When the Wei family members were escorted to the Xunyan Yushi Yamen, Lin Ruhai waved his hand and escorted these people to jail.
Lin Zhao arranged the matter to Zhang Wannian.
"Mr. Zhang, all the paperwork has been arranged overnight. I want to make this matter a solid case." Lin Zhao said.
"Yes!" Zhang Wannian bowed his hands and hurried away.
It was not until this time that the entire Salt Patrol Censor's Office became quiet, and officials at all levels arranged for officials to come over to inquire about the news.
In front of the corpses of thousands of people, those guys became terrified no matter how close they were to the Wei family.
Especially when I came to the Salt Patrol Yamen and saw the shining salt swords and guns one by one, I was so frightened that I couldn't stand upright.
For these people, Lin Zhao didn't bother to see them and directly arranged for Lin Dafei to receive them.
In the same courtyard, Mu Tianyan and the senior official, who were drinking tea and playing chess, now looked at a young official in soap clothes who came quickly. It was Chen Shuban of the household.
He bowed his hands to Mu Tianyan and said, "My lord, the people who patrolled the Salt Censor's Yamen left dozens of people to confiscate the Wei family's property. The approximate amount has been counted. There are three million taels of gold and silver alone, and the rest
The property, shops, and antiques are worth no less than ten million. At this moment, the patrolmen escorting the Wei family have returned to the Yanyan Censor’s Yamen, and there seems to be no sign of leaving."
Hearing that the Wei family had so much property, Zhang Lu from Yangzhou Hegong Daotai couldn't help but be surprised, and sighed: "No wonder Lin Ruhai dared to clean up the Wei family, no wonder those salt men are so fierce, wealth and silk really move people's hearts.
!This family alone can make Lin Ruhai have a huge impact on the emperor's heart."
Why did the emperor ask Lin Ruhai to come to Yangzhou?
Of course it's to make money.
As long as Lin Ruhai can gain a firm foothold, provide the emperor with enough gold and silver, and allow the emperor room to display his power, then he will be an important minister of the emperor.
As for killing a few salt merchants and being criticized by all kinds of ministers, and the memorials of impeachment against Lin Ruhai flooded the entire palace, the emperor would not care at all.
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, which Yangzhou Censor Yamen has not been impeached by the government and the opposition?
Seeing that Mu Tianyan was silent, Zhang Lu continued: "Your Excellency, you really know what's going to happen. It seems that our Lin Yushi has established his authority and is about to stop!"
Stroking his beard, Mu Zhaigong said with a humble face: "Lin Ruhai is a little younger after all, not old enough. If he can be ruthless and kill a few more salt merchants, then I will think highly of him! But today I heard
The servants say that Lin Zhao, the son of the Lin family, is quite capable."
Zhang Ludao: "In my opinion, although this Lin Zhao is ruthless and has strong martial arts skills, he can perform his duties as a historian to the fullest, but the national law stipulates that those who hold official positions are not allowed to participate in scientific examinations, so in my opinion, this guy has a small
Wisdom, no foresight.”
Mu Tianyan nodded: "Yes, what Brother Zhang said is absolutely true. If you say so, then Lin Ruhai is in vain to be the explorer of Hua Gong. His knowledge is only this and cannot be tested scientifically. Even if Lin Zhao has a hundred thousand means, he will definitely be beaten in the future.
People are stepping on them! No wonder Lin Ruhai stopped, it turns out he doesn’t have enough knowledge!”
Zhang Lu's expression froze when he heard this, but he did not agree with Mu Tianyan's judgment.
The conflict between Lin Ruhai and the Yangzhou salt merchants was just over taxation.
Now that the Wei family has been executed, the other salt merchants must be frightened and will naturally reluctantly take out a large sum of money for tax purposes.
As for their filial piety to the forces behind them and the officials at all levels, these salt merchants will still not stop.
Because even so, the money in their hands will never be short.
In this case, the salt merchants must look forward and backward and never dare to act arrogantly.
Since they can be as well-behaved as the third grandson, why does Lin Ruhai continue to kill?
However, Zhang Lu naturally would not say goodbye to the Yangzhou magistrate. He smiled slightly and said: "What Magistrate Mu said is absolutely true. A mere son of the Lin family from Gusu, who accidentally obtained the Sacred Heart, is naturally ruthless in his actions, but how can he do it in terms of vision and courage?
Compared with you!"
Mu Tianyan stroked his beard, smiled slightly, and stopped talking.
At this time, Hedao was guarding Qianhu's mansion, and Qianhu Gu Jinbiao was smiling and playing chess with Caobiao Qianhu Han Youliang there.
Yes, two or three days ago, they still had conflicts with each other in certain jurisdictions, resulting in their sons fighting each other.
However, the situation in Yangzhou city changed drastically, and the two men had secretly contacted each other for a long time, shaking hands and making peace.
It's just that his sons haven't passed that hurdle yet. They each stood on their father's side, bowing their heads and staring at each other.
