The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Wang Shizhi felt that Lin Tailai was too vain, so he asked casually: "What are you going to do specifically?"

Lin Tailai said without thinking: "Of course I will gather my subordinates at Fengqiao and line up to welcome me. The noise must be loud enough!"

The king's tax envoy shook his head and commented: "To mobilize troops and mobilize people will waste money and people! You haven't paid back the two hundred taels of silver you owe me, and you are going to do these window-dressings again!"

Lin Tailai disagreed. How could this be called window-dressing?

Through this kind of mobilization of the whole society, the organizational skills of the brothers can be exercised, and the cohesion and pride can be enhanced, achieving multiple goals with one stone.

Therefore, it is still very beneficial to hold big events occasionally, as long as they are not held every three days.

At the level of the king's tax envoy, he could not understand the operating methods of large-scale societies, so it was useless to talk, so Lin Daguan and others chatted about other things.

"The prince seems not surprised at all that I won the lottery. He just heard that I won the Xie Yuan, and he didn't even show any surprise."

Wang Shishi replied: "You can succeed in the Wuxiang Examination and even get to Jieyuan, so what's the fuss about it?

If I didn't have confidence in your military power, I wouldn't have lent you two hundred taels before. "

Lin Tailai laughed "haha" and said temporarily, "Then I'll go to my residence to settle down. I'll see you again tomorrow."

"Wait a minute!" Wang Zhidu stopped Lin Tailai and asked, "Did you forget something?"

Official Lin said in confusion: "I've said everything that needs to be said, what else is there?"

The king's tax envoy sighed, "You should understand Yuan now, are you too noble and forgetful?

Have you forgotten that before you went to Nanjing, you sent four prisoners to me as collateral?

Now that you're back, what exactly are you going to do with them? "

The capital of kings refers to the two brothers of the Xi family in Dongshan, Fan Yunlin, the son-in-law of the Xu family in Huqiu, Feng, the head of the Shen family in Mudu, and so on.

At first, they suddenly launched a full-scale attack on Lin's society, but the group of losers were defeated and captured in just one day.

The last few people were either suspected of killing officials and rebelling, or setting fire to half the town. All of them were serious crimes that could lead to beheading.

Lin Tailai said without thinking: "How to deal with it does not depend on me, but on the sincerity of each of them!"

Wang Shishi said: "Each of them thinks they have shown sincerity, but you always think it is not enough."

Lin Tailai said disdainfully: "That only shows that each of them is still not convinced!

How can charges like killing officials and rebelling, gathering crowds to siege customs offices, and setting fire to villages and towns be so easy to wash away?

And now there is an additional crime, they tried to besiege Jieyuan, the crime is increased! "

Wang Zhidu reminded: "Each family is either a backbone of the merchant gang or a famous family accumulated over a hundred years, and has a deep foundation.

If you refuse to negotiate for peace, I'm afraid they will jump over the wall and react more aggressively. They have the strength. "

Lin Tailai suddenly realized something, "They won't make trouble at my welcome ceremony, right?"

"That's not certain." Wang Zhidu replied.

Lin Tailai stayed at Xushuguan that night and was expected to stay for about three days.

As for the specific place to live, he chose the guest room of the Chenghuang Temple. He felt that this was his blessed place, and it was from here that he quickly became famous.

At noon the next day, Wang Shishi hosted a banquet to officially honor Lin Jieyuan.

When the banquet was coming to an end, suddenly a clerk hurried into the hall and reported: "Just now when the river was guiding passing ships to the shore, Lin Jieyuan's Shenwei Lieshui was discovered!"

Lin Tailai smiled and said: "Counting the days, it's time to arrive."

After I temporarily decided to "escape", I stopped for three days when I arrived in Wuxi.

If the guys on the Mighty Waters had received the news and chased them by water, they would have caught up with them in the next two days.

But the customs clerk continued to report hesitantly: "But the situation of the Shenwei Lieshui is a bit inappropriate. Lin Jieyuan should go and see it on his own."

What is inappropriate? Lin Tailai didn't understand, but he didn't ask any more questions. He got up and walked out. He would know with his own eyes.

Wang Zhidu was also curious and followed Lin Tailai out.

When they came to the river bank and saw the Shenwei Lieshui, Lin Daguan could hardly recognize it.

I saw that the ship's cabin looked like it had been demolished. The whole body was in pieces, the bulkheads were crumbling, and it looked like a rotten shed.

Looking at the people driving the boat, Lin Daguan didn’t recognize any of them. They were all unfamiliar faces, but they were all wearing uniform jackets.

Lin Tailai immediately guessed that after he "killed" himself out of Nanjing, the ship that had no time to retreat was smashed by the Nanjing military family's children in retaliation.

As for the men who stayed on the ship, there was a good chance that they would not escape the fate.

