The Founding of the Red Chamber

Lu Qing knew Lin Jing very well.

Lin Jing also respected Lu Qing a lot.

Speaking of it, the two of them really have a little sympathy for each other, and there is a little care from the seniors for the juniors.

However, as soon as Lu Qing left, Lin Jing ate half a bowl of rice in the evening.Tu Xiaosan said, "It's nice to see you and the general at ordinary times."

"We are pretty good." Lin Jing said, "The general has a good character."

"Then you are so happy when he left?"

"Don't talk about him, even if my brother is a general, I'm just as happy to leave now." Lin Jing filled another bowl of soup, and Tu Xiaosan saw that his appetite was good, so he picked up a chopstick of winter bamboo shoots for him.Lin Jing unknowingly ate too much, felt a little full at night, lay in bed unable to sleep, and discussed the next matters with Tu Xiaosan.

Lin Jing had a good idea, he would definitely make a fortune while he could be the master, as for how to get the money, with tens of thousands of troops in hand, he might not have any money.

Lin Jing said to his disciple Xiaosan in this way, "Look, this has brought harm to Duan Tianyu. It is simply not a human thing. How can the common people be harmed like this?"

Tu Xiaosan also agrees with the matter of land scraping, and it is not without any benefit to come out to fight for the imperial court.What Tu Xiaosan was worried about was, "This has to be done quietly."

Lin Jing said, "Don't worry, there's no need to keep quiet. Once General Lu leaves, I'm afraid that no one will come to trouble us."

Regardless of Lin Jing's predictions and Lu Qing's inaccuracies, Lu Qing would rather go to Lianghuai by himself than give him the fat of Lianghuai.Lin Jing expected the court to be accurate, because as soon as Lu Qing left, the food and grass for next month did not arrive on the due date.Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan immediately wrote a joint letter to ask the court for food and grass, but they didn't know that the court was also arguing fiercely about this matter.

I don't know if it was because Lin Jing slapped the little head of the household department, and the servant of the household department went to the posthouse to pay for the gift. Anyway, the household department insisted that there was not enough food and grass, so they had to take care of the emperor's army first.Because, the imperial capital army is going to fight in Lianghuai.As for the troops outside the Guan, they are only stationed in Hubei anyway, and it should be fine for a short period of one or two days.

Such shameless remarks made Lin Yi so angry that he had a big quarrel with the household department.

But the household department is a bachelor, insisting that there is not enough food and grass.

For half a month after the imperial court quarreled, they did not send grain and grass to Hubei.Waiting for Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan to jointly write to the imperial court again, the memorial said that the soldiers should not be starved to death, and they have raised their own food and grass. The monthly food and grass were delivered together.

As a result, the court began to quarrel again.

This time, the object of the quarrel was not the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. Lin Yi had stopped arguing with such ignorant people as the Ministry of Households.

Anyway, the Ministry of Households said that there was no food and grass, and even a god-man could do nothing.

There are a lot of people who hate the Ministry of Households deeply. It's not that these families have any enmity with the Ministry of Households. It's just that each of their children was assigned to the Guanwai Army, and the Guanwai Army eats bark and grass roots. Their children don't know how to What's the matter.

Because they were concerned about the situation in Hubei, they went to the Lin family to inquire about the situation.

Lin Yi sent a batch, and then came another batch.

Even Lin Ze of the Yue family followed Lin Jing in the memory, and Lin Yi said to the eldest son, "It's good to be an errand in school, and the memory can't help me now."

The Yue family whispered to her husband in private, "This household department just remembers how they made things difficult for Ah Jing and was taught by Ah Jing. It is because there are Xie family's ideas in it."

"It's not that maybe, it must be the Xie family's idea!"

The Yue family was very worried, "What can Ah Jing do? That child, who has never been wronged at all since he was born, how can he eat bark and grass roots?"

"It's really a woman, why do you believe what he says? Believe his nonsense! He can eat tree bark and grass roots!" Lin Yi didn't believe a word of Lin Jing's memorial.

The Yue family said, "I heard from my mother that this is what is written in Ah Jing's memorial."

"No one can starve him if he is hungry, so don't worry about such useless thoughts."

The Yue clan and her husband said, "I still have to tell your Majesty, where is there a battle in the front, but no food and grass in the rear. Could it be that the food and grass are not supplied, and the soldiers are fighting hungry in the front?"

"These idiots! Gotta screw things up!"

I don't know if Lin Yi's sentence "these fools" includes His Majesty Chen Qibao. What Chen Qibao means is that the imperial court is indeed short of food and grass, and wants the Guanwai army to requisition food and grass on the spot.

Lin Yi disagreed, and Lin Yi said, "If you prepare your own food and grass, how can you control the foreign troops in the future?"

Chen Qibao obviously knew the pros and cons of it, he paced back and forth twice, and said, "Lin Qing, you also know the current situation of the household department."

