Chapter 2101 Stumbling down the patrolman
After hearing Rensheng’s instructions, the three half-teen-year-old children, the adopted son, went to do some activities.
The children at this time were different from those of later generations.
Every one of them can survive the difficult refugee life. Without a little shrewdness, it is impossible.
Two days later.
Li Da's three adopted sons took care of Wen Rensheng's orders.
This illegal thing about Inspector Wu is so easy to find.
Because he has no cover at all.
To be honest, Ming officials did blatant evil.
Who will do what to cover up?
It's unnecessary.
If you are really unlucky, it is not because you have done evil, but because you have offended a bigger official.
If you offend a bigger official, it’s useless no matter how you hide it.
Because there is another trick called "carrying resentment", and you can be punished even without evidence.
The biggest crime of Inspector Wu is blackmailing good families.
Extremely greedy for money.
After arriving in Yanghe City, in less than a year, he had already bought thirteen merchants with little background by colluding with Hu Xian.
The food looks extremely ugly.
The average household wealth is between 3,000 taels and 6,000 taels.
This time I set my sights on Xie Changgeng because I wanted to eat a big one in one bite.
Generally, merchants have some kind of background, or they rely on money to create a background.
The problem is that this guy relies on the dignity of the patrol and does not follow the rules at all. He just takes the hard work.
Many officials are also afraid that he will impeach them, so it is better to do less than to do more and say nothing.
Anyway, Yanghe is close to the northern border and has developed trade, especially the smuggling trade. These businesses, large and small, have smuggling backgrounds.
So if we really investigate and deal with it, no one can escape.
And after eating these, people will follow one after another.
This is what Xiaomin is like.
The northern border towns are bitterly cold, and water conservancy is not prosperous. They cannot survive farming, so they can only survive by doing business.
This is the northwest of Shanxi, and the Mongolian tribes are to the north.
It was also called the Northern Barbarians by people at the time. The Mongolian tribes were very complicated internally. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the unification was the Northern Barbarians.
It would be really difficult for them to distinguish between Mobei, Monan, Eastern Mongolia, Western Mongolia, various Taiji, and Jinong.
In fact, most officials have no idea.
As soon as we talk about it, the northern barbarians are vicious, good at riding and shooting, and often invade the border.
Just a few decades ago, Chaha'an Khan led 200,000 herdsmen and 30,000 cavalry to break through the border wall and surround the capital, shocking the world.
In fact, few officials can tell clearly which Mongolian invaders are, and only a few officials who know the military and the border generals who often fight with the Mongolians know the inside story.
This Wu Xunjian came to Yanghe to patrol the border. However, the other party did not pay attention to border affairs at all. Instead, he only focused on making money.
If Wen Rensheng was right, the other party would have made almost 50,000 taels of silver in just one trip.
No wonder most of the officials in the capital who have no family background resort to borrowing money to survive and lending money to repay their debts.
This Wu Xunjian gained weight in one go.
And he is addicted to it.
Calculating the time, Inspector Wu will return to Beijing to report on his duties in one month.
It seems that I am going to get a lot of money like crazy.
As for the selection of Xie Changgeng, it was also because the opponent's backer fell.
In fact, a businessman like Xie Changgeng with a fortune of over 10,000 yuan is quite powerful.
Having been doing business for generations, and being local for several generations, you will always make friends with county magistrates, generals, several scholars, officials, etc.
This kind of person is not easy to move.
Don’t think that even if you have two properties, you won’t have much.
There are definitely many in the context of Ming Dynasty.
Nowadays, the land is only 5 taels per mu, and the family property of 20,000 taels is 4,000 acres of land. This is definitely a powerful middle-class landowner.
But if the other party is really a powerful landlord with 4,000 acres of land, then his background is definitely bigger.
Because of his small background, this land had long been taken away by generals and officials.
Their desire for land is greater than their desire for silver.
Because there is often no way to buy land even if you have money.
Most of the good land has been taken away long ago.
Prince's palace, eunuchs, nobles, etc.
After Wen Rensheng understood this, he went to see Governor Wang.
Governor Wang is in a good mood these days.
Relying on Wen Rensheng's ability to recognize people, he cleaned up his staff, direct staff, government officials, masters, etc...
Promoted a group of people who were honest and worked hard. personnel.
Obviously, the atmosphere in the entire governor's office has changed.
He is preparing for something big.
It is said that officials are not as good as civil servants. This is true in general, but it is still very different for each official.
Those officials who are strong-minded, shrewd, capable, capable, and energetic are still able to suppress their subordinates, accomplish great things, and continue to be promoted with the title of "capable officers."
