Lin Daguan's fleet continued southward along the canal and arrived at Xushuguan in the evening.
According to the plan, we will spend the night in Xushuguan that night, and then arrive in Suzhou City tomorrow. This is usually the itinerary.
Hushu Customs Envoy Wang Shufeng rarely goes to the shore to welcome guests, but today he stood on the dock.
After the boat docked, Lin Daguan couldn't wait to get out of the cabin. Before he got off the boat, he greeted the Wang Tax Envoy warmly and said, "My good brother! I haven't seen you for several months. I miss you very much!"
The originally expressionless face of Wang Zhidu turned a bit darker at this moment. At first, the man named Lin called him "Prince", but today he directly called him brother.
After Lin Daguan got off the boat, he looked at Wang Zhidu's face and said doubtfully: "Brother Shufeng, don't you like to laugh?"
Then he said to his left and right: "Look, everyone in the world knows that being an official is good, but who knows the hard work involved?
Substantive officials like us will become numb and depressed if we cannot adjust our mentality."
Wang Zhidu sighed, stretched out his hand and invited: "Come inside and talk."
After entering the reception room of the customs office and closing the door, only his family was left. Official Lin said:
"Brother Shufeng, what's going on? As the saying goes, good things don't go to outsiders. From now on, I will be your brother-in-law. We are a family that loves each other. Don't be biased against me."
The king's tax envoy said angrily: "Brother, they have never been to Jiangnan. They don't know how messy your private life is, let alone how wild you are. That's why they were deceived and willing to marry my little sister to you!"
Lin Tailai replied: "Who says they don't know? When I was in the capital, I also went to Goulan Hutong, Sixiyuan, Pingjiaofang, and had a heated relationship with the famous lady Jade Peony of the capital.
These things are not hidden from anyone. You, the Wang family, all know it, so how can you say that you were deceived?"
Capital of Kings: "."
This is the tragedy of being in a political family! You know that Lin Tailai's private life is completely inconsistent with the Wang family tradition, but you still want to marry him.
Official Lin asked again: "Is your term as Hushu Customs Commissioner coming to an end soon?"
For positions like tax envoys who are responsible for collecting money, in order to prevent tax officials from being corrupted, the court rarely held positions for a long time.
Under normal circumstances, the term of office of a customs ambassador is one to two years. Wang Zhidu has been in office for one and a half years. According to the rules, it is time to replace him.
Wang Zhidu had just recovered from the inhuman sadness caused by his younger sister and replied:
"Indeed, I have already told my brother that I would like to be transferred to Henan or Beizhili and send a colleague out.
This way it is relatively close to my hometown in Shandong, so I can bring my wife and children with me."
"No, no!" Lin Daguan interrupted Wang Zhidu's fantasy of a happy future life: "I have already said hello to Da Situ and decided to send you to Yangzhou to help me dominate Jiangbei."
Capital of Kings: "."
This is the tragedy of being in a political family! You can’t even decide your own future!
Why was Lin Tailai able to transform from his little brother to his boss just by visiting the capital!
At the reception banquet, the king's tax envoy drank too much, abandoned his guests and went to bed first.
There was no more conversation all night, and on the next day, Lin Daguan continued to board the ship, and today he would arrive at the final destination of Suzhou City.
Ten miles west of Suzhou City, Fengqiao is not only a scenic spot, but also one of the largest rice markets in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also the node where Suzhou City welcomes visitors.
When the river reaches Fengqiao Town, it splits into two waterways, one flowing to Suzhou City, and the other continuing south, forming a three-way fork on the water near Fengqiao.
Today, all the shores of this three-way intersection on the water are crowded with people. It is not all due to "organization". Many people came spontaneously to watch the excitement after hearing the news.
If we don't count other counties, we only talk about the two counties of Suzhou City. This dynasty has produced three number one scholars, the most recent of which was Shen Shixing, the chief minister of the dynasty.
However, after winning the top prize in liberal arts, all liberal arts champions were directly promoted to the Hanlin Academy and generally did not return to their hometowns.
It is truly unique and rare for someone like Lin Daguan to swagger back to his hometown as a new top scholar.
Although Suzhou people attach great importance to culture and education and do not attach much importance to martial arts, after all, Lin Daguan is the first martial arts champion in the history of Suzhou City and the first officially certified martial arts champion in this dynasty.
Official Lin put on the bronze helmet and armor given by the emperor, stood majestically on the bow of the ship, and kept waving to the crowds on both sides of the bank.
People who were not members of the New Wulian Society hiding in the crowd couldn't help but gasp when they saw this situation.
In the past, officials like Lin could only secretly wear cowhide under their robes, but now they can legally wear armor. Who can beat this?
On the boat, Gao Changjiang reminded from behind: "The military attachés of Suzhou Guard are waiting on the shore ahead to greet you."
Officer Lin glanced towards the shore in front of him on the left, and asked casually: "Has Li Tianyou, the commander of the guards, arrived?"
Gao Changjiang was speechless. You are trying to kill a fifth-grade officer and a fourth-grade inferior officer. Li Tianyou is the chief officer of the entire Suzhou Guard and is also the boss. How can there be any reason for a superior to greet the subordinates?
