The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

What a great official power!

Wearing the sixth-grade egret uniform, you can travel anywhere.

This is indeed the case. After all, the magistrates of the Ming Dynasty were only in the seventh grade.

The official system implemented in the Ming Dynasty was nine grades and eighteen grades, and officials' salaries and benefits were linked to their grades.

Specifically, the administrative agency of the county is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower based on the amount of taxes, but the highest official of the county is always called the magistrate.

Except for the magistrates of several important counties near the capital, whose grades are the sixth grade, the other magistrates are all the seventh grade.

In other words, the judge of Changlu Yunsi in front of me is one level higher than the ordinary county magistrate. He naturally has the qualifications and confidence to show his authority in front of a group of ignorant Guizhou people.

He wanted to see what the Transportation Department official from Changlu Saltworks was capable of!

As Tang Hao beat the officers and soldiers violently and detained Wang Wenqing, the judge of the Yunsi Division, the entire Changlu Salt Field boiled in an instant.

The salt field is the foundation of Yunsi. The salt workers in the kitchens fry and boil the salt honestly, so that the Changlu Salt Field can operate normally and the gentry can continue to make profits from the salt.

So, where is this person’s confidence?

As the judge of Yunsi, Wang Wenqing was also a serious Jinshi. To be more precise, he was born with the same Jinshi.

Moreover, Xinke Jinshi who were born with the same background as Jinshi, after all, are not as good as others in terms of skills and rankings. Most of them will be sent out to work as local officials or go to Liububaisi to work as a clerk, slowly climbing up through seniority, and their official career is not very good.

Tang Hao carried Wang Wenqing and kicked an officer and soldier on the ground.

Wang Wenqing just said a few words and turned the situation around.

"Shut your mouth!"

Really want to rebel?

Tang Hao sneered with disdain on his face: "They don't know how. They will only kill good people and take credit. They will treat you all as bandits, cut off your heads, and then use your heads to claim credit!"

The officers and soldiers were stunned, with a look of horror on their faces.

But in fact, it just points out that you are just like a madam, and you are not a madam at all. To be a madam, you have only taken the first step in the "long march of thousands of miles"!

Can a madam and a concubine have the same status?

For example, in the Changlu Yunsi, from the transport envoy to the governor, there is a gentry family behind everyone, and the entire Yunsi has become a place where gentry and gentry use salt to make profit and trade.

"Shut up or die!"

"Brother Ritian... do you really want to... rebel?"

Some people have been kneeling for a long time, and their knees are completely weak. Even if they use their hands to help, they can't help them up!

It was Liu Dashan's wife who reacted and hurriedly said: "I have it at home! Dashan once told me that this is something that can save his life. He spent a lot of money to buy it..."

Tang Hao kicked this guy impatiently.

Seeing this scene, Tang Hao couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head.

When he heard about the riots among the lowly kitchen households in the salt farm, Zong Yue did not show any signs of panic and continued to write calmly.

Therefore, Wang Wenqing had to come here and teach these disobedient humble kitchen households a lesson!

"I'll say it again!"

But what can Wang Wenqing do?

From the time he studied hard at a young age, his life has been arranged by his family. Even if he is a fellow Jinshi, he can be placed in a predetermined position and bring benefits to the family.

Now that Tang Hao mentioned the "Da Gao", most of the Zaohu Yanding and even the whole family looked at a loss and had no idea what Tang Hao was talking about.

"Whoever dares to beep or beep, I will kill him!"

After all, officers and soldiers are equipped with knives. No matter how brave you are alone, you can't beat four hands with two fists, and you can't be the opponent of these twenty or thirty officers and soldiers.

Tang Hao didn't expend any effort to deal with these guys. He punched them one by one. Either their faces were shattered or their hands and feet were severed. He lost the ability to resist in an instant.

The promotion from the seventh grade to the sixth grade is only half a step up the grade, and the Yunsi is also known as a profit-making department. It is especially dirty. Normal officials are not willing to be transferred to the Yunsi. They have tainted themselves. A virtuous name and a pure reputation.

I don't know how long the silence lasted, but Liu Dashan's wife braced herself and asked in a trembling voice.

The latter yelled in horror and thought about drinking Tang Hao away.

"Do you think that when the imperial officers and soldiers are here, they will listen to the explanations of you lowly householders?"

The whole place was silent, no one dared to move, and no one said a word.

This kind of uneasiness makes no sense. After all, even though the man in front of him is extremely tall, he is only wearing coarse linen clothes and is not a son of a powerful person.

It's just that he doesn't blame these Zaohu Yanding. There is nothing to blame. Living this life is indeed not easy.

Wang Wenqing was a fellow Jinshi. Fortunately, he got the support of the elders in his family and made use of his connections. He was able to be appointed as an official in a medium-sized county. After serving as the county magistrate for three years, he got a medium-level political examination, which was neither good nor bad. Thanks to the support of the elders in the family, he was transferred to the Changlu Yun Division as a judge.

