The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 567
"That's true."

Tang Yin scratched his head and said hehe.

"You don't want to be cheap and act like a good boy. Since you plan to be the Governor of Shuntian, you must be a good one. After all, you have no experience in serving as a real power official. You have to watch and learn more."

Xie Shen was still not at ease with Tang Yin, so he raised a point aside.

"Don't worry about this Siming, I will definitely not let you down."

Tang Yin was so moved that tears filled his eyes, he is considered an old tree blooming, right? At the age of 40, he won the first prize, and then he was awarded the official Hanlin Xiuzhuan. It didn't take long to wait for such a fat vacancy.

Xie Shen is really his noble person, if he hadn't met Xie Shen, he would still be making a living painting erotic palaces in Suzhou City, right?

Three days later, the court push for the new Shuntian Governor began.

Since Shuntian Fu Yin is not an important official at the ministry level, it is enough for Xiao Jiuqing to participate in the court push.

Although it is Ting Tui, there are actually only a few suitable candidates.In addition, Xiao Jiuqing understood the meaning of Cifu, and almost without exception, he elected Tang Yin, the champion of the new department and Hanlin Xiuzhuan.

Tang Yin is a great talent, and also a number one scholar, it is justifiable to serve as Yin of Shuntian Mansion, no one can point out anything wrong.

The result of the court push was presented to the emperor, and Zhu Houzhao approved it without hesitation.

So far, Tang Yin has officially taken office.

Tang Fuyin went to the Ministry of Officials to complete the formalities, handed over to the former Shuntian Fuyin, and changed into a third-rank civil official robe.

This is understandable, after all, Tang Yin took such an important official position for the first time and needed time to calm down.

"My lord, this is the account book of Shuntian Mansion, please have a look."

Tang Yin took the account book from a clerk and looked at it carefully.

The more he looked at the frown, the tighter he frowned, and finally he saw that the brows had been knit together.

"How could the treasury be so short?"

Tang Yin asked angrily.

"Reporting to Mr. Fu Yin, this is because the capital is at the foot of the emperor, and there are too many places to spend."

"No matter how much you spend, you won't be short-changed, right?"

"this."

The little official was a little confused: "I'm afraid you don't know, but whenever the dignitaries in Beijing want to entertain guests, the Shuntian Mansion has to give a sum of money as a congratulatory gift. It is normal for the treasury to be short."

Tang Yin was puzzled and said: "Why do the dignitaries and dignitaries pay for the banquet?"

"Think about it, my lord. We are the Yamen of the capital, and we have to sue the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion for all major and minor matters. If you don't establish a good relationship with these dignitaries, they will cause trouble every day, and you will not be the one who suffers from headaches?"

The scribe explained: "In order to make them feel more peaceful, we will take this opportunity of the banquet to give them a share of money, and we will spend money to buy peace."

"It's really unreasonable! Did the former governor tell you to do this?"

Seeing that Tang Yin was furious, the clerk trembled in fright, and hurriedly explained: "Not only the former governor, but also the previous Shuntian governors all did this. This is already a consensus."

Hearing this, Tang Yin took a deep breath and almost passed out.

The water in this capital is deeper than he imagined.

Regardless of the fact that Shuntian Fu Yin is also a real official of the third grade, he is far worse than the six servants, not to mention the Shangshu and the imperial envoys of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In the capital, there must be [-] or [-] officials in front of him, counting the honorable princes, there are probably hundreds of people.

With hundreds of people on his head, how can the life of Governor Shuntian be easier?

In order to live a relatively easier life, the governors of Shuntian Prefecture took a helpless method - giving gifts.

But after all, this is at the feet of the emperor, and it is naturally impossible to give gifts blatantly, so they adopted a compromise method, sending a congratulatory money at the banquet.

The dignitaries who received the congratulatory money would naturally give Shuntian Fu Yin a face, and try not to cause major troubles within their responsibility.

For Shuntian Fu Yin, anyway, once the term of office is over, he just pats his ass and leaves, and he spends money from the treasury, so he doesn't feel bad.

But Tang Yin didn't see it that way.

He didn't come here to dawdle, he promised Xie Shen that he would make achievements.

If he still only wants to be safe like his predecessors, then he has failed too much.

What's more, the imperial court will soon set up a whistleblowing box outside Shuntian Mansion, allowing merchants and people to write letters to report the officials involved.

