After the military meeting in the fortress, Wu Shigong immediately made arrangements to recruit four hundred new soldiers. The new soldiers recruited this time mainly came from military households in Qianhusuo, and of course there were also some young and strong people in the local area.
Wu Shigong simply did not dare to recruit the young and strong rebels who were captured by him. These young and strong rebels were still rebelling yesterday. Do they need to be used today?
In addition, Wu Shigong didn't know whether those people had any family members who were killed by Wu Shigong and others during Wu Shigong's suppression of the rebellion, so he was not at all concerned about the youth of these rebels. It was better to let them undergo labor reform first.
As for Zhi Zhi and Deng Qifan who were forced to stay by him, Wu Shigong would not let them idle around. Wu Shigong thought of letting Zhi Zhi teach his soldiers some martial arts from the Shaolin Temple, as long as they were able to use the seventy-two stunts.
Unexpectedly, Zhi Zhi sneered at Wu Shigong's proposal. Zhi Zhi was here to preach, not to open a martial arts school. Zhi Zhi was still running around spreading Buddhism every day. Wu Shigong could only do nothing to this little monk.
Deng Qifan's arrangement was a bit difficult. Fortunately, at this time, the guards from the capital wanted to send some letters back to the capital, but they were basically illiterate and could not read, let alone write. Wu Shigong simply gave up.
Deng Qifan helped write letters home for these guards.
This arrangement made Deng Qifan a little unhappy. Deng Qifan also thought that he was full of knowledge, but now he had to do what poor scholars do like setting up stalls on the street and writing letters, which made him feel very humiliated. Wu Shigong had to comfort him: wait until he finishes writing these
After writing the letter, we will arrange errands for Deng Qifan.
At this time, a scholar named Zhang Xuebin came to Wu Shigong. He was an aide Zhang Kehua had found for Wu Shigong in his clan after he returned to his hometown in Shaoxing.
Zhang Xuebin is nearly forty years old. In Shaoxing, an area with fierce competition for the "college entrance examination", it is basically impossible to take the imperial examination. Therefore, this time he came to Wu Shigong for an internship as a master.
Why do you say that? Because of his family background, Zhang Xuebin has a solid grasp of the master's theoretical knowledge. However, he has never worked in any yamen, so his practical ability is somewhat lacking.
And Zhang Kehua thought of Wu Shigong. There was basically no complicated work here. In addition, the relationship between the Xue Mansion and the Zhang family was relatively close. Wu Shigong would always take care of Zhang Xuebin. So he asked Zhang Xuebin to come to Wu Shigong for an internship.
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Wu Shigong was very happy to see Zhang Xuebin's arrival. After exchanging pleasantries, Wu Shigong introduced the basic situation of his Qianhu Office and his plans to Zhang Xuebin in detail.
Unexpectedly, after Zhang Xuebin heard that Wu Shigong wanted his fifth brother Wu Shiwen to be the magistrate of this county, he said to Wu Shigong: "My boss, your idea is completely wrong."
"Why?" Wu Shigong was very confused.
Zhang Xuebin said: "There are rules in the imperial court, and brothers will not be allowed to serve in the same county."
After listening to Zhang Xuebin's words, Wu Shigong was completely confused as if he was hit by a thunderbolt from the blue. Because Zhang Xuebin's statement was not reasonable, but quite reasonable.
Just think about it and you will understand. No boss would arrange for a pair of brothers to serve as officials in a county. If that arrangement were made, wouldn't that county become an independent kingdom? Even in modern times,
Or is it stipulated that several leaders of a unit cannot be held by relatives?
It is not that Wu Shigong did not understand this truth. In modern times, he basically followed this principle to arrange his subordinates. However, Wu Shigong had never become an official in his two lives. Therefore, for this kind of arrangement of officials,
The basic principles always lack some sensitivity, so we make such a mistake.
Wu Shigong now had a headache. The official position of County Magistrate Qi was basically hopeless. At this time, Wu Shigong recalled the strange behavior of Master Ling, who was next to the governor of Henan, when he returned some gold ingots to himself.
Master Ling must have understood the rule that brothers could not serve as officials in the same region. But he deceived Wu Shigong into not understanding and still agreed to Wu Shigong's request. He also accepted Wu Shigong's filial piety.
But Wu Shigong now has troubles that he cannot tell. He should go to Master Ling for comment. But Master Ling has indeed completed all the procedures for the governor of Henan. You cannot blame him for not doing things.
Besides, you, Wu Shigong, don’t understand these rules, so why did Master Ling come to remind you? And in the end, Master Ling also gave Wu Shigong some gold ingots. It should be said that this matter was done quite authentically.
