Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest traditional festival after the Spring Festival.

The people in the capital seemed to be celebrating the New Year. Many families had hung up red lanterns in front of their doors early, and children wearing new clothes were chasing each other excitedly.

The officialdom was a different story. They prepared Mid-Autumn Festival gifts early in the morning and went to visit the palaces of the court bosses in Xiao Yongfang and Dashi Yongfang.

For ordinary people, it is a holiday, but for officials who are dedicated to progress, it is a gift, taking this opportunity to increase their presence to the big shots in the court.

The advantage of being an official in the capital is that those who are closest to the water are served first, but whether it is a high-level position in the capital or a local feudal official, they are often filled by officials from the capital, and no matter how good a local official does, he can usually only be a chief envoy.

Location.

Lin Haoran was only ranked fourth in the cabinet, but his power and status were not much lower than those of the previous three. The key point was that he was like the rising sun of the Ming Dynasty officials, already a towering tree that people looked up to.

Because of this, the Lin Mansion can be said to be a hurdle that officials in the capital cannot circumvent, and it has become a key target visited by many officials in the capital.

"Li Wuhai, the magistrate of Tongzhou, came to give gifts to Mr. Lin Ge, but he was so careless and disrespectful!"

"Chen Wentao, the head of the Criminal Department of Xiaguan, presented a jade cake to Mr. Lin Ge and wished the Lin family a happy reunion!"

"Xiao Libang, the Prime Minister of the Right Temple of Dapu Temple in Xiaguan, gave a century-old ginseng tree to Mr. Lin Ge and wished Mr. Lin Ge good health!"

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Early in the morning, many officials in the capital had already flocked to the Lin Mansion, delivering their gifts to the butler in front of the door and expressing their best wishes.

Lin Jinyuan also plays the role of the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion very well. He has already established regulations for which officials should say what, which officials need to be notified, and which officials can be taken in directly.

For most officials, it is enough to accept gifts, and the Lin Mansion also prepared a return gift of appropriate value, which can be said to be a reciprocal of courtesy.

After receiving the gift in return, many officials looked at the Lin Mansion with disappointment, but they all knew it. If they were not the doctor of the six important departments or the minister of the six departments, they would not be able to receive the treatment received by Lin Haoran.

Normally, most of the officials who came to give gifts would greet them with smiles, but a stern-faced official came to the registration office and handed over a box of mooncakes with an expressionless face and said: "I will give Mr. Lin Ge a box of mooncakes.

Farewell!"

"Who is this?"

"Can you give away a box of mooncakes?"

"Haha... This is going to destroy your own future!"

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When all the officials heard that an official only sent a box of mooncakes, they felt ridiculous and at the same time looked at the official who gave the gift with gloating.

But I saw that this official was in his fifties, his beard and hair were half white, and he had the appearance of a decent official. However, he was only wearing a fifth-grade official uniform, and the fabric of the official uniform looked very shabby.

Lin Jinyuan was slightly stunned at first, and then immediately reacted and said: "Please be slow!"

"You won't accept my gift?" The fifth-rank official was about to leave, but he couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.

"It's really ridiculous. Who would care about your box of mooncakes? It's a rare thing to accept it!" Li Wuhai, the magistrate of Tongzhou, couldn't help but sneered when he saw this little fifth-rank official showing off like this.

Lin Jinyuan waved his hands quickly, then made a gesture of invitation and said: "You misunderstood, my master has already given an explanation, please come inside and explain it!"

The fifth-grade official was slightly startled, and first took a serious look at Lin Jinyuan. It was true that Lin Jinyuan was not joking with him, then he strode into the door, and then followed a waitress who was responsible for guiding the way towards the house.

"How... how is this possible?" Li Wuhai, the magistrate of Tongzhou, looked incredulous when he saw this.

However, many officials were not too surprised when they saw all this. After all, the fifth-grade official who just entered was the famous Hai Rui.

Hai Rui even dared to scold Jiajing, and his "Public Security Book" was even called the best book in the world, and everyone knew that Hai Rui was an honest official. Now just giving Mr. Lin a box of mooncakes was nothing.

