A series of personnel changes and institutional reforms in the Great Song Dynasty shook Bianjing. When the newspaper arrived in Hangzhou, it was like a boulder falling from the sky, and the waves on the calm West Lake were suddenly churning.

Although it is imperative for Wang Anshi to enter the phase, it is a matter of time, but the news still shocked many people. In particular, the establishment of the Three Divisions and Regulations Department is almost a transcendent existence that controls the lifeblood of the Great Song Dynasty, which makes many people uncomfortable. In the city of Hangzhou, everyone has their own ideas and plans.

"Big brother, Wang Anshi is participating in political affairs, so Lin Zhao must not be more arrogant?" Zhao Zhongshan was worried, although they were the children of the clan, they were 108,000 miles away from Zai in terms of power.

Zhao Zhongye, the prince of Dongyang County, sneered: "What are you afraid of?" Zhao Ji is really bold, let them toss. I'm here to see what kind of trouble he can make with Wang Anshi? ”

Hangzhou Zhizhou Zheng Zheng was on the wrong path with Wang Anshi from the beginning, and the demotion of officials had a lot to do with this, so he was very annoyed. The reform has not yet begun, and there is already serious resistance. I yawned as I sighed, and I only felt very tired. At present, all the government affairs in Hangzhou are on him, and I don't know when the new general sentence will arrive?

Qiantang Chen Mansion, Chen Hong is indignant, Wang Anshi is the prime minister, holding the power of the world, his "minion" Lin Zhao must be more arrogant, wouldn't it be more difficult to take revenge in the future? Also, I heard that Mu Sihong, the head of Jiangning, came to Hangzhou, and she is as beautiful as jade, but it is a pity that she has never seen her face, which is really a pity. As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly felt itchy, but unfortunately he was grounded at home by his father, and he couldn't get out!

By the West Lake, on the Leifeng Pagoda, a man who had been standing for a while got the news and snorted coldly: "Zhao Ji...... If you don't take your ancestors' foundation seriously, this is to finish the Great Song Dynasty! ”

A beautiful young woman behind her walked slowly and said lightly: "It's not my own little by little hard work, naturally I don't cherish it, what's the use of you being in a hurry?" It's hard to say about this matter for the time being, maybe ...... That's a good thing for us! ”

The man hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, if it causes chaos in the world, it is best to be unpopular...... In this way, we have a few more chances! ”

The young woman said in a flat tone: "Don't dream in vain for now, get back my mother's things, and accumulate strength is the most important thing." It's just that Zhao Zongyong's father and son watched it so closely...... Alas, the top priority is to muddy the waters of Hangzhou, so that they have no time to take care of other things......"

"Well, fishing in troubled waters is the best strategy." The man thought deeply and said: "I thought that this Lin Zhao would break the peace of Hangzhou, but I didn't expect him to be quiet, it is not a way to go on in the long run." ”

"The Song official family sent a hairy boy, it's really whimsical, if you want to open up the situation, how ......can it be so easy" The young woman kept a disdainful sneer on her face, and muttered: "Why don't we help him, since there is no wind and no waves, how about pushing the waves to help the trouble?" ”

"This ......" The man hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, let Li Feng push it from there, but be careful, don't dare to trap ourselves in...... You say, if they fall, will we die and our teeth will be cold? The man seemed to be a little worried and worried. ”

"You can rest assured, how much money can you have with that little sea salt alone?" The young woman's eyes were above the top, and she said disdainfully: "Can it be compared to my family's savings in two Zhejiang and thirteen states, a hundred years?" As long as you take it out, you will be rich! ”

"Okay, that's what Madame said, but Li Feng is still very useful to us, try to be careful!" The man gave a command, and was very accommodating to the young woman between words.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lin Zhao got the news from Shen Kuo, and just smiled lightly, it was completely expected, nothing to make a fuss about.

At present, the reform of the law is about to begin, but it is still unknown whether it can be implemented smoothly and what the outcome will be, and it is a long process with a long way to go.

This is a matter that the emperor and the prime minister worry about, and they don't need to worry about a small promotion officer, and they also have their own worries at the moment. Recently, it seems that every time he is just playing in the mountains and rivers to engage in scientific research, Lin Zhao has never forgotten his business and has never been idle. Inadvertently through the Shen family, Lin Zhao already had a preliminary understanding of the situation in Hangzhou, which was of great help to him to gain a firm foothold.

Of course, the most important thing is to look forward to the news of Su An. Since he arrived in Hangzhou, Lin Zhao has assigned him another task and let him leave first. If there has been a robbery and killing, there will not be a second one, and in the city of Hangzhou, personal safety is still guaranteed.

Su Bozhou is still very efficient, and he has brought very valuable returns after more than ten years.

"Bo Zhou, how is the situation?" Lin Zhao hurriedly asked, he had no clue for more than ten years, and he was really a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Su An said in a low voice: "Childe, I have visited many coastal villages these days, and I have also gone to see the salt pans by the sea, and the people who dry salt are very hard. I inquired secretly, and the output of sea salt has been good in recent years......"

