"The price of houses in the capital is unattainable. The vast majority of officials can only live by renting houses, and renting houses costs money. Every month, 20%, 30%, or even 50% of an official's monthly salary is used to rent houses.
, I dare to ask how much of their monthly salary can be used for their own family expenses? What if the money is not enough? Then there is only corruption."
"So you think the price of houses in Kaifeng is too high, which leads to official corruption?" Xue Xiang couldn't understand why Han Du thought so. The price was too high, which would lead to official corruption, and further lead to the collapse of the dynasty. Regardless of this,
No matter how you look at it, it is too incredible.
"This is at least one of the pushers, and also the biggest pusher." Han Du said with a sneer.
"Okay," Xue Xiang smiled and did not argue with Han Du, "Now the emperor has agreed to your proposal, hoping to curb corruption."
"With perseverance comes perseverance. After all, there are only a few officials who want to be corrupt. Most of them are ordinary people who want to live a peaceful life. As long as the emperor can calm down the hearts of these people, the corruption of a few officials is not enough evidence.
." Han Du has full confidence in this.
Xue Xiang suddenly understood and looked at Han Du and nodded, "I see. Originally, I didn't know why the emperor wanted to build a house near Jinchuan Gate. Now it seems that it was prepared by the emperor for officials."
"Oh? The emperor really built a house at Jinchuan Gate?" Han Du was a little surprised at Lao Zhu's speed.
Xue Xiang nodded, "Of course, and the construction has been completed. It was precisely because I completed the construction of those houses that I asked the emperor to resign."
The two looked at each other and smiled, putting the matter aside. Since Lao Zhu had arranged everything, the two of them had nothing to worry about.
Han Du looked at Xue Xiang, his heart moved, and he said, "The boss will stay in the capital from now on. I wonder if the boss has any plans?"
"I don't have any plans. I finally have some free time, so I naturally want to take a stroll around the capital. As for the future, I'll talk about it later." Xue Xiang looked around a few times with a relaxed expression, as if he was interested.
I am curious about everything.
Han Du laughed dryly, coughed and said, "If nothing happens, sir, why don't you come to the academy and help me?"
"Why do I go to the academy?" Xue Xiang frowned and asked in confusion. He knew that the book taught mathematics, physics and chemistry. Although there were also eight-part essays, Fang Xiaoru was also teaching them. No matter what Xue Xiang thought,
I don't think the academy has any use for him.
"The boss came to the academy to help me keep an eye on these students to prevent them from doing lawless things." Han Du smiled bitterly, "Have you heard about the incident between the academy and the gambling house this time?"
"I've heard a lot about it. Counting Han Jingyun in the world, the academy has become famous ever since. Congratulations." Xue Xiang smiled meaningfully and nodded.
Han Du's expression became even more bitter, "Congratulations for what? They don't know the importance of it. Even if they want to settle accounts with a gambling house, they shouldn't use such drastic methods. The reason why the kid wants to invite the boss to the academy is because he wants to
Please keep an eye on them, sir, and don't let them make any mistakes."
"Is that so?" Xue Xiang pondered for a while.
Han Du saw something interesting and immediately said: "Don't worry, sir. As long as you are willing to come to the academy, you will be the deputy judge of the academy, with a monthly salary of 50 yuan."
"In that case, it's a deal." Xue Xiang laughed.
Han Du was surprised by Xue Xiang
He nodded so easily, and asked in disbelief: "Sir, do you agree?"
"Of course I agree. As you said, the capital is big, but it's not easy to live in. Although I have lost my official position and become lighter, I also have no salary. I am worried about how to survive in the capital, so you can send me your monthly salary to my door.
"Why don't I agree? Fifty dollars a month, this is more than what I would earn if I were the Minister of the Ministry of Industry." Xue Xiang said with a half-smile.
After hearing this, Han Du, regardless of whether what Xue Xiang said was true or false, immediately said happily: "My lord is willing to enter the academy, I am very grateful. As for the monthly salary, please don't worry, my lord, fifty quid is just the starting point, if you have any request, my lord
, you can still mention it.”
Xue Xiang smiled and said nothing. The monthly salary of fifty guan was already more than twice his original salary. He had nothing to be dissatisfied with, let alone any demands.
The next day was the day when Xue Xiang officially entered the academy.
Early in the morning, Han Du called his sister, Fang Xiaoru, Mr. Jin and others over, and also gathered the students from the academy.
As soon as Xue Xiang walked into the gate, Han Du took the lead and bowed, "The academy welcomes you."
