After the Dragon Boat Festival, the situation in all aspects has improved significantly and rapidly. The opening of the waterway means the opening of trade routes and material channels, and since the arrival of the first batch of grain transferred from the south and the arrival of dozens of merchants, the hearts of the people in the capital have been greatly stabilized. The resumption of trade meant the end of the chaos, and the shrewd merchants, the sharpest of the noses, felt this keenly.

Of course, it was also a long sigh of relief for the new imperial court, because they had survived the most difficult period. Distributing military rations and the small amount of grain stored in the city to the people is actually a tightrope walk. If the trade routes cannot be opened quickly and food supplies are brought in, it will be a disaster. But now that the supply of food, materials and energy has continued to enter Beijing, it has avoided the dangerous situation of leaving the entire army and horses without food in order to help the people.

The boost of people's hearts has made the operation of the entire new dynasty positive and efficient. The entire bureaucracy has undergone almost a major reshuffle, and the style of conduct is completely different from before. The officials of the previous Great Zhou were lazy and redundant, and people were superficial, eating and waiting for death. The yamen clamped down layer by layer, passed the buck to each other, and things couldn't be done at all. But now, most of the officials of the new imperial court have changed, some have been transferred to the army, some have been selected temporarily, and clear responsibilities have begun to be divided among the yamen. So it's much better than before. Although there are still overlapping and contradictory bureaucratic structures throughout the Great Zhou, on the whole, they are on the right track.

With the stabilization of the situation in the capital, the operation of the imperial court was on the right track, and outside the imperial court, the attitude of the local people also began to change greatly. The main state capital in the south was on the ten-mile long hill, and Guo Kun had already expressed his allegiance at the beginning of his claim to the emperor and recognized the status of the new emperor. After Guo Kun entered Beijing, the imperial court issued a holy decree, urging all prefectures and prefectures to express their attitudes and positions, in fact, it was also a warning to the prefectures that were still waiting and watching in these places not to think about wrongdoing. As Lin Jue expected, around the Dragon Boat Festival, all parts of the country pledged their allegiance, and the excerpts to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne flew like snowflakes, and they expressed their allegiance to the new dynasty.

Not only that, but many governors of various state capitals also came to meet the new emperor in person, and led soldiers, horses, grain and grass to gather. Because everyone understands that the best way to show their attitude at this time is to come with food and supplies, soldiers and horses, and everything else is false. Whether you are a sincere supporter or want to speculate, you need to show your loyalty with practical actions.

Of course, there were people who wanted to speculate, but there were also people who were sincerely loyal to the new dynasty and knew that the imperial court was in a difficult time, so they came to help with all their hearts. On the morning of the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, Lin Jue received an old man.

That morning, when Lin Jue was talking with the lower officials in the public room of the political affairs hall, someone came to report that a local county magistrate had asked to see Lin Jue. Originally, these local officials arrived in Kyoto to be received by Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Hanqiu, and Lin Jue basically did not meet with them. Lin Jue's attitude towards these people was that things and soldiers and horses were left behind, but people didn't have to see them in person. At most, he attended a group banquet and met with them, but privately refused to be visited by these people many times. Because Lin Jue knew very well in his heart that with his current identity and status, it was not a good thing to live closely with these people. It's not that these people are all campers who disdain to see them, but that getting too close to them at the moment will not only make people have gossip about winning over people's hearts and forming gangs, but also create unnecessary obstacles to what they have to do in the future.

It was said that it was okay to form a gang, but Lin Jue himself didn't care about such words, after all, he himself was a gang. It is a fact that almost all the officials in the DPRK and China are his people. Lin Jue was worried about the latter,

If these people meet in private, they will inevitably have some personal contacts and face-saving friendships, but they will be constrained by what they will do in the future. And many of them came to the camp with a relationship, and they didn't want to be unhappy with them at this time. Because it's clear that now is not the time.

So when he heard that a local official asked to see him, Lin Jue refused without thinking about it. But the person who reported it said: The official said that he was the old man of Dashuai, and he had helped Dashuai at the beginning, but he just wanted to catch up with Dashuai.

When Lin Jue heard this, he hurriedly asked what was going on, and then he knew that the person he was asking to see was the county magistrate of Bohai County. Lin Jue immediately went out of the political hall to meet in person, this Tian Gui Lin Ke was indeed the person who had helped him, although that kind of help was unintentionally helped by him, in fact, he just used him. However, without Tian Guilin's help when he was in Bohai County, he would not have been able to reach Snake Island in the first place, nor would he have been able to gain insight into the maritime alliance between the imperial court and the Jurchens. At the same time, it is impossible to meet Yan Mingyue and have that unforgettable affection with her.

On the square in front of the government hall, Lin Jue saw Tian Guilin. In my memory, although Tian Guilin is short and fat, he is also very elegant and delicate. When I saw him for the first time at the Sihai Inn in Bohai County, he was wearing a green official robe, although he was funny, he was also steady. But the Tian Guilin I saw at this moment was wearing a dirty robe all over his body, his hair was tied in a bun on the top of his head, and he was holding his trousers and stepping on a pair of broken boots, looking like a mountain villager. The only thing that made Lin Jue feel familiar was the strong smell of dried seafood emanating from the bodies of Tian Guilin and the more than 100 haggard-faced and ragged people standing behind him. Back then, Lin Jue pretended to be a merchant who collected dried seafood in Bohai County, and he had been in the company of these dried seafood for a long time, and the smell in his nose lingered for several months.

