Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 193 Lin Daiyu: Daddy is useful
Jia Yun was startled when he heard this, and asked hesitantly, "What do you plan to do about Ji Qing, Master?"

Yue Ling shook his head and laughed, "Just deal with him as he should be dealt with, and charge him with whatever crime he should be charged with. I'm not killing him now only because we haven't started investigating the child trafficking case yet, and keeping him alive is still useful."

"What noble families, what noble dukes, they are all shit in my eyes. Let's see if they dare to offend me."

Yue Ling did not get involved in the officialdom struggles and was not subject to any checks and balances from all sides.

Yue Ling has always been happy to tear off other people's disguises, reveal their true selves, and expose hypocrites.

Yue Ling's achievements are all real, and this is the confidence he has in speaking.

Compared with Yue Ling, some of the court parasites, even without the friendship of the old ministers in the palace, Emperor Longyou knew who to protect.

After taking a sip of tea, Yue Ling suppressed his emotions and continued, "I always feel that this matter is closely related to the Huang family."

Jia Yun asked in confusion, "Master, what do you mean by that? I don't see any connection between the two parties at the moment."

Yue Ling explained: "The reason why the Huang family was able to rise so quickly must have a reason. Who is the person behind them supporting them? How did they accumulate their original wealth? However, it seems that after I entered the city, both sides seem to have become abandoned pawns, which makes it difficult to start."

Yue Ling let out a sigh and said, "It's still early. I won't be staying in Cangzhou for only one or two months. I have plenty of time to find out their flaws."

Jia Yun also fell into deep thought, and soon he guessed: "Human trafficking, Jinzhong, maybe the northern barbarians were just defeated and their vitality was greatly damaged, so they need to replenish their population? Moreover, the northern barbarians have always preferred women from the Central Plains. If the master had not defeated them and made them abandon their armor and weapons, and left behind their food and supplies, who knows how many people would have been abducted."

"If this is true, then the Shanxi merchants will be guilty of collaborating with the enemy and their entire clan will be exterminated."

When he thought of this, Jia Yun shuddered all over.

Only after following Yue Ling did Jia Yun learn that the Jia family had cooperated with Prince Kang, and Prince Kang had cooperated with the Northern Barbarians.

That is, when the King of Qin ascended the throne, the two old men of the Jia family made new achievements and turned the previous page.

If the Jia family does anything treasonous in the future, not only will all nine generations of the family be exterminated, but he will be exterminated as well.

Yue Ling didn't notice that Jia Yun's psychological activities were so rich. He took a sip of tea and picked up the documents behind the desk.

"These are just guesses. We need evidence. Your guess makes sense, but if even you can guess the calculations of a noble family, I'm afraid they would have died long ago."

Yue Ling smiled, "It's not that you're not smart enough, but sometimes evidence can be misleading, so we have to act with caution."

"Smuggling people is very easy to be exposed. I think it would be more convenient to smuggle some weapons and food. Unless they have a need to smuggle people..."

Putting aside this confusing matter for the moment, Yue Ling picked up the paperwork again.

Now that 3,000 dan of official grain has been collected, the situation in each county has stabilized.

It was also after Yue Ling inspected the administration of officials that the county magistrates became much more proactive in providing disaster relief. None of them embezzled money, and all the money went into the stomachs of the victims.

In this way, there is no need to use gravel and corn husks to complicate the taste of the porridge. After all, no one wants to have their head moved away.

And Yue Ling is the one who can make them move as soon as he says so.

Next comes the issue of development that runs throughout the entire process.

The entire Cangzhou is located on the North China Plain. The terrain is surprisingly flat, with no mountains at all. Some small hills are only 30 meters high, which are considered high mountains in the area.

The climate is suitable and the terrain is even better. It should be the grain base of the capital.

It is only 500 miles from Cangzhou to the capital, which is much more convenient than transporting grain from Jiangnan.

Because it is close to the capital, this is also a benefit of development, and there is no trouble selling the manufactured goods.

In the next step, the eight counties will check the fish scale books, distribute land and grain seeds to the victims, and not abandon farming.

Next step, salt fields...

Yue Ling was writing a plan for the development of the eight counties, and he picked up his pen and read, "I think Lord Lin should have replied by now. Is he really going to refuse?"

Yue Ling pouted, a little unhappy.

If he was really rejected, Old Deng would be really ungrateful.

You are so disrespectful, Lin Daiyu, I will never return you.

Lin Daiyu lived with Lin Ruhai for only six years. If she had lived with him for eight or nine years, the grace of birth could not compare to the grace of raising him.

Yue Ling raised his eyebrows, thinking that his idea was funny, so he put the thought aside and focused on writing the document.

After a long time, another person came into the room.

It was Shi Ding, Marquis of Zhongjing, who arrived with the official grain. Now he was in charge of distributing porridge, patrolling the city, and training new soldiers.

After all, he was sent by Emperor Longyou, so he should not be used sparingly.

"My Lord, we are selecting new soldiers today, are you going to take a look?"

Shi Ding took the tea offered by Jia Yun and spoke in a very familiar manner.

This is how military generals behave. If they have a friendship, they will get along more naturally.

It seems that Shi Xiangyun in his family has the same personality, impetuous and impetuous.

