"Guo Guo, I want to go to your room to watch the big color TV."
Ever since I learned about the color TV set in the business room, Chujiu has been clamoring to come to our room to watch Bao Qingtian.
Only color TV can make Bao Qingtian look more like Mr. Qingtian, with a black face, a crescent moon on his forehead, and a selfless face.
"There is a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng, Iron Face... uh."
Chujiu, who had just finished humming, saw me staring at him and smiling evilly, and immediately closed his mouth. He had to eat at night, otherwise he would have nightmares.
When I heard Chujiu talking about having nightmares, I couldn't help but look at Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan said that she would never kick me again tonight, and she thought of a way that she would never kick me.
"Guo Guo, Bao Qingtian is a very upright official. You see, he won't even accept money from others."
On the ninth day of the lunar month, he stared at the TV and said that as an official, you should serve the country, serve the people, be loyal, have a breeze on your sleeves, and be upright and honest.
Unlike those corrupt officials in the newspapers, one person only knows how to rob people of their hard-earned money.
"Oh, Chujiu, have you ever thought about why Bao Qingtian doesn't care about the money given to him by others?"
Zhang Xuan, who was lying in the corner of the big bed, suddenly sneered. She didn't expect Chujiu to be so jealous of evil.
Chu Jiu stared at the TV and answered without looking back. Of course, Bao Qingtian was dedicated to serving the people. He spent his whole life rectifying government affairs and focusing on production. He was a good and upright official.
"Then have you ever thought about the possibility that Bao Qingtian is not short of money at all?"
Zhang Xuan stared at the TV and asked Chujiu how much he knew about Bao Qingtian.
Chujiu thought for a while and replied that he seemed to have seen Bao Qingtian's information in the library.
Bao Qingtian passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 29 and was appointed as a judge in Dali. Later, due to his elderly parents, career and filial piety, Bao Zheng chose the latter without hesitation.
It was not until his parents died one after another that Bao Zheng officially started his official journey and became a county magistrate.
"Then do you know how much salary he earned when he was a county government official?"
The answer book on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month mentioned that the salary standard for Bao Qingtian County Government is forty taels of silver per month.
Zhang Xuan praised Chujiu for his rich knowledge. She didn't expect that he knew so many things. Then she asked Chujiu, how much is forty taels of silver worth now?
"How much is it worth? How to calculate this?"
When Zhang Xuan asked this question, not only Chujiu, but also me turned around and stared at Zhang Xuan curiously.
Zhang Xuan smiled proudly when she saw Chujiu and I staring at her at the same time.
According to the records in "History of Song Dynasty Officials", the price at that time was about 30 Wenqian per bucket of rice.
Ten buckets of rice equaled one stone. At that time, one tael of silver could be exchanged for about seven or eight hundred penny.
In other words, one tael of silver can buy a little more than 2 stones of rice.
According to the current price of rice, one tael of silver is roughly equivalent to six hundred yuan today.
In other words, when Bao Qingtian was the county magistrate, his annual salary was now close to 300,000 yuan, and he could buy a house in Nanning.
Four years later, Bao Qingtian was transferred to Duanzhou as the prefect. Due to his achievements in rectifying local corruption and evil, he entered the capital two years later and was appointed as the Prime Minister.
If you are transferred from a local area to work in the capital, your salary and benefits will be doubled.
During the Song Dynasty, in addition to official salaries, officials also received official money, also called job money, and daily necessities such as clothing and food were also distributed every month.
After all these miscellaneous things are calculated, the monthly salary is about 100 taels, and the annual salary now is 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.
In 1052, Bao Qingtian was appointed as the transfer envoy to the capital of Hebei Province, and was later promoted to the rank of doctor of the Ministry of Punishment.
But in 1055, Bao Qingtian was demoted because the recommendation official he guaranteed was convicted and implicated himself.
A year later, Bao Qingtian performed meritorious service again and was reinstated by the emperor.
According to records, Bao Qingtian served as an official for twenty-six years and was promoted twenty-seven times.
He successively held the positions of Judge of the Household Department of the Third Division, Zhongcheng of Quan Yushi, Envoy of the Third Division, and Deputy Privy Envoy.
"Do you know what the position of Deputy Privy Councilor is?"
Zhang Xuan stared at me and Chujiu, and saw us both shaking our heads, feeling even more proud.
The official position of Privy Councilor is one of the nine representatives of the central decision-making body.
This is on the same level as those great people we usually see on TV news who can decide major events in our country.
According to historical records, Bao Qingtian held many positions, among which the annual salary of a direct bachelor of Longtuge was as high as 1,600 taels.
There are also thousands of acres of fertile land owned by Bao Qingtian, and no taxes are paid.
It is said that at his peak, Bao Qingtian had a salary income of about 20,000 taels a year.
Converted to today's RMB, it is at least eight figures, not counting other welfare income.
After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, Chujiu was stunned for a long time, then turned around and asked me how much money Uncle Ding could make in a year.
I remember one time when Deng Deyou drank too much and told us that among the brothers, Jing Fei made the most money, earning more than one million a year.
Next is Uncle Ding, who has just reached one million. As for Deng Deyou and Gu Yongnian, they are only at the level of 500,000.
Even so, they are still ranked high in Chongqing's business district. Generally, the bosses of small and medium-sized enterprises can smile from ear to ear if they earn more than ten or two hundred thousand a year.
"My darling, this is too much. Uncle Ding can buy a Cadillac if he earns millions a year. Now that he has the blue sky, he still has to buy a plane and fly."
I was shocked for a long time on the ninth day of the lunar month. I counted eight digits on my fingers. I wish I could have so much money.
Zhang Xuan rolled her eyes at Chujiu with disdain, and was dreaming again. This was enough to support their reconnaissance work for many years.
Chu Jiu stared at the TV for a while, then suddenly turned around. These people who gave money to Bao Qingtian deserved to be killed because they didn't know how to do what they wanted.
Bao Qingtian is so rich, so he must not be interested in money. He should give some beauties as gifts. Since ancient times, heroes have always been sad about beauties.
"On the ninth day of the lunar month, find a place where no one is around, and let the two of us have a fight, the kind that determines the outcome and determines life and death."
Zhang Xuan said angrily and suddenly wanted to beat Chujiu.
"Am I wrong?"
Chujiu looked at Zhang Xuan seriously. If they really wanted to fight, it would probably make Zhang Xuan doubt her life in minutes.
"Do you look down on the King of Soldiers?"
Zhang Xuan just opened her eyes and saw an extra talisman paper in Chujiu's hand. She suddenly realized something and immediately succumbed.
"Sister-in-law Yiyi, are you afraid of ghosts?"
Zhang Xuan stared at the evil smile on Chujiu's face, snorted coldly, and continued watching TV.
"Actually, Bao Qingtian is not that rich. Don't forget, he has to support all the employees in the entire Kaifeng Mansion."
Chujiu nodded, and I said, no matter how you look at it, Bao Qingtian is a selfless, upright and upright official.
"There is a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng who defends loyalty and traitor without mercy. The Dynasty... uh, Guo Guo, why don't I stop singing?"