The daily life of a charming girl who made a fortune in ancient times

On the fourth day when the disaster relief food was lost, the hot topic of discussion in the teahouses and alleys in Xuanzhou City changed from "the eldest daughter of the Lin family was ruined by bandits" to "the prefect Zhu Mengzhen is incompetent, and the officials guarded themselves to steal disaster relief food".

The prefect of Xuanzhou was sitting on pins and needles, and issued several orders to track down the whereabouts of the relief food, and asked to raise relief materials as soon as possible to transport them to the disaster area.The former is the errand of Yamen officials, and the latter naturally falls on the heads of merchants in Xuanzhou.

Xuanzhou drug dealers and grain merchants, including Fang, were invited to the yamen for tea. Lin Ruyu couldn't persuade her dizzy and uncomfortable mother, so she had to go with her.

As soon as Sicang Shuzuo Xu Luyuan opened his mouth, he pointed at the Lin family's mistress Fang, "Last time, Mrs. Lin said that she would fully support the Yamen's disaster relief. At this time of crisis, how much more herbs and grains does Mrs. Lin plan to donate?"

All the merchants looked at Mrs. Fang gloatingly. If your Lin family wants a good reputation, you have to buy it with money!

Lin Ruyu, who was standing behind her mother, looked calm when she saw Xu Luyuan's villainous face.After investigating this person's background, Lin Ruyu already expected that he would definitely make trouble today.

Xuanzhou Governor Shi Ye Changjun, who was in charge, also looked up at the mother and daughter of the Lin family. Among all the men, the mother and daughter of the Lin family were the most eye-catching.Seeing that standing behind the beautiful mistress of the Lin family, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, who is in her prime, is even more beautiful than her, and her expression is as peaceful and calm as her mother, one can't help being a little surprised.

The mistress of the Lin family has raised a good daughter, the rumors on the street are definitely nonsense.

Seeing that Ye Changshi, who presided over the meeting today, did not open his mouth, Mrs. Fang bowed and replied respectfully, "Return to Mr. Xu, the women obey the call from the yamen."

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Fang's words made Xuanzhou merchants have toothaches, and felt sorry for Lin Kangnian who had not returned from overseas: Married such a prodigal daughter-in-law, fortunately, she still holds it as a treasure.

Xu Luyuan, who was about to slaughter the Lin family, was overjoyed, "Ms. Lin is indeed a high-spirited lady..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Fang bowed again, and replied, "Lord Xu, you are too pleased. The elder brother of the folk woman works as a secretary in the Yamen of Mianzhou, so the folk woman has known since she was a child that you adults work hard for the country and the people." It’s not easy, but the Lin family is honored to be able to contribute to the relief of the disaster.”

Seeing that Xu Luyuan couldn't laugh anymore, Lin Ruyu sneered in her heart.In the event of a catastrophe, the imperial court has express regulations on how to collect money and food from the people for disaster relief.What my mother said was to tell Xu Luyuan: There are people in our Lin family in the yamen. If you, Xu Luyuan, dare to disregard the law and empty out the Lin family, the Lin family will sue you after changing hands, leaving you with nothing but a coffin!
Chief Shi Ye Changjun glanced at Xu Luyuan, who was sitting with drooping hands, and opened his mouth in an official voice, "The people in the seven counties are waiting to be fed, and the eunuch is very anxious. Although the disaster-stricken counties have been ordered to do their best to relieve the disaster, the financial resources of the disaster-stricken counties alone are not enough. ..."

After a long speech, Ye Chang sent someone to send the list of food and medicines that the yamen needed to collect to the merchants present, and said affectionately, "I know that there are also shops and fertile land damaged, and the livelihood is not as good as before. The yamen is not for nothing. For your food, medicine and cloth, after this disaster, the yamen will settle the collection and transfer payment one by one according to the rules."

The local yamen knows best how many houses, fertile land, and shops the merchants have under their rule, and what their prospects are.The amount of disaster relief materials collected is also set according to the strength of each family.The payment for goods is of course converted according to the lowest price in the market.

To put it bluntly, this collection bill is an IOU issued by the yamen to the merchants. As for when to cash it, it depends on when the yamen is in a good mood and has spare money.

