imprinted you in my heart

The information I got here at Lu Guanchu was limited. Shi Min thought that Bu Qianxue had been working in the Metropolitan Procuratorate since she was in high school, so she must know more than Lu Guanchu, so she immediately returned to Fengde Palace.

Bu Qianxue in Fengde Palace was reading a book while playing Qingying. When she stopped, she felt like she was preparing for the exam. She couldn’t get out of the palace and had nothing to do. It was really boring. Fortunately, she could spend some time alone with Shi Min every day. Time is also the happiest part of her day.

Although she is an internal official, Bu Qianxue is not a real internal official after all, and even if she is, she is not here, so she has almost nothing to do in Fengde Palace where she performs her duties.

When Lu Guanchu sent someone to inform her to leave early tomorrow morning, she was happy for a long time, and finally she could go back to cross the river, but she couldn't laugh when she thought that there were four queen candidates for crossing the river.

It wasn't until Qingying came to her, stroking its soft and shiny black hair twice, and then thinking that Qingying only got close to herself besides Shi Yan, she felt better and continued to read.

Qingying, who was lying on the ground, suddenly raised her head and looked outside the door. Bu Qianxue, who was already attracted by the book, didn't stroke Qingying's hair anymore, and didn't pay attention to Qingying at all.

"Knock, knock, knock" It didn't take long before there was a knock on the door.Bu Qianxue, who was immersed in the world of books, was suddenly interrupted and frowned, feeling a little unhappy, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?".

Generally, those who knock on the door are palace servants, basically they have something to do, no matter how unhappy she is, she dare not ignore it directly.

The one who came to knock on the door was the servant of Fengde Palace. Knowing that His Majesty regards this internal official with special regard, even Qingying loves to stay with her, they dare not neglect her at all, so they quickly replied: "Master Qian, yes Your Majesty is back, let me announce you."

As soon as she heard that it was His Majesty coming back, Bu Qianxue immediately beamed with joy, put down the book in her hand and went out, the door was still open, Qingying hurriedly followed, and the palace attendant who led the way closed the door for her before doing other things.

Although Master Qian is not from them, and they don't care about them, but what if she is relegated to Duhe Royal Garden Villa that day, who can say?It's always good to make a good impression.

When Bu Qianxue arrived at the Hongde Hall, she didn't see Shi Min, but only saw Lu Guanchu and the palace attendant, and only after receiving a reminder did she know that she was in the study room, and as soon as she entered the study room, she saw Shi Min sitting behind the desk with a dignified expression, The joy on his face dissipated instantly.

Seeing her coming in, Shi Min shouted to the outside: "Stay back, close the door, and no one is allowed to approach without my order." "Yes, Your Majesty" Lu Guanchu took the palace servant out after receiving the order. He didn't get up until he heard the sound of the main hall door closing, and walked not far from Bu Qianxue, "Sit down, this is the green tea I made them just brew, you have a taste", and sat down to pour tea for Bu Qianxue while talking.

When it was only her and Bu Qianxue, Shi Min usually referred to me, and seldom called himself Zhen. Bu Qianxue was already used to not deliberately calling herself a humble minister, but if there were outsiders, he would come here anyway.

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Bu Qianxue sat down as she said. Although she really wanted to ask Shi Min what happened, she also knew that if Shi Min didn't want to talk, it would be useless for her to ask. Did not ask the exit.

In the past few days, the two of them played chess, read books, and chatted in this study, but they never sent people away and closed the door like today. Could it be that something major happened?I haven't heard of it recently!

Could it be that he wanted to tell her that he had chosen her?She really hoped this was the case, but her tight reason and her little understanding of Shi Min told her that the chances were almost slim. Although Shi Min was very special to her and they spent a lot of time together, no matter what Neither words nor deeds have ever crossed the line.

She crossed it once, and she was ashamed, but fortunately, she was drunk, so she simply pretended that she didn't remember anything. She had never been so thick-skinned since she was a child.

The tea smell is lingering on the tip of the nose. It smells more fragrant than the tea I drank in the past. Before the decline of her family, the tea she drank was basically good tea. Unfortunately, she ran out of money after her house was seized, so she can only drink ordinary tea. The villa has drank a lot of good tea that you can't drink on weekdays, but none of them are as fragrant as today, so you pick up the teacup and start to sip the tea.

