Chen Xian gently put down the wine glass that was delivered to his mouth, looking lost.

He has been the Transportation Envoy of the Huaihedu for many years. How could he not know the disadvantages of Beijing officials eating salt? He even saw these Beijing officials leaving Yangzhou with several large ships, and knew very well the harm of this move to the salt law.

But he is just a third-rank local official, so he dared not touch the affairs of officials in the capital. He has always blinked and closed his eyes to such things.

But it was not only him, but neither Dong Fen from last year nor Yan Maoqing from the previous year, which proves that this matter involves a lot.

Now this problem has been put in front of the new imperial envoy. Although the imperial envoy did not dare to stop the Beijing officials from eating salt, he has adopted a more clever way to solve this disadvantage.

Once the salt of Beijing officials needs to be transferred through the Huaihedu and the Ministry of Huaidu, everything will be transparent. The officials who went south to extract the salt from the salt field will have to escort the salt back to Beijing, and they can no longer be able to purchase and sell large amounts of salt for profit, thus cutting off this chain of profits.

The other officials present thought of the cleverness of Lin Xuran's method, and nodded one after another, looked at Lin Xuran with admiration again, and even saw Lin Xuran's determination to do things.

To be honest, there are not many Ming officials like Lin Qingran who really do things. It was Lin Qingran who returned to Guangdong to preside over the opening of the sea in the past that gave us a new look in Lingnan today and a prosperous Ming trade.

The atmosphere of the banquet was quietly changing. If many officials were nervous about Lin Weiran before, they were a little more kind-hearted at this time, and some were even impressed by Lin Weiran.

Lin Qingran is still the calmest person. He has actually studied the issue of salt in Beijing for a long time, and now he is just following the flow. But he understands that this trip is not about showing how powerful he is, but more importantly, he still needs to take root in Yangzhou so that there can be a group of officials who are used by him.

He saw Yu Changqing's shocked expression in his eyes and asked with a smile: "Yu Tuan Guan, but I don't know that this official's method is appropriate?"

"The imperial envoy is far-sighted, and the emperor admires it!" Yu Changqing still retained a little passion and bowed sincerely.

The reason why he was willing to come forward and provoke trouble was that he was instigated by Li Yu behind his back, and the other hand, he was most worried about the inaction of his previous salt inspectors, but he had some opinions.

Lin Qingran looked at him seriously, but suddenly asked: "Your Promoter can point out this bad habit, but you should also be a sceptical official who is worried about the country and the people. If You Promoter thinks that this official is still acceptable, then today you and I will draft a memorial together and submit a petition for the court. What about?"

ah?

When Chen Xian and other officials heard this, they turned their heads in shock and looked at Lin Weiran, but their eyes were filled with surprise, confusion and envy.

Lin Qingran is now sent by the emperor to Yangzhou to rectify the salt administration, and the capital is supported by his father-in-law who serves as the Minister of Personnel. If he makes such a request now, the court will definitely adopt it.

Once this new law is passed and implemented by the court, it will not have much impact on high-ranking officials in the capital like Lin Qingran, but it will be a brilliant record for the resumes of small local officials like Yu Changqing.

Lin Qingran now wants Yu Changqing to sign and submit a memorial together. This simply gives Yu Changqing a great favor. With this outstanding resume, his career will inevitably become smoother.

Yu Changqing naturally knew that this was a great favor, but he refused with shame: "Although the officials raised the disadvantages of salt eating in Beijing, this method was thought and thought by the imperial envoy. What kind of virtue is the subordinate officials, and how dare they make great contributions!"

Huh?

Chen Fengming, the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture, and Ma Chuyuan, the magistrate of Jiangdu, were quite surprised, so he looked at Yu Changqing in confusion.

When Li Yu heard Yu Changqing's rejection, he immediately looked at Lin Qingran with a sarcastic smile on his face.

"This matter was mentioned by Chen Tuan, so I have this idea. This is the result of the joint efforts of you and me! However, Chen Tuan wanted to avoid suspicion with me, for fear that people would say that you are the same person as me, so I would not force you!" Lin Qingran gave an explanation, and then changed his mind and said.

Chen Xian and other officials looked at Yu Changqing one after another, wanting to know what choice the promoter would make, while Li Yu also looked at Yu Changqing nervously.

Yu Changqing did not look at Li Yu anymore, but resolutely bowed: "That's better to obey your orders than respect! Fortunately, the imperial envoy is loved by the imperial envoy. In the future, the imperial envoy will help the imperial envoy rectify the salt law, which will benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

But not only the officials present, but also the salt merchants and gentry beside them saw something frustrating. Yangzhou Promoter Yu Changqing was already trying to surrender to the new imperial envoy.

Lin Junran praised and raised his glass and said, "What a benefit to the people! We scholars should do some practical things for the people, so that we can be worthy of the saint's teachings. Let me drink this cup together!"

Yu Changqing was deeply moved and no longer cared about the benefits and losses caused by changes in the salt method. He respectfully followed Lin Qingran to drink this glass of wine, and stood firmly in Lin Qingran's camp.

In fact, he also wanted to do a grand career, rather than spending ten years to make some money.

Good means!

Xu Du, who was sitting aside, saw all this in his eyes, but looked at Lin Qingran seriously and found that this person was more difficult to deal with than when he first met in Beijing.

Lin Weiran's current action not only brought Yu Changqing away, but also clearly bought bones with a wealth of money.

Now Yu Changqing only gave up the disadvantages of Beijing officials' salt, and his initial attempt was clearly to oppose Lin Qingran, but he was still able to obtain such a great gift.

Any other officials who still have a little bit of power must be racking their brains to give advice for Lin Junran, thus obtaining the huge favor of "official promotion".

Perhaps before Lin Xuran arrived, their Yangzhou officials were all iron barrels, but with Lin Xuran's various actions after the arrival, they had cracks.

From Chen Fengming, the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture at the gate of the city, Ma Chuyuan, the magistrate of Jiangdu, to Yu Changqing, the current Yangzhou Promoter, no one knows who will be next. This imperial envoy is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The same is true. Seeing Yu Changqing receiving such great favors, other officials seemed to be ready to change their camps.

Lin Weiran saw that some officials were still worried, so he adopted the strategy of playing hard to get, and bowed to the officials lightly: "I am already a little drunk, so I will take my leave first!"

Chen Xian and other officials stood up one after another and greeted Lin Qingran to leave.

As Lin Qingran left the seat, especially many officials were already "involved", Li Yu did not want to stay here for a moment, and the officials and gentry dispersed one after another.

Of course, some people disperse just appearances, and they will regroup elsewhere.

Li Yu did not return to the Yihuai Metropolitan Department, but went to the new city to the east and met with Chen Boren and others in a house full of wealth. The Yangzhou Prime Minister He Dongxu was among them.
Chapter completed!