Wanshou Palace, a sandalwood like an orchid musk fills the air.

Xu Jie faced a lot of attention, and solemnly saluted Jiajing and said, "The minister thinks this method is feasible!" After a pause, he continued: "If Lin Haoran did not exaggerate and deceived the emperor by not being greedy for merit, the minister thinks that Lianghuai can try this outline salt method to solve the current national debt!" ”

In the face of Jiajing's clear attitude, in the face of the real salt tax revenue of two million taels, even he, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, has no ability to stop this new salt law.

It is not easy to be an official in the Jiajing Dynasty, and it is even a very dangerous profession, both the Zuo Shunmen bloody case and the creation of a precedent for the beheading of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Jie naturally would not disobey the emperor's will, but it did not mean that he would not take the opportunity to bury something and take this opportunity to bury a big thunder for Lin Haoran.

This......

Huang Jin secretly swallowed and foamed, and his eyes looked at Xu Jie with complicated eyes.

Although Xu Jie voted in favor of Lin Haoran, it also gave Lin Haoran a stumbling block. Once things go wrong, then Xu Jie will take advantage of the problem to play, so as to give Lin Haoran a hat of "greedy for merit".

The bigwigs in this court, especially this Xu Ge Lao, who overthrew Yan Song's father and son, are all old foxes who have cultivated for thousands of years.

"If Lin Haoran dares to deceive me, I will naturally punish him!" Jiajing didn't take Lin Haoran too much to heart, and seemed to agree with Xu Jie's words.

Once Lin Haoran is deceived in things, then Lin Haoran will definitely fall into a state of no return.

Wu Shan sensed Xu Jie's malice, but it seemed a little inappropriate for him to stand up, and he believed that his son-in-law would not do anything to deceive the emperor, so he finally held back and did not act.

Jiajing's eyebrows raised slightly, and then he said conclusively: "Since Elder Xu Ge thinks that this method is feasible, then he will draft a vote, and on the same day order to patrol the salt imperial history, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, Lin Haoran, to implement the salt law in Lianghuai!" ”

There must be a charter for everything, Lin Haoran put forward the outline of the salt law, the emperor handed over the song to the cabinet, and the cabinet headed by Xu Jie gave the vote opinion, and finally the emperor approved the red.

It is this process that makes many black cauldrons eventually borne by the cabinet, and the emperor is a person who is always innocent. If there is a big problem with this law, I am afraid that it will be like the silver mine ban in the past, and the cabinet will be infamous again.

"Command!" Xu Jie was also accustomed to being a tool man, and immediately saluted Jiajing respectfully.

Jiajing saw that the matter had been negotiated, so he coldly glanced at Wu Shan and Yan Ne on the ground, and waved his hand lightly with a straight face: "You all go down!" ”

"The minister retires, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Yan Ne and Wu Shanru were amnestied, and hurriedly followed Xu Jie to give salutes, and left this "Longtan Tiger's Den" respectfully.

Xu Jie walked out of the Wanshou Palace, looked up at the sunny sky in front of him, but sighed heavily in his heart.

Although he just gave Lin Haoran a secret stumbling block, it is likely to have no effect, on the other hand, the Gang Salt Law has been recognized by the emperor and officially adopted by the imperial court, and Lin Haoran, who presided over the implementation of the salt law, will definitely become the biggest beneficiary.

He not only made a great achievement in the southward rectification of the salt administration, but also won over a group of salt merchants and the forces behind them, and added a glorious stroke to his personal resume.

Unconsciously, this former fledgling boy has become a minister of the imperial court, and it will not be long before he returns to the whirlpool of the court.

In the past, he was able to survive Yan Song, but in the face of such a young Lin Haoran, there was a sense of powerlessness.

"Lord Yuanfu, the lower official has retreated first!"

Wu Shan's face was not too happy, he still looked like someone else owed him money, greeted Xu Jie, and bowed his hand to Yan Ne, and strode away directly.

Xu Jie looked at Wu Shan's back thoughtfully, but his brows frowned slightly, and his mind couldn't help but retrace what he had just passed in the hall, but a bold idea suddenly came to mind: Wu Shan actually knew everything well, and the reason why he chose to stand up and join Yan Ne against Lin Haoran's salt law was actually to skillfully promote the development of the situation. It was this move that succeeded in angering the emperor and causing the emperor to express his attitude, and he, the first assistant, would naturally act according to the emperor's wishes.

In this court, a person who can climb to the official department will definitely not be a simple role.

