The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 505 Daiyu leaves Yangzhou

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ruhai, who is over forty years old, is still elegant and elegant like a gentleman, with a deep sense of refinement all over his body, and is respected by everyone in the yamen.

But in the hearts of Yangzhou government and salt merchants, Lin Ruhai is like a devil.

He has never acted more disciplined, but he is good at dancing with his sleeves. He used official means to suppress Yangzhou magistrate, Bingbei Dao, Jiangdu county magistrate and other officials to death. In addition to the emperor's favor, even though Lin Ruhai transferred from the Lianghuai capital of the third rank to the salt transportation department, in the official circles of Jiangsu, there are officials above him, such as the governor of Liangjiang, the governor, and the inspector. I can't afford to put on airs in front of him.

After all, Lin Ruhai still has the title of Uncle Zhongyong.

However, although the officials in the Jiangsu officialdom respected Lin Ruhai on the surface, many of them dismissed him in private: "If I have a subordinate like Chen Zhao, I might be able to go straight up."

"It's a pity you didn't have one!"

"Yes, you should be like Chen Zishang when you have a child!"

"I was lucky to raise a good friend's son. I didn't expect to raise a unicorn. I really envy others!"

"Chen Zhao and Chen Zishang, although he is only a fourth-rank official, even if the prince came to Su, he wouldn't dare put on airs in front of him."

"This person is sophisticated and has a fierce style, who dares to provoke him?"

As they say, Chen Zhao is a special existence in Jiangsu official circles.

It's not just because he was transferred from the two Huaihe Rivers to the Salt Transport Department, and it's not just the Viscount Yingwu, but because his official methods are not only superb, but also fierce.

In the process of disposing of the White Lotus Sect three years ago, the Cao Gang made great contributions. Yangzhou officials thought that the Cao Gang would flourish, but they did not expect that Chen Zhao would dismember the Cao Gang when he changed hands, and abruptly took it from the Cao Gang. A large number of management talents were dug out and three major trading companies were established.

They are Antarctic Goose Trading Company, Civet Cat Trading Company, and Miaomiaodong Trading Company.

These three major trading companies have Caobang staff, staff trained by Chen Zhao, as well as shopkeepers and buddies who have defected to him in the past few years.

The combined three major trading companies are involved in many industries, which are larger than the combined industries of the top ten salt merchants in Yangzhou that have been rearranged in recent years, and they have vaguely controlled the underground economy of Liangjiang.

With the assistance of the three major trading companies, Chen Zhao has stronger control over the entire Liangjiang Salt Affairs. No matter what level of power, as long as it is involved in the salt affairs and wants to make a fuss about the salt tax, it will be blocked by the Salt Affairs Yamen and the three major trading companies. of tidying up.

This will ensure that both the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River will be transferred to salt transportation, so that the Siyamen will be very strong in the salt affairs in the Liangjiang and Lianghuai areas.

Because of the strength, of course the suppressed Yangzhou salt merchants are miserable. Not only are the annual taxes exceeded, but even the salt tax that has been underpaid over the years is crying and crying.

Because if it is one step at night, I am afraid that the family's wealth will not be guaranteed.

It can be said that both the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River transferred the salt transportation to make the Siyamen in Yangzhou, and it was like a cloud of clouds, firmly suppressing them.

A salt merchant sighed after drinking on a flower boat: "If you want to sell salt to make money, you have to remember one sentence, everything is false, and death and salt tax are eternal."

But today is the happiest day for Yangzhou salt merchants.

Because Lin Ruhai had been the salt transportation envoy of the two rivers for three years, and because of his outstanding achievements, he had been promoted to the third rank of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang inspectors, and he went to take up his post today.

That's all.

What's more important is that Chen Zhao, the great demon king in their hearts, also won the emperor's heart, but he was not promoted, but resigned from all official positions, preparing to go to the capital to participate in the examination.

