[Red House] Raiders of life

When he came out of the prison, Jia Yucun sent someone to invite him.Lin Ning also went, and Jia Yucun set up a banquet to apologize to Lin Ning. The words were quite pleasant, but there was only one central idea, that is, "I'm sorry, Lord Hou, I'm also acting impartially. Don't worry, Lord Hou, as long as two The young master himself is innocent, and the lower officials will certainly clear up their grievances for them."

Lin Ning drank the wine with a smile, expressed his understanding, praised Jia Yucun's strength of character, and said that it was a blessing for the people of Jinling to have local officials like him in Jinling.

After Lin Ning left, one person turned out from behind the screen, and Jia Yucun stepped forward to salute, "Second Master, do you see this Master Xue?"

The so-called second master is Wang Xin, the second son of the Wang family's direct branch, and the eldest son of Wang Ziteng.Wang Xin twisted the jade pendant hanging from his waist carefully, with an arrogant expression on his face, "He is a man of knowledge. A person who can be the head of the Xue family and can develop the Xue family to a higher level is definitely not a fool. He You must have guessed the tricks behind this matter. I asked you to invite him to drink, just to see his attitude. If he does not drink your wine, then it means breaking with us. But now he eats After drinking your wine, you should show your sincerity."

Jia Yucun responded again and again, "Then what's next?"

"Just do what you said before, the two young masters of the Xue family can't be let go, so don't make things difficult. Just wait for my letter."

Jia Yucun took a look at Wang Xin. In fact, he didn't understand why the four big families who were originally like-minded were now joining forces to deal with the Xue family, especially when they even sent the eldest son of Wang Ziteng to come forward.

Wang Xin saw his thoughts and said: "Just do your own thing well, and don't ask about other things that shouldn't be asked. As long as you are knowledgeable and interesting, you will naturally be able to prosper."

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When Lin Ning returned to the mansion, he saw Xue Bai waiting at the door. Seeing that Xue Song was the only one behind Lin Ning, and Xue Pan and Xue Biao were not there, his complexion changed, and he stepped forward and said, "Are the uncle and the second master all right?"

"No problem. How is the house?"

"The wife fainted when she heard the news. The eldest girl and the second girl are with her. The eldest girl asked the servant to guard here. If the master comes back, he will tell her."

Lin Ning nodded, "You can ask someone to report to the inner courtyard so that they don't have to worry. I have my own way. The two children will be fine, but I intend to let them suffer and have a long memory. First let them Stay for a few days before releasing them."

Xue Bai was taken aback, did he want to forgive others?only……

"Master, my wife may believe this, but I'm just afraid..."

Lin Ning paused, "If the eldest girl asks, tell her that I may be busy these few days, and the house may not be able to take care of it. My wife is eager to think about my child, so I probably don't have much time for it. Let her help take good care of her." That's it. Three days at most, seven days at most. Let her just rest assured."

These words gave Xue Bai a reassurance. What Lin Ning said was categorical, and it would only last seven days at most, and it passed in a blink of an eye.

After entering the mansion, Lin Ning really asked people to pack up the things and papers and send them to Xue Pan. He also took out all the books and stores of Xue's family, and singled out the businesses related to the three families.Then spread out the stationery and start writing letters.

It was made in triplicate, and the content was not much different. It was nothing more than to convince the three families that potatoes and sweet potatoes were a Western product. He had never thought of such a great influence before, so he did not explain to the three families. He thanked the three families for their dealings in Beijing. Take it down.

As for whether the titles of the three families have been obtained by dealing with each other, everyone knows it well.

Secondly, it is mentioned that Lin Ning intends to move his family to Beijing, and they will stay in Beijing in the future, and they will help each other to develop better.As for the business on the Jiangnan side, in the past it was because only the Xue family was here, and the other families let the Xue family take care of it because of the relationship between the four families. Now that the Xue family is leaving, these things should naturally be returned to them .

The so-called repayment is just a gift, it's just that Lin Ning put it in a better way.

These few letters, Lin Ning wrote and revised, revised and rewritten, and went back and forth several times, until the writing was euphemistic, cadenced, and sincere, and only then was he satisfied.Even he read some letters himself.It can be said that the sensationalism has been brought to the extreme.

