Chapter 208 Investigate the Lin family for Sister Lin
As early as the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was a prosperous place.
Xu Ning, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in the poem "Remembering Yangzhou": "The world is divided into three parts of the bright moonlit night, and two parts of the world are Yangzhou."
The Lianghuai Salt Industry accounted for a large proportion of the Qing Dynasty's fiscal revenue. The Yangzhou Salt Industry alone accounted for more than one-fifth of the Qing Dynasty's fiscal revenue!
One can imagine how prosperous and important Yangzhou was in this era.
The prosperity of Yangzhou is mainly due to the salt industry.
Because of this, when Emperor Tianzhi was very short of money, he asked the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou to donate two million taels of silver.
Two million taels of silver was indeed an astonishing amount of money, but in the eyes of Emperor Tianzhi, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou would not be able to afford the donation. Evenly divided, each person would only get 250,000 taels of silver.
That’s all.
As a result, the eight general salt merchants only collected 450,000 taels of silver to donate. Emperor Tianzhi was so angry that he gave Lin Ruhai a one-year deadline to urge him to donate. As a result, Lin Ruhai committed suicide and apologized, which naturally made Emperor Tianzhi even more angry.
Therefore, Zou Jin was sent to take over as the censor of salt inspection in the Huaihe River. Zou Jin also felt that it was very difficult and asked Emperor Tianzhi for help.
So, on the afternoon of January 10th, Jia Yun came with a thousand cavalrymen in brocade!
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In the misty rain, Jia Yun led nine hundred cavalrymen in brocade and poured into the poetic and picturesque city of Yangzhou.
Many officials in Yangzhou City came to greet him, including Zou Jin, the newly appointed salt censor of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and Luo Ruiwen, the prefect of Yangzhou.
Although the officials of the Qing Dynasty were also noble and lowly in military affairs, Jia Yun was now a high-ranking military official of the second rank and a very powerful commander of the Jinyi Mansion. It was not inconvenient for the officials in Yangzhou City to neglect her.
What's more, these officials almost all believe that Jia Yun came here this time for the Lianghuai Salt Industry!
As for Zou Jin, as a third-rank civil servant, former right deputy censor of the capital procuratorate, and now censor of salt patrol in Huaihe River, he is no less important than Jia Yun in terms of status.
However, Jia Yun came here to help Zou Jin this time. Zou Jin came to ask Emperor Tianzhi for help, so Zou Jin naturally couldn't neglect it.
After some polite exchanges with local officials, under the arrangement of Yangzhou Magistrate Luo Ruiwen, Jia Yun moved into a mansion that was similar in size to Jia Yun's mansion in Shenjing City.
Jia Yun brought an imperial edict with him this time. The imperial edict stated that he should establish the Qianhu Office of Jinyi Prefecture in Yangzhou City and order Luo Ruiwen, the prefect of Yangzhou, to arrange the Qianhu Office and other matters.
So Luo Ruiwen arranged for an empty mansion to be used as the yamen for thousands of households and was given to Jia Yun.
Luo Ruiwen was able to temporarily arrange a mansion to serve as the yamen of the Qianhu Office of Jinyi Mansion. This detail can also reflect the prosperity of Yangzhou.
It was also because Luo Ruiwen had a guilty conscience and wanted to please Jia Yun. Otherwise, even with Emperor Tianzhi's imperial edict, Luo Ruiwen would not have been so decisive and efficient in arranging the yamen of Qianhu Office in Jinyi Mansion.
A mansion is enough to serve as the government office for thousands of households in Jinyi Mansion, but it will inevitably need to be renovated in the future.
That night, Jia Yun went to Yanzheng Yamen to have dinner with Zou Jin.
Zou Jin took the initiative to invite.
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The Yanzheng Yamen in Yangzhou is very impressive, no less impressive than the Yangzhou Magistrate's Yamen, and better than the Qianhusu Yamen in Jinyi Prefecture. Lin Ruhai worked and lived here for several years, and it was here that he committed suicide.
After Zou Jin came to Yangzhou, the Lin family naturally moved out of Yanzheng Yamen, so this became the place where Zou Jin worked and lived.
When Jia Yun arrived at Yanzheng Yamen, the evening had passed and it was already dark.
I had no choice but to enter Yangzhou City this afternoon. I had to socialize politely but also deal with the affairs of the Qianhu Office of Jinyi Mansion.
Zou Jin usually eats dinner in the evening on weekdays, but today is naturally an exception, in order to wait for Jia Yun.
After Jia Yun arrived at Yanzheng Yamen, Zou Jin came out to greet him personally, and the two immediately walked into the residence in the backyard of Yanzheng Yamen and into the main room of the main house.
Zou Jin immediately asked the maids to serve food and wine. There was an Eight Immortals table in the main room, and soon there were wine and food on the table. The wine was good and there were many dishes, but...
Jia Yun smiled and asked: "Master Zou, the host you invited tonight is just you and me?"
Zou Jin couldn't laugh, so he sent all the maids out immediately, and cautiously went out to check. After confirming that no one was around, he walked back to Jia Yun and responded seriously: "Master Jia, tonight you and I
The matter of discussion is so important that it is inconvenient for others to be present."
