What about the stepmother dressed as three villains?

Before seeing Jiang Lianzhu, Mrs. Lin believed in her son's vision. After meeting Jiang Lianzhu, Mrs. Lin and Jiang Lianzhu fell in love again, and the relationship was closer.

Now that Dabao is in power, naturally, the status of Lin's firm has risen, and they will not be treated badly.

No one can snatch away the qualification of being the number one imperial merchant in Da'an country.

Of course, under the leadership of Mrs. Lin, Lin's firm has both virtues and conduct, and deserves the title of the first imperial merchant.

Mrs. Lin drank tea and laughed, "Be polite to others. It doesn't make sense. When it's your family's turn, you don't have to talk about etiquette. The annual ceremony is a big deal, but you can't be sloppy. Our business has today. This year's annual gift is a bit more important than last year's, so please don't refuse, I know we won't give it away, so many people in the capital will give it away, many of us from Lin's firm, But this is our whole heart, I will send it to the three houses together, without opening it separately, your family will look at the supplies and arrange it by yourself."

Jiang Lianzhu joked, "You're right, I feel embarrassed before I read it, what did you give me? Don't give away all the Lin's commercial houses. The people in the new year are going to buy new year's goods. In your commercial company If they have nothing to sell, but they all come to our Prince Xiang’s Mansion to buy them, that would be a joke.”

Mrs. Lin laughed loudly, "How can it be? Most of this year's New Year's goods are still on the way. If they are all piled up in the three mansions, the mansion is full and they can't hold them. This year is a prime year, and the people have more than enough. Money, we, Lin's Commercial Bank, lead other merchants in the capital to ensure a sufficient supply of New Year's goods, so that everyone can have a good New Year."

"Not bad! Then it's up to you."

Jiang Lianzhu is also satisfied. When a country becomes strong, commerce will become more important.

She doesn't know much about business. Dabao has a special department to manage the merchants. Mrs. Lin usually doesn't talk to her about business and trade matters, and mainly cares about the family.

"I have prepared more rare medicinal materials for you this year than last year. Look, if there are any deficiencies, you can let me know and I will help you find them. Also, I am here this time. There is one more thing I want to discuss with you." Mrs. Lin said, looking at the servants who were serving beside her.

The old butler has already gone to work.

Liniang took a few big palace maids and waited on her side.

Jiang Lianzhu understood, "Liniang, this tea is cold, go down and make another pot."

Liniang has served people for so many years, so she still has some good sense.

"Okay, princess."

She took the tea tray and went down with all the grand ladies.

In the conference hall, only Mrs. Lin and Jiang Lianzhu were left.

"What? Say."

Madam Lin said in a low voice, "Princess Princess, we are our own family, so I won't beat around the bush when I speak."

Jiang Lianzhu nodded.

Mrs. Lin continued, "This year, our Lin's firm has made too much profit, more than ten times more than in previous years. We have too much money in our hands, and we are burning in our hearts. You also know that any big firm will be in the court. Find a backer within the big staff, and collect the profit of the commercial bank according to the size of the backer. In the past, our Lin's Commercial Bank was not eye-catching, and we couldn't find any big backers. No big staff looked up to us. After that, no one dared to trouble us anymore, so I thought, I want to ask you to be the backer of our Lin's business, do you think?"

Jiang Lianzhu laughed, "You are playing tricks, give me money! I don't need it."

Mrs. Lin explained, "I knew you would say that. Just think about it. Our Lin's firm earns so much money. If we don't divide it out and keep it in our hands, it is also a disaster. I only have one son, and he doesn't need it." With so much money, I am now at the point where I have too much money. Lin's business is getting better and better, and the more I earn, the more envious people are, and those random people in the clan, It's hard to guarantee that there will be bad thoughts, I have two daughters, two sons-in-law, son-in-law and relatives..."

When Jiang Lianzhu heard this, she became more serious.

There are really people in this world who dislike having too much money as hot hands.

Seeing that Jiang Lianzhu did not object, Mrs. Lin continued, "You can share it for me. Our Lin's firm today depends entirely on you and Xinhuang's care. You should take this money and use it for your own personal use. Whether it is the treasury, you don’t need it, you can hand it over to Xinhuang or the treasury, don’t just hand it over to the treasury, otherwise, other firms will have opinions on our Lin’s firm, every year everyone They all paid taxes, and our Lin's firm is different from them..."

"Yeah!" Jiang Lianzhu thought for a while, Mrs. Lin was sincere, and since this was the case, it seemed that she had to accept the money that came to her door.

"That's it! You leave it to me. I don't need it. I will hand it over to the new emperor and let the new emperor look at the arrangements. I will first thank you for the sincerity of your Lin's firm."

According to Jiang Lianzhu's understanding of Dabao, Dabao is not the kind of person who fills his own pockets.

Before, he was not tempted by the queen's rich private property that was secretly found out. This time, he will definitely find a way to subsidize the state treasury and people's livelihood with the profit contributed by Lin's commercial bank.

Mrs. Lin breathed a sigh of relief, as if what she gave away was not silver, but a hot potato.

She said happily, "Thank you for your forgiveness! Then I will send someone to send the account book later, and pay it on a quarterly basis. Every quarter's profit is floating clouds. Anyway, no matter how much it is, our Lin's Commercial Bank pays [-]% of the net profit... "

"Fifty percent?!" Could it be too much?

Jiang Lianzhu was stunned by the money that fell from the sky today.

No wonder there were so many corrupt officials in ancient times, because when the officials became big, they really had this kind of money delivered to their door.

The more you meet, the more your appetite will grow, and your mind will become crooked.

"Generally, [-]% is paid in off-season, and [-]% is paid in peak season..." Mrs. Lin explained.

"All right, all right! You can figure it out." A businessman shouldn't trade at a loss.

After talking about the business, Jiang Lianzhu asked, "Is Ziji coming back soon? Or is there any news?"

I haven't seen this middle school boy for a long time.

Not to mention, I still miss him.

Mrs. Lin raised her eyebrows, "Hurry up, I just received a letter a few days ago, saying that I will be home for the New Year, and I must be home a few days before the New Year. This child is a worrying guy. He went out for so long in a fit of anger. He's annoying..."

He said that he was annoying, but he couldn't hide the joy in the corners of his eyes and brows.

"That's great!" The corners of Jiang Lianzhu's mouth curved slightly.

Then I can see Lin Ziji in a few days.

This middle school two boy, the little kid should be more mature.

Running outside, I have experienced a lot, it should be better to just think about it like that.

With the news of Lin Ziji, Jiang Lianzhu breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, this kid had been away for too long and didn't come back. She was always worried in her heart.

"At that time, when he arrives home, I will ask him to go to the palace to have an audience as soon as possible..."

***

In the dungeon, the cell where the female prisoners are held.

Xiang Zuo led people to check carefully here. The place that was once burned in a mess and killed more than a dozen people has now been renovated, and prisoners have begun to be held inside.

The traces are basically gone.

Turning to the left, I came to the place where the pine oil lamp fell, looked at it, and asked someone to come over with dry straw, and made a gesture to light the fire, scaring the jailer almost to run away.

The fire started, and thick smoke billowed, but although the grass was dry, the ground was damp, and the burning speed was quite slow, and the fire was extinguished before it reached the edge of the women's prison.

What's more, there is a long corridor separated from the women's prison.