Lin Jue didn't care what they bought or how much money they spent. Since Prince Liang's Mansion canceled all the money debts, Lin Jue was not short of money at all. He himself spent an unknown amount of money, and spent it on some
In an unknown place, how could Lin Jue say anything about how his wives and concubines spent some money. If spending money can make them happy, this is simply the cheapest way. What's more, most of the money they spend has nothing to do with the Lin family.
.Except for Bing'er, Lu Wu and Fang Huanqiu, the little princess has hundreds of thousands of dollars in private money, and Yingying is extremely rich, so how can she care about such a small amount of money.
At the end of November, someone from the Lin family in Hangzhou came to report on their income and expenditure. The Lin family had worked hard this year and had indeed changed a lot under the leadership of Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian. The Lin family's industrial revenue exceeded 400,000 taels. This was the Lin family's.
It has been the most profitable year in the past. This was achieved despite reducing the manor’s acres and closing some shops. The overall revenue of several major theaters is also good, and the Yingtianfu Grand Theater was forced to close.
Despite causing huge losses, the overall revenue of several major theaters was still as high as more than two million taels. According to the equity division, the Lin family received more than one million taels of silver. Excluding all expenses, the Lin family's overall revenue this year was as high as one million taels.
Thousands of giants.
Who would have thought that the small Lin family, relying on the shipping, overseas trade terminal business and six or seven grand theaters, could actually earn so much silver. It can be seen that in Dazhou, it is not that there is no money to make, but there are opportunities everywhere.
There are silver coins everywhere, it depends on whether you can make money.
Lin Jue no longer concealed the matter of Prince Liang's debt relief. He concealed it before because he didn't want the Lin family to lose the motivation to fight. He wanted to put pressure on the Lin family and force them to use their talents to save themselves. But now there is no need. The Lin family has already
Now that they are on the right track, there is no need to rely on concealment to motivate them. Moreover, if the concealment continues, all the silver from the Hangzhou Lin family's revenue will have to be transported to the capital to repay debts. This is neither necessary nor safe. And if this matter continues to be concealed,
, if Lin Boyong, Lin Bonian and others knew about it, they might suspect that the head of the family wanted to embezzle the money, which would arouse unnecessary suspicion.
But in fact, the most fundamental reason is that Lin Jue wants the money to be effective. Lin Jue told Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian in a letter that although the money does not need to be repaid, in addition to paying dividends to the Lin family and employees
In addition to dividends and ensuring operating expenses, these silver coins cannot be left idle and do not need to be used to expand operations. The Lin family's business no longer needs to be expanded to avoid uncontrollable collapse. Lin Jue told Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian that these silver coins can be hoarded.
You can sell materials at large prices and make a lot of money in the future. This is much easier than continuing to expand your business. Lin Jue listed some supplies that can be purchased in the letter, such as cloth, grain, ships, gunpowder, etc.
Lin Jue said in a serious manner that he had inside information. These things would skyrocket in price in the future. The Lin family could hoard and sell them and make a lot of money in the future.
Of course, Lin Jue would not tell Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian the real reason. As the situation developed, Lin Jue became increasingly insecure. Not long ago, he had the idea of finding a way out for himself. Don't look at yourself.
It is safe at the moment, but if something happens, the situation will take a turn for the worse. The situation is not under my control. Until now, it seems to be smooth sailing, but in fact it is still in the hands of others. The initiative is still in the hands of others, and fate is still in the hands of others.
In the hands of others. The kidnapping of Lu Wu has sounded the alarm. Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian have no bottom line in their actions. Who knows what they will do. In fact, he has been completely involved with the two princes.
In the struggle for power between them, you either lose or win, and if you lose, you will lose everything. Lin Jue can't pin the fate of himself and the people around him on a gamble, so he must prepare for a rainy day.
To put it bluntly, all these things are prepared for the future, to be precise, they are prepared for Luoyan Valley. That is Lin Jue's last escape route. Lin Jue must manage it well. Maybe this kind of preparation is not needed at all, then
Of course it is the best. But everything needs to be prepared. Lin feels responsible for himself and those around him.
In fact, Lin Jue had started this kind of preparation a long time ago. Most of the money Lin Jue had on hand was converted into materials and secretly transported to Luoyan Valley. Of course, this was because Luoyan Valley had to spend money to fund and everything there must be improved. Otherwise, everything there must be improved.
Developing in a self-sufficient way will be extremely slow and difficult. But now, this is Lin Jue's proactive and urgent need.
Since Du Weijian came to the capital, Lin Jue has indeed become much more leisurely. Du Weijian does things in an orderly and meticulous manner. He is not afraid of the tedious relief work at all, and is busy with his work every day. Lin Jue is busy with work every day.
