A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 675 It's too difficult to be an official in Song Dynasty!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Sheng Hong coughed twice, and changed the subject to talk about Enke next spring, where 6000 Jinshi will be admitted, a grand event that has never been seen in thousands of years, and it is really a great grace of the emperor.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful. He had assessed Changfeng's homework in the past few days, and the provincial examination was stable. If he could take the Enke this time, he would probably be able to pass the general examination. By then, the Sheng family would be one of the three jinshi.

Such a delay is three years. "

Wang Lidong laughed, "Changfeng doesn't have to wait for three years, and will hold a general examination every year in the future."

The uncle of the Wang family was surprised, "The general examination is held every year? How many people are admitted for each subject?"

Wang Lidong said, "The number of people has not been determined yet. We will not be able to estimate the approximate number until next year. But I think it will not be less than 1000 people every year."

Sheng Changbai was a little puzzled. There are now more than 2 officials in the imperial court, and only two to three hundred people resign and beg for their bones every year. How can there be so many official positions assigned.

Wang Lidong said, "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, corruption has become more and more serious. Taizu has rectified it many times, but with little effect. Next, the Yushitai will be reorganized. Every state and county will send a censor. If officials are found to be corrupt, they will be severely punished." No loan.

In the future, whenever officials are found to be corrupt, they will be dealt with in accordance with the "Laws of the Great Song Dynasty". In addition, all corruption proceeds will be recovered and fined 10 times. Officials who have corrupted more than 10000 pennies will have their homes ransacked!
Does Changbai still think that 1000 Jinshi a year is too much? "

Sheng Changbai took a deep breath, "This punishment is too heavy. No scholar will be willing to be an official in the future!"

Wang Lidong just smiled.

Sheng Hong, Uncle Kang, and uncle looked at each other. According to this method, more than [-]% of the officials in the Song Dynasty would be beheaded and their homes would be ransacked.
Wang Lidong glanced at several people and said, "Your Majesty has decided that the mistakes made in the past should not be blamed."

Sheng Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and then suggested that there are only four officials in a county, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the master book, and the county lieutenant who manages public security. It is a serious waste to send a censor to watch over the 4 people. It is more reasonable to go to the state level.

Wang Lidong laughed and said, "Master Taishan, there are not only officials in the county, but also clerks. Generally, small counties have more than 100 clerks. The county to which Mount Tai belongs belongs to a large county, and the number of clerks should exceed two hundred. Can you guarantee that none of these people is corrupt?"

Sheng Hong laughed awkwardly.

They have 263 county officials, plus 4 chief officials, from top to bottom, none of them dared to make a promise that they have not been greedy for a penny!

Seeing his son-in-law's resolute attitude, he didn't argue too much, and began to think about how much money would be suitable for the assigned censor every month.In addition, we need to communicate with the county magistrates of other counties to set a standard, so that when you give too much and I give too little, there will be troubles.

Uncle Kang suddenly asked Wang Lidong, if he was born as a Jinshi, can he be a censor?
"Of course." Wang Lidong said with a smile, "As long as you have the reputation of a scholar and pass the examination of the Yushitai, you can become a censor. Uncle will definitely be fine, and there are benefits to being a censor."

Uncle Kang asked, "What's the benefit?"

Wang Lidong said, "From now on, if an official is caught corrupt, fined or seized property, 100% will be returned to the censor. For example, if a county magistrate corrupts 30 guan and the home is [-] million guan, then the censor who investigates the case will get [-]% Great rewards."

This reward is too generous!
There were more than 2 officials in the Song Dynasty, not to mention 100%, [-]% were greedy for money, so if they were censors, they would not all be developed.

Uncle Kang hurriedly asked when will the assessment be?

But Sheng Hong, who was sitting opposite, felt as if someone had poured a large basin of ice water on his head for three or nine days, and it was cold from his head to the soles of his feet.

In this way, Yu Shi is not like a hungry wolf, staring at them.

