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Chapter 722 Wang Tong's role is unknown to the officials
After a few days in Shanxi's chief envoy's yamen, Wang Tong also discovered something. When it comes to other things, everyone is careful and calm, but when it comes to this Zonglu, he is confident.

As an imperial envoy, Wang Tong came to Shanxi to investigate the arrears of Zonglu, which led to the siege of the government by the clan. Normally, the arrears of Zonglu, the local officials are always at fault, but these local officials in Shanxi never seem to think so.

".I really can't say anything"

This is also what Wang Tong said from the bottom of his heart. Local officials are not expected to be clean and honest. They may reach out to Zonglu, but there is a measure for such things. Withhold, such eating is too ugly, and it is easy to be caught.

Regarding the clan, it is even more sensitive. No matter how stupid the local officials are, they will not be so stupid as to deduct a penny for decades and not send a penny to the lower levels. That's all.

"My lord Wang has checked the files in the past few days, and I must have seen the numbers reported by the various prefectures. Not to mention other places, Datong Mansion was already 60 taels of silver per year 6000 years ago. It has been built for 60 years, and the quota has not changed. However, if the family reproduces, if it is distributed according to the extra Lumi, there will probably be more than 19 taels. To be honest with Mr. Wang, the lower officials gritted their teeth and raised a few percent in Datong Mansion, but the salaries of officials and servants Whether it is paid or not, whether the city defense is repaired or not, whether the yamen need money or not, among other things, many people in the magistrate's yamen are only paid [-]% of their salaries. Lu."

The so-called officials' salaries are [-]% paid, and the servants are not paid wages. Of course, this does not mean that the officials and servants are suffering, but that public funds are really tight.

Even if the officials and servants go to make money themselves, there is no reason to use the money they make to support the clan. The Datong Mansion has a vast area, so there will naturally be no shortage of money in operation.

These words were actually a bit harsh, but Wang Tong also knew that the prefect of Datong was telling the truth. The prefect of Taiyuan coughed dryly, got up and said:

"For the item of Zonglu, the ancestral system is to let the imperial court allocate it, or allocate a special part of the local tax for supply. However, from the Zhengtong year to now, the imperial court has never allocated a penny to Shanxi. It is all raised by the local government. Taxation is already on Weibo, and it is necessary to supply everywhere, it is really impossible to take care of it, please forgive me."

"In Taiyuan Mansion, the patriarchal Lumi is the ancestral rule. How can you say so nonsense that even if Shanxi is hungry all over the place, officials can't pay salaries, don't build city defenses, and don't pay military salaries, you still have to take care of this matter. You say that , put on the difference and where, don't retreat!!"

Before Wang Tong could speak, the Shanxi Chief Envoy nearby reprimanded him coldly, and the Taiyuan prefect hurriedly made an apology, and then sat back in his seat.

"Master Chen, why bother to get angry, what Tao Zhifu said is true."

Wang Tong calmly reassured him, he understood very well in his heart that the chief minister was not reprimanding at all, it meant the same thing as what the prefect of Taiyuan and the prefect of Datong said.

He knew all these things after consulting the documents, but these local officials might think that Wang Tong didn't know much about it when he was young, so he wanted to explain something here.

Father, son, and brother are all strangers and turned into enemies, not to mention the clan whose relationship is already very weak, even today's son doesn't care much about it, let alone the officials in this place.

In fact, everyone in Shanxi was astonished at the fact that Wang Tong and other officials came here to investigate Zonglu. This kind of matter needs to be handled by the most trusted people of the emperor. , the emperor wanted to clean up the officialdom in Shanxi, so he sent Wang Tong here.

However, after getting in touch with him in the past few days, it seems that this young and mature Master Wang really came here for Zonglu. He checks documents and asks people to ask questions every day. The clan is giving birth endlessly, and the number of people who support Lumi is increasing every year. But over the years in Daming, when did the central and local finances become more abundant, and it is still difficult to maintain the normal operation of the yamen? Who has spare money for these people? The clan issued Lumi.

There was silence in the room for a while, and Wang Tong said again:
"Lumi can't go on, and the clans are full of resentment, especially seeing the vassals and county kings luxurious and rich, they must feel even more dissatisfied. After all, they are the blood of the Tian family. We, as ministers, can't just sit back and watch them starve and poor. "

Wang Tong was silent for a while, and said:
"If things go on like this, plundering official food, insulting and beating officials, and besieging yamen will definitely happen again. At that time, everyone will be involved. However, I think that after all, there are only a few people who dare to take risks, and there are many kind and honest people. , the imperial court and the local Lumi can't solve it, so can't they support themselves?"

