Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

"There's news from Longmen County, it's not about asking for official documents." After taking a deep breath, An Biejia met Niu Zude's eager eyes and said in a deep voice, "Tu Yezhuo and Tang Cheng have come together."

"What?" Niu Zude stood up abruptly, "This is serious?".

"Tang Cheng wanted to build the terraced fields of Nalaoshizi, so he issued a notice of recruitment to Longmen Xi. Tu Yezhuo not only obeyed the order and dispatched nearly [-] ox carts, but he was also a Baigan who didn't need a bucket or a liter of relief food." The subordinates in Longmen County have heard the news for a while, and An Biejia still hasn't fully digested the shock that the news brought to him, "This matter has spread wildly in Longmen County. Almost insane."

"Tu Yezhuo!", Niu Zude slapped the desk hard, only to shrink the neck of the handyman who was waiting outside the door, and retreated involuntarily to the far side of the door, "Did Tu Yezhuo pass on your words? ".

"Yes, it's just arrived. There's a lot to say, but it's just one meaning. There are [-] frontier soldiers' waist knives on his head, and he has no choice." When talking about this, An Biejia shook his head, "In addition Instead, he spread another message, saying that Tang Cheng intends to shake your lord's position as governor."

"Oh!", when he heard the latter sentence, Niu Zude, who was full of anger, calmed down. Since Tang Cheng arrived in office, he has lost more temper in the three months than in the previous three years. "Although Tu Yezhuo can be killed, the news is credible. Tang Cheng can't keep it any longer."

"Well," An Biejia nodded emphatically, "Why don't I scatter all the ministries down immediately, as long as I want to investigate, which government office in the world can't find out the problem? My lord is waiting for the writing and reporting to the official department that is".

Niu Zude, who was pacing around the room with his hands behind his back, shook his head after hearing the words, "Longmen County is different from other places. The previous county magistrates all wanted to leave as soon as they took office. It's okay for the Daoist Office to say that the Ministry of Officials also agreed with this." It hurts a lot, so there is naturally a lot of attention. The people who hang out in the imperial city are old-fashioned, and the methods you just mentioned are too tricky, and they are not used now."

"Then... what does your lord mean?"

"Borrowing a knife to kill", seeing An Biejia still puzzled, Niu Zude who turned around smiled faintly, "There is a supervisor who holds the right to play directly, why not?".

One word awakened the dreamer, "That's right, why didn't you think of this, the next official, the nearest of the three supervisory censors sent by Yushitai to the main road is now in Tanzhou next door, and it can be reached by car in three days." .

"In the year of the catastrophe, you don't think about supporting the people, but instead promote corvée labor. Don't worry, you are also knowledgeable. Have you ever seen such a precedent after searching the classics? The disabled people can't get away with four-character test words. Those people The heart of supervising the censor is very hot. I heard that such a thing is afraid that I can’t wait to get on the bus.” After pacing back to the book case, Niu Zude smacked calmly, “Bapin county magistrate is not a big deal. Small, not causing trouble and having real achievements, this rank is just right for the appetite of the supervisory censor."

"My subordinates will do it immediately," An Biejia said and stood up.

"Wait," Niu Zude, who sat down behind the desk again, waved his hand, "Don't look for the one in Tanzhou, he is the most intelligent among the three supervisory censors, go to Mozhou to find Gan Hongyu, this person is not only strong, Moreover, he is an old-fashioned person who only reads books, and claims that his words and deeds follow the teachings of saints, so it is most appropriate to lure such a person to Longmen."

The rotation of the supervisory censors every two years is the most important thing for local officials in various states in the world. Sometimes, even before a person arrives in the place, the magistrate of the state he goes to will monitor the character and habit of the censors. After feeling it clearly, it is worth all the effort to protect yourself. This kind of officialdom means is a very normal thing, so An Biejia is not surprised at all how Niu Zude would treat the supervisory censor who was stationed in Yushitai So familiar, nodded and went out quickly.

……

You come and go, but now Tang Cheng doesn't have the time to guess what Niu Zude is thinking and doing. He is receiving a guest, a special guest he sent to contact with Laifuju.

2Chapter 17 Big Business

Like many people who met Tang Cheng for the first time before, Ash Dezhi was also surprised that the magistrate of Longmen County in front of him was so young. As a merchant, he had traveled to many places over the years, and officials of all sizes had also met him. Quite a few, but this is indeed the first time I have met a young chief official like Tang Cheng.