A chill swelled up on Xu Jie's back, and on this sunny autumn day, the whole person was like falling into an ice cellar, and he found that his Shoufu throne was not as stable as he imagined.

The capital will always be the center of the whirlpool.

By the end of the evening, almost all the officials in the capital knew that Lin Hao had not implemented the ticket salt law that had been successful in Guangdong salt in Lianghuai, but was going to implement a completely new salt law, the Gang Salt Law.

The news spread at lightning speed, from Xiyuan to the south of the city, from the south of the city to the north of the city, from the inner city to the outer city, and the restaurants, teahouses and green buildings were all talking about this matter.

"Salt law? Lin Qingtian, which one is this singing? ”

"His appetite is much bigger than Yan Maoqing, I'm afraid he is going to make a fortune with this!"

"Those salt merchants have obtained the hereditary rights, and I am afraid that they will be rich for generations!"

"The imperial court's salt tax can be raised from 600,000 taels to more than 2 million taels, and it will not let the people eat high-priced salt, do you say this is a pro or a con?"

……

After learning the news, the officials and scholars in the capital also expressed their opinions one after another, but they were mixed.

The repercussions caused by this news in the capital are not too much, after all, everyone is more concerned about the movement of the court and the capital, but it is like a bombshell for the Nanzhili area.

Nanjing City, the Mansion of the Duke of Wei.

This mansion, which has gone through more than 100 years, has been managed by six generations of Guogong, and it is like condensing all the southeast scenery here, making it a beautiful place everywhere.

It's just that luxury has never been the whole of the rich and noble, and it will be full of some heritage, and a locust tree growing in the courtyard in the center is more than 100 years old to witness the rise and fall of this clan.

Autumn is getting stronger, this hundred-year-old locust tree has already lost its vitality, and the trunk has been hollowed out by insects and ants in many places, and the middle branch has fallen leaves overnight.

Xu Pengju had already added a thick coat, and was playing with his beloved glass cup in front of the collection shelf in the study.

These days, he also doesn't think about tea and dinner. Although the loss of the private thief did not have much impact on his Wei Mansion, because Yu Ji took away the account book, it left a hidden danger.

Now the imperial court has let Lin Haoran serve as the investigator, and the account book is very likely to have fallen into the hands of Lin Haoran, but it is difficult to guarantee that Lin Haoran will find out his head, which will cause Nanjing to have no more national dukes, and the Ming Dynasty has no more founding dukes.

Steward Liu hurriedly walked to the study, with a sad look on his face, and reported the latest news from the capital to Xu Pengju.

Xu Pengju did not lose his temper this time to make the glass cup fall to the ground, but he was stunned there for a while, and then he sighed leisurely and said: "He is going to cut off my financial route!" ”

"Sir, will this affect us?" When Steward Liu heard this, he asked in confusion.

Xu Pengju put the glass cup back on the shelf of the collection and explained with a wry smile: "We used to smuggle smuggled salt, which was to steal salt profits from the imperial court. If the two Huai implement the Gang Salt Law, and I also transport the private salt to be sold, then I will rob the salt profits of these hereditary salt merchants. ”

Cutting off people's financial means is like killing their parents.

Once the Gang Salt Law was implemented in Lianghuai, then these hereditary salt conventions would certainly regard him as a thorn in their side. Although for a while, these hereditary salt merchants may not be able to do anything, but they will definitely fight with him in the future.

It is precisely because of this that the spearhead of the Gang Salt Law thrown by Lin Haoran is aimed at private salt, and at the mastermind behind their private salt.

"Master, what should we do now?" Steward Liu gasped and said worriedly.

Xu Pengju stretched out his hand and picked up a Tang Sancai, and asked with a wry smile: "What else do you think can be done?" ”

"We can't let the Gang Salt Law go smoothly!" Steward Liu carefully weighed the pros and cons, and said affirmatively.

Xu Pengju put Tang Sancai down, and said helplessly: "Naturally, we want to stop it, but what can we do to stop it, look at Chen Boren and Fan Qianshan!" ”

It is true that he is the only prince of Nanjing, but he has no influence in essence. He was only a Nanjing garrison with no real power, and he couldn't see the emperor once a year, so he couldn't affect the country's major decisions at all.

On the other hand, although Chen Boren and Fan Qianshan are businessmen, they can have a relationship with the first assistant of the dynasty and Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department, but they can influence the country's decision-making through these two bigwigs.

It is precisely like this, in the face of this situation, he, the prince of the country, is not as influential as those two businessmen, and he can only rely on them to stop Lin Haoran.

"That's all there is to it, I hope they don't let us down!" Steward Liu nodded lightly, but said with the last glimmer of hope.

