"Dad!" Young Master Lin, who was the first to leave Rong State and come to Yan State, had a great time and didn't feel any pain of leaving his hometown.
Yandu is really a great place. There weren't so many novel things when he came here last time. This time, he found a new theater, and the stories in the theater were performed vividly by the actors.
There were often some strange stories, such as the story of the scholar and the white fox repaying a favor, which made him yearn for it. He was addicted to the theater every day and spent a huge amount of money.
The most important thing is that no one cares about him and he can do whatever he wants.
As soon as he came back from the theater, he saw his father standing at the door.
"You smell of alcohol, what have you been doing?"
Prime Minister Lin had a gloomy face.
"Lao Lin, come in and tell me what this rebellious son has been doing here these past few months."
Young Master Lin looked at his father's angry face, sobered up instantly, and looked at Butler Lin with a pleading look.
Butler Lin had a blank expression on his face, and without even looking at Young Master Lin, he followed Prime Minister Lin to the study of this small house. This house was given to them by An Jingzhi, so he was a meritorious official after all.
Of course, it is also convenient for surveillance.
"Since arriving in Yan State, the young master has spent his days walking chickens and fighting dogs. Later, he became addicted to brothels. In the past few months, he has been going to the theater every day to listen to operas. The daily expenses of cleaning the actors in the theater amount to hundreds of taels."
Butler Lin briefly introduced the idleness of Young Master Lin after he came to the State of Yan.
Their family could no longer stay in Rong State, and it was impossible for them to serve as officials in Yan State.
Lin Hao sent his son here first, wanting him to investigate and buy some land here as future income. After all, their family could not get the land in Rong State back, and 70% of the silver they had was donated. Now they only had one million taels of silver.
His son, on the other hand, not only did nothing, but also spent huge amounts of money every day. Did he really think that they were still the prime minister's family they used to be?
Fortunately, Manager Lin was there and had bought some land.
Prime Minister Lin took a deep breath, and before he could even sit down, he picked up the bamboo in the yard and chased Young Master Lin around the yard.
"You evil beast, stop right there! Don't you have any idea of our family's current situation? And you still dare to spend money on me recklessly? You evil beast! I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place!"
Master Lin ran under the gaze of the servants in the yard, shouting, "Dad, I was wrong. Dad, Dad, please don't hit me. I really know I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again!"
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After the last group of people withdrew, Manager Jin immediately went to meet An Jingzhi privately.
"Master, Rong State is already a fish on the chopping block. As long as you spread the news that their treasury is empty, and His Majesty promises to give the people of Rong State a chance to eat, they will definitely overthrow the Emperor of Rong State themselves."
"Then we can incorporate the entire Rong Kingdom into the territory of our Yan Kingdom."
An Jingzhi patted Manager Jin's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Manager Jin, you did a great job. You didn't let me down. From now on, you don't have to call me Master anymore. Just call me Sir."
Butler Jin was initially confused, then overjoyed. He asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "It's just as you thought. You can take office tomorrow."
After saying that, he clapped his hands and two people came in from outside, carrying trays.
"Here are your official uniform and documents. From now on, I will call you Lord Jin."
Manager Jin turned around and looked at the things on the two trays, his expression excited and seemingly unable to believe it.
He couldn't help but pinch his fat face, "Hiss."
It really hurts, it’s true. How could Lao Jin, a businessman, become an official of the imperial court?
Although An Jingzhi had promised him before and he had some mental preparation, when the facts were laid out before him, he still found it difficult to suppress the shock of ecstasy in his heart.
After coming to his senses, Manager Jin immediately knelt down on his knees, "Thank you, Master..."
"Hmm?" An Jingzhi reminded.
Manager Jin immediately came to his senses and changed his address, "Thank you, Lord An."
"Alright, get up now. You won't have to perform this ceremony again. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is a new department, but it's highly valued by His Majesty. I'll be managing it alone. You're the second-in-command of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, so you'll have to worry about it a lot from now on."
Manager Jin's face was filled with joy. Although it was a new department, it would not be an unpopular remote department with His Majesty's husband as the head.
And even if it was a department without real power, it was still an official position! He wouldn't mind at all.
Unexpectedly, not only did Old Jin become an official, but he also started out as a fifth-rank official.
Bring honor to the family.
After Manager Jin left, An Jingzhi went to find Yan Su and reported everything.
The implication is that we can start to annex the Rong State.
Yan Su was a little dazed. The last time An Jingzhi told her about this plan was two years ago, right? And it was going so smoothly.
When she thought about the current situation of Rong State, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. Is the economic power so strong?
Such a huge Rong Kingdom is now riddled with holes, like a shaky building that will collapse if someone gives it a push.
No need to even push...
How could she dare to let anyone from such an important department unless they were someone she trusted extremely?
This is also one of the reasons why she asked An Jingzhi to serve as Minister of Economic Affairs.
How capable is it that one person can plot the destruction of a country?
There is no one before him and no one after him.
Yan Su's opinion of An Jingzhi completely changed.
It's a pity that he can only stay in the harem and cannot display his abilities, so he was sent to serve as an official in the court.
"What are you going to do with the Linhao family?"
Yan Su put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Didn't we agree on this? We'll confine them to Yandu for life. As long as they behave themselves, they can live as wealthy men for the rest of their lives."
"Alright, they can't cause any trouble anyway, and the Emperor of Rong is now eager to cut him into pieces."
"Then our operation is about to begin. Officials who will take over the Rong Kingdom's territory, are you ready?"
Yan Su's eyes gleamed, his demeanor elegant yet sharp. "After two years of official elections, I already have a group of available people."
An Jingzhi nodded. Before he wanted to destroy the economy of Rong State, he had already started to stockpile food in a planned way. After all, when they took over Rong State, there would be a large population and they would have to feed them. Otherwise, how would they manage it?
But this meal is not eaten for free, it is just right for them to come to Rongguo and build the new Dayan themselves!
After An Jingzhi's order was passed down, the spies lurking in Rong State began to spread the news that if the treasury was empty, the entire Rong State would be in turmoil and rebellion would begin everywhere.
Emperor Rong was so busy all day that he even started to reduce his own meals in order to save some food for military rations, but it was a drop in the bucket.
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