"Master Wang, I'm wronged!"

The envoy obviously recognized Wang Yuan, and also knew that this master was deeply favored by the emperor. If he is really dragged into the Jinyi Guard, he will have to shed his skin if he doesn't die, not to mention how can a cangist not be greedy?

Wang Yuan grabbed the collar of the envoy, lifted this guy up with one hand, and sneered: "Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are wronged or not, just say that you will give food or silver!" ”

The envoy explained with a bitter face: "There is really no rice in Jingcang, and there is not much rice left in Tong(zhou) Cang. ”

Caoyun rice was mainly transported to Tongzhou and Beijing for storage, and the Tonghui River was silted up at Liu Jin's time, and it has not been dredged until now. As a result, after the grain was transported to Tongzhou, it had to be transported to Beijing by land by the car households, and the consumption was increased in the middle, so most of the grain simply existed in Tongzhou.

This is really funny, Tongzhou is only a short distance from Beijing, and the Tonghui River is the last section of the Grand Canal, and the river has been silted up for several years without dredging.

But the Ministry of Industry can't help it, because the Ministry of Household Affairs does not allocate funds, how can I do the project without money?

The household department also felt helpless, they smashed the pot and sold iron can only barely support, how can there be money allocated to the Ministry of Industry to dredge the river?

Historically, the silting up of the Tonghui River was not resolved until the seventh year of Jiajing. After the death of Zhengde, Yang Tinghe laid off more than 40,000 soldiers, and removed all the Huangzhuang and Huangdian in Zhengde, and pulled out of them little by little.

"I repeat, if you don't have rice, you will give money!" Wang Yuan scolded.

The envoy sighed and said, "The money is gone." Last year, there were anti-thieves in all parts of the country, not to mention the sharp reduction in grain rations, military salaries were still increasing sharply, and the transportation was cut off by anti-thieves, and the storage of the Tai Warehouse had long been emptied. Wang Xianggong, if you kill me, I won't be able to make money and food! ”

This year is just the beginning, and next year the finances will be even more difficult, with a salary gap of up to 900,000 stone for officials and the military.

Wang Yuan directly dragged the envoy to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and said before that arresting the Zhenfu Division was just a scare, he couldn't borrow Jinyiwei to do things, otherwise he would inevitably be isolated by all civil officials.

The envoy's tears remained, and he cried: "Master Wang, you have to be reasonable." ”

"Tell me nonsense," Wang Yuan questioned, "Let me ask you, did Zhang Yong's 6,000 soldiers ever receive sufficient food?" ”

The envoy was speechless.

Wang Yuan was even more angry, threw the man to the ground and kicked him twice, and scolded: "It is also for Your Majesty to train soldiers, why Zhang Yongneng received food, but Lao Tzu should be deducted two-thirds!" Are you a bully when Lao Tzu is a bully? ”

The envoy explained: "It's not a deduction, it's just a postponement, and after the grain arrives in Beijing, it will definitely be distributed in full." ”

Wang Yuan stepped on the chest of the envoy and sneered: "Then tell me, why didn't Zhang Yong's food and salary be suspended?" You're going to hold me off! ”

"Master Wang," the envoy could only patiently explain, "who strikes first, who sends later, this is not up to me." I'm just a warehouse envoy in a Beijing warehouse, and I'm not a warehouse envoy in a warehouse, can I still object to what Shangguan decides? ”

In fact, it is very simple, the eunuchs are all cautious, and the Taicang does not dare to delay at all, for fear of being remembered by Zhang Yong, the celebrant and eunuch.

And Wang Yuan received Chen Mi last month, and he didn't have any reproach, so he left Taicang with an illusion: that is, Wang Yuan didn't care about the money and food at all, and he didn't take the matter of training soldiers to heart, and most of the time he left the soldiers alone in the second month.

Now not only Wang Yuan is in arrears of food and salary, but many departments are in arrears, and they are all departments that have no right to speak.

"Very good, it turns out that Lao Tzu is regarded as a good gentleman," Wang Yuan dragged the envoy to the back of the horse and put it sideways, gritted his teeth and said, "I have to investigate it to the end today, otherwise who will take me in the eyes in the future?" ”

When the horse came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the envoy was already shaken, and vomit was sprayed along the street along the way.

Wang Yuan carried this person into the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and immediately a duty official came over: "Dare to ask Bachelor Wang why he is here?" ”

"I didn't expect Lao Tzu to be quite famous, and he was recognized as soon as he entered the door." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

The official said: "On the day that Bachelor Wang returned to Beijing in triumph, the contemptible people had the honor to see the style. ”

Wang Yuan pointed at the envoy and said, "This official is corrupt and perverts the law, swallowing up military salaries, and you all take care of it?" ”

The official was confused, glanced at the envoy, and said, "Master Wang, please come with me." ”

Today's winter solstice holiday, there is only one person on duty in the Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The official took Wang Yuan to the secretary hall and said to the officer on duty: "Secretary He, Master Wang of the Hanlin Academy has a case to deal with. ”

He Siwu was just a Jiupin official, the last of the last, and when he saw Wang Yuan, he immediately saluted and greeted.

