novelraw Chapter 183 Lin Hai 46
Chapter 183 Lin Hai 46
Today is the small court meeting, Lin Haimao had to get up early, and went back to the main room to see Ji Shi, Ji Shi still had a good sleep.After briefly asking Chunliu, who was watching the night, that Mrs. Ji was well all night, Lin Hai turned and went to the front yard.Perhaps Ji's nanny had a reason for not keeping him in the main courtyard. He couldn't sleep well during the ten-day big court meeting, let alone the frequent three-day small court meeting.
Lin Hai went to the front yard for a little activity, checked that the time was about the same, changed into his official uniform, boarded the car and left the residence.Lin Jin had already put Lin Hai's food into the car, Lin Hai looked at the dark outside, while eating breakfast casually, while complaining, no wonder the emperor didn't want to go to court early in the end, who would be willing to warm up in this winter The fragrant hot quilt.
At the beginning of the morning, the Hall of Liangyi, which is still relatively quiet on weekdays, became noisy and a little angry.Since the first day of the lunar new year, there have been three consecutive heavy snowfalls, and the price of firewood and carbon in the market has been rising. The number of people whose houses in the capital were crushed by the heavy snow yesterday and died of freezing has already been reported yesterday.
Gyeonggi disaster relief is urgent.
The time has come for the food and salaries of the soldiers guarding the border of the Ministry of War to be sent out.
The Ministry of Rites needs to repair the examination room for the upcoming Spring Festival.
Lin Hai tugged at the sleeves of Chen Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites, "My lord, shall we propose to postpone the Spring Festival?"
"What? Postponement?"
Lin Hai nodded and stepped out, raised the playbook above his head, and bowed to salute.
"Sage, Lin Hai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, please postpone the Spring Festival this year."
Several officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and Ying Tianfu, who were arguing with the Ministry of Household Affairs, all turned their heads to stare at Lin Hai.
"Chunwei was originally selected by the imperial court for the country. There has been heavy snowfall this year. I am afraid that it will affect the current examination of Chunwei's exams as usual. It will be postponed for half a month or a month. When the weather gets warmer, we will hold Chunwei."
This matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of War, and it has little to do with other departments.Only Hubu breathed a sigh of relief, and it is good not to squeeze together and ask for money.
The quarrel in the court eased down.
Chen Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites took a step forward, "The minister seconded the proposal."
Zuo Shilang Yang Weigang and Mr. Li also came out to support Lin Hai.Those from Chaozhong Qingliu basically passed the imperial examination, and no one objected.Some Xungui privately murmured a few words that literati are delicate, and there are also those who have been at odds with civil officials on weekdays, loudly refuting the delay.
Today, I got this opportunity to relax, and immediately agreed to Lin Hai's memorial. As for how long the extension will be, I will ask Qin Tianjian to decide.Immediately after that, he said goodbye and walked out of the hall.
The Minister of the Ministry of War gave Lin Hai a sideways glance, and chased after him.
Cheng Yin came over and pulled Lin Hai, and Lin Hai followed Cheng Yin.
"Ruhai, do you see this disaster relief?" Cheng Yin understood the content of that glance when he walked up, and La Linhai asked in a low voice after leaving the crowd.
"The military salary of the Ministry of War can't be less, and it can't be too late. Disaster relief? Maybe go to the internal treasury first? Then the Ministry of Households will recover the arrears?" Lin Hai pondered for a while, and presented the plan he had been planning for a long time in his heart. "Fansen, it's the best way to borrow money from the snowstorm."
Cheng Yin nodded and broke up with Lin Hai.
Lin Hai went back to his own office in the Ministry of Rites and sat down. The next year's business was mainly about Chun Wei.He picked up the list of examination officials that Chen Shangshu and Mr. Li had circled, and looked carefully.Most of them belong to the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites, that is, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Officials, each with one or two members.Looking at the selection of examiners like this, is this year's exam questions going to be very complicated?
Lin Hai was watching seriously, and Lin Jin came in and said, "Master, Chen Shangshu sent Zaoli here, please go over immediately, Your Excellency."
Lin Hai went to Shangshu's public house, and Yang Weigang was already talking with Chen Shangshu.
After Lin Hai saluted and took his seat, Chen Shangshu went straight to the point and said: "It was only today that the soldiers' salaries were fixed in the inner study, and the disaster relief funds were allocated from the inner treasury. Now only our Ministry of Rites has not received the money that needs to be used. For the sake of the world, Lin Shilang delayed Chun Wei's proposal is very good. I'm afraid that if Chun Wei is delayed, the Ministry of Household Affairs will eventually run out of funds, and they will not be able to pay for the repair of the examination hall."
Lin Hai smiled, "I can't do repairs when I get the repair money in this weather. Besides, compared with disaster relief and military pay, the repair of the examination room can be delayed. My lord and Yang Shilang are competing with the Ministry of Households for funds at the court meeting today. , You have done your best for the sake of the child. When the sage confirms the time of the spring, it depends on the concession of the Ministry of Rites today, and it will not be less than the repair funds of our Ministry of Rites."
Yang Shilang nodded in agreement with Lin Hai. "Master Chen, being fooled today won't make Enke's test house dilapidated and useless."
Chen Shangshu seemed to accept the words of the two of them, "There is one more thing. The Ministry of Household Affairs may have to recover the arrears due to the cabinet discussion today. Although most of the people in the Ministry of Rites are from Qingliu, you should mention it when you go back. There are people who owe money. Lin Hai, you are from a noble family, don’t forget to go to the household department to check whether Marquis Lin has borrowed money from the court in the past.”
Lin Hai quickly stood up and expressed his thanks to Chen Shangshu.
