[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian stayed with Lin Daiyu in Gusu for more than ten days, and when he set off, it happened to be the end of the dog days.Although the weather is still a little hot, you can already feel the breath of autumn slowly approaching.

Traveling by boat in this season, apart from the heat at noon, the morning and evening are relatively cool.It was much more comfortable than their previous trip to Gusu by boat.

Lin Daiyu has been traveling back and forth for more than a month. In addition to the hot weather, she doesn't want to eat or drink. When she was in Gusu, she was sad about Lin Ruhai's matter. After returning to Yangzhou this time, she couldn't hold on anymore and fell ill again. up.

This time the illness was a bit serious, the doctor showed Lin Daiyu and said that at least half a month of rest would be needed for her to recover, so Lin Jian settled Lin Daiyu herself and told her to live in Yangzhou with peace of mind and not to worry about going back to the capital.

He was thinking in his heart, if Lin Daiyu could go back to the capital with him, it would be the best.

But when he was in Gusu before, he could call the shots, but this time he can't let him call the shots alone.Whether we can go back to the capital together with Lin Daiyu depends on Lin Daiyu's physical recovery and his handling of the case.

Fortunately, Jia Lian's ability to handle affairs is not bad, and he lived up to Lin Jian's entrustment.

Lin Jian came and went back and forth for more than a month, and when he came back, Jia Lian had just raised all the military pay he had asked him to raise before he left.Before Lin Jian went to look for him, Jia Lian found out that Lin Jian had returned to the official office, so he brought the imperial envoy's seal to find Lin Jian on business.

The autumn rain continued in the afternoon and did not stop until the evening.

Lin Jian saw that Jia Lian came in a mess in the rain, so he hurriedly asked someone to prepare a meal, and even thoughtfully asked someone to prepare ginger soup and bring it to him.

The weather wasn't cold, but the autumn rain was a bit chilly. The rain soaked through Jia Lian's coat, and Jia Lian felt the coolness penetrate into his heart. He came hungry and saw Lin Jian helping him, so he sat down unceremoniously.

Jia Lian first returned Lin Jian's imperial envoy's seal in its original form, then drank the ginger soup, and after warming up, he saluted Lin Jian. After Lin Jian nodded slightly, Jia Lian used his chopsticks to eat.

Lin Jian put away the seal of the imperial envoy, and when Jia Lian had used it up, he smiled and said, "The second son Lian has worked hard during this time."

Jia Lian said: "The 30 taels of silver that Lord Hou asked me to raise has been sealed in the treasury. According to Lord Hou's instructions, a seal has been pasted on it. I check it three times a day, and no one has touched it. I have told Lord Hou Excuse me, when will the Marquis promise me something, when will I be able to fulfill it?"

Lin Jian smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Second Master Lian, I will make arrangements. Within two months, there will be news from the court."

Jia Lian said: "I tried my best to raise money for Lord Hou. The general merchants in Yangzhou smiled with me on the surface, but secretly they wanted to take my skin off. I made them bleed for Lord Hou. Lord Hou You can't let me suffer this resentment for nothing. Lord Hou promised me to be an official, but he agreed in advance that I will not be a minor official in various ministries."

Lin Jian laughed when he heard the words: "Second son Lian, you are the son of the Rongguo Mansion, a decent grandson of the eldest son. With such a background, how could I let you be a minor official? Don't worry, if you become an official, It must not be those little-known officials. I know you are capable and ambitious, and I will give you a platform to display your strength."

Lin Jian said meaningfully, "Besides, you will be an official of the imperial court in the future. You will not be the same as these general merchants. You will meet again in the mountains and rivers in the future. Maybe they will ask you. You let them bleed, But they dare not let you bleed."

Jia Lian always felt that there was something in Lin Jian's words, and he always felt that Lin Jian was going to cheat him, but he had already embarked on this road of no return, and now he was really unwilling to give up, so he suppressed his suspicions and agreed to Lin Jian. Waiting wholeheartedly for the news from the court.

Lin Jian didn't let Jia Lian stay for a long time, he still had things to do, and after talking to Jia Lian, he asked him to wait for Lin Daiyu to recover before returning to the capital.

It was already night when Jia Lian left, Lin Jian stared at the dancing candles on the table for a moment, called Qian Ying in and asked him, "Where are General Bai's men?"

Qian Ying said: "I arrived in Yangzhou last night."

Lin Jian nodded, got up and said, "Then you follow my treasury and count the money Jia Lian raised. If there is no problem, then take our people and send the money out of the city, so that General Bai's men can transport the money away." In the Southern Anhui Army."

It was still raining outside, it was late and the weather was bad, it was the best time to avoid people's eyes and ears.

Qian Yingdao: "Young master, do you really want to send the money directly to southern Anhui? There is no such precedent before, besides, the military salaries raised have to be transported to the capital first, and then the Ministry of Households allocates funds to send to southern Anhui. This is against the rules, young master, is this possible?" ?”

Lin Jian blew out the lights in the house, he opened the door, and the sound of the pattering rain outside became more and more clear, the autumn wind and rain poured into the house with the coolness of the autumn night, in the darkness, Lin Jian's voice seemed to be tinged with a cool color .

