Jia Min's Counterattack

Due to Jia Min and Lin Lang's physical problems, Lin Ruhai was worried about their mother and son, so he didn't rush back to Yangzhou to start writing. He planned to return to Yangzhou after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when Jia Min's health was stable.Fortunately, the affairs of the salt government yamen he is in charge of are not very urgent, that is, at the beginning of February every year, the yamen distributes salt to salt merchants based on the estimated salt production this year reported by each salt farm at the end of last year.In fact, the busiest month in terms of salt administration is February, and the rest is regular or irregular visits to the saltworks.The work on the accounts is managed by special subordinates, and Lin Ruhai only needs to check the accounts in person at the end of each month.

Although the rank of the Salt Transport Envoy is not high, but fortunately, it is easy to have real power, and it is convenient to earn money, so it is a fat job that everyone wants.However, the salt government is also very prone to accidents. Salt is the national plan, and it is also a major source of tax revenue for the court. A large amount of gold and silver passed through the hands of the emperor. After staying for a long time, he was deceived by those huge benefits and did some corruption and bribery, thus damaging the trust of the emperor. Therefore, the salt transport envoys used to be replaced every two years.For so many years, Zhen Yingjia was the only one who received the holy driver because of the emperor's southern tour, and the emperor let him serve as the salt transport envoy for nearly ten years in order to compensate him.This also directly led to the entire Yanyun Yamen being controlled by Zhen Yingjia. Even after he was dismissed from office, several salt transport envoys came and failed to really get in touch with the core part of the Salt Administration. Past practice to distribute salt quotations.As for whether the actual amount of salt produced by the salt farm is the same as that of salt imports, Mr. Ho and those former salt transport envoys have no idea at all.

Lin Ruhai knew for a long time that he would go to Yangzhou to manage the salt administration. When he first arrived in Jiangnan, he had people check all the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and even let people secretly stare at those big salt farms. It's clear what's going on here.It is also known that Zhen Yingjia relies on a small number of salt guides, so as to increase the amount of private salt, so as to obtain a large amount of gold and silver.

The reason why he hurried to Yangzhou after receiving the imperial decree last year was that he planned to take over as the salt transport envoy before the salt field reported the expected salt production for the coming year, so as to control the overall situation of this year.At this time, he was not in a hurry to return to Yangzhou. Apart from worrying about his wife and children, he also wanted to make those mice jump out anxiously. Only when they were in a mess, could Lin Ruhai deal with them.

Sure enough, Lin Ruhai's side was as immovable as a mountain, and those big salt merchants in Yangzhou, mainly Fang's family, who had followed Zhen Yingjia for many years couldn't sit still.The Fang family wrote to Zhen Yingjia years ago, asking what to do this year, but at that time, Zhen Yingjia was in a state of desperation due to the expenses of private soldiers and threats from Mr. He, so he didn't have the time to pay attention to these.But it seems that the salt is about to be distributed. If there is no countermeasure, what should be done with the extra salt?If you still go through the channel of private salt, once Lin Ruhai catches you, who will be responsible?

Everyone knows that Lin Ruhai is not only a salt transport envoy, but also a royal doctor of Lantai Temple, who can play directly to the heavens.He is also the emperor's true confidant, basically there will be no chance of collaborating with them, no one dares to risk the lives of his whole family for a chance!

Zhen Yingjia looked at the letter just sent from Yangzhou. This was already the third letter from Fang's family. Before that, he had also received letters from several other big salt merchants. Those who were interested all came to ask him about this year's salt requirements. how to deal with it.

"How to deal with it, how to deal with it! How do I know what to do with it! They all come to ask me what to do! Knowing why Lin Ruhai didn't change the reported quantity in time when he was a salt transport envoy, it's all good now, and they all blame me. A white-eyed wolf for money!" Zhen Yingjia angrily slapped the letter on the desk.

Uncle Zhen stood there with downcast eyes, not daring to speak when Zhen Yingjia was furious.Recently, Zhen Yingjia's temper has become more and more serious. Since Lin Lang had an accident at the Zhen family on the fifth day of the lunar new year, the Zhen family lost face in front of all the guests. The family cut off all contact, and the reputation of the Zhen family was completely ruined.In a rage, Zhen Yingjia killed many servants in the house, and because of the unfavorable situation of Zhen Han's housekeeper, she took away her housekeeping rights, and forcibly sent her to the family temple to be grounded.None of the four sons dared to come forward to intercede for Zhen Han's family. Instead, they blamed Zhen Han's only cronyism, and she managed the house in a mess.Zhen Hanshi left Zhen's mansion heartbroken, and only her close-knit old man went to the family temple to serve her.Grandma Zhen got the right to housekeeper as she wished, and made the other three sisters-in-law jealous of her, but there was nothing she could do. Who would let her be the wife of the big house!

"Boss! Tell me!" Zhen Yingjia asked suddenly.

Uncle Zhen did not expect that his father would ask him a question, so he raised his head and glanced at Zhen Yingjia, then lowered his head and whispered, "What does father want his son to say?"

"Tell me what you think of this year's batch of salt?"

"This... son is stupid..."

Zhen Yingjia looked at the obedient look of the eldest son in front of her, feeling powerless for no reason.He, Zhen Yingjia, will be strong all his life, but none of his four sons is as shrewd and capable as him.Even though the eldest son is not very smart, he is still doing his duty well, but with this appearance, how can he rest assured that he will hand over a portion of his hard-earned foundation to him?There are one or two smart ones in the grandchildren's generation, but they have been taught badly by their mother and wife. All of them are people who only know how to enjoy themselves, and none of them can become successful.Zhen Yingjia was thinking, even if he won the world in the end, he was old enough to be able to sit in the country for a few days, and after a hundred years, no descendant of him would be able to provoke this leader!

"Father! Father!" Uncle Zhen called Zhen Yingjia softly a few times, finally pulling Zhen Yingjia back from his thoughts.

"Forget it! I plan to completely give up the interests of salt transportation!"

"No! Father! That's more than 100 million taels of silver every year! We have lost such a large amount of income, where do we make up for it?" Uncle Zhen immediately stopped him.

"Now the Xue family's business is in my hands, how much is not up to me? Leaving 10 taels of silver every year is enough for their orphans and widows. There is no need to take desperate risks to get money from salt transportation! "