Chapter 60: Taking over the county seat
"Sell me your grain, and I'll buy it at a parity, how about it? You're losing a little bit more than all of them, okay? And as far as Zhang knows, your hometown of Yuncheng is in danger now, and Li Yan's thieves are wandering around that area, so I advise you to get a sum of money to go to Jiangnan to buy another property as soon as possible," Zhang Yuanwai said.
Gong Yuanwai didn't expect Zhang Yuanwai to know so much about the situation in his hometown.
Even he only received a letter from the clan yesterday saying that the thieves had wandered to the Yuncheng area and asked him to go to the south to buy an industry, and the clan was already planning to move the industry south.
And he Gong Yuanwai was the first person to go to Jiangnan to test the waters, but what he didn't expect was that this Zhang Yuanwai also knew, could it be that he had installed eyeliner in his house?
"What Zhang Yuanwai said is not a good way, it's just that I have 50,000 stone of grain, I'm afraid that Zhang Yuanwai doesn't have such a big appetite", although Gong Yuanwai admires Zhang Yuanwai's methods, but he doesn't think that Zhang Yuanwai has much capital, otherwise he wouldn't have cowered in a small county.
"Isn't it just 50,000 stone grain, I want it all", Zhang Yuanwai said this, although Gong Yuanwai was surprised, he didn't think that Zhang Yuanwai could really come up with enough silver to buy 50,000 stone grain, but after Zhang Yuanwai said it, he directly asked him to call someone to withdraw the cash.
The skeptical Gong Yuanwai came to Zhang Yuanwai's warehouse with a few slaves, and was stunned by dozens of boxes of shining silver ingots before long.
"This, this, I can't imagine that Zhang Yuanwai you have so much cash, and it is full of color, my Gong Mou is an eye-opener today, but what Gong doesn't understand is that Zhang Yuanwai has such a handiwork, why don't you go to Jiangnan to develop?"
"No, no, this silver is not mine, it is all my son-in-law's", Zhang Yuanwai waved his hand.
"You said it's Yang Gongzi?" Gong Yuanwai was asking, when he heard Zhang Yuanwai's little servant running in: "Master, Gongzi has entered the city!" ”
"What, Gongzi has entered the city, hurry up, look at it, Gong Yuanwai is your delay, so that the time for me to see Gongzi is almost delayed", as he said, Zhang Yuanwai hurriedly said: "Cui'er, help me to see Gongzi!" ”
This is Yang Ming's second visit to Dongxiang County, but like the first time he came to Dongxiang, the city walls of Dongxiang County are still crowded with homeless people following the city walls.
Although Yang Ming had asked Yang Dazhu to set up a porridge shed at the base of the city wall to help these homeless people, these homeless people were still emaciated and numb, which was really too different compared with the brightly dressed and wealthy gentry next to them.
"Young master", Yang Dazhu saw Yang Ming coming, and hurriedly greeted him, and some gentry also hurriedly swayed their fat bodies and followed: "On behalf of all the gentry in Dongxiang County, Shan Mou, who has taken the imperial examination, welcomes Yang Gongzi according to Linyi County, and the grass people have set up a banquet in Qingfeng Pavilion, and also invite Yang Gongzi to enjoy the light." ”
As he spoke, the man handed over an invitation with shaking hands.
Yang Ming was not in the mood to talk nonsense with these gentry who were falling on both sides of the wind, and as soon as he collected the post, he immediately whipped into the city, and at this time, Zhang Yuanwai also hurriedly ran over: "Ouch, son, you are here." ”
"Zhang Yuanwai, I've gained a lot of weight", Yang Ming said with a smile and pulled the reins of the horse, turned to the county office: "Let's go, let's go to the county office!" ”
Yang Ming now occupies the county seat of Dongxiang, and the next step is naturally to manage the county seat.
A few days ago, although the Fourth Standard controlled the county seat of Dongxiang, it was basically a simple military occupation, except that it was not allowed to leave the city and opened porridge sheds to help the displaced people outside the city, and the management order was already chaotic, and there were even several cases of vicious robbery and murder.
Therefore, it is urgent to restore order in the county.
The original county government of Dongxiang County was undoubtedly requisitioned by him as a temporary station.
Yang Ming was not in a hurry to be the king in charge, but directly appointed himself as the county commander and the commander of the Han family camp.