For example, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda in the late Ming Dynasty, was able to inspect the farmland. Not only did he no longer need military pay from the court, but he was also able to hand over more than 200,000 shi of food. It was a real clean stream.
You must know that at that time, almost all the land was divided up by the border generals, and the soldiers were reduced to tenant farmers. Except for the servants, they had no fighting ability and were in terrible shape.
Moreover, he also had to ask for food and salary, which made the burden on the court heavier and heavier.
The land originally issued by the imperial court was to allow the soldiers to bear their own food and fodder, and to farm and fight on their own.
However, the land was occupied by the generals. Not only could they not bear the burden themselves, but the court had to allocate more grain.
Every time you go in and out like this, your finances will be ruined immediately.
And now Governor Wang has Wen Rensheng’s assistance in identifying people. It can be said that the effect he exerts is equal to 80% of Lu Xiangsheng’s ability.
Why will the Ming Dynasty end?
The official culture is still rotten, from top to bottom.
The same goes for the side generals.
If you are greedy for enjoyment, how can you, a local landlord, have the heart to fight hard?
Every time I go into battle, I want to run away when there is a headwind.
Of course, there are a few who dare to fight tooth and nail.
As Wen Rensheng said, too few.
And most of them were mediocre generals. As soon as they escaped, the formation collapsed, and the brave general Yong Ding was tricked to death. Over time, no one fought to the death anymore, and everyone just competed to see who could run faster.
Governor Wang is preparing to do one thing now, to check the farmland.
If we couldn’t do it before, it was because our people were not good enough and couldn’t support us.
Now we have a group of capable officials on hand.
If the farmland can be checked and allowed to patrol the land, the land tax will be greatly increased, and there will be no need for the court to allocate military rations, but it will be able to contribute.
Then he will immediately show his prominence among the governors of the world.
After all, one of the things that the emperor, cabinet ministers, and ministers worried about the most was the supply of food and salary to Jiubian.
If he shows this ability, even if someone wants to use factions to suppress him, it will be impossible.
After all, the food was actually handed over.
The evaluation will definitely not be bad.
Otherwise, if it spreads, it will suppress the reputation of good ministers.
Even Quan Huan did not dare to take this risk.
After all, the current emperor is not stupid.
And the land tax paid was real, and there was no way to hide it. There was no need to allocate grain, and the grain could still be turned in. It was too obvious to go in and out.
This is also what Governor Wang wants to do.
He would never have been able to do it before.
After all, there is no one under you. How to check the land and determine how much the general has occupied?
Of course, his first sword swing would not be at the general, but at several royal eunuchs. At this time, there was a county king near Yanghe, and several eunuchs in the mansion occupied more than 10,000 acres of good land based on the name of the county king.
They all rely on water from rivers to irrigate the fields and ensure harvests during droughts and floods.
One acre of this kind of land costs 10 taels or even 20 taels of silver, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary dry land.
The governor Wang also knew a long time ago that the prince was indifferent and all the land was occupied by the eunuchs.
The benefits did not fall into the palace.
There is much to be done in this.
Offend a few eunuchs, but not the prince.
Not only will the prince not write to the court, he will also thank him.
The problem is that he needs someone to take care of this matter. He, a governor, cannot go to the fields to investigate this matter.
It must be done by someone who is reliable, courageous, attentive, capable, and loyal...this kind of thing can be done.
Wen Rensheng helped him screen them out.
So he is acting.
Arrange things one by one.
"You must work hard to carry out errands. Han Yu and Dianshan Zheng (sixth grade) Luo Xing of Yanghe County Prince respectively occupied a large amount of official land and oppressed their subordinates. To hide it, you must find out clearly, where the land is, how much it is, its circulation history, who handles it, the farm..."
He ordered them one by one.
If this matter is done well, he will have a reputation among the scholars and will be useful to the court.
Ten thousand acres of official farmland is irrigated, with an average harvest of 4 dan per acre, which is 40,000 dan of grain.
You must know that the entire SX province only pays 2.8 million shi in taxes per year.
If you trace two eunuchs, you can get 40,000 stones. Can you imagine how much shock it will give the court?
And this is just the beginning.
He will continue to investigate.
The general who has soldiers at the moment still won't move, and he still has to use part of his strength to appease the opponent...
This is all a routine.
Eunuchs can offend nobles, but they cannot touch officials or generals...
To put it bluntly, the former has a bad reputation and no military power, while the latter has a reputation and military power.
Governor Wang wants to be a capable person, not a Hai Rui person.
Hai Rui was able to pull down even Mr. Xu Ge, and even the emperor dared to scold him, but few future generations dared to imitate him.
As soon as Governor Wang finished his instructions, the housekeeper came to summon Mr. Li to see him.
He immediately asked Wenren to come in.
