Wu Shigong listened to Zhang Xuebin settling accounts with a pale face. Zhang Xuebin was holding the official document sent by the Yamen of the Military Preparation Road, which was written with the detailed account of the annual military salary of the Runing Battalion.

After the official establishment of the Runing Battalion this time, according to the rules of the imperial court, the Runing Battalion should be paid a year's military salary. Wu Shigong also knew that the military salary would definitely be insufficient. However, Wu Shigong still believes that he can always get five to seventy percent of his military salary. This is also more than 10,000 taels of silver, and it is also a big subsidy for Wu Shigong.

However, on the list of military salaries sent through the Yamen of the Military Preparation Road this time, the amount of military salaries was greatly lower than Wu Shigong's estimate. The most annoying thing is that the military salary in the Ming Dynasty was calculated according to ten months. This makes people a little funny, could it be that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty didn't have to eat for two months?

If some of the other deduction rates are bad rules in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is a loss, Wu Shigong is ready to go over with his nose pinched. However, the military preparation and Taoist yamen deducted more than 3,800 taels of silver from the military salary of the Runing battalion, which was used as last year's money and grain paid by Wu Shigong for the thousand households that Wu Shigong was acting at that time. And this approach is a bit excessive.

Not to mention that Wu Shigong was almost always in King Qin last year, nor did it mention that Wu Shigong had been transferred to the garrison of Runing Mansion after returning to Henan. Even if Wu Shigong and Tao Xin's master and apprentice are a family, Wu Shigong should help Tao Xin pay for that amount of money and food. However, the more than 3,800 taels of silver collected by Bingbeidao was a little too much.

You must know that there was a major drought in the whole territory of Henan last year, and the money and grain that should be handed over by 1,000 households should always be reduced or reduced. However, instead of reducing or reducing the number of soldiers, the military preparation and provincial yamen also collected a lot more.

You must know that what thousands of households hand over is money and grain, and the grain handed over accounts for the vast majority. However, the military preparation and the yamen converted all this grain into the market price and exchanged it for silver to collect. But how high is the price of food now? With such a conversion, Wu Shigong had to pay nearly two thousand taels of silver in vain.

But it's not okay for this dumb person not to eat. Even if you want to reason, there is no place to say it. If Wu Shigong wanted to quarrel with the Bingbei Dao Yamen, maybe the Bingbei Dao Yamen just pushed the boat down the river and deducted the more than 6,000 taels of silver. The name is beautiful: wait until the accounts are clear, and then issue them.

Wu Shigong has also been in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for so long. He knew that this kind of practice must be very inconsistent with the rules of officialdom. Therefore, Wu Shigong asked Zhang Xuebin: "Have we sent Li Bingbeidao's annual routine here?" ”

Zhang Xuebin was also very puzzled by the practice of the military preparation and the yamen. He replied, "It's all delivered according to the routine of officialdom?" ”

Wu Shigong thought about it carefully, and he hadn't offended Li Bingbei in other places! There's no way, so I'll have to ask again when I have a chance to do so later. And this time, that's how it suffers.

So, Wu Shigong then instructed: "Then Mr. Zhang will take the official seal of the official to Kaifeng Mansion for a trip." Collect our salaries. ”

What Wu Shigong didn't know was that after Zhang Xuebin came, the usual practice was to send enough to Li Bingbeidao. But when Wu Shigong first took office, Wu Shigong was willing to pay the money and grain of thousands of households, and was unwilling to give Li Bing the usual behavior, but Li Bingbei Dao was always concerned about Wu Shigong.

You must know that Li Bingbei said that because of the problem of money and food, he could force Tao Xin's father to death, which shows that he is definitely not a person with a lot of energy. Li Bingbei said that this time he really did it: a gentleman takes revenge, three years is not too late!

After Zhang Xuebin left, Wu Shigong's mood was very depressed. Although in the eyes of outsiders, Wu Shigong seems to be very beautiful now, but Wu Shigong feels very lonely in his heart.

No one understands him, no one helps him, he has a hard time in the officialdom, and he will encounter some stumbling blocks from time to time. To be honest, Wu Shigong really didn't want to cross over, knowing that the Ming Dynasty was about to perish. Otherwise, at least he can retain the mentality that ignorance is bliss.

Unconsciously, Wu Shigong walked outside, and Yang Rusong and other guards saw Wu Shigong coming out, and they all gathered around to wait for Wu Shigong's arrangement. Wu Shigong jumped on his horse and instructed them, "Go for a walk with the official." ”

Wu Shigong rode out of the city on horseback and walked aimlessly along the road. Suddenly, a team carrying a sedan chair came to greet the family. Wu Shigong and the others reined in their horses and let the people who greeted their relatives on the side of the road pass first. But when the crowd of relatives walked over, the groom suddenly looked at Wu Shigong and shouted excitedly: "Lord Wu." Then he immediately jumped off his horse and knelt down to make a big salute to Wu Shigong.