As long as a county magistrate is defeated, the censor will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

It's too difficult to be an official in Song Dynasty!

I really want to flick my sleeves and shout, I quit!
But besides being an official, he can only be a teacher. The teacher is respected for preaching and dispelling doubts, but he can't earn a few copper coins in a year.

There are about a hundred people in the Sheng family, and Changbai is now an eighth-rank Hanlin. He receives dead wages every month, and the whole family is supported by him alone.

From now on, the family will tighten their belts and suddenly remember that they still owe their son-in-law more than 40
This day is over!
A gust of cool wind brought a leaf into the study from the window, and Sheng Hong felt cold all over his body. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he saw a bleak scene. The ginkgo tree by the window was bare and lifeless...

Sheng Changfeng said, "Brother-in-law, can a scholar be a censor?"

Wang Lidong nodded and said, "Chang Feng, you are a scholar, and you are qualified to participate in the assessment."

Sheng Changfeng asked, "What will be assessed?"

Wang Lidong said, "The main assessment is the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, as well as historical knowledge, political opinions, and ability to write official documents."

"So simple?"

"It's that simple."

Sheng Changfeng walked up to Sheng Hong, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, "Daddy, I want to try."

Sheng Hong refused every word, stroked his beard and began to think. According to the current situation, if he passed the Jinshi examination, his future would not be as good as before.All eggs cannot be put in one basket.And if you do well, your income in that year may be higher than yourself, and the debt you owe will be paid off sooner.

Sheng Hong nodded and said, "Don't let me down again."

Sheng Changfeng was overjoyed, and quickly promised that he would never lose face to his father, then came to Wang Lidong, and bowed deeply, "Thank you brother-in-law for your reminder, Chang Feng will remember it in his heart, and I am very grateful."

At nightfall, Wang Lidong and the Sheng family had dinner together, and after chatting for half an hour, he and his wife Rulan went to the small courtyard next door.

It was the first time for him to enter Ru Lan's courtyard.

In fact, it can’t be regarded as a courtyard. There is only one big room, which is divided into two rooms. One is used as a living room. The area is quite large, about 40 square meters, and the other one is used as a bedroom. , the area is not big, just over 20 square meters, and the decoration is a bit simple, "This room is a bit small."

Ru Lan nodded, looked at the familiar scene, and suddenly said with some melancholy, "I don't know who will live in this courtyard in the future?"

Half a month ago, she began to move her belongings to Duke Qi's mansion one after another, and now several personal maids have followed her to the new home, and there are no people in the small courtyard.

Wang Lidong hugged his daughter-in-law and said, "Don't forget, we still have the house deed of your family. If you don't want to give up, I will tell your father tomorrow to keep this small courtyard. When I come back to see your mother later, Still have a place to stay."

Ru Lan said pleasantly, "Really? How often can I come back in the future?"

Wang Lidong laughed and scratched Rulan's nose, and said, "Come back if you want."

"Your mother will agree?"

"She has so many things to do every day, how can she care about such small things."

Ru Lan was overjoyed and asked Wang Lidong to wash up first, and she wanted to tell the good news to her mother immediately.

Wang Lidong reached out and grabbed Ru Lan who was about to run away, and a princess hugged her, "It's so late, your parents should be sleeping too."

Ru Lan said in a panic, "Daddy and the others usually go to bed late, so I'll be back soon after I tell you."

Wang Lidong said, "It's not something urgent, it's not too late when we have breakfast tomorrow."

Ru Lan struggled and twisted her body and said, "Just a word, let's say eh earlier."

Wang Lidong immediately blocked Ru Lan's mouth. It's just your little trick that makes you arrogant in the morning
Siguangjie Army Barracks in front of the East Hall of the City
"Assemble! Assemble!" The orderly shouted as he walked through the barracks, "Assemble!."

Sparsely, the sergeants came out of their respective barracks, most of them muttering.

Soldier A complained all over his face, "It's so early in the morning, what's the matter. I have to rush to the pier later."

