"...I am now removed from the post of Shuntian Prefecture Yin and appointed as the Zuo Deputy Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I specially order your governor to work with the Salt Censor of the Lianghuai River and transport the chief officers to personally attend each event, review and clear up the contracts, ban and remove defects... ...and there are greedy and cheating officials in various departments of the Department of Transport. Except for the third grade report, the rest will ask questions according to the rules. I admire this!"

Chen Hong's voice was very loud. Although he was standing in the lobby of Shuntian Yamen reading out the imperial edict, the several Yamen who were kneeling outside the door could hear it clearly.

"I accept the decree, long live my emperor!"

Lin Haoran's face remained calm, and he led the subordinate officers to respectfully accept the order and thank him.

When Chen Tongzhi and others heard the content of this imperial edict, they were both surprised and excited. They looked enviously at Lin Haoran, who had been appointed as the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Lin Haoran took the imperial edict from Chen Hong and stood up from the ground, only to find that Chen Hong gave him a wink and invited him with understanding: "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, for making this trip. I have already sent you a message." I’ve prepared some fine tea, please don’t refuse, father-in-law!”

Naturally, local officials warmly entertained the eunuchs, and even tried every means to curry favor with them, but in a place like the capital, where there are many informants, both sides have always drawn clear lines on the surface.

"Very good!" Eunuch Chen faced Lin Haoran's invitation and accepted it calmly.

Chen Tongzhi and other Shuntian government officials were slightly surprised. Seeing that Lin Haoran was about to entertain the factory director of the East Factory, they could only watch as Lin Haoran invited Chen Hong to the back house.

Chen Hong was invited inside to have tea. After seeing no one around him, he took out a secret decree from his wide sleeve.

Lin Haoran respectfully took the secret edict and unfolded it carefully. His eyes could not help but widen slightly, and he swallowed secretly. He saw that it read "Lianghuai Salt Matter, please handle it as you like" and "South Zhili". "Admiral Supervising Military Affairs" and other contents.

Chen Hong saw Lin Haoran's reaction in his eyes, put down the tea cup and said seriously: "The Emperor has high hopes for Lord Lin, please don't let the Emperor down!"

"The emperor's kindness is great, and a humble minister will definitely live up to his mission!" Lin Haoran knew what he should say. Even though Chen Hong had a close relationship with him, he still pretended to go all out and replied at this moment.

This was already a trump card given to him by Jiajing, but Jiajing now gave it to him in the form of a secret decree, probably hoping that he would not take it out unless absolutely necessary.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Chen Hong stood up from his seat and cupped his hands and said, "The Za family would like to wish Mr. Lin an early triumphant return and great advancement! It's getting late, and the Za family has to go back to deliver errands to the emperor, so we take our leave!"

Lin Haoran stood up from his seat to express his gratitude and personally sent Chen Hong out.

"Master Lin, please stay!"

When they were sent to the gate of Shuntian Prefecture, Chen Hong stopped him with a smile.

"Eunuch Chen, please go slowly!"

Lin Haoran did not insist and watched Chen Hongdeng leave immediately.

"Congratulations on your promotion!"

Chen Tongzhi and others came to the courtyard and congratulated Lin Haoran who turned around.

Lin Haoran looked back at the group of old colleagues with mixed feelings in his heart. It was inevitable that the two sides would have some affection after working together for such a long time. Now that he was about to leave here, he naturally felt a little reluctant to leave.

These things that need to be warned have already been given in the past few days. He made the final arrangement for Chen Tongzhi and others, just like the former magistrate of Leizhou and Guangzhou, he decided to treat these colleagues to a banquet to disperse.

feast.

He left Shuntian Yamen directly without waiting for Youshi. Since he did not live in the back house of Shuntian Yamen now, he left this time, but he did not know when he would return here.

But I don't know if it was a coincidence, but on the night of his resignation, a rare meteor shower appeared in the sky.

As the news spread from the north of the city, the entire capital was in an uproar.

Although the news that Lin Haoran, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, will be sent to Lianghuai to rectify the salt administration has already spread, speculation is one thing, and confirmation is another.

Both Shuntian Prefecture Yin and Zuo Fudu Yushi were of the third rank in official rank. Since Shuntian Prefecture Yin was the official in charge of the seal, he could handle criminal cases all over the world, and he was also the yamen that governed the city of Beijing. However, this cannot be said to be a promotion.

It’s just that all issues must be treated separately. Even if they are all sent out as governors, the situation is different. Some officials are squeezed out of the court, while others go to gild their local areas, and Lin Haoran undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

Now his father-in-law is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and as long as he does not excessively neglect his duties when he goes to Lianghuai, even if he gets a small amount of credit, even if he returns to the court, even if he is not the Minister of the Sixth Ministry, he will still be the left deputy governor of the capital who stayed in Beijing.

As long as he can take this step and survive for a few more years, he will definitely become the youngest Six-Bus Minister or Zuodu Yushi in the history of the entire Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that this meaning contains the emperor's trust in Lin Haoran.

Although Lin Haoran did not have as large a jurisdiction as his predecessors Huang Chen and Yan Maoqing, his authority exceeded these two predecessors. Not only did he have the ability to manage the affairs of the salt farm, he was also granted the power to punish relevant salt officials below the third rank.

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Why among the six ministers, the Minister of Libu has always been respected? It is the Minister of Libu who firmly controls the future of hundreds of officials. Now Lin Haoran has the power to bring justice to salt officials below the third rank, which is enough to make those officials fearful, and even

It's obedience.

"Huaiyan is really going to implement the salt voting method!"

"The world's richest man probably came from the Huai salt merchants. We should have dealt with them long ago!"

"I'm afraid this matter won't be easy. The salt merchants in Lianghuai and the forces behind them are not easy to mess with!"

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As soon as the news came out, the whole capital was talking about it. Although some people really hoped that Lin Haoran could do something, more people seemed to be very rational and were not even optimistic about Lin Haoran's trip.

After experiencing the rectification of Huaiyan during the Yansong period, many people actually saw some clues.

Although Yan Song was undoubtedly a treacherous minister, he was not disloyal to the emperor, so he tried every possible means to increase the emperor's income. Although Yan Song supported Yan Maoqing in rectifying the salt policy, resulting in a large increase in salt taxes last year, it also laid the foundation for his downfall.

A big hidden danger.

The support Lin Haoran receives now cannot be compared with that of Yan Maoqing in the past. Although he is now going to Lianghuai as an imperial envoy, he not only has to rectify the salt politics in Lianghuai, but also implement new laws in Lianghuai. This is simply impossible.

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