The banquet dispersed early, leaving endless talk.
Lin Zhao presented the memorial of the New Salt Law in front of more than a hundred merchants and gentry from the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, no one dared to doubt whether it was true or false.
I just greatly admire Lin Zhao's performance.
What is "Lin's Thousand Mile Horse"?
"The Lin family Qilin son."
"Take the beautiful lady and give birth to a tiger son."
There were so many things to list that it made Lin Ruhai’s ears bristle.
In short, Lin Zhao's name is resounding throughout the Jiangnan area.
However, Lin Zhao naturally did not pay attention to these false reputations.
The banquet broke up early, and Lin Zhao left Lichun Courtyard with his father and returned to the Xunyan Censor Yamen.
As soon as Lin Ruhai returned to the Yamen, he went to his study to write a memorial.
Because the unsigned private memorial was Lin Zhao's idea and was written by Lin Ruhai himself. The original memorial was secretly submitted to Emperor Xiaode as part of a plot with the emperor to deal with the Yangzhou salt merchants.
Because only in this way can the salt tax that they did not pay before be slowly taken out of the hands of salt merchants.
Now that the work was done, Lin Ruhai naturally wanted to write a memorial to ask for credit.
While signing the house, Lin Zhao was looking through the account book, which was full of recorded data. When he turned to the end, Lin Zhao couldn't help but shrink his eyes when he saw the total amount of the transaction.
A total of 4,350,000 taels of grain silver, which means that based on the original price, shops, acres, etc. are actually worth more than 8 million taels.
No wonder the Wei family occupies 30% of the world's salt industry. They are as rich as gold and silver!
Of course, these shops and properties are not only located in Yangzhou Prefecture. In fact, all the famous cities in the two rivers have Wei family properties, and there are also many Wei family properties in various prefectures.
Of course, it's not just the Wei family, there are many other literati and small salt merchant families, but together they only account for about 20% of the Wei family.
In addition to the previously confiscated property and the silver taels they handed over within three days, the total amount totaled nearly ten million taels of gold and silver.
With such a large amount of money, of course the emperor must send his most capable manpower and mobilize the most capable force to escort it.
But that was Emperor Xiaode’s business.
If he can't handle this, then why should he be an emperor?
Anyway, this money is a hot potato, and both Lin Ruhai and Lin Zhao would like to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Zhao put down the account book, his eyes fell on Zhang Wannian, Li Long and others, and said slowly: "Withdraw two hundred thousand taels of silver from the treasury, and you will share it with your subordinates!"
The emperor was given tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, and only 200,000 taels of hard work were paid to his subordinates. As long as the matter was reported clearly, the emperor would not care at all.
If he cares about money, he is not worthy of being a good emperor.
If you dare to cause trouble for yourself when the time comes, just slap him in the face.
As soon as Lin Zhao thought of this, he immediately suppressed his thoughts.
I came here to experience the world of mortals, not to become an expert in the world.
Even if you encounter various problems, you must fight back in a worldly way.
If you blindly use magic spells to reduce dimensionality and strike, your heart will become weak after experiencing the world.
It is not easy to achieve perfection with the Taoist mind.
If you really want to deal with the emperor, you have to be a powerful minister step by step.
Lin Zhao was pure of heart here, while Zhang Wannian, Li Long and others were overjoyed.
One of them is a Qing guest, a staff member of the master's family, and the other is a worshiper, a relative of the emperor.
But they are not rigid and accommodating people. Faced with this young master's generous reward, they will naturally not refuse.
Moreover, two hundred thousand taels of silver seems to be a big difference compared to the nearly ten million taels of grain silver. But don’t forget that the number of men in the Yan Yan Inspector’s Yamen’s hands this time is only two to three hundred.
Those Yanding Yamen clerks and clerks each spent fifty taels, which cost at most one hundred thousand taels. The rest fell into the hands of the cleaning and enshrining staff, which amounted to about six to seven thousand taels each.
Six to seven thousand taels of silver, those shopkeepers would not be able to earn that much for several years.
Therefore, upon hearing Lin Zhao's generous reward, Zhang Wannian and others suddenly showed joy on their faces, and all saluted Lin Zhao.
