Song Jiang's Silver Jianghu
From 18, Song Jiang made his official appearance as "bearded, intelligent, steady, wing tiger, Song Gongming, king of private freedom", and has been giving high-profile help to the poor and full of domineering. Let's take a look at how much money Song Jiang has scattered in just three chapters from Yuncheng County to Jiangzhou Prison City and then to Jiangzhou Xunyang Building.
Along the way, Song Jiang sent money to "workers" (referring to the specific service personnel in the state and county governments who are lower than the officials). Zhang Qian and Li Wan escorted Sung River to Jiangzhou prison city. "Sung river and two workers are on their way. Zhang Qian and Li Wan had already got Sung River's money, and because he was a hero, they served Sung River on the road. "Go to the inn to rest at night, sung river bought wine and meat, and invited two workers. Just arrived in Jiangzhou, Song Jiang gave three pieces of silver to the workers who sent him to the prison city for delivery. I didn't stop it, but also pleaded and sent Jiangzhou prison city to dial twelve taels of silver. "The camp management office has doubled the number of personnel, and both the camp management personnel and the military health workers in charge have sent some money to accompany them to buy tea." Without rest, the next day in Jiangzhou, Song Jiang invited all the prisoners. "Please also ask the card head to send a cup, and the battalion manager often gives him gifts."
Along the way, Song Jiang gave money to the hero. Escort Jiangzhou to Jieyang Town, where Xue Yong, the sick blade, made guns and sticks to sell plasters, and Song Jiang sent Xue Yong five taels of silver; Farewell to Xue Yong, "Song Jiang took a few taels of silver and gave it to Xue Yong". When I first met Li Kui jy in Jiangzhou, I gave him twelve taels of silver as gambling money. Sung River, Dai Zong, Li Kui jy and Zhang Shun finished drinking and gave 52 1 ingot silver to Li Kui jy. He said heroically, "Brother, you can use it." Dude, use it. Come back when you're done. Dude, I'm not short of money!
Song Jiang, this money is also given to the poor and weak people. Song Jiang, Dai Zong and other four people met at the Pipa Pavilion on the banks of Xunyang River. Yu Lian, a weak singer, sang a few words on the pavilion, and Li Kui jy tapped it with two fingers. After being rescued, Song Jiang waved again and gave the weak woman twenty taels of silver to her father and daughter. "I'll give you twenty taels of silver to divorce my daughter and marry a lover in the future, so as not to sing here."
From Yuncheng County, Shandong Province to Jiangzhou, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, there are at least two thousand miles, and Song Jiang and his employees will not spend less on wine and meat accommodation. In this way, when Song Jiang was arrested for anti-poetry, he spent at least 220 taels of silver from Yuncheng County to Xunyang Building in Jiangzhou.
Two hundred and twenty pieces of silver are now, how much is it worth?
This is a complicated transformation. According to the conclusion of Professor He Zhongli, an expert in Song history in the history department of Zhejiang University, in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, a bucket of rice was worth about 70- 100 copper coins. According to Huang Renyu's viewpoint in The Great History of China: 1 two gold = 10 two silver = 10 penetration (1 penetration = 1000), simply calculate that Song Jianghua's nearly 220 two silver is equivalent to 60,000 RMB now.
(Photo) Song Jiang angrily killed Yan Poxi, a water margin figure in Dai Dunbang.
Song Jiang, Song is not short of money, Song Fuhao, where did you get your money?
Song Jiang was born in a small landlord family. His father Song Taigong and his younger brother Song Qing work in the village and live in the country. Song Jiang is not a rich second generation, and his family can't afford to spend money like water. Classical is Bao Zheng of Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County (equivalent to the present township head). His ancestors were rich people in this county, and he loved helping others all his life. The first time 15, Gongsun Sheng went to the Classical Palace and pretended to be a vegetarian. Classical busy deliberation, ordered Zhuangke to give Gongsun Sheng three or five dou meters. Chao Gai also likes to make friends with Jianghu heroes. When he first met three Ruan brothers, he gave them twelve taels of silver each. None of these handwriting can compare with Song Jiang. Classical family background and wealth are much thicker than Song Jiang's.
Then compare it with another master of loose money, Chai Daguan, Chai Jin and Xiao Xuanfeng. Chai Jin, a direct descendant of Zhou Shizong, is a royal aristocrat. He keeps a copy of Tiejuandan at home, helping others and tying the knot of heroes in all directions. When Lin Chongchu arrived in Chai Jin Zhuang, the Zhuang guest set out a plate of meat, a pot of wine and a bucket of rice as usual, and 10 two pieces of silver. Lin Chong competed with Hong, and Chai Jin put in twenty-five taels of silver. Compared with Song Jiang's hand to Li Kui jy 50, are you a little weak? Chai Jin has more family background and wealth than Song Jiang!
Will Song Jiang's money come from his official wealth?
