Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Changlu Salt Transport Envoy Office, Accounting Office.

As a fat yamen north of the Yellow River, and an institution with independent personnel and financial powers, the official office of the Changlu Salt Transport Envoy is the most magnificent place in Cangzhou City.

The so-called official does not repair the government office, which is meaningless to the Yansi.

Even this tent is astonishingly large.

On weekdays, there are about twenty accountants, and the sound of the abacus rings day and night.

But today, there were only two people inside, and it seemed empty and quiet.

Yang Zilie was writing something in the ledger with a pen, while Ma Quan was carefully waiting on the sidelines.

Yang Tongzhi had come to the Yansi too many times these days, and as a prefectural governor, he also felt that something was wrong.But who is Deputy Envoy Jing Tingjing really disappointing?

Mr. Jing is naturally very good at stereotyped essays, poems and songs. He is an old-school celebrity, but he is not good at numerology.

When the flood was really fixed before, Yang Tongzhi, Liu Konghe, and Jing Ting had already discussed it, and Deputy Envoy Jing would be in charge of the accounting.

But this guy has been busy for half a month, but he still hasn't settled the account yet, which really makes people smile bitterly.

There was no other way, Yang Zilie had no choice but to go into battle in person and take the sword as an account.

When he was a child, he had a lot of experience in arithmetic. After a few days of busy work, he managed to keep the accounts stable, and he was about to call it a day.

So, after cooking sumu today, he rushed over.

"Master Zhou Tong, that Mei finally fell into your hands, why didn't you just kill him and send the villain to serve in the Yan Division?" Ma Quan asked cautiously.

Yang Zilie didn't speak, but just kept writing in his notebook.

Ma Quan pretended to be clever and said: "I think the Elder Master wants to let him suffer all the humiliation first, so as to vent his anger. High, really high!"

Yang Zilie snorted: "Mei Fugui has a grudge against you, and I know it too, but what does it matter to me?"

Ma Quan was a little embarrassed, he murmured a few times, and said again: "My lord, as a salt official, I have already made up my mind, so I sent that person surnamed Mei to go to the salt field by the sea. That place is not a good place. It is exposed to the sun and rain. The wind blows, and it only takes three to five days to torture him until he is neither human nor ghost. If you agree, master, I will go back to Master Liu right now."

Yang Zilie put down his pen, looked up at Ma Quan, "What authority do I have to intervene in the matter of your Yan Division? Also, I discussed with Liu Kong and Liu Sitong earlier, and I plan to send Mei Fugui to guard the matter." armory."

"What!" Ma Quan couldn't help but yelled, "How could this be, the armory is a fat job!"

"Why can't it be like this?" Yang Zilie sneered.

Indeed, as Ma Quan said, guarding the armory is indeed a fat job in the Yan Division.First of all, the armory is in the city, sitting in the warehouse drinking and chatting all day, it is light and leisurely.

Secondly, tens of thousands of ordnance, armor and cotton-padded tents are stored in the arsenal, and a batch of them are reported damaged every year due to insect bites and rat bites.When there is a shortage of money, some guards even grab some clothes and quilts and sell them for money. At the end of the year, they just need to settle the accounts.

After working as a guard for several years, it is not difficult to make a small fortune.

Therefore, in the future, many people used connections to make connections and thought of working as errands in the armory.

Yang Zilie is old in official career, how can he not understand the truth of it.

He had a big plan, seeing Ma Quan's astonished expression, he didn't bother to explain.

Ma Quan muttered: "Why does the villain think that Mei is a blessing in disguise?"

Yang Tongzhi sneered and said: "It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be avoided. If the person surnamed Mei is a military man with a strong body, he might really be able to save his life. This time he entered the armory. You can get in, but you can't get out."

The whole body of the horse trembled: "Master, why can't the villain understand!"

Only then did Yang Tongzhi slowly say: "Over the past few years, the armory of the Yan Division has suffered a lot of deficits, and the superiors have already sent people to check it out. I'm afraid they won't be able to pay the bills. Tomorrow night, set someone on fire, and you will bring others to pay. In the past, those who set fires were arrested. In this way, the losses in the past can be attributed to the surname Mei. Mei Fugui left the water and caused heavy losses. A total of 1703 armors, [-] cotton coats, and [-] tents were burned, totaling silver. [-], no matter how you look at it, it is a dead word."

Yang Zilie spoke calmly, as if he was talking about an unimportant matter.

But when Ma Quanyi saw his face that was as calm as an ancient well, a chill suddenly came to his heart.

Although he has not been in the Salt Division for a long time, but because he is in charge of liaising with the upper and lower officials and communicating with the left and right officials, he is in the center, and he probably knows something about the affairs of the Division.

This salt company has suffered a lot of deficits over the years, and it seems that the superiors are going to send someone to investigate.Now, all the shortfalls will be wiped out with just one fire.

Mei Fugui caught fire and set fire to his weapons. He was sentenced to death, and his family members were sent to the army for three thousand miles.

This was much more ruthless than directly beating Mei Fugui to death.

Moreover, from the very beginning, Lord Yang chose Mei Fugui as a substitute.First, he was dismissed from the post of inspector for bigamy, and then transferred to the Salt Division as an ordnance guard.Then set a fire, which not only killed the surname Mei, but also evened the account.

Step by step, interlocking.

Really good way.

At this moment, Ma Quan only had admiration in his heart.

Just as he was about to offer compliments, at this moment, a government servant from the Yan Division walked in: "I have seen Mr. Yang, and I have seen Ma Limu."

"What's the matter?" Ma Quan asked.

The yamen servant handed over a post: "The eldest son of the Gu family pays a visit to Lord Ma."

Ma Quan let out a hey, and asked, "Did you say anything?"

The yamen servant said with a smile: "Just now, the villain asked me on the sidelines. Mr. Gu brought 50 taels of silver and said that he wanted to intercede with a man named Mei Fugui. Please, Master Ma, let him go. If you don't want to see him, the villain will drive him out."

"Wait." Yang Tongzhi raised his head and said to the yamen servant, "Go and tell Mr. Gu that Ma Quan will come over later."

When the yamen servant went out, Yang Tongzhi showed a rare smile: "Are you here just in time?"

Ma Quan's face was full of confusion: "I also ask the Elder Master to show me."

Yang Tongzhi said with a smile: "Ma Quan, you and Mei Fugui have a big enmity. In the eyes of ordinary people, Mei Fugui will be in your hands this time, and it will definitely be difficult. If you assign him to guard the ordnance for no reason, it will inevitably make people suspicious. Since the Gu family came to intervene, why not push the boat along. In this way, even if someone asks in the future, you can say that you have given the Gu family face. Hehe, since the Gu family wants to send you money, just accept it boldly. "

"Okay, little man, let's do it now."

"Wait." Ma Quan was about to go out, but Yang Tongzhi signaled him to wait a little longer, and asked, "For tomorrow's matter, can someone be used later?"

Ma Quan: "Don't worry, my lord, this matter will be taken care of by me."

Yang Tongzhi said with a cold face: "If this matter goes wrong, even if you have ten heads, Ma Quan won't be enough to chop off. But if it happens..."

"But if it is done, an official from the seventh rank, or even a higher official position is still possible. To tell you the truth, this matter involves a big man you can't imagine. There is a great wealth in front of you, just See if you can grasp it."