Chapter 673: The Emperor Is Too Stingy
The banquet dispersed early, leaving people with endless conversations.
Lin Zhao said in front of more than 100 Jiangnan businessmen and gentry about the new salt law, and naturally no one dared to doubt its authenticity.
It's just that Lin Zhao's performance is greatly appreciated.
What "the Lin family's thousand miles of horses".
"The Lin family's unicorn. ”
"Tanhua Gongsheng Huzi. ”
All kinds of things are too numerous to mention, and Lin Ruhai's ears are calloused.
In short, Lin Zhao's name resounded throughout the Jiangnan area.
However, for these false names, Lin Zhao naturally didn't pay attention to them.
The banquet dispersed early, and Lin Zhao left Lichun Courtyard with his father and returned to the Yamen of the Imperial History of Salt Patrol.
As soon as Lin Ruhai returned to the yamen, he went to his study to write a chapter.
Because the unsigned private concert was Lin Zhao's idea, Lin Ruhai wrote it himself, and when he secretly played Emperor Xiaode, it was a game with the emperor, in order to deal with Yangzhou salt merchants.
Because only by doing so can they slowly pull out the salt tax that they had not paid before.
At this time, it was done, and Lin Ruhai naturally wanted to write a chapter to ask for credit.
In the signing room, Lin Zhao was looking at the account book, which was densely packed with recorded data, and at the end, Lin Zhao couldn't help but shrink his eyes when he saw the total amount of the transaction.
A huge amount of 4.35 million taels of silver, that is to say, according to the original price, such as shops and acres, these are worth more than 8 million taels.
No wonder the Wei family occupies thirty percent of the world's salt industry, and it is really as rich as gold and silver!
Of course, these shops and fields are not only in the Yangzhou Prefecture, in fact, the major cities in Liangjiang have Weijia industries, and there are also many Weijia fields in various state capitals.
Of course, it is not only the Wei family, there are many other literati and small salt merchant families, but they add up to about 20% of the Wei family.
Coupled with the confiscated property before, and the silver taels they handed over in three days, all of them added up, and there were nearly 10 million taels of gold and silver.
With such a large amount, of course, the emperor had to send the most capable manpower to drive the most capable forces to escort it.
But that's the matter of Emperor Xiaode.
If he can't do this thing, then what kind of emperor should he be?
Anyway, this money is a hot potato, whether it is Lin Ruhai or Lin Zhao, they can't wait 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: "Take 200,000 taels of silver from the treasury, and you will take it to share the profits with your subordinates!"
Offering tens of millions of taels of gold and silver to the emperor, and only 200,000 taels of hardship to his subordinates, as long as the matter is reported clearly, it is expected that the emperor will not care in his heart.
If he cares about all this money, he is not worthy of being a good emperor.
When the time comes, if you dare to find your own trouble, you will slap it in the face.
As soon as Lin Zhao thought of this, he immediately suppressed this thought.
I'm here to experience Hongchen, not to be a master of the world.
Even if you encounter various problems, you must fight back in the way of the world.
Blindly using immortal spells to reduce dimensional strikes, this experience of earthly heart can be light.
The Dao heart is not easy to complete.
If you really want to clean up the emperor, you have to be a powerful minister step by step.
Lin Zhao was pure and had few desires here, while Zhang Wannian, Li Long and others were overjoyed.
One of them is a Qing guest, a staff member of the main family, and the other is a worshipper, a relative of the emperor.
But they are not old-fashioned and unaccommodating, and they will naturally not shirk in the face of the generous reward of this young owner.
And 200,000 taels of silver seems to be too much worse than nearly 10 million taels of silver, but don't forget, this time the people in the hands of the Imperial History Yamen are only two or three hundred.
Those salt and government officials and clerks each cost fifty taels, and at most they cost 100,000 taels, and the rest fell into the hands of Qingke, worshippers, and squad leaders, and each person was about six or seven thousand taels of silver.
Six or seven thousand taels of silver, those shopkeepers can't earn so much for several years.
Therefore, hearing Lin Zhao's generous reward, Zhang Wannian and the others suddenly showed joy on their faces, and they all saluted Lin Zhao.