And Zhang Yuanwai, Zhang Youcai, as the county Cheng, and Lan Dafu Lan Liangshan as the classic history, really restore the management order of the county.
But it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to rule the world. The same is true for the capture of a county seat, and the management of a county involves many issues such as money and grain taxes, population registration, acres of land, and displaced people.
Zhang Youcai suggested that some county students be used, but this suggestion was immediately rejected by Yang Ming, these scholars can talk about it, but their administrative ability is estimated to be not as strong as their former deputy secretary of the university's Youth League Committee.
Lan Liangshan suggested that the county officials should be used directly, although these people are greedy for money, they are all veterans who are familiar with various administrative affairs, as long as the supervision is in place, these are better than some scholars. Yang Ming immediately agreed, except for Master Wu, who was immediately executed for participating in the murder of Yang Ming with the county order, the rest of the county officials were released from the county government prison and all of them were escorted to the county government hall.
"Smack!"
"You and other corrupt officials and corrupt officials, deceiving the people from the top and respecting the people, filling their own pockets, and acting in embarrassment, can be described as a heinous crime, and this official can't wait to kill you alive!"
Before Yang Ming enabled these officials, he naturally wanted to give these people some dismounting, and if he really slapped the wood in his hand, these people, whether they were adjutants or ordinary scribes, knelt down, kowtowed and begged for mercy, and cried out for injustice.
"It's good to know your mistakes, this son is not a person who loves to kill, and he also realizes that you are not a big traitor, so I will spare your life for the time being, and continue to appoint you to work in the county government, and you will go to the new county Lord Zhang and the new Lord Shi Lan to report, this son will be hired on the basis of merit, but this son will also say ugly things in front, if anyone is cheating and playing tricks, corruption and bribery, don't blame the official for peeling his skin and pumping his tendons!"
When these officials and adjutants saw that these thieves not only did not kill themselves but also kept themselves, they naturally secretly rejoiced, and they were all busy swearing that they would definitely act impartially in the future.
Of course, it is impossible for Yang Ming to think that these officials and adjutants will really change their past mistakes and be honest and honest.
In addition to deterrence, he also promised that no matter who it was, even if it was a low-born soap subordinate, as long as he did a good job, he could be promoted to an official position, and even a general.
Soon, many officials with strong business ability were directly appointed as the chief bookkeeper, tax ambassador, and post officer, although they did not have merit and fame.
And some of the old people who ate and waited for death in the yamen were directly deposed.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, these officials could not be high-ranking officials, and even if they were officials, they could only be some minor officials who did not enter the stream, but this was also a great opportunity to get.
And now, Yang Ming directly promoted them to the second official of the main book, which undoubtedly made these people full of energy, anyway, whether it is the court or the thief, they are all the same, and the thief takes himself more seriously, why not do it, it is better than being killed by the thief.
Gui Chongchun, who was appointed as the chief bookkeeper of Dongxiang County, came to Yang Ming with a dark eye on his face and a stack of booklets: "Official, Dongxiang County's household registration and acres and taxes payable have all been newly created according to your intentions, please take a look." ”
Yang Ming is now the master of Dongxiang County, but he is not an official appointed by the imperial court, so he cannot be called an adult, and these new recruits call him an official. In this way, it does not look vulgar or down-to-earth, this is the imperial title of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and in a certain way, it is also very appropriate to use it on Yang Ming.
After Gui Chongchun handed the booklet to Yang Ming, he hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his head, this was the third time that he had recounted the data of land and population in Dongxiang County.
The first few times, because of the collusion between the officials in charge of statistics and the local eunuchs, Yang Ming was directly beheaded, and Yang Ming even directly said that if he cheated for personal gain next time, he would also be beheaded. Therefore, Gui Chongchun personally participated in the statistical audit this time, and only took the booklet after ensuring that every official did not falsify.
"Returning to the master book, have the people in the house learned the new bookkeeping method?" After Yang Ming asked, he said: "Don't play tricks again, this official is not easy to deceive." ”
"If you go back to the official house, you will learn everything, otherwise this time it would not be counted so quickly, the new bookkeeping method of the official family is indeed novel and easy to use, even if we want to play tricks, we can't play hehe", Gui Chongchun smiled a little stiffly, especially when he saw that Yang Ming's face was a little bad, his heart was even more uneasy.
"Smack!"
When Gui Chongchun saw Yang Ming slapping the table, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down: "Official! The little one is wronged, the little one really doesn't play tricks! ”