Smuggling Daming

"Shibo Secretary promotes Yang Tong, please refer to the admiral!" When Yang Tong heard that it was Zhou Zhong, he immediately ran to the front hall in a hurry and bowed deeply when he saw Zhou Zhong. He had heard about Zhou Zhong before. , I also guessed in my heart that the other party may be the reason for the changes in Shibo, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"Yang Tiju doesn't need to be polite!" Zhou Zhong looked Yang Tong up and down before he spoke.I saw that this Yang Tiju had gray hair and a very thin body. He looked as if he could be blown away by a gust of wind, but his spirit was very good, and he showed great respect when he saluted Zhou Zhong.

"Thank you, sir!" Yang Tong straightened up when he heard Zhou Zhong's words, and at the same time lowered his head and stood under the hall, as if he were a subordinate, although from the point of view of their authority, their city shipping department is not under Zhou Zhong's jurisdiction .

"Yang Tiju, why did the admiral come in and only see you, this old official, and other officials of the Shibo Department?" Zhou Zhong saw that there was no place to sit in the lobby, so he just stood there and asked questions. .

"This..." Yang Tong hesitated when he heard this, and finally replied honestly, "My lord, the Shibo Division is usually only responsible for receiving the Japanese tribute missions. This year is not the year for the Japanese tribute. Any official business can be handled, so most of the officials in the department did not come!"

Zhou Zhong had already learned about this matter from Wu Shan before, but he was still a little angry when he heard that Yang Tong, who was a Tiju, said it himself, so he ordered with a sullen face: "Yang Tiju, this admiral ordered you Immediately summon the officials of the Shipbuilding Department, there is an imperial order to be announced!"

I heard Zhou Zhong say the word "Emperor's Order".A gleam flashed in Yang Tong's eyes, and without any hesitation, he immediately agreed and ran out with the old official to find someone.However, Yang Tong, who was too excited, didn't notice that Zhou Zhong was still standing up to now, and he forgot to move a chair for Zhou Zhong, so he waited until he summoned all the officials of the Shibo Department. Still standing in the lobby.

The composition of the yamen at all levels of the feudal dynasty in the Central Plains has always been divided into two types: officials and officials. In fact, officials are officials with official ranks, and they are recorded in the Ministry of Officials.Officials, on the other hand, are management personnel recruited by officials to facilitate the operation of the yamen. They are equivalent to temporary workers in later generations.

There are actually only four official officials in the Shibosi Yamen. Apart from the promotion of Yang Tong, there are two other deputy promotions.And an official, these four people are the core system of Shibosi Yamen, and the others are small officials.Among them, the promotion is in charge of the overall situation, the two deputy promotions assist him in handling affairs, and the official's role is to manage documents and some coordination between small officials.

Yang Tong was promoted.He is also very familiar with the character and habits of his subordinates, so he quickly found and brought the other three officials to the Shibo Department.It's just that when Zhou Zhong saw these three people, he couldn't laugh or cry.

The man walking behind Yang Tong was a disheveled middle-aged man in his 40s, covered in powder and makeup, and even had a woman's lip print on his neck.But even in such embarrassment, this middle-aged man still had a smooth smile on his face, and he could tell at a glance that he was a veteran in the officialdom.

Compared with this smooth middle-aged man, another middle-aged man in his 30s standing behind Yang Tong is even more ugly.Because this person is drunk now, and the smell of alcohol on his body is suffocating.I couldn't even stand up, and I had to rely on the old official to support me to barely stand.

The last person is quite normal, he is a middle-aged man in his 40s, but he is not wearing an official uniform like Yang Tong, but he is wearing loose casual clothes, and his slightly fat face is full of kindness. With a smile, he doesn't look like an official, but a businessman.

"Yang Tiju, who is this person, and why is he so drunk?" Zhou Zhong asked, pointing at the middle-aged man who was in a mess of drunkenness. Secretary, he was still drunk like mud, which simply didn't take his own official status as a thing at all.

"This..." I saw Yang Tong hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment, "My lord, this is the vice-president who was just transferred by our Shibo Department. His name is Tang Yin. He is from Suzhou. Bosi has no future, so he drank his sorrows with alcohol, it's no wonder he was like that when he was first transferred, he also couldn't think about it, he was drunk every day."

Although Yang Tong looked down on the newly transferred deputy promotion, but the other party was his subordinate after all, so he did not forget to excuse him at the end of the conversation, which made the other two officials feel sorry for him. The boss looked at it differently.

"Hmph, as an official, even if you are dissatisfied with the arrangement of the imperial court, you can't be so slack, come here, drag him out to get drunk!" Zhou Zhong snorted coldly, what he hated most in his previous life was this kind of slack official , so now he doesn't have a good look at Vice Tiju Tang who is drunk here.

However, as soon as Zhou Zhong finished speaking, the name of Vice Tiju Tang suddenly flashed in his mind. He was startled at the moment, and hurriedly called the two Jin Yiwei who rushed forward: "Wait, Yang Tiju, what did you do just now?" What is the name of this vice-president?"

