When dealing with a Xujun who has fallen into a trap, one must be careful to remain aloof. The response should not be too positive, but the response should not be completely devoid of feedback.
So Lin Tailai said to the servants of the Shen Mansion: "It's already late today, so I won't go into the city. I'll pay a visit to Mr. Shen when I have time tomorrow."
The servant wanted to say something else, but Lin Tailai had already walked into the gate of Gengchen Academy.
Zhang Youyu also followed in, and Lin Zuitan reminded: "It's getting late, the city gate is about to be locked, why don't you go back?"
Zhang Youyu said very quietly: "I will be criticized and ridiculed by my brother when I return home, so why not stay with you for a while."
Lin Tailai said contemptuously: "You said you are a good and famous person who spends all his time thinking about what to do to make money. Besides, your brother is taking care of the family business, so you don't need to make a living!"
Zhang Youyu replied plausibly: "This is called accumulating money to protect against old age!"
Lin Tailai added: "Then you are always living and drinking outside, and you don't look like you can accumulate wealth at all."
Zhang Youyu replied plausibly again: "This is called accumulating happiness to prevent death!"
Lin Daguan expressed that he could not understand this realm, and said sadly:
"If all the scholars in the world rely on decadence and self-indulgence like you, it will be a waste of educational resources, money and food! If things go on like this, the building will collapse and the country will be ruined!"
Zhang Youyu snorted coldly: "You actually taught me a lesson. Is this your attitude towards becoming a disciple?
Nowadays, apart from me, there is no serious old man in Suzhou who is willing to be your Confucian teacher!"
Lin Tailai said in surprise: "You also know that you are a crooked old-timer?"
The next day, as soon as Lin Tailai got up, he received a letter from Mrs. Fan who was in charge of the new Wulian franchise business.
Several churches in the east bank area of Taihu Lake, which had previously been resistant to the alliance, yesterday all agreed to the alliance in Mudu Town this month.
Lin Zuoguan was very surprised by this sudden submissive attitude.
According to his original idea, he would first start to put pressure on the churches on the east bank of Taihu Lake after the internal rectification of the society was completed.
Force these ministers to join the New Wu Alliance and completely unify the dozens of miles of rivers and lakes from Taihu to Xumen.
Gao Changjiang played the role of military advisor conscientiously, twirled his beard and said very wisely:
"When things go awry, there must be monsters. There are shadows of the Dongting Merchant Gang behind these halls! Now that the pace is so unified, someone must be exerting influence."
Lin Tailai said impatiently: "If you can't tell me something I don't know, then write your plan for the establishment of the municipal management office and the detailed charging rules!
In addition to collecting sanitation fees copied from the fish market, can you come up with any new ideas?
If you can’t even collect regulatory fees, this society will have no future!”
Then Lin sat in the pavilion and walked out to the city to visit the leader of the Update Society.
However, after Lin Daguan left the academy and walked for five minutes, he was blocked at the Wannian Bridge outside Xumen.
That's right, Lin Daguanren encountered the legendary "morning rush hour".
In most cities in the world, the urban area is inside the city wall, and the wilderness is outside the city wall.
But Suzhou is different. Both inside and outside the city wall, especially the west city wall, are densely populated and prosperous with business. The outside of the city wall is even more prosperous than the inside of the city wall.
Therefore, the traffic at Suzhou City Gate is very heavy. When the city gate is first opened in the morning, countless people are waiting to enter or leave the city, causing the city gate to be very crowded.
Even if Lin Daguan and his men were invincible in fighting all over Suzhou, they could only stand at the end of the Wannian Bridge honestly at this time.
Among all the gates in Suzhou, only Xumen does not have a water gate. The bridge across the moat outside Xumen is called Wannian Bridge.
Lin Daguan, who was stuck in a dilemma, was so bored that he began to admire the Wannian Bridge and casually said to the Zhang brothers:
"This bridge looks pretty good. It should be a famous bridge, right?"
Someone next to him said: "Grandmaster Lin has as good a vision as a certain chief minister!"
Lin Tailai: "???"
Is this what it feels like to be famous? You say something casually and someone flatters you out of thin air?
But is it a bit too much to compare yourself with the first assistant?
The man added: "It is said that when the chief minister passed by Suzhou, he also admired the shape of this bridge very much.
Then, in order to curry favor with the chief minister, the local officials demolished the bridge and transported it to the chief minister's hometown."
Official Lin was about to ask, "Who is this chief minister?" but found that the person who spoke had disappeared into the crowd.
I heard another person nearby talking and saying, "I know, this chief assistant is Yan Song."
Lin Daguanren: "."
Then he explained to the Zhang brothers: "Although Mr. Yan Ge is a traitor, he should not be that low-level.
In my opinion, the style of this rumor is more like that of common folk Hei Yansong."
The Zhang brothers nodded repeatedly: "No need to explain, we all know that our taste in dining is no worse than Mr. Yan Ge's!"
