Daming talker

Chapter 220
It was only a few days before the start of tax collection, and Hai Qingtian had no choice but to ask someone to call Lin Tailai again.

A mere Jieyuan, who wants to manipulate the governor candidate, will not make it so easy for you!

However, it was reported that Lin Tai claimed that he was ill and that it was inconvenient for him to leave the West Garden.

Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, Hai Qingtian had no choice but to hold back his anger and go to the city again, and recently came to the Zhongshan Palace for the third time.

Walking into the West Garden, you can see a tall and majestic figure sitting in the pavilion by the pool, beside a beautiful and charming woman.

It seems that Lin Jieyuan's illness is only a heart disease and does not affect the physical body.

"Zhao Ji, you are the number one among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?" Lin Tai said.

The person called Zhao Ji is obviously Zhao Caiji, a Jinling beauty who has a close relationship with Zhang Youyu and Lin Tailai, a pair of plastic masters and apprentices.

She complained to Lin Tailai: "Although after Ma Xianglan retired, the Twelve Beauties nominally took the slave family as the number one, but now the most popular socialite is Yin Qing!"

Lin Tailai said casually: "After all, he is seven or eight years younger than you. Isn't it normal that the market is more prosperous than you?"

Zhao Caiji raised the powder fist but put it down helplessly, accusing: "It's all your fault!"

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "What does this have to do with me? I have never praised her!"

Zhao Caiji replied: "She is the only person in Nanqu who dares to scold you. Many guests come just to hear her scold you!"

Lin Tailai was dumbfounded, could this also be the reason for being popular?Scold yourself for being so popular?What did I do wrong?
Zhao Caiji continued to criticize: "The key is that you don't pay attention to it, which is tantamount to conniving her to do so!"

Lin Tailai comforted her and said, "It's not to condone her, actually there are several reasons.

At the beginning, I promised Yunjian Dong Qichang that I would not trouble her again.And now being watched by Hai Qingtian again, it is inconvenient to go out and cause trouble.

Besides, I was the one who humiliated her first, but now I am a Jie Yuan, and if I try to compete, I will lose my grace. "

Zhao Caiji frowned and said, "Why did I hear people in the Duke's Mansion say that you want to change your spicy taste and fall in love with her? You also want to bring her to the West Garden."

"Not at all!" Lin Tai said, "For the things in your industry, you should find the reasons from yourself, and don't always blame me!"

Zhao Caiji got up and said: "Since you don't care, then I will solve this matter myself!"

So Mr. Lin became interested again and asked, "How do you want to solve it?"

Zhao Caiji replied: "I'm going to find some famous artists and write a drama.

Do you still remember that the enmity between you and Linhuai Marquis Li Shao started from the slave family.

So this drama is the legendary story between you, Li Shao and the slave family!
For the slave family, you were framed by Li Shao and killed in Nanjing, and then returned to Nanjing for revenge, and finally ended happily. "

Lin Tailai gritted his teeth and said, "I'll see who dares to write this drama, be careful I'm ruthless!"

Zhao Caiji laughed a few times, "I'm going to invite Zhang Youyu and his brother Zhang Fengyi to write this play, what can you do to them?"

Based on Lin Tailai's understanding of Zhang Youyu, this old pervert is absolutely willing to take this job.

Forget it, forget it!Anyway, it's not a loss to be written into a drama, it can increase one's fame and legend.

Looking up and seeing Hai Rui standing outside the pavilion with a serious face, Lin Tailai quickly stood up and greeted him, saying:
"The boss didn't make a sound when he got close, and the subordinates were not prepared."

Hai Rui didn't bother to talk nonsense, and asked directly, "What do you think about the candidate for Governor Jiangnan?"

Lin Jieyuan blinked his eyes a few times, and replied with a serious face: "I have always expressed my position, regarding the candidate for the new governor, I only recognize you, the boss, and I only believe in the boss!"

