In addition to the resettlement of the children of the Lin family and the disposal of the Lin family's industrial operation in Jiangning, how to resettle Xiangyong is also very urgent, and it is necessary to get an accurate idea as soon as possible; Lin Xulu and the others will not care about the ordinary people in Shanglin who have taken refuge in Jiangning.

In addition to Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan leading more than 200 Xiangyong, there were more than 200 Xiangyong who came directly to the estuary by boat with Lin Lian. In the past few days, thirty or forty villagers who had been defeated in the camp on the south bank of Shanglindu also fled to Jiangning with their families after hearing the news, and Lin Lian took them in. Coupled with the Xiang Yong who acted as a military guard in the Lin family's industries throughout Jiangning, the Lin family's Xiang Yong in Jiangning exceeded 300 people.

Several wives, clan elders, Lin Xulu, Lin Xuhong and others of course hope that continuing to have private soldiers can directly protect the Lin family and clan property, but the real problem is that raising private soldiers costs a lot of money.

When the Lin family had a huge family business in Shanglin, all kinds of businesses were very large, and a large amount of silver flowed in every day, and an additional twenty or thirty thousand silver was spent every year to raise private soldiers to protect the Lin family's family business, and they would not feel difficult.

The current situation is very different, after the fall of Shanglinli, the Lin family suffered extremely heavy losses, and various industries in Jiangning were also seriously affected.

Although the property brought out at this time can be converted into 200,000 taels of silver, but for a long time, the silver can only go in and out, and the Lin family's expenses in Jiangning are also a huge amount, especially after the recovery of Shanglinli, a large amount of silver will be invested in reconstruction.

Raising private soldiers continues to maintain such a large expense, once the Hongzepu chaos lasts for three or four years, only raising private soldiers will use up nearly half of the cash, so how can the Lin family afford it at this time?

Private soldiers need to be raised and money to spend, but the annual expenses for raising private soldiers must be reduced.

Before Lin Xulu came over, several ladies and clan elders, as well as Lin Xuhong and several other stewards reached a consensus on this.

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At this time, Xiang Yong was actually divided into two parts, one was in Dongyang and the other was in Jiangning.

The more than 200 villagers led by Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan cannot be disbanded, and the Lin family must continue to provide for them.

This township warrior lent it to Gu Wuchen as a guard, and disbanding this township warrior would directly fall out with Gu Wuchen.

In addition, this Xiangyong is also very beneficial to Lin Tingli in Dongyang.

Jianghuai has no troops to adjust, and all localities are mainly defensive, and Liu An'er's troops are very inflated, claiming to have 200,000 troops in less than 10 days, even if Liu An'er brags, there are always 60,000 or 70,000 rabble.

Many people also realize that the chaos in Hongzepu will not be able to subside for a while.

Lin Xulu brought a list from Lin Tingli with him this time, and at this time, he showed it to several aunts. Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan led more than 200 townspeople, the annual expenses are expected to use 12,000 taels of silver, Lin Tingli raised 2,000 taels of silver in Dongyang, and the remaining 10,000 taels of silver will be supplied by the family here.

After Lin Xulu took out this list, the faces of the third lady, the sixth lady, and the young lady Ma suddenly changed, and they all gasped and asked, "It costs so much silver to raise two hundred people......

"Raising troops on weekdays and fighting in wartime is absolutely disproportionate," Lin Xulu patiently explained, the silver was grasped here in his hands, and Lin Tingli also instructed the Lin family to tide over the difficulties together, and the attitude should be correct, "Daily training, armor and weapons may only need to be replaced once in a few years; In a fierce battle, the armor is likely to be damaged by two or three percent, and the consumption of arrows and baggage is also excessive. In addition, the townsmen fought for the Lin family, and the salaries were paid in double amounts, and there were casualties and pensions, and some auxiliary soldiers had to be recruited...... Father is just more prepared according to this, and the specific support will eventually be written off with this side. ”

Lin Jian knew that this list was a bit false.

More than 200 township warriors consumed 10,000 taels of silver a year during the war, but the more than 200 township warriors led by Lin Jiyuan and Chen Shouyan, Gu Wuchen counted on them to sell their lives, so he naturally tried his best to take care of them.

Lin Tingli was in charge of compiling and training Xiangyong in Dongyang Mansion at this time, and he couldn't take in Xiangyong from a certain family, and he also wanted this family to be completely responsible for the reward silver, armor, and food supply of this part of Xiangyong.

