Chapter 233: Weaving a Web
“…… Military salaries are discounted for cars and horses, and rice banknotes are discounted, and their own military departments will handle them in conjunction with the household department...... The fine will be half a year, and if there is another such incident, it will be severely punished......"
There is an incense case in the yamen of Tianjin Jinyi Guard, headed by Wang Tong, and Hang Daqiao and others follow behind, all kneeling there to listen to the eunuch's decree.
The words "What's the matter with Guan Qing", "Punish for half a year" and "Severely punish not slack" popped up one by one, and Hang Daqiao, who was kneeling there, only felt that his heart was also jumping, and he secretly raised his head to look at Wang Tong who was kneeling in front, and he could only see a back heel, and his expression was not clear.
The tone of the emperor's will is so heavy, is it time for this Wang Qianhu to go rampant in Tianjin City, he has offended so many people before, the top has given the soldiers an ugly way, and the bottom has made the bow fragrant, and then I don't know how to be unlucky, it's only been a few days, and it's going to be gone.
Hang Daqiao pondered for a while, wondering if he would steal back a few of Wang Qianhu's horses at night, and when he committed an accident, he would become his own livestock.
Thinking like this in his heart, his body also moved towards the back, it turned out that the people of Tianjin Jinyiwei all thought so, and several hundred households squirmed and slowly shrank back.
Behind them, Sun Dahai and Zhang Shiqiang raised their heads slightly, and when they saw the person in front of them rubbing back like a big bug, they both felt inexplicable.
After the eunuch read it word by word, Hang Daqiao and several others hurriedly lowered their heads, thinking that they were going to be reprimanded next, and it was not impossible to ask the guilt in person.
"Lord Wang, please get up, please get up, after the will is announced, you are still kneeling there, isn't this a small life?"
After reciting the holy decree with a straight face, the eunuch immediately had a smile on his face, stepped forward a few steps and put the holy decree in Wang Tong's hand, and helped Wang Tong up in fear.
The few brocade guards who came with the eunuch were all in their early thirties, standing majestically in armor, and they also nodded and came over at this time, greeting with a smile.
"Wang Baihu...... Wang Qianhu, you look a lot better, in this poor and remote place in Tianjin, what is missing, just say ......"
"Nonsense, Lord Wang still lacks this little thing for us, and when we were about to leave Beijing, Lord Li also ordered us to let us see Lord Wang and Young Master Hutou......"
Hang Daqiao and the rest of the hundred households knelt on the ground in amazement, looking at all this in front of them, the eunuchs who announced the decree and the brocade guards who guarded Wang Tong flattered and set up a good set of clothes there.
And Wang Qianhu, who they felt was going to be unlucky, stood there with a faint expression, as if all this was taken for granted, the small amount of money "fined for half a year" was not placed in Wang Tong's eyes at all, and other reprimands did not matter, looking at the attitude of these people, Wang Tong knew it even more.
"My father-in-law and all the brothers have worked hard, Brother Zhang, give my father-in-law fifty taels, and the rest of the brothers will each have thirty taels."
As soon as he raised his voice, the eunuch laughed so much that his eyes were gone, and several people in brocade clothes coaxed and said:
"Lord Wang is very good-handed, I don't know how many benefits I got from adults when I was in Beijing, and when I came to Tianjin Wei, I also had to make a fortune with him, go back and talk to those people, and starve them to death."
After a few polite words, the eunuch suddenly straightened his face and said to the others:
"Our family still has important matters to discuss with Lord Wang, so you can go out and wait first!"
Everyone dared to slack off, and hurriedly bowed and retreated, the outside door was closed, Wang Tong was standing there, the eunuch's posture was much lower, turned around and untied a package on the chair beside him, and sent it to Wang Tong with an iron box in both hands, and said respectfully:
"Lord Wang, please check that the lock is intact and the fire paint on the seal is intact." :
This iron box is the iron box that Wang Tong and Emperor Wanli secretly passed on the credit, in addition to locking the lock, there are two seals around, the interface is sealed with fire paint, and there are red seals between the seals.
It is a little more safe than what Wang Tong did, if someone opens and touches it, it will definitely be found signs, the eunuch's attitude is very respectful, and he handed it to Wang Tong and lowered his hand to the side.
Wang Tong glanced at him and asked with a smile:
"You're the one who teleports the tin box now?"
Wang Tong only took a serious look at the eunuch now, looking at the grade is not big, in his early twenties, he is usually alone, and when he heard Wang Tong's question, the eunuch bowed his head and replied respectfully:
"How can the little one have such a blessing, it is Zhao Jinliang, a close person of Father-in-law Zou who sent this, and the little one went to Beijing on an errand this time, and came by the way."
"Wait until you go out and get another hundred taels, and you will say that it is the official's order!"
Pingbai got such a lottery, the eunuch hurriedly thanked him and went out, he didn't seem to know that the iron box was from the emperor's side, thinking that it was entrusted by Gonggong Zou or Gonggong Zhang.
This Zhang Cheng and Zou Yi are in the palace, in the eyes of ordinary eunuchs, it is a sky that cannot be seen, and it is already a blessing to be able to give them errands.
The eunuch who passed the decree also had dinner in the delicious restaurant, and he knew a little bit about the origin and experience of the teenage Wang Qianhu in front of him, so he was extremely careful in this errand and did not dare to have the slightest arrogant look. In just a short period of effort, this Wang Qianhu is also polite, and one hundred and fifty taels of silver are also in hand, which is really a big difference, and he thinks that he must keep it a secret when he goes back, and he can't let others know.
Wang Tong fastened the door with a latch, and then carefully opened the iron box, and folded a few thin pieces of paper inside.
Open and read, but it was not written by one person, Emperor Wanli said two things, the first thing was to approve his request to monitor and supervise, the situation of officials in Tianjin had to be watched by him, and he regularly went to the palace secretly, but the second thing was a little childish, saying that Wang Tong was asked to report in detail what he saw and heard when he came to Tianjin.
Seeing this, Wang Tong couldn't help but smile and shook his head, he could understand Wanli's mentality, the little emperor couldn't leave the palace and the Beijing Division, he couldn't help but be very curious about the Beijing Division, Wang Tong and the emperor were very close, it is estimated that in Wanli's heart, what Wang Tong did was what he did, and he had a sense of substitution, so he had to write everything down.
Zhang Cheng also wrote a letter to him, which first sincerely warned that if this military salary matter was taken lightly, it would cause a monstrous disaster.
Everyone knows where the money and food went, why no one started talking about it, it is not related to the financial route of many officials, and cutting off people's financial routes is the first class to attract people's jealousy.
After a few words of admonition, he said that the rules that Lu Wancai brought back were very reasonable, and if they were implemented, they would be very effective, so that Wang Tong would not have to worry about money or anything, and he would be ready to allocate more silver.
Wang Tong put these letterheads into his personal pocket, and then went out after pondering, the red envelopes and silver for the Qin Cha had already been given, and when Wang Tong went out, these people hurriedly said hello respectfully.
The Qincha is still like this, Hang Daqiao and the others are a little bit unaware of where to put their hands and feet, when they first came, they saw that this thousand households were just ordinary children, and they were already very tall after eating a lot, after such an incident to now, Wang Tong is already a character who can't look up, and he is terrified to the extreme.
"Do you know the news inside and outside Tianjin?"
Listening to Wang Tong's question, Hang Daqiao actually shuddered first, and hurriedly replied:
"More than 200 old brothers are all natives of Tianjin, what news can I not know." "What is the use of you knowing, after three months and half a year, even the stone at the door can know."
Wang Tong said this, but Hang Daqiao understood this meaning, pondered for a while, and said with some uncertainty:
"My lord, there are a lot of people working in various places, and now these more than 200 brothers also have a living plan outside, and there are many people who deal with all aspects of this, and some of them are in turmoil, and there are a lot of rumors on the street, but ......"
"But what?"
Now these brocade guards in Tianjin, whether they are on errands, or those who come back and are rejected, are the most grassroots class in Tianjin, and no one usually treats them as an official errand, only as a pawn of a peddler.
Listening to this Hangqiao Bridge, it did make Wang Tong a little moved, and the Hangqiao Bridge made Wang Tong a little angry, and asked back, but Hangqiao smiled and opened his mouth:
"Lord Wang, many brothers don't even have a military salary, and they can't come back on an errand, this news can't let them inquire in vain, isn't it, this, this ......"
"If you can find out useful news, the official will naturally give the money in exchange, so that they don't have to worry, with merit, identity and money are indispensable, let this be said, let them do it with their hearts!"
After Wang Tong's promise, Hang Daqiao happily agreed, and hurriedly went out to do it, Wang Tong looked at his back and shook his head.
With such a character, the news from the inquiry can only be used as a reference, and if you want to keep an eye on these officials in Tianjin, you have to put people around you.
But with Tianjin Jinyiwei's surname, this kind of secret thing must not be done, it was originally a proposal of his own, but since the emperor has officially decided to do it, he must make a appearance, otherwise it will have a great countereffect.
Outside the city has begun to train soldiers, Wang Tong did not continue to see, but rode back to the house near the drum tower, entered the house directly into the side courtyard, the residence and stables of the Zhuang guests are over there, into the courtyard, the leader of the Zhuang Ke is brushing the horse, seeing Wang Cheng coming, hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Wang Tong asked straight to the point:
"Are you familiar with those Zhuangzi outside Jingshi?"
"If you go back to the master, the little one has lived there for almost twenty years, and several Zhuangzi have carried the life, and they are very familiar."
"You go over there and find five honest people to come over, and say that there is a job for them here, and the silver is easy to say, and there is one thing to remember, just say that you want to find someone, and don't mention the name of the official......"
(To be continued)