In addition to the resettlement of the Lin family's descendants and the disposal of the Lin family's industrial operations in Jiangning, how to resettle Xiangyong is also very urgent, and an accurate decision must be made as soon as possible; Lin Xulu and the others will not take care of Shanglinli who took refuge in Jiangning.
of ordinary people.
In addition to Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan, who led more than 200 Xiangyong, there were more than 200 Xiangyong who came directly to the mouth of the river by boat with Lin Fu. Over the past few days, another 30 or 40 Xiangyong who had been defeated at the camp on the south bank of Shanglindu
After hearing the news, Xiangyong also fled to Jiangning with his family, and Lin Fu took him in. Coupled with the Xiangyong who served as military guards at the Lin family's properties in various places in Jiangning, the Lin family's Xiangyong in Jiangning exceeded three
Hundreds of people.
The war was in chaos, and bandits were everywhere. Of course, several wives, clan elders, Lin Xulu, Lin Xuhong and others hoped to continue to have private soldiers to directly protect the Lin family and clan property. However, the real problem was that raising private soldiers cost a lot of money.
When the Lin family had a huge family business in Shanglinli, all operations were very large, and a large amount of money flowed in every day. They spent an additional 20,000 to 30,000 silver every year on raising private soldiers to protect the Lin family's business, which would not be a hardship.
The situation is very different now. After the fall of Shanglinli, the Lin family suffered extremely heavy losses, and various industries in Jiangning were also seriously affected.
Although the property brought out at this time can be converted into two hundred thousand taels of silver, for a long time, the money could only go out but not come in. The Lin family's expenses in Jiangning were also a huge amount, especially after the recapture of Shanglinli.
, and a lot of money will be invested in reconstruction.
Raising private soldiers continues to be such a huge expense. Once the chaos in Hongzepu continues for three or four years, nearly half of the cash will be used up just to raise private soldiers. How can the Lin family afford it at this time?
Private soldiers need to be raised and money needs to be spent, but the annual expenses for raising private soldiers need to be reduced.
Before Lin Xulu came over, several ladies, clan elders, Lin Xuhong and other stewards had reached a consensus on this.
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Xiangyong had actually been divided into two parts at this time, one in Dongyang and the other in Jiangning.
The more than 200 Xiangyong led by Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan cannot be disbanded, and the Lin family must continue to support them.
This Xiangyong was lent to Gu Wuchen as a guard. Disbanding this Xiangyong would directly lead to a falling out with Gu Wuchen.
In addition, this rural warrior is also very beneficial to Lin Tingli in Dongyang.
There were no troops to mobilize in Jianghuai, and all areas were focused on defense. Liu An'er's troops were greatly expanded. In less than ten days, they claimed to have 200,000 troops. Even if Liu An'er boasted nonsense, there would always be 60,000 to 70,000 ragtag troops.
Many people are also aware that the chaos in Hongzeppo will not be settled for a while.
This time Lin Xulu brought with him a list issued by Lin Tingli. At this time, he showed it to several aunts. The more than two hundred Xiangyong led by Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan are expected to spend twelve thousand taels per year.
Lin Tingli raised two thousand taels of silver in Dongyang by himself, and the remaining ten thousand taels had to be provided by his family.
After Lin Xulu took out this list, the expressions of the third lady, the sixth lady, and the young lady Ma suddenly changed. They all took a breath of air and asked: "It takes so much money to raise two hundred people..."
"The money spent on raising troops on weekdays is absolutely disproportionate to fighting in wartime," Lin Xulu explained patiently. The money was in his hands. Lin Tingli also told the Lin family to tide over the difficulties together and maintain a correct attitude. "Daily training
, the armor and equipment may need to be replaced only once every few years; in a fierce battle, the armor may be damaged by 20 to 30%, and the consumption of arrows and baggage is also excessive. In addition, when Xiangyong fights for the Lin family, all the money and wages are spent.
With double payment, there will be compensation for casualties, and some auxiliary soldiers will be recruited...Father is just making sufficient preparations based on this, and the specific payment will be written off with this party in the end."
Lin Fu knew that this list was somewhat false.
Ten thousand taels of silver per year for more than 200 Xiangyong during the war is not too much, but for the more than 200 Xiangyong led by Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan, Gu Wuchen expected them to work hard, so he naturally tried his best to take care of them. Lin Tingli was also the general magistrate of Dongyang Prefecture, and Xiangyong
To fight against the rebellion for the government, he asked the Dongyang Mansion to subsidize food and the reward money was justified, but the actual money provided by the Lin family was quite limited.
