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After being speechless, the director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs replied: "It will be distributed at the end of next month."

Pei Yun was surprised: "It's been so long."

"The Ninth Prince doesn't know something. There are two methods of distributing salaries in our Great Wei."

"Which two?"

"That is, Beijing officials pay their salaries every three months, and local officials pay their salaries every six months." Afraid that Pei Yun was too young to understand, the director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs explained very slowly: "The salary includes money, cloth, grain and wine. Category."

"So that's how it is." Pei Yun suddenly remembered that the information he read in his previous life mentioned that many ancient dynasties without internet and inconvenient transportation paid their salaries every six months or once a year, which could save a lot of manpower and financial resources.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs added: "However, the Mid-Autumn Festival will soon come. According to the practice of previous years, this time the salary should be paid in advance to celebrate the festival."

Pei Yun nodded: "It's quite humane."

"What did the Ninth Prince say?" The Director of the Agricultural Affairs Department didn't understand.

Pei Yun said: "Mi, let's go in and pretend to be Guoguo."

"Yes." The Director of the Agriculture Department nodded.

After the group entered Ci'an Palace, they first saluted the Empress Dowager.

"Get up." The Queen Mother said.

"Grandmother, we are here to hold Guoguo." Pei Yun got up and took the Queen Mother's hand.

"The Ai family knows." Emperor Longqing had already greeted the queen mother when he greeted him.

Pei Yun said: "To keep six fruits, we will send several kinds."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Okay."

Pei Yunchong waved to the official of the Department of Agricultural Affairs: "Go pretend, keep six."

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs led several officials into the vacant house.

They all know the significance of Guoguo, they dare not pretend to others, they pick up the Guoguo from the corner one by one, carefully put them in the baskets, for fear of bumping into each other.

A quarter of an hour later, there were only six Guoguo left in the corner.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs saluted and said, "Queen Mother, Ninth Prince, Guoguo has loaded onto the wheelbarrow."

The Queen Mother nodded.

The Ninth Prince said: "Grandmother, I'm going to Liao."

The queen mother asked in surprise: "Are you going to be on duty again?"

Pei Yun nodded: "Yeah, I have to watch them cut the fruit, otherwise they will damage the fruit and they won't be able to grow it."

The Empress Dowager smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, lord Si Yi, you are busy."

"I'm busy, so I'll come back to accompany the emperor's grandmother."

"Okay, let's go."

"Goodbye, Grandmother."

"Goodbye." The Queen Mother smiled gratifiedly.

Pei Yun followed the five wheelbarrows and left Ci'an Palace. Feeling tired on the road, he sat on the wheelbarrow, and the director of the Agricultural Affairs Department pushed him all the way to the germination room specially vacated by the Agricultural Affairs Department.

A layer of moist soil has been laid in the room, and there is a pile of plant ash next to it.

"Ninth Prince, shall we cut potatoes now?" asked the director of the Department of Agriculture.

"Cut it." Pei Yun said.

The director of the Department of Agriculture and others quickly took out a kitchen knife and cutting board.

Pei Yun picked up a potato with his small hand, and told the director of the Department of Agriculture and other officials in detail about the position of the bud eye, how close the incision should be to the bud eye, and dipping in plant ash, etc., and then asked, "Do you understand Liao?"

"Understood." The director of the Department of Agriculture and other officials said.

"Then cut it, I'll watch." Pei Yun still couldn't control a kitchen knife.

"Yes."

The director of the Department of Agriculture and other officials set up an assembly line and began cutting, dipping and arranging.

With his small hands behind his back, Pei Yun checked the work of the director of the Agricultural Affairs Department and others one by one, looking like a three-year-old veteran cadre.

However, the director of the Department of Agriculture and other officials did not underestimate the three-year-old Pei Yun, and followed Pei Yun's words firmly and patiently.

"Just do it like this." Pei Yun said.

"Yes." The director of the Department of Agriculture and other officials responded.

Pei Yun said again: "If you can't finish it today, do it tomorrow."

"Yes."

"Then you guys do it, I'll eat and go to Liao." Pei Yun was hungry.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs said: "If Sir Si Yi is tired, you can go back first."

"Ok."

Pei Yun is not too polite, he is now in his old age and can't be tired anymore, so he went back to Liuxia Pavilion to eat, drink and sleep.

In the afternoon, I went to Ci'an Palace to join the sixth princess and the six potatoes in the vacant room to cut into pieces and germinate.

The next day he went to the Department of Agricultural Affairs to supervise the potato cutting process again.

Unexpectedly, the director of the Department of Agriculture and the others cut all the potatoes into cubes yesterday, dipped them in plant ash and placed them neatly, which cost a total of 2000 yuan.

"Ninth prince, if all the 2000 yuan fruits and fruits survive, maybe three to four thousand catties of fruits and fruits can be harvested." The director of agricultural affairs thought of the agricultural affairs department's painstaking research on climate, planting, watering and weeding, etc., and planted acres of wheat. The production is only two to three hundred catties, and the rice is four to five hundred catties, but Guoguo directly reaches three to four thousand catties, which is really exciting.