After returning to his public house, Lin Hai sent Lin Jin to the Ministry of War and asked Jia Amnesty to go to the mansion at night.
Lin Hai finished his work early, greeted Yang Weigang, and went to the household department.Pretending to check his own arrears, the head of the household department searched for a long time but failed to find it.He smiled and begged Lin Hai for mercy.
"Master Lin, the account books sorted out by the officials are all in arrears. After the officials have clarified everything, I will send you a letter, okay?"
Lin Hai thanked him with a smile, said goodbye and returned home.
Jia Amnesty is a frequent visitor to the Lin Mansion.Not to mention the servants of the Lin family, but the housekeepers Lin Cheng and Lin Qian are sometimes surprised. Generally speaking, after remarrying, the relationship with the former Yue's family will gradually fade.Even if you have a brother, it won't be much better.But the relationship between my master and the uncle of the Jia family is actually better than it was more than 20 years ago.Ask Lin Jin who followed the master in and out, that is a gourd with its mouth sawn off, don't even think about asking anything.
"Brother, at the meeting today, the Ministry of War and Ying Tianfu quarreled all morning over money for disaster relief." Lin Hai and Jia She slowly explained the whole story. "Cheng Yin asked me in the early morning, and I came up with an idea: the military salary of the Ministry of War must not be less, and it must not be too late. The disaster relief must first be paid from today's internal treasury. Then let the Ministry of Households recover the arrears."
"Brother, it's a plan I've been planning for a long time to find an excuse to ask the Ministry of Accounts to recover the arrears. When Chen Shangshu returned to the Ministry of Rites, he said that the Ministry of Accounts might have to recover the arrears, and asked me to go The Ministry of Households is looking into the history of our ancestors. You are in the Ministry of War today, what have you heard?"
Jia Amnesty shook his head. "The Ministry of War is mostly honorable, so they don't care what the Ministry of Households pursues." Jia Amnesty said as he got up, "I'll go to Cheng Yin's mansion and ask. If the sage really wants to collect the money owed, I'll pay it back tomorrow. It's still early, lest you worry about being thieves day and night."
"Let's go after eating, and it will be warmer."
"No, you're still afraid that Cheng Yin won't give me food."
Lin Hai sent Jia She to the gate, watched Jia She lead a dozen people riding away, and then turned back to the backyard.
Both Ji and Daiyu were surprised when Lin Hai returned to the backyard.
"Daddy, where's uncle?"
"Your eldest uncle is busy, so he didn't stay for dinner."
The family of three had dinner happily.
Jia She rode his horse to Cheng Yin's mansion, and Cheng Yin returned home.Hearing that Jia Amnesty was coming, he hurriedly asked someone to welcome him to the study, and asked the housekeeper to prepare dinner, while he hurriedly changed his clothes and went there.
"Enhou, what's the matter?" Cheng Yin was surprised when Jia She came over at this time.In the past, no one paid attention to him, but since he was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he began to avoid suspicion. In his mansion, ordinary people cannot enter.Jia Amnesty is a man who refuses to come to his door for anything.
"Fansen, I'm from Ruhai." Jia Amnesty didn't play tricks on Cheng Yin. "After today's pilgrimage meeting, he suggested to you to recover the money owed. What does the saint mean?"
Cheng Yin breathed a sigh of relief, it's just this time. "Enhou, the Ministry of Households has paid the military salary, so there is not much silver left. Before ascending the throne, the palace has to count the expenses. Last year, relying on the secret account of the salt government that Lin Haixia gave, I was a little richer. I'm afraid that this time the disaster relief funds will be transferred out, and it will return to the embarrassing situation when it was first enthroned."
"What do you mean today?"
"What do you mean today? The cabinet has agreed to let the Ministry of Households recover the owed money." Since Cheng Yin is the only accompanying student and a confidant for many years, it is necessary for Cheng Yin to participate in discussions with the cabinet today. "However, Enhou also knows that most of the people who owe money are nobles, and most of them are former favorites and confidantes of the emperor. I am afraid that if the Ministry of Household Affairs asks for it, no one will pay it back."
The housekeeper of Cheng's house knocked on the door and asked where his master would serve dinner.
"Bring it in." Cheng Yin and Jia She were polite, "Enhou, there is nothing to eat in a hurry."
Jia Amnesty was not polite to him, "It's good if it's hot and full. If you want something good, I'll go home and eat it by myself."
Cheng Yin smiled, and the two of them ate their dinner in silence.
"Enhou, there was a lot of snow last winter and this spring. I'm afraid that the embankment of the spring flood will be empty again. Alas." He also worried about the present. Today.
"Fansen, tell me, how about I pay back the debt owed by Rongguo Mansion? Is this the right time?"
"Enhou, are you kidding? I remember Rongguo Mansion owes hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"Yeah. I'm separated now. In my own mansion, I'm in charge."
Cheng Yin rubbed his hands excitedly, "Enhou, if this is the case, you can solve today's predicament. You don't know that after allocating money from the inner treasury, today's minister was so worried that he didn't even eat much lunch because of the spring flood. mouth."
"Then I'll send the money to the account department early tomorrow. It's a matter of course to pay back the debt. At worst, I'll save my life in the future. It's always uncomfortable to be burdened by the debt. But, Fansen, I will offend the debtors, especially Xungui, if I pay back the money, you have to ask the saint to protect me a little bit later."
"Don't worry about this matter, if there is me, there will be you. If it wasn't for Enhou's protection earlier, the grass on my grave would not know how high it is."
"Hey, why bring up those old things." Jia Amnesty waved his hand nonchalantly, seeing that Cheng Yin still wanted to talk, he hurriedly said, "Now it's you who will protect me later."
Cheng Yin got up, and solemnly saluted Jia She, "No."