After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

If it is said that Lin Ruhai was tricked by a saint without knowing it.

King Zhongjing was different.

People know that there is a big pit in front of them, but they still beg the saint to allow them to jump into it.

That's right, it was King Zhong Jing who collected the account for the Ministry of Accounts this time.

But compared to being under the old sage in his previous life, King Zhongjing was full of bitterness and had to do it; in this life under the sage's hands, he was ambitious and willing to do so.

Since ancient times, there is a big difference between being an emperor with your father and being an emperor with your brother.

But for King Zhongjing, the difference is exactly the opposite of others.

Others wished their father would live forever, so that they could enjoy more privileges.

After all, my brother will also have his own son.

But he is loyal to Wang's father, but he is a model of cheating sons.

It was dispensable to treat him for the first 30 years, and finally remembered him, and assigned him an errand, but wanted him to offend the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

In particular, at that time, the position of the prince was already precarious, and King Zhongjing, who was the prince's party, was in a panic about his future.

The old sage asked him to take back the money owed by the ministers to the household department, which was tantamount to cutting off his future livelihood.

Under such circumstances, how could King Zhongjing not be dissatisfied with bitterness?

But the old sage is both a king and a father, he can't resist, and he can't resist.

Otherwise, there is no need to wait for the future, his own father can immediately let him understand: why the flowers are so popular!

But the situation in this life is different.

At this time, King Zhongjing's biggest backer, the crown prince who brought him up since he was a child, has already ascended the throne.

If the old sage was very kind to him when the old sage was in power, he only dared to accept four or five points; now that the prince has become a sage and is truly in charge of the family, King Zhongjing can be said to accept it without any scruples.

After all, since ancient times, there are often princes who capsize, but not many emperors who play off.

And now it is a peaceful and prosperous age, and saints are not those who do not understand the sufferings of the people, let alone capsize.

Therefore, King Zhongjing finally dared to let himself go and deal with those corrupt officials he disliked.

Of course, the most important thing is to share his elder brother's worries.

The sage first mentioned the matter of collecting the bills in front of his confidantes.

However, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one dared to take over.Only King Zhongjing did his part and was willing to take charge of this matter.

On the contrary, he is a saint, and he is not very happy to let his younger brother get involved in such an offending thing.

But he also knew that this kind of thing had to be headed by someone who lived in the town.

Otherwise, those old fritters in Xungui would dare to roll around, rely on the old to sell the old, cry for the ancestors, cry for the ancestors, and kneel at the Shoukang Palace.

But King Zhongjing's evil voice was the best deterrent.

Seeing King Zhongjing stand up to take over the presiding matter, Jia Jing immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the second stood up, expressing his willingness to be the first to pay back the debt.

Because his family's first titles after the founding of the country were the highest group other than the four kings with different surnames, the old Ningguo Gong borrowed the most money from Taizu Neinuri, a total of 80 taels.

But in fact, as a general leading troops to the forefront, Ning Guogong is really not short of money.

Because according to the usual practice, only [-]% of the spoils they seized on the front line have to be handed over.

The remaining [-]%, [-]% were to be distributed to the soldiers below, and the other [-]% were to be distributed to the generals who participated in the battle.

And as the main general, he doesn't need to say anything, others will give the best one to him and let him pick first.

It can be said that Tai_Zu asked them to borrow money to show that he shared the blessings with all the old brothers and that he was not a person who crossed rivers and demolished bridges.

And they responded to Tai_zu's call to borrow money just to show their loyalty.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to borrow money according to the grade?

Since there is no shortage of money, Ning Guogong does not plan to use the money. Up to now, this batch of silver with the official seal of the former court is still sealed in the public treasury of Ning Guofu!

The sage proposed to take back the money lent to the ministers. In fact, the main target was not their group of nobles who borrowed money when the country was founded, but the old sage approved the money lent by the Ministry of Households in order to show his kindness after he came to power.

After all, the current sage is not the sixth prince in the previous life. He knows that the Taizu had no intention of taking the money that Nenu borrowed from Nenu.

If it was the sixth prince, he would naturally not have so many scruples, and he would be one size fits all when collecting the bill.

But now that the crown prince is in charge, it is natural to think about things more comprehensively.

Therefore, after Jia Jing brought it up, the sage pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Don't worry about the nephew's debts, first recover the debts owed by the treasury."

Then Jia Jing shut up.

Originally, his plan was that after his family paid back the money first, he could offer to help King Zhongjing collect the debt.

But now, the sage clearly has his own considerations, he still owes a few hundred thousand taels of debt, how can he ask for someone else's?

After returning, he wrote a letter to Lin Ruhai and asked Lin Ruhai for advice.

Lin Ruhai's reply came quickly, and he suggested in his heart: You can first contact those nobles who are willing to pay back the money, but don't want to be the first bird, and ask them to prepare the money first.In case King Zhongjing's errand does not go well, they can make another breakthrough.Behind the suggestion, there is also a set of feasible operation plans.

After Jia Jing read it, he had a solid idea in his heart. After keeping the operation plan in mind, he burned the letter to ashes, thinking about which one to start with first.

In terms of closeness and closeness, such a good thing that the sage can remember, he should naturally go to the Rongguo Mansion first.

