Tongsi Bridge in the early morning seemed to be crowded with people. There was a winding stone staircase on the north side, and below was a dilapidated teahouse. The narrow path in front of the teahouse had already surrounded many people.

As Lin Qingran walked out of the teahouse, the four evil slaves were knocked to the ground, and the noble prince's arrogance was extinguished. He looked at the high-ranking imperial envoy with a look of surprise and worry.

Since Lin Qingran punished Xu Yuanji, the entire Nanzhili Gongzi circle knew about such a person. Many of the parents of people have repeatedly told them not to provoke Lin Lei Gong.

But there are always surprises in everything, just like now. The moment Zhang Wuji stepped into Yangzhou City, his father warned him not to provoke Lin Weiran, but he didn't expect to bump into him.

Lin Weiran saw Zhang Wuji's panic in his eyes, and directly scolded him: "Shangshu Zhang is the strong minister of our dynasty. If he lets him know that there are unbearable descendants like you, he will be unable to sleep if he knows you!"

The Zhang family of Songjiang Prefecture was the former Minister of Justice Zhang Ying. This 13-year-old Jinshi took the route of a censor. His resume was not very outstanding, but he also reached the high position of Minister of Justice.

Although Zhang Xi had passed away for decades, he was a tycoon of the court who had served as the Minister of State. He had always protected the Zhang family and made the Zhang family stand out in Songjiang Prefecture.

Most importantly, one of his granddaughters married into the Xu family in Songjiang and now become the second wife of Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the dynasty.

It is precisely because of this relationship that the Zhang family is a family that is afraid to provoke in Songjiang Prefecture and the entire Nanzhili. However, it is no wonder that Zhang Wuji dares to be so arrogant and domineering.

However, nepotism like the Zhang family also has its drawbacks. The other party has never taken him seriously, and they seem to have no choice.

Facing this imperial envoy of a very big background, thinking about his father's advice to him, and with Xu Yuanji's previous lessons, Zhang Wuji could only scold him honestly.

Lin Xuran did not continue to pay attention to Zhang Wuji, but turned his head to look at the old man on the ground, stepped forward and gently reached out to help him and said, "Old man, you weren't hurt just now, aren't you?"

"You are really Master Qingtian! The little old man's body is quite tough and he has not hurt his muscles. The Emperor's Officer has troubled me!" The little old man's eyes were wet, and he stood up from the ground with gratitude.

Lin Fu gave Lin Fu a wink. Lin Fu and a few people picked up the fish on the ground, while Lin Fu gave the old man a ingot of silver and said, "This autumn fish looks very fresh and fat, so I bought it!"

"This basket of fish is not worth so much money!" The old man refused immediately as if he was so electric.

Lin Weiran knew the simplicity of the people of this era, so he insisted: "The remaining money will make you shocked and buy some medicine. Please don't refuse!"

"Old man He, the imperial envoy will take it to you. This is the blessing of you!" Among the onlookers next to him, a tea guest who knew Old man Li suggested loudly.

Old Man He faced the kindness and believed that Lin Junran's silver could bring blessings, so he took it down with great gratitude, but his eyes became even more wet.

He has lived for most of his life, encountered too many people and things, and suffered a lot of unfair treatment. But today, facing a noble man who cannot be provoked, he has won a fair treatment, which has made his emotions unable to calm down for a long time.

Lin Weiran saw that the old man had suffered a little injury in his leg, so he asked the doctor to take a look. When he looked at Zhang Wuji again, his face immediately became solemn again.

If he hadn't happened to be here today, I'm afraid this little old man would have suffered a beating. According to the inherent way of getting along with this era, this little old man would have dared not say anything, but he endured this pain and grievance for nothing.

Lin Qingran narrowed his eyes slightly, and said seriously: "You hit someone first just now, and then asked the evil slave to hit someone. Now I am the imperial envoy to beg for the sake of Shangshu Zhang, so I won't beat you this time! But your style of conduct is really trembling. Now I am the imperial envoy to send you back to your hometown. I hope Mr. Zhang can reorganize his family style and discipline you well!"

Zhang Wuji was depressed when he heard the imperial envoy wanted to drive him back to Songjiang and was disciplined by his grandfather. He muttered: "It would be better to make a board for you!"

This sound is very low, but no one can hear it clearly.

The people next to him watched Lin Weiran punish the evil young man in this way, and they also applauded. Compared to simply hitting the board, it was undoubtedly better to send the evil young man back to Songjiang Mansion.