Those cowards couldn't help Lin Tailai, so they vented their anger with such incompetent means!

Thinking of this, Lin Daguan felt a little guilty for those guys. They were all sacrificed because of his own willfulness.

Wang Zhidu walked slowly to Lin Tailai and said strangely: "You don't seem to be very angry."

Lin Tailai said calmly: "What's the use of being angry? When something bad happens, you can only try your best to turn it into a good thing."

Wang Zhi asked in confusion: "How can this be a good thing?"

Lin Tailai answered with certainty: "Misfortune depends on blessings, and of course it is also a good thing!

The prince can imagine what it would be like if I took this smashed ship and returned to Suzhou City in a grand manner. "

Capital of Kings: "."

When it comes to showing off, Lin Tailai is indeed a professional, and he is ashamed of himself.

At this time, several people came out from another ship next to the Divine Power Fiery Water. Most of them were dressed as officers and soldiers, but among them was a handsome middle-aged scribe.

"But Lin Jieyuan in person?" The middle-aged scribe stood on the bow of the ship and saluted Lin Tailai, and asked loudly.

Lin Tailai asked: "Who are you?"

The middle-aged scribe replied: "My surname is Sheng, and I am a retainer of the Duke of Wei in Nanjing."

Lin Tailai immediately understood. It turned out that this man was the most honored Duke of Wei in Nanjing. No wonder there were so many officers and soldiers following him.

The Xu family of Wei Guogong is also a very special existence in Nanjing.

Let's put it this way, the official position of Minister of Defense in Nanjing was mostly held by Wei Guogong.

However, Wei Guogong's influence was limited to Nanjing City, and Lin Tailai was not within Wei Guogong's sphere of influence.

Therefore, Lin Daguan could ignore Wei Guogong. He immediately pointed at the Shenwei Lieshui and asked fiercely: "It turns out to be Mr. Sheng. Did you send this ship?"

It would be humiliating to smash the boat and then send it back.

If that's the case, Mr. Lin wouldn't mind letting Mr. Sheng keep some parts.

Mr. Sheng quickly replied: "But please don't misunderstand Lin Jieyuan! Let me explain in detail when I get off the boat."

Then, as if to show his sincerity, Mr. Sheng asked the officers and soldiers not to follow him, then got off the boat alone and walked to Lin Tailai.

He explained in detail: "Your ship was destroyed by the people led by Li Zongcheng, the prince of Linhuai Marquis.

Then the guys on the boat were all seriously injured by Li Zongcheng. "

Being hit by Li Zongcheng was expected. Lin Tailai sighed softly. It was indeed his own fault that such a thing happened.

Then Mr. Sheng added: "We, Duke Xu Wei, sent his son to the scene and repacked Lin Jieyuan's boat a little bit.

All the seriously injured men were sent for treatment, so Lin Jieyuan didn't have to worry about it.

Later, I was sent with the sergeants to return Lin Jieyuan's ship to Suzhou. "

After hearing this, Lin Daguan's expression softened slightly.

If this is the case, Mr. Sheng's intention is not to humiliate, but to show goodwill.

Then he said politely: "Xu Wei Gong understands the righteousness, so I would like to thank you in advance!"

Then he asked bluntly: "But I don't know what Xu Wei Gong has in mind. Please ask for advice."

Official Lin didn't believe that the dignified Wei Guogong showed favor to him for no reason.

Mr. Sheng replied: "Lin Jieyuan is indeed a happy person, so I understand that people don't tell secrets.

Xu Wei Gong knew that Lin Jieyuan was a person who could do big things. It happened that Xu Wei Gong also wanted to do big things, so he invited Lin Jieyuan to cooperate. "

Lin Tailai guessed it after thinking for a while. "If it weren't for rebellion, Xu Wei Gong's greatest ideal would be to be the Minister of Defense of Nanjing."

Mr. Sheng praised: "Lin Jieyuan is really smart, and he can tell everything clearly."

Lin Tailai was still surprised: "But I am in Suzhou, how can I help Duke Xu Wei in Nanjing?"

Mr. Sheng said: "You can, you definitely can."

Then he approached Lin Tailai further and whispered: "There are thirty-five warehouses for military households in Nanjing City, and they need to import millions of dan of grain and rice every year.

Among them, the proportion of grain and rice from Suzhou Prefecture is the largest, accounting for about 300,000 to 400,000 shi every year.

If something goes wrong here, the consequences will be serious. Why can't Lin Jieyuan affect the situation in Nanjing City? "

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Lin Daguan said.

Mr. Sheng smiled and said: "If you can't do it, you won't lose anything, so why not do it."

There are still more than 300 words left before 6,000. My train of thought has stopped. I am too sleepy to write anymore. I will go to bed first and get up early tomorrow to continue.

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