Chapter 138 Three hundred taels for a warrant!

Looking at these banknotes, Yang Zhengshan's eyelids sank slightly, and he said, "Take the silver back. I will give you one month to manage the garrisons. After one month, I will inspect each garrison. If you make me dissatisfied, I will kill you!"

At this moment, he finally understood Zhou Lan's feelings at that time.

Zhou Lan cleaned up the entire Jianning Guard at the beginning, and now he also wants to clean up all the garrisons under the Anyuanzhou City.

If he wasn't tied up now, he would have wanted to take down all these corrupt officials right now.

Hearing his words, Tian Gui and others trembled all over.

"Sir~~" Tian Gui raised his head in disbelief and looked at Yang Zhengshan.

Take their heads!

This is too scary.

Yang Zhengshan threw the wooden box in his hand to the ground, and the silver bills inside scattered all over the floor.

"If you are dissatisfied, you can go and sue me, or give this silver to General Wang, or send it to Chongshan Pass!"

"Perhaps someone will be willing to help you take me down!"

His eyes became colder and colder, "Five thousand taels of silver, what a generous sum!"

"If I had no one to help me right now, I would have killed you right now!"

"roll!"

Yang Zhengshan was not polite at all and didn't care at all if these people caused trouble.

You need money to do things.

After all, Xu Wanfu was in control of the garrison camp, and there was a mysterious force supporting him.

But what about this group of people?
At most, they are just a group of greedy rats.

Yang Zhengshan felt that it was a waste of time to say a word to them.

As for whether they will bribe other officials to cause trouble for Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan was not worried at all.

Don't forget, he has secret guards around him.

If anyone dares to jump out and cause trouble for him at this time, Yang Zhengshan doesn't even need to do it himself, the Secret Guards will take care of that person first.

Tian Gui was completely panicked and picked up the banknotes on the ground tremblingly.

"I'll take my leave!"

One by one, they ran out of the main hall as if they were escaping.

Yang Zhengshan looked at their backs and snorted with disdain.

After driving away this group of greedy rats, Yang Zhengshan got up and went to the study.

At this time, there were a lot of documents on his desk, all of which were official business within the garrison office.

Yang Zhengshan opened the documents and read them one by one.

But soon he stopped and looked at a document with a frown.

"The clerk of the Equipment Bureau is called Yang Zhenjiang, right?"

"Yes, sir." Zhou Ren next to him replied quickly.

"Go and call him over!" Yang Zhengshan said.

The Equipment Bureau of the Garrison Office has more than 30 craftsmen, who are responsible for a lot of things, such as making and repairing armor, repairing the defense equipment on the city walls, making horseshoes, saddles and other miscellaneous tasks, all of which can be assigned to the Equipment Bureau.

Simply put, the Equipment Bureau is a small military factory, and they are responsible for all equipment used in the military.

Soon, Zhou Ren came to the study with a short and strong man in his fifties.

"I'm here to greet the garrison commander!" Yang Zhenjiang bowed.

"No need to be so polite!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

Yang Zhenjiang stood up straight, and stood there with his head lowered, looking very nervous.

Yang Zhengshan raised the document in his hand and said, "You are applying for a batch of cotton-padded clothes? Why, didn't the government distribute cotton-padded clothes to the craftsmen before?"

"To answer your question, sir, the last time the Equipment Bureau distributed cotton-padded clothes was four years ago." Yang Zhenjiang said in a low voice.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan sighed helplessly.

In the border towns, the military households suffered, and the artisan households suffered even more.

At least the military households had farmland, and unless they encountered a natural disaster, they could at least get something to eat.

But these craftsmen had to rely on the government for their livelihood. If the government gave them some, they could eat more. If the government did not give them any, they would have to endure the cold and hunger.

This situation is common in Chongshan Town. However, Yinghe Fort did not have an equipment bureau in the past. Even if there were blacksmiths and carpenters, they were from military households, so Yang Zhengshan did not care about the problem of craftsmen.

Yang Zhengshan found the warehouse book from a large stack of books next to him and looked at the remaining cotton coats on it.

In fact, the garrison office had no shortage of supplies. After Lu Chongde and Liang Chu took office, they distributed a lot of supplies, including food, military equipment, armor, and cotton-padded clothes.

"Zhou Ren, take him to the warehouse to get cotton clothes. Each person in the Equipment Bureau will have two sets!"

"Forget it, forget about the Equipment Bureau. Everyone working in the government office will be issued two sets of cotton clothes."

The craftsmen in the Equipment Bureau had not received any cotton-padded clothes, and neither had the other clerks and runners in the government office. This was a good opportunity to distribute them all at once, thus saving trouble.

As for cotton-padded clothes, Yang Zhengshan believed that they should not be wasted if they could be used. Rather than leaving them gathering dust in the warehouse, it would be better to distribute them all.

Hearing Yang Zhengshan's words, Yang Zhenjiang smiled and thanked him: "Thank you, sir, you are so kind!"

A strange emotion also emerged in Zhou Ren's heart.

He had been a clerk for twelve years, served in several garrisons, and met no less than a hundred officials of all ranks, but was there any official who really cared about these clerks, runners, and craftsmen?