Tang Cheng is used to such surprised eyes, what can the Jinshi do?When Ash Dezhi was looking at him, he was also looking at this Hu man with nine surnames who obviously came from Turkic origin.

With a full face of beards and a body with big arms and round waists, in terms of appearance alone, Ashi Dezhi doesn't look like a merchant at all. Perhaps it is precisely because of his toughness that he can do business like this with the identity of a nine-surnamed Hu. Big right?After all, this is the Northland where the folk customs are tough, and the nine surnames are the most discriminated against.

"I heard from Laifu that my lord has a big deal to do." Because of his appearance and figure, even if his body leaned slightly forward, Ashdezhi has a force of coercion. , in short, no matter what the adults want, just find me."

"I want food." Tang Cheng held up the teacup and raised his hand, "The more the better, I wonder if the leader of Ashide has it?".

"It's in short supply." Ash Dezhi stretched out his hands and twirled his thick beard and smiled, "Since you've boasted about Haikou, you can't let the strong wind blow your tongue. Food is naturally available, and you can have as much as you want. It’s just that the price is not cheap according to the current market.”

Tang Cheng couldn't help laughing when he heard the Tang slang uttered by Ash Dezhi, "There is no money in this county."

After saying this, Tang Cheng deliberately stopped talking, and his eyes turned from the teacup to the face of Ashi Dezhi. What didn't disappoint him was that this rough-looking man was worthy of being a famous businessman with nine surnames, Huli. Although he frowned slightly after hearing his words, he still held his breath.

"However, what the county can give to the team leader of Ast is more important than money."

"Barter? Merchant trade pays attention to work and not to death, and barter is also fine."

"This is not something that can be explained clearly in a few sentences." Tang Cheng stood up with a smile, "Let's go, let's have a look."

After leaving the city gate, the carriage went straight to the right. Tang Cheng didn't say anything for more than half an hour, and Ashdezhi didn't ask any questions. He just lifted the curtain from time to time with great interest to see the scene outside.

Gradually as the carriage approached, the line of ox carts that Ashderzhi had just seen from afar became clearer. These ox carts happened to move in two different directions, moving forward full of stones and pulling empty ones. The cars were traveling in the opposite direction, and the well-organized team of ox carts formed a continuous river, no matter which side you looked at, you couldn't see the beginning and end of the team.

As an itinerant merchant, Ashi Dezhi is very sensitive to all caravans. Sitting in the car and looking at the ox caravan that goes back and forth, what surprised him the most was not the huge size of the caravan, but the people who pulled the cars. people.

These cart pullers turned out to be Xi Ren!

Ashi Dezhi is a merchant traveling to and from the north, while Longmenxi is the gateway of the Raole Grassland to the inland of the Tang Dynasty and a large supplier of livestock and leather goods, so he is no stranger to Longmenxi's situation. When it reaches a certain point, the so-called understanding goes far beyond the level of trade itself.

That's why he was so astonished now, Longmen Xi's privilege was almost a well-known thing in the North, how could so many Xi people from the grassland appear here?What does it mean that the young county magistrate brought himself here?

Looking at Tang Cheng with a smile on his face, Ashdezhi swallowed the words that had reached his throat again. He didn't forget that it was still time to talk about business, and at this time, the party who first showed curiosity Always at a disadvantage.

Just when his eyes were flickering and his mind was uncertain, the carriage turned and entered a mountain pass, and soon Ashi Dezhi heard the sound of drums, snare drum?With the continuous sound of the "Hang 哊 Hang 哊" chant, the raging valley and hillside appeared in front of Ashdezhi.

The valley is full of Xiren's ox carts, shacks, blacksmith stoves, and marching pots... Compared with the bustling valley, the opposite hillside is bustling with people like ants, full of heat.

There are more than 1 people gathered in this narrow and long place, busy with their respective duties. For Ashdezhi, who grew up in the sparsely populated Northland since he was a child, seeing such a scene in the wild The big scene is indeed rare and spectacular.

Tang Cheng didn't get out of the car, opened the window and pointed to the opposite hillside and said with a smile to Ashtek: "When the leader Ashtek comes back next year, it should be lively here."

"Oh", Ashdezhi looked back from the window, "We still have to wait for next year, it's very lively now!".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing. By this time next year, more than [-] Tang people in Longmen County will gather and live next to each other at the foot of the mountain in front. Compared with that one What is it?"

