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Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 634: There is a character everywhere!

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    The main purpose of Jin Wanwan's visit to Beijing this time was naturally to meet his eldest son-in-law, and also to see if he could greet his youngest daughter, who was the imperial concubine in the palace.

    According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, a concubine like Concubine Jin Xian, once entering the palace, is equivalent to cutting off family ties with a sword of wisdom, and almost all ties outside the palace are severed. Unless there is a huge special favor, she can leave the palace to visit relatives.  .  Therefore, although Jin Wanwan is the head of the country, he has lost all contact with his youngest daughter.  As the saying goes, once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. In fact, the palace gate is far different from the palace gate. It is the depth of the sea when you enter the palace gate.

    As a businessman, Jin Wanwan certainly would not enter Beijing empty-handed.  Salt cannot be sold indiscriminately, so he started his own business as an Huizhou merchant, trafficking tea worth tens of thousands of taels to the capital, and making some money for spending money on the way.  It is estimated that on the return trip, we will have to transport some northern specialties such as medicinal materials and furs to Yangzhou.

    Gao Changjiang, the senior member who traveled with him, was also an Huizhou merchant. He and Jin Wanwan were from the same hometown. They had known each other more than ten years ago, but they lived in Hankou, another commercial town upstream.  This time Gao Yuanwai also happened to be selling tea to Beijing. After visiting Jin Wanwan in Yangzhou, they left together.

    When we arrived at Chongwenmen, there were naturally a lot of clerks going to the customs to pay taxes. Jin and Gao were resting in the pavilion here, but unexpectedly they heard the clerk rushing in and shouting "I'm being detained."

    At this time, both Jin Wanwan and Gao Changjiang stood up. Their goods were all tea. They didn¡¯t know whose goods were detained by the customs.

    "The goods of Master and Master Gao passed through the customs together, and they were all detained." The clerk said helplessly.

    Gao Changjiang frowned and said, "What's going on? We didn't do anything illegal."

    That guy is also a smart man, so he had already found out.  "I heard that Mr. Lu, the customs ambassador who took office last year, adopted the method of sitting together, with thirty companies as a group, and they passed the customs one by one. Within a group, they supervise each other. Anyone who evades taxes will be punished.  A batch of thirty companies were sitting together. In this batch just now, a Shandong merchant was found to have concealed goods by the customs, so the master's goods were also implicated."

    "This is unreasonable!" Jin Wanwan couldn't help but slapped the case.

    Gao Changjiang persuaded calmly: "Brother Jin, don't worry. I'll go take a look and make sure the goods are safe." After saying that, he stepped out of the pergola, and his entourage quickly caught up with him.  Jin Wanwan also followed.

    The customs officer behind the case raised his eyelids and glanced at the confident Gao Changjiang and Jin Wanwan standing with him.  He said in a very indifferent voice: "You two are together? The fine is 6,000 taels of silver. How do you plan to pay it?"

    Six thousand taels!  This is no small amount.  It is worth the entire property of two or three ordinary wealthy families.  Gao Yuanwai argued: "How can there be so many? It's not like we concealed the goods!"

    The official said impatiently: "The rule of our department is that after sitting down, you will be fined 20 taels per tax. Your tea should have been taxed 300 taels, and ten times the fine is 6,000 taels. Is this wrong? If you can't pay, just take the tea.  Top it up, if you dare to be verbose, all the goods will be deducted!"

    This batch of tea is the most valuable cargo today, with a total price of thirty to forty thousand taels according to the market price in the capital.  The other merchants only had a transaction volume of 1,800 taels at most. Seeing the two largest merchants arguing with the customs, they watched from a distance with a sense of luck, hoping to get some advantage and avoid the fine.

    No matter what, Gao Changjiang and Jin Wanwan looked at each other.  Although they are all very rich, and their wealth is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, they cannot just throw six thousand taels into the water like this.

