There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 15 The Conspiracy of Demons and Snakes

In the next few days, Lin Feng stayed at the county government office to deal with the corruption cases of the arrester Wang Tongchun and the former military officer Qian Gui.

In accordance with County Magistrate Zhang's request to only question the culprits, not to expand the investigation, and to stabilize the county government as soon as possible, after arresting a few more people in a small area, he ended the cleanup and rectification of the county government's subordinate officials.

After all, the ancient county government was not like advanced governments with detailed division of labor and more management. Except for the tax collection of household houses, they had more power and had more power. However, all the officials were eliminated, and there was not much to investigate in other departments, except for some minor issues. Lin Feng didn't want to go into details.

After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Later, when organizing the house raids against Wang Tongchun and several other culprits, Lin Feng quietly opened a space and stored more than 600 taels of silver.

These few people didn't have much property, the total amount was less than 2,000 taels, and most of it was probably given to Ding Dianshi. It is not easy for Lin Feng to use his space to make too much money, otherwise it will easily arouse suspicion.

After handing over more than a thousand taels of silver to Magistrate Zhang again, Zhang Yingjie obviously felt that the money was much faster this way, and asked Lin Feng if he wanted to copy more.

When he heard Lin Feng say that other petty officials were very poor, they didn't have much money to raid their homes, and it would easily cause turmoil, he gave up in confusion.

Among the county government officials, unlike Ding Yingqi who paid more attention to the household housing, official housing, catching squad and other oil and water departments, Lin Feng valued the strong squad the most.

Although the Zhuang class doesn't have much luck, it has the largest number of people. More importantly, it is a force that the county government can directly control. Although the equipment is not very good, it can be replaced.

It is now the end of the Ming Dynasty, and peasant army uprisings are happening one after another in Shaanxi. Lin Feng checked the court reports preserved by the county government. Last year, Li Zicheng crossed Shang and Geluo from Nanshan and rushed to Yansui. He defeated the army in Luojiashan, captured the commander-in-chief Yu Chongxiao, and then captured Mizhi, which caused a great stir.

Because this area is Li Zicheng's hometown, he did not engage in burning, killing or looting. He even called the county magistrate and told him: "This is my hometown. You are not allowed to abuse my father and fellow villagers!"

However, it would be hard to predict if other peasant armies or bandits come over. The border troops relying on the Yulin Guards are sometimes worse than the bandits, so strong squads must be built to improve self-protection capabilities.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were too many examples of county towns being breached and county government officials massacred. Lin Feng did not want to risk his life here. Therefore, even if money is spent, the county must strengthen its military force.

After Luo Jingyuan, the leader of the third team of the Zhuang Squad, took over as the leader of the arrest squad, Lin Feng arranged for Fang Tiezhu to take over as the leader of the third team responsible for guarding the county government office.

This is also Lin Feng's skill in employing people. If he promotes the original team leader first, and then arranges to take over, he will definitely get his strong support, and the whole team will not reject him. Otherwise, if one person is forced to be the leader, it will be difficult to carry out the work.

Fang Tiezhu is Lin Feng's confidant, so of course he will receive extra care. Lin Feng gave him a priority batch of the swords and arrows that were collected at Zhao Guangqing's house last time and the weapons in the military warehouse. The more than 30 people in the third group of the strong squad immediately changed their minds and changed their spirits.

Once you have mastered the Zhuang Ban and the Jing Ban, you have basically mastered the administrative force of the county government. The other Zao Ban is purely for ceremonial purposes in the government office and can be ignored.

Su Shunian of Hufang was also promoted by Lin Feng. The main scribes have also been adjusted, so his execution ability must be strong.

There are no major problems with the other five houses now, and the county government's operations are finally back to normal.

In the evening, Lin Feng closed the door and went to the space to take stock of his financial situation. In this wave of anti-corruption operations, Lin Feng quietly carried out 1800 taels. The original balance he brought from Taiyuan was 510 taels. Fang Dashan and the others spent 110 taels on buying a house and recruiting people, leaving 400 taels left.

In total, I saved a total of 2200 taels. Calculated by purchasing power, one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty was worth about 800 yuan. In modern times, this would be a huge sum of more than 170 million yuan.

Although it is still far from earning a small goal, the first pot of gold has been earned, and it will be much more convenient to do something in Daming in the future. Dongding Mansion in Fugu City.

"Master Ding, are we just going to let it go?" Qian Gui, the former secretary of the county government's military office, said bitterly.

After Qian Gui and others were dismissed, County Magistrate Zhang found that the crimes were not serious enough. If he really wanted to be tried, he would have to apply for approval at all levels. In addition, Zhao Guangqing, the former clerk of the study, and Wang Tongchun, the leader of the arrest squad, were already dead, so he was not prepared. Make it big.

After giving the order to give them a severe beating, they were dismissed and that was it.

So today, Qian Gui, the old scribe You Kun, and a leader of the government officials who had been fired from the arrest team all came here, and the entire Fugu County government officials gathered here.

Of course, the plot convened by Ding Dadianshi to deal with Lin Feng could not be just a few down-and-out elements. There were also several heavyweights such as Feng Jingui, the clerk of the county government execution room, and Liu Pengsheng, the head of the Liu family in Dahu Dabao Town, Fugu County.

"Forget it, how is it possible? I didn't check for a while some time ago, and they were caught off guard. That boy named Lin is so insidious. Starting from checking the accounts, he persuaded the county magistrate to take down the household secretary Zhao. Fortunately, Zhao The officials understand the justice well and would rather commit suicide than betray us." Ding Yingqi said.

Everyone naturally knew what happened to Zhao Guangqing's death, but it was in their own interests, so they naturally pretended not to know.

"They think that if they control the county government, they can control Fugu County. It is too simplistic. What does the county government rely on to operate? Without money, they will go to the northwest. This Fugu is still in the hands of our wealthy gentry. Liu Master, do you think so?" Ding Yingqi took a sip of tea and continued.

"That's right, this world is originally governed by the emperor and the gentry. Without our cooperation, it is difficult for the government orders to go out of the county government." Liu Pengsheng, the head of the Liu family, said unruly.

"You Kun, was there any money left in this house before you left?" Ding Yingqi asked.

"Sir, I don't have much money left. If we can't collect the summer tax, the county government won't be able to pay wages in July." You Kun replied respectfully. He was very excited to be called to such a high-end meeting. He used to They all came from Zhao Sili of the household.

"Master Liu, we worked very happily together in the past, and we all benefited from it. Now Lin County Prime Minister wants the gentry to pay taxes according to regulations like Mudleg. If we don't get rid of him, I'm afraid we won't all have a good life." Ding Yingqi instigated road.

"If Ding Dianshi has any ideas, just let him know. We are such old friends. We must not let these outsiders get on top of us." Liu Pengsheng said.

"Principal Liu, you are the representative of a large household in our valley. I would like to ask you to contact other large households. Don't pay summer taxes and wages this time, and don't lend money to poor farmers so that they can't collect taxes. Naturally, the county government cannot continue to operate.

At that time, I will mobilize the people in the county government to raise funds. If County Magistrate Zhang wants to stabilize the situation, he must come to me. Then Fugu is still our world. "Ding Yingqi said this plan to cut off food.

"This is not simple. Nowadays, many large households do not pay taxes in various counties. Leave this matter to me." Liu Pengsheng said proudly.

"Then wish us a happy cooperation!"

"Hahaha, happy cooperation!"

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