"The newly appointed official, Tongcheng County Hall, Anqing Prefecture, named Yang, is responsible for official affairs.
Zhaode Benxian chose to take office on October 1st and went from Anqing to Tongcheng to take office.
To welcome the scribes, all officers will be waiting at the border of Liantan County, and they are not allowed to welcome them from far away.
Incoming servants are not allowed to hire substitutes, and the affairs must be carried out in a strict manner. The yamen must be repaired and kept clean, and no extravagance is allowed.
The staff of each room should consult the instructions booklet on the duties and responsibilities of the six rooms in advance, so as not to be held accountable for any mistakes.
Use the advance sign of the husband and horse to inform the meeting. To this end, go forward and land in the barracks. Each official should follow the instructions and open the page of the sedan chair of the rear husband and horse. Each one should follow the numbers one by one, and no violations will be punished.
It is planned to drive one large sedan, one medium sedan, two horses, three pairs of carriages, and three brown suits. The rest of the military training, blowers, umbrella bearers, soap slaves, deacons, and other services are all as usual. Liantan waits for those who need to vote.
You ordered the scribes in Liufang to approve this.
The payment will be made on October 1, the seventh year of Chongzhen, and the payment will be made on the day when he takes office."
Yang Erming put down the brush and blew on the paper, waiting for the ink to dry slightly.
What he wrote was a red edict on his arrival, which he would send to the Tongcheng County government soon, informing them of the time of his arrival.
Earlier, a notice of arrival was sent to Tongcheng, so that Tongcheng would prepare the handover procedures first.
The secret agent turned to the waiting Pang Yu and said, "Pang Ban will send people back to Tongcheng in a minute and inform them that Mr. Yang will arrive at the county boundary on October 1."
Pang Yu bowed in response and asked, "Mr. Yang, do you still have family members coming to Anqing to join you? Do you need to leave someone behind to wait in Anqing?"
Yang Erming shook his head, and the friend of the curtain said to Pang Yu in a pleasant tone, "No one else has come yet. Once the master has settled down in Tongcheng, he will send someone back to Sichuan to pick up some family members. Your old books are also in Sichuan. We will see you again then." Just send someone to Anqing to pick him up."
Pang Yu looked around the room. His luggage was very simple. Probably Yang Erming had not returned to Sichuan since he became a Jinshi, and he took office directly after filling the vacancy.
After these two days of contact, he also had some understanding of the relationship between this friend and Yang Erming. The friend's surname was Sun, and he was a relative of Yang Erming. He had been a friend in Chongqing, and he rushed to the capital after learning that he was a Jinshi. He was probably a member of Yang Erming's family. I also know that the county magistrate is too young and it is unreliable to ask outsiders to serve as curtain friends. It is safer to find his own relatives.
Yang Erming suddenly raised his head and asked Mr. Sun, "Mr. Huang, are you still going to Tongcheng? Do you want to prepare a horse for him?"
Mr. Sun hesitated for a moment, but before he could answer, Pang Yu whispered back, "Your friend, Mr. Huang, has returned to Beijing."
Both Yang Erming and his friends showed surprise. Huang Yuntao had been putting pressure on them in the past two days, hoping that they would go to Qingyuan Bank to borrow a new eight-point three-point loan. If calculated in this way, Yang Erming would have to pay an additional five hundred taels of debt, so They never agreed.
Now Pang Yu suddenly said that Huang Yuntao was gone, which naturally surprised the two of them.
"Before he left, he asked the villain to deliver a letter to the Lord."
Pang Yu handed an envelope to Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun opened the envelope slightly and saw the loan deed inside.
Mr. Sun's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal. He glanced at Pang Yu twice and then handed the envelope to Yang Erming.
Pang Yu saw that the envelope had arrived in Yang Erming's hand, and before Yang Erming opened it, he whispered, "I'll give the red edict to Ma Kuai first, and ask them to send it back to Tongcheng first, so that the county government can make more preparations." time."
Yang Erming looked up at Mr. Sun, and when he saw Mr. Sun nodding, he said to Pang Yu, "Then please send the red edict first."
Pang Yu bowed, took the Ren Hongyu and walked out, handing it to He Xianya outside and asking him to arrange for a horse to handle it quickly.
Then Pang Yu waited in the corridor outside Tianzihao's room. Yang Erming's room was relatively quiet, but Pang Yu knew that the two of them must be discussing in low voices.
Because this is a great gift of two thousand taels, it is probably ordinary in places like Susong, Water Transport, and Salt Administration, but it is considered extraordinary in Anqing.
After a while, the door creaked. As soon as Mr. Sun walked out of the door, he saw Pang Yu waiting in the corridor.
"Can Bantou Pang come with me for a while?"