Seeing that Zhou Zhong was angry, Yang Tong was also a little anxious. He wanted to persuade him but did not dare to persuade him. Now that Zhou Zhong suddenly asked about Vice Tiju Tang's name, he hurriedly replied, "My lord, Vice Tiju Tang's name is Tang Yin is a well-known talent in Suzhou. He is known as a master of both poetry and painting. However, when he was young, he accidentally got involved in a case and ruined his future. Fortunately, His Majesty is wise and restored his fame this time, and sent him to the The Department of Shipbuilding takes on the position of deputy nominee!"

"It really is him!" Zhou Zhong was also very surprised at this time. He didn't pay attention to Tang Yin's name just now, he just thought it was familiar, but now he heard Yang Tong's introduction, coupled with the experience of the other party, which made Zhou Zhong even more After confirming the identity of the other party, it turns out that this person is Tang Bohu, the most famous Jiangnan talent in history.

Thinking of Tang Bohu's reputation in later generations, Zhou Zhong couldn't help feeling a little closer, but what he couldn't figure out was that Tang Bohu in history seemed to have been deprived of his fame because of the fraud case in the imperial examination, and he could no longer take the imperial examination. It was a poor life, but now the other party has become an official, and he was promoted from the sixth rank, which is obviously completely different from the original history. Could it be because of his arrival that he changed Tang Bohu's fate?

Seeing Zhou Zhong's silence, Jin Yiwei, who was about to sober up Tang Bohu, was a little at a loss. He could only ask Wu Shan for help with his eyes. Finally, Wu Shan had to ask softly, "My lord, do you want to sober up Master Tang?"

"Eh? This..." Zhou Zhong hesitated when he heard this. Tang Bohu was one of the people he wanted to meet the most after he came to the Ming Dynasty. However, I know that Wang Lun and Tang Bohu forgot to make friends. Speaking of which, he is still the junior of the other party. Although Tang Bohu is a bit slack in being an official, it is understandable.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong had to sigh. The Central Plains is a society of personal affection, and even he is not exempt from it, so he opened his mouth and told the two Jin Yiwei: "Both of you help Mr. Tang to the backyard to use cold water. Wash your face, get him something to sober up, and come see me when he sobers up!"

Seeing that Zhou Zhong's attitude changed drastically after hearing Tang Yin's name, Yang Tong and the others were a little surprised, but soon they figured it out. Tang Yin was originally a great talent in Suzhou, and Zhou Zhong was from Songjiang. , it's not too far from Suzhou, so I must have heard about Tang Yin's fame, so that's why.It's a pity that they don't know that what Zhou Zhong cares about is not Tang Yin's current fame, but the reputation of hundreds of years later.

The two guards in Jin Yi were also very shrewd, knowing that the admiral valued Tang Yin very much, they immediately carried him to the backyard lightly, and sobered him up according to Zhou Zhong's method, but if they were allowed to deal with it themselves, the method of sobering up would be terrible. It will not be so gentle, and may even be very violent.

Next, Yang Tong introduced the remaining two officials to Zhou Zhong. Among them, the shrewd middle-aged man was named Li Lian. Like Tang Bohu, he was also one of the vice-presidents of the Shipbuilding Department.As for the fat middle-aged man named Qian Yuan, he is the head of the Shibo Department. Although his official position is not high, his management affairs are very complicated.

After getting acquainted with the officials of the Shibo Department, because Tang Yin was still awake, Zhou Zhong chatted with Yang Tong about the Shibo Department, such as how many small officials there are in the department, and how they received Japanese missions in the past Waiting for the questions, Yang Tong and Qian Yuan are both old men of the Shibo Department, so they also answered them one by one.In contrast, that shrewd Li Lian was also transferred from the outside like Tang Bohu, so he was not very familiar with the affairs of the Shibo Department.

After chatting about some trivial matters, Zhou Zhong suddenly thought of a question, and immediately asked: "Yang Tiju, when the admiral came, he saw merchant ships in Ningbo Port like clouds, and there are a large number of merchant ships entering and leaving the port every day, and I also When I saw officials collecting taxes, I thought they were all from the Shibo Department, but now it seems that they are not from the Shibo Department, right?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong asked about this matter, both Yang Tong and Qian Yuan showed helplessness on their faces, and said to Zhou Zhong with a bitter face: "I want to report to Admiral, although our Ming Dynasty enforced the sea ban, what is the current situation of the sea ban? Everyone is well aware that the taxation of ships traveling to and from Ningbo Port should be under the jurisdiction of our Municipal Shipping Department, but in fact, as early as many years ago, the taxation of Ningbo Port has been taken over by the governor's office, and we have no way to intervene ah!"

"Oh, Ningbo Port is a seaport, and the tax revenue has always been managed by the Municipal Bureau of Shipping. What right does the governor's office have to intervene?" Zhou Zhong asked a little puzzled. But each yamen has its own authority, even the governor can't do it for him, right? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)