The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 148 The Beauty of the Prosperous Age, Jia Bantou ([-]-character chapter)

This is Chang Feng's third trip to Beijing on business since he joined the guard.

The first time he left Beijing, he caused a disaster in Shandong and saved Zhu Youtang's reserve position.

The second time he left Beijing, he went to Haojing to worship Mazu.During this period, Japanese pirates were killed, gentry were slaughtered, and real Japanese and fake Japanese were provoked.

Going out of Beijing for the third time, God knows what kind of waves he will cause.

Chang Feng went out to the Qing Palace, and went back to Jinyiwei to discuss with Xu Guangzuo.

Chang Feng said: "The 69 counties that have been checked are all full of food. I guess that many of them have been bought by local officials."

Fatty Xu agreed: "That must be the case. The magistrate's method of buying people is very clever! When they come up, they will give money and women."

"There are very few people in this world who are not greedy for money, and there are very few people who are not lustful. Those who are neither greedy for money nor lustful are rare!"

Chang Feng said: "We don't bring guards of honor when we go out to Beijing for inspection this time. We go in plain clothes. We only bring fifty capable fighters, all of whom are equipped with scorpion crossbows."

Fatty Xu said: "Succeed! It's inconvenient to do things like patrolling in official clothes."

What Fatty Xu thought was that it would be inconvenient to visit the local brothels in his spare time to make a large-scale inspection.The famous big prostitutes in the capital are not blown out.Everywhere you go, you have to check the customs.

It is true that the custom shop has become an Internet celebrity.

Chang Feng said again: "We have to bring Qian Ning and Shi Wenyi with us this time."

Chang Feng thought that if there was any internal and external collusion to obstruct the Holy Listening, the officials would definitely be killed.

To kill an official is to offend a string of former disciples behind the official.

The matter of murder was still left to his stand-in, Qian Ning.

As for Shi Wenyi.He is too good at serving people.The paoze even gave him the nickname "big guy".With him here, he can properly arrange the board and lodging along the way.

After making up his mind, Chang Feng went home.Ask Mrs. Ninth to pack a few changes of clothes for him.The Flying Fish Clothes and the Xiuchun Knife were put into a rattan box.

Madam Nine was a little bit reluctant: "How many days will I have to go on business this time?"

Chang Feng said: "This time I won't leave North Zhili, but wander around in several prefectures and counties near the capital. I'll be back in less than two months."

Mrs. Nine said: "Then you have to take care. Don't leave such a long scar on your chest like you did when you were a senior official in February last year."

Chang Feng picked up the Xiuchun knife in the rattan box, wiped the scabbard with a piece of cloth: "Don't worry. This time I went out to deal with the officials, not the Tatar secret workers. It's a pity for the officials. They He doesn't have the guts to assassinate an imperial envoy."

"Furthermore, there are fifty capable warriors beside me. All of them are experts from the [-]th Regiment Battalion."

Mrs. Ninth was a little melancholy: "It takes two months to go, alas"

Chang Feng whispered to Mrs. Ninth's ear, and whispered the whispers between concubines: "You are in charge of the purchase at home. Don't you know that eggplants on the market cost twelve cents a catty."

Ninth Madam's small fists hammered Chang Feng's chest one after another: "You are necrotic."

The atmosphere in the bedroom became ambiguous for a while, Chang Feng smoothly closed the bedroom door
On the third day of March, Chang Feng led the crowd out of Beijing.

They plan to inspect Ansu, Dingxing, Xincheng, Rongcheng, and Xiong counties in Baoding Prefecture, a total of five counties.

Everyone came to Xiong County first.

In the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, counties were determined by household registration and population.There are more than [-] households in Shangxian County, [-] households in Zhongxian County, and Xiaxian County with less than [-] households.

After Hongwu founded the country, counties were rated according to the amount of money and food paid.The [-] shi for the upper county, the [-] shi for the middle county, and the [-] shi for the lower county.

