One thousand taels of silver is definitely not a small amount. Even if the fifth place has a monthly salary of twenty-five taels, it will take three years to save it.
But what Tianzun said was an imperial edict and a golden statement. Zhu Renxia didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly agreed.
"Yan Wen spent one hundred and forty taels of silver to buy this painting. Because it was expensive, it caused a quarrel at first. As long as Tianzun likes it, it seems to be worth the money."
One hundred and forty taels of silver is close to the annual salary of a seventh-grade county magistrate. It is indeed expensive.
But if it can be sold for a sky-high price of 700 million, it is still worth the money and the benefits are maximized.
"Reward this Yan Wen with one thousand taels of silver, and advise all those who buy antiques to focus on collecting ancient paintings with the homophonic sound of the word 'Nirvana' in the next step. If anyone can obtain the picture that I need, I will reward you with two hundred taels of gold. .”
"Disciple remembers it."
Zhu Renxia didn't ask any more questions and agreed honestly.
Zhu Changan first entered the underground vault with a palm full of antiques, placed them on the ground, and waited for 24 hours to wait for Cheng Mei to appraise the value.
In this impregnable warehouse, there is no need to worry about losing it.
Then, Zhu Changan went to the back hall and sent a lot of rice, white flour, refined salt, some liquor, even monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, etc. into the county government office, once again filling the huge county government office.
In the next few days, Zhu Changan had nothing to do. He continued to observe the world in the box every day and continued to practice acupuncture and boxing skills.
In order to avoid being discovered that there was suddenly a lot of food in the county government office, Jin Zhu personally led a company of Minzhuang to the county government office to help, and worked together with Ding Xiao's company to transport it into Guiyang County after dark without anyone noticing. 's warehouse.
The next day, Zhu Changan summoned Yan Wen, Deng Huaiwen, and Xie Yangxin at the county government office who had not yet returned to Chang'an Town, as well as a scholar named Li. They were the ones who went out to buy antiques this time.
This job is different from other errands. You must have a certain culture and the ability to appreciate antiques to be competent.
In the banquet living room, Zhu Renxia sat in the middle, and his wife Jinzhu sat on one side. Yan Wen, Xie Yangxin and other four people sat on both sides respectively, and a maid served tea.
Zhu Renxia said happily: "Tianzun is very satisfied with your performance and asked me to reward each of you with one hundred taels of silver."
The four of them bowed together to express their thanks: "Thank you very much, Mayor. Please express our gratitude to the Heavenly Lord on our behalf!"
Zhu Renxia continued: "One hundred taels of silver is to reward you for your harvest this time. Yan Wen purchased "Luo Shen Fu" last time. Tianzun was very satisfied and ordered to reward him with one thousand taels of silver."
"One thousand taels?"
Everyone present, including Yan Wen, was shocked. This was not a small amount.
Jin Zhu thought Zhu Renxia had made a mistake, and reminded him gently from the side: "Is it one thousand taels or one hundred taels? Could it be that my husband said it wrong?"
Zhu Renxia affirmed: "I was right, what Tianzun said was indeed one thousand taels. He said that this "Luo Shen Fu" is worth a lot of money, and the person who acquires this painting must be heavily rewarded."
Yan Wen was both happy and frightened. For him, such a large sum of money was almost beyond his dreams.
He declined and said: "Mayor, did Tianzun say something wrong? Or does he not know the value of our mortal currency? Although this "Luo Shen Fu" is a good thing, it won't reward me with so much silver. I'm sorry. Well deserved.”
Zhu Renxia affirmed: "Don't worry, Tianzun didn't say it wrong, and I heard it right. He has now made another request, asking you to search for ancient paintings whose names contain the homophony of the word 'Nirvana' as soon as possible. He said that if anyone If you can find the painting he needs, you will be given a heavy reward of two hundred taels of gold."
"Two hundred taels of gold?"
The four people sitting below took a breath when they heard this.
Two hundred taels of gold converted into silver would be two thousand taels, enough for an ordinary family to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime.
Even if you are a county magistrate, you still need to save your salary for ten years without eating or drinking to save two thousand taels of silver.
Seeing that Yan Wen had won a prize of one thousand taels of silver, the other three people naturally refused to lag behind and expressed their willingness to work hard for Tian Zun. They would do their best to search for pictures with the homophonic sound of the word "Nirvana".
