This......

When Yan Ne heard this rhetorical question, he was immediately speechless.

This case involving 10,000 stones of smuggled salt, how could it be that a salt dealer did it, there will definitely be many forces involved, and even court officials will be involved.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but glance at Yang Bo secretly.

Yang Bo's eyes looked ahead, and his face did not show too much expression, looking dignified.

"Good means!"

When Wu Shan learned what had happened, he secretly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

I thought that Lin Haoran mobilized Songjiangwei without authorization this time, and was grabbed by Xu Jie, an old fox, Lin Haoran was probably in a catastrophe. But he never expected that Lin Haoran had already strategized, and even threw out a king bomb at the last moment.

The robbery of the goods in his concubine's room was simply an excuse, or it was a good show directed and acted by him from the beginning. He took this as an excuse to suppress bandits, and then mobilized Songjiangwei, and secretly mobilized Zhenhaiwei, thus taking Chongming Island in one fell swoop.

When everyone paid attention to his transgression of military power, he also successfully diverted the attention of all parties, and then repaired the plank road and secretly crossed Chen Cang.

But it's not easy to do this. It is necessary not only to ensure that the news does not leak out, but also to grasp the opportunity to take Chongming Island, so that the smuggling ships can be intercepted in one fell swoop.

Now, Lin Haoran has successfully intercepted this 10,000-stone private salt. Not only has he found out the tumor that poisoned Huaiyan, but he will also win greater trust from the emperor, which will make him more comfortable in rectifying Huaiyan's salt administration.

The most important thing is that the previous attacks of Xu Jie and others have become a big joke.

"Your Majesty, this matter has been heard of for a long time, and it is definitely not a trader who can do it, please investigate this case thoroughly!" Xu Jie immediately judged the change in the situation and was the first to make a statement.

"Please investigate this case thoroughly!" Yang Bo and Yan Ne reacted immediately, and they also echoed with a clear attitude.

The three people who were shouting and shouting at Lin Haoran just now, but the style of painting changed suddenly. At this moment, the three of them never mentioned Lin Haoran's matter, and they already pointed the finger at the gang behind the smuggling salt.

Huang Jin looked at these three important ministers who saw the wind and steered the rudder, but sighed secretly in his heart. If you talk about the thickness of your skin, these court bigwigs admit the second, and no one dares to admit the first.

Feng Bao smiled proudly, looking at the three people kneeling on the ground proudly.

Jiajing's anger was largely directed at the behind-the-scenes group of private salt, and at this time, seeing that these three important ministers all expressed their common hatred and hatred, the anger on his face dissipated slightly.

He picked up the eight-hundred-mile expedited again, and said to the four important ministers in front of him: "Do you know where the source of the private salt is?" ”

"Please be obvious!" Xu Jie and the others naturally pretended not to know, even if they were arched.

Jiajing's gaze fell on the four people, and finally spit out three words: "Changlu salt!" ”

The Ming Dynasty divided the salt-producing areas into several and divided the salt produced in different salt areas into different sales areas. For example, the salt of Guangdong can only be sold in eastern and central Guangdong, the salt of Haibei is the number of prefectures in western Guangdong and Guangxi, and the salt of Fujian can only be sold in Fujian.

The price of salt, in addition to the natural factor of monopoly, also depends on the consumption power of the local people. For example, the output of Haibei salt is high, but the consumption power of the people is low, and its price is far inferior to Huai salt.

Changlu, originally the name of a tributary of the Guzhang River, was named because of the many reeds on both banks. At the beginning, the Beiping River Salt Transportation Division was renamed the River Changlu Du Salt Envoy Division, and in the early years of Yongle, it was directly called the Changlu Salt Transport Division.

The salt production area is mainly on the west coast of the Bohai Sea, with a total of 24 salt farms, with the quality and output in Tianjin accounting for the heaviest proportion.

Changlu salt belongs to the role of the younger brother, and its salt production is good, but the price is far inferior to Huai salt and Zhejiang salt. If you can sell Changlu salt to the rich southeast, it will be a lot of profit.

Most importantly, it is possible to travel directly by sea from the west coast of the Bohai Sea, and its transportation costs are very low.

However, if you want to smuggle by sea, you can't avoid Tianjin Sanwei, who is in charge of the coastal defense of the Bohai Sea, and Tianjin's supreme military commander, Tianjin Counselor, and this coastal defense force controls the sea route.

"The minister is willing to thoroughly investigate this matter for the emperor, and he will definitely get the matter to the bottom of it!" Yang Bo's forehead was already oozing a lot of beads of sweat, and he seemed to be loyal to him.

Xu Jie and Yan Ne secretly glanced at Yang Bo, this military secretary had already infiltrated Tianjin Wei, and the Tianjin staff general was also the person he provided. But I don't know if this military secretary was deceived or actually involved.

It's just that this is the status quo of the Ming officialdom, Zhejiang businessmen have their spokespeople, Hui businessmen are also engaged in the combination of government and business, and Jin merchants also rely on Yang Bo in many places.

Even if Yang Bo was not involved, the people behind him could use his influence to open the door to Tianjin and transport Changlu salt to the southeast to grab huge profits.

"Then there is Lao Yang Aiqing to thoroughly investigate Changlu Salt! Who provided the long reed salt, and who opened the door of convenience, these must be thoroughly investigated! Jiajing did not refuse Yang Bo's request, but directly asked.

"Command!" Yang Bo looked murderous and immediately assured.

Jiajing knew that the southeast was the biggest hidden danger, so he looked at Xu Jie and asked, "Elder Xu Ge, there are many people involved in this case, who do you think should go south to investigate this case?" ”

"I don't have to work for the two masters, the minister thinks that the left deputy capital Yu Shi Lin Haoran can investigate and deal with it, and then send a deputy envoy to assist from the side!" Xu Jie knew that at this moment, he had to appear selfless, even if he was honest.

Jiajing nodded lightly, then looked at Wu Shan and asked, "Wu Aiqing, who do you think can be the deputy envoy?" ”

When Xu Jie and the others heard this question, they looked at Wu Shan with a lot of unpleasant feelings. Everyone relies on their father-in-law or teacher, but this one has turned it upside down, and it turned out to be the light of his son-in-law and protégé.

"The minister thought that Taichang Siqing Gao Gong could take on this responsibility!" Wu Shan thought for a moment, and then even recommended.

Hey?

When Xu Jie heard this candidate, he looked at Wu Shan in surprise. It's not that this person is inappropriate, but Gao Gong is a third-grade Beijing official who is older than Lin Haoran, but he acted as a deputy for Lin Haoran.

"Then as you ask!" Jiajing didn't think much about it, when he agreed, and then waved at the four of them: "Okay, you all go down!" ”

"Wechen retires!" Xu Jie and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately thanked respectfully.

After the four of them finished the salute, they left the Wanshou Palace together. Just looking at the dazzling sunlight outside, Xu Jie and the other three people were quite unpleasant, but they had just come out of the Yama Palace.

But he never thought that not only did he not put Lin Haoran to death, but instead gave Lin Haoran a resounding slap in the face.

This news is destined to cause an uproar in the government and the opposition, and Lin Haoran, who has been "doing nothing" in Huainan, does not want to suddenly throw out a king bomb. The smuggling case of 10,000 stones not only won the emperor's greater trust, but also added luster to his resume.

"The afterlife is terrifying!"

Xu Jie sighed secretly in his heart, followed Yan Ne and the other three to say goodbye, and headed towards the Wuyi Palace. He knew very well that if he failed to kill Lin Haoran directly this time, he was already going to bury a hidden danger.