Shen Lie held the roster, and the cup of tea he had just picked up instantly lost its flavor. He felt his scalp was itchy and wanted to scratch it.
Not to mention that the shortfall of hundreds of households in Nuo Da is as high as 80%. Only these few old, weak, sick and disabled people are left. Even the money and food on the public account are only a pitiful two taels of silver.
Originally there were five taels of silver in the public account, but after setting up this table of food and wine for him to wash away his troubles, there were only two taels left.
This is all his current funds, this posture...
I can't even afford next month's salary.
"Okay!"
Before coming to Tongzhou, Shen Lie had tried his best to think the worst, but the reality was still much worse than he thought. It was clear that the team was about to break up.
This is reasonable. The staffing and authority of the East Factory, Jinyiwei and even the West Factory, which has long been abolished, completely depend on the Emperor of Heaven.
When the emperor was strong, such as during Chenghua, Jiajing, and even during the Tianqi years, the factory guards were at their peak. When the emperor was weak...
For example, in the early days of Hongzhi and Wanli, factory guards were basically paralyzed.
This is the two hundred and forty years of grievances and resentments that have to be said between factory guards and students throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.
Besides the Emperor, who is standing behind the factory guard?
Ming Dynasty Wu Xun.
So essentially this is still a civil-military dispute.
Who is right and who is wrong?
Shen Lie thought of that sentence again.
For every man who is righteous and slaughters a dog, there are many who are unfaithful and a scholar.
"Fine."
Shen Lie comforted himself in his heart. Although his yamen was a little miserable now, at least the establishment was still there and theoretically the authority was still there.
There's still a lot to be done with a little tidying up.
Shen Lie thought this in his heart, sorted out his thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Pass this on, I'll eat it early tomorrow morning."
Boss Wang Hu hurriedly nodded and bowed in response: "Yes, I understand."
As Shen Lie walked into the inner house with the roster and account books, he let the few guards he brought from the capital settle down, and then began to check his salutes.
Shen Lie doesn't have much luggage.
He took office lightly this time. In addition to a few changes of clothes, some silver coins that he carried with him, the most important thing in his luggage was a wicker box.
The long wicker-shaped box was opened, revealing the long and short muskets inside. There was a total of one long flintlock gun, three short flintlock muskets, gunpowder, and several blunderbuss.
Under dim light.
Shen Lie loaded several long guns and short guns with ammunition and placed them within easy reach. Then he lay down on the kang covered with mats and felt a little more at ease.
It’s a new arrival and I’m not familiar with the place.
It's better to be on the safe side.
So lying on the smooth mat, Shen Lie began to miss Jing'er and Yun'er again...
Shen Lie suddenly remembered Mr. Li Rusong's playful smile.
What Li Rusong was saying made Shen Lie's eyes dim. He said that brothers are like brothers and sisters, and women are like clothes. This was originally said by Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period.
Shen Lie felt that this was wrong.
When a person's authority is so great that no one in the world can control it, a single sentence can determine the life and death of millions of people.
Such as the emperor.
If there is any force that can restrain this person, it is this person's own conscience, cultivation, feelings of family and country, or family affection or love.
If not.
That person can only be a hero, not a hero.
He doesn't even care about family affection, how can you expect him to have a conscience?
Therefore, Liu Bei is only qualified to be a hero who seeks fame and reputation. He cannot be the master of the world, because the heroes in this world are all affectionate and righteous.
With this thought in his mind, Shen Lie fell into a deep sleep.
As night falls gradually.
The Tongzhou Pier, which had been noisy all day, gradually became quiet, and a large number of traffickers and hard laborers returned to their poor homes with exhaustion.
Then darkness enveloped the earth.
Early the next morning.
Shen Lie, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the sound coming from far away. He turned over to the ground alertly, picked up the spear at hand, and listened intently to the melodious ancient bell.
Someone is ringing the bell.
Wiped his eyes.
Shen Lie held up his gun and pushed open the door. It was not dark yet, there was no one around in the yamen, and several of his guards were sleeping like dead pigs.
Looking around, he saw a ladder placed in the corner. Shen Lie climbed up the ladder to the roof and took out the monocular telescope from his arms.
Look around.
Then I saw on the high slope on the side of the pass, canal transport soldiers wearing mandarin ducks and war coats ringing the bell, and the melodious bells echoed between heaven and earth.
There was a faint roar like a broken gong.
"Switch it!"
As the soldiers pushed the winch, the horizontal bar that closed the water slowly rose, but the densely packed large and small ships in the canal were seen moving slowly.
This picture...
Shen Lie's scalp felt numb.
So spectacular!
At this moment, he truly felt the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Half an hour later.
In the courtyard of Baihusuo, the sound of tapping the bows can be heard one after another.
"Wang Hu!"
"The mark is on!"
"Qian Gao."
"The mark is on."
I nodded hastily.
Looking at these crooked men, Shen Lie didn't bother to talk anymore, so he took out a small and exquisite money box from his sleeve.
Handing the money box to Wang Hu, Shen Lie said calmly: "These five hundred taels will be charged to the public account first."
Wang Hu was stunned and quickly took the money box. His withered face showed an expression of ecstasy. He blinked his small eyes and tears fell down.
Soon Wang Hu burst into tears: "Your Majesty, you are so wise!"
This expression and manner made Shen Lie stunned.
"Why?"
Shen Lie was dumbfounded for a moment, was this guy showing off his acting skills in front of him?
This is really...
Not to mention.
Shen Lie originally wanted to get rid of this sharp-tongued man who could only flatter others, but after thinking about it, he was a newbie and didn't understand the situation after all.
Shen Lie felt that he should be more cautious, so he asked about this guy's background first.
This is a serious inquiry.
Wang Hu's expression was straight and he said proudly: "Thousands of families have seen it clearly, and I bid my uncle as king, and my uncle as Zhengyi. My cousin will inherit the honor, and he will be the new uncle hereditary."
Shen Lie was confused when he heard this.
This guy's cousin is actually an uncle from the Ming Dynasty?
But who is Xin Xinbo?
never heard of that.
Then Wang Hu said respectfully: "The ancestor under the mark is...Mr. Yangming."
Finished speaking.
Shen Lieren was dumbfounded. It took him a long time to ask suspiciously: "Who?"
Shen Lie, who was a little dumbfounded and confused, thought about it in his mind.
This guy’s cousin turned out to be Wang Yangming, Wang Shouren, and Mr. Yangming, so his cousin Xinjian Bo Wang Chengxun is Wang Yangming’s grandson?
Shen Lie's mouth opened slightly.
People are numb.
a long time.
Shen Liecai asked again: "Is your ancestor really Mr. Yangming?"
Wang Hu nodded firmly: "Yes."
Shen Lie was speechless.
Okay!
The Ming Dynasty also had too many nobles. In his own yamen, a boss of Dongchang turned out to be a descendant of Wang Yangming.
Although they are just cousins, they are really scary!
Shen Lie thought for a while and then asked: "Then where is your cousin Xin Xinbo employed now?"
Wang Hu hurriedly said respectfully: "Replying to Master Qianhu, my cousin, Uncle Xinjian, is the deputy commander-in-chief of the water transportation commander's yamen."