Hai Rui shouted impatiently: "Ming people don't speak secretly, so you don't need to use this hospital as a cover!"

Lin Tailai said again: "If the boss doesn't want to be the governor, you can choose someone else. But it is best to meet several conditions to make a smooth transition."

Hai Rui sneered and said, "What conditions? Height, appearance, weight, age?
Don't list any so-called conditions, just say, who are you looking for? "

Lin Tailai said dissatisfiedly: "This is talking about business affairs, but the boss has preconceived his personal emotions into business affairs, is he worthy of the emperor's trust!

Could it be that in the eyes of the boss, the subordinate is someone who is for his own selfishness and disregards the overall situation? "

Hai Rui: "."

Now I can really understand the meaning of "My Buddha is merciful, and I also have Vajra's glaring eyes".

Lin Tailai took the opportunity and began to say: "The first condition, the candidate must be a mature and prudent person, not young and impatient.

What the current situation in Suzhou Prefecture requires is carefulness and patience. If you are impatient, it will only add fuel to the fire, and it will be a bad thing.

At the same time, it cannot be someone who is nearly sixty years old, who may not care about errands and spend his days in a perfunctory manner.

Therefore, it is best to choose elders who are over 60 years old but have been proven to still be practical.

Sir, just say, is this condition correct? "

Hai Rui didn't say anything, and continued to ask, "What else? Let's talk about it together."

Lin Tailai: "The second condition is that the candidate must be someone who is familiar with the local customs and customs in the south of the Yangtze River.

The current situation in Suzhou Prefecture is very complicated, and people who are not familiar with the place can't handle errands well.

So the new governor has either been an official in Jiangnan, or he is from a nearby place in Jiangnan!Sir, are you right? "

Hai Rui had no objection. This condition was very reasonable and there was nothing to argue about.

Then Lin Tailai went on to say the third condition: "The candidate must have a certain prestige in Shilin, and must have a certain scholarly network in every county in Suzhou, so that public opinion can be reversed."

Regarding this condition, Hai Rui couldn't say that it was unreasonable.

Local public opinion comes from Shilin, and having contacts in Shilin is of course conducive to calming down the storm as soon as possible.

Lin Tailai added: "The last condition, the candidate should be someone who opposed Zhang Jiangling back then!
Although this condition is completely useless for handling affairs today, it is conducive to getting the imperial approval as soon as possible and taking office as soon as possible. "

Hai Qingtian had nothing to say for a moment, this Lin Tailai was really thoughtful, he even considered this point.

Everyone in the officialdom knows that today's Wanli emperor likes to use people who opposed Zhang Juzheng and were relegated by Zhang Juzheng.

After recovering, Hai Rui suddenly asked, "What do you think of Zhang Jiangling?"

Lin Tailai replied: "I have made great contributions to the country, much better than all the courtiers today!
If someone else asks about it, I don't dare to discuss it casually, for fear of spreading the word.

But in front of the boss, I still dare to say a few words of truth! "

Hai Rui didn't continue the topic about Zhang Juzheng, but thought for a while.

He went through all the officials above the third grade in Nanjing City, but he didn't think of anyone who fully met these conditions.

Then he asked: "How can there be such a person in Nanjing City? Are you entertaining the hospital?"

Lin Tailai reminded: "Of course there are qualified people, such as Zhao Xueshi, who is also the supervisor of the Imperial Academy!"

Hearing this person, Hai Rui immediately reacted.

He had heard it a long time ago, when Lin Tailai was in Nanjing, for some reason he got very close to Zhao Zhigao, the boss of the Guozijian, which was incomprehensible.

Then Zhao Zhigao matched those conditions, and found that they were completely in line.

He is mature and prudent, a native of Zhejiang near the south of the Yangtze River, who worked in Nanjing Guozijian and has connections with scholars. He was demoted from the capital because he opposed Zhang Juzheng.

In other words, these reasonable conditions seemed tailor-made for Zhao Zhigao.

