A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 170
Behind Xie Xiuniang, the servants in charge of the mansion were gnashing their teeth. They had followed Xie Xiuniang in Jingbian Fort. How could outsiders say such things about his wife?It was said that a thick servant woman stepped forward, grabbed the chubby woman's bun, bowed left and right, and immediately slapped the chubby woman twenty times across the face.

Then she grabbed the enchanting woman's hair again, and slapped her twenty times.Everyone around was silent, Zhizhou Li Zhenzhen opened his mouth wide, and the young lady also turned pale, just looked at Wang Dou in surprise.

There was a whisper of discussion from below: "It deserves it, the two women gossip about their tongues, how dare they make arrangements for someone as good-behaved as his wife?"

"That's right, it's time to fight."

Mrs. Zhang Gui, the officer in charge, and Mrs. Tian Changguo, the chief executive, were taking pleasure in other people's misfortune. These two obsequious girls, relying on their looks, flirted with flirtatious eyes on weekdays. They have long since disliked them.Seeing them being beaten made me feel very happy.

Only Chen Yuwen, the official of Baoan Prefecture, and Li Ju, the ambassador of Beihuangcang, looked ugly, but the enchanting woman was Li Ju's wife, Liu Shi, and the chubby woman was Chen Yuwen's new concubine, Yang Shi.Their wives and concubines were beaten on the spot, and they also felt dishonored.

Wang Dou gave his wife a consoling look, then left with a cold face, followed by a large group of military officers.

Li Zhenzhen also frowned and glanced at Chen Yuwen behind him. His family education was not strict, his concubine talked nonsense outside, and his morals were not cultivated. If he was beaten by Wang Dou, it would be nothing. Even if he is Chen Yuwen's direct superior, he can't say anything , At the same time, he came to a conclusion in his heart, this Wang Dou is quite a protective person.

He snorted coldly and walked away.

Then Mrs. Yang covered her face, and when she saw Chen Yuwen coming, she said pitifully, "Master, you must be the master of my slave's family."

Chen Yuwen slapped her across the face: "Bitch, you ruined my good business, I'll deal with you when I get home."

Went away in a huff.

Wang Dou's prestige in Zhoucheng is growing day by day, Chen Yuwen is thinking about how to make friends with Wang Dou, but he didn't expect that his concubine ruined his great affairs.

In fact, her little concubine Yang is not very attractive. The reason why Chen Yuwen accepted her as a concubine is because it is said that this woman has the appearance of Wangfu, and marrying her can enhance his official fortune. Now it seems that Wangfu is not necessarily, Kefu It is possible.

Seeing the men leave, Mrs. Zhang Gui said loudly, "It's time to give out the porridge, let's continue to give out the porridge."

She came to Xie Xiuniang's side flatteringly, and said: "Madam, you are tired, let the lady come."

The refugees below, who were stunned, came back to their senses, chatting excitedly while continuing to line up to get the porridge.

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On the [-]th day of April in the tenth year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou's face was a little ugly when he sent away the Zhengfu Mingqi of Confucianism in Baoanzhou.

Sitting in the meeting hall, he watched Zhang Xuejiao from the Office of Officials in Baoanzhou City, as well as the pawns and officials from each house came in.In addition, Feng Dachang, Zhong Rong, Wang Dou's uncle Zhong Zhengxian and others who were transferred from Shun Xiangbao also walked on the other side.

Today, the amount of reclamation of wasteland in various parts of Baoan Prefecture has been fully counted, Zhang Xuejiao bowed to Wang Dou, and said: "My lord, the number of acres of wasteland reclamation in the whole prefecture has been counted, and the prefectural city There are 880 military households, 130 new households, 750 households, and [-] acres of reclaimed land, totaling [-] acres of wasteland.”

"There are 23 Tunpus directly under the jurisdiction of Zhoucheng. There were 640 military households in the past, and 720 new households. Each household reclaimed [-] mu of land, and a total of [-] mu of wasteland was reclaimed."

"Five forts, this fort, together with fifteen forts, originally had 720 military households and 820 newly divided households. Each household reclaimed 250 mu of land, and a total of [-] mu of wasteland was reclaimed."

"The Zhangjiabao Benbao, together with ten Tunpus, had 370 and eight military households in the original, and 460 and six new households. Each household reclaimed [-] mu of land, and a total of [-] mu of wasteland was reclaimed."

"Shun Xiangbao has more than 57 military households and 850 households, each of which reclaims [-] mu of land, and a total of [-] mu of wasteland is reclaimed."

"Up and down the city, there are 210 military households in the new plan, and 26 acres of newly reclaimed land..."

Zhang Xuejiao also said about the number of military households and the number of farmland they cultivated. Finally, he said to Wang Dou with a smile on his face: "Your Excellency implements the benevolent government of opening up wasteland and granting land. The Dingkou is divided into new households one after another, the Dingkou of military households under our Baoanzhou register has greatly increased, and the number of newly added fields has doubled several times. The city will be prosperous in the coming year, and this is all thanks to your lord!"

Several pawns and officials behind him also joined in one after another.

Zhang Xuejiao tentatively said: "My lord, can you make a record of the number of acres of the general's household and hand it over to the Heyou Division for investigation?"
Wang Dou said indifferently: "There is no hurry."

He flipped through the documents, and suddenly pointed to the documents of Wubao and Zhangjiabao and said to Zhang Xuejiao: "Zhang Lingli, are the numbers of military households and fields in these two forts really correct?"

