Yanyuan Yamen, Lin Zhongtang.

Lin Ruhai's face was still a little thin, he looked at Han Bin, who was sitting opposite like an old farmer, and said with a smile: "Banshan Gong, it is rumored that you only appeared in Jinling yesterday, why did you arrive in Yangzhou Mansion now?" Are you in a hurry to get my big seal? ”

Han Bin took a sip of tea, smacked his mouth after eating, and did not answer, but looked at Fan Lin Ruhai again, and said in a deep voice: "The body bones are saved?" When I got the excerpt you presented, Your Majesty should be as sincere as a knife, and mentioned this matter in the excerpt issued to the old man, Zhu criticized three painful words! And let me take care of my health...... Ruhai, you can be regarded as the old minister of the Son of Heaven, there are only a few ministers of the hidden mansion, in terms of economic talent, you are the strongest Tanhualang. Over the years, if there were no annual increase in the salt industry tax to the capital, Your Majesty would have been difficult to solve many problems. ”

Chen Rong sat with him in the guest seat, and when he saw the two people who met for the first time on the main seat, he couldn't help but be speechless.

In the end, the Duke of Banshan is the Duke of Banshan, it stands to reason that Lin Ruhai is the chief official of the Yamen of the Yanyuan, and his background is also extremely powerful, but against Han Bin, he can't even control the initiative.

Because Han Bin is stronger!

Lin Ruhai was born in Tanhualang, but Han Bin was born in Zhuangyuanlang.

Lin Ruhai's background is naturally strong, although Han Bin does not have such a background, but with his twenty-eight years of eunuch travel to the bitter cold land, governing the people and the country, and bearing the hope of the world, how can he be inferior to Yu Yin, the ancestor of the Lin family?

What's more, he is still older than Lin Ruhai.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai's mental realm has increased greatly recently, and he doesn't fight for the length of this time, so he said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I would be able to come out of the Hades Palace alive." ”

After Han Bin carefully looked at his spirit, he exhaled slowly and nodded, "It's best to be fine!" Ruhai, the old man rushed to Yangzhou Mansion in the starry night this time, because he was worried that you had passed away, so he specially came to relocate the Yamen of the Yanyuan. This is the worst-case scenario, because the Yamen side of the Governor of Liangjiang is also a mess. But the salt tax is too important for the old man to ignore. Now that I'm okay with you, I'm half relieved. ”

Lin Ruhai hurriedly said when he heard this: "Banshan Gong, since the will has been conveyed, this salt matter should naturally be handed over to ......."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Han Bin waved his hand and said: "At this time and that time, Brother Ruhai, although you and I have never met, we have exchanged letters for many years, and sooner or later we will be ministers in the same palace, so don't waste your efforts on this false feeling." You have to mention the salt affairs first, at least, for the old man to share the burden for half a year, and then take over after I straighten out the yamen of the governor of Jiangning. It's more complicated and cumbersome over there than yours. I'll send it when I get back...... Ruhai, you have been sitting in the Yamen of the Yanyuan for thirteen years, you are an honest official, rare in ancient times, up and down the government and the opposition, who is not convinced? You are familiar with the government affairs here, so even if the body and bones have not healed, as long as you are there, Yangzhou Salt Affairs will not be in chaos. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was a little embarrassed, shook his head and said: "I'm ashamed to say it, I used to think that I always felt that at least I could stabilize the situation in Yangzhou." But I didn't expect that the news that the Duke of Banshan was appointed as the governor of Liangjiang was actually heard from rumors outside the yamen......"

When Han Bin heard this, he frowned obviously, and said in a deep voice: "You are not dead, why did you come to this point?" It seems that on weekdays, you are still too light, so when it comes to the critical time, you will be a little uncontrollable. Brother Ruhai, use thunderbolt means, Fang shows the heart of the Bodhisattva, don't be angry. Those old ministers in the early Jing Dynasty are a mess of harmony, and the stinky problem of light and dust, you must not learn! ”

Lin Ruhai accepted it ashamedly, nodded and said: "Yes, I have been sitting in Yangzhou for more than ten years, and the only thing I have gained is that businessmen must not be unhappy, but they must not be left alone." Otherwise, there will be chaos! ”

Han Bin was overjoyed when he heard this, stroked his palm and smiled: "If the sea has this opinion, the old man will no longer worry." For the businessmen who are well-behaved, they naturally ignore it. But for profiteers and evil merchants, they dare to look at everything if they think they have a few taels of stinky silver, and lawless businessmen should be ruthless. The dynasty has long had a law: the sale of illicit salt is the same crime as the illegal minting of silver coins, and both are guilty of crimes! Under the pen of Zhu, the son of heaven, killing it will not hurt Tianhe. Therefore there shall be no woman's kindness. ”

Lin Ruhai sighed in his heart, he had long known that this half-mountain prince was extremely generous and benevolent to the common people and farmers, but he didn't expect that this old official seemed to have some hatred for businessmen.

