The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

In the early morning of the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of the Song Dynasty, Yangzhou City experienced a restless night, and finally ushered in the first ray of sunrise in the morning frost and haze.high-speed update

All the people in the city got up very early, even in the middle of the night, the big news of last night was well known to everyone, and people spontaneously flocked to the public notice boards of the government offices at the intersections, waiting for the notices posted by the government offices, because they heard the rumors After all, doubts cannot be cleared up. Although the notice issued by the government is not credible, there should be no nonsense on this important matter.

At three o'clock in the morning, the yamen servants came late, yelled to give way, and came to the notice board and firmly pasted the huge notice with the magistrate's seal on the notice board; The geese stretched their necks to look at the notice. Most people couldn't read and couldn't see why.

"Brother Tolerance, what happened last night? There was a whole night of commotion, and horseshoes were ringing in the street all night..." someone asked.

"No, isn't it all written on it?" The yamen servant pointed to the notice with a look of disdain.

"That... the little one can't read, so tell me."

"Illiterate? Now you know the benefits of reading. Normally, when you see failed scholars and young masters, you all complain that you are at a loss. This time, you know the disadvantages of not being able to read a single character." The yamen servant laughed.

"Yes, yes, you guys know your mistake, please read it quickly, what did you say?"

"Forget it!" The yamen servant stared at the notice with his chest folded and folded his chest, shaking his head and shaking his head, and read: "To the fathers and villagers of Yangzhou: In the prosperous and prosperous age of the Song Dynasty, today I am benevolent, righteous and prosperous, and under the mighty grace of the emperor, there is no way to hide my obstinacy; I found out that the owner of Yangzhou Longhumen Martial Arts Hall, Feng Zuo Jingyao, was originally a bandit in the Northwest, who committed countless murders. He fled to Yangzhou and concealed his name for sixteen years. Occupying dozens of prosperous shops, hoarding important supplies of the imperial court, bullying the market, and making a lot of money for the country; and together with his disciples, he committed more than ten murders in my Yangzhou mansion.

"Su Jin, the special envoy of grain affairs of the imperial court, was ordered by the emperor to come to Yangzhou to handle the matter of grain relief. He found some clues while investigating the grain affairs, so he and Song Xiang, the prefect of Yangzhou, carefully investigated and collected evidence, and finally found out Feng Jingyao's details. And all kinds of crimes, and on the night of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, all the culprits and colluding officials were arrested, so as to eliminate the harm for the people of Yangzhou. I hereby announce to the people of the whole city that anyone who has been poisoned by Feng Jingyao Citizens can go to the government office to file for the record, and the magistrate's office will grant the review on the [-]th day of the ninth day of the lunar new year, and we will not wait when it is overdue!"

After the yamen servant finished reading the notice, he turned around and said, "Did everyone understand?"

The common people began to discuss like a frying pan: "It really is Feng Huo, this guy is a bandit, no wonder..."

"Unexpectedly, this villain will have today. Now my uncle who died can rest in peace. This guy sent someone to buy the tea shop at Caishikou in Xicheng forcibly, and the price was only [-] guan. Uncle's life's hard work was ruined by this guy." It's..."

Someone said: "Why didn't your uncle sue the government?"

"Why didn't you sue him? Uncle went to file a complaint, but was beaten up by the Criminal Division and thrown out, saying that my uncle received money from others, it was a fair transaction, and he regretted it later because he was a troublemaker, pity my uncle In a fit of rage, he hanged himself and ended up at a dead end, now uncle can be regarded as resting in peace."

The yamen servant said: "It is stated in the notice that Song Zhifu and Su Special Envoy will sit in the hall to accept the case today and tomorrow. If you have any grievances, just go."

The common people shouted one after another: "Go to the government office and file a complaint. Now the sky is sunny in Yangzhou."

"Let's go together, old man, I also want to see Special Envoy Su. The notice clearly states that if it wasn't for him, who would dare to touch Feng Huhu?"

"You're right, Su Qingtian is more courageous..."

The crowd chatted happily and gathered in the government office one after another.

