The Military Supervisory Office is located in the east of the Imperial City, just inside the Jingfeng Gate on the east wall of the Imperial City.
"To the west is the Guanglu Temple Yamen, to the north is the Zhanshi Mansion, Zuowei Led Mansion, Zuo Si Yuwei, to the south is Zuozang Waikuyuan, and to the southwest is the Shaofu Supervisor..."
Xu Jingzong was like a chatty guide who never stopped along the way.
After they left the East Palace, they went all the way south. The large area from Yanxi Gate to Jingfeng Gate in the east of the imperial city were all the offices of the East Palace, the Chunfang Jialing Temple on the left and right of Zhanshi Mansion, and the Shiwei Led Mansion. Further south, they
Among the five prisons of the Nine Temples, they are the military weapons prison, the capital water prison, the Shaofu prison, and the Guanglu temple.
"The imperial city is located in the Jiu San area of Chang'an. When Chang'an City was first built, all the central offices of the capital were concentrated here. This was not only conducive to the safety and security of the provincial, ministerial, and temple supervision departments, but also facilitated the entry and work of officials in the court."
Huaiyu had been to this area before, when he went to report to the mansion led by Prince Youwei.
Except for Yongzhou Yamen and Chang'an, Wannian County Yamen, and most of Chang'an's Yamen were concentrated in the imperial city.
The center of the imperial city is the Shangshu Provincial Hall, surrounded by six government offices. In the early Sui Dynasty, this was the general office of the prime ministers. During the Wude period, in order to improve the efficiency of the prime ministers' work, a political hall was set up in the lower province, where the prime ministers discussed matters.
Change it to the door and save it.
When Xu Jingzong talked about the Political Affairs Hall, his eyes were obviously shining. He could see that he yearned for it. Unfortunately, in the early Tang Dynasty, military merit was the most important thing. Xu Jingzong was born as a scholar. He was a son of a famous family and was very talented in literature.
Articles are not of much use.
Among the eighteen bachelors in the Prince of Qin's palace, they are all talented people, but the only ones who are really good at it now are Fang Du and Fang Moudu. They are not only talented in literature, but also capable of making decisions on general affairs.
Just by writing articles, Xu Jingzong got worse and worse. He was not as good as Wei Zheng, who used to work in Li Mina's office with him. Wei Zheng turned to the route of admonition and now he is admonishing the officials.
Scholars in this era were rare, and they were probably comparable to the top picks in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only one or two could be admitted in an imperial examination.
Li Shimin loves talents, and he also likes to engage in literature and art in addition to bowing and horseback riding, such as Feibai calligraphy, and poems about Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night, but in the end this is just leisure time entertainment. What he needs most are those who are the real decision-makers, who can handle military and political affairs, and even
Those who are able to serve as generals and prime ministers are capable of literary and military skills. A pure scholar like Xu Jingzong has little use for him at the moment. He is not as good as Kong Yingda, Lu Deming and others who concentrate on teaching and compiling books in the Imperial College.
When Xu Jingzong deserted the court, he was actually idle.
Tongshisheren are often just messengers and errands. They are dignified scholars and bachelors. It is really difficult to be serious when they are reduced to this level. As a result, they are not very lucky and they are caught as examples.
"The poems Erlang wrote on the battlefield of Longyou Fortress are heroic and heroic, especially the poem "Why don't men take Wu hooks and collect the fifty states in Guanshan? Please go to Yuntai Pavilion for a while. If you are a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households, it's good."
,very nice."
Xu Jingzong heard Dou Chuan, Fang Xuanling and others talking about Huaiyu's poems outside the palace gate this morning. He liked it very much, and they happened to be sitting together again in the palace. He originally wanted to get to know this new rich man, but he didn't know it.
He was impeached and demoted by the man named Quan.
However, now that he has been demoted to serve under Wu Huaiyu, he is able to pick it up and put it down. It may be that he is relatively young, or he may not be reused for a long time, so he is thinking more broadly.
"What kind of weapons does the Shenjifang Department do? But the palm thunder used by Erlang in Longyou?" Xu Jingzong is very smart. Although the Shenjifang Department doesn't know what it is after hearing the name, it is after all the new weaponry department under the supervision of weapons.
, and it was Wu Huaiyu, a young boss, who came to the judge's office to sign an order, so he guessed that he must be making weapons, and he naturally associated it with the mysterious palm thunder in the legend.
