nucmednet Chapter 240
Chapter 240
Yangzhou Salt Administration Office.
Lin Ruhai looked at the people busying around, his expression slightly relieved. He stroked his beard and looked at the people busying around outside the hall with satisfaction.
In just two days, more than 20 salt merchants came to the government office to pay last year's salt tax.
If we continue to calculate at this rate, it won't be long before we can use Qingfeng Village's current power to collect all the salt taxes that should be paid to the court.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he picked up a pen, signed his name on a form in front of him, and stamped it with the official seal.
Lin Ruhai picked up the form and blew on it lightly, a happy smile appearing on his face.
But when he thought about what happened at the Xue family last night, Lin Ruhai slowly put down the form in his hand.
He pinched his brows and shook his head helplessly, sighing softly.
"Ah! I don't know what that kid is thinking?"
At this moment, Uncle Lin walked into the hall with a look of panic.
As he walked, he looked back from time to time, with a look of panic on his face.
Lin Ruhai frowned slightly when he saw this.
He looked at Lin Bo and asked,
"What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
Uncle Lin looked around the lobby and after seeing that he didn't see any outsiders, he quickly walked over to Lin Ruhai.
"Master! It's not good!"
"Something terrible has happened, Master!"
Lin Ruhai frowned and asked,
"What happened?"
Lin Bo quickly leaned over and whispered,
"Master, someone just came from the Yangzhou prefectural government office to report that the eldest son of the Xue family in Jinling is currently..."
Lin Ruhai was shocked, and quickly stood up and pointed at Lin Bo and asked,
"What are you doing?"
Uncle Lin's voice was a little inflected due to his anxiety.
"We're currently registering the salt merchants at the Qingfengzhai office!"
With a thud, Lin Ruhai collapsed on the chair.
Seeing this, Uncle Lin hurried forward to support Lin Ruhai.
"Master, Master, what's wrong with you?"
After a while, Lin Ruhai came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Lin Bo in a daze.
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"
Uncle Lin said hurriedly,
"It was a close confidant of the prefect, Lord Li, who came in person to inform us. I'm sure there won't be any mistakes!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruhai slammed the table with a look of grief, anger and helplessness on his face.
"Oh! This brat!"
Uncle Lin hurriedly said, "Master, you don't have to worry. The young master of the Xue family must have been forced by the thieves from Qingfeng Village. It was definitely not his intention!"
Lin Ruhai was slightly taken aback, and wanted to say that he was not talking about the dandy young master of the Xue family.
But when the words came to my lips, I forced myself to hold them back.
Just as he was worrying, he suddenly paused, looked straight at Uncle Lin and asked,
"You said the news was sent by the Yangzhou prefect?"
Uncle Lin nodded slightly.
"Yes, sir, what's wrong with that?"
In an instant, Lin Ruhai understood Li Kui's plan.
He clenched his fist in anger and cursed through gritted teeth.
"This old fox!"
Then he stood up and gave instructions to Uncle Lin.
"Prepare the sedan chair and return home immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
Uncle Lin responded and just turned around.
Lin Ruhai suddenly reached out to stop him.
"Wait!"
Uncle Lin turned around cautiously.
Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and thought for a moment.
"Prepare the horses and arrange for a group of followers to follow me to Qingfeng Village immediately. You will take care of the affairs of the government office for the time being."
Lin Bo was slightly stunned and quickly responded,
"Yes, sir!"
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Jinling, Wang family.
Wang Ziteng, the head of the Wang family, called all the members of the Wang family to the conference room for discussion.
"A few days ago, my sister wrote to me, saying that my nephew Xue Pan was kidnapped in Jinling by a group of bandits from Yangzhou."
"He's asking for two hundred thousand taels of silver right out of the gate! I've already sent a letter in the name of the Wang family to the Yangzhou prefect and the Lin family, the family my second sister's sister-in-law is married to."
The well-dressed man sitting on Wang Ziteng's left exclaimed.
"What? Two hundred thousand taels?! Why doesn't he just go and rob it?"
Wang Ziteng glanced at him.
The man smiled awkwardly and touched his nose.
"Oh, that's right. I was born a bandit."
Wang Ziteng ignored his words and turned to the other members of the Wang family who had serious expressions.