In the fast-shift duty room, Pang Yu lay comfortably on his back on the mahogany chair with his feet high on the table and shaking leisurely. He turned his head and could see the soap room opposite through the window.
The two application details sent to Anqing Prefecture indeed had Pang Yu's name written on them, making it clear that he was the first contributor. Anqing Prefecture also sent separate documents to Prince Gongbi of Anchi Bingbei Road and Governor Yingtian. According to the information Mr. Yu learned,
The application details of Tongcheng are attached to it, so Pang Yu's name can at least reach the level of governor Yingtian. As for whether it can reach the capital later, it is difficult to guess.
At this time, transportation was inconvenient, and sending official documents was even more cumbersome. News from Anqing Mansion came back faster, but it was much slower for Governor Yingtian and Governor Yingtian.
Fang Zhongjia did not appear in public, and Pang Yu received the news that he was still alive. However, the Fang family neither threatened Pang Yu nor came to win over him, which made Pang Yu a little embarrassed, which meant that he had to continue to treat Wang Guohua
He was kept secretly and used as a bargaining chip to wait for trading opportunities.
After confirming his first success, Pang Yu felt more at ease than before. As the strength of the fast class gradually improved, he would become more and more confident when facing Fang Zhongjia.
So he was sitting in the Kuaishou room and felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment when he saw the Zaoli room opposite.
There are three bays in the Kuaishou room, and Ruan Jin has arranged a whole room for Pang Yu. There are not many people in the Kuaishou class at present, and Pang Yu plans to enjoy the taste of a separate office for a few days. When all the people are recruited in the future, he will still have to allocate more
Half a room is provided. But as a shift leader, there is always a lot of inconvenience without a separate room on duty.
Therefore, Pang Yu felt that the Zaoban room opposite was too wasteful. There were only about ten people in the Zaoban room under Wang Dazhuang. Wang Dazhuang occupied the middle room alone. Pang Yu thought, how could he grab a room in the Zaoban room?
Just come over here.
Wang Dazhuang's figure came from the Yimen and stopped in front of Zaoli's room with a dark face. He seemed to be reacting to Pang Yu's gaze. He looked up and saw Pang Yu. He was stunned for a moment and turned around and entered Zaoli's room.
Pang Yu laughed mockingly, and Wang Dazhuang disappeared during the civil unrest. It seemed that he did not go everywhere to follow the robberies, but he also did not come to work in the Yamen. The people in the office followed suit and ran away completely. At Yang Fangqian's place
Naturally, he didn't leave a good impression. It's just that Wang Dazhuang saw the opportunity early and returned to the Yamen the day after Huang Wending was wiped out. At this time, Yang Fangqian needed to resume the operation of the Yamen, so he temporarily accepted Wang Dazhuang to continue as the squad leader, but it was definitely
He didn't have a good face. Wang Dazhuang had been scolded a lot in the past few days. News spread quickly in the yamen, and everyone knew that Wang Dazhuang was not welcome.
There was another noise outside the gate, and Pang Yu helplessly realized that although Huang Wending and his gang had been wiped out, the chaos in Tongcheng had not disappeared. There was trouble again in the past two days. Although it was not Kuaiban who was in trouble, in the end
Most of the time, you have to rely on express shifts to solve the problem.
Pang Ding came in from the door, stood in front of Pang Yu and said, "Master, those quick guys have been muttering over there, asking when they can get some labor and food money. Jiang Fan and Ruan Jin both spent money to buy it before the civil unrest."
There were a few cards, and I originally planned to go to the countryside to save money and food, but when the civil unrest broke out, I never went, saying that my family had no money to eat.
Pang Yu shook his feet leisurely and said, "I know, tell them that if they need money urgently, they can come and borrow it from me. The industrial and food banknotes are distributed on a monthly basis. Counting from the day when the head of the class takes office, if they
If there are no mistakes or omissions, you will naturally receive the full amount."
Pang Ding responded, then lowered his voice, "Master, are you going to use that money? Others will become suspicious."
"That's my own, young master. This is the express service of the yamen. How can the young master go out on his own?" Pang Yu closed his eyes and thought for a moment, "I have to ask Tang Weimin about this to see if he can get more from the household.
