The Founding of the Red Chamber

This time, Governor Zhang traveled in micro-clothes. Originally, Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan were thinking that Governor Zhang and his party would just stay in Haiyan for two or three days. In an important town, Governor Zhang basically went to have a look.As a result, unexpectedly, Governor Zhang lived for half a month. Moreover, Governor Zhang didn’t have to accompany Tu Xiaosan every day if he went to the school grounds or wandered around the city. After all, Tu Xiaosan had to train soldiers. Governor Zhang asked Lin Jing Walk with him.

Haiyan is just a small city, and its regulations are just a county seat. However, this small county town is now quite bustling and lively.Governor Zhang said, "Back then Haiyan was looted by Japanese pirates, and thousands of households died in battle. Most of the people in the city were killed or injured, and the rest were only a few thousand people. In the northwest or outside the customs, thousands of people are big counties, but in the south of the Yangtze River, there are rich and prosperous people. In places like Haiyan, there are at least [-] people. The number of households in Haiyan has not increased, but there are quite a few people.” Although Governor Zhang is in charge of military affairs, he has never separated the military from the government, not to mention that Governor Zhang used to I have also served as an official for the people, and I am also clear about these general affairs.

Lin Jingdao, "Except for the local people in Haiyan, most of them are merchants, buddies, or craftsmen who came to do work, and there are people in the suburbs. Their household registration is not in Haiyan, but Haiyan was originally rich in salt. Furthermore, the local people are good at mulberry silkworms. If it wasn’t for the invasion of Japanese pirates, it would have been a prosperous place in the past. In the past, the market was outside the city and was plundered several times by Japanese pirates. Later, we moved the market to the city. The county also cooperated with the Escort Bureau in the first battle against the Japanese pirates. As long as the merchants who came to Haiyan for business, they asked the Escort Bureau to escort them, and the Yamen gave subsidies. Moreover, the officers and soldiers patrolling in our city allocated [-] groups per day. Constantly patrolling. Merchants are more courageous and dare to take some risks for profit. They have been here twice, and they feel that Haiyan is safe and the way to do business is also safe, so they will come again."

Governor Zhang nodded slightly.

Therefore, here in Haiyan, Governor Zhang not only summed up a set of incentive-based military training methods, but also summed up a set of methods for governing the important town of Yuwa.After He You summarized these into a document, Governor Zhang read it and felt that it was comprehensive enough, and the group left Haiyan.

Tu Xiaosan Lin Jing and his party sent ten miles away, Governor Zhang said with a smile, "If I fight the Japanese bandits in Jiangnan Jing, you two will take the lead."

The two of them were modest for a while, and watching Governor Zhang drive away, Lin Jing sighed, "Finally left."

Tu Xiaosan said, "Yes, we can move into our own house." When the Shangguan came, it was really not an easy job for the subordinates.

However, Governor Zhang and his party are not without benefits.

Speaking of which, the court's actions are really speechless.

The Haiyan soldiers won the battle before, and the court naturally wanted to reward them.It was a joy to be appointed an official, and Tu Xiaosan was promoted to half rank again, but the rewards of the officers and soldiers were also generous.It's just that Lin Jing looked through the court's reward list over and over again, and read it three times, but he didn't see the compensation for the fallen soldiers.Lin Jing couldn't help asking, "Why is there no pension money?"

Tu Xiaosan sat down and ate a cup of tea, and said, "The imperial envoy who came to offer rewards said that the rewards for the soldiers should not be delayed, and the compensation money will be distributed later."

Lin Jing glared at the moment, and said, "There has never been such a saying. It is possible that the money of the living is important, but the pension of the dead is not important!" Putting the pension documents on the table, Lin Jing said, "These people who died in war are more important." The soldiers who died for the court!"

"I don't know." Tu Xiaosan said, "The court's money is tight, you didn't see, the previous salary can only be paid at most."

"You are really considerate!" Lin Jing snatched the teacup from Tu Xiaosan's hand, and led Tu Xiaosan to find Governor Zhang.Tu Xiaosan likes to think of his own way in everything, anyway, he also has a way to make money, so he said, "It's just to tell the governor, it's nothing more than to make the governor difficult."