Attributing the credit for the title of Marquis of Hui'an to the mediation of the three families, and giving up such a large amount of property, the three families will not let it go.

And what he did was just a temporary appeasement. When the Xue family entered the capital, where there were many forces competing for the throne, it would not be so easy for them to make a move.If he can get the protection of the emperor, then even if the three families know that he has been cheated, they may have to bear this breath.

Lin Ning felt a pain in his heart as he looked at the account books, house deeds, land deeds, etc. that he had sorted out.However, he also understands that there is something to gain.These things are nothing compared to Xue Pan and Xue Biao.In particular, what was discarded was the industries that were involved a lot with each family. In this way, after losing these things, they can better draw a clear line with the three families in the future.

As soon as Lin Ning put down his pen, he heard Xue Song report that someone from the Lin family had arrived.Lin Ning hurriedly asked people to come in, and it was Lin Ruhai's capable steward Lin Fu who came, which surprised Lin Ning, "You didn't follow your master, why did you come to Jinling? But what happened to Yangzhou?"

Lin Fu paused, Xue's family was in a bad situation and couldn't figure it out, but he actually cared about his family, no wonder his master couldn't sit still after hearing the news.

Lin Fu hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mr. Xue for your concern. Our master is fine. The master received a letter two days ago. The Wang family and the historians of the Jia family may have some actions, so he ordered the younger one to come over and inform Mr. Xue. Unexpectedly, it was too late. Xiao As soon as I got off the boat, I heard about the two sons. Our master also thought about the time before, and said that if the incident had already happened, he would let the young one stay in Jinling. If Master Xue has any orders, he can do it Ask the young one to do it. The young one has been with the master for more than ten years, and has accompanied the master several times on the Jiangnan side. Many people know the young one. Moreover, the master specially asked the young one to bring a name card .”

Isn't Lin Ruhai's reputation in the south of the Yangtze River boasting, is it sent to his door to let him pull his big banner casually?

Speaking of which, his relationship with Lin Ruhai was only in recent years.Three years ago, he made potatoes and sweet potatoes, but he just found a few villages near his own village to try them out.Before the local magistrate and the prefect of Jinling made any moves, Lin Ruhai rushed over after hearing the news, which made him admire his sensitivity to this matter and his influence in Jiangnan.

Afterwards, the two came and went, and there was a bit of appreciation for each other.Lin Ruhai even mentioned this matter in his secret papers, and helped Lin Ning say some good things.For this reason, Lin Ning was grateful to him, and the two of them communicated more.Jinling is not far from Yangzhou, and the Xue family also has a lot of property in Yangzhou. Due to the turmoil in Jiangnan in the past two years, he has made more inspections.The communication with Lin Ruhai has also become a little closer, especially this year, he actually has the intention of treating the other party as a confidant.

It's just that Lin Ning didn't expect that at such a time, Lin Ruhai himself was in the vortex, and he could do this to him.Another sigh, there is no harm without comparison.Lin Ruhai is not related to their family, but what about the Jia family who is as good as Qin Jin?What about the Wang family?

Especially if his guess is right, the Wang family is probably the one who will directly carry out the plan this time.Did Wang Ziteng ever think that Xue Pan who is currently in the prison is his nephew?

Thinking of this, Lin Ning was furious again, and finally suppressed and said to Lin Fu: "No need. Your master is at a critical juncture now, so it's better not to make extra trouble. I can't help you in Yangzhou. Let Your master, be more careful."

Lin Fu hurriedly said: "My master said that he recommended the prefect of Jia to the Jia family, and then he was able to come to Jinling to become an official. Although the master kept him to make a move, but when he arrived in Beijing, the magistrate Jia's conspiracy Que had an accident. According to his intentions, Jia Zhifu didn’t come to Jinling. Now that he’s here, he brought misfortune to Master Xue. The master said it was his negligence.”

Lin Ning hurriedly raised his hand to stop, "This has nothing to do with your master. I have my own calculations in my heart. You just go back and report."