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"Then we have to ask questions earlier to reassure them. Otherwise, if the city becomes more chaotic, these people will run away again."
Pang Yu smiled and said, "Young Master is not buying them with money, but you must give them what is due. Have you gone out to find out what is going on in the city today?"
"Two people from the Zhuang class were beaten at the south gate. Some people gathered in front of Fengyili gate, saying they wanted the Fang family to hand over the gangster who set the fire."
"Look what they did..."
Before Pang Yu finished speaking, a figure appeared outside the window, which was Yang Fangqian's sign.
Pang Yu quickly stood up and asked, "Brother Wen, what are your instructions?"
That Zhuan Hou shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please ask Pang Bantou to go to Tuisitang to speak."
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Yang Fangqian sat at the top, frowning, and asked Pang Yu, who was standing neatly in front of him, "I heard that you posted a recruitment post on the eight-character wall, how many available people are there in the fast class now?"
"When I return to the hall, there are already fifteen people. Among them, nine of the original fast class staff are retained. Six new recruits have no uniforms to wear and can't go out to do errands. Four of them are former helpers of the fast class. They can start doing errands.
It can be done, there are two more people..."
Yang Fangqian waved his hand, "It's up to you who to use. The most important thing is to use them properly. In the past two days, there have been some troubles in the city pursuing criminals. Since you are in charge of the express team, you must show some practical results."
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Pang Yu buried his head and said, "Your Majesty, the fast class has been walking through the streets and alleys in the past two days and picked up seven absconding gangsters without causing any trouble. The execution room and the south prison were working in the Yamen, but they caused public resentment.
It's boiling. There is chaos in the city again this time. The villain has a case to share the worries of the adults, but in the end, it is all in vain. No matter how diligent the villain's quick team is, they can't help but cause trouble behind their backs."
Yang Fangqian stared at Pang Yu for a moment and sighed softly. Pang Yu knew that Yang Fangqian was unhappy, but he had to speak clearly and couldn't just take the blame for others.
During the three days he went to Yunji Temple and Liantan, the gangsters arrested robbers everywhere and recovered the money taken by the robbers. Even some of the robbers' relatives were implicated.
Yesterday, a relative of Huang Wending was beaten and injured at home, and half of his house was burned down. Fortunately, the neighborhood rescued him in time and prevented the fire from breaking out.
The raiders' attacks on the rioters were relatively large, and their methods were somewhat ferocious. They did not even spare the homes of the rioters who were killed. Even when they were mourning, the raiders and their servants went to search them, making them vomit out their dirty money, and competed with those people.
Clashes broke out between relatives and friends attending the funeral, arousing great public outrage.
These incidents caused a lot of trouble in the city. Before the county government could deal with it, another major incident occurred in the execution room.
The thieves arrested that day were all detained in the South Prison and interrogated by the execution room every day. The records of the interrogation at this time will be related to future convictions. The family members of those criminals were frightened by the fast class that day and no longer dared to gather around the county front street.
, but they all asked for help from the torture chamber through their connections. Tongcheng is a small place, and those connections go round and round. If you really can’t find one, you can always ask for help. In the end, you can always find someone from the torture chamber or the south prison.
They want to reduce the crime of their relatives and friends, and the mastermind will become an accessory. Neither the torture chamber nor the jailer are good men and women, so naturally they will open their mouths. The base price of the reduced crime is at least two hundred taels, and the helpers will also earn the difference as middlemen.
.In the past few days, a complete industrial chain has developed, and those captives of the rebels have been regarded as Tang Monk meat.
The rioters who looted a lot during the rebellion may be able to afford it, but some of them did not get that much at all. The gentry's thieves are still chasing after it, and a large part of it has been recovered. Where can the families of those rioters get it?
One of the prisoners was named Zhang Cai. His wife was beaten up and most of her dirty money was recovered. In order to save Zhang Cai, she begged a writer in the execution room. However, the money was not enough, so the writer took the woman by force. In the end, he did not get the money.
If it was true, the woman got more and more angry after thinking about it and hanged herself. Although she was finally rescued by her family, the matter was exposed.
