Early in the morning, a large number of well-dressed servants, stewards, and maids came to the port. They quickly arranged carpets, flowers, banners and other items. It seemed that some important person was coming.
But as the capital city of Middle-earth, even the third-grade officials who return to the capital to report on their duties may not be so impressive, so whoever comes here makes people curious.
Could it be some kind of royal relative?
Soon, five large boats slowly docked. Jia She took the lead, followed by Jia Lan, and hurriedly greeted them.
After waiting for a long time for boxes of things to be brought down, Manager Chen slowly got off the boat, followed by Lin Daiyu, who looked around blankly. When they saw Jia She, their eyes lit up, they waved and shouted: "Uncle!"
Jia She smiled and nodded at her, then hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply to Manager Chen, and said, "Manager Chen."
Manager Chen nodded, smiled, and exchanged casual greetings with the two descendants of the princes.
A seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, let alone a close minister of the emperor.
Now that the Supreme Emperor's health was deteriorating, when Wang Ziteng was promoted to the governor of the Nine Houses, he held a high and powerful position. Soon after the four major families were happy, they discovered something was wrong.
Nowadays, all the divisions and lieutenants in the capital seem to have nothing to do with the four major families. It is even more difficult to do anything, such as goods being declared for smuggling at the city gate.
Of course, King Beijing and Yi Zhong were very active among civil servants for a thousand years, and their reputations were so great that they even invited Jia Zheng to a banquet today, saying they wanted to promote him.
Jia She didn't care, he just wanted to make some connections and do his own thing.
These days, he suddenly fell in love with ancient fans. There was a stone fool who had more than twenty ancient fans in his hands, all of which were from Xiang Fei, palm bamboo, elk, and polygonatum, and all of them had original paintings by ancient people.
When Jia She found out, he first ordered Jia Lian to find Shi Duozi and pay a lot of money to buy it.
The fan was Shi Duozi's family heirloom, and he insisted not to sell it. He became angry and falsely accused Shi Duozi of "arrears of official silver", but the local superior did not accept the case.
Today I heard that the famous person in front of the emperor personally sent his niece back, so I thought of building a relationship and getting the ancient fan, otherwise I would not be able to sleep well.
Of course, he was a little embarrassed to come over, so he pulled Jialan over who was studying at home.
In his eyes, princes and noble families like them don't need to read any books at all. They just need to know a few words, put some money in, and find connections. There is no need to worry about being an official.
After chatting for a while, Mr. Chen looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "Our family has important matters to report to the Lord, so this little girl Daiyu entrusted two generals to send them to the Lin Mansion."
The Shangjing Lin Mansion was a mansion given to Lin Ruhai by the Holy Emperor himself. In it, maids, furniture, guards and other items and servants had all been prepared, and they were all from the palace, which shows that he valued the Lin family.
Jia She quickly echoed: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, Daiyu is my niece, I will definitely take good care of her. Speaking of which, I have something else to report to Mr. Chen."
Manager Chen was surprised: "What's the matter?"
"So that Mr. Chen will know that there is a well-connected businessman in Yingtian who openly defaulted on paying taxes to the court. A friend of mine discovered this and reported it to the prefect of Yingtian. Unexpectedly, no one responded.
This tax is related to the destiny of our country. If one person does this, if others follow suit, wouldn't it mean that one day our country's treasury will be empty and our national strength will be weakened? Please let Mr. Chen make the decision!" Jia Sheyi said sternly.
Manager Chen:.
I am the most popular person in front of the majestic emperor, the chief eunuch, and the first person in the chamberlain. You want me to help with such a small matter?
The key is, you don’t want to spend money yet? Are you okay?
After a moment of silence, Mr. Chen said solemnly: "General Jia is indeed a loyal minister of the imperial court. Even if he is idle at home, he is still worried about the world and the imperial court. Don't worry, I will report this to the emperor when I get back!"
"Hahaha, Mr. Chen is overly praised, Mr. Chen, please go away!" Jia She said happily.
I didn't expect that Jia She had such ability.
In a few days, will the Holy One reward him with gold, silver and silk, or even give him a title? Oh, will he have another concubine by then?
When Mr. Chen walked away, Jia She's little face turned away, and then he looked at Lin Daiyu, thought for a while and said: "Jia Lan, take someone to send your niece home. I have other important things to do when I go back."
This reception of the imperial edict must be properly arranged!
Jia Lan bent down and bowed, and said politely: "Yes!"
Jia She shook his head and left directly.
This Jia Lan is really obsessed with studying. The Jia family is a family of generals, so what is the use of studying?
Lin Daiyu felt aggrieved at the back, why did her uncle ignore her?
"Sister-in-law, let's go. I'll take you to the mansion given to you by the Holy One. It's huge there!" Jia Lan stepped forward and said seriously.
Lin Daiyu felt better now and looked at Jia Lan: "Oh, General Jia, Daiyu is so polite!"
