Lin Jue didn't care what they bought or how much money they spent. Since the Liang Wangfu exempted all the money and silver debts, Lin Jue is now not short of silver at all. He himself spent an unknown amount of silver, and spent it in unknown places. His wife and concubine spent some silver, how could Lin Jue say more. If spending money could make them happy, it was simply the cheapest means. What's more, most of the money they spent had nothing to do with the Lin family. In addition to Bing'er, Lu Wu and Fang Huanqiu, the little county lord's own private house has hundreds of thousands of silver, and Yingying is even richer, how can he care about such a little silver.

At the end of November, the Lin family in Hangzhou came to report the situation of income and expenditure, and the Lin family worked hard this year, and under the leadership of Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian, it did change a lot. The Lin family's industrial revenue exceeded 400,000 taels of silver, which was the most money earned by the Lin family in the past years. This is also an achievement achieved under the condition that the acres of manor fields and some shops have been reduced and closed. The overall revenue of several large theaters is also good, and the overall income of several large theaters is still as high as more than two million taels in response to the huge losses caused by the forced closure of Tianfu Grand Theater. According to the division of equity, the Lin family got more than one million taels of silver. Excluding all expenses, the overall revenue of the Lin family this year is as high as one million.

Who would have thought that a small Lin family would earn so much silver taels by relying on the shipping overseas trade terminal business and six or seven large theaters. It can be seen that in the Great Zhou, it is not that there is no silver to earn, but there are opportunities everywhere, and there are silver taels everywhere, depending on whether you will make money.

Lin Jue did not hide the debt forgiveness of the Liang Wangfu anymore, he concealed it because he didn't want the Lin family to lose the motivation to struggle, and wanted to put pressure on the Lin family to force them to use their talents to save themselves. But there is no need for that now. The Lin family is already on the right track, and there is no need to rely on concealment to motivate them. Moreover, if they continue to conceal it, the silver of the Lin family's income in Hangzhou will be transported to the capital to repay the debt, which is neither necessary nor safe. And if this matter is concealed any longer, Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian will know about it, and they are afraid that they will suspect that the head of the family wants to embezzle this silver tael, which will attract unnecessary suspicion.

But in fact, the most fundamental reason is that Lin Jue wants to make this silver work. Lin Jue told them in a letter to Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian that although the silver did not have to be repaid, in addition to giving the Lin family dividends and employee dividends, as well as guaranteeing operating expenses, the silver could not be idle, and it did not need to be used to expand operations. There is no need for the Lin family's business to expand, lest it collapse uncontrollably. Lin Jue told Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian that these silver taels could hoard some materials that could be sold for a large price, and they could make a lot of money in the future. It's a lot easier than continuing to expand your business. In the letter, Lin Jue made a list of some materials that could be purchased, such as cloth, grain, ships, and gunpowder. Lin Jue said that he had inside information, these things will soar in the future, and the Lin family can hoard and sell them to make a lot of money in the future.

Of course, Lin Jue would not tell Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian the real reason, as the situation developed, Lin Jue became more and more insecure. Not long ago, he had the idea of finding a way back for himself. Don't look at your current safety, if something happens, the situation will take a turn for the worse. The situation is not under his control, and so far, it seems to be smooth sailing, but in fact, it is still a move. The initiative is still in the hands of others, and the fate is still in the hands of others. The kidnapping of Lu Wu sounded the alarm, Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian have no bottom line in their actions, who knows what they will do. At present, he has actually been completely involved in the struggle for power between the two princes, either losing or winning, and if he loses, he will lose all of them. Lin Jue can't pin the fate of himself and the people around him on a gamble, so he must take precautions.

To put it bluntly, all these things are prepared for the future, to be exact, for the Falling Goose Valley. There was Lin Jue's last way back. Lin Jue must run it well. Maybe this kind of preparation is not needed at all, but of course it is the best. But everything needs to be prepared. Lin feels responsible for himself and those around him.

In fact, this kind of preparation Lin Jue had already begun. Most of the silver Lin Jue had on hand was converted into materials and secretly transported to Luoyan Valley. Of course, it was because the valley had to spend money to fund it, and everything there had to be improved. Otherwise, it will be extremely slow and difficult to develop in a self-sufficient way. But now, this is an active and urgent need of Lin Jue.

Since Du Wei gradually came to the capital, Lin Jue has indeed been much more leisurely. Du Wei gradually does things in an orderly and meticulous manner. He is not afraid of the tedious relief at all, and he is busy every day. Lin Jue went to his courtyard a few times and wanted to drink and chat with him, but found that he was not available at all. There was a pile of watch books on the table, and it was busy in the dark. I didn't even have time to talk to Lin Jue. Lin Jue felt a little guilty, and he seemed to be a bit of a cheater. But seeing that Du Wei was gradually in a good mental state and full of energy, Lin Jue was also relieved. Career is a person's life, Du Wei is born to do things, he is the same as Yang Xiu, he is not afraid of busy affairs, he is afraid of being ignored, and he will not meet talents. Although he is not Bole, he can be regarded as giving them some support within the scope of his ability.

