When the boat docked, Zhang Ximing couldn't wait to jump off the boat and hurriedly got into the carriage that had been waiting at the pier. Huang Jinnian and Zhang Wendeng changed into casual clothes and sat in the carriage. When Zhang Ximing sat down, they couldn't wait
asked: "How was the discussion?"
"This swineherd is too much of a bully!" Zhang Ximin said angrily, "Gao Zongting is colluding with him, just like rats!"
When Huang Jinnian and Zhang Wendeng saw Zhang Ximin being so angry, they wished they could tear Lin Fu into pieces and swallow them. They both felt sad and secretly thought that it was bitter and the talks were over?
Zhang Wendeng's face turned pale, and his chapped lips twitched; Huang Jinnian was still calm, and asked Zhang Ximing in a low voice: "The pigherder won't give an inch?"
"I gave in. The price of grain arriving at the shore was agreed to be settled at one tael or eighty yuan per stone of japonica rice. However, the grain settlement required the salt tax of Lianghuai River to be mortgaged. The pigherder insisted on the salt tax offset, and there was no possibility of retreat...
..." Zhang Ximin took a long breath and told the conditions proposed by Lin Fu. He also looked at Huang Jinnian and Zhang Wenden with bitterness, "The emperor's eyes are personally focused on the Lianghuai salt tax. Who dares to move lightly? But this pigherder
You don't know what's good or bad, and you dare to touch Yan Yin's thoughts! How can he have any sincerity in the discussion? "
In addition to Huangzhuang silver, Changlu and Lianghuai salt profits are the main sources of income for the inner government. The Ministry of Household Affairs has no control over this piece of silver, and Zhang Xie has no right to interfere - neither Huang Jinnian nor Zhang Wenden
It occurred to me that Lin Fu wanted to connect the grain money with Lianghuai salt and silver.
Zhang Wendeng subconsciously thought that Lin Fu simply wanted to expose the matter.
Huang Jinnian frowned and thought, and after a while, he said: "Perhaps Lin Fu wanted to distribute grain directly from Chongzhou, so he wanted to convert the grain payment with salt and silver nearby, or he might have taken the opportunity to seize Zhang Yan's army. Tang Haoxin went on a hunger strike in Shandong
Zhang Yan is also involved in the death of Zhang Yan, so he has to do something in this matter... I think sending someone to Weiyang to see Zhang Yan immediately, things may not be turning around."
"It seems that's the only way," Zhang Xi said breathlessly, "First send someone to the capital, and then see if it is necessary to send someone to see Zhang Yan..." He did not dare to imagine that the matter would collapse. Lin Fu
What would be the consequences of immediately crushing the grain road? Even if the Holy Emperor is determined to rebel against Chongzhou and causes a grain shortage in the capital, the Zhang family may still use him as a scapegoat to calm the public's anger; it is not ruled out that Lin Fu contacted Li Zhuo "
As for the possibility of "Qing Jun's side", Zhang Ximing suddenly thought: It may not be a good thing for his father to involve Li Zhuo in this matter.
Zhang Wenden secretly felt a chill running down his spine. He thought that Zhang Xie was the powerful prime minister and could decide the fate of a county official with a flip of his hands, but he was choked by the little Jinghai governor and did not dare to struggle. He thought that he was a powerful man in the world.
, She Wenzhuang counts as one person, and Cao Yiqu counts as one person. Although Lin Fu is in a low position, his ambition is really not something that can be underestimated.
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Gao Zongting did not stop at Jinhai.
Jizhou's military affairs were busy, and Li Zhuo was not in good health. He was worried that all these military affairs would fall on Li Zhuo alone. The situation in northern Shanxi was also changing day by day, which made people dare not be distracted. He knew that Jin
We couldn't reach an agreement on the other side of the sea for a while, so we took a carriage to Jizhou at dusk. It was already late at night when we returned to Jizhou camp.
Li Zhuo had not rested yet, waiting for Gao Zongting to come back.
"How was the conversation with Jinhai?"