    Gao Changjiang said to the official again: "Part of this batch of tea leaves will be given to Deng Shilang of the Ministry of War and Yao Fuyin of Shuntian Prefecture. Can you be accommodating?"

    Lord Deng, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and Lord Yao, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, both have a close relationship with Gao Changjiang. Minister Deng and Gao Changjiang were classmates when they were young.  He also received financial support from the Gao family to complete his studies and rush for the exam; Yao Fuyin and Gao Changjiang have been in contact since their parents' generation.

    Gao Yuanwai came to Beijing in person this time, and his main task was to walk around with the two senior officials.  No matter how close the relationship is, if you don't move around, it will fade away sooner or later.

    In terms of wealth, Jin Wanwan, a big salt merchant, has far more wealth than Gao Yuanwai, but after all, he only made his fortune in the past ten years.  Time is still short and the foundation is insufficient.  The scholars he sponsored have not yet become famous, and only a few of the fifth and sixth grades are scattered everywhere. In addition, Ding Yunshi, who has the closest relationship with them, has collapsed.

    So Jin Wanwan looked around and found that among his official connections, the most promising one was a certain son-in-law who fell from the sky. How many people in the world could manage to create an imperial concubine?  Sometimes I even think that this is the compensation of various gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for his childlessness.

    ¡°Otherwise, when Jin Wanwan heard his son-in-law talk about opening a bank account, he immediately expressed his intention to go to Beijing to discuss it face to face and supported it unconditionally.

    But in Gao Changjiang's eyes, although Jin Wanwan's son-in-law was quite famous, his connections were far behind.  Is there any comparison between a fifth-grade person with no background and two important third-grade people?

      Poets and officialdom are two different things. As for Jin Wanwan saying that his son-in-law has extraordinary powers, high officials and other officials often sneered at him - this must be Jin Wanwan's bragging for the sake of face.

    Along the way, in front of Jin Wanwan, Gao Yuanwai, who has a high self-esteem, is still very impressive.  After all, today is an official-based society. He, Gao Changjiang, has deeper connections in the officialdom and is a scholar, so of course he has a high status.  As for Jin Wanwan, the title of abbot is just a false title. What real power does the imperial concubine have?

    Meeting Na Ming Li Bao in the pergola confirmed his suspicion.  Now I have enough time to publish a newspaper. So what is Mr. Li's situation in the court?  He couldn't help but make some teasing remarks, which made Jin Wanwan very unhappy, but he didn't know how to defend himself.

    I didn't mention the gossip, but said that when I was punished, Gao Changjiang naturally felt that it was necessary to come forward to talk about it, and moved out two three -grade members.

    When the official heard the names of Deng Shilang and Yao Fuyin, he raised his head again and looked at the high-ranking officials. He said sarcastically: "There are officials all over the capital. If everyone can give them two names, they will be accommodating. I am here to guard you."  Can Chongwen Sect still collect taxes?"

    "A person who can serve as an official in the Chongwenmen Customs House, the most fertile yamen in the world, can also get through the connections between the powerful and powerful. Naturally, he will not be swayed by two third-grade names.

    It is really easy to see the king of hell, but difficult to deal with the little devil!  The senior official could not keep his face, and did not continue to quarrel with the officials. He said angrily, "Where is your superior? I want to see you!"

    The official pointed to an alley in the northeast, and Gao Changjiang led Jin Wanwan there to ask for an audience with the ambassador. After bribing his disciples with ten taels of silver, he was able to enter the Yamen of the tax branch.

    The two of them had inquired before and found out that the ambassador¡¯s surname was Lu.  It's just that when Ambassador Lu met them, his attitude was even colder than the officials outside. Probably because too many people came to see him for mercy.

    The senior official reported his name and origin, and once again brought up two backgrounds, fearing that the other party would not believe it, he added: "If it is difficult to believe it, I am willing to send the goods"

    Ambassador Lu interrupted Gao Changjiang, "So what if you believe it, what if you don't believe it? It makes no difference to me! So what if the powerful people are in front of you? You must be selfless outside the law. Do you think that I will show favoritism out of fear?"

