Chapter 67 0064 [Making trouble in the county government]
Two men in gray clothes stood guard at the gate of the county government office.
Seeing hundreds of archers approaching angrily, I didn't pay much attention at first, thinking they were just passing by.
When Zhu Ming walked towards the gate, the two men hurriedly stepped forward: "Zhu Dutou, do you have anything to ask the county magistrate? You can just go to the side door. The magistrate is not working today, so the main entrance is blocked."
"There is a traitor who is depriving the archers of their rations. We are here to fight for food," Ju Ming pushed him away and scolded, "Get out of the way and don't force us to take action!"
Who doesn’t know that Magistrate Xiang made a fortune yesterday?
Who doesn’t know that Zhu Dutou helped bring that windfall?
In the eyes of the government officials, Ju Ming was definitely Xiang Zhixian's confidant. What's more, there were more than 300 archers coming with him, and the two gatekeepers didn't dare to stop him.
"Hurry in and report the news, there's going to be trouble!"
Zhu Ming led people to walk quickly inside. Suddenly he remembered that he didn't know the way, so he grabbed a handyman and said, "Where is the household registration office? Quickly lead the way!"
The archers should naturally go to the county captain's office to receive their money and food.
But the county captain has always been held concurrently by Zhu Zhu, but now it has become too cold. Those in charge of the county captain were also close followers of Zhu Zhu, and they were killed by the archers.
If I have a problem with food today, I can only go to the Household Registration Department.
He Tiesi was Bai Erlang's confidant. He was a little panicked when he received the news. He walked out three steps at a time and bumped into Ju Ming as soon as he stepped out of the threshold.
Zhu Ming grabbed him by the collar and asked: "Which one is the household records and which one is the department?"
He Tiesi quickly approached him: "I am He Tiesi, and I am from Bai Aisi."
"I don't care who you are," Ju Ming yelled angrily, "Archers are trying their best to kill thieves, but you withhold money and food. You eat two thin meals a day, how can you still have the strength to practice?"
He Tiesi defended: "I also distribute food as usual...ah!"
Before the guy could finish speaking, Ju Ming hit him with his fist and asked, "Are you really giving out food as usual?"
The punch hit He Tiesi on the face, and he said dizzy: "It's really... Ouch!"
Ju Ming punched him again, causing He Tie Si's nose to bleed.
"Well played!"
"Kill this thief and make him let me eat sand!"
Seeing He Tiesi being beaten and bleeding, the archers cheered and wished they could come up and do it too.
"The county magistrate is kind to the people and considerate of the soldiers. Who doesn't know that he is a good official?" Zhu Ming began to criticize him, "You are a bastard. You deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates. You will definitely deduct the money and food allocated by the county magistrate! Let me ask you,
Will the archers eat dry or watery food tomorrow?"
He Tiesi was really scared and said hurriedly: "It's done, I'll eat it tomorrow...ah! Don't hit me, don't hit me, please spare my life!"
Ju Ming slapped him in the face several times and asked, "Do you want to add sand to the rice?"
"Don't mix it, don't mix it," He Tiesi shouted quickly in fear of being beaten again, "I asked the grain depot to send out good rice, which is all big white rice. You man, please spare my life!"
"waste!"
Ju Ming kicked him to the ground, strode into the household registration office, pointed at the clerk inside and said: "Today I will only give some light punishments. If anyone dares to deduct money and food again, I will beat him half to death first, and then drag him away."
Commentary in front of the county magistrate! Did you all hear it?"
"I heard it, I heard it."
Several civil servants quickly agreed, fearing that if they spoke too slowly, they would be beaten up by the fat man named Zhu.
Zhu Ming then gave up and turned around and shouted: "Let's go back to the school field to practice!"
"Go practice!"
"I listen to Zhu Dutou!"
"It's been a great day today, Zhu Dutou is such a man."
"If it were me, I would beat this traitor to death!"
"..."
The archers were in an extremely happy mood and started shouting loudly in front of the county office's sixth case room.
The officials at the etiquette desk and official desk next to them were so frightened that their faces turned pale with fear. They didn't dare to say a word, they just lay behind the door and peeked, fearing that the archers would rush in and beat anyone they saw.
Chen Ziyi was as heartless as Zhu Ming. He was not afraid of making things worse. He clapped his hands and praised with a smile: "Brother Zhu is so good at what he does. He is so majestic. Let's have a drink together when we have time!"
"Wait until you kill the bandits before you drink."
Zhu Ming walked a few steps outside and suddenly remembered something. He turned around and asked He Tiesi: "The weapons of the county captain are useless. We bought some bamboo pot lids. The county magistrate has promised to allocate money for them. Why haven't we seen them yet?"
He Tiesi covered his face and backed away, pointed to the other side of the county government hall, and said in horror: "The money has been allocated, it's over there with the military case."
Zhu Ming immediately rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the military case room.
Hu Tiesi, who was involved in the military case, hurriedly shouted: "Money, get the money quickly!"
Before Zhu Ming could get closer, Hu Tiesi had already come up to him with money. He bent down and said with a smile, "Here is the money. I wanted to send it to you in the afternoon, but Zhu Dotou came in the morning."
"that's it?"
Ju Ming glanced at it. Although he didn't count it in detail, it was at most two or three hundred dollars.
Hu Tiesi hurriedly said: "This is the only amount given to the household records."
"Huh?" Zhu Ming turned to look at He Tiesi.
