Long Lin looked very respectful and his heart was full of gratitude.
"Grandpa, thank you. If my grandson has money in the future, he will definitely honor you."
Lei Xiao waved his hand, and the smile on his face became deeper.
"My grandson, you are a prince, and when you do things, you should put the country, the country, and the country first. The Ministry of Rites is very important and is the hope of the entire Dragon Dynasty."
"Since your father has handed over the Ministry of Rites into your hands, you must put your heart and soul into consideration for this country and the people of this world."
"Although this world belongs to the emperor, you have to understand that it also belongs to the people of the world and belongs to the entire Chinese nation."
"Grandpa is old, but grandpa hopes that you, and everyone in the Lei family, can serve the country wholeheartedly."
"Grandpa can only help you with this little power. I hope that in the future you will be more broad-minded and have a broader vision."
Long Lin listened carefully and nodded firmly to his grandfather.
"Grandpa, please rest assured that my grandson will definitely try his best to do something for this country, for this world, and for the entire nation."
"Okay... okay... okay, if you think so, grandpa can rest assured. I will ask your uncle Lei Ming to deliver the money to you personally. You can just wait at the house.
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"Thank you, grandpa. My grandson will remember his kindness. For the sake of the world, my grandson would like to thank grandpa for his generosity."
"Grandson, would you like to stay in the mansion and have dinner together? It's almost noon."
When Long Lin heard this, he immediately shook his head decisively.
Forget about eating, he continued to stay here, fearing that these people would not be able to digest this meal.
Not everyone can have the chest size of his grandfather, at least Uncle Lei Ming, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it in a short time.
"No, grandpa, time is very tight. My grandson has to rush to the Ministry of Industry now. He will come to visit grandpa later when he is finished."
"Okay, a good man should put the country and the country first. Let your grandson go and get busy. Lei Ming, you can go see off your grandson for me."
Lei Xiao stood up while talking.
Long Lin saluted respectfully, turned around and left. Lei Ming followed behind, with a smile on his face, and sent Long Lin outside the house.
It wasn't until he watched Long Lin get on the sedan chair that he turned around and returned to the mansion.
He simply couldn't understand that his father would make such a decision.
Sixty thousand taels? Oh my God! That was his salary for nearly a hundred years. His father was inherently honest, and most of the silver taels came from rewards from the emperor.
But in the current situation, he was already idle at home, so how could the emperor continue to reward his father?
Although the emperor has always taken good care of the entire Lei family, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites are the affairs of the imperial court, so the imperial court should spend money.
The emperor only offered 50,000 taels, which was good news. His father actually offered more than the emperor, and he took out as much as 60,000 taels in one go.
Eh...
Lei Ming, who was walking on the way back, sighed heavily.
All the way back to the living room, his father Lei Xiao was still sitting there calmly.
After seeing him, his expression was very calm, and he was holding three ginseng roots sent by Long Lin in his hand.
Lei Ming looked at the three ginseng roots and immediately smiled bitterly.
"Father, these three ginseng sticks are worth my money. One ginseng root is worth twenty thousand taels of silver."
"Father, I believe this ginseng will help you greatly after eating it."
After hearing this, Lei Xiao was not angry, but calmly placed the ginseng on the table.
"Lei Ming, this has nothing to do with ginseng, are you still confused?"
Lei Ming sat next to Lei Xiao, his expression full of confusion.
"Father, if it is a few thousand taels of silver, the child will not feel bad. After all, he is your grandson and the child's nephew."
"But, in this matter, the child feels that his father has no need at all."
"Sixty thousand taels of silver, for our Lei family, that is a very large amount of money. Our Lei family's current savings only have a little over thirty thousand taels."
"This is the reward you have received from the Emperor over the years."
Lei Ming said a lot in one breath, paused for a moment, and looked at his father Lei Xiao.
Lei Xiao was very calm, and his expression did not change at all.
"continue."
Seeing the thunder stopped, Lei Xiao blurted out two words.
Lei Ming took a deep breath and continued to speak.
"Father, we have decided to fully support Long Qi. In the future, Long Qi may also use a lot of money."
"Now that we have taken out so much at once, when we really need it in the future, where can we find it?"
"Long Lin took the silver and spent it all in the Ministry of Rites. Besides, father, you have already spoken. Long Lin doesn't need to pay back the money."
"Even if Long Lin is asked to repay, with his current performance, how can he have the ability to repay such a large amount of silver?"
In Lei Xiao's view, this is completely equivalent to giving it away, with no possibility of coming back at all.
After he finished speaking, Lei Ming paused again and looked at his father.
"continue."
Lei Xiao was still very calm and said these two words again.
"Father, this is not the way to love your grandson. The child feels it is very inappropriate."
"If he can be like Long Qi, there may be some rewards in the future, but now it seems that there is no possibility of that at all."
"Once Long Qi ascends the throne in the future, Long Lin's status will only become lower and lower, and he will even be inferior to our Lei family."
"What does this kind of help mean to us?"
Lei Xiao nodded and said those two words again.
"continue."
Lei Ming was stunned for a moment, but continued to speak.
"Father, the child feels that this behavior is a bit like a farmer saving a snake. The farmer originally had good intentions, but in the future the snake wants the farmer's life."
"There are many people in the world who repay kindness with hatred. Not every good intention can lead to good results."
"Now Long Lin says he wants to spend the money at the Ministry of Rites, but we don't know exactly what he wants to do. This is just his one-sided statement."
"Even if we want to give him money to help him, we should wait until the matter is understood clearly before making a decision."
"My child thinks it's too risky for you to do this."
After Lei Ming finished speaking, he looked at his father with calm eyes. After saying so much, Lei Ming finally felt calmer.
"continue."
"Father, you also heard what Long Lin said. He used the money to repair the schools in the capital."
"Those schools are what you and the ministers decided upon back then. Does our Dragon Dynasty really need so many students?"
"You know, after some people gain knowledge, they may become a great disaster to mankind."
"The harm caused by these people is more terrible than those without knowledge."
