The Salt Inspection Yuan, also known as the Salt Cao Inspection Yuan, is already the appearance of a yamen.

In front of the door, there are two stone lions about two meters high, the right front paw of the male lion on the left is playing with a hydrangea, and the female lion on the right is stroking the cub in her arms with her left front paw.

With the arrival of Lin Haoran, this will be the highest-level yamen in the entire Yangzhou City, and it is also the most powerful yamen in Yangzhou City.

The officials here have already cleaned the courtyard, and the steps in front of the door look clean. Seeing the arrival of Lin Haoran's honor guard, the yacha opened the gate of the procuratorate and welcomed the long procession inside.

The layout of the procuratorate is similar to that of the government office, with a lobby and a private hall, and next to it are the offices of some subordinate officials, including the offices of Xu Yi, the two Huai patrol salt imperial historians.

The sedan chair fell steadily in the compound, and Lin Haoran walked down from the sedan chair, already the real owner of this courtyard. He seemed to have turned passive into active, that is, to give instructions to the housekeeper's errand, and to lead the officials directly towards the flower hall.

Xu Yi saw Lin Haoran's actions in his eyes, but he could only sigh in his heart.

Lin Haoran is not only eight levels higher than him, but also his immediate boss, and he has no qualifications to openly argue with the other party. If it weren't for the fact that he still had a teacher in the capital who served as the first assistant as a backer, he would not even be qualified to be an opponent with Lin Haoran in secret.

"Let's see how long he can get the scenery!"

When Li Yu came to Xu Yi's side, he lowered his voice and said viciously.

Xu Yi naturally knew who Li Yu was referring to, but he didn't like this way of being verbose in private, and preferred to do things silently like a teacher, and finally unexpectedly knocked Yan Song down.

Now, the most important thing for them is not to be verbose, but to use their actions to elevate the new Lord Qincha, so that he will not be able to show his fists and feet in Yangzhou City.

The banquet in the flower hall has been prepared, and everyone is seated according to their official positions and qualifications.

Lin Haoran's qualifications are shallow, but his status is incomparable, so he naturally sits on the first seat.

Although He Dongxu, the prefect of Yangzhou, left willfully, Chen Xian and Li Yu are both old fritters in the officialdom, so naturally they will not do such a thing that people talk about, and they are also sitting on Lin Haoran's left and right.

In this order, the essence is not only to look at the level of rank, but also to look at the status and power of the official position. Like Li Yu is a member of the Nanjing household department from the fifth grade, and Xu Yi is the two Huai patrol salt imperial history of the seventh grade, but these two are sitting in the third and fourth positions.

"Xiaguan wishes Lord Qincha a victorious start and prosperous official luck!"

"Xiaguan wishes Lord Qincha to rise step by step and have a bright future!"

"The lower official wishes Lord Qin to send everything well to Yangzhou, and when he returns to Beijing, he will pay homage to the servant!"

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In this banquet, Lin Haoran is the protagonist of the banquet, even if Li Yu and other officials are dissatisfied with Lin Haoran in their hearts, they must show a certain degree of enthusiasm at this moment.

Officialdom is like this, many old fritters will wear a false mask, and they are enthusiastically complimenting Lin Haoran at the moment, but they are probably scolding their mothers in their hearts.

Lin Haoran knew this in his heart, although he was smiling and drinking with everyone, he would not take their words seriously, and he was also entertaining with false affection.

After three rounds of drinking, officials, squires, and salt merchants from adjacent tables came to toast one after another.

Hey?

When Lin Haoran saw a familiar figure coming, he immediately felt a burst of surprise in his heart, and immediately smiled and took the initiative to greet him: "President Chen, we meet again!" ”

The person who came was none other than Chen Boren, the president of the Lianghuai Chamber of Commerce.

After he learned that Lin Haoran was going south, he also hurried back to Yangzhou from the capital. Although he was not as fast as Lin Haoran's sea route, Lin Haoran first went to Hangzhou, so that he could just rush back.

Chen Boren caught the hint of surprise in Lin Haoran's eyes, and replied with a little smugness: "It is a contemptible blessing to be able to meet Lord Qincha in Yangzhou City!" ”

"President Chen, I wonder if you want to stay here for a long time when you go back to Yangzhou this time?" Lin Haoran gently picked up his wine glass and asked tentatively.

Chen Boren planned that Lin Haoran would stay in Yangzhou City for as long as he wanted, so as to deal with this tricky character, but these words were naturally not easy to say in public.

There was not the slightest flaw on his face, and he said ambiguously: "The contemptible man is old, and the business of the capital has been handed over to the dog!" If there is no emergency in the capital, I plan to live in Yangzhou for a long time, and it can be regarded as a return to the roots! ”

In essence, Chen Boren is not an authentic Yangzhou person. For the sake of salt trade and avoid running between his place of origin and the place of trade, he simply chose to live in Yangzhou and settled here.

"Huh...... Then in the future, if the official has something difficult to find President Chen, President Chen should not refuse! Lin Haoran knew that this person would definitely stay in Yangzhou and stare at him, so he smiled hypocritically.

"If Lord Qincha has a place to be despicable, just send it!" Although Chen Boren couldn't really help Lin Haoran, he still pretended to promise.

The two talked happily, Lin Haoran raised his glass and drank with Chen Boren and a group of salt merchants behind him, and the atmosphere seemed to be very harmonious.

The trees want to be quiet, and the wind does not stop.

Yangzhou magistrate Yu Changqing is a third-class jinshi in Jiajing for 38 years, and he has been in the official career for more than four years.

Chen Boren and the other salt merchants had just left, he came to toast Lin Haoran with a wine glass, and after drinking, he suddenly asked solemnly: "Lord Qincha, please forgive the officials for being presumptuous, but I don't know if what Fang Cai said at the city gate can be serious?" ”

Since Yu Changqing appeared, Li Yu's mouth was filled with a smile. At this time, when he heard Yu Changqing's question, he also turned his head to look at Lin Haoran, but he wanted to see how Lin Haoran would respond.

Lin Haoran faintly sensed that the visitor was not good, so he gently put down the wine glass and replied seriously: "Naturally, take it seriously!" If any of his colleagues can offer effective strategies for travel, Ben Chin will definitely be on the table at the imperial court, at least to help him be promoted to the next rank. ”

Yu Changqing shook his body a little drunk, but glanced at Li Yu without a trace, and then burped: "Lord Qincha, the lower officials have a good plan!" ”

Hey?

Yangzhou Prefecture General Judge Chen Fengming and Jiangdu County Governor Ma Chuyuan were slightly stunned, looking at Yu Changqing in confusion, this person obviously wanted to find trouble, but he didn't want to give advice.

Lin Haoran caught Yu Changqing and Li Yu in his eyebrows, and he knew that Yu Changqing was not good, but he said lightly while watching the changes: "Huh? I want to hear about it! ”

All of a sudden, except for Li Yu, who continued to drink as if he was strategizing, other officials and salt merchants looked at Yu Changqing curiously, wondering what good advice he was going to offer.