Commander Wan is a man who is good at adapting to the situation and is very slippery in dealing with people. Although Lin Daguan was able to cooperate with Commander Wan before, he did not dare to completely trust him.
Now that the two families have agreed to marry each other, they can have a little more trust in Commander Wan.
After all, in this era, marriage is still a very serious matter. Making a marriage contract is often tantamount to forming an alliance between two families. Breaking off the engagement and regretting it are also very serious matters.
For example, Zhao Yongxian, who started his career in opposition to Zhang Juzheng and made bacon as a souvenir of his fallen skin after being imprisoned, was criticized a few years later because of his daughter's divorce.
As a result, a bachelor's degree candidate who was about to enter the cabinet was dismissed from office because of an inexplicable matter such as his daughter's divorce.
This level of nonsense is comparable to Shen Shoufu's resignation in history.
Gao Panlong, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party, also had the courage to express his opinions on Zhao Yongxian's divorce. After being demoted, he resigned and returned to his hometown to give lectures.
It has to be said that the characteristics of the Wanli Dynasty's party struggle were that the temples were in chaos, demons were strong, and the water was muddy and there were many kings.
Many people fell down inexplicably because of an inexplicable thing.
Thinking of this, Mr. Lin strengthened his determination. Even if he joined the officialdom, he could not give up force.
Commander Wan didn't know how far-reaching Lin Daguan's thinking was, and he still actively asked: "How to make trouble next? How big should it be controlled? Is it a mutiny or a mutiny?"
Lin Daguan replied: "Yun Si hasn't retaliated against me yet, so where's the reason for the trouble? We can't raise unknown troops rashly.
I'll try to push Yun Si further and try to get them to retaliate as soon as possible."
Commander Wan thought for a while and said: "Other than taking action from the salt industry, Secretary Yun really has no other way to retaliate against you."
If you use force, you will most likely not be able to defeat him, and you will probably not be able to appeal to him. If the Salt Affairs Office wants to retaliate against Lin Tailai, what else can it do besides taking action against the salt industry within its scope of authority?
After seeing off Commander Wan, Officer Lin was still in a good mood.
When second brother Lin Yun arrives, and with the addition of Lu Junbi and Commander Wan, the organizational structure of the Lin Group's Yangzhou branch will almost take shape.
There is a "virtual king" as the nominal proprietor, a "prime minister" as the shopkeeper, and a "general soldier" guarding the border.
The three people each have their own priorities and responsibilities, and they can check and balance each other.
The only thing that is more difficult to arrange is the Wu family. The main reason is that Wu Tian's positioning is rather awkward. Lin Daguan has no clear idea at the moment, so he can only take it one step at a time.
He returned to the inner courtyard and went into the house to have a rest. There was no conversation all night. After dawn the next day, Senior Official Lin couldn't sleep.
A maid stood outside the bedroom door and reported: "That Wu Tianshi has arrived at the courtyard gate and is waiting for the high officials to get up."
Secretary Bai asked with a pun: "Is there something going on between you two?"
Officer Lin turned over to get out of bed and replied: "What can we do? We just have to go to Yunsi Yamen together today to continue to stir up trouble!
It's probably getting late, so Wu Tianshi can't wait any longer, so it's time for me to go!"
Secretary Bai took advantage of Official Lin, "Didn't you say yesterday that you were going to explain in bed why the imperial court was willing to comply with your wishes, including a total of five major points and twenty minor points?
You didn't bother to say it last night, why don't you come and teach me now?"
Lin Daguan said in one breath: "First, the Huanghuai water conservancy is very important. Once there is a problem, the lifeline of the canal will be cut off.
Therefore, this is the most important place in the world for river engineering, and the imperial court dare not ignore it. If a place takes the initiative to request the transportation of grain for disaster relief, the imperial court will of course be happy to see the success.
Second, the transportation from Suzhou to Huai'an Prefecture is convenient and not too far. It is quick and convenient to transport grain from Suzhou to the disaster area.
Third, the imperial court has a principle of decision-making, which is that it likes to follow old practices and refer to established laws. When it comes to things that are uncertain, it depends on whether there is any precedent as a basis.
Transporting grain to the disaster area and then exchanging it for salt was obviously an old method of opening up China and France, and the court had no reason to object.
Fourth, the 20,000 shi of grain apparently came from the Jinongcang of Wu County. It was not a private favor, so there is no issue of principle.
Fifth, the most important thing is that there is someone in the court who is easy to talk to, and all the moral principles are in place, then it will be easy to follow the tide."
Secretary Bai: "."
Are there really so many paths here?
Also, did she really keep him in bed just to listen to this tirade?
After Lin Daguan finished speaking, he put on his clothes and went out.
When they got outside, they met up with the Wu Tian family, and then they gathered eighty "housekeepers" and headed to the Salt Transportation Department in a swaggering manner.
When they arrived at the place, Official Lin didn't go deep into the place, so he sat in the front hall of the Salt Transport Department with a golden sword.
