Chapter 31: Buying Officials

Wang Zezhi took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the first seat in the Zhongyi Hall, thinking about the next thing.

"My lord, someone is asking to see you."

The guards at the gate of the Zhongyi Hall stopped a person, who was polite and dignified, even if he was in rags, but his face was neat and his hair was not messy at all.

"Let him in."

Wang Zezhi spoke, and the guards let him in.

After he came in, he bowed his head and walked slowly, and when he came to Wang Zezhi, he gave a salute.

He said loudly: "In the seventh year of the next apocalypse, raise people to be single and kind, and meet your lords." ”

Wang Zezhi, who was sitting on a chair thinking about the problem, suddenly got up, didn't wear any shoes, and ran down to help him.

"No need to be polite, please sit down, come, serve tea."

Cultural people cannot be underestimated in any era, and the people in the last years of the Ming Dynasty cannot be underestimated.

It is a good thing that there are literati who come to vote, and these people, in addition to studying the Four Books and the Five Classics, have unique views on national affairs.

The key is that cultural people are good at communicating.

Shan Tongshan was courteous to Wang Zezhi, and he was so moved that he didn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Excellency, you haven't put on your shoes yet."

"Don't worry, sir, please take a seat."

"Okay, okay."

Shan Tongshan sat on the chair, picked up the tea lid and fanned it, sniffed it, took a sip, and then cried excitedly.

"Why is the gentleman crying? But this tea is not to the taste, astringent? Wang Zezhi asked puzzled.

"No, no." Shan Tongshan protected the cup of tea like a treasure, and when he drank it, he almost forgot the taste of tea.

After drinking, he threw his sleeves with both hands, bowed solemnly, and bowed down.

"As soon as the adults posted the notice, they were deafening, and they were convinced in the heart of the lower view, so they came to ask for a meeting."

"Hurry up, sir, don't do this big gift."

Wang Zezhi helped Shan Tongshan up, and Shan Tongshan wiped his tears with his sleeve excitedly.

"My lord, I have a plan for my lord."

"Please."

"Buy officials, buy land, and collect displaced people."

When Wang Zezhi heard what he said, he suddenly realized.

Why didn't he think that having an official is justified, and he doesn't have to worry about being surrounded and suppressed by the official army.

"Oh? Please tell me more about it. ”

On that day, Wang Zezhi and Shan Tongshan had a very happy conversation, and Shan Tongshan said to Wang Zezhi: "I hate to see you late." ”

Wang Zezhi was overjoyed and appointed Shan Tongshan as a staff officer.

Shan Tongshan was grateful, knelt down and said: "Your lord's kindness is in people, and you are willing to serve in the forefront." ”

Shan Tongshan is very aware of the mystery of some public opinion propaganda, and he suggested sending people to pretend to be businessmen and spread rumors among the people: "The mountain knife is a benevolent and righteous person, do not kill or plunder, except for Ding Yin, extinguish fire, and even land, for three years, free of land endowment." ”

He also made up a nursery rhyme, "I threw the knife early, and everyone was happy." ”

Wang Zezhi was overjoyed and said: "Under the feet of the dragon and tiger, the hero is great, and he will be able to work with me to do righteous deeds, and the founder of entrepreneurship is also." ”

The two cherished each other and talked for a long time, even forgetting to eat.

Because Shan Tongshan was eager to show his ability, he repeatedly promised that he would be able to get an official position for Wang Zezhi, and this matter should not be delayed.

Wang Zezhi was moved by what he said, gave him 10,000 taels of silver, and arranged four good hands to accompany him to escort him to run errands.

Shan Tongshan saw that Wang Zezhi trusted him so much, and immediately gave him a huge sum of money, and once again cried excitedly.

When he left the stockade, he bowed nine times in succession, and then got into the carriage and walked into the distance.

When Shan Tongshan came to Yuci, he bought a set of good clothes and some food.

When he left Yuji, he began to implement his plan.

The homeless people and people along the way got his food, and they began to spread the word of mouth.

Some of the children took their food and began to jump and sing.

"I threw the mountain knife early, so that everyone was happy."

When he arrived at Taiyuan Mansion, he witnessed with his own eyes what is called Zhumen's wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road.

Shan Tongshan only spent some food, and some people began to spread the deeds of the mountain sword.

Shan Tongshan is very satisfied with the performance of these displaced people, because he has helped the displaced people and knows that these people are actually very easy to satisfy.