"Students, please wait and see the Vice-President."
Xue Xiang walked in with a smile on his face, "Hahaha, Han Du, what are you going to do?"
"Both the boys are very happy that Mr. Lao can come to the academy. Naturally, they want to support Mr. Lao." Han Du explained with a smile.
Xue Xiang was not a pretentious person. It was not good to see hundreds of students standing here, so he waved his hand and said, "Since we have seen each other, let's leave."
After the students retreated, Han Du smiled and invited, "Sir, please come in and talk."
"Okay." Xue Xiang nodded.
Several people took their seats one after another. Han Du and Xue Xiang were both deputy judges, so they naturally sat at the top.
As soon as he sat down, Xue Xiang looked at Han Jingyun, nodded with a smile and said, "The name Han Jingyun is well known to me. When I saw him today, I felt like I was growing old."
Han Jingyun smiled reservedly and bowed his head slightly, "I'm so impressed, sir."
Xue Xiang turned to look at Mr. Jin again, "Mr. Jin, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please give me your advice in the future."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Mr. Jin is older than Xue Xiang, and he nodded slightly to show that he had seen him before.
"Fang Xiaoru, who is a junior student, wants to pay his respects to Mr. Lao." Without waiting for Xue Xiang to ask, Fang Xiaoru took the initiative to pay his respects.
When Xue Xiang saw it, he pointed at Fang Xiaoru happily, "I've heard that you are a new scholar in the Confucian Academy. You have superb knowledge and have become an official. Now you are preaching in the academy. In the future, you will become a great Confucian like you respect your teacher.
"
"Thank you for your praise, sir." Fang Xiaoru was not polite. He himself had the ambition to become a great Confucian.
After everyone had met, Han Du said: "From now on, the academy will have to rely on the boss."
Xue Xiang nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I will do my best after taking your monthly salary. But I don't know much about this academy. If you have time, why not show me around?"
"Since Mr. Boss is interested, it's okay." After Han Du finished speaking, he was about to take Xue Xiang out.
But Han Jingyun interrupted and stopped him.
"Brother wants to take Mr. Lao to visit the academy, so let's wait for now. Brother, let's think about how there are so many students in the academy now. How can we teach them just by the few of us?" "The price of houses in the capital is out of reach, and most officials
They can only live by renting houses, and renting houses costs money. Twenty percent, thirty percent, or even 50% of an official's monthly salary is used to rent houses. I dare to ask how much salary they can have left every month.
What should I do if I don’t have enough money to spend on my own home? Then there is only corruption.”
"So you think the price of houses in Kaifeng is too high, which leads to official corruption?" Xue Xiang couldn't understand why Han Du thought so. The price was too high, which would lead to official corruption, and further lead to the collapse of the dynasty. Regardless of this,
No matter how you look at it, it is too incredible.
"This is at least one of the pushers, and also the biggest pusher." Han Du said with a sneer.
"Okay," Xue Xiang smiled and did not argue with Han Du, "Now the emperor has agreed to your proposal, hoping to curb corruption."
"With perseverance comes perseverance. After all, there are only a few officials who want to be corrupt. Most of them are ordinary people who want to live a peaceful life. As long as the emperor can calm down the hearts of these people, the corruption of a few officials is not enough evidence.
." Han Du has full confidence in this.
Xue Xiang suddenly understood and looked at Han Du and nodded, "I see. Originally, I didn't know why the emperor wanted to build a house near Jinchuan Gate. Now it seems that it was prepared by the emperor for officials."
"Oh? The emperor really built a house at Jinchuan Gate?" Han Du was a little surprised at Lao Zhu's speed.
Xue Xiang nodded, "Of course, and the construction has been completed. It was precisely because I completed the construction of those houses that I asked the emperor to resign."
The two looked at each other and smiled, putting the matter aside. Since Lao Zhu had arranged everything, the two of them had nothing to worry about.
Han Du looked at Xue Xiang, his heart moved, and he said, "The boss will stay in the capital from now on. I wonder if the boss has any plans?"
"I don't have any plans. I finally have some free time, so I naturally want to take a stroll around the capital. As for the future, I'll talk about it later." Xue Xiang looked around a few times with a relaxed expression, as if he was interested.
I am curious about everything.
Han Du laughed dryly, coughed and said, "If nothing happens, sir, why don't you come to the academy and help me?"