Pang Yu quickly followed behind Mr. Sun. The two left the inn and walked casually on the street. Pang Yu knew that this friend was worried that the inn was crowded with people, but the streets outside were full of strangers, so there was no need to worry about eavesdropping.
"This time I was delayed in Anqing for a long time. Because it is unlucky to take office in September, I must wait until the first day of October to take office. Please don't mind, Bantou Pang."
"I don't dare, I don't dare. No matter what arrangements are made by the Lord and Mr. Sun, I will obey them."
Pang Yu answered politely. He also remembered that he had heard Tang Weimin say that January, May and September were unlucky months for taking office. At that time, Tang Weimin himself wanted to postpone it until October. Everyone said so.
But he couldn't explain the reason. At that time, Pang Yu thought it was just the officials who were like this, but it turned out that the same thing happened to officials.
Mr. Sun turned around and saw Ruan Jin following him from a distance. He couldn't help but smile and said, "These fast guys are very loyal to Pantou Pang."
"Actually, the villain has been the leader of this team for a short time, but he has no selfish motives, so he is willing to do things for me."
Mr. Sun hummed and was about to get down to business. He turned to Pang Yu with some caution and asked, "Mr. Huang didn't say goodbye to us when he left. Did he ask you to bring anything?"
Pang Yu knew that this friend was here to find out the details. He wanted to know what Pang Yu wanted most, and then see if he could fulfill it.
"Mr. Huang said that the civil unrest in Tongcheng was not long ago, and he was a little afraid to go there. However, he personally guessed that the reason for the civil unrest was because the local people had no real inspections. If there were loyal and brave people leading the strong squad, the civil unrest would have been calmed down early in the morning.
Already."
Mr. Sun suddenly realized that Pang Yu wanted to have a strong class, so he immediately asked, "How many extra members are there in Tongcheng's strong class?"
"One hundred and ninety-two."
It seems that Mr. Sun is very clear about local government affairs. He did not ask who the current leader of the Zhuang class is. Such appointment of class leader is just a word from the county magistrate.
The current collection of Zhuangban silver is shown in the land tax. It is collected in full every year. Each person's labor is six taels of silver. One hundred and ninety-two people are worth more than one thousand taels per year. The actual number of Zhuangban is only twenty or thirty people.
The rest was free money, and most of it was divided among the houses. Pang Yu now gave out a gift of two thousand taels, naturally not for free money, but to provide real money for work and food.
Mr. Sun made a rough calculation and found that the silver for the three years of Zhuangban was more than 3,000 taels, and Pang Yu had made a profit.
Pang Yu continued, "I personally experienced the civil turmoil in Tongcheng. At the beginning, the rioters only had twenty-eight people, and they were all a mob. In fact, at that time, only a dozen young men, without swords and guns, could put an end to the chaos with a white stile.
In the end, it almost shook half of Southern Zhili, and it even alarmed the cabinet and the emperor. The villain felt quite aggrieved.
The reason is that at that time, the Kuaiban and Zhuangban were just names. Although Mr. Yang Fangfian did his duty, it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, and the situation was ultimately out of control."
"What does Pang Bantou mean? How should Zhuang Ban be managed?"
"I feel that Tongcheng has been peaceful for hundreds of years. Now that there has been a sudden upheaval, the government office must be different from before.
If the fast squad and the strong squad are combined, patrolling and arresting criminals and stabilizing the place are actually the same thing, but manpower deployment will be more flexible.
By making full use of the manpower of the two teams in this way and training them rigorously, they will definitely become Master Yang's powerful help."
Mr. Sun glanced at Pang Yu. He finally understood Pang Yu's request, which was that he wanted to be both the fast class leader and the strong class leader. No wonder he had to invest so much money.
He did not directly agree to Pang Yu, but just nodded slightly and said, "Zhuangban must be careful, but what are the rules of the yamen in the past? Can't change them hastily? Maybe Pangban leader will be considerate?"
Pang Yu understood that he was talking about labor and food money. More than 190 people would definitely not be able to support themselves through Pang Yu. In the past, each room was divided among them. Pang Yu planned to get some of it back, but it might be difficult to get it all back.
It is indeed too big, and Mr. Sun is unwilling to violate the original rules.
I had to say to Mr. Sun, "The villain will discuss with each room and won't cause trouble."
Mr. Sun pondered for a moment and said, "This time, Sun and Tang Zun went south along the canal.
Along the way, I heard news about rogue bandits who had re-entered Henan and even appeared in the southeastern area of Henan.
Sun Mou and Tang Zun have discussed it. We originally wanted to inspect the strong squad, and naturally the class leader also needs a strong person. As for the selection, Sun Mou will discuss with Tang Zun when he gets back."
