Daming talker

Chapter 165 Isn't it good to drink tea and chat?
At the beginning of July, the scorching heat cools down a bit, and colorful flags are fluttering at the big wharf in Mudu Town, gongs and drums are blaring, and firecrackers are going off.

The opening and closing ceremony of the Mudu Port sub-customs under the jurisdiction of the Hushu Customs Administration is being held here.

Officials present to congratulate include the head of the household department and Hushu customs envoy Wang Zhidu, Yuan Hongdao, the magistrate of Changzhou County, Guo Tong, the county magistrate of Wu County, and Jin Zhiqian, the inspector of Mudu Inspection Department.

The tax envoy Wang stood with Yuan Zhixian, exchanging greetings and chatting.

Just listen to Wang Shuishi said: "I have admired Yuan Zhonglang's name for a long time, but it is rare to see him. After the opening and closing ceremony, if Yuan Lingyin has other affairs, you might as well have a small gathering with me."

My second eldest brother, Wang Situ, said that the members of the Wang family will strengthen their influence in the literary world and make up for the shortcomings in the literary world.

This Yuan Hongdao is a big man in the literary world, and he is very worth making friends with.

Yuan Zhixian replied with great anticipation: "I have already agreed to go to investigate the water conditions of Taihu Lake and Xujiang River accompanied by Mr. Lin."

Um?The tax envoy Wang suddenly came to his mind, but it was time for him to speak first, so he suspended the conversation with Yuan Hongdao.

Previously, Wang Zhidu was worried that Lin Tailai was young and inexperienced, so he would hold the opening and closing ceremony in a nondescript way.

Unexpectedly, although the opening and closing ceremony is a bit different, it looks similar, and it feels like a big scene.

Hundreds of community members were summoned to pretend to be the public and gathered under the earthen platform. Everyone held small flags and waved them vigorously when they got a hint.

The officials stood on the earthen platform and gave speeches in turn according to their ranks, and then some scholars read out the congratulatory poems of the officials to everyone.

Later, Ma Yingming, a representative of the customs officials, stepped forward to express his determination to the officials.

Further behind, representatives from unknown companies and residents of the town showed up in turn, and gave speeches expressing their support for the customs clearance.

After all the speeches were finished, Wang Zhidu personally unveiled the red cloth on a plaque, and then raised the plaque in the main hall of Fenguan.

In the end, the forty He Kuaifen who belonged to Fenguan took ten boats and lined up on the Xu River, shouting the slogan in unison like a rainbow: "Collect taxes for the country and serve the court!"

The whole set of ceremony process, you sing and I come on stage, is really methodical and comprehensive.

It was hard for Wang Taxi to imagine that this was planned by a military student.

Thinking of this, Wang Shuishi couldn't help but look at Lin Tai, who was keeping a low profile throughout today.

But at this time, Lin Tailai ignored his boss, the tax envoy, and the most famous Yuan Zhixian, but only chatted and laughed with Jin Xunjian, the lowest-ranking official in the field, and the chat was full of enthusiasm.

Suddenly, Lin Tailai stuffed something that looked like a silver paper into Jin Xunjian's hand, and laughed together.

The tax envoy Wang couldn't help cursing inwardly, he had never seen such a young man as Lin Tailai.

It's obviously reckless to do things, but it's really cunning to say it's cunning, and you can always know where the key is.

According to the usual practice, the inspection department must obey the orders of the county government and accept the command and dispatch of the county government.

However, in places where there are tax customs, they give priority to obeying the orders of the tax customs, which can be regarded as the military guarantee for the customs inspection and smuggling.

For example, the Hushu Inspection Department is subordinate to the Hushu Customs Administration.

After the Mudu Port sub-office is opened, the Mudu Inspection Department will also obey the General Administration of Hushu Customs, and cooperate with the sub-customs work at the same time.

Therefore, Lin Tailai seized the time at this time and established a good relationship with Mudu inspector Sijin inspector. This is a very "tactful" behavior, which will be very useful for future customs affairs.

Wang Zhidu yelled: "Officer Lin, come here!"

Lin Tailai had no choice but to leave Jin Xunjian for a while, and asked the Wang tax envoy, "What orders does the prince have?"

Wang Zhidu said: "Lend out your Shenwei Lieshui and let me use it for a few days."

Lin Tailai was very surprised: "It's no problem to lend this boat to the prince, but don't you have an official ship?"

Wang Zhidu replied: "Just now I made an appointment with Yuanzhi County to visit together in the next few days, ah no, to investigate the water conditions of Taihu Lake and the east of the lake.

The official ship is a bit ostentatious, afraid of being criticized by people who don't know the truth, so I borrowed the big ship from you. "

Fuck!Lin Tailai was taken aback, your Wang Tax Envoy has failed in his studies, and you actually wanted to kill someone!
Yuan Hongdao promised to take him to visit Taihu Lake together!

After all, Yuan Hongdao is a leader of the Public Security School, a gold-lettered signboard in the literary world.