Song Jiang is an official in Yuncheng County. He is not an official, but a small official. In the Song Dynasty, every state and county had escort agencies, mainly for recruiting and delivering. If it is sent, it is a service, and there is no salary at all; If you confess, there is no salary or low salary. Song Jiang belongs to the latter. Song Jiang's big money can't come from the land.
Song Jiang, where did you get your money?
Song Jiang's money came from his position after all.
The Song Dynasty was called "the world of officials" or "the world of officials". The complicated daily administrative affairs in Song Dynasty were mainly undertaken by the majority of officials. Officials are civilians, not as good as officials. In Song Dynasty, officials moved every three years or even several months, and most of them were locals. They have worked in a certain department for a long time and are familiar with the laws and regulations, local customs and historical evolution of this department. They are humble and powerful. In particular, the county magistrate is the first official, and his job is to assist the county magistrate in handling all government affairs. There are eight bailiffs in each county. They supervise tax collection, assist prison proceedings and manage major case files. The most onerous government affairs at the county level are collecting money and judicial administration. Custodian is the most indispensable and dependent object of county officials. As a result, the judge bullied the officials and dominated the city, abusing the people. In the process of dealing with government affairs, fraud, fraud, fraud, favoritism, do whatever it takes. They even eat black and white, extort money, and exploit the people. Scholars in the Song Dynasty believed: "The world in the Han Dynasty was lost to nobles, and the world in the Tang Dynasty was lost to eunuchs, which harmed officials and traitors."
I estimate that among the eight companies in Song Dynasty, Song Company was responsible for tax collection. Twenty-second time, after Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi in a rage, Yan Poxi's lover Yasi Zhang Wenyuan "set up a chief copywriter and instigated Yan Po to go to the hall and just came to complain." Although the county magistrate made friends with Sung River and wanted to excuse Sung River, he could not stop the repeated hints and finally had to follow Zhang. From this, we can see the influence of the company on its chief executive, and we can also see that Song Jiang usually gives a lot of money to the county magistrate, and we can also vaguely infer the company responsible for tax collection in the Song Dynasty.
Under this fat difference, with Song's "emotional intelligence", he is good at deceiving others, deceiving others, reversing right and wrong, and reversing black and white. A lot of money flowed into the pocket of the escort. Song dug a piece of land at home. What's the use of this land? The 22nd time, Song Jiang was drunk and inadvertently told Zhu Tong, commander of Yuncheng cavalry, "There is a cellar at the foot of my Buddha, on which are three Buddhas. There is a floor with a bed in the Buddhist temple. If you are in a hurry, you can come here to avoid it. " This land is actually used to place the ill-gotten wealth obtained by Song. Song also knew that maybe one day when things came to light, the cellar where the money was stored might also be a temporary hiding place. Song Jiang took so much ill-gotten gains that the three Buddhas could not shelter him!
(Photo) The Water Margin by Chen Hongshou, a famous painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
Is it just to gain a good reputation that Song Jiang scattered wealth, helped the poor and helped the needy? Or just because he married a Jianghu hero?
Although Song Yasi was a powerful official, he had no political future. The difference between officials in the Song Dynasty has reached the extreme. There is no possibility of an official being promoted. Before the Song Dynasty, officials could be promoted. Professor Zhao Wenrun from the History Department of Shaanxi Normal University preached that year. Officials in the Tang Dynasty rarely came from imperial examinations. One third of the officials were promoted through "going abroad", that is, officials with no flow and no quality were promoted to quality officials and mobile officials. In the Song Dynasty, he was once an official, and he was an official for life.
That "Yasi" is also a classic that I have been familiar with since I was a child, and it is quite literary. Dipped in ink on Xunyang Building, he wrote a poem "Xijiang Moon" and a seven-tone poem. Song can take the imperial examination. Helpless, officials were forbidden to take the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty.
Why did Song change his identity, achieve success and become Ling? Give money, spare money, throw money! Under the banner of benevolence, righteousness and morality, establishing powerful contacts has become the best means for Song Jiang to change his destiny and realize his ambition. In traditional China, whoever stands at the moral high ground will lead; Whoever hangs the guise of benevolence and morality and establishes a deep interpersonal relationship will have a solid backing for great achievements!
Song Jiang used money to play the moral benchmark of benevolence, loyalty and filial piety, and it was simply outrageous. For example, he planned to let Huarong Road pretend to be Qingzhou military forces to control Qin Ming's murder and arson and kill Qin Ming's family. Afterwards, Sung River actually said to Qin Ming, "The manager is angry. Since I don't have a wife, I might as well be a villain. " Huarong's sister gave it to Qin Ming. Is designed to kill the whole family, the wife is a sister! What is this benevolence and morality? !
Speaking of which, it seems a bit off topic. Never mind, Song Jiang's "Silver World" may have been "finished".