"The villain Chen Xin visits Du Ye (Note 1)." Chen Xin knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, his knees were grinding from the stone slab, and he scolded this damn feudal system in his heart.

Sun Guozhen, the newly arrived governor of Denglai, was sitting on his knees, looking at Chen Xin and Song Wenxian kneeling in front of him with a solemn expression, and he didn't call the two to get up. Yesterday, after the two of them visited Lord Zhong, they took the bird boat back to the Fu boat, and the Fu boat docked overnight to transport the silver two ashore, and Lord Zhong sent someone to escort him, and he went to the money village in Dengzhou City before this afternoon to exchange for a silver ticket. In the afternoon, Lord Zhong brought them to Sun Guozhen's official office.

"I heard Bai Shan say, the two of you have a situation of building slaves and want to report it to me, so let's talk about it quickly." Bai Shan is the word of Lord Zhong, and he is standing aside with Xiaoxiao.

Chen Xin's voice sounded: "Qi Yu Duye, the two of us are Dengzhou soldiers and civilians, a few days ago I took a merchant ship to Tianjin, met a fishing boat overseas in Dengzhou, suspicious appearance, stopped and captured Jiannu Xiaozuo, tortured and learned that the original slave chief was very cunning, not only the army entered Kou Ningjin, but also sent the fine work from the Liaohai to sneak into Dengzhou, carrying silver money to try to find out the news, looking for an opportunity to burn my grain and grass, the villain intercepted the Jiannu spy on the boat to carry nearly 10,000 taels of silver, originally a little hesitant, lost to the same ship Mr. Song Xiao Yiyi, Mr. Song said, Now Denglai's Du Ye is not only a Wenqu star, but also a Wuqu star, this Jiannu invasion, all thanks to Sun Duye's strategy, decisive victory, saving countless people of the Ming Dynasty, the villain admired the five, repented, and sent the intercepted silver two to ask the master to dispose of. The only pity is that the fine work took advantage of my unpreparedness, jumped into the sea and died, and the body was not found. ”

Song Wenxian lowered his head and listened, and Chen Xin asked him to speak in front of the governor in front of the governor, and strive to catch the ride of Ning Jin's great victory and be promoted to an official and a half position, otherwise what is the use of just entering a military household. Hearing Chen Xin's fleshy sycophancy, Song Wenxian secretly scolded in his heart: "The face is so thick-skinned." ”

"Nearly 10,000 taels?" Lord Sun's face was not shocked, and he was still sitting in a precarious posture, Chen Xin's words were full of loopholes, but everyone is an acting school, and it doesn't take too much to act in a domestic blockbuster, as long as the box office is good, the box office is already in front of you, as long as everyone cooperates, and the appearance is not too ugly.

Soon, in order to get the box office as soon as possible for the male No. 2, Lord Zhong came out to play: "Lord Futai, this Chen Xin is Weihai Wei Wei for Xiaoqi, and has no real job, he does some small business on weekdays, all of them come and go to the vicinity of Tianjin Dengzhou, and occasionally go to other places, he has the heart to serve the country, and this time he captured Jiannu and made it carefully, verified by his subordinates, it is indeed true, only this silver money does not dare to call the shots, so please deal with it." ”

Master Sun looked calm and calm: "The distance of the rivers and lakes, do not forget the national affairs, I have such a loyal and brave man in the Ming Dynasty, why worry about the immortality of Jiannu, please get up." ”

Chen Xin got rid of his awkwardness and stood up.

"Baishan, please be seated."

After Lord Sun said this, Chen Xin and Song Wenxian sat down on the right side, Chen Xin was originally full of buttocks, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Song Wenxian was like a little daughter-in-law seeing her in-laws, only hanging a corner of her butt on the chair, and then seeing that Lord Zhong was only half sitting, so he had to move out a little, and there was a scolding in his heart.

Chen Xin peeked at Sun Guozhen, a peacock complement on his chest, indicating that he was already a third-grade civil official of the Ming Dynasty, and was a governor, Mao Wenlong, a first-class military attache like him, only kowtowed, like Sun Guozhen, the general real position is the deputy capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the official of the third grade, the governor is only his job position, and he has no grade, and he has the military, political and civil power of the jurisdiction, and the governors of the provinces are relatively fixed, and some places are set up and withdrawn according to the situation.