As long as you publish a few poems and essays under Yuan Hongdao's name, it will be an opportunity to become famous in the literary world, especially through Yuan Hongdao's letters to spread to the whole country.

Now the retro faction will definitely not bring him Lin Tai to play, relying on the public security faction is a must choice.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Lin Tailai couldn't help asking: "Why would such a suave and suave great writer in Yuan Zhi County want to travel with you, no, to investigate?"

It's not that he, Lin Tai, looks down on people, can you, Wang Zhi, be able to cope with Yuan Hongdao's poems?

The tax envoy Wang said proudly: "Not only will we investigate together, but Yuan Zhixian also agreed to add my name to the title of his poems and essays!"

Lin Tailai immediately said: "Then I can also go together, and it is also an elegant thing to sing with Yuan Xianzun!"

The tax envoy Wang replied disdainfully: "This is a gathering of our literati and bureaucrats, and we are all two-ranked Jinshi.

And you, a military student, why join in the fun, and want to steal the limelight from me, a Jinshi? "

Lin Tailai refused to accept it and said: "You can't say that, things always come first and then come first. Prince, you just take away the opportunity, and you don't let me go, it's too much."

Wang Zhidu said earnestly: "September is the Wuxiang Examination, and you have to go to Nanjing to catch the exam in mid-August at the latest.

And now it's July, you don't have much time left to prepare for the exam, and you still have the time to investigate everywhere?

I'm doing it for your own good, so that you can concentrate on preparing for the exam, and the Wuxiang exam also requires writing! "

Lin Tailai and Wang Shuishi did not have a common language, so he found Yuanzhi County and asked in a low voice:

"Why did you go back on your word, the county magistrate? The poems and essays of Wang Taxi are not enough to match the county majesty!"

Yuan Zhixian said with a wry smile: "The tax envoy Wang said that he would write a letter to his elder brother to relax the assessment of money and food in Changzhou County this year and next year."

Lin Tailai: "."

hateful!This is the corruption of power on literature!

At the same time as the switching ceremony, there were several people drinking tea in the Xiangxi Building in Mudu Town.

Lu Yibin, the leader of the new Wulian and the head of the Anle Hall, sat in the middle as the chief, and the hall owners of the five halls on the east bank of Taihu Lake occupied the rest of the seats.

Today is also the day for the alliance between New Wulian and Wutang in the east of the lake. Mr. Lin was really at a loss for what to do, so he simply scheduled the alliance and opening and closing ceremony on the same day.

Unlike the hustle and bustle on the big pier, this place is a little deserted.

Lu Yibin is also an old man in the rivers and lakes, so he will not be busy on the scene, toasting and chatting with the five hall masters with a smile.

After three rounds of tea, Lu Dalong still didn't get down to business, but started gossip about the new "oiran election" in Suzhou City in the second half of the year.

"I heard that in the last oiran election, Director Xu of the school secretary's office spent a lot of money and pushed Bai Ji to the number one position.

But so far, Bai Ji, a nobleman, is still up for sale with the title of number one scholar, so the money that Director Xu threw in last time has not been recovered at all.

Seeing that the new oiran election is coming again, Director Xu has already fallen into a dilemma.

If she didn't continue to spend money, Bai Ji would lose her title of No. [-] Scholar, and her value would inevitably plummet, and she would not be able to recover her previous investment.

However, if you want to continue spending money to win the first prize, after investing more, the cost will be too high, and it is also doubtful whether you can get back the cost.

I heard that Director Xu is not enjoying the food and tea every day, and he is anxious and insomnia every night, and his heart is very bitter, hahahaha! "

The oiran election should have been a topic of interest to all men, but the other five hall masters were completely absent-minded at this time.

Peng Youwei, head of the Hu'an Church located in Xukou Town, listened to Lu Yibin's nonsense for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and said:

"Your Anle Hall claimed to form an alliance with our Hudong Wutang, our Wutang agreed, and we have all attended the appointment today, this is our sincerity!

So what kind of rules does Hall Master Lu have, please speak clearly.

We are all very busy, so we didn't listen to Hall Master Lu's rambling here and there! "

Xukou Town is located at the intersection of Xujiang River and Taihu Lake, so it got its name, and its geographical location is very important.

That's why the Hu'an Hall in Xukou Town is qualified to speak on behalf of the other halls.

In fact, Lu Yibin, the so-called leader of the new Wulian League and the founder of the League, also wanted to know what the rules and regulations of the League were.
If he really knows the regulations, can he still gossip non-stop?
Suddenly, another hall master of one of the five halls in the east of the lake took the case and said: "Brother Peng, if you want to ask Hall Master Lu, you are also looking for the wrong person! I guess he also doesn't know anything!"

The leader, Lu Yibin, immediately became unhappy. Who leaked the secret of An Le Tang?
Could it be that he, the leader and hall master, doesn't want to lose face?

