"What, what's the point of this?" The official was stunned. He had never heard such nonsense in all his years. Why did he mean that if his salary increased, the price of renting a house would have to increase?
Butcher Hu waved his hand indifferently, "Anyway, just remember to give us six guans next month. We are still too soft-hearted and only accepted six guan from the official. If you want to be like those greedy villains, then give us nine guan from the official.
Already."
Jiu Guan was originally only three Guan, and he had just received a threefold increase in salary thanks to the emperor's grace. But before he even got the money, he was actually being taken care of by Butcher Hu?
"You! Don't bully others too much!" The official puffed his beard and glared, raising his head and pointing at Butcher Hu's nose.
Seeing that Tutu Hu was so upset, he no longer tried to hide it. He snorted and said, "It's just a matter of renting a house. It's just a matter of your own free will. If the officials don't agree, you can go outside and ask. Now this area is rented."
The price of the yard is the cheapest here."
The official's lungs were about to explode with anger. He was not a fool. He could find out without asking outside. These people must have colluded and agreed to raise the price together. Now even if he actually asked, he would only be laughed at.
There will be no other results.
The official took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said to Butcher Hu: "But it's only three times now, and you've gone up too much all of a sudden."
Butcher Hu's face darkened, he lost his patience, and said with a cold face: "This is our house, we can charge as much as we want. It's too expensive, so don't rent the house, official."
After mocking the officials, Butcher Hu looked down on the officials. It didn't matter if he was good at studying, and it didn't matter if he became an official. Wouldn't Qingfeng, an upright and honest person, still come to rent his house in a humble manner? If there weren't people like them renting the house to him.
Officials and officials in the capital are exposed to wind and rain.
"If you don't want to rent, you won't rent." The official was angry, and a butcher humiliated him by renting a house.
Butcher Hu didn't take the official's words to heart at all. He sneered and said: "If you don't rent a house, where will you live, official? How can you live in the yamen?"
The official shouted in a deep voice: "Even if I live in the Yamen, I will not rent your house again. To tell you the truth, this is a great favor from the emperor. In addition to increasing my salary, the court is also planning to build a house in the outer city.
, for the residence of hundreds of officials.”
As he said that, the official sneered and pointed towards the dilapidated yards around him, "You can still rent out your house for a few bucks now. When the house built by the imperial court is completed, let's see who else will rent it to you."
shabby house."
Butcher Hu was shocked when he heard this.
He was startled. He saw that the officials didn't look like they were telling lies, and his heart sank. Why did the price of houses in the capital increase so quickly? In addition to the large number of people making a fortune from sea trade, there was another reason.
The important reason is that Beijing officials must rent houses to live in outer cities.
Because, based on the morning court time, if you live outside the city, it will be too late to wait until the city gate opens before entering the city to participate in the morning court. If you cannot attend the morning court on time, you will be slapped with a slap in the face, or you will be beaten in the worst case.
Resigning from an official position is something that no official wants to encounter. Therefore, even if the price of renting a house in the capital keeps rising, officials in the capital have to grit their teeth and persist. In fact, some people's salaries are simply not enough.
, and also need monthly support from the family.
Seeing that Butcher Hu was frightened by him, the official let out a deep breath and felt relieved. In the past, others had to be polite to Butcher Hu under the eaves. But Butcher Hu often pushed his limits and hurt him like this.
This is definitely not the first time he has been ridiculed in face. In the past, officials had to grit their teeth and bear it.
Now it's better, the emperor has solved all his worries at once, and he finally has the feeling that the emperor is his dependence.
The official is too lazy to talk nonsense with Butcher Hu, so what if he offends him to death now? He is no longer afraid of Butcher Hu. At worst, he will move to the Yamen to survive for a few months, and then he can move directly to the house built by the court.
Live inside.
"Butcher Hu's house is too expensive, and I can't afford to rent it. But I paid for it this month, and I will live in it until the last day. When that day comes, I will naturally move out. At that time,
Butcher Hu, whether you are renting your house to someone else, whether it is Liu Guan or Jiu Guan, it has nothing to do with me. I won’t bother you butcher Hu to see you off and say goodbye."
After saying that, he turned around and suddenly pulled the door hard.
For the first time, Butcher Hu was rejected by his own family, but he did not dare to get angry at all. What the official said gave him a bolt from the blue. The three guan of money per month that he used to regard as a staple crop was actually gone?
Although he is still making a living, how could he live so comfortably without these three dollars a month?
This kind of thing happens all the time in the capital. The difference is that some people are greedy, like Hu Butcher, and they have a very tense situation with those low-level officials, almost to the point of breaking up. These people are simply not
Those with seven or eight grades should not be regarded as imperial officials.
