This imperial edict fully reflected Lao Zhu's care for the officials, and was in sharp contrast to his previous ruthlessness. It gave the officials who were originally trembling and worried about their own survival a reassurance and stabilized the officials.
heart of.
When Lao Zhu saw that the matter was settled, he waved his sleeves and said, "Retreat from the court!"
"Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off." This sentence has been said countless times by hundreds of officials in the past, but never as sincerely as now.
All the officials knelt on the ground respectfully until the emperor left Fengtian Hall, and it took a full quarter of an hour before he gradually stood up.
After all the officials stood up, they all bowed to Zhu Biao and said, "The prince is kind and virtuous, and I am deeply grateful."
The officials were extremely impressed by the prince, and they were able to persuade the emperor to triple his salary, build a residence for the officials, and allow their family to reunite.
Being able to get these benefits from the emperor in one breath for all the officials, no one except the prince thought about it. All the officials thought that it was the prince who persuaded the emperor that led to what happened today. .??.
Zhu Biao stood under His Majesty Dan and said with a smile: "Before this, I didn't know the salary of ordinary officials, and it was difficult to support my family. This is my fault. But I hope that in the future you can uphold the teachings of the sages and be honest.
Integrity serves the country and the people.”
"Your Highness, don't worry. Your Highness will solve the worries for the ministers and others, and the ministers will sacrifice their lives in repayment. If anyone dares to be corrupt in the future, I will never let him go." Du Censor Yan Zhen glanced at the ministers with majestic eyes.
He is the head of the Inspectorate and is qualified to say this.
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded towards Yan Zhenzhi, but he was thinking about Han Du's words. He understood that it was impossible for no one to be greedy for ink. Even though everyone in Fengtian Hall was so excited now, they even made them swear that they would never be greedy for ink again in their lives.
, I’m afraid no one will hesitate.
But Zhu Biao believed in Han Du's judgment even more. Among these people, there will definitely be some who will still be greedy in the future. But as long as most people can be upright and honest today, it is not in vain that the emperor specially made this happen today.
"Everyone, please step aside!" Zhu Biao waved his hand as he had no reason to keep the officials here.
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
The officials bowed to Zhu Biao and then gradually turned around and left Fengtian Hall.
"Master Du."
A voice sounded behind Du Ze. Du Ze looked back and quickly returned the greeting, "It turns out to be Mr. Men."
There are only six ministers who can be called "sir" by Du Ze, and the person who came was none other than Men Kexin, the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Men Kexin walked up to Du Ze, and the two walked side by side towards the palace gate.
Two ministers were walking
Together, other people would naturally not join in and ask for trouble, and would avoid the two of them.
"Master Du, what do you think of today's events?" Menkexin finally couldn't help but ask after seeing Du Ze's silence.
Menkexin was much older than Du Ze, so although both of them were second-rank ministers, Du Ze maintained a certain amount of respect for Menkexin.
"My lord, do you want to ask about the emperor's decree today?" Du Ze asked with a slight smile.
Menkexin nodded slightly.
Du Ze replied without hesitation: "In recent years, the emperor has changed from his thunderous anger. Even if someone commits a serious crime, the emperor generally will not judge him. Compared with before, the emperor is much gentler now.
In the past, these were all the contributions of His Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince moved Your Majesty with his kindness."
"As for today's decree, I believe that after this decree is announced to the world, the Ming Dynasty will prosper for at least a hundred years."
After hearing this, Menkexin couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then asked with a smile: "Is Mr. Du so confident?"
Du Ze smiled and shook his head and said, "It's not that I have confidence, but that I have confidence in His Highness the Crown Prince."
Having said that, Menkexin, who was no longer bowing his head in thought, turned around and raised his head, looking at the sun that had just passed over the high palace wall, emitting thousands of golden lights.
Du Ze felt as if the wind was blowing under his feet, and walked towards the sun with his head held high.
Naturally, Lao Zhu would not ignore such a big matter, but secretly sent people to watch the reactions of the officials. Although this matter was a good thing for the officials and was also of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu
Zhu has seen too many things in his life where joy can lead to tragedy, and he simply cannot trust and let the matter develop. When necessary, Lao Zhu will still take action to bring him back to the right path.
Although no one was around at the time of the conversation between Du Ze and Men Kexin. But Lao Zhu wanted to know the content of their conversation, which was not too simple.
Du Ze's words naturally reached Lao Zhu's ears.
"Will the Ming Dynasty prosper for a hundred years?" Lao Zhu said with a smile on his face. We have done so much, not only hoping that the Ming Dynasty can prosper for a hundred years, but also that the Ming Dynasty can truly continue to prosper.
Of course, Lao Zhu would not blame Du Ze for this.
The reason why Du Ze said this was because in his mind, it was unique that the Ming Dynasty could flourish for hundreds of years.
