"Tell that leader Pang to come out. Since he doesn't want me to wait for him to return to the fast class, he has to pay a small sum of money. If those helpers don't pay a penny, they will take over our enlistment. Are there any rules?"
"When Team Leader Li was here, there was never any delay in the fast class. Just a few days ago, we didn't come. That was because Team Leader Li didn't come. We didn't have anyone to take the lead. We didn't know what to do when we came. How could we just leave it alone?"
We have opened vacancies from the fast class, but people like He Xianya and Xu Lengzi can join the fast class."
"Jiao Guozha, Ruan Jin, please say something. If you don't speak up for us today, then in the future, when that leader Pang opens your vacancy, there will be no one to speak up for you."
Pang Yu sat in his room with a relaxed expression, turning a deaf ear to the noise in the corridor, as if it was not talking about him.
Outside were some people who used to work in the fast class. During the civil unrest, not one of them was seen. Even after the civil unrest subsided, they did not return to the Yamen to do business. Now that everything has calmed down, these people from the old fast class showed up again and asked for help.
Rain gives them restorative treatment.
"Look, Bantou Pang, when your new recruits occupy the position of Kuaishou, you always have to give the top dollar to these people before they can be added to the roster. This is how it is done in the yamen. If I change it without authorization,
According to the rules, everyone in the yamen will say that I favor Kuaiban."
Secretary Shen of the military room was sitting opposite Pang Yu. His face looked sixty years old. Based on Pang Yu's experience at this time, Pang Yu deduced that his actual age was about fifty.
The yamen servants in the county government are registered in the barracks, which is regarded as the personnel management department of the fast team. Therefore, when those fast workers made trouble today, Pang Yu came to find Pang Yu before he went to find Secretary Shen.
Pang Yu said politely, "Just give me the first-dollar payment. I told the newcomers the same thing. Even Mr. Tang gave Zhao Sili the first-dollar payment. Naturally, we government servants can't do anything wrong."
rule."
Secretary Shen breathed a sigh of relief and advised, "As long as this rule of first silver remains, it can always be taken back in the future. I heard that there were only five taels in Wanli. Now it is twenty taels. Maybe it will be thirty or fifty taels in the future.
I can’t do anything wrong to them.”
Pang Yu smiled and said, "It's just that Mr. Shen, you know, the Tang officials went to patrol the Yamen, and the autumn grains of the households were confiscated, and no money for work and food was given out. Where can those new fast guys find that much money at the moment?"
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"That's right. The regular money from the barracks hasn't arrived yet. No one in the barracks is willing to pay for it, and the same goes for the bunkhouse."
Pang Yu glanced at Secretary Shen, and he knew what Secretary Shen meant, that is, the regular money that the quick team should give to the military room should not be less.
This person is the military officer of the military department. Different from the military department of the imperial court, the county government military department does not focus on fighting, but only in charge of shops, couriers, young men, and inspection departments.
The shop owners, young men, and inspectors inside are all relatively well-off, and their incomes are at a medium level among the six-room apartments, which are about the same as those in the torture chambers and workshops.
On the contrary, among the two nominally ranked ceremonial houses, the official house is the poorest, and the top house is less than half of the other four houses.
The barracks cannot be compared with the household houses in the county government, and they also need to earn their own money. Part of their regular money comes from the yamen servants, and each yamen servant pays 2 taels to the barracks every year, including quick shifts.
Kuaishou's annual salary for work and food was only six taels, and the barracks took away the two taels, leaving only four taels.
In the past, when Team Leader Li was here, he would always take half of his salary and wages, and he would always take away five taels.
Kuaishou has been working as a errand for a year. If he doesn't use his brain, he will not only lose his salary but also lose money.
Therefore, fast players such as Ruan Jin and Jiao Guozha have to find ways to buy tickets, and everything must be earned when they go to the countryside. After this series of operations, they are under great cost pressure, and they can only make money from the people, and they can't He doesn't care about the life and death of the people.
"We agreed on the rules of the yamen, and all the villains have to abide by them. When I get the salary and food money from the fast shift, I will make sure to hand in all the regular provisions of the barracks.
But Lord Shen, can you please register the ten new arrivals first, so that the household can make a good roster and withdraw this labor money during the autumn grain discount? Then the new arrivals can collect the silver, no matter how much money they have. It’s just a common practice, it’s not like water without a source.”