"I came to Yangzhou for the money. Anyway, I have always acted / I have always acted boldly. I took the money and sent it to southern Anhui. It is useless for the Ministry of Households to hold me accountable. So what if I don't follow the rules? What's more, you know very well in your heart that once the money is in the hands of the household department, you can't get it out. The left and right are just a formality, and I just failed to fulfill their wish and go through this formality!"

Qian Ying couldn't help but said: "The young master always says that he has no taboos, but his subordinates all know that the young master has always had his own plans in his heart, and the young master will not act rashly. This time, why did the young master take so many How about sending the handle out for someone to catch?"

Lin Jian laughed in the dark: "If I don't send the case out, how can I attract them to deal with me? I always have to do one or two things wrong to make them angry, so that they can coax them to leave me in the capital for torture me."

"Otherwise, I'll leave after receiving the military salary. Who will be patient to spend their lives here with them in intrigue."

Qian Ying had already followed Lin Jian out of the house, and it was pitch black outside. In order not to attract attention, the two of them didn't hold a lamp. Once they put on the hoods on the back, the night gave them the best cover.

Qian Ying found no one around, so she asked Lin Jian in a low voice: "Young master, do you mean that you won't go back to Anhui in the future?"

The rain became heavier, and Lin Jian's clothes were soaked in a short while, Lin Jian wiped the rainwater off his face, slightly curled his lips, and said softly: "If you stay in Wannan, you can't protect Wannan. I have to stay in the capital and protect southern Anhui."

Qian Ying wanted to ask again, but Lin Jian made a silent gesture. Qian Ying had no choice but to suppress the doubts in her heart, and silently followed Lin Jian to the warehouse to count the money, and then quietly notified Bai Yi's people to go to the city and transfer the 30 taels The military pay was shipped to southern Anhui.

All of this was carried out quietly under Lin Jian's strict arrangements. The soldiers in the Wannan Army are all well-trained, and Bai Yi sent this time the elite among the elites. In just one hour, all the 30 taels of silver were sealed up. , and left Yangzhou under the escort of Bai Yi's soldiers.

After finishing this matter, Lin Jian didn't intend to go back to rest. He told Qian Ying: "You brought someone to inform Yangzhou officials to come to the magistrate's yamen. Next, it's time to deal with the matter of recovering the deficit."

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Qian Ying couldn't help but said: "The young master just came back, why don't we wait until tomorrow?"

"I'm not tired, and I'm fine." Lin Jian insisted that Qian Ying call for someone, "I've been away for more than a month, and they have been at ease for a long time. Next, we should follow the account book The name of the person, according to Tu Suo Ji's recovery, it is shortfall."

After Lin Jian finished the important matter of raising the military salary, he felt relieved for a while, and the rest was to recover the shortfall.

He was originally a sharp and straightforward person, and in the past two years as a general in the Vanguard Battalion in the Southern Anhui Army, he has practiced a vigorous and decisive style of action. He said that if he wanted to start recovering the shortfall tonight, he would start from tonight.

Qian Ying also read the real account book, and he thought to himself, starting from tonight, the city of Yangzhou would be in trouble.

The names of most of the officials in Yangzhou City are on the account books made by Lin Ruhai, including how much money they borrowed at a deficit, and it is also clearly recorded on it.

Lin Jian didn't need to spend any more time investigating, he just had to go to people one by one to ask for money according to the account book records.There are precedents and regulations for handling deficit cases. Even though he has never done these things, he has read so many files during this period, and nothing went wrong with him, and everything went smoothly.

Lin Jian reckoned that in half a month, the Yangzhou salt class deficit case would be completed.

All that was recorded in Lin Ruhai's account books was the deficit caused by officials in Yangzhou, and the rest of the officials in other places did not mention a word.Lin Jian is the special inspector of the Yangzhou salt tax deficit project, and other places are not under his control, he only cares about the salt shortage in Yangzhou.

This official in the Yangzhou Salt Affairs Department asked him to slap him from childhood to adulthood. Few people survived. Several officials involved in serious deficits were dismissed and investigated for crimes. Even the prefect of Yangzhou was fined. Salary, this result was applauded by some, but others were outraged by it.

Wang Ziteng, who has been hiding for two months and has not been seen, is one of them.

He worked hard to manage the situation in Yangzhou. Most of the officials in Yangzhou this time were Wang Ziteng's people. Lin Jian broke up all the forces he managed. How could Wang Ziteng not hate Lin Jian?

Wang Ziteng wished he could hire another killer to kill Lin Jian, but last time it didn't work out, and with the rumors he heard, he knew he couldn't do that.

Lin Jian is nothing to worry about, but the power behind him makes Wang Ziteng afraid. Besides, Wang Ziteng has received some news that the Holy One is dissatisfied with him, and it is too late for him to protect himself, so how can he cause trouble for himself? ?

It's better to win Lin Jian than to kill Lin Jian.

But, how can he win over this indifferent Lin Jian?

Wang Ziteng's wife gave him an idea.

"I heard that this Young Master Lin is 19 years old and has not yet married a wife. If the master can find a way to let him marry us, whether it is the son-in-law of the Wang family, the Xue family and the Jia family, are you afraid that he will not succeed in his own family? "