Ash Dezhi, who was also smiling, suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Your Excellency wants to gather and live in the Tang people in this county, how...is it possible?".

"Leader Ashide hasn't been to Longmen recently, has he?"

"It's been three or four years, and this is the first time, and it's on the lord's office as soon as it comes."

"Ashid's team leader should take a look around." Tang Cheng put down the car curtain in his hand, leaned on the pillow and said with a smile: "There is nothing difficult in the world. Shepherds live after water and grass, but people in Tang rely on the fields for food." , where there is good water and good fields, it is a good place for them to live in peace."

While Tang Cheng was speaking, the carriage started again and went out of the mountain pass, but when it came to the county town, it didn't follow the door and drove straight forward.

It took about the same time as it took to get to the mountain pass in front. Ashi Dezhi saw a similar scene on the other side of Longmen County, except that the carts and stones here were Tang people, and those who were on the hillside There were also a lot fewer busy people, but what surprised him even more was that there were many military tents here, and almost all the utensils he saw along the way were branded by frontier soldiers.

Just as Ashtek was in doubt, Tang Cheng's words came over, "Team leader Ashtek read that right, those who are busy on the hillside are all Tiancheng sergeants, and by this time next year, there will be more than 2 Tiancheng troops The family members will move here from Guanzhong.”

Hearing this, Ast was speechless. At this moment, he heard a knock on the door outside the carriage, and when he opened the door, he saw a middle-aged general in light leather armor, "Tang Ming How come the government has time to come here? But this is just right, it saves me a trip to the county government." The general was not polite at all, and he got into the carriage and sat next to Tang Cheng as soon as he said that.

"This is Lord Wei Jiang, the Guoyi capital of the Tiancheng Army, Lord Jiang, this is the leader of the famous Astade branch among the merchants in the North."

If it is said that Ashi Dezhi can not care much about local officials like Tang Cheng, then his attitude towards the generals of the frontier army is completely different. It is said that the pass guarded by the frontier army is their source of income.

Ashi Dezhi's greeting was very polite, but what he got in return was a cold face.

"Nine surnames Hu?", Jiang Duwei didn't hide his contempt at all, just because he was concerned about Tang Cheng's face, he finally omitted the word "miscellaneous".

At that time, the inland areas of the Tang Dynasty were open, and it was normal for Tang and Hu to marry each other for decades since Emperor Taizong promulgated the edict of "universal love as one". , Khitan, Shiwei, and Mohe, the entire tribal society is composed of blood ties, and blood ties are also the most important measure of the closeness between people in the tribe.From this, a specific custom has evolved - each tribe should not intermarry with other tribes.

This custom is okay when facing the Tang people. After all, their king married the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty is much stronger than them no matter how you measure it. Such intermarriage is not considered to tarnish the inheritance of the ancestors of pure blood.All intermarriages other than this are despised by others, even if others don't mention it, even if they are members of their own family, they will not be able to pass the test.

When Tang Cheng first learned about these things, the first thing he thought of was the concept of family status that was popular in the inland areas of the Tang Dynasty. Speaking of which, the two are very similar. In fact, these things exist now, and they still exist after 300 years, such as In later generations, the Uighurs in Xinjiang still retained the custom of not intermarrying with the Han people, at least in general.

Under such a background, the situation of the nine surnames in the north has become extremely embarrassing. People of almost any nationality look down on them. These people are like wandering gypsies or wandering on the European continent for more than 1000 years The Jews are despised wherever they go, they have no pastures, no fixed gathering places, and it is precisely because of this reality of existence that most of the Hu surnames rely on merchants for a living, and thus a large number of people like Ah A great merchant of Steedzhi.

Ever since he was a child, he has seen too many cold eyes like Jiang Duwei. Facing this person who can't afford to offend, Ashi Dezhi can only nod and admit with an embarrassed smile despite the humiliation in his heart.

"This is my guest." Before Ash Dezhi could speak, Tang Cheng said, "As a friend, Captain Jiang, it is not proper for you to treat my guest like this."

"Magistrate Tang really has a wide range of friends. He just left Tu Yezhuo two days ago, and today he has another Hu surnamed Jiu." Jiang Duwei, who was told by his superior, took a step back after all, "That's all", after spitting at Tang Cheng with a smile, Jiang Duwei turned his face and cupped his hands at Ast, "Nice to meet you".