Soldier Ding Yi spat on the ground, "It must be another gentleman or high official, the family is short of staff."

These days, the boss's surname is not forced to be helpless, and he will not be a soldier when he has nowhere to go.In addition to the low political status, the salary is also very low, and they are often caught and given free work to officials.

For example, in the Forbidden Army of the capital, the monthly salary of the upper class is 1000 Wen, plus two stones and five buckets of food, the total is only a little more than 2 pennies.

A middle-class soldier has a salary of 700 renminbi, which is always more than food, while a junior soldier only has a pitiful [-] renminbi.

Except for the upper class soldier who can live a decent life, the rest of the people can barely chew enough, but if they want to support the whole family, even if they eat bran and swallowed vegetables every day, it is not enough.

Therefore, the Imperial Army will find a side job. After a long time, most soldiers have long forgotten how to fight.

"This time it should be a good thing."

"Good thing? What good thing?"

"My cousin's second cousin's brother-in-law is working in the yamen of the Ministry of War. I heard that our forbidden army is going to be reorganized. If we pass the assessment, our salary will increase a lot. I thought that the soldiers like Pengri, Tianwu, and Xiongwei were the first batch. Thinking of picking our army."

"Assessment? What is the assessment? How much more will it be every month? What if you fail the assessment?"

"He probably knew about it"

While talking, the soldiers came to the training ground in twos and threes, and saw several people standing on the high platform in front, and there was an old man with a limp inside. The soldiers did not expect that their elder brother, the commander of the front of the palace, the Marquis of Xiangyang, would also come up.

No, he was promoted to Duke Wu half a month ago.

Wang Lidong looked at the soldiers who came to the training ground one after another, tall and short, old and young, most of them were wearing coarse linen shirts, and they walked sluggishly without looking like soldiers.

This is what is commonly known as the elite of the Song Dynasty. One can imagine how bad the army in other regions of the country will be.

After waiting for a stick of incense, Wang Lidong motioned for Fugui to start roll call.The Guangjie Army is a small army, with a full staff of 2500, and 2356 of them are on the list. After two quarters of an hour, the roll call was completed, and 1236 actually arrived.

I ate half of it.

For this situation, Wang Lidong has long been mentally prepared, it is a mess left over from the past, and he does not intend to pursue it.In the end, my grandfather must be one of the biggest bosses.

Seeing the commotion in the arena, he drew out his pistol and fired three shots into the sky with a 'crack, bang', and the martial arts training ground was instantly silent.

All the soldiers now know that the weapon in Wang Lidong's hand is called a 'fire gun', and each punch has a hole.

He picked up the iron trumpet, used his internal energy, and said loudly, "Brothers, my name is Qi Heng, the governor of the five armies of the Great Song Dynasty. I came here today for one thing, to reorganize the Guangjie Army. The assessment will be held later, and those who pass the test every month The salary is 2 guan, and the ration is 5 shi."

coax!
The whole training ground was boiling.

2 guan plus five shi of grain, converted to almost 4 guan, it is not a problem to feed four or five people, and even if you don’t go out to find side jobs in the future, you can live comfortably.

"Great Governor, don't deceive me that I am illiterate, how can such a good thing be in the world?"

"That's right, the Fourth Army didn't receive such treatment."

Wang Lidong yelled 'Quiet', and after the venue quieted down, he continued, "Such a salary, of course it's not that easy to get. Those who pass the assessment will have to go out for training every day, unlike now, where they practice every ten and a half months. .”

That's more or less.

Although most of the soldiers have never studied, they all know a truth, there will be no pies in the sky, and there will be no big good things falling on the heads of these thieves and soldiers.

A soldier raised his hand and said, "Commander, what if you fail the assessment?"

"If you fail the assessment, you can choose to retire or transfer to engineering construction."

"What do construction soldiers do? How much salary do they get every month?" Wang Lidong, Barabara, spent a quarter of an hour explaining all the details of this reorganization, and answered questions from all the sergeants.

