With the concerted efforts of Zhao Hao's disciples, the Chinese New Year's Eve finally passed smoothly without any unpleasantness.

But Zhao Erye was so happy, when the apprentices and grandchildren kowtowed to him for the New Year, each of them was rewarded with a full 500 taels of New Year's money!

Of course, it's not just because of this one. In the past six months, the whole county has been on the embankment, and the cultural transfer in the yamen keeps accounts, collects grain taxes, and stores and transfers, all of which rely on the support of these scholars to have fun, and of course they have to give some hard-earned money.

plus for the children, for the old couple, for the guards, and for the people in the house, they went directly to 30,000 taels......

However, others can't say that Zhao Erye is a loser, after all, he doesn't rely on his son or father, he relies on his hard work, and he is naturally proud to spend it.

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As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passes, it is the third year of Longqing.

Although it is said that the yamen has a five-day holiday, Zhao Erye is busier than usual.

Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, he dressed up and went to the third hall.

The county's miscellaneous bureaucrats, six-room scribes, and third-class officials, as early as He Wenwei, waited for a long time under the leadership of He Wenwei, and kowtowed to the old man together to greet the New Year, wishing him good luck in the New Year and rising to prominence.

Then the officials got up and asked for the red envelopes. This has been a custom for many years, and no one expects the eldest lord to really give much money, mainly to ask for a lottery and see how much he has in the eldest lord's heart.

They obviously don't know the name of 'Send the Second Master' yet.

Seeing that the eldest man waved his hand, Cai Ming brought a tray full of red envelopes, and Zhao Shouzheng smiled and sent them one by one.

When the subordinates thanked the eldest master, Xi Zizi took the red envelope and opened it, and they were all dumbfounded.

I saw that it contained a stack of brand-new silver tickets. There are two hundred taels and one hundred taels of points, and there are fifty taels of servants who take the least......

All the officials, you look at me, I look at you, and my jaw is so shocked that I can't close my jaws.

This is a silver coupon that can be exchanged for silver directly, not a garbage that is too hard to wipe your ass like a treasure banknote.

"Big, big lord, is there a mistake......" Even He Xiancheng, who has the highest income, expressed shock at the amount of the red envelope.

The scribes and servants who took the money for their work and food could hardly believe their eyes.

Among those of them who eat imperial grain, the highest income is He Xiancheng, and his monthly salary is six yuan and five stones.

Suzhou rice is expensive, and the income of six stone five a month is very good. But the problem is that there is a folded color! And it's the kind that is folded into treasure money......

According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu, for officials abroad, the monthly branch is two stones, and the rest are folded. The color of the fold is based on banknotes, and one stone per meter is folded into 15 or 20 yuan, or a piece of cloth is folded into 20 stones......

In other words, he could only receive two stone rice per month, and the rest could only be topped with treasure money or cloth.

This is a fool - the best Songjiang cotton cloth is not worth a tael of silver, but when paying salaries to officials, it can cost twenty stone of grain.

But it's better than wiping your butt with a hard banknote......

So relying only on that poor fortune is not enough to support the family. Otherwise, Haigong would not have become a county magistrate, and he would have to rely on Hai'an to grow vegetables to feed.

Of course, being an official in the county government has bad rules and filial piety, and life is not unbearable. But there are too many people in the yamen, and they look too closely. Everyone was conscious of the idea of making a fortune under his nose.

So when they saw that the red envelopes given by the eldest man had caught up with or even exceeded their income last year, they were naturally all dumbfounded.

Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand in a chic manner, and said coaxingly: "Make no mistake, it's for you!" ”

"Master, this is not appropriate...... "Although He Wenwei is not very good at being a person, he is rare and kind.

"What's wrong with that? If you give me money and call it a bribe, and I give you money, no one can control it! Zhao Shouzheng didn't care.

"Hahaha......" The subordinates laughed along, how can there be a Shangguan who gives gifts to his subordinates in this world? So no one knows what to do.

Zhao Erye raised his hand and said to everyone with emotion: "In the past six months, the big guys have followed me in the wind and rain, soaking on the embankment every day, and they are all black and thin like monkeys. This official is very unhappy in his heart, this money should be regarded as a reward for you, just take it, there is no money for the people! ”

The eldest master has said so, where will the subordinates refuse? They all saluted again and thanked each other.

"Don't thank me, just make persistent efforts for this official next year!" Second Master Zhao smiled very happily, is there anything more happier in this world than scattering wealth?

"Dare not to die?!" The subordinates responded with a bang, and almost tore off the roof.

These guys thought that they would be content if they could make contributions to Zhao Erye, but they didn't expect that they wouldn't even be short of them in terms of money. You can't meet such a Shangguan in eight lifetimes!

What else is there to say? Close your eyes and him hard!

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After the New Year's greeting to the eldest lord, the officials surrounded Zhao Shouzheng and came to the land shrine and the Yashen Temple in the front yard of the county ya, sacrificing to the land father-in-law and the yashen Xiao He, and asking the two gods to bless the county yaya's safety, and the government will be harmonious in the coming year.

Then, Zhao Erye came to the gate of the county government surrounded by officials.

At this time, the entrance of the yamen was already crowded with people, and the squires of the county had been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing Second Master Zhao come out, they knelt and kowtowed to their old parents in a loud voice.

Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly picked up the elder who took the lead and asked the people to get up quickly. Then he took his subordinate officials to greet the people of the county and wish them a good New Year.

As soon as the words of the New Year's greetings are finished, the sound of suona, gongs and drums at the entrance of the yamen is noisy, and the team of dragon and lion dances, stilts, and dry boats guide the officials and squires to go to the Chenghuang Temple and the Wenchang Emperor Temple to worship these two gods and pray for good weather in the coming year.

There are also Mulberry Temple, Water Temple...... Anyway, the gods and goddesses in the county town have to be sacrificed, and none of them can be missed.

Wait for a circle to come down, and it's already noon. When the people dispersed, the gentry representatives set up a banquet for the old parents and thanked him for his nurturing grace over the past year.

Although it is a practice every year, they are absolutely willing to do it this time.

Kunshan can have Zhao Zhi County, it is really a jackpot!

Many old squires wept and toasted to Zhao Shouzheng, the great changes in Kunshan in the past six months have made them feel unreal like falling into a dream!

As a result, Zhao Shouzheng was drunk on the first day of the new year...... Originally, he planned to go to Kunnan in the afternoon to visit the widow and loneliness, but he could only wait until tomorrow.

In fact, on the first day of the new year, the ladies of the county officials and gentry had to go to the back house to see the county officials' wives...... It's a pity that Zhao Erye is a widower, so this step has to be saved.

One of the most important activities on the first day of the new year is gone, which makes the ladies of the county feel that the year is not complete. So they discussed at the New Year's party that they must renew the winding for their old parents this year, so that on the first day of the new year next year, there will be the county official's wife to see it!

ps. There is one more more, but it will be a little later, don't wait.