The low income of the Ming Dynasty was well known, and as a supplement to the income, the income of the occupation field became a huge part of the income of the officials; As the area of the military cantonment embezzled under the guise of Zhitian became larger and larger, the officials tasted the benefits of selling dog meat on sheep's heads, and they were accustomed to getting rich returns from the land, compared to which the imperial court's income was simply not worth mentioning.

This is one of the reasons why the generals and officials of the border towns frantically embezzled the fields of the military tun, the disadvantages of this are obvious, the military households have become tenants, the livelihood is difficult, and the children of the military households in the army are resentful, Song Nan knew the consequences of Wang Dan's crazy encroachment on the military tun when he was in Ulzhou, the military spirit is unstable or light, and a large number of military households have fled, and even caused mutinies in the army to occur from time to time.

However, for the officers, the iron-clad battalion is a flowing soldier, and the military household has its own source of troops to replenish when they escape, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the three-legged toad is difficult to find, and there are many two-legged people; Besides, the military households who fled to are prisoners when they are caught, and not only do they not have to give them to Tuntian, but they can also return to their posts in the name of being used as an army, and there is no need to worry about it at all.

Jiang Han, the chief soldier of Ningxia Town, was still a conscientious man, and in addition to the 300 acres of vocational land, he only embezzled 500 acres of military tun, which was given to him by Zhou Ang, the commander of his subordinates. If it weren't for the fact that his wife Wang lamented every day at home that he was poor and his wife was poor, he didn't even have a decent set of jewelry, and he didn't have the glamorous and comfortable food and accommodation of others, Jiang Han would have planned not to accept the five hundred soldiers, and he would have known that this move was inappropriate.

But Wang's nagging every day, coupled with the fact that in Ningxia Town, there is more and more of a trend of comparison and luxury among officials, and the banquets and drinks are becoming more and more frequent and extravagant. These subordinate commanders make the lieutenants better at making money than themselves, so why should they admit to death? So Jiang Han half-pushed and half-accepted the acres of land in the 500 military tun and joined the army of making money.

The effect is naturally obvious, the five hundred acres of additional land suddenly made Jiang Han's life greatly improved, his wife and children's faces improved, the clothes on their bodies became brighter, and the fun in life increased. Jiang Han sighed and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, after all, this kind of thing is like being a thief, he always can't see the light, and he doesn't know when something bad will happen.

When Yang Yiqing took office, the news reached Ningxia Town, and the officials were a little flustered, this Yang Yiqing had dealt with in the northwest, it was a tendon, he was famous for rectifying Ma Zheng and Tuntian in Shaanxi, and he offended I don't know how many people, and even his subordinate officials complained about him. This person was later impeached by the inner and outer courts, although he was not convicted, but he also ended up in seclusion to the countryside, but now that he is back, and he has become the chief official of the three sides, how can it not cause people to panic?

Jiang Han was also worried that this fire would burn on his head, but he was reluctant to hand over the 500 acres of tuntian, and he himself didn't want to live that kind of life of being as poor as water; At this time, someone came out to solve this problem for him, and under Zhou Ang's big package, his 500 tuntian fields and most of the officials' illegal fields were all packaged into the name of Qingwangfu. As for why Qingwangfu is willing to be this shield, who has a relationship with Qingwangfu, Jiang Han is really too lazy to care, the important thing is that the five hundred tuntian fields exist in name, the rent is still collected by themselves, and the tenants who cultivate are still those tenants, nothing has changed, this is what makes Jiang Han happy.

And now, when King Anhua returned all the land deeds, Jiang Han suddenly felt the pressure, King Anhua was unwilling to mention them as a shield, then Yang Yiqing would force himself to hand over the five hundred acres of land, and this matter would also become a sum of money in Yang Yiqing's file, even if his own tuntian encroachment was not much, but as the chief soldier of Ningxia Town, he had a greater responsibility than his subordinates who occupied more acres of land.