Even with the "Da Gao" in hand, the common people could directly go to Beijing to file a petition!

Zhu Chongba, who was born in poverty, naturally knew the truth of "the sky is high and the emperor is far away". Some officials imposed exorbitant taxes on the local area, and the people suffered deeply.

If the second or third grade Jinshi want to be conferred and become officials, they have to pass the imperial examination again in Jinshen Hall. Based on the scores of the previous and later examinations, the best ones will be selected to enter the Hanlin Academy as Shujishi, or go to Liubu Baisi to study politics.

Tang Hao, who originally "upheld justice", now became the target of public criticism and was criticized by Zaohu Yanding!

Zong Yue glanced at the housekeeper and waved his hand impatiently.

This time Tang Hao didn't kill anyone. He broke his hands and feet more gently, one at a time, first the hands and then the feet.

Today, Zong Yue has been in office for nearly ten years. The once enthusiastic new scholar has now become a pot-bellied Master Yong Envoy.

This resulted in the status of the new Jinshi who was born with the same Jinshi.

As for those guys who drew their swords, he didn't get used to it. He picked up one of them and used it as a weapon to smash them back and forth. In less than a quarter of an hour, twenty or thirty officers and soldiers fell to the ground and wailed.

In less than a hundred years, the influence of the four volumes of "Da Gao" once recited by family collectors in the Ming Dynasty continued to decrease until it completely disappeared.

"They must be bandits from other places, so they dare to be so lawless..."

The son born to the wife is the legitimate son and will inherit the family business in the future. The child born to the concubine is the bastard and will only be used as a dog for the legitimate son in the future!

So even though this "born with the same Jinshi" can barely be regarded as a serious Jinshi, but ranked lower, this status is really embarrassing.

"And rebellion is a capital crime for the Nine Clan!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly fell silent and looked at Tang Hao with horror on their faces.

"Now I'll beat the person and arrest the officer!"

"Those dog officials cannot represent the imperial court!"

"Contempting the government is tantamount to treason!"

Tang Hao threw away the bloody humanoid weapon in his hand, then rushed forward and grabbed Wang Wenqing's neck.

They never thought that this outsider would be so ferocious and arrogant that he would dare to capture the official!

Isn't this going to push everyone to a dead end?

So Comrade Zhu Chongba issued an order to encourage local people to go to Beijing to file imperial complaints, and even allowed the people to arrest officials, escort them to Nanjing, and then hand them over to him to deal with personally.

"Sir, this person is not from our Xiahe Village!"

People can arrest officials, which would be quite explosive in any ancient court!

He works diligently every day frying and boiling salt, working from dawn until night, but it is not enough to pay the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. He also suffers from the bullying of the officials, and even cannot protect his wife and daughter!

They have really had enough of this kind of slavery!

Wang Wenqing immediately shut his mouth, not daring to make any sound.

Zong Yue was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Chenghua. He was born in the Zong clan of Suzhou and came from a scholarly family. After becoming a Jinshi in high school, he rose to great heights. However, in the end, he was transferred to be the transport envoy of the capital of the transport division and ended up in vain. A bright future.

Moreover, Emperor Taizu Gao stipulated that "all officials, citizens, and people of all colors should have this copy in every household. If they commit the crime of being beaten with a stick and migrated, their level will be reduced by one level. If not, each level will be increased by one level. The subjects will be familiar with it as a warning." , "Every family must have it, and those who dare to be disrespectful and refuse to accept it are not the people I govern and transform, and the people who have moved back and transformed are not in vain."

It wasn't until he finished writing the last stroke that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Wenqing looked at Tang Hao coldly, always feeling uneasy in his heart.

The top three will be immediately appointed to the Hanlin Academy. They will basically be selected as "shujishi", that is, reserve prime ministers. They will officially enter the central court as officials and have a bright future that is envied by all scholars in the world.

As Wang Wenqing shouted, the surrounding Zaohu Yanding immediately panicked.

However, Wang Wenqing soon realized that he was wrong, very wrong.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang once again issued an edict: "Anyone who dares to oppose his official officials, chief officials, and anyone else will be punished by his family."

Tang Hao laughed endlessly, but this laughter was very ironic.

The officers and soldiers then ran away crawling on the ground and went back to report the news without looking back.

This piece of pen and ink is not cheap, it is worth ten thousand silver!

This "like a lady" is the words used by dignitaries to comfort their concubine wives.

Someone is causing trouble, it doesn't mean anything.

Seeing how ferocious he was, Wang Wenqing couldn't help but panic for a moment, and hurriedly ordered all the officers and soldiers around him to rush forward and kill this madman.

rebel?

A single spark can start a prairie fire!

Once a prairie fire breaks out, it will be unstoppable!

Soon the news of Changlu Salt Field spread throughout Tianjin Wei.

With the "Da Gao" in hand, you won't have to worry about anything.

Immediately, someone chose to betray Tang Hao in order to survive.

