The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Lin Tailai sent Zhang Wen and his men to the town to receive the prisoners, and then personally led 20 archers and 20 river speeders. While guarding the prisoners, he sat on the river dock and interrogated the short and sturdy man.

After the interrogation, Lin Tailai learned that the short and stocky man was called Meng Shixiong. He was originally a boat owner in Taihu Lake. He joined Huantang more than ten years ago and is now regarded as the second leader of Huantang.

Then Lin Tailai said calmly: "I can spare you, but according to the rules of the world, do I have to submit a certificate of surrender first?"

It makes sense that the practice of submitting certificates of name has become popular. Otherwise, how can people quickly establish initial trust when they meet for the first time?

Meng Shixiong might be "killed and rebelled" if he didn't submit the certificate of surrender. At this moment, he had no choice but to say happily:

"I would also like to ask the senior officials to give you orders. As long as I don't harm my brothers and cousins, I will try my best to do it."

Lin Tailai nodded and said with approval: "Okay, it's great if you have this attitude!"

As he was talking, he saw that the large ship Shenwei Lieshui had docked at the riverside pier.

Then I saw two gentlemen, Wang Zhidu and Yuan Hongdao, who were traveling incognito. They got off the boat with dark faces, escorted by about a dozen government servants.

It's a shame that these two gentlemen were in a good mood. They were happily going out, but they were inexplicably surrounded by a group of bad guys. It wouldn't be good for anyone else!

Lin Daguan secretly screamed, someone more difficult to serve is coming! I had no choice but to leave Meng Shixiong behind and go to meet the two masters.

No matter what the reason was, Lin Daguan first admitted his mistake when he went up: "The river is not smooth and it frightened the two gentlemen. It's all my fault as the customs official!"

Wang Zhidu shouted unhappily: "You little Fengxian, did you deliberately design to use Mr. Yuan and me as bait to lure the snake out of its hole?"

Official Lin immediately called Tian Qu: "I still have a lot of reliance on these two gentlemen, so how could I deliberately put them in danger?

Besides, if I want to destroy Hu'antang, it's like plowing a hole in a courtyard, and I don't need any extra strategies at all!

Unexpectedly, the prince misunderstood me so much. It was snowing in July. It was such a huge injustice that I wanted to throw myself into the river to prove my innocence! "

Wang Zhidu frowned and said, "That seems to be a coincidence?"

Lin Tailai quickly added: "Everything is really a coincidence! Who would have thought that someone would attack the Shenwei Lieshui as me!"

The secret meaning of Lin Daguan's words is that the Shenwei Lieshui was borrowed by you at the capital's impromptu initiative today, and it was not forced upon you by me.

If you still say that I deliberately designed you, it is simply a slap in the face.

Wang Zhidu had nothing to say, and Yuan Hongdao also advised: "It's just an occasional misunderstanding, don't ruin the fun of the tour!

Yesterday, the county government received a report. The governor will return to Suzhou City in three days. I don't have much time to travel. "

Lin Daguan was very surprised and said glibly: "Why didn't I know that the governor returned to Suzhou City? No one informed me?"

Yuan Hong said: "."

May I ask what rank Lin Tailai is? What does the feudal official have to do with the customs official when he returns to Suzhou? Why should I inform you, a mere martial artist? Do you think a crime solver can get on the stage?

Lin Tailai quickly added: "I'm just surprised that the governor returned to Suzhou a little earlier than usual.

In previous years, I would return to Suzhou in August or September before the autumn harvest, but I didn’t expect to come back in July this year. "

Yuan Hongdao said disapprovingly: "You think too much, it wouldn't be too strange to do it a month or two earlier!"

Official Lin also stopped talking. A great writer is so insensitive to the trends in the officialdom. No wonder his career is not going well!

Zuo Dharma Protector Zhang Wen, who came back from cleaning the entrance of Hu'an Hall, was thoughtful when he saw this scene.

Zhang Wu, the right protector, asked in a low voice: "Tell me, the two masters were besieged. Was it planned by us sitting in the pavilion?"

Zhang Wen scolded in a very stern voice: "Shut up! If you want to live, don't talk about this!"

Zhang Wu was just standing there bored and asked casually, but when he saw his brother's attitude, he immediately got excited.

I couldn't help but think about it carefully, and the more I thought about it, the more doubts I found.

Even though he knew that his opponent Xi's family was on the boat on the other side, Lin Zuiguan did not rush over to kill them as he did most of the time. Instead, he used one move to capture the thief first.

When deploying troops in Mudu Town and preparing to attack Huantang in Xukou Town, Lin Ziguan, although clamoring for a surprise attack, did not pay much attention to confidentiality.

Before setting off, Lin Zaiguan had to review the team at the pier, waiting for the Divine Fierce Water to leave first, and then took the team aboard.

