This man is about forty years old. He is tall and thin, with a sparse beard. His face is yellowish and malnourished. There is an unconcealed look of vicissitudes and fatigue in his expression. His clothes are also very old and old, and there are still a few exposed parts.
With his patchwork all over, he stands out among the masses like a chicken. Although his clothes are shabby, others can still tell that he is a down-and-out scholar, which makes everyone involuntarily keep a distance from him. After all, he is not "everything" yet.
In an era when "everyone is of inferior quality, only the money is high", the poor people at the bottom still have a deep respect for scholars from the bottom of their hearts.
This situation was also noticed by Pang Gang. He quietly asked Wang Zhidao: "Where did you find this person?"
When Wang Zhi heard his boss mention this person, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Sir, this person was picked up by the villain when he led the refugees out of Qingzhou City. At that time, he was already hungry and fainted on the roadside.
, it was the villain who saw how pitiful he was and gave him a few mouthfuls of rice soup to revive him. Then..."
"Then you tricked him into coming here?" Pang Gang interrupted Wang Zhi and asked before he could finish his words.
Seeing Pang Gang's half-smiling expression, Wang Zhi couldn't help but said anxiously: "Sir, how could a villain with a conscience dare to do such deception? He voluntarily joined the military, and the villain never deceived him."
"Okay, I believe you are ready." Pang Gang couldn't help but laugh, patted Wang Zhi on the shoulder and walked towards the scholar.
When everyone who was queuing up saw Pang Gang, who was dressed in official clothes, approaching, they quickly moved out of the way to reveal a space. Only the middle-aged man still stood there motionless.
Pang Gang walked up to the middle-aged man and asked with a smile: "Since you don't bow to me when you see me, it seems that you have a great reputation."
The middle-aged scholar bowed his hands to Pang Gang and said, "I don't dare. Wansheng Huayan has met hundreds of adults! It makes you laugh. Wansheng is just a poor and rotten scholar. If he hadn't been saved by your subordinates, he would have starved to death on the roadside."
Now, how dare you be so presumptuous in front of adults?"
Pang Gang thoughtfully asked Hua Yan: "I heard that you are willing to join the military and settle down in Wanghai Fort. Is this true?"
"Exactly!" Hua Yan said with a bitter smile: "Wansheng now has no food and clothing. If he doesn't join the military, he will starve to death in less than three days. How can it be wrong for Mr. Meng to love Wansheng wrongly?"
"Yes!" Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction. Although he saw that Hua Yan was dressed in poor clothes, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. He had a desire to keep him, so he said happily: "It is really a blessing to get Mr.'s help. In the future, Mr.
Just stay in Wanghai Fort. I am willing to give you my husband as a pledge. From now on, I will pay you my monthly salary in full without any deductions or arrears. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Hua Yan's face flashed with joy. He was already living without food and clothing. It was an unexpected joy to be able to work as a clerk after coming to Wanghai Fort. So he bowed to Pang Gang and said, "Sir, my subordinates."
Over a hundred adults!"
In ancient times, officials and officials were not the same thing. Officials were all appointed by the central government, so officials were called "officials appointed by the imperial court", while officials were "out of the ordinary" and were "recruited" by the chief himself. In fact, their status remained the same.
It's the people. In other words, bureaucrats are all "state cadres", but officials can only be counted as "work for work."
Their status is no different from that of government officials (watchmen, catchers, jailers, etc.), except that watchmen, catchers, and jailers may perform labor service or military service, while subordinate officials only provide intellectual services. Therefore, the status of subordinate officials is extremely high.
(often called "dog officials"), and their remuneration is extremely low (often not receiving a salary). In addition, there is also a rule that subordinate officials cannot be censors (supervisors), nor can they be admitted to the imperial examination. Officials and
Officer, one is in the sky and the other is in the earth.
But then again, although the official position is inconspicuous, their power is not small. In ancient times, there was a saying that "officials have a false reputation, but those who control the country are subordinates."
Officials in the Ming Dynasty were divided into several levels, namely, Cuandian, Si Li, Dianli, and Lingli. Zandian was the lowest rank among the officials. In the Ming Dynasty, it was very difficult for officials to be promoted. If everything goes well, you must have been working as a Cuandian for three years.
Only then can he be promoted to a secretary, three years to become a magistrate, and three more years to become the highest-ranking official among the officials. However, the official is still a low-ranking official, not to mention that the one given to him by Pang Gang is the lowest one.
Cuan Dian.
But Hua Yan is still very happy about this, because he will have a formal job from now on, which is definitely a good thing for him who has no food and clothing.
After taking a closer look at Hua Yan, Pang Gang asked Da Zhuang to bring the book, paper and pen, handed them to Hua Yan and said: "Mr. Hua, after the refugees finish their porridge, you will start registering them."
There will be a first and second register. In the future, the money and food account books will also be handed over to you for registration. As long as you do a good job, I will promote you to a clerk after recruiting people. You must do a good job and don't let me down!"
Hanging a carrot in front of the donkey pulling the mill so that the donkey can pull the mill hard is a timeless method in the officialdom. In later generations, Pang Gang was used by leaders in this way, and now he still uses it intact.
, but it seems to work pretty well.
Seeing the joyful Hua Yanxing taking over the book, Pang Gang breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had left some things to Heitie and Li Xian during this period, due to these two
He is an illiterate person, so he can only do the registration and bookkeeping matters himself. Pang Gang, who has been tortured by these things and has a headache, has long wanted to find someone to take over these tasks, but now he has finally found someone to take over.
Is there any reason not to make good use of it when you become a strong man?
Looking at the refugees happily drinking rice porridge with a smile, Pang Gang nodded secretly in his heart. Most of these refugees were young and middle-aged. It seems that after the seeds are sown, some people can be selected to start training. After all, time waits for no one.
The sooner the garrison troops are trained, the more secure Wanghai Fort will be.
He reached out and called Wang Zhi and asked: "Dazhuang, do you know if any of us military households or refugees are good at water and can fish?"
"Sir, do you want to send someone to go fishing?" Wang Zhi asked.
Pang Gang sighed: "Yes, now that there are so many people added at once, our foundation is weak. If we don't find something to fill the food gap, we will really run out of food!"
Wang Zhi thought for a while and said: "Sir, I guess there should be some. Although our Ming Dynasty has long issued a sea ban, there are still many people who secretly go to the sea to fish. After all, people who are hungry and scared will do anything.
Yes, I guess this shouldn't be difficult."
"That's good!" Pang Gang patted Wang Zhi on the shoulder and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Tomorrow you will start recruiting people to weave fishing nets. In short, it must be done as soon as possible. And you must remember
, we must not let them have nothing to do, our Wanghai Fort does not support idlers!"
"Yes, sir, I will definitely handle this matter properly." Wang Zhi slapped his chest loudly...