Duan Lun, the commander of the Ordnance Supervision, is a tall and handsome man.
Compared to Xu Jingzong, who is tall, thin, and has small eyes, Duan Lun is definitely a handsome guy. According to what Xu Jingzong just told him, during the Sui Dynasty, Duan Lun was also the most famous among the noble sons of Chang'an.
Shao Jiancheng is still a good friend. They are all young knights from Chang'an. In that group are Feng Shaoshi, Changsun Xiaozheng, Shi Wanbao and others.
When Huaiyu saw him, he thought of Chai Shao, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked like a guy who made people feel close to him, and he didn't hesitate to trick people. This made him a little more wary of Duan Lun.
Come to think of it, although Duan Lun is the son-in-law of Li Yuan who succeeded the eldest son Xiao Zhengpan, not only was his father the Minister of War in the Sui Dynasty, but when he was young, he worked with Chai Shao and others to achieve a great reputation as a young knight in Chang'an. Not to mention
It is said that when Li Tang was first established, Bayi was uncertain, but Duan Lun personally led the troops to pacify the entire Bashu and pacify the Nanning barbarians.
Although Dou Gui is now the Governor of Yizhou, he is very loud there and keeps his word, but he is just succeeding Duan Lun, and the territory was conquered by Duan Lun.
With his own efforts, he pacified the entire Bashu and conquered the barbarians in Nanning. In terms of strength, he was probably still superior to Chai Shao. Unfortunately, he offended too many people. In the end, he was reported for treason. He was recalled to the capital by his father-in-law and sat on the bench for several years.
"Takejiro is really young and promising."
When Duan Lun saw Wu Huaiyu, he came up to greet him with a smile, no airs at all, and even praised Huaiyu.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has reestablished the Ordnance Supervision. He attaches great importance to this matter. He summoned me to talk for a long time." Duan Lun is still very young. Although he has polished his character after sitting on the bench for several years, he is not old enough after all, so he still wants to
To revive his career.
"Shenjifang, I will give you full authority. If you need anything, just ask for it directly. His Highness allocated a piece of land in Qujiang Pool and allocated Yanbo Island and hundreds of acres of land on the shore to Shenjifang and Shenjifang.
machine camp,
I am also sending people to various places to mobilize the saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur you need, and the corresponding craftsmen will be in place soon."
After finally making a comeback, Duan Lun takes this job very seriously.
He attaches great importance to Shen Ji Fang and understands that the key to Shen Ji Fang is the young people in front of him.
"I don't understand this either, but I also know that the emperor is not in need of hungry soldiers, so I boldly made some requests to His Highness the Crown Prince, asking for twenty-two hectares of farmland and one and a half million for our weapons supervisor.
The capital of a public house is compared to that of a Shaofu prisoner, and far exceeds that of a general prisoner.
With these public fields and public funds, the officials and craftsmen from our military equipment supervisor will also have a good subsidy for food and daily miscellaneous goods, so they can work with peace of mind."
As soon as Duan Lun said these words, Huaiyu immediately felt that he was a good boss who could seek benefits for his subordinates and could really give benefits. Of course, he was a good boss. He was much better than someone who could only draw cakes.
"But," Duan Lun changed the topic, "Originally, when officials in the capital have positions, they have positions and fields. However, in the capital, there are many people and little land. Our weapons supervisor has been neglected in recent years, and now there is no way to create something new out of nothing.
As a rule, when the land is plucked out and given to people with different duties, they can only be given two bushels of grain per mu in the official warehouse."
The land rent for public land is generally no more than six bushels per mu. It is said to be six bushels per mu at most, but in reality it is even higher than that. Now there are not so many fields to invest in, and it has begun to be given to granules, with one mu being paid two bushels directly.
, which directly reduces the salary by two-thirds.
"Our Ordnance Supervisor now has twenty-two hectares of farmland. As for me, I will allocate ten hectares for the exclusive use of the Shenji Workshop. In addition, I will be assigned a share of the farmland for my post, and I will receive two dou per acre of grain. The prison will use the public farmland.
When the rented grain is due, I will give you another two bushels of food."
Wu Huaiyu is the official of Jushenjifang, which is a concurrent seventh-grade job. Normally, outside of the official position, such as inspections, examinations, and judgments, these officials, positions, and salaries are only given half. Duan Lun not only gives Huaiyu the full seventh-grade salary.
