Chapter 15 A slum-like house with thousands of households

Chapter 014 A slum-like house with thousands of households

"It's just Fuqianhu!"

Cheng Shijie stared at the lieutenant in front of him and was speechless for a long time. As an old employee in the company, it can be said that he was deeply troubled by his deputy position.

He was originally a technician at Hansteel Group, and he was promoted to assistant engineer in three years. Later, because he published many articles on metallurgical technical innovations in the Hansteel Science and Technology Newspaper, he was praised by Lu Rundong, the director of the fifth branch of Hansteel Group at the time.

Note that he was promoted from assistant engineer to deputy director of the fifth branch office, officially becoming a deputy section-level cadre.

But I have been working at the deputy section level for more than eight years and have not been promoted.

For some people, being an official is a good thing, eating vegetables and vegetarians, and wearing cloth. But for Cheng Shijie, it is like being under one person. He is obsessed with everything, and can never say anything, and accidentally loses all his previous achievements. When he is a deputy director,

In the past eight years, he had three opportunities to become a full-time official, but some people held him back and put small shoes on his back. In the end, all his efforts were in vain.

To some extent, a deputy position is to get a little more salary and do the work of an employee. Even though Cheng Shijie is still the deputy director of the office in the Hanhai Steel Group Corporation, but in fact, he has done a lot of work and money.

If you don’t make more money, you won’t have less responsibility.

If given the choice, he would rather return to a branch factory and become a full-time section director.

Cheng Shijie did not want to hang around in the late Ming Dynasty, but wanted to take advantage of the Wuqiao mutiny before it started to control an army and disrupt Huang Kong Youde's good deeds.

But the question is, what can a Dengzhou Guard Deputy Qianhu do? It is estimated that except for him, the ten hundred households in Dengzhou Guard Youqianhu are all hereditary officials. Even if he takes up the post, he can neither establish authority nor do anything.

Well, it can be said that it has done nothing.

"Cheng Yuanwai, don't you want this deputy Qianhu?"

"In no mood!"

Cheng Shijie said seriously: "If I had a choice, Cheng would like to buy a thousand households, so Mr. Song will be greatly helped!"

Song Kangnian muttered: "To serve as a deputy to the fifth rank of a thousand households requires 5,000 taels of silver, but to become a member of a thousand households, it may cost 8,000 or 10,000 taels of silver!"

"give him!"

Cheng Shijie took out the big box containing crystal jewelry from the room: "Just take as much as you need!"

“It’s easier if you have money!”

After several days of busy work in Song Kangnian, Cheng Shijie also began to understand Dengzhou Wei.

Of course, his biggest impression of the Dengzhou Guard was that Qi Jiguang was a Dengzhou Guard. Qi Jiguang was the hereditary commander of Dengzhou. He was a fourth-grade military official, in charge of the security forces, and was responsible for all things related to farming.

In fact, Dengzhou Guard is not an ordinary guard post, because it is a reinforced guard.

As early as the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), Dengzhou "stood down the island barbarians in the east, controlled Liaozuo in the north, connected with Wuhui in the south, and flanked Yanyun in the west. Wherever the ship could reach, it could relieve throats and prepare Japanese bases.

In order to protect the people, Dengzhou was promoted to a prefecture, and the place where thousands of households were guarded by Dengzhou was promoted to Dengzhou Guard.

The Guard Command Office is located in Dengzhou City and is affiliated to the Shandong Dusi of the Left Army Governor's Office. Its leading agency is the Dengzhou Guard Command Office, which initially has jurisdiction over seven thousand households: left, center, right, front, rear, center left, and center right.

The institute has more than 1,200 hectares of farmland.

The standing army included 1,276 Jingcao troops for spring garrison, 733 for autumn garrison, 820 Japanese capture troops, 250 city garrison troops, 114 garrison troops, and 18 garrison guards. Later, the Central Qianhu Station and the Hongwu Ten

In 1377, the former Thousand Household Office was transferred to Fushan and was called Fushan Ganhu Office. It was still under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Wei.