Although the treasury silver of Dongyang Prefecture was limited, the silver needed to quell the rebellion could be forcibly apportioned among the gentry and wealthy families in the territory, and it could also be increased when the autumn grain was collected. If you really want to think of a way to raise and collect money, there is always a way. Dongyang Mansion is located in a fertile area, the wind and rain are smooth, the people are quite wealthy, and there has been no chaos for decades, and it is not a big problem to raise money to persist in the war for a few years.

Lin Jian knew that Lin Tingli's list was a bit false, but he didn't keep quiet or say anything.

Lin Jian heard the news from Zhao Xuhong, the third lady, the sixth lady talked to him and the three clan elders, and the money for raising Xiangyong wanted to control less than 10,000 taels of silver per year, if the money they planned to take out to raise Xiangyong was taken up by Dongyang, then the scale of Xiangyong on Jiangning's side would be strictly controlled.

Lin Jian is waiting to take over the cut down Xiang Yong.

Although the third lady, the sixth lady and the young lady are all women, they still have the ability to guard the silver, and they bite Dongyang too much money to live or die, such a big expense, it is only in accordance with the rules that the eldest prince knows.

There was no discussion of the matter that night.

Lin Jian arranged a single courtyard for Lin Xulu in the surrounding house, so that he and his wife, as well as the maid, mother-in-law, and Suihu, could temporarily live in it.

Mrs. Zhu, clan elders, Lin Xuhong and others went back to the encirclement house first, and the discussion here was late at night, Liu Yue'er and Xiaoman also accompanied Lin Xulu's wife Zhou until late at night, Lin Xulu took advantage of waiting for his wife to come out of the inner house, and talked openly and honestly with Lin Lian: "Two hundred townsmen are in Dongyang, and with Lord Gu taking care of them, the expenses are really not big. The father of the family has the trust of Lord Gu and is responsible for compiling and training the Dongyang Mansion Township Yong to resist the rebels, but the money and food of the Dongyang Mansion are all pinched in Shen Rong's hands, and he can always find all kinds of excuses for him and the private individuals he uses. The father of the family wanted to advance the money first, and the township Yong was first trained, and he had a certain scale, and he was not afraid that Shen Rong would not admit it in the end, so he needed the support of the family. I was afraid that the three aunts wouldn't be able to figure it out, so I didn't make it clear in advance and opened the list......"

Lin Tie thought that Lin Tingli had released pigeons for the Dongyang horse infantry in Shiliang County, and finally knew the benefits of holding the soldiers in his own hands.

"You think this is good," Lin Lian said for Lin Xulu, "Dongyang's annual expenses are underreported, but two or three years of expenses are taken away at a time, so that Dongyang can deal with Dongyang's urgent needs." ”

Once it is necessary to use it for military training, 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver is not much at all, and for the training of 2,000 villagers, it will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver just to distribute the settlement allowance.

As long as Lin Tingli has more than 2,000 Xiangyong people, he can use the Xiangyong mutiny to blackmail Shen Rong; Of course, at that time, Lin Tingli was heavy in Gu Wuchen's eyes, and Gu Wuchen would also help Lin Tingli suppress Shen Rong.

"It seems that this can only be the case," Lin Xulu said, "How much silver do you think is appropriate?" ”

"This, I don't know very well, the third brother and the seventh brother and the three clan elders discussed it first," Lin Jian said, "Maybe the third lady, the sixth lady and the young lady can't understand the reason, the three clan elders and the seventh brother can still take care of the overall situation, I think the eldest prince is also a person who takes care of the overall situation......

Lin Lian, Liu Yue'er, and Xiaoman personally sent Lin Xulu and his wife back to the surrounding house, and on the way back to the cottage, Xiaoman tilted his head and asked Lin Lian: "Is it good-looking?" ”

Lin Jian found that Xiaoman's hair bun was inserted with a delicate crested crested dot cui huadian, which he had never seen before, thinking that it was sent by Lin Xulu's wife Zhou, and asked with a smile: "This is Zhou's meeting gift to you?" It's also generous, but you have to remember that whoever gives a gift in the future, you have to keep a detailed account for me. Some gifts can be received, and they can be exchanged with gifts; Some gifts cannot be accepted. ”

"I know how to teach people, I know," Xiao Man said in a long voice, "It's a pity that I only got this crested hairpin as a greeting gift, so I was taught a lesson, and someone also got a lot of marriage gifts......