Wang Yuan threw the envoy to the ground, clasped his fists and saluted back, saying, "Secretary He, this official is greedy for military rations, how do you say it should be investigated." ”

The envoy had already fainted, but now he was woken up again, crying and mourning: "Wronged, I really didn't mean to be in arrears of food and wages, I just followed the instructions of the officials. ”

He Siwu asked the matter clearly in a few words, and said to Wang Yuan: "Master Wang, this is not something I can handle, I can only record it first, and then hand it over to Shangguan after Xiu Mu has passed." ”

"Okay, you can file a case first!" Wang Yuan is not difficult for the other party.

After the case was filed in the Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wang Yuan grabbed the envoy and left.

Secretary He hurriedly asked, "Where does Master Wang want to take this person?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "Take it to the school field outside the Xuanwu Gate and detain this guy in the barracks." ”

"This move is against the system. ”

Wang Yuan sneered: "Otherwise? Leave him in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or put him back in Kyocang? If you don't bring him back to the barracks, will you really investigate and deal with him seriously? ”

He Siwu was speechless.

Wang Yuan led people to ride away, and He Siwu was so frightened that he immediately sent someone to inform the household department. The envoy belongs to the officials under the household department, and his position is very sensitive, so if he doesn't say hello in advance, he will do bad things!

……

Taicang got the news before the big guy in the household department, and this guy knew that the matter was difficult to solve, so he immediately ran to the household department to cry.

Who to cry to?

The person of the governor Kuraba is Huang E's father, Huang Ke, the right attendant of the household department!

Huang Ke served abroad in the past few years, and also participated in the pacification of the rebellion of King Anhua, and twice defeated Yibra (the leader of the Yongshebu tribe of Eastern Mongolia) who invaded the border of the Ming Dynasty.

He was finally transferred back to Beijing this year, and he was reuniting with his family during the Winter Solstice Festival, when he heard that the Jingcang envoy had been arrested, he was immediately furious: "How can this be reasonable, he is a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, and he actually detains my Taicang official at will!" ”

Huang E was eating in the house, and when he heard the story outside, he couldn't help but say loudly: "Father, my daughter heard that Bachelor Wang is an honest official, and the congratulatory gifts he received when he won the top prize in the examination were all used to help the people in the military disaster. When he led his troops out to quell the rebellion, he dared to kill more than 10,000 thieves with only 200 horsemen. Such a character who is not greedy for money and is not afraid of death is afraid that he will detain the envoy privately if he is forced to be in a hurry. ”

Of course, Huang Ke is not a fool, it is impossible to offend the red people around the emperor indiscriminately, he was angry just now and just made a show to the Taicang envoy. He immediately asked, "Why do you owe him his salary?" ”

The envoy of Taicang replied: "The Jingcang is empty, and there is not much left of the warehouse." It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so she can only temporarily delay one or two, and wait for next year's grain to be transported to make up for it. ”

Huang Ke reprimanded: "You are confused." Whoever owes it, and can't owe him, who doesn't know that he is training for His Majesty? ”

The Taicang envoy said with a bitter face: "I didn't expect Master Wang to be so strong. ”

Huang Ke laughed angrily: "If he hadn't had a strong temperament, he could have taken two hundred elite horsemen to cut down Liu Liu and Liu Qi?" ”

The Taicang envoy muttered: "I thought that his training was just for example, and he would definitely not sit in the camp to practice in person, let alone stare at the food." In this case, why not be in arrears for a while, and then replenish him when the grain enters Beijing. ”

This operation is okay, because Wang Yuan's corporal and soldiers all belong to the lowest level of military households, and they have never even entered the military camp before. It is impossible for this kind of Beijing soldiers to make trouble, and it is the same whether they are paid or not. If Wang Yuan is supplied in the future, it will be more convenient for Wang Yuan to strip the grain and salary, and if there is a problem, it can be directly pushed to the Tai warehouse.

You see, Taicang is so thoughtful, how can he throw his flattering eyes to the blind man, and meet a guy who is not corrupt and more serious!

Huang Ke asked, "Is the warehouse really empty?" ”

The Taicang envoy said, "The grain is empty, and there is still some silver." ”

Huang Ke instantly understood what the Taicang envoy was thinking, due to the military disaster in the Gyeonggi area, the price of grain in the capital continued to rise. And Taicang's rice grain has been exhausted, and the salary must be bought with silver, or simply give silver.

However, if the money is given directly, it must be calculated according to the official price, because the market price will provoke public anger. As a result, Taicang officials will not only be punished by the household department, but also lose many opportunities for corruption.

If you buy rice with silver, it will be even more unbearable, and the price of rice is too expensive!

Then drag it, hold the silver in your hand, and wait for the price of rice to stabilize before buying, how much money you have to save when you come and go.

Therefore, Taicang has silver, but he is not willing to spend it.

Huang Ke reprimanded the Taicang envoy, wrote an invitation again, handed it to his subordinates, and said: "Go outside the Xuanwu Gate and invite Bachelor Wang to the mansion for a talk." ”

Huang E hid in the back room and eavesdropped, and when he heard his father invite Wang Yuan to his home, his cheeks immediately burned, and he lay in front of the window and looked out all day.

(There are a lot of trivial things these days, please forgive me for the lack of updates.) ）