Dengzhou Guard has eight thousand households in the center, front, rear, left, center, right, center left, center right. The theoretical establishment is more than 12,000 troops. It is almost equivalent to slightly lower than other ordinary

The staffing establishment of the guard station is just like that of Guide Guard in Guide Prefecture, with a total staff establishment of 6,500 people.

Four days later, on the eighth day of August in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Song Kangnian got another confession.

On the notice, the surname was Cheng Shijie of Luoyang County, Henan Prefecture, and he was originally a hundred households in the field trial of the Qianhu Station of the Dengzhou Weiyou (Deputy Hundred Households). In the winter of the second year of Chongzhen, he followed the Dengzhou Wei north to King Qin, and shot and killed a Jian slave.

A Mongolian Tatar, he was promoted to deputy qianhu of Youqianhu in Dengzhou, ranking from the fifth rank. In the third year of Chongzhen, he performed the autumn exercises of his department, and was rated as above average. In the summer of the fourth year of Chongzhen, he was evaluated as above and above, and his merits were reported.

Moved to Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu.

At the same time, there are more than 30 large seals stamped on it, including the seals of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, the Left Army Governor's Office, the Shandong Commander's Envoys Department, the Military Department, the Military Selection Department, the Personnel Department, and the Kao Gong Department.

This is the basic situation of the Ming Dynasty's confession. I even remember the details of my resume, and even Cheng Shijie's appearance and height records.

“Well done!”

"It's my job!"

Cheng Shijie took the information he found and found that the Zuo Qianhu Office of Dengzhou Guard was not actually in Dengzhou City, but in Ninghai Prefecture. Ninghai Prefecture during this period had a very large jurisdiction, equivalent to the later Muping District of Yantai City.

In areas such as Rushan City, Weihai City, and Laishan District, Ninghai Prefecture has one county within eighty miles.

In the Ming Dynasty, 110 households were divided into one mile, which is equivalent to 8,800 households. There were more than 50,000 people in Gavinden County. Cheng Shijie could not find the detailed population figures.

However, before taking office, Cheng Shijie decided to purchase some grain, including vegetables, nearby, intending to show mercy first, and then depending on the situation, take down Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu Station.

Seeing Cheng Shijie ambitious and ready to do something big.

Song Kangnian reminded: "My boss, Mr. Bu Qianhu, have you forgotten something?"

"What's up?"

"You should meet the superior!"

Song Kangnian introduced to Cheng Shijie the commander of the Dengzhou Guards, Jin Yousheng. Jin Yousheng was the hereditary commander of the Dengzhou Guards. He had been the commander of the Dengzhou Guards as early as the Yongle Dynasty.

Moreover, Jin Yousheng had a good personal relationship with Geng Zhongming. This time Cheng Shijie could move from Dengzhou Weiyou Deputy Qianhu to Zuo Qianhu, and Geng Zhongming's face was among them.

There are more than 12,000 sergeants in the Dengzhou Guard, and they also own 1,200 hectares of military land, which is equivalent to 120,000 acres of land. In other words, each person owns 10 acres of land. But in fact, with the increase of 200 acres,

After years of development, the Dengzhou Guard experienced the famine in the sixth year of Zhengde, the people's uprising in Dengzhou Guard, and the rebellion of the hungry people in the 44th year of Wanli. Military households in Dengzhou Guard also participated in the rebellion.

Nowadays, there are less than 6,000 people in the eight thousand-household stations of Dengzhou Guard, plus the directly affiliated troops. Half of the shortage is because there is no land and no food to feed them. Jin Yousheng can only let the military households fend for themselves.

When Sun Yuanhua was the governor of Denglai, he found that the Dengzhou Guards were no longer useful, so he recruited warriors and trained them into a new Denglai army. In Sun Yuanhua's eyes, the only role of the Dengzhou Guards was to sell him some money.

Since it is necessary to pay homage to the superior, giving gifts is essential. Cheng Shijie did not give money directly, but prepared a batch of good gifts. The first was the imitation Yanling knife purchased in later generations. This is the standard military sword of the Ming Dynasty. Cheng Shijie purchased

This kind of knife is not as well made as the ones sold to Geng Zhongming. It only costs more than a hundred yuan, but it is also made of high-carbon steel.

