Volume VII Chapter 10 Zhang Jie takes office
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There is a Xianxia Ridge in the south of Jiangshan County, Quzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, there is a dangerous pass on the Xianxia Ridge, the name is Xianxia Pass, this pass is connected with the high mountain from east to west, there is a stone road in the north and south, it is the throat road leading to Fujian in Zhejiang since ancient times.
Xianxia Pass is famous for its majestic and steep, known as "the key to the lock of the two Zhejiang, the throat of Fujian", and the Jianmen Pass in the south of Guangyuan City, Sichuan, the Hangu Pass of Lingbao in Henan Province and the Yanmen Pass in Dai County, Shanxi Province, are collectively known as the four ancient passes.
At about midnight that day, a long convoy appeared on the stone road of Xianxialing, this convoy was a little strange, more than 20 carriages were all covered with tents, that is to say, these carriages were basically pulling people, and they didn't pull any household goods or goods at all.
What kind of person is this traveling, if you drag your family with you, then it should be moving, why don't you even see a little clothes and home?
Originally, Wen Tiren only arranged for Zhang Jie to be the governor of Fuguang, but after thinking about it, Fuguang is Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Zhang Jie is afraid that he will not be greedy, so he later said to Chongzhenguan that the territory of Fuguang is too wide, Zhang Jie is afraid that he will not be able to appease, so he has to send an assistant to Zhang Jie to assist.
Chongzhen was also dizzy at this time, and agreed without hesitation, so Wen Tiren's sworn friend, the Inspector of the Imperial Inspectorate was directly promoted to the right of the Imperial History, and the governor of Fujian.
These two guys received Wen Tiren's secret order, that is called an excitement, the taxes of Fuzhou and Guang alone can pay nearly five million taels every year, according to the standard of 20 taxes and 1, doesn't it mean that Fuguang and Guangzhou can produce hundreds of millions of taels of silver of grain and goods every year!
According to the corruption standards of the eunuch party, at least 30 percent, that is, 30 million taels, such a huge amount, it is easy to make a few million taels out of it every year, so they brought the whole family, ladies, concubines, maids, old mothers, family members, and nursing homes, and filled more than 20 carriages.
Wen Tiren's request is just to let them embezzle the funds for the activities of the Zhejiang Party, and then let him, the first assistant, enjoy some glory and wealth, but these two guys are ready to fight for a long time, sweep the two provinces of Fuguang clean, and greed the ground out of a sinkhole!
Due to the large number of people they brought, they came later than Zhang Bin expected, and it was early December, and they arrived at Xianxia Pass at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian.
This Xianxia Pass is really a dangerous place, the official road has become very narrow here, only zhang Xu wide, both sides are either high mountains or dangerous slopes, even if the rate of the army comes to attack can not be opened, so, since ancient times, Fujian has rarely been invaded, because this Xianxia Pass is too steep, it is really difficult to break through.
In history, there was a colleague of Zhang Jie and Shi Fan, that is, Ruan Dacheng, the remnant of the eunuch party, who died on the stone road of Xianxia Pass.
This Ruan Dacheng is much more awesome than Zhang Jie and Shi Fan, he is the second person in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the official residence of the military department of Shangshu, the right capital of the imperial history, the Dongge University scholar, at that time the Qing army besieged Nanjing, the number one person, the same eunuch remnants of the cabinet of the first assistant Ma Shiying led the army to escape, he had no choice but to lead all the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty to surrender to the mite Qing.
Later, the main force of the Qing army was going to attack Fujian, and he was afraid that staying in Jinling would be retaliated by the righteous soldiers who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, so he had to go out with the army to fight alive or dead, and boasted that he could persuade the governor of Fujian at that time to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, so the Qing army brought him with him.
It's a pity that he persuaded the governor of Fujian to help Mites Qing easily take Fujian's dream did not come true, and when he passed through the Xianxialing stone road, he didn't know if he did a bad thing and suffered retribution, or how to drop, he actually fell down from the stone road and fell to his death!
Of course, Zhang Jie and Shi Fan did not know that their colleague Ruan Dacheng would die here, and at this time Ruan Dacheng was hiding in Jinling to try to recover, while they were on their way to Fujian to take office.
The road was really quite difficult, so they set out in the morning and traveled on the mountain road for nearly an hour before reaching the vicinity of Xianxia Pass.
When the Xianxia guard heard that it was the governor of Fuguang and the governor of Fujian who took office, he ordered someone to prepare some mountain delicacies early, made a large table of meals, and prepared them to stammer, but as a result, Zhang Jie and Shi Fan lost their appetite when they saw that table of dishes.
They came all the way from the capital, each post station was offered by the ancestors, there were all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, chickens, ducks and fish, this guy Xianxia Guan General prepared a few meat dishes for them, and it didn't look like there was any oil and water, who eats this thing!