I saw a chess piece falling from Gu Jinbiao's hand. The servant next to him took the tea and said to Han You: "Brother Han, do you think the Lin family will choose to give up at this time?"
He didn't talk about Lin Ruhai, but the Lin family. What he wanted in his heart was self-evident.
Han Youliang paused his hand slightly and chuckled: "Brother Gu really thinks highly of me. I am a martial artist, so he understands the thoughts of the Lin family. But Brother Gu doesn't mention Lin Yushi, but only mentions Lin Zhao, the son of the Lin family. Isn't it too high?
Did you see him?"
When he asked this question, not only Han Youliang looked suspicious, but also Gu Haiquan and Han Wenchong pricked up their ears.
Both of them had met Lin Zhao and knew that this man was brave enough to be worthy of all men. They also seemed to have heard that he was quite talented. However, after all, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He must be an errand boy in Lin Ruhai's hands. How could he be so virtuous?
Is Gu Jinbiao so highly regarded?
Gu Jinbiao smiled faintly: "Brother Han, I'm afraid you have some doubts, right? You must have obtained detailed information about today's events, so let me ask you, Lin Yushi can make a group of servants hit the target with perfect accuracy in just two months.
Archer?"
Han Youliang shook his head.
"So, the big trees outside the Yanyan Censor's Yamen suddenly fell down one after another, blocking the mob's escape, but the patrolmen pushed them away without any effort. Do you think Censor Lin can do it?"
Han Youliang continued to shake his head.
Then he looked at Gu Jinbiao: "Brother Gu, do you mean that Lin Zhao has extraordinary skills and is the core of this operation?"
Gu Jinbiao nodded and said, "Yes, this man is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he has mastered such superb and invincible magical skills. He broke Caobiao's iron shield with one punch. Is this what Mr. Ling saw with his own eyes?"
Han Youliang glanced at his son Han Wenchong, then turned to Gu Jinbiao and said, "Not bad!"
Gu Jinbiao said: "In the past two months, Lin Yushi has been very good at officialdom, forcing those salt merchants to retreat step by step, and forcing everyone in the officialdom to dare not confront him head-on. Then the Wei family will help you and me.
The conflict between the two families and the tentative attacks launched. If the Lin family did not have such magical powers, do you think it would have ended like this?"
"Of course not."
Gu Jinbiao said: "This son of the Lin family serves as a classics historian. I'm afraid he won't be able to participate in scientific examinations in the future. But he has courage that no one else can match, so he will definitely take a military career in the future. As long as he seizes the opportunity, he will rise to the top. You and I have been fighting for this position for half our lives."
, I’m afraid it’s not worth mentioning in other people’s eyes!”
Han Youliang was silent.
Of course he could hear what Gu Jinbiao meant. If his two thousand families defected to Lin Zhao, or let their sons follow Lin Zhao, and they supported him from behind, the day Lin Zhao rose to prominence, his family would reach a higher level.
time.
Gu Jinbiao chuckled, put down the tea cup in his hand, grabbed a chess piece and put it on the chessboard and said: "As the saying goes, there are no regrets when you make a move. Back then, when the four princes and eight princes saw Taizu hiding in the abyss, they followed him with all their strength. As a result, the family is prosperous today.
.Zhu Shi, the prime minister who took office last year, was young and had a poor family, so he was financed by the Wei family. In his later years, Zhu Shi rose to prominence, and the Wei family also became Yangzhou salt merchants and lived in luxury for decades. These are all ready-made examples."
Han Youliang couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.
Gu Haiquan and Han Wenchong looked at each other with expressions of shock and admiration on their faces.
The two of them thought about Lin Zhao's behavior outside Ruyun Pavilion that day, and when they thought about how everyone else had gone on errands now, but they were still being a playboy, they couldn't help but sigh.
Perhaps by following such a hero, our future may surpass that of my father.
Seeing the reactions of the two young men, Gu Jinbiao smiled at Han Youliang and said, "Haha, Brother Han, if you make the wrong move, I will kill this big dragon!"
On that day, Gu Jinbiao, a member of the Heying garrison, and Han Youliang, a member of the Yangzhou Caobiao family, jointly visited Lin Ruhai and announced that the Heying garrison, Yangzhou Caobiao Danghui and the Salt Patrol Censor Yamen would work together to curb the smuggling of official salt.
The two yamen of the Thousand Households were also very interested in Lin Zhao's errands, and they all clamored to follow him and become free helpers to increase their knowledge and not be just yamen waiting to die.
When the news came out, Yangzhou official circles were shocked.
Not only the prefect of Yangzhou, but also the governors of Liangjiang, administrative envoys, and inspectors who were far away in Jinling were also shocked to find that at this moment, they no longer had any official means to deal with the Yangzhou Salt Inspector Yamen.
And Lin Zhao's name also completely shocked the officialdom of Liangjiang.