"Tian County Order? Oops, it's you. Hahaha, I thought they were joking, but I didn't expect you to come. Lin Jue laughed and stepped forward.

Tian Guilin's dark face showed a smile, and he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and saluted: "Xiaguan Tian Guilin has seen Lin Xiang. Lin Xiang actually recognized Xia Guan, which really surprised Xia Guan. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly helped him up and said, "Why don't you recognize it?" I was deeply impressed by the Tian County Order, and if it wasn't for the help of the Tian County Order in Bohai County, I wouldn't have been able to do anything. ”

Tian Guilin said with a smile: "Lin Xiang is saying, can't you transport the seafood goods you received?" ”

Lin Jue blinked at Tian Guilin, and the two of them burst into laughter at the same time. What Tian Guilin said was that Lin Jue pretended to be a businessman and collected dried seafood in Bohai County.

"Lin Xiang, do you still know him?" Tian Guilin asked one of the more than a hundred ragged men standing far behind him.

Lin Jue squinted his eyes and looked closely, and suddenly laughed and said, "Ah Sheng? Isn't that the offspring? I was a little attendant for a few days. ”

Tian Guilin sighed: "Lin Xiang actually hasn't forgotten this little offspring, it's really emotional." People say that Lin is very good to the poor people, and this time I can believe it. A person who can remember a young descendant of a poor family who has been with him for a few days must be a person who cares about the poor people. Ah Sheng, haven't you come to see Lin Xiang yet? ”

The latter Ah Sheng hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute Lin Jue, and shouted: "Ah Sheng kowtowed to the master." ”

Lin Jue pulled him up and looked at him. At the beginning, Lin Jue needed to understand the situation in Bohai County, so he hired Ah Sheng as his little follower, first, to run errands conveniently, and secondly, to see that he was poor, so he took the opportunity to give him some help. At that time, Ah Sheng was still a thin teenager, but a few years passed, though

is still thin, but he is a head taller, and his face has a little more determination, and he has grown from a poor boy to a young man.

"Ah Sheng, why are you still wearing open-toed boots? When I first saw you, you wore bare-toed boots, and you stepped on the snow and ice in the winter. How is this still the case? Lin Jue looked down and saw Ah Sheng's big feet outside, and couldn't help laughing.

Ah Sheng scratched his head and said shyly: "It was originally good, but after walking all the way, it was broken." It was not convenient to go barefoot, so I wore shoes when I entered the city. ”

Lin Jue nodded, turned his head and instructed a personal guard, "Give him your boots to wear." ”

The guard didn't say a word, took off his brand-new riding boots and sent them to Ah Sheng, Ah Sheng hurriedly waved his hand, and said again and again: "Don't you dare, master, don't you dare." ”

Tian Guilin said: "Haisheng, take it, this is the boots that Lin Xiang gave you, just take it." It's indecent to bare your toes, but this is the capital, not our small Bohai county. ”

Ah Sheng took it with a thousand thanks, and happily held it in his arms, happy.

Lin Jue turned his head and asked Tian Guilin: "How did Tian County Ling come all the way to the capital?" Bohai County is not close to here. ”

Tian Guilin said with a smile: "The new emperor ascended the throne, how could the lower officials not come to congratulate?" Although Xiaguan is only a small county order, he is naturally overjoyed to get this news. In addition, when he heard that Lin Xiang led the Luoyan army to conquer the capital and fought with the Jurchens, he was even more excited. Thinking that if I could see Lin Xiang, then I would have no regrets. I didn't expect to see it. All over the country are supporting supplies and soldiers, I know that the imperial court is about to fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens, and although my small coastal county is remote, I must also do my part. No, I took a group of more than 100 brothers and came with some small property. My small Bohai county is barren, and I can only support these things and these more than 100 manpower. It may not be worth mentioning at all, but it is a part of the heart of the Bohai Navy. ”

Tian Guilin pointed to the shade of the trees on the side of the square in the distance, where four or five large carts were parked. A dozen drivers were standing in the shade of the trees and looking this way. From time to time, officials and servants passed by the car, but they immediately covered their noses and fled, looking extremely embarrassed.

Lin Jue and the others walked quickly, and they smelled a fishy smell wafting in the wind from a distance, and Lin Jue immediately understood what was on the car. Sure enough, when I got closer, I saw that the five carts were full of smoked and dried seafood. The smell of seafood is strong, and standing next to the car is like entering an abalone, and the smell is suffocating.

Seeing Lin Jue frowning, Tian Guilin said with some embarrassment: "There is really nothing to give to the imperial court, the only thing we can take out there is these dry goods." It's still up to each family to get together. Don't be surprised by Lin Xiang. ”

Lin Jue sighed and said softly, "How can I meet the monster?" I'm impressed. These are not ordinary dried seafood, these are the people's ardent expectations and spurs for the imperial court. These things in that place in Bohai are their rations, and after such a long time, the local people in Bohai will inevitably be poor. At this time, take out these things and send them, they are more precious than gold. Thank you Tian County for the order, I have accepted these things, not only will I accept them, but I will tell the emperor and the officials in the court tomorrow how much the people support and expect the court. These things may be difficult to swallow, but tomorrow I will let them appear in the rice bowls of the emperor's officials and soldiers, so that they can taste the suffering of the people's livelihood and the meaning of the people's fists. ”

When Tian Guilin heard this, his face was solemn, and he bowed to Lin Jue respectfully and said: "Lin Xiang is in charge of the government, and my Great Zhou will definitely prosper." The lower officials admired it to the fullest. ”