"En!" Pei Yun nodded.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs looked forward to it: "The humble official can't wait for the harvest season."

"Sprout first." Pei Yun reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes." The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs hurriedly returned to reality, and said, "I must do my best."

Pei Yun looked like a leader and said, "Very good."

The director of the Department of Agriculture was taken aback for a moment, and then he thought that his official position was higher than that of Si Yi, and he looked like a subordinate, but he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, on the contrary, he felt quite honored.

"Good Liao, rice matters Liao, I'll go to Liao." Pei Yun said.

"Ninth Prince, walk slowly."

Pei Yun left the Agricultural Affairs Department, but in the next few days, he still came to the Agricultural Affairs Department to look at the potato pieces every day, thinking that the potatoes would not germinate as quickly in the spring as in the autumn.

Sure enough, after five or six days, the potato pieces did not change at all.

"What's going on?" The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs couldn't help becoming nervous, afraid that he would break the fruit block.

"Don't worry, wait a few more days." The old god Pei Yun was there.

The Secretary of Agriculture was surprisingly relieved.

Five or six days later, the potatoes finally sprouted tender sprouts, and the director of the Agricultural Affairs Department said happily: "Ninth Prince, sprouts, sprouts!"

Pei Yun glanced back and forth, yes, the germination rate is very high.

"In a few days, it can be planted."

"Dei!" Pei Yun was also very happy.

"If you are humble, let people dig the land." The Agricultural Affairs Department has an experimental field in the palace, where vegetables and fruits of various seasons are planted, and a large open space is reserved for potatoes.

"Okay, let someone turn it over now." Increase the air permeability of the soil.

Pei Yun and the director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs walked out of the germination room and came to the main hall.

"Master Si, Master Si Yi." A man in an unfamiliar official uniform called out.

Pei Yun turned his head to look, but didn't recognize him.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs smiled and said, "So it's the Taicang Department Commander."

Taicang Department!

The Taicang Department is the general manager of grain warehouses. It is not only in charge of collecting and storing the handed in grains, but also has the function of distributing salaries. It has stations all over the country for officials from all over the country to receive salaries.

Those who work in the palace can receive their salaries at the headquarters of the Taicang Office in the palace after receiving their salary slips, that is, the vouchers.

Pei Yun's eyes lit up immediately.

"I'm courteous to the chief, I'm here to give you your salary coupons." Zhi Ling saluted.

"Your Majesty Zhi Ling, please come in quickly." The director of the Department of Agriculture made a gesture of invitation.

Zhi Ling then followed Pei Yun into the main hall.

Pei Yun was eager to get his salary, but the director of the Agricultural Affairs Department ordered someone to serve tea to Zhi Ling, and the two chatted for a while about the harvest, and then the Secretary of Agricultural Affairs signed the document brought by Zhi Ling and took over the salary. Coupon, send away order.

"Director, do you have my salary coupon?" Pei Yun asked impatiently.

"There must be!" The director of the Agricultural Affairs Department flipped through a stack of salary coupons, took out one, and handed it to Pei Yun, saying, "This is yours."

Pei Yun took it over and let out a happy "wow".

"The Ninth Prince doesn't know the words on it?" asked the director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs.

Pei Yun knew him, but this didn't fit his two or three-year-old personality, so he handed over the voucher to the director of the Department of Agriculture.

The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs read: "The Secretary of the Agricultural Affairs Department of the Great Wei Dynasty Yi Yun's salary coupons, the regular salary is 40 taels, the entitlement salary is 30 taels, 1000 taels of rice (can be converted into silver), two boxes of moon cakes, and two boxes of salted duck eggs. , two bolts of silk and satin, and sweet-scented osmanthus wine. You can get them at the Taicang office.”

many!

So many things!

Pei Yun raised the corners of his mouth happily.

"Ninth Prince, this is a two-month salary. Rice, moon cakes, and sweet-scented osmanthus wine are equivalent to more than 30 taels of silver. It can be regarded as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift from His Majesty to our courtiers." The director of the Department of Agriculture explained to Pei Yun.

"I said a few words, I'll go get it now." Pei Yun happily put his fist in his pocket.

"Ninth prince, wait a moment." The director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs called Pei Yun and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to transport these things back to Liuxia Pavilion by yourself. It's better to help you with a humble job."

Pei Yun waved his hand: "No, I have a solution. I'll go to Liao."

"Ok."

Pei Yun bounced away happily.

Seeing Pei Yun's lively and lovely appearance, the director of the Agricultural Affairs Department couldn't help showing an elder smile. At the same time, Pei Yun felt that he was running too slowly, so he leaned on the palace man's back and told the palace man to walk faster.

He quickly returned to Liuxia Pavilion and showed Wen Qinglan the salary voucher.

Wen Qinglan said pleasantly: "So much salary!"

"Two months."

"You haven't been on duty for two months."

"Send it in advance, after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I see."