If Shuntian Mansion is still the same as before, I am afraid that I will be reported. How can I convince the public that the report letter will eventually be sent to the cabinet and even the emperor?

This unhealthy trend must be changed!
But how to change it?

This doesn't seem to be something that can be changed with a pat on the head.

Freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, since the predecessor can't change, can it be changed immediately when you come to him?
Tang Yin didn't want to disappoint the people who made the report against Shuntian Mansion, but in this way, he would make the dignitaries of the capital disappointed with him, and he still had to pack up and leave when the crowd was furious.

Seeing that Tang Yin was deep in thought, the scribe thought that Mr. Fu Yin seemed to have figured it out, so he said softly: "Actually, if Mr. Fu Yin really wants to change, he might as well take his time. There is no need to offend the powerful all at once."

Hearing this, Tang Yin was shocked, shaking his head again and again and said: "No, since this government has become the parent official of this Shuntian Prefecture, it must be worthy of its heart. I don't care what the predecessors did. But as long as the government is in Shuntian Prefecture One day in the palm of Tianfu, we must not allow this kind of thing to continue to happen."

The scribe wondered why the new governor was such an elm lump, but he couldn't change his mind no matter what he said.

That's all, it seems that such a Shangguan has no future, so there is no need to speak hard to him.Based on his experience, it is estimated that Tang Yin will be transferred every half a year, maybe even three months.

For these small officials, it doesn't matter who will be the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

As the so-called iron-clad officials, no matter who comes, the status of officials will not be affected.

After all, which official does not rely on officials to do things?If all the officials go on strike, the officials will not be blinded in a hurry.

The clerk reported some other tasks to Tang Yin, and then retreated respectfully.

Tang Yin rubbed his forehead while thinking about how to carry out the next work.

Leaving aside other things, let's say that the whistleblowing box to be set up must be opened and checked regularly by a special person.

And this person must be absolutely loyal and reliable, otherwise, if he pulls out some of the whistleblowing letters from the whistleblower box, wouldn't the real situation be reflected to the cabinet and the emperor?

In this case, the original intention of setting up the reporting box cannot be achieved.

Tang Yin still has a strong sense of mission.Since Xie Shen entrusted him with this task, he must do it well.You must not leave a laughingstock, and let Xie Shen be made fun of.

Not only did Tang Yin decide to cut off the improper gift-giving behavior of Shuntian Mansion, but he also planned to recover the money gift from his predecessor to the powerful.

Now Shuntian Mansion was in an uproar.Everyone was discussing whether Mr. Fu Yin had lost his mind.Otherwise, why would you fill in the hole your predecessor dug.

The laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulate that the responsibility of officials is divided by the date of delivery.In other words, Tang Yin didn't have to bear the huge deficit of the treasury at all.It was all left by his predecessor and would not have any impact on his official career.

And if Tang Yin had nothing to do to ask for money, he would offend countless dignitaries and slap him in the face, which made the entire Shuntian Mansion officials extremely terrified.

Officials, big and small, tried to persuade Tang Yin one after another, because it was rare to be confused in officialdom, and there was no need to make everything clear.

But Tang Yin has made up his mind how he will be easily persuaded by them.

Instead, Tang Fuyin scolded the officials who persuaded him, which made the whole government very unhappy.

Tang Yin was a vigorous and resolute person, and immediately ordered the yamen servants to go to the houses of the powerful and powerful to ask for congratulatory money.

The yamen servants were all mournful but had to obey the order of Tang Fu Yin.

Others may be able to stay out of the matter, but these lowly servants have to do what the Shangguan says?What's more, the one who gave the orders was the governor who just took office.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office. If the old man of Fu Yin is not asked to let go of these three fires to make the limelight, I am afraid that the old man will spread his anger on them.Then why bother, the board of the yamen is not a joke, after a meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots, you will have to lie on the bed for more than half a month!
Anyway, the sky is falling and the old man of Fuyin is supporting them, so they just follow orders.

All of a sudden, the mansions of the major dignitaries in the capital were trampled all over by Shuntian government servants.Without exception, they were all directly kicked out and returned to the yamen in a state of embarrassment.

Tang Yin was naturally furious about this.

He never imagined that the dignitaries in the capital could be so shameless.Anyway, he is also a person with a head and face, how can he behave like a local ruffian?

Tang Yin's first fire was about to be extinguished, so he was naturally anxious.

After a long time, a small official offered advice: "My lord, why don't you consider getting some servants from the noble mansion?"