It's just that the Rongguo Mansion is now controlled by the Shi family and Jia Zheng's mother and son. The only one who understands it is Jia Amnesty, but he has made it clear that he wants the Rongguo Mansion that is not in his hands to be destroyed, which makes Jia Jing quite afraid to touch it.

What's more, Shi Shi has been relying on the old to sell the old, and repeatedly made troubles during the clan sacrifices, which almost made his wife Wu's resignation impossible.

And Wu's temperament is weak, and she has been depressed all year round. Although Wu can handle Shi's troubles, it also made her health worse.

Although Jia Jing is very dissatisfied with this wife's temperament, but after all, he is a married wife, and when it is time to protect her outside, he is not ambiguous at all.

Moreover, Shi's purpose of adding obstacles to Wu's is nothing more than wanting to suppress Jia Jing by suppressing Wu's, and to control more discourse power in the clan.

This is trying to seize his authority as the patriarch, how can Jia Jing bear it?

Therefore, although he felt a little sorry for Lin Ruhai and his wife, he excluded the Rongguo Mansion immediately.

——He didn't want to be dragged into the gutter by Shi Shi and Jia Zheng, who would only drag him down.

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Jia Min personally held a cup of ginseng soup, stopped the servant Xu Gan's notification, walked lightly to Lin Ruhai's side, gently placed the small red lacquered tray on the table, and stood aside, quietly Quietly watching Lin Ruhai work.

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai finished reading one file and was about to change to another file that she stretched out her plain hand and gently pressed her husband's file.

Lin Ruhai was slightly startled, then came back to his senses, turned his head and smiled and said, "So it's Min'er. It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

Seeing her husband's haggard face, Jia Min's heart ached, but she couldn't bear to criticize him, so she said softly, "I'm not sleepy yet, so I came to see you and bring you some ginseng soup. Come, drink some while it's hot." Son, nourish your qi and blood." She said, filled a bowl with her own hands, and handed it to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai smiled at her apologetically, took a sip of the ginseng soup, and explained: "I'm just busy these few days, and when things get back on track, I don't have so many things to do."

Jia Min said softly: "I always believe in you. But, you have to take care of yourself, don't make me worry."

Lin Ruhai smiled, lowered his head and drank a bowl of ginseng soup, and gently advised Jia Min: "Go back and rest first, I have to wait here for a while."

Jia Min knew that she couldn't resist him, so she didn't force her, she just said: "I'll go and see Yinger first, and you should go back to your room earlier."

Lin Ruhai complied repeatedly, sent her out personally, and buried her head in the file again.

It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning, but when it comes to Lin Ruhai, it is the most difficult thing to ensure the follow-up and not to let people go.

Although the orphanage he wants to build is a public welfare undertaking, the government obviously won't pay much.

What the government pays can only be the title, and more funds must be raised by themselves.

Lin Ruhai is not short of money, and he is not stingy with spending 800 taels of silver every year.

But he was fine when he was in Taiyuan. When his three-year term expires, even to avoid suspicion, he can no longer invest money in the orphanage in Taiyuan.

As for the colleagues who took over from him, firstly, they may not have such a family business as him; secondly, they may not be willing to pay the money.

Therefore, during his term of office, the follow-up funding issue must be resolved first.

To solve this problem, it is indispensable to mobilize local wealthy businessmen and households.

However, for no reason, who is willing to fill in a sum of money that is obviously not profitable every year?

After all, no one's money comes from the wind. If you want someone to pay you, you have to give something that is exciting.

— Fame, or profit.

Lin Ruhai thought for a long time, and decided to start with a few well-known wealthy businessmen.

Because once a person has a certain amount of money, he will think about seeking a good reputation.

These days, a good reputation is really important.

Not to mention far away, just two years ago, there was a robber in Anhua, Hebei, whose sentence was reduced because of his filial piety.

Although this is very unfair to those who were robbed by him, it is the way of the world.

In this world where "imperial power does not go to the countryside", local governance is inseparable from the legal system, as well as the moral system.

In many cases, for the people at the bottom, moral constraints are far greater than legal constraints.

This is not incomprehensible.

Because most common people are illiterate, let alone understand the law.

If you don't understand, how can you talk about obeying?

The moral constraints are different.

For example, the way of "filial piety" is passed down from generation to generation.

Be filial to your parents, love your brothers, unite with your neighbors, and be happy to help others...

Ordinary people may not necessarily be able to write or express these simple qualities, but most of them are doing so.

Therefore, the government often has to sacrifice some of the prestige of the law to strengthen the moral sense of the people.

And the word "filial piety" can be described as the first of all virtues.

Of course, Lin Ruhai wanted these wealthy businessmen to pay, so naturally he couldn't seek a reputation of "filial piety" for them.

Because these wealthy businessmen with a certain reputation cherish their feathers very much and will never allow themselves to have flaws in personal morality.

And Lin Ruhai didn't just want to make a good name for them as "Friendly Township".

He also wants to kidnap them morally, and then lift them up high, as a moral model election standard, to stimulate those who are unwilling to pay.

Moreover, according to Lin Ruhai's final vision, it is to create a threshold for donating to the orphanage, so that later wealthy businessmen will rack their brains and find ways to send money to the orphanage.

Of course, these things can be handled by the staff, and Lin Ruhai only needs to pry open the first door.

But this first door is also the most difficult to pry. Naturally, he has to go all out, deal with it carefully, and make a good start for the follow-up matter.