If you want to complain about grievances, you shouldn't come to Jinyiwei Yamen.
If they really came to Jinyiwei Yamen to complain, there should be only one possibility. It was the former refugees who came to complain. Especially in the past two days, I have heard news that many refugees were robbed or even killed on their way back home.
Therefore, Zhang Mingwei immediately paid close attention to this matter and dealt with it as soon as possible.
As soon as the complainant entered the lobby, he knelt down with a pop at the door. While kowtowing, he kept saying: "Master Qingtian, Bodhisattva, make decisions for the common people..."
His tone was urgent and his native voice made it impossible for Zhang Mingwei, a time traveler, to hear what he was saying.
In desperation, he had no choice but to interrupt loudly and said to the complainant: "Don't be anxious, get up and speak, and make it clear."
The man understood Zhang Mingwei's words, so he kowtowed again and then stood up.
Zhang Mingwei looked at him. He was a man in his thirties, with an expression of sadness, anger and a little fear.
While he was looking at it, the complaining man lowered his head and said, "Master Qingtian, I am..."
Well, Zhang Mingwei still doesn’t understand. He turned his head to look at Zhu Yuluo standing next to him. Seeing that she was also shaking her head, he turned to scan the others.
Lan Tianbao, who was standing next to him, understood and started to translate. After he communicated with the man for a while, he reported to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, his name is Ma San, he is from Fangshan County, and he was a refugee outside the capital. His younger brother is called Ma Liu, and he was taken to Majiagou by them. People were selected to join the Jinyiwei..."
When he was talking, Ma San was also listening and nodded repeatedly, indicating that he was right.
"...They didn't meet any thieves when they went back, but soon they heard that there were rogue thieves going around plundering and killing people. After discussion, there were 32 households in Majiagou, a total of 125 people, and they decided to go to the county town to escape. After a while. In the end, they were not allowed to enter the county seat, even if their village chief produced documents and relatives in the city gave them proof, they would not be allowed to enter..."
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei frowned. He could guess what the next situation would be like.
Sure enough, I heard Lan Tianbao continue to relay: "... Even if the grain given to them by the master is used sparingly and mixed with leaves, it is almost gone. There are still bandits outside the city. They are in danger, so I remember what the master said Yes, if the local authorities don’t give him resettlement, they will come to the Jinyiwei Yamen to file a complaint. Therefore, they had no choice but to choose him to come to the capital.”
After relaying it, Lan Tianbao expressed his opinion: "Master, ordinary people are actually very afraid of meeting officials and do not dare to deal with them. If possible, they would definitely not go to the county for help. They must have been forced to do so. They will go. After so many days, the imperial court's decree must have reached the capital. And when they went to the county seat, they also brought a notice issued to them. But even so, the county seat did not Let them enter the city!"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei was a little unsure. Was it because two years before the end of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial decree was no longer effective at the local level? Or was it that Fangshan County was just resisting the resettlement of refugees and refused to do so. Not executed?
Regardless of the reason, this is something Zhang Mingwei cannot accept. Refugee resettlement can be said to be his first time working in Ming Dynasty. If Fangshan County just resists, then other places will definitely follow suit. Not only will it damage his prestige, but it will also make Ming's refugee problem unsolvable.
So, he asked for some more details. After asking, his brows furrowed even more. Obviously, the situation is not optimistic.
Zhang Mingwei was analyzing when he suddenly saw Ma San swaying a few times before falling to the ground. Fortunately, Lan Tianbao next to him had quick eyes and quick hands to support him.
Later, Lan Tianbao reported to Zhang Mingwei: "Master, it was caused by excessive fatigue and hunger."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said to Ma San with concern: "Go down and have a good rest first. I will definitely take care of this matter."
After finishing speaking, he ordered: "Pass his brother Ma Liu and ask him to take care of his brother."
As soon as Ma San left, Zhang Mingwei frowned and asked, "Fangshan County is in the southwest of the capital, and those bandits are wreaking havoc in the southwest, isn't that true?"
Zhu Yuluo has a good memory. When she heard this, she immediately nodded and said: "Yes, sir."
After Zhang Mingwei received confirmation, he tapped the table with his fingers and began to think.
The scale of these bandits is not large. Although each has his own story, there are certainly no more than a thousand people. If the scale had been large, the capital would have been under martial law long ago.
Logically speaking, if this happened, the local government and the garrison army should have the responsibility to eliminate it. However, Ma San didn't know about other places. As far as Fangshan County was concerned, the local government not only showed no sign of sending troops to encircle and suppress the people, but also refused to allow the defenseless Zhuangzhai people under their control to enter the county to take shelter.
If we were worried about sneaking in as thieves, unless all men, women, and children in the village became thieves, otherwise, it would be impossible to sneak in as thieves by identifying each other.
In other words, if the local government is really serious, there must be a way to screen.
Could it be that they wanted those thieves to harm the people? Not only can the burden be reduced, but also some land can be obtained?
Zhang Mingwei really couldn't think of anything good about the officials in the late Ming Dynasty. I don't dare to place any hope in their character.
While he was thinking about this, his subordinates suddenly reported that Zhou Wenzhen had come to see him.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingwei was a little surprised. Could there be news from Zhou Wenzhen in such a short period of time?
He remembered that he had just ordered Zhou Wenzhen not long ago to find out information about the thief. If there was no harvest, he wouldn't be able to come and ask to see him so quickly, right? Otherwise, there is a big movement from Shanxi merchants!
No matter what the situation was, Zhang Mingwei immediately ordered an audience with Zhou Wenzhen.
After a while, Zhou Wenzhen came excitedly under the guidance of the Jinyi Guards. When he saw Zhang Mingwei, he immediately reported: "Sir, there is news about that group of thieves!"
Unexpectedly, the news came out so soon. Zhang Mingwei was also very happy and asked quickly: "What is the situation?"
"My lord!" Zhou Wenzhen said excitedly, "Brothers from the sect happened to come to the capital and brought news of the thieves. The thieves were from Dafang Mountain. I don't know why, but this time they went out to rob the mountain and made trouble. You have to be so fierce..."
Fangshan County is high in the west and low in the east, or in other words, the west is the remnants of the Taihang Mountains, that is, the Dafang Mountains, and the east is the plain. In this kind of world, it is understandable that there are thieves on the mountain.
But what’s a bit strange is that now that thieves are causing so much trouble, why didn’t Fangshan County mention that there were thieves in Dafangshan? Is it because they don’t know that there are thieves in Dafang Mountain, or is it because they have a mentality that doing more is worse than doing less?
Out of curiosity, Zhang Mingwei asked carefully about the situation of this group of thieves.