"Don't dare." After returning the salute with his hands clasped in fists, Ashi Dezhi cast a grateful glance at Tang Cheng.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng had a smile on his face again, "Good old Jiang, but if you find me, there will be no good. Tell me, what do you want this time?".

Seeing Tang Cheng's expression, Captain Jiang knew that what he said today probably had something to do with it, and the unhappiness he had just dispelled immediately, and he stretched out his hand and pulled his arm to get out of the car, "Come down and talk about it, talk about it in detail".

"Please wait a moment, I'm sorry," Tang Cheng smiled apologetically at Ast, and followed Captain Jiang out of the car.

After getting out of the carriage about ten steps away, Captain Jiang said directly: "Seeing that the second team of our army's terrace repair team is coming, Tang County Magistrate, at least send those Xi people here as well."

"All the big animals that the Yamen recruited from the people of the Tang Dynasty were allotted to you, isn't that enough?" Tang Cheng shook his head like a rattle, "No, Captain Jiang, you are really making things difficult for you."

"There are a lot of big animals, but your yamen has almost all the young men in this county. Now it's okay to send people here to pull carts and drive animals, but the stone can't get on and off the cart by itself, right? Pointing to a group of people How much time will it take for the old and the weak to get on and unload the car? Now that there are few soldiers in our army, what should we do with the second batch of sergeants?" At this point, Captain Jiang took out a tune that is useful when a lieutenant general is close , reached out to climb Tang Cheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Anyway, you don't spend money to recruit Xi Manzi. These people don't need to be used for nothing, so at least they can be sent over."

Looking at the scene of hooking shoulders and backs in the carriage, Ash Dezhi's curiosity about Tang Cheng has reached its peak. If he was only curious about Tang Cheng's age when he first met, then it has risen to a different level now. a level.

He sent Xi people to live together with people from half the county, and he was so familiar with the generals of the frontier army, and it seemed that he was the one who had the upper hand in this acquaintance. Wei Ke has a higher rank than the county magistrate. All these things that should have never happened were actually done by him. What kind of person is this county magistrate?

Captain Jiang outside the carriage and Tang Cheng murmured, while Ash Dezhi in the carriage was puzzled, but he was sure of one thing anyway, this seemingly young and excessive magistrate Tang was definitely a worthy man. capable.

After figuring this out, Ashi Dezhi was relieved a lot. As a result, he was suddenly full of expectations for the business that Tang Cheng wanted to talk to him about.

A person who can do so many impossible things, the business he wants to talk about must be small.

After two sticks of incense, Tang Cheng came back, and then the carriage drove towards the city again.

In front of the city gate, Tang Cheng stepped on the pedal inside the carriage, and the trotting carriage stopped suddenly.

"After riding all the way, it's time to relax your muscles and bones." Tang Cheng pushed out of the car and said to Ash Dezhi with a smile, "please."

"It's time to reveal the cards", this thought came to his mind, and Ashi Dezhi, who stepped out of the car, became a little excited.

There is a flat open space outside Longmen County, and Tang Cheng, who got off the car, is pointing at it right now, "This place is backed by the county, and it is less than an hour away from the gathering areas of Tang people and Tiancheng army families on the left and right. Build a trade distribution market here, this market will not only supply the daily necessities of nearly [-] Tang people, but will also become the frontier of trade with Longmenxi in the future.” At this point, Tang Cheng turned his head to look Looking at Ashi Dezhi and asked with a smile: "I don't know if the leader of Ashi Dezhi is interested in this?".

Chapter 248

Tang Cheng didn't spend too much effort on Ash Dezhi. When the nine-surnamed Hu businessman showed uncontrollable excitement at the pie he drew, everything was settled.

From being a merchant to being a merchant, this does not only mean a change in the way of trade. For a merchant with nine surnames like Ashi Dezhi, it means stable wealth and wealth security.

Being born in a race that is discriminated against and has no roots at all, yet accumulating huge wealth, this situation is like a three-year-old child who has no power to restrain a chicken and walks through the downtown area with a precious jade in his hand. its crime.

Ashi Dezhi understands this truth, so he has been wandering for many years, even if it is not for merchants and trade, he never stays in one place too much, and the industries scattered in various places dare not directly put his name on it.

