Wu Shigong's face was ashen as he listened to Zhang Xuebin settling accounts. Zhang Xuebin was holding an official document sent by someone from the Bingbei Road Yamen. This official document contained the detailed accounts of Runing Camp's military pay for one year.
After the Runing Camp was formally established this time, according to the court rules, the Runing Camp should be given a year's military pay. Wu Shigong also knew that this military pay would definitely be insufficient. However, Wu Shigong still believed that he could always get five percent of the military pay.
To 70%. This is more than 10,000 taels of silver, and it is also a considerable subsidy to Wu Shigong.
However, in the military pay list that came through the Bingbei Dao Yamen this time, the number of military pay was much lower than Wu Shigong's estimate. The other deductions were just seven or eight deductions. The most annoying thing is that the military pay in the Ming Dynasty was paid according to
Calculated in ten months. This is a bit funny. Did the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty not have to eat for two months?
If some of the other deductions were bad rules in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, even if they suffered a loss, Wu Shigong was prepared and just passed by with his nose pinched. However, the Bingbei Dao Yamen was issuing military pay to the Runing camp.
, and deducted more than 3,800 taels of silver as the money and food paid by the Thousand Household Office that Wu Shigong was acting for last year. This approach was a bit excessive.
Not to mention that Wu Shigong spent most of the last year in King Qin, nor did he mention that Wu Shigong had been transferred to the garrison of Runing Mansion after returning to Henan. Even if Wu Shigong and Tao Xin were the same family, Wu Shigong should have helped Tao Xin pay for the food.
.However, the more than 3,800 taels of silver collected by Bing Bei Dao was a bit too much.
You know, there was a severe drought in Henan last year, so the money and grain that thousands of households should have to pay should be reduced or reduced. However, the Bingbei Road Yamen not only did not reduce or reduce the amount, but also collected a lot more.
You must know that what thousands of households turned in was money and grain, and the grain they turned in accounted for the vast majority. But the Bingbei Road Yamen converted all the grain into market prices and exchanged it for silver to collect it. But the current grain price is
How high is it? With this calculation, Wu Shigong would have to pay nearly two thousand taels more in vain.
But the mute couldn't bear the loss. Even if he tried to reason, he had nowhere to say it. If Wu Shigong wanted to argue with the Bingbei Dao Yamen, maybe the Bingbei Dao Yamen just went along with the situation and withheld all the more than 6,000 taels of silver.
The euphemistic saying is: wait until the accounts are settled before issuing them.
Wu Shigong had also been involved in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for such a long time. He knew that this approach must be very inconsistent with the rules of the officialdom. Therefore, Wu Shigong asked Zhang Xuebin: "We here prepare the rules for Li Bing every year.
Have you sent it?"
Zhang Xuebin was also very puzzled by the behavior of the Bingbeidao Yamen. He replied: "They are all delivered according to the official regulations?"
Wu Shigong thought about it carefully and found that he had never offended Li Bingbeidao in other places! He had no choice but to ask again when he had the opportunity in the future. And this time, he would have suffered the same loss.
Therefore, Wu Shigong then ordered: "Mr. Zhang, please take your official seal and go to Kaifeng Mansion. Get our military pay back."
What Wu Shigong didn't know was that after Zhang Xuebin came, the routine was to give Li Bingbei Dao enough. But when Wu Shigong first took office, Wu Shigong was willing to pay the money and food of the Qianhu Office, but was not willing to give Li Bingbei Dao routine.
, but Li Bingbeidao has always been worried about Wu Shigong.
You know, Li Bingbeidao was able to force Tao Xin's father to death because of money and food issues, which shows that he is definitely not a man of great courage. Li Bingbeidao really did it this time: a gentleman's revenge is never too late in three years!
After Zhang Xuebin left, Wu Shigong felt very depressed. Although Wu Shigong seemed to be very beautiful to outsiders, Wu Shigong felt very lonely deep down in his heart.
No one understood him, no one helped him, and it was difficult for him to move forward in the officialdom, and he would encounter some obstacles from time to time. To be honest, Wu Shigong really didn't want to travel back in time, knowing that the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed. Otherwise
If so, at least he can still maintain the mentality that ignorance is bliss.
Unknowingly, Wu Shigong walked outside. When Yang Rusong and other guards saw Wu Shigong coming out, they all gathered around and waited for Wu Shigong's arrangements. Wu Shigong jumped on the horse and told them: "Go for a walk with me.
"
Wu Shigong rode his horse out of the city and walked aimlessly on the road. Suddenly, a group of people carrying a sedan came to welcome the bride. Wu Shigong and the others reined in their horses and let the people waiting on the side of the road give way first.
