What happened at Guazhou Port in Zhenjiang Prefecture spread like the wind in all directions, and it even reached Yangzhou immediately.
In the ancient city of Yangzhou, in a deep house somewhere in the west of the city, in a lobby.
The decoration in the lobby is extravagant, splendid, and the carved beams and paintings are just ordinary.
It is painted with gold and silver, and is carefully carved with water.
They all show their skills in the corners that are not noticed.
Perhaps it is precisely in this way that the guests in the hall will discover the amazing things inadvertently.
And with such luxury, without decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation and hard work, I'm afraid I can't achieve this.
But now everyone in the hall seems to have no intention to pay attention to this, or they have become accustomed to it.
"If you ask me, this guy has skills and knows some martial arts, but don't be intimidated by him. Don't they all say that I have a few worshipers sent by the emperor around me? They have mental arithmetic but no intention, and they can kill a rude man.
What's the problem? The rumors that Mr. Lin is like some kind of fairy and monster are really making a fuss. At his age, we are all crazy in the garden. What can we do?
Let me tell you, Lin Ruhai is a Tanhualang after all, so his mind must be clear. Let's do it the usual way. As long as our top and bottom are integrated and as solid as gold, even the boys from the Lin family and those few who are dedicated to martial arts can still do it.
What's going on?"
A fat middle-aged man wearing a military uniform, with a big belly, gold, silver, and emeralds all over his body said with disdain.
He sat second in the row of chairs on the left side of the lobby, showing that he had a high status among this group of people.
"Brother Zhaohe, you can't say that. We already have a clear understanding of the situation at Guazhou Wharf, and we haven't missed a single detail. Guo Tianhong, the president of the Zhenjiang Chamber of Commerce, is Brother Qixiang's sworn brother, let alone
There is something hidden from us. Brother Qixiang, am I right?" a thin middle-aged man said.
He started talking to the fat middle-aged man, but in the end, he turned to the person sitting at the bottom seat opposite.
He is sitting in the third seat from the right, and Brother Qixiang is sitting in the lower seat opposite.
Obviously, neither he nor Brother Qixiang have a high status in the circle.
Brother Qixiang is called Zhao Qixiang, and he is the sworn brother of Guo Tianhong, the president of the Zhenjiang Chamber of Commerce.
He held a folding fan in his hand and did not unfold it. Instead, he patted it gently in the palm of his hand and sighed: "To be honest with you, just last night, my sworn brother sent a letter to explain the matter in detail. Then
Young Master Lin does indeed have great supernatural powers, his strength is extraordinary, and killing someone with just one thought is definitely not an illusion."
"I think so too." The thin middle-aged man said just now: "President Guo is not only the president of the Zhenjiang Chamber of Commerce, but also the leader of the Cao Gang. He has rich experience and knowledge in the world. You can't deceive him by ordinary magic tricks, but he
He must be frightened in his heart when he bows to the master of the Lin family and even offers five hundred thousand taels of silver! The person who can frighten Gang Leader Guo is an ordinary dandy boy?"
Five hundred thousand taels of silver!
Although everyone has received this news a long time ago, when they hear the news now, they still can't help but take a deep breath.
Even for a prosperous family with tens of millions of dollars in wealth, spending half a million taels of silver in one go would definitely be a stretch.
If Guo Tianhong hadn't been extremely frightened, how could he have gritted his teeth and taken out so much silver?
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes changed.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come!
The newly appointed Salt Patrol Censor Lin Ruhai is indeed no ordinary person.
His son Lin Zhao alone was so powerful, so what kind of guy was this Lin Ruhai?
Such a guy with official authority, fists, and a close confidant of the emperor serves as the salt patrol censor. Once he looks at everyone here, wouldn't everyone be hurt?
"Haha!" The big fat man called "Brother Zhaohe" looked disdainful and said coldly: "What nonsense is extraordinary? I think Guo Tianhong is clearly ignorant! He was scared away! Five years
The salt patrol censor in front of me had a worshiper by his side, and he could invisibly hurt people with just his movements. At first, everyone thought it was a demon, but in the end, it wasn't because Lord Wei was knowledgeable enough to know what kind of deception it was.
