The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 483
Zhao Shanhe was seriously ill and had to recuperate for two months before he recovered.

For the past two months, he has heard bad news every day.

"Salt inspectors destroyed a private salt warehouse owned by the Wang family."

"The Yan Ding inspection destroyed another private salt warehouse owned by the Li family."

"Lin Ruhai adjusted the candidates for the various salt departments in various places."

"Lin Ruhai removed the ambassadors from various salt warehouses and replaced them with his own people."

"The co-prefects, governors, and judges who patrol the Yan Yushi Yamen have been investigated and dealt with, and they have all been replaced by Lin Ruhai's subordinates at Lantai Temple."

"..."

Every time he heard similar news, Zhao Shanhe let out a long sigh.

On this day, several big salt merchants came to visit Zhao Shanhe. They gathered in Zhao Shanhe's room and sighed.

"In the past two months, Liu Qingyun's private salt has been intercepted more than 20 times, and all his family's property has been extorted by Chen Zhao. I am afraid that the day of Liu Qingyun's bankruptcy is not far away."

"The people who patrol the Yan Yushi's yamen are very strict with their mouths. It doesn't matter how much money we spend. There is no way to find out what Chen Zhao's next move will be."

"This Lin Ruhai looks as gentle as jade, but she has a belly full of fox intestines. Wait a minute, we'll be half dead, and we're afraid we'll have to take action against the salt tax."

"Lin Ruhai has recently taken control of the Yanzheng Yamen, and water can't get in there. This method is really clever."

"I wonder what his next move is? We can't sit still and wait for death."

"Lin Ruhai, Chen Zhao and others' violent methods are hard to guard against. How should we fight back?"

"The ability to boil frogs in warm water is not something he can do alone. What kind of person do you think Chen Zhao is? Apart from being able to fight, how is he?"

"He has some skills, but most people can't tell what his level is!"

"Regardless of his strength, he must have some characteristics of a young boy. Let's get close to him and slowly drag him into the water."

"Okay, keep an eye on it! Leave this matter to me."

The group of old foxes had been talking for an hour, and finally formulated a strategy, and then they bid farewell to Zhao Shanhe and left.

……

After more than two months of stormy attacks, patrolling Yan Yushi Yamen has gained a lot.

They squeezed nearly ten million gold and silver from the top ten salt merchants in a reasonable and legal manner.

And these are not taxes, they can only be counted as the legal income of patrolling the salt censor's yamen.

According to the communication with the emperor, they withheld 200 million taels of silver for rewards and expenses, and the remaining 800 million taels of silver had been sent back to the capital by elite soldiers led by the emperor's confidant generals, and entered the emperor's private treasury.

It is said that as soon as this batch of gold and silver entered the capital, the entire capital was a sensation.

The rich and powerful salt merchants in Yangzhou are well known in the capital.

But no one thought that they would be so rich.

Lin Ruhai only took office for two or three months, and he knocked out so much money from them.

What a bunch of salt rats!
Of course, there were also people who wrote to impeach Lin Ruhai and criticize the people, but the emperor was not a vegetarian. Now that he was rich and powerful, he could use many tricks and quickly suppressed the wave of impeachment.

……

Confiscating private salt is a pain for salt merchants.

But in the eyes of Lin Ruhai and Chen Zhao, it was just a knock on the mountain.

By checking private salt, observe the reaction of salt merchants, and analyze the next move.

During this period of time, Chen Zhao continued to squeeze the gold and silver of the salt merchants through extreme pressure, and he was not idle.

Cook some exquisite meals every day, talk about poems and songs with Lin Ruhai in my spare time, and write a lot of poems casually.

What is "the wind blows from May to February, and every three days in February, the oars drag the water blue. One hundred percent peach blossoms and one thousand percent willows, smelting red demons and emerald greens to paint the south of the Yangtze River."

What is "clouds bloom to tease the setting sun, water falls through the shallow soil. Sometimes I see a man scolding a bull, and a plow brings residual rain."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help admiring after hearing this: "It's really a gentle style of writing, intoxicating and picturesque, and a great nephew."