At the critical moment, the nobles came to the rescue here, Zhou Dong came to the door overnight, telling him that there was no need to panic, he would raise his noble hand when measuring the acres of land, so that the five hundred acres of tuntian disappeared in the measurement record, and there were only three hundred acres of clear water under his name. Jiang Han was happy but also a little strange, this Zhou Dong had not looked at him since he came to Ningxia Town, because there was news that Zhou Dong was Liu Jin's person.

Jiang Han had no intention of having any friendship with Gonggong Liu in the palace, the last time someone said that Gonggong Liu had strongly recommended him as the candidate for the secretary of the military department after Liu Daxia left his job, it was that time, Jiang Han didn't take it seriously. He knew that he had a few catties and a few taels, and he had never thought about the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War, and hanging the false title of a squire in the Ministry of War was already the ultimate in Jiang Han's career. He was not grateful to Dade at all for this, in fact, the matter was finally settled, and the post of secretary of the Ministry of War was finally taken by Lu Wan, and it had nothing to do with him at all.

But no matter what, Zhou Dong was willing to break the siege, Jiang Han couldn't ask for it, and later Zhou Ang quietly dialed him to know that the prince of Anhua was not unwilling to be a windshield, but changed a means to offset Yang Yiqing's action, and both sides were overjoyed so as not to be able to get off the stage. The method of the prince of Anhua is to put pressure on Zhou Dong and let Zhou Dong do some tricks and feet when he is measuring, so that this gust of wind blows over.

Jiang Han didn't feel anything wrong, and when he learned that it was the prince who came forward to suppress Zhou Dong, Jiang Han breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't owe this unsuitable Zhou Dong a favor. As for why King Anhua did this, Jiang Han thought about it and came to the conclusion that King Anhua lived in Ningxia Town and had a good relationship with the officials of Ningxia Town, so it must be because the prince didn't want to see Yang Yiqing run out to disturb Ningxia Town, so he took a detour to solve the matter.

The matter was resolved, Jiang Han was in a good mood, Jiang Han, who was already dissatisfied with Yang Yiqing sitting on his head, had some faint happiness about this matter, especially when he saw Yang Yiqing's expression in the morning, Jiang Han couldn't wait to laugh three times; What the hell is the trilateral general system, it is completely redundant, he wants to play prestige in Ningxia Town, and he still needs to pass his own level, he doesn't want to bird him, and he doesn't want to mobilize a soldier under his command.

In order to express celebration and gratitude, Jiang Han specially prepared a banquet and left Zhou Dong to drink, and several of his commanders were not invited. ”

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what would happen when Yang Yiqing went and returned with Song Nan, but it was obvious that he was not here to show goodwill; Jiang Han took care of everyone out of the inner house to greet him in the lobby, although there was some drumming in his heart, but after all, it was his own territory, and he was not afraid.

On the small square outside the Yamen of the General Army, more than 100 Jinyi Guard cavalry stood in several rows, the formation was really terrifying, Yang Yiqing and Song Nan stood under the steps of the Yamen and waited quietly, Jiang Han came to the door with a red face and a subordinate officer who sprayed wine, and arched his hand: "Lord Yang and Song Hou Ye arrived, it was a loss of welcome, and it was rude." ”

Yang Yiqing and Song Nan had no expression on their faces, and immediately returned the salute lightly.

"The two adults came just in time, and the lower officials and the back office happened to set up a banquet, it is better to meet by chance, how about the two adults deign to drink two glasses of water and wine?" Jiang Han said again.

"Mr. Jiang, this official is not here to look for you, this official and Song Hou Ye are here to find Shaoqing Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou, don't hide, come out." Yang Yi said lightly.

