Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 42

"What kind of medicine is sold in Mr. Su's gourd?" Chai Lin closed his eyes and asked confidently.

Chai Yong took a few pieces of silver, paid for the hard work of delivering the letter, and asked him to walk back first.

Chai Lin said, "Prepare the horse, the two of us will go there."

Chai Yong said worriedly: "Is it possible that the magistrate is going to trouble us because of the incident during the day?"

"Absolutely not. This Hongtong Bank has been in business for more than a year. The magistrate has only been in office for half a month. Go and have a look." Chai Lin said, went downstairs with Chai Yong, rode a horse, and rushed to the government office. .

When he arrived at the government office, Chai Yong was arranged to rest in the servant's room, and Chai Lin came to Mr. Su's study alone.

Mr. Su sat in the middle, with Butler Qin on the right, and Chai Lin on the left.

Chai Lin saluted and sat down, Master Su said: "It's been a long night, I have nothing to do, I would like to invite Master Chai to have a drink."

Chai Lin smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Su."

The maids served the food and wine, and each table was served with some dishes such as fruit plate, dim sum, white chopped chicken, and a pot of fine wine.

The three of them drank a few cups, and said to Butler Qin: "A few days ago, I would like to thank Master Chai for sharing the worries of Mr. Su. He killed the tiger on Tuqiu Mountain. Today, he smashed the Hongtong Bank and paid for the common people. Nasty."

Chai Lin was a little confused, whether right or wrong, Chai Lin did such a thing, as the magistrate, shouldn't he be reprimanded?
Chai Lin explained: "The carpenter's shop of a friend in the village was oppressed by Hongtong Qianzhuang Maliu for no reason. Let yourself solve it. That's why Chailin has no choice but to do it."

Mr. Su said: "I don't mean to blame you. The owner of Chai Zhuang doesn't know about it. The tiger on the mound is a man-eating tiger. This Hongtong Bank is a man-eating tiger in the city. My new arrival , I ordered my confidant in the government office to investigate, and the owner of Chai Zhuang can take a look."

Su Can asked the maid to bring a stack of investigation files to Chai Jin.The case file contained a lot of content, so Chai Lin took a rough look at it.It took about half a year for Hongtong Bank to pass, yin and yang contracts, and strict requirements.More than [-] households were destroyed, some hanged themselves and jumped into the river, and some daughters-in-law were sold to Huichun Building.

Chai Lin said, "Isn't it rare that these people didn't report to the officials?"

Qin Butler said: "The boss behind the scenes is Qian Tongpan. The former magistrate has dry shares, and several counties under his jurisdiction should still be involved. Do you think it is useful to report to the officials?"

Chai Lin was speechless. It would be useless to report to the officials in this situation.

Su Can wiggled his mustache, and said righteously: "I am entrusted by the emperor, and I sit on the border. I should plead for the people and clean up the dust. Master Chai, would you like to help me?"

The general judge is the third in command. According to Mr. Su, his strength is equal to the dozens of yamen servants in the yamen.Tongpanna has hundreds of arrests in his hands, coupled with the power of Hongtong Bank, Mr. Su and Ben are weak chickens who have been ostracized.

Chai Lin said: "My lord, it's not that Chai Lin doesn't want to work hard, it's just that my subordinates are all peasants, and those who fight small troubles are fine, but they have to stop when there is a big battle. Besides, it's not a good name. It's not going well."

"Haha, I've thought of it a long time ago. I signed it when the refugees in various parts of the Song Dynasty were in chaos, and there were many bandits. The commander of regiment training has been vacant all the time. It is supposed to train [-] township soldiers, and it is still zero now. It is a big trouble to meet the inspection by the superior. So this matter is left to the owner of Chai Zhuang. Try to train as a township soldier within two months , when the time comes to assist this official in upholding justice, and when it succeeds, this official will be appointed to the imperial court and be added to the rank of Master Chai Zhuang."

The commander of regiment training has always been an empty-paid position, and he only takes money and does nothing.In other words, the so-called village soldiers are militiamen. The militiamen have no food or pay, and they have to fight. It is a hard job. Who is willing to do it?
The township soldiers were abolished long ago in the Taiping years, and now the officials have only been on the throne for a few years, and they are making a lot of money.

Chai Lin smiled wryly, and said, "It's my honor to share the worries of Mr. Su, but recruiting [-] township soldiers, where is the money and food? Where are the weapons and supplies?"

Qin Butler said: "The owner of Chai Zhuang doesn't know that there are 8 taels of silver on the government office's books, but in fact there are only a few thousand taels. It means that the deficit is serious. But don't worry, there are a batch of supplies in the warehouse. Tomorrow night You send a car over and take it away quietly."

"Soldiers and horses go ahead without using food and grass. This, this money and food is a big problem." Chai Lin insisted on not letting go, and he couldn't work with Lord Su for nothing.

Master Su thought for a while and said, "I'm still poorer than you, so don't cry with me about being poor. In this way, I'm giving you two certificates. You can find a way for money and food."

Speaking of which, Steward Qin brought over two approval documents from the government office. One is the official salt production and operation license. Cangzhou Linhai can set up a salt farm with the license. The salt produced is official salt, which is also profit besides the imperial court tax. Oh rich.Another license is a mining license, with which one can mine iron ore.

Chai Lin sighed: "Well, Chai Lin will definitely do his best for the lord, help the lord sweep away the dust as soon as possible, and restore the common people to a bright future. For the convenience of investigation and evidence collection, I also hope that the lord can give me a few sets of government servant clothes."

Master Su said: "These are all trivial matters. As long as Chai Tuanlian concentrates on doing things for the official, these matters can be resolved by Qin Butler at any time."

Master Su waved his hand, and Butler Qin came back shortly after he went to the back. The official uniform, seal, and saber of the regiment training commander were all ready. It seemed that Su Can had already prepared them.

Chai Lin happily took the seal, which is considered to be his appointment.As for the office space and the township soldiers, they have to be resolved by themselves.

Early the next morning, Chailin just woke up.Zhou Fu came to the backyard and said: "Villa Master, the heads of Nanfang are here. They are in the front hall. Please come over."

"Understood, let me wait, I'll be there soon." Said Chai Lin, dressed in brocade hat and sable fur, and came to the front hall.Dutou, with a big arm and a round waist, was standing there with a dozen or so policemen, and beside him was Chai Yong, who was leading ten guards, all with straight backs and raised eyebrows.

Chai Lin came in and saw that it was a fighting cock, and immediately said: "What are you doing, what are you doing? Treat everyone with the warmth of spring, Chai Yong, take people out."

"Yes." Chai Yong withdrew the guards.

Chai Lin cupped his fists and said, "What's the name of Dutou?"

"My surname is Xue, and my name is Xue Meng." Dutou said.

Chai Lin smiled and said, "I don't know why Xue Du came here. It's not because of the fight yesterday, right? In your words, it's called an economic dispute, and you have to settle it yourself."

Xue Dutou said: "That's natural. If Ma Liu hits people first, I have nothing to say when Mr. Chai beats him back. But now that he is dead, please come with me."

(End of this chapter)