However, thinking about the current situation of the dynasty, it is a little too lax, and it does need an iron-fisted military aircraft to rectify it.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "The public words of the mid-levels are reasonable, and if they are ruthless, they will be ruthless, and if they are ruthless, they will be good to the good." ”

Han Bin laughed and said: "The old man said that Ruhai must not be as corrupt as those roundabout officials, and he is the pillar of the country!" ”

While speaking, suddenly Lin Ruhai saw a housekeeper appear outside the door, standing outside the door and not daring to enter, but he did not retreat.

He frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he hurriedly entered and told him what had happened in the Mei family.

The entourage only followed to the second gate of the plum garden, so Steward Wang finally said: "Now, my aunt has entered the inner house, and the second master Qiang has been arranged in the side hall. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he smiled angrily, shook his head, and smiled at Han Bin: "The Mei family is the descendant of Mr. Fu Weng, I didn't expect that his family would be so obedient." ”

Han Bin had a calm face and said, "Their news is better than the other, Brother Ruhai, have you seen it?" These people have money, and they have great powers. Knowing that you are leaving, even if it is very likely to return to Beijing and ascend, as long as you leave Yangzhou Mansion, they dare not take you seriously. Such a person, once indulged, is going to have a big deal! If you are like a virtuous brother of the sea, you must not be soft-hearted! ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he nodded slowly and said, "Originally, I only thought that they were watching me go to tea and cool, but I didn't think about it. I have to hear the words of the mid-mountain prince to feel ...... That's true. After a pause, Lin Ruhai looked at Chen Rong, who was sitting with him, and said, "Mian Ren, immediately take a team of salt dings, surround the Feng family in Beicheng, lock up all the Feng family men, and thoroughly investigate the case of the Qinghe Gang selling illicit salt." ”

Chen Rong's face changed suddenly when he heard this, but he didn't have the heart to intercede for the Feng family at all.

If a man is bent on death, God will not be able to save him.

Han Bin suddenly asked, "Is the Mei family clean?" ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and after a long silence, he said to Han Bin: "If you say that the salt is completely clean, you will not be credible. The Mei family also has some tricks, but in general, it is quite regular. ”

Han Bin snorted, raised his face like an old peasant, but his tone was extremely domineering, and said, "Only one Feng family is stabbed, and it can't deter people's hearts." Brother Ruhai, the new salt policy of the imperial court is imminent, which will be an unprecedented big change, and it will definitely touch the fundamental interests of the eight major salt merchants. Today, it is just the right time to borrow the heads of the Mei and Feng families to kill chickens and monkeys and deter rebellious thieves! You don't need to do this wicked man, the old man is the governor of Liangjiang and in charge of salt affairs, this first decree, let's start with the Feng family and the Mei family! ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, his brows furrowed deeply, and then he sighed helplessly......

I'm sorry, Mr. Fuong.

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Plum Garden, Mei Qingtang.

Partial hall.

Regarding Jia Qiang's cold words that almost tore her face, Mei Gu could only bear it with a shy face.

After all, the Mei family didn't want to really tear the skin with the Yanyuan Yamen, but just wanted to use today's birthday banquet to show their innocent attitude in front of the major families in Yangzhou Mansion.

As for the Lin family...... The Mei family still hopes to maintain the relationship between their in-laws secretly, and at a critical time, they also want to get Lin Ruhai's help.

Of course, it can only be said that hope is good......

But the reality is obviously very cruel.

At least judging from Jia Qiang's attitude, this time, the Mei family offended the Lin family and the Jia family in the capital.

Mei Gu hated it in her heart, but with a smile on her face, she repeatedly invited Jia Qiang to sit down.

Where Jia Qiang is still willing to sit, she is about to turn around and leave.

If it were himself, he would have forgiven a thing or two.

But he came on behalf of Lin Ruhai today, how could he suffer such a great humiliation?