Anyway, beyond Xianxialing is the territory of Fujian, more than 50 miles ahead is Fujian Pucheng Station, to their own territory want to eat what is good, Zhang Jie and Shi Fan got off the car, looked around a few times, and then took the convoy away.
Pucheng Post did prepare a "big meal" for them, and the Pucheng County Commander had already waited at the post station with the county officials, and when their convoy arrived, it was even more respectful, and they even waited until the afternoon Shen Shi did not eat lunch.
Zhang Jie saw that this county order would still be a person, so he simply invited him to dine together, but as a result, he was full when the food was served, not full, but full.
The first one is red meat, which is a local specialty of Fujian, and it is very good to taste fresh, Zhang Jie didn't say anything.
The second one is green vegetables, and I am a little tired of eating big fish and meat these days, and it's okay to eat some green vegetables, Zhang Jie still didn't say anything.
However, the third dish was dried tofu, and there was no oil or water at all, is this a dish for a third-grade master like him, Zhang Jie's face was already a little ugly.
When the fourth dish came up, he had the heart to lift the table, and it turned out to be a bowl of pickle soup without any oil and water, this thing, he hadn't eaten since he leaned on the people, is this a dish for him to eat for court officials!
What made him most angry was that after serving these four dishes, there were no more, and the post guard at the post station obediently withdrew after serving the big pot of rice, and the entire lobby was left with their two hundred dozen people and Pucheng County Order, which means that there are so many dishes, you can start eating.
These dishes, to be honest, as long as they are not the kind of people who are used to eating big fish and meat, they should be okay, like Chongzhen, they eat similar to these at every meal, and they don't see how it is, the problem Zhang Jie has been attached to the eunuch party, there are more people who are filial, and his life is good, he is used to brocade clothes and jade food, these dishes are also eaten by the family members and nurses in his house, how can a big man like him eat such a bad thing!
More than ten tables in the entire lobby did not move the chopsticks, and those housekeepers, nurses, maids, and old mothers were already drooling from hunger, but the host did not move, and they did not dare to move.
Zhang Jieqiang resisted the urge to flip the table and asked coldly, "What does this mean?" ”
Pucheng County Ling said in fear: "The Governor is angry, this is the rule set by the previous Governor, all the post stations in Fuguang are not allowed to be extravagant and wasteful, no matter who they receive, at most three dishes and one soup, otherwise they should be punished for bribery!" ”
In fact, Zhang Bin did not set this rule, it is true that extravagance and waste are not allowed, three dishes and one soup are fake, these three dishes and one soup are the standard for Chongzhen's meal, Fujian officials order anything when they arrive at the post station, as long as they are not extravagant and wasteful, they want to be five or even more than three grades, as long as you eat, it is not impossible to be full of delicacies and seafood.
He was deliberately disgusting Zhang Jie, because he sent someone to investigate, Zhang Jie came all the way from the capital, and he was full of big fish and meat, and he would be mad if the dishes were a little bit worse, so he deliberately asked people to serve Zhang Jie according to Chongzhen's eating standards, but he wanted to see if this Zhang Jiefa was flying or not!
Of course Zhang Jie will be mad, he hasn't eaten since he got up in the morning, how can he not be mad when he gives him something that is difficult to swallow.
He slapped the table directly and roared angrily: "You are sending beggars, right, I am a member of the third rank of the court, you will give me what this person eats, you officials are tired of being crooked or what's wrong, tell you, now, I am the governor, what bullshit is not allowed to be extravagant and wasteful, hurry up and give me a dozen good wine and food on the table, otherwise, you don't have to do it, go home and retire." ”
The Pucheng County Commander was so frightened that he hurriedly got up, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Lord Governor, wait a minute, the lower officials will let me go and buy vegetables for you." ”
In less than half an hour, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas were served one after another, and the postman with the post station of Pucheng County Commander wiped his sweat and asked carefully: "Your Excellency, do you want to keep these three dishes and one soup to eat?" ”
Zhang Jie said angrily: "What to eat, take it all to feed the dogs, this thing, only dogs will eat!" ”
The Pucheng County Commander hurriedly asked the Yichen to take someone to withdraw the original three dishes and one soup, and nodded and accompanied a few glasses of wine, and Zhang Jie stopped his anger.
Early the next morning, when it was time to leave, he also asked the postman to pay two hundred taels of silver, and when it was any carriage and horse expenses, the postman didn't say anything, and immediately brought him two hundred taels of silver, but he also took a list with it.
This means that Zhang Jie signed it, so that he could go to the local yamen to get the money.
Zhang Jie is clear about this rule, all the expenses of the post station are collected from the local yamen first, and then the corresponding amount is offset against the local tax with the bill and the household department.
