The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 763 Liaohai Busy
The "Red Banner Army" did not enter the city of Nantongzhou, but built a fortress called "Jianghaibao" at the port, ten miles away from Nantongzhou City.

There were no official regulations on who could build castles in the Ming Dynasty, as evidenced by the fact that too many clan armed forces could form strongholds to protect themselves.

The "Red Banner Army" has a great reputation, and the reputation of defending the land and protecting the people is well known. Buying land in Nantong Prefecture to build ports and castles will not encounter any difficulties.

"Jianghai Fort" not only has a solid fort, but also has a water gate leading directly to the grain depot. Ships can directly unload grain at the grain depot wharf. There are eighty barrel-type granaries with [-] shi of grain stored there.

Zheng Zhihu was fortunate to see three 32-pound, six 24-pound, and nine [-]-pound long-barreled cannons deployed on the "Jianghai Fort" fort.

After seeing the solid brick-and-concrete city wall, the well-equipped and disciplined "Red Banner Army", and the thousands of strong people, I know that with such force and unique geographical location, "Jianghai Fort" must be indestructible.

It was still far away from the Liaohai Sea, and when they arrived in Nantong Prefecture, they found a strong castle of the "Red Banner Army" that could not be attacked by tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

Unlike generals such as Zheng Zhihu and Gan Hui who admired him, Zheng Zhilong, who was already preoccupied, felt more about Alexander.

General Zhenglu has extended his hand to Nanzhili, and Zhejiang and Fujian are next. It seems that the Zheng family will not accept their softness!

Three days later, Zheng Zhilong set out on the road again with apprehension. When he arrived at the port of the Han River in mid-May, he saw a busy area full of busy people, and too many places were under construction.

It took three days to complete the handover of [-] immigrants. Zheng Zhilong finally entered Seoul and met Wen Tiren, the theoretical highest official of the "Han River Province".

The ruler is long and the inch is short. The ancients did not deceive me. Wen Tiren is "conscientious on the outside but fierce on the inside, with deep cunning."

Now that Wen Tiren has relieved himself of the heavy burden of the Chief Minister and Assistant Minister, he doesn't need to think about people, he just thinks about things.

Under Huang Han's suggestion, and with the brainstorming of many talents, Wen Tiren, who is proficient in calculations, made the plan of the entire "Han River Province" impeccable.

Wen Tiren's life was not rich at first, it was because Daming's salary was too ridiculous, and he, the Chief Assistant, was strict with himself and never accepted bribes.

The explanation in the history books is that Wen Tiren has done too many bad things, fearing that his enemies will seize the opportunity to retaliate, so he refuses to be corrupted and never touches it.

Now life is better, because the salary Huang Han gives to the highest official of a province from Erpin Zuobu Zhengshi is as high as 700 taels of silver per year, plus [-] shi of natural grain, half of polished rice and half of wheat.

With such an income, even fifty or sixty members of the family can live affluently without working.

It is well known that high salaries may not be able to maintain integrity, but when Huang Han gave officials high salaries, officials who were found to be unsatisfactory and still corrupt would feel at ease by beheading and ransacking their homes.

Because being an official in the "Red Banner Army" system is not only a superior person, but also rich and noble.

It is impossible to have a salary like that of Daming. In history, it is a luxury for a high official like Yushi Hai Rui, the second-rank right capital, to buy two catties of meat. Isn't this situation very funny.

In fact, when the superstructure of the "Han River Province" was established, Huang Han, who was rich and powerful, suggested a higher salary standard, but Wen Tiren, who was proficient in calculations, disagreed.

His reason is very simple, there is no need to give enough at once.

Wen Tiren believes that there are too many wars in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the common people are starved of food, so it is inappropriate to treat officials too high.

It is not too late to wait for the arrival of the peaceful and prosperous age to increase the salaries of officials by [-]% or [-]%.

Wen Tiren personally formulated the salaries of officials in the "Hanjiang Province" with reference to the salary distribution standards of the Ming Dynasty.

The salaries of officials below the fourth rank are two or three times higher than the standard issued by the Ming Dynasty, and the salaries of officials above the fourth rank are seven to ten times the standard of the Ming Dynasty. Even so, the budget given by Huang Han has been reduced by a full [-]%.

Wen Tiren's salary standard is 50 grades, starting from the treatment of ninth-rank civil servants and generals, [-] taels of silver a year plus eight stones of wheat.

The treatment of civil servants and military generals of the first rank is the highest level annual salary of 1000 taels of silver, which is 1000 silver dollars, and 150 shi of polished rice.

Cancel the Ming Dynasty system of receiving several salaries after adding a salary. The salary of officials is paid according to the highest rank in the title, and the salary of officials with false salary but no actual award is halved.

Being an official in the "Red Banner Army" system has no corresponding actual work under the title, and still has a lot of remuneration.

However, in order to demonstrate the principle of fairness and make the officials who undertake the work psychologically balanced, they can only get half of the salary if there are no workers at the level.

The "Red Banner Army" system is becoming more and more perfect. The officials who get the rank must have military merits or outstanding achievements. If they are not demoted, they may be at home due to lack of work. Of course, their salaries cannot be stopped at this time.

When civil servants and generals participate in military operations, they are given a wartime allowance, which is [-]% of their salary. The monthly wages of ordinary soldiers, small banner officers, and non-commissioned officers are doubled during wartime.

Wen Tiren focused on considering that the rank proposed by General Zhenglu is directly proportional to the salary, so that the income of officials from the fourth rank and above is as high as seven or eight times the salary of the Ming Dynasty.

It was enough for him to speak scorchingly, and he also talked to Huang Han that his family has 700 taels of silver and 30 shi of grain every year, and the total number of people in the family is not [-], and life is very good.

What's more, his son is also an official, and he doesn't need his father to support him with his expensive salary.

Zheng Zhilong saw Wen Tiren, who had been famous for six years in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and of course bowed down. From the conversation, he found that Wen Tiren admired the general Zhenglu, and felt that Huang Han was unfathomable.

Even the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty was willing to work for the General Zhenglu, so he still has a lot of fun. Zheng Zhilong, who corrected his attitude, asked to see the General Zhenglu.

Huang Han met Zheng Zhilong at Xingyuan, the current general who conquered captives in the former Korean palace.

Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu, Gao Youmou, Song Pengfei, etc. and dozens of generals including Huang Long, Mao Chenglu, Liu Fenyong, Shang Keyi, etc. attended the interview.

Everyone is more than three levels higher than Zheng Zhilong, what else can Zheng Zhilong do other than kowtow and compliment?
Huang Han did not underestimate this hero, he also acted like a corporal, and invited the officials of the "Han River Province" in Seoul to a reception banquet that day. After a big drink, Zheng Zhilong felt a little relieved.

He saw the completely different atmosphere of the "Han River Province" and the Fujian officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and felt the vitality of people's hearts, and he was glad that he had made a wise decision to lead the fleet decisively to Liaohai to serve for General Zhenglu .

(End of this chapter)