In the Eight Banners, men can be paid as errands at 16. According to Kangxi's order in the early years, the banner man who worked as an errand in Beijing was the lowest in the infantry army, with a monthly salary of one or two or five yuan, and twelve stones of rice per year; The Eight Banners Pioneer and Guardian Battalion are the highest, with a monthly salary of four taels of silver and 24 stone per year.

The Han people studied hard for ten years, and became famous all over the world in one fell swoop, but at most they were just a champion.

Edited by the Seven Grades of Hanlin Academy, the annual salary is forty-five taels of silver.

Although in the first year of Shunzhi, he set a rule, followed the clear practice, and gave the Beijing officials a firewood salary, but later cut the firewood and silver of the Han officials.

The casual sound of the Beijing flag soldiers can be compared to the non-seven-grade Hanlin, no wonder there are few children of the flag people who are willing to advance to the imperial examination.

Order, governor of the governor, is a second-rank official, an annual salary of one hundred and fifty-five taels.

After Zhang Boxing was impeached and escorted to Beijing for punishment, Yunnan Governor Wu Cunli was transferred to Jiangsu Governor, and it has only been a few months.

There have long been rumors that Wu Cunli took bribes after he took office.

On the side of the imperial court, there was no movement.

Not only was the official not impeached, but Kangxi even praised it, calling it "True Manchuria".

The reason is that Wu Cunli mentioned in his excerpt to Kangxi that the reason why he accepted the old customs was to follow the old customs. In addition, he also listed the expenses of tens of thousands of taels of silver in a detailed table, among which, regardless of the support of his family, is to do everything in ten thousand taels.

What is this not embezzlement and bribery?

And the amount is more than 100 times that of the original money, even if Jiangnan is rich and there is no exploitation, this silver is not blowing in the wind.

A clean official like Zhang Boxing was reprimanded, and a corrupt official like Wu Cunli was praised by the saints, and the answer is obvious.

Six years later, Ma Jun is really embarrassed to mention this.

The reunion of old friends was a happy event, but listening to Ma Jun mention this, Cao Hao's heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

Not to mention anything else, the future Yongzheng Ye can't see these things the most. Like Wu Cunli's generation, although it is beautiful now, it is estimated that it will be the end of copying the family in the future.

"Tiancheng, if these can be not touched, it will be fine, save when the limelight will be saved, and then take on the role." Cao Hao groaned for a moment and said.

Ma Jun smiled and waved his hand, and said, "If you don't worry, I can save it." Speaking of which, people like us don't expect to be officials to scrape the ground. It's just that after all, he is a local official, and he is not good at being a maverick, but he is just in the same dust as the light. If there really is a time, the court will be held accountable, and there will be a big one above. Otherwise, if I really have to track down my grade, then the government and the opposition will be empty. ”

What Ma Jun said is good, this government and the opposition are really big officials and big greedy, small officials are greedy, and there are very few people who are not greedy.

The Eight Banners of Food and Salary accounted for the majority of household expenses; The corruption of officials caused a significant reduction in the income of the imperial court. The whole country was up and down, and it was gloomy.

Cao Hao thought of this, he was also speechless, and after a while, he said to Ma Jun: "It's good that Tiancheng understands in his heart, is there any news, which department will he go to on an errand this time?" ”

"What else can there be, it's nothing more than the heads of the various ministries, and he is an outsider at the top of the sky. But it's okay, in the end, it's by the parents' side, and it's cheap to worship. Ma Jun said: "Speaking of which, in the end, I envy Fu Ruo, the young man is in a position." I'm with the two of you, and I'm already too far behind you. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he only had to smile bitterly.

Tiao Chen was handed to the emperor, but Kangxi had not yet given instructions, and it was not easy for him to act rashly. Now although he has gone to the Yamen of the Internal Affairs Office as an errand, he is only following the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother who are familiar with the rules and regulations of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

I have long known that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a fat yamen, but I didn't expect it to be so fat.

There are all kinds of things, and they have also opened Cao Hao's eyes.

Even if it is red-eyed, I can't wait to put all this silver together and get together the thousand taels, but it's just to think about it, which is intertwined and involves a wide range of interests, who is in vain?

Because Ma Junchu returned to the capital, he still had to visit the early masters, the house masters, and some in-laws, etc., it was not good to stay for a long time. The two chatted for a while, made an appointment to wash the dust for him, and after going to the Yongwu Earl's Mansion to visit Ning Chun's house together, Ma Jun got up and said goodbye.

Cao Hao personally sent it outside the gate, and watched Ma Jun ride away, and he was quite embarrassed in his heart.

Ma Jun is older than him, and he is still approaching his age.

These friends who intersected at the beginning of the youth, Ma Jun Congwen and Yongqing Congwu, can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of the hour. If Ning Chun was still alive, with his temper, he would be most interested in the economy. In that case, you can get involved with yourself.

Thinking of Ming An, Cao Hao thought of one person, that is, Ming An, the former deputy envoy of the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, who was transferred to the right attendant of the Criminal Department a few days ago.

This Ming An, who worked in the Ministry of Industry in his early years, was Ning Chun's boss.

Cao Hao stood at the gate for a long time, the twilight gradually appeared, and the night wind suddenly rose, which only made people feel that the cold was pressing.

He turned around, and not far away Mr. Zhuang was standing there with his hands behind his back, squinting at him.

