Luo Min smiled and said embarrassedly: "I just went down to the bottom of the embankment, stepped on the mud carelessly, lost my temper, lost my temper." ”

Lin Wanrong saw that this old man was rarely shy, and laughed: "It doesn't matter if I see it, it's just that if those inspectors of the inspection institute see you like this, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with." ”

Luo Min said: "Why am I working so hard for? Isn't it for the benefit of the people of Jiangsu Province? Even if those inspectors of the imperial history were reported to the emperor, I would dare to say so. ”

Lin Wanrong said with a smile: "Sue in front of the emperor? I think Lord Luo is looking forward to this day. received a few words of light scolding, but let the emperor see that your love for the people is like a son, this business should be really done. ”

Lin Wanrong is familiar with this set and can't be more familiar, the old fox said well, what "for the benefit of the people of Jiangsu Province", Lin Wanrong didn't believe it, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to make some political achievements and climb up.

Luo Min knew that he couldn't hide it, so he smiled and said, "Don't hide it from Brother Lin, what you said is indeed true." But if I can be promoted and benefit the people, why don't I do such a good thing?"

This Lao Luo is not false to Lin Wanrong, he was also an ambitious person in the past, but now looking at his big belly, he knows that those ambitions have already rotted in his stomach.

Luo Min called Luo Ning to bring him a clean official uniform, and when he saw Lin Wanrong looking at Luo Ning, Luo Min said to him softly: "Brother Lin, what did you just talk to Ning Er?" I seemed very happy to see her. ”

When did I change from Lin Gongzi to Lin Laodi? It's just two faces, and this Luo Min is really familiar. "Nothing. But I talked about some ideals and some life. Lin Wanrong said unashamedly.

"That's all?" Luo Min blinked in disbelief.

"And what do you want us to talk about?" Lin Wanrong said with a smile. The more I look at this Luo Min, the less like Luo Ning's father. Grow into this sassy bag. How can you give birth to such a beautiful daughter? It is estimated that Xiao Luo's sisters and brothers are like her mother.

"Ning'er doesn't just look like her mother. Even the personality is very similar. Independent and assertive, a little high-minded, I still rarely see people talk to her like this. Luo Min sighed, as if he was missing his dead wife for many years.

Lin Wanrong didn't have the leisure to listen to his gossip, and immediately got straight to the point: "Lord Luo, you asked me to come here." It's not just about talking to me. ”

Luo Min laughed and said, "You talked happily with my brother, and you almost forgot about business." Brother Lin, how do you feel after seeing this embankment?"

"It's good, it's very large, there are a lot of people, it's very lively." Lin Wanrong pretended to be confused.

Luo Min smiled bitterly: "Is that all?"

Lin Wanrong Qi said: "What else do adults want me to know?"

When the fox meets the fox, it is patience to compare the ground, but Luo Min is anxious, and he can't help but say: "Don't hide it from Brother Lin." I have asked you to come here today to find out, just to ask you to help me think of a way to get some money as soon as possible. ”

I knew that your old fox didn't have a good heart, and sure enough, this was the case, Lin Wanrong said strangely: "Get silver?" Lord Luo, you are the head of a province in Jiangsu, and the financial power is in your hands, how can you still worry about the silver?"

Luo Min sighed: "Brother, you don't know, I, the governor of Jiangsu, look at the brilliance, and I am bitter inside." Jiangnan Feng, the world is full, this is true, but the annual tax revenue of Jiangsu is closely watched from above. Now the north is not peaceful, next year there will be a war with the Hu people, and there is a White Lotus Sect disaster inside, and there are many places to use silver. All the local taxes of Jiangsu Province have been paid to the state treasury, and there is not even a penny left. ”

There is some truth in this, the governor of Jiangsu is such a big fat difference, I don't know how many people are staring at it, and I really have to be afraid to get some hands and feet. Besides, now that the national crisis is at hand, the silver is not enough, and Jiangsu is a granary, and it is normal to have more points.

"This year, in the river defense of Jiangsu Province, the household department has only allocated a total of 10,000 taels of silver. Take this Jinling City as an example, if we do not rush to repair the embankment in winter, when the rainy season comes in April and May next year, the Xuanwu Lake will overflow, coupled with the flood from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the inside and outside will be flooded, and the city will be destroyed and people will die, which is by no means alarmist. Luo Min said helplessly, with deep worry on her face.

"This Jinling city alone controls the water, and on the Yangtze River embankment, it costs more than 1,000 taels of silver every day. In addition to the Yangtze River, there are also Huaihe Taihu Lake and Hongze Lake that need to be managed. After calculation, there is a gap of more than 200,000 taels of silver, how can I be good?" Luo Min complained.

