After Lin made the plan, he immediately wrote a letter and asked General Manager Nian to deliver it to the Duke of Wei in person. Then he went directly to the front station of Yizhen to prepare for the Suzhou Guards' army to cross the river.
After that, Lin Daguan still did not stop writing, and began to write the memorial in parallel with four and six words.
Apart from having to write when taking literary exams, Mr. Lin rarely writes long essays because he finds it troublesome.
When he started writing the memorial, he realized that he was now an official and had entered the Vanity Fair network.
Therefore, I will have to write less memorials in the future, and there will be a lot of correspondence with all parties.
Generally, officials with greater needs in this area will hire private staff to help with chores, including ghostwriting documents, but Lin Tailai actually forgot about it.
The main reason is that it is the first time in my life to be an official. I really have no experience and no family education.
After finishing writing the memorial in accordance with the fixed format and confirming that there were no problems in avoiding taboos and addressing people, Lin Daguan sent the memorial to the Diyun Office in Zhenjiang City and arranged an urgent service for six hundred miles.
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Zhang Wen came back and asked: "Since I don't intend to solve the problem through the imperial court, why did I write another memorial?"
Lin Daguan replied: "Although the main focus is on military attack, civil and defensive guards cannot be missing. Military attack and civil and defensive guards are indispensable!"
For several days after that, there seemed to be no movement among the Suzhou Guards troops who were blocked on the south bank, at least on the surface.
But a rumor spread like wildfire, causing people on both sides of the river to panic. It was said that nearly a thousand Suzhou guardsmen were becoming resentful and that some people were planning a mutiny to seize the north and south ship locks and block the river hub.
Although rumors are limited to the wise, the leader of this Suzhou Guard Army is Lin Tailai, who has fought all over the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River, and has wounded more than a thousand people!
With the arrogance of Senior Official Lin, now that he is angry, it is entirely possible for him to do something outrageous!
If nearly a thousand soldiers mutinied, that would be a terrible thing.
Outside the courtyard of Jingkou Station where Lin Daguan lived, the screams of people being whipped could be heard every day.
It is said that official Lin was in a bad mood recently and often whipped his soldiers to vent his anger, which aggravated the local tension.
Many business travelers who were passing through the border fled Jingkou overnight after hearing the news, and did not even stop at Guazhou on the other side to avoid suffering the disaster.
Staying away from war disasters is the basic principle of most businessmen, unless they are cannibals of human blood.
The tense atmosphere on both sides of the river bank at the entrance of Guazhou Jingkou has not yet spread to the city of Yangzhou dozens of miles away, where music is played and dances are performed.
In the reception room of the Governor's Office in Yangzhou City, Yang Junmin, the governor of Fengyang in the north of the Yangtze River, was meeting with several Western businessmen who had settled in Yangzhou.
In the early years, because the Salt Law implemented the Kaizhong Law, only by delivering grain to border towns in exchange for salt.
A large number of Western merchants from border towns came to Yangzhou in order to sell salt nearby. At that time, the main salt merchants were from Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Later, the Huizhou merchant gangs rose, and the Hui people came to dominate Yangzhou. However, until now, the power of Western merchants cannot be underestimated.
For the Western merchants who settled in Yangzhou, Governor Yang naturally had a certain degree of centripetal force and appeal.
After all, Governor Yang also came from a Shanxi business family, and his hometown of Puzhou is located at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi, so it is also very familiar to Shaanxi people.
The five or six people summoned by Governor Yang today are all leaders of the Western merchant group in Yangzhou, equivalent to the level of Zheng Zhiyan among the Hui merchants in Yangzhou.
Facing these "fellows", Governor Yang reminded: "I have invited you here today just to tell you that Lin Tailai, who is ambitious and sharpening his sword, has already arrived at the gate of Yangzhou."
Several Western merchant leaders looked at each other, and the respected manager Sun of the Shanshan Guild Hall asked on their behalf: "We are confused, what is the purpose of Futai?"
Governor Yang said more clearly: "Lin Tailai is greedy by nature, and the Zheng family has learned from it. Are you unsuspecting?"
Manager Sun didn't know if he was pretending to be stupid, so he added: "Maybe Zheng Zhiyan offended him, but we Western merchants have never offended him."
Governor Yang directly pointed out the threat and said: "But it is impossible for Lin Tailai to keep raiding Huizhou merchants. After all, Lin Tailai and Huizhou merchants both belong to Nanzhili, and Huizhou merchants have a secondary assistant in the court as a backer.
So Lin Tailai brought nearly a thousand people to Yangzhou, could it be that he came to do good deeds?
If Lin Tailai feels it is inconvenient to attack Huizhou merchants, who could his target be if he is not Western merchants?"
Several Western merchant leaders began to discuss in a low voice. In fact, Governor Yang's words seemed to make some sense upon reflection, and were not just alarmist.
