Unexpectedly, before Gu Chengyu arrived in Jiangnan for disaster relief, his official rank was already promoted.
What? That's puzzling! Wasn't the Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice a Standard Fourth Rank? If he remembered correctly, Gu Chengyu's original rank was Secondary Fifth Rank!
Yang Chaoying was so well-informed about Gu Chengyu's situation because Gu Chengyu had previously proposed a tea tax, which had been implemented very smoothly in the past two years.
The court not only profited from the tea tax, but after reforming the salt tax in a similar way, it became much easier to manage.
The annual revenue from the salt tax actually increased by half compared to before, making it obvious how significant this move was for the court.
To rise in rank so swiftly, this person wasn't purely relying on luck; his strength played a major role.