Zhang Jie glanced at it casually, the prices of various dishes were very normal, but the four dishes in front of him were circled, and it was written that they were to be fed to the dogs, which looked a little weird, but he didn't say anything, because this was the truth, he asked people to feed the dogs, besides, a meal of more than ten tables only ate a total of a few hundred taels of silver, plus the last two hundred taels of silver, a total of less than a thousand taels of silver, in his opinion, this is nothing at all, at that time in the Apocalypse Dynasty, they eunuch officials went out on business, A meal is also a few hundred taels of silver, but the carriage and horse expenses withdrawn later are at least a thousand taels of silver, and he is already honest when he withdraws two hundred taels!
So, he signed his name without hesitation, and even, at the begging of the minister, he also asked Shi Fan to stamp the official seal of the governor of Fujian, no way, because his official seal is still in Zhang Bin's hand at this time.
He patted his ass and left, but he never thought that in Pucheng Station, the Pucheng County Commander actually gathered all the post ministers and post guards who participated in the reception, inquired carefully, and then wrote all his words and deeds in Pucheng Station on a confession, and asked everyone to sign and draw as evidence, and finally even put it in an envelope with the bill and sent it to the Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Governor!
Zhang Jie is so rampant that he can't do it all the way, from Pucheng Station to Jianyang Station to Jian'an Station, Yanping Station, Gutian Station, Minqing Station, he is all the way to scold the past, all the way to take it, just these five post stations in Fujian, he eats and takes the card The amount of money he asks for is not less than 4,000 taels, which are recorded clearly by officials along the way, especially his evaluation of the three dishes and one soup, what is for the dogs, the beggars, the subordinates do not eat, the untouchables eat, etc., the record is particularly clear.
These three dishes and one soup were deliberately arranged by Zhang Bin, each of them was similar to the dishes Chongzhen ate every day, but the names were different, he just wanted Chongzhen to see, to see how these corrupt officials and corrupt officials evaluated these meals, to see if Chongzhen was angry!
After tossing all the way for five or six days, this afternoon, Zhang Jie and his entourage finally came to the outside of Fuzhou, Bi Maokang, Chen Zizhuang, Ni Yuanlu, Hong Xianchun and other heads of major yamen in Fujian all brought subordinate officials to greet them outside the city, the scene was very grand, but they did not see Zhang Bin.
As soon as he asked Bi Maokang, he found out that Zhang Bin had already taken a boat to the capital to identify himself.
Of course, this is fake news, Zhang Bin will stay in the Dayuan Governor's Mansion to watch a good show, but Zhang Jie can't go to Dayuan, and he can't live in his Governor's Mansion.
Zhang Jie with such a big family, the first concern is naturally the problem of food and housing, he and a group of Fujian officials exchanged a few words, and then couldn't wait: "Why don't you go to the governor's palace first, this official and Lord Shi have been tired of rushing with such a big family for more than a month, settle down and rest today, and talk about it tomorrow." ”
He thought that Zhang Bin had been fishing in Fuguang for so many years, and he would build a good governor's mansion for himself, but he never thought that Zhang Bin's governor's mansion was indeed good, but it was not repaired in Fuzhou City, besides, the governor's mansion could be in Dongfan, so he would not let Zhang Jie go to Dongfan, let alone let Zhang Jie live in his governor's mansion.
So, as soon as Zhang Jie said this, all Fujian officials were stunned.
Zhang Jie couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's the matter, haven't the family members of the former governor moved out yet?" Let them move out quickly, everyone has stepped down, and they are still dominating the Governor's Palace, which is too unusual! ”
When he said this, no one answered, and the Fujian officials were still stunned like fools.
What does this mean, everyone is pretending to be stupid here, Zhang Jie finally couldn't help but say angrily: "What's the matter, you guys are saying!" ”
At this time, Hong Xianchun, the commander of the Fujian Metropolitan Division, finally stood up and said: "Your Excellency, the previous Governor did not build the Governor's Palace, he usually works in the Metropolitan Yamen, and the officials in the backyard of the Metropolitan Yamen have been vacated for you at this time, do you want to go and see?" ”
This time it was Zhang Jie's turn to be stunned, the former governor didn't build the governor's palace! Is it possible?
He squinted and glanced around, and all the Fujian officials present had exactly like this, and none of them were abnormal.
It seems that this matter is really possible, and it is impossible for these Fujian officials to deceive him, because this matter cannot be concealed at all, and if there is a governor's palace in Fuzhou City, he can just send someone to the street to ask about it.
In desperation, he could only follow a group of Fujian officials to the Yamen of the Dusi Division.
This is not small, not to mention more than 100 people in the school field in front, even if more than 1,000 people stand up, it is not crowded at all, the problem is that there are only two courtyards in the backyard of the Yamen, a few bedrooms, and even his concubine can't live there!
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