Although Denglai is not a large place, it is in charge of the Dongjiang River, and it is an important direction for the Houjin war, and it is easy to make meritorious contributions, and the amount of silver money that passes through every year is also very large, so it can be regarded as a real power faction. If you can do a good job in this office, your future official career will still be good.

Lord Zhong began to speak for Song Wenxian again: "Lord Futai, this Song Wenxian, originally a staff member of Lord Li, is proficient in paperwork, money and food, and this time he also contributed to arresting this meticulous work at sea." ”

"Hmm." Sun Guozhen nodded slightly, indicating that he heard. "The two of them can not only hold the fine work, but also contribute to Ning Jinzhijie, Baishan, don't forget it when you report your merits."

"Yes, the lower official must remember the meticulous work of the two of them." In the conversation between the two, the 10,000 taels have been omitted.

Chen Xin was happy to hear this, after saying yesterday that he wanted to join the army, this Lord Zhong had already promised to take him on the hitchhiker of Ningjin's great victory, Jiannu was retired on the fifth day of the first month of June, and now at the beginning of July, Denglai's nuclear work has not yet been completed. At this time, the military household registration is worthless, there are many nameless people on the yellow book, Lord Zhong is looking for someone to add him a small flag of military household on the yellow book, and no one will go to verify, and it is not conspicuous to report the merit and capture the spies, Lord Zhong promised to promote him to the test hundred households this time, and he will soon be an official.

Now the governor has also agreed, the silver opens the way, it is easy to talk, since Song Wenxian wants to give a gift, and he can't share the silver, so he can get some interest. The rest is to talk about sea trade, Chen Xin now feels that it is not a loss to do sea trade with them, and Zhao Dongjia feels that it is a loss because he only needs money.

The gift of 10,000 taels is rare in Jingshi, Sun Guozhen naturally knew that it was more than that, looked at Lord Zhong and asked: "Chen Xin is a powerful navy, so where is Mr. Song now?" ”

Lord Zhong hurriedly stood up and replied: "Lord Futai, Song Wenxian's family is in Dengzhou, after Lord Li leaves this time, he wants to return to his hometown and return to the farm. ”

Song Wenxian knelt on the ground with a puff: "Later life originally had the intention of returning to the farm, but after the thief at sea this time, Fang knew that Jiannu was cruel, how could he be alone, and he was willing to do his best to help Du Ye sweep away Jiannu." I am afraid that I will be shallow in my studies, and it will be difficult to enter the eyes of adults. ”

Lord Zhong helped on the side: "These two people also did some business things, traded in Weihai, Dengzhou, Tianjin, and occasionally went to Jiangnan once, and gained a lot. ”

Governor Sun heard that the sailor and the number of profits, he already knew what they were asking for, and this matter was not difficult to do, just to provide convenience in his own jurisdiction, and everyone took what he needed, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Song is too humble, I can trust Baishan's vision, I understand the intentions of the two of you, but I must remember not only to respect this official, but also to always remember to share worries for my emperor." ”

"Yes, villain, remember."

Governor Sun continued: "Since Mr. Song has great talents, and Baishan recommends him, he will ask Mr. Song to participate in the investigation and take charge of the money and grain of Dengzhou Haifeng. ”

"Xie Duye is in love, and he will do his best in his later life, and he will die later."

"Chen Xin, since you are Weihaiwei Xiaoqi, this meritorious service will inevitably be promoted, Baishi."

"The lower official is here."

"Such a loyal and righteous person should be taught after promotion, and the hearts of the righteous people in the world should not be chilled."

"Don't worry, my lord, this matter will be saved by the officials, and when the court rewards it, the officials will arrange it."

Master Sun made a statement, and the things that should be done were done, and he didn't ask where the 10,000 taels of silver were, and gently put the teacup in his right hand. Lord Zhong and Song Wenxian immediately got up, and Chen Xin hurriedly followed.

"In this way, we will not disturb Lord Futai to handle official business. Farewell. ”

"Okay, the old man has other important matters, so he will not be far away, and someone will come."

A man who looked like a master walked in: "Master." ”

Sun Guozhen said to Chen Xin and the others: "This is Xu Sheng, the steward of my house, if you have important matters in the future, you can go directly to him." ”

The three of them all greeted the manager of Na Xu, the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, and the governor was not small in front of the door. That Steward Xu was quite kind, and returned the salute with the three of them one by one.

"Steward Xu, you will send Lord Zhong and the two gentlemen on behalf of the official."

"Yes, sir." With that, he led his hand and asked a few people to go first. The three of them saluted Governor Sun again and retreated.

Lord Zhong walked in front with his head held high, Song Wenxian seemed to be deliberately walking very slowly, pulling out a distance, walking out of the second hall, before entering the lobby, Song Wenxian retreated to Steward Xu's side, Chen Xin knew that he was going to give the silver ticket to Steward Xu, adults never collected money by themselves, and he didn't stay, and walked quickly into the lobby.

After a distance, he glanced back quickly, only to see Song Wenxian next to Steward Xu, Steward Xu took out the silver ticket and glanced at it, nodded, Song Wenxian stretched out his right hand again, the cuffs were wrapped in Steward Xu's hand, and the sleeve shook twice. Steward Xu had a affectionate smile on his face.

Chen Xin turned his head to the lobby to wait, and took out a silver of ten taels from his arms, and it took a while for the two of them to come out.

Steward Xu smiled like a flower, called the two brothers and sisters, and sent the two out of the photo wall all the way before saying goodbye.

Lord Zhong said goodbye to the two at the door, and told Chen Xin to wait for the news of the official body in Tianjin, and Chen Xin agreed. As for the later voyage, it will take at least a few months, and we can discuss it slowly.

After Lord Zhong left, the two stood at the door of the governor's office for a while, Chen Xin looked at the tall military gate and the black antlers on both sides, and smiled at Song Wenxian: "It turns out that Mr. Song is straight here, which is really the envy of the younger brother." ”

The two have cooperated again and again, and the relationship is already very close, Song Wenxian said with a smile: "It's just a big yard, what envy." After saying that, the leader walked out of the city.

Chen Xin followed him and said, "What kind of position did the governor arrange for you to take charge of the coastal defense money and grain from Dengzhou to Tianjin?" ”

"Bullshit position, what is the money and food of Haiphong, and it is not the money and food of Dongjiang Town, he just gave me a name, but it is convenient for me to walk in a few places with this position, after all, I can mix the money and food of the water master, and those Qiu Ba always have to give some affection, and Lord Futai should consider it like this."

Chen Xin arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Song." ”

Song Wenxian smiled and waved his hand: "You and I don't need these vain things, although we have a place to live again, but Master Sun has his own team, and I and other newcomers are just a façade." I want to congratulate my brother on your promotion to a hundred households. ”

"Mr. Song knows what that hundred households with military registration are, but he is laughing at his brother."

"How dare you, how dare you, I originally thought that you were not attached, and you could only spend money to pay for the level after the collection, but now Lord Zhong directly added a small flag to you, and then you will be rewarded for meritorious service, and when you reach the test of 100 households, you will only need two or three hundred taels to pay for the level of 1,000 households, and you will save more than 1,000 taels here."

Only then did Chen Xin know the difference, more than a thousand taels is not a small number, this Lord Zhong seems to be quite kind, and he has to do things after taking the money.

He was satisfied, only to see Song Wenxian say with a wicked smile: "But there is one thing Brother Chen, you are not worthy of congratulations." ”

Chen Xin said strangely: "Which one?" ”

"Brother Chen, do you know the two major joys of promotion?"

"Get rich, die wife."

Song Wenxian said after a disdain in the center: "No, the first two pleasures for promotion are to change your name and marry a child." is to change the name of the officialdom, and to accept a caring concubine, but unfortunately, Brother Chen has no number to change, not even the eldest woman, but there are no two. Hahaha! ”

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Note 1: The people of the Ming Dynasty called the governor Duye, and other official positions also had separate titles, such as the county officials called "Xianggong" or "parents", which is not quite in line with the habit.