"Student Li Zihua, I have met the imperial envoy!" The poor scholar endured the excitement in his heart and respectfully saluted Lin Qingran.

Li Zihua?

Lin Weiran had a vague impression of this name, but that was all. He praised the poor scholar who dared to act bravely, and cared about his studies, so he took Hua Yingrong and left here directly.

Instead of walking towards the stone steps to Fuqian Street, I walked towards the path on the other side and walked home from the remote path.

Hua Yingrong kept watching from the side, but suddenly chuckled and said, "My husband, you are not kind!"

"Why am I not kind?" Lin Qingran was slightly stunned and asked in confusion.

Hua Yingrong glanced at him in a charming way, pointing out the mystery: "The Zhang family rushed over from Songjiang Prefecture this time, just to rely on Xu Jie's relationship to ask you for a great benefit. Now you say that the Zhang family is not strict and he also sent Mr. Zhang back to Songjiang with great fanfare. Isn't this obvious that he won't give the Zhang family a chance?"

Lin Weiran glanced at the woman next to her and found that nothing could deceive her.

The Zhang family is naturally nothing, but Xu Jie is standing behind the Zhang family. If he directly rejects the Zhang family's request, he will inevitably be suspected of not selling Xu Jie's face, but today he gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

In theory, he should have given Xu Jie a piece of cake, but considering Xu Jie's strength and unnecessary troubles in the future, he decided to clear away Xu Jie's relatives and friends.

Lin Xuran thought of the scene just now and seriously reminded: "Our people cannot have such arrogant children. If someone has such a person, don't tolerate it!"

Since the day of the establishment of the joint business group, he has been paying attention to quality construction, and in Guangzhou he has repeatedly asked all families to pay attention to discipline their children.

As the joint business group developed step by step, he was worried that some of his children would become arrogant, but he would stay in the capital for the future, so he also reminded Hua Yingrong.

"Don't worry, I will stare at this matter and will not let them disrupt our pace!" Hua Yingrong's face was solemn, and Lin Xunran nodded in response, saying, "I looked at the couple together."

She also agreed with Lin Qingran's view. If they want to continue to grow bigger, in addition to pushing Lin Qingran to a higher position, they also want everyone to maintain a low-key style.

With the issuance of the imperial edict, Lin Qingran was about to preside over the implementation of the salt law in the two Huaihe River, which led to all parties competing for the quota of hereditary salt merchants, and all parties began to try to flatter Lin Qingran.

Once they lose the election this time, they may not have a chance with salt merchants in their entire lives and can only switch careers to other businesses. But which industry can compare with salt business in this world?

But they seemed to be anxious. Everyone thought that Lin Xuran would start "investment work" immediately and present the list of hereditary salt merchants to the emperor as soon as possible, but Lin Xuran forgot about this matter.

By the end of August, the Salt Inspection Institute finally had some movement.

Lin Qingran sent an invitation letter to invite all the salt merchants in Yangzhou City. The time was set in the afternoon, and many salt merchants arrived on time, making the gate of the Salt Inspection Institute blocked the traffic.

The group of salt merchants has long been full of mountains. In addition to the local salt merchants in Yangzhou City, there are Hui merchants in the Nanzhili local division, as well as the most powerful Zhejiang merchants and Shanxi merchants.

Cao Meng from the Yangzhou Department, Hu Dayong from the Huizhou Department, Xu Yunan from the Zhejiang Department and others were like a spring breeze, greeting each other gently, and then walked into the gate of the Salt Inspection Institute together.

Chen Boren, Fan Qianshan, Yang Dashi and others from the Shanxi Merchants Group were dejected. They not only faced the trouble of investigating private salt, but also clearly felt a kind of exclusion.

When all parties knew about the Gangyan method, they knew nothing and even followed Lin Weiran to sing a stage opera, which made them pessimistic about what happened next.

Many merchants came to the scene one after another. When everyone walked into the door, they would see a sign erected at the door with a line of words written on it: "You must reflect on yourself if you have money but no virtue, don't come in!"

When the salt merchants looked at this brand, they had different expressions. This was already a standard for selecting hereditary salt merchants. They put family style and virtue first, and excluded those salt merchants who dote on bad boys and have no virtue.

The meeting place was arranged in the meeting hall, where two neat rows of chairs were arranged, while the seats on the top were empty.

"I've met the imperial envoy!"