But there is an IOU, merchants still have something to look forward to, and the next step is to cut the meat of purely "giving love".

Before Xu Luyuan pointed the finger at the Lin family, Fang took the initiative to speak, "Master Changshi, after the flood recedes, can the affected fields be plowed?"

As soon as they heard about the cultivation of the fields, the eyes of all the merchants lit up, and they began to make calculations in their hearts: more than half of the people in the disaster-stricken area were killed or injured, and there was no one to cultivate a large area of ​​land. If the government allowed them to take the opportunity to buy good land at a low price...

crackling...

crackling...

Ye Changshi looked at Fan Linhai, the secretary in charge of farming affairs in Xuanzhou.

Fan Linhai was a man of few words, but he was one of the few officials in the yamen who did things in a down-to-earth manner.Fang took the initiative to mention the cultivation of the disaster-stricken fields, and Fan Linhai replied truthfully, "The prefect has ordered that after the flood recedes, the waterlogging should be drained in time, and the cultivation should be done as soon as possible, so as to harvest rice, cabbage, radish, wax gourd, pumpkin and other drought-resistant crops before winter. Vegetables, to keep the people through the winter. There is an urgent need for rapeseed and high-quality rice seedlings, and if the flood recedes, we will be unable to catch up with the distribution of rice seeds, raising seedlings, and planting to the people.”

Fang said the amount agreed with the steward in advance, "The Lin family is willing to donate [-] catties of rice seeds. The Lin family's uninundated fields in the seven affected counties can be used to raise seedlings. After the flood recedes, the raised seedlings can be distributed to the people for planting." It’s just that we don’t have enough manpower and experience, so we need someone from the Yamen to give instructions on breeding.”

Excited, Fan Linhai stood up and responded, "Mrs. Lin has a righteous heart, which I admire so much. As long as the Lin family is willing to produce rice seeds and fertile land, I will make arrangements for raising seedlings."

Merchants...

Lin Kangnian, come back quickly and pull back your daughter-in-law who was kicked in the head by a donkey, I can't bear it!
Before others could speak, Zhao Jinhuan's father, Zhao Dejin, also stood up, "My lord, my Zhao family, like the Lin family, also produces [-] catties of rice seeds, and the land needed for raising seedlings is also used by Gui Yamen."

Zhao Dejin was not kicked in the head by the donkey. Since he said so, the merchants calmed down and thought about it, and they understood.

yes!It is much better to produce rice seedlings and rapeseed than to produce silver.The money will be pocketed by the people in the yamen, and the people affected by the disaster will not get it at all.But they can't be greedy for rapeseeds and rice seedlings. If rapeseeds and rice seedlings are planted, the people will have hope, and the yamen will have no excuse to chase them for money.

As a result, various merchants rushed to donate rice seeds, rice seedlings, and rapeseeds, and the scene was unprecedentedly lively.

Fan Linhai, who cared about the common people, had tears in his eyes, and ordered someone to record it in the book. Xu Luyuan, who had lost his calculation, looked gloomy. Ye Changjun, who successfully completed the errand, was smiling, and began to draw up a petition for himself in his heart.

After leaving the gate of the yamen, Zhao Dejin took the initiative to chat with Mrs. Fang, "Why did my brother and sister bring Ruyu here today?"

The other family either brought the housekeeper or the son. Even if Lin Fang didn't want to bring the steward, he should bring Lin Kangyu.It's really strange that she brought a little girl here today.

Mrs. Fang leaned on her daughter to stand firm, and sighed, "Brother Zhao also knows our family's difficulties. Among the children, Ruyu is the only one who is older, but she has come out to help the family with some things. If she does not do well in the future, Please forgive me."

Lin Ruyu followed her mother's words, and bowed her head to salute Zhao De, "Ruyu is young and inexperienced, please teach me a lot, uncle."

The Lin family is going to cultivate Lin Ruyu as the master? !

Zhao Dejin was turbulent in his heart, "It's easy to say, easy to say. Ruyu has been smart and sensible since she was a child. With her help, my younger siblings will be able to save a lot."

Although this girl is young, she has the style of the Lin Fang family, and she is indeed better than the second child of the Lin family who is not useful.