After hearing Rensheng's instructions, the three half-teen-year-old children, the adopted sons, went to do some activities.

Children at this time were different from those of later generations.

Each one of them can survive the hard life of a refugee. Without a little bit of shrewdness, it would be impossible for them to survive.

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 the cover-up?

This is 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 much you try to cover it up.

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 eating appearance is 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, businessmen have some kind of background, or they rely on money to build a background.

The problem is that this guy, relying on his status as a patrol officer, doesn't follow the rules at all and just takes the hard way.

Many officials were also afraid that he would impeach them, so it was better to do less than to do more and not say a word.

Anyway, Yanghe is close to the northern border, and trade is developed, 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.

That's what ordinary people are like.

The northern border towns are bitterly cold, and water conservancy is not prosperous. It is impossible to survive farming, so the only way to survive is through business.

This is the northwest of Shanxi, and the Mongolian tribes are to the north.

It was also known as the Northern Barbarians at that time. The Mongolian tribes were very complicated internally. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, they were unified into 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 don't know.

As soon as we talk about it, it is said that the Northern captives are ferocious, good at riding and shooting, and often invade borders.

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 could tell clearly which Mongolian invaders were, and only a few officials who knew the military and the border generals who often fought with the Mongols knew 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 once he came out.

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 breath.

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 like they are going crazy to get a handful.

As for choosing Xie Changgeng, it was also because the other party'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, I 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 a property worth 10,000 yuan is very small.

There are definitely many in a context like the 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 money.

Because there is often no way to buy land even if you have money.

Most of the good land has been snatched 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...

We have promoted a group of people who are honest and hard-working.

It was obvious that the atmosphere in the entire governor's office had 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 can still suppress their subordinates, accomplish great things, and continue to be promoted with the title of "capable officials."

[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on updates. It allows me to switch between sources and read aloud with many sounds. .huanyuanapp is available for Android and Apple.]

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, and not only could they not bear the burden themselves, but the court had to allocate more grain.

If you go in and out like this, your finances will be in serious trouble immediately.

And now Governor Wang, with Wen Rensheng's assistance in identifying people, can say that the effect he exerts is equal to 80% of Lu Xiangsheng's ability.

Why will the Ming Dynasty end?

Or the official culture is rotten, from top to bottom.

This includes the side generals as well.

If you are greedy for enjoyment, how can you, the landowner, have the heart to fight hard?

Every time I go into battle, I want to run away when I encounter headwinds.

Of course, there are a few who dare to fight tooth and nail.

As Wen Rensheng said, too little.

And most of them were mediocre generals. As soon as they escaped, the formation collapsed, and the brave generals and brave men were tricked to death. As time went by, no one fought to the death anymore, and everyone just competed to see who could run faster.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Governor Wang is preparing to do one thing now, to check the farmland.

If you couldn't do it before, it was because your subordinates were incompetent and couldn't support you.

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, the elders, and the ministers worried about the most was the provision 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 a good minister.
To be continued...