Since the imperial examination, after winning the Juren, you will be eligible for tax exemption, and someone will attach their own fields, and you can take part in the examination with peace of mind until you become a Jinshi and become an official.

However, there are also many candidates who can only be officials first because of economic reasons, and then have the opportunity to participate in the general examination.

After all, since the perfection of the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty, the atmosphere of being noble and humble has spread.

Jinshi Jidi is known as "the one who rolls the name outside the Donghua Gate is a good man."

Under normal circumstances, only Jinshi and ranks have the opportunity to become high-ranking officials.

Like Hai Rui in the former Ming Dynasty, who relied on his own merits to become the censor of the capital of Youqian, it can only be regarded as a special case.

So if you have the opportunity to participate in the test, most people will give up their jobs.

In the past three years, since Chen Zhaochu finished his job, he and Lin Daiyu have been studying the Four Books and Five Classics with Jia Yucun, the teacher of the Lin Mansion.

Although Jia Yucun's character is terrible, his knowledge is first-class. Chen Zhao has studied for three years, and his knowledge has really improved.

……

Lin Ruhai is Jane in the emperor's heart, and this Chen Zhao is also rushing to become a Jinshi and rank. Both of them left Yangzhou, and they will surely rise to the top in the future.

It stands to reason that Yangzhou salt merchants should be extremely jealous.

But in fact, they wept with joy.

I just feel that the tigers entrenched in Yangzhou are finally going to move their nests, and the sky in Yangzhou is really bright.

Heaven has eyes!
It is worthwhile that we keep sending money to the palace, the elders, and the officials. The emperor is wise, and the elders are loyal to state affairs, and finally promoted the big devil kings to high positions.

woo woo woo...

At this time, Lin Ruhai was standing in the flower hall in the backyard of the Yamen of the Salt Transport Envoy in Liangjiangdu, watching the servants loading and transporting boxes of neglected things away, feeling very emotional.

The political rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty were somewhat similar to those of the Northern Song Dynasty.That is "the prime minister must start from the state pastoral".

Since Emperor Xiaode wanted to make great use of Lin Ruhai, he wanted to give him room to practice, so he promoted him to be governor of Shandong.

Not only that, but in order to make his position stable, Emperor Xiaode also promoted Zhang Yunhong to be the admiral of Linzhou, and Han Zaikuan to be the admiral of Ningbo, relying heavily on each other with Lin Ruhai to govern Shandong.

"Zishang, Yu'er will go to Beijing with you, and I will entrust you with this journey."

With tears in Jia Min's eyes, looking at Chen Zhao, who is facing the wind in Yushu, and his daughter Daiyu, who was already slim, he felt in a trance that his daughter was getting married, so he kept asking.

Chen Zhao looked at Daiyu beside him, and saw that although she was thin, she had a very good complexion, but she was also "like a delicate flower shining in the water when she is quiet, and like a willow supporting the wind when she moves", she had a peerless appearance, a rare beauty, and He behaves well and speaks well. Although his body and face are timid, he has a natural romantic attitude.

This sister Lin is already ten years old.

With Chen Zhao's appearance, Lin Ruhai's family is happy and happy, Daiyu is also in good health, and the inner cowardice has long been resolved.

Not only that, but the way she looks at Chen Zhao every day is like stars in warm water. Lin Ruhai and his wife know the love in it, and Chen Zhao also knows it.

But since Daiyu is still young, some things are inconvenient to be put on the agenda, so they tacitly agree with each other.

Chen Zhao smiled slightly, and said to Jia Min: "My aunt takes good care of my uncle. Yangzhou in Beijing is no different in my eyes. I'm sure no one will bully me, Yu'er, right, Daiyu."

The last sentence was addressed to Lin Daiyu.

Daiyu also smiled softly, and said: "Mother is at ease, there is a grandmother in Beijing, and brother Zishang, so Yu'er is at ease."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help but let out a long sigh as he watched the interaction between the three of them.

If it wasn't for the glory of the family, who would want to be separated?

