Evening Shaohua in the Red House

The last salt transport envoy was Zhen Yingjia's younger brother Zhen Rong.

Jia Min is intelligent by nature, and he understood when he heard the words, the Zhen family had been serving as the salt teacher for several years, and he didn't know how much he had benefited from it.

Lin Ruhai looked solemn, and sighed, "Although I guessed that there might be a promotion this year, I didn't expect His Majesty to ask me to be the Salt Administrator."

It turns out that last year, the annual harvest in various places was not good, several places reported droughts and floods, and after winter, many places suffered from snowstorms, and the treasury was required to allocate money to release food. It's just that the border has not been peaceful in recent years. It's a big expense, how much money is there in the treasury?Just count on the salt tax of Lianghuai for emergency.

Unexpectedly, at the end of the year, the salt tax this year was several million taels lower than in previous years.

Emperor Yongyuan was furious and ordered people to investigate secretly, but it turned out that the Zhen family was full of private pockets, and most of the salt tax was deducted by the Zhen family privately. Not only that, but also took the money from the salt government to bribe officials. The Zhen family is the only one.

Although he knew that the Zhen family received a lot of money in his job, but because he went to the south of the Yangtze River earlier, the Zhen family was in short supply. In order to let the Zhen family repay the money, he took extra care of the Zhen family. If there is no fish, as long as the tax is paid according to the amount, it will always turn a blind eye and close one eye, and will not pursue it.

However, I didn't expect that the hearts of the people were not enough, and the Zhen family was arrogant and extravagant. They were used to living a rich life. Going a step further, they not only filled their own pockets, but also bribed officials with money from the Yanzheng. Most of the officials in Jiangnan were recruited by the Zhen family, and they followed the lead of the Zhen family. Now the Zhen family has become the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River.

Emperor Yongyuan was naturally furious, but Zhen's family is powerful now, and it's not good to do it rashly. Besides, he is getting older and more merciful, and he wants to make a good reputation. Cutting the decision, Mrs. Kuang Fengsheng is still here, so it's not easy to have a seizure for a while.

However, Emperor Yongyuan, who holds the position of Yanzheng, is determined not to let the Zhen family continue to be in charge.

But who to send this time is a difficult problem. Although there are several candidates, all of them are unsatisfactory. Although those from poor families are loyal enough, they have no foundation. Not long after taking office, he was either wooed or defeated.

And those families have some foundations

Connections, either lack of ability or lack of loyalty.

I was in a dilemma, and suddenly thought of Lin Ruhai. He is a confidant cultivated by Emperor Yongyuan himself, and he is experienced in his actions. He has made remarkable achievements in recent years and has a very good official reputation in Jiangnan. Moreover, the Lin family is also a century-old family with deep roots and great reputation in Jiangnan. , His family is very rich, so it is expected that he will not take bribes.

Furthermore, Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, the four kings and eight princes are all related, and his Yue family is old relatives with the Zhen family, and the Zhen family is not easy to embarrass him on the face of it, but he is a very suitable candidate, so after thinking about it again and again, he Lin Ruhai was appointed as the censor of salt inspection.

Lin Ruhai also guessed the reason for this very closely, and couldn't help frowning a little. In recent years, several salt teachers have come from the Zhen family's lineage, and several princes have grown up. Salt tax is the lifeblood of the imperial court, and it is also the object that everyone is vying to win over.

Since Emperor Yongyuan appointed him, he wanted him to clear up the chaos of the Yan government, and he was afraid that there would be a tough battle to fight when he went to Yangzhou.

However, eating the king's salary and worrying about the king's worries, he was cultivated and promoted by Emperor Yongyuan, and he had to do his best even though he knew the dangers of going there.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai sighed secretly, and said to Jia Min: "My promotion this time has blocked the way of many people. I am afraid that going to Yangzhou this time will not be peaceful, but I am not afraid of other things. I am afraid that those people will plot against us secretly. At home, so you have to pay more attention to everything in the house, especially around Yu'er, and don't let those people take advantage of the loopholes."

He is not afraid of embarrassment in the officialdom, but he is afraid that those people will plot secretly and start from the inner courtyard of the back house.