Even if Lin Tailai's thoughts are not as deep as Sima Zhao's, anyone with a little bit of judgment can guess it.
Seeing that everyone was starting to worry, Governor Yang added fuel to the fire and said: "Lin Tailai is a person who does not follow rules and trustworthiness! After he enters Yangzhou, can you still sleep peacefully?"
One person responded subconsciously: "Lin Tailai may not follow the rules, but how can he not follow the rules?"
According to rumors, there are indeed not many examples of Lin Tailai breaking his promise, but there are many examples of doing what he says.
Governor Yang was stunned for a moment, then shouted angrily at the man: "The one who can say this is not us old Westerners! You can get out!"
Manager Sun quickly smoothed things over and said: "To calm down, don't follow this ignorant general view!
Isn't it true that Lin Tailai was blocked on the south bank and couldn't cross the river?"
The old manager still had to give him face, so Governor Yang replied: "This hospital can stop him for a while, but it cannot stop him for the rest of his life."
Manager Sun asked again: "What does Futai think we should do?"
Governor Yang sighed: "Back then, our Western merchants had two out of three points in Yangzhou; but looking at today, it would be great to have one out of three points.
If things continue like this, I am afraid that we will no longer have a foothold in Yangzhou, so we Western merchants must unite sincerely and work together."
Anyone who can sit here is not a fool and can understand what Governor Yang means.
To put it simply, rely on Governor Yang and make a fortune together.
This is not impossible. Governor Yang is from the same hometown, and his family is also in business, so he is naturally one of his own. At the same time, Governor Yang is a feudal official who holds real power. There is no one greater than Governor Yang in Jiangbei.
Operating around power is definitely the fastest way to make a fortune, but we still have to talk about it.
Manager Sun first expressed his position: "We Westerners left our hometowns and went to Yangzhou thousands of miles away. We have always been helpless.
I didn’t expect to see villagers patrolling Jiangbei today. It’s really not easy. Maybe it’s a great opportunity for our generation.”
Governor Yang smiled and said: "Don't say that our hospital is not sincere, I will give you a meeting gift today."
Then an entourage led the two people into the reception room. All the Western merchants looked at them and knew that they all knew these two people.
One is Zheng Zhiyan, Yuanwai Zheng, and the other is Yuanwai Wang Qing, but they are both from Huizhou merchants.
But none of the Western merchants understood why the fellow governor called two Hui merchants over.
Governor Yang pointed at Yuan Wang and said to the Western merchants: "I think he may have some cooperation with you."
Wang Yuanwai took a deep breath and said, "Everyone here is mainly engaged in the salt industry. Everyone can do their own thing. There is no need to cooperate."
Governor Yang said calmly to Wang Yuanwai: "If you collude with Lin Tailai, I'm afraid that all the business gangs in Yangzhou City will not be able to tolerate you.
Your only way out is to bring out the salt and cooperate with everyone.
If you don’t believe it, ask your Hui Gang leader Zheng Zhiyan first to see if he also agrees with this court?”
Zheng Zhiyan remained silent, acquiescing to Governor Yang's arrangement.
Wang Yuanwai's heart was cut by a knife, and he felt that he was at the most uncomfortable moment in his life of more than 40 years.
Others watched indifferently. The governor wanted to share the benefits with everyone. What reason was there for not accepting it? Who would dislike the expansion of his business?
And it's not that "the teacher came out of nowhere", colluding with Lin Tailai is the best excuse. Governor Yang has already fabricated this reason.
Who told you that Wang Yuanwai and Lin Tailai were unclear?
After all, Wang Yuanwai was still reluctant to give away most of his industrial benefits to others, and struggled to say:
"Firstly, I did not collude with Lin Tailai; secondly, I dare not bother Futai to comment on how to manage the industry."
Governor Yang said proudly: "At least in this area of ​​Jiangbei, this court can speak louder than me. No one speaks louder than me!"
"boom!"
Before Governor Yang finished speaking, there was suddenly an earth-shaking loud noise coming from the direction of the procuratorate gate!
How loud is it? It's at least louder than Governor Yang's voice.
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and for a moment they didn't know what happened on the other side of the door.
As a high-ranking official in the border area, Governor Yang was very good at cultivating Qi. He was sitting on the Taishi chair as peacefully as a mountain, waiting for his soldiers to report the situation.
Whatever happens in the procuratorate will definitely be reported to him as the governor as soon as possible.
But after waiting and waiting for a while, no one came to report, which made Governor Yang slightly confused.
Although there are two courtyards between the main door and this living room, reporting the news shouldn’t be so slow, right?
Could it be that the officers and soldiers guarding the gate became stupid or died collectively? Didn't they know how to report the situation inside?
Just when he was about to ask his entourage to go to the gate to check the situation, he suddenly heard chaotic footsteps again.
To be continued...