Lin Wanrong thought for a moment and said: "Lord Luo, with all due respect, this water control strategy can not be completed overnight, at least ten years, at most a hundred years, and there is no hurry." ”

Luo Min nodded, "I also know that I can't rush, but I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past." Four years ago, in order to protect Jinling, I was forced to release water from the sluice gate in the upstream suburbs, flooding thousands of miles of fertile land. ”

It's no wonder that there was a tragic experience, upstream flood discharge, to protect important targets, this is no way, and it is understandable to be scolded by the people.

Lin Wanrong said: "Lord Luo, I admire your determination. It's just a matter of raising money, you should discuss it with the master in the house. I'm just a small family, at most I can take care of a restaurant and make a little money, and it doesn't help to talk to me about this. ”

Luo Dun sighed: "Don't tell you what you said, I have done everything that should be done, fundraising, apportionment, and all kinds of means have been used, but how can I make up for the gap of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?" Without the silver taels, the Yangtze River embankment will be shut down in a few days. If we don't build this levee before the frost, next year the flood will come, and we will be helpless. ”

"Brother Lin, Ning'er mentioned it to me, saying that you are flexible and agile, and she once asked you for help, so I took the liberty to invite you to come, and asked you to help me, brother. It can be regarded as working for the well-being of the people of Jiangsu. Luo Min's words were sincere, so that Lin Wanrong couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

Alas, it turned out that Luo Ning, the girl, recommended me to his father. said that Lao Tzu is good at making money. It's just that I'm capable. Nor can it be in the blink of an eye. Get you a hundred thousand taels of silver? If you have the ability. I'm still standing here talking nonsense to you, and I'm going straight home to count the silver and play.

"Lord Luo, I have no officials, no power and no money, how can I help you?" Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly.

"No official, no power, no money, but Brother Lin, you have intelligence. This is a land that cannot be bought for ten thousand taels of gold. Luo Min patted his ass.

Looking at this Luo Min's appearance, he is indeed desperate, otherwise he would not have rushed to the doctor in such a hurry. Lin Wanrong grew up by the river, so he naturally knows what the embankment means to ordinary people, and this Luo Min really wants to do some practical things, he sighed, and said in his heart, damn it, do you really want me to be a savior?

Lin Wanrong walked up and down the embankment, silent in thought. Luo Min didn't speak either.

Over there, Di Luoning looked up, but saw that the two people on the embankment were all frowning, and she sighed in her heart, can't even this profiteer Brother Lin have no choice?

Lin Wanrong walked a few steps, suddenly turned around, and said firmly: "Lord Luo, I can help you think of this method, but whether you can do it or not, whether you are afraid of being scolded or not, this is your business." ”

Luo Min said happily: "Even if you say, I, Luo Min, have not been scolded once or twice, and one more time is nothing." ”

Lin Wanrong nodded, this Lao Luo, except for having a bigger belly and being slippery, has no other shortcomings.

"Lord Luo, how many more people do you need to repair the river embankment?" Lin Wanrong asked.

"At least three thousand strong men are needed." Luo Min replied: "But now that we have run out of money and food, I am afraid that it will not work to levy Ding." ”

Lin Wanrong said: "If you want to pay for the levy, of course it won't work, but there are still many strong men in Jiangnan who don't need to pay money, why don't you use them?"

Luo Min said happily: "Where is there such a strong man?"

"Jiangsu has commanded his subordinates, three battalions of soldiers and horses, and tens of thousands of people, all of whom are eating land and food, and now there is no battle to fight, why not pull them to repair the embankment?" Lin Wanrong said lightly.

Luo Min was taken aback, and pulled soldiers to repair water conservancy, this idea is really bold enough, but there is no such routine in the Dahua Dynasty, can it work?

Luo Min sighed and said, "Brother Lin, you are not a person in officialdom, and you don't know the knowledge here. Cheng De, the commander of the Jiangsu capital, although he was nominally controlled by me, never refused to listen to my orders. If you want to recruit his soldiers, I am afraid it will be difficult to work. ”

Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "Lord Luo, this is a problem you need to consider, I'm just helping you think about it." ”

Luo Min frowned, Lin Wanrong shook his head and smiled: "The matter is man-made, if this Cheng De does not listen to the order, you will sue him." Don't say anything else, just catch him for ignoring the life and death of the people, sue the capital, sue the emperor, it is best to let the people know today, so that the people of Jiangsu know him. Maybe someone will come to his door in the middle of the night and throw a lot of. ”

Luo Min still didn't understand what he meant, that is, he wanted to make this Cheng De stink, and it was best to stink even the master behind him by the way, and force them to send troops to repair water conservancy.

Luo Min gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, I will give an order to Cheng De overnight tonight, and at the same time, I will urgently report to the imperial court for eight hundred miles, ask the military department to transfer the order, and give the emperor another excerpt." ”

"Lord Luo, what kind of crime should it be if you don't follow the constitution, according to my Dahua regulations?" Lin Wanjing said softly.

"Dismissal at the least, beheading." Luo Min said.

"In this way, you took the order of the Ministry of War to let Cheng De send troops, if he doesn't comply, you will kill him on the spot, is it not too much?" Lin Wanrong said as if intentionally or unintentionally.

Luo Min was shocked, and said secretly, this Lin Gongzi was really a little ruthless, he nodded and said, "According to the laws of Dahua, it is like this." ”

Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "My lord, I have come up with a way for you to solve the problem of people, and it is up to you whether you can solve it or not." Now let's talk about money. ”

Luo Min nodded, there is no other way now, as Lin Wanrong said, if he doesn't give Cheng De a hard one, he will never be soft.

"Lord Luo, what do you think is the most profitable industry in Jinling City?"

Luo Min thought for a moment and replied, "Restaurant!"

Lin Wanrong vomited blood, you old fox, don't you want to beat my restaurant's idea? He sneered and said, "Lord Luo, don't be joking. In this Jinling City, the most profitable business is the Qinglou. By the Qinhuai River, there are many green buildings, not to mention that there are hundreds of them, which is a gold cave. Of course, the girls in the Qinglou, they sell smiling faces and do a leather and meat business, and they should make a little money. But most of the silver didn't fall on these sisters, wouldn't the adults think of a way from here?"

Luo Min's eyes flashed and said, "You mean, tax increase?"

"It is not necessary to raise taxes, but new taxes can be introduced. My lord, by the Qinhuai River, every inch of land is expensive, and there can be a lot of names for this tax, such as housing retention tax, land value-added tax, industry surcharge, and so on, I can't count them. Lin Wanrong said with a smile.

For industries such as Qinglou, the new tax is indeed very attractive, but as Lin Wanrong said, although it only touches the interests of a small number of people, it is conceivable how much infamy it will receive.

Lin Wanrong saw him hesitating, and scolded secretly, you old fox, you don't want to offend people, and you want to be a good official praised by the people, is there such a cheap thing in the world?

Luo Min nodded and said, "Brother Lin's words make a lot of sense. I think it's not just Qinglou, all profiteering industries can be heavily taxed, so the scope of this is not large, and it can be supported by the people, what do you think?"

As he spoke, he squinted at Lin Wanrong, but his face was full of meaning.

Lin Wanrong's heart skipped a beat, damn, this old fox won't want to take a heavy tax on my perfume and soap, right? Damn, I've lifted a stone and shot myself in the foot.

Luo Min seemed to see through his thoughts, and said with a sly smile: "Brother Lin, the profit of your restaurant is very meager, and the affairs of the Xiao family have just started, and this tax will not be drawn to you for the time being." ”

This old fox got my cheapness, and he came to sell my goodness, Lin Wanrong was angry and funny, and was about to speak, but saw Luo Ning over there personally brought two fragrant teas, and said with a smile: "Dad, Brother Lin, you are all tired, let's drink tea." ”

With Lin Wanrong's guidance, Luo Min's mood was very good, and he took a sip of tea and said, "Ning'er, Lin Gongzi has helped a lot." ”

Luo Ning saw that they were talking happily with each other, and specially came over to inquire about the news, and said happily when he heard this: "Really, Brother Lin?"

Lin Wanrong smiled slightly, but before she could speak, she heard a noise and angry scolding in the distance.

The three of them hurriedly looked up. But it turned out that when a forty or fifty-year-old man passed by with a mud bag, he saw the talented people painting and saw the gods, and the mud and sand fell down and fell on Hou Yuebai's table, staining the bird's-eye view of the country.

The man and the grass people, who had ever experienced such a disaster, turned pale with fright, trembled with his legs, and raised his sleeves tremblingly to wipe the traces, but the more he wiped them, the dirtier they became.

"Childe, the little old man didn't mean it." The old man fell to his knees in fright, kowtowing and crying.

Samurai love swords, literati love painting, this picture of the country is made by Hou Yuebai specially to please Luo Ning, seeing that it was destroyed by a rude person, how can he not be angry, he kicked the old man in the face, and said angrily: "You mud-legged pariah, do you see this painting?"

Bang, Lin Wanrong's heart was full of fire, she threw the teacup on the ground, rushed up a few steps, grabbed a young man carrying mud and sand, and said, "Brother, do you want to make money?"

"Yes."

Lin Wanrong took out ten taels of silver from her arms, picked up another stone, handed it to him together, and said, "I'll give ten taels of silver, you come with me." ”

The man asked, "Big brother, what are you going to do?"

Lin Wanrong looked at Hou Yuebai, gritted her teeth and said, "Beat him." ”