Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 104 Father Lin Invites (615)

When Lin Ruhai followed Wei Yinghong to the courtroom, the place was already brightly lit, and the six classes of officials were all holding the letter paper given by the magistrate, and began to check the information they could find at hand.

Although they don't record such boring things as the weather every day, they always make records when they go out to do errands. They can always find some details about the situation on the road and what happened.

After checking [-]% to [-]% of the letter paper, and the remaining [-]% to [-]% of the letter, everyone checked another [-]% to [-]% based on their memory.I took it out and compared it with the date and weather on the letter paper, and it was exactly the same.

The leader immediately rushed to the magistrate to report.Wei Yinghong only raised his eyebrows, and waved his hand to signal the group to check how many inns and restaurants there are in Yangzhou City.

There is a backup in the government office for this kind of thing, after all, everyone has to pay taxes.This person immediately took the order, and then turned around and led his colleagues to the warehouse to collect information.

Huang Weizhong, the magistrate of the prefecture, just arrived for a while. When the sixth department was checking the materials, he was slowly listening to Wei Yinghong's story.

At this moment, after the little official retreated, he couldn't help but said anxiously: "My lord, it's broken, what should I do?"

Huang Weizhong is from Shandong, and he couldn't help but speak his hometown accent when he was excited.

For a short moment, he didn't have any thoughts in his mind, but he still couldn't figure out what the magistrate meant.

Wei Yinghong has been in Yangzhou for so many years, and Huang Weizhong's assistance is indispensable on weekdays.For this Jinshi who is older than himself, he naturally doesn't have any thoughts about teaching.

In official affairs, it has always been about you respecting me and I respecting you, so that everyone can cooperate seamlessly.

"In three steps, let's take it slowly in the dark." Wei Yinghong had discussed the specific ideas with Lin Ruhai earlier.

When Huang Weizhong heard the first sentence, he finally let go of his half-suspended heart.

He was afraid that Wei Yinghong would do it with great fanfare, and that would be a bet on the reputation of the officials of the entire government.

It's okay to say that it's done, if it's time to work in the end.The entire Yangzhou officialdom will become the laughing stock of Jiangnan people.

Seeing that the magistrate was not eager for quick success, Huang Weizhong felt at ease and asked for advice.Wei Yinghong didn't hide anything from him, and revealed his and Lin Ruhai's plans together.

The first step for the two of them is naturally to count the number of granaries in the mansion first, and then rush to repair the tribute courtyard. The idle houses, inns, restaurants and other places in the city should also be quickly counted for emergency needs.By the way, send people to watch the water levels of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and pay attention to the rainfall in October.

If there is little rainfall in October, there will definitely be rumors and rumors in the city of Yangzhou.

At that time, it is time to proceed to the second step, secretly notifying the counties in the government and the officials in Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Jinling and other places.Let them prepare for the disaster in advance, and issue notices on their own side, mainly to appease the hearts of the people.

In any case, it will last until the spring of the next year. At that moment, there will be no wind or rain.Then the whole government doesn't have to hesitate, just tell His Majesty to prepare for the disaster.

After Huang Weizhong listened, he couldn't help nodding his head. What Wei Yinghong said were all mature and prudent words, which were thoughtful and took the initiative.As the magistrate, all he can do is to check for omissions and make up for vacancies.He turned his head and thought for a long time, "My lord, do you think there will be refugees, are you going to use the Gongyuan as a disaster shelter?"

"You have to guard against it."

"Then we need to recruit another 50 people." Huang Weizhong thought about the number of people. "Now there are only 50 people in the Gongyuan. The completion date we set with them was before February next year."

"No, recruit another 100 people." Wei Yinghong shook his head, "The money needed is taken directly from the warehouse, and this matter must be done with great momentum. 50 people will be recruited in September, and another 50 people will be recruited in October. It doesn't matter if the wages are higher. "

"My lord, I understand." Huang Weizhong nodded, and he instantly understood Wei Yinghong's meaning, "Since we want to divert people's attention, it is better to call all three newspaper shops in the city. Right now, don't let them talk too much."

Now there are three newspapers in Yangzhou city, not to mention "Jing'an Daily", there are also two rising stars, "Huaiyang Daily" and "Jiangnan Shibao".These three companies publish a newspaper every five days, seven days or ten days, each with their own content preferences.

Wei Yinghong couldn't help but exchanged glances with Lin Ruhai, and said with a smile, "That's exactly what I meant."

