The middle-aged eunuch who seemed calm cleared his throat, and then began to read to the holy decree: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Guangdong City Bo Si Ti and Leizhou Governor Lin Haoran annihilated the thief Red Flag Gang hundreds, both civil and military, very heartfelt, now concurrently serve as Haibei Soldier Preparation, control thunder, Lian two guards, defend my Ming territory, Qin this!" ”

The voice was sharp, but it seemed to be very clear throughout the hall. The answer is obvious, Lin Haoran did not degrade or get promoted, but concurrently held the position of Haibei Bingbei.

At this time, everyone understood why Han Shisheng was dismissed, and it was not that Han Shisheng had offended anyone, but that he wanted to make room for Lin Haoran, a bull.

As soon as they thought about it, everyone understood that Lin Haoran's energy in Beijing was far more powerful than they imagined, and he was probably not just a father-in-law who served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

And now, the position of Bingbeidao is occupied by Lin Haoran, and he will interfere in military politics in a high-sounding manner, and it is impossible to say something like Luo Haojie, the commander of Lian Zhouwei, "You can't control me".

Now that the military and political power are in charge, and he is shouldering the errand of purchasing ambergris for the saint, who else in the entire western Guangdong has the ability to wrestle with him, and in the future, this western Guangdong will probably have the surname Lin.

Call......

Lin Haoran exhaled a breath of turbidity, and his hanging heart was also put down, and he finally waited for this holy decree.

This matter was naturally promoted by him, and taking advantage of the great victory in the last battle in Leizhou Bay, he chose to write a letter to impeach Han Shisheng. not only attacked Han Shisheng, but also put forward his appeal to the imperial court, expressing his desire to serve as a soldier.

He is actually only seventy percent sure that this thing will succeed.

Although it is the norm for the prefect of Qiongzhou to concurrently serve as a soldier and prepare for the road, the military power of the Haibei reserve road is three times that of the Qiongzhou military reserve road, especially he has two positions. And his battle was the military merit of annihilating hundreds of Red Flag Gangs before, as well as the credit for the ambergris of the Holy One.

When he didn't dare to have much hope, the Holy Lord actually granted his request, not only agreeing to remove Han Shisheng, but also letting him take over the post of Haibei Bingbeidao.

However, his military skills are discounted. Previously, Han Shisheng was the commander of the three guards of Lei, Gao and Lian, but when he came to him, he was only Lei and Lian and lost the command of Gaozhouwei.

This is actually the usual trick of the Ming Dynasty, even if he is also the governor of Liangguang, sometimes he is also the governor to manage government affairs, sometimes he is also the errand of rectifying the salt administration, and sometimes he just comes to lead the troops to fight.

The same is true that each official position has a large or small authority at different times. And the imperial court's move is probably because he is afraid that his military power will be too large, so he has the idea of collecting it.

Lin Haoran naturally thought deeply, I don't know if Yan Song drew up a compromise plan for his promissory note in order to help him pass the test more easily, or Emperor Jiajing was afraid that he would have too much military power, so he cut down Gaozhou Wei.

But no matter what, Lin Haoran was already very satisfied. After all, his goal is not military power, but only to reorganize Lian Zhouwei and then get rid of the Red Flag Gang.

"How?"

Compared with the pride of Lin Haoran's side, Han Shisheng and the others were as dead as ashes. The more prominent Lin Haoran is, the more difficult their situation will become, and they are even at risk of being liquidated.

Especially Luo Haojie, the whole person looked at Lin Haoran in front of him in a daze, and the last trace of illusion was completely shattered.

Lin Haoran took over as Haibei Bingbeidao and became his boss. Even if he has some connections in the capital of Guangdong, it is no longer useless, and his position as the commander of Lianzhou will definitely not be able to be kept.

Some people are happy and some are sad!

Zhao Yong, who was kneeling behind Lin Haoran, was undoubtedly extremely excited, and his face was full of excited smiles.

He is currently the commander of Leizhou Wei, but Yang Shu, the commander of Leizhou Wei, occupies the position. Yang Shu's promotion is naturally hopeless, and Yang Shu is obedient to adults, so naturally he will not be kicked out.

is also the same, but it is in his way, making him helpless against Yang Shu.

But now, he sees a glimmer of light, and he may be able to be promoted to the commander of Lianzhou Guard. If the adults didn't mean this, they wouldn't have brought him to Lianzhou Mansion this time, let alone take the initiative to talk to him about those things in Lianzhouwei.

Although Lian Zhouwei is one grade weaker than Lei Zhouwei, where will he pick fat and thin.

In today's Ming Dynasty, the above positions have long been filled, and those hereditary commanders have a deep background, and they are all rich and well-connected. They all climbed up with all their might, and how could their position be so easy to take away?

If he can be implemented to the position of commander of Lianzhou Guard, it will definitely be regarded as a blessing from the cultivation of three lives.

