Chapter 363 of the text volume: When Zhang Yue, the disciple of Zhang Yue, was on duty at the ceremonial court, he also did some things.
Although Zhang Yue's qualifications are the least qualified among the four magistrates, he has three things to do when a new official takes office. If he doesn't do something, the officials below him will have the intention of neglecting and scorning the superior official.
Even though the yamen has a small number of people, it is easy to manage. The temple is small and evil, but Chi Qian is full of bastards.
Although it is a small yamen, the internal struggles and cliques are no less than those of a large yamen.
But how to do it?
This also needs to be considered, and large ones cannot be moved. After all, if a large-scale change is made, it will easily cause the displeasure of Chen Jian and other officials.
Therefore, Zhang Yue did some inconspicuous things.
The first is the issue of water for the Yamen. On weekdays, Taichang Liyuan draws water from wells or rivers for use.
Eating this kind of water can easily cause stomach upset.
Zhang Yue was at home, and the Seventeenth Mother hired people to carry water from the upper reaches of the Jinshui River outside the city to drink at home. Bianjing was full of businesses, and many high-ranking officials hired people to carry water from outside the city in order to get good water.
It would be quite expensive to bring such a bucket to your home. This method must not be used in the government office.
There is a stove containing water next to the public stove in the Liyuan. Zhang Yue and other officials can drink boiled water from the public stove, but the official and the officials' entourage cannot, and can only drink cold well water and river water.
Zhang Yue then planned to build a tea room.
However, for the Liyuan with limited money, the daily charcoal money spent in the tea room is really a big expense, because after all, there is no charcoal in Kaifeng City, and everything has to be sold by the vendors who come into the city to sell charcoal.
Purchase here.
It's okay to cook on weekdays, but the price of charcoal rises sharply in spring and winter. Every year during winter, some poor families freeze to death at home because they can't afford charcoal.
Therefore, it is somewhat taken for granted that boiling water was popularized in cities and towns in ancient times.
Even the Liyuan does not have it. After all, the Liyuan is not a large courtyard.
There are only twenty or thirty officials, the minister's money is only more than a hundred guan, and the total expenses, including all expenses, are only 2,000 guan. If he pays more for tea and water every day, it is really unaffordable to spend more than a hundred guan a year.
Zhang Yue also thought of a copper vat that could filter water, but he couldn't do it because copper easily rusted when exposed to water.
Later, the gentleman suggested using alum to filter the water, but Zhang Yue rejected it without thinking.
Zhang Yue finally used the old man's method and dug three pools in the back hall of the ceremonial courtyard. One pool was paved with charcoal, the other was paved with fine sand, and the last pool was used for sedimentation. The water was diverted from one pool to the other.
The pool is heavily filtered.
When Zhang Yue reported this to Chen Jian, he didn't pay much attention, thinking that he didn't need to worry about these trivial matters. Even if Zhang Yue resorted to digging pools to gain ink, he wouldn't be able to get much money.
So Zhang Yue took out a dozen ministerial coins to dig a pond in the back hall of the ceremonial court.
At first, some people questioned and objected, but after the filter tank was built, Chen Jian, Yan Chengyu, and Lu Xiaqing, who were the chiefs of the ceremony, drank it and said that the water was sweet and much better than before, and it could also be used to make tea.
The gentlemen can all drink good water and are very grateful to Zhang Yue. Although these are just small benefits, they will make the gentlemen's evaluation of you go up a notch.
Chen Jian saw that over the past three months, Zhang Yue had written all the etiquette details in detail, worshiped the temple, planned and determined all the details in advance, and transferred official documents from various yamen in a very appropriate manner, so Zhang Yue became the host of the Liyuan. .
The principal is responsible for any text issued by the Provincial Department on weekdays, and can withdraw an additional three thousand yuan from the Yamen every month.
There is another benefit to becoming a principal. If you have served in the Liyuan for three years and have no major faults, you can submit a test letter to the Yushitai.
If you pass the examination, you can be promoted to a full-time job, that is to say, you can be transferred to the post of deputy director of the court. If you do not want to work in the ceremonial court, you can also be transferred to a full-time job in another government office at the same level.