Shi Min, who was sitting beside him, also picked up his teacup to drink tea, um, it was better than what he drank in Zhaohou Mansion, it might be because of the tea making, or it might be because of the water and tea utensils.The tea utensils are made of high-quality emeralds, with a round and smooth appearance, and the tea is full of fragrance; the water is also high-quality mountain spring water shipped from hundreds of miles away, and it is exclusively for the royal family.

The daily water in the palace relies on well water. The water in the moat of the imperial city is basically no one eats, and no one dares to wash clothes here. They can only go downstream or the moat of Fandu.

Although Bu Qianxue had no money, she had seen a bit of the world at the Royal Garden Villa, but after she actually came to Fengde Palace, she realized that the Royal Garden Villa was nothing compared to this place.

Any decoration in Fengde Palace may look ugly, but it is actually priceless. For example, the pen holder on the desk not far away looks nothing special, but it is actually made of the best golden nanmu. It's been a long time.

Even the tableware for eating is made of sterling silver, with exquisite patterns engraved on it, that's not to mention, in addition to silver, there are also jade and gold ones, whatever you take out is a treasure.

Steal two pieces and sell them for money?Don't think about it, the royal special items have unique marks, and they will be caught before they are sold out!What's more, she is not that kind of person, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way.

Now that I have seen a lot, I am immune to it. Holding the emerald teacup in my hand without shaking, I said after drinking the tea: "It is indeed a good tea, with a strong fragrance that lasts for a long time. If I guess correctly, it should be the best. Tea".

Shi Min nodded without saying a word to confirm her answer, but what she wanted to talk about today was not tea, "How long have you been on duty at the Metropolitan Procuratorate?".

"About a year or so." Bu Qianxue didn't expect her to change the subject so quickly, but she still answered subconsciously.

"How much can you get Bing Jing and Tan Jing?" Shi Min looked at Bu Qianxue with a flat face after speaking, and used his mind reading skills.

Bu Qianxue was shocked when she heard the words, not because she was afraid, but because she really didn't expect her to ask this question suddenly. After all, these are the unspoken rules of the officialdom. Almost all the emperors of the past knew it, and they turned a blind eye.

Shi Min really didn't know, the emperor's grandmother never mentioned it to her, let alone Shi Xuan, since she took the throne, she has devoted all her heart to political affairs, plus there are many big and small things, and she only pays attention to how officials treat the people. Officials didn't pay much attention to the issue of corruption, and they only knew that they would definitely give some gifts during the holidays, but they didn't expect that there were so many projects and regulations, which were even more regulated than her legal regulations.

She was so angry that she almost cursed, so when she learned about it from Zhao Huanying, she would have such a big reaction that she would be confused by it when she returned to the palace, and she would never forget it for a long time. According to this way of doing things, no matter how reformed she is, she can't do it at most. It is almost impossible to continue for decades, 100 years.

If the country of Hua is likened to a big tree, then the people are the roots, stems, and branches of the big tree, while the officials and nobles are vines attached to the big tree, absorbing and squeezing the nutrients of the big tree, and parasitizing the big tree. As for the big tree, no matter how big the tree is, it cannot resist the long-term parasitism of the vicious vines. When the critical point is reached, the collapse of the big tree is the inevitable end.

This is not what she wants to see. If at the beginning she just wanted to survive and work hard to save Huaguo, then now she is more sympathetic to the people here. Growing up under the red flag, she also thought about serving the people. But finally disappear in the rush of daily life.

Now that she is the emperor here, how can she have the heart to let the people live in the heat of the water? Didn't the local officials scrape the ice and carbon respect from the hands of the people?

Bu Qianxue, who was stared at by Shi Min motionlessly, also looked at each other. Shi Min's facial features didn't look outstanding alone, but together they made people's eyes shine, especially a pair of eyes that were not angry and self-imposing, black and white, deep Fascinated by her, she thought for a while, and then answered without concealment: "I received 288 taels of Bing Jing once, and 576 taels of Carbon Jing twice. Although the two have different names, the amount is the same."

Shi Min knew she wasn't lying, and although he had been prepared for a long time, he was still taken aback by the number. Once a year, the combined amount of Bing Jing and Tan Jing was more than his salary, and it was only a small amount. The small ones are of the sixth grade, but wouldn’t the first grade be tens of thousands?I can't even imagine it.

