"Master!"

A big boat rowed over, and several big men stepped out of the cabin and saluted the old man Dong Qianli.

"Hmm. ”

Dong Qianli didn't say anything, stepped on the big ship, and walked straight into the cabin.

The boat was naturally cleaned up by the subordinates.

After Dong Qianli walked into the cabin, he sat down straight.

"Sect Master, please use tea. ”

With this voice, a cup of fragrant tea was served, and a young man stood on the side of Dong Qianli.

From that voice, it could be heard that it was the person who was talking to Dong Qianli in the cabin just now.

Dong Qianli glanced at him and asked, "Fang Cheng, you are the envoy of my Qinglian Sect, the old man competed with that Lin Zhao just now, what can you see?"

Fang Chengdao: "This person has sufficient internal strength, and he is calm and relaxed until the end, which shows that his charm is sufficient, and his internal breath is long, if you talk about martial arts, it is second to none in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Not bad!" Dong Qianli nodded and said: "Lin Zhao is only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, but the old man tried his best, but he couldn't win, I'm afraid that I will teach the upper and lower levels, even if I invite those old-timers out, he will not be his opponent." There is such a master around this Lin Yushi, if we are hostile to it in Yangzhou, can we end well?"

"What the sect leader said is very true! We can not go to Yangzhou first, but my sect has a great cause, and the sale of private salt is a great source of wealth for my sect, if we give up, I am afraid that it will ......."

"Who said we had to give up?" Dong Qianli smiled: "We still have to go to Yangzhou, but we must wait and see what happens!"

"Yes!" Although Fang Cheng promised, he still looked puzzled.

......

To describe Lin Zhao at this time, I am afraid that this white strip in the waves will commit suicide in shame.

Lin Zhao's speed of treading water was incomparable even to the flying eagles in the sky.

When Lin Zhao crossed the Yangtze River twice, Lin Jiafu's boat had already sailed far away, but Lin Zhao had already caught up with it in just one meal.

His move to swim the Yangtze River like this shocked not only the boatmen on the river, but also the boatmen and sailors on this lucky ship.

They have traveled south and north for so many years, and they have also seen water men who dare to cross the Yangtze River, but they have never seen people with such good water characteristics.

Lin Ruhai watched his son jump up from the water and fall lightly on the boat, listening to the loud cheers of the sailors and servants on the deck, the corners of his eyes twitched, he sighed softly, and said, "Go take a bath, come to my room, your mother is waiting for you." ”

Lin Zhao smiled and went to take a bath.

After washing, I went to my parents' room.

There are three floors on the deck of the ship, with bilge for cargo, horses and sedan chairs, and livestock and forage for driving the runners.

On the first floor lived sailors, boatmen and valets.

The second floor is the place where several Qing guests and worshippers live.

The third floor is where the inner family lives, one is where Lin Ruhai and his wife live, one is where Lin Zhao lives, and the other is where his sister Lin Daiyu lives.

Of course, there are maids and maids everywhere.

Lin Zhao walked into his parents' room, but saw the cheap father Lin Ruhai and the cheap old lady Jia Min sitting precariously, and his sister Lin Daiyu was also sitting there, very dignified, but when he looked at Lin Zhao, he couldn't help revealing a trace of worry.

Although she is only five or six years old, she is more intelligent and sensible than twenty-five or sixteen-year-old adults, and knows that her brother seems to have "caused a big disaster". made his parents worried, for fear that his father would punish his brother.

In addition, those mothers-in-law and maids also stood with serious faces, holding their breath and solemnly, which showed that the master was in a rage.

Just when the atmosphere was stagnant, Lin Zhao walked in, and Lin Ruhai shouted with a cold face: "Zhao'er, don't kneel down for me yet!"

"Father, what is this trying to do?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhao, who usually behaves very filial and respects his parents, did not listen to his father's words and actions this time, but sat down on a chair and said with a smile: "Father, I swam in the Yangtze River, and I only felt that the pride in my chest was full of pride, and it was also very beneficial for my father to serve as a salt patrol in Yangzhou, but my father was fooling around." ”

"You, you, you rebel and have the face to say!"

Lin Ruhai's face changed slightly, and his eyes were full of coldness when he looked at Lin Zhao, and he said angrily: "This river is wide and deep, if there is a bad one, as the eldest son, how can you let your parents live?"

Jia Min also said: "Zhao'er, don't apologize to your father, you are messing around, aren't you being laughed at, saying that my Lin family has no tutor." ”

Lin Zhao smiled slightly: "Thousands of miles across the Yangtze River, extremely eye-catching Chu Tianshu, it is the work of a heroic hero once in five thousand years, I imitate the heroic hero, in order to show my father's face, I am afraid that my father does not know, from now on, the few offerings sent by the emperor to my father's side will not dare to let go of the slightest thorn in front of my father!"

"You rebel, you dare to be cunning...... What did you just say?" Lin Ruhai was shocked, and couldn't help but look at Lin Zhao with a look of surprise.

He went to Yangzhou to serve as a salt inspector, which seemed to be a noble position, but in fact he was walking on thin ice.

Because the salt merchants in Yangzhou are powerful, and the backstage behind them is all connected to the capital, and they can even have a relationship with the people around the emperor, which is not easy to mess with.

But the new emperor's accession to the throne was the time to consolidate power, and it required a large sum of money.

This Lin Ruhai was originally a talent when the new emperor was in the palace, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he naturally has to do his best to be loyal and go to the fire for the emperor.

Therefore, he took over the position of inspecting the salt imperial history, and the purpose was to take money from the salt merchants in Yangzhou and raise the salt taxes that had been lost over the years.

