Zhou Zongjia went over and said a few words to the two men, one of the men went into the courtyard, and the other came to the two people who were escorted.

"Hey, isn't this He San and Song Si, why are we the two of you again? Last year, he pretended to be a person from the Dongping Palace, and asked us to beat us, why don't we have a long memory, and this year we blocked the road and robbed again? ”

"This lord, these two bastards are not from our house, they are pretending to be people from the house and blocking the road to rob."

"Hey, He San, Song Si, you deserve it, you deserve it, you beat it well."

Menzi kicked He San a few more times.

Mr. Zhou was dumbfounded.

What the? It turned out to be a fake?

Could it be that we have deceived these two bastards for the past two years? The dignified people of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division called the two scoundrels to deceive them, and they didn't dare to face each other when they were scared?

Shame, shame.

After a while, a butler-like figure came out. As soon as he saw He San and Song Si, he scolded.

"It's you two bastards again, I beat you up last year, and this year I'm still here to swindle and cheat, beat me."

A few men came up with a hula, and the sticks in their hands beckoned up.

"Help, sir."

"Spare your life, don't dare again."

The two guys screamed again.

The butler-looking man approached Jarry.

"This lord, these two people are not from this mansion, you can do whatever you want."

"There is a labor housekeeper, I am from the Dongcheng Terracotta Division, and someone will come to you to testify later, I hope the housekeeper can help at that time."

"Okay, come on, I'll testify. These two scoundrels should be sent to prison, lest they ruin the reputation of the mansion again. ”

"Mr. Zhou, bring people back."

On the way back, Mr. Zhou and the others were silent.

"Mr. Zhou, you have been scared by two scoundrels for several years, do you say you are ashamed?"

"This matter was originally very simple, as long as you go to the palace to testify, you will know whether it is true or false, but none of you have come to ask."

"Who can look down on you like you? It's no wonder that Liu Baihu will beat you when he says he will beat you, and he will scold you when he scolds. ”

"There is also the matter of the minions of the Dongping Mansion beating you, are they from the Dongping Palace?"

"It's really someone from Dongping Palace, so he can beat you casually? Don't you have long hands? Just waiting to be beaten? We have the right to take people, so we can't take them down? ”

"Hmph, I helped you take down the Jinyi Army, are a few scoundrels still waiting for me to come forward? I'll do everything, what do you want you to do? ”

"When you go out on the streets, you have to take care of things, and if you have something, you have to deal with it. It's not just walking around the streets. ”

"The commander teaches the lesson."

These two people went back to the king scribe to make a confession and handed it over to the criminal department. It's enough to send out and fill the army. ”

"The confiscated money will be handed over to Chen Yimu."

Back at Yamen, Zheng Tianlun was not there, and took people out to check the firewood stacks and fire prevention matters.

Jia Rui went to Chen Yejun and told him about He San and Song Si.

"I've heard about these two people. In fact, it's not all because I'm afraid that they are from the Dongping Palace. ”

"Is there something else going on?"

"One of the deputy commanders of the previous term took care of it, and this time I went back to the northwest."

Sure enough, it's not that simple, it turns out that there is an inner ghost. This deputy commander sent to the northwest does not seem to be too wronged.

At this time, Mr. Zhou sent the confiscated money.

"What to do with this money? Will it be handed over to the Criminal Department, or will it stay? ”

Chen Yejun asked Jia Ruidao.

"This amount of money may not be worth it by the Criminal Department. I don't know who will get it. Stay, don't collect this month's paper, pen, lamp, candle money, and fire armor. ”

"Yes, I worked hard all day long, and I had to pay for paper, pen, lamp, candle, and candle, and no one wanted to. No wonder everyone is always slacking off, thinking about being lazy and getting by. ”

The soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division came from the guards of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

A small number of these soldiers came from the local area, and most of them were soldiers from all over the country who came to Beijing to defend the army.

The guards are now almost in ruins, and the few soldiers who are left are also undisciplined and lack training.

In addition, it is a regular rotation, which is very variable. Some soldiers left without waiting to familiarize themselves with the situation in the district.

In fact, they don't get much money, only 500 yuan a month.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of these soldiers on errands is not high, and they basically have the attitude of fooling around with errands, and leave when they are due.

Like Zhou Zongjia, the local fire armor who went out to serve in the army did not earn a penny, and they had to be oppressed by the Jinyi army, and they were even less motivated to work.

Of course, some bold and flexible brains will also want to make money in some crooked ways.

For example, extorting ordinary people, merchants, and market households, and colluding with scoundrels are the methods they often use to accumulate wealth.

Jia Rui feels that if you want to improve their enthusiasm for work, it is useless to rely on supervision, and you should also put some effort into improving their salary.

If you want to improve your salary, you have to have money.

At present, the emperor and the imperial court are short of money, and it is almost impossible to ask them to pay.

So, you have to find a way to raise money yourself.

"Are we going to pay them out of our own pockets?"

Chen Yejun asked.

"On an errand for the imperial court, where is the reason for us to pay for our own money? I mean, let's make money. ”

"There are ways to make money, to extort from the city and merchants, and if someone hides the hidden population from other places, he can also extort ......them."

Jia Rui looked at Chen Yejun strangely.

This guy is not sick, we are also officials of the imperial court, and we actually make money by extortion?

Although there are many such officials, this is not a long-term solution.

What do you think in this head?

"Naturally, we can't extort, but we can fine."

"Fines?"

"Yes, after the fine, the money stays. First, you can buy some paper, pencils, lamps and candles, so that the fire armor can save this money, and they don't have to pay for it. ”

"The second is to provide them with a meal and eat something good when they are on an errand."

"Once I'm full, I'm on an errand. Second, when they came to eat here, they saved a meal for their family, and they were willing to come. ”

A meal is nothing to people like Jia Rui and Chen Yejun, but for ordinary soldiers and ordinary people, it is not a small matter. If one eats less at home, the family can eat more.

If you eat something good, it will be more attractive.

"Third, when you are on an errand, give them some money appropriately, don't you say they are willing to do it?"

"This court has regulations, why don't we give money?"

"The imperial court has a law, and we don't violate the law. But if the soldiers and firearmers work more, it makes sense to give some money. ”

Jia Rui's meaning is to give his subordinates a little bonus in the name of overtime pay, so as to stimulate their enthusiasm.

"That's good, but where does the fine come from?"