Xiong County is the lower county where the annual grain payment is [-] shi.According to the standard set by Emperor Hongzhi, the official warehouses in the county should accumulate five thousand stones of grain.

Everyone entered the county seat of Xiongxian County and stayed in the only inn in the county seat.

The second floor of the inn is the guest room, and the first floor is the restaurant.

Chang Feng went downstairs with the others and tasted donkey meat, a local specialty in Baoding.

Not long after, several people walked into the inn.

The headed man was wearing a long robe, with an iron chain for locking people around his waist.The rest of them all carried knives.He looks like a local yamen servant.

The shopkeeper Wang of the inn hurried up to greet him: "Oh, isn't this Jia Bantou? It's a shame to welcome you here. Are you here for dinner, or for dinner?"

Jia Bantou looks hey!Sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, crooked nose and slanted eyes, as thin as a skeleton.Anyone who saw his face would have nightmares or be too sick to sleep.

Jia Bantou scolded shopkeeper Wang: "Fart! Are you using me as a wine bag and rice bag? I have to eat when I come to your inn? Can't you do business?"

Shopkeeper Wang seemed to know Jia Bantou very well. He smiled and said, "If you don't eat, it's a good relationship. Anyway, you won't pay for the meal."

Jia Bantou said angrily: "Treasurer Wang, don't look at your uncle's second uncle's brother-in-law's brother-in-law who is Wang Catcher, so he dares to grind my mouth and teeth with me all day long!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Bantou raised his arm like a dead tree branch: "When I entered the county office, he was still collecting slop in Xieyan Street!"

Shopkeeper Wang said: "Yes yes yes. Who doesn't know you. If you fart, the whole Xiong County will tremble. If you shit, the whole Xiong County can smell the stench."

Jia Bantou smugly said: "That's it!" After a while, he frowned: "No, it doesn't sound like a good word to me!"

Chang Feng on the side listened to the conversation between Jia Bantou and shopkeeper Wang, and couldn't help laughing.

Jia Bantou said: "Okay! Let's do business first. We have to prepare a meal for us. We will eat after we finish our work!"

Shopkeeper Wang muttered in a low voice: "Yes, I'm still here for dinner. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare meals for you."

Jia Bantou started to work.The so-called tolerance is actually extortion.

Xiong County is a poor place where birds don't shit.The common people are so poor that they wish they could bare their buttocks.

Inns are different.The people who live there are merchants who come from south to north.Only here can oil and water be squeezed out.

Leader Jia Ban led a few soap slaves to a table of guests.

Jia Bantou said: "Hey, isn't this the shopkeeper Jiang from Fucheng Butcher's? You got rich recently!"

Shopkeeper Jiang knew that he had provoked a catastrophe, so he got up quickly: "Boss Jia, I still have something to do in my shop, let's go first."

But the head of Jia Ban stopped the shopkeeper Jiang: "Don't go! Someone came to our strong class and sued you. He said you sold sick pork!"

Shopkeeper Jiang patted his chest and shouted: "The conscience of heaven and earth. The pigs I killed are all alive and kicking like you."

Jia Ban first grabbed Shopkeeper Jiang's hand: "Your silver slip looks like mine."

After speaking, Jia Bantou took the silver slip of Jiang's shopkeeper away.

Shopkeeper Jiang said: "I just made this silver slip."

Jia Bantou sneered: "The one I like is mine! Why, do you want to take someone to your shop to check the sick pigs?"

Shopkeeper Jiang thought he was unlucky: "Well, it's yours, isn't it okay? I'm still waiting to kill pigs in my shop. Goodbye."

After speaking, shopkeeper Jiang left angrily.

Chang Feng frowned.The squad leaders and servants in these county yamen are heaven to the common people.They are like crabs in their turf and can walk sideways.

Fatty Xu made a gesture and was about to get up, he whispered: "I will teach this dog a lesson."

