Chapter 16 Shocking Wine

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Jiang Bin got up and pulled Song Nan back and sat down. He rubbed his hands for a moment and said, "Brother Song, what do you think of me, Jiang Bin?"

Song Nanxin said: I have only met you twice. How can I know how your character is? This question is really ridiculous.

"Well, if you only talk about the initial impression, I feel that Lord Qianhu is a straightforward person, but with all due to the deep contact, I can't say a famous person."

Jiang Bin sighed and said, "That's true. I think I am righteous and take good care of my subordinates. I treat the soldiers of the northern Qianhu as brothers, and I never deduct food and salaries, and I won't beat and scold them easily. In the whole Weizhouwei, I think my reputation is not bad."

Song Nan said, "It should have been like this. I guess Jiang Qianhu is not that kind of conscientious official."

Jiang Bin said, "I accept your praise, but do you know that I have been in the army for 14 years. Since I attacked my father and joined the 100 households in Weizhou, I have only climbed from 100 households to 1,000 households in 14 years, and I have stayed in the position of 1,000 households for nine years. Some of the military officers at the same time as me have become commanders, and some have become commanders. What's more outrageous is that I have a good brother named Xu Tai. He has been promoted to the position of deputy general of Xuanfu, but Jiang Bin is still struggling in this position in Weiqianhu, Weizhou, which is really unhappy.

Song Nan smiled and said, "I don't know much about the addition of officials. Jiang Qianhu is in the military and officialdom, so he should know what the problem is."

Jiang Bin took a sip of wine and shook his head and said, "At first, I didn't know that I only knew how to treat my subordinates well, beat Tartan soldiers harder, and more military meritorious service can make a reasonable promotion. But half a year ago, I went to Xuanfu to work and talked with my good brother Xu Tai for a night. After he called me, I knew the crux of the crux of the problem."

Song Nan said with interest, "Oh? I hope to hear more about it."

Jiang Bin said, "Xu Tai told me that military achievements alone are not successful, and you still need someone to help you. As for the saying that you love soldiers like children, it is even more useless. If you want to be promoted, you don't have a good relationship with the subordinates. The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the superiors. Who will listen to the soldiers? Shangguan's weight and recommendation are the key to promotion. No matter how great your military achievements are and how good your reputation is, it can't match Shangguan's words 'unbearable'. After what he said, I know why I can't be promoted like others.

Song Nan nodded slightly. Jiang Bin's words were not surprising. It is not surprising that this kind of thing has been figured out in ancient and modern times, and it is not uncommon in future generations.

"Since you know the crux of the problem, it is to have a good relationship with your superior, and you will be promoted in time."

Jiang Bin sighed again and said, "Hey, Brother Song, it's really so simple, but... It's just that I was too straightforward before and offended the commander and Tongzhi."

Song Nan said, "It's just a remedy. It's nothing more than giving more gifts and flattering. Jiang Qianhu should not know how to cater."

Jiang Bin said sadly, "I thought that I didn't know how to get promoted before, but now I understand it, but there is no way to remedy it. Just because a mistake I did four years ago completely offended Shangguan, they couldn't wait to demote me from my post. Now when I see that I'm not a nose, not a mouth, I want to remedy it, it's useless. "

Song Nan said strangely, "Is it so serious? Why is that?"

Jiang Bin hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I treat you as a brother, so if you say these words, you have to keep your mouth shut. It's not good for me to spread it."

Song Nan said, "You don't trust me. I'm actually not interested. I just want to know why you want me to be your official."

Jiang Bin smiled and said, "Of course I have to tell you how to show my sincerity. The thing is that there are several sources of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty guard. One is that criminals serve as soldiers, the other is the surrendered enemy, and the rest are civilians joining the army. The first two are not many, and most of the soldiers are civilians joining the army. Once civilians join the army, their families are called military households. Once they join the army, they will serve as soldiers for generations, and the second son will be replaced by the death of their eldest son. The words of the peerless son in the family will also involve the replacement of their relatives. In the thousands of guards in our Ming Dynasty, the vast majority of soldiers are from military households.

Song Nan rolled her eyes and said to herself: What a fucking strange system is this? Isn't it equivalent to putting a shackle on herself? Who will join the army like this?

Only heard Jiang Bin continue: "For military households, the court has also given generous gifts. Each household is divided into 50 mu of land to cultivate, and in addition, the military pay is reduced or exempted from labor. Therefore, the military households live a much richer life than ordinary people. The only thing to worry about is that people will die in the war. Once the people who join the army die, the military family must replace them; Even so, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of military households has increased, because 50 mu of land is not easy to obtain, enough to support a large family.