"If the Minister of the Household Department can't do it, someone who can change it will live there."

"It can't be done."

The Ministry of Households couldn't produce any excess food and grass, and Chen Qibao didn't want to replace the Minister of the Ministry of Households. For a while, it seemed that he had no good idea other than letting the Guanwai army raise their own food and grass.

As for the food shortage of the foreign army, the second old master took out all his private houses after learning about it, and asked Lin Yi to buy some grain for his eldest nephew Lin Yi to send to Lin Teng.The second old man also mysteriously confessed to Lin Yi, "The grain bought with this money is not for the troops outside the Guan, but for the rations of A Jing, A Teng, and A Nian. You are not allowed to confiscate it to me." The second old man is fine. He is fair and just, and he mainly cares about his grandson. As for Lin Jing and Xu Nian, he is not an outsider, so it is okay to eat them together.Lin Jing has never had a big appetite, as for Xu Nian, I hope that child's appetite can be smaller.

Lin Yi pushed the money back to the second old man, and said, "No matter how short of food they are, they won't be hungry. The imperial court has asked the troops outside the pass to raise their own food and grass, and there will always be something to eat."

"Can food be raised in a short time?" The second old man was very worried about the children at home. These days, whenever he closed his eyes, he dreamed of being hungry. He dreamed that his eldest grandson was eating bark and grass roots outside, and he was so thin that he was out of shape.Every time he wakes up from his dream, the second old man will cry quietly for a while, no, in just a few days, his hair has turned gray.

Lin Yi said, "That bastard won't let me starve anyway!"

The second old man thinks about Lin Jing's character, he is indeed not a person who will make him suffer, the second old man folded his hands together, and muttered, "Ah Jing must put himself first before others this time."

Due to the war in the south, Xu Shangfei's health improved in spring, and he also brought his wife and daughter to the imperial capital. After all, the news from the imperial capital is quicker.As soon as Xu Shangfei arrived, he caught up with the food shortage of the Guanwai army, Lin Chun was very worried, and when Xu Shangfei was free, he played chess with Shu Jingyun for fun.When it comes to the food shortage of the troops outside the Guan, Xu Shangfei is naturally also worried about his son and brother-in-law, but Shu Jingyun is not worried at all.Xu Shangfei packed up the chess pieces, "Ah Jing is going to be in trouble this time."

"Trouble?" Xu Shangfei poured two cups of tea and placed one in front of Xu Shangfei.

Xu Shangfei said, "There are at least 5 troops in the Guanwai army. These [-] people can get as much food and grass a day. Even if they raise their own funds, it may not be so easy."

Shu Jingyun didn't understand at first, but when Xu Shangfei mentioned the difficulty of raising food and grass by himself, Shu Jingyun came back. Shu Jingyun smiled, "In a small place like Hanzhou City, he can raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Most of Hubei can't raise five Wanguan Foreign Army, you underestimate Ah Jing."

"How is this the same?" Xu Shangfei said, "He has the final say in Hanzhou City, not to mention, Hanzhou City always has his accumulation for several years."

"In this troubled world, there are soldiers and horses. The difference is that he has the final say."

Xu Shangfei was thoughtful, thinking about his brother-in-law's temper, he probably could do anything.

In fact, Lin Jing was not as complicated as everyone thought. In his own words, he was forced to do nothing. Anyway, he couldn't starve the soldiers.Furthermore, there are many ways to raise food by yourself, and it is not as difficult as everyone thinks.

You must know that Huguang has always been a place with abundant food and grass, and even a [-] army can't fail to supply it.As long as you have silver, you can buy anything.

Speaking of money, after Lin Jing took control of Hubei, the first thing he did was to resume business in Hubei.The war was fought first, and all industries except the military supply industry were shut down.Now, General Lin Jinglin has arrived, and you can resume production.Besides, isn’t Hubei too peaceful? General Lin will keep your business routes open. Of course, this smooth flow is not without price... Lin Jing used the toll collection method in Hanzhou City. As long as the toll is paid in full, Keep your business safe.

Are merchants willing to pay?

He was so willing, Lin Jing didn't charge much for tolls, only [-]% of the toll.Their things are sold from north to south, and the profits are unknown, so why not?

Moreover, Hanzhou City is a place of discussion, and there are some officials from Hubei who know General Lin.Not only are they willing to pay tolls, but they also want General Lin to join him or something. How can General Lin be in business?Out of order.Of course, since the merchants are so sincere, General Lin can't ignore their kindness.

So what to do about it?

Is it easy?

General Lin can just find an agent.

