Chapter 341: The Lin Clan's Salt Industry Has Been Smuggled

Commander Wan is good at seeing the wind and making the rudder, and he is slippery in dealing with people, although Lin Daguan can cooperate with Commander Wan before, he does not dare to trust it completely.

Now that the two marriages have been agreed, they can trust Commander Wan a little.

After all, in this era, marriage is still a very serious matter, and making a marriage contract is often equivalent to an alliance between the two families, and rejecting the marriage is also a very serious matter.

For example, Zhao Yongxian, who started his love affair against Zhang Juzheng, and made the fallen skin and meat into bacon as a memorial after being beaten by the court cane, was attacked a few years later because of his daughter's divorce.

As a result, a college bachelor seed player who was about to enter the cabinet was dismissed because of the indescribable of his daughter's divorce.

This level of nonsensical is comparable to the resignation of Shen Shoufu in history.

Gao Panlong, one of the leaders of the Donglin Party, also had the courage to express his opinion on Zhao Yongxian's divorce, but after being demoted, he resigned and went back to his hometown to give lectures.

I have to say that the characteristics of the party struggle in the Wanli Dynasty are really that the temple is chaotic and the demons are strong, and there are many kings in the water.

Many people have fallen inexplicably because of an inexplicable thing.

Thinking of this, Lin Daguan strengthened his determination, even if he mixed with officialdom, he could not give up force.

Commander Wan didn't know how far-reaching Lin Daguan's thinking was, and he was still actively asking, "What's the next step to make trouble?" At what scale? Mutiny or mutiny? ”

Lin Daguan replied: "Yun Si hasn't retaliated against me yet, where is the reason for making trouble?" Let us not raise up unknown teachers.

Wait for me to force the Fortune Division again, and try to get them to retaliate as soon as possible. ”

Commander Wan thought for a while and said, "Yunsi really has no other way to retaliate against you except for starting from the salt industry. ”

If you want to play with force, there is a high probability that you can't beat it, and it is estimated that you can't sue you, and the salt yamen wants to take revenge on Lin Tailai, in addition to doing it in the salt industry within the scope of power, what else can you do?

After sending off Commander Wan, Lin Daguan was still in a very good mood.

When the second brother Lin Yun arrived, and then added Lu Junbi and Commander Wan, the organizational structure of the Lin Group's Yangzhou branch was almost about to take shape.

A "hypocrite" nominal proprietor, a "prime minister" treasurer, and a "general soldier" guarding the border gates.

The three of them have their own focus, each has its own responsibilities, and then they can check and balance each other.

The only thing that is more difficult to arrange is the Wu couple, mainly because the positioning of the Wu Tian family is more embarrassing, and Lin Daguan has no clear ideas at present, so he can only take one step at a time.

He went back to the inner courtyard and went into the house to rest. There was nothing to say all night, and after dawn the next day, Lin Daguan was bedridden.

A maidservant girl stood outside the bedroom door and reported: "That Wu Tian has arrived at the courtyard gate and is waiting for the big official to get up." ”

Secretary Bai asked in a pun: "Is there something between the two of you?" ”

Lin Daguan turned over and was about to get out of bed, and replied: "What can we do, it's just that we have to go to the Yunsi Yamen together today and continue to pick quarrels and provoke trouble!"

It's probably not early, so Wu Tian can't wait, I should go too! ”

Secretary Bai pinched the handle of Lin Daguan, "Didn't you say yesterday that you want to talk about why the imperial court is willing to obey the will of the court, which contains five major points and twenty small points?"

You didn't bother to say last night, don't you come to teach the slave family now? ”

Lin Daguan said in one go: "First, the Huanghuai water conservancy is very important, and once there is a problem, the lifeline of the canal will be broken.

Therefore, this is the most important place in the world for river work, and the imperial court does not dare to ignore it, and some places take the initiative to request grain transportation for disaster relief, and the imperial court is of course happy to see it.

Second, the transportation from Suzhou to Huai'an is convenient, not too far, and it is fast and convenient to transport grain from Suzhou to the disaster area.

Third, there is a principle in the decision-making of the imperial court, that is, it likes to follow the old precedents, refer to the established law, and when it encounters something that is not accurate, it depends on whether there is a precedent as a basis.

Transporting grain to the disaster area, and then exchanging it for salt, is obviously a reference to the old routine of opening China and France, and there is no reason for the imperial court to oppose it.

Fourth, the 20,000 stone grain was originally produced by Jinong Cang in Wu County, and it was not a private municipal favor, so there was no problem of principle.

Fifth, the most important thing is that there are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to talk to, and all the morality is in place, so it is easy to push the boat down the river. ”

Secretary Bai: "."

Is there really so many ways to do this?

Also, did she really keep people in bed to listen to this tirade?

After Lin Daguan finished speaking, he got dressed and went out.

When they got outside, they joined the Wu Tian clan, and then gathered eighty more "family members" and swaggered to the Salt Transportation Division.

