The rise of the poor

Chapter 1371 Unexpectedly
Zhu Pingan got 200 taels of silver "sponsorship" from the "kind" and "helpful" Chuxiong, Zhang Chufeng, and Zhuo Yan, or more precisely, from Chuxiong, and then went straight home and called Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui, and Liu Dagang borrowed a carriage from the Tixing Yamen, and went straight to the Yingtian Military Department's Yamen without stopping.

It should not be too late, since the imperial court approval has been obtained, the imperial court approval should be realized as soon as possible, and the soldiers' food and salaries should be collected from the yamen of the Ministry of Yingtian, and the militia regiment should be formed as quickly as possible.

Now time is money, and time is life. The sooner the regiments are formed and trained, the sooner they can form an army, and the sooner they can play a role in this era of increasingly serious Japanese plague.

Zhu Pingan considered that what the Yamen of the Ministry of War paid to him was not necessarily silver notes, but probably silver.

How much is 5000 taels of silver? !The "measurement" of the Ming Dynasty is 16 digits per catty, which is the hexadecimal system, that is, "don't think about a hundred taels, six catties and four taels, don't count a thousand taels, 62 catties and a half!", 5000 taels is 312.5 catties . More than 300 catties, Zhu Ping'an can't handle so much money by himself, so Zhu Ping'an called Liu Mu and the other four to help carry the soldiers' salary and road security.

The yamen of Yingtian Bingbu is not far from the yamen of the procuratorial envoy, and it's time for Zhu Ping'an and his party to have a cup of tea.

"I am Zhu Ping'an, the procuratorial envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, and I was ordered to take charge of the military equipment. Now I have received the imperial court's approval. I am here to give you the approval of 5000 taels of payment."

Zhu Pingan dressed in the official uniform of the fifth rank, showed his badge and entered the Yamen of the Ministry of War smoothly, and explained his intention to the small official on duty.

"Lord Zhu, the payment of 5000 taels of silver is a very important matter, and only Lord Shangshu can't make the decision. Please allow me to report to Lord Shangshu later."

"Thank you, Zhang Shangshu." Zhu Ping'an nodded.

The Minister of War at this time was Master Zhang Jingzhang, a famous and respected figure in history. Zhu Pingan knew a lot in modern times, and he was quite looking forward to meeting this historical figure.According to historical records, Mr. Zhang was transferred from the capital to Yingtian at the beginning of the year as Minister of the Household Department of Yingtian, and three months ago he was transferred from the Minister of the Household Department of Yingtian to the Minister of the Military Department of Yingtian.

"Lord Zhu, Lord Shangshu is here to invite you."

Soon the little official trotted back and took Zhu Ping'an to meet Zhang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War of Yingtian.

"My subordinate Zhu Ping'an pays a visit to Zhang Shangshu." After seeing Zhang Jing, Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands to see him.

This was the first time Zhu Pingan saw Zhang Jing. In his vision, Zhang Jing had a burly figure and a sense of elegance. At first glance, he gave people the impression of being a Confucian general with both literary and military skills.

After seeing Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Jing looked Zhu Ping'an up and down like a torch for three seconds.

Is there anything wrong with my appearance?

Zhu Pingan was a little doubted by Zhang Jing whether there was something wrong with his appearance.

"I heard someone tell you that you have to withdraw 5000 taels of silver." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Ping'an for three seconds before slowly opening his mouth.

"Exactly. The lower official was ordered to undertake the task of organizing the military preparations of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Procuratorate Division and lead the militia. In order to facilitate the work, he specially applied to the imperial court for 1 taels of soldiers' salaries. Now the imperial court has approved 5000 taels of salaries. This is an official document approved by the imperial court, please review it."

Zhu Ping'an clasped his hands in reply, and after finishing his speech, he took out the imperial court's approval from his bosom, and presented Zhang Jing with both hands.

"There is no need for official documents, I have a copy here." Zhang Jing waved his hand, but did not accept the approval document from Zhu Ping'an.

"This time, the lower official is here to withdraw the approved 5000 taels of silver," Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands.

"Master Zhu, is the crown weak?!" Zhang Jing didn't answer Zhu Ping'an's words, but looked at Zhu Ping'an and asked.

"The next official is not weak yet." Zhu Pingan replied truthfully.

"Master Zhu, have you ever been a soldier?" Zhang Jing asked again after hearing the words.

"A few months ago, I took office as the magistrate of Jingnan County, and organized the army and civilians to defend the city twice." Zhu Pingan replied.

"As I said, it is an official general." Zhang Jing added.

"That official has never formally sent a soldier." Zhu Pingan replied truthfully after hearing the words.

"Master Zhu, where do you want to take the militia?" Zhang Jing asked again.

"A native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The lower officials have already been recruited," Zhu Ping'an replied truthfully, and then he wanted to further explain how he recruited the bandits.

"Then Master Zhu, please go back."

Zhang Jing interrupted Zhu Ping'an's words, and said with a blank face, and picked up the teacup as he spoke, as a sign of seeing off the guests.

What? !Let me go back? !Zhu Pingan couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and looked up at Zhang Jing, "What does Master Shangshu mean?!"

"I should be very clear about what I mean. Master Zhu, why bother to ask questions knowingly." Zhang Jing said expressionlessly.

Indeed, Zhang Jing's meaning is indeed very clear, refuse!How could Zhu Ping'an not see clearly.But why? !I came here to withdraw the silver with the imperial court's approval, so the imperial court's approval won't work here? !

Zhu Pingan knew it well, but he didn't accept it. He looked up at Zhang Jing and cupped his hands again, "Master Zhang, I came to your office to collect [-] salary according to the imperial court's approval.

"I have received the imperial court's approval, but I haven't received the imperial court's approved silver tael. This office has no payment for Mr. Zhu to withdraw, so please come back, Mr. Zhu. When this office receives the imperial court's approved silver tael, Mr. Zhu will come to withdraw it again." Let's go." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Ping'an and said lightly.

Uh!
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan took a deep breath. He didn't expect that he would encounter obstacles when he came to the yamen of Yingtian Military Department to collect the food and pay for the soldiers. He didn't expect that Zhang Jing would reject him.It doesn't make sense, this is the first time I met Zhang Jing, there is no possibility of offending Zhang Jing before.Moreover, Zhang Jing is not a strict party, and even Zhang Jing is against the strict party, so it is impossible for Zhang Jing to trip himself up because he offended the strict party.In addition, I was responding to the imperial court's approval to withdraw the withdrawal, which was well-founded and legal.

Can't figure it out, really can't figure it out, Zhu Pingan can't figure out why Zhang Jing refused so resolutely.

"Master Zhang, your yamen is the yamen of the Ministry of War, and it represents the imperial court." Zhu Pingan looked at Zhang Jing and said slowly.

What Zhu Pingan said is that your yamen is the yamen of the Ministry of War in Yingtian, the yamen of the Ministry of War in the accompanying capital, and is at the same level as the yamen of the Ministry of War in Beijing. , your yamen can give it to me directly, no need to wait for the yamen of the Ministry of War in Beijing to give you silver taels according to the approval.

"What Master Zhu said is very true, but the imperial court's finances are tight. Our government is not as rich as the military department of the capital, and the finances are even tighter. It has long been unable to make ends meet, and the deficit is frequent. At present, there is no money left for Master Zhu to draw."

Zhang Jing said slowly, and once again rejected Zhu Pingan.

(End of this chapter)