The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

"The slave is wrong."

"Is it wrong to be punished?"

"Slave accepts punishment."

"Today I punish you to take a bath with me."

"what!"

...

In the early morning of Yi day, after Lin Yun got up, he called everyone together and announced: "Feng Ziying, take Feng Xi and Feng Hao to recruit rickshaw pullers outside the city, and select thirty servants by the way. Remember, you must have a solid foundation in your selection. The sons of a good family will not accept any hooligans."

Feng Ziying said happily: "It should have been done a long time ago, don't worry, I will definitely keep my eyes open and select a group of honest and reliable people. By the way, what treatment will I give them?"

Lin Yun: "The housekeepers are divided into three classes. The first class housekeepers are five taels of silver per month, the second class are two taels of silver, and the third class are one tael of silver per month. Those who are selected will be given ten taels of silver first."

Feng Ziying: "Okay, I will write it down."

Lin Yun told Xiao Mo and Du Sha again: "I will go to the Imperial Academy with Zhong Yi to report later, you two stay at home, and when Feng Ziying finds a good person, I will hand it over to you two to manage."

Xiao Mo said anxiously: "Third Master, no matter how you manage people, I don't know how."

"If you don't know how to learn, no one is a natural manager. You learn it slowly."

Du Sha: "Third Master, do you want to teach them how to fight? I'm the best at this."

Lin Yun: "Learning to fight is still secondary. The main thing is to teach them to obey the rules. They must obey orders and prohibitions. Do you understand?"

Du Sha: "I understand. It's like training soldiers. With one order, everything is invincible."

Lin Yun said in his heart: "You bastard, don't make it so obvious."

Zhong Yi suggested to Lin Yun: "Young Master, you have a good relationship with General Dong and General Hu. You can choose a few old soldiers who want to retire from their subordinates to serve as guards."

Lin Yun nodded when he heard the words: "You are right, send me to the Imperial College later, and you can talk to Big Brother Hu to see if he has any suitable candidates under his command."

"Okay, I'll go find him when I get back."

: I seem to have been tricked, and I feel a severe headache.

Chapter 164: Plan

South of the city, Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.

When Zhao Shuyuan was receiving Yu Min, the visiting envoy of Lianghuai patrolling salt and salt, as a veteran minister in the period of the Supreme Emperor, the reason why Zhao Shuyuan was able to sit in the position of Governor of Liangjiang all the time was that besides the support of the ministers of the King of Beijing, he also cooperated with him. The support of Zhou Muzhai, the chief minister of the cabinet, is also related.

Yu Minshi took office as a new official. If he wants to open up the situation as soon as possible, he needs the strong support of Zhao Shuyuan, the governor of Liangjiang.

Zhao Shuyuan knew this well. He took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Minshi, the situation of the Lianghuai salt department is complicated. It will come up soon, you are not easy to be the Lianghuai salt patrol envoy."

Yu Minshi: "Is there any reason why I don't know about this matter? As long as I am in my position, I have to seek his own government. I also ask Brother Shu Yuan to help me."

After a pause, Yu Minshi added: "The Jiang family and the Bai family were raided one after another. The Lianghuai salt merchants need someone to replace them. I wonder if Brother Shuyuan has a suitable candidate?"

Zhao Shuyuan was quite moved when he heard the words, Lianghuai salt merchants are a cash cow, as long as they can get Yanyin, then wait and count the money.

However, he also understood in his heart that now the emperor is keeping a close eye on the Lianghuai Salt Class, and whoever shows up first will be in great trouble.

After thinking clearly, he shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about the salt class, so I won't just follow along. If brother Minshi encounters difficulties, I will definitely support him with all my strength."

Yu Minshi felt a little disappointed that Zhao Shuyuan failed to accept his kindness.However, to get the other party's verbal support, his trip is not completely fruitless.

At this moment, the housekeeper of the Zhao residence came in and reported to Zhao Shuyuan: "My lord, Mr. Zhen is asking to see you outside."

Yu Min stood up hurriedly and said: "Brother Shuyuan has a visitor, so I will take my leave first."

Zhao Shuyuan persuaded him: "Master Zhen is not an outsider, why don't Brother Minshi stay and talk."

Yu Minshi waved his hand and said, "The person I'm most afraid of seeing now is him, it's better to go first."

Zhao Shuyuan smiled knowingly, and didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, but asked the housekeeper to arrange for Yu Minshi to leave through the back door.

...

Not long after, Zhen Yingjia walked in under the guidance of the servants.

Zhao Shuyuan stepped forward and smiled, "Brother Zhen, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?"

Zhen Yingjia cupped her hands in return and said, "Master Zhao has been hiding in the mansion and seeing no outsiders. I thought you were sick. Now it seems that your body is very strong."

"Brother Zhen, there is something in his words, let's sit down first and then talk."

The two sat down, waited for the servant girl to serve tea, and then retreated.

Zhen Yingjia said: "Miss Liu Ruoxu was redeemed, does Mr. Zhao know?"

Zhao Shuyuan nodded and said: "I have also heard about this. If Miss Liu can find a good home, I will be happy to help her."

"Uh,"

Seeing that the other party was not fooled, Zhen Yingjia was at a loss for words.

After thinking about it, he said again: "Don't you mind at all?"

Zhao Shuyuan: "It's just a prostitute, there's no need to cause trouble for her."

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Zhen Yingjia: "How do you say this?"

Zhao Shuyuan: "Brother Zhen, do you think the Lin family boy is a smart person?"