Being with Jinshi is like "like a lady".

In March of the 19th year of Hongwu's reign, people from Jiading County went to Beijing to complain. As a result, they were blackmailed by patrols and archers in Chunhua Town. Zhu Yuanzhang later learned about this incident. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was furious and beheaded the officials who blocked him in public. The whole family was slaughtered!

It is a pity that the Ming Dynasty only had one Zhu Yuanzhang who loved the people like a son. After that, the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen, the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di and other subsequent emperors all used various means to reduce the influence of the "Da Gao" in a tacit understanding, especially after civil servants The Jin gentry controlled the government, and the sanctity of this "Great Edict" was directly canceled by them.

Wang Wenqing did not want to be a corrupt official, but the situation was stronger than the people. He was just a fellow Jinshi, so he could only follow the trend.

"I already said that!"

"Rebellion? Hahaha!"

The so-called "born with the same Jinshi" means "not a Jinshi, but treated as a Jinshi".

For the same reason, it is different from Jinshi and Jinshi.

This "Great Edict" was written by Taizu Emperor Gao himself, and was implemented in the Ming Dynasty by the political power, so it was widely disseminated.

"These warriors Qiu Ba have received so much money from us on weekdays. Is it true that they have been raised in vain?"

The rest of the kitchen households were stunned by the scene in front of them.

After he left, Tang Hao turned his head and looked coldly at the group of chattering households.

Tang Hao didn't waste any time, he just kicked the oncoming government servant and chose to take action!

For a time, screams resounded throughout the audience.

Literally, it means that you are "like" the same as "Mrs." here, and you will not be discriminated against or treated differently.

After all, the interests of the salt farm are staggering, and it is normal for some forces to be dissatisfied with the interests and incite the kitchen households to cause trouble.

"I would like to see if you, Liu Family Town Xiahe Village, really want the whole village to sit together!"

In the eighteenth year of Hongwu in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang issued the "Great Edict", which was to sort out the major corruption cases of the year and publish them to the whole country in the form of imperial edicts to warn officials not to repeat the same mistakes. Since then, there have been four series of "Edicts". "Da Gao" was promoted nationwide.

The same Jinshi, as Madame, is known to everyone.

"Yes, Mr. Qingtian, he is a refugee fleeing from famine, not from our Xiahe Village!"

"Ask General Chen from Tianjin Right Guard to take action and lead troops to suppress it. Just kill the troublemakers!"

"One person conspires to rebel, and the whole clan and the whole village will be united!"

"Great Edict"!

This is the criminal code written by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang himself!

"Who in your family still has the "Da Gao"? Find it, dig it out, and put it in front of these dog officials. Do you think they dare to touch it?"

After all, officials wear the skin of the imperial court and represent the face of the imperial court, and this kind of behavior is tantamount to weakening the majesty of the imperial court, but Comrade Zhu Chongba did just that!

At that time, transportation conditions were backward, and people had to pass through many checkpoints from the local area to the capital. People were often blocked, or even blackmailed or arrested by officials.

"Just you, go back and ask for help, and say that all the Zaohu saltmen in the Changlu Salt Field have rebelled!"

Tang Hao shouted coldly.

"Very good!" Tang Hao smiled very happily, "Sister-in-law, please go get it!"

"how is it?"

However, this person had a detached air and was indifferent to his own scolding, and even dared to make sarcastic remarks.

"If you want to survive, you have only one choice. Pick up your kitchen knives and sticks and resist this shitty world. Do you understand?"

But it is basically impossible for Tong Jinshi, who is ranked among the top three, to get some Hanlin qualifications.

"They are just some humble kitchen workers. Is it worth making a fuss about?"

Anyone who has a little bit of self-respect and self-respect will regard "being born with a Jinshi" as an unspeakable secret that cannot be washed away, and they are unwilling to mention it.

The current envoy of the Changlu Yun Division is named Zong Yue. During the Hongzhi period, he was promoted from being a doctor in the household department. He was promoted from the fifth rank to the third rank. His position was higher than that of the highest officer of the three local divisions. It can be said that he rose to the top in one step.

Tang Mu, Chang Kuohai and others were not idle either. They started to take action one after another, beating up a bunch of rogue government officials, guiding the kitchen households to find the "Great Edict", and called on all the kitchen households and saltmen to unite and fight against this shitty world. !

After all, the rankings in the Imperial Examination are placed here, which has already demonstrated the talents of the candidates. If they are really talented, they will not end up with the same Jinshi background.

And what do you mean by letting me go back to ask for help?

"roll!"

For a time, the entire Changlu Saltworks came to a standstill. They had long had enough of this miserable life of no one and no ghosts.

The Changlu Salt Farm has not been peaceful these past few days. There have been many instances of saltmen from Zao households beating government officials.

Zong Yue has been the capital's transport envoy for so many years, and he has never seen any dirty tricks.

If you dare to cause trouble, you must be prepared to pay the price!