"The filial piety of the local government to the capital officials, the filial piety of the subordinates to their superiors, and gifts between officials, department fees, etc., tell me everything you know." Shi Min stopped looking at Bu Qianxue, and turned his head and face sank .

Duguan is the abbreviation of Fandu Officials, Shi Min didn't bother to ask one by one, so he simply finished talking and gave way to Qianxue to tell everything he knew.

Shi Min didn't look at Bu Qianxue again, but Bu Qianxue still looked at her, her profile was as good-looking as ever, and she proudly thought that she was indeed the one she fell in love with. Although she didn't know why Shi Min suddenly asked these questions, she still had no hesitation I've said everything I know, but as for offending others, as long as Shi Min doesn't tell, who will know?

Shi Min, who had already adjusted his mood, listened to Bu Qianxue's slow talk, while adding tea to her from time to time, and would ask a few questions if he had any questions. The relationship between the two of them was not at all like bosses and bosses, but rather like friends chatting happily , it seems that it is obviously not the first time.

In fact, Bu Qianxue didn't dare to take these at the beginning, for fear that she would follow in her mother's footsteps by accepting bribes. There are some unspoken rules in the officialdom, everyone takes them, if she doesn't take them, she will become a target of public criticism.

She didn't believe it, and then went to ask Jiang Hechang and Su Han of the same department. Even officials like Su Han who had no real power in the Imperial Academy had Bing Jing and Tan Jing, and she realized that what her boss said was true.

She didn't want to take it in her heart, but the reality forced her to take it. This made her struggle for a long time. Her mother saw that she was interested and chatted with her. She didn't expect that she was worried about it, so she immediately enlightened her. she.

I learned some things from her mother. For example, when she was an official, she basically had to honor her superiors during the New Year and holidays. Filial piety sounds nice, and to put it bluntly, it means giving money. Respect and carbon respect are also indispensable. Even the Fandu Mansion under the emperor's feet has to be the same as other provincial governments. It has to raise money to send ice and carbon respects to the capital officials every year, and it has never stopped every year.

As for how much to send, her mother doesn't care about these things, so she doesn't know. She is a little curious about how much filial piety is, so she inquired a lot in private, and she doesn't know all the details, but she also knows a general idea.

She has taken Bing Jing and Tan Jing, so she knows better.

The provinces have negotiated privately since the previous dynasty. Bingjing and Tanjing are calculated according to their rank and number of people. For example, the amount of Bingjing and Tanjing for a vice-ninth-rank capital official is one or two, and the total of 36 provinces is There are 72 taels a year.Bu Qianxue is the sixth grade, one province gives 36 taels, and the 280 provinces add up to [-] [-] taels.

From the vice-ninth rank to the fifth rank, add one tael, from the fifth rank to the first rank, plus two taels, the official first-rank officials add up to 590 taels for a year, which is [-] taels. There are more seven companions.

When Shi Min heard this, her face was as calm as waves, but her heart was overwhelmed. Compared with this, one can imagine that her previous salary increase looked like a fool to these officials. The rare thing is that they all showed gratitude , It's a pity not to be an actor because of their acting talent.

Bu Qianxue's mother is still a sixth-rank official in the provincial government of Fandu Prefecture, and it takes a lot of effort to collect the money every year. It is conceivable that local officials in various places have to collect so much money every year and work so hard to squeeze the people.

In addition to these annual festive holidays, subordinates have to give salutes to their bosses, and they have to send congratulations and make-up gifts when they get married. The congratulations are specially given to the boss, and the make-up is specially given to the boss’s partner. In addition, every time they visit the door, they have to give The gatekeeper respects.

Anything with the word “respect” is not included in the account book, which means that when the boss gets married, you have to give a sum of money as a gift in addition to makeup and congratulations, which is listed on the account book.

After she becomes an official, the difference between the various respects she receives and the various respects she gives every year is not much different. Sometimes she has to pay for it herself. This is still a capital official. If she is a local official, such as her mother, she can only make ends meet .

The whole atmosphere in the officialdom was like this, and she was both angry and had to follow the trend. She thought Shi Min knew about it, but it didn't look like that today. It would be great if His Majesty could change it ruthlessly.

In addition to the extra makeup respect, joy respect, and salute, there is another special respect, that is, when an official is promoted or transferred, he must give special respect to the first and second leaders of the government offices. Bie Jing spent more than 1 taels. She also heard from others, but she didn't know how much she gave or how.