When he arrived at the place, Lin Daguan didn't go deep, so he sat in the front hall of the Salt Transportation Division.

Eighty of his men were lined up in front of the hall to practice their skills with sticks and sticks. The sound of shouting and cheering was endless, and the scene was in full swing.

The scribes and salters who were supposed to be on duty at the gate, the front hall, and the front yard were all dutifully watching from afar.

There was a young salt merchant surnamed Hu who happened to come to the Yunsi Yamen to do business today, but he was startled when he entered the gate.

In a trance, he thought that he had arrived at the righteous hall of the heroes of the green forest.

Lin Daguan sat on the Taishi chair under the eaves, bored in every way, and saw a young man with a whole body of Aya Luo entering the gate to probe his brain, so he beckoned: "Come and talk!" ”

The young man was bold, so he stepped forward and said: "This official is invited, Hu Wan'an, who is in Xiahuizhou, and will come to the Yunsi to do business today." ”

Lin Daguan said casually: "Such a coincidence? I'm here to do my errands, too. ”

Then he complained: "It's just that the service of this Yunsi Yamen is getting worse and worse!" I've been sitting here for half an hour, and I haven't even had anyone to come forward to receive me! ”

Hu Wanan still has to eat in the salt industry, how dare he take this, he can only smile awkwardly in response.

Lin Daguan asked again: "You are also a salt merchant?" How much salt is there? ”

Hu Wanan replied: "It's just a small business, and the nest is 2,000 leads." ”

In fact, their Hu family is rich, but it is in the timber industry, and his father decided to prepare to enter the salt industry, and he, who is a son, will test the water first.

Lin Daguan waved his hand, "Yunsi is doing things so badly, I think the salt industry will definitely become more and more difficult to do in the future!"

Why do you little salt merchants bother to do this, why don't you rent the salt to our Lin Salt Industry, and get a dividend for nothing every year? ”

Hu Wanan: "."

Goodbye, no, it's better never to see you again. Hu Wanan turned around and left, fleeing the Salt Transportation Division without looking back.

In this way, Lin Daguan blocked the front hall of the Salt Transportation Division, and when he met the salt merchant who came to do business, he directly asked for the salt to be rented.

Look at the majestic giant man sitting under the eaves, and then look at the eighty big men around, but there is no salt merchant who was questioned by Lin Daguan who was not scared away.

At this time, in fact, Fei Yunenvoy was no longer in the Salt Transportation Division. He obeyed the back door and went straight to the Salt Inspection Yard.

The reason why it is said that the imperial history of the seven-grade salt patrol is from the superior of the three-grade salt transportation envoy, which can be seen from all aspects.

For example, according to the regulations, the salt transport envoy is generally promoted by the prefect, while the salt patrol imperial history is sent from outside the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Anyone who understands the Ming officialdom system can understand the difference between the two, and it is a fundamental difference.

To put it simply, one came down from heaven and the other rose from the earth.

After seeing Cai Yushi, Fei Yunenvoy didn't say anything else, but asked: "How is it good?" ”

Cai Yushi asked rhetorically, "What do you think should be?" ”

Fei Yunenvoy replied: "You might as well give Lin Tai a little compensation, even if you can't calm things down, you can gag him, so that he can't find an excuse to continue messing around." ”

Cai Yushi shouted: "How can you do such a thing? Where does the prestige of the salt yamen exist? Will salt merchants still take the salt yamen in their eyes in the future? ”

Fei Yunchen knew very well that Cai Yushi wanted him to do something, but he was also afraid of becoming cannon fodder.

So Fei Yun pretended to be stupid and said: "Then I have nothing to do, the servant has the responsibility of being an official, so I might as well play and impeach Lin Tailai." ”

Cai Yushi replied: "Even if you want to be impeached, you must have something to impeach."

And it must be the kind of crime with conclusive evidence, and then try your best to climb on Lin Tailai, otherwise it will be useless.

There are so many branches, checkpoints, inspection offices, and salt farms of the Salt Transportation Division, and if you investigate with your heart, you will definitely be able to find the crime. ”

Fei Yunenvoy was silent for a moment, and then said helplessly: "Got it." ”

There is really no way to meet this kind of superior who is unwilling to take responsibility and likes to sink risks and pressures.

Before leaving, Fei Yunenvoy couldn't help but say again: "If something really goes wrong, based on past experience, Lin Tailai will definitely incite trouble, muddy the water and fish in troubled waters." ”

As the chief officer of the salt transportation department, if you want to find out who is in the salt industry, it is too simple.

Not to mention that their salt affairs yamen has monitored Lin's salt industry for more than half a year, and even helped Wu Deng, the second treasurer of Lin's salt industry, smuggle in large quantities, and the clues are in hand.

But the biggest problem is that after finding out the problem, it comes to the problem.