Wang Dou squinted at him: "How did I hear that there are more than 1000 mu of newly cultivated land under Wubao alone that have not been registered?"

"Zhang Lingli, how do you explain?"

Zhang Xuejiao and the others were speechless, not knowing how to answer.With a loud noise, Wang Dou jumped up against the crime, and he shouted angrily: "Zhang Xuejiao, how many of you are so courageous, dare to deceive this official? Do you know what crime is for deceiving Tian Liang?"

From Feng Dachang, Fu Mingqi and other populations, Wang Dou has already learned that in the statistics of reclaiming wasteland, there are many hands and feet in various places, either concealing the separated households, or concealing the reclaimed wasteland. Those who reclaimed 150 mu of wasteland, but only reported [-] mu or [-] mu, they bribed the officials of the statistical documents, and the officials headed by Zhang Xuejiao turned a blind eye and closed their eyes. Manipulation on the document is the most serious situation in Wubao.

Although Feng Dachang and others were transferred to Zhoucheng, the military officials in Zhoucheng were still headed by Zhang Xuejiao and others, but they had no dominant power, but they could see what Zhang Xuejiao and others did. Wang Dou knew their every move.

There is also the land reclaimed by the households in Baoan Prefecture. The problem is even more serious, especially those landlords and gentry, who are unscrupulous in concealing the new household registration and fields. The households inside and outside the city are not under the jurisdiction of Wang Dou. Ignore it for the time being, it just belongs to the military field under his own name, and he will never allow such a thing to happen.

Under Wang Dou's coercion, Zhang Xuejiao felt breathless all over his body. His corruption was revealed. If Wang Dou was charged with deceiving Tian Liang again, he could imagine the consequences. Here, the cold sweat dripping down his face even more.

In each of the guards in the Ming Dynasty, there was an experience department or an official department. Generally, the guards were experienced, and they were the officials, and their responsibilities were basically the same.Different from hereditary military officers, most of the officials with experience and subordinates are civilian officials selected by the Ministry of Officials.There are six rooms under the Department of Experience and the Office of Officials, which are in charge of officials selected by the Ministry of Officials.

The experience and authority of officials are wide and extensive, and the documents of the guards, the grain and military salaries, and the income and expenditure of imperial documents are all under their management.However, due to the political setting in the early Ming Dynasty, although Experience and Officials were the supervisors of the Liufang, they did not have the power to appraise the performance of the officials under the Liufang. This power was in the hands of the officials in the guard.

Moreover, their monthly salary and office expenses are paid by the local guards. They are soft-mouthed and short-handed, and it is extremely difficult for officials to be promoted. Their performance must be judged by the officials in the hands of the guard. Now he has become the de facto staff of the military attaches in each guard station, and his every move depends on the faces of the military attaches.

Zhang Xuejiao is an official of the guard, and his evaluation performance is dominated by the hand-print officer Wang Dou. He has experienced Wang Dou's handling methods before. It is easy for him to rule himself... Zhang Xuejiao suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: " My lord, the little lard has deceived my heart, please give me another chance, my lord."

The officials behind him were also shocked and knelt down to kowtow.

Wang Dou sighed, and said: "I think your monthly salary is thin, and your monthly salary has been increased. If you perform outstandingly, there are many rewards, why are you still not satisfied?"

He shook his head and said: "From today onwards, Feng Dachang is in charge of the official house, Zhong Zhengxian is in charge of the household house, and Zhong Rong is in charge of the military house. You guys will help them calculate the military household farmland again, and make up for it. "

In the six-room quota of the Ming Dynasty, there were originally two clerks, four clerks, and various clerks.Due to the simplicity and complexity of the affairs of each guard, the constant rooms in many places were combined into one room. After the apocalypse, each guard in the Ming Dynasty only retained four rooms for officials, households, rites, and soldiers.The official office in Baoanzhou City also has only four rooms, one official in the official room, one official in the official room, one official in the household room, and one official in the military room, frame, pavilion, and treasury.

In particular, the cabinet is the place to manage the documents of military households. In Wang Dou's view, it is quite important, so Zhong Rong is in charge. His uncle Zhong Zhengxian is in charge of the household documents.In fact, both Zhong Rong and Zhong Zhengxian are officials, so they are not qualified to be in charge of a house, but why does Wang Dou care so much?It's time to completely control the place of the Office of Officials.

After listening to Wang Dou's arrangement, Zhang Xuejiao and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Although the power was left behind, their jobs were finally saved. They thanked them a thousand times and kneeled and crawled out.

Wang Dou said to Feng Dachang, the official: "Mr. Feng, the Office of Officials in Zhoucheng, I beg you to work hard."

Feng Dachang was also very happy to be in charge of the new office, he bowed deeply: "Don't worry, my lord, the students will definitely check the field records carefully, without any omissions."

Then he looked dignified, and said in a low voice: "My lord, that Zhang Xuejiao's little sister is the wife of the new General of the East Road. Your lord treats him like this...you need to be careful."

Wang Dou couldn't help being surprised. He had already learned that Zhang Guowei, the former general of the Eastern Route, had been promoted to deputy commander and transferred to Zhencheng because of his beheading victory last year. , So he took over as the new general of the East Road. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuejiao's younger sister was the wife of Mao Bin, the new general of the East Road.

He pondered for a long while, and said: "I already know about this matter, Mr. Feng, please do your best."

The official Feng Dachang gave a deep salute, and led Zhong Rong and others to retreat.

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Old White Bull: There is another chapter tonight.

(End of this chapter)