Some people just like to get together and relax, and even serve some wine and food to celebrate the officials. And the officials are embarrassed to say that they will no longer rent a house. After all, it will be a long time before the imperial court completes the construction of the house.
During this time they still had no place to stay.
Moving to the yamen for a few months is indeed a solution. But they also want to save face. Moving to the yamen always means taking advantage of the yamen, and colleagues will gossip about them. If they are not forced to do so, no one will choose this.
Do it. Otherwise, can we still wait until today? I'm afraid the Yamen will be overcrowded already.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, countless officials of all sizes in the capital were very excited. All they talked about all day long was how much salary they would receive next month. Even if they knew the amount clearly after just a little calculation, they took the trouble to talk about it over and over again.
.While everyone was talking about their salaries, they were all imagining where the house they would be allocated in a few months would be and what it would look like.
As for the small amount of rice that needs to be repaid, it is not even qualified to appear in the public, and no one will care about the small amount of rice they have lost.
After Lao Zhu issued the decree, Han Du eagerly waited in the mansion for Lao Zhu to build a house on his land. However, he waited and waited and failed to receive Lao Zhu's decree, but when he did, he brought Han Jingyun with him.
Queen Ma.
Queen Ma had not left the palace for several years. This time she came to the Han Mansion, and everyone was flattered. According to Queen Ma's words, she was accompanying Han Jingyun home to visit his relatives. But she didn't think about it. As a queen, she
Is it necessary to accompany the Crown Princess home to visit her relatives?
Han Du knew without asking that this was just an excuse for Empress Ma to cover up. I'm afraid she was using Han Jingyun as an excuse because she had something to say but it was inconvenient to make it public.
After the ceremony, Queen Ma called Han Du to her.
Looking at Queen Ma who was sipping tea with her head down, Han Du stood aside without saying a word, waiting for Queen Ma to speak.
Queen Ma took a sip and put down the tea cup. She looked at Han Du with a smile on her face and asked, "Are you going to get rich again this time?"
"Get rich? What kind of fortune? Why can't you understand the Queen's words? Please ask the Queen to explain clearly." Han Du pretended to be crazy and acted like he would not admit it no matter what you say.
Han Jingyun's face was filled with excitement and he stared at his brother with burning eyes.
Anqing, on the other hand, stood beside Han
On Du's side, he spoke for Han Du and stretched out his hand to squeeze Queen Ma's shoulder, "Queen Mother, if Han Du did something wrong, you just punish him. But if Han Du did not do anything wrong, Queen Mother can't punish him!"
"
Queen Ma looked at An Qing's swollen belly, stretched out her hand to hold her hand on her shoulder, and sighed: "Stop pretending. When you were in the palace, you never pressed your mother's shoulder. Now for a Handu,
Would you rather give your mother a massage with a pregnant belly? You are about to give birth at this time, so you’d better rest more."
"It's the Queen Mother." An Qing was pulled to sit down by the Queen Mother, with a happy smile on her face, "But Han Du said that moving around more at this time is good for having children."
Queen Ma really didn't know this. She raised her eyebrows and asked Han Du sideways with a stern expression: "What's your point? She is so tired even taking one step at this time, how can she still move more?"
"This, I, Chen." Han Du couldn't explain that what he said had a scientific basis, so he could only say vaguely: "I saw it in an ancient book."
"Really? Where are the ancient books? Show them to me." Queen Ma heard Han Du's explanation more than once. She knew that this was Han Du's excuse and didn't believe it at all.
Looking at Han Du with a smile, he said: "You won't say that you also lost this ancient book and can't find it, right?"
Han Du touched his nose in embarrassment. You have finished saying everything, what else can I say? I can only change the subject.
"Your Majesty, I'm here, what are your orders?"
Empress Ma stopped talking around Han Du and asked directly: "How are you going to make money?"
"How much money do you make?" Han Du's eyes were dull, as if he couldn't understand what Queen Ma was talking about.
Empress Ma's eyes narrowed and she said in a sharp voice: "You recommended yourself to the emperor and asked the emperor to hand over the construction of the Baiguan Mansion to you. Don't you just want to make money from it?"
Han Du shook his head, spread his hands, and replied innocently: "The reason why I did this is to support His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince submitted a petition to increase his salary. If I did not propose an increase in salary, it would prevent officials from being corrupt, and I also proposed using the residence to support integrity.
.If this were not the case, how could the emperor agree to increase the salaries of hundreds of officials?"
Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at Queen Ma. If Lao Zhu did not agree to increase his salary, it would be a huge blow to Zhu Biao's prestige. How could it be like now? Zhu Biao was completely affected by