Seeing that Lin Fu still wanted to say something, Lin Ning smiled and said: "We don't want to be here with your master or my master. There are only two single seedlings in the direct branch of our Xue family, Pan'er and Tiao'er. This matter is related to the honor and disgrace of the Xue family and the survival of the heirs, I will never dare to be brave. If there is a need, I will speak up at that time."

Speaking of this, Lin Fu naturally had no choice but to agree.Lin Ning turned around and took out a brocade box, together with a stack of letters.

"After this matter is resolved, I'm afraid I will go to Beijing. I planned to go to Yangzhou to give these things to him before going to Beijing. Now that you are here, it's the same for you to give to your master. I have some adventures, As for the specific circumstances of this adventure, I can’t say, but this brocade box is a life-saving pill. If you are injured by a sword or the like, you can save your life if you take it at a critical moment. But it is useless against the natural laws of life, old age, sickness and death. Let him take it with you Keep it in case of emergencies. There is only one medicine for this medicine, so I hope he uses it with caution."

Lin Fu was startled, such things were given to him like this?Lin Fu held the brocade box tremblingly, and put it in his arms carefully, for fear of accidentally breaking it.

Lin Ning was not so particular about it. He didn't have a chance to use the life-saving pills he bought in the last world, so he kept them.And the last time the system was upgraded, his authority was increased, and he was able to buy two.Even if he gave Lin Ruhai one, he still had two in his hand, so he didn't feel reluctant.

On the contrary, Lin Ning paid more attention to this stack of letters, "Miss Lin and Mr. Lin are now living in Jia's mansion. I also know that Mrs. Jia may have said something about marriage with your master and wife. I know that your family Some things must have been checked about the master's temperament, but his influence is in the south of the Yangtze River, not in the capital. This aspect may not be as clear as I know. You leave these things to him. "

These are part of the letter Wang wrote to Xue Wang wanting Baoyu and Xue Baochai to be married.Part of it is about the situation of the Jia family and Jia Baoyu.These worlds intersected with Lin Ruhai, he didn't think that Lin Ruhai knew nothing about Jia's mansion and Jia Baoyu, but Lin Ruhai was good at everything, but he was indeed not very shrewd about things in the backyard.And now that Jia Baoyu is still young, many things have not been so obvious.For example, men and women are not taboo, such as the Jia family's ethnology.

In this world, his butterfly effect is quite large.Jia Yuanchun became a concubine in advance.Jia Min still died of natural causes, but Lin Nuo survived and is now learning from Jia's family.Lin Ruhai also found a teacher for him, but he thought that he would teach him after two years when he was older.Now that Lin Nuo is still young, ethnology is enough for enlightenment.But I never thought that the family society of the Jia family was so unbearable.

"I have a word, you tell your master, but I hope that no matter what he does, he will first think about Miss Lin and Young Master Lin who are far away in the capital. The absurd and dirty things in the Jia family are far beyond his expectations. If He's gone, Nuo Ge'er is still young, he can't protect his family business, his elder sister, and himself."

These words made Lin Fu tremble uncontrollably, and he looked at Lin Ning inexplicably in horror. This means...if something happens to the master, the girl and the young master will...

Lin Ning knew that Lin Fu understood the importance, so he changed the subject after he finished speaking, "Your master has something to give to the children in Beijing, you can let him prepare it first, and I will bring it to him when I go to Beijing."

Lin Fu responded mechanically, his mind was full of Lin Ning's unstoppable words, he was sent out of the house in a daze, and returned to Yangzhou with a stomach full of turmoil.

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the capital.Palace of Qinzheng.

Tu Yuanhai flipped through the secret report slowly, asking a question or two to the figure standing in the shadow beside him from time to time.Seeing that Lin Ning gave the Xue family wealth to the three major families with both hands, he sneered, "These properties add up to about half of the Xue family's. Xue Ling is really generous."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to see something again, "Hey", and after reading it, his expression became solemn, "Have you checked clearly, what Xue Ling handed over to the three families is the property that was involved in it before? And in recent years, Xue Ling's drastic rectification and money-making methods have not touched these shops? And this time, when the property is handed over, the Xue family will also withdraw most of the people in these shops?"

