In all fairness, the Lin family's most eye-catching and profitable business this year is still the battle of the Oiran; The most unforgettable and costly business is still a feast of gluttony; But in the next few years, or even decades, the most stable business of the Lin family is the grain business.

Xiangxuehai is the signature of the Lin family, with infinite scenery and unlimited scenery; But food will become the cornerstone of the Lin family's wealth and wealth, making the Lin family unshakable step by step.

Yun Yi humbly saluted the old shopkeepers, and then in the inner hall, he clearly told Lin Qian, Lin Ruo, Lin Qi and Li Yan about the situation of the Lin family's grain store during these times.

"On the sixth day of the seventh month, Miss Young went to Jingzhao Mansion with the grain stamps issued by the Bian'an grain owl, and after the calculation of Mr. Jingzhao Mansion, a total of 17.54 million stones, according to the price of 15 taels per stone set by the imperial court, a total of 263.1 million taels of silver. However, in view of the fact that the grain lords took advantage of the national disaster to raise the price of grain, the grain stamps that could not be redeemed were compensated at the rate of 28 taels and 66 cents per stone, so they should be counted as 501,644,000 taels of silver. So far, a total of 357 stone of new rice and 12 stone of old rice have been received, and the old rice is 60 percent 5 of the new rice price, and a total of about 435 stone of grain stamps have been cashed. ”

When Lin Qi was shocked by this huge number, Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "It's less than a fraction?" ”

Yun Yi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Young Miss, this is already the limit of the grain that the grain owl can transfer." All the new rice around Bian'an was purchased by grain owls, and the price per stone was three taels higher than in previous years, and the farmers were very happy. There are also many grain lords who collect grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the amount is limited. ”

Li Yan opened his mouth and said: "The grain merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not stupid, they must have heard the wind early in the morning, and they sat on the ground and raised the price!" ”

"Young Master Li is right, that's exactly what he said."

If not, you can still adjust some more rice grains. After all, the south of the Yangtze River is rich, the land of fish and rice, three crops in two years, and the warehouse is solid. It's a pity that caught up with the Shangyu flood, in addition to setting aside the rice grain of the people in Jiangnan that year, it was requisitioned a lot by the local government, and most of the rest were already signed deeds.

Lin Ruo continued to ask, "What about repaying debts with assets?" ”

"The public fields in Gyeonggi have all been under the name of Miss Shao, and as for the ownership of the public fields in Jiangnan, Hedong, Hebei, Shannan, Huainan, and Longyou, Lord Ying has sent a letter to inform you, and I have also written it down in detail in the letter and sent it to the shopkeeper Luo. All the public land that was repaid against the debt amounted to about 205,920,000 taels, which was worth 7,200,000 stone grain stamps. The remaining 1,384 stone was compensated by confiscating the grain owl's family assets and land deeds, and now 5,990,000 stone is still owed and has not been cashed. ”

There's still a fraction left, but it's not a small fraction.

Lin Ruo is quite satisfied with this result, and it is really gratifying to be able to achieve such an effect in just four months.

At the beginning, the purpose of the dispute between the wind and snow was to carry out a round of purge of the grain merchants in Donglu. If the Lin family does it themselves, the small grain merchants who are as many as the stars will consume most of their efforts, and those big grain lords with deep family backgrounds and intertwined relationships will be even more troublesome to deal with.

But now, it's just an Oiran battle on the table, a soldier who surrenders without a fight, which is really amazing!

Who would have thought that there would be such a big conspiracy behind the dispute between a group of Qinglou women? Even Lin Qian, when Lin Ruohe laid out the whole plan, he felt unbelievable.

Li Yan naturally did the same, but he thought of a more far-reaching layer, frowned and asked: "In this way, you should pay nearly 10 million taels of business taxes to the imperial court!" ”

Several people glanced at each other, only Lin Qi couldn't help laughing, and explained: "Brother Li, you don't have to worry, you don't have to pay a single copper for this tax!" ”

"Why is that?"

"At the beginning of this summer, there was a flood in Shangyu, just in time for the battle of the Oiran in the wind and snow, the price of grain soared, and the household department was not good at raising grain, and was reprimanded by the royal family. The second sister donated 60,000 stone of grain for disaster relief, which solved the emperor's urgent need. As soon as the emperor was happy, he exempted the Lin family from business tax for one year. ”

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, a little incredulous: "Excuse me...... A year? ”

"That's right!"

Therefore, Lin Ruo used these 60,000 stone grains, that is, 120,000 taels of silver, to save nearly 10 million taels of silver for the Lin family?

Rao is Li Yan already knew that Lin Ruo was extraordinary, and he didn't expect this result!

"However," Lin Qi pouted, "It's not just these 60,000 stone grains, but also the 200,000 stone military grains sent to the north, which are already being made in the country...... The gold mines found were all returned to the emperor, and in fact, the court did not lose money. ”

Because Yun Yi was present, Lin Qi bit his tongue and changed his words, and did not say anything about the "building" of the gold mine in Daiguo, but Li Yan knew the whole inside story of this matter.

For the imperial court, 260,000 stone grain and grass is 5.2 million, plus a gold mine, a total of more than 7 million, which is not a loss, but no one can calculate the account so clearly.

Fortunately, Lin Ruo was generous - after all, it was exchanged for the white wolf with empty gloves, and it didn't hurt to be generous at all, and it was to make Emperor Mingzong satisfied with her generosity. Therefore, no matter how red someone is, there is nothing to be done.

On top of that, the Jingzhao Mansion Yin issued a gag order, and all the bookkeepers were silent about the total number of food stamps issued, and the errand officers sent out to run errands were also given different share of the tasks. Therefore, it is difficult for anyone to really know how much the Lin family earns. After all, most of the people who can calculate and understand the accounts are on Lin Ruo's side, and the rest of them are all unknown to the truth, how can they be calculated?

What's more, this time the crown prince is also firmly on Lin Ruo's side, and it is too late to be happy about this righteous Princess Rong, who has repeatedly helped him defeat King Ye's spirit! Moreover, if you can hold all the food in your own hands, cough cough, no, it is in the hands of your own people, and the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages!

The fool misses the opportunity, the weak wait for the opportunity, the strong seize the opportunity, and the wise create the opportunity.

Lin Ruo is undoubtedly a wise man who is good at creating opportunities!

As for the emperor's jealousy of the Lin family, not for the time being. Because the grain shop was given out as Lin Ruo's dowry, Lin Ruo also tried his best to help with the requirements of the imperial court, so that people could not find faults.

However, it is still necessary to prevent problems before they occur.

Yun Yi continued to report truthfully: "According to the instructions of the young lady, I specially arranged for a guy to sift out the sand and gravel in the rice grain, and marked the price according to the grade; He also asked Uncle Li to help rearrange the grain in the granary, and the earlier the rice grain was put in, the closer it was to the export, reducing the backlog and moldy grain. ”

It's a given.

People are not stupid, the same price, of course, is a good choice, less sand and stones; It is also a grain shop, of course, it is the Lin family grain shop with the support of the emperor and the prince.

But even then, it must have been very difficult at first.

Of course, this can be regarded as a test for Lin Ruo to Yun Yi.

"But is anyone embarrassed?"