"It's still tense, Lin Fu wants to drag Zhang Yan in again this time," Gao Zongting felt that the kettle was still warm, poured himself a bowl of hot water and drank, and said, "Lin Fu wants to use salt and silver to convert food payment... …”
"The idea of touching Yan Yin?" Li Zhuo thought for a while and then said, "Zhang Xie, if Zhang Yan wants to agree to his condition, I'm afraid he will have to think of an idea to fool the emperor."
"Zhang Xie is also a bully who picks on the weak, and this time he was kicked on the iron plate," Gao Zongting said, "Lin Fu plans to organize a fleet to transport grain directly from Chongzhou to the north. It is convenient to settle the grain payment with salt and silver nearby, so as not to go through several detours. The circle deals with the household department..."
"Lin Fu is not optimistic about the situation!" Li Zhuo sighed and said, "If the salt and iron envoys are brought in just for the convenience of settlement, it is likely that the situation will be out of control. Lin Fu will not take this risk. He will They fundamentally no longer trust the Department of Accounts’ ability to pay!”
Hearing what Li Zhuo said, Gao Zongting also fell into thinking. He had not considered this aspect before, but the thought had a long meaning. He couldn't help but ask Li Zhuo: "If we can't reach an agreement this time, what will Marshal Li do?"
"Do you think it will be my turn to challenge Chongzhou? I'm afraid Zhang Xie is worried that I will cheat on you," Li Zhuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Zhang Xie thinks he has seen through everyone, but there are some people he has seen through." It’s unclear, Lin Fu may change, but not when Tang Haoxin’s body is still cold. Either Lin Fu or Zhang Xie will definitely give in. As for the future... I can’t think about the future. I will take care of the present first. Bar."
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The entire Jinhai seemed to have fallen into an unspeakable silence. Sun Fengyi, Zhou Guangnan and others were both worried and excited.
They all chose to walk an extremely difficult road with Lin Fu. Once the negotiation broke down, they would have to flee to Chongzhou with their families. They might not be able to gain a foothold in Chongzhou. However, through the ages, there have been a few businessmen who dared to do so confidently. Make conditions with the court?
Merchants attach great importance to profits and regard it as a matter of course that the money and goods should be paid in full. However, when doing business with the imperial court, there are many people who go bankrupt in order to settle the payment. The best outcome is to be tortured to death by the officials at the gate. Today’s only collection It was unprecedented for Yunshe to follow the lead and form a group to blackmail the court to settle the food payment and use the salt tax as collateral. This made Sun Fengyi, Zhou Guangnan and others feel uncontrollably excited at a time of fear.
To win this reputation, it was worth it even to flee to Chongzhou with his family! Zhou Guangnan secretly made up his mind. He also knew that once the forces of Gu Lin and his family were expelled from Jinhai, the Zhou family would have no ability to maintain the current family business.
Sun Fengyi and Zhou Guangnan landed on the island. Only Sun Shangwang was on the island and said: "My lord and his wife went to the island to see seabirds. They say that the birds are the most magnificent at dusk. I'm afraid they won't come back until dark, so we have to go there." Outlying island?”
"Why are we going to join in the fun?" Sun Fengyi said, "Then wait here."
"Your Excellency, you are quite confident," Zhou Guangnan said with emotion, "There has been no movement in the warehouse for three days, and our hearts are hanging in our throats. Does Your Excellency have any plans?"
"What's the next plan?" Sun Shangwang looked towards the distant sea. The sun was setting in the west, and the golden waves were sparkling in the blue ocean. After a moment, he said, "My lord, you didn't say what your next plan is, but does Zhang Xie dare to drag him to Qing Jun's side?" ?No movement is the biggest movement. There is no movement in the Beijing camp. Do they expect the Jinhai Cang camp to swallow us up? We just act according to our plan. There will be no response at noon tomorrow. All grain ships with more than 500 shi have left. Hong Kong. Tonight, everyone can secretly strengthen their vigilance..."
After the sun set over Wangdentai Mountain, Lin Fucai and Gu Junxun took a boat back to Jinwei Island. When they saw Sun Fengyi and Zhou Guangnan waiting here for a long time, they apologized and said: "I'm really rude for keeping you waiting for so long..."
