The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

"Too deceiving!"

Think about Lin Ruhai, after all, he was a top scholar in the two exams and a senior official of the fourth rank.

After being captured by bandits, the Yangzhou prefect did not try to rescue him.

Instead, he was thinking of using his own daughter as a bargaining chip to connect the Yangzhou officials with Qingfeng Village!

If it weren't for Li Qingfeng's series of schemes, he would have been forced to make the so-called gentleman's agreement.

I'm afraid that even if I don't agree, I will be forced by these officials to send Yu'er up the mountain!

I promised, even if I had to.

That is after comprehensive consideration of appearance, talent, character, uh, this doesn't count, etc.

I thought it was quite pleasing to the eye, so I agreed to it as a temporary measure.

But what about these people in Yangzhou?

It was obvious that they were forcing him to marry his daughter to Qingfeng Village!

If it weren't for his keen eye for talent, Qingfeng Li would still be considered a talented young man who would be polite and respectful to Yu'er in all aspects.

If it were any other ferocious bandit, would his daughter have any chance of survival if she was cornered?

This is what Lin Ruhai finds most unbearable!

Lin Ruhai suppressed his rage and turned to look at the room full of gold, silver and jewelry, which he found particularly offensive.

How can this be considered adding to Yu'er's dowry?

This is clearly buying Yu'er's life!

Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Bo and asked in a deep voice,

"Who gave all this silver?"

Uncle Lin supported Lin Ruhai and saw that he was furious.

He choked and said,

"Officials from all government offices in Yangzhou, as well as gentry and salt merchants, big and small, are all here!"

"Since this morning, all the salt merchants, big and small, as well as the gentry and officials in Yangzhou City, have sent people to come here, carry the silver and leave it at the gatehouse before leaving."

"But this old servant has already counted and registered all the money sent by each family!"

As he spoke, Uncle Lin took out another booklet from his arms and handed it to Lin Ruhai.

"Master, please look."

"Okay! Okay!"

Lin Ruhai snorted lightly, reached out and grabbed the booklet to look through it.

On the first page, the first person listed was Li Kui, the prefect of Yangzhou, with 20,000 taels of silver.

Lin Ruhai snorted contemptuously.

"This dog..."

But he still kept his mouth shut and sneered,

"This prefect is truly generous! I've given him nearly 50,000 taels of silver, and he's still willing to give me 20,000!"

Uncle Lin knew that Lin Ruhai was extremely angry at the moment, so he stood aside with his head down, not daring to say anything.

Lin Ruhai continued to read, and when he saw the first name on the second page, he looked at Lin Bo in confusion and asked,

"What's going on with President Wan? He actually took out 80,000 taels of silver?"

Lin Bo replied,

"I ordered someone to investigate. It seems that President Wan's son, Chef Wan of Wanfulou, was also captured by Qingfeng Village. President Wan was worried about his son's safety, so..."

Lin Ruhai closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

He squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"What a good father! He's going to destroy my daughter for his son?!"

Roared angrily,

Lin Ruhai threw the booklet away.

He said angrily to Lin Bo,

"Tomorrow, bring some people and return all the money to every household here according to this book. Leaving it here will only make my eyes dirty!"

Uncle Lin hesitated and said,

"Master, after all, these are all the nobles and businessmen in Yangzhou. If I do this, I'm afraid I'll offend them..."

Lin Ruhai snorted lightly.

"When they are plotting against my beloved daughter and making peace with the bandits, aren't they afraid of offending me?"

"This……"

Uncle Lin lowered his head and remained silent.

Looking at Lin Bo's appearance, Lin Ruhai's anger dissipated a lot.

Yes, Uncle Lin is right. These are all the officials, wealthy gentry and businessmen in Yangzhou.

Although he was a high-ranking official in the imperial court and controlled the important Salt Road Office,

However, he still relies on the support of these people in all aspects. If he offends them all, how can he continue to be an official in the future?

Moreover, since I have returned, there must be no shortage of tax silver to be paid to the court this year!