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Nine hundred and twelve chapters the way of flattery(1/2)

The officers and soldiers were full of boats and their followers were panicked when they heard Lin Yanchao's appearance.

Ma Yu's case caused a sensation in the world. After Ma Yu was killed by Lin Yanchao, Lin Yanchao was unscathed, and Ma Yu's head was still hanging on the top of Kaifeng City. I heard that I would arrive at Weihui Mansion in a few days.

This is called "the head of the public" to calm the public's anger among the people of Henan.

As for Ma Yu's minions, they didn't end well, and hundreds of people were arrested.

These minions were treated differently. They followed Ma Yu from Beijing, or defected to Shang Hao halfway, and were imprisoned in the jail of the governor and waiting for the deceased.

As for those local Henan joining, there will be no good ending. They are all detained by various governments. Those who can be sentenced and locked up are considered good.

The most feared thing is those who were released and were caught and beaten to death by the angry people before they even returned home.

It can be seen that the people of Henan hate Ma Yu and his minions, and they hated him to this point.

Lin Yanchao came with public opinion. If you say "You accept bribes", then the people of Henan can really eat all the people in their boats without adding any seasonings.

So, can people in the boat not tremble?

Seeing this, Chen Ju tried to calmly say, "Why are you panic? Where is this right now?"

A soldier reported: "There are ten miles of waterways to Guide Mansion."

"It's broken, it's broken. Lin Sanyuan is going to kill us halfway through before we can pass through. Does he have any deep hatred with us?"

The people were suddenly extremely depressed.

But Chen Ju heard a little of it from it. If Lin Yanchao was going to be bad for him, he wouldn't have to rush to do it.

Here comes ten miles away from the country, and it may be a welcome.

This is a very important etiquette in the officialdom, when a senior official passes by.

If a local official stays on the border to greet him, it is considered a tribute, but if he leaves ten miles away, it can be called a "shameless".

Chen Ju couldn't help but show off when he thought of this, thinking that he could let Lin Yanchao go out dozens of miles to greet him.

Just as he was thinking so, he heard the sudden sound of cannons outside the ship, and the hull was shocked!

No! Lin Manzi is going to fire a cannon and bomb the ship!

Chen Ju was shocked and thought that Lin Yanchao really wanted to kill him?

A boat of people was lying on the board, and another person was panicked and jumped into the water to escape from the sideline!

On the official ship, Lin Yanchao was ordering the officers and soldiers on the ship to set off firecrackers to greet him.

The eunuch who is in charge of the Silijian comes, how can it not be grand? It is necessary to set off firecrackers.

The other officers and soldiers used all their strength to beat the big gongs and drums. Lin Yanchao also asked several local respected squires to stand at the bow of the ship and pick up the congratulations and recite them.

"The East China Sea is full of waves, and the emperor's grace is vast..."

The sound was as loud as the gongs and drums on the boat and the firecrackers were ringing. At this moment, I saw Chen Juzuo flying out of the porthole and landing in the water with a thud.

Then, regardless of the cold weather, he struggled to swim up the shore!

Lin Yanchao and the people on the boat were dumbfounded.

"The East China Sea is full of waves? The emperor's grace is vast??"

On a boat far away, the local county magistrate looked at the loud gongs and drums on Lin Yanchao and said to the left and right: "It seems that Lin Sima has already met the Central Envoy!"

He asked left and right: "Tao Zun, do we have to follow us too!"

The county magistrate waved his hand and said, "No, if we go up at this time, we will be flattering the eunuchs. It is said that they will be despised in the officialdom."

"Then why can Sima Lin go?"

The county magistrate smiled and said, "How could Sima Lin do something to please? It's just that Ma Yu was killed for doing evil and now another person has come. You must warn him."

"Sima Lin went to welcome the Zhongguan with his practical intention to prevent him from doing anything wrong, so as not to repeat Ma Yu's mistakes. So he can do this, but we can't, otherwise it will be flattering."

The left and right raised their thumbs up and said, "So that's it, you're so respectful and clever! You're really clever!"