When Cao Meng and others saw Lin Weiran appear, they immediately stood up and saluted.

Lin Weiran is not only an imperial envoy with a high status, but also his possession of things that make everyone salivate, which makes everyone present feel a sense of awe.

Lin Weiran was wearing a third-grade crimson official uniform, and looked very powerful. He raised his hand and said lightly to everyone: "Everyone, please sit down!"

"Sir, please!"

Cao Meng and others pushed him, and when Lin Yanran sat down, they sat on the chairs one after another. Out of that awe, many salt merchants only sat half of their butt.

Lin Qingran looked up at the salt merchants on both sides, first picked up the teacup and took a sip, then he said straight to the point: "I am here today. It is precisely for the implementation of the Gangs of the Salt Law in the Huai River. The court hopes that the Gangs of the Imperial Salt Law will be submitted with a more detailed list of hereditary salt merchants and salt quotes. Now, why do you have any questions about the Gangs of the Saltal Law? You can ask me here. This Imperial Salt Law will answer the charter of the Gangs of the Saltal Law for you!"

Although he explained the salt method clearly to the court in his memorial, many people were not very clear about these Yangzhou salt merchants. Of course, people like Cao Meng, Hu Dayong, Xu Yun'an and others had already understood it.

Cao Meng and others seemed to be sitting next to them leisurely, drinking boiling hot tea silently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a small salt merchant asked, "I dare to ask the imperial envoy, if he cannot join the rank of the quotation this time, will he have no chance in the future?"

"If no one quits, there will be no chance!" Lin Qingran pinched the tea lid and poured the tea water lightly, looking decisive.

When everyone heard this answer, they couldn't help but take a breath.

A very powerful salt merchant asked, "I dare to ask the imperial envoy, if he can join the rank of the sect this time, will he be able to inherit from generation to generation?"

"In theory, it is inherited from generation to generation! However, the hereditary title of Duke of the State must be restricted. If you touch the Ming Dynasty's Criminal Law or use high-priced salt to gain the benefit of the people, this hereditary will be deprived of by the court!" Lin Qingran took a sip of tea and seemed serious.

When the salt merchants heard this answer, they were a little disappointed, but they nodded gently.

It was at this moment that Fan Qianshan suddenly asked loudly: "I dare to ask the imperial envoy, once the two Huaihe River implements the salt law, how to deal with the original old quota? What should I do if there are accumulated quota over the years?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the salt merchants knew that Fan Qianshan was prepared, but they also looked at Lin Qingran curiously.

Lin Weiran's movement of tea pouring on her could not help but slow down, but looked up at Fan Qianshan.

The salt induction method of the Ming Dynasty was not a bad thing, especially the opening of China and France also solved the food problem of the border troops. However, there is a disadvantage here, that is, the salt law of the court is not a model of clearing both money and goods. Many people took salt to the salt field but could not get salt.

The reason for this situation was that in addition to issuing a large number of salt entries, the court also directly gave many salt entries to the royal family nobles. The survival status of the stove households is becoming increasingly worrying, making the salt production in the salt farm unable to cope with the amount of salt entries in the court.

In addition, a large amount of private salt was transported out of the salt farm by non-dead people, as well as the legal Beijing officials' salt, which led to the "super-launch" phenomenon of salt in the Ming Dynasty.

Under this "gap", except for the royal family members who can ensure that they can get enough salt from the salt farm, most other salt merchants can only rely on their respective relationships or silver to open up the road.

During the Zhengtong period, some merchants had been waiting for salt to be used in the Yongle period since the Yongle period. After waiting year after year, the salt to be transformed into a family heirloom. As a result, the grandparents and grandchildren still couldn't get salt from the salt farm for several generations.

It is precisely because of this that the salt administration of the Ming Dynasty had the disadvantage of "stagnant introduction", which was a major problem that made the court feel troubled.

No matter who is in power, everyone wants to live a comfortable and good life, and is unwilling to be a pot maker.

Just like the Daming Baochao of the Ming Dynasty, the successor faced Zhu Di's massive Daming Baochao, but unilaterally hoped that the people of the world could use Daming Baochao obediently, and were unwilling to recycle the excessive amount of Baochao and ransomware of the life of "paying debts".

Now the salt administration of the Ming Dynasty is also facing similar problems. On the one hand, they are eager to issue new quotas to obtain silver, but they do not want to face the difficult problem of "accumulating quotas".
Chapter completed!