"Officials, someone set up a blockade in the canal to intercept passing ships." Yang Weizhong replied.
"Who is it? Tax administration, anti-smuggling, or river transportation supervision?" Zhao Si asked curiously.
"When I return to the official's house, it doesn't seem to be the case. It looks like a servant of a certain house has gathered a group of rogues."
"Oh, in this bright world, something like this actually happened. It seems that Huaidong County really wants me to open my eyes." Zhao Si sneered and walked out first.
"Go and invite Fan Baoyin."
The boat slowly came to the shore. In front of it was a bridge, and the canal passed under the bridge. The river suddenly narrowed, only enough for one boat to pass. Dozens of people set up checkpoints here.
The leader was wearing a green oily silk suit and a footless headdress. He was sitting on a chair on the bank, looking arrogantly at the boats on the river. There were more than a dozen people surrounding him.
There were more than 20 people, led by a few small bosses, jumping on every ship and rummaging around unceremoniously, as if they were looking for something. Especially the ships coming from the salt field from east to west.
I searched carefully.
Soon it was Zhao Si's turn to sail several ships.
"Don't alert the snake." Zhao Si whispered to Yang Weizhong.
"yes."
Five or six people jumped on the boat, raised their chins and shouted: "Where are you coming from and where are you going?"
"We officials are coming from Qizhou and going to Yancheng."
"What?"
"Visiting relatives and friends."
"Who are your relatives in Yancheng?"
"My official family is an old friend of Fan Guanren, the magistrate of Yancheng County. We happened to meet him in Chuzhou and was kindly invited by him to go to Yancheng." After Yang Weizhong finished speaking, Fan Baoyin walked out.
"I am Fan Baoyin, the magistrate of Yancheng County, and these ships are my friends invited here."
"Oh, it turns out it's Fan Zhixian. I'm rude, you're rude." The little boss shouted rude, with his hands bowed, but his face looked indifferent.
Good fellow, whose servant is this? Even the magistrate doesn't take him seriously.
Zhao seemed to have already figured out that these guys taking the lead should be rich slaves from a certain family. Yancheng is a place where the salt industry is concentrated, and Huaiyan has always been a place to "create wealth."
Who put their hands in here?
In the early years of Tianqi, the salt industry reform was vigorously promoted as part of the tax reform.
On the surface, things look calm, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent. How many people's interests are involved in a Huaiyan salt? After fighting back and forth for two or three years, with their own strong promotion, Cai Jing and others spent a lot of thought and means to finally control Huaiyan.
The salt reform in the East is completed.
Although there was a subsequent counterattack, with the large-scale use of the new salt-drying method in government-owned and private salt farms and the improvement of customs on various canals and land routes, the old forces were gradually eliminated and the entire new salt system was fully implemented.
Unexpectedly, in the past few years, someone would have another idea for it?
Zhao Si remained calm and allowed the situation to continue to develop.
Some gangsters wanted to go to the inner cabin, but were stopped by several guards. Yang Weizhong said rudely: "The Kaifeng Prefecture does not dare to search the ships of our officials."
The little boss sneered a few times: "Kaifeng Prefecture is nothing! When Kaifeng Prefecture officials see our master, they have to bow and bow."
The Prefect of Kaifeng is the head of the four prefects, and he has the title of bachelor's degree in the Gongdian Palace, which is half a rank higher than that of ordinary ministers. Except for the official and the four major ministers, Situ, Sikou, and Sima, he does not need to take the initiative to bow to anyone.
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When I see your master, you still take the initiative to bow and bow in bows? Who is your master? Is he more awesome than the officials and the four major officials? You evil slaves, bullying others, are actually bringing trouble to your master.
Yang Weizhong sneered a few times in his heart, but he blocked the inner hatch and refused to let in. If these evil slaves were allowed in, he, as the secretary of the province's right cavalry and a regular attendant and in charge of the internal and external deployment of the emperor, would be in trouble.
"Haha, you are so courageous. No one on the ground in Huaidong dares to stop the people from Xingninghou Mansion."
Marquis Xingning?! Yang Weizhong was startled, and a familiar face appeared in front of his eyes. Old brother, how come you have raised such a bunch of losers as domestic slaves? All the titles and merits you have earned through hard work for half your life will be lost to these people.
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"Let you see." Zhao Si suddenly spoke.
Old brother, I can't help you anymore. Just ask for your own blessings. Yang Weizhong thought silently in his heart.
He knew the temperament of the official family very well. The calmer he was, the more suppressed the rising anger was in his heart. Someone had to bear this anger.
"You know the current affairs." The little boss smiled proudly.
"If there is something missing from my cabin, I will go to Xingninghou Mansion and ask for it from Bao Lingdan face to face."
Hearing what Zhao Siping said calmly, the little boss was stunned.
He actually dared to call his master by his first name, which seemed to have a lot to do with his family. He was just a servant under the steward, and looked like a man of five or six from the outside, but in fact he was just an ordinary dog in Bao Mansion.
He quickly stopped the few men who were eager to go in and make a fortune. These were scoundrels, and they didn't care about the relationship between the officials on the ship and the Bao Mansion. They wanted to make a fortune first. If the sky falls, there will be Bao.
The tall man in the house can withstand it.
The little boss looked at Zhao Si, who was as silent as water, and the muscles on his face jumped a few times. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Who knows what kind of relationship this man has with his master. If he exchanged a few letters and complained, the master's mood would change.
If you give the order below, you will have to pack up and leave.
That won't work. The food in Bao Mansion is so delicious. After working for less than two years, I have already bought a house and married a mother-in-law. I am also thinking that if I earn a lot this year, I will try to get a concubine during the Chinese New Year and start my life.
peak.
I am not like Yu Qi, who is in charge of the affairs of the outside world. I dedicate my god sister and my wife to Mr. Sanlang and become a foreign house. I can be lawless. No, be careful.
"It turns out that the official has a relationship with the master of my house, so I don't dare to disturb him." The little leader said with a smile, and then kicked and kicked all his subordinates away, and finally went to sit on a chair on the shore.
Go up, five people and six people report on the seventh day.
The ship quickly passed the bridge opening and continued on the canal.
"Fan Baoyin, when you went to Chuzhou City to find Wu Zeli, did you want to talk about the Bao Mansion?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Bao Mansion has caused harm to the salt fields in Yancheng for two years, and the people have been complaining. The last magistrate of Yancheng was framed by the Bao Mansion and sadly resigned. The state and county did not dare to speak out. They just transferred ministers to Yancheng to cover it up.
I have been in Yancheng for more than half a year and have found a lot of real evidence."
Having said this, Fan Baoyin looked up at Zhao Si and continued: "It's just that the censors in the county and state have long been attracted by Bao Mansion and turned a blind eye. I was wondering if I could invite Wu
The magistrate of the state, using his direct authority, reported the matter to the Ministry of Secretaries and the Ministry of Secretaries."
Zhao Si nodded, understanding Fan Baoyin's thoughts.
Officials at the county deputy level and above, including Zhili prefecture magistrates, can directly report in a sealed manner to the Provincial Governor's Office and the Secretary Provincial General Administration Department. They can even send it directly to the Provincial Administration Bureau and the Secretary Provincial Confidential Bureau.
Yu Wenxuzhong, who was standing next to him, also understood Fan Baoyin's difficulties. If you encounter a boss who disagrees with your ideas, if you don't coax him and support him, you really can't accomplish anything.
"Then tell me, Xingning Marquis Bao Lingdan's Bao Mansion did those outrageous things in the salt field."
Zhao Si asked in a deep voice.
You are a genius, remember in one second: Red Oasis: This chapter has been completed!