After a quarter of an hour, he put down the iron horn and arranged for a group of sergeants to start the assessment.

The content of the assessment is very simple, the age is under 30 years old, the height is not less than 1.6 meters, the eyesight is normal, the body is not deformed, and there is no criminal record. If you can run 3000 meters in the end, you will be considered a pass.

When Brother Sun slowly descended to the ground level, the assessment of more than 1000 people finally ended, and only a poor 369 people passed the test. Most of the rest chose to be engineering construction soldiers, and more than 200 people chose to take the money and leave.

For the next half a month, Wang Lidong was busy reorganizing the imperial army in the capital.Teams of guards all drove into the reorganized imperial army and became officers and instructors at all levels.During this period, he took the time to go to the South Long Island Maritime Base, and held a farewell party for the five escort groups who conquered Annan.

That evening, as soon as Wang Lidong returned home, his young daughter-in-law Ru Lan told him the shocking news that the old lady was pregnant.

"Really?" Wang Lidong was surprised, Qi's mother is 41 years old this year.

Ru Lan said excitedly, "During lunch, your mother suddenly vomited, which frightened me. I invited the doctor, but I didn't expect the doctor to check the pulse and say that your mother is happy. Your mother scolded the doctor as a quack doctor at the time, so don't worry." I invited the imperial doctor again, and the imperial doctor checked the pulse and confirmed that it was really happy, and it has been almost 2 months.

When Wang Lidong entered the Bailu Courtyard, he saw all the housekeepers standing in the hall, Father Qi told him in a low voice, "Don't shout, if you startle the lady, no matter who it is, sell it immediately!"

All the stewards immediately whispered, "Yes! Grandpa."

"Father." Wang Lidong stepped forward to say hello.

Father Qi said happily, "Heng'er is back, Rulan told you?"

Wang Lidong said, "Tell me, where is mother?"

Father Qi said, "Rest in the bedroom."

Wang Lidong said, "Is mother okay?"

Father Qi smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's okay, just a little sleepy. The imperial doctor said, go to sleep when you're sleepy, and eat more fruits and melons... and what's the matter? Let me think about it..."

Ru Lan added, "Clothes should be loose, you can't quarrel and get angry, and you can't eat pepper."

Qi's father nodded quickly and said, "That's right, Rulan still has a good memory."

After being praised, Ru Lanle blossomed, smiling like a blind eye.

When it was time for dinner, Wang Lidong finally saw the cheap old lady, her complexion was slightly pale, but her spirit was very good, and when she looked at him, her eyes were a little dodgy.

what!
It should be embarrassing!

She is already a mother-in-law, but she did not expect to be pregnant with a child.

Wang Lidong was the same as usual, after saying hello, he helped his mother feel the pulse, he felt like there were balls sliding back and forth under his fingers, coming and going quickly, it was indeed a happy pulse, the old lady's body was also normal, there was nothing wrong with it. "Mother remembers to go for a slow walk in the small garden for half an hour every day. Don't eat too much or too greasy. Eat more fruits. The staple food every day is mainly grains."

At this moment, loud laughter sounded outside the house, and Qi's father was immediately annoyed!
He just told me that whoever doesn't have eyes, turned his words into deaf ears, and was waiting to tell the housekeeper to sell it, when Master Taishan limped into the room with a big smile, "Ning'er , I heard you were pregnant"

Qi Hai hurriedly put on a smiling face and went forward, saying hello to Lao Taishan and his mother-in-law.

The Marquis of Xiangyang ignored his son-in-law at all, and went directly to his precious daughter. After confirming that she was really pregnant, he danced with joy and called out three times.

If a son can be born, it will be sent to his name at that time, and now I don't have to pass on my hard-earned family fortune to those little bastards.

An hour later, after seeing off his grandfather and grandmother, Wang Lidong took Rulan back to his small courtyard.

