After confirming the matter of dredging the Jialu River, early the next morning, Lin Yanchao rushed back to Guide from Kaifeng Mansion.

As soon as they returned to the mansion, Tao Wangling and Yuan Keli were already waiting in the second hall.

Lin Yanchao saw that he was not there for a day, and the official documents in the government were already piled up.

There is no easy reason for this prefect's affairs, this is the parent official of 300,000 people.

In later generations, 300,000 was just a county population, but for Lin Yanchao, there were many facts to deal with.

Here I have to slander Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who gives so little money to officials, but does so much work.

Lin Yanchao hired three masters out of his own pocket, and more than 20 scribes helped him in the mansion, but despite the fact that Lin Yanchao left for a day, there were already so many official documents.

If Lin Yanchao is really allowed to deal with it alone, it is not necessarily possible to sleep day and night.

As soon as Lin Yanchao returned to the mansion, he worked at the desk after changing clothes, and he didn't even have the time to wash his face.

Tao Wangling and Yuan Keli are new to the game, and they have to teach them themselves. Moreover, the two seem to have some discord, Tao Wangling was born in a place like Zhejiang, where the literary style is prosperous, and the elders in the family have been officials for generations.

And Yuan Keli came from a poor family, and he only relied on the stubbornness in his own temperament to work hard to this day.

The two really don't agree on their views, and now they are showing signs of it.

Lin Yanchao knew it well, and changed the official documents handed over by the two of them one by one.

When it was time for lunch, Lin Yanchao took a little rest, and ordered someone to tell Lin Qianqian not to go back to the house to eat. Lin Yanchao, Yuan, and Tao sat at the table to eat together, chatting while eating, and instructing the two of them on official business.

At this moment, the outside announced: "Yangzhou's Mei Gongzi has arrived." ”

Lin Yanchao put down the dishes and chopsticks when he heard this, Yuan and Tao were both very curious, what kind of person is this, and it is actually worth letting Lin Yanchao, the prefect of the house, leave the case.

At this moment, the two of them saw a child-like figure outside the hall, and this person was followed by Chen Xinggui and Zhang Haoyuan left and right.

This Mei Gongzi saw the dinner table and said immediately: "It seems that Mei Mou came to visit uninvited and disturbed the dining at the house, which is a real sin." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Where, this mansion has just finished eating." ”

Mei Gongzi smiled: "Is Futai comforting Mei?" In the past, there was a saying that Zhou Gong spit and fed, and the world returned to the heart, but today Mei knows it. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Don't dare to be, Brother Mei doesn't dislike it, let's eat together." ”

Mei Gongzi did not shirk, and said with a smile: "Since it is an invitation from the government, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

After speaking, the two of them took their seats, Yuan Keli, and Tao Wangling saw that this Mei Gongzi's demeanor was really extraordinary, and his aura was full, comparable to Lin Yanchao.

So the next person handed the chopsticks, Zhang Haoyuan and Chen Xinggui were also invited to take a seat, and three pairs of chopsticks were added, and three or five dishes were immediately added to the kitchen in the county office.

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "This is all prepared by the public chef for the officials of the sixth room, and I also ask Mei Gongzi not to dislike the simple." ”

"Gongmen Dinner, I want to taste it earlier, Lin Futai, you invite it first." Mei Gongzi said with a smile.

After entering the table, Yuan Keli and Tao Wangling learned that Mei Gongzi was a big businessman from Su Song, how big it was, everyone didn't know, but when they saw Chen Xinggui and Zhang Haoyuan, they knew their respectful appearance.

Yuan Keli and others looked at this Mei Gongzi, obviously from a rich and noble family, this public rice is a big pot of rice, it is ordinary, but this Mei Gongzi eats with relish.

After the meal is finished, after the table is withdrawn.

Only Lin Yanchao and Mei Gongzi were left in the hall.

There was no one left and right, so Lin Yanchao said directly: "Brother Mei...... You Su Song, the matter of the Huguang grain ship entering Henan is probably not so smooth sailing. ”

This Mei Gongzi has a single name, sat on the chair and drank tea, and listened to Lin Yanchao's words: "I expected it, when I heard that Henan grain merchants deliberately raised grain prices and encouraged the government to sell grain warehouses, I knew what these shameless Henan grain merchants were going to, and when my father heard the news, he immediately let me come to Henan." ”

After a pause, Mei Gongzi said again: "So, Futai has seen the governor?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "I've seen it, Zhongcheng has said that it is inevitable to impose heavy taxes on the grain ships of the Jialu River and the Xinhe. ”

"Just Xinhe? It seems that the old river will not be taxed? ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "The old river has not been dredged yet. As for what taxes are not taxed, this government has said that it does not count. ”

Mei Kan shook his head, poured himself another cup of tea and said: "Mei heard that the new governor was recommended to Henan as an official by Shen Ge, the mentor of Futai, so he has a relationship with Futai." ”

"Since Xinhe is taxed, he can already pay the grain merchants in Henan. At least the old river...... At least the old Hefutai is not willing to go on the levy. ”

Saying that, Lin Yanchao smiled.

Mei Kan calmly drank the teacup and said: "Since Futai has already seen the governor, then there is no need for Mei to go to Kaifeng again, everything will be entrusted to Futai, and I will go back to Yangzhou tomorrow!" ”

"By the way, by the way, how much money will be used, our Mei family will come out, and it will all depend on Lin Futai."

Lin Yanchao smiled when he heard this: "I don't want money, the last time Brother Mei sold 200,000 taels to buy hundreds of silt fields by the river, this friendship has not been reciprocated by the mansion, this time let the mansion do Brother Mei a favor." ”

That's right, this Mei Kan is the big businessman of Su Song introduced by Chen Xinggui to Lin Yanchao. Last time, Lin Yanchao bribed the emperor with 200,000 taels of silt land, and the 200,000 taels of silver were made by this Mei Kan.

When Lin Yanchao got the money at that time, he was really surprised by the Mei family's financial resources.

When he was in Jiajing, Yan Shifan once told people that only those who are rich in the world and have a wealth of more than 500,000 taels can be regarded as first-class.

At that time, Yan Shifan cited a total of seventeen companies, of which only five were merchants.

In the Wanli year, because of the massive inflow of silver over the past few decades, tens of thousands of Susong merchants and hundreds of thousands of fortunes are common, but there are not many more than one million.

For example, a few years ago, Wu Yangchun, a Hui merchant, donated 200,000 taels of silver to the imperial court in one go, and others rumored that he made at least one million taels of profit by selling smuggled salt.

But a businessman like Mei Kan, who bought more than 400 acres of silt land from Lin Yanchao with 200,000 taels of silver in one go, and still didn't bargain, how much of his family property did he have?

It's simply incalculable, could it be that you Mei Kan is my Daming's brother Cong?

Lin Yanchao has always remembered this in his heart, so he went to the governor to negotiate, and he also had the intention of returning the favor.

But seeing Mei Kan, he said: "Lin Futai, did I, Mei, offend you somewhere?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Why did Brother Mei say this? ”

Mei Kan said: "The 200,000 taels are so good for me Mei Kan, I Mei people value Lin Futai's personality more and think that he is a close friend who can be made." Lin Futai is in a hurry to return us favors, don't you look down on Mei? ”

200,000 taels is enough!

Make a small goal of 100 million!

That's a lot of bullishness.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "Brother Mei, don't be angry, this mansion also wants to help a group of Brother Mei where you can, come, Brother Mei has tea." ”