As a principal, you can save a year of work.
In any case, Zhang Yue worked as a clerk in the Liyuan for three months and received unanimous praise from everyone.
This happened in May.
Da Zongzhengsiyan, General Youwei, and Yuezhou regiment training envoy Zhao Zongshi once again handed over the post of Taizhou defense envoy to the emperor. This matter was reported to the emperor by Zhizong Zhengshi.
The world issued an edict not to allow it.
The matter of the reserve once again became the focus of discussion among the officials.
At this moment, in Prince Pu's Mansion, Doctor Cheng was diagnosing the pulses of Zhao Zongshi and Jun Jun Gao Taotao respectively.
After the diagnosis, Dr. Cheng said: "The Junjun's condition is fine. He just has a slight cold. As for the group training, he has improved a lot. It's just that he thinks too much on weekdays. If he works hard and calms down, his condition will gradually improve."
Zhao Zongshi was very happy after hearing this and said: "Thank you, Doctor Cheng. I really liked the copybook of the three-character poem you gave me before, and I haven't thanked you yet."
Doctor Cheng said: "The villain is trained in a group, and the prince is very kind and virtuous. The copybook is just a piece of work, how can it be said?"
Gao Tao said: "Mr. Cheng, I have something to bother you about. My son likes calligraphy very much and has worshiped several teachers, but he has been unable to get started."
"This Zhang Zhuangyuan who wrote the Three-Character Classic is not only good at writing, but his calligraphy is also at the pinnacle. Even the officials praised him. Do you think there is a way for him to teach children's calligraphy?"
When Zhao Zongshi heard what Gao Taotao said, he couldn't help but said: "How could Zhang Zhuangyuan, as a court official, easily make friends with our clan? Don't even think about it."
Gao Tao said: "I know, but I see that my son likes calligraphy very much. It is rare that Zhang Zhuangxuan is in the capital again. You said that Zhang Zhuangxuan is only eighteen years old, but he can write well at such an age. If you let him teach me, My son, that would be great."
Zhao Zongshi shook his head and said: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate."
Zhao Zongshi knew what Gao Taotao meant. Both the officials and the queen were very fond of calligraphy.
Zhao Zongshi and Gao Taotao had practiced calligraphy since they were children. Now Gao Taotao asked his eldest son Zhong Zhen to learn calligraphy in order to win the favor of Empress Cao and increase his possibility of becoming a heir apparent.
However, Zhao Zongshi believed that an official like Zhang Yue would cherish feathers and would not agree to the request.
But Mr. Cheng kept it in his heart.
On this schedule, the doctor went home to tidy up, prepared generous gifts and then went to Zhang Yue's house.
Zhang Yue owed Dr. Cheng a favor when he bought the house. Today, when he saw him visiting and bringing generous gifts, he guessed that this man most likely wanted something from him.
Zhang Yue waited for Mr. Cheng to speak. As expected, Mr. Cheng chatted about the weather for a while and said to Zhang Yue: "My old friend has a son who admires the calligraphy of Duke Zhuangyuan. Is it possible to become a disciple of Duke Zhuangyuan?"
As expected, Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Is this why the doctor is here today?"
Cheng Langzhong said: "That's right. I asked before I came here. A few years ago, someone studied calligraphy under Cai Junmo, and he was paid five hundred guan a year. But this person is the son of an old friend of mine, and I owe him a fortune.
It's a great favor. As long as Duke Zhuangyuan is willing to accept him as his disciple, I'm willing to pay him a thousand guan."
Zhang Yue listened and thought, "Okay."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Mr. Cheng, you are too polite. I wonder who his student is?"
Doctor Cheng said: "He is a son of a merchant family."
Zhang Yue asked suspiciously: "Why are the children of merchants willing to spend such a high price to learn calligraphy?"
Doctor Cheng said: "It was not him who contributed the money, but me who contributed the money. In front of him, the Number One Scholar only said that he was destined to be with him and would not take any money from him."