But Chang Feng put his hand on his shoulder: "We are here to stockpile food, so we don't need to make extra trouble. There are too many things like this in the world, and we can't handle it."

Chang Feng spared Jia Bantou, but Jia Bantou took the initiative to find trouble.

He walked up to Chang Feng: "What are you doing?"

Chang Feng replied: "Merchants passing by."

Jia Bantou stretched out his hand: "Merchant? Where is Lu Yin?"

According to the "Da Gao", all the people of the Ming Dynasty who are hundreds of miles away from their residences need to be guided by the local yamen.Similar to a passport.

If there is no way to lead, the government can send his staff back to his original place.

Chang Feng was taken aback.Jin Yiwei went out in his micro-clothes, how could he find Shuntian Mansion to open any way?
Chang Feng said: "Forget about it."

Jia Bantou smiled and said, "That's easy! You can either pay 30 taels of silver, or I'll take you back to the county government, beat you for [-] boards, confiscate the goods, and send you back to your country of origin."

Chang Feng stood up: "The money is on my waist. Take it yourself."

Jia Ban smiled slyly: "I just like you for being so witty."

Jia Ban reached out to touch it, and felt something hard on Chang Feng's waist.

That was Chang Feng's waist card.

Jia Bantou picked up the waist card and looked at it, and cursed: "How dare you play me? It's just such a piece of broken copper, can it be worth 30 taels of fine silver?"

Chang Feng couldn't laugh or cry.It seems that Jia Bantou can't read at all!

Jia Ban raised his hand and gave Chang Feng a big fight.

Chang Feng was stunned!In the fall of Zi Chenghua's 22nd year, he had Wantong beat him up in the guard room, and he never got slapped again.

Jiaban is amazing.He actually gave a big fight to the well-known Jin Yiwei Chang Butcher in the capital!

Seeing this, Qian Ning became angry and slapped the table: "Brothers, call me!"

"Hula!" More than 50 warriors in plain clothes got up together and rushed forward, beating Jia Bantou and the others until they cried for their father and mother, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.

After a stick of incense, Chang Feng waved his hand: "That's all! Don't kill people. Let them go."

Jia Bantou thanked him a thousand times: "Thanks to the hero for saving his life! Brothers, let's go!"

A few minions followed Jia Bantou to the door of the inn.Jia Bantou suddenly turned around and shouted: "You guys have something to do! Just wait for me!"

After shouting, he ran away.

Fatty Xu said angrily, "Damn, Master Chang, why didn't you order them to be executed on the spot?"

But Chang Feng said: "As the saying goes, little ghosts are hard to deal with. There are not [-] or [-] such little ghosts in the yamen. Are we done killing them?"

Everyone just finished eating.Suddenly dozens of policemen, Zaoli, and Minzhuang rushed in.

The leader is the pawn of the county government, surnamed Lu.Jiaban followed behind him.

Although the pawns have no rank, they are in charge of arresting thieves and handling cases in the county.It is equivalent to the county-level chief Fobole in later generations.

Official Lu Dian shouted: "Beating an official is like treason! I want to see who is so brave."

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas. It was supposed to be a private visit. Well, I can't hide it."

"Hula la", fifty warriors came to Chang Feng, all of them took out their scorpion crossbows, and pointed them at the yamen servants.

Lu Dianli shouted: "Rebellion! Rebellion! How dare you hold a weapon privately!"

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Jiaban said, "I'll go out of the city on a donkey and find the soldiers stationed in hundreds of households outside the city to put down the rebellion!"

Chang Feng no longer hides his identity.He threw the badge in Lu Dianli's face.

Lu Dianli was in pain, so he caught the badge with his hand and took a look.It doesn't matter if you look at it, he knelt down to Chang Feng with a "plop".

Jia Bantou was puzzled: "Lord Lu, why did you kneel down to the rebels?"

Lu Dianli scolded: "You are blind, oh no, our dog's eyes! These are Jin Yiwei's servants!"

