benefits were taken away by others, and the blame was thrown on the Jia family. I'm afraid that until now, the Jia family still doesn't know about the confrontation surrounding Qin Keqing's funeral.
At Yangzhou Station, many servants of the Lin family are waiting here, including Lin Daiyu, the eldest daughter of the Lin family.
Lin Daiyu came to Lin Ruhai's residence and asked: "Dad, Yu'er doesn't understand why you are so anxious to let us go to the inn. Even if the emperor doesn't see your merits, he still wants to see your hard work. Do you want us to stay in the house?
You’re not allowed to stay even one more day?”
Lin Ruhai said: "Yu'er is dissatisfied with dad asking you to take people to live in the inn."
"Daddy knows that Yu'er doesn't mean this."
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "This is not the intention of the imperial court. I will not hide it from you, but the newly appointed Salt Patrol Censor has some old grudges with me."
Under Lin Ruhai's guidance, Lin Daiyu was no longer trapped in matters in the inner house. She also learned a lot about officialdom.
"Master Huang has been in the capital, hasn't he? How could he have a grudge with dad?"
"It's a long story to tell. Huang Zongxing and my father were both Jinshi in the same discipline. I was the third highest-ranking scholar and he was the fifth in the second class. We had a pretty good relationship at that time. At that time, my father-in-law wanted to let the Jia family switch from martial arts to literature, so he
I plan to choose a husband from a civil service background for your mother."
"At that time, your grandfather was a close confidant of the Emperor. Many people wanted to marry the Jia family, and Huang Zongxing was one of them. But your grandfather immediately took a fancy to your father, who was the most beautiful girl in high school, and asked the Emperor to marry him."
Lin Daiyu said with disgust: "How can such a character be worthy of my mother?"
Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "It's not just for this reason. My father had nothing to do with the prince at that time, and Huang Zongxing had already had a close relationship with Prince Zhongxin. As a close confidant of the emperor, how could his father-in-law participate in the fight for the throne? That's why
I chose to be a father.”
"Yu'er, daddy is telling you this because he hopes you will pay more attention. Your grandmother's family later got involved for some unknown reason. When you return to Beijing this time, you should be more careful when interacting with the Jia family."
Lin Daiyu said: "Dad, don't we just ignore my grandmother's house?"
Lin Ruhai said: "If there is a way, for your mother's sake, dad will not stand idly by. But now the Jia family has no way to turn back. You should be familiar with Qin Keqing of Ningguo Mansion. Her funeral is not only illegal
, it was huge and involved a battle between the imperial court.”
"Then what should I do when I get to the capital?"
Lin Ruhai thought for a while and said: "Yu'er, after you arrive in the capital, dad will find a way to find a nanny for you. If you don't understand something, you can ask your nanny or talk to dad."
Lin Daiyu knew that she did not have the capital to be willful, and the Lin family's crisis had not been completely resolved. She said to Lin Ruhai: "Yu'er understands, don't worry, dad."
This chapter has been completed!