As the imperial envoy's guard of honor appeared at the other end of the road, the crowd here immediately became lively.

The magnificent guard of honor approached from far away, and the people on both sides of the road knelt down to worship, followed by a large group of scholars. Who was this, if not Lin Haoran, the left deputy censor of the imperial envoy to patrol salt?

No one was too surprised by Lin Haoran's arrival. After all, the Yangzhou branch was one of the three branches of Huaiyan, so it was normal for Lin Haoran to come to inspect.

But as Lin Haoran stayed in Huainan longer and longer, everyone became more and more curious about what kind of medicine this imperial envoy was selling.

The imperial envoy has been going south for three full months, and apart from promoting the new salt production method, he has made no other major moves. As for the salt-invoicing method, there is no sign of it happening yet.

Because of this, many people have begun to speculate on the real purpose of this imperial envoy going south to patrol salt. He did not come to implement the salt voting method, but to follow Yan Maoqing's example to gain political achievements. In fact, he followed Yan Maoqing's old path.

Of course, Lin Haoran was smarter than Yan Maoqing. During this period, he did not make money, did not even waste food, and even did several practical things for the people, paying great attention to maintaining his good reputation.

The sedan stopped, and Lin Haoran, who was wearing a fighting fish suit, walked out of the sedan. Unlike previous imperial envoys, Lin Haoran exuded vitality, and his black and white eyes contained wisdom.

"Zang Jifang, the magistrate of Songjiang, pays homage to the imperial envoy!" Zang Jifang and other officials and squires immediately took the initiative to greet Lin Haoran and saluted him one after another.

Lin Haoran kept a smile on his face, raised his head gently to the officials and squires and said: "Everyone, please get up quickly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!" Zang Jifang and other officials and squires saluted again, and then they all stood up.

Due to the huge gap in status between the two parties, it was at this time that many people dared to carefully look at Lin Wenkui, who was famous in the Ming Dynasty. Seeing Lin Haoran occupying a high position at such a young age made many officials feel like they were on sour taste.

Lemony.

Lin Haoran first glanced at everyone, and then said to Zang Jifang with a smile: "Prefect Zang, I am afraid that this imperial envoy's sudden visit may cause trouble to you, so please forgive me!"

"It's a great honor for Xianguan and the people of Songjiang that the imperial envoy can visit Songjiang Mansion!" Zang Jifang responded hurriedly.

When Xu Chen heard this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes. Regarding Lin Haoran's arrival, he believed that many people were like him and regarded this person as the god of plague.

Lin Haoran paid attention to the reactions of the people around him and saw Xu Lian rolling his eyes, but he still put on a polite look and said: "In this case, the imperial envoy will disturb you!"

"Welcome to you!" Zang Jifang kept a smile on her face and said in a welcoming manner towards Lin Haoran.

Naturally, he didn't really respect Lin Haoran so much. After all, Lin Haoran didn't deal with his teacher Xu Jie, which was not a very obscure matter. It was just that he wanted to go further in the officialdom, and this gesture was very important.

Lin Haoran was the Salt Patrol Censor, and he also held the position of left deputy Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He had the power to propose his dismissal, so he had no capital to challenge Lin Haoran.

"Brother Ziye, are you okay?"

Lin Haoran's eyes slowly glanced at the other officials, and he smiled and greeted Lu Beidou, the general magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture.

All the officials turned their heads in astonishment to look at the plain-looking General Magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, Lu Beidou. Looking at this middle-aged man with a simple and honest appearance, they couldn't help but be slightly startled.

Someone soon realized that Lu Beidou was a Jinshi in the 37th year of Jiajing reign. He and the Imperial Envoy were in the same year and had a strong intimacy in the officialdom.

"Thank you for your concern, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy. I hope everything is well with you!"

Lu Beidou, general magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, faced everyone's astonished gazes, and immediately felt huge satisfaction in his heart. However, he did not dare to make any mistakes, but responded respectfully.

Although the two were in the same age, their circumstances were completely different. The man in front of him was already a high-ranking official of the third rank in the capital, while he was only a small local sixth-rank judge.

Now that we meet here, Lin Haoran can show intimacy to him, but he must remain respectful to Lin Haoran, and he must behave like a respectful subordinate.

Lin Haoran exchanged greetings with Lu Beidou for a while, as if he were seeing a good friend.

But it is impossible for everyone to be as defiant as Lin Haoran. Usually, during the five or six years of entering the officialdom, it is just the beginning. Not to mention the official to the prefecture, even if there are very few co-prefects and prefectures, too many are still common.

Judgment even stopped at pushing officials and county magistrates.

"The official has sent people to clean the office. Please move to the branch office, please!"

Wu Chun, the deputy envoy of the Lianghuai Capital, watched the two of them finish their greetings, and then stepped forward and said respectfully.

The chief of the Yangzhou branch of the Lianghuai Capital Transport Envoy Department is usually concurrently served by the subordinate officials of the Salt Transport Department, Tongzhi (from the fourth rank), deputy envoy (from the fifth rank) or judge (from the sixth rank). Today's Songjiang Branch is

Wu Chun, deputy envoy of the Huaidu and Huaidu capitals, served as the deputy envoy.

He is not only an official in the salt administration system, but also a low-ranking official from the fifth rank. He faces a powerful boss. In particular, Chen Xian, the transfer envoy of the Huaidu and Huaidu capitals, fell into the hands of this imperial envoy. He was

Fear deep in my heart.

“Very good!”

Lin Haoran nodded lightly and got back into the sedan chair.

Meng Shao and others followed behind, and Zang Jifang and other officials and squires joined the team, and they entered the prosperous Songjiang City through Piyun Gate.

Songjiang City originated from Huating County. Zhang Shicheng captured Jiangnan at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In order to strengthen defense, he expanded the city here.

In the 30th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty built a brick city on the basis of Zhangshi City. The city was nine miles and one hundred and seventy-three steps around, one foot and eight feet high, ten feet wide, and more than seven feet deep. There were four gates, and the east gate was

:Piyun, in the west it is called Guyang, in the south it is called Jixian, in the north it is called Tongbo, and there are water gates beside them.

With the rapid economic development, the population surged, causing the city to become overcrowded. In order to relieve the pressure of the population, after requesting the court to build the outer city and the new city to no avail, it was extended to the east and west sides, causing Songjiang Fucheng to become

Oval shape.

Although the oval-shaped ancient city is not unique, it is probably rare.

The honor guard entered from the East City Gate and passed the Huayang Bridge. In front of them was the broad Ten Mile Street.

This street is paved with bluestone slabs, from Huayang Bridge to Kuantang Bridge. Yangzhou Government Office and Huating County Government Office are both located on the west side of this street, and the Songjiang Branch of the Liangzhe Salt Transport Envoy is located on the east side of this street.

The officers in front divided the lanes, and the soldiers of the Yangzhou Guard assisted in the defense. Lin Haoran's guard of honor appeared in this long street in a mighty manner, which naturally caused the people in the city to watch and kneel down.

"Lin Qingtian finally arrived in Songjiang!"

"What will happen when we arrive? Do you really want to sue the Xu family?"

"I can tell you that officials have been protecting each other since ancient times. You'd better not make a mistake!"

…

The people in the crowd seemed to be whispering. Although some people seemed ready to take action, others kept pouring cold water on him.

If we talk about which family is the most powerful in Songjiang Mansion at the moment, it is naturally the Xu family. Although the four brothers of the Xu family have separated, their brothers have broken bones and connected tendons, even the most incompetent Xu Chen and Songjiang
Chapter completed!