Is everyone guilty of the civil servants in the city of Tokyo?

Of course not!

Because there are still many officials who have not even been on the job.

Shen Yuanheng was the last Jinshi last year, and because the competition for official positions was too fierce, he couldn't fill the gap even if he gave gifts, and the gifts were not returned.

I can only live in the capital all the time, the rent is enough, and I have to socialize occasionally.

In the past two years, grain prices have risen sharply, even if Shen Yuanheng's family is in business, it is not the kind of people who make money every day, and just eating makes him a little unbearable.

After the siege, it was even more miserable, hungry for three days, and it was difficult to buy food if there was money.

At this moment, Shen Yuanheng was lying in a rented house waiting to die, he was already dizzy with hunger, and he didn't have the strength to go out to see what Marshal Zhu looked like.

The servants he had brought with him from his hometown died of malnutrition. There was no way to dispose of the corpses, so they had to be thrown on the street and let the corpse team move them the next day.

"Bang bang bang!"

After knocking outside for a long time, Shen Yuanheng wanted to open the courtyard door, but he tried his best to get out of bed, but he fell to the ground in the dark.

The courtyard door was finally opened, because it was a house shared by several people.

An official messenger walked into the courtyard, took out an official document and asked, "Shen Yuanheng, Wang Yungong, and Ke Jian are the three ministers?" ”

"Yes, it's all here." Ke Jian in the next room is the most energetic.

The official said: "Marshal Zhu has an order to recruit the jinshi who did not fill the vacancy last year, and immediately go to the soup kitchens in the city to do things!" ”

Wang Yungong and Ke Jian had already gone out, and the official had not seen Shen Yuanheng for a long time, asked the room and walked in to check, muttering: "I'm hungry, it seems that I can't be a duke." ”

"I can do it, give me a mouthful of porridge to drink, and I will have strength immediately." Shen Yuanheng said weakly.

The official thought he was pitiful, so he carried him to the soup kitchen.

Zhu Ming set up 80 soup kitchens in the city, lined up to receive porridge in units of armor, and arranged 60 soldiers to maintain law and order at each point.

Shen Yuanheng was carried to the street outside Jiaomenzi, where there were already people queuing.

Many people, like Shen Yuanheng, were carried there, and they were so hungry that they couldn't walk.

"He's in charge here?" An officer pointed at Shen Yuanheng.

Shen Yuanheng said: "For those who stutter, I still ...... I can also write. ”

The officer pouted: "The porridge is not cooked yet, give him a piece of cake." ”

These multigrain cakes are the soldiers' working meals, and they were baked in advance yesterday. Because after entering the city, many soldiers had to disperse to carry out their tasks, and it was not very convenient to provide food at first.

Shen Yuanheng took the cake and gobbled it up, choking and coughing: "Water...... Give saliva to drink again. ”

The officer handed the water up and sighed, "I've never seen an official like this Hanako." ”

Waiting for Shen Yuanheng to stuff a piece of cake, the former official of the yaqian brought a stack of household registers: "The household registers of the nearby people are all here, and when Fu Yin says that he will give porridge, he will make a new register for them." For the time being, there is no need to use a seal, and the official signature is sufficient. ”

Shen Yuanheng saw that there were a lot of people in line, and it was estimated that it was difficult to find them, so he instructed the officials in front of the ya: "Call the names in the order of the household register, and let them line up again." Before the porridge was cooked, the household register was made first. ”

"That's fine." The former official found it very convenient.

Shen Yuanheng opened the household register and said, "Chen Dunyi." ”

The former official immediately shouted at the team: "Chen Dunyi, Chen Dunyi is not there?" ”

No one answered, probably too far back in line to hear.

The officer from earlier, who quickly divided into two groups of soldiers, ran to the center and rear of the team to shout.

After a while, the family helped each other over. There are no old people, only young people and children.

