Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter58
Tian Wenjing had been in Kaifeng for less than three months, and suddenly passed the three levels of Daoist, Standard, and Fan, and moved directly to the governor of Henan Province, which aroused the jealousy of his colleagues in the whole province. For government affairs, the family members of the former governor did not leave the governor’s yamen. Tian Wenjing felt a little shy when he came here, embarrassed to be promoted to the court, and accepted the participation of his subordinates who were above him not long ago. The Yellow River collapsed last year, seeing that the cauliflower flood is coming, and it can be seen from the tone of the densely written criticism that Yongzheng seems to want to inspect the river defense in person—whether he is the governor or the magistrate, the current river defense is the top priority. Everyone must be punished, and as far as Kaifeng City is concerned, as long as it collapses, it must suffer first. In the 26th year of Kangxi, the yellow water broke the embankment and poured south. The water depth outside the city was three feet deep, and there were more than ten feet inside the city.Regardless of the officials and the people, they slept in the open in the city and waited for help. They were drowned, starved and frozen, and 8000 to 1 people died of the plague.Therefore, even though Tian Wenjing wanted to repay Yongzheng's kindness, he wanted to reform the old tax system, clear up unjust prisons, and reform officials to become the No. 300 governor in the world.He hired four masters from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, two in charge of criminal names, two in charge of money and food, each with 5000 taels of Shuxiu per year, and one Wu Sidao who was in charge of drafting memorials for himself, but it cost 100 taels of silver every year. .Not to mention that the four masters felt uncomfortable, even Tian Wenjing felt angry whenever he thought of it.But Wu Sidao was recommended by Li Wei. He recommended Nuo Min first, and then Nuo Min recommended him here. It can be seen that the relationship between this person and Li Wei is extraordinary. From Demi, he has long wanted to find a way to pay for this cripple who is always in charge of the alcoholic woman, but he has been hesitant to do it.The memorials written by Biansheng Wu Sidao have been followed every time, and sometimes there are words of encouragement - and they are really impeccable.Seeing that May is approaching, the upper station reported the water situation, there was heavy rain in Ganshan and Shanxi, and there was a lot of snow last year. This year's cauliflower flood is ominous. Tian Wenjing ordered to take out all the bank of Kaifeng Prefecture. The government envoy Yamen allocated [-] million yuan to recruit migrant workers.The reply from the vassal yamen was extremely polite, and the door was also tightly blocked:

Shangzi reported to Zhitian Master Wenjing: The constitutional order has been received, but on March 29, the Ministry of Household Affairs ordered Prince Lian Yun, Prince Yi Yunxiang and Shangshufang to order. The Henan Fan treasury currently has 19 million taels of silver, 100 Wanzhu will be sent to Nian Gengyao for military use at any time, 50 taels will be sent to Shandong for disaster relief (replenishment will be made up by the Ministry of Household Affairs in the coming year), and 130 million taels will be sent to Li Wei’s office to purchase grain (already distributed) to make up for the shortage of grain in Zhili, the capital—only Based on this rough calculation, only 39 taels of silver can be used by the treasury, and all of them will be allocated to Hegong in accordance with the constitution.Nian Gengyao was ordered to return to the army to pass through the border to reward the army, and looked forward to his lord's instructions on the strategy.That is to say, only 39 taels of silver can be given, and Tian Wenjing has to deal with Nian Gengyao's cross-border entertainment by himself!Tian Wenjing was so angry that his hands trembled and his face turned pale when he received this message, but although the vassal and the governor belong to the same name, there is only a half-level difference between them. In terms of basic qualifications, he is much tougher than Tian Wenjing, and he doesn't even look down on himself, the new governor who has just leapfrogged to the top.After thinking for a long time, Tian Wenjing had no choice but to go back to the West Flower Hall of the government office (the signing room in the main hall has been given over to Ma Jiahua to handle government affairs), and called four masters to discuss the solution.

"This year's peach blossom flood has broken one place, and Lankao has been flooded in a mess," Tian Wenjing said, staring at the two Qian Liang masters. Fame is a trivial matter. Long live Lord will also inspect the river defense in person. If something happens to the holy car, he will chop me into mud, and it will be difficult to explain to the future generations. Please, old gentlemen, please discuss, what is a good way, Just say it."

