Chapter 2082 (1/2)
The meeting broke up unhappily.
Knowing that these officials are not reliable enough, song Yan can only plan to do it by himself.
Therefore, he recruited a yamen servant to ask him to call the constable and yamen secretary.
The captains in the magistrate's Yamen are used to investigate and arrest the prisoners, while the Yamen servants are specially responsible for the safety or running errands of the officials in the magistrate's Yamen. At the same time, when the magistrate judges a case, it is also yamen servants who stand on both sides with the baton.
The constable has the official position from Jiupin, and the Yamen Division also has the official position from Jiupin.
”See you, Zhizhou!”
”My subordinates see Zhizhou adults!”
They came together, and then Qi Qi saluted song Yan.
”How many people are available to you?”
Song Yan asked.
Chief constable Guo Guangdao: ”my Lord, there are 83 constables under his command. However, since the Yamen has not been paid for most of the year, more than half of the constables have asked for leave to work and subsidize their families!”
Wen Yan, song Yan can't help shaking his head again. Su Bingwen, the magistrate, has failed too much.
Liu Cheng, the Yamen chief, followed: ”my Lord, there are fifty-seven yamen servants under his command. However, there are twenty people asking for leave!”
”In this way, you go to call back the captains and yamen servants who ask for leave, and follow me to do a errand tomorrow. When things are done, not only can the salaries owed to you by yamen be paid, but also I will make up for you for another two months. If things are not done, how about giving you a month's salary with my own money?”
”Thank you very much, my Lord!”
”Thank you very much, my Lord!”
They hurriedly thanked him. Although they were a constable and a yamen secretary, their life was not easy. They could get a lot of oil and water by virtue of their positions in other prefectures, but this was the border. Moreover, all the profitable businesses in the prefectures were controlled by Xu Xing and his helpers, and they could not intervene at all.
Therefore, they can only live on salaries.
If they don't have official positions, they all want to ask for leave to work and subsidize their families.
Therefore, when I heard that song Yan wanted to pay salaries, I would be so grateful to him.
The next day.
When song Yan comes to the Yamen with Li Xin'er dressed as a young man, all the captains and yamen servants have arrived.
Guo Guangqi and Liu Chengqi report: ”Sir, all the people and horses have been assembled. Please give me an order!”
”Do you know yuan family castle?”
Song Yan looked at them and asked.
”Yes!”
Guo Guang nodded, but hesitated in his heart. Did Zhizhou adults plan to go to Yuan's house to collect taxes? We need to know that the news that song Yan summoned a group of officials to collect taxes from those sitting on the ground tiger has been spread.
Many people sniffed at the news and didn't think he could succeed at all.
Yuan family castle is more than 20 li away from the city. Their tax grain and tax silver have been in arrears since Su Bingwen took office. They would have paid some before, for better or for worse. But in recent years, they don't give any grain or money to the court.
So far, the yuan family owes a total of 32000 Jin of tax grain and over 25000 liang of tax silver.
”Now that you know it, go to yuanjiapu!” Song inkstone.
”Yes!”
The two nodded and led the constable and yamen servant to open the road in front of them. Meanwhile, Guo Guang led a thin horse to song Yan.
Song Yan is not polite either. He turns over and gets on the horse directly. Then he says to Li Xin'er, ”do you want to walk or ride for my official?”
”Thank you for your mercy!”
To song Yan's surprise, Li Xin'er directly turned over to the horse and made song Yan in front of her.
”Let's go!”
Song Yan waved.
Soon, the team came to the gate, ordered the guards to open the door, and went straight to yuan family castle.
Along the way, these Constable yamen servants are talking in a low voice. They think that song Yan went to yuan family castle to collect taxes this time. They think that most of the new adults of Song Dynasty will return without success.
After walking for about an hour, they arrived at yuanjiapu.
The walls of the fortress are six or seven meters high, and the two large iron gates of the fortress are closed.
On the wall of the city, there were private soldiers with bows and arrows on their backs or carrying weapons.
”Constable Guo, call for the door!”
Song Yan ordered.
”Yes!”
Guo Guangxin sighed a little, and then went up a few steps and shouted at the top: ”Zhizhou song adults come, yuan family castle is not open yet!”
No one paid any attention to it, but the private soldiers on the wall didn't seem to hear it.
Therefore, Guo Guang raised his voice and shouted several times.
But there was no response.
For a while, the present yamen servants and captains felt rather oppressed, and even had some dissatisfaction with song Yan. They thought that the new Zhizhou adult was just wandering around.
”In the past, yuan family castle did not take yamen seriously?” Song Yan asked casually.”Isn't it?”