Survive in the world of Red Mansions

The nuns from Jia's house stayed at Lin's house for a few days, but Lin Hai disagreed, and there was nothing he could do.But they are in the mansion these few days, let them know, let them inquire about some things more or less, knowing that the Lin family is indeed the current director of this cousin, it is really hard to go away.

Thinking of the three girls in my own mansion plus the grandniece of the old lady who stayed in Rongguo Mansion for most of the year, they are currently just learning some female celebrities from Grandma Zhu, and then learning how to read and write from her husband. The housekeeper and director have not even started In fact, the younger cousins ​​in Uncle Lin's family who are almost the same age have already started to be housekeepers.

There is also the young cousin, who wakes up early every day, learns martial arts and literature, and has a full time schedule, so he is not free at all. It is not like his own second master Bao, who said he went to school for three days fishing and two days in the sun. The Internet is good, how can Mrs. Lin rest assured that he will send Mrs. Biao to the capital? !

Uncle Lin disagreed, and the nuns could do nothing about it. They wanted to find out more about the two cousins ​​and the young master, and then tell the old lady about it. I just hope that the old lady will not blame them.

It's a pity that they don't understand Mother Jia's real thoughts. No matter how much they hear about their granddaughter and grandson, they won't be happy if they can't bring their two grandchildren to the capital. But the son-in-law is determined to do so now, and there is no better The only way is to hold them together as much as possible.

In the end, the nuns could only return to the capital with the gift prepared by the Lin family and the letter from Lin Hai to the old lady of Rongguo Mansion.As for Mother Jia's reaction when she saw the letter, Lin Hai couldn't care less.

When Lin Hai and his son were chatting at night, Lin Rui suddenly thought that what was described in the Dream of Red Mansions seemed to be that the old emperor was about to abdicate this year. Before the abdication, many things happened. Get banned.My father is still in the position of Yanzheng, it seems that this year the Lin family is not destined to be peaceful.

"Dad, the old emperor in the Dream of the Red Chamber should abdicate this year, right?" This should be the time when the three princes in front are fighting fiercely. I don't know how many fish will be affected when the dust settles. I just hope that the Lin family can be peaceful. Ann.

"Yes, otherwise, a few days ago, how could I say that when Mother Jia sent someone to pick you up, I would simply send you two siblings to Rongguo Mansion, maybe it would be safer."

"Now they should pay more attention to you, father, and now Lin Daiyu manages the house in an orderly manner. If we leave, we will find someone else to take care of it. Also, if we leave, At that time, you will definitely not worry about us, and you must send some guards to follow us. If we are not going out of the house and only staying at home, don't worry too much about safety. You should be most worried about safety here. You must remember to bring more guards when you go out. It's serious."

"Okay, if you don't want to go to our family, let's be together! If you don't want to go to Rongguo Mansion, then don't go, there are quite a lot of reasons for the brat."

"I'm not worried about you!"

Lin Hai only relaxed a little when he was with his son. Thinking of the visit of Xue Lang from the fifth room of the Xue family in Jinling three days ago, he had to lament that grass on the wall is never so easy to make!

To fight for the throne, you need someone, power, power, and more importantly, money.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are ranked last, but this does not prevent everyone from loving money.The third prince, Li Juan, wanted to compete with his brother, so financial support was naturally indispensable.

If the third prince wants to fight for the throne, there are naturally many courtiers who support him. His mother's family and the family of Emperor Zhen's noble concubine are definitely the most important and staunch supporters among them.Not only the support from the network, but also the support from the money.

The Bao family, which was supported by the Zhen family back then, sent large sums of silver to the Zhen family and the third prince every year. Unfortunately, the house was ransacked by Lin Hai two years ago, which also made the third prince lose a lot of money. The prince's group hated Lin Hai so much that they gritted their teeth.

Anyone who has seen The Dream of Red Mansions knows that there is a Xue family in Jinling, and the most famous person is Xue Pan, the overlord.However, in Xue Pan's house, because Xue Pan competed with a little squire Feng Yuan for a little girl, Feng Yuan was beaten to death.Although Jia Yucun's side gangs temporarily settled the case, Aunt Xue still refused to obey her discipline because her family's business in Jinling was declining day by day and her only son was unable to support her family. With the support of her husband's family, the Rongguo Mansion, she managed to keep her name as an imperial merchant, but Aunt Xue still decided to leave Jinling.

After the death of Xue Pan's father, Xue Min, although Xue Pan's house still retained most of the money and the position of patriarch with the support of his mother's family, but because of Xue Pan's incompetence, they did not retain their absolute wealth. Most patriarchal rights.At that time, Xue Pan and his family had no choice but to leave Jinling, but now it seems that it might be a good thing.

When Xue Min was the patriarch, the entire Xue family supported the crown prince, the crown prince, and was also the crown prince's pocketbook. But when the third prince's popularity gradually expanded, he began to support the third prince again.

Xue Min said that he died of a sudden illness, but Xue Min was in good health before his death, so Lin Hai has always been suspicious about the death of the former head of the Xue family, whether the prince's family betrayed the prince to him, He turned to the third prince because he was dissatisfied, so he killed him, but this has little to do with him, so there is really no need to ask more.

Because Xue Lang belonged to the acting patriarch of the Xue family, after Xue Pan and his family came to Beijing, the members of the Xue family in Jinling kept the "salt" piece.However, under Lin Hai's management, the entire Jiangnan salt administration has become increasingly strict, and the generation of Xue's family has no outstanding figures, so their income has not increased in recent years, but under the pressure of competitors, their income has increased. It is less, but the number requested by the third prince is indeed getting bigger and bigger.

