"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"No need." Lao Zhu glanced at the two of them without raising his eyes, and finally turned his attention to Han Du. "I heard that you are very carefree these days. You sleep until three o'clock in the morning and don't get up until three o'clock in the morning.
Aren't you just wandering around the capital? Why did you use your free time today to come to my Jinshen Palace?"
Han Du laughed awkwardly. If possible, Han Du really didn't want to come to see Lao Zhu. Wouldn't it be better to take a walk on the street? It is the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not the time when Neo-Confucianism was popular. Lao Zhu worshiped the ancients and the etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty.
, the imperial court settings, and the laws of the world almost copied those of the Tang Dynasty.
The coming of all nations in the Tang Dynasty shocked the ages, and the openness of the Tang Dynasty also spread to all nations. Therefore, in the early years of Hongwu, there were not so many problems with Confucianism. Can you see a wealthy lady from any house on the street?
Walking on the street with the maid, the antique style is a beautiful scenery.
Unless Han Du was mentally ill, he would give up the opportunity to see a beautiful woman and come face to face with Lao Zhu's face that could open its mouth at any time.
"I've been traveling around a lot lately, so I've spent a lot of money." Han Du said with a flattering smile.
"So?" Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows.
"So, I would like to ask the emperor to increase the salary of officials." Han Du threw a thunderbolt and suddenly knelt down. .??.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Han Du with wide eyes after hearing this. He didn't understand why Han Du didn't follow common sense. They had already discussed it. But at this time, Zhu Biao couldn't ask Han Du out loud.
I could only stand aside anxiously.
Han Du knelt with his back straight, but his eyes were lowered, looking at the ground.
The hall of Jinshen was as cold and silent as an ice cellar.
Lao Zhu sat on it and looked at Han Du and sneered. He had met many officials asking him for money in his life, but it was all needed for the court's expenses. Those who dared to ask him face to face to increase his salary were the only ones in front of him.
Han Du one.
Oh, no. Strictly speaking, Han Du is the second one, the first one is Guo Huan, but he will be hung up in the Earth Temple by peeling day lilies in a short time, does Han Du also want to be hung up?
"Increase salary? What you said is neither humble nor arrogant."
Han Du opened his eyes and looked at Lao Zhu and said: "It is natural for you to work and get paid. There is nothing to be humble about." Han Du spoke with righteous words, just like an employee who asked the boss for a salary increase. This matter has been done by Han Du before.
Du has done this more than once, and every time Han Du has legitimate reasons for asking for a salary increase, and he succeeds every time.
Lao Zhu was so angry at Han Du's words that he picked up the teacup and said, "Then tell me why I should increase your salary." After saying that, Lao Zhu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
Waiting for Han Du's quibble.
When Han Du heard this, he felt happy. As long as he could still listen to himself, that was a good thing. What Han Du was most afraid of was that Lao Zhu wouldn't listen to anything and just went under the knife, then there would be nothing Han Du could do.
"May I ask Your Majesty, how much was the monthly salary of a seventh-rank official in the early years of Hongwu?"
"Wuguan." Lao Zhu said it casually, in an understatement.
"That
May I ask your Majesty, this is the 16th year of Hongwu, how much is the monthly salary of a seventh-rank official?" Han Du continued to ask.
"It's still Wu Guan."
Han Du laughed when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, the monthly salary of the seventh-rank officials in the early years of Hongwu is exactly the same as now. On the surface, there seems to be no problem. But I have read the county annals of Yingtian Prefecture, and it clearly records that in the early years of Hongwu
The annual grain price is about three hundred and fifty cents per stone."
Lao Zhu still had some impression of this, so he nodded and said: "About that. I remember that when the world was first settled, the people had just ended the suffering of war, and the price of food was at its lowest, less than three hundred coins and one stone."
"Even if it's three hundred and fifty cents," Han Du said with a smile, "and this year's grain price, even if there is no drought, is at least around one hundred cents. And in the past sixteen years, not only grain prices
The prices of other firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, meat, cloth, etc. are all increasing.”
"With the same monthly salary of five guan, in the early years of Hongwu, you could buy almost fifteen dan of grain. A seventh-grade official and his family could only eat three dan of grain in a month, and still have twelve dan left. Twelve dan of grain is enough to buy, so that
The official family needs firewood, rice, oil, salt and other things. But at this year’s grain price, a five-guan salary can’t even buy five dan of grain. Only the grain is enough for the officials. The other firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc., then
Don’t even think about it, let alone eating meat and getting new clothes.”