What's even more annoying is that Master Ling's approach has really overshadowed Wu Shigong's achievements. Although Wu Shiwen, the fifth brother, will definitely not get the county magistrate position of Qi County Magistrate, he will definitely get other awards based on these merits.
of official position.
But in this case, Wu Shigong is in some trouble. His merits have almost never been rewarded in the officialdom. Even the official position of Guard Mansion that was originally guaranteed has been taken away. Wu Shigong's move is a complete steal.
m. It can be said that I got nothing.
If that's all, forget it. Why has Wu Shigong recruited another 400 new soldiers? This does not mean that Wu Shigong has added such an expense out of thin air. And it is absolutely impossible to dismiss these soldiers as soon as they are recruited.
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Anyway, there is no need to think too much. Just endure the hard days. Wu Shigong calculated that if he adds the materials he seized this time, he can survive for about two years. Then we will see if there are any ways to make money.
Wu Shigong was also a person who could take things up and put them down. He had completely given up and completely forgotten about the official position.
And when the governor of Henan and relevant yamen at all levels in Henan submitted memorials about the suppression of the Holy Spirit Society rebellion and the meritorious persons to the court and Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen was very happy.
Compared with the She'an rebellion that has not been quelled for years, and compared with the sporadic rebellions in northern Shaanxi, the rebellion in Henan was quickly quelled in less than a month. So it can be seen that
It turns out that the officials in Henan are very capable and very effective in fighting.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen quickly announced rewards of varying sizes according to the list of meritorious personnel in the memorial. After the imperial edict of rewards was conveyed to Henan, the official circles in Henan were full of joy, except for the one who set up a memorial in Qianhusuo Fortress.
The first unlucky agent Qian Hu.
Wu Shigong's fifth brother, Wu Shiwen, got his wish and was restored to the position of county magistrate due to Wu Weizhong's activities. According to his "merit", he was assigned to be the county magistrate of a county in Shandong.
Because of the merits of his several heads and his brave pursuit of the rebels, Li Lu received honorary titles and certain material rewards from the court. In addition, the number of soldiers under the jurisdiction of Li Lu's garrison was increased to one.
One thousand two hundred people. The reason why the reward is so small is that Li Lu surrendered too few heads.
When Li Lu learned about it, he couldn't laugh or cry. If he had known this, Li Lu would have sold those heads to Jiang Youyi. Now Li Lu doesn't even want to do any defense in Henan or make any merits. He just wants to
I'm going back to the capital to enjoy my happiness.
Because of Dasheng's cover-up and because Jiang Guerrilla's activities were in place, Jiang Guerrilla did not receive any punishment. However, Jiang Guerrilla's family property must have been much less.
Because of the bonus of this merit, Qi County Magistrate was successfully promoted. As long as he went to the Ministry of Personnel to select officials, he could take office. Later, Qi County Magistrate went to Beizhili and became a state official.
Of course, Wu Shigong, who is hiding in the corner of Qianhusuo Fortress, must not know all of this. Wu Shigong has not yet had the awareness to take the initiative to inquire about the affairs of the court and the changes in officials. He also has no idea.
There is no such channel.
Qi County Magistrate did not leave until the new county magistrate arrived and took over a few months later. When Qi County Magistrate left, Yao Yuanwai and other local gentry held a banquet and invited the old and new county magistrates and the county's main officials.
Official banquet. It is a farewell banquet for the Qi County Magistrate and a welcome banquet to welcome the new County Magistrate.
Originally, in this kind of banquet, people from thousands of families like Wu Shigong could be invited or not. However, after all, everyone was in trouble, so they still invited Wu Shigong except for Yao Yuan.
But when Wu Shigong and the new county magistrate came face to face, they both shouted in surprise: "Is it you?"
The new county magistrate was none other than Yu Zilian, who was thrown into the Grand Canal by Wu Shigong. After Yu Zilian passed the Jinshi examination at Enke, he was arranged by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to be the magistrate of this county.
Wu Shigong's reaction was quick. He immediately showed a charming smile, waved to Yu Zilian, who looked as wonderful as he could, and said hello: "Hi——!"
After the banquet, Wu Shigong and Yu Zilian each returned to their respective residences, got into their rooms, and cursed in unison: "God, this thief, is playing with me!"
Of course God is not playing tricks on them. Arranging Yu Zilian to be the county magistrate here was deliberately arranged by the Ministry of Personnel. Although Wu Shigong's beating of Yu Zilian was finally settled, who among the officials did not know about Yu Zilian?
What about the conflict between Lian and Wu Shigong?
Another main rule in arranging official positions is that the bigger the conflict between the main local officials, the better. Otherwise, how can the court control the local situation?