Chapter Forty-Six: Acceptance
Wang Zheng and Gao Shan are greeting, this greeting is the official name, in the local dialect is to talk about some of the no, just at this time Wang Zheng's mother Wang Liu walked out of the house, smiled and asked Gao Shan if he wanted to stay here.
Looking at the appearance of Gao Shan was not very embarrassing, and he was about to shirk it, but suddenly saw Wang Liu, Aunt Huang and several other women bring out some things, and the saliva was flowing with fragrant gluttony, and the words that came out became faster.
"Well, it won't bother."
"Hey, this kid, what's the trouble, Zheng'er said that everyone will eat together today, it's good to be lively." Wang Liu didn't care at all, and walked past Gao Shan with something and a smile.
Stretching his neck to look over, Gao Shan roared.
"Wang Zheng, you are blessed, you actually ate broth!"
"Old Gao, less! Come and give a hand! ”
Haha smiled, Gao Shan untied the steel knife on his waist and stood aside, helping Wang Zheng to start arranging the courtyard, at this time Huang Yang, Dong Youyin and Heizi called people also came back one after another to gather, seeing this scene was a little surprised, it turned out that Wang Zheng prepared a surprise for them.
"Wow, it smells so good."
"It's been a long time since I've eaten broth, no, I have to take my wife over and eat it together!"
The big guys are all villagers of Yijingzhuang, and this time they can eat the broth is all the blessing of dragging Wang Zheng, and it didn't take long for the small courtyard to be full of more than a dozen tables of old and young villagers, and many of them with children at home also brought in the fun, and they were playing on the side.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Meng Yue, the official of Gao Shan's family team, came over with more than a dozen family members, and according to them, they smelled the smell of meat wafting out here, and Gao Shan was scolding them to leave.
"Lao Gao! Forget it, you and I are brothers, and my subordinates naturally can't be alienated, so let's stay and eat together. ”
At this time, Wang Zheng walked out, and said something lightly, Gao Shan was stunned, opened his mouth, and still didn't say anything.
Meng Yue smiled and thanked him, and hurriedly took a dozen people to find a place to sit down.
In the camp not far away, a table of three people who looked like sentry officers were drinking sullen wine, smelling the smell of meat wafting in the air, and one of the sentry officers 'grunted' and swallowed.
"Damn, this guy won a battle and his tail went to the sky, no matter how he fights, he is still on the same level as you and me, why can he drink broth?"
Another sentinel glanced at the man who had just spoken in surprise, and put the bowl on the table, "Why don't you know yet?" ”
"Know what?"
"Wang Zheng is now a member of Xietai, oh no, he is a celebrity around Zhentai, and he was promoted by Yang Futai to the general manager of Qian, and he also added a sign to command the affairs, but it is not you and my little chief sentry officer!"
There was a 'click', and the sentry officer who spoke first did not hold the wine bowl in his hand, and got up with a face full of disbelief.
"Where did you get the news? Wang Zheng was promoted, why did we just add some salary, on qualifications, seniority, military merits, Wang Zheng, which one is comparable to you and me, and Brother Liu. ”
"Shhh
Saying that, these two people looked at Liu Daliang, who had been silent, and felt that he was a little displeased, so they quickly shut up.
Drinking all the wine in the bowl, Liu Daliang turned around and left fiercely, leaving a sinister back.
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"Today, in addition to the normal gun and going around the city, everyone doesn't have to train anymore, go home and accompany their parents, wives and children."
"Thank you, Sentry Officer!"
At this time, Gao Shan got up and walked to Wang Zheng's side.
"What about the sentry? You should be called Mr. Qian now, Mr. Wang Qian! ”
After listening to Gao Shan's words, the villagers of Yijingzhuang were all talking, and Gao Liang got up with a happy face with a few recruits.
"Brother Wang has been promoted! God, a thousand total? ”
"Thank goodness we're finally going to have a good day, thank goodness..."
