Wanli Xinming

Chapter 220 The Two Character Classic

In August of the ninth year of Wanli, Shandong scholar Wang Peng traveled thousands of miles with his wife and three children, and finally arrived at Kainan, the capital of Bagan Province.

Wang Peng's family came with the Ming army who switched defenses, so there is no need to elaborate on the sufferings along the way.

He arranged for his family, and when he arrived at the governor's yamen under the escort of a small team of Ming troops, he saw that the yamen was a building complex covering an area of ​​about ten acres.

Before Wang Peng entered the official residence, he was followed by a staff member of the governor surnamed Qi standing at the door.The aide led Wang Peng up the steps, and introduced: "Because the ground is damp, the house can only be built high. Don't look at the front of this official residence is full of stone steps, the back is full of wooden pillars, and the bottom is empty."

Wang Peng had also seen this kind of building when he came all the way to the south, and nodded to show his understanding.When he reached the entrance of the official hall, Mr. Qi motioned Wang Peng to take off his shoes.

Because he was going to meet Shangguan, Wang Peng was wearing official boots, which was full of sweat at this time.As soon as he took off his shoes with a blushing face, the sour smell hit his forehead.

Seeing him embarrassed, Mr. Qi waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay, Mr. Cai doesn't care about this. You can wear cloth shoes or sandals in the future. These official boots cannot be worn in Myanmar."

While speaking, the two entered the official hall.Wang Peng saw that the official hall was covered with golden mats, with a circle of rattan chairs on the edge. Except for the table in front of the governor, which was of a domestic style, the rest of the wood carvings and ornaments had nothing to do with the domestic official halls.

The governor of Bagan is called Cai Yingyang, but he has been promoted three levels from the prefect.On this occasion, I met Wang Peng, and my face was full of spring breeze.Without waiting for him to pay homage, he supported him and said, "We don't like this kneeling ceremony here. Magistrate Wang has worked hard all the way, sit down, sit down."

After he finished speaking, he asked Wang Peng, "Does Brother Wang like to sit on the floor or on a chair?" After speaking, he pointed to the rattan chair leaning against the siding and made a gesture.

Although the governor did not ask him to kneel, Wang Peng still bowed and saluted, and replied, "Xiaoguan listens to your lord."

Cai Yingyang was just polite and sat down on the soft cushion on the floor.Wang Peng wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down on a cool pad made of bamboo.

Governor Cai sighed: "Hey, the old man arrived half a year earlier than you, and I'm still not used to the customs here. - Come on, serve tea!"

The accompanying staff ordered to go down, and then came in a row of girls with slightly dark faces, some holding small tables, some holding teak tea trays, and knelt down to serve them drinking tea.

Cai Zhifu smiled and said: "Although this place is barren, and the prosperity is incomparable to that of the country, there are many women, and there are many good trees. This woman is nothing to see. But the wood is good-Brother Wang, please look, we are sitting under the mat and This building is made of teak wood."

Wang Peng listened to this old man's unreasonable words, and he is still chatting, wondering in his heart.Accompanying him with a smile: "What the lord said is that this yamen is also unique."

Governor Cai laughed and said: "No way, it's hot and humid here, you can't live without living upstairs! It used to be the home of a toast, and it was cleaned up to become the governor's yamen."

Seeing that Wang Peng kept wiping off his sweat, he laughed again: "The two of us don't have to pretend to be polite, and we can't be polite here! Untie the official uniform!" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and started to unbutton his clothes.

Wang Peng was taken aback and was speechless.But seeing that Shangguan who was several levels higher than himself had taken off, he had no choice but to take off his official robe.Huh, as soon as this satin official robe was taken off, it was like unwrapping an airtight hot cover, and every pore in his body seemed to sing with joy.

The two chatted a few more times, and Governor Cai sighed: "We are in Bagan, there is a serious shortage of officials! This old man has been here for half a year, and the management of this place still relies entirely on the local garrison - Governor Luo said this is called military management. You It's the ninth magistrate here, and this old man is still an empty yamen." He pointed to the aides beside him and said, "It's all thanks to the help of Mr. Qi and the mess."

After speaking, he asked Wang Peng, "Brother Wang is a scholar?" Wang Peng's face turned red again, and nodded, "Yes."

Governor Cai slapped his thigh and said angrily, "Unfortunately! All of the people you have come here are scholars. If there is a person who is famous, the prefect and even the deputy envoy will be at your fingertips! Hey, I don't know when the yamen here will be able to set up."

After speaking, the governor stretched his neck and looked out the door, as if someone would suddenly be able to notify the domestic officials.He added, "I don't understand if the thousands of scholars in this country are stupid, so don't do it. Brother Wang—a smart person!"

Wang Peng could only reply with a smile: "It's really hard to leave the homeland. Don't be afraid of the adults' jokes. Before I came down, the grape racks in the family were not overturned. I had no choice but to bring my wife and children together."

When Governor Cai heard this, his eyes lit up.Haha laughed and said, "Wonderful! You and I share the same fate! My old wife also came along, saying that I was afraid that I would leave a wicked seed in this daughter's country - because no one spoke for the past six months, she almost suffocated to death."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Peng eagerly and said, "The old man has an unkind request, can I ask Guixian to stay here for a few days? It's fine to let your lady accompany my old lady to talk - or let her come to you. Just stay there for a few days."

Wang Peng was speechless after hearing this, and thought to himself what happened if I took your wife to my house.Governor Cai observed his words and expressions, and hurriedly comforted him: "This old man is 50 years old. My old lady is older than me. You don't have to worry about it. She is really bored, and she fights with me every day, so she is looking for a life and death."

Wang Peng saw that the governor had no authority, and was very close to him in his heart.Listening to his sincere request, he said helplessly: "Listen to the instructions of the adults."