A few days later, the Yangzhou Xunyan Censor's Yamen was filled with joy. The servants came to the main courtyard one after another to congratulate Lin Ruhai and his son.
Dai Quan, the confidant of Emperor Xiaode, came to Yangzhou in person and promulgated the emperor's decree, conferring titles on the Lin family and his son. Therefore, the whole family was filled with joy.
Jia Min and Lin Daiyu were even more happy.
Of course, Xiao Daiyu was just happy that her father and brother had received the title, but Jia Min cried with joy.
She was born in Rongguo Mansion, and her father was the second generation Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan. It can be said that she has enjoyed all the glory and wealth of a noble lady. Since she was a child, she has hoped that her husband will be as powerful as her father Jia Daishan, and that she can be like her mother.
Become the royal wife.
It's just that although she married the man she wanted because of her talent and character, she didn't get the marriage because her husband failed to show his talent due to various reasons.
But things are different now. Both the husband and the son have entered the Emperor's Eyes, and their rise to greatness is just around the corner.
Especially my son, who earned the title of Yunqiwei by his own merit at a young age. Maybe when he reaches the age of the master, he will be able to achieve great success and achieve great success.
"Just saying that, Zhao'er's marriage needs to be cautious. The other party must be able to help Zhao'er's official career, or not be a hindrance. However, the Lin family is small and there are very few relatives and friends. It is better to write a letter to Beijing to ask my mother to think about it.
There's a way." Jia Min thought in her mind.
Before Dai Quan could leave, a general promoted by Prince Zhongshun rushed to Yangzhou with a troop of soldiers and horses, went through the handover procedures with the Salt Patrol Yamen, and took away tens of millions of gold and silver from the family.
It wasn't until these hot potatoes sadly left Yangzhou that the whole family heaved a sigh of relief.
Lin Ruhai was given the title of Cavalry Captain and Yiyun Cavalry Lieutenant. He was very happy and summoned Lin Zhao to teach: "Your Majesty's kindness is as great as a mountain. You must be loyal to the country and do not slack off."
Lin Zhao grinned: "Father, you have gone too far!"
"What?" Lin Ruhai was startled.
"We presented ten million taels of silver to the emperor. This is not tax money. It can be put into the emperor's private treasury. It is enough for him to display his talents and stabilize his throne. However, we only gave you a cavalry captain and me a cloud cavalry officer.
Lieutenant is the lowest title, which is too stingy."
"Presumptuous! You must know that the thunder and rain are all your kindness." Lin Ruhai scolded. But when he saw that Lin Zhao didn't take it seriously at all, he put away his anger and said with a smile: "It seems that your wings are hard, too.
If you dare to comment on the emperor, let me tell you."
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the throne is not yet stable. You cannot reward your own people lavishly, but can only make small promotions. Besides, the gold and silver you presented are for the emperor's own use, not for meritorious service to the Great Zhou Dynasty! If you make meritorious service to the country in the future, this title will naturally be promoted.
Hurry up."
"Haha, our emperor is very clear about public and private matters!" Lin Zhao said calmly, but he emphasized the words "distinguished between public and private matters".
Lin Ruhai wanted to keep a straight face and teach him a lesson, but Lin Zhao's face was as normal and he didn't care at all, while Lin Ruhai couldn't express his temper at all.
"This kid!" Lin Ruhai rolled his eyes and then sighed.
My son is really a bit domineering.
I just don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing to use it in officialdom!
And he doesn’t even listen to his own discipline. How is that okay?
Be severely punished!
But how to punish him? When Lin Ruhai thought about this problem, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
In wealthy families throughout the ages, because the father controlled a large amount of resources, he could certainly teach his son unscrupulously. As long as the son wanted to enjoy a wealthy life, he had to obey.
The weird son had to offer his daughter-in-law to compete for favor.
For example, the longevity king Li Hao, Zhu Wen's sons, and Jia Rong.
But in the Lin family, it was completely different.
Everyone knows that Lin Ruhai was able to open up the situation so quickly and obtain tens of millions of gold and silver from Yan Shang because of his son's superb force and ruthless determination.
In comparison, the son looks like Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang.