The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

As a glorious old district with a tradition of civil uprisings, it is not only Mr. Lin who can organize civil uprisings in Suzhou City.

The Suzhou Weaving Industry Office is also powerful, and the frequent weavers' riots in history are proof of this.

In the past, Mr. Lin was very keen on organizing civil uprisings because he could use them to fight for interests.

But Mr. Lin now does not like civil uprisings because they will harm his interests.

Although the Dongcheng weavers' riot was not organized by Mr. Lin, and even had little direct relationship with him, it still indirectly affected him.

After all, in today's Suzhou City, especially in the social and economic fields, it seems that everything can be related to Mr. Lin.

For example, the silk weaving industry in Dongcheng is still controlled by the Weaving Industry Office, which is different from Mr. Lin's Xujiang South Bank Industrial Park.

But taxes and salary benefits are common and circulated. If the industrial park is not as good as Dongcheng, those small machine owners and weavers may leave the industrial park and run back to the city.

So when he heard that the weavers in Dongcheng were organizing a protest, Lin Tailai decided to send people to the scene to monitor and take countermeasures according to the specific situation.

At the same time, he said to everyone present: "Do you have any other suggestions? If not, let's adjourn first!"

But Zhou Daodeng suddenly reminded him: "With the prestige of the chairman, you can divert the trouble by telling a lie."

"Lie?" Lin Tailai thought for a while.

Gao Changjiang felt a huge threat and jumped out to scold Zhou Daodeng: "What lies? We, the chairman, only tell the truth!"

Lin Tailai came back to his senses and said: "That's right! What I say is the truth!"

Then Mr. Lin changed his mind and led the team to observe the riot of the weavers in Dongcheng.

After leaving home, Mr. Lin went directly to Xuanmiao Temple in the north of the city.

People in the city who know the business know that weavers' strikes, riots and other activities are generally organized and gathered here.

When Mr. Lin hurriedly arrived, he saw that there were already one or two thousand people gathered near Xuanmiao Temple.

There was a man in his thirties, standing on a high place, speaking passionately.

Lin Tailai smiled when he saw him, pointed at the man who was giving a speech, and said to his left and right: "Isn't this General Ge?"

It was Ge Cheng, the "God of Strike and Tax Resistance" and leader of the weavers, who left a few marks in history and was later commemorated by Suzhou people as a temple.

Under the protection of more than 200 servants, Mr. Lin squeezed from the back of the crowd to the stage. He was tall and strong, and the number of people was very eye-catching.

The leader of the weavers, Ge Cheng, saw Mr. Lin squeezed in to join in the fun, and his heart "beat"!

He remembered the strike three years ago, and then he was teased by Mr. Lin.

This time the governor wanted to increase taxes, and he organized the Dongcheng weaver brothers to resist the taxes. It seems that it has nothing to do with you, Mr. Lin, what are you doing here?

Could it be that you want to disrupt this anti-tax strike and be stabbed in the back by the elders and villagers?

Lin Tailai jumped onto the platform with a big step, and Ge Cheng, who was full of shadows in his heart, subconsciously took two steps back.

"Don't be nervous!" Lin Tailai showed an approachable smile, "I am also a member of the weaving industry, of course I am here to support you!"

"Does the great official really support us?" Ge Cheng asked uncertainly.

Lin Tailai answered very confidently: "I support you, and Suzhou people don't lie to Suzhou people."

Then he asked Ge Cheng: "I wonder what you are going to do next?"

There is nothing to hide. Ge Cheng said: "We will work together to petition the Procuratorate and ask the governor to withdraw the tax increase order."

Lin Tailai frowned and sighed deeply, "But don't you think it's strange?

In the past, the apportionment and tax increase of the weaving industry were done by the weaving eunuchs, and the governors mostly protected their feathers and rarely participated.

But this time the governor went straight to the scene, don't you think it's strange?"

This sentence really stumped Ge Cheng. How could he know why?

Lin Tailai said with a very compassionate tone: "I really pity you common people. You are always ignorant of the inside story and the truth, and are always fooled by those powerful people!"

Ge Cheng: "."

If another person said this in front of one or two thousand people, he would be easily beaten, you know?

But Ge Cheng still tried to ask: "Is there another inside story?"

Lin Tailai replied: "As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, and I didn't expect that you can't even find the perpetrator of the tax resistance."

Ge Cheng then asked: "Sir, can you tell me who the perpetrator is?"

Lin Tailai patted Ge Cheng on the shoulder, "I can't bear to see the villagers being fooled by foreign officials!

If you believe me, the tax resistance petition should go to the Weaving Bureau, not the heavily guarded Provincial Inspection Office!"

Ge Cheng kept thinking in his heart, what does Mr. Lin mean?

At the same time, Ge Cheng looked at the workers around him and hesitated for a while.

It takes determination to change the original plan, and it is not so easy to make a decision.

But with the prestige and status of Mr. Lin, he wouldn't come here to fool a small person like him, right?

Lin Tailai waited for a while, and then added: "If you are still worried, I will go to the Weaving Bureau with you to petition for you!"

Ge Cheng called dozens of key relatives and friends to the side to discuss. Someone said: "I heard that the governor's office has strong troops and many personal soldiers of the governor. I'm afraid there will be danger.

It's safer to go to the Weaving Bureau with Mr. Lin. After all, Mr. Lin is a native and won't harm us."

Seeing the attitude of his relatives and friends, Ge Cheng had nothing to say, so he stood on the stage again and called on his fellow workers to petition the Weaving Bureau again.

Today, the weavers gathered to make trouble. All the government offices in the city knew the news, but most of them were slightly alert and then watched the excitement, because most of the government offices were not responsible.

Only the Governor's Office was heavily guarded, with all the 1,000 soldiers in the standard camp on duty, and another 1,000 people were drawn from the local garrison camp to the outer streets.

Although it is not expected that these local soldiers can play a big role, it is enough to serve as a buffer.

The weaving eunuch Sun Long sat in the official office of the Weaving Bureau, drinking tea and chatting with his entourage.

"If I were not afraid of being implicated, I really want to go and watch the excitement." Eunuch Sun said unwillingly.

As a traditional villain in Suzhou's weaving industry, he always had others watching his excitement when he encountered weavers making trouble. Today, it was finally his turn to watch others' excitement.

Sometimes Eunuch Sun couldn't understand, is it a lot to add five cents of tax silver per loom per year? Even so, they still want to riot against taxes!

The attendants on the left and right hurriedly persuaded them. Whenever weavers rioted against taxes, eunuchs could often run away, but these lackeys were a high-risk group with a very high casualty rate!

It was not easy for someone else to take the blame for the tax silver for the weaving industry this year, so we should keep quiet!

Before he finished drinking a cup of tea, a long attendant suddenly crawled in and shouted to Eunuch Sun: "That Mr. Lin is coming to the Weaving Bureau with two thousand weavers!"

Eunuch Sun: "???"

What is this plot? It was the governor who raised taxes, why did he come to me?

The attendants on the left and right jumped up and shouted: "Close the door! Close the door! All the officers gather! Gather! Only block the door! Don't attack Mr. Lin!"

Someone else shouted: "Go and invite Mr. Lin San! We have a friendship with Mr. Lin San!"

The Weaving Bureau was unprepared, and there was chaos in a hurry.

Looking at the tightly closed door of the weaving bureau, Lin Tailai said to Ge Cheng: "I will go in and petition the eunuch in charge of weaving first. If that doesn't work, how about making trouble?"

Then the door of the weaving bureau was half opened, and Mr. Lin walked in with a dozen servants.

Eunuch Sun was standing in the front yard. When he saw Lin Tailai, he said angrily: "We have always been on good terms. Why did you bring these rebellious weavers to me today?"

Lin Tailai sighed and said with great concern: "This is for your own good."

Eunuch Sun: "."

Should I believe your lies or not?

Lin Tailai continued to explain: "Your main responsibility in Suzhou is actually to collect wealth for the emperor.

If the weavers don't go to you this year, but go to the governor, doesn't it mean that your work is far less powerful than the governor?

What will the emperor think if it gets to his ears?

A eunuch who is dedicated to collecting wealth has a worse attitude than the civil servants in his job. Will the emperor think you are derelict in your duty?"

Eunuch Sun was a little frightened. This is not unreasonable. As the saying goes, the power of heaven is unpredictable. You can't bet with the emperor's mentality.

But he still sneered and said: "It seems that I really misunderstood your kindness. It turns out that you led the weavers to the weaving bureau to make trouble. I have to thank you?

Then tell me, what should we do in the face of your kindness?"

Lin Tailai replied: "It's very simple. The situation is so urgent. Please climb over the wall and escape!"

"Get lost!" Eunuch Sun refused politely.

Do you really think that villains like to escape over the wall? The villain boss also has the dignity of a villain boss!

The weaving eunuch is not a small role. Among the eunuchs sent out, they are second only to the eunuchs in Nanjing, Tianshoushan, Fengyang and other garrisons!

They are the eunuchs who are closest to the emperor, but it is difficult to arrange them into the Silijian. Only they are qualified to be the weaving eunuchs in Suzhou and Hangzhou!

So Lin Tailai took out a note, showed it to Eunuch Sun and said, "Look at what this is? Do you want to cooperate?"

Unable to resist his curiosity, Eunuch Sun took a look. It seems to be an official document from the Ministry of War?

Looking more closely, Eunuch Sun's pupils shrank sharply! This is a document that allows 20 ships in the Jiangnan area to go to sea every year!

Eunuch Sun, whose main job is to make money, certainly knows what it means for cargo ships to go to sea.

Eunuch Sun subconsciously reached out to grab the document, but Lin Tailai took it back.

Then Mr. Lin pointed at the wall and said, "Climb!"

"Okay, okay!" Eunuch Sun turned around and asked his followers to move the ladder. It was not the first time he had climbed over the wall.

On the street outside the weaving bureau, the weavers were still waiting. Suddenly, they heard Mr. Lin's roar from the gate: "Eunuch Sun ran away!"

The crowd suddenly became agitated. The experienced Ge Cheng hurriedly led people to run around the wall of the weaving bureau and ran to the back.

Sure enough, a ladder was set on the wall behind, and a man in a red robe rode a horse at the alley.

Eunuch Sun had been a weaving eunuch for several years. Many people immediately recognized that the person who disappeared from the alley on horseback was Eunuch Sun, and shouted together: "Escaped from this side!"

Immediately, a large number of people who were very unwilling also shouted: "Chase! Chase together!"

Then they took the lead in chasing. The speed of riding a horse in a busy city is not necessarily very fast, and it is entirely possible to catch up!

Ge Cheng was a little confused. Now the people who actively shouted and led the chase looked quite unfamiliar? When did they sneak in?

People tend to follow the crowd. When they see a large group of people leading the chase, the others will follow. Anyway, they are here to cause trouble, so they are not afraid of numbers.

Immediately, a street chase scene appeared on the streets of Suzhou City. The weaving eunuchs and several followers rode fast and slow, and one or two thousand people chased them relentlessly.

In the only highly guarded government office in Suzhou City today, Governor Zhao listened to the scout's report with a confused face.

"What? Lin Tailai dragged the gathered weavers to the manufacturing bureau to make trouble?"

If the weavers don't come to riot, wouldn't it be in vain if he arranged two thousand official troops?

If he endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens, wouldn't he just wait for the conflict to occur and further intensify, and then seek profit?

Governor Zhao tried to understand Lin Tailai's behavior from various angles, but still couldn't fully understand it.

Could it be that Lin Tailai didn't want to take advantage of the conflict to fish, but didn't dare to publicly stop the weavers from resisting taxes, so he dragged the rioting weavers to other places?

But this can't fundamentally solve the contradiction. Can it be delayed for a while or for a lifetime?

After thinking for a while, Governor Zhao ordered the standard-bearing soldiers again: "Keep on guard and beware of sneak attacks!"

From past experience, luring the tiger away from the mountain and then sneak attacking is Lin Tailai's forte, so it's no big deal to be careful.

No matter what happens outside, as long as you stay in the yamen and don't go out, nothing serious will happen!

Not long after, the middle-ranking officer patrolling outside rushed over and reported: "Eunuch Sun, the weaver, was driven out of the yamen by the weavers and is knocking on the door, asking for protection from the military!"

Fuck! Governor Zhao was sent to Suzhou by the organization, so his brain was naturally enough, and he reacted immediately!

Can't take it in! If you take in Eunuch Sun, some things will be unclear. I'm afraid that public opinion will think that it is you who colluded with eunuchs to increase taxes on the weaving industry!

It's one thing to be a cruel official who levies heavy taxes, and you can also whitewash it as a capable official!

But colluding with eunuchs to extort the people is another matter. Even if there are clean forces behind him to provide public opinion support, it is difficult to completely clean himself up!

The military officer quickly reminded: "But if you sit back and let the eunuchs outside fall into the hands of the mob, the consequences will be serious! How should the military explain to the emperor?"

If there is no desire, then you are naturally strong. If Governor Zhao has no other ideas, he will be cruel.

But Governor Zhao is planning to use the emperor's intention to encourage ministers to accumulate wealth and borrow "imperial power" to deal with Lin Tailai.

If you sit back and let the eunuchs get into trouble, how can you let the emperor "appreciate" you?

"Lin Tailai, this bastard!" Governor Zhao, who was caught in a dilemma, cursed fiercely.

It's really hard to do something in Suzhou City!

Damn God! I have endured humiliation several times in a row and paid the price of dignity. Can't I let myself feel comfortable once!