Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 570

People say that "the prime minister's doorman is a seventh-rank official", but Zhang Ge's status as a doorman in his hometown, and the benefits he gets on weekdays, apart from a few vacancies in the world, how can there be such a status and income for a seventh-rank official.

This concierge is an old man brought out by Mr. Zhang Ge in Jiangling. It is said that now there are great Zhuangzi in his hometown and outside the capital, and there are also stores in the city.

To this extent, even though he is a servant, except for the cabinet bachelors and six officials in the capital, no one in the capital will respect him when he sees him.

For a military officer like Jin Yiwei Qianhu, the concierge of Zhang's mansion, the old man didn't even lift his eyelids. You must know that Jin Yiwei Qianhu is considered a figure in the capital.

"Where did you come from? Did you hand over the film?"

Zhang Juzheng sat in the chair without moving, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked calmly, but the military officer in front of him was very respectful, bowed his body, and said politely:

"Brother Li doesn't know brother? Brother is Dong Chuangxi who delivered medicine to Mr. Zhang Ge. You Qiye asked me to come."

Hearing the words "delivery medicine" and "You Qiye", the concierge finally raised his head, pointed with his finger, and said:

"You are from Shandong, send... send..."

"For fur seals."

Dong Chuangxi hurriedly followed up with a smile. When he was laughing, he already had a lot of money in his hand, and handed it over. The concierge took the money and threw it aside, nodded and said:
"Go in, Xiao Liu, you lead this one in, and go see Master Qi first!"

Turning around and yelling, a servant inside raised his voice to agree, and then Dong Chuangxi nodded and walked in, followed by two porters carrying burdens.

Diagonally opposite the gate, at the corner of the street, there were two people who seemed to be pedestrians chatting there, but their eyes kept on looking at the gate. Their position looked off, but in fact they could see everything.

"Tsk tsk, the grandeur of the prime minister's concierge, this **** is comparable to the prefect of the whole place. He collects money from you to save face. No matter how many people want to hand over the money, they can't give it up!"

"Look at the color of that person's clothes, he must be a Jinyiwei Qianhu. I don't know what to send in."

"Don't worry, after the boy from the porter comes out, go to Nancheng to have a meal of flowers and wine, and arrange a lady to serve you at night, and say everything."

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In the south city near the base of the city wall, there are many warehouses and yards, all of which are cold places, with few people living in them, and there are few pedestrians walking around except for the Beijing camp soldiers who are changing defenses in the upper and lower parts of the city.

If there is a house among the warehouses and yards, it is really difficult to find if you don’t pay attention. You can’t see it here.

"Second brother, go and talk to elder brother, can't I stop making trouble, little brother? Let me out!"

In the high-bay warehouse, there is actually a house in it, which is quite ingenious. Chai Fulin is in this room, very irritable, roaring for a while, and begging Lin Shufu for a while.

Lin Shufu's face was calm, and he said there:
"It's delicious and delicious here. The women around you are also here. What do you have to complain about? What are you doing here? Are you sent out to cause trouble? This time and again, for your own sake, is it going to ruin something big?" , don’t be full of nonsense, take a look at these things, I can’t see anything, see if you care about it!”

Chai Fulin took a few deep breaths, kicked a stool over, and there were several big men standing at the door, but none of their expressions moved, and they didn't even look at this side. Lin Shufu also sat there without moving, watching coldly. Looking at him, Chai Fulin turned around a few times and felt bored, so he sat helplessly at the table and started flipping through the paper.

After turning two pages, I tapped with my fingers and said:
"They're all officials. I've heard of many names, but I haven't had much contact with them. Dong Chuangxi knows that he is a Jinyiwei Qianhu in Shandong. He used to have some maritime business in Tianjinwei. Now he should be with Wang Tong. Now that we have dealt with each other, he will send the seal to Zhang Juzheng."

"fur seal!?"

"Second brother, you have never used it before. This thing is used to make medicine, which is very fun!"

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The Tianjin Jinyiwei official office is located in the Tianjin Acropolis, but now one of the central areas of Tianjin Wei is by the canal and the other is by the Haihe River, and most of the business is done in those two places. Now the official office is very deserted.

However, after Mr. Wang recovered from his old leg injury, the first time he appeared in front of everyone was the thousand-household government office. On weekdays, two hundred households of Jinyiwei were stationed here, counting as maintaining law and order in the city.

"Has the dungeon been cleaned?"

"Responding to my lord, I got a message from my lord on a fast horse. The dungeon has been cleaned up and a brazier has been added."

As Wang Tong walked, he was talking to hundreds of households around him. In the two houses of the government office, there were prisons leading to the ground. This side had been cleaned quite cleanly. Someone in front carried a lantern and went down the steps first. .