Eighty of his subordinates lined up in front of the hall, practicing their skills with sticks. The sound of shouting and shouting could not be heard, and the scene was in full swing.
The clerks and salt clerks who were supposed to be on duty at the gate, front hall, and front yard were all watching from afar, fulfilling their duties.
A young salt merchant named Hu happened to come to Yunsi Yamen today to do business, but he was startled as soon as he entered the gate.
In a daze, he thought he was at the gathering hall of heroes from the green forest.
Senior official Lin was sitting on the Taishi chair under the eaves. He was bored in every possible way. When he saw a young man covered in silk clothes enter the door and poke his head around, he waved: "Come here and talk!"
The young man was very courageous, so he stepped forward and said, "This official has invited Hu Wan'an from Xia Huizhou to come to the Yunsi Department for business today."
Official Lin said casually: "What a coincidence? I'm here to do something too."
Then he complained: "The service at Yunsi Yamen is getting worse and worse! I've been sitting here for half an hour, and there's not even a single person to greet me!"
Hu Wanan still wanted to eat at the salt industry, so he didn't dare to answer this question, so he could only smile awkwardly in response.
Lin Daguan asked again: "Are you also a salt merchant? How many salt quotations do you have?"
Hu Wanan replied: "It's just a small business, with a net worth of two thousand dollars."
In fact, the Hu family is rich, but they are in the lumber industry. My father decided to enter the salt industry, and he, the son, would try the water first.
Lin Daguan waved his hand and said, "Yunsi is so bad at doing things, I think the salt industry will definitely become more and more difficult in the future!"
Why do you small salt merchants go to all this trouble? Why don't you rent the salt to us, Lin's Salt Industry, and get free dividends every year? "
Hu Wanan: "."
Goodbye, no, it’s best not to see you again. Hu Wanan turned around and left, escaping from the Salt Transportation Department without looking back.
In this way, officials Lin blocked the front hall of the Salt Transportation Department. When they met the salt merchants who came to do business, they directly asked to rent salt.
Look at the majestic man sitting under the eaves, and look at the eighty men around him. Any salt merchant who is questioned by Lin Daguan will be scared away.
At this time, Fei Yunshi was actually no longer in the Salt Transportation Department. He went out through the back door in disguise and went straight to the Salt Inspectorate.
The reason why it is said that the seventh-grade salt patrol censor is the superior of the third-grade salt transport envoy can be seen from all aspects.
For example, according to regulations, salt transport envoys are generally promoted from the prefect, while salt inspection censors are sent out by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Anyone who knows something about the official system of the Ming Dynasty can understand the difference between the two, and it is a fundamental difference.
To put it simply, one came down from the sky and the other climbed up from the ground.
After meeting Yushi Cai, Fei Yunshi didn't say anything else but asked: "What should we do?"
Cai Yushi asked: "What do you think should be done?"
Fei Yunshi replied: "We might as well give Lin Tai some compensation. Even if we can't settle the matter, we can still shut his mouth and prevent him from finding a reason to continue his nonsense."
Cai Yushi shouted: "How can anyone do things like this? Where is the prestige of the Salt Affairs Yamen? Will salt merchants still take the Salt Affairs Yamen seriously in the future?"
Fei Yunshi knew very well that Cai Yushi wanted him to do something, but he was also afraid of becoming cannon fodder.
So Fei Yunshi pretended to be stupid and said: "Then I have nothing to do. The imperial minister has the responsibility of being a public official, so he might as well write a memorial to impeach Lin Tailai."
Cai Yushi replied: "Even if a bullet is required, there must be something impeachable.
And it must be the kind of crime with solid evidence, and then try your best to try to accuse Lin Tailai, otherwise it will be useless.
There are so many branches of the Salt Transportation Department, checkpoints, batch inspection offices, and salt fields. If you search carefully, you will definitely find the crime."
After Fei Yunshi was silent for a moment, he said helplessly: "I understand."
There is really nothing you can do when you encounter a superior who is unwilling to take responsibility and likes to minimize risks and pressure.
Before leaving, Fei Yunshi couldn't help but say: "If any problem is really discovered, based on past experience, Lin Tailai will definitely instigate trouble, muddy the water and fish in troubled waters."
As the chief officer of the Salt Transportation Department, it would be too easy to investigate anyone's problems in the salt industry.
Not to mention that their Salt Affairs Office has been monitoring Lin's Salt Industry for more than half a year, and even helped Wu Deng, the second shop owner of Lin's Salt Industry, to smuggle in large quantities. The clues are in hand.
But the biggest problem is what happens after the problem is discovered.
Cai Yushi said: "What are you afraid of? If you are found guilty and still dare to make trouble unreasonably, then you can add another crime and report it to the court at the same time!"
Fei Yunshi reminded: "I heard that Lin Tailai was born as a disciple of the first assistant."
Cai Yushi smiled and said: "There are many righteous people in the court, and the chief minister cannot cover up the sky with one hand."
