Chapter 161: Filling the Hole
Things are often so evil, and it is easy to turn around at critical moments, sometimes bringing hope, and sometimes there will be moths!
Seeing that the grain merchants in Hangzhou were panicked and restless, they were on the verge of collapse, and when the grain price war was about to be won a big victory, there happened to be obstacles and troubles, and the officials of the third division who were responsible for checking and closing the positions arrived!
The official who came is named Zhang Mingyuan, and he is currently the arrest officer of the Changping case of the degree branch division!
In the Song Dynasty, the three divisions included three parts: salt and iron, degree branch, and household capital, and the highest governor called the three envoys, known as the prime minister, equivalent to the minister of finance, and was responsible for tax and financial affairs.
Among them, the number of the world's financial endowments is in charge of each year, and its entry and exit are controlled for the purpose of the state. That is to say, the taxes, income and expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty were all controlled by them, and the power and role were not ordinarily large. Its commander is the degree support envoy, and there are many subordinates under him, who are in charge of various affairs.
According to the details of the affairs in charge, the division is divided into eight cases and eight things, including eight cases such as hand giving, money and silk, Changping, and shipping, and the division of labor is very clear. For example, the money silk case is in charge of the spring and winter clothes in the army, the hundred officials are in charge, the money and silk are hidden in the left, and the incense medicine is easy. The shipping case is in charge of the Bianhe, Guangji, Caihe Caoyun, bridges, folding, three taxes, etc.
The Changping case is in charge of the state leveling, and the "staker" is to buy grain, and the level is naturally to stabilize the grain price, and the management is the Changping position of the state, and the official superior yamen of the serious. Each case has a judge, under whom is the Confucian officer, the arrest officer, and the assistant of the arrest officer.
Zhang Mingyuan is a hook officer, and his status is not very high, but he can be regarded as going out of Beijing by order this time, and he was sent by the three divisions. It needs to be paid attention to to how much, although the things under its jurisdiction are not big and the power is limited, but the partiality has restrained Lin Zhao's throat.
And the rhythm of this guy is very fast, and the arrangements made by the third division have delayed a lot of time, Zhang Mingyuan acted very quickly after receiving the order, and immediately set off for Qiantang County. The most important thing is that this guy is taking a dry road, although it is hard, but the speed is very fast.
Few people knew that he was implicated in a case back then, and it was Tang Jie, who was still in the Imperial History Observatory at the time, to find out the truth and help him avenge his grievances. Therefore, he has always cited Tang Xianggong as a benefactor and is grateful to Dade. After Tang Jie's death, he has been haunted by it, and like most people, he believes that he was killed by Lin Zhao.
Although he has the heart to take revenge, in the end, he is soft-spoken and his ability is limited. During that time, Lin Zhao was also impeached, but all those pieces were thrown into the corner by Emperor Zhao Xu. It's been almost a year since the incident, but Zhang Mingyuan has always been haunted, thinking that there would be no chance to take revenge, but he didn't expect to wait for a god-given opportunity.
When the Third Division wanted to check the Changping positions in various places, he, as an official of the Changping case, could participate in it justifiably. As for why he came to Qiantang County, it was because the county commander Lin was famous, and ordinary people didn't want to provoke him. So Zhang Mingyuan took over this hot potato, for him, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He firmly believes that Lin Zhao is busy implementing the green seedling method, and it is impossible for him to close the position without a trace of mistakes. As long as there is a problem, he will make a big fuss and ask Lin Zhao to look good, so as to comfort Tang Xianggong's spirit in the sky.
So, as soon as he received the appointment, he immediately set off. Instead, he left behind the Lu brothers, who set off first and took the waterway. He was worried that someone would report the news, Lin Zhao had already prepared, and the purpose was to kill Lin Zhao by surprise.
Lin Zhaoyuan is in Hangzhou, and the news is not very well-informed, and he doesn't know about the three divisions' investigation and regular liquidation. After Wang Yan learned about this before, he instructed Lu Huiqing to remind Lin Zhao that they had some friendship with each other, and they were barely their own people.
Wang Yan didn't know what he was entrusting, Lu Huiqing's purpose was to kill Lin Zhao with a knife, where would he warn him in advance? The final result was that Zhang Mingyuan had already crossed Taihu Lake, and Lin Zhao got the news!
It was really caught off guard, which made Hangzhou's originally good situation change in an instant.
The happiest thing belongs to Lu Ji, it can be said that at the last moment, when he was about to despair, hope came.
The third division came to send someone to check Chang to close the position, and Lu Ji almost laughed out loud when he heard the news. He knew very well that the reason why Meng's grain store was able to support it for so long was because of the use of Changping grain. Now, the imperial court has sent someone to investigate, how should Lin Zhao make up for this shortfall?
It's happy to think about it, Lin Zhao moved public funds and used the court's Changping grain, but he was drunk. No one is right, then the price of food in Hangzhou is up to ...... "Big brother, it's really the road to the sky, Da Lang finally made a move!" Lu Shan's face was full of smiles, and it was completely a feeling of escaping death.
Maybe it was because he had been suppressed for too long, but suddenly Lu Ji was very happy, and he laughed rarely: "Yes, I finally caught up!" "He's under a lot of pressure these days.
"Hehe, if Da Lang doesn't make a move, he will go straight to the point as soon as he makes a move, this time Lin Zhao will be embarrassed!" Lu Shan had a gloating expression and a smug smile on his face.
