The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 310
On November 24th of the [-]th year of Tai'an, it was snowing heavily in Yuanyang.

Since the beginning of winter, it has been snowing every now and then, which has brought inconvenience to the lives of the people in the city.

For example, more firewood has to be burned for heating, which means more work and someone has to go out of town to cut firewood.

These are all worthy of complaints, but they are just complaints. Everyone knows that life is not easy at the moment.

In fact, although most people live a tight life, at least they will not starve to death or freeze to death.

And all of this is due to the rich reserves in the warehouses of the palace, and this year's autumn harvest is very important.

At the moment, there is a large-scale warehouse in Longqianfang, North City, Yuanyang, where grain is stored.

Wangfu Warehouse Management Office has dozens of warehouses under its jurisdiction, distributed in Yuanyang and surrounding counties, all of which are managed by the Warehouse Management Office.

Each warehouse has a warehouse ambassador with a number of officials under its jurisdiction, which is enough to handle the management of warehouse access.

The ambassador in charge of the Longqianfang warehouse is named Chen Hanzhi.

Chen Hanzhi was born in the Chen family in Yuanyang. Before the zombies came, the Chen family was the top family in Yuanyang.

Ever since Prince Yong's Mansion confiscated military power and suppressed the nobles in Yuanyang, the Chen family fell overnight.

All the servants and maids were dismissed, and all the food and cloth in the house were confiscated, leaving only empty houses and inedible antique calligraphy and paintings.

Of course, this so-called decline is just a comparison with their past, and these aristocratic families who have intersected with ordinary people are still doing well.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and these big clans have a prosperous population, and they all take care of each other.

The more critical point is that these children of rich families are basically educated and can be competent for easier jobs.

For example, Chen Hanzhi, who started as a small official in the palace, has now become a warehouse ambassador.

All the [-] shi of grain in this warehouse are in his hands.

At the moment, the warehouse is very busy. Dozens of workers are loading grain into trucks, and several small officials are counting among them.

Chen Hanzhi was not needed for these specific tasks. At the moment, he was patrolling the warehouse at will, followed by a newly sent clerk.

"Zhang Yang, although your family has friendship with mine, there are some things I have to explain to you!" Chen Hanzhi said in a serious tone.

The little official who followed him was Zhang Yang, Meng Hai Mashan's sworn brother, who was selected as an official because of his knowledge.

Zhang Yang's father, Chengde County Captain, has some connections with the Chen family, the top dignitaries in Yuanyang, and can only barely be called friendship.

"My lord, teach me!" Zhang Yang bowed.

"When working here, the most important thing is only one thing, you must be careful and conscientious... You must never miscalculate!"

"If you make a mistake in this matter, you will be severely punished once you are investigated!"

A few months ago, the palace checked the accounts. At that time, a large number of officials were involved. Zhao Yanxun was relegated or beheaded without showing any mercy.

Although the matter has passed for a long time, it still has a strong deterrent.

"Remember the humble job!" Zhang Yang respectfully said.

He is also an ambitious person who wants to show what he can, so naturally he will not make such a small mistake.

In particular, when he saw his sworn brother Meng Hai was promoted to hundreds of households, while he was still a small official, Zhang Yang was even more determined that he would not lose to others.

Stopping, looking at the busy people inside, Chen Hanzhi said: "Go in and help, you must supervise well, and you can't take out one more grain!"

Zhang Yang took the order and left, while Chen Hanzhi stood where he was, watching the workers come in and out to carry the goods.

The food shipped out today is all used as rewards, and Zhao Yanxun will reward meritorious ministers at the Great Court Meeting tomorrow.

The end of the new year is coming soon, and this can be regarded as a summary of this year, and the next thing is to wait for the new year.

Soon it was noon, all the goods were moved, and Chen Hanzhi left after the delivery and signing.

Now it's time to eat, except for those who are on duty to stay, the rest of the people can go back to eat separately.

The officials on duty and the guards guarding this place eat big pot dishes together, and the taste can only be said to be very ordinary.

So as long as there is a chance, Chen Hanzhi will go home to eat, and Longqianfang is not very far from his home.

Walking all the way, it took only [-] minutes for Chen Hanzhi to return to his house.

His family's house is still very large, but there are not many people living in it, only dozens of close relatives of the Chen family.

These people were further divided into seven or eight families. Although they were related to each other, they still ate their meals separately.

Chen Hanzhi's family lived in the main courtyard, and when he stepped into the gate, he saw his father finishing work.

Even if the family has enough food and clothing, if you can earn more food, you must earn more. This is the law of survival in the last days.

It is true that Prince Yong's Mansion protects the people, but it will definitely not support idlers.

"came back!"

"Um……"

Sitting down on the steps, the old master Chen Ruilin looked a little dignified at the moment.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of water, Chen Ruilin said: "Just now the palace sent someone to send a message that His Highness will summon me to wait in a few days!"

This is rare news, so Chen Hanzhi quickly asked: "Father, Your Highness wants to see our family?"

"No...he wants to see our dozen or so families!"

Speaking of this, Chen Ruilin sighed: "If I'm not wrong, His Highness is going to use each of our families!"

Chen Ruilin is an old fox. Although he is a bit afraid, he is very clear-headed, so he can always stand in line at critical moments.

"Use us? Doesn't His Highness use us now?" Chen Hanzhi asked back.

In his opinion, now that he is the warehouse ambassador, and some of the other family's children are officials in the palace, isn't this considered useful?

Chen Ruilin smiled, and then said: "Although I still use it now, it's not very useful!"

"Nowadays, there are a lot of shortages in the yamen in various places. It is difficult to recruit enough officials in the short term. In the future, the palace will develop steadily, and there will be more shortages..."

Hearing this, Chen Hanzhi took over the words and said, "So, in the future, more children from these rich families will become officials?"

Chen Ruilin nodded, maybe he can find an official job at that time.

"Father, this is a good thing, we can finally feel proud in the future!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Ruilin shook his head and said, "No... from now on, we will put our tails between our legs and do our best!"

"Father...why is this?"

Chen Ruilin smiled and asked, "Do you think that His Highness cannot do without us?"

This question confused Chen Hanzhi, so he nodded unconsciously, revealing his true thoughts.

"Then you underestimate Your Highness too much. Although the staff gap is not small, as long as you train with all your heart, you can quickly succeed..."

"Presumably you don't know yet, the Chief History Department has selected a site in the city for the past two days, and is going to set up a school to recruit young people for rapid training as officials!"

I didn't know these news in the yamen.

"Father... how do you know this?" Chen Hanzhi was curious.

Chen Ruilin said calmly: "Your father and I know a lot of these officials in Longyou, so it's not difficult to inquire about them!"

Chen Hanzhi did not delve into this topic, but was thinking about what his father said and how he could use it to seek more benefits.

At this moment, Chen Ruilin pointed out: "My lord enjoys the meal. Maybe many people are like you. They feel that the palace cannot be separated from them, so they will definitely feel pampered..."

"As long as we are different from them and serve the king wholeheartedly, we will surely stand on the shoulders of these people and stand out!"

Chen Hanzhi nodded, at this moment he suddenly understood one thing.

Although he became an official, to His Royal Highness King Yong, he was still begging on his knees. .

However, there are many people who want to kneel and beg for food, but there is no way.

(End of this chapter)