"Adults can go bird watching on outlying islands with peace of mind, and we can also wait here with peace of mind." Sun Fengyi said.
"Zhang Yan is a forbearing person," Lin Fu said. "He will definitely be able to tolerate using the salt tax to offset the food. Zhang Yan and Zhang Xie have passed this test. How to fool the emperor is their business. Once they try
To convince the emperor to agree to use salt and silver as payment for food, that means they have no way out! I came to you to discuss matters after tomorrow..."
"With Li Bingbu stationed in the north, Yannan may be able to avoid last year's catastrophe, but judging from the political situation, Zhang Xie and his ilk cannot tolerate Li Bingbu stationed in Jizhou, and half of them have expressed their willingness to move to Chongzhou.
Most of those who have not expressed their opinions are worried about tomorrow... The Sun family and the Zhou family are determined to go to Chongzhou with you. Except for the necessary manpower, everyone who can go will go. Also in accordance with your order, we have been secretly going to Chongzhou these days.
When we find someone to dispose of the property, the news should have reached Huang Jinnian and the others."
"Well, we can't rush these things. If we rush, we will put some pressure on Zhang Xie and the others..." Lin Fu said.
When the Donglu invaded the border, a large number of Dingkou in Hejian Prefecture were killed, captured or died in fleeing to foreign lands. The entire Hejian Prefecture lost more than 300,000 Dingkou. Countless people were exterminated and their families were exterminated, and a large number of people were left behind.
of no man's land.
These ownerless lands must be turned into public land by law, but they are intertwined with owned lands. After the entire basic bureaucracy of Hejian Prefecture was destroyed, the government temporarily established during the war was unable to convert these ownerless lands.
Land was converted into public farmland, and most of the unowned land was naturally occupied by the remaining large local households.
Lin Fu has always had the mentality of taking advantage of others rather than taking advantage of his own people. After the war in Yannan, he strongly supported Sun, Zhou and other local clans who were pro-Lin to seize unclaimed land. At that time, the only garrison in Yannan was Jiangdong Zuo
The army and the remnants of the Jinzhong Army, Sun, Zhou and other tribes also insisted on staying and resisting, and their local reputation increased sharply. After the war, the largest land annexation trend in the history of Hejian Prefecture was formed.
The Zhou family alone owns 120,000 acres of fertile land on both sides of the Woshui River, of which 40,000 acres were allocated to Lin Fu to house the captives. Before the year before last, Sun and Zhou were not considered a wealthy family in Hejian Prefecture.
After the war in Yannan, Sun and Zhou became powerful families in Lianmo and Tianfu counties.
It’s just that the Sun, Zhou and other clans have risen too fast and their foundation is too shallow. Sun Fengyi, Zhou Guangnan and others know very well that once they lose Lin Fu’s support, or once Lin Fu loses power, the Sun, Zhou and other clans will become tigers and wolves like Zhang Xie.
A feast on the plate.
When Lin Fu came to Jinhai, Sun Fengyi, Zhou Guangnan and others were panic-stricken. As soon as Lin Fu came to Jinhai, he immediately raised a flag to rebel, and they followed him with determination. They had few choices. Could they cede half of the land to
Zhang Xie and Huang Jinnian, will they let go of the other half of the land and not seize it?
When Lin Fu came to Jinhai, in addition to raising the fee to test the court, another main purpose was to persuade the Sun, Zhou and other tribes to dispose of their fields and move to Chongzhou.
Everything is fine in Chongzhou, but the establishment of the foundation was too late and too hasty. The foundation is not deep at all, and the shortage of money is severe. It is difficult for Lin Fu to barely maintain the current armament at this time, and he has no spare energy to develop other things.
Once the Sun, Zhou and other clans successively disposed of their fields in Hejian Prefecture and moved to Chongzhou, a large amount of capital would inevitably flow to Chongzhou.
While the world cannot see the power of capital, Lin Fu cannot fail to see it.