Is it a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement? Probably only Lin Zuoguan knew the truth in his heart.

Although Zhang Wu is not as smart as his brother, he is not stupid enough to ask Lin Zuoguan what the truth is. He can just keep some ideas in his heart.

Finally, Lin Tailai said sadly to Wang Zhidu and Yuan Hongdao: "No one wants this to happen.

The consequences are serious and the lessons are profound. I will seriously review it, pay close attention to its implementation, and immediately launch a 100-day special operation to clean up the river."

These words made the boss Wang Zhidu feel confused and waved his hand: "Since it is a misunderstanding, there is no need to mention it again!"

Lin Tailai replied: "This incident has sounded a wake-up call for me. In the future, if the alarm bell keeps ringing, it will inevitably be mentioned again and again. Today is considered as informing the two gentlemen in advance."

The gentlemen who were not in danger continued to travel around the mountains and rivers, but Lin Daguan, who had to shoulder many things, was still busy working hard.

Uncle Song, who had recently gained more experience in "receiving", was called over again and temporarily stationed in Xukou Town.

Official Lin returned to Mudu Port. After sitting there for a day without any major incident, he returned to Suzhou City to see Mr. Shen.

"The government does not agree with the construction of the new city gate." Second Master Shen said a little angrily.

Lin Daguan sighed: "Now I really doubt your ability as a prime minister.

You can't even handle such a good project that benefits the city, benefits the people, and brings both fame and fortune? "

A national-level second-generation person can't even run a municipal-level engineering project, so his fighting ability is quite bad.

Regarding his dignity as the second generation of the country, Mr. Shen absolutely refused to take the blame and said angrily:

"How can the responsibility be all mine? It's all your fault! The city gate project was originally expected to be approved, but you proposed using Wu County's agricultural warehouse, so the government opposed it!"

Lin Tailai retorted: "A project like building a new city gate is not as simple as building a number one archway for your home!

Not only do we need to open the Lu Gate and Water Gate, but we also need to add a barbican outside, and we also need to build a new bridge on the moat!

Therefore, the entire project is huge. If there is no need for farmers to reserve it, where will the funds be enough?

Without subsidies from the farmhouse, how much money can be donated even if you rely on persuading donations? "

Second Master Shen said with habitual anger: "Then what do you think we should do!"

Lin Tailai replied: "Of course we will continue to put pressure on the government."

Second Master Shen couldn't help but laugh and said: "You sent a few victims to kneel at the gate of the government office to beg for opening a warehouse, but it didn't seem to be of much use.

What I saw with my own eyes was that the government officials were blown away, and then nothing happened. "

Lin Tailai thought for a while and said: "Then continue to upgrade and increase the pressure!

I heard that the governor will arrive in Suzhou soon. We can gather more victims and wait in Fengqiao Town! "

The etiquette of greetings and farewells in official circles is very particular. Fengqiao Town is ten miles away from Suzhou City, which is exactly in line with the etiquette of welcoming people ten miles out of the city.

And even better is that Fengqiao Town is located at the junction of Wu County and Changzhou County, which is more conducive for officials from the two counties to appear together.

Therefore, when a big boss comes to Suzhou City, the first entry greeting ceremony is usually outside Fengqiao.

The locals all know that if you want to block the road and complain about injustice, you can go to Fengqiao to block the big boss.

Second Master Shen was relatively clear about the rules of officialdom and immediately expressed his disapproval.

"It's useless if you ask the victims to go before the governor. Don't you understand the words "officials protect each other?"

Under normal circumstances, the governor would definitely not blame the government for a few disaster victims. "

Lin Daguan sighed: "Second Master, you should just run the project, other things are not suitable for you.

The purpose of letting the disaster victims make a fuss is not to force the government officials or governors to submit. How could these officials directly submit to the people?

As long as there are so many people making trouble, it is enough. The purpose is just to create momentum. Only with these potentials can we use them to exert our strength.

For example, Magistrate Yuan of Changzhou County could take advantage of the situation and forcefully take over the county's agricultural warehouse, or use his connections to exert pressure. Wouldn't that give him a reason?

Even Mr. Shen, don't you have an excuse to write to your father to complain? If there is no momentum, even if your father wants to help, what reason can you use to put pressure? "

Second Master Shen waved his hand, "Okay, okay! I'm not here to listen to your preaching!"

Lin Tailai sighed again and said: "And I always feel that this governor's visit is abnormal.

So it would be a good idea to find a few disaster victims to test the situation and see if there is anything fishy about it. "

Second Master Shen was stunned. You, Lin, take yourself too seriously, right?

What does it have to do with you, a petty official and a martial arts officer, if a high-ranking official in a feudal territory is normal or not normal?

However, Mr. Shen still asked: "Is there anything abnormal?"