After several questions in a row, the person in the shadow only answered the last one, "Yes. Hou Yan of Hui'an said that since the property was returned to them, naturally they can no longer keep their own people, so as not to cause trouble in management, which will be broken instead. The friendship between the two."

Tu Yuanhai chuckled, "He is afraid that the slave will bully the master and ruin the friendship between the two families. This is obviously because he doesn't want to help others. Those who are in charge and those who understand technology have all withdrawn. How can the shop be taken over? It's so quick to get started. Besides, can anyone be as capable as the Xue family to be the God of Wealth? These shops can make a lot of money in his hands, but not necessarily in the hands of others. "

Speaking of this, Tu Yuanhai sighed, "Not to mention, the Xue family does have the ability to collect money. The old nine is nicknamed the God of Wealth Nine by the people in the capital, but compared with Xue Ling's methods, it is still not good enough."

Thinking of this, Tu Yuanhai suddenly remembered that Xue Ling had sent someone a brochure before. It was said to be a brochure but it was not a brochure. It was a small booklet with some kind of plan.There was a pile of black and white words. At that time, he was busy with political affairs, so he threw them aside before he had time to read them.Now I was busy looking for it, and the more I looked at it, the more frightened I became.

Glass!

Although glass is rare, we have seen the circulation of maritime trade items in the Great Wei Dynasty.If it can be mass-produced, then the profit...

In particular, Lin Ning's plan was written in great detail. After being incorporated into the Ministry of Industry, how to operate it, where to build a factory, how to ensure that the formula will not leak out, and if an auction house is set up to sell it, everything is clear.It even estimated the possible gains in the first two years.

If he can really reach this number of words, no, he only needs to reach half of this number of words, and he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Even putting aside the estimated effect for the time being, from the specifications of Lin Ning's proposal and the urgency of what he said, it can be seen that this is a talent!

How did Tu Yuanhai know that Lin Ning just copied a copy of the Ministry of Industry's plan because he had already experienced it once in the previous world.

After carefully reading the plan twice, Tu Yuanhai sighed, "No wonder Lin Hai admires him a lot. If he can come to Beijing for my use, why worry about the treasury not being rich."

Thinking of this, Tu Yuanhai glanced at the secret report again, the corner of his mouth raised, isn't this already used by him?

Tu Yuanhai lifted his spirits, "Come here!"

The one who came in was Eunuch Li, the eunuch of Tu Yuanhai's royal servant.

"I remember that several houses were confiscated in the past two years, and one of them was the mansion of Duke Cheng'en. Now the title deeds of this house are all in the Ministry of Households, right?"

As "No.1 before the emperor", Eunuch Li is clear about these matters, and answered fluently, "Exactly."

Tu Yuanhai waved his hand, "Just this house. Give it to the newly promoted Marquis of Hui'an. He is also a marquis of three generations. This house can't be too shabby. The Ministry of Industry will send someone to repair it."

With just a few words, the three generations of hereditary were finalized, and they got such a big house.The mansion of Cheng Engong in the former dynasty is really good.In the past two years, many people wanted to buy it in the household department, but the emperor kept it, thinking about when it will be used by the little princes who are underage!Well, it's cheaper for the Xue family now.

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In the restaurant, Wang Xin smiled and exchanged glasses with Lin Ning.

"I came to Jinling a few days ago. I should have come to see my uncle that day, but a friend who accompanied me strongly invited me to go out for fun. It's all my fault. Please don't blame my uncle."

Lin Ning laughed, "Young people should walk around."

Wang Xin poured another glass of wine for Lin Ning with a very flattering look, "Does my uncle think so too? Unfortunately, my father doesn't think so. This time it took me a long time before he allowed me to come out. Uncle But don’t tell my aunt about it. Otherwise, my aunt and my father will reveal a sentence or two in the letter, and I will bear it.”

Lin Ning still had a smile on his face, pretending to be an elder, and admonishing him not to be too playful, Wang Xin also agreed, and then he got to the point, "I just found out today that my cousin was wronged and sent to prison. ?”

"Now it's clear."