Lin Zhao was puzzled: "But the report received by the imperial court shows that the salt production of Liangzhejiang Road has declined very much in the past two years!" ”

"The people who dried the salt said that the government often went to buy sea salt...... However, the price has not been high...... Even many fishermen were pulled back to dry the salt...... It can be seen that the people who rely on sea salt for food are living in real hardship......" Seeing many miserable situations in the past few days, Su An couldn't bear it.

The number of people has increased, but the production has decreased? Lin Zhao shook his head lightly and asked again, "What about the sale of illicit salt among the common people?" "I remember that in the feudal era of the salt and iron official camp, the situation of selling illicit salt in the southeast has always existed. This is the case in previous dynasties, such as Zhang Shicheng, who rebelled at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, who started as a smuggler of salt.

"Yes, but as far as I know, there are fewer and fewer private salt dealers...... On the way, I heard the news that there was originally a salt gang of hundreds of people in Yuhang County, which was famous, but it was attacked two years ago, with heavy casualties, several dead, and the living were all disabled...... They are smugglers of salt, and they dare not report it to the government...... In this kind of case, the government usually handles it with a salt lord brawl, and it will not take care of it at all...... In the past, selling smuggled salt was at most caught by the government and subjected to some prisons, at least there would be no death, but this time...... Many were terrified...... Only a few people are forced to take risks......"

Lin Zhao was silent, selling illicit salt was a crime against the wind, and most of them were also desperate haha, although it was illegal, it was pitiful. I can't imagine that there will be such a tragic experience, who is so ruthless?

"By the way, do you know the price of salt on Liangzhejiang Road?" Lin Zhao mentioned another issue.

Su An said: "Normal, together with the nearby Jiangnan East and West, Huainan Road, the price of salt has been quite stable. ”

"In this way, supply and demand are no problem, there are still so many people, the amount of salt has not changed much, the price has not changed, but the output has decreased, which is obviously not normal......"

Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "It seems that there is indeed a problem with the salt affairs of Liangzhejiang Road, and the imperial court shows that the salt production of Liangzhejiang has decreased by four to fifty percent in recent years...... But from what we know so far, it doesn't seem to be the case......"

"How so?" Su An was very surprised.

Lin Zhao said lightly: "Hmph, that's it, it seems that the water on Liangzhejiang Road is very deep!" ”

That's right, Emperor Zhao sent Lin Zhao to Hangzhou this time, and the purpose was one word - salt!

In ancient times, salt, iron, copper, and even tea were all government-run, which was also a very important source of taxes for the imperial court.

In ancient times, salt was produced in a variety of ways, sea salt was eaten in the southeast, pond salt was produced in the northwest area of Bingzhou, and well salt was produced in Sichuan and Shu in the southwest. Among them, the proportion of sea salt is very large, and the southeast region, Jianghuai and Zhejiang are important sea salt producing areas, which are naturally the heavy salt tax areas.

But since the first year of Yingzong's reign, in the past five or six years, the salt production of Liangzhejiang Road has decreased year by year, and it can even be said that it has plummeted. Compared with the heyday of Renzong in his later years, it has been reduced by almost half. At the same time, the salt tax has been greatly reduced.

The reason given by the Liangzhejiang Road is that the sea people are passive and sabotage, as well as natural reasons, the production of sea salt has been greatly reduced. The supervision of the imperial history could not find out the reason, and for some other reasons, Emperor Yingzong never asked.

But when it came to Zhao Ji, the situation not only did not improve, but also worsened. Daddy's historical legacy asked, Zhao Ji couldn't tolerate it, so he naturally had to solve it. Reform and reform require a lot of money, and the salt tax in Zhejiang and Zhejiang is of great significance. Of course, Zhao Ji has always done things one ring after another, and likes to make a fuss behind his back, and this time is no exception.

It is inconvenient to blatantly send someone to investigate, and it is estimated that it will not be possible to find out the reason. After thinking about it, Zhao Ji must start from the root and find a proper solution. At this time, Lin Zhao "made a mistake", so he took the opportunity to demote Lin Zhao to Hangzhou.

With sufficient reasons, ability, and loyalty, Lin Zhao is definitely the best choice. Zhao Ji didn't expect to hide anyone, at least the goal of startling the snake was achieved. After that, it depends on Lin Zhao's ability, once the clues are found, he will give full support and deal with it with thunderous means.

The task is arduous, and Lin Zhao knows very well that the people behind the scenes will definitely defend themselves, and it is likely that it will be difficult to move forward alone. Fortunately, Su An followed, and there was a reliable person available by his side. So he went out for a secret visit, and he really gained a lot...... What if you just know the inside story? According to the current situation, the problem of illegal salt trafficking on Liangzhejiang Road is not small. On such a scale, it is impossible for some hawkers to make a small fight, so it must involve a wide range of people, and even some local officials on Liangzhejiang Road are not very clean.

Lin Zhao, who is powerful and resistant, is not afraid, but where to start? There's no breakthrough at the moment! Having a weak heart and doing nothing is the most painful thing.

Just when Lin Zhao was entangled, a fragrant invitation was sent to the door, inviting him to visit West Lake in the evening. The three small characters at the end of the payment are clearly visible...... Mu Sihong!

(To be continued)