But these Yangzhou salt merchants are not easy to mess with, they have money in their hands, they have a lot of thugs, and the forces behind them also hold power, and there are not a few martial arts masters in their hands to protect them, so they are afraid that they will be swallowed alive by this group of salt rats as soon as they enter Yangzhou.

Therefore, the emperor arranged for seven or eight royal families to be worshiped to protect the safety of Lin Ruhai's family.

This is also the standard configuration of Yangzhou's salt patrol imperial history for so many years.

But after all, this matter cannot be used as a façade, it is all an unspoken rule that has been agreed upon, and ordinary people will not say it easily.

In addition, these offerings have been serving the emperor, and now they are taking care of a small Zhengliupin official, of course, they are arrogant and arrogant, and there is no one in their eyes.

Lin Ruhai knew that he planned to slowly influence them.

But he never expected to be broken by his son, who was only sixteen years old.

Lin Zhao pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "Father doesn't know, when those worshippers first came, their eyes were above the top, and they were very arrogant, but after I swam in the water, when these people looked at me, they didn't have any temper at all. There was a look of admiration in their eyes, they didn't respect me as the son of the salt patrol imperial history. ”

"What do they respect you?"

"Of course, I respect my divine skills, my fists are sharp, I dare to be arrogant in front of me, and they have no place to reason if they hammer it!"

"You...... You ......" Lin Ruhai was angry for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

However, Jia Min heard Lin Zhao's words, and saw that he had made his father angry, and he had the intention to save face for Lin Ruhai, so he sneered: "Zhao'er, why do you say such nonsense, your father is a dignified salt patrol, and those salt merchants must not stammer with him? If your fist is useful, why doesn't the country send a general to sit in Yangzhou? Why do you want to send your father, the doctor of Lantai Temple?"

Lin Zhao said: "What my mother said is true. ”

His words seemed to be obedient to his mother's words, but in fact, his tone was indifferent, more perfunctory. And as he spoke, his eyes were still looking at Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai looked at him like this, a wave of anger arose, and he couldn't help asking: "It's as if you know everything, do you think you can clean up those salt merchants with your fists alone?"

Lin Zhao smiled faintly: "In the past ten years, the annual salt tax has decreased year by year, and last year, the salt tax was only collected by two million taels, father, am I right?"

"Humph!"

Lin Ruhai snorted coldly.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had a report, and the officials all included it, and Lin Zhao could see the content of the report from Lin Ruhai, which showed that he had a heart. But that's all, I can't say anything.

Lin Zhao continued: "The national dynasty produced 600 million catties of salt a year, and the price of one catty of salt was three coins of silver, which is a total of 180 million taels of silver. Among them, the two Huaihuai salt occupy 400 million catties, that is, 120 million taels of silver. According to the tax rate of ten taxes and one of the ten taxes of the dynasty, you can get 12 million taels of silver. But last year, it only received 1.5 million taels, not even a fraction. ”

Looking at his stunned parents, Lin Zhao said lightly: "If you don't have a strong fist, just rely on my father's mere salt patrol imperial history, I'm afraid I won't be able to get anything!"

"But...... However, you can't just use your fists......" Lin Ruhai swallowed his saliva and said weakly.

The son has investigated the salt administration more carefully than his own Lao Tzu, what qualifications does he have to preach?

"In the face of absolute power, their little intrigue and intrigue can't hold up at all. Father, I will use my ya-nai tricks to make them cry and shout for taxes. ”

Lin Zhao's tone was indifferent, but very firm.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's eyes were shining.

"My son has grown up. Jia Min said happily.

In fact, although she reads a lot and understands the shortcomings of her parents, when she talks about national affairs, she only feels that although her son can't understand what she says, she feels so powerful.

Jia Min couldn't help but hug Daiyu on the side and said, "My brother has grown up." ”

Xiao Daiyu's eyes were also bright, and she said with a smile: "What my brother just said, 'Crossing the Yangtze River, Extreme Eyes Chu Tianshu', is really imposing and courageous. ”

Lin Zhao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Daiyu has poems and books in her belly, and her writing is brilliant, just listening to me say this, you can feel the spirit in it." Talent and knowledge are first-class, and I think I will definitely not be under Yi'an Jushi in the future. ”

"I hate it, my brother is laughing at others!" Lin Daiyu had already felt the "cloudy and sunny" in the room, she was originally extremely intelligent, and immediately broke free from her mother's arms, ran to Lin Zhao's side, and said, "Good brother, you only read one sentence just now, maybe you can make a whole poem?"

"Absolutely. ”

Lin Zhao picked up his sister, pushed open the window, pointed to the mighty Yangtze River, and chanted loudly:

"I drank Changsha water,

Eat Wuchang fish again.

Thousands of miles across the Yangtze River,

Extremely eyed Chu Tianshu.

No matter how the wind blows and the waves blow,

It's like a leisurely stroll,

Today there is a surplus.

The son said on the river:

The deceased is like a husband!"

Speaking of this, Lin Zhao kept silent.

"Brother, you just read Shang Run. I'd like to hear about it. Lin Daiyu was dissatisfied, such a bold and proud word, why did she only read it.

The broken chapter dog is the most annoying.

"Daiyu wants to listen to it, it will take another twenty years. Lin Zhao said lightly.

"Why?" asked Lin Daiyu puzzled.

Lin Zhao smiled but did not answer.

But Lin Ruhai was shocked, and the eyes that looked at his son were completely different.

He had already heard that his son not only had a big heart in his heart.

And ambitious!

There is pride in the chest!