Song Nan nodded and said, "So, my 30 mu of flat land can barely support four people in my family, and 50 mu of land is indeed ** powerful."

Jiang Bin said, "Isn't it? The fields divided by my Weizhou guard households are all around the city, and the military families are rooted here. I am also from a military family. My father was also a soldier, but he just made contributions and raised the position of 100 households. After joining the army, he attacked my father's 100 households, which was originally attractive. One of the benefits of the people's military service is that, after all, once promoted, the positions of less than 1,000 households can be hereditary, which can also be regarded as the predecessors planting trees and descendants to enjoy the cool.

Song Nan said, "It's true. This practice has improved enthusiasm and made a little head start, but you don't seem to have the point."

Jiang Bin laughed and said, "What's the hurry? It's still early. Are Brother Song in a hurry to go home to read books? Let's invite Aunt Fang to hot wine and add a few dishes. Let's drink and chat out of our hearts.

Song Nan smiled and said, "That's right. It's better to obey than to be respectful."

Jiang Bin waved his hand and shouted, "Then wine and a few more dishes. What about Nizi and Aunt Fang? Aunt Fang, please stir-fry two small dishes in person.

Qingli behind the counter lost her work and said angrily, "My cousin said that there is no need to pay for this meal. You want wine and vegetables. Do you want to take advantage of it?"

Jiang Bin laughed, took out a bank of silver from his arms and threw it on the counter and said, "You little lady, you have called your thousands of people a scoundrel who eat white food. Even if you go to the Sifang Building, you can also set up a good banquet on the table, don't you have anything to say?"

Qingli stared, "Is it great to have silver?" Although he said so, he still got up and went to Zhang Luo.

Song Nan looked funny. An adult of thousands of households was choked by a little girl but was not angry at all. It seems that Jiang Bin is really different from other officials. At least he has no airs. What he said is very good to his subordinates, and it doesn't seem to be a lie.

Aunt Fang was called downstairs by Qingli, with a smile on her face. She greeted her apron and went to the kitchen. After a while, the sound of thorns sounded, and the room was filled with a seductive fragrance.

Jiang Bin squeezed his eyes at Song Nan and said, "Let's have a blessing. Aunt Fang's craftsmanship is not picky."

Song Nan smiled and said, "Isn't it the light of thousands of households?"

Jiang Bin sighed and said, "Lang's concubine is ruthless. I can only eat vegetables, drink and drink. Roses with thorns are not easy to mess with."

The words 'Lang deliberately and ruthless' came out of a rough man like Jiang Bin, coupled with a resentful tone, which was really a little funny; Song Nan suppressed his smile and asked, "How did the adult offend Shangguan? I think it may have something to do with the military household."

Jiang Bin pointed out and praised: "Smart, it's right. Wang Dan, the current commander of Weizhouwei, took office five years ago. This guy is really not a thing. He is not only lustful but also greedy for money. It's okay to scrape down the land in the city, and he also hit the idea on his military households. This old guy and the commander colluded with Zhi Huangtong, and unexpectedly Using despicable means to seize the fields of the soldiers, thousands of mu of military fields were occupied and merged by them in vain, and then the imperial envoys cultivated for them, filled the harvested grain into official warehouses in exchange for money and salt, and private exchanged salt for merchants for money, which was really bold.

Song Nan was a little dumbfounded and said, "The fields of military households have been captured. Isn't that going to be a big basket?"

Jiang Bin squeaked his lips and said, "Isn't it? Their failure immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, but what the soldiers had to do and finally chose to escape. Within a year, 5600 people who should have been under the jurisdiction of Weizhou, suddenly ran away nearly 2,000 people. I really couldn't see it, so I reported the matter to the Datong General Headquarters; but I didn't expect someone to come to the General Headquarters. When checking this matter, the two old dogs didn't know where to get more than a thousand soldiers. The survey above was also perfunctory. In the end, it was not human inside and outside. From then on, the two old dogs regarded me as a thorn in the eye. Maybe they were afraid that things would make a big deal, so they didn't touch me for a long time. Think about how I can cater to them in this situation?

Song Nan took a cold breath, and such a thing happened. This is in a border town, which is involved in the most important military affairs. As a border town general, how can it be different from destroying the Great Wall?

Jiang Bin drank the wine fiercely, and his dark face was full of anger. Obviously, he still couldn't let go of it.