Hearing Wang Tong's words, everyone fell silent. Everyone really didn't understand what this young man was thinking or planning. The prefect of Datong coughed twice, and interjected:

"Fan kings and county kings are naturally rich. Needless to say, there are also those first-class clans who are good at gathering together and have a good life, but not everyone has this ability. If generations of poverty continue, even if you want to start a small business There is no capital, and the business may not know that the labor and porters used by the commercial warehouses and warehouses in Datong City are mostly served by clan clans, but the wages of these porters are also [-]% lower than others. During the closure of the city, you can't go out of the city, you can't go out of the city to work, even if you hire someone, you don't want to hire this kind of person."

Since Ming Chengzu Zhu Dijing had difficulty seizing the throne, the control over the clans of the vassal kings has become more and more strict. The clans are not allowed to leave the city where the fief is located. This is the strictest ban, and the local officials are also very strict. If you go out of the city, you will be called "crossing the customs" and the punishment will be very severe.

"Datong Mansion is telling the truth!"

Wang Tong nodded, sighed with emotion, and then raised his voice and said:

"Invite those generals and lieutenants to come up."

General Zhen Guo, General Fu Guo, General Feng Guo, and then Lieutenant Zhen Guo, Lieutenant Fu Guo and Lieutenant Feng Guo, these are all knighted by the clan. Hearing this, everyone in the hall exchanged glances, The chief envoy whispered in the Shanxi governor's ear:

"Today, Mr. Wang has searched for a total of ten clans in various places in the city, and they are already waiting outside."

Not long after, ten clansmen came in. It is said that most of the royal clansmen saw the officials, and the officials in the house would have to stand up to greet them, but no one moved from Wang Tong down.

On the contrary, these ten clans were a little trembling, and they meant to kneel down to meet the officials. If they really knelt down, it would be really troublesome for someone to make a fuss.

"Bring a chair to the generals and lieutenants, and serve tea and snacks!"

The Shanxi chief envoy was quick to see the opportunity, and hurriedly told the people below to be busy. It was Wang Tong who sent someone to look for it, but it was the first time Wang Tong saw him.

Wang Tong had seen the grandeur of nobles in the capital. The Wuqing Marquis family was rich and extravagant, and this Wang Tong had also heard about it. Those were only descendants of heroes or relatives. What I saw today were all descendants of the Tian family. The descendants of the Zhu family are extremely poor.

The clothes on their bodies are fairly tidy, but they don't fit well, there are no fat people, they are all thin, and their faces are all disheveled. In this Shanxi chief envoy's yamen, they all look very cramped.

Someone moved, but Wang Tong saw that the man's shirt covered his calf, but his trousers couldn't cover his calf. It was quite cold in Shanxi in September, and weak people had to wear cotton clothes. This man didn't even have a single shirt. It is really shabby.

Not long after, the tea and snacks were brought up, and the tea arrived, but the snacks were almost robbed. All the officials in the hall could clearly see that only two of these clans were eating, and the rest were eating. The snack was stuffed in his arms, and it seemed that he was going to take it home.

With this appearance, everyone was a little speechless, but the Taiyuan prefect and the Datong prefect were a little vigilant, wondering what the purpose of Mr. Wang's doing this is, do you expect everyone to see the pity of these clans, and let everyone feel sorry for them? Kindly reissue Lumi?It's true that young people don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. This is a matter of real money. How could they change their positions when they see pity.

"Can a few of you go and grab the official rations and military rations?"

At this time, it was Wang Tong who asked the question first, and the people below all shook their bodies. The two snack eaters were still choked by the snacks in their mouths. .

Seeing that he didn't dare to answer, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"I was ordered to investigate this matter, not to handle the case, but you just said it's okay, and you won't convict!"

Seeing Wang Tong's kindness, the other officials looked like they had nothing to do with them. The clan looked at each other, but they all stood up and shouted:
"The villain stole it, the villain snatched it, and I ask the messenger to convict me."

The people below scrambled to stand up, fearing that they would be thought innocent, which made Wang Tong a little stunned. Seeing this situation, the governor of Shanxi turned his body sideways and said in a low voice:

"After being convicted and punished as a commoner, these poor clans can only wish for it. At least they can go out of the city to work."

Wang Tong smiled wryly, this world was more absurd than he thought, he paused, and asked again:
"I didn't come here to inquire about crimes. Let this matter go. You are so eager to plead guilty. No matter what you think in your heart, I know what you think. Then I will ask you another way. If you don't have this identity, I will give you fields for you to cultivate. If you want to, planing food in the soil will be ten times and a hundred times harder than it is now."

Before they could finish speaking, all the clan members who stood up knelt down, kowtowed down, and said eagerly:
"I'm waiting for it!!"

All the officials in the room looked at Wang Tong, and their bewilderment was written all over their faces. What is this imperial envoy going to do?
(End of this chapter)