After hearing this, Chen Zhao just smiled slightly.

He stole famous poems from later generations, and recited them in front of Lin Ruhai, but he was busy entrusting his words to Daiyu's ears.

Daiyu is a proud literary girl. Every day, she eats Chen Zhao's exquisite meals, listens to Chen Zhao helping his father with official duties, and writes some beautiful poems from time to time. She must be a talented and virtuous person.

Coupled with the fact that Chen Zhao himself is heroic and handsome, after a long time, Daiyu must have his figure in her heart.

Not only that, Lin Ruhai and his wife will also consider him as their son-in-law.

If you don't choose him, a young man with both ability and political integrity, why choose that big face?

Does Jia Min want her second sister-in-law to torment her daughter?

……

With the passage of time, Chen Zhao has established a reputation in Yangzhou City.

The salt merchants had been extorted of nearly [-]% of their wealth by him, and all of them suddenly stopped. They would rather not make money than transport illegal salt.

So for more than half a month, Chen Zhao remained idle.

"It is absolutely impossible for the salt merchants to remain indifferent. They will definitely take other actions."

It was easy for Chen Zhao to make such a judgment.

But he wasn't worried at all.

This is different from the original world.

Lin Ruhai is very skilled in officialdom, but after all, two fists are no match for four hands, and he doesn't even know that the mansion has been infiltrated into sand.

With Chen Zhao by his side, it was easy to exclude some people, making it impossible for the needles and water to enter the management of Yushifu.

Therefore, the salt merchant cannot harm Jia Min.

Therefore, salt merchants can only use other means to use their methods.

But no matter what he did, Chen Zhao wouldn't care.

On this day of rest, someone came to deliver an invitation. It was Zhang Heqing, the yamen guarding Zhang Yunhong's house in Yangzhou Heying, who was the host. He invited Chen Zhao to a banquet at Baihua House in Mingyufang at noon tomorrow.

"I'm not a yamen, and I'm not a dandy boy. This yamen has never met me, but he invited me to a banquet. What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?"

Chen Zhao just pondered for a while, then agreed.

Zhang Heqing, the small yamen guarding thousands of households in Heying, is one of the most handsome boys in Yangzhou City. If he is considered to be domineering and domineering, he is probably one of the few in Yangzhou Prefecture.

From the bottom of his heart, Chen Zhao really didn't want this guy to get too close.

He prefers to punch the gang in the face.

But how can ordinary people understand Chen Zhao's thoughts?

He has experienced several worlds, but he hasn't spent time with real dandies, and he doesn't have much experience in flying eagles and lackeys, playing and singing, eating, drinking and having fun.

We are not born to work hard, right?

Now that you have come to this world, you will naturally have to enjoy it.

Of course, Chen Zhao wasn't just for himself.

Lin Ruhai, the censor's yamen inspector of salt, had very few people with salt in his hands. When it was time to tear his face apart, he still had to count on the Heying guards to show him off.

Therefore, in order to prevent his advantageous father-in-law from being embarrassed in front of the thousands of households guarding the river camp, Chen Zhao also had to go to the appointment.

……

People say that Yangzhou has thin horses, but there are more than just thin horses in Yangzhou?Mingyufang by the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou is a gathering place for famous brothels.Which girl in it is not a master of all kinds of color and art, and is famous far and wide?
At this time, the weather is May, and the lights are just coming on. There is a sound of silk, bamboo and laughter in the courtyards of Mingyufang, and there are guessing orders in the middle, singing and drinking.

Since the Baihua Building is located here, it is naturally a famous brothel. Chen Zhao rode his horse and looked from a distance, and saw dozens of green gauze hanging from the railings on the second floor, fluttering in the south wind, and covering most of the street. They all have a sultry powdery smell, and I don’t know if it’s the unique smell of Baihualou or the common characteristic of the entire Mingyufang.

Seeing this posture, Chen Zhao felt a little contempt for Zhang Yanei.

Zhang Zhang is clearly a real dude, and he doesn't know if he has other ways to earn money to maintain such a luxurious life after his father retires.

(End of this chapter)