After the two sat down, Ru Lan asked, "I heard people say that if you are pregnant with a child, you should move as little as possible and eat more chicken, duck and fish?"

Wang Lidong said, "I heard it from Xiaoniang Lin?"

Ru Lan widened her eyes and said, "How do you know?"

Saw it on TV.

Wang Lidong casually threw the pot on his cousin, "I heard my cousin talk about Minglan's mother."

Ru Lan asked suspiciously, "What Lin Xiaoniang said is wrong?"

Wang Lidong sneered, "Did you forget Minglan's mother, how did Wei Xiaoniang die?"

Ru Lan panicked, "Did Xiaoniang Lin kill Xiaoniang Wei?"

Wang Lidong nodded, and then briefly talked about some taboos for pregnant women. If there is excess nutrition and the fetus is too large, there is no solution in this era, unlike modern times, where a knife in the stomach can solve it.

Ru Lan said angrily, "This Lin Xiaoniang is too bad. Fortunately, she is not here now, otherwise she will definitely hurt people!"

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "The most she can harm is your father's concubine or the housemate. This kind of family has nothing to follow. Nobility or aristocratic families are well aware of these methods."

Ru Lan said, "Then my mother also knows?"

Wang Lidong thought for a while and said, "Your mother probably doesn't know. She is just straight-hearted and has a violent temper. If you know this, how could she endure it for so long? She jumped out a long time ago and strangled Lin Xiaoniang to death. But there is someone in your family should know."

Ru Lan asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

Wang Lidong said, "Guess!"

Ru Lan thought for a while, but she was not sure, "You said it was grandma?"

Wang Lidong nodded, "It's so smart. The old lady is the only daughter of Hou Yongyi, and she lived in the palace when she was a child. She has seen many such shady methods. Lin Xiaoniang's methods are the most shameless in the palace. "

Ru Lan was puzzled, "Then why didn't the old lady remind Miss Wei?"

Wang Lidong said with an expression of 'you are just a little idiot', "The old lady has a penny relationship with Wei Xiaoniang? You forgot that Lin Xiaoniang was able to enter the Sheng's house because of the old lady, or was she brought up at the old lady's lap. of.

And it's not like you don't know how much your father doted on Lin Xiaoniang at that time.

The old lady is not your father and mother, you think your father will be happy if she casually meddles in the affairs of his rear house?
The old lady intervened and offended your father and Lin Xiaoniang all at once, but only got Wei Xiaoniang's gratitude, a concubine who can't even protect herself, her gratitude is worthless! "

Seeing that Ru Lan suddenly fell silent, Wang Lidong reached out and stroked his daughter-in-law's forehead, "What are you worrying about? You always frown, and you will be prone to wrinkles in the future."

Ru Lan glanced at Wang Lidong, and buzzed, "In the future, if we have more than one Lin Xiaoniang in our family."

Tsk!
This daughter-in-law, not long after entering the door, wanted to find a concubine for herself.

So virtuous!

Thinking that Rulan's Zhaidou teacher is the 'Five Scum Wangs', needless to say, her fighting power must not be much higher, Wang Lidong couldn't help laughing.

Ru Lan snorted, turned her head away...she was angry!
Wang Lidong poked his daughter-in-law, "Then you should find a way to get rid of this hidden danger, it will be fine."

Ru Lan turned her head, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Wang Lidong put Ru Lan on the chair next to her and sat down, picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "Think about it yourself"

Ru Lan rushed to Wang Lidong's body, and showed her the art of being coquettish and cute. Wang Lidong was determined, and pushed away the little claws on his arms in disgust.
After listening to Wang Lidong's request after half a stick of incense, Rulan's face flushed red from her neck to the back of her ears, Qiqi Ai said, "...you...don't lie to me?"

With a serious face, Wang Lidong raised his right hand and swore to the sun that his method would definitely work!If it doesn't work, I will only marry one daughter-in-law in this life!
(End of this chapter)