"Then you can't just say nothing! What's the use of a long mouth, except to eat and talk!" Lin Jing dragged Xiaosan over, Dangdang said the matter, and Governor Zhang comforted him gently, "This is the money that is tight in the Ministry of Households." Ba, it will be there in a few days."

Lin Jing sighed, with a troubled expression on his face, "If the court is in trouble during the Taiping period, we should be sympathetic, and it doesn't matter if we wait. But it's different now, it's time for war, and if there is a loss of troops, we must recruit new troops, but Isn’t the recruiting done nearby? The people in the three townships and five li don’t know who they are. If someone inquires and finds out that a son died fighting for the court for several months, but he didn’t see the court’s compensation money, wouldn’t this be called the common people? What's more, the common people don't know the difficulties of the imperial court. The common people are real people, and they can see the benefits and see the benefits. If they can't get money for their lives, it will be difficult to recruit soldiers in the future. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is , this pension money can't be delayed!"

He You said, "Ah Qing (Lin Jing), what you said is also reasonable. In this way, you wait for another month. If you still don't believe me after a month, I will remind you."

Tu Xiaosan is always talkative, so he said, "This is also possible."

Lin Jing glared at him, "What's the matter! No one in the imperial court knows who can delay it, and delay it if they can. The pension money is owed, and the common people don't know how to scold the Ministry of Households. They just scold us. It’s really double-faced."

Lin Jing and He You said, "I regard my husband as an elder, why bother to lie to me with these words of supporting outsiders. I am a real person, and I can't wait. I have to see money to be successful."

Governor Zhang He You laughed, He You smiled, "I have no money, and the Governor is also poor, what can I do?"

Lin Jing had planned for a long time, and said, "Didn't the imperial court allow the governor to raise his own military salary? I don't know anyone in the imperial court. I don't know if I want this money from the imperial court. Naturally, I want it from the lord."

Don't look at Governor Zhang's decree that the imperial court can raise his own salary. Governor Zhang is in charge of the huge Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, and his hands are not spacious.Governor Zhang said, "Well, let me write a note, and you send someone to the Governor's Mansion to pay for it. The Governor's Mansion will take the money for the imperial court first."

Lin Jing frowned, stood up and bowed, "The student thanked you first." He hurriedly asked Governor Zhang to grind ink and spread paper, Governor Zhang shook his head and laughed, and immediately wrote it to Lin Jing, who dried the ink , Said, "Just ask them to bring up the money and call He Baihu to come here. We will rely on He Baihu to deal with the Governor's Mansion in the future."

He Youyile, "You will save trouble."

Lin Jing put on a face and asked for the pension money, and when he got the money, Lin Jing flattered Governor Zhang a few words, but seeing that Governor Zhang had nothing to say, Lin Jingfang and Tu Xiaosan resigned.Because Lin Jing wanted to get the pension money, Lin Jing was in a very good mood, and his face was full of spirits, which caused Tu Xiaosan to look at him a few times.Lin Jing touched his face, and asked Tu Xiaosan, "Third brother, what do you always watch me do?"

Tu Xiaosan slightly squeezed Lin Jing's soft and delicate fingers, and said, "Follow me, I will make you suffer."

"Where is this?" Lin Jing was about to talk about Tu Xiaosan, and said, "You are too talkative, you see, this money, if you don't want it, it will be gone. If we ask for it in the past, we will have it."

Tu Xiaosan smiled, "Yes." However, he felt in his heart that when he first met Lin Jing, Lin Jing looked like a delicate young man, and how did Lin Jing pay attention to these thousands of silver at that time.Nowadays, for a few thousand taels of silver, they can spread paper and grind ink for others.

Lin Jing didn't know that Tu Xiaosan took pity on his size, but in fact, even Lin Jing knew what Tu Xiaosan was thinking, so it must be said that Tu Xiaosan really thought too much.When he met Tu Xiaosan, he was still young, and when Lin Jing was young, he was quite pampered.But when I grow up, how can I still be the same as when I was young.Even in Gongmenhou's Mansion, a few thousand silver is not a small amount, not to mention, for a senior in the officialdom like Governor Zhang, it is nothing to spread paper and grind ink.

