A strange atmosphere filled the Qianhu Institute in Xicheng. In this era, it was a miracle that information could spread at such a speed. From the very early morning when the officials of Qianhu Institute led people to carry money out, the news
Almost with lightning speed, it spread to the ears of all Jin Yiwei through various channels.
Damn it, the money Master Qianhu ordered to be carried out and distributed to those merchants is our profit share next month!
"Everyone is turning their elbows in. Our Qianhu Lord is so good. He takes his own money and gives it to those who have nothing to do with it. This still allows the brothers to live. No wonder this Lord has been since he took office.
, he has basically never showed up at Qianhu Office, so he doesn’t take our brothers seriously!”
"Hey, have you heard that the people in Nanzhen Fusi got a lot of money yesterday. I heard that it was the deposit sent by Dongchang. Maybe we adults got Dongchang's money there.
The good thing is, let’s give in a little bit!”
"But how the adults play with Dongchang is none of our brothers' business. I heard from Secretary Wang that of the money collected this month, a lot of it needs to be taken away. These will be distributed to the merchants.
Our money is the profit share of our brothers. Are we, the adults of thousands of families, using our money to buy people's hearts?"
"That is, if you want to please those hard-working people in Dongchang, you can take out the money yourself and make plans for us..."
"Silence, you said this too. If others hear it, just wait for your death!"
All kinds of speculations and complaints were undercurrent in Qianhusuo. No one knew that the source of these news was nothing more than the officials who distributed the money. Without Qian Wubing's instructions,
Even if these officials were given the courage, they would not dare to come up with such words.
"Mr. Baihu, tell Mr. Qianhu, this is not a problem. I don't know when this month's salary will come out. This profit money has been distributed by the adults. Does this mean that brothers will be paid next month?"
Are you going to drink the northwest wind?"
Encouraged by their subordinates, several general bannermen approached their own households one after another. These hundreds of households only found out about this after the officials carried the money out of their homes. In their hearts, they had already known about it.
They complained about Qian Wubing all over, but in front of their subordinates, they couldn't say that.
"Master Qianhu naturally has plans for Master Qianhu. Why are you anxious? Our Qianhu Office will never be less than everyone's share of profit. Don't worry, everyone. Secretary Wang said that Mr. Qianhu will go to Qianhu Office after lunch.
Come, let's ask Master Qianhu clearly what he means, and he will naturally tell you, go out and run your own errands, what are you doing in the house? Is this a rebellion?"
"Brothers, you are in a bad mood. Those people in Dongchang are looking at our jokes right now. Master Baihu, I dare to say something. We, Master Qianhu, are too... cowardly. Those merchants
What's the big deal about making a scene? Bring a few of them out to rectify it and see if they have any complaints. The brothers are not convinced that they are using their hard-earned money to do this!"
"I'm not convinced, there's nothing to be dissatisfied with!" As a powerful voice came from outside the door, Qian Wubing appeared outside Qianhusuo's door with his two guards.
Behind him, several Jinyi guards carrying empty silver boxes walked in with their heads and heads weary, following the officials.
"Sir!" Several households stood up in unison: "We are teaching these ignorant guys a lesson. How do they know what you mean!"
"The deep meaning of fart!" Qian Wubing spat on the ground in a vulgar manner, and sat down on the chair in the middle carelessly: "Tell me, what is the deep meaning of this!"
"Your Excellency, you must not bother arguing with these merchants. Since we promised to keep their shops safe, we must do what we say. The money collected by Mr. Dongchang this time is a bit unreasonable. They don't want reputation, but we Jinyiwei still want reputation.
Yes, this reputation has been preserved, and if I collect money again in the future, no one will complain!"
What Baihu said was clear and logical. Qian Wubing was slightly startled. Can this matter be explained in this way?
However, even if what these hundred households said was reasonable, he could not agree with it, which would go against his original intention.
"Bullshit!" He glared at the hundred households: "I don't understand these big principles. I haven't read a book. The first job I did was as the captain of our Jinyiwei. Of course I know what everyone thinks. It's nothing more than that.
It’s not worth it to say that I use everyone’s money to win people’s hearts!”
"I have read the file, Zhang Baihu, right? You are an old man in our Qianhu Office. You have been working in the Xicheng Qianhu Office since the 16th year of Hongzhi. In terms of qualifications, I am not as good as you, and in terms of knowledge, I am not as good as you."
, I am afraid that you are not as good as me, let me ask you, in the seventeenth and eighteenth years of Hongzhi, what was the monthly profit of the people of Qianhuzhuo!"
"Ten taels of silver, no, around eight taels of silver!" Zhang Baihu tilted his head and thought for a moment, and immediately gave the answer.
"Then starting from the second half of the first year of Zhengde, what is the monthly profit share per person in our Qianhu Office?"
