Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Wu Shigong listened to Zhang Xuebin's calculation with a livid face.Zhang Xuebin is holding the official document sent by someone from the military preparation road yamen, which contains the detailed accounts of the one-year military salary of the Runing Battalion.

After the official establishment of the Runing Battalion this time, according to the court rules, the Runing Battalion should be given a year's military salary.Wu Shigong also knew that the military salary must be insufficient.However, Wu Shigong still believed that he could always get 1% to [-]% of the military salary.This is more than [-] taels of silver, and it is also a big subsidy for Wu Shigong.

But this time, the list of military salaries sent through the military military yamen, the amount of military salaries was much lower than Wu Shigong's estimate.The other seven deductions and eight deductions are nothing more than that. The most exasperating thing is that the military pay in the Ming Dynasty was calculated on the basis of ten months.This makes people a little funny. Could it be that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not have to eat for two months?

If some of the other deductions were bad rules in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty, even if it was a disadvantage, Wu Shigong was prepared to pass it by pinching his nose.However, from the military pay of the Runing Battalion, the Bingbei Dao Yamen deducted more than 800 taels of silver, which was used as the money and food paid by the Thousand Households Office that Wu Shigong was acting for last year.And this approach is a bit too much.

Not to mention that Wu Shigong was almost always in King Qin last year, nor to mention that Wu Shigong has been transferred to the garrison of Runing Mansion after returning to Henan.Even if Wu Shigong and Tao Xin are a family, Wu Shigong should help Tao Xin pay the money.But Bing Beidao collected more than 800 taels of silver, which was a bit too much.

You know, there was a severe drought in the whole of Henan last year, and the money and food that thousands of households should turn in should be reduced or exempted.However, the Bingbei Dao Yamen not only did not reduce the exemption, but also charged a lot more.

You must know that what thousands of households turn in is money and grain, and the grain turned in accounts for the vast majority.But the Bingbei Dao Yamen converted all these grains into market prices and exchanged them for silver to collect them.How high is the food price now?With such a conversion, Wu Shigong would have to pay nearly 2000 taels of silver in vain.

But it's not enough if this dumb man doesn't suffer.Even if you want to reason, there is no place to say it.If Wu Shigong wanted to quarrel with the Bingbei Dao Yamen, maybe the Bingbei Dao Yamen just pushed the boat along and withheld all the more than 6000 taels of silver.The euphemistic name is: wait until the accounts are clear before issuing.

Wu Shigong has also been in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for such a long time.He knew that this approach must be very inconsistent with officialdom rules.Therefore, Wu Shigong asked Zhang Xuebin: "Has our annual routine here been sent to Li Bingbei?"

Zhang Xuebin is also very puzzled by the way of the Bingbei Dao Yamen.He replied: "Have they been delivered according to the official routine?"

Wu Shigong thought about it carefully, and he didn't offend Li Bingbeidao in other places either!There is no way, so I have to inquire again when I have a chance in the future.And this time, it was just so bad.

Therefore, Wu Shigong continued to order: "Mr. Zhang will take my official seal and go to Kaifeng mansion. Bring back our military salary."

What Wu Shigong didn't know was that after Zhang Xuebin came, it was customary to give Li Bing his way.But when Wu Shigong first took office, Wu Shigong was willing to pay the money and food of the Thousand Households Office, and he was unwilling to give Li Bing Beidao a routine behavior, but Li Bing Beidao always cared about Wu Shigong.

You know, Li Bingbeidao was able to kill Tao Xin's father because of money and food issues, which shows that he is definitely not a very generous person.Li Bingbei said that he really did it this time: three years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!

After Zhang Xuebin left, Wu Shigong was very depressed.Although in the eyes of outsiders, Wu Shigong seems to be very beautiful now, but Wu Shigong feels very lonely in his heart.

No one understands him, no one helps him, every step of the way in the officialdom is difficult, and he will encounter some stumbling blocks from time to time.To be honest, Wu Shigong really didn't want to travel through time, knowing that the Ming Dynasty was about to perish.Otherwise, at least he can still maintain the mentality that ignorance is bliss.

Before he knew it, Wu Shigong went outside, Yang Rusong and other guards saw Wu Shigong coming out, they all surrounded him and waited for Wu Shigong's arrangement.Wu Shigong jumped on the horse and told them: "Go for a walk with me."

Wu Shigong rode his horse out of the city, walking aimlessly on the road.Suddenly, a group of welcoming teams carrying sedan chairs came head-on.Wu Shigong and the others reined in their horses and let the people who greeted their relatives pass by the side of the road first.But when the welcoming crowd passed by, the groom suddenly looked at Wu Shigong, and shouted excitedly: "Master Wu." Then he immediately jumped off the horse, knelt down and saluted Wu Shigong.