The group of people saw the groom's actions, and after learning Wu Shigong's identity, they also knelt down to salute Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong hurriedly asked the guards to help the groom and them up, and then asked the groom with a smile: "How do you know this official?" ”

"My lord, the small one is the second squad of the 700th team. The little one's name is Yang Qi, and today she is the little one's daughter-in-law. Then, the groom pulled the two people around him and introduced to Wu Shigong: "This is the younger brother Yang Wu, and this is the younger brother-in-law Quan Dashan, all of whom are your soldiers." ”

"Good! Good! Don't delay your auspicious time. Rusong, pack twenty taels of silver and give it to the newlyweds, I wish you a long life! ”

Seeing the couple walking over happily, Wu Shigong's mood was also much brighter. It's worth it to do what you do. At least let these people who were struggling on the death line live a new life.

He Fei saw that Wu Shigong's mood had improved, and hurriedly went to Wu Shigong's side and patted him on the back and said: "Master, that is, your bodhisattva's heart, outside, being a soldier is almost the same as being a beggar, which one eats and drinks spicy food every day like us, and gets a full military salary." I heard that the people in this neighborhood are rushing to find our soldiers as sons-in-law. ”

"I didn't see it, your flamboyant tongue skills have risen." Wu Shigong smiled and joked with He Fei. Then Wu Shigong asked He Fei again: "There is something I want to ask you, is the Changlin family okay these days?" ”

Wu Shigong promised to take care of Wei Changlin's family at that time, but because Wei Changlin's family had a widow, Wu Shigong was not able to come forward in person. And Wei Changlin's daughter-in-law was reluctant to leave Henan and go to Wei Changlin's home in the capital.

So Wu Shigong allocated silver from the inner house as the living expenses of Wei Changlin's family, and asked Wei Changlin's friend He Fei's daughter-in-law to care about Wei Changlin's family's situation.

"With the care of the master, their family's food and clothing must be perfect."

"Alas! The Changlin family is widowed at a young age, and no matter how good this day is, it can't be much better. If the Changlin family wants to remarry, don't stop you. When Changlin's child grows up a little, I will raise him myself. ”

He Fei hurriedly nodded in agreement.

And at this time, Wang Mi also looked at a letter with a blue face. This is a letter written by the head of the Qi family to Wang Mi himself. In the letter, the head of the Qi family scolded Wang Mi as a bloody squirt.

When Wu Shigong beat Qi Sanshao in Zuihualou, and after robbing the manling that Guan Gongzi of the salt envoy took a fancy to later, the head of the Qi family finally knew about the discord between Wang Mi and Wu Shigong.

However, after the head of the Qi family inquired about Wu Shigong's background, he was unwilling to let the Qi family and Wu Shigong directly conflict. In the eyes of the head of the Qi family, Wu Shigong just wants some salt, and this Qi family can be completely supplied. There are no irreconcilable contradictions between the two sides.

The reason why it is so stiff now is just that Wang Mi's self-made assertion has damaged the relationship with Wu Shigong. Of course, it is impossible for the Qi family to abandon Wang Mi as an apology for Wu Shigong. The current Wu Shigong does not have such a big face, and the Qi family can't afford to lose this person. However, the head of the Qi family asked Wang Mi to lower his body and try his best to make up for the relationship with Wu Shigong again.

As for the son-in-law! As long as the Qi family does not give the salt envoy the silver of the master, plus use some gold and silver and beauties to coax the prince, such a son-in-law is still very easy to settle.

It should be said that the head of the Qi family is still very sensible. In general, the relationship between the parties should be able to be repaired. But what the head of the Qi family didn't expect was that Wang Mi hadn't told him one thing yet. That is, under Wang Mi's activities, the Guan Governor of Runing Mansion had already reported Wu Shigong's meritorious service and mistakes to the imperial court.

However, for those big officials in the imperial court, Wu Shigong's affairs are indeed trivial things like sesame mung beans, and in the recital of the Guan Governor's Mansion, the attitude towards Wu Shigong is also ambiguous, so the imperial court quickly approved the handling of Wu Shigong's behavior. That is, the merit and demerit are offset and the penalty is one year.

But after this official document punishing Wu Shigong reached Wu Shigong's hands, Wu Shigong was furious. That fine for a year can't cost Wu Shigong much money, anyway, the Ming Dynasty officials' money is some symbolism, not much at all.

However, this behavior shows the great malice of the Qi family towards Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong didn't know that the thoughts of the head of the Qi family and the thoughts of the Qi family's Wang Mi shopkeeper were absolutely different.