"For the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, I sincerely request the emperor to increase the salary of all officials in order to calm the hearts of all officials in the world."
After listening to Lao Zhu, the anger on his face disappeared unexpectedly. He was thinking carefully about Han Du's words. If Han Du quoted scriptures to reason with Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu might not be able to listen. Lao Zhu is also diligent in learning.
The characters have their own unique insights into the allusions in the book, and Han Du may not be able to convince him.
But Han Du found the most intuitive comparison to let Lao Zhu understand what inflation is. Don't underestimate Han Du's use of grain as the base, which can really make Lao Zhu feel deeply. Because in this era, grain is in
Many times it is more useful than money. Even after treasure notes are issued, there are still people who exchange grain for various supplies. If there is no cloth, use a few buckets of rice to exchange it. If you want to eat meat, use a few buckets of rice to exchange it. It can be said that
In this era, rice can buy everything that money can buy. Even in years of food shortage, food is more useful than money.
"Of course, it's okay if the emperor doesn't increase the salary. Then according to the price of grain in the early years of Hongwu, replace the salary of all the ministers with rice grain. I think that the ministers must have special reasons and will be grateful to the emperor.
." Han Du smiled.
Lao Zhu glared at Han Du bitterly and said nothing. Not to mention that Lao Zhu couldn't bring out so much food now, even if he could, he wouldn't be willing.
It’s not that Lao Zhu doesn’t know that the prices of food and other items have been rising year after year. It’s just that in the past, when they rose, they would fall again. This rise and fall makes people feel as if there is no change. In addition, Lao Zhu has not studied prices carefully.
Regarding this issue, anyway, it became easier for him to distribute salaries to hundreds of officials year by year. In line with the mentality that even if he did not take advantage, he would never suffer a loss, he decided to kill the officials and set the salary according to the early years of Hongwu.
Issue.
Not only that, just like this, Lao Zhu never paid out the full amount in the past, but only copper coins were mixed with treasure notes, as well as cloth and other messy things. When Lao Zhu spoke, Han Du had to go in.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"No need." Lao Zhu glanced at the two of them without raising his eyes, and finally turned his attention to Han Du. "I heard that you are very carefree these days. You sleep until three o'clock in the morning and don't get up until three o'clock in the morning.
Aren't you just wandering around the capital? Why did you use your free time today to come to my Jinshen Palace?"
Han Du laughed awkwardly. If possible, Han Du really didn't want to come to see Lao Zhu. Wouldn't it be better to take a walk on the street? It is the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not the time when Neo-Confucianism was popular. Lao Zhu worshiped the ancients and the etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty.
, the imperial court settings, and the laws of the world almost copied those of the Tang Dynasty.
The coming of all nations in the Tang Dynasty shocked the ages, and the openness of the Tang Dynasty also spread to all nations. Therefore, in the early years of Hongwu, there were not so many problems with Confucianism. Can you see a wealthy lady from any house on the street?
Walking on the street with the maid, the antique style is a beautiful scenery.
Unless Han Du was mentally ill, he would give up the opportunity to see a beautiful woman and come face to face with Lao Zhu's face that could open its mouth at any time.
"I've been traveling around a lot lately, so I've spent a lot of money." Han Du said with a flattering smile.
"So?" Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows.
"So, I would like to ask the emperor to increase the salary of officials." Han Du threw a thunderbolt and suddenly knelt down.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at Han Du with wide eyes after hearing this. He didn't understand why Han Du didn't follow common sense. They had already discussed it. But at this time, Zhu Biao couldn't ask Han Du out loud.
I could only stand aside anxiously.
Han Du knelt with his back straight, but his eyes were lowered, looking at the ground.
The hall of Jinshen was as cold and silent as an ice cellar.
Lao Zhu sat on it and looked at Han Du and sneered. He had met many officials asking him for money in his life, but it was all needed for the court's expenses. Those who dared to ask him face to face to increase his salary were the only ones in front of him.
Han Du one.
Oh, no. Strictly speaking, Han Du is the second one, the first one is Guo Huan, but he will be hung up in the Earth Temple by peeling day lilies in a short time, does Han Du also want to be hung up?