"It's developed! It's developed! ”

The 100 households of Leizhou Bay Han Xing knelt behind the crowd, but at this time, his heart was pounding, and his face was full of bright smiles.

He finally understood why Lin Haoran was able to promise him a real job, his military merits had accumulated to a thousand households, but among the five thousand households in Leizhou Wei, there were no thousand households that could squeeze out a position for him.

If he can come to Lianzhou Wei to serve as a thousand households, this result will also make him satisfied. At least nominally, he and Duan Dalu are on an equal footing, and they are all real households.

Of course, whether this thing can really be implemented depends on this master who has a lot of hands on the sky.

"Lin Futai, take the order!"

The middle-aged eunuch had a kind smile on his face and said softly to Lin Haoran. After all, Bingbeidao is a military position, and he is naturally more worthy of Lin Haoran than not a civilian job, so he is still called "Lin Futai".

"Wechen thank Lord Longen, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Lin Haoran led dozens of officials and gentry to salute and thank him in an orderly manner, and then took the holy decree with both hands.

The weight of this holy decree is not heavy, but when he starts it, he feels a strong texture, and his heart is also full of heroism of the man who holds the military power, as if he has received the handsome seal.

This eunuch surnamed Li seemed to be familiar, first introduced himself, and then complained that it was not easy to find Lin Haoran.

In essence, this holy decree naturally went towards Leizhou City, but after arriving at Suixi, he knew that Lin Haoran had arrived in Lianzhou City, so he went straight to Lianzhou City.

"Father-in-law Li, I'm tired!" Lin Haoran naturally would not treat this father-in-law badly, and handed over a piece of silver without a trace, and warmly invited him to the table.

A bright smile welled up on Gonggong Li's face, but he shirked the banquet and chose to rush back to Guangzhou City.

After sending this eunuch away, the atmosphere in the hall of the restaurant became more festive, and the taste of Lin Haoran became stronger, including Su Changgui, who was promoted by the Haibei Salt Division.

The group hugged Lin Haoran back to the hall on the second floor, and the banquet continued to start in a cheerful atmosphere, and the scene became more lively than before, with smiles on everyone's faces.

"Su Tiju, please take a seat!" Zhang Qinghe took the initiative to give up his position to Su Changgui, Su Changgui was overjoyed in his heart, and thanked him sincerely: "Zhang Yuanwai, thank you!" ”

For Lin Haoran who wanted to take Su Changgui for his own use, Zhang Qinghe naturally supported it.

The Haibei Salt Division raised the Yamen to govern fourteen salt farms, which was a rich yamen. Not to mention the benefits to be derived from it, it is already a great thing that salt can be mentioned smoothly by using salt alone.

Once the Buddha of Su Changgui is opened, the cost of obtaining salt from the Haibei Salt Section will drop a lot, and the number will increase a lot, which will undoubtedly increase the profit of the United Salt Company.

Lin Haoran sat down in the first seat, and his mood was undoubtedly quite happy. first got rid of Han Shisheng, the thorn in his eye, and then took over the position of Haibei Bingbeidao, and also got an unexpected joy - ambergris.

Although the first two things made him happy, the last ambergris was the most important. After all, his foundation is too thin, and now he wants to do whatever he wants here in Guangdong, so he must do a good job of this imperial mission.

If you just want to get ambergris, you have to go through Galenel, or through maritime trade. It's just that Galenel can't make a deal with him, and the latter is ripe for the time.

Now, Tiger Niu helped him get such a large piece of ambergris, which undoubtedly solved his urgent need. At least for the time being, there is no need to worry about Wang Bai making trouble about ambergris, he can still continue to do whatever he wants under the banner of purchasing ambergris.

As soon as he thought of this, he turned his head to look at the wild girl sitting next to him dotingly, and this time he really gave him a big surprise.

"Brother, I want to eat big chicken legs!" Hu Niu's beautiful eyes swept towards the delicacies on the table, but her brows furrowed slightly, and then she turned her head to look at Lin Haoran and said crisply.

Hearing this, where to use Lin Haoran's orders, someone asked the shopkeeper to send a big chicken leg.

Lin Haoran sighed helplessly, this table is obviously full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but it seems that it can't get into the eyes of this wild girl, and she still can't forget the big chicken legs.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Lin Haoran no longer hid and teased, and took the initiative to escape the topic of dredging the Nanliu River, and naturally won the widespread support of the officials and gentry of Lianzhou City.

"Dredging the Nanliu River is beneficial to the country and the people, and I, Shen Wansi, will definitely support it!"

"If we don't repair it now, I'm sure there will be floods within three years!"

"Don't say it's been three years, according to the current celestial phenomena, I think something will happen this year!"

……

These squires changed their previous hesitation or opposition, and expressed their attitudes, whether they were sincere or false, and everyone chose to strongly support the dredging of the Nanliu River.

