Jia Min's Counterattack

Chapter 352

The Lin family's boat and Yanwangfu's boat are fast boats, but there are many and heavy things on board, and the northwest wind has blown these past few days, so Jia Min and the others have traveled on the canal for nearly two days before arriving in Yangzhou the pier.

Lin Ruhai arrived at the pier in a carriage after lunch today. He received a letter from Jia Min yesterday, and the ship should be arriving soon.

"Master, why don't you get in the carriage and take a rest first, you haven't had a good rest these days, my wife will feel bad when she sees you listless!" Lin Xing stood behind Lin Ruhai, Said to Lin Ruhai who was looking at the distance of the river.

"You are afraid of being scolded by your wife!" Lin Ruhai teased with a slight smile without looking back.

"My lord! Isn't this for your own good? If you can take good care of yourself, the slave is willing to be scolded by his wife a few times. Besides, the wife is the most kind person, so she won't scold others casually." Woolen cloth!"

Lin Ruhai was heartbroken when he heard this, turned his head and smiled at Lin Xing, and said, "You are the only one who is smart! All right, just pay attention to my wife's boat at this moment. If you see it, go to the carriage immediately." Call me." Then, Lin Ruhai knocked Lin Xing on the head, and walked towards the place where the carriage stopped.

Because Yangzhou is a gathering place for salt merchants, a large amount of salt has to be transported from Yangzhou to the north and south by water, and it is also close to the canal, so there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going.There is an ancient saying that fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, and those literati who like to be arty and elegant will take a boat to Yangzhou at this time to appreciate the charming scenery of Yangzhou in the spring season.Therefore, the pier in Yangzhou is full of traffic, and the ships docked on the shore are next to each other.

Jia Min and his two sons stood on the side of the boat looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, and suddenly asked: "There are many poems praising Yangzhou since ancient times, which one do you like the most?"

Lin Lang said without hesitation: "My son's favorite is Du Mu's "Three Poems of Yangzhou", and the third one is the most!

Thousands of willows hang down the street, and the glow reflects the double city.

Tianbitai Pavilion is beautiful, the wind is cool and the songs are clear.

Slender waist with long sleeves and jade pendants.

Since it is a crime of licentiousness, why not become the imperial capital. "

"There are so many poems describing the beauty of Yangzhou, why does elder brother only like this one?" Lin Yu asked in confusion.

"People in the world say that Emperor Yangdi of Sui Dynasty was a foolish emperor, cruel and immoral. But I don't think so! It is not wrong for Emperor Yangdi to admire the prosperity of Jiangnan, and it is not wrong to want to move the capital to the prosperous Jiangnan. It is human to yearn for beauty when young. It is only natural that he is too reckless. It can be seen that as a monarch, he can't do whatever he wants. Look at the Jiangnan, which is more prosperous and prosperous now. After the canal, the north-south waterway is connected, and people come and go more conveniently. The north and the south are no longer separated by a natural moat. The people living on the canal have lived a prosperous life because of the canal, and they have made many business giants. I heard that the ancestors of the great emperor Xue’s family were first on the boat A boatman who ran a boat, later saved some silver and became a merchant, and gradually created such a large fortune! Although merchants are lowly in the Ming Dynasty, the influence of those big merchants is not as powerful as those in the imperial court. Officials with serious imperial examination backgrounds are poor!"

"Oh? Listening to what Lang'er said, it seems that he doesn't dislike merchants, nor does he mean to look down on them!" Jia Min didn't expect Lin Lang to have such insights at a young age, and he was also very interested in his views.

"My son doesn't have much contact with outsiders, but every year when he goes to Putuo Mountain to pray for his ancestors, he also meets some businessmen from foreign vassals. My son thinks that if you want to strengthen the country, you must enrich the people, and if you want to enrich the people, you must vigorously support business. Through continuous It is hundreds of times better to move the money than to store it in the warehouse!"

"Why do you want to move the silver coins? How can you move them? What's the benefit of moving them?" Lin Yu asked, looking at Lin Lang in a daze.

"Second brother, let me ask you if you have 100 taels of silver in your hand, would you choose to use it to buy food and clothing, or would you choose to spend most of it as capital to earn more silver?"

"Naturally, I have to choose the second one? Use silver to make silver, so that you can live endlessly, for a long time!"

"In the same way, governing the country is the same!" Lin Lang smiled and patted his younger brother's head.

Lin Yu tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Brother is really a great talent! All dynasties and dynasties have always emphasized business and neglected business, but they don't know that only when business is developed can the people keep money in their hands. Buy more things. In this way, the treasury will not be short of silver, and the people will not be short of silver!"

"Xu'er is so smart, she immediately thought of the key point!" Lin Lang happily carried Lin Xun around the side of the boat a few times.

Jia Min looked at her eldest son thoughtfully. She knew that Lin Lang was a precocious child, and he was different from other peers in many ways.But he never thought that Lin Lang, who was only nine years old, could understand these ways of governing the country.Jia Min frowned, more worried about Lin Lang's future.She didn't know how Lin Lang had such an idea, but she couldn't let Lin Lang show his intelligence in front of others, how wise he was, let alone a child!

"Lang'er! Don't tell anyone what you said just now! Xun'er, what your elder brother said today must never be mentioned to others. Remember it!" Jia Min said seriously. With one face, he solemnly said to the two sons.

"Mother, don't worry, my son is also expressing his feelings today! There are only three of us, mother and son, and the son will hide himself in front of outsiders!" Lin Lang also looked at Jia Min seriously and said.

Lin Tang looked at Jia Min and then at Lin Lang, and understood what her mother meant, "Mother, I will help my brother cover it up!"

"Well! You are all smart and good children! You must know how to protect yourself from harm! Mother and your father don't ask for any achievements from you, but only hope that you can be safe and happy!" Jia Min smiled and hugged the two sons Into the arms, softly said to them.

"Mother, don't worry! Before he has absolute strength, his son will definitely not show anything!" Lin Lang leaned on Jia Min's shoulder, with a happy smile on his face.

"Mother! My son will work hard! Study hard and practice hard! You must not embarrass your mother and father!" Lin Yu also raised her face and smiled at Jia Min with admiration.

"Okay, okay! However, you should also be filial to your adoptive father! He treats you like his own son, and you are the future master of the Yan Palace. There is a lot of pressure on your shoulders. He is protecting you now, and you will also protect him in the future." watch him grow old!"

"I remember! Mother!"