"Increase salary? What you said is neither humble nor arrogant."
Han Du opened his eyes and looked at Lao Zhu and said: "It is natural for you to work and get paid. There is nothing to be humble about." Han Du spoke with righteous words, just like an employee who asked the boss for a salary increase. This matter has been done by Han Du before.
Du has done this more than once, and every time Han Du has legitimate reasons for asking for a salary increase, and he succeeds every time.
Lao Zhu was so angry at Han Du's words that he picked up the teacup and said, "Then tell me why I should increase your salary." After saying that, Lao Zhu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
Waiting for Han Du's quibble.
When Han Du heard this, he felt happy. As long as he could still listen to himself, that was a good thing. What Han Du was most afraid of was that Lao Zhu wouldn't listen to anything and just went under the knife, then there would be nothing Han Du could do.
"May I ask Your Majesty, how much was the monthly salary of a seventh-rank official in the early years of Hongwu?"
"Wuguan." Lao Zhu said it casually, in an understatement.
"That
May I ask your Majesty, this is the 16th year of Hongwu, how much is the monthly salary of a seventh-rank official?" Han Du continued to ask.
"It's still Wu Guan."
Han Du laughed when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, the monthly salary of the seventh-rank officials in the early years of Hongwu is exactly the same as now. On the surface, there seems to be no problem. But I have read the county annals of Yingtian Prefecture, and it clearly records that in the early years of Hongwu
The annual grain price is about three hundred and fifty cents per stone."
Lao Zhu still had some impression of this, so he nodded and said: "About that. I remember that when the world was first settled, the people had just ended the suffering of war, and the price of food was at its lowest, less than three hundred coins and one stone."
"Even if it's three hundred and fifty cents," Han Du said with a smile, "and this year's grain price, even if there is no drought, is at least around one hundred cents. And in the past sixteen years, not only grain prices
The prices of other firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, meat, cloth, etc. are all increasing.”
"With the same monthly salary of five guan, in the early years of Hongwu, you could buy almost fifteen dan of grain. A seventh-grade official and his family could only eat three dan of grain in a month, and still have twelve dan left. Twelve dan of grain is enough to buy, so that
The official family needs firewood, rice, oil, salt and other things. But at this year’s grain price, a five-guan salary can’t even buy five dan of grain. Only the grain is enough for the officials. The other firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc., then
Don’t even think about it, let alone eating meat and getting new clothes.”
"For the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, I sincerely request the emperor to increase the salary of all officials in order to calm the hearts of all officials in the world."
After listening to Lao Zhu, the anger on his face disappeared unexpectedly. He was thinking carefully about Han Du's words. If Han Du quoted scriptures to reason with Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu might not be able to listen. Lao Zhu is also diligent in learning.
The characters have their own unique insights into the allusions in the book, and Han Du may not be able to convince him.
But Han Du found the most intuitive comparison to let Lao Zhu understand what inflation is. Don't underestimate Han Du's use of grain as the base, which can really make Lao Zhu feel deeply. Because in this era, grain is in
Many times it is more useful than money. Even after treasure notes are issued, there are still people who exchange grain for various supplies. If there is no cloth, use a few buckets of rice to exchange it. If you want to eat meat, use a few buckets of rice to exchange it. It can be said that
In this era, rice can buy everything that money can buy. Even in years of food shortage, food is more useful than money.
"Of course, it's okay if the emperor doesn't increase the salary. Then according to the price of grain in the early years of Hongwu, replace the salary of all the ministers with rice grain. I think that the ministers must have special reasons and will be grateful to the emperor.
." Han Du smiled.
Lao Zhu glared at Han Du bitterly and said nothing. Not to mention that Lao Zhu couldn't bring out so much food now, even if he could, he wouldn't be willing.
It’s not that Lao Zhu doesn’t know that the prices of food and other items have been rising year after year. It’s just that in the past, when they rose, they would fall again. This rise and fall makes people feel as if there is no change. In addition, Lao Zhu has not studied prices carefully.
Regarding this issue, anyway, it became easier for him to distribute salaries to hundreds of officials year by year. In line with the mentality that even if he did not take advantage, he would never suffer a loss, he decided to kill the officials and set the salary according to the early years of Hongwu.
Issue.
Not only that, Lao Zhu never paid out the full amount in the past, but only copper coins were mixed with treasure notes, as well as cloth and other messy things.