Lei Ming raised his head and looked at his father.
"Father, you mean that the silver still belongs to you, and that the silver will return to you in another form in the future."
After hearing this, Lei Xiao surprisingly shook his head.
"Son, where did Long Lin's sixty thousand taels of silver come from?"
"Father, you gave it to him."
"Then where did father's sixty thousand taels of silver come from?"
"The emperor gave it to you."
"Then where did the emperor's sixty thousand taels of silver come from?"
"Subjects from all over the world."
"Then what will Long Lin do with the money?"
"Long Lin is going to repair the school."
"Then when Long Lin builds a school, who will get the money?"
"People."
Lei Ming's eyes lit up in an instant, and the knot in his heart seemed to be completely cleared in an instant.
"Father, I understand. This money belongs to the people."
"After going around in circles, it will return to the people again."
Lei Xiao smiled. In his current position, he could naturally see many things more clearly than Lei Ming.
"As long as you understand, don't force anything. It should be yours, and it will be yours sooner or later."
"If someone takes it away by force, it will always come back one day."
"How can you be sure that what you gain in the future will not be what you lost before? The more you force it, the more you will lose in the end."
Lei Ming nodded.
"Father, my child understands that this ginseng is really good. We should use it in the right place. It's time to have a meal, Father."
Lei Xiao nodded, and the two of them walked towards the distance.
*..*
After leaving Lei Mansion, Long Lin didn't feel high-spirited.
With Grandpa Lei's 60,000 taels, his current gap is not that big.
If everyone could save a little more, I believe it would be enough.
The following years will surely be a very busy period for him.
He has unique intentions in the construction of houses, so he must personally supervise the construction of these schools.
All the way back to the mansion, Long Lin began to eat, and at the same time he told the little treasure in the mansion to keep the money in a safe place after it was delivered.
Early the next morning, Long Lin rushed to the palace after dinner.
All the way to the Ministry of Rites, he met Fang Pu who was waiting for him.
"Master Fang, has the money from the Ministry of Finance arrived?"
"Go back to Your Highness, we have arrived and the money has been placed in your hut."
Long Lin nodded, and the two entered the house together.
After pushing the door open and entering, Long Lin took one look and was completely dumbfounded.
Ten huge wooden boxes were piled neatly on the ground.
It is not difficult to imagine that there should be five thousand taels in each of these huge wooden boxes.
Long Lin stepped forward and opened one. Looking at the white silver, his eyes immediately brightened.
Rubbing his eyes, Long Lin quickly closed his eyes.
The silver was so bright that it might blind his eyes. If it caught his eye, he might not be able to pull it out.
What does it mean to open your eyes when you see money? After he believed it, not only did his eyes open, but his eyes almost wanted to jump out with excitement.
Snap!
Long Lin closed the wooden box.
Fang Pu, who was on the side, was immediately surprised when he saw Long Lin's strange expression.
But he stood aside very silently and did not speak.
Long Lin looked at the box and stood blankly for a while. It wasn't until he calmed down that he opened the wooden box again.
This time, the silver is not as bright as before.
Picking up a piece, Long Lin touched the silver, then looked at it carefully and put it in decisively.
After gently closing the lid, Long Lin came to the seat.
"Master Fang, is there anything important happening in the Ministry of Rites these days?"
After hearing this, Fang Pu immediately shook his head.
"Your Highness, everything is normal in the Rites Department. Some trivial matters have been taken care of by me."
Long Lin smiled, this Fang Pu is a good helper.
Fang Pu's father had been pried away by him and arranged to be sent as an envoy. With Fang Pu's performance, he was just right to succeed his father.
But don't worry about this matter now, let Fang Pu continue to practice well in the Ministry of Etiquette.
"Master Fang, everything in the school will be done according to my plan."
"Now that the money is almost ready, you go contact the teachers at the school and let them prepare in advance."
"As for the students in the school, let the teachers exercise more restraint and don't let the construction incident affect their studies."
"On this matter, you and the personnel of the Ministry of Etiquette must fully cooperate with them and handle this matter as soon as possible."
Fang Pu's expression immediately became respectful.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely take care of this matter."
Long Lin stood up and nodded.
"Let's do it now."
Fang Pu turned around respectfully and left here immediately.
After arriving outside the door, Fang Pu's face was full of surprise.
He did not expect that His Highness actually wanted to repair those schools. In just a few days, His Highness actually raised money.
But these fifty thousand taels of silver alone are obviously not enough. Why would His Highness say that there is not much silver left?
Although he couldn't understand it, Fang Puke didn't hesitate at all. He immediately summoned some people from the Ministry of Rites and started doing things according to His Highness's instructions.
Long Lin got up and walked all the way towards the Ministry of Industry.
After arriving at the Ministry of Industry, we walked directly inside.
The guards outside the door did not stop him at all, and looked very respectful.
Arriving at Situ Heng's door, Long Lin knocked on the door and walked in.
Situ Heng was sitting at the head of the Ministry of Industry, flipping through some documents in his hands.
"Your Highness, you are here. Regarding the renovation of the school, I have asked my men to contact the builders who built the house."
"There are also many craftsmen who build houses in the Ministry of Industry. The Emperor has no repair work, so I asked them to work together for His Highness."
"I roughly calculated that maybe we can complete it all within a year with one hundred thousand taels."
Long Lin nodded, basically the same as what he thought.
"Master Situ, the 50,000 taels from the Ministry of Finance have been delivered. In addition, I have raised another 60,000 taels of silver."
"The issue of money is enough now. Arrange to start as soon as possible. This repair is very important. I will follow you throughout the process."
"There are still hundreds of guards in my mansion. I will bring them with me to speed up the renovation of the school."
When Situ Heng heard this, he immediately looked shocked.
He simply couldn't believe that Long Lin was able to raise 60,000 taels of silver.
This is not a small amount. In just a few days, it is really scary.
After thinking carefully, Situ Heng thought of a place, Lei Mansion.
I am afraid that only the Lei Mansion can provide Long Lin with so much money at once. If it were replaced by him, it would be completely insufficient.
"Your Highness, please rest assured that the Ministry of Works has no repair work recently. I will accompany Your Highness. With me here, the progress of the repairs will definitely be accelerated again."
"Okay, Mr. Situ, tell me your arrangements and send some people to withdraw the money from the Ministry of Rites. Don't mistreat the working people, so that they can get the money on time to live."
"Your Highness, please rest assured that I will spend all of these silver coins on craftsmen and materials, and will never spend them carelessly."
"Master Situ is serious. If you and I can't trust you, then I really don't know who I can trust."
When Situ Heng heard this, he immediately smiled happily.