Lin Tingli was currently in charge of training the Xiangyong in Dongyang Prefecture. He could not recruit the Xiangyong from a certain family. The family was also required to be fully responsible for the payment, silver, armor, and food supply of this part of the Xiangyong.
Although the treasury of Dongyang Mansion is limited, the money needed to suppress the rebellion can be forcibly shared with the gentry and wealthy families in the territory, or additional allocations can be made during the collection of autumn grain. If you really want to think of ways to raise and collect money, there is always a way.
Dongyang Prefecture is located in a fertile area, with good weather and good weather conditions, and the people are quite wealthy. There has been no chaos for decades, so raising money to continue the war for several years is not a big problem.
Lin Fu knew that Lin Tingli's list was somewhat false, but he remained calm and did not tell the truth.
Lin Fu heard from Zhao Xuhong that the Third Madam and the Sixth Madam had talked to him and three clan elders. They wanted to control the money to support Xiangyong within 10,000 taels per year. If the money they planned to use to support Xiangyong was all
If Dongyang takes over, the scale of Xiangyong in Jiangning will be strictly controlled.
Lin Fu was waiting to take over the reduced Xiang Yong.
Although the Third Madam, the Sixth Madam and the Young Madam are all female-born, they are still capable of guarding money. They bite Dongyang hard and take too much money. It is only in order for the eldest son to know about such a big expense.
There was no result from the discussion on this matter that night.
Lin Fu arranged a separate courtyard for Lin Xulu in the surrounding house, so that he, his wife, his maid, his mother-in-law, and his four entourage could temporarily live there.
The ladies, clan elders, Lin Xuhong and others returned to the surrounding room first, where they discussed matters until late at night. Liu Yue'er and Xiaoman also accompanied Lin Xulu's wife Zhou until late at night. While Lin Xulu was waiting for his wife to come out of the inner house, they met with Lin Fu
He talked openly and honestly: "Two hundred Xiangyong are in Dongyang. With Lord Gu taking care of them, the expenses are really not big. My father has the trust of Lord Gu and is responsible for training Dongyang's Xiangyong to fight against the bandits, but Dongyang's money and food expenses are all given to them."
With Shen Rong in his hands, he could always find various excuses for him and the people he used. My father wanted to put in the money first and train Xiang Yong first. Once he had a certain scale, he was not afraid that Shen Rong would not be able to do it in the end.
I have to accept the account, so I need some support from my family. I was only afraid that the three aunts would not be able to figure this out, so they issued the order without making it clear in advance..."
Lin Fu thought that Lin Tingli had let the Dongyang horse infantry loose in Shiliang County, and finally understood the benefits of having the soldiers in his own hands.
"You think this is a good idea," Lin Fu said on behalf of Lin Xulu. "Dongyang will report less annual expenses, but if two or three years of expenses are taken away at once, it can also meet Dongyang's urgent needs."
When it comes to training troops, two or thirty thousand taels of silver is not much at all. To train two thousand local warriors, it would cost tens of thousands of taels just to pay the resettlement allowance. Anyway, after Lin Tingli gathered all the people, there was no need to worry about military food and military pay.
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As long as the number of Xiangyong trained by Lin Tingli exceeds 2,000, he can threaten Shen Rong by using Xiangyong to rebel. Of course, by then Lin Tingli will be more important in Gu Wuchen's eyes, and Gu Wuchen will also help Lin Tingli suppress Shen Rong.
"It seems that's the only way it can be," Lin Xulu said, "How much money do you think is appropriate?"
"I'm not very clear about this. The third brother should discuss it with the seventh brother and the three clan elders first," Lin Fu said, "Maybe the third lady, the sixth lady and the young lady can't understand it. The three clan elders
Brother Lao and Qi can still take the overall situation into consideration, and I think the eldest son is also someone who takes the overall situation into consideration..."
Lin Fu and Liu Yue'er, Xiaoman personally sent Lin Xulu and his wife back to the surrounding house. On the way back to the thatched cottage, Xiaoman tilted his head and asked Lin Fu: "Does it look good?"
Only then did Lin Fu find a delicate phoenix-headed emerald flower in Xiaoman's bun. He had never seen it before. He thought it was a gift from Lin Xulu's wife Zhou. He asked with a smile: "This is a meeting gift given to you by Zhou."
"That's a generous gesture, but you have to remember that in the future, you have to keep a detailed account of whoever gives you a gift and show it to me. Some gifts can be accepted and reciprocated; some gifts cannot be accepted."
