King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 100 Lin Ruhai's Difficulties
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The Xue family's troubles have been solved, but the Xunyan Yushi yamen has already fallen out.

A group of salt merchants gathered in the back hall, complaining bitterly and telling Lin Ruhai about their difficulties.

There were more than 20 salt merchants, and 4 taels of silver were shared among them, and the most was only [-] taels of silver.

With these people's wealth, two thousand cash can be taken out, but they just don't want to take it.

The situation was similar to that of Xue's family, only because Lin Ruhai befriended them before, none of the people present gave five or six thousand taels of silver.

I thought this was the end of the matter, but I didn't know that it had only been more than a month, and the apportionment tasks were on my head again.

Although they have a great family and great business, if they let the yamen take what they want, they will be defeated within a few times.

"Master Lin, you are always aware of the difficulties of everyone here..."

"In the past half a month, I waited to ship another batch of military rations, and spent a lot of money in exchange for salt!"

"You also know that the Transshipment Department is not producing enough salt, and everyone still has a lot of salt in their hands!"

Salt merchants used money to transport grain, and the imperial court issued Yanyin based on this, which was tantamount to exchanging money for permission to sell salt.

If Yanyin cannot be exchanged for Yan in time, it will be a piece of paper in your hand.

In other words, these backlogs of salt quotations are actually money owed by the imperial court to salt merchants.

Everyone was clamoring, but Lin Ruhai didn't say a word. He had expected that the Salt Chamber of Commerce would be outraged, and there was nothing he could do about it.

As the audience talked more and more, Lin Ruhai couldn't help coughing. He was also under a lot of pressure these two days, so that his condition worsened.

"Everyone, I know your...difficulties, but now...the Holy Spirit has decreed that this matter is irreversible..."

"The emperor's order cannot be violated, you... have to be more tolerant!"

Lin Ruhai moved out the emperor, and no one dared to refute directly, so a new round of complaints started.

In a word, everyone really has no money.

"My lord, I heard that the father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies has come to Yingtian, you have to tell him about our difficulties and let him tell the truth to the Holy One!"

Someone made a suggestion, but it was completely called a bad idea. Going to complain to the supervisor of rituals was tantamount to going against the emperor's will.

Of course, it's not the salt merchants who are going to say that it's none of their business that Lin Ruhai is in trouble.

This is the true portrayal of Lin Ruhai's working conditions during his tenure as the patrolling censor for many years.

He tried his best to disintegrate and disintegrate, and prevented these people from colluding, so that the Jinling Salt Administration became fruitful and became the pocketbook of His Majesty the Emperor.

But now, driven by interests, this group of people came together again, making it difficult for Lin Ruhai to coerce them.

It is unrealistic to use force, because the relationship behind these salt merchants is intricate, and some even have connections with officials from the DPRK and China, which can affect the whole body.

Could it be that the emperor's mission this time really can't be done?How would I explain myself to the emperor?
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai became even more anxious, and fell to the ground amidst the noise of everyone talking.

"Master Lin?"

"What's wrong with you..."

Seeing Lin Ruhai fainted, everyone quickly surrounded him.

This matter has to be resolved after all, and if it can't be resolved, someone has to take the blame. Who will take the blame when Lin Ruhai faints.

"Quickly ask the doctor..."

"Hurry up……"

Soon, the followers of the Lin family also rushed over, and they brought the pills with them.

After swallowing it with water, the entourage of the Lin family carried him back to the mansion. When the doctor came, he felt the pulse and gave him an injection, and then poured down several doses of decoction.

After tossing back and forth for more than an hour, Lin Ruhai finally woke up, looking haggard like a candle in the wind.

"Master, the doctor said that you should not be too tired, but rest..." Aunt Liu persuaded.

Staring blankly at the roof, Lin Ruhai was dying and said, "Why don't I know that I want to rest..."

"How can I live up to the great trust of the Holy One!"