Guo Chong's condition was also improving day by day, and Fang Huanqiu's newly boiled pill had the same effect after Guo Chong tried it, which made Lin Jue also breathe a sigh of relief. At first, I was worried that the effect of boiling the pill would be different from the previous pill, but this layer of worry was also put aside. Lin Jue went to the palace every few days and sent more than a dozen pills to Guo Chong. By the way, I accompanied Guo Chong to talk about things. The relationship with Guo Chong has also improved by leaps and bounds. Lin Jue saw that Guo Chong didn't even need to be polite anymore and could sit and stand freely, and Guo Chong was not surprised at all.

However, Lin Jue had a long heart, and when he was talking to Guo Chong, but there were outsiders present, Lin Jue would definitely not say more than half a word. He was still not sure who the eyes and ears who delivered the news to Guo Xu were. Qian Delu is the most likely, because this person doesn't seem to have to rest and sleep, and will always be by the emperor's side. But it can't be ruled out of others, after all, there are many palace maids inside and outside the palace, and there are often guards in and out. Lin Jue didn't want to bother to find out who it was, it wouldn't be good for him. On the contrary, it is good for these people to pass on the message of their close relationship with the emperor. As long as Guo Xu doesn't come to harass him, there is no need to provoke him.

There was one thing that made Lin Jue a little annoyed, that is, Concubine Rong in Rongxiu Palace sent people to Lin Mansion several times to let Lu Wu enter the palace to see her. This made Midori Dance very difficult. Of course, Lin Jue couldn't let Green Dance enter the palace. Guo Xu and the others have already set their sights on Green Dance and already doubt the relationship between Green Dance and Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong was targeted when she went to Jiangnan, and she was still unwilling to be cautious, and she wanted to invite Lu Wu into the palace to see her, which was extremely unwise. Maybe it's because of the girl's heart, and I can't care about anything else. But Lin Jue couldn't let anything go wrong in this matter, so he categorically rejected the request of the visitor. Lin Jue could see that Lu Wu's attitude towards Concubine Rong had actually changed, after all, it was her mother, although she ruthlessly killed her father and saved herself, but after all, she was a blood mother and daughter. In addition, Concubine Rong is really good to her, and every time she comes, she rewards a lot of things, from carriage and horse furniture, to rouge gouache, clothing, jewelry, etc., and her love for her daughter is not false at all. Green Dance was already soft-hearted, but it softened over time. Lin Jue could only tell her the importance of this matter, and she must not reveal her identity, otherwise the world would be turned upside down and the world would be in chaos. Green Dance listened to Lin Jue's advice and did not enter the palace to visit Concubine Rong.

Even so, Lin Jue was still deeply worried. I always feel that sooner or later this matter will erupt. After all, Lu Wu's identity was also known by investigation, and if Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian sent someone to investigate in depth, they might not be able to follow the vine and find out the truth. But Lin Jue was helpless, the other party must be secretly investigating, it seemed that it was only a matter of time. Although I know the urgency, I can't do anything about it. The only thing that can be comforted is that no matter how much they check, they can't get the testimony they could confirm from the mouths of the princess and Concubine Rong, and they can only know a thing or two from the accounts of others. In this case, the evidence may not be sufficient. However, if the evidence for such a big matter is not sufficient, they will not dare to launch it rashly. They also have to weigh the consequences.

In the blink of an eye, after Laba, the New Year is getting closer and closer. The atmosphere in the major yamen of the DPRK and China has also become more and more diffuse. After a tumultuous and noisy year, officials hope to get through the New Year in peace and without any complications. The officials of the various yamen are eagerly waiting for the arrival of the annual leave.

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On the 10th day of the lunar month, in the hall of the Yamen Public Housing of the Regulations Department, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru convened a group of key officials in the Regulations Department to hold a meeting here. The original agenda of the meeting was to make arrangements for the New Year and to ensure that the affairs of the Ordinance Division would not be affected during the festive period. After all, as the department that formulates and implements the law changes, the Ordinance Department is already extremely busy with the new law affairs in the prefectures and counties of Dazhou. Even during the New Year's Festival, these things cannot be stopped, and they must be done as usual.

But as he spoke, the topic somehow changed to something about military reform. Since the emperor's edict, there has been no mention of a new law on the reform of the army for a long time. The law on the reduction of arms was also put on hold for the time being, and the emperor did not approve its implementation. Many people believe that at least for a long time, the matter of military reform will have to be put on hold.