Seeing Lin Ruhai sighing, Chen Zhao said, "Uncle, you have given Your Majesty tens of millions of taels of silver. You have made great achievements. Even if you go to the capital to be a minister of the Taichang Temple and drink tea every day, you deserve it. Uncle Zuo Zuo is already a loyal uncle, he has honored his ancestors long ago and restored the glory of his ancestors, why bother to go to Shandong to fight for fame!"

"Children's words! How can it be so easy to quit?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and smiled wryly: "You are powerful, you can be at ease, and this old man is no match. Your Majesty treats me as a national scholar, and I will naturally repay him as a national scholar. First, to honor the ancestors, and second, to show off your ability. This is Confucian justice."

"Besides, now that Prince Yizhong and Prince Zhongyi have retired from illness, and the emperor is in full swing, it's time for us to show our great ambitions. At this time, if we don't serve the emperor and appease the common people, when will we wait?"

Two years ago, Emperor Xiaode, who had been in power for more than two years, finally gained a firm foothold with his abundant money and political means. At least half of the people in the court had already voted for him.

At the same time, Prince Yizhong and Prince Zhongyi found an excuse to imprison them, and it seemed that they had become arbitrary and ruled the world.

Unexpectedly, at this juncture, the Supreme Emperor's body is gradually recovering. Although he does not have enough energy to fight the emperor, he uses the four kings and eight princes, as well as a group of nobles and Emperor Xiaode to fight for power and profit.

So so far, the four princes and eight princes are still walking sideways in Beijing.

Therefore, Emperor Xiaode sent someone to discuss with Lin Ruhai, and then discussed with Chen Zhao. Chen Zhao readily agreed to resign and go to Beijing. On the surface, he was participating in the general examination, but in fact he was helping the emperor.

For this reason, Chen Zhao can't do it in vain, the compensation that the emperor should have is still necessary. .

Anyway, the emperor has gained a firm foothold, and the next step is just to take advantage of the situation and clean up those guys who are dead but not stiff.

Just at this time, Mother Jia wrote several letters home, saying that she had never seen her granddaughter, and she wanted Daiyu to be a guest in Beijing. Yu followed Chen Zhao to Beijing to join her grandmother.

When we arrived at the Yangzhou Wharf, the wharf had already been cleaned up, and there were two Dafu boats parked on the trestle, one going south to Hangzhou, and the other going north to Beijing.

At the time of parting, a person suddenly stepped forward and shouted: "Dong Weng, late birth is polite."

Everyone looked at it, and saw that the person who came had a clear face, and he had the demeanor of a scholar. It was Jia Yucun, the teacher of Chen Zhao and Lin Daiyu for the past two years.

This person was born as a Jinshi, but he was kicked out of the officialdom because he was arrogant and disrespectful to the superiors, and his hands and feet were not very clean.He had been sitting in the Lin family before, and he had just resigned from his post half a year ago. Now that he met Dong Weng Gaosheng, he naturally wanted to come to see him.

When Chen Zhao and Lin Daiyu saw their former teachers, they immediately straightened up and paid homage to see them.

Lin Ruhai was overjoyed, and took Jia Yucun's hand and said, "Brother is so talented that he shouldn't be buried in the world. I originally planned to send a letter to Beijing to help my brother recover, but my brother resigned and left half a year ago. See you."

Jia Yucun said with a smile: "After Wansheng left Yangzhou half a year ago, he spent his time exploring the wonders of the world. He didn't return to Yangzhou until today. He happened to meet Dongweng at the pier. I wish Dongweng a great future and smooth sailing here at night.

"Hahaha, thank you very much. I don't know if brother Shi Fei is concerned about the future?" Lin Ruhai laughed.

Lin Ruhai likes to promote and recommend talents.

After all, people are in the officialdom, helping each other, this is also the means of people who are well versed in the officialdom.

Chen Zhao watched Lin Ruhai's performance from the side, thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)