Lin Ruhai has been shaking Yangzhou for more than ten years, and today Jia Qiang wants to sit in the side hall, which will make the Yangzhou group laugh Lin Ruhaiwei's fame.

It's just that Mei Gu didn't dare to stop Jia Qiang, and she didn't want Jia Qiang to be blocked by a pair of twins.

"The son from the capital is really a big man, and he sat with the young people of our Yangzhou Mansion, and he insulted you?"

"That is, they are all of the same generation, although you are from the powerful in the capital, we Yangzhou people are not comparable, but everyone is humiliating you when they sit together?"

These two twins are insidious and know how to stir up hatred.

Jia Qiang sneered and asked, "Who are you from the Mei family?" ”

The twins laughed together: "We are not the Mei family, my name is Feng Zuo (Feng You), and his name is Feng You (Feng Zuo)." ”

Jia Qiang glanced at the two of them, and said: "It turned out to be the Feng family, and I had only learned the Feng family's Qinghe Gang's ability to harm people in the Longmen Bureau before, and I thought it was just the Feng family's subordinates who did it viciously. If you only see the Qinghe Gang, you can't conclude that your Feng family is a person. But seeing the two of you like this today, you can conclude that your Feng family is despicable and shameless. ”

"Hahaha!"

No one is stupid, at first after listening to the words of the Feng family's twins, some people in the side hall may still be angry.

But as long as you think about it again, Jia Qiang came forward today to represent Lin Ruhai, and the words of the Feng family's twin sons seem a little vicious and ruthless.

It's just that they didn't expect that Jia Qiang would scold the Feng family so directly.

On weekdays, everyone is a decent person, and no matter how ruthless they are in private, at least they are still gentlemen on the surface.

Even if you tear your face, it's mainly "convincing people with reason", how have you ever seen such a fierce style?

The juniors in the side hall didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and laughed.

There were even more coaxing people, which made the Feng family twins furious, and then made the most regrettable action in their lives......

The two lost their minds in annoyance and anger, and actually wanted to fight Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang sneered, the age of the second middle school really did what the second middle school did.

It's just that this group of melons probably doesn't know that his identity on the surface is after Wuxun!

Following the arms grabbed by the two, Jia Qiang used his hand like lightning, hitting the numb tendons at the joints, and heard the two middle two teenagers "snort" in unison, hanging their arms and wanting to retreat.

But Jia Qiang's words were knives, which was originally to provoke the two sand sculpture boys and make them make a big deal out of it.

Now that the great work is about to be completed, how can he stop halfway?

Therefore, taking advantage of the collapse of the two sand sculpture brothers, they shot again, but this time, they saw blood......

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Mei Qingtang.

Mei Xun was talking to the four heads of the eight major salt merchants, the heads of the Feng family, the head of the Xu family, and other patriarchs of the local Xiangwang clan in Yangzhou Prefecture.

The content of the conversation was naturally that the new governor of Liangjiang would go to Jinling and would receive the right to inspect salt.

Bai, Shen, Wu, and the four salt merchant owners have changed their attitudes towards Feng Jian, and Bai Yuan, the head of the Bai family, said with a smile: "Brother Xixian, after the Yamen of the Salt Yuan is abolished, the Yangzhou Mansion will assume the responsibility of directly supervising the salt affairs, and at that time, the Feng family will be directly in charge of the task of arresting illicit salt." The rise of the Feng family is just around the corner. ”

Feng Jian said humbly when he heard this: "Where is it, the Feng family is just a small government official, how can it talk about rising or not?" Even if you can do something, it will only benefit the villagers. ”

If others say these words, most of the old foxes sitting here will not believe it.

But the Feng family is different, this is a local township that really rarely has trouble with the high gate.

Because he is in charge of the government office, everything that is asked to the door of the Feng family, as long as he can help, the Feng family can help, and the head of the family, Feng Jian, is a well-known upright gentleman and a bodhisattva.

So what he said, the heads of these families believed it.

Just when everyone wanted to be enthusiastic about Feng Jian again, they suddenly heard a burst of screams and commotion from the direction of the side hall.

Mei Xun, who didn't care about being overwhelmed, frowned and said to Mei Jiu: "Go and see, what's going on?" ”

However, before Mei Jiu went out, he saw the housekeeper Sun Cai running in in a hurry, with a clear slap on his face, and said anxiously: "Master, second master, no, that Jia Qiang is about to beat the two masters of the Feng family to death, and even his brother has been beaten ...... the fight."

"What?"

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