Jia Lan scratched his head and turned red, feeling very embarrassed.
"Meow!" the little yellow cat stood on the head of the shovel and yelled.
Let’s have dinner! It’s been an hour, why haven’t we started dinner yet?
Lin Daiyu:
Lele, who is so good at eating, is still a little bit away from bankruptcy.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Emperor Qing was reviewing the memorial, and after a while there were blue veins on his forehead. It was obvious that the actions of officials from various places were really irritating.
After Manager Chen came in and saluted, he began to report: "Your Majesty, the Lianghuai Salt Seduction Case was hosted by Mr. Lin Ruhai. The ransacked houses and the atonement silver totaled 21,233,432 taels of silver.
Half of them have been escorted to the treasury, another quarter has entered the Supreme Emperor's inner treasury, and the remaining quarter is in His Majesty's inner treasury."
Emperor Qing then relaxed his brows. It was obvious that this large amount of money was an urgent need for him and the court.
As for giving a quarter to the Supreme Emperor, it is a matter of course. The Supreme Emperor is old, but not dead yet. If he is made unhappy, he still has the ability to overturn the table at any time.
Although he has a great advantage now, even if he overturns the table, the odds and advantages are with him. But if he really forces the Supreme Being to the point of overturning the table, then history will be like iron, how will he be remembered in the future?
Unfilial? Or unkind?
After pondering for a while, Emperor Qing looked at the memorial and said curiously: "It is said that the officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are united, so why did Lin Ruhai go so smoothly this time when he ransacked the house and asked those misers to hand over the atonement silver?
Could it be that the four major families took action?"
Logically speaking, Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family. If there are capable people from the four major families, they can recognize the reality, survive with broken arms, and repent in time, it is really possible.
Manager Chen seemed to remember something, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, of course it didn't go well at first. After Mr. Lin presented the evidence, two families were dissatisfied and even wanted to gather their servants to attack the government office.
Then Mrs. Lin took action, leading five hundred Jinwu Guards to directly suppress the rebellion in the name of suppressing the rebellion. She shot in and out of the crowd with a spear, leaving no one invincible.
Finally, when the long street was stained with blood, Mrs. Lin calmly asked the others if they were convinced. Those people knelt in a pool of blood and all swore to the sky, expressing their sincere submission."
Emperor Qing:???
Is this the daughter of the Jia family? Sure enough, she convinces people with her virtue.
After a long silence, Emperor Qing continued to ask: "I read the memorial handed over by Lin Ruhai. In the past six months, he dismissed half of the officials of the Lianghuai Salt Transport. How did he do it?"
Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. No matter what you do, you must be very cautious. Especially when there are many people involved, mutiny can easily occur.
Especially for people like Lin Ruhai, most of the officials and minor officials are locals, and they have a large number of people. If half of them are fired, he is not afraid that the local officials will unite to send him away?
Manager Chen laughed and said: "Master Lin, taking advantage of Mrs. Lin's momentum at that time, directly announced that half of the officials would be dismissed.
But it is up to those people to decide which half, and for the remaining half of the officials, their salaries will be doubled or tripled according to their merits. It is also up to them to decide which half."
Emperor Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "You know how to adapt, how to advance and retreat, you are indeed my wise minister."
"Thousand-mile horses are always there, but Bo Le is not often used. It is because His Majesty is discerning and generous, that Master Lin sacrificed his life to repay the favor and did such a feat!" Manager Chen quickly agreed.
Emperor Qing's smile became even brighter: "You old guy, how could it be better if you put your efforts in flattering other things? What about the back? Then Lin Ruhai just dismissed half of the people who were promoted?"
Manager Chen was a little aggrieved: "What I said is the truth!
As for what happened later, Mr. Lin removed half of the people who were publicly dismissed and kept the first half on the list. He kept the last half of the people on the list for salary increases and dismissed all the others for investigation.
If anyone is dissatisfied, the Jinwu Guards will come to his house the next day to check the accounts!
As a result, no one asked Mr. Lin to make trouble, and many people directly reported their former colleagues, and some even started fighting."
Hearing this result, Emperor Qing frowned, speculated for a while, and suddenly realized that this treatment was really wonderful.
Those who are expected to be dismissed, among other things, must have little power and power. Even if they want to be greedy, such people cannot be greedy. Most likely they will still be those who are not gregarious in daily life, or even not greedy.
And if a salary increase is introduced, the more the increase, the more powerful and greedy they are. What such people fear most is being investigated.
In this way, the selected subordinates are likely to be those who can do practical things, are less greedy, and do not have much association. Management convenience aside, those who were about to be dismissed but were promoted and increased their salaries must be loyal to Lin Ruhai.
dedicated.
"Wonderful!" Emperor Qing patted the table and praised.
After sighing for a while, Emperor Qing didn't pay much attention to Lin Ruhai's discussion of improving the treatment of salt workers after the memorial.