So Hai Rui said disdainfully: "In the end, it's him! You can just name this person directly, why bother to put out a bunch of conditions first!"

Lin Tailai explained: "The selection conditions I put forward are not for launching Xueshi Zhao, but for you, my lord."

Hai Rui: "???"

Lin Tailai explained in more detail: "With these conditions that increase rationality, you can gain some self-comfort.

Specifically, it can make you feel in your heart that you have indeed recommended very suitable talents, and you have not sorry the country or violated morals.

It will not lead to depression because of being forced to recommend the candidate I nominated. "

Hai Qingtian came to Lin Tailai with anger, but he didn't expect that he took more anger with him when he left.

Back at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Hai Rui looked through Zhao Zhigao's inspections over the past two years, and all these materials were available in the Procuratorate.

But he found that this person was like a conscientious and conscientious old scalper, and he was absolutely qualified to be a governor.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if this person is not capable enough, with Lin Tailai's help, he can still handle it completely.

Then Hai Qingtian met Zhao Zhigao in person, and after the conversation, he felt more and more that Zhao Zhigao was really not a cunning person, but a loyal elder.

Moreover, after Zhao Zhigao offended Zhang Juzheng back then, he had been an official in the local area for several years, and he knew the grassroots work very well, so his talents were definitely sufficient.

So from all aspects, Zhao Zhigao is indeed no problem as the governor candidate.

So Hai Qingtian was confused again, how could someone like Lin Tailai recommend Zhao Zhigao?

One is an opportunistic and tricky young man, and the other is a loyal elder with some ability.

As the saying goes, Taoists are divided into groups by similarities, and Lin Tailai and Zhao Zhigao are not compatible no matter how you look at it.

Hai Qingtian sighed following the spontaneous feeling: "You are a beautiful woman, how can I be a thief."

Zhao Zhigao: "???"

When did the upright and upright Hai Qingtian learn the yin and yang eccentricity?Is this character setting going to collapse?
"This academy is not well-educated, so don't blame Xueshi Zhao for a moment of gaffe." Hai Rui quickly returned the words.

Then he said: "This court just wants to ask, Xueshi Zhao, how did you get together with someone like Lin Tailai?"

Zhao Zhigao replied: "Because Lin Tailai is the only person who is willing to get close to me and actively advises me in recent years."

Hai Rui couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Could it be that he judged Lin Tailai by his appearance and was superficial?
Time was running out, and after Hai Rui discussed with Duke Wei, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Minister of Civil Affairs again, Hai Rui recommended Zhao Zhigao to the imperial court.

Then finally in mid-October, after the start of tax collection, the imperial court issued an urgent edict to Nanjing, and Zhao Zhigao was promoted to Yushi of Youqin Capital, Premier Grain Storage, Governor Yingtianfu, etc., which is commonly known as Jiangnan Governor.

Immediately, Zhao Zhigao quickly set off for Suzhou City, and Lin Tailai also followed Zhao Zhigao back to Suzhou.

The main reason is that the matter has come to this point, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River who is most valued by Mr. Lin has "acquired", and the rest does not matter.

For example, where the Xi family members were sentenced to exile for a few years, or when Li Yangong, Marquis of Linhuai, was dismissed, it doesn't matter, Lin Tailai doesn't need to keep an eye on them every day.

It is more important to quickly follow Zhao Zhigao to return to his hometown, and reap the fruits of victory wantonly.

Moreover, the slack time came after the autumn harvest. According to the practice of this era, the slack time is also the time for engineering.

Lin Daguan, who is concerned about the infrastructure construction of his hometown, is eager to return to his hometown and contribute his strength to the infrastructure construction of his hometown.

He was afraid that it would be too late to go back, and he would not have the opportunity to contribute to the construction of his hometown this year.

Lin Tailai accompanied Governor Zhao all the way in the same boat.

Governor Zhao turned his head to look at Stone City, which had disappeared from sight, and couldn't help asking: "Now we should be able to talk about how to calm down the storm, right?"

