Chapter 1979: Seeing each other off on the same road
"Zihou is in a hurry, so I won't go on. To make a long story short, in addition to seeing you off Zihou, I am also responsible for the entrustment of the city's officials, gentry, and merchants. In order to thank Zihou and the Zhejiang Army for keeping his family alive,
Thanks to their kindness, they spontaneously raised 50,000 taels of silver and donated it to the Zhejiang Army as military expenses."
"In addition, they also raised 50,000 stones of grain and grass and donated them to the Zhejiang Army."
"I have taken it upon myself to issue an official letter in the name of Suzhou Prefecture to receive their donation. The silver was exchanged for silver notes. This is an official letter transferring their donations to Zihou Zhejiang Army. These are all the silver notes. Now they are returned to Zhao intact.
I will send someone to Zihou to deliver the grain and grass they raised to Shaoxing later."
Shang kept his words short and took out an official letter handing over the donation and a box and handed them to Zhu Pingan.
Shang Weizhen was so good at doing things that he accepted the donation on behalf of Zhu Pingan in the name of Suzhou Prefecture and forwarded it to Zhu Pingan in the form of an official letter.
In this way, it is equivalent to Shang Wei and Suzhou Prefecture building a wall of separation for Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang Army, taking away the huge risk of receiving donations, so that Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang Army do not have to bear any risks when receiving donations.
Even if some political opponents hold a magnifying glass and pick at the bones of the egg, they still can't find any problems with Zhu Pingan.
"Thank you Lord Shang for your care, and thank you to my colleagues and fellow villagers in Suzhou. Now is the time to use money, so I will not refuse."
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Zhu Pingan knew that after he took office as the governor of Zhejiang, the first thing he had to solve in order to eradicate the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang was the problem of money and food. It was the time to spend money, so Zhu Pingan was not polite and took over with both hands.
After passing the official letter and box handed over by Shang, I sincerely expressed my gratitude to him.
Now there are two thousand in the Zhejiang army, and each person is paid one and a half taels of silver per month. In one month, the monthly salary is 3,000 taels, and in a year, the monthly salary is 36,000 taels.
Calculated in this way, the fifty thousand taels of silver donated by Suzhou were enough to pay the Zhejiang army for one and a half years.
Coupled with the funding from the imperial court, Zhu Ping'an would not have to worry about the Zhejiang Army's pay for at least two years.
There are also grains and grass.
One soldier eats about one shi of grain a month, two thousand shi of grain a month, 2,000 shi of grain a year, and 24,000 shi of grain a year. Oh, and counting the war horses, the 50,000 shi of grain donated by Suzhou is almost enough for the Zhejiang soldiers.
The horse has been chewing for a year and a half.
Coupled with the grain and grass allocated by the court, Zhu Ping'an would not have to worry about the Zhejiang soldiers eating the grain and grass chewed by their horses for at least two years.
"Zihou, you are on your way, so we won't delay your schedule. I wish you a safe journey. I believe that with Zihou's ability, he will be able to make great achievements in Zhejiang. See you next time, Zihou will definitely make new achievements."
Shang Wei knew that Zhu Pingan was on his way, so he didn't exchange too many greetings. After Zhu Pingan handed over the official letter and banknotes, he handed Zhu Pingan off.
"I wish Mr. Zhu a safe journey and great ambitions." A group of officials also followed Shang Wei to bid farewell to Zhu Ping'an.
"Thank you, Lord Shang, and thank you all colleagues for your kind words." Zhu Ping'an returned the courtesy and thanked him.
After being sent off by Magistrate Shang and others, Zhu Ping'an and his party set off again, but had to stop before they reached the city gate.
The road ahead was blocked by ordinary people.
There is no airtight wall in this world. Zhu Pingan and his party set out to move. Neighbors and passers-by found out. As soon as the news spread, many people knew that Zhu Pingan left for Shaoxing today to take office as the governor of Zhejiang. In addition,
Up, just now Magistrate Shang and others were seeing each other off, and there was a lot of commotion. After a little delay, more people knew about it.
After learning the news, many people spontaneously came to see him off, helping the old and the young, and more and more people were eating pots and pans of pulp. The roads leading to the city gate were blocked by the people.
"Master Zhu, please stay. If the Japanese pirates come again without you, what will we do?"
"Master Zhu, please stay. We have paid for your food and soldiers in Suzhou. Stay here. Don't go to Zhejiang to be the governor. Please stay. We, the people, are petitioning, asking the emperor to appoint you as the governor of our southern Zhili."
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"Master Zhu, our whole family is grateful to you for your grace of survival. I saved this basket of eggs in the past month to help you and my wife replenish their health."
"Don't leave, stay, please, Master Zhu"
When the people saw the carriage of Zhu Pingan and his entourage arriving, they crowded over one after another and shouted to persuade Zhu Pingan to stay. Some used a basket of food to persuade Zhu Pingan to stay, some pulled the carriage with force to persuade Zhu Pingan to stay, some cried and shouted to persuade Zhu Pingan to stay, and some excited people even knelt down.
On the ground.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, thank you for your kindness. I will keep your safety in mind." Zhu Ping'an had to get off the carriage, raised his hands to express his gratitude to the people who blocked the road, thanked them for staying, and did their ideological work over and over again.
"My uncle is a very good official, but so many people are reluctant to let him go. They are crying and clamoring for my uncle to stay."
Hua'er, Baozi's little maid, opened the carriage curtain a crack and said with emotion when she saw the people frantically trying to stay outside.
"Giggle, aunt Hua'er, you still call me uncle, but you want to change your name to husband or official." Qin'er covered her mouth and laughed at Hua'er for calling her uncle Zhu Ping'an.
"Haha, if Hua'er is not used to it, just call him 'Master'." Li Shu squinted her eyes and smiled.
"Yeah, okay, please call me Master." Hua'er nodded repeatedly.
"I am such a good official. I have only stayed here for less than half a year. They are so reluctant to leave me."
Hua'er looked at the crowd outside who were frantically trying to keep Zhu Ping'an alive, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Of course Brother Zhu is a good official. Although he only stayed for less than half a year, he saved Suzhou City and saved their lives. They kept Brother Zhu in this way, not only because they were reluctant to leave Brother Zhu, but they were also worried that Brother Zhu would leave.
, other officials are not as capable as Brother Zhu and cannot protect them. Just compare the tragic experience in Jiaxing City next door." Li Shu saw it much more clearly than Hua'er and said calmly.
"Well, what the lady is saying is that I heard from Aunt Wang, the cook at the back, that Jiaxing City was occupied by Japanese pirates for a month, and the people there suffered a lot. The Japanese pirates killed tens of thousands of people, especially those from wealthy families.
, almost all the common people were killed, and all the valuable things in their homes were robbed. If you were not careful, the whole family was killed by the Japanese pirates, and many women were raped by the Japanese pirates. When the Japanese pirates retreated a few days ago,
, and also kidnapped tens of thousands of people from the city, most of whom were women."
"Thanks to the people of Suzhou, they met my uncle, otherwise they would have been the ones to suffer. Because the Japanese pirates came to Suzhou, and it was my uncle who fought desperately to save the city of Suzhou and hugged the hundreds of thousands of people in the city."
Qin'er remembered what the queen of the kitchen had said, and said with a look of sadness.