Zhen Yingjia: "This son is not only smart, but also very insidious and cunning."

Zhao Shuyuan: "Since he is so smart, why would he do such a stupid thing as offending you and me?"

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while and said, "You mean he has other plans?"

Zhao Shuyuan: "That's right. From my guess, he should be trying to force the Jia family to break up with the Beijing Palace by offending the officials of the Supreme Emperor's family, so as to get closer to the emperor."

Zhen Yingjia suddenly said: "So that's the case, that kid is really treacherous."

Zhao Shuyuan picked up the teacup, drank tea, and said, "To deal with that kid, it's impossible to do it clearly. That would not only anger the emperor, but also lead to Lin Ruhai's revenge."

Zhen Yingjia: "Lin Ruhai is just a fifth-grade Hanlin Academy bachelor. What ability does he have to take revenge on you and me?"

Zhao Shuyuan: "Don't forget, Lin Ruhai's wife is Mrs. Shi's beloved daughter, and she particularly likes Lin Yun, her nephew. If she knows that you and I are plotting against her nephew, what do you think she will do?"

"The relationship between our Zhen family and Jia's family is irreversible. How could Mrs. Shi do stupid things for an outsider that would damage the relationship between the two families?"

Zhao Shuyuan sneered secretly in his heart. Mrs. Shi had already made it clear that she wanted to get closer to the emperor. Zhen Yingjia, an idiot, was still thinking that the two families were family friends. In the face of the family's life and death, family friends meant nothing.

Zhen Yingjia said again: "Master Zhao has a very correct saying. If you want to deal with that kid, you really can't do it clearly."

"how do you want to do it?"

"Isn't that kid going to take the provincial examination in Jinke? I don't want him to take it."

Zhao Shuyuan nodded secretly in his heart when he heard the words, Zhen Yingjia's move was really fierce, the township examination was held every three years, if he missed this session, he would have to wait three years before he could finish.

"Mr. Zhao, I heard that Sun Youyi, who is responsible for guarding the west city gate, is your old subordinate?"

Zhao Shuyuan was startled when he heard the words, he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that you want to sabotage their rickshaw promotion plan?"

Zhen Yingjia smiled and said: "It's not me, it's the Four Seas Gang who want to compete with them for territory, and Sun Guerrilla just needs to cooperate with them secretly."

Zhao Shuyuan: "This plan is inappropriate. The emperor advocated the promotion of rickshaws. The prefect Jia will definitely support them. If he knows that someone is secretly obstructing him, Sun Guerrilla's future will be ruined."

Zhen Yingjia smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I am not trying to hinder the promotion of rickshaws, but I want to get that boy from the Lin family into trouble with the government. In this case, he will not be able to participate in the provincial examination."

"Are you sure that kid will be tricked?"

Zhen Yingjia: "No matter what, there's no harm in trying. Anyway, it's gang members who did it, and it has nothing to do with you or me."

Zhao Shuyuan: "Okay, I will ask Sun Guerrilla to cooperate with your actions, but you have to tell them to be careful, and don't kill that kid."

"Okay, I'll let them pay attention."

Zhen Yingjia agreed, but she was secretly cursing in her heart, "Zhao Shuyuan is getting bigger and bigger as an official, but his courage is getting smaller and smaller. He is really an Adou who cannot be helped."

...

After sending Zhen Yingjia away, Zhao Shuyuan was about to go back to the house to rest, but saw his son Zhao Hongming looking here ghostly.

Seeing this, Zhao Shuyuan said angrily: "Nizi, get out of here quickly."

Zhao Hongming walked out with a guilty conscience, and saluted Zhao Shuyuan: "Son, pay respects to father."

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Zhao Shuyuan: "Why haven't you gone to the Imperial College to study?"

Zhao Hongming: "My son doesn't want to go."

Zhao Shuyuan said angrily: "Do you think it's easy for me to get you a spot in the Yin Prison?"

Zhao Hongming said aggrievedly: "They all laughed at me as a cute supervisor who didn't pass the exam. You are so superior, how do you know the grievances your son suffered in the Imperial College?"

Zhao Shuyuan: "I can't stand being ridiculed for a few words, so why don't you study hard? Go to the Imperial College to study quickly. If I let the old man know that you play truant again, I will have someone beat you to death with a big board."

"Father calm down, son will go now."

After Zhao Hongming finished speaking, he ran away quickly.

Chapter 165: Unite the dandies

The Guozijian supervisors are divided into four categories, namely Jujian, Gongjian, Mengjian and Lijian.

To raise a prison is to raise a person to be a Jinshi and fail to study in the Guozijian.

Gongjian refers to high-quality students selected from various places to study in Guozijian.

Mengjian, also known as Enjian, is an official of the imperial court who takes care of the third grade or above, and grants permission for their nephews to study in Guozijian as Mengjian.

The example prison is that the Guozijian uses the lack of recruiting students as an excuse to let rich people spend money to study in the Guozijian in the name of donating to support education.

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Unlike Yichen Academy, which has very few students, Jinling Guozijian has nearly a thousand students, and more than a hundred management staff.

Lin Yun entered the Guozijian under the name of Gongsheng. Although he was not going to live in the Guozijian, Li Hongyi helped him get a double dormitory for two people.

The roommate with him is Zheng Shaoxuan, 25 years old this year, who won the imperial examination three years ago, and later came to the Guozijian to study after failing the Jinshi examination.