Jia Yun nodded and sat face to face with Zou Jin at the Eight Immortals table.
With no maid around to serve him, Zou Jin picked up the jug himself and poured wine for Jia Yun first, and then for himself. After all, Jia Yun was not only a guest, but also a person sent by Emperor Tianzhi to help him. If not,
Zou Jin would not do this and be so polite to Jia Yun.
In fact, Zou Jin's current mood is complicated and embarrassing.
Previously, as the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he strongly opposed Emperor Tianzhi's establishment of the Jinyi Mansion. However, his opposition was of no use, even though there were many other objections from the emperor's relatives, princes and ministers. With the support of the Supreme Emperor,
Emperor Tianzhi still forcibly established the Jinyi Mansion.
During the recent period, although Zou Jin had been staying in Yangzhou, he had also heard about what Jinyi Mansion had done, so he was disgusted with Jia Yun, the commander of Jinyi Mansion.
However, this time the person sent by Emperor Tianzhi to help him was Jia Yun!
Moreover, Zou Jin also knew that only the Jinyi Mansion, which was a huge mess like the Lianghuai Salt Industry, could severely rectify it with its powerful privileges. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate was far behind Jinyi Mansion in this matter.
Zou Jin took the lead in offering a glass of wine to Jia Yun. After drinking a glass of wine, Zou Jin ignored the food and couldn't wait to ask: "Master Jia, I wonder what the emperor's order is for sending you to Yangzhou this time?"
Zou Jin only knew that Jia Yun was here to help him this time. He didn't know what the specific tasks assigned by Emperor Tianzhi were to Jia Yun. When he greeted Jia Yun in the afternoon, Zou Jin wanted to ask about it, but he couldn't find a suitable one.
Chance.
Jia Yun said: "First of all, I am assisting Mr. Zou in urging donations. There are also other royal orders. Forgive me that I cannot tell Mr. Zou right now. Mr. Zou will naturally know about it in the future."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zou Jin was depressed: "You can't even tell me?"
Jia Yun said: "Sorry, this matter is confidential."
Investigating the corrupt officials involved in the Lianghuai Salt Industry is a very confidential matter, and even Zou Jin and Jia Yun will not reveal it now!
Jia Yun still doesn't trust Zou Jin. If Zou Jin leaks this matter in advance, it will probably ruin Jia Yun's plan!
Jia Yun immediately said: "Master Zou, the emperor has two imperial decrees for you!"
Jia Yun also brought more than one imperial edict this time.
After saying that, Jia Yun stood up and took out two imperial edicts from her arms. Zou Jin quickly knelt on the ground when he saw this, and Jia Yun read out the two imperial edicts.
The first imperial edict was Lin Ruhai’s edict of forgiveness!
Emperor Tianzhi had previously handed over Lin Ruhai's matter to Zou Jin, so now this imperial edict of forgiveness naturally had to be conveyed to Zou Jin.
The general content of the second imperial edict was for Zou Jin to fully assist Jia Yun.
This imperial edict made Zou Jin depressed again. Originally, Zou Jin thought that Jia Yun was here to assist him, but now that there was such an edict, he was now assisting Jia Yun.
Haha, Jia Yun specifically asked Emperor Tianzhi for this imperial edict, because this time he did not want and could not obey Zou Jin's orders, and at the same time he needed Zou Jin's full assistance.
After Lin Ruhai's imperial edict of forgiveness was shown to Zou Jin, Jia Yun kept it again, and the second imperial edict was naturally kept by Zou Jin.
After the two sat down again, Jia Yun took a bite of food, then took the initiative to give Zou Jin a glass of wine, and then got to the point: "Mr. Zou, now I have something to ask you. I hope you will tell Zou Jin what you know."
They all told me honestly that I was of great use!"
Zou Jin: "..."
In my mind: Well, this young boy in front of me is really rude. He just read out Emperor Tianzhi’s imperial edict asking me to fully assist him, and then he will “interrogate” me!
well!
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Although there were only two people, Jia Yun and Zou Jin, this dinner lasted a full hour.
Within an hour, the two chatted a lot, and most of them were Jia Yun's "interrogation" and Zou Jin's answers.
During this period, Jia Yun also observed Zou Jin carefully.
Before this, Jia Yun had almost no direct contact with Zou Jin. He had only heard that Zou Jin had a strong personality, was mature and prudent, and was very capable, but that was all.
But this time, after an hour of careful observation, Jia Yun felt that what he heard was probably not false, and Zou Jin was probably such a person.
When Jia Yun came to Yanzheng Yamen, Zou Jin went out to greet her in person.
When Jia Yun left after dinner, Zou Jin did not send Jia Yun to the Yamen in person because Zou Jin was really depressed.
In the night, Jia Yun rode a horse, escorted by some Jinyi cavalry, back to the Yamen of Qianhu Office in Jinyi Mansion, and found two people waiting for him in the Yamen.
One is Jia Lian.
The other one is Yaqin.
