"Ganser, you are too naive." Lu Zeyi waved his hand, and the servants quickly retreated.
"Dad, am I wrong?"
Lu Zeyi sneered, "If things were as simple as you think, your mother and your fourth aunt wouldn't still be in prison awaiting execution."
"Mother and Fourth Aunt did make mistakes, and they have confessed their crimes and accepted punishment. My cousin and Hanyu have a clear grudge and will not vent their anger on us."
"Stupid!" Lu Zeyi raged. "You and your younger brother have been implicated. You will never be able to take the imperial examinations or pursue a career in government. Otherwise, you two brothers would be actively studying for the provincial examinations in a few days instead of telling me this!"
"Dad, the autumn exam isn't that easy. It's very difficult to pass. The eldest wife can't be blamed for this. It was my mother and fourth aunt who made mistakes, which led to the current situation!"
Lu Zeyi held his breath in his heart and really didn't know how to explain it to him so that he would understand.
Not only is his career in the government hopeless, but he may also face the possibility of his family being divided up in the future, with very little of the family property he gets.
He knew Lu Yuan's temper very well, and now that his father was still alive, Lu Yuan would not bring it up.
Once his father is gone, this family must be divided!
"Instead of taking Hanyu to the mine to teach him how to manage things to ease the relationship, why not you and your brother Kun comfort your grandfather..."
Lu Zeyi briefly told him about their current situation.
Lu Han frowned slightly when he heard this. "If that's the case, my brother Kun and I need to learn how to run the shop. When the shop is divided among us, we can still make a living if we manage it well."
Lu Zeyi lost his temper instantly when he heard this. His son was really open-minded and was not like him at all.
The Lu family is such a large family, why does the majority of the money go to the eldest wife?!
"Think about it carefully. What kind of lives did your great-uncle and his family, the Pang branch of the Lu family, lead? How many of them wanted their sons to be adopted into the eldest wife's family? Have you ever thought about why?"
Lu Zeyi said this and walked away.
Lu Han watched Lu Zeyi's departing back, his mood instantly sinking. How could he not know?!
He had to admit that what his parents loved most was wealth and glory!
"Luming, why are you here at this hour?" Lu Zeyi saw Luming rushing over at the gate of the mansion. "Did something big happen?"
"No, it's nothing serious. I came to discuss the business strategies of each shop after the festival with the boss. Especially since the supply of the fairy dish will be limited for a few days, we need to come up with new dishes to attract diners."
Lu Zeyi looked at Lu Ming suspiciously for a few times, "Well, then, let's go in."
"Second Master, I'll take you there."
Watching Lu Zeyi walk away, Lu Ming raised his hand and touched his forehead, his palms were full of sweat.
Second Master, you are so brave!
Lu Ming took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down and entered the Lu Mansion.
"Ayu, I forgot to tell you that Xiaoyu wants to make perfume here. Please arrange for someone to buy the relevant raw materials and send them to Lanxin Waterside Pavilion without letting anyone from the second and fourth rooms know. I'm going to take a nap now."
Si Chuyu helped Lu Yuan lie down and left.
Not long after Lu Yuan lay down, Nan Xiang came in to tell him that Lu Ming had arrived.
Lu Yuan suddenly sat up from the bed, then felt dizzy and lay back down on the bed, unable to open his eyes for a long time.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lu Yuan slowed down and said, "Help me up."
Nanxiang reached out and helped her sit up, touching her forehead.
"It's okay. I just woke up in a hurry and I'm a little sleepy. Let me sit down for a while."
Three minutes later, the sleepiness disappeared and he rushed to the Jingshi Hall.
As soon as Lu Yuan came in, he saw that Lu Ming looked unhappy, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Well? The amount the court requires each year is a quota, right?"
"Master, something serious has happened. I've found out that in the past six years, the imperial court has only issued documents to increase mining three times. The increase wasn't enough to force workers to work all night. The document Second Master took six years ago was genuine. Then, three months later, the mining demand increased again. That's when I followed your request and began recruiting more workers to work at the mine. We even implemented a shift system for all-night mining, and this mining lasted for six years."
Lu Yuan frowned and thought for a moment, "Have all the workers recruited here been through you?"
"At the time, the mining volume was huge, and in order to ensure that workers arrived in time, the second master was very active in helping to recruit workers. He recruited 20 people."
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment, "Do you have any impression of these twenty people?"
Lu Ming said, "There are two hundred people in the mine now. I have no idea who these twenty are."
"I remember that you proposed that workers be paid to introduce friends and family to come to the mine. 5 taels per person for each successful introduction. That should have been recorded in the register at the time."
"I remember now," Lu Ming said in a suddenly raised voice, "At that time, in order to process the accounts, a special book was made, and it's still locked in the warehouse."
"Go find it now, quickly!"
"Yes!" Lu Ming didn't dare to neglect it. If the government found out about this, the entire Lu family would be doomed! He would also be doomed!
An hour later, a thick yellowed booklet appeared in front of Lu Yuan.
The above records in detail that Lu Zeyi earned 100 taels of silver from these twenty people.
Lu Yuan quickly wrote down the names of the twenty people and said, "Lu Ming, arrange for someone to thoroughly investigate these twenty people. I want to know their background. If they were involved in smuggling iron ore, they would definitely leave clues."
"If these people from the Big Boss find out that they are related to the smuggling of iron ore, then..."
"Don't alert the enemy for now! Follow my instructions!"
"yes!"
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