Zhu Renxia picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, and said in a deep voice: "In the past year, our search targets have been in the capital cities near Guizhou, and the farthest are Hunan, Guangxi and other places.
I plan to ask you to bring some more money and rush to big cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, and Luoyang respectively. If you patiently investigate and search, you will definitely gain something. "
These four people all have their families settled in Chang'an Town, so Zhu Renxia doesn't have to worry about them absconding with their money. Although one thousand taels of silver was a lot, it was not enough for them to abandon their wives and children and hide their names. What's more, there were accompanying people monitoring them, so there was no need to worry about accidents.
"I will obey the mayor's order." The four of them accepted the order together.
Zhu Renxia immediately wrote a letter to the fifth place, asking him to distribute the bonuses to the four people first, especially Yan Wen's one thousand taels of silver. This was decided by Tianzun. He must not be stingy or feel sorry for him, otherwise he would be disrespecting Tianzun. .
In addition, Tianzun was looking for ancient paintings with the homophonic sound of the word "Nirvana", so he distributed another one thousand taels of silver to the four people and asked them to rush to Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and other major cities immediately to complete the tasks assigned by Tianzun as soon as possible.
It was still early at this moment, so the four people carried Zhu Renxia's letter and a dozen or so entourage, left Guiyang County on horseback, and headed back to Chang'an Town along the post road.
With the food provided by Zhu Changan, the originally stretched granary was filled again. Zhu Renxia did a job of relieving the victims with ease and quickly won the praise of the people around him.
The days passed quickly, and half a month passed in a flash.
The imperial edict was promulgated.
He thought that he had made meritorious service in guarding Guiyang in Jiangdong, so he was ordered to make atonement for his crime and command all the officers and soldiers in Guizhou to assist the imperial envoy Li Hualong in encircling and suppressing the Bozhou rebels.
The black gauze hat was finally saved. Jiang Dongzhi couldn't help but shed tears and kowtowed to the north to thank him.
In addition, due to their outstanding performance, Jiang Guanjun and Zhu Renxia were rewarded with the title of Doctor of the Ministry of War, and were officially awarded the official position of Guiyang General Soldier. They assisted the new capital commander Zhao Yuansheng in restraining the troops in Guizhou, and together they quelled the Bozhou rebels under the command of the Imperial Envoy Li Hualong.
Zhu Renxia was rewarded with the title of Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was given priority to be appointed as the prefect.
Although the official position of the patrol censor is only the sixth rank, he can directly write letters to the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even write directly to the emperor to impeach local officials for their wrongdoings.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the governors from various places serving as the censors of the capitals, there has never been a precedent for local officials to concurrently serve as the censors. This shows that Zhu Renxia, the county magistrate, has already gained a reputation in the mind of Emperor Wanli.
A few days later, the new capital officer Zhao Yuansheng arrived with more than a thousand troops.
Several other commanders and commanders recommended by the Ministry of War also took office one after another. They brought more than 2,000 troops and horses from various places, which strengthened the defense force in Guiyang City.
But the bad news is that Jiang Guanjun, the general military officer, can only command the recruitment of troops, which means that he can only manage the Chang'an Army of 1,200 people and more than 2,000 civilians from various prefectures. He is gradually marginalized by the military core. .
Although Jiang Dongzhi valued Jiang Guanjun's military talents very much, Zhao Yuansheng was the new Dusi of Guizhou appointed by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. He was a dignified military attache of the second rank and commanded all the military forces in Guizhou. He was on an equal footing with him as the governor, and he could not ask Zhao Yuansheng to do so. Accept Jiang Guanjun’s management.
In this regard, Jiang Dongzhi was helpless and apologized to Jiang Guanjun: "Commander Jiang, there is nothing I can do for the time being. I can only feel sorry for you to be dispatched under Zhao Dusi for the time being."
Jiang Guanjun stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Master Futai has met. Zhao Dusi is the commander-in-chief of Guizhou's troops and horses appointed by His Majesty. Naturally, I should obey his orders."
Zhao Yuansheng is a native of Handan, Hebei Province. He is forty-five years old this year. He used to serve as the commander of the Henan Metropolitan Commander's Department. He is a second-grade military attache and has rich battlefield experience.
After he took office, he actively reorganized the Guizhou Six Guards under his rule and replenished the guards with generous conditions. Soon, the Guizhou Guards' troops recovered to a certain extent and grew to more than 20,000 people.