Shi Min frowned when she heard this, because Zhao Huanying never told her about the farewell, but Zhao Huanying actually went from Fandu to a local office. Although the official position is not high, it seems that not everyone likes it If Zhao Huanying didn't say anything, he would pretend that he had other secrets, but Xing Boen wouldn't let it go, after all, it was such a large sum of money.

Then there is only one possibility, none of the six servants she sent out gave any money to the capital officials, or they didn't dare to accept it at all, no matter what the reason, they definitely didn't give it.

The department fee can be as much as a hundred taels of silver, or as little as a few taels, depending on what you are doing and how anxious you are. The subordinates in Fandu are like this, and they collect money blatantly.

She doesn't know how the local officials and subordinate officials raise money and how to collect money, and she doesn't know any local officials very well.

After hearing this, Shi Min stood up angrily and said angrily, "Which is tolerable? If I don't change these bad rules, I will write the name upside down!".

Bu Qianxue has never been so angry with Shi Min, so she hurriedly walked over and pulled her to sit down while comforting her and said, "It hurts you to be angry, there is no need to be angry about this kind of thing, if your majesty makes up his mind, I will go through fire and water for your majesty." , it’s just that this matter is very involved, so there’s no rush.”

Under Bu Qianxue's reassurance, Shi Min's anger subsided a lot. She knew that what Bu Qianxue said was right. After all, no matter whether it was the issue of subordinate staff or the various respect issues of officials, it could not be solved overnight. After sitting back, she remained silent. After a while, he opened his mouth hoarsely and said: "The people not only want to pay me, but also pay them. I also pay them salaries. They really eat both ends. I'm afraid they will just invite a bigger official to come and pay them." I'm richer than everyone."

Seeing Shi Min sitting back, and Bu Qianxue also sitting back in her seat, she saw Shi Min opposite her with a determined face and clenched fists, as if she was about to fight with others. She was worried, "It's been like this since ancient times. Your Majesty doesn't have to blame himself. Compared with the common people, he won't blame His Majesty."

"Whether they blame me or not, I don't know, but I blame myself." Only now did I realize that the imminent success and peace I thought were just an illusion covered by layers of corruption, "I don't want to let this trend continue, You have a good idea."

But Bu Qianxue didn't think about this problem. The countermeasure she thought of was simple and rude, directly canceling all kinds of filial piety. As for the issue of subordinate staff, she didn't think about it. shook his head.

Shi Min, who didn't have much hope, was not disappointed. She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a complete plan, let alone Bu Qianxue, who had never thought of it.

The tea was finished a long time ago, and the sky outside was getting darker and darker. Both of them were trying to find a way, so they passed about a stick of incense quietly without saying anything.

"Knock, knock, knock" until there was a knock on the door outside the hall, Shi Min thought of the previous order, and thought he knocked on something urgent, "Come in".

It was Lu Guanchu who came in and saluted: "Your Majesty, Sheng'an, the Empress Dowager sent a message to let your Majesty go to Yongshou Palace for dinner."

"I got it, I'll go right away." After Shi Min finished speaking, he looked at Bu Qianxue and said, "Don't think too much, go back to cross the river tomorrow morning, and go to bed early today." She wants to spend more time with Grandma Huang and the Empress tonight, so she has no time Accompany Bu Qianxue again.

"My servant complies with the order, thank you Your Majesty for your concern" Bu Qianxue understood, but it was impossible to tell her not to think too much, she had to come up with a way.

Shi Min glanced at Bu Qianxue, who lowered her head slightly, but finally said nothing, got up and walked out, Bu Qianxue looked at her leaving back and was a little worried. After returning to the residence, she didn't have much appetite for the meal brought by the palace attendant. Usually, I can eat most of it.

The meals for the internal officials are brought by the palace servants, and the palace servants go to the Shantang to eat in batches. The Shantang is in the imperial dining room, and the palace servants who are far away will go a little earlier.Although it is enough, there will not be too much left over. The remaining expenses will be borne by Yushanfang itself and discounted to the Shangguan Bureau. Therefore, in order to avoid fines, Yushanfang will basically not have too much leftover.This is after Shi Min's reform. It was more troublesome than this before, and it was a waste of ingredients. ?