"Could it be that the Sixth Son got into trouble? How could a good-looking person think of buying an official position? Then he can just buy it casually?"
When her husband told her that her younger brother wanted to buy a government official, the second sister Jia Lan was immediately a little surprised and felt that this was too unreliable, so she was the first to speak out against it.
"After all, He Shen is the bodyguard of Nangang Department, and he is also the grandson-in-law of Ying Shangshu. People say that he has found a way for our family, so what kind of official should we buy... Our family has the title of Yunqiwei. I will wait for you in the future.
No more..."
Jia Lan suddenly stopped talking because her father coughed.
Being a daughter-in-law probably means why do brothers spend unjust money to buy an official position? When dad dies, won’t Spyker fall on you?
Isn’t the genuine fifth-grade Spyker better than the official fragrance you bought?
"Think about it. Now it's a big event for our family to raise a flag. Even if we have some money at home, we should take care of this big thing. Where can we use it to buy an official position? Besides, what is the future of the donated money? If you don't spend the money, you can pay for it.
Make others look down upon you, and you will regret it."
The eldest brother-in-law Wang Zhian, who failed the imperial examination three times in a row, despised those who spent money to buy an official position. Therefore, he and his sister-in-law Jia Lan had the same position and did not agree with Xiao Liuzi buying an official position.
Of course, what the eldest brother-in-law said makes sense. After all, those who donated money to become an official came from a different background, and their future is really limited. Looking at the court, which important ministers came from a different background?
If you really want to be an official, you should take the imperial examination in a serious manner, or ask someone to find a shadow student to work as a pen-poster in the yamen.
Li Shiyao, the current bachelor of Wuyingdian, the governor of Huguang, and the great-grandson of Li Yongfang, the founding hero of the Qing Dynasty, didn't he ask someone to find a shadow job in his early years and work as a clerk in the capital's Yamen, and then he rose to the top and became a feudal official?
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If Li Shiyao hadn't taken the right path at the beginning, would he have achieved what he has today?
Jia Liu frowned slightly. There were six people in his family, including his father, his sister, and his brother-in-law. Now there were only two dissenting votes. If there was another objection, his dream of becoming an official would probably be extinguished.
Shake the blue and hit it.
Therefore, now he can only count on his eldest sister, Jia Juan, who loves him the most, to support him.
The eldest sister Jia Juan was quite surprised by the idea of asking her younger brother to buy an official position. However, she did not pour cold water on her brother like her husband and younger sister. Instead, she asked her brother-in-law Gao Delu who was sitting next to her: "How much money does it cost to buy an official position now?"
“Quite expensive.”
Gao Delu shook his head and didn't want to say anything because it was really expensive.
But the sister-in-law insisted on asking, so Gao Delu had no choice but to say that he and others went to see it last year when the Ministry of Personnel released the results.
"If you want to donate to a capital official, a fifth-grade doctor will cost you nearly ten thousand taels. A sixth-grade doctor is cheaper, but it will cost nearly five thousand taels. A seventh-grade doctor will cost less than three thousand taels."
As soon as Gao Delu finished speaking, Jia Juan was shocked by the price: "So much!"
"Isn't that right? Just because the price is high, I gave up thinking about buying an official position."
Gao Delu curled his lips. His family was rich compared to the average Han army bannermen. The problem was that his father was not his only son, but there were seven of them in total.
No matter how big the family property is, if seven sons are responsible for it, how much will they lose?
Moreover, donating money to buy an official is not cost-effective. Spending several thousand taels to buy a sixth- or seventh-grade official would be better off using it for profit.
Jia Juan came to her senses and asked her brother-in-law unwillingly: "What about the local officials? I'm afraid they are cheaper."
"Cheap? Sister, you are overthinking it. Local officials here are no cheaper than officials in the capital..."
Gao Delu said that when buying local officials, the fourth-grade Taoist priest will get 10,000 to a few thousand taels, and the magistrate will get 10,000 to a few thousand taels. The fifth-grade magistrate will get less than 10,000 taels, and the seventh-grade county magistrate may be around 5,000 taels. The specific amount is,
How could he remember so clearly?