There are trade fairs with a population of nearly [-] people scattered around. This alone is enough to make Ashtachi's heart move. This is the world of nomads. The custom of living by water and grass means that there are almost no In a city that is too big, how many resident populations do Raole and Songmo Dudufu have?Not to mention that this trade fair is still built on the most critical point of Raole Grassland and inland transportation, and according to the invisible Xirenniu convoy seen before, it is obvious that the county magistrate of Tang has successfully solved the previous dozens of problems. The problems that have not been solved in the past year, if not all the rights, at least have penetrated his personal influence into the Longmen Grassland.

Longmen Xi, plus a vast Raole Grassland, mountains of fur goods, herds of cattle, sheep, and horses like white clouds in the sky, Rao Ashidezhi is good at calculation, and he can't figure out this trade. How much wealth is hidden in the passage.All he knew was that just thinking about it, the blood on his body became hot, and his heart jumped uncontrollably.

Compared with these immediate and expected benefits, what moves Ashdezhi is safety, the safety of getting rid of the refugee-like situation completely, although he will have to pay a high price for it-not only the Longmen County Government's overhaul of the terraced fields Make up for the food gap, bear all the money and food expenses for the construction of the market, and share the profits with the county government, Tiancheng Army and Longmen Xi Sifang after the market is repaired.

Just as it is difficult for ordinary Europeans in later generations to understand the Jewish obsession with being almost sensitive to safety, it is also difficult for ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty to understand the expectations of Jiu Xinghu for safety and stability. success, but as a businessman he believes in profit.

If a trade fair wants to really make money, stable supply and shipping channels are essential. The smoother these two are, the faster the flow of goods will be, and the more money will naturally be earned. The jurisdiction of the city, but they do not have a stable shipping channel to the inland of Datang with a huge digestion capacity.

This kind of channel can't be established in a short period of time, and this is the biggest reliance on the cooperation between Ashi Dezhi and Tang Cheng-you can't do without me if you want to make money, and this kind of interest is far away. More reliable than any talk of lotus flowers.

Judging from more than 20 years of experience in the Quartet trade, the more this Tang Cheng, who has a huge appetite, wants more now, the less likely he is to renege on the contract later.

The negotiation between the two did not last for a long time. From this point of view, Ashdezhi still admired Tang Cheng very much. After the conditions of the two parties were settled, the county magistrate who was born as a Jinshi was not like anyone he had met before. Like the officials in the country, it is clear that there is wolf-like greed in their hearts, and they still talk about things like Zi Yue Shi Yun, a gentleman does not talk about profit.

Although he was still wearing an official uniform, the words that came out of his mouth were even more direct than those of merchants, what I want and what I can give you, each and every one of them is clear, when it comes to conflicts of interests, pennies must be weighed, Moreover, he is so eloquent about the composition and analysis of merchants' profits, and even their trading psychology, that for a time, Ash Dezhi had hallucinations—this young man who negotiates more merchants than merchants really reads sages since he was a child Shu, a court official who was born as a Jinshi and let him go abroad?

Although he already had the accurate score in his heart, Ash Dezhi didn't agree to it outright. Tang Cheng smiled and expressed his understanding, but didn't force him with words.

After all, the plate of this business is really not small, and the prospect is especially big.Ashi Dezhi alone can't eat it, so it's reasonable to find someone to discuss about getting a partner.Besides, he might not trust himself that much. When it comes to such a large-scale business, no matter what, he has to give him some time to check his details and verify everything he said before.

Come on, the more people you bring in, the better. Any prosperity is always based on a solid population base. Although a large number of people may not necessarily bring prosperity, no one is sure that it will not be prosperous, let alone make Ah The person Shi Dezhi had his eye on had to be someone with some wealth. As a county magistrate of Longmen who was now in a state of impoverishment, Tang Cheng always welcomed rich people to settle in Longmen.

Rich people are good. Rich people not only have high consumption power, but also use a lot of servants. No matter whether he buys or hires, every extra person he uses means that there is one more person in Longmen County who has found a way to eat. A person who finds a way to eat can support at least one more person.

As a county magistrate, isn't it just to let the people in the jurisdiction live a good life, and the first prerequisite for a good life is to have food to eat. Naturally, Tang Cheng would not mind as much as the officials of this era.

The important thing is that there is food to eat, not how the food is earned. As long as it does not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, he, the county magistrate, welcomes everyone.