There are eight thousand households in Dengzhou Guard, but there is no deputy thousand households. It has only seven handles, an ordinary wooden scabbard, covered with artificial leather, and the quality is so-so.

As for the other four commanders and two governors, they are all fourth-grade military officers. The one they prepared is for Geng Zhongming. Each handle costs more than 280 yuan and is made of high manganese steel.

As for the two fellow commanders, they had high-quality Tang straight knives worth more than 300 yuan.

This kind of sword with a metal sheath, bright silver and unicorn carving ornaments seems to have a different price. As for the sword given to Commander Jin Yousheng, it is also the same piece, but with plastic and baked blue added, each handle is as high as

More than three hundred and eighty yuan.

As for the experience of commanders, governors, ministers, ambassadors and other small officials, Cheng Shijie has not been left behind. Although their official positions are small and their powers are heavy, they may not be able to accomplish things, but they can do bad things and use some tricks in receiving ordnance.

, can embarrass Cheng Shijie.

These jewelry are mainly made of crystal, including bracelets, necklaces, ingots made of crystal, etc.

These things are enough to load three large cars.

On August 12, the fourth year of Chongzhen, just after dawn, Cheng Shijie was woken up by Yang Yunniang.

He hurriedly washed up and then, with the help of Yang Yunniang, put on the blue official robe.

The Ming Dynasty had strict clothing hierarchies, and civil servants embroidered birds to show civilization: the first-grade crane, the second-grade golden pheasant, the third-grade peacock, the fourth-grade cloud goose, the fifth-grade white pheasant, the sixth-grade egret, the seventh-grade oriole, the eighth-grade oriole, and the ninth-grade oriole.

Rank quail. Military officers embroidered animals to show their ferocity: first rank, second rank lion, third rank, fourth rank tiger and leopard, fifth rank bear bear, sixth rank, seventh rank Biao, eighth rank rhinoceros, ninth rank seahorse; miscellaneous duties: magpie training;

Feng Xianguan: Haechi.

There is a word called robed beast, which generally refers to officials.

Cheng Shijie's official uniform is Xiong Zhi, a fifth-rank official.

According to the rules of the officialdom, even if Cheng Shijie spends money to buy an official position, he cannot take up the post directly. Instead, he needs to go to the command and envoy yamen to take office. After taking office, he needs to have a probationary period. The process of career assessment can be long or short, and it can be as short as one or two.

It may be March or May, or it may not be officially inaugurated for as long as one or two years.

After having breakfast, Cheng Shijie took Shen Mingyu, Song Kangnian, and his two adopted sons, Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu, to set out together. He also hired six helpers and a group of eleven people went to Dengzhou Guard Command Si Yamen.

Arriving at the gate of the Yamen, a young general riding a horse dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Song."

"This is General Geng, the governor's military officer!"

Geng Zhongming's attitude was not arrogant, because Song Kangnian gave him a favor and sent out these swords. Geng Zhongming became good friends with the eight generals, two deputy generals and ten guerrillas of the Dongjiang Army.

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Everyone advanced and retreated together, but Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang Army, was a little afraid and did not dare to force Geng Zhongyu too much, so he put the matter aside for the time being.

"I have met General Geng!"

"Come with me!"

Geng Zhongming came here this time because he wanted to give Cheng Shijie a platform for Song Kangnian's sake.

Geng Zhongming is now the third-grade Chinese Army Staff General, and he is on the same level as Jin Yousheng, the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. Although they are on the same level, Geng Zhongming serves as Sun Yuanhua's Chinese Army Staff General and has a closer relationship with Sun Yuanhua. Geng Zhongming's face is Jin Yousheng's.

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Geng Zhongming was in front, and the concierge and guard did not stop him. With Geng Zhongming's tiger skin, Cheng Shijie performed his duties very smoothly.

In fact, the entire Dengzhou Guard does not look like a commander's yamen at all. Including the commander Jin Yousheng, they are all fat men. There are two commanders, four commanders, and two governors. Their weight is not less than 200 kilograms.
To be continued...