Jia Min Bingxue was smart, so she naturally understood Lin Ruhai's implication, her heart shuddered, and she said solemnly, "Master, don't worry, I will pay more attention to matters in the back house."

Although I was worried, but the imperial decree had been issued, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and there was no other way.

At this moment, Gu Yu, who was guarding outside, suddenly sent a message, "Young lady is here."

Jia Min and Lin Ruhai looked at each other, quickly covered their mouths, coughed and said, "Let the girl come in."

Not long after, a little girl with pink make-up and jade came in surrounded by a few maids. It was Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's only prostitute, Daiyu.

Daiyu was only five years old, although she was young, she was born in a very good shape, her eyebrows were exquisite and picturesque, her skin was as white and tender as jade, her eyes were as clear as water, she was really like a pearl haloing, beautiful jade shining brightly, she was not an ordinary product in the world.

I saw that she was wearing a goose-yellow elastic ink silk jacket and a white pleated skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, which complemented her snow-white skin like creamy fat.

Daiyu bowed her knees to

The parents invited Ann, and Jia Min pulled her to sit down, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Why are you here now?"

Daiyu frowned slightly, sighed, and said, "Mr. Fang is not feeling well. After finishing his homework, he left school early."

Mr. Fang was exactly the gentleman hired by Lin Ruhai for Daiyu in the old year. He was a Jinshi before, but he was implicated in the abolition of the crown prince, so he lost his official position. Sin, it is easy to have waist and leg pain in rainy days.

Daiyu respects this gentleman very much, but Mr. Fang is talented, and although he has a good character, he is a bit pedantic. But in private, I have mentioned to Lin Ruhai more than once that women should take chasteness as the most important thing, just read some collections of martyrs' biographies, and don't need to study those poems, songs, four books and five classics.

A few days ago, Daiyu wanted to learn guqin, and the old gentleman tried to persuade Lin Ruhai again, and when Daiyu found out, she felt a little unhappy.

Lin Ruhai smiled, beckoned her daughter to her side, and said in a warm voice: "I heard Mr. Fang say that your poems have improved a lot. Your son said that he wanted to learn the piano, and he has already found a female teacher for you. Some time will come."

Daiyu was very happy when she heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Really? Daddy, when will you be here?"

Jia Min was also a little puzzled: "Didn't the master say that the female gentleman didn't want to come a few days ago? Why did you change your mind?"

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, and said: "This gentleman is originally from Yangzhou. He didn't want to come to Jinling at first because he planned to return to his hometown to retire. Now that we hear that we will go to Yangzhou to take up the post, naturally there is no one who refuses."

Jia Min nodded, frowned and said, "That's all. It's just that Mr. Fang is old and hard to leave his homeland. I'm afraid he won't go to Yangzhou with us this time."

In the past, Yu'er could be taught by the couple when she was enlightened, but now the two of them have so many complicated affairs that they really don't have much leisure, not to mention that Yu'er is smart and smart, it is only reasonable to have her husband teach her seriously.

Daiyu frowned slightly when she heard the words, and looked up at Jia Min, "Mom, are we really going to move out? Then I won't be able to see Sister Yun and the others?"

She has lived here since she could remember, and she almost grew up here, and when she suddenly heard that she was going to move to a strange place, the little sisters she was familiar with might not be able to see each other again, so she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Jia Min stroked her head lightly, and said softly: "We still have a few days before we leave, before that you can say goodbye to them."

Daiyu buried herself in Jia Min's arms, and responded sullenly.

Lin Ruhai sighed slightly, and comforted her daughter, "Yangzhou is not far from Jinling, and Yu'er can communicate with them at any time."

As for the matter of inviting a teacher for Yu'er, I can only put it on hold for the time being, and make plans when I settle down in Yangzhou.

In the next few days, Jia Min dealt with the people who came to congratulate him from various families, and packed his bags and boxes at the same time. It was very trivial and difficult to describe for a while, but it is not necessary to write more.

After four or five days of busy work, Fang took care of all the affairs, chose an auspicious day, and set off for Yangzhou.