"Why do I go to the academy?" Xue Xiang frowned and asked in confusion. He knew that the book taught mathematics, physics and chemistry. Although there were also eight-part essays, Fang Xiaoru was also teaching them. No matter what Xue Xiang thought,
I don't think the academy has any use for him.
"The boss came to the academy to help me keep an eye on these students to prevent them from doing lawless things." Han Du smiled bitterly, "Have you heard about the incident between the academy and the gambling house this time?"
"I've heard a lot about it. Counting Han Jingyun in the world, the academy has become famous ever since. Congratulations." Xue Xiang smiled meaningfully and nodded.
Han Du's expression became even more bitter, "Congratulations for what? They don't know the importance of it. Even if they want to settle accounts with a gambling house, they shouldn't use such drastic methods. The reason why the kid wants to invite the boss to the academy is because he wants to
Please keep an eye on them, sir, and don't let them make any mistakes."
"Is that so?" Xue Xiang pondered for a while.
Han Du saw something interesting and immediately said: "Don't worry, sir. As long as you are willing to come to the academy, you will be the deputy judge of the academy, with a monthly salary of 50 yuan."
"In that case, it's a deal." Xue Xiang laughed.
Han Du was surprised by Xue Xiang
He nodded so easily, and asked in disbelief: "Sir, do you agree?"
"Of course I agree. As you said, the capital is big, but it's not easy to live in. Although I have lost my official position and become lighter, I also have no salary. I am worried about how to survive in the capital, so you can send me your monthly salary to my door.
"Why don't I agree? Fifty dollars a month, this is more than what I would earn if I were the Minister of the Ministry of Industry." Xue Xiang said with a half-smile.
After hearing this, Han Du, regardless of whether what Xue Xiang said was true or false, immediately said happily: "My lord is willing to enter the academy, I am very grateful. As for the monthly salary, please don't worry, my lord, fifty quid is just the starting point, if you have any request, my lord
, you can still mention it.”
Xue Xiang smiled and said nothing. The monthly salary of fifty guan was already more than twice his original salary. He had nothing to be dissatisfied with, let alone any demands.
The next day was the day when Xue Xiang officially entered the academy.
Early in the morning, Han Du called his sister, Fang Xiaoru, Mr. Jin and others over, and also gathered the students from the academy.
As soon as Xue Xiang walked into the gate, Han Du took the lead and bowed, "The academy welcomes you."
"Students, please wait and see the Vice-President."
Xue Xiang walked in with a smile on his face, "Hahaha, Han Du, what are you going to do?"
"Both the boys are very happy that Mr. Lao can come to the academy. Naturally, they want to support Mr. Lao." Han Du explained with a smile.
Xue Xiang was not a pretentious person. It was not good to see hundreds of students standing here, so he waved his hand and said, "Since we have seen each other, let's leave."
After the students retreated, Han Du smiled and invited, "Sir, please come in and talk."
"Okay." Xue Xiang nodded.
Several people took their seats one after another. Han Du and Xue Xiang were both deputy judges, so they naturally sat at the top.
As soon as he sat down, Xue Xiang looked at Han Jingyun, nodded with a smile and said, "The name Han Jingyun is well known to me. When I saw him today, I felt like I was growing old."
Han Jingyun smiled reservedly and bowed his head slightly, "I'm so impressed, sir."
Xue Xiang turned to look at Mr. Jin again, "Mr. Jin, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please give me your advice in the future."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Mr. Jin is older than Xue Xiang, and he nodded slightly to show that he had seen him before.
"Fang Xiaoru, who is a junior student, wants to pay his respects to Mr. Lao." Without waiting for Xue Xiang to ask, Fang Xiaoru took the initiative to pay his respects.
When Xue Xiang saw it, he pointed at Fang Xiaoru happily, "I've heard that you are a new scholar in the Confucian Academy. You have superb knowledge and have become an official. Now you are preaching in the academy. In the future, you will become a great Confucian like you respect your teacher.
"
"Thank you for your praise, sir." Fang Xiaoru was not polite. He himself had the ambition to become a great Confucian.
After everyone had met, Han Du said: "From now on, the academy will have to rely on the boss."
Xue Xiang nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I will do my best after taking your monthly salary. But I don't know much about this academy. If you have time, why not show me around?"
"Since Mr. Boss is interested, it's okay." After Han Du finished speaking, he was about to take Xue Xiang out.
But Han Jingyun interrupted and stopped him.
"Brother wants to take Mr. Lao to visit the academy, so let's wait for now. Brother, let's think about how we can teach them with so many students in the academy now just relying on a few of us."