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Chapter 152 Debt-free (please subscribe)

Lin Ruhai's recent state is quite good, and can even be said to be leisurely and comfortable.

Even though the right minister of the Ministry of Rites is an idle position, there is basically nothing to do.

But the problem is that such a leisure position is just suitable for Lin Ruhai at the moment.

His body and bones are not good and he needs to be carefully recuperated. He is not suitable for that kind of high-intensity work, let alone participating in the extremely exhausting court battles.

In addition, he has been away from Beijing for many years, and it will take some time to adapt to the current court.

Therefore, in his position as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, he really lived a leisurely life like a fish in water.

If the current emperor directly transferred him to other yamen with busy affairs, I am afraid that Lin Ruhai would be as short-lived as in the original work.

The affairs of the yamen were relaxed, and Lin Daiyu, a smart daughter, accompanied her at home. With careful care, her body and bones gradually became healthy.

Even the chronic poison that originally troubled him seemed to have gradually dissipated after leaving Yangzhou.

In addition, he contacted fellow villagers and teachers in the same year and gradually became familiar with her. Lin Ruhai was much better at officialdom than the second master Zheng.

Apart from anything else, he is more knowledgeable about the news in the court than Mr. Zheng.

Recently, many courtiers have paid attention to the matter of the second master of the government confiscating his servants, and regarded it as a joke.

In other words, Master Zheng is now the laughing stock in the eyes of many courtiers!

Lin Ruhai was naturally unhappy after hearing this, and couldn't help but remind Mr. Zheng when he saw it.

In his opinion, Mr. Zheng's actions when he ransacked his slave's house were indeed a little more ferocious.

"Brother Ruhai, I can't do this!"

Mr. Zheng Er invited Lin Ruhai to the big study room to talk. He smiled wryly and briefly recounted the inside story. Finally, he said helplessly: "If you don't raid Zhuangtou's house, you won't be able to do business!"

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was very surprised, he couldn't help but joked: "I can't. Do I really want to borrow them all from you?"

Lin Ruhai smiled awkwardly, this topic is not easy to take!

When it comes to money, the Lin family certainly has no shortage of it.Not to mention lending 40 taels to Mr. Zheng, even the Lin family could get a million taels without frowning.

But the problem is that if Mr. Zheng really comes to borrow it, Lin Ruhai will not borrow it, and the maximum is 10 taels.

The doorway inside involves family ties, the unspoken rules of officialdom, and the Lin family's way of protecting themselves. All in all, things are quite complicated, so a large sum of money will not be loaned out easily.

Unless Rong Mansion is at a critical moment of life and death, Lin Ruhai doesn't want to take risks.

He would not lie to Mr. Zheng against his will, so Lin Ruhai didn't say anything, but his attitude was already quite clear.

However, I didn't expect that the old lady in the mansion and Mrs. Wang would be so stingy.

Mr. Zheng Er sighed secretly, but he didn't feel disappointed.Relatives are relatives in the first place. Isn’t it difficult for relatives to do something that even relatives can’t do?

After all, Lin Ruhai borrowed 5 taels of silver without saying a word, which was quite a show of respect.

He spoke slowly: "Even if I don't have to pay back the money, I will ruthlessly clean up the head of the Eight Great Farms!"

"If we don't clean it up with thunderous means, I'm afraid I will become more and more courageous in the future!"

"It's said to be a farm in Rong Mansion, but it's hard to tell whether his surname is Jia or not!"

Lin Ruhai nodded silently, naturally agreeing with this statement, and felt that although Mr. Zheng was a joke, he had done a pretty good job in getting rid of the moth in the house.

Don't think that those farm owners have no chance to turn the farms belonging to Rong Mansion into their own.

As long as they curry favor with a certain royal relative and pay a certain amount of money as tribute every year, it is not difficult to occupy the magpie's nest when the Rongfu's power is in decline.

Lin Ruhai has been an official for many years and has seen a lot. How can he not know the secrets inside?

However, it is quite strange that the Rong Mansion can allow a group of slaves to develop and grow to the current level.

He knew, however, that the top managers in the Rongfu family were still as stable as a rock.

"Brother Cunzhou, when do you plan to pay back the money?"

Lin Ruhai quietly changed the topic. They were all internal affairs of the Rong Mansion. It would be meaningless to talk too much.

"Go tomorrow!"

Mr. Zheng Er’s attitude was very resolute: “I’m worried that something might happen if it drags on for a while!”

Mainly, I'm worried about something bad happening to my mother, so I'd better pay back the money as soon as possible for peace of mind.

"That's fine too!"

Lin Ruhai nodded in agreement and chuckled: "When the money is repaid, what else does Brother Cunzhou have in mind?"

"Naturally, I immediately resigned from my post as the ambassador to press for the present!"

Mr. Zheng Er laughed and said leisurely: "I have basically achieved what I wanted to achieve when I gambled my future. Naturally, I won't continue to be annoying!"

"As it should be!"

Lin Ruhai clapped her hands and laughed, and the last worries in her heart disappeared.He was afraid that if the second master Zheng hesitated to make a decision, he would be roasted on the fire by today, which would be uncomfortable.

Wasn't this the same situation when I was in Yangzhou for the past five years?
I don’t know why, but he was like crazy, and the fight with the Yangzhou salt merchants and their alliance officials was extremely dangerous.

After returning to Beijing, he completely recovered from that state.