The premise of agreeing to be the governor of Jiangnan earlier was that Lin Tailai was willing to help settle the tax resistance turmoil.

Tax resistance in Suzhou Prefecture has always been a traditional art, and it is also rich in troublemakers. Any official who encounters such a large area of ​​anti-tax public opinion after taking office will feel very troublesome.

If it wasn't for Lin Tailai's swearing guarantee, Zhao Zhigao didn't want to go into this muddy water.

Lin Tailai said confidently at this time: "If it is changed at other times, it may not be easy to handle.

But the times make heroes, standing on the current turmoil, pigs can do it. Ah no, I mean it is not difficult to be the governor.

The first step is to exempt money and grain to appease people's hearts! "

Zhao Zhigao turned his head and wanted to shout to the outside of the cabin, turn around, go back to Nanjing, and resign!
What Lin Tailai just said about exempting money and food is purely useless nonsense!

Facing the storm of tax resistance, all fools know that exempting money and food is the most effective!

But is it realistic?If you want to exempt one-sixth of the Suzhou government's money and grain, be careful that the imperial court will exempt your head first!

"Mr. Zhao, don't worry! Listen to me!" Lin Tailai said hastily, "If what I said is, how about first exempting the money and food owed for the past ten years?"

As mentioned in the previous article, the taxes in Suzhou Prefecture are very heavy, but it is difficult to collect them all. If you can collect [-]% of the quota each year, you will be qualified.

Since the collection is not complete every year, there are tax arrears every year. Over the years, the Suzhou government often owes the court several million shi.

Every few years, when the accumulation of tax arrears is too large to be recovered, the court is often forced to exempt it once.

Zhao Zhigao is not a novice who is ignorant of government affairs. After being reminded by Lin Tailai, he looked up professionally and asked:

"When was the last time the imperial court exempted the tax owed by the Suzhou government?"

Lin Tailai replied: "In the third year of Wanli, there was a fierce quarrel between the governor of Jiangnan and the household department because of the tax arrears of the Suzhou government.

At that time, Zhang Jiangling, the prime minister, exempted all the taxes owed by the Suzhou government over the years in order to quell the incident. "

Zhao Zhigao said thoughtfully: "It has been ten years since the third year of Wanli, so it should be exempted again."

Lin Tai said: "During the past ten years, the Suzhou government probably owed several million stones in taxes.

The imperial court also knew that it was impossible to recover these tax arrears, but if the arrears continued, it would affect the prestige of the imperial court.

Therefore, the best way is for the court to issue an edict to exempt the several million tax owed by the Suzhou government in accordance with the usual practice, and it can also preserve the face of the court and gain a reputation for good governance.

And Mr. Zhao, don't forget that there are now two Suzhou people in the cabinet, and one of them is the chief assistant.

Therefore, it is not difficult for the boss to serve as the governor at this time, and it is tantamount to standing on the cusp of the wind. There is an opportunity to ask for tax exemption. It is not difficult to appease the people first.

Then take the Jinong warehouse and mobilize the grain stored in the Jinong warehouse to make up for part of the gap, it is still very easy to fool the people."

The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, Zhao Zhigao couldn't help but widen his old eyes, looking at Lin Tailai in disbelief, like watching a monster.

How can a person who is less than 20 years old and comes from an ordinary peasant family know the operating mechanism of the imperial court like the back of his hand?

Ordinary people, who can recall Wanli's three-year exemption so clearly, and then keenly realize that ten years is another cycle now?
　I remembered that a Wuxi book friend in the book review said that he couldn't stand Wuxi people being bullied by Suzhou people and abandoning books. .I said that reading a novel is not impossible. If everyone is so sensitive, this novel cannot be written.

　　In addition, continue to ask for monthly tickets, if you don't ask for it, you can't do it, if you don't ask for it, you will lose your ranking!There is no recommendation recently, so I can only rely on the list!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)