He was originally dark and thin. These days, he watched the river defense, dispatched river workers, and fought in the arena with various government officials all day long. He looked more and more dry and yellow. Unable to get up either, he leaned against the back of the chair and drank the strong Pu'er tea one after another.Two Qianliang masters, one named Wu Fengge and the other named Zhang Yuncheng, were both about 50 years old, and both held hookahs and snorted endlessly.His face was wrinkled and motionless.After a long time, Zhang Yuncheng said: "Dong Weng, the river watchdog discussed with us for half a day yesterday. If the 39 yuan can be allocated, it will be enough to reinforce the embankment from Guangwu to the provincial capital with straw bales. No matter what, it can't be done downstream. Make sure. But if the emperor wants to come, he will naturally go to Kaifeng. Dong Weng reported the situation to the emperor. Everyone knows the difficulties here. Maybe the emperor can approve a little money from the household department. This place in Henan is resolved every year. You, Dong Weng, took over this mess, and the emperor will never blame Dong Weng for the downfall." Wu Fengge sat upright in a black satin jacket with buttons and a pair of crystal sunglasses, looking calm and sprayed With a puff of smoke, he said with a smile: "Brother Yuncheng, the emperor raised Dong Weng to this position in one fell swoop. Brother, do you know how many people are jealous? Regardless of the upstream and downstream, as long as there is a collapse, the chief envoy, the inspector, and the downstream will be defeated." The government will swarm the ground for impeachment. So desperately, this year's cauliflower flood will also let it pass safely! It doesn't have 150 million silver, it can't be done no matter what!"

"Let's talk about it, where did you get the 150 million?" Bi Zhenyuan, a famous criminal master who was sitting on the side, said with a smile, "The war of the Great General in the West is over, so the so-called 'military use' is just an excuse, it's just to make things difficult for Cheng Tanaka. I don’t think the general will be able to use much money even if he crosses the border to labor. 5 taels of [-] soldiers and horses are enough. It is not urgent to buy grain. The yellow water is flooding. How about buying grain for disaster relief? If you live in this hanging river, it won’t flood at all? That’s why I think it’s necessary to refute the vassal’s stern reply, so that they have nothing to say. In this way, even if they don’t want to, the river embankment is opened. After all, they have to take responsibility—Tian Zhongcheng is the new governor after all, so the river in front of him is in disrepair, and Mr. Tian should bear the responsibility?” Yao Jie, a famous criminal master sitting beside him, said with a sneer, “It’s so easy to say, bro. Dude, take a closer look at the palindrome. They never said that I don’t give money in the treasury! You refute this message, not the vassal yamen, but Prince Lian and Prince Yi! Don’t talk about these two princes , that is, the group of prime ministers in the study room, can we afford to offend them?"

Tian Wenjing listened and thought, and felt that everyone had the same reasoning, which was beyond reproach. After thinking for a while, he asked Yao Jie: "In your opinion, what should we do?" Yao Jie is the youngest of the four masters. He was in his thirties, very trim, and when Dong Weng asked him, he bowed his head and thought for a while, tugged at the sky-blue solid gauze gown, opened the folding fan with a "wow", shook it lightly, and burst out a word between his teeth: "Excuse me!" !" Tian Wenjing couldn't help cheering up, leaned over and asked, "Who are you borrowing from?"

"Zhong Cheng, it is impossible to attack the feudal secretary," Yao Jie flicked back a slick braid, took out a handkerchief and wiped his shaved lips, and said frankly, "The emperor is cleaning up the deficit." , Borrowing treasury silver has violated the holy taboo, and it is absolutely forbidden. Tell Dong Weng that even if the Nisi yamen is rich, it is not in the mansion. Zhang Qiu and the others laughed at the troubles of adults, and when they got together, they immediately got 50 yuan!" Then, he took out a stack of bank notes from the bootleaf and handed it to Tian Wenjing, "Look! You have to personally Go to see Lord Neisi Hu, once Jinkou opens, another 70 million is nothing!"

Tian Wenjing was taken aback. He took the bank notes and looked at them. There were 3000 taels and [-] bills, and the least was [-] taels of leading bills payable at sight. There was also a note attached, which read :

Once the yellow water overflows, the people are in dire straits.Qiu was born here, raised here, his wealth and life are tied here, dare to cherish this thing outside his body and die in the yellow water as a miser?I would like to go bankrupt for the country and share the worries of Lord Zhongcheng. I respectfully donate this money, and I sincerely ask you to accept it for the river engineering!Sincerely, Zhang Qiu!Tian Wenjing was excited and excited, his hand holding the bank note trembled slightly, he stood up and bowed to Yao Jie, and said, "It's really difficult for Mr. Yao! There is Zhang Qiu in Henan who is a wise man who is loyal, fair, and generous. For the sake of the province of Yu! I want to ask Mr. Wu to write a good report to protect these people who are anxious and righteous, and please praise them!" After finishing speaking, he got up and said, "I'm going to pay a visit to Hu Qiheng, and then I will meet this group of people. Master official!"