Sitting on the carriage back to Yamen and thinking about this, Tang Cheng couldn't help laughing at himself. It's been three years in the blink of an eye. After three years, he is no different from Tang people in terms of food, clothing, housing, transportation and even the way of speaking. , but the many thoughts in my mind and the way of thinking about doing things cannot be changed, and I am afraid that it will never be possible to change.

Speaking of it, I really want to thank this difference in the times. If the social status of the merchants in this era is not too low, how could it be so easy to negotiate with Astrazhi?How could he put forward so many demands with full confidence? It would be unimaginable if it was left in the future generations before time travel.

After the matter here at Ashdetzhi was put aside for the time being, Tang Cheng thought that he could finally be free for a few days. After the initial panic, all the affairs in the yamen have been straightened out, and Yang Jiao and the others have their own divisions. , each doing his own thing, there are not so many problems that he must solve in person.

Work hard when it's time to work hard, and let go when it's time to let go. After all, he has worked in a big company in later generations, and Mr. Tang Cheng still knows this management experience.

It's a pity that the leisurely and good life was disturbed by the notice sent by the Longmen station before the day passed. I don't know where the wind came from, and the supervisory censor sent by Yushitai to Hebei Road was blown to Longmen County. .

"Is this true?".

"Gan Yushi is living in the post house now." The post official who came to report the letter nodded heavily and said: "The bronze turtles issued by the official spies and officials have all been inspected, and they can't be wrong."

"Well", after confirming, Tang Cheng turned his head and looked at Yang Pao, "According to Mr. Yang, what is the meaning of this Gan Hongyu coming here?".

Yang Jiao frowned after thinking for a while and said: "It's really hard to say. According to his job, he is specialized in supervising the impeachment area, but this behavior... If he really wants to trouble the county government, he should take it lightly. Yes, how could they live in Longmen Station? Didn’t they tell the Yamen clearly that others have arrived.”

Different positions in the officialdom have different ways of doing things. Although these methods are not rigid rules, everyone abides by the conventions. However, Gan Hongyu’s behavior is very puzzling. You shouldn't live in an official post house like this.

It's clear that he is looking for a job, but he went to live in the post station. What is he trying to imply?

It is better to believe that there is something than nothing!Because of his previous experience in the Jinzhou government, Tang Cheng attached great importance to the supervisory censor who held the right to report directly. For Longmen County and himself, these people can't do anything, but the ability to do bad things is one. Top three, and judging from the current situation of the county government, it is really unbearable to set up such a large stall.

After thinking about it, Tang Cheng made a decision, "Mr. Yang, later you send someone to take my famous assassin to the post house, and hold a banquet at the Longmen Inn to welcome Gan Yushi tonight, and send someone to the inn to fight Let me say hello, let the shopkeeper Guan Pingchao save the best Accord, and carefully prepare the food and drink arrangements. In addition, you say hello to Jia Xu and Mr. Qian, and you must come to the reception banquet tonight, what we should do The scene must be done."

"Okay", Yang Jiao nodded and left the office together with the post official.

The bell of Sanya rang, and just as Tang Cheng was about to go back to Houya to change clothes and go to Longmen Inn, Yang Jiao came back again, "Mingfu, Gan Hongyu returned the famous assassin."

"Um?".

"Not only the famous assassin was returned, but also the reception banquet was rejected. The reason was that the journey was exhausting." Yang Jiao said, handing the famous assassin back to the desk in front of Tang Cheng. "Something is wrong. I just went to the post station to ask. Although this person stayed in the inn for a short time, he strictly followed the rules and regulations in every move. Even the few plates of preserved fruit I sent someone to deliver were clearly recorded in his personal account by him, and the official made it clear. This level is really rare.”

Tang Cheng and Sui Xu established a system of post stations supplied by the imperial court across the country. Officials did not have to pay for all the expenses of living in them when they were on official business. It is just that different grades have different supply standards. However, although there are The standard of the imperial court has been clearly stated, but various flexible methods have been increasing day by day over the past few decades. It is common for officials with real power to enjoy treatment beyond their ranks.

As the eyes and ears of the emperor, the supervisory censor has real power, not to mention a few plates of candied fruit, even if he has more exaggerated requests, the local post houses will generally not refuse, even if the expenses cannot be covered by their own account, all places The accountant of the Yamen will not refuse such accounts.

From this background, Gan Hongyu's behavior is indeed too clear.