As long as there is a stutter, as long as they are not traitors, they will do it, and there are few cheaters and tricksters.

Shan Tongshan found his former classmates, Taiyuan Mansion School Inspector, Zhang Juren, and visited him.

"Early this morning, I suddenly heard the birdsong, I expected that there would be a noble person to visit, I never thought that it was a famous good son."

Zhang Juren laughed, stepped out of the house, and came to greet Shan Tongshan in person.

If you want to say that this single fellow kindness is also the number one person, his generosity and kindness are not only for the homeless, but also for his classmates.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Shan Tongshan funded Zhang Juren, so the personal relationship between the two was still good.

"Master Zhang is really good at laughing, the little one comes to disturb, and I hope that Master Zhang will not dislike it."

Strictly speaking, Shan Tongshan is no longer a lifter, and when he sees Zhang Juren who has a vacant position, he must use an honorific title.

Even if he still lifts people, he has to use honorific titles, because his false position is also an official.

"Hahaha... Single brother, you also have such a worldly time, come and sit in the house. ”

Zhang Juren took his hand and walked towards the lobby.

After he sat down, served the tea, took a sip, put down the teaglass, and said.

"Master Zhang, I don't hide it, I came here this time, I have something important to ask for, and I ask Master Zhang to help me."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Shan Tongshan looked left and right, and Zhang Juren drank and retreated.

Shan Tongshan said a mouth shape, this mouth shape is to buy an official, and then stretched out two fingers.

Zhang Juren's eyes lit up and he stretched out five fingers.

Shan Tongshan withdrew his hand with some embarrassment, inserted it into his sleeve, and frowned in thought.

Zhang Juren looked around and whispered: "It's not a secret, recently several adults are discussing the addition of the post of guerrilla general in Yanmen Pass, although you are not a martial arts person, it is not that you can..."

"Master Zhang misunderstood, I came here to seek an official position for my son and nephew."

Both of them are human spirits, one wants to pit each other, and the other wants to spend less silver.

"I see, it's better to be white." Indeed, the court with a meritorious name will have a record, which is difficult to operate, but those who do not have a meritorious name can make a fake set of meritorious names, such as a regular prison with capital.

After Zhang Juren finished speaking, he stretched out his thumb and little thumb, which meant that the white body cost six thousand taels, Shan Tongshan's face shook, he groaned for a moment, and stretched out three fingers and said.

"After the matter is completed, Master Zhang can get this number."

It means that after the deed is completed, Zhang Juren can get three hundred taels.

Zhang Juren shook his head, stretched out five fingers and flipped it left and right, meaning that he wanted a benefit fee of 1,000 taels.

Just when Shan Tongshan was about to shake his head, he suddenly said: "You give me this number, then your nephew only uses this number." ”

Zhang Juren first stretched out five fingers, and then went to two, which meant that if he was given a benefit fee of 1,000 taels, it would only cost 3,000 taels to buy an official.

Shan Tongshan got up, widened his eyes and said in surprise: "Really? ”

He couldn't help but be shocked, six thousand taels was equivalent to more than 900,000 taels now, and three thousand taels would be cut in half.

"Really." After Zhang Juren finished speaking, he put his hands in his sleeves and continued: "My distant cousin is the most favored concubine of a certain adult. ”

Shan Tongshan's heart was shocked, he had heard of this matter before, and it was precisely for this reason that Zhang Jucai was able to get this position of inspector in Taiyuan Mansion, although he was not in the stream, but he was much better than him.

The most important thing is that Zhang Juren once encroached on 100 acres of fertile land, and it was the adult who came forward to make Zhang Juren safe and sound.

Later, however, he heard that the lord had taken seventy percent of the fertile land he had occupied.

Zhang Juren said it at this moment, just to remind Shan Tongshan that he has the ability to get this official for him, the kind that is stable.

"Okay, there is a lot of trouble for Master Zhang today, this is a thought, please be sure to take it, as for the silver, I will go and get it."

Shan Tongshan stuffed three ingots and twenty taels of silver into Zhang Juren's hand, bowed down, and turned away.

10,000 taels of silver, Shan Tongshan naturally did not take it with him, but ordered the four people to be escorted to a quiet inn to guard, after all, it was a carriage of silver.

Zhang Juren checked the silver in his hand, looked at the back of Shan Tongshan leaving, sighed with emotion, and sighed.

"What kind of world, even the good sons who boast of being clear have begun to join the stream."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Juren smiled self-deprecatingly, he himself was not a good bird.