Half a month later, Jia Rui and his entourage arrived in Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is a very important transportation hub and commercial center on the Grand Canal, with a developed economy and a rich city, since the Sui and Tang dynasties, there is a saying that the richest place in the world.

Jinling is not along the Grand Canal, but from Yangzhou along the river, there is a waterway to Jinling, a total of more than 200 miles, and it is also very convenient to come and go.

Although Lin Ruhai is a native of Suzhou, his salt patrol imperial history yamen is in Yangzhou. So they lived in Yangzhou, and at this time, Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu were naturally also in Yangzhou.

Jia Rui, Jia Yun and Wang San got off the boat here, and Lin Zhixiao and Zhang Hua went to Jinling. Chu Heyun had never been to Jinling before, so he rented his ship and went to Jinling.

When he arrived in Yangzhou, it was already late, Jia Rui and his party stayed in the inn, and tomorrow he went to Lin Ruhai's house, and Lin Zhixiao, Zhang Hua, and Chu Heyun went to Jinling.

Tonight, Jia Rui did not eat with Chu Heyun and Jia Yun, but ate with Lin Zhixiao and Zhang Hua in the room.

"Come, Steward Lin, Steward Zhang, I toast you."

The two hurriedly stood up.

"Uncle Rui is the master, how dare you be this, the slave should respect you."

"You sit down, this is not a mansion, you don't need to talk about so many rules. There are some things I want to talk to you about. ”

"Uncle Rui has something to say."

The two men drank and sat down.

"Zhang Hua, you came here, did Brother Zhen personally call you here?"

"Yes, the master personally found the slave and told the slave face to face."

"After Brother Zhen arranged for you, who else looked for you?"

"There is no one else, it's just Grandma Rong who has looked for a slave and showed the slave the accounts of these years."

Qin Keqing, as the daughter-in-law of Ning Guofu's housekeeper, asked Zhang Cai to check the accounts, which is a normal category. She has no relatives here in Jiangnan, and she is not very old, so she will not have any private interests with her.

It seems that the situation on Ning Guofu's side is not so complicated, since Jia Zhen called Zhang Hualai, he should trust him more.

"Steward Lin, who told you that you came here?"

"The old lady and the second master talked to the minions."

"After that, did anyone else in the mansion look for you?"

"This ......."

As soon as Lin Zhixiao hesitated, Jia Rui understood that Jia Yu must have looked for him. The purpose of looking for him is naturally the same as the purpose of finding oneself.

"You don't have to say it, I understand what's going on. What do you two think of this errand? ”

The two glanced at each other, didn't squeak, and drank a glass with their heads down.

"Don't you think it's a problem? Dilemma, no way to start, not easy to handle? Yes, after all, he is just a housekeeper or a slave, and asking you to come here to check your master's clan is equivalent to checking your master's account, so how can you do it? ”

"It's clear that I haven't handed over anything over the years, and there must be a name in it. It has indeed troubled you by asking you to investigate. Even if something goes wrong, whether you can go back alive or not is a matter of discussion. ”

"If you can't find anything, you can't explain it to your master when you go back. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, you may be able to make a fortune back this time. ”

"Uncle Rui, the slave doesn't dare. The slave only has the master of the house in his eyes. I will never dare to collude with the people here and harm the house. ”

"It's good that you understand this. Take a long-term view and don't be greedy. In this errand, it is impossible to please both ends, and it is destined to offend one, depending on which one you want to offend. ”

"Uncle Rui, our family is in the house, so we naturally stand on the side of the house."

"If only you understood that. Tell me, how are you going to check it? ”

"Uncle Rui, I can't hide it, we also checked this matter on the way. The accounts here must have been manipulated, and if you check it directly, you won't find anything famous. I don't know what Uncle Rui can do? ”

It seems that the two of them still have some brains, and the housekeeper is not in vain.

"Since I can't find anything, I won't check the accounts first, and I won't go to the house."

"So where are we going?"

"When you arrive in Jinling, find an inn to live in and do business."

"What kind of business?"

"If there is a shop in the house here, you can do whatever you want. It is said to be a business, but in fact it is not a business. ”

"Uncle Rui, what do you mean by wrapping the minions around?"

"It is to understand the business market over the years in the name of doing business. Although the business here in the house is not small, there are only a few. Silk Village, Indigo Oil Bank, Cloth Village, Rice Village. ”

Lin Zhixiao blinked.

"What Uncle Rui means is that we will check the market of these businesses over the years, and we can deduce from here whether the business in the house is good or bad, and how much money can be made, and we will have an approximation."

"Okay, Lin Zhixiao, that's what I meant. Not only these, but also check how these businesses pay taxes, how much the house and shop rent, how much the guy's salary, how much the foot money, and where to buy the goods. How much profit can you make in the same business, etc., I don't need to teach you any more, right? ”

"Understood."

"As for the matter of land, go to the countryside and walk around the country, how much labor is used per acre of land, how many seeds are produced, and if it is rented out, how much is the rent."

"Another very important thing is, have you been affected by disasters in the past five years? If so, what is it? How much did the harvest decrease? ”

"After all, there isn't much land for our two families, so there must be someone else's land next to it, right? If our land is plagued, will anyone else's land be plagued? How much is lost? ”

"Uncle Rui, don't worry, we must have found out in secret."

Zhang Hua said.

"Uncle Rui, to be honest, we originally thought that we couldn't do anything this time, so we had to go back empty-handed. When you say that, I really have momentum. As long as we continue to investigate in this way, we will definitely be able to find out the flaws. Come, Uncle Rui, the slave will give you a drink. ”

A few people drank a drink, and Lin Zhixiao and Zhang Hua were also excited, obviously confident.

"I want to deal with the affairs of my aunt's house first, and after the affairs here are dealt with, Second Master Lian will go to the house to check the accounts first."

"Second Master Lian is going? Aren't you going? ”

"Second Master Lian went to check the accounts first, I guess he won't be able to find anything. In fact, it is to tell him to startle the snake first. Then I will quietly go to Jinling and secretly make peace with you. After you give me what you've gathered, then we'll surprise them and have a showdown with them. ”

"Uncle Rui is really smart, and he deserves to be a disciple of Wenchang Xingjun."

"This has nothing to do with Wenchang Xingjun, he doesn't care about these mundane things in our family. Actually, there is nothing clever about this. As long as you can do both, anyone can do this errand clearly. ”

"First, he has no selfishness and is loyal to the master in the north of the house. The second is to run errands, spend more tongues, and pay some hard work. ”

"No matter how clever the accounts are, they can't be seamless, there are always flaws. No matter how united the hearts of the people here are, they are not monolithic. There will always be people who suffer, and there will always be people who are close to the north. After all, the north side of the house is authentic, and there will always be people here who understand and know the general situation. ”

"You pay attention to inquire about the undesirable people in the house here, don't alarm him first, and wait for me to come, and then contact him."

"Uncle Rui is clever, this is called differentiation and disintegration."

By the way, fortresses are always easy to attack from within.