This big pot meal of the old and young villagers of Yijingzhuang lasted all day, during which even the new chief military officer Wu Weizhong came here, one is to congratulate, and the other is to send official uniforms and seal letters for Wang Zheng.
There are as many as three sets of official uniforms sent over, which are worn by the commander and the general manager, and the command is more complicated, which should be divided into formal clothes and regular clothes, each with its own style, these two sets of official uniforms appear to be quite neutral, mainly colorful, and should be worn when meeting other officials in the officialdom.
Wang Zheng laughed, and while thanking him again and again, he picked up Mr. Qian's official uniform and compared it on his body, which fit perfectly.
The chest of this thousand chief official uniforms is embroidered with a village-sized miscellaneous flower, a cloud-driven 'Biao'-shaped complement behind it, and a pair of cowhide official boots, which are full of spirit when worn, Wang Zheng obviously prefers this straightforward tone.
Lifting the official uniform, a small letter appeared in front of him, the bottom of this letter is light yellow, the front is printed with a large seal that Wang Zheng does not understand, and the whole body is decorated with flowers, which looks quite majestic.
"What is this?" Wang Zheng asked casually.
Wu Weizhong smiled and said, "You open it and take a look." ”
Turning over the letter, the decent black paper book jumped on the paper, "The military department of the military department is the commander of the Shandong Wendeng camp, Wang Zheng, who is cautious, loyal, and meritorious to the country, and has been promoted to two levels, and has actually awarded the title of commander of Jing Haiwei, and served as the general manager of the Wendeng camp, I hope that the member can still do his best and live up to the trust!" ”
After reading this letter, Wang Zheng's heart calmed down a bit, the above said self-restraint, loyalty, and meritorious service to the country, Wang Zheng is really not sure whether he has really achieved these points.
Noticing the change in Wang Zheng's expression, Wu Weizhong's face showed a puzzled look, "Wang Zheng, why is your face sad, today is a good day." ”
"The town is mediating for the lowly position, and the town is very kind, and the lowly job understands it in his heart."
Zhentai is one of the honorific titles of the chief military officer in the Ming Dynasty, just as the camp official is called Xietai, and the governor is called Futai, but the honorific title is different in different places, if it is the chief military officer of the nine-sided town, it is generally called the military gate.
In fact, Wang Zheng was able to successfully obtain the title of commander, not all because of his military exploits, Wang Zheng achieved remarkable results, and it was indisputable in Wendeng Camp and even in Ninghai Prefecture.
But at this time, the bureaucratic system has been corrupted to the extreme, Wang Zheng has no connections, let alone any background, if he completely relies on military merit for promotion, this time he will be at most a deputy thousand general, and it is impossible for Zheng Qian to command the affairs.
A few days ago, Wang Zheng learned that Wu Weizhong had been working for him, and Wu Weizhong was also handling the matter of the level, and it was the first time Wang Zheng had heard this word.
The Na level, commonly known as buying officials, also existed at the end of the Ming Dynasty, at this time the guard has been weakened to the extreme, it has long been in name only, and the officials of the guard are not worth anything at all, and the military position is even more so.
If the military attache of the guard outside the nine sides wants to be promoted, in addition to a few military merits, there must be a road of acceptance, but this road not only requires a wide range of contacts, but also requires a lot of silver.
At the beginning of Chongzhen's second year, it took three thousand taels of silver to be promoted from deputy president to general manager of Zhengqian, not to mention the title of commander.
The commander is different from the thousands of households, and he needs to be formally appointed by the military department before he can take up his post, which requires people to be found in the military selection department and the staff department.
Wang Zheng didn't understand these at all, and Wu Weizhong did some of the rules and regulations for Wang Zheng, which prevented Wang Zheng from suffering a big loss.
If it weren't for Gao Shan's drinking and leaking his mouth, Wang Zheng might have been concealed with good intentions by now.