Chen Ju's boat.

Lin Yanchao and Chen Ju looked at each other.

Looking at Chen Ju's barely calm look, Lin Yanchao wanted to say something, which was frightened.

But it is very inappropriate to say this at this moment.

Just as Lin Yanchao was thinking about the words, Chen Ju said: "Lin Tongzhi is intent."

Lin Yanchao sighed and said with relief: "The envoy from the emperor came to Henan to handle an office worker. He did not violate the whole journey. The people and the post station praised the envoy's reputation. This minister also knew that there were good or bad people, so they could not be generalized. When facing Eunuch Chen, I only admire him in my heart."

After these words were spoken openly, the people on the boat were relieved. Seeing that the person who had just jumped off the ship had already been saved, but the consequence of "Winter Tour" was that he had lost half his life.

Chen Ju coughed and said immediately: "It's great, but the hearing may not be accurate. Lin Sima would rather not make a conclusion, so as not to be unfavorable."

This is so difficult to understand Chen Ju's background. This failure to flatter him became a frightening thing. Lin Yanchao didn't know if Chen Ju was unhappy with him.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I believe that Eunuch Chen will not disappoint me. I will prepare a banquet on the shore ahead, so please give me a glimpse of it!"

So the two of them came to the shore in a boat.

Chen Ju had long heard of Lin Yanchao's deeds in the palace, but unfortunately he had seen very few before. So he also came here to learn about Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao was also thinking about this person. Chen Ju looked to be old and had a clear appearance, and he looked very ordinary, but the other party's eyes were fixed and he knew at a glance that he had a spirit of not doubting something big.

After the food and drinks were served, Chen Ju immediately said straight to the point: "In the capital, I have always heard about Lin Tongzhi's learning of doing things, but I don't know what it means?"

Seeing that Chen Ju had done his homework seriously before, Lin Yanchao knew what he liked to listen to, so he said, "I think the success of my work lies in economics."

Chen Ju asked with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "How can I see it?"

Lin Yanchao said: "The current national ills are all kinds of ill-fated states, such as officials greedy, royal families increasing day by day, and border affairs are exhausted. In fact, it is just a matter of saying that the country is wasting too much, so the national treasury has no money."

Chen Ju nodded and said, "It's good to say that in the Gengshu Incident, our family was just a weak man. Seeing that his godfather led his soldiers to wear strong and hold their sharps to protect the capital, our family admired him. In fact, the fatigue of the border affairs is due to the fact that the court has no money. In the Jiajing period, the national treasury was more than the annual income, but why was it still unable to provide sufficient military pay? This is what our family does not understand."

Chen Ju asked again: "The military affairs in the southwest have stopped now, and the border affairs in the east of Liao have started again. The country uses the world's money and grain to transport grain to the nine borders, but it is still insufficient. The emperor has worked hard for him, and our family is also worried."

"Our family thinks that the waste transportation is a disadvantage, so I wonder what Sima Lin thinks of it?"

This is to compare oneself. Lin Yanchao said: "The best way is to change the canal transportation to sea transportation."

"Can the transformation from canal transportation to sea transportation be cured?" Chen Ju asked back.

Lin Yanchao said: "Of course, you can not only reach the capital, but also to Liaodong. The grain ship arrives at Laowei Bay in the west of Kaiyuan City by sea. Not only can the grain affairs in Beijing be resolved, but Liaodong can also get the benefits of sea transportation."

Chen Ju nodded when he heard this. It was very difficult to change the canal transport to sea transport, but what he planned was consistent with him.

With just a few words, Chen Ju felt deeply that Lin Yanchao had a harmonious relationship with his political views.

Chen Ju didn't know that Lin Yanchao had prepared a strategy early, and this was also Chen Ju's political opinion in history. At present, Chen Ju can't help but feel like a close friend towards Lin Yanchao.

This is very important. Not to mention history, it is only a matter of saying that Chen Ju has a great chance of becoming the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor. Once he gets to power, will he like a cabinet grandson with the same political views as him, or will he have different political views?