Secretary Shen tapped the table lightly and said, "The imperial court has a limited number of government officials. Originally, the fast class only retired seven old people, but there were ten new ones.
If you have three more here, the others will have three less.
What Bantou Pang mentioned made me a little embarrassed."
After speaking, Secretary Shen took out the chimney.
Pang Yu quickly picked up the flint on the table, knocked it a few times to light the tinder and started the fire, and finally helped Secretary Shen light it.
"Of course it's a little difficult for Mr. Shen."
Pang Yu put down the tinder and said politely, "That's why Mr. Tang repeatedly warned him when he left. If you encounter any difficulties in the fast class, you must go to Mr. Shen for advice. Mr. Shen loves to support the younger generation the most, and the villain can only bother you more." Mr. Shen."
"Master Tang, tell me about my weakness everywhere."
Secretary Shen shook his head and looked helpless, "We old people have nothing to do, so those who should be supported should naturally be supported.
Not to mention that Pantou Pang is a promising young man. After hearing about it, my nephew also wanted to come to the fast class and learn from Pantou Pang."
Pang Yu quickly raised his hands and said, "Master Shen, you are so polite. You are in your nephew's eyes. I am scared. If you are not afraid of delaying your nephew's bright future, I would like to welcome you. When you first come, I will arrange for your nephew to ride a horse." There is no shortage of positions, work, food and money, but the number of horses is very low now, and the remaining horses in the stable are all slave horses, and we dare not ration them to your nephew."
Secretary Shen laughed when he heard that, and the two basically reached a deal. Secretary Shen gave him three establishments, but if he wanted to add his nephew to the fast class, there would be a total of four establishments, which needed to be separated from the Zao class.
Pang Yu knew that Secretary Shen also wanted something from Tang Weimin, and now everyone in the yamen knew that Tang Weimin supported Pang Yu. For things like staffing, Secretary Shen was generous to the family and sold Tang Weimin's face as a favor, which was naturally a good deal.
The issue of horses that Pang Yu raised later was also under the control of the military department. During this civil unrest, most of the horses were lost in the yamen. There were only more than 50 horses left in the original 130 horses, so they had to start again. Allocate it once.
Of course, these horses are first allocated to the county magistrate, county magistrate, dianshi, and six-room officials. They all have horses. There are also miscellaneous officials, edicts, and inspection departments who also need horses. After all the distribution, there are only five horses left in the fast class. Horses, more than ten horses, half a horse per person.
During this experience of quelling the chaos, Pang Yu deeply felt the role of horses, just like the cars of later generations. Without horses, people's range of activities would be extremely limited.
Secretary Shen did not answer the horse's question for the time being, but continued the topic of labor and food banknotes, "I heard that Bantou Pang told the fast class that not only will the workers and food bankers who are fast and fast be paid, but they will also receive additional salary if they do well. There is regular silver.
The two people who caught Mr. Zheng each received a so-called bonus of fifty taels, is this happening?"
Pang Yu laughed and said, "The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. I thought, I still want to give my brothers some hope. Everyone is here to work on errands, not just to support the family, but also to have predictable pay every month."
If we continue to go to the countryside to earn money for work and food as before, public anger will inevitably accumulate, and if there is another civil unrest, those of us in the yamen may not have the same good luck as this time."
"Those unruly people are always going to make trouble. They're just not as simple as before."
Secretary Shen exhaled a puff of light white smoke, "If you don't go to the countryside to compare money and food, how can you earn a lot of regular money on the fast track?"
"Lord Shen, there is no need to worry about the regular money. Since Kuai Ban is patrolling the county government to arrest criminals, he will naturally have to earn the regular money in the county. The affairs in the city that were previously handed over to Zao Ban and Zhuang Ban will be decided this time by Lord Yang. , took it back to the fast class."
Secretary Shen held his beard and shook his head to persuade, "There are only gate taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the city, and each house is responsible for the purchase and purchase.
Pang Bantou should listen to us old people on this point. The source of the money should be found in the fields and ask Mr. Tang more."
Pang Yu did not explain, and said politely to Secretary Shen, "Thank you, sir, for your advice. When Master Tang comes back, I will definitely ask him for advice."