Zhou Dong shrank behind the door and didn't want Yang Yiqing and Song Nan to know that they were drinking here, but when they heard the words, they knew that they couldn't hide, so they poked out their red faces and smiled embarrassedly: "Lord Yang, Lord Song, this official Cheng Jiang has a warm appointment, and I am here to accompany a few military adults to drink, I don't know that the two adults are looking for the next official, I am very sorry." ”

Yang Yiqing said: "I don't care where you drink, the official came to you to officially inform you of something, you listen." ”

Zhou Dong listened to Yang Yiqing's solemn tone, and his heart was slightly panicked, so he hurriedly put away his smile and said, "Oh? I don't know what it is? ”

Yang Yiqing said: "This official thinks that there is something wrong with the number of acres that Lord Zhou led people to measure this morning, and the official feels a little strange about the numbers recorded in the account book, and I hope Lord Zhou can give an explanation." ”

Zhou Dong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Lord Yang, it makes no sense for you to say this, this official was appointed by the emperor to be in charge of the measurement of the military tun, do you say that it is strange?" The official personally led people to measure, the numbers are accurate, Lord Yang, this official advises you not to open your mouth, you are doubting the authority and responsibility of the official, and doubting the emperor's vision. ”

Several officers who had drunk alcohol around them also began to shout: "Lord Yang, this is too outrageous, and he also said that there is something strange about the things that Lord Qincha is responsible for, which is really a joke." ”

"Whatever is not in line with Lord Yang's wishes, Lord Yang will say something strange, isn't this deliberately finding fault?"

"I'm afraid that Lord Zhou will play the emperor after returning to Beijing, and Lord Yang will be unreasonable."

A group of drunks were screaming endlessly, Yang Yiqing's face was ugly, looking at the faces of these people with indescribable anger in his heart, hearing Song Nan coughing lightly beside him, Yang Yiqing couldn't hold back his desire to scold them, and said loudly: "So, the measurement results provided by Lord Zhou to this official are accurate?" ”

Zhou Dong sneered: "That's nature. ”

Yang Yiqing said: "Okay, this official has no right to suspect that there is a cat in it, and this official has no right to investigate, but fortunately, the Jinyi Guard commanded the Song Marquis here, and he Jinyi Guard Yamen has the right to audit, in view of this, this official officially submitted this matter to the Jinyi Wei Yamen for verification in front of all the adults." Lord Song, Yang Yiqing, the chief of the trilateral system of the official, suspected that Zhou Dong, the young secretary of Dali Temple, had failed the emperor's favor and was suspected of dereliction of duty in the matter of measuring and verifying the acres of military tuntian mu in the Qincha, and specially invited the Jinyi Wei Yamen to investigate. ”

More than a dozen officials on the steps all opened their mouths, their eyes rolled on the ground, and some people unconsciously swallowed their saliva, but they didn't expect Yang Yiqing to come to this hand.

Song Nan said quietly: "Lord Yang, since you have put forward a request for investigation, my duty of Jinyiwei is unshirkable, but I want to remind you that if this matter cannot be found, you will be guilty of framing the emperor, and I am afraid that you will lose your official position and be convicted." ”

Yang Yiqing said lightly: "That official also admits it, and only asks the Jinyi Guard Yamen to be aware of everything and act impartially." ”

Song Nan nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, my Jinyi Wei Yamen will officially intervene in this matter, Lord Zhou, did you hear that?" From this point on, you have to assist me in checking this matter, if you have any dissatisfaction or questions, after returning to Beijing, the official will follow you to the emperor to reason, but from now on, all your words will be recorded by my Beizhen Fusi, you have to be careful. ”

Zhou Dong's face was like ashes, he never expected that Yang Yiqing would actually pull Song Nan in to mix in this matter, his previous case record was still in Song Nan's hands, but that was not a problem, Li Zeng had already sent someone back to Beijing to wipe his ass for him, but once Jinyiwei intervened, this matter would never be hidden.

Jin Yiwei has no right to intervene in the matter of border preparation, but Jin Yiwei has the right to verify the crime of dereliction of duty officials, and no one can argue with this entry point.