Today there are more than twenty permanent governors, which can be roughly divided into two categories: inland governors and border town governors.

There are a few special ones among them, and Governor Yingtian is one of them.

Governor Yingtian is also known as Governor Jiangnan, also known as Governor Su Song. He is special not only because of the special place of South Zhili, but also because of his special attributes.

Generally, the governor's official assignment is to "gover a certain place and supervise military affairs", which begins with "governor".

Governor Yingtian is "Prime Minister of Grain Reserves, Superintendent of Military Affairs and Governor of Yingtian and other Mansion", starting with "Prime Minister of Grain Reserves", the format is completely different.

This shows that the main job of Yingtian's governorship is to supervise the money and grain of Jiangnan, but the governor of Jiangnan is only a part-time job.

Again, Jiangnan's money and food were too important to the imperial court. This was the lifeblood of the imperial court, so it was worth setting up officials for this purpose.

If you think about it, you will know that half of the four million stone grain that is related to the imperial court's food problem comes from Jiangnan, and one-sixth comes from Suzhou.

Broken down further, about one-fiftieth came from Wu County, and one-hundred-fifty came from the territory of Xinwu Lian, a member of Lin Daguan's family (after Mudu Town Huimeng).

If Lin Daguan expands in neighboring Changzhou County, it won't be a big problem to achieve the "one percent grain harvest" achievement.

All in all, in order to better collect money and grain from Suzhou, Governor Yingtian's residence has been unstable in recent years, and he often moves between Nanjing and Suzhou.

Generally before the autumn harvest, Governor Yingtian would station in Suzhou to personally supervise the harvesting of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and then stay there until the grain was shipped in the spring of the next year.

Finally, Lin Tailai concluded to Mr. Shen: "So if we follow the usual practice, we should come back in August or September. It's only July now, so of course it's not normal."

After separating from Lin Tailai, Shen Yongjia returned to his house, only to find Fan Yunlin, the Xu family's son-in-law, waiting for him.

Shen Yongjia and Fan Yunlin are "relatives" of similar age. Shen Yongjia needs help to support the family at a young age, so they had a lot of contacts in the past.

Otherwise, when Shen's Yizhuang was blocked by Lin Tailai, Fan Yunlin smashed Lin Tailai's entrance.

But since Shen Yongjia and Lin Tailai got closer, Fan Yunlin and Shen Yongjia had less contact.

So today Fan Yunlin arrived suddenly without saying hello, which surprised Shen Yongjia.

Fan Yunlin said straight to the point: "I came here today just to remind you that someone is going to deal with Lin Tailai."

Shen Yongjia smiled and said: "Is this worth mentioning? When will there be a day when no one wants to deal with Lin Tailai?"

Fan Yunlin did not laugh, but said seriously: "But according to my analysis, Lin Tailai is 80% doomed this time."

Shen Yongjia also frowned and asked, "Are you involved?"

Fan Yunlin did not answer directly, "I would also like to remind you that it is best to cut off with Lin Tailai as soon as possible.

As for the things Lin Tai did, it would be a serious crime if old scores were brought up.

And you and Lin Tailai have a close relationship, so you might get involved. After all, others think you are Lin Tailai's backer.

Although that little thing can't possibly do anything to you, Mr. Zaifu, but after being stained, how do you know that someone will not use it to criticize your father-in-law? "

Fan Yunlin finished the point and fulfilled his "relative" obligation to remind him so far without revealing too much.

Shen Yongjia sent Fan Yunlin away and fell into deep thought.

Fan Yunlin didn't make it clear who wanted to deal with Lin Tailai, so he could only make wild guesses.

And it is not certain whether it has anything to do with the upcoming governor.

When nothing was certain, even if he wanted to tip off Lin Tailai, it would be difficult to do so.

So Shen Yongjia was thinking about going to attend the ceremony to welcome the governor. Wait until the governor arrives to see what the situation is.

If there is any sign, just say hello to Lin Tailai and ask him to run away quickly, so as not to harm Wei Guangzheng himself!

Wei Lin, the current governor of Yingtian, who is remembered by many people in Suzhou City, is fifty-nine and a half years old this year, half a year shy of sixty. This age is very important.

According to the Ming Dynasty system, officials can take the initiative to "beg for their bones" and retire when they reach the age of sixty.

Of course, if you don’t want to retire, you can continue working. It’s entirely voluntary to stay or leave. The system does not force you to retire at an old age.

However, Governor Wei had no intention of continuing his official career. He was not in good health and his high-level relationships were not strong enough.

To be able to become the third-grade governor of Yingtian has already reached the top of the qualifications, and there is no hope of continuing to move up.

So after half a year, when he reaches sixty, he retires and returns to his hometown to live out his old life.

After working hard for the Ming Dynasty for a lifetime, it is not an exaggeration to earn a little more money for retirement in the last half year, right?