"I know how to teach people a lesson, I see," Xiaoman said in a long voice, "It's a pity that I only had this crested hairpin as a meeting gift, so I got a lesson, and someone also got many wedding gifts..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Yue'er flushed pink and felt very embarrassed for Xiaoman. She lowered her eyebrows and said to Lin Fu in a low voice, "The third lady is too talkative and makes people unable to refuse. After I go back, I
I’ll give you everything.”
"Just keep it," Lin Fu said, "It's appropriate to accept this gift from him."
"..." Liu Yue'er just responded softly, "Yeah."
Although the two of them had been affectionate like lovers in the past, they had no status in the end, but this response was like giving herself to Lin Fu. Liu Yue'er's pretty face turned as red as if she had been drinking, and it seemed like it was dawn and dusk.
The smoke and frost gathering in the sky made her face delicate and elegant under the light cast from a distance, with an indescribable charm, but Xiaoman was still looking at her with his eyes open.
Looking at Liu Yue'er's beauty, Lin Fu's heart was slightly disturbed, wondering if he could find a way to get Xiao Man away tonight.
At this moment, a lame man was being helped by a woman from the river pier./Passing by the thatched cottage, he saw Lin Fu and the two girls approaching, and hurriedly came over to kowtow in greeting. Lin Fu did not have the custom of kowtowing at the ferry, and everyone looked familiar.
, asked the soldiers to retreat, and asked: "Wang Mazi, why are you still staying at the mouth of the river, and where did you abduct a woman from?"
"Tell Mr. Lin that the younger one has served his sentence in prison and is homeless. His mother-in-law and her two sons have also decided to marry someone else. The younger one has nowhere to go. He was taken in by shopkeeper Xiaowu and works at the mouth of the river.
I want to save some money to get my two sons back," Wang Mazi replied while kneeling on the ground, and then said sheepishly, "Zhenniang is not a kidnapped kid, she has just served her sentence in prison, and her family members
If you don't want her to go back, she can support one more person by working at the mouth of the river anyway, so you can't watch her begging for food..."
"You know how to be compassionate and cherish the jade. When you stand up and speak, don't kowtow." Lin Fu smiled and helped Wang Mazi up from the ground. Wang Mazi was the one who escaped from prison to seek punishment. After being tortured with moss, his sentence was not increased.
It has been half a month since he was released. Lin Fu has been outside for more than half a month, and this is the first time he has seen him. The woman turns out to be a female prisoner, and she is quite pretty. She probably got involved when Wang Mazi was in charge of the division of labor.
When I got on the boat, I saw Wang Mazi lame and asked, "Why, the foot injury was not cured on the island?"
"Young people don't just kneel down when they see people. Sir, when I left, my foot injury was healed and I gained a few pounds of fat. The foot was accidentally sprained when I was working on the river embankment the day before yesterday. Shopkeeper Xu Xiaowu said:
I received half a month's wages to recuperate at home, and I can't stay idle at night, so please help Zhenniang help me out and walk around." Wang Mazi replied.
"If you still walk around with a sprained foot, you don't have to worry about it becoming lame again," Lin Fu reprimanded, and then asked, "I'm short of two helpers at home. If you resent me for giving you thirty lashes on the island, forget it.
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"I don't dare to resent you, I don't dare to resent you. I wish you could give me another thirty lashes." Wang Mazi quickly pulled the woman to kneel down and kowtow, "What do you want me to do to you? Even if you go down mountains of swords and seas of fire, all the little ones are willing to do it for you."
made."
"As you are, you should first take care of your feet as a caretaker for my family," Lin Fu said. "Tomorrow you come to Miss Liu and ask her to find a place for you to live and arrange the work in the house."
"It's obviously Mrs. Liu." Xiaoman whispered from behind, with a bit of sourness in his tone.
Only the wife can bear her husband's surname. This is the wife's privilege, and the concubine still has to keep her maiden name. For example, when Liu Yue'er married the Xiao family, others called her the Xiao family's wife, or Xiao Liu's family; she became Lin Fu's wife.
A concubine is like a wife, and she can only be called Mrs. Liu or Mrs. Liu of the Liu family, etc.
In this inner house, it is easy to be promoted from maid to Madam Ru, but it is extremely difficult to be promoted from Madam Ru to Madam.
Liu Yue'er was really shy, the blush on her face had subsided, and now even the roots of her ears were red again. Seeing Wang Mazi kowtow to her again, she was so panicked that she didn't know what to do.