Hearing this, Aunt Liu couldn't help complaining: "Since you brought Jinling, your body is getting worse every day..."

"It's said that you have a lot of trust in the emperor, but now that your body is broken, I haven't seen you change your position..."

"The official rank has gone up, but it is still set on the Xunyan Yushi. Those of your contemporaries...some of them have become servants!"

Lin Ruhai has a gentle temper, that's why Aunt Liu dared to say these things, and the latter is really doing it for her own man's good.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai didn't speak, Aunt Liu became bolder, and continued: "In my opinion...Master, you are too honest to suffer so much grievance these years!"

"You have to tell the Emperor Long Live about the difficulties of the Jinling Salt Administration, and let him know..."

"enough……"

The master is the master after all, even if he is dying at the moment, a word can make Aunt Liu shut up.

"Don't say these words in the future!"

Aunt Liu could only sigh when she saw that Lin Ruhai refused to accept it. This was not the first time she had persuaded her.

In her opinion, since this official has done so badly, it is better to resign directly and live a clean life.

At least give birth to two sons with himself first, the family business also has a inheritance, right?

At this time, someone from outside came to report: "Master, Mr. Jia, the prefect of Yingtian, is here to pay respects!"

Aunt Liu knew Jia Yucun, after all, he had been a teacher in the house.

"The concubine is going down, you can tell the master if you have something to do!" Aunt Liu reluctantly gave up.

According to her opinion, Lin Ruhai should rest now, but looking at her eyes, she knew that this was an extravagant hope.

"Go..."

After Aunt Liu withdrew, Lin Ruhai ordered the servants to lead the guests, and after a while Jia Yucun came to the room.

"Brother Lin, you are... oh!" Jia Yucun looked concerned.

"It's the same, and you know it!"

"You... you are too tired, you should take a good rest!"

Lin Ruhai was very tired at the moment, and actually didn't want to talk, but he still replied: "There are so many things in the office, I dare not rest!"

"If you really have difficulties, your lord should also report it. Your Majesty is broad-minded, and the world is blessed... I will understand your difficulties if I think about it!"

When he was a teacher in the Lin family, Jia Yucun was also Lin Ruhai's adviser, and the two often discussed matters related to salt administration, so Jia Yucun was very aware of each other's difficulties.

Those gang of salt merchants are as smart as monkeys, and it's no easy task to deal with them.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai didn't speak, Jia Yucun said again: "I heard that you fell ill this time, so I brought two old ginseng plants to make up for you..."

"How is this..."

"Brother Lin, don't refuse. It's just two ginseng plants. If it wasn't for my brother's support...then I will be here today!"

After saying this, Jia Yucun went on to say: "Brother Lin, there is something... I don't know if I should say it or not!"

"Brother Jia, it's okay to say!" Lin Ruhai forced a smile.

"Brother Lin has been appointed as the censor of Yanyan, has it been almost eight years?"

"Exactly..."

Jia Yucun continued: "According to our Ming practice, officials have to be transferred every five years. Brother Lin has been in office for half a year now, so he should return to the Ministry!"

Although Lin Ruhai has a high official rank, if he can't get a higher real job, it will be of no benefit to Jia Yucun.

Of course, to persuade Lin Ruhai to return to the Ministry, Jia Yucun had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation.

Lin Ruhai also wanted to return to the Ministry, but the emperor always praised him for his good work, and always disagreed with the normal rotation of the Ministry of Officials.

"Brother Jia, this matter is not that simple!" Lin Ruhai sighed.

"Duzhong Rongguo Mansion, should I help?"

Jia Yucun has been working abroad, and he is not very clear about the affairs of the capital, so he does not know the embarrassing situation of Jia's family.

Even if the prefect of Yingtian was found for him, it was just a coincidence, not because the Jia family really had much energy.

So after hearing his words, Lin Ruhai sighed again.

(End of this chapter)