As time went by, the crowd blocking the city gate gradually loosened up, and Lin Daguan followed the endless flow of people to the Xumen gate.
Today, in addition to the officers and soldiers on duty at the city gate, there are also some government officials standing outside the gate.
In fact, it is not surprising that there are government officials at the gate of the city, but Lin Daguan always felt that these government officials looked familiar.
After recalling it for a few times, I suddenly remembered that these are all government officials from Changzhou County!
When I bravely entered the battle to become famous in Changzhou County, everyone I met was defeated by me!
Generally, officials are not allowed to cross the border, but today the Changzhou County government officials dared to go to the city gate on the boundary of Wu County. This is very abnormal and suspicious!
"Murderous!" Lin Daguan shouted in alarm!
Then he rushed forward and grabbed a government servant first to act as a hostage.
One of the catchers hid far away and shouted: "The man named Lin has lost his mind and gone crazy. What are you doing?"
Lin Tailai asked back: "What are you going to do? Are you trying to ambush me in the city gate cave?"
The catcher was so angry that he wanted to curse, but he still explained patiently: "Xinzhi County will take office today, and I will be responsible for waiting at the city gate!"
General Nian, the military attaché on duty today, also appeared and tried to persuade him: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings!"
Lin Tailai was stunned for a moment and let go of the Yamen servant in his hand.
It turns out that they are here to welcome Xinzhi County from Changzhou County, so that's okay.
The canal is on the west side of Suzhou City, and the gates on the west side belong to Wuxian County. Therefore, when the magistrate of Changzhou County takes office, he must pass by the boundary of Wuxian County and enter the city from the boundary of Wuxian County.
In early April, there was a vacancy for the magistrate of Wu County. The former magistrate of Changzhou County, Mr. Deng, was transferred to Wuxian. So it is normal for a new magistrate of Changzhou County to come.
Lin Tailai, who was very interested in the other half of Suzhou City, casually asked: "Who is your new magistrate?"
The catcher replied: "I heard his name is Yuan Hongdao."
Damn it! Lin Tailai was shocked that this literary great was here anyway.
Although Yuan Hongdao did not do well in official circles, his soft power in culture was very strong.
This is one of the three famous Yuanmen from the Public Security Faction, and he is the most famous one, having studied in middle school textbooks.
In today's literary world, the Gong'an school can be considered one of the main forces in the anti-ancient school.
In the post-Wang Shizhen era, Yuan Hongdao was also one of the important figures who overturned the hegemony of the retro school!
For Lin Daguan, who takes anti-ancientism as his banner, this literary giant is considered a kindred spirit.
If there really is a butterfly effect, this should be the biggest butterfly effect so far, right?
Originally, in history, Yuan Hongdao should have been to Wu County to be the magistrate, but now he has been to Changzhou County next door, many years in advance.
Lin Tailai entered the city from Xumen and continued walking westward while thinking about his thoughts.
The Zhang brothers quickly reminded: "Sit in the restaurant! This is not the way to Shen Mansion!"
If you want to go to Shenfu, you should turn north.
Lin Daguan said willfully: "I won't go to Shen Mansion today!"
The Zhang brothers looked ahead and said in confusion: "But there is no famous concubine on the other side of Yinma Bridge."
Official Lin was too lazy to pay attention to these two men with yellow minds and continued to move forward.
Not long after, Lin Daguan arrived at Yinma Bridge.
There are many boundary bridges between Wu County and Changzhou County in the city, but Yinma Bridge is the closest to the Changzhou County Government Office.
At this time, near the bridgehead in the direction of Changzhou County, hundreds of people had gathered in three circles inside and outside. It was obvious that they were at the "county boundary" to welcome people from Xinzhi County.
It is not surprising that there is such a ceremony when new officials take office.
Of course, the most core group of people in the welcoming crowd were the representatives of the gentry of the county.
Lin Tailai took a few glances and found Zhang Youyu's brother Zhang Fengyi in the crowd.
So Lin Tailai squeezed through, walked to Zhang Fengyi, and said politely: "I don't want to meet Mr. Lingxu here!"
Zhang Fengyi said with a smile: "Have you ever seen my younger brother Jinbu? He said he wanted to find you."
Lin Tailai said with a smile: "Mr. Youyu won't be able to stay at my place, so Mr. Lingxu might as well pay the room and board expenses for him."
Zhang Fengyi waved his hand and said: "I sold him to you! Look at the price!"
After talking nonsense for a while, Zhang Fengyi suddenly noticed that Lin Tailai seemed to be standing here and didn't want to leave. It didn't look like he was about to leave after saying hello.
I couldn't help but asked: "What do you want here?"
Lin Tailai looked to the west and said: "Isn't this the new magistrate of the county? I will also come to attend the welcoming ceremony."
Zhang Fengyi: "."
This is the magistrate of Changzhou County. What does it have to do with you, a good citizen of Wu County?
Could it be that Lin Zuoguan had consolidated his power in Wu County and thought of expanding to Changzhou County, the other half of Suzhou City?