"On the job, I can't see Mount Tai! Please forgive me!"

Jia Bantou can be regarded as a small leader of the government servants.Although illiterate, he had heard of Jin Yiwei's name.

He knelt down and kowtowed: "Ah! Ancestor, spare your life! Ancestor, spare your life!"

Chang Feng walked up to Jia Bantou: "You slapped me just now. I don't want your life, I just want you to pay back the slap. Fatty Xu, slap him! Just one blow!"

Fatty Xu, a strong man weighing more than 200 kilograms, lifted Jiaban's head like a chicken."Stand up straight!" he ordered.

Jia Bantou had to obey.

Fatty Xu took a deep breath, gathered enough strength, and slapped Jia Bantou's face with his slap.

The force was so great that Jiaban's head turned three times on the spot, and four of his teeth fell out.

Chang Feng said: "That's all! I'll spare you once. Take us to the county government!"

Chang Feng and others entered the county government of Xiong County.

The five Jinyi guards who inspected and stockpiled grain in Xiong County also lived in the county government.

Together with Chengzhi County of Xiong County, they met with Chang Feng.

Chang Feng did not pursue the matter of Lu Dianli and Jia Ban bumping him.Ask bluntly: "How much food do you store in the official warehouse of Xiong County?"

The magistrate of Cheng replied: "Five thousand five hundred stones. It is [-]% more than the amount set by the imperial decree."

Chang Feng looked at the General Banner of Paoze Liang who was kneeling beside Chengzhi County.

He saw Liang Zongqi's face turned slightly red, as if he had drunk alcohol.There is also a powdery smell on the body.

He asked, "Liang Hong, have you checked?"

Liang Zongqi replied: "My Lord Chang, I have checked it. Five thousand five hundred stones, one stone is not a lot."

In fact, Chang Feng has no objection to his subordinate Pao Ze drinking wine from magistrates and playing with women given by magistrates.

When he went to the South on his own business, he also treated the wine and sex of the magistrates along the way with respect.

This is the rule in the officialdom.The reception has been the same for thousands of years.

As long as the errands are handled impartially and without favoritism.

Chang Feng said: "Okay! Take me to inspect the official warehouses in your county. Chengzhi County, I have something to say first. I know the tricks of the official warehouses in various places."

"It's nothing more than taking old grain and substituting new grain to make a difference; adding quicklime to the grain to increase the grain price; mixing sand to steal the weight."

"If I find out, you will lose not only the official hat, but also the head under the official hat!"

The county magistrate said confidently: "You can check it on the job! Our official warehouse is full of fresh wheat. If you find a grain of old wheat, a grain of sand, and a rub of lime, you can take my head!"

Chang Feng said: "Okay! Let's go, let's go to the official warehouse."

One stone in the Ming Dynasty weighed 160 jin.Xiong County mainly produces wheat.A total of more than 90 catties of wheat were stored in the official warehouse.

Chang Feng and the others walked to a grain storage, and he ordered someone to bring a sharpened half of bamboo, and poked it on the grain sack.

"Huh, huh, huh", a lot of wheat grains flowed out of the bamboo.

Chang Feng grabbed a handful of wheat, looked at it, and put a few grains of wheat in his mouth to chew: "Well, it is indeed the best new wheat."

The magistrate of Cheng County said triumphantly: "How dare the lower officials neglect the emperor's imperial decree? He will definitely do his job with all his heart and dare not make any mistakes."

Chang Feng said: "There is no basis for what you say. Jin Yiwei only looks at the facts when handling cases. Come on, let me investigate carefully!"

More than 50 warriors, each responsible for three or five grain stores, took half of bamboo to check around.

Checked from noon to evening.Sure enough, as Cheng Zhixian said, all of them were full-heavy new wheat, and the total difference was only one hundred catties.

There are more than 500 stone grains, which are always lost by insects and rats.A hundred catties of grain is nothing.