"Anyway, even if you buy the cheapest eighth-grade county magistrate, it will cost you one thousand taels."
"This local official was more expensive than the capital official yesterday!"
Jia Juan was so shocked that her tongue pierced her tongue.
To be precise, the price of Bupin County Prime Minister is 980 taels, which is the list price announced by the Ministry of Officials.
Jia Liu was also shocked. He didn't expect the official price to be so high.
Just taking the one thousand taels of the Bupin county magistrate as an example, it is as much as the total income of his Jia family for seven or eight years.
Although his Jia family was in decline within the banner, it could still be considered a middle-class family.
The price of goods in this era is not comparable to that of later generations, but the book "The Scholars" that Jia Liu read in his previous life clearly states that the minimum daily expenses of a commoner household is 50 copper coins, and eating out for a meat dish only costs about one cent of silver.
, so you can have a good meal in a restaurant for one and a half cents.
Although "The Scholars" tells stories from the Ming Dynasty, it was written during the Qianlong period, and the urban life described by the author in the book cannot be unaffected by reality. Therefore, it can be generally believed that what is written in the book is a portrayal of the Qianlong period.
Although Jia Liulai has not lived long in this era, he has experienced it personally and knows that one tael of silver can allow ordinary people to live for ten or twenty days. His Jia family can't live without the Spyker subsidy of 85 taels a year.
The salary ration was 23 taels, so in terms of purchasing power alone, one thousand taels was equivalent to about one million RMB in later generations.
The leader of the Sanxi Troupe asked the entire troupe to rehearse the play for Jia Liu, including props, labor expenses, and the three-day performance, which cost a total of 260 taels, which translates to more than 200,000 yuan. To be honest, the price is not high.
Whether buying a deputy county magistrate for one million is a loss or not depends on everyone's opinion.
But for the Jia family, it is definitely not cost-effective.
Gao Delu went on to say that you can't become an official immediately just by paying the silver. There are many more steps to follow. If you only pay the prescribed amount of silver, you will probably have to wait for it, and there is no real shortage. If you want to get the real shortage, you have to spend money.
Money smoothes relationships, so if a eighth-grade county magistrate is finally implemented, it will be at least twice as expensive as the price announced by the Ministry of Personnel.
"Don't talk about the amount of money, let's just talk about our family's conditions. Xiao Liuzi, I think it's better to forget about buying an official position."
As the son-in-law of the Jia family, Gao Delu must be aware of his father-in-law's family background, and he doesn't want his brother-in-law to mess around with it, because it will bankrupt the family.
Now it is clear that Jingwei, the eldest brother-in-law, the second brother-in-law, and the second sister all voted against, and Jia Liu no longer had enough votes.
However, these three people together do not have the weight of the eldest sister's words, and the eldest sister Jia Juan has special weight in front of her father, so Jia Liu must fight for it.
He stood up and looked at all his relatives, silently at first, and then suddenly said excitedly: "Do you know why I insist on buying an official position?"
Xiao Liuzi's sudden roar really startled his sisters and brothers-in-law. Even Jia Daquan, who had been silent while holding the tea bowl, was also startled.
"Because I don't want the descendants of the Jia family to be stabbed in the spine and called the descendants of traitors!"
Jia Liu clenched his fists tightly, with a look of sadness and anger on his face.
"He's a traitor, don't talk nonsense..." the second sister Jia Lan muttered.
Jia Liu fiercely stamped his foot: "Second sister, aren't these two ministers traitors!"
"..."
Jialan said nothing.
Although the eldest sister Jia Juan knew what Erchen meant from her husband, she couldn't help but advise at this moment: "Liu Zi, don't talk nonsense, we are not Han people, we are banner people..."
"Sister, we are the bannermen of the Han Army!"
Jia Liu raised his hand and pointed outside, "There are no outsiders here. Do you think our Jia family are Han or Banner people?"