He Tiesi already had a bruised nose and face, and screamed: "There's more, there's more, get the money quickly!"
After finally getting it together, Ju Ming was not satisfied: "Do you think I am a beggar here to beg for food?"
He Tiesi was so frightened that his legs trembled, and there was even a cry in his voice: "Good man Rong Bing, the county magistrate only allocated so much."
"I don't believe it, I'm afraid there is more." Zhu Ming raised his fist.
He Tiesi hurriedly shouted: "Yes, there are as many heroes as you want!"
Ju Ming spread his fist and turned it into a slap and said: "Five guan is enough."
"It's just Wu Guan, give me the money quickly!" He Tiesi shouted at the household clerks.
Ju Ming ordered Bai Sheng: "Take someone to get the money."
Bai Chongwu had come over after hearing the news a long time ago and had been standing in the dark watching with cold eyes.
When Ju Ming was about to leave with the archers, Bai Chongwu came out with a smile. His nickname was "Smiling Tiger", and he greeted everyone he saw with a smile.
"Zhu Dutou, go slow," Bai Chongwu said with a smile and cupped his hands, "the matter of money and food is all a misunderstanding. Maybe one of the officials below has deducted it."
Ju Ming changed from his previous arrogance and irritability and instantly became gentle and gentle. He even put down his rolled-up sleeves and bowed like a scholar: "Since Brother Bai said that, it must be a misunderstanding."
Bai Chongwu took Zhu Ming's hand: "I will send my dear brother out."
"Please." Zhu Mingqian gave in.
After sending Zhu Mingli out of the county government office, Bai Chongwu turned back and was greeted by the six case supervisors, begging Bai Chongwu to severely punish Zhu Ming and the archers.
He Tiesi, who was beaten the worst, still had toilet paper stuffed in his nostrils to stop the bleeding. He cried and complained: "Second brother, this person named Zhu bullies people too much. We must not let him go easily."
Bai Chongwu put away his smile and asked: "Do you know that those archers are training day and night to wipe out the bandits in Black Wind Village?"
"I know." the posters replied.
Bai Chongwu gritted his teeth, stared at the Sixth Case Supervisor, and said sternly: "Do you know that the thieves from Heifeng Village robbed my home, and my ninety-year-old grandmother died!"
"I know... I know." The posters all lowered their heads, not daring to look at Bai Erlang.
Bai Chongwu's eyes were red, and he roared angrily: "The archer wants to avenge my old grandmother, but you dare to withhold money and food. When this matter spread, those who didn't know the truth thought I was giving instructions. What happened to me? I am
Those unfilial descendants! Get out! Get away all of them!"
Several tipsters quickly left, they were really unreasonable.
There are two of them who were personally promoted by the old Bai Yuanwai. The archers wanted to avenge their benefactor's mother, but they still reached out to get money. Rumor has it that they are all disloyal and unfilial people, which is worse than embezzling military rations.
!
Even so, they still resented Ju Ming.
Especially He Tiesi, who was beaten violently in public, with so many people watching, he would definitely become a laughing stock, no different from a socialite.
Bai Chongwu rushed back to his office angrily, sat and pondered for a long time, and suddenly said to himself: "This Zhu Dalang, I really didn't realize that he is such a powerful person at such a young age."
Ju Ming's approach seemed simply unbelievable to Bai Chongwu.
A temporarily appointed Bai Shen Du Tou dared to lead the archers who could be disbanded at any time and rushed directly into the county government office to forcefully demand the money and food that had been withheld.
Isn't he afraid of being retaliated against later?
Thinking of the windfall he made to the county magistrate yesterday, and that Zhu Ming and others helped him throughout the process, Bai Chongwu had an idea in his mind.
Ju Ming... took refuge in Xiangzhi County!
Zhu Zhushu is dead. If Xiang Zhixian wants to take control of the county government, he will have to confront the government officials head-on.
Xiang Zhixian had no one under his command, so he had to rely on external forces. Ju Ming and the group of archers were the external force. Although the team could be disbanded at any time, Xiang Zhixian could regroup with an order.
Maybe when Ju Ming made a fuss at the county government office today, he was secretly giving instructions to the county magistrate!
Bai Chongwu felt that he had figured it out and he had guessed the truth.
Since the Song Dynasty strictly prohibited local officials from hiring private staff, the county magistrates did not even have a master around them. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the development was completely out of control. The government officials in power were called "local magistrates" (the masters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties did not just use a folding fan to give out ideas like in the TV series)
The registered master is in charge of documents, the criminal master decides cases and sentences, and the Qiangu master collects taxes and manages money, so that the county government can be controlled. Anyone who dares to do this in the Song Dynasty can be sued for conspiracy. Well, except when the Jin soldiers went south, Yue Fei had one
pile of staff).
Although the local situation in the Northern Song Dynasty was not as bad as that in the Southern Song Dynasty, it had been declining since the Zhezong Dynasty.
It's okay if the county magistrate doesn't take power. The government officials are very cooperative and deceive the superiors and subordinates in the cooperation to reap huge benefits. Once the county magistrate wants to take power or wants to do something serious, a fierce conflict will break out with the government officials.
Bai Chongwu believed that Ju Ming was a knife to the magistrate and a knife hanging over the heads of the government officials.
Alas, even with the death of a Zhu Zhuzhu, I'm afraid the county government will still find it difficult to stabilize.
It would be great if everyone is harmonious and making money together, so why fight and kill?