The combination of these two incidents aroused the public anger of the people in the county. There were rumors in the city that someone was collaborating to cause trouble. The two government officials who went out yesterday were beaten up by the people at the south gate.
The main targets of the last civil unrest were the gentry and domestic slaves. The rebellious people even tried their best to avoid conflicts with the government. If the unrest breaks out again this time, Tongcheng County Government may be involved.
Therefore, for Yang Fangqian, the situation is still very dangerous. If civil unrest breaks out again, he will definitely lose his official position and his life will very likely be lost.
In the original history, Wang Guohua was arrested and escorted to the county government through the street. On the way, he learned that he might not be credited with scheming Huang Wending. Wang Guohua made a noise in the market, hoping to make the secret behind it public.
As a result, as soon as Wang Guohua said a few words, he was stabbed to death in the street by a healthy servant from a certain squire's family. This incident once again aroused public outrage, and it was no longer directed at the domestic slaves, but directly against the squire. The gentry was so frightened that they could only invite Chizhou soldiers.
The garrison was Pan Keda's headquarters, and troops have been stationed in Tongcheng ever since.
At this time, because Pang Yu hid Wang Guohua, this incident did not happen. However, the squires and subordinate officials would always seek death and push things out of control.
Yang Fangfian on the side of the gentry was powerless to restrain him, but he could get angry at the execution room. During the civil unrest, only two or three people were left on duty in the execution room, which did not have any effect. After they finally calmed down, they started to stir up trouble again.
Zhou Xiancheng was originally dissatisfied with the clerk. After the two of them put it together, Yang Fangqian had already made up his mind. Although he was an acting magistrate, when he handed over to Xinzhi County, he would no matter what, suggest that Xinzhi County transfer the punishment of the prison clerk.
Failed the assessment.
Yang Fangqian trusted Pang Yu more, and after thinking about it, she said, "For the subsequent interrogation, each hearing cannot only be conducted by people from the torture chamber, so the fast class and the torture chamber will handle it together."
"I obey, villain." Pang Yu was calm on the surface, but actually he was a little happy in his heart. Interrogation is an important power. Although the power of conviction and execution does not lie with the county government, the superiors' basis is mainly based on these interrogation records. It's just that this appointment came suddenly.
, Pang Yu hasn't figured out how to use this power yet.
"The first thing is to calm the public sentiment. Pang Bantou just said that there is a case, and he wants to tell me first."
"I think that whenever there is civil unrest, there must be an inducement first. There is a sense of injustice among the people, and then they are seduced by some people with ulterior motives. There is always a shortage of people who are afraid of the world being in chaos. But as long as there is no inducement, these people will naturally have nothing to do.
incite."
Pang Yu observed that Yang Fangqian nodded slightly and continued confidently, "Not to mention the civil unrest last time, there are hidden dangers this time. It is because the squire is too eager to pursue and the executioner is greedy. Don't blindly follow your subordinates' wishes.
To disperse and suppress those people, the people's sentiments can be loosened but not blocked. Since the prison clerk was the most indignant among the people, we took him to prison first. Once the people's morale calmed down, those who bewitched could do nothing."
"It makes some sense." Yang Fangqian pondered for a moment. As long as the situation could be stabilized, the fate of the calligrapher was not in his consideration at all. "What about the gentry?"
The gentry all have great honors, but Yang Fangqian can't even move to the county magistrate, and yet he comes to question his own squad leader, which shows that he has no sense of responsibility.
The power of the gentry was so huge that he couldn't think clearly at the moment. He just said perfunctorily, "It is difficult to come up with a comprehensive solution in a hurry. I need to think carefully. It is best not to directly conflict with those gentry and to calm them down."
People are angry."
"Then you have to hurry up and don't let the chaos get out of hand."
Pang Yu cursed in his heart, everyone in the yamen knew what the executioner had done. It was clearly Yang Fangqian, the sitting official, who had neglected his duty and allowed the executioner to do whatever he wanted at such a delicate time, but now it was all blamed on Pang Yu.