When Governor Cai saw his promise, his smiling eyes were almost seamed.He said to him: "Brother Wang, don't worry, Governor Luo said that the most important thing for us is to set up this government. As for the assessment of money, grain and punishment, we will talk about it after three years. As long as you can support yourself, you can protect the garrison. Money and food, the rest doesn't matter."

Wang Peng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.He bowed his hands to Governor Cai and said, "Thank you for your sympathy. When the lower official is here, his eyes are darkened, and it is all up to the adults."

Governor Cai smiled and said, "There aren't many Han people here. How many of us are separated, can we still do things? Can you bring your own people?"

Wang Peng said: "Well, the lower official brought a companion and another staff."

Governor Cai listened and said: "Okay! It doesn't matter if there are few people, as long as they are Han people. You will report the names of the two to Mr. Qi in a while. Well, you can also do it for an official."

Wang Peng was stunned after hearing this, and quickly asked: "Sir, how can you be an official because you can't read a basket of big characters when you are a servant?"

Governor Cai waved his hand and said, "It's alright! I brought back the blank letter of appointment with an elephant from the governor's yamen, so you can count how many you have! We don't have anything here, including official hats! Treat yourself to yourself. What's the matter with a few petty officials? It's alright to let your companion learn to read quickly."

Mr. Qi also handed over to Wang Peng and said, "Brother Wang, don't worry, I was originally a scholar, and because I was impatient to be a county magistrate, I was the curtain in the Lord's Mansion. I didn't expect the Lord to directly give a lack of the Civil Affairs Bureau - the seventh grade."

Hearing this, Wang Peng wondered in his heart, wondering if he should let this fool Huo Lin send a letter back to the northeast and call a few more from Huojia Village.He guessed that if this guy Huolin could read, the sow could climb a tree!
After Governor Cai had chatted with Wang Peng, he explained to him: "Brother Wang came to Dagon County, and all he had to rely on was the garrison—well, I arranged for you to have sixty garrison troops, and two interpreters."

After hearing this, Wang Peng stammered, "Six or sixty people? What are you doing?"

Governor Cai laughed and said, "Don't be afraid—Marshal Liu has killed them all in obedience. These 60 people are enough for you. Let me tell you, Marshal Liu didn't kill people indiscriminately. They were all wealthy Burmese people." people, and killed them very cleanly.”

These words were bloody, Wang Pengrao was well-informed, and his heart trembled.Governor Cai continued: "There are more than 100 Han Chinese who migrated from the north in your county, and they also understand some Burmese. They are all landlords with slaves in their families—you have to rely on them to govern."

"The first thing is to organize the Burmese people to divide the land. Most of the Burmese people used to have a commune system before, which is said to be shared. In fact, it was all controlled by the chieftains and their close people, and most of the income of the poor Burmese was handed over to the head. People. As long as you divide the land fairly, it will be easy to hold the hearts of the people."

"Second thing, after the land is divided, immediately drop the security guards. Just remember one thing, there is no communication between the security guards. If there are offenders, they will be seated in full armor. They will keep the guards on their own."

"Thirdly, if all the people are managed by Han people, it is a taboo to separate people. This is a major taboo in governance. You can put a few key points, one is the soldiers, needless to say. The second is the officials, do you understand?"

Seeing Wang Peng nodding to show his understanding, Governor Cai said, "As for the trial of the case, you should follow the law of the Ming Dynasty, but don't be harsh. Basically, it's 'three chapters of the law'. Do you know the three chapters of the law?"

Wang Peng saw that he had no air, and became more courageous, and said with a smile: "Sir, the lower officials are also from scholars."

Inspector Cai was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed, patted his forehead and said, "Blame me, blame me. You don't know, your neighboring county is a fool. This guy came to me and made some sense, saying yes. Burma already has a commune system, so I have to restore the well field first, and then restore the ritual music - his grandmother's leg!"

Wang Peng was speechless after hearing this, and said with a smile, "I can't believe that there are still such pedantic people today."

Cai Yingyang said: "That's right, the old man scolded him. Then the old man asked him what books he read, but it was something that even Su Dongpo didn't know! Well, when you came, didn't the imperial court check? "

Seeing Wang Peng shaking his head in embarrassment, Cai Yingyang frowned helplessly and closed his eyes, sighing up to the sky.Then he smiled at Wang Peng: "Forget it, let's not talk about that disgusting thing. Brother, remember the most important two words, it doesn't matter how many Burmese you use as an official close to the people, the key to control is the word 'public', A 'cheap' word."

"The word 'gong' is easy to do. There is no township party here, and it has nothing to do with it. The Burmese people don't dare to provoke the Han people. Just be fair and let the Han people not bully them."

"Difficult, the difficulty lies in the word 'Lian'. The so-called "official for thousands of miles" is that, you understand. This is not popular here, please! The Governor's Yamen has an ICAC, and several people are stationed here; you also have two people, they If you don't do anything else, just stare at the integrity of your county - I guess there are spies everywhere. These people are directly under the governor's yamen - I can't control it, and you can't control it either."

But don't worry, all of Myanmar's hair growth is in the hands of the Governor's Palace and the governor's yamen.By the end of the year, it will be easy for each county magistrate in Bagan to pay dozens of times their salary - you can also use this money to keep your money.Be sure to put a 'Lian' word on your head! "

Wang Peng listened with a smile and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I have been in business for several years and have quite a lot of money. I haven't taken this idea to heart yet."

Governor Cai said another good word, and asked with a smile, "I'm here to test you. The middle school hasn't done this yet, so why is this here?"

"Go back to the adults, but 'Lian Shengwei'?"

"Exactly! Let's use less to control more, as long as we achieve the words 'public' and 'honest', we can become a million soldiers!"

(End of this chapter)