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Chapter 122 5.4 Conditions for ending the forest after the war
Chapter 5

5.4 Post-war ending and Linhai conditions

In the early morning of the next day, more than [-] people including prefects, informers, guards, etc. were crowded in the living room when Yangzhou was patrolling the Yan Yushi Yamen.

"Lord Lin, you still have the king's law in your eyes, but you still have the emperor!" As soon as Lin Ruhai entered the door, Huang Xin, the prefect of Yangzhou, slammed the table and stood up with an angry face.

Huang Xin, an offshoot of the Huang family, one of the eight great salt merchants, is the grandson of the third brother of Huang Zhiyun, the current owner, and a Jinshi in the second year of Yongzheng.

In fact, according to the practice of feudal society, the government has always had the rule of "not being an official from a local", but the Huang family played tricks, and Huang Xin nominally adopted an old extinct family of the Huang family in Jinling to avoid this.

"This old man doesn't understand Master Huang's meaning." Lin Ruhai smiled coldly, he would not answer this topic stupidly.

"Yesterday, the Cheng family in Yangzhou was burned to the ground. More than [-] members of the Cheng family were killed. The fire illuminated half of Yangzhou city. Master Lin didn't know about it?" Huang Xin said gloomyly.

"Oh? Really? That's really unfortunate, Master Huang's condolences!" Lin Ruhai smiled sarcastically. Everyone present knew the hatred between him and the Cheng family, and everyone knew Huang Xin's so-called "Jinling Huang Family".

"You——Okay, I'll just say it straight. Last night, some people reported that when Cheng's house was on fire, it was surrounded by Yan Ding, who was patrolling the Yan Yushi's yamen. How would Mr. Lin explain it?" Huang Xin's face changed. distortion.

"Report from the common people? Why don't Master Huang bring it here, and let all the adults and Mr. Lin have a look together, what kind of common people are they?" Lin Ruhai didn't take it seriously at all.

In fact, this kind of thing doesn't care about any "evidence" at all. Let alone whether Huang Xin can find the so-called "witness", so what?I knew it was Lin Ruhai's hands, so I didn't need it!
Interestingly, among the more than 20 officials present, only Huang Xin jumped up and down. Everyone else should drink tea and eat snacks, but no one interrupted.

Because they are also officials, although Lin Ruhai did go too far this time, it was the salt merchant Cheng's family who first recruited outside the market, and the Lin family was wiped out immediately, and they are not allowed to take revenge?
Don't forget, this group of people was supposed to stand with Lin Ruhai in the first place, and they were all officials. The Cheng family dared to poison Mrs. Lin Ruhai this time. Who knows if they will attack their own family in the future?
They just don't have the ruthlessness of Lin Ruhai, who have the guts to fight the salt merchants desperately, but this doesn't mean they have no temper, they just don't want to get involved because of the so-called "state affairs".

As the saying goes, "the county magistrate who ransacked the house, the governor who killed the family", officials in the feudal era just found a reason to kill a rich family and occupy the family wealth. They really didn't take it seriously!

What about the salt merchants?It's just a businessman, as the so-called "scholar, farmer, businessman and businessman". In the eyes of scholars like them, businessmen are just fattening pigs to be slaughtered, but the noise of the slaughter is a bit too loud!
Huang Xin was different. He was originally a salt merchant, and he was born to stand on his own side and protect his own interests. This was completely opposite to Lin Ruhai, so there was no need to save face for each other.

"I don't have the guts to bring it here, what if Mr. Lin tries to silence him again?" Huang Xin sneered with a gloomy face.

"Yeah, I'm worried about being silenced, but two people in my Lin family were wiped out. Mr. Huang, as the Yangzhou parent officer, has he ever found out anything?" Lin Ruhai slammed the teacup back and asked with a sneer.

"I've been arranging manpower to investigate this matter, Mr. Lin is waiting," Huang Xin said impatiently.

"That's okay, Lin can afford to wait." Lin Ruhai interrupted him unceremoniously, "I just hope that the next Yangzhou magistrate will be as responsible as Mr. Huang, so that we won't find the murderer when someone from the Huang family files a complaint!"

As soon as these words came out, don't say that Huang Xin's face turned pale with anger, even the other officials couldn't sit still. It was one thing for Lin Ruhai to destroy a salt merchant, but it was another thing to do something to other officials!

"Master Lin, why are you doing this?" Xu Hui, the magistrate of Yangzhou Mansion, stood up and smoothed things over, but that was all. "Master Huang's family has always had a good relationship with the Cheng family, so it's normal to be a little anxious."

Xu Hui, a son of Huangzhuang Zhuangtou under Prince Zhongshun's mansion, was born as a donated official. If there are no accidents in his life, it will basically end here. He is generally recognized as a good old man.