Zhang Baihu didn't even have to think about it. The money was distributed through his hands. He knew clearly: "An ordinary captain is probably worth about three taels!"
"The same streets, the same merchants, why is our money getting less and less day by day?" Qian Wubing sneered.
"Are the people in Budong Factory also collecting money?" Zhang Baihu Nuo defended: "If we add more money, the merchants will not be able to make a profit, and the market will be depressed. This piece of pie will be eaten by one person.
If people eat, naturally we will eat less!”
"Dongchang! I know you want to talk about these rumors. Could it be that we invited him to come here? Yes, they are sharing a piece of our pie now, but they are not three-headed and six-armed. Why should we
Give them a share!"
Qian Wubing pointed at them with his finger: "Have you ever heard of the story of killing the goose to retrieve the eggs? You all know what happened yesterday. By doing this, Dongchang is killing the goose to retrieve the eggs. At this time, I can't comfort this person properly."
Our hen that lays eggs, do we want to be like those guys in Dongchang, who took a knife and stabbed the hen again?"
"The amount of money that must be handed over to the Zhenfu Division every month must not be less than one tael. From the merchants, we will not collect a penny more. If Dongchang continues to collect money, we will send money to the merchants as promised. I will take care of this matter."
I already told the commander yesterday, and Commander Mou said that he doesn’t care what the people below you do, as long as the money you turn in every month remains the same, he will pretend he didn’t see anything!”
"This, this official can't be anymore!" Zhang Baihu said "this" several times, as if he had smashed a jar: "If you don't collect a lot of money, and the money you turn in cannot be less, how can this money never be used again?"
It won’t fall from the sky!”
"I don't want to be an official anymore, okay! Take off these clothes, go to the office and report by yourself, and then go and sit in the office of Nanzhen Fu!" Qian Wubing ignored such threats at all, he dared to say
, as long as hundreds of households refuse to do this job, there will immediately be countless people willing to do this job.
"Sir, you are really making things difficult for all of us!" After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Baihu sighed, and also looked at the faces of those others who were shocked by Qian Wubing's unreasonable words.
Colleague: "If this continues, our Thousand Household Office will be disbanded in less than three months!"
"You have no ambition!" Qian Wubing's words were a bit hurtful. Among the people here, he was the youngest, but he didn't care about the dignity of these subordinates who were older than him at all: "Dong
Factory, Dongchang, even if you take off your official clothes and don’t want to work anymore, don’t you think of asking people from Dongchang to get back the share of money that originally belongs to us? Eighteen years ago in Hongzhi, in this Xicheng Qianhu Office, there was Dongchang
Do the people in the factory collect money here? This hen that lays eggs belongs to one of us, Jin Yiwei."
"Sir!" A more mature Baihu who had been sitting silently finally spoke: "It's not that we brothers don't want to compete with the Dongchang people. We brothers have fought before, but we won.
No one cares about you. If you lose the battle, the blame will come. To tell you the truth, except for Liu Qianhu who was transferred, there are no Qianhu who have stayed in the position of Qianhu in our Qianhu Office for more than a year.
Mr. Hu, there are really not many of you!"
"Where have they all gone?" Qian Wubing asked.
"It's okay to transfer him. I won the battle with Dongchang. The superiors were forced to transfer him because of the pressure from Dongchang. I lost the battle and felt that we had lost the prestige of our Jinyiwei, so I transferred him. In short, and
The fight in the East Factory, no matter whether you win or lose, is not a good thing for adults!"
"You don't have to worry about my affairs!" Qian Wubing said proudly. Mou Bin wanted to take Qianhu's errand from him in a daze, but he really wasn't worried. This was the emperor's guilt. He worked hard to save him in exchange for it.
If he took away such a small benefit, he would take it away, so where would the emperor’s face be left?
"Anyway, I have already said this. Brothers in the guard house, do you want to support your family with one, two and a half cents of silver per month, or go back to the good old days of ten or two cents of silver per month? Then
It's up to you. I just want to say something. As a Qianhu household, I will be responsible for anything. Even if the Zhenfu Division wants to use someone as a scapegoat, it can't be blamed on you!" Qian Wu said.
Bing acted like a bachelor and looked like he would be there if something went wrong. He knew that reasoning with these people was far less appropriate than stating his attitude directly.
The hundreds of households who spoke glanced at their colleagues. From the eyes of these colleagues, they seemed to see a bit of eagerness to try. No matter whether their master Qianhu had a solid background or he was
It doesn't matter if he is just a stupid young man, as long as he can win this guarantee, they really don't fear the fans of Dongchang.
"Sir, are we just going to tell our brothers like this?"
"I don't care what you say, but you have to let your brothers understand that this West City is originally the territory of our Jinyiwei. No matter who wants to take away the benefits that belong to us, they must ask our brothers first!"