A few days ago, the Duke of Wei, which was still in the limelight, ushered in two major changes in just a few days. Compared with the loss of illegal salt being seized, this time the Gang Salt Law has almost cut off the financial route of the Wei State Mansion.

It's just that in the face of that high-ranking and powerful Qincha, their Wei Mansion is so powerless, and they don't have the strength to compete with the high-ranking Qincha.

Yangzhou New Town, Chen Mansion.

It has become a gathering place for salt merchants of the Jin Dynasty, and with the news of the implementation of the Gang Salt Law by the imperial court, it has made the salt merchants of the entire Yangzhou City ready to move.

The Gang Salt Law gave the salt merchants the opportunity to inherit the lineage, so that many salt merchants flocked to it, and their wealth was greatly protected. It's just that there is a premise here, and this time you have to take this express train.

At the invitation of Chen Boren, Fan Qianshan, Yang Dashi, Lu Gongzi and others came here one after another and gathered in the conference hall together.

"I said why Cao Meng's gang worked so hard, it turned out that they wanted to become hereditary salt merchants!" Yang Dashi faced everyone and took the lead in breaking the silence.

As the Gang Salt Law was revealed, the things that had been hidden in the clouds and mist until then were slowly revealed.

Like in the crackdown on illegal salt a while ago, Cao Meng and others had already provided great help to Lin Haoran, and in the earlier fundraising for the construction of Xiaoxi Lake, Cao Meng and others supported Lin Haoran with money.

Previously, these things were just puzzling, but as the Gang Salt Law was thrown out, they slowly came to the conclusion that Cao Meng and the others had already learned of Lin Haoran's real moves, so they spared no effort to support Lin Haoran, so as to get the place of hereditary salt merchant.

Fan Qianshan took a sip of tea, and echoed hatefully: "Lin Operator is really calculating, he planned to implement the Gang Salt Law from the beginning, Cao Meng and others naturally want to praise his stinky feet!" ”

"What's the use of you talking about this, let's talk about what we should do now?" Lu Gongzi raised Erlang's legs and asked everyone with a lazy look.

When Fan Qianshan and the others heard this question, they sighed for a long time, and there was nothing they could do.

Yang Dashi's heart moved slightly, and when he turned his head to look at Lu Gongzi and asked, "Lu Gongzi, I'm afraid we have no choice, but I don't know how your plan is going?" ”

Chen Boren and the others immediately moved in their hearts, and they also looked at Lu Gongzi hopefully.

This Lu Gongzi, who was born in a military family, has an extraordinary courage, and at the beginning of Lin Haoran's southward journey, he has always advocated using assassination to solve this troublesome character.

Now, Lu Gongzi has been laid out for so long, and Lin Haoran is in a mixed place like Yangzhou City, but he can't guarantee that Lu Gongzi has a perfect assassination plan.

"What's the plan?" Lu Gongzi still looked like a hanger, but he asked in disguise.

Yang Dashi knew that this Lu Gongzi was afraid that he was emotionally due to the last time he divided the votes, and it was really inconvenient to admit this kind of thing, so he directly broke the point: "Naturally, it was the assassination of Lin Haoran!" ”

"Yang Yuanwai, are you crazy? Lord Lin is patrolling the salt and Qin, this is a big crime to raid the house and destroy the door, and this son will not be so guilty! Lu Gongzi glanced at Yang Dashi and said strangely.

Hey?

When Chen Boren and others heard this, they couldn't figure out whether this Lu Gongzi's words were true or false.

Yang Dashi frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Master Lu, didn't you say that you were going to assassinate Lin Haoran before?" He also asked Chairman Chen for the number of votes! ”

"Yang Yuanwai, I think you have misunderstood! As early as when Lord Lin went south, my cousin repaired a book to Ben Gongzi, saying that he wanted Ben Gongzi to be closer to Lord Qincha, so how could I assassinate him? The corners of Lu Gongzi's mouth rose slightly, but his words were surprisingly authentic.

"This ......"

Chen Boren and the others looked at Lu Gongzi in disbelief, looking incredulous, and a chill surged all over their bodies.

Dare to love this Lu Gongzi has been acting all the time, and any assassination of Lin Haoran is a smoke bomb, he is actually Lin Haoran's eyeliner planted here. They have been throwing away a glimmer of hope, hoping that Lu Gongzi can really succeed in assassinating Lin Haoran.

The most important thing is that all their plots these days have actually been under Lin Haoran's control, and all of them are simply clowns with bare stomachs.