Jia Yun spent twenty-five days traveling from Shenjing City to Yangzhou City.
Li Feixue, Yaqin and his party had to return to Yangzhou City several days early, and Lin Daiyu, Jia Lian and his party also had to arrive in Yangzhou City three days earlier, because both groups took the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal southward by boat.
Lin Ruhai's Holy Forgiveness was intended for Jia Yun. Therefore, even if Lin Daiyu and Jia Lian arrived in Yangzhou City three days earlier, they could not hold Lin Ruhai's funeral in these three days and could only wait for Jia Yun's arrival.
Tonight, Jia Lian and Yaqin couldn't wait to come see Jia Yun.
Jia Yun met Jia Lian first and told Jia Lian that Lin Ruhai's funeral should not be held in Yangzhou City. She should send Lin Ruhai's funeral to her hometown in Suzhou first, and then hold Lin Ruhai's funeral in her hometown in Suzhou.
After all, Lin Ruhai was the former salt censor of the Huai River and Huaihe River, and he was already exonerated. Jia Yun and Lin Ruhai were both closely related to the Rongguo Mansion. They were somewhat relatives, not to mention that this time the Rongguo Mansion sent Jia Lian to deal with Lin Ruhai.
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Under such circumstances, it would be inappropriate to hold a funeral for Lin Ruhai in Yangzhou. It is inevitable that some officials and salt merchants would bribe Jia Yun in the name of paying tribute to Lin Ruhai...
Jia Yun doesn't want to get into this kind of trouble.
Just hold a simple funeral for Lin Ruhai in her hometown in Suzhou. After all, Lin Ruhai committed suicide to plead guilty, and the funeral ceremony is not suitable for making a big fuss.
In addition, Jia Yun asked Jia Lian not to rush to send Lin Ruhai to Yangzhou for funeral.
Because Jia Yun wants to deal with Lin Ruhai's family property.
Also because Jia Yun wants to track down Lin Ruhai’s concubines and servants!
Jia Yun did not forget to add: "The property obtained from the inventory, together with the property left by Mr. Lin, will be handed over to Miss Lin. If anyone dares to take advantage of this property, I will not forgive him lightly!"
Jia Lian was both scared and depressed.
The fear lies in the fact that Jia Yun led the Jinyi Army to raid Jia Mansion, which left a deep shadow on Jia Lian.
And the depression lies in...
Jia Lian has heard from Jia Mu that the Lin family's property is only worth more than 10,000 taels of silver, and that the Lin family's property has been left to Lin Daiyu to keep.
This made Jia Lian depressed. Originally, Jia Lian planned to collect a large amount of silver from the Lin family and put it into the Rongguo Mansion. He even planned to secretly "take" part of it himself.
However, Jia Lian immediately had a new plan, thinking that even if the Lin family's property was only worth more than ten thousand taels of silver, he could still "take" part of it quietly, and even if the rest was left to Lin Daiyu to keep, he could find ways to get it in the future.
The public school of Rongguo Mansion.
As a result, this plan has now come to nothing.
Jia Yun wanted to handle Lin Ruhai's property personally, and even said that anyone who dared to take advantage of Lin Daiyu's property would not be spared.
Jia Lian immediately did not dare to do anything wrong. He was in awe of Jia Yun!
After meeting Jia Lian alone, Jia Yun then met Yaqin alone. Undoubtedly, Yaqin came here to discuss the meeting between Jia Yun and Li Danbai.
When Jia Yun asked Li Feixue to rush back to Yangzhou, she said that she would wait until he arrived in Yangzhou to meet with Li Danbai, and also said that he would wait until the two met to see if he could keep Li Danbai...
So these days, Li Danbai and Li Feixue were anxiously waiting for Jia Yun's arrival.
"Don't worry, your master and your lady. When I want to see them, I will meet them."
Jia Yun said to Yaqin, and then sent Yaqin away.
The next morning, Jia Lian came to the Qianhu Office of Jinyi Mansion again and took Jia Yun to the current residence of the Lin family...
After Zou Jin came to Yangzhou, the Lin family moved out of Yanzheng Yamen and moved into a three-in house, which was a property owned by Lin Ruhai.
After Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu came to Yangzhou, they naturally moved into this three-entry house.
And now, Jia Yun is going to this three-in house.
Not only to meet Sister Lin, but also to deal with Lin Ruhai’s family property, and to track down Lin Ruhai’s concubines!
The property left behind by Lin Ruhai after his death, including real estate, antiques, calligraphy, paintings, books, etc., was only worth more than 10,000 taels of silver in total, some of which was corrupted by Lin Ruhai.
This result was obtained by Zou Jinqing. Even if there is an error, the error will not be large.
The question is, even if Lin Ruhai is considered to be incorruptible, how come his family wealth is only this small?
A family fortune of more than ten thousand taels of silver is really too small.
So Jia Yun suspected that the people in Lin Ruhai's concubine were also greedy and enriched themselves!
Jia Yun can even be sure of this, because in this era, greed and self-enrichment are extremely common among wealthy families.
So Jia Yun wants to do an inventory this time. He wants Sister Lin to have more property!