Except for the salt business, the Xue family's business in other aspects has also performed mediocrely in recent years, and they can only barely maintain a state of not losing money.In the new year, the amount of Yanyin that will be led will only be more than [-]% and less than [-]% of last year's. It can be predicted that in this year, it will be more difficult for the Xue family to cope with the growing appetite of the third prince.

Xue Lang had no choice but to find Lin Hai.Originally, as a businessman like this, Lin Hai rarely met in person as an official of the court, but thinking about Lin Hai and his relatives who had made a few detours, he hoped that for the sake of this meager relationship, Lin Hai could give him face, so Or come to Yangzhou and try to post a prayer.

So when Lin An handed over the greeting card and a very heavy gift list to Lin Hai, Lin Hai said directly to Lin An: "Lin An, didn't I just say that these salt merchants sent them here during the seasons? Gifts are not accepted, why did you bring this post to me?"

"The young one wasn't going to pick it up at first, but the concierge said that the person who posted the post said it was the husband's family of the second sister-in-law of my wife's natal family. I hope the master can take time to meet him." Lin Hai knew when he saw the post. It's from the Xue family.

Lin Hai is also very aware of the situation of the Xue family in Jinling. Although the overlord who likes to cause trouble has left, the Xue family has been going downhill since the previous patriarch left.

In addition, the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family in the capital used to support them, but with the departure of Xue Pan and the others, the entire Xue family now seems to be at the mercy of others.

Lin Hai thought, if the Lin family and the Xue family could be called relatives, it should be Xue Pan and his family, so it would be interesting for Xue Lang to come to the door.

"Jinling Xue Lang pays homage to Master Lin, the salt censor of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River!"

"Dong Xue's family is polite, please sit down!"

Lin Hai watched Xue Lang going around, but couldn't get to the point for a long time, and didn't want to waste too much time on Xue Lang, so he asked directly: "What is the purpose of Dong Xue's visit this time?"

Xue Lang struggled for a long time, and also thought about how to speak out his purpose, "This year's Yanyin, what will happen to the number of our Xue family?"

Lin Hai took a look at Xue Lang. According to the money and food they paid throughout the year, they themselves could know the approximate amount of salt this year. Is it too late to ask now?

"Xue Dong's family, the amount of salt cited is determined by the household department based on the money and grain paid by your commercial bank. Your commercial bank should be clear."

"Can……"

"If it's about Yanyin, I'm just going to follow the rules, there's really nothing I can do!"

"It's really helpless to visit Mr. Lin this time. The current situation of our Xue family is really..."

The salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, many people now mention Lin Hai with respect, fear and hatred. The Bao family, a big salt merchant, is so awesome, with the support of the Zhen family, but Lin Hai copied it as soon as he said it.Any salt merchant sells salt more or less privately, it depends on whether you are too much and whether your backing is strong enough.The Qian family in the past few years did not rely on the Zhen family to start it, but later found the support of the Zhen family, so it is acceptable to be ransacked.

But the Bao family was Zhen Yingjia's concubine's natal family, and it was started by relying on the Zhen family. In just a dozen years, it became one of the largest salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.It can be said that this time the Bao family was copied, the Zhen family definitely lost face and face.

It can be said that the Zhen family hated Lin Hai so much that they drank his blood and ate his flesh, and even asked someone to file a complaint with the emperor, but the emperor dismissed them all.The old emperor is also a wonderful person, he still dotes on the imperial concubine Zhen and the third prince as usual, and trusts the Zhen family as before, but Lin Hai, who hates the Zhen family so much, still gets important, and he doesn't know why Is it really because Lin Hai is his confidant, or is it because of the increasing salt tax and the money to fill the treasury from Lin Hai's inspection of the salt censor?

Xue Lang also knew about his family's situation, and he was really afraid that one day his family would fall into the same fate as the Bao family and the Qian family. The Zhen family would only take care of the Xue family when they came to ask for money for the great cause of the third prince. However, the Xue family's business has been mediocre in the past few years, and now they really can't spend more money to send to the third prince who is demanding more and more.

The Xue family wanted to find another backer at that time, but not to mention the prince who had betrayed before, even other people were not what they wanted to rely on. If they wanted to count on the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family in Jingzhong, they would definitely not be able to count on them, so they had no choice but to rely on them. Then I discussed finding Lin Hai.

Lin Hai was very speechless about the current generation of the Xue family. They are both imperial merchants and salt merchants, and they have reached the point of bankruptcy.Well, the piece bought in the palace was taken away by the Dumb King and his family, but even the salt piece is a business that is sure to make money without losing money. The Xue family can do worse and worse. The third prince's increasing demands On the one hand, but the incompetence of the entire Xue family is really to blame.

The Xue family actually wanted to find him, and they didn't know what to say about their family. Could it be that they really had nowhere to go?If so, why don't you ask Zhou Tao to see if the fourth prince is interested?He dare not accept this trouble from the Xue family, let alone accept this gift.

The author has something to say: I have been thinking about whether it is necessary to write this chapter, but since it is about the Lin family, it is natural that the Jia family cannot be bypassed, and the other three families will be mentioned.The downfall of the last four major families, among them the downfall of the Jia family, will definitely be involved later.

Generally speaking, these four families are "one prospers and one loses all", and the specific point is mainly political mutual support and dependence, and the four families are more closely connected with each other because of marriage.Because of the lack of power of the Xue family, these four families also fell from the beginning of the Xue family, and the other three families could not avoid a similar ending.

The final downfall of the four major families is due to the lack of successors on the one hand, and political investment mistakes must be on the other hand. Because the Xue family is the weakest relative to the other three families, it is also the first to fall.

In the end, I always thought that Cao Xueqin was a genius. A Dream of Red Mansions caused countless conjectures for future generations, and supported a large group of brickmen called 曽 who lived on Dream of Red Mansions!

God man too!