Chang Feng praised Cheng Zhixian: "You are still a dedicated person!"

The county magistrate hurriedly said: "The superiors are absurdly praised. Tonight, the officials are serving wine in the back office to welcome the superiors. I don't know if the superiors will appreciate it."

Chang Feng said: "Forget it. There must be a woman to accompany the wine. We have to hurry tomorrow, so we can't put all our energy on women."

"We will spend one night in the inn, and we will leave tomorrow. The wine will be free."

Then Chang Feng ordered Liang Zongqi: "Xiong county inspection is over. You also set off tomorrow to inspect the rest of the counties in your position."

Liang Zongqi cupped his hands: "Yes, Master Chang."

Chang Feng thought of something: "Cheng Zhi County, you have a team leader named Jia who bullies the people and extorts money. How can such a person be used again?"

Cheng Zhixian immediately said: "The next official immediately told him to pack up and leave!"

At night, Chang Feng returned to the inn.Everyone tasted the donkey offal soup.

Fatty Xu "Wow, wow", he ate a sea basin by himself.

Chang Feng said: "I always feel that something is wrong."

Fatty Xu said glibly: "What's wrong? The quality of the wheat is of the highest quality. The amount is also right. I even stocked up five hundred shi."

Chang Feng said: "It's because Cheng Zhi County's errands are done in a seamless manner, so I don't think it's right. I can't tell where it's wrong."

Fatty Xu said: "Hey, Master Chang, you are overthinking. There are more than 100 magistrates in the whole world. You can always pick out a few who are dedicated."

Chang Feng said: "Forget it. Tomorrow we will go to inspect Ansu County."

In the next half month, Chang Feng and others inspected the three counties of Ansu, Dingxing, and Xincheng.

Without exception, the food stockpiles are all sufficient.The quality of the wheat is also very good, it is last year's new wheat.

At the end of March, they came to Rongcheng County, the last county they visited on this trip.

Rongcheng County Government.

When the county magistrate saw Chang Feng, he turned his head and worshiped: "I am the official Rongcheng magistrate Huang Boren, and I pay my respects to the superior."

Chang Feng looked at Huangzhi County.I saw that Huang Zhixian was born with a fat head and big ears, with three gold slips and two jade rings on his ten fingers.It doesn't look like a clean and honest official.

Chang Feng suddenly felt that his name was very familiar: "Huang Boren? Why does it sound so familiar? Who is Huang Zhongren, the No.3 Yayuan in the Beizhili Township Examination last year?"

In ancient times, if there were several brothers in a family, they would use "bo, zhong, uncle, and ji" when naming, so that the elders and younger ones were in order.

Huang Boren and Huang Zhongren sound like two brothers.

Huang Zhixian replied: "I am on a job. Huang Zhongren is my younger brother."

Chang Feng's impression of Huangzhi County was even worse.As soon as his younger brother won the exam, he was full of words about being promoted and getting rich.Nine out of ten elder brothers are corrupt officials.

Chang Feng sneered: "Oh, speaking of it, your second brother and I are still the same age. We are kind brothers."

Huang Zhixian hurriedly said: "Don't dare to climb high to get a job."

Chang Feng said: "We are here to investigate the food stockpiles in Gui County."

A trace of panic flashed across Huang Zhixian's fat face: "Ah? The Jin Yiwei from Chaguancang just left!"

Chang Feng glared at Huang Zhixian: "Why are you panicking? You have no ghosts in your heart, are you afraid that we will check it twice? Could it be that you have colluded with a group of Jin Yiwei who checked warehouses inside and outside, offered bribes, and covered up?"

Huang Zhixian hurriedly said: "Ah, there is no such thing!"

Chang Feng said: "If there is any, you will know as soon as you check the official warehouse!"

Chang Feng has concluded that there must be something tricky about the grain storage in Rongcheng County.Everyone came to Rongcheng Guancang.

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