When Huang Weizhong heard it, he was also overjoyed and said, "That's very good."

Lin Ruhai suddenly remembered something, and said anxiously: "By the way, I still remembered something."

Wei Yinghong quickly turned his head to look at his friend, only to hear the other party say, "We have to send someone to pay attention to the situation in the capital."

An important place like the capital, of course, will not report to the local area, even if there is a shortage of food and supplies, it will only come down with a decree.In such a situation, wouldn't it be that he kept secrets, which is a big taboo in planning.

Huang Weizhong clapped his hands and said, "Exactly. If the drought in the capital does not go away for a day, His Majesty will do his best to save the country. At that time, it will also be a great test for the people's livelihood."

The three of them put their heads together again, discussing how to appease and coordinate people's livelihood if the drought is only in the capital and they won't go there for a long time.

They discussed until it was getting dark, and Wei Yinghong immediately ordered someone to prepare breakfast. Regardless of the two's refusals, he insisted on asking them to have breakfast before letting him go back.

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On the second day, when Chen Heng arrived at the academy, he came to the Tiren Pavilion first, and looked at Taoshu with anxiety.Underneath, a new crane was added early.

Without hesitation, Chen Heng hurried to the gymnasium and took out the letter written by sister Lin.

When he opened the letter, Chen Heng felt his heart pounding.Until he saw the above: Brother, don't worry, daddy knows, it's done.

He couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Sure enough, the ice-snow-smart Sister Lin was able to guess his thoughts.

Chen Heng smiled, put away the letter like a baby, and returned to his usual leisurely posture, walking towards the school in a leisurely manner.

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"Sister, why did you come so early today?" Wei Qijun stood by Daiyu's table, looking at the yawning girl, and couldn't help being a little confused.

Her good sister must be smart if she is smart, but it is absolutely impossible for you to call her a three-shift light and a five-shift chicken.

All the smart people in the world are lazy.

Lin Daiyu stretched out her hands with a smile, and folded them in front of her in a fanning motion, "I'm reporting to the frightened goose."

Wei Qijun listened in a daze, took Lin Daiyu's hand and began to question her.

Lin Daiyu is such a clever person, can she be tricked by the charming Wei Qijun?
Instead, she got it out of Mr. Qi's mouth, and the magistrate and his father were busy until dawn before they separated.

The two were talking and laughing when suddenly a cup of tea was passed from the side.Lin Daiyu looked sideways, and saw Sister Qin's calm and composed face.

"Sister, this is the calming tea I made myself. Since you didn't sleep well last night, drink some to refresh yourself first." Bao Qin smiled at her.

Lin Daiyu held the cup and found that the temperature had cooled down. With such a keen temper, she immediately realized that Sister Qin must have just blown the cold for herself, so she brought it to her.

Lin Daiyu looked at Baoqin and said sincerely, "Sister Qin, you are so kind."

But Baoqin winked at her and said with a smile: "Look again, my sister can't turn into a man."

Sister Lin is not willing to listen to her joke, she doesn't even bother to drink tea.He moved the stool near her, and stretched out his little finger, "Then let's make an agreement. In the next life, I will be a talented scholar. Then sister Qin, don't let me down."

Baoqin smiled and turned her head, and said softly, "I will depend on you."

"Okay, you two left me to play by yourself again." Wei Qijun was so angry that he went crazy.

The two looked at each other and smiled, one of them held Qi Jun's hand, and coaxed the big sister with a smile.

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When class was over that day, Chen Heng received an invitation from Father Lin.

Although he didn't know what it was, Chen Heng guessed that it had something to do with that letter, and then thought of the information that Sister Lin told him during the day.

Then he knew that something had happened, and on the way to Lin's mansion, he was still a little excited and looking forward to it.

Sitting in the carriage of the Lin family, Chen Heng quickly walked through the gate and courtyard after dismounting.

There is no need to repeat the scenery on the road, even the road, Chen Heng himself has recognized it all.

All the way to the study, Chen Heng couldn't wait to open the door and enter.He saw Lin Ruhai sitting on the table, and younger sister Lin standing behind his uncle, thumping his shoulders with fists.

This scene really made Chen Heng want to laugh.After finally suppressing the smile on the corner of his mouth, he quickly stepped forward to salute Lin Ruhai, "Uncle, sister."