The governance of the world ultimately depends on the few smart people who stand above ordinary people. As long as those smart people are conquered, the world will be stable.
As for those ordinary people, as long as they can make a living and live a comfortable life, with their vision and knowledge, they may not care about who the person standing above them is for the rest of their lives.
The study was quiet for a while, and Manager Chen slowly said: "I have to congratulate Your Majesty.
According to Mr. Lin's estimation, with the improvement of salt production technology and the salary of salt workers, once Mrs. Lin leads the troops to merge the small private salt ponds in Huaihe and Huaihe areas, and then regulates the release of salt, it is estimated that next year the court can actually earn more than 3 million from the salt tax alone.
two.
If water transportation, tariffs, etc. from various places are further regulated, within ten years our salt tax will probably return to the level of 20 million taels at the peak of the previous dynasty."
"Twenty million taels per year?" Emperor Qing felt his heart surge when he heard this number.
With so much money, disaster relief, border defense, and even shipping can all be easily solved. This is the time when prosperity is coming!
You must know that the 20 million taels obtained from the house raid were the total loss of silver in the past 20 years.
"Okay, okay! Lin Qing's family is indeed an important minister of our country! They deserve a reward, they deserve a big reward!" Emperor Qing was overjoyed.
Manager Chen's eyes lit up and he hinted: "Your Majesty, this time I brought Miss Daiyu back. She is smart, smart, simple and elegant. She is really a good match!"
Emperor Qing:???
Manager Chen doesn't know this, doesn't he know it yet? According to the Jinwu Guard report, Lin Daiyu is innocent, but she is simply fierce.
Breaking someone into pieces with one punch, what kind of strength is this?
If Lin Daiyu were to marry a prince, then he could almost imagine his scene a hundred years later. The Jia family controlled the army and city defense, and the Lin family controlled the civil servants. Then Lin Daiyu would sit on the Fengtian Palace and question the civil and military officials.
"I am the Supreme, who agrees and who opposes?"
Isn’t this the proper second person of Wu Zhou?
"Okay, you go down!" Emperor Qing waved his hand.
He really had to think carefully about how to reward him.
If the reward is too great, given the abilities of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, they may not be rewarded at all in the future. If they are less, it will chill the hearts of those who really want to do things.
If you want to be a good leader, it's difficult just to have clear rewards and punishments.
"Yes." Manager Chen resigned reluctantly.
Miss Lin is pretty, cute, soft and frail, she is really a good match!
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Lin Mansion.
Located at the south gate of the palace: Meridian Gate, there is only about a thousand feet of Yudao Street. Not only is it the only way for officials to go to court, but the offices of the Ministry of Revenue and other major departments are also nearby.
It can be said that this is the safest street in the world, and it is also the street where you can see the most dignitaries.
Inside the house, Lin Daiyu, Yingchun and Tanchun sisters were feeding her younger brother, Lin Enran, who had just moved in.
In the morning, Mrs. Jia gave an order to the daughters' families in the mansion. They must come to the Lin Mansion to take care of their granddaughter in their free time every day.
After feeding him a few mouthfuls, Lin Daiyu swallowed a mouthful of water and put the spoon directly into her mouth after seeing that her brother was eating deliciously.
"Bah~"
Then, my eyes lit up. The food cooked by the royal chef in the palace tasted surprisingly good.
Yingchun asked curiously: "Sister Lin, is it delicious?"
"It tastes good. Come on, try it too!"
After a while, the four little girls finished a bowl of unknown lotion.
younger brother:???
This woman and that cat were his lifelong enemies!
"Meow~" the little yellow cat jumped over and then got very angry.
You don’t even ask him to eat!
Suck!
Even the bottom of the bowl was licked clean by him.
younger brother:.
After arguing for a while and asking the cook to make another dinner for her brother, Lin Daiyu suddenly thought of an important question.
"Lele, tell me, if His Majesty rewards me with 10,000 taels of silver, and I suddenly fall ill and need 9,999 taels of silver for treatment, what will you do?"
The little yellow cat was stunned and hesitated for a while.
"Meow~"
What should I do? Of course I’ll do it in a glamorous manner! After all, I’m the former shit shoveling officer. With the fifty taels gift, I bought a ten-tael wreath, and another hundred taels to hire a troupe to sing a play for three days and three nights.
Spend the rest yourself!
Besides, if you loved me, you wouldn't have such an expensive disease!
Lin Daiyu, who was full of expectations, was dumbfounded, then she clenched her fists and started fighting with the little yellow cat angrily.
"Smelly Lele, I will fight with you!"
Obviously, the battle in Yangzhou made her understand one thing deeply: practicing martial arts is to make people feel calm and talk to her!
"Meow~"
Oh, you little shit-shoveling official, you don’t overestimate your abilities! Look at my unique Tai Chi skill: double peaks piercing the ears!
Yingchun and others nearby were dumbfounded when they saw that one person and one cat would soon turn the courtyard into a mess.