Secretary Shen nodded with satisfaction. This Pang Yu is now a trader in the yamen. Not only Yang Fangfian and Zhou County Prime Minister hold high regard, but the prefect Pi Yingju also specially inquired about this person. A few days ago, it was rumored that Zhang Guowei, the governor of Yingtian, would general Pang Yu. The story of Yu single-handedly annihilating more than twenty bandits was written into the title book. Even the emperor might know about such a small government official.
Therefore, although Secretary Shen has a higher position than Pang Yu, he took the initiative to come to see Pang Yu today.
Although these officials sit across from each other on weekdays, they rarely take the initiative to see their peers, except for the household officials.
In the past, if I went to meet a class leader, people would laugh if word spread about it, but with Pang Yu's current situation, it's a different story.
Seeing that Pang Yu was so respectful and the deal was concluded, Secretary Shen was deeply satisfied and stood up and said, "Pang Bantou said that for this reason, I had no choice but to agree and have sent people to Luzhou to collect horses. I'll give you as many quick shifts as you come back. After all, after the chaos, nothing is more important than a peaceful place."
Pang Yu quickly stood up to thank him and sent Secretary Shen to the barracks before returning.
When they returned to the corridor outside Yimen, the old Kuaishou who made trouble were still there, but as soon as they saw Pang Yu and Secretary Shen walking together, they knew that the situation was not good, and their momentum at this time was much lower than at the beginning.
Ruan Jin and He Xianya were persuading them. Pang Yu didn't have a good impression of these people. He abandoned his colleagues and ran away at the critical moment. It took him so long to calm down the chaos before he dared to show up. It showed that he had neither the ability nor the courage to put him in the team. It's completely counterproductive.
There are old and new people in his fast class. For him as a new leader, this situation is a good way to check each other. He will never let these soldiers return to the fast class to upset the balance.
"Everyone has just seen that the head of this class has agreed with Secretary Shen that the number of fast class members is full and no one will be added. You all came a little late. If there is a vacancy next time, you will see if you can substitute. As for That first silver will be settled by someone in a few days, so please take it back today."
As soon as the words came out, those few old fast class people were not willing to comply. I didn't expect that all of them would be vacated.
"Idiot Pang, you got lucky and became the leader of the class, but you have to clean up the dissidents. How can you rest assured? If you don't call us back today, we won't leave."
Several other people agreed one after another. People were coming and going in the corridor. Some people outside the eight-character wall were originally watching the excitement, and the Zaoban on the opposite side also started making noises.
Pang Yu smiled nonchalantly, "Although you haven't received the first silver yet, your names have been removed from the military roster and you are already a citizen. If you continue to make noise in the officialdom, don't blame me for being rude."
The leading man glared and said, "What are you doing? I have been a fast worker for more than ten years, and I can still be afraid of you...you..." Pang Yu stared at the man's eyes without saying a word. The man did not dare to talk to Pang Yu.
Looking at each other, their voices became quieter and quieter.
That day, Pang Yu dragged more than 20 heads into the city from Dongzuomen, dripping blood all over the ground, causing a huge psychological shadow to many people who saw it.
This matter became more and more outrageous as it spread, and it was already rumored in the countryside of Tongcheng that it was as if Pang Yu and Guan Gong were reincarnated. It is no exaggeration to say that the baby stopped crying at night.
The momentum of the few people was low. Pang Yu's eyes slowly swept across the Zaoban opposite, and those who were making noises stopped.
At this time, the matter of arresting the escaped gangsters has not yet ended. If you offend this fool, it is not impossible for him to accuse him of dragging you to death.
"Pang will say one last time, please go back and wait for the settlement of the first deposit. If you are in the bustling public gate, I can only take you to the south prison."
The leader raised his head and glanced at Pang Yu quickly, snorted and turned around and walked out of the gate. The other people quickly followed and fled, and the people outside the eight-character wall made way for them.
Pang Yu felt a little proud, it seemed that this reputation of beheading people like hemp was still a bit of a deterrent.
Just when he was about to go back to check the room, Jiang Fan hurried in from the door. He leaned into Pang Yu's ear and whispered, "The Liu Ruogu who is being pursued has returned to Tongcheng and is living at home. It seems that he has not deliberately hidden his whereabouts."
Pang Yu touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Liu Ruogu, we just need to meet you for a while."