……

Su Jin is not in the government office, he is leading people to deal with the aftermath, Pan Jiang has some skills, the two officials involved in the case who escaped, Su Jin, wanted him to search for them in the morning, but he insisted on digging the ground three feet in the middle of the night. came out; the only fly in the ointment was that Long Zhen still didn't see anyone, and he didn't know which corner he was hiding in.

But Su Jin is not in too much of a hurry, as long as he is still in the city, he is afraid that he will fail to fly, and Shen Tixing, who is the prisoner, has not yet been tried, and it is probably because of him that Long Zhen escaped.

But Su Jin is not in a hurry to interrogate him right now. He is leading his bodyguard Sima Jun to confiscate Feng Jingyao's property in various places in the four cities. Su Jin has to do such a thing no matter how hard and tiring he is. This is a big piece of fat. Ah, so many officers and soldiers who died in battle need to be compensated, as well as the fifty precious war horses, and the rewards I promised to the soldiers and imperial troops who participated in this operation. Although these were casual promises at the time, they were all for Cashed in, where did the money come from?Ask the court?I'm afraid it will cost less than a penny.

"Self-reliance, hard work." Su Jin shouted slogans to cheer himself up. The court didn't pay for it, so did it pay for it?There is no door. Once Feng Jingyao's family property is reported, he will never want to come back, so Su Jin would rather do it himself.

Of course, in Song Xiang's eyes, the Su Boss didn't know the seriousness, let the prisoner not be interrogated, and the evidence was not collected, but went to do what the officials should do. It is really confusing; Su Jin naturally laughed at the wind in his ears.

The harvest is huge and inspiring. The family business that Feng Jingyao has accumulated over the past ten years can be described as priceless. Just the houses and pavements, an alley three miles from the north entrance, and dozens of prosperous shops in various floors in the four cities. The total value is 600 million guan. In addition, all kinds of goods in the shop, several secret rooms where money is hidden, and more than 300 million guan in cash were found. There are also jade, coral, pearl, agate and gemstones, as well as all kinds of strange gadgets. No less than ten million.

Su Jin spends most of the morning in a sluggish state of smacking his lips. What do you mean there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people?What is a rich country?What is a rich man?Feng Jingyao is the one!I can't live without two pennies, but I don't know that other people have thousands of times more money than me. In front of Feng Jingyao, I am a poor little beggar.

While Su Jin cursed Feng Jingyao for his insatiable greed, he secretly ordered Wang Chao to take the companions of the Yan family to the Yuelai Inn in a carriage. The water-sacks were filled with gold and silver; so did the grown-ups, too.

Even so, in the afternoon, the discounted amount on the booklet was still more than 800 million yuan. After all, Su Jin couldn't take away the materials and real estate even if he wanted to.

Several women in Yuelai Inn covered their mouths and watched boxes of real money and other valuables being carried into the inn, each of them frowned deeply, deeply worried.

Rou Niang couldn't help but said: "Sister Yan, please persuade the young master, if he does this, it will be a big deal if someone reports it, and besides, the money is the people's fat that Feng Huo searched for, how can I take it home?"

Yan Biyun sighed and said, "Your son, you still don't know? It took so much effort to bring down Feng Huhu this time, if he didn't do this, he wouldn't be Su Jin."

"But it's not good to do so. I made so much money in Bagong Mountain last time, and I can't spend it all in a few lifetimes. What's the use of asking for so much money? I'm afraid there will be more troubles out of thin air if there is too much money."

Yan Biyun said: "A lot of money is not a bad thing, as long as it is obtained through normal channels, it really makes people feel uneasy like this, and I don't know what he thinks."

Su Jin didn't think too much about it. She was a poor person in her previous life, so why should she still be a poor person in this life?Feng Huhu's money turned over to the court?Su Jin, the official of the Song Dynasty, is not flattered now. If it is handed over, it may fall into someone's pocket. In this case, it is better to put it in one's pocket.

As for what kind of money is this money, is it going to benefit the people?If anyone said this in front of Su Jin, Su Jin would give him a big white eye.

"I still want to maintain world peace, save the universe, and capture aliens, but where is it my turn to do these things? Money is a good thing, and money can even buy lives. Keep money in case of accidents, in case the court is not benevolent Well, at least my family can use the money to ward off disasters and survive, can't they?