Cai Yushi said: "What are you afraid of? If you are found guilty of a crime, and you dare to make trouble unreasonably, then there is one more crime, and it happens to be played in the court together! ”

Fei Yunenvoy reminded: "I heard that Lin Tailai was born as a guest of the first auxiliary sect. ”

Cai Yushi said with a smile: "There are many righteous people in the court, and Shoufu can't cover the sky with one hand." ”

In fact, Cai Yushi still has some secrets, and he didn't say it to Fei Yunenvoy - Shen Shoufu may be about to take care of himself, and at that time, Shen Shoufu may not be able to take care of protecting Lin Tailai.

Even on the contrary, Lin Tailai's matter may be able to add a crime to Shoufu.

In this way, he Cai Shiding can also be regarded as making a contribution, and won't his future be wider and wider?

If it weren't for Shen Shoufu's troubles back then, he Cai Shiding would have already become a Liubu Langzhong, why would he not be promoted in Yangzhou?

Fei Yunenvoy didn't know these secrets, and he was reluctant to take the official position of Yanyun Envoy, so he could only do things with luck under the coercion of Cai Yushi.

After that, for several days, Lin Daguan went to the Salt Transportation Division every day, which directly led to the paralysis of the Salt Transportation Division's business.

On this day, Zhao Dawu, the deputy of Suzhou Wei Qianhu and the general of Yangzhou Shuici Warehouse, was inspecting the warehouse.

It is now the season when spring luck begins, and we must not be negligent.

As soon as he finished walking around the warehouse, he saw a soldier rushing towards him and shouted, "Something is wrong!" Our salt was seized by the salt of the Taizhou Branch! ”

It was said to be bad enough to make anyone in the salt industry tremble.

But Zhao Dawu thought about the big officials behind the mountains and forests, and said with confidence: "Don't panic! Explain it to me in detail! ”

According to Lin Daguan's intention to collect people's hearts and minds, as well as the original agreement, most of the salt goods of Lin's salt industry were carried by the Suzhou Wei Cao Army.

In the internal structure of other salt industry groups, it is generally subdivided into field merchants, transportation companies and other links.

The dealer who is responsible for collecting salt in the salt field and transporting salt from the salt yard to the wholesale area is called the shipper.

Within the Lin Salt Industry, Wu Deng, the second shopkeeper who was familiar with the Lianghuai Salt Farm, assumed the role of a merchant.

However, Lin's salt industry is different from other salt merchants, that is, the role of the transporter and this part of the profits were handed over to the Suzhou Weicaojun, which is the biggest feature of Lin's salt industry.

Not counting the 5,000 new nests that have not yet been issued, Lin's salt industry currently rents 12,000 nests.

According to the current official regulations, 2.4 million catties of normal salt can be transported every year, as well as the same amount of surplus salt, and the total loss is about 5 million catties.

Salt goods that exceed this amount are called "smuggling".

According to Lin Daguan's plan, 600 to 800,000 catties of salt will be transported every month during the Cao Yun season from February to September.

And Zhao Dawu, who is stationed in Yangzhou Shuicicang, in addition to defending Shuicicang, also works part-time to coordinate and distribute the affairs of Caojun's salt transportation, which can be regarded as "doing private work" for Lin Daguan.

Therefore, there was a problem with the salt transportation side, and he reported it to Zhao Dawu as soon as possible.

The soldier continued: "Our Suzhou Wei brothers, together with the boat, and 300,000 catties of salt goods have been seized! ”

300,000 catties? When Zhao Dawu heard this number, he was slightly puzzled.

The salt transportation plan was all formulated by him, this batch should be 200,000 catties, why is there an extra 100,000 catties?

Immediately, Zhao Dawu reacted immediately, and scolded: "Wu Deng, the eighth king of the green hat! ”

He has already figured it out, this extra 100,000 catties must be Wu Deng's own private goods! Smuggled on the downwind boat of Lin's salt industry!

Zhao Dawu quickly made a judgment in his heart, the 200,000 catties of Lin's salt industry should not be a big problem, they are all evidenced, it is nothing more than the increased loss may be more.

This seizure must have been a problem with Wu Deng's 100,000 catties of illicit salt without any evidence at all.

100,000 catties of illicit salt without any basis is enough to convict all related people of a felony! From the salt branch to the salt transporter, you can't run away!

Thinking of this, Zhao Dawu couldn't help but sigh, and indignantly chanted a poem: "On the thousand peaks of the song of Ni Shang, the dance is primitive!" ”

Could it be that the wise and martial Lin officials are also going to be ruined?

I have long heard that Wu Deng is not a good thing, and at least seven or eight hundred thousand catties of illicit salt are transported a year.

But Lin Daguan was willing to let it go, and let Wu Deng smuggle under the banner of Lin's salt industry and earn personal extra money!

If it weren't for the beauty of the Wu Tian clan, who would believe that Lin Daguan could be so tolerant and generous?

Zhao Dawu thought about it, turned around and walked out, he was going to Yangzhou City to visit Lin Daguan in person!

No, it's advice! You have to be a shameless admonishment! Persuade Lin Daguan to come to his senses, cut off the demon queen's troubles, and don't joke about the foundation!

Do you still have a monthly pass? Scavenge it!

(End of chapter)