If you think about it carefully, in addition to being forced by the situation, it is also related to the concept of "loyalty to the emperor and love for the people" formed by my own studies.

It can be said that Lin Ruhai is a very rare example of a scholar-bureaucrat in the Daqian court and a perfect example of a Confucian minister.

In this world, if he wants to be an official and a loyal minister for the country and the people, he will naturally hinder the eyes of some people and touch the interests of some people.

Regardless of gossip, Lin Ruhai was quite satisfied to see that the second master of politics had a clear mind.

The next day, he personally came forward and together with the second master Zheng and the brothers Jia Rong and Jia Qiang from the Ning Mansion, successfully delivered 100 million taels of silver to the Hubu Yamen.

Interestingly, among the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who received them, Jia Lian was also among them!

Obviously, this was the dignity given to Yu Ningrong by the boss of the Ministry of Revenue, and it was also meant to benefit Jia Lian.

Lin Ruhai was not interested in these things. What surprised him was the financial strength of Ning Mansion.

Especially when he knew that the Ning Mansion had previously paid back 60 taels of silver, and now it was paying back another 60 taels without hesitation. Such a bold act was quite astonishing.

He was not polite. While waiting for the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to count the money and repay the money, he directly called Jia Rong and Jia Qiang in front of the second master Zheng to ask what happened.

After all, Ning and Rong are one. If something goes wrong in the Ning Mansion, the Rong Mansion cannot escape.

Facing Lin Ruhai, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were nervous, but they didn't stumble when they spoke. They briefly talked about Ning Mansion's making money from selling grain.

In the end, he said that although it was still a little short in the end, with the foundation of Ning Mansion, it was not difficult to come up with 10,000+ taels of silver, and it happened to be debt-free.

Lin Ruhai suddenly realized that he had nothing to say about Ning Mansion's sale of grain. It was just a normal businessman's behavior, and he was just taking advantage of some military-to-military relations.

Looking up at Mr. Zheng Er, the meaning was already quite obvious.

Everyone in the Ning Mansion knows that selling grain makes money, and they earned more than 70 taels of silver in one go, which is not a small sum.

It's impossible for Rongfu to know anything, so why didn't he see any reaction from Rongfu?
If we cooperate with the Ning Mansion, it won't be so laborious to spend 40 taels of silver, right?
Mr. Zheng Er smiled bitterly, feeling a little embarrassed in front of his two cousins ​​and grandnephews. He just vaguely stated that there were some problems with the Eight Great Farms and said nothing else.

Lin Ruhai understood. He was probably stimulated by the fact that he ransacked eight farms this time.

Otherwise, every family has sutras that are difficult to recite!
Comparing Ningfu's income from selling grain, if all the eight farms in Rongfu were operational, the income would only be greater than that of Ningfu. After all, Ningfu only had six farms, so there was a big gap in output.

Tsk tsk, that’s a profit of nearly one million taels of silver.Just because the head of the Eight Great Farms was stupid, the result was wasted, and anyone else would be angry.

You can tell the clues by looking at the unconcealed sympathetic looks on the two boys from the Ning Mansion.

The department of household affairs moved very quickly, and the inventory was completed before noon.

After declining the invitation to have a meal from the Ministry of Revenue officials, Master Zheng took Lin Ruhai, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to a nearby restaurant for a drink.

No matter what, the 80 taels of silver owed to Rongfu were finally paid off.

Mr. Zheng Er's whole person exudes a relaxed atmosphere from inside to outside.

Don't think that because he is honest and slow to respond to official trends, he cannot figure out the current emperor's thoughts.

On the contrary, because he was single-handedly in charge of the collection matters, he could see things more clearly than others.

Just look at the current emperor's reaction after receiving the money he owes, and you know how much he values ​​the money he owes.

Again, why should we admit the huge deficit caused by the Supreme Emperor now?

When the finances are good, everything is easy to talk about, but when the financial situation is not good, it is natural to want to collect the money owed now. How can we explain the truth to the royal family?
Today's emperor wants to make money, and all he wants is an excuse. What's the point of worrying so much?
Fortunately, the old lady and Mrs. Wang in the house did not take the matter of paying back the money seriously, as if they would not do anything to them now.

I don’t even think about the consequences of owing money to the emperor!
Once the Rong Mansion falls, the current emperor only needs to reveal a few traces, and those speculators with powerful intentions will inevitably target the Rong Mansion like hungry wolves.

Of course, these are just speculations, and there is no need to mention things that have not happened.

The banquet lasted until late afternoon.

Lin Ruhai was only slightly smoked, and neither he nor Mr. Zheng drank much.

Most of the time, we spent time chatting at the wine table.
Lin Daiyu came home early. When she saw her father hurriedly came to take care of her, she muttered dissatisfiedly: "You are not feeling well, so don't drink!"

"I'm in a good mood today, so I drank a little!"

Lin Ruhai chuckled and asked curiously: "How were you naughty in Rong Mansion today?"

"Not in Rong Mansion!"

Lin Daiyu handed over a hot handkerchief and poured tea and water. She shook her head and said, "Grandma is not in a very good mood today. Sister Xichun has invited us to visit Ning Mansion again!"

Lin Ruhai smiled and had no intention of answering.

As he has been in the capital for a long time, he also has some understanding of the situation in Rong Mansion. He can only say that the old lady of the Yue family is a little too strong.

(End of this chapter)