Tang Yin frowned and said: "What's the use of taking some servants? Can servants pay back the money?"

The little official explained with a smile: "Think about it, my lord, the most important thing for these dignitaries is face. If you ask someone to take the servants of their house, they will definitely lose face, so they will take the initiative to come to the government office to ask for it." People. Doesn’t the Grand Master have a chance to talk to them directly?”

Tang Yin slapped his head and thought right, why didn't he think of it.

As long as these servants are brought to the government office for interrogation, these dignitaries can be forced to ask for them.

Isn't what he's worried about right now is the problem of the powerful not showing up?
But he thought about it and was a little pessimistic.

There must be a reason to take someone, right?He can't just arrest the servants of these powerful mansions and bring them to the government office for no reason, can he?What did that become?Do you still have the appearance of a parent official in Shuntian Prefecture?
"Just the crime"

Before Tang Yin could finish his words, the little official understood what the Elder Master meant, and offered advice with a smile: "Don't worry, Elder Master, these servants are not clean either, they are used to being arrogant and domineering, and often do things that bully the people. The master locked them in the government office, and the common people will only clap their hands and applaud."

Uh.
Tang Yin really didn't think of this.

"Okay, then I will do as you say, and I will order them to be arrested."

"My lord is wise!"

The little official gave a flattery in a timely manner, thinking that he would be reused by the elder after this incident.

After Tang Yin gave the order, the servants of the Shuntian Mansion immediately took all the servants, servants, porters, and guards of the rich and powerful people involved in the incident into the mansion, and waited for the lord Yin to deal with him.

These servants were all at a loss, they didn't understand why Governor Shuntian arrested them.

It wasn't until Tang Yin dressed in official robes and sat majesticly on top, slapped the gavel to interrogate them, that he woke up like a dream. It turned out that the elder was not joking!

The servants of the rich and powerful family are used to being arrogant and domineering. Who hasn't done anything that hurt the world?
When Tang Yin listed their crimes one by one, they were speechless.

Tang Yin didn't hesitate to throw out the sticks directly, and first branded these evil servants as [-] big boards to stand up.

When the old man gave an order, the fierce yamen servants immediately stepped forward and dragged the evil servant to the ground and severely tortured him with his staff.

After some killing power came down, these evil servants cried and begged for mercy.

Tang Yin sneered in his heart, he couldn't punish these dignitaries directly, couldn't he even punish the mere evil servants?

Really thought that he, Shuntian Governor, was a mud bodhisattva, didn't he have any prestige?
After the beating was over, Tang Yin asked some more details related to the evil servant's crimes, and then sent everyone to the prison.

He just wants to show these dignitaries, so that they can't hold back their face and take the initiative to find him.

Just kidding, who was Tang Yin afraid of?
He still has Xie Shen's support in this matter, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

Sure enough, after the news of Tang Fu Yin's torture, the dignitaries couldn't sit still.

Regardless of whether it is the father-in-law, the lord, or the servant Yushi, they all came to visit in their personal names, hoping to resolve the conflict.

But Tang Yin didn't intend to let them go so easily.

Tell him to let him go?Can!But first they had to return the congratulatory money given to them by the former prefect of Shuntian.

In fact, the congratulatory money is not much, but it is a matter of face.

If these lords, lords, servants, and censors send back the congratulatory money they received intact, where will they put their old faces?
Therefore, when Tang Yin made a clear statement, the faces of these dignitaries instantly pulled down, not to mention how ugly they were.

They left one by one in anger, without any intention of negotiating.

Tang Yin knew that this matter would not be good, but he was not afraid, because since he took over the position of Shuntian Fu Yin, he was destined to be roasted on the fire.If you don't have some concentration, you might as well resign as soon as possible and go back to the Hanlin Academy to compile books.

The powerful were not going to let it go, in fact they were quick to strike back.

Headed by a vote of censors, they impeached Tang Yin for abusing his power and arresting people at will.

This charge seems serious, but in fact it is not convincing.

After all, Tang Yin ordered the arrest of all the evil servants of powerful families, and these evil servants have more or less committed crimes.

Tang Yin arrested them and punished them without any problem.

The dignitaries also knew in their hearts that they just wanted to use their numbers to force the emperor to commit crimes against Tang Yin.

But they obviously miscalculated Tang Yin's position in the emperor's heart.

Instead of reversing the situation, they shot themselves in the foot with a stone, and the emperor scolded them severely.

(End of this chapter)