Lin Jing is no longer the delicate temperament of the past, but Tu Xiaosan always wants to hold people in his hands, so he feels very distressed, and decides that in the future, if there is such a thing of begging for money and food, he would rather go by himself than call Lin Jing to ask for help.

Tu Xiaosan was full of thoughts, took the note from Lin Jing, and sent someone to Fucheng to pick up the money.

Lin Jing asked him, "By the way, this is an earthen ceremony prepared for the Governor General and the two generals Ji Xu. Take a look, is it still okay?" Lin Jing showed the gift list prepared to Tu Xiaosan.

Tu Xiaosan saw that Lin Jing was always meticulous in his work, Tu Xiaosan said, "It's all good."

Tu Xiaosan thought over and over again, and after being busy for half the night, he wrote another piece of military training experience and put it in the gift to the governor.Lin Jing smiled, "You have a good idea, I didn't think of it for a while."

Tu Xiaosan said, "I'm thinking, Mr. Governor probably already knows it in his heart these days, but this is also our intention."

Governor Zhang was really satisfied with this gift, and before leaving, he praised Tu Xiaosan very much.

Just after Governor Zhang and his party left, Mu Qiuting came to Haiyan again.

Mu Qiuting came here to congratulate Tu Xiaosan on his military exploits. When Mu Qiuting heard about the Haiyan War in Jinling, he said sadly, "It's really a coincidence. If I know there are Japanese pirates coming, I have to stay for a few more days."

Lin Jing smiled and said, "We have no choice but to eat the rice of the imperial court. Others are hiding from the Japanese pirates, but Brother Mu is different, but he is looking forward to the Japanese pirates."

"I didn't expect them to come. I have also trained with you for a long time. They practice well on weekdays, but if you want to know that they are really good, they are still good-looking. You can try it with Japanese pirates and you will know." Mu Qiuting said , I praised the bravery of Haiyan soldiers again.

Everyone was gossiping, Lin Jing turned his eyes to the woman dressed in a man's green robe beside Mu Qiuting, and couldn't help asking, "This is?" Speaking of being a maid, Mu Qiuting is not that delicate.Now that wars happen frequently, even Lin Jing seldom takes maids with him.The key point is that seeing the girl's frank eyes and no cowardly demeanor, Lin Jing judged that she was definitely not a servant.

Mu Qiuting said with a smile, "I was just about to tell you that this is my sister. I'm always in Jinling and panicking, so I'll take her out to relax."

As soon as Lin Jing heard that this was Mu Qiuting's younger sister, he couldn't help but look at Miss Mu more. He was always gentle with women, and he gave a polite salute, and said with a kind voice in his voice, "So it's Miss Mu, I'm sorry. gone."

Miss Mu returned the gift in a hurry, and met her disciple Lin Jing.

Lin Jing always took care of the girl's family, so it was inevitable to ask a few more questions, but Tu Xiaosan couldn't help feeling suspicious, thinking to himself, Mu Qiuting brought a younger sister here so well, why did he fall in love with Ah Jing as his brother-in-law?

Thinking about it this way, Tu Xiaosan couldn't help but look at Miss Mu with a little bit of indistinct scrutiny in his eyes, and after seeing it, he became more and more dissatisfied with Mu Qiuting.It's not just jealousy, because of Lin Jing's outstanding character, this person's love has never been broken, but, let's not mention Tu Xiaosan's own feelings for Lin Jing, even the officials and ladies he met in the past, Tu Xiaosan felt It is not suitable for Lin Jing.What's more, Mu Qiuting's younger sister, with such an ordinary appearance, can she match his family's Ah Jing?

Tu Xiaosan was very critical of Miss Mu once, and felt more and more about Mu Qiuting's dream.

As everyone knows, what happened to Tu Xiaosan really misunderstood Mu Qiuting, Master Mu, and Miss Mu.