Pei Yun said: "Concubine Mu, this time I want rice, next time I don't want rice, I want silver." The first time I got the salary, of course I got it according to the amount.

"Okay, concubine mother will send someone to go get it with you."

"No, I'll go to the emperor's grandmother first."

It was only then that Wen Qinglan remembered about Pei Yun, she had to tell the Queen Mother first, so she said: "Yes, yes, I have to tell the Queen Mother, when I get the salary, give it to the Queen Mother first, she loves you the most."

Pei Yun happily ran towards Ci'an Palace again, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the courtyard: "Grandmother, I will give you a salary! Grandmother, I have a silver liao! I will give you a salary!"

It was not only the Empress Dowager Liu who heard the sound, but also the six princesses, the seventh princess, the seventh prince, the eighth prince and a group of palace officials.

The six princesses asked together: "([-]) Brother! Have you paid your salary?"

"Hmm." Panting, Pei Yun ran up to the Queen Mother, reaching into his pocket with his little fleshy hand, but he didn't take it out, and he didn't take it out again: "Hey, where's my salary coupon?"

"It fell to the ground! Is it this?" Princess Seven picked it up and gave it to Pei Yun.

"It is!" Pei Yun handed it to the queen mother: "Look, grandma! I have a salary, and I want to buy you a lot of dengxi."

The Empress Dowager looked at the amount on the voucher, it was very little for her, but it was the first time for her grandson to get a salary and he wanted to buy things for her, so these amounts had a different meaning, she said: " Yun'er is amazing!"

"Well, Grandmother, I'll go and get it now." Pei Yun wanted to see what his salary looked like.

The Queen Mother asked in surprise, "Are you going to get it yourself?"

"I'll send you some salary, and I'll send you some money." Pei Yun really wanted to know how everyone received their salary.

The Empress Dowager knew that there were some high-ranking officials whose salaries were sent home by the Taicang Administration, so it was natural for someone with such a noble status as Pei Yun to do so.

It's just that Pei Yun has always had an idea, and she also wanted to exercise Pei Yun's abilities in all aspects, so she said: "Okay, then you go and get it, but you definitely can't do it alone, the emperor's grandmother sent someone to go with you."

"Well, I have a lot of salary!" Pei Yun really felt that his salary was quite a lot, much higher than his salary in his previous life, so he said: "Grandmother, you have to send me a car, my salary is too much, I can't fit it! "

The queen mother felt that Pei Yun's words were very childish, and also very cute. She touched Pei Yun's chubby face and said, "Okay, the imperial grandmother will send you a car. What kind of car will you send?"

"Don't top the carriage." Pei Yun was referring to the top of the carriage.

The Queen Mother asked puzzledly, "Why don't you stand up?"

"If you want to stand up, just pretend that you can't climb many Xiyas."

The Queen Mother laughed and said: "Okay, the Ai family will let them remove the top now."

Pei Yun nodded heavily, thinking of something, said: "Grandmother, Sixth Sister, Elder Sister, Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother all help me grow fruits and fruits, that's why I became an official, and I also lead them to receive their salaries and distribute them."

The queen mother liked that Pei Yun would think of brothers and sisters like this, and at the same time her heart was extremely warm, so she nodded immediately and said, "Okay, let them go with you."

"Ah."

The six princesses and four were extremely happy.

After a while, the horse drivers of Ci'an Palace were driving two horses, behind the horses was pulling a carriage, no, it was pulling a cart, and there were five small groups sitting on the cart, it was Pei Yun and five people .

"Brother, where do we go to get our salary?" Seventh Princess asked.

"Taicang Office." Pei Yun said.

"Ninth brother, how much salary do you have?" the eighth prince asked.

"A lot, I still have more than 1000 catties of rice!"

The six princesses and the others had no idea how much more than 1000 catties of rice was, but they thought it was a lot, and they said "wow" together, full of admiration for Pei Yun.

Pei Yun was used to their admiring gazes, so he accepted it calmly, sat happily in the carriage, and listened to the chatter of the six princesses and the others.

"The Taicang Office is in front of you." Kanma Gong said humanely.

Pei Yun and the others immediately turned their heads to look.

The Taicang Office is very similar to the ticket office of a scenic spot. There are five or six windows. On the windows, there are words such as "receipt of regular salary", "receipt of grace salary" and "receipt of rice". .

"Wow, there are so many people!" The Seventh Prince sighed.

"Get the silver." The sixth princess said.

"There are also rice packs!" the Eighth Prince said.

"It's so lively!" Princess Seven said.

Pei Yun nodded: "Yes."

The carriage stopped, and the five little dumplings slid down smoothly one by one as if they were lying on a slide, without giving the palace man a chance to hug them.

"Brother, where should we get it?" Seventh Princess asked.

"Let's find a place with few people and follow me." Pei Yun said.

"Okay." The six princesses agreed.

Without the guidance of the palace guards at all, Pei Yun ran straight to the salary window where no one was queuing, propped up his little feet, held up the voucher, and shouted loudly: "My lord, I want to receive the salary!"

In an instant, the front of Taicang Office was quiet.