Shen Yuanheng glanced at the household register: "It's all here?" Who is the head of the household, Chen Dunyi? ”

A middle-aged man said sadly: "Chen Dunyi is my father, and he is gone." There was not enough food at home, and my father said that he would leave it to his children and grandchildren, so he hanged himself with my mother. ”

"Alas!"

Shen Yuanheng sighed softly, the ink had been studied, and he brushed the ink with a brush and asked, "But you are the head of the household?" ”

"Yes." The man nodded.

"Name."

"Chen Jizong."

"Can I change my address?"

"It hasn't changed."

“……”

Shen Yuanheng couldn't move the pen at all, his wrist pressed on the table, and the words were written crookedly.

In addition to the name, address, etc., the household register information should also be marked with the approximate assets to determine the household of the family and facilitate the reasonable apportionment of various taxes in the future.

The chief of the armor stood by to confirm whether the people of the household were lying.

There is too much room for maneuverability in this practice, and Zhu Guoxiang has abolished it in Sichuan, and he no longer divides urban residents into households. If there is an accident to be apportioned temporarily, the area of housing in the city shall prevail, and the area of land in the countryside shall prevail.

The Zhu family said that they wanted to abolish the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but there were some things that had to be apportioned.

For example, the fire and sanitation in the city must be maintained by hired errands, which must be apportioned to the residents, and the government cannot pay for it.

Maybe the cake worked, although he still didn't have much strength, but Shen Yuanheng's spirit became better, and he said to the former official: "If the porridge is cooked, give me a bowl to dry next to it." ”

Today is free porridge, limited to two bowls for adults and one bowl for children.

Tomorrow will start selling grain at a low price, which is also a restriction. Residents took copies of the household registers they had made today and queued up at the grain sales points to buy food.

If they really can't afford it, they will work on a cash slate.

There are several rivers radiating out of the city of Tokyo, and every year people have to organize people to dredge them, otherwise they will be slowly silted. There are also bridges on the moat, all of which were ordered to be demolished by Zhao Huan, and they also need to be rebuilt.

Around the city, Jin Bing made a large circle of no-man's land, and no one has come to collect the feces in the city, and now Kaifeng has long been stinking.

Anyway, there are all kinds of jobs, and many people can be employed temporarily.

Zhu Ming has sent people to put up notices to encourage merchants in the city to resume business and exempt all commercial taxes within three months. Economic activities must be stimulated so that more people can find a livelihood.

Merchants from several surrounding prefectures were also encouraged to ship and sell goods to Tokyo, and were also exempted from commercial tax for three months.

"Shen Xianggong, take a break, you can't write this word anymore." The officer reminded.

Shen Yuanheng smiled awkwardly, put down his pen and went to serve the bowl, but who knew that a bowl of porridge could not be served, so he simply lay on the table and licked it like a dog eating.

The official reminded him: "There will be more work tomorrow, and you can't be tired today." ”

"It's good to be able to do things." Shen Yuanheng said sincerely.

Although he was dizzy from hunger, Shen Yuanheng felt extremely fulfilled because he had been idle in Tokyo for more than a year.

Song Huizong's last imperial examination in Tokyo sent many talents to Zhu Ming at this time.

No matter how low the Jinshi ranks, these unfillable ones are still Jinshi. Moreover, the officialdom relationship is relatively simple, all of them are young and energetic, and they can be vigorously cultivated, and they are estimated to form an important faction in the new dynasty.

In addition to last year's Hou Lack Jinshi, there are also some candidates who are not in the ranks, and they are also arranged by Zhu Ming to do things.

That is, officials who have been in Beijing for many years to report on their work, but have no money to give gifts or do not give enough, resulting in an official who cannot be transferred immediately. Most of them are not fierce and have no backers in the court.

……

Kam Leung Bridge Street.

Two streets across Cai Jing's mansion is Yu Wencui's house, and the three brothers are discussing the future.

Yu Wencui is Cai Jing's nephew.

Yuwen Xuzhong, who has been Tong Guan's curtain officer.