The group of people saw the groom's actions, and after learning Wu Shigong's identity, they all knelt down and saluted Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong hurriedly asked the guards to help the groom and the others up, then asked the groom with a smile, "How do you know me?"

"My lord, the young one is from the second team of the 700th team. The young one's name is Yang Qi, and today he is marrying a wife." Then, the groom pulled the two people around him and introduced to Wu Shigong: " This is my younger brother Yang Wu, and this is my younger brother-in-law Quan Dashan, both of whom are your soldiers."

"Good! Good! Don't delay your auspicious time. Rusong, give this couple 20 taels of silver. I wish you a happy life together!"

Seeing the couple walking past happily, Wu Shigong's mood became much brighter.The things you do are worth it.At least let these people who were struggling with death have a new life.

Seeing that Wu Shigong's mood improved, He Fei hurried to Wu Shigong's side to flatter him and said, "Master, that is, you have a bodhisattva heart. Outside, soldiers are similar to beggars. Who eats sweets and drinks every day like us?" , with full military pay. I heard that the people around here are rushing to find our soldiers as sons-in-law."

"I didn't see it, your glib skills have improved." Wu Shigong joked with He Fei with a smile.Then Wu Shigong asked He Fei again: "I have something to ask you, the Changlin family, how are you doing these days?"

Wu Shigong promised to take care of Wei Changlin's family members at that time, but because Wei Changlin's family had a widow, Wu Shigong couldn't do it himself.And Wei Changlin's daughter-in-law was unwilling to leave Henan and go to Wei Changlin's home in Beijing.

So Wu Shigong allocated money from the inner house as the living expenses of Wei Changlin's family, and asked the daughter-in-law of Wei Changlin's friend He Fei's family to care about the situation of Wei Changlin's family.

"With the care of the master and son, their family must be well-fed."

"Alas! The Changlin family is widowed at a young age. No matter how good the day is, don't stop the Changlin family if they want to remarry. Wait until the Changlin's child grows up a little bit." , I will raise him myself.”

He Fei quickly nodded in agreement.

And at this moment, Wang Mi also looked at a letter with a pale face.This is a letter written by the Patriarch of the Qi Family to Wang Mi himself.In the letter, the Patriarch of the Qi family scolded Wang Mi like a bloody sprinkler.

When Wu Shigong beat Qi Sanshao in the Zuihualou, and later snatched the manling that the salt transport envoy Guan Gongzi liked, the head of the Qi family finally knew the discord between Wang Mi and Wu Shigong.

But after the Patriarch of the Qi Family inquired about Wu Shigong's background, he was unwilling to let the Qi Family and Wu Shigong have a direct conflict.In the eyes of the Patriarch of the Qi Family, Wu Shigong just wanted some salt, which the Qi Family could supply.There is no irreconcilable contradiction between the two parties.

The reason why it is so stiff now is that Wang Mi's self-assessment destroyed the relationship with Wu Shigong.Of course, it is impossible for the Qi family to abandon Wang Mi as an apology to Wu Shigong.The current Wu Shigong doesn't have such a big face, and the Qi family can't afford to lose this person.However, the Patriarch of the Qi family asked Wang Mi to lower his profile and try to make up for the relationship with Wu Shigong again.

As for Mr. Guan!As long as the Qi family doesn't lack money for Mr. Guan, the envoy of salt transportation, and some gold, silver and beautiful women are used to coax Mr. Guan, such a young master is still easy to settle.

It should be said that the Patriarch of the Qi family is still very sensible.Under normal circumstances, the relationship between the two parties should be able to be repaired.But what the Patriarch of the Qi family didn't expect was that Wang Mi hadn't told him one thing yet.That is, under Wang Mi's activities, Guan Zhifu of Runing Mansion has reported Wu Shigong's meritorious service and faults to the court.

But for those high officials in the imperial court, Wu Shigong's affairs were indeed trivial matters like sesame and mung beans. In addition, in Guan Zhifu's memorial, his attitude towards Wu Shigong was also ambiguous, so the imperial court quickly approved it. Opinions on handling Wu Shigong's behavior.That is to offset the merits and demerits and pay a one-year fine.

But when the official document punishing Wu Shigong came into Wu Shigong's hands, Wu Shigong was furious.The fine salary won't cost Wu Shigong much money in one year, anyway, the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty is only symbolic, not much at all.

But this behavior showed Qi's family's great malice towards Wu Shigong.Wu Shigong didn't know that the thinking of the Patriarch of the Qi Family was absolutely different from that of the head of the Qi Family, Wang Mi.