As he works in a land, he also needs to be given monthly stipends and miscellaneous money for his juvenile prison treatment.
The land for a seventh-grade job is 350 acres. If there is no land, only two bushels of millet per mu are given, which is seventy shi. However, Huaiyu is from the seventh rank, and his annual salary is only seventy shi.
Duan Lun also said that the warden would reissue Huaiyu with two dou-shi land per mu every year, which was another seventy dan.
The total amount of land in Zhitian is one hundred and forty kilograms of millet a year, and each month the food is subsidized from the money and grain of the public house in the military prison. The miscellaneous expenses are six hundred yuan, and the monthly salary is three thousand.
Then he was given the treatment of a juvenile prisoner and twenty-five handymen, with a monthly discount of five thousand.
Originally, according to the seven-grade treatment ordered by the Fang Office, the monthly payment for food and miscellaneous supplies was only two thousand, and the common servants could only enjoy it for eight people.
In addition, according to the treatment of a fifth-grade young prisoner, he was provided with nine sheep every month, as well as soy sauce, vinegar, firewood, salt, tea, etc. Huaiyu was a little stunned when he heard this.
Isn’t it said that at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was very poor? Local officials did not even have salaries. They were only given land in lieu of salary, and the money from public land and public land was used as food and daily necessities in lieu of salary. Even the officials in the capital had only salary and no salary.
It all depends on each government office setting up money-grabbing orders to lend money and collect rent to subsidize the officials.
Now he can enjoy twenty-five handymen, nine sheep, 3,600 yuan for monthly food and miscellaneous expenses, and free working meals in the public kitchen and canteen. This treatment is very good.
Duan Lun smiled and said, "Just go ahead and do it, and leave the other logistics to me."
Duan Lun gave him 5,000 yuan a month as a substitute teacher, but also arranged for four people to follow him to do odd jobs.
"Mr. Ji Guo, I am working part-time as a military officer and prisoner. I have no merit and no salary. I dare not accept this kind of treatment..."
Duan Lun just laughed, "This reset of the weapons supervisor is all because of you, Wu Erlang. It was precisely because of the Palm Thunder that the Shenji Workshop was created, and then the weapons supervisor was established. Everything else was...
It's not important. The top priority is to complete the tasks entrusted to us by His Highness the Crown Prince. As for the money for stipends and miscellaneous expenses, the money to pay for substitute lessons, the land for employment, etc., these are not worth mentioning.
"You can never mistreat someone who works."
As expected of a prince who once sealed a border, he knows the key points very well.
For an official like Duan Lun, he wanted to give Wu Huaiyu more subsidies, and even though he was a seventh-grade judge, he had to be treated at the level of a fifth-grade young eunuch, and no one could control it.
His only request is that Wu Huaiyu can quickly arrest Shenjifang and produce results and finished products as soon as possible.
Xu Jingzong was listening with great envy. He was a sixth-grade general, but he could not enjoy such treatment.
He earns ninety shi per year, plus another 2,400 kilo per month from the government for miscellaneous expenses. He has no 400 acres of farmland, so he can only earn 80 shi per month.
That's basically it.
Xu Jingzong's expenses were relatively large, and his salary was really not enough for his expenses. He didn't even have enough money for paper, pen, and ink. Fortunately, he came from a well-known family, and the old Xu family was quite rich, otherwise he would have died of poverty.
Duan Lun gave Wu Huaiyu junior supervisor-level welfare benefits, but he did not give any special treatment to his old friend Xu Jingzong, who was demoted to the seventh rank. Not only that, he also had to work two jobs with one salary, including being a weapon.
The Prime Minister of the Supervisory Office must also serve as the Prime Minister of the Shenjifang Department.
"Our weapons supervisor has a capital of 1.5 million in public interest. I will give you half of it in Shenjifang. You arrange a few money-catching officials to be responsible for lending this capital out. The capital is 750,000.
, the monthly interest of 60,000 yuan should be sufficient for Shenjifang's public house expenses and public kitchen meals. If there is any surplus, you can make your own arrangements, whether it is to subsidize officials or reward craftsmen, etc."
"Thank you, Supervisor Duan!"
Duan Lun stood up and said, "It's still early, why don't we go to Qujiang Pool to have a look?"