I think this is generally the case for Lin Zhao.
Lao Chen, after so many years, your old habit of complicating simple problems has not changed. Brother Qixiang, you too. Guo Tianhong presented me with silver notes and jewelry. Who can see with their own eyes that they are worth five hundred thousand taels? Who knows?
Is there some trick being played by these two families? Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. Maybe his target is us people, and he specially sings a good show! Hum!"
When Old Chen heard this, he was not annoyed, at least not on the surface. He even smiled, but looked at the big fat man with a slightly subtle expression.
He shook his head slightly and said: "Brother Zhaohe, your way of thinking is quite unusual, but you have to think about it. Lin Yushi just passed by Zhenjiang Mansion and got five hundred thousand taels of silver. So when he came to
How much money can we get from Yangzhou to satisfy the appetite of this new salt inspector?"
"Even if I don't say it, Grandpa Wei must have thought of it." Old Chen cupped his hands towards the person sitting in the main seat and said: "This Lin Ruhai was born as a Tanhualang. He has held such a noble position as the doctor of Lantai Temple, and he has
A close relative like Rong Guofu will not be easily fooled by money, so he will definitely be loyal to the emperor, be a land grabber, and exploit us crazily, just like those tax supervisors in the Ming Dynasty!"
Everyone who spoke was speechless.
Yes, Lin Ruhai dared to extort 500,000 taels of silver from a small place like Zhenjiang. How much money could feed him in Yangzhou?
It would be fine if we only fed him.
But Lin Ruhai came from a noble family, had no shortage of gold and silver, and was the first foreign official appointed by the emperor. In order to win Long Yan's favor, how could he not scrape the land hard and drive everyone to death?
Thinking of this, the dozens of salt merchants present suddenly turned pale. They have money and the power behind them, so it stands to reason that they can block ordinary people.
But it may not be able to stop the trusted officials appointed by the emperor!
If Lin Ruhai really wants to raise taxes, do the forces behind them really dare to go against Lin Ruhai?
The only ones who suffered the loss were the Yangzhou salt merchants. Could it be that those guys behind the scenes would get a tael less?
If the above reaches an agreement, wouldn't everyone have to cut off their own flesh in order to cope with the increased taxes?
"Hey! Old Chen! What should I do?"
"I'll write to Duzhong right now to see if there are any changes?"
"If we don't stop Lin Ruhai, will we lose everything?"
A group of salt merchants panicked and started shouting.
But even though they were yelling and showing panic on their faces, their eyes were still full of brilliance.
It seemed like he really didn't take it seriously.
He seemed to be waiting for something.
At this time, one of the two people sitting in the middle coughed slightly, and the noise in the court suddenly stopped.
"Everyone, please be patient."
The two people sitting at the top of the middle, one of them had white hair and a peaceful face. It was this old man who spoke. Although his voice was very soft and not very violent, as soon as he spoke, even the man next to him
The middle-aged people all straightened their waists, and the person sitting below even breathed much lighter and looked solemn.
"When soldiers come, they will cover up the water and cover up the soil. This is an old rule for many years. Is it possible that when a man who is admired by the emperor comes to serve as an official and has a young master with high martial arts skills under his command, we are afraid? In terms of official status, in terms of fighting with Han, in terms of in-fighting.
Who are we afraid of running the Yangzhou business? That man named Lin Zhao might have just killed two people, which will shock you."
"That's what Mr. Wei said!"
"Master Wei hit the mark!"
"Yes, it's just a prostitute and a government official who dares to kill people. What are we afraid of?"
"The Cao Gang is afraid. We still have the Salt Gang, the White Lotus Sect, and the Zoroastrian Sect as foreign aid! Even if that kid dares to take action, we don't need to use our own troops and can still deal with him!"
"Master Wei, we will do whatever you tell us to do?" Someone even said to Master Wei.
"Haha, what should we do? Of course we will follow the officials at all levels in Yangzhou and go to the dock to greet the new Yushi Lin!"
Mr. Wei smiled slightly, as if he was holding a pearl of wisdom.