When Lin Ruhai quietly returned to Beijing with his family, what he saw was a "clean" city.
Have all the refugees and beggars in the city been dealt with?
His first reaction was not joy, but a sudden thump in his heart.
Having been a local official for more than ten years, he was very aware of the urinal nature of the officials in the government office.
If you treat the people with a little politeness or fairness, you are already considered a very good official, and you can praise him with the so-called "blue sky".
What's more, they don't take the lives of ordinary people seriously and treat them like grass.
If necessary, or as a face-saving project, it would be an easy and simple matter to quietly kill a group of homeless and beggars who are an eyesore.
I just didn’t expect that the officials in the capital could be so ruthless!
Because she escaped smoothly and was in a good mood after returning to Beijing, she suddenly fell to the bottom. Lin Ruhai still has a scholarly integrity.
Naturally, the first stop when returning to Beijing is not my home, but the official post office.
Although the Lin family also has a mansion in the capital and has sent people to clean it in advance, the rules must still be followed.
Of course, this is not necessary for the family members who are returning to Beijing with them.
After being settled in Guanyi, Lin Ruhai immediately handed over a note to the palace, saying that he wanted to report his work to Jin Jin.
I originally thought that I would make him wait for a few days, but I didn't get a reply immediately and let him go to the palace to meet the saint as soon as possible.
Lin Ruhai was a little excited, thinking that she was still very interested in drying salt on the beach.
In other words, although he caused a lot of trouble in Yangzhou, he offended the Yangzhou salt merchants all at once.
But in fact, he felt that he had done nothing wrong.
After personally experiencing and planning the salt drying at the beach, I realized how cost-effective drying salt is compared to boiling salt, which is also a great thing for the whole Daqian.
Among other things, the production of large amounts of sea salt through the sun-dried salt method can provide people across the country with low-priced salt. At the same time, the salt tax in Daqian will only get higher and higher.
It is a good thing for the country and the people, so how could he have the slightest psychological burden?
Before, I was worried that Jinjin would not be willing to promote it, and I felt a little uneasy, but now it seems that Jinjin is still very concerned about people's livelihood.
The matter was too urgent. When his wife proposed taking their children to visit his grandmother, he nodded directly and said that if it was still early after leaving the palace, he would go directly to pick them up.
As for spending the night at his mother-in-law's house, he had never thought about it.
Regarding the situation in Rongfu, I have learned about it through the outstanding students of Jia Clan Studies around me. I know that it is a place of right and wrong, so it is better not to get in there randomly.
It is also because the second master Zheng and the second official Lian are prosperous and the atmosphere of Rongfu has changed so much. It is not good for the students of the Qian clan to say too much, otherwise Lin Ruhai will probably stay away from Rongfu.
Lin Ruhaixing came to the palace in a hurry, and when she saw Jin Jin, she was poured a basin of cold water on her head, and her heart suddenly felt cold.
Today's attitude is quite cold. After listening to his report, he bluntly stated that the matter in Yangzhou was over.
The conversation turned to him and he was asked to do a good job in Jin Province and not to betray the trust of the royal family and the court.
As for the issue of sun-drying salt on the beach, it was not even mentioned. It was obviously not meant to be promoted or valued.
Lin Ruhai felt a little disappointed, but fortunately he was not a stubborn person.
His wife was still alive and well, and his children were still there, so naturally he would not be that annoying direct minister. In the end, he didn't say anything, nodded to show his understanding, and left the palace.
This time, the Emperor did not send anyone to stop him, and Lin Ruhai had no intention of guessing what kind of relationship the Emperor was getting along with today.
Of course, I still feel a little bit lucky in my heart.
Judging from his current indifferent attitude, if he could not escape from the big fire pit in Yangzhou in time, the whole family would probably fall into it.
Thinking of this, a cold air spread from the head to the soles of the feet, feeling chilled to the bone.
However, apparently he was promoted to one level and became the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province, which is already regarded as a feudal official.
But, how can Jin Province be so easy to manage?
Through a simple exchange of letters with Jia Rong of Ning Mansion, he understood that the affairs in Jin Province were not easy to deal with at all.
I just don’t know why a bunch of Zixun noble families are so interested in coal mines in Jin Province?
According to Jia Rong's letter, all the large and medium-sized coal mines that had been discovered in Jin Province at this time were owned.
When they returned to Guanyi, the sun was still hanging high above their heads, but Lin Ruhai was in no mood to go to Rong Mansion to pick up someone.
Originally, according to his idea, he would stay in the palace until evening at least.
In the fantasy, the harmonious scene between the monarch and his ministers did not appear, which I have to say is a big regret.
Lin Ruhai can be regarded as a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, and he still has many ideals.
"Master is back!"
Butler Lin, who was waiting at the official post office, immediately came forward to greet Lin Ruhai and brought him a cup of steaming tea.
Old housekeeper Lin returned to Beijing early to clean up the Lin family's mansion, which had been unoccupied for a long time.
After hearing that Lin Ruhai and his family had arrived in Beijing, he rushed over to wait on him immediately.
"How is the cleaning going at the mansion?"
Lin Ruhai asked while drinking tea: "Can I live here?"
"Master, time is too hasty. We have only cleaned up the main courtyard and the side courtyard next to it. It will take at least a month or two for the entire mansion to be cleaned up!"
"There's no rush, as long as the main courtyard and side courtyard can be occupied by people!"
Lin Ruhai didn't mean to blame. For a large brick-and-wood structure like his own mansion, it would be quite troublesome to clean it up.
Some damaged areas need to be repaired by reliable craftsmen, and it is impossible to clean them up in a short time.
Fortunately, I live in a government office in Yangzhou, otherwise it would not be an easy task just to clean up the things at home.
"Has anything happened in the capital recently?"
After relaxing her mind, Lin Ruhai felt a little tired. She asked leisurely while drinking tea.
"Sir, not many things have happened in the capital recently. The most important thing is that the very popular story "The Biography of Chen Shimei" has been completed, which has caused quite a sensation!"
Lin Ruhai nodded to express his knowledge. In his spare time, he also heard the story of "Chen Shimei's Biography" told by the boy next to him.
Regardless of the plot, just the things that happened to Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian are of great reference significance.
The things they encountered not only exist in reality, but are even so universal, it is really not very sad.
In the bustling and noisy Daqian, there are actually all kinds of filth and nastiness happening secretly. However, the news is not spread smoothly, and ordinary people are basically unable to turn around when encountering something, so it has not been completely spread.
But how could Lin Ruhai not know that some things are worse than the plot of the story...