General Lin transferred Xu Guangzong, his quartermaster, to act as his agent.Xu Guangzong's family is in business, and Xu Guangzong's father helped Lin Jing smuggle to the barbarians. Because Mr. Xu was able to do things well, Lin Jing took his son with him, and found that Xu Guangzong had some financial skills, so he went south today. The war made him in charge of military supplies.Nowadays, the imperial court is short of food and grass, and the military supplies are not very busy, so they can't let their subordinates idle to eat. Xu Guangzong also took up the post of General Lin's commercial agent, and was in charge of negotiating with merchants.

Lin Jing is simply a genius when it comes to making a fortune. He not only opened up safe business routes for Hubei merchants, for example, the surrounding areas of Hubei, such as Sichuan, Henan, and Weizhou. If you want to do business in Hubei, you have to pay Tax.Even if you pass by, there are tolls.Otherwise, it is not safe to be in such a mess.

What, do you think the fees are too high to do business?If you don't come, some people will come, and some people want to do business with a [-]-strong army!

Ever since the troops outside the Guan raised their own food and grass, the land of Hubei, which had been neglected for a long time, became bustling all of a sudden!Because, as a good general, General Lin, a general of soldiers outside the pass, when the court ran out of food, not only did he keep the supply of food and grass as usual, but he didn't lose a single copper coin for the soldiers!Soldiers have silver, so it's hard not to spend it!

Thus, a huge army market of 5 people was formed!

Lin Jing took good care of the common people.For those who have been fighting for years, the tax is less, and there are many strategies to appease the people.

Of course, there are also some thorns, and they don't take General Lin's policy seriously.General Lin is such an upright person, he will not retaliate against them, but their safety on the commercial road depends on themselves~

Some people think that General Lin is not selfless enough. Your army is supposed to ensure the safety of the people. How can you collect money?

No charge?

How can we get food and grass without collecting money? Could it be that the soldiers starved to death!

The imperial court issued an order to inquire about this matter, and that's what Lin Jing told the imperial envoy.

Lin Jing held a banquet in honor of Xie Changyun, and said to Xie Changyun, "Changyun, you are not an outsider. When you return to the imperial capital, you will have a good time to talk to your majesty about our difficulties in Hubei. Tell me, since the New Year Why, until now in May, four or five months, no grain has been delivered, how can we live? Alas, let me go back outside the customs, but His Majesty still refuses to allow me to be stationed in Jingxiang. But I This big group of people have to eat every day. Oh, you said that I am worried, my hair is falling out overnight. There is no way out, I have to listen to the court and raise food by myself, otherwise what will happen , The court has no food, why are we starving? Alas, Duan Tianyu will be happy if we do this, we will starve to death if we don’t need to be beaten.”

"Chang Yun, let's put it aside just after the Chinese New Year. We are looking forward to the arrival of imperial envoys. Let's also see how difficult it is for us in Hubei. You are not born here." Lin Jing poured wine for Xie Changyun, "Come, taste Taste, this is Shixi Shuangquan wine from Hubei, the local wine is not very famous, you probably haven't drunk it in the imperial capital."

Xie Changyun naturally praised the wine well, "It's still yours, Ah Jing. Along the way, the land of Jinzhong in Luoyang is not as lively and prosperous as the second mansion of Jingxiang." This is not flattering Lin Jing at all, really, if it wasn't for Xie Changyun Come on, I can't believe that the two cities of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou are so prosperous.Not only the two cities of Jingxiang and Jingxiang are very lively, but half of the entire Hubei Province is covered by the glory of the two prefectures of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou. The businessmen and goods coming and going bring many business opportunities to the people.

Lin Jing said, "What's the matter, the imperial court won't transport us grain and grass, so we have to find our own way. In fact, let me tell you, there is no way. Back then, when I borrowed grain from these big grain merchants, they were all crying. Yes, I kept swearing that I didn’t have a grain of grain. I’m a solid person, and I thought that people really ran out of grain. I raised some silver and said to buy grain elsewhere. Hey, these guys know that I have money Yes, overnight, there was more food in their granary. Tell me, in this world, it is His Majesty's blessing, at least the soldiers who are with you don't have to gnaw tree bark and dig grass roots, and they have to eat three meals a day."

"That's right, Ah Jing and you have suffered a lot in the past few months. Fortunately, after the summer harvest, the court will have food coming soon."

Lin Jing said solemnly, "Our army has been looking forward to food for a long time. Alas, to raise food and grass, we owe a lot of money. Ayun, when you go back, can you tell the court to ask the Ministry of Households to pay these debts for us? "

It was the first time in Xie Changyun's life that he heard that someone asked the court to pay the debt for them. Fortunately, Xie Changyun responded very quickly, "I owe you, debt?"

"That's right, the imperial court asked us to raise food and grass by ourselves, but how can we raise it? We need silver. My annual salary is only a thousand taels. I donated my salary, as well as that of General Li (Tu Xiaosan), It’s a drop in the bucket, it’s far from enough, so I have to owe money to the grain merchants. I wrote an IOU, and the court has to pay back the money!”

Xie Changyun: ...