"Oh, I'm sorry, my lords, Mr. Lin almost forgot about Mr. Huang's background, but since the old parents are so impatient, they should check it out quickly, maybe they can avenge the Cheng family?
Lin happened to have some ideas, because there were eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and now that the Cheng family is gone, it should naturally make up for one——Xiao Xu, come in. "Lin Ruhai's last few words surprised everyone in the hall.

"Xu Fei has met all the adults!" The people who came in surprised everyone. On the one hand, they were too unfamiliar, and on the other hand, they were too young, really too young!
"This—" Everyone in the hall was stunned.

This time, wanting to help Xu Fei up was naturally a condition that Wei Xu and Lin Ruhai had reached. The time was moved forward by two hours, not long after the Cheng family was destroyed.

"Lord Lin, although this revenge is fun, you can only figure out what to do next. I can't even gather ten people in Yangzhou, let alone the government!" Wei Xu said directly.

"Don't worry, now that the Cheng family is gone, few people from the previous relationship will stand up. They are more interested in the power left behind by the Cheng family." Lin Ruhai didn't want to do this for a day or two, but he just couldn't do it. . "That's good. Since Mr. Lin has rejected the proposal from the capital, let's end today's matter here. If there are any problems, I will send someone over again!" With the business done, Wei Xu prepared to return to Jinling in time.

"Don't worry, the boy next to you just now is a small steward of Jinling Xue's family in Yangzhou, right? I didn't expect it to be yours. It seems that your arrangement is quite deep.

Now that the Cheng family is gone, the position left naturally needs someone to take over. What if I push this kid to the top? "The conditions proposed by Lin Ruhai were completely unexpected.

As the censor of salt inspection, he can basically intervene in the salt affairs of the whole Yangzhou. There is nothing wrong with supporting a salt merchant in theory. a concept.

Each of the so-called "Eight Great Salt Merchants" is actually just a pawn in front of the stage. For example, the Cheng family that was just wiped out is actually a member of the Zhen family in Jinling, which is why the Cheng family dared to be so arrogant.

Normally speaking, Lin Ruhai is still a civil servant no matter what, and if someone killed his only son and his wife, the civil servant group must take revenge no matter what, otherwise they will be regarded as weak and bullying.

But since the Cheng family represents the Zhen family, and the Zhen family is the eyeliner sent by the Supreme Emperor to the south of the Yangtze River, considering Lin Ruhai's background, the civil official group has to hold back even if they have ideas, not to mention paying a huge price.

Conversely, now that Lin Ruhai directly destroyed the Cheng family, it was an eye for an eye. Even if the Zhen family wanted to take revenge, they could only continue to follow the rules.
Now that Lin Ruhai wants to support Xu Fei to the top, although he has the consideration of returning favors, the most important thing is that he also needs a "person of his own", at least to ensure that when something happens in the future, he will not always need to be the top.

"Master Lin can do it?" Wei Xu's first thought was the success rate.

"Of course I can't do it alone, so I need you to reach out. Presumably the other side won't refuse such a good opportunity?" Lin Ruhai asked with a smile.

"I can only agree to try." Wei Xu thought for a while, but still didn't want to give up.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Lin Ruhai was really not in a hurry.

The salt merchants have always been the private land of the royal and civil official groups, and the military generals can basically only drink some soup and pay for tolls. This has been the case since the establishment of the Dashun Dynasty.

For a long time, salt merchants have spared no effort in pleasing the royal family and civil officials. For example, the previous Northern Expeditions were indispensable for military expenditures donated by salt merchants, and the royal gardens in the capital were also indispensable for the filial piety of salt merchants.

Another example is that scholars from the south of the Yangtze River entered Beijing for the imperial examination, and the travel expenses provided by the salt merchants were always indispensable; the high-ranking civil servants also received the "ice charcoal respect" from the salt merchants every year and festival.

"Where's the one on the dragon chair? How are you going to explain it?" Wei Xu asked curiously. What Lin Ruhai did was undoubtedly "betrayed" by the emperor.

"This year's salt tax, I plan to pay only 150 million taels, and send the rest over." Lin Ruhai said flatly.

"Standing on two boats, the final result will definitely not be good." Wei Xu frowned. This kind of obvious way of pleasing both sides is difficult to end well under normal circumstances.

"I still have two years left in this position. I was supposed to be transferred back to Beijing after I finished my preparations, but after I did it this time, I'm afraid I'll have to keep working as long as I don't die.

It doesn't matter to me, the Lin family is already extinct, it's just a matter of time sooner or later. "Lin Ruhai's tone suddenly became serious, "So I want a guarantee from you!" "

"Miss Lin? Yes, as long as I'm here for one day, I will guarantee that she will be safe and well, and that she will be safe and beautiful when she goes out in the future. How about the dowry carried by 64?" Wei Xu nodded, which is what it should be.

"No, I want a guarantee!" Lin Ruhai turned her head seriously, "You welcome her into the house and give her the title of equal wife!"

"What?" Wei Xu suddenly couldn't understand!

(End of this chapter)