Lian Er didn't think there was anything wrong with Jia Mu's plan, but took it for granted.
He hoped that Uncle Lin could solve the problem of Mr. Zheng, otherwise the house would be busy in the future.
Although Mr. Zheng Er acts like a mama's boy, Mrs. Wang is a master of infighting in the family, very powerful.
Apart from anything else, Lian Er saw his wife Wang Xifeng and was coaxed around by Mrs. Wang. He reminded her several times but to no avail.
Lian Er doesn't want Mrs. Wang to focus on him because of Master Zheng Er's matter.
Mrs. Wang was already quite dissatisfied because of her promotion.
As the oldest male member of the direct sect in Rongfu, Jia Zhu is still studying to prepare for the examination.
As Jia Zhu's mother and the head wife of the Rong Mansion, how could Mrs. Wang just watch Lian Er take over the officialdom like a fish in water and leave Jia Zhu far away who was still studying?
With the position of the second master of government in front of her, Mrs. Wang was in a good mood and would not resort to tricks easily.
But if Mr. Zheng's career goes wrong in the officialdom, he must be careful of Mrs. Wang venting her anger on others.
This kind of thing is absolutely unavoidable.
Because it was an internal matter in Rong Mansion, Lian Er did not talk to Jia Rong.
In fact, neither Jia Rong nor the old lady of Rong Mansion and Lian Er knew that Lin Ruhai came to Beijing to report on his work this time, which was quite concerning.
Returning to Beijing with him was this year's salt tax, which amounted to eleven million taels of silver.
This was an astonishing sum, and three official ships were specially used to escort it, as well as a team of elite troops to escort it.
Not only that, the officials responsible for the escort also had a temporary imperial edict that could ask local garrison to help, so they were afraid of something unexpected happening midway.
After all, money moves people's hearts!
Eleven million taels of silver is enough for some forces to take risks.
At the same time, this amount of salt tax and tax money is enough to reach 30% of the national treasury revenue in the previous year!
Lin Ruhai came to Beijing with Yin, and it can be said that his momentum is amazing.
At the same time, his political achievements were fully revealed.
After all, Lin Ruhai's work is very effective as he is able to hand over more than ten million taels of salt tax to the national treasury every year.
You should know that the last salt inspector who committed suicide out of fear of crime paid less than 8 million taels of salt tax money to the state treasury during his tenure.
The gap of more than three million taels of silver is not only a huge blow to the national treasury revenue, but also creates great hidden dangers.
If the money falls into the hands of ambitious people, it will be enough to form an army of 100,000 people, which can last for five to ten years without any problem.
If it were used to bribe local officials, it would probably completely destroy officials in several provinces and shake the foundation of the Daqian imperial court.
No wonder even though he doesn't like Lin Ruhai today, he still pinches his nose and lets him serve as the salt patrol censor for three years.
However, this time Lin Ruhai reported his duties in Beijing, and anyone with a discerning eye saw that he was about to be promoted and would not be able to stay in his post.
Having served as the Salt Patrol Censor for three consecutive years, many officials and court officials were jealous of him.
If Lin Ruhai doesn't leave, then find a way to make him have to 'go'.
Of course, this does not mean that the second-grade official position is not favourable. It definitely belongs to the position of the mountain top boss.
However, compared to the benefits that can be obtained directly from the Salt Patrol Yamen every year, even the position of governor of a province may not be as beneficial as the Salt Patrol Censor.
Especially in those poor provinces, it is not easy to make money, and they rebel at every turn. Which governor can stand this?
To be honest, fortunately, the Rong Mansion has declined greatly, and they still like to form a unified system behind closed doors, and don't like to pay attention to external affairs. They don't know much about many things, otherwise Lin Ruhai would be in a miserable state.
Given the greedy nature of everyone in the Rong Mansion, if they knew that Lin Ruhai paid more than 10 million taels of salt tax to the treasury every year, would they not be able to help themselves?
Thinking too much...
However, when Jia Rong attended a regular meeting of the Polo League management, she was reminded by the honorable disciples present.
"Brother Rong, I heard that the young man from Rong Mansion has gone to Beijing, taking with him more than 11 million taels of salt and tax money!"
When he said this, the man's eyes slowly filled with wonder and greed.
It's just human nature, there are very few people who are not moved after hearing the news, and of course Jia Rong is one of them.
"This is real?"
Jia Rong felt a little incredible. Has Lin Ruhai's brain been damaged by the door? How could he go to Beijing with the boat escorting the tax bank?
There were many doorways here, and he immediately realized that something was wrong with Lin Ruhai.
If the order in the court was normal, there would be no problem for Lin Ruhai to act like this.
Are you asking for credit or reward? A motivated official will not let go of an opportunity easily.
But the problem is that the current order in Daqian's court is not so normal.
Today, he and the emperor stand side by side, fighting fiercely in private for power and voice.
The emperor has wooed the noble group, and now he is wooing the civil servant group. At the same time, he has cultivated some military commanders, all of whom want to become the only supreme leader in the court.
Lin Ruhai belongs to the Xungui Group and is also a member of the Civil Service Group. It can be said that his identity is very subtle.
But since he got married to Rongfu early, he is naturally a member of the Xungui Group.
Today, members of the Xungui Group are always treated with sincerity.
The better Lin Ruhai behaves, the more suspicion he will arouse today.
Apart from anything else, it was the Emperor who pushed Lin Ruhai to take the official post of Salt Patrol Censor, and his performance was indeed quite good.
For three consecutive years, the salt tax and tax money paid to the state treasury exceeded 10 million taels.
This was originally a pretty good political achievement, but now I can only wonder how much money the emperor made through Lin Ruhai?
The better Lin Ruhai performs, the more suspicious he will be today.
If Lin Ruhai didn't know how to escape in time, he might have inevitably ended in the tragic ending of the Red Mansions story.
After learning about Lin Ruhai's behavior from the mouths of a group of distinguished disciples, he could only say that there was something wrong with his brain.
Predicting the approximate time when Lin Ruhai would arrive in Tongzhou, Jia Rong directly sent someone to greet him, and at the same time, he also gave this guy a reminder.
In order to avoid accidents, Jia Rong planned to dispatch the guards from the mansion.
Before that, he went to Lian Er and inquired, and then he learned that someone from Rong Mansion had also sent someone to greet him.
"Brother Rong, how do you know the approximate time Uncle Lin arrived in Tongzhou?"
Hearing that the Ning Mansion also planned to send someone there, Lian Er was a little surprised and asked.
"Hey, there is a lot of cooperation between Ethnology and Uncle Lin, so naturally there will be correspondence. Isn't it normal to know some things?"
"On the other hand, Rong Mansion, how many people do you plan to send to greet them?"
Jia Rong asked curiously: "Don't tell me, it's quite rude to have a steward with two servants who are dedicated to serving people. If conditions permit, I will go there myself..."