Lin Ruhai's full official title is Duzhuan Salt Transport Envoy Division Salt Transport Deputy Envoy, from the fifth rank, who is qualified to give orders to him. Only the envoy sitting in Linzhou can command him.
This rank is the same as that of Jia Zheng, the second master of the Rongguo Mansion. However, Jia Zheng has been serving as a foreign minister of the Ministry of Industry for many years, and it seems that he has not changed. Obviously, he does not care about this official position.
And Lin Ruhai also has a first-class baron, which is a second-class title. Although it is not as good as Jia She's first-class general, it has more real power than him.
The reasons for Emperor Xiaode's imperial edict are very good.
In less than a year after Lin Ruhai took office, he not only sent gold and silver worth tens of millions to the emperor to fill his private treasury, but also replenished the national treasury with the unpaid salt tax last year, making the entire imperial finances suddenly much richer.
As long as they are ministers who deal with practical matters, they will all admire Lin Ruhai's methods.
Therefore, no one in the civil or military dynasty spoke against Lin Ruhai's reward.
Even those in the Metropolitan Procuratorate had nothing to say.
What's more, Emperor Xiaode has stabilized the situation through more than a year of management and having enough money in his hands.
Prince Uizhong, Prince Chungshun, the four princes and eight princes and other forces have monopolized countless financial resources, but together no one earns more. Many people have been talking privately, saying that His Majesty has the appearance of a wise king and a keen eye for knowing people. No wonder the Supreme Emperor can
Select him.
There was even private discussion among the aristocratic families in Beijing that Prince Yi Zhong and Prince Zhong Chun had so many people in their hands, but they could not compare to what one person could earn. No wonder they could not compete for the throne today.
What is the difference between him and Mengchangjun?
As we all know, Wang Anshi once commented on Lord Mengchang, saying that his hands were filled with roosters, dogs, and thieves. No wonder his reputation was in vain in the end.
Who said this, but no one can find out.
However, it is evident that Lin Ruhai has achieved the Sacred Heart.
As Lin Ruhai's wife, Jia Lian was uneasy and felt that his own brand name seemed a bit useless.
The Rongguo Mansion is very famous in Beijing, and no one dares to fail to show face when doing things with the name of the Rongguo Mansion. Even a confirmed case can be turned over.
However, Uncle Lin had already become a first-class baron in less than a year after taking office. That was Jane in the Emperor's heart.
As for his cousin Lin Zhao, who was still young, he was actually awarded the title of Captain of Light Vehicles. It was obvious that he had a bright future.
Will such a family allow the old lady and others in the family to get what they want?
"My nephew pays homage to his uncle, and he pays homage to his aunt."
Thinking about all these, Jia Lian paid homage.
Although the title of First Baron was unavailable to the title of Duke Rongguo, it seemed that it was not something Jia Lian could resist.
"Lian'er, sit down quickly. We haven't seen each other for many years." Jia Min was very happy to see her nephew and hurriedly asked him to sit down.
"Lian'er also misses my aunt all the time." Jia Lian said with a smile, and then said to Lin Ruhai: "Congratulations to my uncle for his great achievements. Jian is in the emperor's heart. I also wish my uncle to join the cabinet and pay homage to the prime minister in the future."
Then he said to Lin Zhao: "My cousin is so powerful. Brother Yu is far away in the capital and has heard about it. It's really amazing."
Lin Zhao smiled slightly: "Our Lin family is small, and my cousin is a relative, so the whole family will come out to receive you. Please don't mind, cousin."
Jia Lian was startled and said hurriedly: "Of course I don't mind."
Lin Zhaodao: "That's good. People say, 'With a hundred thousand guan in your pocket, you can ride a crane down to Yangzhou.' Yangzhou is a famous city in the world, full of flowers. My cousin might as well visit more and see the land of Yangzhou, and how to interact with my cousin."
Compared with this road, the scenery is more beautiful."
"Okay, okay." Jia Lian smiled, but sighed in his heart.
I traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, and the other party found out about it.
What he said was very clear. No matter what he said, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, because he came slowly all the way.
It's even harder to talk about money matters.
In fact, Lin Zhao thought on his heels and knew what Jia Lian wanted to do in Yangzhou.
According to the behavior of the Jia family, after hearing that Lin Ruhai had presented so much gold and silver to the emperor, he naturally wanted to get a share of the glory.
However, Jia Lian was destined to return disappointed.
Because the Lin family didn't have a few taels of silver in their public account.
The reason is simple.
Lin Ruhai started a salt business, created such a big scene, and presented so much gold and silver to the emperor, so he naturally attracted the attention of both the government and the public.
So at this time, Lin Ruhai was being stared at by countless pairs of eyes, and he was afraid that if he made any overstep of boundaries, he would be criticized by thousands of people.
At this moment, of course Lin Ruhai had to protect her feathers.
But Lin Ruhai didn't need to say this. Lin Zhao said that it was most appropriate for Jia Min to say it.
