Yangzhou Tea Party is a famous event in the Great Song Dynasty, all dignitaries will go to Yangzhou to view the scenery and buy tea, but since it was held, I have never heard of the fact that the emperor went to Yangzhou Tea Party.

Even if it is said to be a civil activity, if the emperor participates, there will be a lot of defense at the tea party, and everyone will have a lot to consider.

Second, the emperor's participation is like an uncertain factor, before the big plan is completed, although it seems to be good at the moment, but Sai Weng lost his horse, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing, Xu Siye and Lu Xing had a little more worry in their hearts.

Time flows like water, and soon arrived at the Yangzhou Tea Party, Xu Siye and Lin Yu went to Yangzhou by boat, Xu Siye felt that this time was completely different from the last time he went to Yangzhou, there were obviously a lot more guards, and after going to Yangzhou, there were a lot more people selling tea than in previous years, and I don't know if it was because of the Yangzhou Tea Party, or to whitewash the peace.

"Why are there so many tea sellers this year? In previous years, it was less than half of this year's. "The Lin Mansion is one of the best families on the dock in Yangzhou, and Lin Yu naturally knows the true situation of the annual Yangzhou Tea Party.

Xu Siye thought to himself that it was to whitewash the peace, and the current emperor wanted to fight against Jin, but also did not give up, and made a diligent and loving appearance, so the convenience of coming to this Yangzhou tea party was that in the process of Shi Miyuan's struggle for power, he gained a lot of people's hearts, and the Xu Mansion was repaired, probably to recover the hearts of Xu Youcheng and his old ministers.

Xu Siye looked at the farmers selling tea on both sides of the river, and there were also boats transporting tea on the river, and he was indignant when he thought that he couldn't hear Wu Nong's soft words in the past.

"It looks like I won't be able to catch a fish today."

When Xu Siye laughed at himself because he was depressed because he couldn't fish because he was affected by the Yangzhou Tea Party, he heard a voice behind him.

"Brother Xu can't catch small fish, but there are still a few big fish that have fallen into Brother Xu's net, just waiting to take Brother Xu to collect the net." Xu Siye turned his head and saw that it was Lu Xing, who also came to this Yangzhou tea party in a small boat.

Xu Siye saw Lu Xing wearing gray clothes and soap boots, and when he asked, he learned that he had just returned from an errand, although Xu Siye was hard-hearted, he couldn't help but be moved when he saw this scene, and he had a friend who did his best for his own affairs.

"Brother Lu has worked hard, and there are some words that are beyond words, but Brother Lu's great kindness must be remembered in my heart." Xu Siye saluted Lu Xing, then straightened up, looking at the Qinhuai water in front of him, and his plan was about to be realized, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Brother Xu's plan this time is a big game of chess, which can change the business pattern of Yangzhou, but I don't know why Brother Xu, and Brother Xu has no business in Yangzhou, which makes the younger brother puzzled." Lu Xing looked at Xu Siye, who stood up straight in front of him, as if he was a junior who didn't know anything and asked his seniors for advice.

"Please forgive me for not being able to tell the truth, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely tell Brother Lu everything as it is," Xu Siye has been planning for a long time, and naturally he knows that the fewer people there are, the smaller the risk.

"The emperor is coming, how many people know the news this time, I don't know if releasing this news will affect Brother Lu's future." Xu Siye was worried about the landing star, so he asked.

"This time, there are guards in Yangzhou to protect the emperor's safety, and I am just a petty official who is not in the stream, even if the news is heard from other people's mouths, Brother Xu is to show it." Although Lu Xing didn't know that he would believe in Xu Siye so much, how could the bow have a turning arrow, he could only believe it unconditionally.

In the evening, the news of the emperor's arrival in Yangzhou was like a gust of wind that filled every street and alley in Yangzhou, and almost everyone was talking about the arrival of the emperor.

"Have you heard? This time, the emperor came to find the lost salt lead, and several generals were sent to find out, but the emperor had to come to check it himself, and it is said that the lost salt guide was bought. ”

I don't know when, the emperor came to check the news of the salt and was spread by everyone, everyone seemed to accept the news, after all, Yangzhou is in the center of commerce and trade, and the salt tax is an important economic source of the treasury, so the emperor came to check the salt It also makes sense.

The people in Yangzhou have not been affected much, but the mountains are shouting long live, and there are still people who sympathize with them, but in the middle of the Lin family's pine crane, they have already made a fuss.

"I told you a long time ago that the purchase of a large amount of salt is not reliable, and now that the emperor has come to investigate in person, whether we have anything to do with this matter or not, my Lin family will be swept into a place of no return."

"Even if the Lin family has nothing to do with this matter, the collusion between officials and businessmen alone is enough to wipe out the nine clans of the Lin family." At this time, Lin Yaohong sat in the position where Lin Yaojian usually sat at this time, and smashed a teacup that changed into a heavenly eye on the ground, and Lin Yaojian at the bottom didn't know how to refute.

"Huh."

Lin Yaojian's eyes revealed a bit of ridicule, "The third brother is blaming me, when I bought the salt guide, I didn't see the third brother oppose it so much, but instead clamored to share most of the profits from the salt, and now that something has happened, it is difficult to plant all the pots on me to protect myself." Although Lin Yaojian didn't have as many eyes as Lin Yaohong, he also heard the meaning of this.

"Now is not the time for the fourth child to quarrel, but to decide how to wipe us clean and avoid getting involved in this matter, otherwise you, me and the Lin family's century-old foundation will be burned, in my opinion, if you can spend money to settle this matter now, otherwise you can only sell all the salt you bought."

Lin Yaohong looked at Lin Yaojian, who was approaching madness in front of him, stroked his beard with his hand, and said unhurriedly.

"Now that the emperor is checking tightly, who dares to take the silver to do things for us, in my opinion, only selling all the salt is the right way, so as not to harm himself, otherwise he will earn money and have no life to spend, so what is the use."

Lin Yaojian saw that Lin Yaohong had vented the dissatisfaction in his heart before he calmed down and found a solution.

Lin Yaohong and Lin Yaojian discussed for a long time, but everyone still knew the news that the emperor was coming, it was impossible for anyone to take over the salt introduction, and the salt introduction would be like a hot potato, if anyone introduced too much salt, the emperor might be sentenced to death by the emperor at the next moment.

Although there is a fixed number of salt introductions, but the annual distribution power is in the hands of the salt officials, the distribution of salt quotations is very free, each family more or less relies on the salt industry to accumulate a large amount of family property, I don't know why the emperor personally came to check this year, so that each family was caught off guard, and the most affected is the Lin family with salt introduction as the main mode of operation.