After Lin Tailai was confirmed to serve as the Suzhou Guard, Gao Changjiang had dealt with the Suzhou Guard attaché and got to know the commander Li Tianyou.
At this time, Gao Changjiang looked towards the shore and reported: "Commander Li is really here."
Official Lin nodded and said approvingly: "It seems that he is quite sensible. If he doesn't show up today, he will never show up again in the future."
Gao Changjiang: "."
I originally knew that Zuo Guan was a very domineering person, but after not seeing him for several months, I realized that Zuo Guan could be even more domineering.
When Lin Tailai disembarked, although the commander Li Tianyou did not take a few steps forward to greet him, he stood very close to the shore and did not let Lin Tailai go further.
"The first champion of the Ming Dynasty has returned to his hometown with great honor, and we and other people in the city are very encouraged!" Commander Li, who was in his prime, said his welcome speech.
Then he asked: "I wonder how Lin Zhuangyuan will arrange it. Should he go to the Department of Health to take up his post first?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I want to go back to my hometown to pay homage to my parents and pay homage to my ancestors first."
Commander Li was naturally helpless, "If Lin Zhuangyuan wants to go home, I and other outsiders won't be able to disturb him. Then I will wait for Lin Zhuangyuan at the Health Department, and then I will pick up Lin Zhuangyuan."
In fact, when he returned to Suzhou this time, Lin Daguan wanted to transform into eight clones, because there were so many things to do.
In addition to taking up the post in Suzhou Wei, there was also the matter of being admitted as a scholar. I heard that I was assigned to a government school, so I always wanted to go to a government school.
In addition, we have to inspect various properties and go to the government offices and county offices to guide work. In addition, we have to start building a mansion.
The above are all business matters, and there are also various human relationships from men to women that need to be maintained.
All kinds of things were added up, and Lin Daguan had a headache just thinking about it. Even if he transformed into eight clones, it might not be enough. Returning to the village to worship his parents and ancestors might be the most pure thing.
Before Lin Tailai returned to the ship, he said to Commander Li: "Actually, there are a few more things. Please listen to Commander Li first.
The first thing is that the imperial court has ordered me to supervise the water transportation of this guard, and the affairs are complicated, so I want to set up a branch office outside the health department to handle matters."
After Officer Lin said this idea, the expressions of several commanders and colleagues around him changed a little.
What kind of person is this? Before he even enters the door, he has to set up another government office and go solo. What do other old people think of this?
Official Lin didn't pay attention to the others and just looked at the commander Li Tianyou.
After Commander Li pondered for a moment, he said: "Suzhou Guard currently has more than 6,000 regular troops, including 4,000 garrison troops responsible for garrison and more than 2,000 transport troops responsible for water transportation.
According to the imperial court's instructions, the affairs of military transportation and water transportation are under the charge of Lin Qianshi. There are frequent dispatches in this area and there are many official accounts and documents. It really should be opened in a separate office."
Several other commanders and colleagues were all surprised. Boss Li, you, the official seal commander, knelt down too quickly when facing a newcomer. Do you still have the dignity of a palm seal officer?
Lin Daguan laughed "haha", clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Chief Li, for your understanding. I will never embarrass Chief Li in the future!"
Commander Li breathed a sigh of relief. It would be great if Lin Tailai could be satisfied with just working in a separate office.
The reckless colleagues around him may not have noticed that Lin Tailai's "excessive" request just after meeting him was actually a kind of test!
As long as Li Tianyou's performance is not satisfactory, life will be very difficult in the future!
Because the current governor of Jiangnan, Zhao Zhigao, was brought in by Lin Tailai himself!
With the authority of the governor of Jiangnan, if you want to punish a Suzhou guard, it can be said that it is not difficult at all, it is easier than a father beating his son.
Others laugh at him for kneeling quickly, but he laughs at others for not being able to see through it!
Finally, he replaced it with the sentence "I will never embarrass Chief Li in the future", indicating that he passed the test today.
When Commander Li began to relax, Lin Tailai said again: "The second thing is that from now on, Yangzhou Shuicicang will be garrisoned by our Suzhou Guard troops.
Please ask Chief Li to come up with a plan for how to deploy troops and change defenses in the next few days.
In addition, the warehouse officials of Shuici warehouse are also appointed by people from Suzhou. If any of our Suzhou guard family members have read books, they can directly sign as warehouse officials."
Commander Li had a happy face and said repeatedly: "Very good, very good! I don't think Lin Qian is like a loving parent and has brought a way out for the remaining children of our army!"
The expressions of the colleagues next to him changed again. Lin Tailai could even arrange things in Jiangbei and directly mobilize troops across regions. This was really a bit exaggerated.
If I smuggled people between Yangzhou and Suzhou, wouldn't it be a waste of extra money?
Immediately, a conductor surnamed Zhang spoke up and said: "How can it be that Lin Zhuangyuan returns home in glorious attire without someone accompanying him to pay tribute? We can send Lin Zhuangyuan back to his hometown together to build up momentum."
Commander Li pondered for a while and then said: "Then let's all go. This is our first military champion in the Ming Dynasty. It is a happy event for the entire Suzhou Guard. We, the guards, cannot but express our gratitude."
To be continued...