Lin Zhao only needed to entertain him, and then take him around Yangzhou, and then ask Gu Haiquan, Han Wenchong and others to take him around Mingyu Square and drink flower wine.
After entertaining them for more than a month, Jia Lian finally realized that he could not borrow money at all, so he set out on his way home in low spirits.
In fact, although Jia She was the one who inherited the title of Rong Guofu, it was Jia Zheng and his wife who lived in Rongxi Hall. Everyone in the mansion called Jia Zheng "Master" instead of "Second Master".
Therefore, Jia Lian, a dignified heir to the title, was just a senior housekeeper running errands in Rongguo Mansion. Although he spent a lot of money, the financial power of the family was in the hands of the Wang family.
Therefore, Jia Lian did not feel deeply about Rong Guofu's shortcomings.
Of course everyone is happy to borrow money, but if he can't borrow money, Jia Lian doesn't care.
But when he saw Jia Lian's ship slowly leaving Yangzhou Pier, Lin Zhao frowned immediately.
It seems that my family's title is still a bit low, and I can't suppress the people in Rongguo Mansion.
Otherwise, how dare they send Jia Lian, a dandy, to borrow money?
If they look down upon her so much now, won't they become even more arrogant when the one in the palace is promoted to a virtuous concubine by Emperor Xiaode in the future?
Of course, sometimes titles are of no use.
If your own foundation is not solid, even if you have a higher title than the four princes and eight princes, you will still make clothes for others.
Only when you have the power of Po Tian in your hands can others turn against you.
Of course, the people in Rongguo Mansion who downplayed the low and promoted the high could not see this.
But how big is the Zhou Dynasty, how can it be compared to the small Rongguo Mansion?
Lin Zhao threw away these vague thoughts, stood on the Yangzhou Pier, glanced around, and nodded with great satisfaction.
Freight during the Great Zhou Dynasty is of course mainly carried out by waterway.
Yangzhou is a world-famous city, richest in the world. With the help of salt merchants, the business here is very developed, so the Yangzhou wharf is very busy.
After nearly a year of operation, Lin Zhao has gathered enough manpower to take control of Yangzhou Terminal.
The dock order was rectified and a new management system was planned and implemented.
All the floors of the pier have been swept clean, which makes people feel neat and tidy.
The passenger ships, cargo ships, and even the vehicles receiving goods were all in an orderly manner, busy but not chaotic, and it was a busy scene.
This is all the result of Lin Zhao's management.
In fact, with his methods, he was so powerful that an empire could be managed, let alone a mere Yangzhou dock? He was just doing it casually.
The Yangzhou Wharf alone can provide Lin Zhao with thousands of taels of silver every month, not to mention the other industries developed in Yangzhou City.
The main reason why these industries have made Lin Zhao rich is that Yangzhou's business is developed.
Therefore, Lin Zhao was not willing to destroy those Yangzhou salt merchants.
On the one hand, he can extract money from them, and on the other hand, he can make money from them. It can be said that the Yangzhou salt merchant is his piggy bank, and there is no need for him to drive these guys away?
However, the development of commerce will bring other problems. Lin Zhao left the dock and returned to the Salt Patrol Yamen. After handling some official duties, he gave instructions to his servants and changed into simple clothes and a straw hat.
Yangzhou is also a water town, with many people eating on the water. In addition to fishermen and sailors, many people on the shore have also learned the habit of wearing straw hats to protect themselves from the sun.
With him dressed like this, if he hadn't come close to take a look, no one would know that he was Lin Zhao, the son of the Lin family, but would think that he was a young man. After all, not many people in the country had met Lin Zhao.
After walking out of the door, he saw that Li Long and several guards had also changed into servant clothes. Lin Zhao whispered:
"Go through the back door. I'll leave first. You don't have to follow too closely. Just spread out as long as you can see me. It's broad daylight and you can react to anything!"
Everyone bowed in unison, and Lin Zhao walked out.
The Xunyan Yushi Yamen is located in Zhulinfang, which is the best land in Yangzhou City. There are many shops and busy pedestrians. After Lin Zhao put on makeup and went out, he saw a few men poking their heads, but they didn't pay much attention to Lin Zhao.
Let him pass.
Lin Zhao had a bamboo basket hanging on his arm. He looked like a boy who went shopping on the street. A servant from a wealthy family went out to do errands. This was extremely normal and no one would pay too much attention to it.
"Sanjiang Grocery Store" is a large grocery store. It has everything needed by Yangzhou gentry and wealthy merchants as well as ordinary people. It is very busy with people coming and going.
Lin Zhao entered the door, walked to the accountant who was doing the abacus, and asked politely:
"Excuse me, the shopkeeper, has the 'wine-free and delicious food' we ordered arrived?"
The accountant looked up and asked nonchalantly:
"How much does it cost?"
"It's not twenty taels of money."
"It's here, it's in the back library, I'll ask a guy to go get it with you!"