Yangzhou Xunyan Censor’s Yamen, the study room of the middle courtyard.
Lin Ruhai held a letter sent from the capital and was filled with doubts for a moment and didn't know what to say.
The content of the letter does not contain any hidden information, it is very simple.
It was the Jia Clan School in Beijing that produced a group of talented students, who either became Wu Xiucai or passed the Tongsheng Examination.
Because they were worried that if they continued to study in the capital, their studies would be delayed, so they wanted to send them to Lin Ruhai to study and learn some practical skills.
The person who wrote the letter to talk about the matter was the elder brother-in-law who had little friendship with Lin Ruhai.
He made it very clear in the letter that among the relatives and friends in Ning Rong's second house, only Lin Ruhai was suitable.
In addition, it was revealed that there was some unpleasant trouble with Wang Ziteng because of the transfer of the government office by Mr. Zheng.
Needless to say, Wang Ziteng is not suitable.
Otherwise, would it be considered true professional counterparts if several Wu scholars trained by ethnic scholars were sent to serve under him?
Lin Ruhai understood instantly!
Obviously, the Jia family in Beijing took a fancy to his status as the top pick!
In addition, it is very likely that these students of the Jia family did not plan to enter officialdom through the imperial examination, otherwise there would be no need for them to be exposed to official business practices at a young age.
To be honest, he was quite moved.
If nothing else, he needs the support from the Ningrong Mansion and the Jinling Jia clan at this time.
It is not easy to be the official responsible for patrolling salt in Yangzhou.
In the past few terms, they were either dismissed from office and imprisoned, or they died inexplicably without a trace.
Lin Ruhai got the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor, which was appointed by the emperor.
It can be regarded as one of the emperor's money bags, which will naturally make today unhappy.
This is not the most terrible thing. The water in Yangzhou's salt administration is too deep and involves too many entangled interests.
Although Lin Ruhai prides himself on his ability, he is not sure that he can sit still.
This requires support from the Yue family and the Jinling Jia clan.
The Yue family can help the capital side to withstand some of the pressure.
The power of the Jinling Jia clan cannot be ignored.
He had also heard of the name of the Protector Talisman. Although he disagreed with it, the energy of the Jinling Jia clan was still quite powerful.
At this time, Lin Ruhai had a son and a daughter, but he had no determination to work hard for the emperor or the current court.
"Master, I heard that there was a letter from the capital?"
At this moment, the study door was opened from the outside, and before he could react, his wife's voice came into his ears, and her tone was quite urgent.
Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, stood up quickly, welcomed his wife into the study and sat down, directly handed over the letter on the desk, and said with a smile: "It's rare that my uncle has written a letter. I'm still trying to figure it out!"
Jia Min has a stunning appearance, and she has the cheerful air of a charming young lady from a wealthy family in the north.
After receiving the letter, there was an undisguised look of surprise on his face.
"How can it be?"
Ignoring her husband's presence, she couldn't help but exclaimed.
Even though he has been away from the capital for a long time, he still knows what the clan school is like there.
Unexpectedly, ethnic studies suddenly exploded, with eight promising students appearing within one year.
As for what the letter said about sending six of them to Yangzhou to study with her husband and get in touch with practice, I didn't really care.
"Maybe something happened in the capital that we don't know about!"
Understanding his wife's thoughts, Lin Ruhai guessed: "Didn't my mother-in-law's letter say before that the Jia family has changed its patriarch?"
"Stop joking, how old is Brother Rong from the Ning Mansion?"
Jia Min shook his head and said: "After all, we are far away from the capital and we don't know what is going on there. Master, what do you think of this letter?"
"It's a small matter!"
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "It's rare for my uncle to speak once, so as a husband, I naturally have no reason to refuse!"
"It just so happens that with these young people here, the house will be more lively, and the two Yu'ers will have more playmates!"
When he talks about his two children, his face is full of tenderness.
"so be it!"
Jia Min showed a hint of happiness on her face and said directly: "I will instruct the housekeeper to clean up several connected yards later!"
"To be honest, I also want to meet these outstanding clan members!"
While the couple was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a weak child's voice calling "mother".
Lin Ruhai and Jia Min immediately couldn't sit still and went out with cheerful faces. They happened to see a thin little girl with delicate features standing outside.
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Lin Ruhai's reply letter was quickly delivered to the Grand Pardon Master in Beijing.
The Pardon Master immediately informed the old lady.
However, Jia Mu was a little dissatisfied: "Why bother Lin Ruhai with clan affairs? Yangzhou is too far away!"
However, Master Shengda did not take it seriously and explained: "Brother Rong has nothing to do. Among our relatives and friends, the only one we can entrust and trust is brother-in-law Lin!"
At this time, Mr. Zheng, who was notified, rushed over.
After reading the letter, he nodded in agreement: "Sending those children to my brother-in-law is indeed a good choice!"
"Your brother-in-law is so capable, why didn't you think of sending Pearl away?"
Mother Jia was still dissatisfied and said angrily: "Originally, the relationship with Lin Ruhai was maintained by our house, but now we have to share it with Dongfu!"
Rarely, Master Pardon and Master Zheng looked at each other and saw disapproval in each other's eyes.
Jia Zhu can go to the Imperial College to study. Which of the teachers there is not a well-educated scholar?
Lin Ruhai still has serious official duties to be busy with, so how could she have so much time to guide Jia Zhu in her studies?
Besides, with the physical condition that Jia Zhu showed at this time, could he travel a long way to study with Lin Ruhai?
On the contrary, the ethnic studies side cannot be neglected easily.
Both brothers have other sons. At this time, Jia Cong and Jia Huan have both been born. Although the two brothers do not value their bastard son, they would not mind giving it a try if they had the opportunity to help their bastard son become a talented person.
Obviously, today's ethnic studies are no longer what they used to be.
Brother Rong is also a capable being. If he is offended, their descendants will be unlucky in the future.
The old lady can be willful and careless, but the two brothers don't have such capital.
When the clan talents trained by clan studies enter the officialdom and build a certain momentum, the two brothers will really not dare to act like their elders in front of Brother Rong. Some things are so touching.
The two of them had the same attitude, and Jia Mu couldn't stand it either.
She really wanted to add a few of her own people to the people sent to Yangzhou.
Didn't some members of the Sanfang tribe defect to the Rong Mansion last year? It shouldn't be a problem to send a few smart ones from them to help keep an eye on them.
It's a pity that I haven't heard of any promising descendants among the Sanfang clan members.
This is the most depressing place!
The clan school has made it very clear that the people sent to Yangzhou are talents from the clan academy, and it's really hard for her to interfere randomly.
Feeling unhappy, he naturally wanted to vent his anger: "Boss, you have nothing to do all day long, so you have to help keep an eye on the Sanfang clan members who have defected to us!"
"Not to mention asking them to change their appearance immediately, at least they must bring out a few useful talents. Otherwise, how much say will we have in the clan school and the clan in the future?"
"Old lady, are you asking me to participate in family affairs?"
Master Pardon was very surprised, shook his head and said: "Is there something wrong?"
He looked directly at the confused Mr. Zheng and said with a chuckle: "It's not like there's no one in the second room, so let Brother Zhu move around!"
"If you have something to do, you will recover faster!"
He would not get involved in the clan's troubles, and he would not be clinging to the Sanfang clan members in the mansion. The Pardon Master knew very well that this was not a good thing.
If you want to train them to become talents, it will take a lot of time and energy, and it is very easy to offend people. Would Mr. Pardon do such a stupid thing?
The second master Zheng was a little unhappy. Seeing that the first pardon master did not answer the question, he directly said that he could let Brother Zhu give it a try.
Whether it succeeds or not is beyond his control.
Here, Jia Rong, who is hiding in the clan school, also got the news.
What else is there to say?
He directly called the three children and the three Wu scholars over, and determined with them the specific time to go south to Yangzhou.
They had already made arrangements with their families before and were just waiting for the news from Yangzhou to come back.
Fortunately, Lin Ruhai's name was good enough, and the tribesmen didn't have any objections, otherwise there would have been some twists and turns.
Three days later, the Ning Mansion sent a ten-member escort team to escort six rising stars from the clan to board the ship and sail to Yangzhou.
Jia Rong knew that Lin Ruhai's life was not easy at all.
Not only can it be inferred from the story of the Red Mansion, but when he recently communicated with Mr. Xungui, he also revealed some secret information related to Yangzhou Salt Affairs.
How to put it, it can be described as a mess.
The emperor, today, as well as the increasingly adult princes, heavyweight nobles and cabinet ministers, have almost all reached out to Yangzhou Salt Affairs.
The Yangzhou Salt Affairs involved tens of millions of dollars, and once accounted for 40% of the entire imperial court's fiscal revenue. It was impossible not to attract attention.
In addition, there are the gentry families in Jiangnan and the landed households in the salt merchants. Neither of them is easy to mess with.
Why is the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor changed every year? Isn’t it because the interests involved are so huge and astonishing?
Of course, in Jiangnan at this time, there was no situation like the situation in the late Ming Dynasty when local gentry became big. The influence of the imperial power and the court was still quite astonishing.
Coupled with the deterrence of the local garrison, at least the imperial court could generally control the situation in Jiangnan.
It is also the case that the Yangzhou Yanzheng Yamen can continuously deliver an astonishing amount of money to the capital treasury.
Otherwise, the lives of Lin Ruhai and his family may not be guaranteed.
The reason why the Ning Mansion dispatched servants with considerable combat power to protect them was also to provide protection and deterrence.
Even if something happens, they are still sure to fight their way out with their strength...