"From now on, you don't need to communicate with me. I have known your uncle for many years and regard you as my nephew."
"Thank you, uncle." Wen Rensheng said directly.
Anyway, he was fighting, and he didn't care about verbal titles.
As long as he is not allowed to kneel down and recognize his godfather.
Wen Rensheng then told Wu Xun that he wanted to catch the last handful before Lin left.
“This Wu Zhengfu talks about morality and righteousness, but he is so greedy in private.” Governor Wang said disdainfully.
"I had some disagreements with him at the beginning of the year. General Liu Shen fled when he saw the invaders. I once impeached this general for his incompetence in fighting, but he was spared."
"Afterwards, Uncle Wei found out that this general was sent to Gave Wu Zhengfu 1,200 taels of silver. "
"It's really ridiculous. For the sake of taels of silver, you have ruined the laws of the military. No wonder the generals are afraid of the enemy and flee easily."
Wen Rensheng nodded.
The Jurchens’ strong fighting ability is closely related to the strict military discipline in the early days.
Having just emerged from hard work, he still maintains a simple style.
Military discipline is strict. If you run away from the enemy, you will definitely be beheaded.
Even the son of the leader is no exception.
This caused everyone to fight first.
As for why the other party can maintain such military discipline, it is naturally because of the harsh conditions and strong enemies on all sides.
If there are only a few loose ends, there will be a danger of subversion.
This is also what is called being born in sorrow and dying in happiness.
It’s not the racial characteristics bonus of the Jurchens. When they start to enjoy it and live a better life, they quickly become powerless Eight Banners uncles.
When facing a battle, you must ask someone to fight for you.
Being beaten by the peasant army, he fled in embarrassment.
To flee upon seeing a thief is considered superior courage; to flee upon hearing the rumor is medium courage; to flee upon misunderstanding is considered inferior courage.
Perfectly replicated the characteristics of the Ming army that their ancestors defeated.
So, don’t tell anyone.
Life is so good and there is no modern training system, so military discipline is naturally lax.
Even if one or two generals are different, they cannot change the general trend.
These two will only have a partial impact, and in the end they will be surrounded and eliminated by the Jurchens in large numbers.
Others were even more fearful.
"Uncle, these 1,200 taels are indeed a lot of money. No wonder Wu Xunjian will protect him. But in this way, in the future, generals will choose to flee instead of fight when they are in danger. Anyway, something will happen. As long as they spend money, they can get away with it, but their lives are their own," Wen Rensheng continued.
"Yes, this Wu Zhengfu really deserves to die. It's a pity that he has quite a lot of support in the court. Even if he was impeached by his uncle, he was not believed by the cabinet. What can be done?" Governor Wang sighed.
Wen Rensheng smiled.
This is the internal bureaucratic relationship of Ming Dynasty.
Effect each other.
Look for each other’s backers.
It does not rely on reason and discipline, but on factions and money.
How can we remain undefeated if this continues?
If he wanted to deal with Wu Xunjian, he still needed to find another way.
"In that case, it is better to leave it to the students and keep it within a few days, so that the security guard can stay here without shame." Wen Rensheng said.
“What do you want?”
“Just watch.”
Five days later.
More than a dozen men whose families were ruined by Wu Xun came to the capital and held a banner with large characters "Unjustly Accused" at various scholar guild halls...
Of course there were people behind them who arranged for food, accommodation and travel expenses.
In short, they were all selected by Wen Rensheng and were ready to sink their boats.
Another person crashed directly into a certain club.
Almost killed.
They cried to the scholars who came to Beijing to take the exams and complained that Wu Xun was extorting good people and forcing Jin gentry...
This matter became a big deal...
How did Wu Xun know that anyone could still do it? Play this trick?
These people did not go to the yamen to complain, but instead went to major halls where scholars gathered to complain?
This is it.
Now that there is someone in the court, Wu Xunjian, what he has to do now is to cut him off.
Because he has a bad reputation as a patrolman and is useless.
No official would believe that a notorious prosecutor could administer justice. There is justice in impeachment.
The emperor would not believe it either.
Not long after, the imperial court issued an edict to remove Wu Xun from his post and return to Beijing for questioning.
No arrests were dismissed.
The imperial court will not arrest a patrolman just because a few ordinary people cry out for injustice.
If it came to the Qing Dynasty, these common people would be beheaded.
That is to say, in the late Ming Dynasty, the emperor was weak and the ministers were also weak, and they were all afraid of having a bad reputation.
However, when they made money for themselves, oppressed the people, and annexed the land, they followed one after another and were not afraid.
They are not afraid of a few common people making trouble. What they are afraid of is that Shilin's reputation will be ruined.
(End of this chapter)