"The general has been leading the troops for such a long time, but it's just a small matter of training new soldiers. Why do you need me to watch it?" Seeing that Yue Ling kept writing and didn't look up to speak, Shi Ding didn't think he was perfunctory. Instead, he praised him: "Rough people like us can only do rough work outside. Only those who are good at both civil and military affairs like the Grand Commander can sit comfortably behind the desk."

"To be honest, I don't understand why the Grand Commander, who has such great military achievements, did not stay in the capital to be awarded, but came to Cangzhou to take over this mess. How can there be an Anjing Marquis who is not in the capital?"

Shi Ding smiled again and said, "Now that I've seen it, I understand it a little bit. The Grand Commander wanted to... why? How did you say those four sentences?"

Yue Ling put down his pen helplessly, "To carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages and bring peace to the world. I didn't realize that the general could speak a few words."

Shi Ding stroked his broad palm and said with a smile: "You have to read some books. You can't be as good as the Grand Commander, but don't be too rough, or people will look down on you."

As he spoke, Shi Ding brought up the previous topic again.

"You don't know, Grand Commander, after you mentioned that joining the army would bring you good food, there were so many people who wanted to join the army."

"This place is known for its martial arts, and those who want to defend their country immediately lined up in a long queue. Initially, we only planned to recruit 10,000 soldiers, but 70,000 to 80,000 people signed up. Some people from surrounding towns and villages heard the news and are rushing to the city."

"There is no other way. We can only set some rules. Cangzhou Chongwu, so we can only compete in martial arts. The defeat will be automatic. Only those who challenge and defeat ten people first can join the army."

Seeing Yue Ling looking over, Shi Ding sighed again and said, "I know this is a little unfair, but there is nothing I can do. This is the condition now. I watched from the sidelines for a while today and found that some people from the escort agencies and martial arts schools have some skills."

"The young master of the Yunxing Escort Agency has made some progress in his sword skills. Whose inheritance is this? He has a Miao Dao. I have never seen one before, but it is quite powerful."

"Speaking of which, what we musketeers fear most is being approached when changing ammunition. If we can recruit these people and train with them, our combat power will be greatly improved."

Yue Ling smiled helplessly, "You can practice like this in Cangzhou, but you must separate when you return to the capital. How can we recruit people for the Beijing Camp? It's against the rules."

Shi Ding also shook his head and sighed, feeling very regretful.

Yue Ling stood up, walked down the stone steps, and said, "I haven't practiced martial arts for a long time. You are trying to arouse my interest. Well, I'll go out and take a look."

Shi Ding smiled and said, "Would the Grand Commander be willing to show them your skills? Let them know that there are always people better than you."

"Although I didn't go to the battle in the capital, I heard that the Grand Commander-in-Chief was able to defeat thousands of troops alone."

Yue Ling blushed, "Who said that?"

"Prince Zhongshun, he brags every day that he and the Grand Commander guarded a wall together and killed hundreds of people."

Yue Ling was even more helpless, "There's nothing wrong with it. He and I scored 83 points in total."

Shi Ding: “?”

"It's okay, let's go to the martial arts arena."

……

"Girl, there's a letter for you."

Xueyan took the envelope from a servant girl and took it to the room.

At this time, Lin Daiyu was still concentrating on painting in the room.

Xueyan couldn't tell what the girl was painting, so she lost interest and might as well just be pulling weeds in the yard.

Hearing that there was a letter, Lin Daiyu put her pen back on the pen holder, curved her eyebrows and asked, "Is it a reply letter from the capital?"

Xueyan handed it over and shook her head, saying, "It doesn't seem to be. It's a reply letter from Yangzhou Prefecture."

The smile on Lin Daiyu's brows disappeared in an instant. She frowned slightly and unfolded the letter paper.

I scanned it up and down and sure enough, Dad had written a lot of sermons.

For example, since he is young and weak, he should not act rashly; since Cangzhou is in chaos, he should not go out; since Yue Ling is doing his job impartially, he should not follow him.

Anyway, these are all words that Lin Daiyu doesn't want to see.

"Not following? Not following. Brother Yue is surrounded by all kinds of girls. Today he has this hairpin, and tomorrow he has that ring. Who can stand it?"

Lin Daiyu curled her lips, her good mood gone, she threw the letter aside, and kept the plan her father wrote to Brother Yue.

Lin Daiyu read it again from beginning to end. It was indeed written in great detail, which showed that a lot of effort had been put into it.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile again, "Daddy is still capable. With Brother Yue, things will definitely go much more smoothly."

"Dad has already sent people to Cangzhou by sea to investigate the location of the sea salt mudflats. This is also a good thing. I will tell Brother Yue when he comes back."

"It's just a pawnshop, it's about making some money. If the salt can be sold, it will be more than just a little money. How can she compare with me? I am more useful to Brother Yue."

Lin Daiyu was in a good mood, so she picked up her pen and started sketching.

Xueyan watched the girl's face change from gloomy to bright, then looked at the painting again and asked, "Girl, what is this painting about? Why are there so many grids?"

Lin Daiyu waved her hand and said, "Go play with Sister Zijuan, don't disturb me."

Xueyan said with a bitter face: "But she is lying in bed and can't get up."

Lin Daiyu blushed slightly, "Then go and play by yourself first."

(End of this chapter)