At this moment, you just need to wait for the arrival of Lu Shengqing and Lu Heqing brothers with joy, and watch the show together!
The other grain merchants in Hangzhou were finally relieved, and they had secretly learned the news that Lin County's order might be supporting the Meng family with the grain reserves that were often closed. Now, this source is about to be cut off, and there is no cheap grain on the ground in Hangzhou, so ...... Many people have already started counting money in their dreams.
Of course, there are also some intelligent people, or people with high vision, who are keenly aware of the crisis. Lu Ji said that he had waited for five days, and there was a turnaround.
It's just that they didn't expect that the turnaround would be like this!
The three divisions of the Great Song Dynasty were all involved, how could Lu Ji know that the imperial court would send people? Thinking of the rumors before, it is possible that the Lu family really has a backstage in the imperial court, and they can actually invite the third division!
This matter is no longer a commercial competition, it has risen to the point of a court fight, and if you don't get it right, something will happen. Although the current situation seems to be favorable to the Lu family, God knows what will happen next. After experiencing the previous Hangzhou rebellion and the illegal salt case, as long as you are a Hangzhou person with a heart, how dare you despise the Lin County Order? The county kings have all fallen, could it be that the people behind the Lu family are even more powerful than the county kings?
Money is good, but you have to live to spend it. Hoarding and raising the price of grain is a risky thing, and if the court really wants to punish the crime, they can't run away one by one. Presumably, Lin Xianling was also concerned about the people behind the Lu family, and at the same time, there was no real evidence, so he couldn't bear it.
Now that the Lin County Order is in a hurry, it's hard to say what will happen? There is a way for officials to protect each other, if something really happens, the government may not move the Lu family, but what about them? Maybe they will all become scapegoats.
For a while, many people were a little apprehensive, for more rational people, how much money is not so important at the moment, how to get out of the body is the most important.
However, it is easy to get on a thief ship, but it is difficult to get on a thief ship, and many people regret it. At the beginning, he was greedy for a while, and followed Qinghe to do hoarding and strange things, and listened to Lu Ji's words, but now he has been kidnapped by the Lu family to some extent. But if you want to get out, it's not without a chance, it depends on how you choose!
In fact, this is a gamble, can Lin County Ling win the gambling thing, or is the person behind the Lu family more powerful? So this belated knife did help Lu Ji save the situation and pull back from the brink of death. But to some extent, it also planted an even bigger crisis, which made more people shaken and went to the middle ground of wait-and-see.
As for how the grain merchants will choose next, it depends on the outcome of the confrontation between the Lin County Order and the Zhang Hook Officer! Everyone is waiting to see!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ when Lin Zhao received the news, Zhang Mingyuan had already crossed Taihu Lake and would arrive at Qiantang within a few days.
The people of the third division suddenly wanted to check and close the position, which made Lin Zhao a little surprised, and he went straight to Hangzhou, it was still such a critical moment, which was a little unusual. However, the three divisions have always been at odds with the regulations of the three divisions, not like Lu Huiqing's actions!
Lin Zhao had doubts in his heart, and he was even more worried, obviously the chapter had already been sent to Bianjing, why did the emperor still order an investigation? Is it that Emperor Zhao Ji did not receive the recital, or did he not think so, and intended to do so?
If it is the latter, the consequences are quite dire. I don't know if it's impossible, after all, in Zhao Ji's mind, the most important thing at the moment is the Qingmiao Law, and it is normal for the emperor to be angry in his heart if this matter is delayed.
But Lin Zhao felt that it shouldn't be like this, through several contacts with Zhao Ji, this young emperor was not this kind of person, at least he wouldn't be so impulsive and turn his face so quickly to deny it.
So something must have gone wrong? Funnily enough, on the same day, the sunken ship was finally salvaged from the Jiangnan River in Suzhou, and the sunken post boat was found.
The stagecoach sank, and the concert sank to the bottom of the river, which is a result that makes people laugh and cry. The consequences and implications of what is most critical are severe.
Without a recital, it cannot be proved that Lin Zhao had a recital before. Then the surname will become private, and the grain will be closed privately. And from beginning to end, in order to make it difficult for the merchants to lose their heads and facilitate the maintenance of the market, Lin Zhao was selling grain with the help of Meng's grain store to stabilize grain prices.
But it is also likely to be said to be a use of power for personal gain, or even embezzlement of public funds, the key depends on what others think, in short, what is needed is evidence.
Now the only one who is proving his innocence is Zhizhou Zhao Luan. Mr. Zhao has always been known for his iron-faced selflessness and is very prestigious, and his testimony should be very convincing!
It's just that Zhao Luan will definitely help himself 100%? Will Mr. Zhao be implicated in this incident? Now it's hard to say, and it's impossible to say. So you have to take precautions, at least you have to deal with Zhang Mingyuan first!
But what to do?
The grain that has been closed in Qiantang County has almost bottomed out, how should I explain it to the third division when the time comes? Not only that, but he also owes Cai Jing a lot of food, and he used to yin the people and put Cai Jing on the boat, and now he can no longer affect others.
But where can we find so much food to fill the deficit at one time?
If you can't fill it in, the consequences will inevitably be serious. One is that there are very few people who want to impeach themselves, and maybe they will be convicted. On the other hand, Hangzhou's grain market, which has only been able to improve, is afraid that it will be a mess again, and it is the people who will be hurt after all.
This is what Lin Zhao does not want to see. For today's plan, food is the key, Lin Zhao feels that he has to meet someone, try his best, and "fill" this hole!
(To be continued)