Thinking of this, Pang Yu said in a low voice, "Not long after my subordinates took over the fast class, I heard that Team Leader Li has not distributed labor and food money to the fast class this year. Since we want those fast workers to work hard, we must give some first to reassure them."
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As soon as money was mentioned, Yang Fangqian interrupted impatiently, "Just go discuss this matter with the household and let the household try its best to raise it."
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"What Pang Bantou said makes sense. It's difficult to live in a household. But if you have a little money, you should give it to the fast class first, but there really isn't any." Secretary Zhao said to Pang Yu sincerely, "Go up.
Brother Pang has handled all the account books and records for half a year. The autumn grain collection has not yet started, but there is such a chaos, and the treasury is really empty."
Pang Yu said flatteringly, "What Mr. Zhao said is of course the truth. It doesn't matter on weekdays. But at this time, the undercurrent in the city is turbulent. We need to hurry up and stabilize the situation. Mr. Zhao, can you move a little? I have a hundred taels of silver."
OK."
Secretary Zhao shook his head slightly, "Indeed, not really. Pang Xiaodi has just taken office, so don't let those quick hands lead you by the nose. They naturally have money in their hands. Besides, even if the Yamen does not pay workers and food money for a while, they are the ones who can arrest the murderers and quell the chaos."
How can you bargain with the squad leader when you are responsible for your duties?"
He was still pleasant, but his tone was very sure. Pang Yu knew that no matter what he said, there would be no results.
But Pang Yu knew that Fang Xiucai and other gentry in the city had raised money for the county government a few days ago. Ruan Dacheng paid out a thousand taels by himself. There was money in the warehouse. Yesterday, Secretary Zhao spent money from the household.
A large sum of money was used to repair the half-burnt gate tower of Dongzuo Gate.
Pang Yu has not yet found out who the money was given to, but at such an urgent time, instead of first stabilizing the government officials, the money was used for non-urgent construction.
More than a dozen Kuaishou were less than 30 taels of work and food silver. Because the situation was a bit serious, some motivating rewards were needed. Pang Yu only asked for 100 taels of silver, but Secretary Zhao refused. Pang Yu didn't know it for a moment.
What to say.
Tang Weimin, who was next to him, saw that Pang Yu was upset and quickly pulled Pang Yu out. He accompanied Pang Yu out of the ceremony gate and sat down in Pang Yu's single room.
Seeing that Pang Yu was in a low mood, he sighed and said, "Brother Pang, there is no need to worry about it. The imperial court has been unable to make ends meet for many years. The Ministry of Revenue always takes local ideas and drains all the county reserves. Households have always had little money. The three yamen
Seven rooms, three classes and one pavilion, as well as the county school, medical clinic, and everywhere in Yin and Yang, money is used. Hundreds of people inside and outside Yimen eat with the Yamen. There is money everywhere, but the money and food collected are not enough to pay the full amount, so
We can only favor one and favor the other, and Class Three will always be ranked at the back."
Pang Yu has a headache. He has money in his hands now. It's not that he wants to be a stingy old man, but the money has never seen the light of day. If he suddenly takes out a large sum of money, no one will suspect that he got it from Yunji Temple.
How much was caught.
And this is official business. He can't support Kuaiban with his own money for a long time. He always has to find a stable source of funds. In the past, Team Leader Li swallowed up all Kuaishou's industrial and food money. People in Kuaiban usually rely on gambling.
Goulan, tooth shop and other industries earn some gray income, but the amount is not large because there are gentry behind these industries.
The most important thing is to buy tickets from the household to go to the countryside to save money and food. Kuaishou is like a self-employed person sitting in a fast class room without any cohesion. Naturally, Pang Yu cannot do this. He is planning to make money from those industries, but that
It takes time, and the best way is to get funding from the household housing.
"But I don't have much experience. Please, Mr. Tang, help me put some thought into it and see where I can fight so that I can be more confident?"
Tang Weimin looked embarrassed, frowned and thought for a moment before finally saying, "As for the money of the third class, it actually comes from a source. On weekdays, all the yamen servants want to go to the soap class or the fast class, and few people are willing to go to the strong class.