In Yuwen Shizhong, there are two elder brothers to carry him, and he doesn't have to rely on anyone anymore.

The edict passed on by Song Huizong to Zhao Huan was drafted by Yu Wencui. This matter seems to have a meritorious service, but Zhao Huan was jealous, and the three brothers were dismissed one after another.

Yu Wencui said: "Marshal Zhu wantonly appoints vacant petty officials, which is a distrust of the old ministers of Zhao and Song." Although they are all general affairs, and they can be done well by arranging scribes, they will definitely be promoted in the future. ”

"It's none of our business." Yuwen said in the void.

"I have to write to Quan Ke (Yu Wenchang) as soon as possible, I heard that he has a deep personal relationship with Marshal Zhu." Yuwen Shizhong said.

Yu Wenxu said: "The right can be in Jiangxi, and the letter is not easy to deliver. ”

"No matter what, I have to write to the past, let him hurry up and vote for Marshal Zhu, what is there to assist Zhao Ji in that faint monarch?" Yuwen Shi Zhongdao.

Yuwen Xuzhong said: "Actually, you don't necessarily have to take the path of power, there are also children of the Yuwen family in Chengdu as officials, and you can send your children and nephews to Chengdu to contact and contact." ”

Yuwen Shizhong shook his head: "We have all moved to Tokyo for two or three generations, and the relationship with Chengdu is getting weaker and weaker. If they have a way, they must also take care of their own people, where can they take care of their relatives in Tokyo? ”

"Your daughter-in-law, do you have a brother who is an official in Hanzhong?" Yu Wencuizhong suddenly asked the third brother:

Yuwen Shizhong said embarrassedly: "My daughter-in-law's two brothers both voted for Zhu Guoxiang. But ......"

"But what?" Yuwen said in a hurry.

Yuwen Shizhong said: "But I forbade my daughter-in-law to communicate with her mother's family, and I haven't been in touch for almost two years. ”

Yu Wencui said: "Try to write another letter." ”

The atmosphere was a little awkward, and the three brothers didn't speak again.

Yuwen Shizhong's daughter-in-law is Liu Jing's granddaughter.

And Liu Jing is not only a friend of Su Shi, Mi Fu and others, but also a hardcore changer who follows Wang Anshi.

Zhang Gen and Liu Jing belonged to old acquaintances, and at that time, Sichuan was a little short of officials, so he wrote a letter to Jianzhou (Jianyang) and recruited Liu Jing's two grandsons to be officials.

"Puff puff!"

There was a knock on the door, and before the three brothers could open the door, the voice of Yuwen Shishen came: "Two uncles, father, Marshal Zhu has sent troops to arrest people, and Wang Anzhong's mansion has been fenced off!" ”

The three brothers were shocked and hurriedly went out to check.

Wang Anzhong's house was not far from Yuwen's house, just across the street, and when they arrived at the scene, some people had already gathered there to receive the porridge.

The Yuwen brothers secretly observed for a while, but saw a soldier come out and post a notice at the gate.

Yuwen Shishen ran to check, and came back and said to his uncle and father: "Wang Anzhong is the prefect of Yanshan, and he embezzled a total of more than 500,000 yuan, all of which were life-saving money for the people of Youzhou, which once led to cannibalism in Yanjing City. When the marshal heard of this, he was furious and ordered a heavier punishment, and three days later he was beheaded in public. ”

"More than 500,000 guan?"

Yuwen Shizhong couldn't believe it: "He has only been an official in Yanshan Mansion for a year, and he can be greedy for a lot of money, no wonder Yanjing fell so quickly." ”

"I really don't know whether to live or die, and I deserve to be beheaded!" Yu Wencui said disdainfully.

Yuwen muttered in a vague voice: "It seems that in the Zhu family and his son, there is no rule not to kill civil officials, if you become an official again in the future, you must be careful." ”

(Thanks to the leader of the golden idea for the reward, O(∩_∩)O~)

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