"You don't need me to ask you to sit down." Lin Ruhai seemed in a good mood, and joked with his juniors.

Chen Heng chuckled, that's all he is good at, when he should be thick-skinned, he is willing to show it off. "My uncle often told me that if I treat this place as my own home, my nephew will naturally obey."

Brother, you also have such a side.Lin Daiyu shouted in surprise, deeply feeling that she came to the right place today.

"Is there anything you want to eat tonight?" Lin Ruhai didn't know why, and said in ordinary words.

Chen Heng was so anxious that he scratched his liver and lungs, and he just replied hastily, "I can do it, uncle."

"Accompany me for a glass of wine that night?" Lin Ruhai continued to ask, still pretending to be confused.

Chen Heng is also speechless, is uncle so interested in chatting today?It was also he who was so obsessed with it that he actually said: "At my age, I'm afraid it's not good to drink alcohol."

"You idiot." Lin Ruhai nodded at him with a smile, without further explanation, he said forcefully, "Just have a drink with uncle."

When Chen Heng heard this sentence, he could only nod in agreement.

In fact, Chen Heng can't be blamed for this matter, there is an unconventional agreement among the people.The general elders think that when their children grow up, they will allow each other to drink the first glass of wine in their lives.

Although Lin Ruhai can only be regarded as half of Chen Heng's elders, he persuaded him to have a drink today because he wanted to tell the other party that he would treat him as an adult in the future.

Chen Heng didn't know about this, but it didn't matter, Sister Lin had already guessed it.She, an outsider, was clearly watching from the sidelines, and she also stomped her feet anxiously.After waiting for a while to get out of the study, he dragged his elder brother to the corner to explain what his father meant.

"You did a good job in this matter." Lin Ruhai finally got to the point.

When Chen Heng heard these words, the big stone in his heart finally let go.

He wanted to know the inside story of some things, but he was worried that it would be inappropriate to ask too much, so he was hesitating.

But Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu to make a cup of tea for the two of them, took his hand, and told Chen Heng a little bit about his discussion with Wei Yinghong.

After finishing speaking, he began to test his intentions and his own thoughts on each step.

Although Chen Heng is smart, he has little experience in the officialdom, and some answers are correct and some are wrong.

Lin Ruhai was not annoyed, and only taught and corrected a little bit.

After such a little dial from his uncle, Chen Heng finally came to his senses.

After some pleasant teaching, Lin Ruhai's teacher-loving side exploded, motioned Daiyu to get the chessboard from the bookshelf, and said, "Come on, it's still early for dinner, you can talk with me about a game."

Seeing that the two of them had finished talking about business, father suddenly wanted to fight brother.Lin Daiyu was very happy to watch the excitement, and she cheered up, and hurriedly said, "I'll go and pour tea for you."

Chen Heng was dumbfounded, hesitantly said: "Uncle, how is your chess game?"

"So-so." Lin Ruhai said modestly, anyway, Wei Yinghong seldom played chess with him.

Chen Hengxin immediately put down half of it. Uncle, what a coincidence, my nephew's chess skills are just so-so.

The three of them set up a place, with Lin Ruhai holding the white and Chen Heng holding the black.Lin Daiyu was busy serving pastries and making tea beside her.

"The newspaper is doing well." After the first three moves, Lin Ruhai took advantage of the other party's thinking to comment on "Jing'an Daily".

"Small fights, small fights." Chen Heng was a little guilty, he always felt that Lin Ruhai was too fast, and he didn't look careless.

After fifty moves, Lin Ruhai stood up with a dark face, thinking that since Chen Heng was still young, he was embarrassed to make a comment: "Stinky chess basket."After hesitating for a long time, he just said, "I think your level of chess skills is very suitable for visiting Wei's family."

"Ah?!" Chen Heng was stunned. Is this a compliment or a derogation?
"Hahahaha." Seeing her elder brother's appearance, Lin Daiyu held back her smile for a whole round, and finally broke down.

"Yu'er, go find "The Thirteen Chapters of Chess Classic" and ask your brother to take it back and study it hard."

"Yes, Daddy." Lin Daiyu raised her small pink hand, clenched it into a fist and swung it vigorously in the air.

　Today in the group, a book friend told me that if you update the [-]D, and the monthly pass is enough, many people will join the group.

　　I took this seriously. Today I really updated my [-]D. After a whole day, I didn’t even move my butt off the stool.As for the tickets, please.

　　Love you guys.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)