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"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations. ”
"Congratulations to the young master, congratulations to the young master. ”
A few days later, in the yamen of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Imperial History, there was a joyful atmosphere, and the people came to the main courtyard one after another to congratulate Lin Ruhai and his son.
Emperor Xiaode's confidant eunuch Dai Quan personally came to Yangzhou to promulgate the emperor's decree and confer the titles of Lin's father and son. Therefore, up and down the house, there is a joy.
Jia Min and Lin Daiyu were even more happy.
Of course, Xiao Daiyu was just happy that her father and brother got the title, but Jia Min cried with joy.
She was born in Rongguo Mansion, her father is the second generation of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, it can be said that she has enjoyed the glory and wealth of the noble lady, and since she was a child, she also hopes that her husband will be a very popular minister like her father Jia Daishan, and she can become a lady like her mother.
It's just that although she married a good husband because of her talent and conduct, she didn't get her life because her husband couldn't show his talent for various reasons.
But now it's different, whether it's a husband or a son, they have already entered the imperial dragon eye, and they are just around the corner.
Especially the son, at a young age, he relied on his own ability to obtain the title of cloud knight captain, maybe at the age of the master, he will be able to rise to the top and show his ambitions.
"It's just that in this way, Zhao'er's marriage needs to be cautious, and the other party must be able to help Zhao'er's official fortune prosper, or not lag behind. It's just that the Lin family is thin, and there are very few relatives and friends, so they still wrote a letter to Jingzhong and asked their mother to think of a way. Jia Min thought to herself.
Before Dai Quan left, a general promoted by the Zhongshun Palace, rushed to Yangzhou with a soldier and horse, went through the handover procedures with the Yamen of the Imperial History of the Salt Patrol, and took away tens of millions of gold and silver from the family.
It wasn't until this batch of hot potatoes left Yangzhou gloomily that the whole family breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Ruhai was named the cavalry captain and the captain of the Yiyun cavalry, and he was very happy in his heart, so he summoned Lin Zhaoxun and said: "Your Majesty's kindness is like a mountain, you should be loyal to the national teacher, and you must not slack off." ”
The corners of Lin Zhao's mouth grinned: "Father, you are a little too much!"
"What?" Lin Ruhai was stunned.
"We offered 10 million taels of silver to the emperor, this is not tax silver, it can be entered into the emperor's private treasury, enough for him to show his strength and stabilize the emperor's throne, but we just gave you a cavalry lieutenant and gave me a cloud cavalry lieutenant, which is the lowest title, too stingy. ”
"Presumptuous! You must know that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace. Lin Ruhai scolded. But when he saw Lin Zhao's completely inappropriate appearance, he put away his anger and said with a smile: "It seems that your kid's wings are stiff, and you dare to comment on the emperor, so let me tell you." ”
"Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the throne is not stable, so you can't reward your own people lavishly, so you can only be slightly promoted. Besides, you offered gold and silver for the emperor's own use, not for the Great Zhou Dynasty! If you are meritorious to the state in the future, this title will naturally rise faster. ”
"Hehe, our emperor has a clear distinction between public and private!" Lin Zhao said lightly, but he also accentuated his tone when he mentioned the words "public and private".
Lin Ruhai still wanted to teach a lesson with a straight face, but he knew that Lin Zhao's face was as usual, and he didn't care at all, but Lin Ruhai couldn't show his temper at all.
"This kid!" Lin Ruhai's eyes twitched, and then he sighed.
This son of his own, is really a bit domineering.
I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to use in officialdom!
And he didn't even listen to his own discipline, is this worth it?
Heavy punishment!
But how to punish it? When Lin Ruhai thought of this question, he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
Wealthy families throughout the ages, because their fathers have a lot of resources, can of course teach their sons unscrupulously, and as long as the son still wants to enjoy a rich life, he has to be obedient.
The strange son has to offer his daughter-in-law in order to compete for favor.
For example, Shouwang Li Mao, such as Zhu Wen's sons, such as Jia Rong.
But in the Lin family, it is very different.
Everyone knows that Lin Ruhai can open the situation so quickly and obtain tens of millions of taels of gold and silver from Yan Shang, relying on his son's superb force and ruthlessness.
In contrast, the son is like Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang.
is more like Qi Huan Gong and Liu Adou.