Something unimaginable.

As for why Mr. Lin Ge chose to meet Hai Rui? Not to mention that both of them are fellow Guangdong people, Hai Rui's behavior as the best in the world is indeed worthy of attention, and it is also worthy of being met by Mr. Ge.

"Hai Rui is going to get rich!"

"If I had only known that I would have gone to school back then!"

"Stop being an afterthought, and you might be Guo Xiyan!"

"Both the Ministry of Punishment and the Cabinet sent the verdict to the late emperor's desk. Fortunately, the late emperor was kind and allowed Hai Rui to avoid death!"

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When the officials saw that Hai Rui had been favored by Lin Ge, the current dynasty elder, they couldn't help but feel sour. Some people regretted why they didn't go to court and remonstrated like Hai Rui back then, but others responded soberly to this matter.

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Looking at it now, Hai Rui's direct advice at that time was extremely "correct." However, many people knew that Hai Rui actually escaped death that time and almost followed in Guo Xiyan's footsteps.

However, no matter how they viewed Hai Rui's direct remonstrance, Hai Rui was now famous all over the world, and he was given the honor of being received by Mr. Lin Ge from the current dynasty. He already had a "boundless future".

Lin Haoran knew that he would not have any leisure time today, so he stayed at home wearing a set of home clothes. However, when he learned that he was going to meet Hai Rui next, he did not plan to meet him in the study, but changed the meeting place to the living room.

"Hai Rui, the Prime Minister of Zuosi of Dali Temple, has met Mr. Lin Ge!" Hai Rui waited in the living room for a while, and when he saw Lin Haoran coming out, he stood up and saluted respectfully.

Although he won praise from all over the world through his direct advice, his official career was still mediocre.

After he was released from prison, because the position of chief of the Yunnan Division was already full, he was assigned by the Ministry of Personnel to serve as chief of the Ministry of War, and was soon changed to the idle position of Shangbao Sicheng.

However, thanks to his reputation, he first stayed in the General Affairs Department for a while, and then he was appointed as Zuosi Cheng of Dali Temple, and he was already the fourth in command of Dali Temple.

He didn't know whether Lin Haoran was taking care of him, but he had a vague feeling that Lin Haoran was helping him in secret.

Lin Haoran first looked at Hai Rui and noticed that Hai Rui was in much better condition than when he first came out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He raised his hand calmly and said: "Please sit down!"

"Yes!" Hai Rui simply replied with one word, then sat back upright.

Lin Haoran noticed that Hai Rui did not move the tea cup on the table. Knowing that this person probably wanted to draw a clear line with him, he held the tea lid and poured the tea lightly and said: "Haisicheng, you have been working in Dali Temple for some time.

, but I don’t know if I can still adapt to it?!”

"I will do my duty faithfully and strictly. I will not make any mistakes of principle. There is no question of whether I am suitable or not!" Hai Rui responded to Lin Haoran's concern as if it were a matter of course.

Lin Haoran knew that Hai Rui still adhered to the principle of being honest, but it was difficult to talk to him about being an official, so he changed the subject and said: "Shanxi Governor Wang Jiluo has been escorted to Beijing for some time, but I don't know how the trial went?

"

Wang Jiluo's case was originally supposed to be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial, but Xu Jie proposed that it be tried by Dali Temple instead, and it was handed over to the newly appointed minister of Dali Temple, Zou Yinglong.

However, Xu Jie's suggestion is not too much. After all, cases involving officials in charge of Dali Temple, and the Shanxi governor Wang Jiluo currently involved is only an official of the fourth rank, and can also be handed over to the Dali Temple Yamen of the third rank for trial.

The most important thing is that Wang Jiluo and Gao Gong are from the same hometown, and Zhu Heng, the Minister of Punishment, is a member of the Lin Party. This move can undoubtedly "avoid suspicion."

That's why the yamen presiding over Wang Jiluo's case is Dali Temple, and the person presiding over it is Xu Jie's disciple Zou Yinglong.

When Hai Rui heard this question, he first looked at Lin Haoran strangely, and then said sternly: "This is the secret of Dali Temple. I'm sorry that I can't tell you!"