Although there are many dynasties in the past that have a period of two or three hundred years, there is no dynasty that can truly flourish for a hundred years. For example, the famous Zhenguan rule in history only lasted twenty-two years.
The imperial edict was soon announced through the General Administration Department. The capital was the first to receive the news and the first to become excited. This was the first time for countless people to discuss an imperial edict.
The officials in the capital, especially those of low rank, all burst into tears of gratitude to the emperor after waiting for the news. Some even knelt down directly towards the palace and respectfully performed three kneels and nine kowtows.
In the outer city, an ordinary house.
A middle-aged man wearing a seventh-grade official uniform walked into the house from the outside with a happy face. However, he did not go directly into the backyard. Instead, as soon as he entered the gate, he turned to the right and came to
A wing room.
If someone with knowledge saw it, they would naturally be surprised, and they could easily guess that the courtyard does not belong to the seventh-rank official, he just rented a wing in the house.
As soon as the seventh-grade official entered the door, he closed the door and sat at the table, humming a tune. It was obvious that he was very happy. How could he not be happy? Starting from next month, his salary will be tripled.
There are a total of twenty-two guans and five hundred fen. With such a salary, even if he pays three guans per month for rent, he still has nineteen guans and five hundred fen left.
If it were the past, he would only be able to have four guans and 500 fen left. With such a small amount of money, he would have to send back three guans to subsidize his family's expenses. He would only have 500 fen left for himself. Such a small amount of money.
, even though he was very greedy for the sea fish meat in the wine shop, he could only look at it from a distance and did not dare to take a bite.
Since the emperor issued a decree to ban the sea and allow people to go fishing in the sea, there are more and more sea fish on the market every year, and the price has been falling every year. Now, it is cheaper than any meat. Now the cheapest on the market
Meat is sea fish.
In order to increase profits, traders have to try their best to transport fresh sea fish to the capital for sale. Fresh sea fish are naturally very expensive in the capital, but there are not many such sea fish. Most of them are pickled salted fish.
The price of salted fish is also the lowest.
Now that he is fine, he is going to receive his monthly salary next month. He will send ten guan back to his family first, so that his parents, wife and children will also be happy. After they are assigned to the courtyard, he will take his parents, wife and children to the capital to let them see it.
See the prosperous place in this world.
As long as he no longer spends money to rent a house every month, his monthly salary of twenty-two guans and five hundred ren is enough to support the whole family.
The family still has a balance, so there is no need to worry about the family's livelihood in the capital.
Even if he needs to rent a house every month, he can still have nine thousand and five hundred coins left in his hand.
Damn it, nine dollars and five hundred coins! With so much money, doesn’t he just eat meat when he wants and drink a few glasses of wine when he wants?
The seventh-rank official was enjoying the white water, imagining his happy life next month. Yes, he couldn't even afford tea, so he could only drink tea.
Just when his eyes were filled with the prospect of next month, there was a sound of banging on the door.
Without the people outside speaking, just by this vulgar slamming of the door, the seventh-rank official could guess that the owner of the house was a middle-aged man with a rough appearance.
This man was working as a butcher in the capital, and this house was passed down from his ancestors.
Sure enough, I saw that the seventh-rank official did not open the door.
Suddenly there was a roar outside, "Is the official in the house?"
The seventh-grade officer frowned, but stood up, stepped forward and opened the door. He smiled and raised his hands and asked, "Master Hu, how are you today?"
Calling him an official is actually a butcher Hu. Calling him an official is just a kind name.
If it weren't for the fact that the seventh-grade official rented Hu Tufu's ear room, he would never have called Hu Tufu "official" in such a condescending manner. Although official is no longer an exclusive title for officials, as an official himself, if he didn't have to do it, how could he
Can you call a commoner an official?
Butcher Hu was shouted like this by the seventh-grade officer, and all the pores in his body seemed to be opened, and he felt comfortable from the inside out. His house is not bad, even if it only has one wing, if he rents it to others, it will cost him five hundred yuan.
Wen also had someone willing to rent it. Why did he rent this apartment to this person at the lowest price?
Isn't it just because the other person is an official and you call him an official?
But today, Butcher Hu didn't just come to enjoy being called an official every day. He nodded reservedly, said hello to the seventh-rank official, and said casually: "Next month, the price of renting a house will be
It’s been raised to six points. I’ll let you know in advance that you’ll have the money ready when the time comes so we can come and get it.”
The seventh-grade official suddenly widened his eyes and said in a loss of voice: "What? Six strings? Why did it rise so much all of a sudden?"
Butcher Hu snorted coldly and said with a smile: "Now it's spread on the street that the emperor has decreed a salary increase for you officials. Since your salary has increased, how about the price of renting a house?"