In fact, Cai Yushi still had some secrets that he did not tell Fei Yunshi - Shen Shoufu might be running out of time to take care of himself, and by then, Shen Shoufu might not be able to care about protecting Lin Tailai.
On the contrary, what happened to Lin Tailai might add another charge to the chief assistant.
In this case, Cai Shiding has made a great contribution, and won't his future be brighter and brighter?
If it hadn't been for the trouble caused by Shen Shoufu, Cai Shiding would have already become a doctor in the Six Divisions. Why did he live in Yangzhou and delay being promoted?
Fei Yunshi did not know these secrets, and he was reluctant to give up the official position of Yan Yunshi, so he could only do things based on luck under Cai Yushi's coercion.
After that, for several days, Lin Daguan came to the Salt Transportation Department every day, which directly caused the Salt Transportation Department's business to be paralyzed.
On this day, Suzhou Guard Deputy Qianhu and Yangzhou Shuicicang Bei Yuying Commander Zhao Dawu were inspecting the warehouse.
It is now the season when the spring water transport begins, so we cannot afford to be careless.
As soon as I walked around the warehouse, I saw a soldier running towards me, shouting: "Something has happened! Our salt has been seized by the saltmen from the Taizhou Branch!"
It is said that this incident is very bad, enough to make any salt industry practitioner tremble with fear.
But Zhao Dawu thought about his backer, the official Lin, and said confidently: "Don't panic! Please explain it to me in detail!"
According to Lin Daguan's intention to win people's hearts and the original agreement, most of the salt products of Lin's Salt Industry are carried by the Suzhou Guard Cao Army.
The internal structure of other salt industry groups is generally subdivided into traders, transporters and other links.
The person who is responsible for collecting and distributing salt in the salt field is called a salt field merchant, and the person who transports salt from the salt field to the diversion area for wholesale is called a transporter.
Within Lin's Salt Industry, Wu Deng, the second shopkeeper who is familiar with the Lianghuai Salt Fields, plays the role of market dealer.
There is one difference between Lin's Salt Industry and other salt merchants, that is, the role of transport merchant and part of the profits are handed over to the Suzhou Guards Cao Army. This is the biggest feature of Lin's Salt Industry.
Not counting the 5,000 new nests that have not yet been issued, Lin's Salt Industry currently rents 12,000 nests.
According to current official regulations, 2.4 million jins of normal salt and an equal amount of surplus salt can be transported each year, adding up to about 5 million jins of losses.
Salt products exceeding this amount are so-called "smuggling".
According to Lin Daguan's plan, during the water transport season from February to September, 600,000 to 800,000 jins of salt will be transported every month.
Zhao Dawu, who was stationed at Shuicicang in Yangzhou, in addition to guarding Shuicicang, also worked part-time to coordinate and distribute the Cao Army's salt transportation affairs, which could be regarded as "doing private work" for Lin Daguan.
Therefore, if there was a problem with the salt transportation, it was immediately reported to Zhao Dawu.
The soldier continued: "We, the Suzhou Wei brothers, were detained together with the canal boat and 300,000 kilograms of salt cargo!"
Three hundred thousand catties? Zhao Dawu was a little confused when he heard this amount.
He made the salt transportation plan. This batch should be 200,000 jins. Why is there an extra 100,000 jins?
Then Zhao Dawu reacted immediately and cursed loudly: "Wu Deng, this cuckold bastard!"
He had already figured out that the extra 100,000 kilograms must be Wu Deng's own private goods! And he was smuggled on a smooth sailing ship of Lin's Salt Industry!
Zhao Dawu quickly made a judgment in his mind. The 200,000 kilograms from Lin's Salt Industry should not be a big problem. They were all certified. It was just that the increased losses might be a little more.
The seizure this time must be due to something wrong with Wu Deng's 100,000 kilograms of private salt without any certificate.
One hundred thousand kilograms of smuggled salt without any basis is enough to convict all those involved in the crime of serious crimes! From the salt collector to the salt transporter, no one can escape!
Thinking of this, Zhao Dawu couldn't help but let out a long sigh and angrily recited a poem: "The song of neon clothes reaches thousands of peaks, and the dance breaks down in the original!"
Is it possible that Lin Daguan, who is so wise and powerful, will also be troubled by beauty?
I have long heard that Wu Deng is not a good person, transporting at least 700,000 to 800,000 kilograms of illegal salt a year.
But Official Lin was willing to let it go, allowing Wu Deng to smuggle under the banner of Lin's Salt Industry and make extra money for himself!
If it weren't for Wu Tian's beauty, who would believe that Lin Daguan could be so tolerant and generous?
Zhao Dawu thought about it, turned around and walked out. He wanted to go to Yangzhou City to visit Mr. Lin in person!
No, this is a remonstration! I want to offend Yan Zhijian! Please advise Lin Daguan to wake up, cut off the troubles caused by the enchantress, and don’t make fun of the foundation!