The dungeon is about three times the size of the house above. There are oil lamps on the wall every few steps, and the ventilation is the flue of the house above. It is quite secretive, but it makes the dungeon less stuffy. .

According to Wang Tong's order, the place has been cleaned, but there is still some peculiar smell. Seeing Wang Tong smelling it and frowning, the accompanying hundred households were a little panicked, and said in a low voice:
"It's been a long time since I haven't used it here, and it's been sealed all the time. I only cleaned it when my lord ordered it. It's because my subordinates are usually slack, so please make amends!"

Wang Tong waved his hand and said:
"It's not some young master or lady who came to live here. Don't blame yourself. I'll let eleven people watch by your side. Don't freeze to death, die of illness, die of cramps, or starve to death. Just let them live here."

The hundred households beside him hurriedly bowed and agreed, Wang Tong looked around and walked up the steps, saying as he walked:

"Except for the two of you, Baihu, who don't have the badge of the official, no one is allowed to enter. If there is a mistake, just use your head to see it!!"

Hearing what Wang Tong said was solemn, the hundred households hurriedly marched and agreed.

After walking out of the dungeon, he immediately felt that his breathing was better. The weather was already cold, so Wang Tong tightened his cotton robe. As soon as he went out, he saw Zhang Shiqiang walking over quickly.

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There are checkpoints on Tianjin Weishui Road and land roads, and pedestrians, vehicles and horses must be inspected, because a large part of the increase in Jinhuayin comes from the lijin of passing goods, and many merchants and people are working hard to entrain them in order to escape. , the checkpoint is just to check this.

Spring, summer and autumn are inspections by water and sea trade, and in winter it is land routes, mainly from Tianjin Wei to the capital and the prefectures and counties of Beizhili. Merchants have started to ship and distribute the New Year's goods prepared by merchants.

After working for a few years, Tianjin Wei has also formed a rule. When winter comes, the guards on the water and sea roads will turn to the land. The entrainment of the water and the land is quite similar.

The land route from Shandong and Hejian Prefecture to the capital is basically along the canal to the north, west of Tianjinwei, passing through Xianghe County and Tongzhou, and then entering the capital.

For passing pedestrians and caravans, there is a [-]-acre vacant land specially cleared on the side of the official road about five miles west of Tianjin Acropolis. When people and goods arrive, they will first stop on this official road and wait for inspection. , and then on the road.

Originally, because of checking the flow of vehicles, horses and people in the past, the official road was crowded and blocked, and everyone was miserable, so Wang Tong came up with this method. Although it was simple, people who passed by praised it as an ingenious idea.

A grid of ten steps square was drawn with red bricks buried in the ground. Cars and horses were parked in these grids, and a group of three officers inspected each place.

I have been walking here for a long time, and I know the rules here. Everyone waits quietly in the same place. There are also hawkers carrying bamboo baskets and selling various snacks, which is also a feature.

In the ninth year of Wanli, it was a little different from before. There were still some guards in groups of three, but in this area, there were more than [-] guards wandering around. I don't see it.

Maybe it was Tianjin Wei's side who wanted to check on the newly purchased manpower, but everyone didn't care.

In the front grid, there were two carriages parked. Besides the animals pulling the carts, there were also several donkeys, and the servants who followed looked capable.

Although the saddles and bridles of the carriages and animals were ordinary, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that this must be a rich family going out, otherwise there would not be such a wealthy and restrained ostentation.

"Is there any female relatives in the car, if so, let's call a woman to come and watch."

The guard said to the team of coachmen who came up to them, it is not easy for the female family members of a big family to show their faces, but if they use this excuse to hide something in the carriage, Tianjin Wei has to look at it, so there are more than a dozen people here who are paid The mothers-in-law are all family members of Jin Yiwei. Although the people who passed by were unwilling, they couldn't find reason.

"If you go back to the master, there are no female relatives. Our master is afraid of the cold, so he stays in the car. Master, the servant outside wants to take a look."

The inside agreed in a muffled voice, and the coachman smiled and opened the curtain, and a middle-aged man with a beard inside was holding a stove and nodded towards the outside.

The guard glanced at the carriage, motioned the driver to put down the curtain, took out a red lacquered wooden sign and handed it over, and said:
"Hold the sign, it's convenient to come on the return trip."

The coachman nodded repeatedly. After the inspection, the convoy got ready and walked towards the official road.

When they were about to leave the inspection area, a guard stretched out his hand to stop the convoy, and the driver and his crew stepped forward with a smile. In addition to the fixed inspections, there are also random checks by these guards, everyone knows.

The random inspector looked at the bottom of the car, then scanned the compartment once as usual, and waved his hand to let him go.

The inspectors kept watching the team go away, but the three inspectors just ran over, looked at the motorcade on the official road, and one of them asked excitedly:

"Is that the one?"

"It's almost [-]%!!"
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(End of this chapter)