"I used to think you were a monk, but now I realize you are just an insidious beast wearing cassocks."
“Tsk, tsk, some people look human-like, but they are dirty and dirty behind their backs.”
Although the witch Ruonan let Zhu Pingan go, she did not give Zhu Pingan a good look for several days in a row, and even made sarcastic comments from time to time.
After all, Zhu Ping'an was at fault first, and he was embarrassed every time
Hua'er, on the other hand, defended Zhu Ping'an time and time again. He didn't understand why the demon Ruonan slandered her uncle again and again.
On the second day, after performing various ceremonies, Zhu Ping'an officially took office and received visits from government officials.
However, Zhu Ping'an was in charge of the military and was destined not to stay in the official office for a long time. He was even more rooted than Chu Xiong and others in the branch patrol. Therefore, although these officials were respectful, they did not follow Zhu Ping'an.
Of course, Zhu Pingan is also happy to see this.
After officially taking office, Zhu Ping'an discovered that the post of being in charge of military preparedness was a big hole, dark and big. Simply put, it was just like the line in the love apartment: not enough money, the actors have not been decided, and the script is not available yet.
Zhu Ping'an currently only has an imperial edict specially issued by the imperial court on "organizing military preparations", and nothing else.
There are no troops. Although Zhu Ping'an has the power to command the troops and command all the militiamen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the current situation is that there is not a single militia under the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Procuratorate;
There is no money or food. At present, Zhu Ping'an does not have a penny or a bushel of food and grass, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provincial Criminal Investigation Department currently does not have a budget for this.
There is no campsite.
No
There is only Zhu Pingan, a polished commander, and no one else. Zhu Pingan's most important issue at the moment is to solve these problems.
On the third day of rest, Zhu Ping'an went to visit Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu. Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu served as the admiral of Caojiang and the left guard of the navy army in Yingtian's left army. He was also in Yingtian's mansion. Due to emotion and reason, Zhu Ping'an should
Go and visit.
Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu did not live in the Dudu Mansion, but rented a large house in Yingtian Mansion.
Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu rents a house not because he cannot afford to buy a house. In fact, with the financial strength of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, buying a house in Yingtian Mansion is not a big deal. But because of the strong anti-corruption policy of Emperor Hongwu, Ming Dynasty regulations prohibit it.
Local officials buy houses in the place where they hold office. Any official who dares to buy real estate in the place where he takes office, regardless of the reason, will be punished with fifty lashes, removed from office, and all the purchased houses will be confiscated. The law clearly stipulates that "any official who is in office shall not be allowed to buy a house in front of his office."
Buy land and house in the place. Violators will be flogged for fifty years, dismissed from their posts, and the land and house will be put into official positions."
Precisely because of institutional constraints, even Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu, who was not short of money, could only rent a house in Yingtian Mansion.
Beijing does not count.
Zhu Pingan often hears colleagues complain that this system is too harsh, but Zhu Pingan thinks this system is very clever. In modern times, Zhu Pingan has seen too many corrupt officials corrupted by bribes such as real estate. Lawless elements
By giving officials houses or giving them large discounts when buying houses, this disguised bribery method has corrupted many officials who were not firm. Although the Ming Dynasty's ban did not eliminate corruption, it at least solved it.
Some corruption.
In addition to prohibiting local officials from purchasing real estate in the jurisdiction, the Ming Dynasty also prohibited taking local women as wives and concubines. The regulations stipulated that any prefecture or county official who married a civilian woman as a wife or concubine during his term of office would be punished with an eighty stick. The woman's family and the person who presided over the marriage
Even if they are guilty of the same crime, the wives and concubines are still separated. The daughter is married and the financial gifts are brought into the official position. This regulation is to prevent the official from marrying a local woman, and the woman's family will benefit from the official's influence, which will lead to more serious family corruption.
Of course, no matter how good a policy is, people will always take advantage of various loopholes in its implementation, but it is still much better than no policy at all.
Zhu Ping'an brought a greeting gift, came to the house where Linhuai Marquis lived, and presented a greeting note.
"Fifth Sister, you are here! What kind of greetings do you need when you come? You can just come in directly with me. Yesterday, the Marquis specially told me to come to the concierge and wait, just because he was afraid that the concierge would not know you. He told me that as long as you come,
I will invite you into the house immediately." Just after Zhu Pingan sent the greeting card, a surprised voice came from the concierge.
Then, a somewhat familiar person walked out of the concierge. It was Li Er, a young housekeeper from the Linhuai Marquis Mansion in the capital.
It turned out that the Marquis of Lai Huai had learned yesterday that he had come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to take up his post as the Prosecution and Envoy. Knowing that he would definitely come to visit, he specially ordered Li Erlai, who knew him well, to be the concierge and wait for his convenience when he came to visit.
"Uncle Lao is thinking about you. Thank you for your hard work, Butler Li." Zhu Pingan said with his hands in hand.
"We are all one family, why should I be so polite? Uncle, please come in quickly, I will take you to see the Marquis." Li Er bent down and said.
The house rented by Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu was originally a private garden, but was later converted into a residence. Although the courtyard area is smaller than that of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion in the capital, it also occupies a large area. The courtyard is exquisitely and gorgeously built, and the ground is dug.
It is a pond, and stacked rocks are made into mountains. Between the mountains and rivers, it looks like a fairyland. The living environment is much better than the building where Zhu Ping'an was assigned to the official office of the Procuratorate and Envoy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Zhu Ping'an was led into the mansion by Li Er. On the way, Li Er asked the maid in the mansion and learned that the Marquis of Linhuai was taking exams for the younger master in the study, so he led Zhu Ping'an straight to the study.
Examination of the younger master’s coursework?!
Is it possible that the naughty boy Rui Brother also followed Linhuai Marquis to Yingtian Mansion?! Zhu Pingan guessed after hearing this.
Zhu Ping'an and the two came to the study. Before they entered, they heard the angry voice of Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu, the sound of beating meat with bamboo boards, and the howl of the naughty boy Rui Geer like killing a pig.
With the distinctive howl, Zhu Ping'an knew that he had guessed correctly, and the naughty boy Rui Geer was indeed here.
However, is it just a test of academic performance? Why is there corporal punishment?! How did the naughty kid offend his father?
"Master Marquis, the Fifth Young Master is here." Li Er seemed to be used to this scene and went to knock on the door.
"Zihou is here, please come in quickly."
After Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu heard the report, he dragged his fat body out and walked out, holding a cane in his hand. He had just used it to teach the naughty child, and he had not had time to throw it away.
"Ping'an meets uncle." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands in greeting.
"We are all one family, so why bother with all this red tape? Please come in quickly." Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu patted Zhu Pingan's shoulder with his fat hand and invited Zhu Pingan into the study.
Entering the study room, Zhu Pingan saw the naughty boy Rui Geer. At this moment, the naughty boy burst into tears, had runny nose, and his shoulders were twitching. The two tears on his fat face were particularly joyful.
With an aggrieved and dissatisfied expression, his two fat hands were rubbing desperately, and red marks could be seen vaguely on his palms. It seemed that Brother Rui, a naughty boy, had just been slapped on the palms of his hands with a cane by the Marquis of Linhuai...