I went to his courtyard several times and wanted to have a drink and chat with him, but found that he was not free at all. There were piles of forms on the table and I was so busy that I didn't even have time to talk to Lin Jue. Lin Jue felt a little guilty, and he seemed a little
It's a scam. But seeing that Du Weijian was obviously in good spirits and was full of energy in doing things, Lin Jue was relieved. Career is a person's life, and Du Weijian was born to do things. Like Yang Xiu, he was not afraid
When I am busy with work, I am afraid that others will not take me seriously and my talents will not be appreciated. Although I am not a talented person, I still give them some support within my ability.
Guo Chong's condition also improved day by day. Fang Huanqiu's newly brewed elixir had the same effect after Guo Chong tried it, which made Lin Jue relieved. At first, he was worried that the elixir brewed would have the same effect as the previous elixir.
Different, this level of worry was put aside. Lin Jue went to the palace every few days to deliver more than a dozen pills to Guo Chong. By the way, he would accompany Guo Chong to chat about things. However, his relationship with Guo Chong was also different.
Making rapid progress. Lin Jue didn't even need to be polite when meeting Guo Chong and could sit and stand freely. Guo Chong was not surprised at all.
However, Lin Jue was cautious. When talking to Guo Chong, Lin Jue would never say more than a word if there were outsiders present. He was still not sure who was the spy who passed the news to Guo Xu. Qian Delu
The most likely reason is that this person does not seem to need to rest or sleep, and is always waiting for the emperor. But he cannot rule out others. After all, there are many maids inside and outside the palace, and there are often guards coming and going. Lin Jue does not want to bother to find out who is the emperor.
Who, that's not good for me. On the contrary, it's good for me to let these people convey the message of my close relationship with the emperor. As long as Guo Xu doesn't harass me, I don't need to mess with him.
One thing that bothered Lin Jue was that Concubine Rong from Rongxiu Palace sent people to Lin Mansion several times to ask Lu Wu to enter the palace to see her. This made Lu Wu very embarrassed. Of course Lin Jue couldn't
Let Lu Wu enter the palace. Guo Xu and the others have been eyeing Lu Wu and have already suspected the relationship between Lu Wu and Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong was already being watched when she went to Jiangnan, but she still refused to be careful and invited Lu Wu.
It was extremely unwise to go into the palace to see her. Perhaps he missed his daughter so much that he couldn't care about anything else. But Lin Jue couldn't let this matter go wrong, so he flatly rejected the visitor's request.
Lin Jue could see that Lu Wu's attitude toward Concubine Rong had actually changed. After all, she was her mother. Although she cruelly killed the person she considered her father to save herself, they were still mother and daughter by blood. In addition,
Concubine Rong was indeed very kind to her. Every time she came, she would reward her with a lot of things, ranging from carriages and horses to furniture, as well as rouge, gouache, clothes and jewelry, etc. Her love for her daughter was not false at all. Lu Wu was originally kind-hearted.
She softened over time. Lin Jue could only tell her the importance of this matter, but could not reveal her identity, otherwise the world would be turned upside down and the world would be in chaos. Lu Wu followed Lin Jue's advice and did not go into the palace to visit Concubine Rong.
Even so, Lin Jue is still worried. He always feels that this matter will break out sooner or later. After all, he also learned the identity of Lu Wu through investigation. If Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian send people to investigate in depth, they may not be able to follow the clues.
, to find out the truth. But Lin Jue was helpless. The other party must be secretly investigating, and it seemed to be only a matter of time. Although he knew it was urgent, there was nothing he could do. The only thing that could comfort him was that no matter how much they investigated, they would not be able to find out the truth from the princess and the princess.
Concubine Rong got the testimony that she could confirm at the beginning, and she could only know one or two things from other people's accounts. In this case, the evidence may not be sufficient. However, for such a big matter, if the evidence is not sufficient, they would not dare to launch it rashly
.They also have to weigh the consequences.
In the blink of an eye, after Laba Festival, the New Year's Eve is getting closer and closer. The atmosphere in the major government offices in the country has become more and more relaxed. After experiencing this turbulent and noisy year, officials all hope to spend this New Year safely and not to relapse.
What's wrong? Officials in various yamen are eagerly waiting for the arrival of the annual vacation.
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On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yan Zhengshu and Fang Dunru convened a group of key officials from the Ordinance Department for a meeting in the lobby of the Ordinance Department's Yamen office. The original topic of the meeting was to arrange matters before and after the New Year to ensure that during the New Year
During this period, the affairs of the Ordinance Department will not be affected. After all, as the department that formulates and implements the reform, the Ordinance Department is extremely busy with new law affairs in prefectures and counties across the country. Even during the Chinese New Year, these matters cannot be stopped.
, must be handled as usual.
But as we were talking, the topic somehow changed and turned to the matter of military reform. Ever since the emperor issued the imperial edict, the Ordinance Department has not mentioned the enactment of a new law on military reform for a long time.
The enacted disarmament law has also been put on hold for the time being, and the emperor has not approved its implementation. Many people believe that, at least for a long period of time, the military reform will be shelved.