"What nonsense," Liu Yue'er's pink turned red, and she was very embarrassed to say to Xiaoman, and said to Lin Jian in a low eyebrow, "The third lady's mouth is too powerful to refuse, I will give you everything when I go back." ”

"You can keep it," Lin Jian said, "and you should accept this gift from him." ”

"......," Liu Yue'er just replied softly, "Hmm." ”

Although the two of them used to have the same intimacy as lovers, they didn't have any name in the end, but it was this response, it was really like handing herself over to Lin Tie, Liu Yue'er's pretty face was crimson like eating wine, and it seemed to be the smoke and frost gathered in the morning and dusk sky, making her face delicate and elegant under the lights cast from afar, and there was indescribable charm, but Xiaoman was still looking at her with her eyes open.

Looking at Liu Yue'er's beauty, Lin Jian was also slightly swaying, wondering if he wanted to break Xiaoman apart tonight.

At this time, a lame man carried a woman from the river embankment wharf\/ In front of the thatched hall, he saw Lin Jian and the second daughter coming, and hurriedly came over to kowtow and say goodbye. Lin Tie didn't have the rules of kowtowing at the ferry, and seeing that the faces of the people who came were familiar, he asked the soldiers to retreat and asked, "Wang Mazi, why are you still staying at the mouth of the river, and where did you get a woman from?" ”

"Tell Lord Lin that the little one is in prison and has no home or job, and the mother-in-law and her two sons are also the masters of her mother's family and remarries someone else, and the little one has nowhere to go, so she is taken in by the little five shopkeepers, and works at the mouth of the river, thinking of saving some money to get the two sons back," Wang Mazi knelt on the ground and replied, and said embarrassedly, "Zhenniang is not a small abduction, she has just completed her sentence, and the family doesn't want her to go back, the little one can support one more person by working in the estuary anyway, so you can't watch her beg for a living......"

"You also know to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, get up and talk, don't kowtow at every turn," Lin Tie smiled and picked up Wang Mazi from the ground, Wang Mazi was the one who escaped from prison and asked for punishment, after receiving the moss punishment, he did not increase the sentence, and he was released for half a month, Lin Tie was outside for more than half a month, and it was the first time he saw him, the woman turned out to be a female prisoner, quite beautiful, probably Wang Mazi was hooked up when he was in charge of the cell, seeing Wang Mazi lame, he asked, "Why, the foot injury on the island was not cured?" ”

"The little one is not kneeling when he sees people, back to the adult, the foot injury when he left, and he raised a few catties of fat meat, this foot was accidentally given to Wei when he went down the embankment the day before yesterday, and the little five shopkeeper Xu Xiao received half a month's salary to cultivate at home, and he couldn't be idle at night, and he was troublesome for Zhen Niang to come out and walk around." Wang Mazi replied.

"If you still walk around with your feet broken, you won't be afraid that your feet will be lame again," Lin Lian reprimanded, and asked again, "I don't have two domestic servants at home, and if you resent me for beating you thirty lashes on the island, then forget it." ”

"Don't dare to resent, don't dare to resent, I wish the adults would beat the small thirty whips again," Wang Mazi hurriedly pulled the woman to kneel down and kowtow, "What do the adults want the small ones to do, go down the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the little ones are willing to do it for the adults." ”

"In this case, it's better to take care of the doorman's feet for my house first," Lin Jian said, "Tomorrow you will come to Miss Liu, and ask her to find you a place to live and arrange work in the house." ”

"It's already Mrs. Liu." Xiao Man whispered behind him, and there was still a little sour in his tone.

Only the wife's family can bear the husband's surname, which is the privilege of the wife's room, and the concubine's family name must still be retained. Just like Liu Yue'er marrying Xiao, others call her the lady of the Xiao family, or Xiao Liu's; She made Lin Jian a concubine, she was like a lady, and she could only be called the Liu family or the mother-in-law of the Liu family, etc.

In this inner house, it is easy to rise from a maid to a lady, and it is difficult to rise from a lady to a lady.

Liu Yue'er was really shy, the flush on her face subsided, and even the roots of her ears were red again, seeing Wang Mazi kowtowing to her again, her hands and feet were so panicked that she didn't know what to do.