, because the Zhuang class works hard and has no money, but among the land taxes, this Zhuang class has the most money. Our Tongcheng Zhuang class has a total of 192 posts, and the money of the Zhuang class is based on six taels of labor and food money.
What is collected here is more than a thousand taels of silver a year. There are actually only about twenty people in the strong class, and for the extra ones, little brother Pang can compete for it."
Pang Yu looked at Tang Weimin. He also knew about the Zhuangban Bank. The Zhuangban had the largest establishment, and every household's housing was collected in full. However, in fact, the number of Zhuangban was not large, which was equivalent to the county government's empty pay. This
Some of the extra money was used for government operations, and some was shared by officials. Although there was no actual effect, there was still a fixed distribution method for so many years. If you want to compete for the share, you will definitely offend others. Tang Weimin is
He wouldn't be so kind, and only Pang Yu himself would come forward.
Yang Fangqian and Zhou Xiancheng expressed their support at most, but in the end they still asked to go to Secretary Zhao. Judging from the attitude of Secretary Zhao today, I am afraid that Pang Yu will not be able to do so, or even if he gets it, most of them will join Secretary Zhao.
fanny pack.
Tang Weimin sighed and said, "Tang knows that Brother Pang is dedicated to working for the yamen. Without money and food to support him, how can those quick hands work hard? It's a pity that Brother Pang is just a clerk. If Brother Pang is a clerk in a household, then Tang can guarantee that Pang
Brother’s quick shift will not be short of money.”
Pang Yu thought that Tang Weimin was just expressing his feelings, and originally wanted to sigh accordingly, but suddenly realized that Tang Weimin's tone was not just a sigh, but also meant something, and he couldn't help but look up at Tang Weimin in front of him.
Pang Yu tentatively said in a low voice, "I remember Master Tang said that last year Master Tang passed the examination for clerkships. As long as there is a vacancy for clerks, Master Tang can take over."
Tang Weimin looked at the table in front of him calmly, "It is indeed true, but Secretary Zhao does not want anyone to take the lead, so there is nothing he can do about it. In this civil unrest, those Zheng Lao Yin Deng and his group of domestic slaves all
We are familiar with Mr. Zhao. It is said that Mr. Zheng has been avoiding Huang Wending recently, but he is still in Tongcheng. Mr. Zhao was also worried a few days ago. I wonder if he has changed his mind and is willing to have others take the lead.
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Pang Yu looked at Tang Weimin and smiled slightly. Tang Weimin seemed to have been staring at the position of the household secretary for a long time. He had just heard that Pang Yu was going to participate in the interrogation of prisoners. After the chaos was put down, the cause of the chaos would be investigated. Tang Weimin at this time
The idea is to take advantage of the east wind to quell the chaos, implicating Secretary Zhao in the civil unrest, so that Secretary Zhao can be dismissed from his post, and the position of that Secretary will be vacated.
Although he meant this, they were all hints. There was no straightforward statement in the words. It was all up to Pang Yu to understand it. If Pang Yu could help him unseat Secretary Zhao, the funds to ensure sufficient funds for the fast class in the future would be his.
return.
Pang Yu thought silently for a moment, confessed to Tang Weimin, then turned around and went to the Kuaishou room next door.
Ruan Jin, Jiang Fan, Pang Ding and others inside quickly stood up.
Pang Yu waved his hands and said in a deep voice, "Our fast team has to deal with the most important thing. Catch two people. The first one is Du Fangming, the torture chamber clerk of the adulterous wife. The second one, whoever can catch the second one and bring him to justice will be rewarded with fifty silver coins.
two."
The ten quick hands in the room were drooling. Ruan Jin asked blankly, "Who is it?"
"Murder suspect Mr. Zheng." Pang Yu glanced at the Kuaishou in the room, "This person has done many evil things over the years, and he even caused chaos by killing Yue Ji. The first major thing that my Kuaishou has to do is to capture this extremely evil person.
If the person is brought to justice, report the high hopes of the court and calm the anger of the people. If the person is captured within three days, in addition to a reward of fifty taels, he can also be directly promoted to captain."
The Kuaishou in the room showed greedy expressions at the same time.