Wang Xin heaved a sigh of relief, "That's good. If you want me to say, my uncle is too good-natured. There's no reason for someone to take my cousin like this. What kind of family are we? A little magistrate can take it at will. Human! What kind of a thing is he!"

Lin Jing listened quietly and did not speak.When Wang Xin saw him, he hurriedly said, "Uncle let him arrest his cousin first. Uncle is good-natured, but it doesn't mean that our Wang family can let people bully our relatives like this. Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely report this matter to my father. Make him look good."

Lin Ning didn't answer, but just invited Wang Xin to come and live at home, but Wang Xin declined, saying that he was staying with his friends and would go back tomorrow.He also repeatedly emphasized that Wang Ziteng will be informed of this matter, and Lin Tranquility is requested to wait for the follow-up.

Lin Ning saw a smile in his eyes, as it should be.What Tu Yuanhai said was not entirely correct. Although the property was less than half of Xue's family, it was still one third of it.He showed such great "sincerity", the other party should also show their own "sincerity".

Moreover, this design itself was just to test him, to warn him that at this point, with his regress, it should be over.

He is temporarily unable to deal with the three families, but he is still strong enough to deal with one Jia Yucun.It's just that he wants the Wang family to do it themselves.It's not a good feeling to be someone else's dog, but to be discarded and killed by the owner casually.

With the means of the Wang family, he had already predicted what would happen to Jia Yucun.Just find a wrong place to be dismissed from office, and then die of depression because of it.

Sure enough, it turned out to be just as Lin Ning expected.But this is something for later, let's not mention it for the time being.

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Lin Ning rode his horse all the way back home, and when he got home, most of the alcohol smell on his body had dissipated.The two children were released from prison today, and he should pick them up, but he got the news from Wang Xin and rushed to the restaurant to block people.Meeting with the members of the Wang family was tantamount to directly showing that he was well aware of the situation between the two sides, and it was also an expression of his attitude to the other party.The three families have benefited, so they can't just give him nothing.A Jia Yucun is his bottom line.

The concierge stepped forward to hold the reins for Lin Ning, and Lin Ning asked casually, "Have the uncle and the second master come back yet?"

"They're all back. Stepped over the brazier and swept away the bad smell with leaves. The wife hugged the uncle and cried for a while, and now the two gentlemen have gone back to rest."

Lin Ning nodded, and went directly to the study when he entered the mansion. When he sat down, he saw two stacks of papers on the table. He knew without asking, that Xue Song must have sorted them out.

Lin Ning picked it up and looked at it. Xue Biao's is very good. Under such circumstances, there is no need to worry about next year's talent.It's just that Xue Pan... Lin Ning became angrier the more he looked at it, if he just didn't know how to do it, it would be fine, but he still pretends to be smart!Lin Ning read one by one patiently, but the more he looked, the darker his face became, and finally he threw the paper on the table, "Xue Song! Go and call Pan'er!"

Xue Song opened the door and saw the scattered papers, he knew it, and said: "Master, Master is sleeping!"

Lin Ning gritted his teeth and stared, "Why sleep in broad daylight!"

Xue Song lowered his head, but did not move his feet, "Master, although the prison is well-arranged and everything is in order, it is completely different from the house after all. Moreover, the cells and other places are very uncomfortable to live in even if they are cleaned up." Uncomfortable. The uncle and the second master don't even have a waiter around them. It's not good if they don't sleep well. The master has assigned so much homework. When the uncle and the second master came back, their faces were pale. The wife seems to be distressed. Well, I wanted to drag the uncle to talk, but I didn't dare anymore, so I sent him back to rest. The second master was better, at least he washed up and then lay down. The uncle fell asleep in the bathtub, but the girl found out, let People moved to the bed."

Lin Ning was taken aback, and curled his lips, "So, you mean, it's my fault?"

Xue Song lowered his head a little, buried it directly in his neck, and stopped talking.Fortunately, Lin Ning did not insist on calling Xue Pan over, but he was still angry and said, "Someone tell him to copy all the Four Books and Five Classics for me a hundred times!"

So, when Xue Pan woke up, he heard such a bad news.

Four Books and Five Classics.

All.

Copy it a hundred times.

Hundred!all over!

Xue Pan stood there dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning!