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Chapter 722 Wang Tong's officials are unknown

In Shanxi for a few days, Wang Tong also showed a thing, when it came to other things, everyone was careful and calm, but when it came to this Zonglu, it was justifiable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Tong, as a Qin mission, came to Shanxi to investigate Zonglu's arrears, which led to the clan's siege of the government's mansion.

"I can't really say anything"

This is also Wang Tong's heartfelt words, the magistrates are honest and honest, they may reach out to Zonglu, but these things have a measure, the various silver taels allocated by the imperial court, the local government will do everything possible to deduct them, but not all of them are intercepted, so the appearance is too ugly not to mention, and it is easy to be caught.

Regarding the clan, it is even more sensitive, no matter how stupid the magistrate is, he will not be so stupid as to withhold it for decades, and not a penny will go down, not to mention how many officials will be changed in this place in a few decades, is it the case for everyone.

"Lord Wang has been checking the file these days, and must have seen the number of newspapers from various prefectures, not to mention other places, Datong Mansion was sixty years ago, Zonglu was already 76,000 taels of silver every year, these sixty years of construction, the quota has not changed, but the clan multiplies, if it is put according to the rated Lu rice, I am afraid that there will be more than 194,000 taels, do not hide it from Lord Wang, the lower officials gritted their teeth, and raised a few percent in Datong Mansion, but the wages of the officials and servants are not, the city defense is not repaired, and the yamen errand does not want silver, not to mention anything else, Now many people in the prefect's yamen have only eighty percent of their money, and the servants have no money to take at all, so how can they have spare money to go to Zonglu. ”

The so-called officials are eighty percent old, and the servants do not pay, which naturally does not mean how hard the officials and servants are, but that the public funds are really tight.

Even if the officials and officials go to make money by themselves, there is no reason to use the money they get to support the clan.

These words are actually a bit harsh, but Wang Tong also knows that what the Datong prefect said is the truth, and the Taiyuan prefect on the side coughed dryly, and also got up and said:

"Zonglu one, the ancestral system is to let the imperial court to pay, or set aside a piece of supply from the local tax, but since the orthodox year to the present, the imperial court has never allocated a penny to Shanxi, all of which are self-raised, and the taxes are already Weibo, and they must be supplied everywhere, which is really not able to take into account, please be considerate."

"Taiyuan Mansion, the clan Lu rice is the rule of the ancestors, how can you say so vainly, even if Shanxi is hungry, the officials do not pay for it, do not repair the city defense, do not pay the army, but also maintain this matter thoroughly, you say so, where is the difference, do not retreat"

Before Wang Tong could speak, the Shanxi political envoy on the side reprimanded him coldly, and the Taiyuan prefect hurriedly apologized for his crimes, and then sat back in his seat.

"Why should Lord Chen be angry, what Governor Tao said is also the truth."

Wang Tong said with an indifferent expression, he understood very well in his heart, the political envoy was not reprimanding at all, this meaning was the same as what the Taiyuan prefect and the Datong prefect said.

He also knew these things when he checked the documents, but these local officials probably thought that Wang Tong was young and didn't know much, so they had to explain a thing or two here.

Fathers, sons and brothers are all strangers and turn their faces into enemies, not to mention the clan whose relationship is already very weak, and they don't even care much about today's son, let alone the officials in this place.

In fact, the whole Shanxi people felt very stunned that Wang Tong and other officials came here to investigate and deal with Zonglu, and this kind of thing also had to be handled by the most trusted people of the Son of Heaven.

However, after a few days of contact, this young and old Lord Wang seems to have really come for Zong Lu, every day is to check documents, find people to ask, everyone is relieved, Zong Lu such things, the clan has endless children, and the number of people who support Lu rice is increasing every year, but for so many years, when have the central and local finances been free, it is still difficult to maintain the normal operation of the yamen, who has spare money for these clan Lu rice.

There was silence in the room for a while, and Wang Tong spoke again:

"Lu Mi can't go down, the clans are full of resentment, especially looking at the luxury and wealth of the vassal kings and county kings, their hearts must be even more unfair, after all, they are the blood of the heavenly family, and we as courtiers can't sit back and watch them be poor and hungry."

Wang Tong was silent for a moment and said:

"If it goes on like this, looting official food, beating and scolding officials, and besieging the yamen will definitely happen, and you will not be able to get rid of it at that time, but this official thinks, after all, there are a few people who dare to take risks, and there are many good and loyal people, and the court and the local government can't solve it, can't you support yourself?"

Hearing Wang Tong say this, everyone fell silent, everyone really couldn't understand what this young adult was thinking and planning, the prefect of Datong coughed twice, and interjected:

"The vassal king, the county king is naturally rich, needless to say, there is also that first-class clan, good at gathering, life is also rich, but not everyone has this ability, generation after generation of poverty, even if you want to do a small business there is no capital, the poor may not know, Datong City in the commercial banks and warehouses used labor, many of them have clans, but these porters get three percent lower wages than others, why is this, is because the clan is enclosed in the city, not allowed to go out of the city, can not go out of the city to work, Even if you ask someone, you don't want to ask for this. ”

Since the Ming Dynasty Chengzu Zhu Dijing difficult to seize the throne, the control of the feudal royal clan has become more and more severe, and the clan is not allowed to leave the city where the fief is located, this is the most severe prohibition, and the magistrate is also very strict, if he does not get permission to go out of the city, it will be called "crossing the pass", and the punishment is very severe.

"What Datong Mansion said is true"

Wang Tong nodded, sighed, and then raised his voice and said:

"Invite the generals and lieutenants to come up."

General Zhenguo, General Fuguo, General Fengguo, and then Lieutenant Zhenguo, Lieutenant Fuguo and Lieutenant Fengguo, these are all knights of the clan, hearing this, everyone in the hall exchanged glances with each other, and the political envoy of Shanxi whispered in the ear of the governor of Shanxi:

"Today, the clan that Lord Wang is looking for in various places in the city, a total of ten people, are already waiting outside."

Not long after, ten clans walked in, it is said that most of the officials of the royal family are at half the level, and the officials in the house have to get up to greet them, but from Wang Tong down, no one moves.

On the contrary, these ten clans are a little trembling, but they have the intention of kneeling down to see the officials, if they really kneel, someone will make a fuss, I'm afraid it will be really troublesome.

"Bring a chair to the generals and lieutenants, and serve tea and snacks."

The political envoy of Shanxi saw the opportunity quickly, and hurriedly ordered the people below to be busy, and Wang Tong sent someone to find it, but Wang Tong also saw it for the first time.

Wang Tong has seen the magnificence of the nobles in the Beijing Division, the Wuqing Marquis family is rich and rival the country, and the luxury is incomparable, this Wang Tong has also heard of it, those are just the descendants of the heroes or relatives, and what I see today are the descendants of the Zhu family, but they are extremely shabby.

The clothes on the body are quite neat, but they look very ill-fitting, they can't see any fat people, they are all thin people, and they all have vegetables on their faces.

Someone moved, but Wang Tong saw that the man's shirt was covered, and the pants couldn't cover the calves, the cold in Shanxi in September was quite heavy, and the frail person was already going to wear cotton clothes, this person was not even a single shirt, it was really shabby.

After a while, the tea and snacks were already served, and the tea was good to say, as soon as the snacks were served, they were almost snatched up, and all the officials in the hall clearly saw that only two of these sects were eating, and the rest were stuffed with snacks in their arms, and it seemed that they were going to be taken back.

In this way, everyone was a little speechless, but the Taiyuan prefect and the Datong prefect were a little vigilant, thinking that Lord Wang did this, what was the purpose, did you expect everyone to see the pity of these clans, so that everyone could make up for Lu Mi with kindness? It's really a young man who doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, this is a real thing, how can he change his position when he sees pity.

"How many of you have gone to grab the official and military rations?"

At this time, it was Wang Tong who asked first, and the people below were all shocked, and the two people who ate dim sum were choked by the dim sum in their mouths, so they hurriedly took the tea and washed it down, and they coughed again, and they were very busy.

Seeing that he didn't dare to answer, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"This official was ordered to inquire about this matter, not to handle the case, but you said that it was okay and would not be convicted."

Seeing that Wang Tong was kind, the other officials all looked like they had nothing to do with themselves, and several clans looked at each other, but they all stood up and shouted:

"The villain has robbed, the villain has robbed, and please go up to convict"

The people below scrambled to stand up, lest they be thought that they were not guilty, but Wang Tong was a little stunned, and the governor of Shanxi saw this situation, turned to the side, and said in a low voice:

"After being convicted and punished as commoners, these poor clans can't ask for it, at least they can go out of the city to work."

Wang Tong smiled bitterly, this world was even more ridiculous than he thought, he paused, and asked again:

"This official is not here to ask for guilt, this matter is put down, you are so eager to confess your guilt, how do you think this official is also counted, then the official asks a different way, if you don't have this identity, give you a field for you to cultivate, you are willing, digging in the soil, it will be ten times harder than now."

Before he could finish speaking, the clansmen who stood up all knelt down, actually kowtowed, and said eagerly:

"I'm willing"

The officials in the room all looked at Wang Tong, and they were all puzzled and written on their faces, what is this Lord Qincha going to do?