    The high-ranking member was shocked. How dare a young ninth-level person say such strong words?  Why are the official rules here in the capital so different from those elsewhere?  He could only say: "I admire Mr. Lu's integrity, but I would like to ask Mr. Lu to think again. Besides, the method of sitting together is unpopular with the people, so it may not be a good idea."

    Ambassador Lu said expressionlessly: "I am entrusted by the imperial court and I dare not slack off for a day. I lived up to the emperor's favor last year and was lucky enough to be able to collect taxes in full. How can I dare to indulge in private indulgences?

    Regarding the law of continuous taxation, it is indeed the law of this official, and it is effective.  This department is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you have any objections, you can appeal to the Ministry of Household Affairs. There is no need to distinguish with me here.  If there's nothing else to do, please just retreat!  "

    After saying this, Gao Changjiang was really speechless. He turned around and gave Jin Wanwan a look, and had no choice but to go out.

    Jin Wanwan thought about it for a while, and out of caution and knowing the depth of the capital, he did not reveal his identity as the father-in-law.  When he thought about it, it would be safer to meet his son-in-law first and find out the situation before making calculations.  Even if you pay the fine first, you can still return it to yourself if there is a way, so why waste time here.

    The two of them turned around and just walked to the threshold when they suddenly heard a shout from behind: "Wait a minute!"

    But he saw Ambassador Lu looking Jin Wanwan up and down, and asked with a strange look on his face: "Is this Yangzhou Jin Yuanwai the person in front of me?"

    "Exactly." Jin Wanwan nodded.

    Ambassador Lu's face, which had been cold just a moment ago, suddenly burst into spring thunder. He stood up from his seat and came over to greet him. He said politely: "It turns out that he is really a member of the Jin Dynasty. I have admired his name for a long time. Why didn't he report it to me just now? The flood almost washed away the Dragon King Temple!"

    Just now, Gao Changjiang only reported his own name and did not mention Jin Wanwan, so Mr. Lu only had this "complaint".

    Jin Yuanwai asked curiously: "How does Mr. Lu know me?"

    Ambassador Lu laughed heartily and said, "Envoy Li sent a message saying that my father-in-law, surnamed Jin, came to Beijing recently and ordered me to pay more attention these two days to avoid missing it."

    Gao Changjiang was stunned for a moment by Ambassador Lu's transformation. When he woke up, he couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that the Ambassador Li mentioned by the adults is Brother Jin's son-in-law Li Xujiang? What kind of Ambassador is this?"  "

    Ambassador Lu nodded and said: "Yes, this is the newly-established envoy of the Cultural and Propaganda Academy. If the name of Ambassador Li was mentioned in the morning report, why would there be such a misunderstanding? Strict law is nothing more than human kindness. I am not interested in the face of Ambassador Li."  Even if you don¡¯t take the official position, you will be given it, but don¡¯t worry, you two!¡±

    Gao Yuanwai walked out of the tax branch office in a daze, and in a daze led the motorcade from the customs to Chongwenmen.  He has never figured out why two third-grade officials combined are not as useful as one fifth-grade Li Xujiang?  So isn¡¯t Jin Wanwan¡¯s boasting all the time nonsense?

    Jin Wanwan was much more sober than Gao Changjiang, and secretly sighed, his son-in-law could be a figure everywhere, he had to accept it!  Today I have earned a lot of face for myself.

    {PiaoTian Literature www.PiaoTian.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}I have never figured out why two third-grade officials combined are not as useful as one fifth-grade Li Xujiang?  So isn¡¯t Jin Wanwan¡¯s boasting all the time nonsense?

    Jin Wanwan was much more sober than Gao Changjiang, and secretly sighed, his son-in-law could be a figure everywhere, he had to accept it!  Today I have earned a lot of face for myself.

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