Lin Haoran was about to bring the tea to his lips. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. Then he looked at Hai Rui with a half-smile and said, "Master Hai, can you really not reveal the details of the case to me?"

"This case is under the jurisdiction of the minister. I don't know the details. Even if I know the details, I won't report them!" Hai Rui explained seriously, as if he felt that he was going too far, and added: "Lin Ge

If you want to know the result, Dali Temple will hand over the closing documents tomorrow and you will know at a glance!"

Lin Haoran was just looking for a random topic to chat about. Wang Jiluo's case was always being watched by Gao Gong, so he didn't need to be distracted from the matter at all. He just laughed to himself and said, "I'm really worried now!"

Hai Rui didn't expect Lin Haoran to be so good-tempered, so he glanced at Lin Haoran with complicated eyes.

He admired Lin Haoran from the bottom of his heart for his expression when he was in charge of the Household Department, especially his recent achievements in defeating the Tatars. This man once recommended him to Shanxi, and he was still somewhat grateful in his heart.

But as far as he knew, this current court elder came from a poor family, but he had only been in office for more than ten years, yet he owned such a luxurious house and seemed to own a considerable scale of industry in Guangdong.

The high-ranking cabinet minister in front of him is undoubtedly an official with the ability to govern the country, but he is probably also a corrupt official, and may be the second Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, he adhered to the principle of being a gentleman but not a party. Even if the current minister wanted to promote him, he still chose to stay away from him.

Lin Haoran didn't know that Hai Rui had such thoughts, but he took a sip of tea and asked: "Haisicheng, you have held a position in the local government, but I don't know what you think of the Diao Min Register?"

"Your Majesty's register of unruly people is indeed a good strategy, which can solve the current financial difficulties!" Hai Rui responded sincerely when he heard this.

Of course, he didn't mean to please Lin Haoran, but he had already studied this good strategy that shocked him. At that time, he even suspected that Lin Haoran was really Wen Quxing.

Unlike many officials in the capital, he has the experience of a local official, but he can see the effect of this policy more clearly. Once the court promulgates this policy, although it is inevitable that some officials will violate it, it will definitely effectively solve tax evasion and tax evasion across the country.

Stubborn illness.

Lin Haoran had already thought about promoting the registration of unruly people, and asked seriously: "If the imperial court issues a register of unruly people, what obstacles do you think there will be in the local area?"

"Xiaguan has served as county magistrate for many years. The biggest problem he encountered is that the local gentry is too powerful. Those who dare to evade taxes and hide their land are all local strong gentry, evil gentry and official gentry!" Hai Rui also participated seriously and said

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Lin Haoran held the tea lid and poured the tea lightly, but said quietly: "I'm afraid there are also unruly people and poor people, right?"

"Mr. Lin Ge, sooner or later, the poor will be forced to sell their land, and they are not hiding their land to evade taxes, but they are actually unable to pay the taxes. As for unruly people, land disputes often occur in places where many of them are caused by the unfair tax setting by government officials.

!Although tax evasion also involves these two, the main thing is tax evasion by local gentry hiding their land!" Hai Rui said seriously.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea and seemed to understand: "So, the resistance is the local gentry!" After a pause, he said calmly: "It's just that the local magistrate has the power to enroll people in the register. How to prevent them from abusing it?"

How about profiting from this power?"

"This..." Hai Rui was slightly stunned at first, and then said in surprise: "Mr. Lin Ge, are you actually worried about this?"

"Power is a double-edged sword. If we don't take precautions in advance, I'm afraid the unruly people will be frustrated!" Lin Haoran never believed that officials in the world were as incorruptible as Hai Rui, and he said it seriously.

Facing Lin Haoran's worries, Hai Rui thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, the people who are listed in the list of unruly people can be allowed to bypass the county government and report to the government government or the Procuratorate. This will affect the local magistrate and county council."

Produce a deterrent effect.”

Lin Haoran was not surprised when he heard this proposal, but found that it seemed to be the most orthodox approach, but it could not allow the power of the county magistrate to be unrestricted, so he nodded lightly.
To be continued...