The interests of some landlords were undoubtedly damaged, but the officials and squires of Lianzhou expressed that they could stop the dredging of the Nanliu River. In addition, they also understood that if the Nanliu River was not dredged, flooding would indeed occur.

Now, the imprisonment of Luo Bancheng, the biggest beneficiary of the floods, has also greatly reduced the resistance.

It's just that they are suspicious of Lei Changjiang's claim that he can dredge the Nanliu River in three months, and feel that this mansion is exaggerating, far less stable than the young Lin Haoran.

Tiger Girl didn't have much interest in this kind of thing, eating the big chicken leg with relish and munching on the delicious and fragrant chicken. followed Lin Haoran to say hello vaguely, and went downstairs with chicken legs in his hand, ready to take Ali and the others to visit this Lianzhou City again.

Although Lei Changjiang's temper has become docile, he is still resolute in his work.

Early the next morning, he took Xia Shunshui to the Nanliu River and personally assessed the terrain. The dredging of the Nanliu River is planned to start immediately, and it is planned to be completed in three months.

It's not that he wants to rush for quick success, but because he is forced by the situation. This year's rainfall is significantly higher than usual, and if it is not dredged as soon as possible, it will inevitably be a major flood, so he has to race against time.

Compared with Lei Changjiang's nervousness, Lin Haoran seemed much more relaxed.

He entered the Yamen of the Military Preparation Road openly and became the boss of this yamen, but he did not mess around and give command, everything remained as it was as it was, and he was leisurely drinking tea in the flower hall.

"My lord looking for me?" Zhao Yong's spirit was very high, and he strode in and asked.

"Sit down!" Lin Haoran became more and more official, and said lightly.

"Thank you, sir!" Zhao Yong bowed his hand, then sat on the chair carefully, cheering up and looking at Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, looked at the silent Zhao Yong with satisfaction, and suddenly asked: "Zhao Tongzhi, if you were the commander of Lianzhou, what would you do?" ”

"This ...... I'll listen to the adults for everything! Zhao Yong suppressed his pounding heart and replied calmly.

Lin Haoran's brows immediately furrowed, and he looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Do you want me to change my mind?" ”

"No, ......" Zhao Yong knew that he was overly nervous, Lin Haoran was obviously assessing him, but he was inappropriately showing loyalty at this time.

Lin Haoran held the teapot and gently flicked the hot tea, naturally saw Zhao Yong's nervousness, and said in a slow tone: "Follow your ideas!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Yong saluted, then calmed down his nervousness, and then replied seriously: "I will try to sort out an elite army within a month to help the adults destroy the Red Flag Gang!" ”

Lin Haoran was not surprised that he knew about his plan to destroy the Red Flag Gang, took a sip of tea, shook his head and said: "This mansion is to destroy the Red Flag Gang, but you can't be in a hurry, you have to sort it out more thoroughly!" ”

"Please make it clear!" Zhao Yong's heart moved, but he didn't dare to say the guess in his heart, but asked.

Lin Haoran put down the teacup, looked up at him and asked, "Do you think that with the current Lianzhou Guard, how much can you do with your own strength, and can you sort out an army that can be defeated in a short period of time?" ”

"Your Excellency...... Do you want me to carry out a purge of Lian Zhouwei? Zhao Yong looked at Lin Haoran's eyes, and finally said the guess in his heart, this is undoubtedly a big plan.

Lin Haoran met his gaze and nodded solemnly: "Not bad!" First, many soldiers of Leizhou Wei have made military merits but have no real duties; Second, this Lianzhou Wei is too corrupt, and this government does not allow the existence of the Red Flag Gang's spies, do you understand? ”

"The Admiral understands!" Zhao Yong worked seriously, his eyes shining brightly. He had long been unaccustomed to the rotten guard, and now let him let go of his hands to do it, and he did not feel scared in his heart, but an unprecedented excitement.

Yes, he is very excited at the moment, and he can't wait to clear Lian Zhouwei from top to bottom and send all those maggots to the guillotine.

"What do you do, this government doesn't care! But in three months, you pulled me a capable Lianzhou guard, do you understand? Lin Haoran saw his excitement and made a request.

"The last general obeys!" Zhao Yong saluted seriously.

……

Although he really wanted to gather Lian Zhouwei and Leizhou Wei immediately, and put the Red Flag Gang in a nest. It's just that he understands that if he does this now, it will only be in vain.

The situation on Leizhouwei's side is better, and Lianzhouwei has already rotted to the roots. If it is not rectified, let alone outflanking the back road of the Red Flag Gang, I am afraid that they will not have the courage to go to the ambush point.

In addition, he did fulfill his promise to settle those who had meritorious service.

After the matter was explained clearly, Lin Haoran returned to Changlin Village with the wild girl Tiger Girl. It's just that he is not a free body, and after only one night, he set off for Leizhou City.