You should know that the reason why Zhang Juzheng was so proud was that he and Feng Bao had the "Governor-Ge" integration.

In history, many cabinet ministers were ousted by the eunuchs in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor. The previous information can be learned.

Lin Yanchao and Chen Ju chatted, and the more they talked, the more they became more and more speculative. As Gao Huai said, Chen Ju is a very politically ambitious person. It is precisely because of his lofty eyes that he is very capable of cherishing his feathers. He does not ask for bribes or harass the people through the place, which is a clear proof.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao's way to flatter him is to strive to be consistent with his political views. The matter of entering the cabinet is still far from him, but if he can be appreciated by Chen Ju, then there is a great chance of being transferred back to the capital in the future and reentering the Hanlin Academy.

As the two talked, it was already time for the Lu King to take up the vassal.

This is also where the two people's political views are prone to disagreement.

Lin Yanchao must curry favor with Chen Ju and stick to his political bottom line, which is quite difficult to say.

While using wine and food, Chen Ju said, "You Henan officials want King Lu to move to Huguang to take the vassal state, but the vassal states assigned by the imperial court are all in Henan. The vassal states are in Huguang, but the vassal states are in Henan. Our family is not good for us to explain this to the emperor."

Lin Yanchao said: "If you build a vassal residence again, it will cost nearly 700,000 taels, and Henan's annual tax will be reduced by only 1.5 million taels. Henan is so poor. If you can persuade King Lu not to build a vassal residence in Henan, you will be very good. The people will be grateful for your kindness."

"But I heard that Ma Yu had ordered Henan Province to collect all the money for the construction of the vassal residence in nearly 700,000 taels of money." Chen Gui said unmoved.

"There is no 700,000 yuan, and I only collected only 300,000 yuan, and I still recovered the debts of each government for many years. In order to complete the assessment, the province forced the government, and the government forced the county, and the county forced officials and yamen runners to go to the countryside to urge the levy. The people were in great pain. Last year, Ma Yu forced the people to lose their wealth and destroyed their families, but under the levy and levy, there were more than a hundred households who destroyed their families. It was just a winter that passed, but more than two thousand people had starved to death in Kaifeng Prefecture!"

After hearing what Lin Yanchao said, Chen Ju took a breath. Even Kaifeng Prefecture or the capital is like this, how many people have starved to death in other prefectures?

"Why are officials so harsh? The court's policies are more powerful than tigers?" Chen Ju was very moved and put down his chopsticks.

Lin Yanchao said: "The disadvantage of this examination is that officials collect grain and examinations are related to the examinations. Those who pay less than 80% of the taxes will be dismissed from the examinations. Therefore, a father-in-law can survive countless people in Henan with just one word."

Chen Ju was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said, "The method of examining Jiangling Gong is a good method, but it was ruined in Ma Yu's hands."

After pausing, Chen Ju said again: "We can write a letter to advise Your Majesty to let King Lu go to Huguang, but how can we use this to collect 300,000?"

Chen Ju's eyes were a little sharp.

Yes, the vassal kings are insatiable, but the officials are not necessarily clean.

Chen Ju said: "There have been rumors in the court that Ma Yu's excessive tax collection was too much, which aroused collective protests from Henan officials. But are the officials really asking for the people? Some people say that Ma Yu is too greedy and has too ugly eating, so that officials cannot get the money to the fullest. Yes, our family can live countless people in one sentence, but our family is even more afraid that the people's money will not be taken away by the vassal kings, but will be in the pocket of corrupt officials!"

"Unless you can return all the 300,000 taels to the people, can you do it?"

It is difficult for ordinary people to refute what Chen Ju said. 300,000 taels of silver were given to 5.2 million ordinary people in Henan. Not only can one person get enough money, but the administrative cost is also very high.

But when Lin Yanchao saw Lin Yanchao calmly, "Please rest assured, my father-in-law, Lin naturally planned to take these 300,000 taels of silver from the people and use them for the people."

"It's easy to get it, but it's difficult to use it?" Chen Ju obviously didn't believe it.
To be continued...
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