The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 94

I think that the country's military needs are so tight, and they are cutting off the money, and they are asking for donations. All of this is nothing more than breaking the bones and sucking the marrow and exploiting the people's fat and oil. If I continue to embezzle from it and make the soldiers serving in Hogo fight with empty stomachs, the crime will be worse than corruption. The disaster relief fund is even bigger, so I don’t dare to do it. When I was managing accounts in Duliu, I purchased all the rice and firewood I used myself. Later, when I worked in the temple, I never asked for a penny. But the result of this is fine and compensation. Where is the justice?

Although Zhang Qiyu died in prison and his family was ruined, he still made a lot of money while making a grain stand. For example, after I handed him 450 taels of silver in Duliu, he transported part of the silver to Tianjin to pay off his own account in Tianjin. Commander Sheng asked me to write a book to beg for pay. The emperor allocated 300,000 taels from the inner treasury and sent it to the camp. Zhang Qiyu appropriated 70,000 taels back and sent it to his home in Tianjin. So what can I say? Zhang Qiwan took Shengbao as his disciple, and the gift of apprenticeship was one thousand taels. He also celebrated the birthday of Shengbao's mother, and gave him no less than a few hundred taels. Shengbao's monthly expenses are five hundred taels, and the fruits and vegetables requested by the kitchen servants are not included in this. Zhang Qiyu's son Zhang Chen donated a lot of money to build embankments in Lien Town. He recommended Hualing as the prefect, and Zhang Qiyu also recommended the title of chief envoy. Both father and son received preferential protection, and all the money donated came from Liangtai. Therefore, although Zhang Qiyu was blamed and killed, it cannot be said that he did not benefit from it.

You must stay out of the way of the camp, as everyone is watching you. Even if you are innocent, others will not believe you. Even if you grab a passerby and tell him, others will say you are trying to cover up your feelings. At the grain table, everything is prepared, including rice and fuel, and the tents are filled with delicacies, vinegar, wine, and wine, all for the commander's camp. However, those powerful people in the Copywriting Office and the Operations Office came to ask for it from time to time, and would complain if they refused. If a general is killed in the camp, the commander-in-chief will say how much help should be provided, and other measures must be taken except for the official's funeral. If a general is killed in battle, the amount of help will be even greater. General Shanlu died of illness. In addition to being possessed, he actually helped three thousand taels. In addition, Taoist officials, prefects, generals, guerrillas, etc. were countless. As usual, these expenses were not allowed to be reimbursed, and the people in charge of the food station did not dare to refuse. Zhang Qiyu did not stop the commander and other camp members from being disturbed, nor did he keep the accounts clear. Moreover, both father and son believed in the despicable person. They trusted Yang Jushan, but did not know how to guard against him using it to threaten him; they trusted Wang Shouchang, But he didn't know how to guard against his insidiousness. Zhang Qiyu and his son were often forced into submission, and they always gave in out of fear. They were indifferent to the urgent needs of their colleagues, which caused the resentment of their colleagues to get deep into their skin. They also embezzled military pay, which made them even more arrogant. Got the handle.

Yang Jushan was a miscellaneous worker in Sichuan. He was seventy years old and defected to the Shengbao camp. Shengbao sent him to help with the grain station affairs. Yang kept secret records of Zhang Qiyu's accounts and those who were out of compliance with the rules and seeking personal gain. He also curried favor with Chong'en, the governor of Shandong, and defrauded his trust, so that he could be recommended to the prefect. After that, he kidnapped Zhang Qiyu, borrowed two thousand taels of silver from him, designated provinces to donate, and distributed it to Sichuan. Zhang Qiyu did not dare to disobey, so he had to obey.

Wang Shouchang was a servant of Fang Yuanzhong's family. Because Fang Yuanzhong was in charge of accounts at Liangtai, he was appointed as his deputy. Wang Shouchang was good at writing and calculating, and Zhang Qiyu and his son relied heavily on him. After Shengbao was arrested and questioned, the committee members dispersed one after another. Wang knew that he had no way to recommend him, so he asked Zhang Qiyu and his son to donate a junior officer for him, but Zhang Qiyu did not agree. The editor Yang Han was notorious in the capital for his ability to gain access to business affairs. He was impeached and knew that he had no place for him, so he defected to Shengbao and was willing to go to various places in Shandong to solicit donations. Yang Han and Zhang Qiyu were close relatives. Zhang Qiyu felt sorry for Yang Han's poverty and often gave him alms and treated his mother favorably. It was Zhang Qiyu who introduced Yang Han to Shengying. Prince Senggelinqin (who was still the king at the time, and was later promoted to prince because of the capture of Li Kaifang) took over Shengbao's military affairs. When he returned to the army in triumph, Yang Han wanted to be recommended, but was greatly humiliated by Rachel Fan from the copywriting office, leaving him with nowhere to go. . Yang Han then wanted to borrow five hundred taels of silver from Zhang Qiyu and find another way to make a living, but Zhang Qiyu refused. Yang Han was very dissatisfied and saw that Yang Jushan had blackmailed Zhang Qiwan and got a large sum of money, so he conspired with Wang Shouchang to list many of Zhang Qiwan's irregularities and went to the capital to ask Wu Han to give him a screen. An impeachment report was filed, and Zhang Qiyu was arrested and interrogated. Zhang Qiyu later died in prison, and he had to pay a large amount of compensation. His son Zhang Chen was a candidate for magistrate. He was in the camp with his father. He was arrogant and scolded people unscrupulously. Everyone hated him. When he went to the capital to be a candidate, he chose a war-torn province. He was demoted because he was unwilling to go. The court ordered him to pay compensation, but it was unclear how he would raise the funds. Yang Han was awarded the title of magistrate of Yongzhou, Hunan Province due to his meritorious service in the prosecution, and went with Wang Shouchang. Yang Jushan was on the waiting list in Sichuan. Occasionally, letters would come to me, calling me teacher. I refused in every possible way, but he persisted and his intentions were unpredictable.