But when the crowd welcoming the bride passed by, the groom suddenly looked at Wu Shigong and shouted excitedly: "Master Wu." Then he immediately jumped off the horse, knelt down and saluted Wu Shigong.
The group of people saw the groom's behavior, and after learning Wu Shigong's identity, they all knelt down to salute Wu Shigong.
Wu Shigong quickly asked the guards to help the groom and others up, and then asked the groom with a smile: "How do you know me?"
"Sir, the younger one is from the second team of the 700th Army. The younger one's name is Yang Qi. Today, the younger one is getting married." Then, the groom pulled the two people around him and introduced to Wu Shigong: "
This is my younger brother Yang Wu, and this is my younger brother-in-law Quan Dashan. They are all your soldiers."
"Okay! Okay! I won't delay your auspicious moment. Rusong, please give it to the newlyweds with twenty taels of silver. I wish you a long life together!"
Seeing the newlyweds walking happily, Wu Shigong's mood became much brighter. The things he did were worth it. At least these people who were originally struggling with death could live a new life.
When He Fei saw that Wu Shigong's mood improved, he quickly went to Wu Shigong's side and flattered him: "Master, I mean you have a Bodhisattva heart. Outside, soldiers are almost the same as beggars. None of us eat well and drink spicy food every day."
, and have sufficient military pay. I heard that people around here are rushing to find our soldiers as their sons-in-law."
"I didn't see it, but your glib tongue has improved." Wu Shigong joked with He Fei with a smile. Then Wu Shigong asked He Fei: "I have something to ask you. How are the Changlin family doing these days?
?”
Wu Shigong promised to take care of Wei Changlin's family at that time, but because Wei Changlin's family had a widow, Wu Shigong could not come forward in person. And Wei Changlin's daughter-in-law was unwilling to leave Henan and go to Wei Changlin's home in Beijing.
So Wu Shigong allocated money from the inner house as living expenses for Wei Changlin's family, and asked the daughter-in-law of Wei Changlin's good friend He Fei's family to care about the situation of Wei Changlin's family.
"With the master's care, their family's food and clothing will definitely be in good condition."
"Alas! The Changlin family became widowed at a young age. No matter how good their life is, it won't be much better. If the Changlin family wants to remarry, don't stop it. Wait until the Changlin child grows up.
, I will raise him myself.”
He Fei quickly nodded in agreement.
At this time, Wang Mi was also looking at a letter with a livid face. This was a letter written by the head of the Qi family to Wang Mi personally. In the letter, the head of the Qi family scolded Wang Mi like a bastard.
When Wu Shigong beat Mr. Qi in Zuihua Tower, and later stole Manling, which was the favorite of Mr. Guan, the salt transport envoy, the head of the Qi family finally learned about the feud between Wang Mi and Wu Shigong.
However, after the head of the Qi family inquired about Wu Shigong's background, he was unwilling to let the Qi family and Wu Shigong directly conflict. In the view of the head of the Qi family, Wu Shigong just wanted some salt, which the Qi family could completely supply.
.There are no irreconcilable conflicts between the two parties.
The reason why there is such a stalemate now is that Wang Mi's self-assertion destroyed the relationship with Wu Shigong. Of course, it is impossible for the Qi family to abandon Wang Mi as an apology to Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong is not like this now.
The Qi family couldn't afford to lose face to this person. However, the head of the Qi family asked Wang Mi to lower his self-esteem and find ways to make amends with Wu Shigong again.
As for Mr. Guan! As long as the Qi family does not lack money for Mr. Guan, the salt transport envoy, and they use some gold, silver and beautiful women to coax Mr. Guan, such a young man can be dealt with easily.
It should be said that the head of the Qi family is still very sensible. Under normal circumstances, the relationship between the two parties should be able to be reconciled. But what the head of the Qi family did not expect was that Wang Mi had not told him one thing. Then
It was because of Wang Mi's activities that the prefect Guan of Runing Mansion reported Wu Shigong's merits and mistakes to the court.
But to those high officials in the imperial court, Wu Shigong's affairs were indeed trivial matters. In addition, the attitude towards Wu Shigong in Guan Zhifu's memorial was ambiguous, so the imperial court quickly approved it.
The opinion on how to deal with Wu Shigong's behavior is that the merits should be balanced with the faults, and he should be fined one year's salary.
But after the official document punishing Wu Shigong came into Wu Shigong's hands, Wu Shigong was furious. The fine for one year would not cost Wu Shigong much. Anyway, the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was only symbolic and not much at all.
But this behavior showed the great malice of the Qi family towards Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong didn't know that the thoughts of the head of the Qi family and the thoughts of the Qi family's shopkeeper Wang Mi were absolutely different.