"How about it!" Seeing Tian Wenjing go out in the middle door in a sedan chair for eight people, and the four masters returned to the flower hall, Yao Jie waved his fan proudly, squinted his eyes and smiled: "There are no doubts in the mountains and rivers, and the boat will go straight to the bridge." !" Zhang Yuncheng said: "I can't see that you are so young and so strict in handling things!" Bi Zhenyuan laughed and said, "I said, I haven't seen you these days, so I went to share the Lord's worries!" Zhang Yuncheng sneered He said: "Mr. Wu pays 5000 taels a year, should you pay more, or give you [-] taels?"

Wu Fengge, who had been sitting silently for a long time, pushed his glasses, chuckled and said, "Brother Yao, you only took out the banknotes from the leaf of your right boot. Take out the money from the leaf of your left shoe as well. Divide equally!"

"What?" Yao Jie was stunned, "What Mr. Wu said, Wansheng doesn't understand!" Bi Zhenyuan looked at Wu Fengge in astonishment, but without a word, Zhang Yuncheng asked Yao Jie: "What's in your gourd?" medicine?"

Wu Fengge stood up and walked slowly, with the betel-nut purse swaying around his waist, he sneered and said, "Our Shaoxing Master, there are two sects that divide money, food and punishment, and each has its own secrets. What about me? An uncle is a master of punishment. Son, he has two kinds of knowledge in one body - that is the official office, who is in charge of catching thieves and catching thieves, severing sentences in prison, and not making money from black hearts. Where can I get the money to sponsor the river workers? I also know a little about Zhang Qiu. Second, the Zhang and Cao families of Guide Mansion are both rich masters who hang the Qianqing brand. In order to fight for a piece of bull's-eye feng shui land, the lawsuits have ruined both families. Isn't Zhang Qiu the presiding judge? ——Hmph Don’t say 50, just tell him now that Mr. Tian wants to participate in him with [-], and he will take it with both hands happily! How about it, am I right?”

Only then did Zhang Yuncheng and Bi Zhenyuan suddenly realize that they couldn't help staring at Wu Fengge in admiration, and then turned their gazes to Yao Jie.Yao Jie laughed awkwardly, and really took out another big banknote from the left bootleaf, and said, "You can't lie in front of a real person, and I didn't want to lose this money. It's fifty thousand, and I'll take ten thousand." Four, the remaining three are divided equally, can it be achieved? This money is easy for them to earn. If you don’t take it for nothing, you don’t take it for nothing. Swallow it alone!" This sentence made several people laugh.Bi Zhenyuan said with a smile: "Be careful, the money is stained with blood!" Zhang Yuncheng said: "My late father was a teacher in front of the Huangdaotai in Huzhou, and he earned [-] to [-] a year. I want to be like Mr. Tian." A governor, at least [-] yuan, right? Who knows that three hundred is three hundred! What can that cripple, Niang Xipi, do, five thousand a year! Memorials, reports, these official articles, my grandson can also write!"

"You can't mention this at Zhongcheng's place!" Wu Fengge said with a straight face, "Our three hundred is 'three hundred', and sooner or later they will turn against each other! I heard that he and Zhongcheng had an earlier talk, and when he became governor, it would be only eight thousand a year. Eight thousand! We also recognized it with a smile on our faces. Tian Zhongcheng is dedicated to serving the emperor at this moment, not a money grabber. We have to serve him along this line of thought. Sooner or later, he will sink into the water and cannot extricate himself before he can make money! Just as he was speaking, he saw Wu Sidao holding his crutches, followed by two young servants. The wind swayed Yangliu and entered the second gate, so he stopped, stepped in, bowed and smiled, and said, "Brother Jing! His face is full of red light, You are so energetic! Where did you go to drink today?" Wu Sidao put up his crutches and cupped his hands to return the gift, and said with a smile: "Today is the Buddha Bathing Festival. I am a Confucian student, so I didn't believe in these things, but my two aunts insisted on going Xiangguo Temple, I went with them to see the excitement. They went back to Baofu’s house to wash the bronze Buddha. I took a small sedan chair and went to the Yellow River embankment to have a look. I met an old friend and had dinner in the hotel for a while Wine, just came back now—Where is Dong Weng? Aren't you discussing matters today?" Wu Sidao said and looked at everyone.He was originally disabled and weak, but he often went out for outings these days, and he was probably in a good mood, and he had drunk again, his complexion was dark and blush, his eyes were bright, and he looked radiant.

None of the few were convinced by this "chief master" whose annuity was twenty times higher than their own. Hearing his words became more and more unhelpful: Our "300 taels" are here to have a hard meeting with the chief officer to discuss plans to control the river. This "8000 taels" brings beauty vanilla for outings and wine!Thinking to myself, everyone has secretly benefited, and they have decided not to choose right and wrong and not to cooperate, and they all smiled and greeted Wu Sidao.Bi Zhenyuan said with a smile: "We discussed the river project for a while, Mr. Tian took a sedan chair to go to the Yamen of the Sisi, and went to visit Hu Qiheng."

(End of this chapter)