Although he had not been in contact with Yang Zhengshan for a long time, he already knew that the Yang in front of him was different from all the officials in the past. Yang Zhengshan did not care about Yang Zhenjiang's thanks and waved his hand to indicate that they could leave.

Yang Zhenjiang bowed his head and walked out of the study. Soon, voices of surprise were heard in the yamen.

The distribution of cotton-padded clothes, and two sets at a time, was a happy event for all the officials and craftsmen.

There is no need to say much about the craftsmen, and the servants are actually a group of poor people at the bottom of society.

The garrison office is not the county government. The runners of the county government still have some power, while most of the runners of the garrison office are actually more like a group of servants doing odd jobs. In comparison, the clerks are better and have some power.

When Yang Zhengshan heard the surprised voice outside, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Start winning people's hearts from now on.

Two cotton coats were enough to make most people in the government office like him more favorably.

As for whether he could make these people respect him, Yang Zhengshan was not worried at all.

What he could do in Yinghe Fort, he could do here as well, and even better.

"Dad, Liang Rong is here again!"

At this time, Yang Minghao suddenly ran over and said.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows, "Liang Rong? Where is he?"

"Butler Wu has already invited him to the reception hall!" Yang Minghao said.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly. Liang Rong is here again?
This was something he had expected, but he didn't expect Liang Rong to come so soon. He thought Liang Rong would wait two days before coming.

"Go and invite Wei Cen over!"

Yang Zhengshan gave an order and stood up and walked towards the backyard.

When I arrived at the reception hall, I saw Liang Rong drinking tea leisurely. This guy was really relaxed. He didn't show any awe at all when he came to the garrison officer's office.

"Master Yang! I am here to bother you again!" When Liang Rong saw Yang Zhengshan, he immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile on his face.

Yang Zhengshan also smiled and said, "Brother Liang, please take a seat!"

When the two met again, they couldn't help but exchange hypocritical courtesies.

Soon, Wu Hai also brought tea to Yang Zhengshan, while Wei Cen stood behind Yang Zhengshan, silent like a follower.

After the pleasantries, Liang Rong got to the point.

"Master Yang, I have something I want to discuss with you!"

"Oh? What's the matter?" Yang Zhengshan still had a smile on his face.

"This~~" Liang Rong glanced at Wei Cen calmly.

Yang Zhengshan certainly understood what he meant, "Don't worry, he is my servant!"

Liang Rong wanted Wei Cen to go out and then have a private conversation with Yang Zhengshan.

But how could Yang Zhengshan let Wei Cen leave?

He couldn't talk to Liang Rong alone now. If this aroused the suspicion of Lu Hua and the Secret Guards, it would be more trouble than gain.

In order to avoid unclear explanations in the future, Yang Zhengshan has decided to involve Wei Cen in everything related to the smuggling case.

So as to avoid being unable to explain clearly in the future.

The servant Wei Cen lowered his head and glanced at Yang Zhengshan. I, a captain of the Secret Armed Guard, actually have to be a servant!

Although he didn't like the title of this servant, Wei Cen didn't say anything. He still stood behind Yang Zhengshan with a cold face like a wooden stake.

A servant is just a servant, I’m not a real servant.

After hearing what Yang Zhengshan said, Liang Rong no longer bothered about Wei Cen's existence, and just lowered his voice and said, "I want Lord Yang's warrant!"

"Warrant? How can that be possible?" Yang Zhengshan refused directly.

The so-called handwritten warrant is a pass with an official seal. The garrison office does not have the power to mobilize troops. At most, it can only send some soldiers to travel between the garrisons outside the city.

Yang Zhengshan's warrant can avoid inspections from surrounding garrisons, and Liang Rong's purpose in asking for the warrant is very simple, which is to transport their goods across the border.

This is how Cao Han operated in the past. He would hand the warrant to Liang Rong, and then Liang Rong would transport the goods across the border in a brazen manner.

Liang Rong was not angry at Yang Zhengshan's refusal. Instead, he said with a smile, "Three hundred taels for one warrant!"

The warrant is also time-limited and must specify the specific time and event.

This time Yang Zhengshan did not refuse, but asked: "What do you want to do?"

"Ahem, I have some business with people outside the Great Wall." Liang Rong said it very vaguely, but his meaning was clear.

We have business with people outside the Great Wall. Apart from the Hu people in the East China Sea, who else can we do business with? We can't do business with the cattle and sheep outside the Great Wall.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him with scrutiny.

Is this a temptation?

The last time I came was a test, and this time I came again is a test.

But this time the exploration was deeper and bolder.

Of course, this also means that they want to win over Yang Zhengshan.

"Let me think about this carefully!"

"Sir, our business is not a one-time deal. There will be three to five times every month, and each time you will get three hundred taels of silver!" Liang Rong continued to tempt.

Three hundred taels each time, three to five times a month, that means more than a thousand taels a month, and more than ten thousand taels a year.

It’s tempting indeed!

No wonder even a noble like Cao Han was dragged into this.

This also indirectly proves how huge the profits of smuggling outside the customs are.

He can get three hundred taels just by issuing a warrant, but what about others?
(End of this chapter)