Worried that the number one hero in Suzhou City would cause trouble, Zhang Fengyi advised:
"The people attending the welcoming ceremony today were all selected by the county government in advance and reviewed by Xinzhi County. Why do you need to cause trouble?"
Lin Tailai asked: "Old Mr. Lingxu, a famous person like you should have the dignity of leading a younger generation, right?
Or is it that your popularity and status in the county are not big enough to lead people?"
Zhang Fengyi said helplessly: "Promise me first not to rush into the county magistrate."
Lin Tailai agreed to all of them nonchalantly.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, I suddenly heard the sound of gongs beating to clear the way, and then the officials' shouts.
Immediately, a large official sedan came into view, and they got off the sedan after crossing Yinma Bridge and entering the border of Cheung Chau County.
Yuan Hongdao from Xinzhi County is less than thirty years old. He is handsome and full of energy. He is not at all as dignified or prudent as ordinary parents.
He is also very free and easy when dealing with people. Compared with being a county magistrate, he is more like a celebrity traveling.
Accompanying the person who came to Yuanzhi County to take office, Lin Tailai actually knew Li Jixuan, a wealthy and social celebrity from Jiangbei Zhenzhou named Qinglian!
I don’t know how Li Jixuan and Yuan Hongdao got together. Lin Tailai guessed that maybe after Li Jixuan left the retro faction, he turned around and joined the public security faction.
From the fact that Yuan Hongdao asked Li Jixuan to accompany him to take office, we can also imagine Yuan Hongdao's personal style.
After getting off the sedan chair, Magistrate Yuan said to the gentry: "I have heard for a long time that Gusu is an elegant place in the world, and I have been yearning for it for a long time.
I don’t think I’ll be lucky enough to go to Gusu now, where I can fully appreciate the beauty of Wu, and finally get what I want!”
The experienced local gentlemen were dumbfounded by this tone and didn't know how to answer the question for a while.
It seems that before Magistrate Xiao Yuan came to Suzhou, he did not ask his colleagues for advice on how to serve as an official in Suzhou.
Suzhou can be a very pleasant place, and it will be very pleasant if famous people come here; but if you come here to be an official, that may not necessarily be the case.
If he figured out that there were many unscrupulous people like Lin Tailai in Suzhou City, and they were struggling for money and food every year, he would probably not feel comfortable being an official in Suzhou.
Facing Xinzhi County, which is still excited and full of illusions, everyone who knows the "inside story" needs to carefully consider how to talk.
Suddenly someone in the crowd said: "In Wuzhong, I have received Shi Gong as my order. From then on, the five lakes have a leader, the Dongting has a king, the wine has a master, the tea has a confidant, the god of life has preached the law, and the stone has an elder!"
Confidant! Yuan Zhixian only felt that these few words spoke to his heart, and he felt as if he was speaking for himself!
Looking along the sound, I saw a huge figure, standing like an iron tower among the crowd.
"Who is this?" Yuan Zhixian asked Zhang Fengyi, who was relatively close to him.
The identity of Lin Daguan was too complicated. Zhang Fengyi was puzzled for a long time before introducing him: "This is Wu County martial arts officer, the head of this year's government trial, and Lin Tailai, the chief officer of Mudu Port branch."
Yuan Zhixian: "."
The martial arts officer Gavin is the first to write the script? It is indeed a place of Jiangnan fashion, and the character settings are so wild!
Li Jixuan also pointed at Lin Tailai and smiled at Yuan Zhixian: "Do you remember the allusion Tang Linchuan told you when you were in Nanjing?
Mr. Zhang Lingxu is always good at singing, and this person is always good at punching Lin Tailai, who is also a visiting professor of literature at the school book office!"
Yuan Zhixian shook his head and had a deeper understanding of the fashionableness of Suzhou people.
But something seemed wrong! Yuan Zhixian asked again: "Why are the people from Wu County here?"
Lin Tailai parted the crowd blocking the road, strode forward, and replied: "I have admired the name of the Public Security Sect for a long time, and I came across the county specifically to see Yuan Shigong's style!"
Putting aside his desire to discuss literature in the school secretary office, Yuan Zhixian coughed and spoke to the crowd about business:
“When the county was on the road, I heard that there would be heavy rain during the rainy season this year, and I have been worried about the people of the county.
Now that I have taken office, I want to open a warehouse for farmers, lend food to the needy people, and return it after autumn!"
This is also very normal. New officials must establish an image when they take office.
However, the county magistrate replied: "Since last year's flood, the government government has ordered that all county agricultural warehouses be directly dispatched by the government government, and the counties no longer need to manage the agricultural warehouses."
Yuan Zhixian felt that his image was being hindered, and said angrily: "It's so unnecessary, then go report it to the government to open a warehouse!"
The county magistrate said helplessly: "The government has issued an order before. The current waterlogging disaster is not serious, and farmers are not allowed to open warehouses!"
There is no one else to talk to here. Things in the warehouse are usually complicated, so don't interrupt unless you are doing your own business.