Peng Youwei laughed a few times, then asked Lu Yibin: "Is that so?

If Hall Master Lu, you can't be the master, please invite someone who can really be the master to come out and discuss the affairs of the world with us. "

Hall Master Lu took a deep breath, "If you believe me, it's best not to think about letting him out."

The rest of the people felt that Lu Yibin's words were too pretentious.

Peng Youwei responded, "Of course we've heard of Lin Zuoguan's name, but we're here to join the alliance sincerely, so we can't kill us all, right?

If Hall Master Lu can't invite someone who can make the decision, then we can only leave first. "

Lu Yibin looked at the other five hall masters with pity, this is really a road to heaven.

Although Lu Yibin didn't know what Mr. Lin thought, he had confidence in Mr. Lin's character.

When the five of you meet the sitting man, you will know how happy it is to have tea and chat with this old guy.

When Lin Tailai was very angry because he was cut off by the tax envoy, he received a message from the scene of the Xiangxilou League Meeting.

When he heard that Lu Dalongtou couldn't hold the place, Mr. Lin immediately left Mudu Port and headed for the town.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Tailai walked into the Xiangxi Building, and Da Ma Jindao sat in the first empty seat at the bottom. The air pressure in the building naturally dropped, as if it was hard to breathe.

After the five hall masters who came to the meeting observed for a while, it was Peng Youwei who spoke first: "Lin sat in the hall to summon us for a meeting, what advice do you have?"

But Lin Tailai didn't answer, took a few sips of tea, and said unhurriedly: "I have a doubt, please explain it to me first.

When you were invited to form an alliance before, you were reluctant to push back, but why did you suddenly agree together? "

The hall masters were all speechless, why did you, Lin Zuoguan, play cards so unreasonably.

Even if you have doubts, you should remain calm and investigate secretly in private.

How can anyone ask directly like this face to face?Which idiot can answer you?
And most importantly, it also exposed your own thoughts!In a negotiation, the party that reveals its mind first must be the loser!

Peng Youwei replied on behalf of the crowd: "Could it be that we have made a mistake in accepting the call?"

Lin Tailai suddenly threw the teacup on the ground, and scolded: "I asked you the question, and you didn't ask me to ask you back!"

Peng Youwei defended and said: "The alliance was initiated by you, and we agreed to the alliance, but it caused suspicion.

You are so magnanimous in sitting in the hall, and you are so first-rate, how can you convince everyone?Aren't you afraid of being criticized by the masters of the world? "

Hall Master Peng was on the defensive while talking.

There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that Lin Tailai loves pre-emptive raids, and he has defeated many heroes with one move.

But Lin Tailai lazily leaned on the back of the chair, pointed to the door and said, "I think I'm suspicious and impatient, if you don't accept it, you can leave."

Hall Master Peng thought for a while, and answered politely, "It looks like we can't talk today, so I'll come to visit another day."

After that, he really walked out and disappeared from everyone's eyes, and Lin Tailai didn't stop him.

The other four hall masters at the entrance of Hudong hall looked at each other in blank dismay. What kind of situation is this?It's that simple?
Suddenly, a few screams came from afar, telling the four hall masters that things were not that simple.

Lin Tailai sighed and said, "The archers of the Mudu Inspection Department are catching smugglers outside. It is estimated that Master Peng ran into him, but I don't know if he was captured alive."

The four hall masters: "."

This Lin Tailai was so unethical that he used the inspection department!
Lu Dalong, who hadn't spoken for a long time, blew on the tea leaves, and said to them sympathetically, "I said earlier, you'd better not let Lin Zuo come out, why don't you drink tea and chat with me?"

Lin Tailai asked again: "Who can explain my confusion now?"

Zhang, the head of Renshan Hall, stood up and shouted: "It's the Xi family, someone from the Xi family asked us to agree!"

Lin Tailai asked again: "Which Xi family?"

Hall Master Zhang said: "Of course it's the Xi family from West Dongting Mountain!"

Lin Tailai was stunned for a moment, the answer was both unexpected and reasonable.

Everyone knows that there are four major families in Wu County, the Fan family, the Shen family, the Wen family, and the Wang family.But if you want to comment on the fifth one, it should be Xishan Xi's.

The reason why the Xi family was not included in the Big Four is because the Xi family is a purely commercial family, a giant of the Dongting Merchant Gang, but they did not make a name for themselves in the literary world, so they were not included in the Big Four.

Lin Tailai asked again: "Why did the Xi family ask you to do this!"

Hall Master Zhang replied: "I just took the money to do it, and I don't know why!"

Lin Tailai stood up, put on the knuckles slowly, and said with a smirk: "It seems that I still need to work hard to hear you tell the truth!"

Hall Master Zhang almost wanted to cry, what kind of worldly way would he be beaten if he told the truth!
Hitting people behind closed doors, this horse rider is also called Huimeng?Aren't you afraid of losing the hearts of the world when you sit in the hall!

(End of this chapter)