While Peng Cangguan was still thinking about it, Lin Daguan held out two fingers and said:
"Envoy Pengcang! Now you have only two ways to go. The first is to accept the imperial order; the second is to disobey and rebel!"
Peng Cangguan felt like his heart and lungs were about to explode. He had been an official for more than ten years and had never been as aggrieved as he was today. Why should he suffer such grievances?
Suddenly, I remembered that Lin Tailai had just said, "I'll answer after I think about it." Could it be because he made a wrong statement just now?
Lin Tailai looked around and said loudly: "I, Lin Tailai, the commander of the Suzhou Guard Movement Command, have received permission from the imperial court to start arranging the defense of Shuicicang in Yangzhou from today!"
Then he shouted: "Zhao Dawu! I order you to temporarily prepare for Yangzhou Shuicicang!"
Zhao Dawu stupidly forgot to respond and was still confused. What was going on?
Lin Tailai slapped Zhao Dawu to wake him up and continued to give instructions:
"First bring the brothers from the Cao Army who are willing to stay temporarily to familiarize themselves with the situation in Shuicicang, and then wait until I return to Suzhou before sending troops to completely change the defense."
Zhao Dawu accepted the order while feeling dizzy.
The surrounding Suzhou garrison troops kept shouting: "Commander Lin is mighty!"
Lin Daguan's reputation in the Suzhou Guards Army was probably completely maxed out today based on the benefits of transporting salt last time.
Lin Tailai nodded secretly, and it was not in vain that he had spent so much time.
Only then did the two guardian Zhang brothers understand what it meant to talk about turning Yangzhou Shuicicang into a base.
There are hundreds of soldiers in Shuicicangcang. If they are all sent from Suzhou, wouldn't it be equivalent to sitting in Yangzhou with hundreds of thugs?
Official Lin ordered his entourage: "I don't want to stay in Yangzhou for a long time this time. Now that I have finished my work, I will set off immediately and continue southward back to Suzhou!"
At this moment, Zhao Dawu had regained his consciousness and wanted to persuade Chief Lin to stay for a day or two. However, he failed and could only watch Chief Lin board the ship and leave.
This is really a boss who is resolute and fierce, giving no time for reaction at all.
As soon as Chief Lin was sent away, the freshly appointed Deputy Qianhu Zhao Dawu, the acting deputy of Shuizicura Beiyu, saw Wang Yuanwai, a famous salt merchant in Yangzhou, running over panting.
"It's too slow! It's still a step too late!" Wang Yuanwai said angrily after asking about the situation.
After crossing the river at Guazhou Ferry, Lin Daguan returned to Jiangnan, where he had been away for several months.
So Lin Daguan no longer kept a low profile, and all the ceremonial badges and so on were displayed on the boat.
Three ships formed a small fleet, and the most eye-catching first pair of official plaques were on the bow of the leading ship.
On one side it says "No. 1 in the world" and on the other side it says "Unparalleled scholar in the country".
The second pair of official cards read "Sanyuan Wukui" and "Hand-picked Number One Scholar" respectively.
On the third pair of official cards, it is "Supervise the transportation of Su grain" and "Agent for Qian affairs".
The official card is so exaggerated. The momentum must be demonstrated, and the achievements in life must be boasted. Otherwise, how can you bluff people?
After crossing the river, they arrived in Suzhou a few days later. Gao Changjiang went to the junction of Suzhou and Changzhou to greet him.
After boarding the ship, Gao Changjiang took the initiative to report: "The welcome ceremony at Fengqiao has been prepared. It is absolutely grand and worthy of the status of sitting in the hotel!"
Lin Daguan said calmly: "The ceremony is a trivial matter, but have you completed the test I gave you before leaving Suzhou?"
Gao Changjiang said doubtfully: "There are too many tests given by sitting in the hall, which one are you talking about this time?"
Lin Daguan reminded: "It's in the south of the city, the place occupied by the monks. I said it must be settled before returning."
"So I'm talking about Canglang Pavilion!" Gao Changjiang suddenly realized, "We have already captured it!"
Then he reported: "As expected, those monks often lend money.
We found a victim who was suffering from this. He used his real estate as a mortgage to borrow money from a monk. Later, he failed to repay the debt and wanted to use his real estate to pay off the debt.
But the monk was still greedy and pretended not to accept the property, maliciously lowering the house price.
The suffering master was desperate, so we kindly took over the matter, went to the Yamen and worked hard, and separated Canglang Pavilion, which was originally public land, from the monks' hands."
Official Lin nodded and rarely praised Gao Changjiang: "You have made progress in your work!"
Then he added: "Let's build the Lin Mansion now based on Canglang Pavilion. It will be completed before next summer!"
Chapter completed!