Pang Yu knew that Mr. Sun had already agreed, and the last sentence was basically clear. He quickly handed over a fifty-tael banknote from his sleeve. Mr. Sun took a look at it and put it into his arms as a matter of course.
The two parted at the door of the inn, Pang Yu stayed outside, and Ruan Jin followed from behind and asked, "Has the class leader discussed it with Mr. Sun?"
Pang Yu hummed, and Ruan Jin said with some doubts, "But when it comes to making money, it's better for us to make money at Kuaiban. The gambling stalls, grain stores, pawnshops, and hook bars in the city are all now owned by Kuaiban. Zhuang
The six taels of work and food money that the class has to pay, if each room deducts it, it will definitely be a loss-making business, why must the class leader take the money from the class?"
"It is always good to have more manpower. There are nearly two hundred people in the Zhuangban. If we have these men, no matter whether it is domestic slaves, clansmen or gentry, they will be far inferior to us in terms of strength.
We can completely control all industries in the county, and Zhuang Ban also controls the city gates, so we have the final say in the city."
Pang Yu looked at the door of the inn and said with a smile, "Besides, the Zhuang class is the Tongcheng Zhuang class, and Songyang Town also needs Minzhuang classes."
Ruan Jin looked stunned, and Pang Yu lowered his voice and said, "There is another fatal reason. I have heard the word bandit many times recently, and it can easily be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and even a few thousand is considered small.
Huang Wending's 100 people are all struggling so hard to get here. They will cost tens of thousands when they come here. What will we do then?
So I thought if they come, I have to be prepared."
"So this strong squad was prepared for rogue bandits?
But the class leader has never practiced strong class..." "I have never practiced."
Pang Yu patted Ruan Jin on the shoulder, "But I am willing to work hard. If Tongcheng only chooses one person to lead the strong class, I would rather believe in myself."
...At the county boundary of Liantan Town, hundreds of officials and servants stood outside the shop.
Yang Erming's carriage had just arrived here from Anqing. The young magistrate got off the carriage and only met and talked with the county magistrate and Dian Shi.
Zhou Xiancheng and Xu Dianshi were also a little confused when facing the junior high school students, not to mention the other officials, officials, and yamen. They all whispered to each other and looked at Yang Erming with a bit of teasing in their eyes.
The conversation between several officials ended quickly, and Secretary Shen from the barracks led Yang Erming to the carriage prepared by the county government.
After Yang Erming sat firmly, Secretary Shen handed over a thick "Instructions Booklet", which was first compiled by each office, and then compiled by the military office. Listed in the "Instructions Booklet".
This was Zhu Yuanzhang's regulation in the early Ming Dynasty. According to the requirements of the "Instructions for Appointment of Officials", there were a total of thirty-one items for the handover of old and new officials. Later, after it was improved, officials were required to submit the "Instructions Booklet" during the handover to facilitate Check them one by one.
After Yang Erming took it, the carriage started to move. He didn't say anything, but looked through it carefully in the carriage.
Pang Yu followed Yang Erming's carriage on horseback. When he passed Wang Dazhuang, Wang Dazhuang glared at Pang Yu with an unkind expression. He knew that Pang Yu had taken the lead again, and that there would be nothing he could do to Pang Yu in the next few years.
Pang Yu smiled and ignored him. Along the way, Yang Erming always asked Pang Yu to pass on news whenever something happened. He seemed to be Yang Zhixian's confidant.
Due to the long journey, everyone rested one night in a bungalow and continued their journey early the next morning, arriving at Tongcheng County in the afternoon.
Yang Erming was still wearing casual clothes at this time. According to the rules at this time, new officials must enter the city from the east gate after taking office, which means purple air comes from the east. The Zilai Bridge built outside the Dongzuo Gate of Tongcheng also has this meaning.
After entering the city, Yang Erming could not go directly to the Yamen. Instead, he was led by the household secretary to the Chenghuang Temple in Tongcheng.
The first step for new officials in the Ming Dynasty was to go to the City God's Temple to worship the gods. Yang Erming could only abide by this rule. Under the guidance of the ceremonial room chief, he respectfully paid homage to the gods before changing into his official uniform.
After completing these formalities, Yang Erming finally came to Tongcheng County Yamen.
Officials, gentry, government officials, and masters lined up along the corridor outside Yimen, all the way to the outside of the eight-character wall.
Pang Yu stood a little outside the gate and took a look inside. All six doors of the County Yamen's Yimen were opened. The ceremony room had prepared an incense case in the lobby. Yang Erming needed to walk into the Yimen and then sit at the incense case. Looking forward to thank you.
Everyone around was paying attention to this minor. Yang Erming was probably still a little nervous when facing this scene, and his face turned slightly red.
He adjusted his official uniform in front of the eight-character wall, paused for a moment, and Yang Erming strode towards the Tongcheng County Government Office with his head held high.