"Sir?" Cao Hao took two steps forward, looked at Mr. Zhuang's clothes that were only half cotton, and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Seeing that he has entered the wax moon, Mr. is the most cold, why is he still wearing such thin clothes?" ”

"Hehe, it's fine, it's just a few sips of wine, and it's not cold in the yard." Mr. Zhuang said with a smile.

Cao Hao remembered that he had drunk typhoid fever a few days ago, took two steps forward, grabbed Mr. Zhuang's arm, and said, "Mr. still came into the house with me to talk, but his head was gone, and it was cold outside." ”

Mr. Zhuang was a little drunk, and Cao Hao carried him into the study.

In the end, he was old, and as soon as he entered the house, Mr. Zhuang sneezed.

When Cao Hao saw it, he didn't dare to ignore it, so he hurriedly called the little maid to pass the word to the second door and boil some ginger soup; He also asked him to go to the Rong Yuan later and get Mr. Zhuang's big wool clothes.

Mr. Zhuang wiped his nose with a handkerchief, and said to Cao Hao with a smile: "Look at you, this is big, I haven't seen anything else, and the Tao is getting more and more mother-in-law." ”

Cao Hao saw that his forehead was full of wrinkles, and he didn't know when a few age spots the size of his thumb cover appeared, and he only felt sour and unbearable.

Time makes people old, and no one can accompany anyone to the end of life.

But he is used to relying on the person in front of him in his heart, although he is not related by blood, but he is also loved like a father.

In this world, there is always a loneliness hidden in his heart, and what can make him feel warm is only a few people.

Whether it's a husband or a father, they're all getting old.

There will come a time, and they will all ...... Although birth, old age, sickness and death are the principles of the cycle of heaven and earth, Cao Hao's heart is still filled with fear.

He poured half a cup of warm tea, sent it to Mr. Zhuang, and muttered, "Sir, you must live a long life." ”

"Huh?" Mr. Zhuang didn't know what he was thinking, and in a trance, he didn't hear clearly.

Cao Hao turned sideways, stood behind Mr. Zhuang, and reached out to help him rub his shoulders, and his eyes were full of gray hair. Because of the thinning hair and the thin braids, it looks quite funny.

Cao Hao couldn't laugh, as early as the beginning of winter, he looked at Mr. Zhuang a little wrong.

I also invited a doctor to consult Mr. Zhuang, but it didn't sound good.

Not to mention the hard work in the early years, and the middle-aged people hurt themselves due to alcoholism, if it weren't for Cao Hao's staring in the past few years and giving him tonic and pranayama, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold on to it now.

"Sir, the peach blossom wine brewed by Steward He in the early years has been in the cellar for a good year, and it must be able to be opened, do you want to taste it?" Cao Hao looked at Mr. Zhuang's pigtails, thought for a while, and said.

"Peach blossom wine?" Mr. Zhuang listened, and his words were full of longing: "Speaking of which, I hear you talk about peach blossoms and hot springs every year, but the big guys are not in the capital these years, or they are not interested, and they haven't been there in these years." ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he felt very guilty in his heart, and said: "It's all my negligence, year after year, and I haven't let Mr. worry about it." ”

When Mr. Zhuang heard this, he turned around, looked at Cao Hao's face with a wrong expression, and asked, "Why is Fu Ruo sentimental, but when he saw his old friend, he remembered the events of his early years?" ”

Cao Hao pulled a chair, sat down in front of Mr. Zhuang, and said, "Sir, is the court really short of silver?" Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, this silver has gone into their pockets. Is there really a shortage of silver in the inner treasury? Needless to say, the Rehe Palace is the garden of several princes, and it was also funded by the Inner Government. Hot river in summer, soup spring in winter, west mountain in spring and autumn, this garden is repaired every year, built every year, and there is no moment of leisure. ”

Mr. Zhuang listened to Cao Hao's words, and his face gradually became dark.

He stared at Cao Hao for a long time, and then Fang opened his mouth and asked, "Fu Ruo, confused?" ”

Cao Hao looked at Mr. Zhuang, shook his head, and said with a smile: "There's nothing to be confused about, it's just that I've always been lazy, and I'm a little unaccustomed to being so diligent." Originally, he could still deceive himself, saying that he was for the country and the people, and worked hard to earn some money, enrich the national treasury, and raise money for the war in the northwest. At present, it seems that it is nothing more than flattering the king in order to keep the rich, and it is no different from a courtier. ”

"Cough, cough, cough!" Mr. Zhuang was drinking water, and when he heard Cao Hao say this, he couldn't help coughing.

Seeing this, Cao Hao stopped, stretched out his arm, leaned over, and patted Mr. Zhuang on the back.

"If you are a courtier, then what has become of this Manchu dynasty? Aren't we old guys clowns? After Mr. Zhuang coughed, he straightened his face, glared at Cao Hao, and said.

Cao Hao didn't want to argue with him, so he changed the topic and said, "Did Mr. come out for a walk, or did he have something to say to me?" ”

Mr. Zhuang touched his beard and muttered for a moment: "I have thought about it for the past few days, and I have also discussed it with adults. Jiang Jian is a talent, since he has met it, it is a pity not to blame it. Your future is not only in front of you, but also in the future, there are many people around you, and you can close it. ”

Cao Hao listened, with a little doubt. Although Mr. Zhuang praised Jiang Jian before, he still criticized him more, but now he doesn't know why he changed his mind.

Mr. Zhuang's face showed a bit of kindness, and said: "When you meet talents, you can use them where they should be used, which is also the ability of the master." Fu Ruo, this person should be used, you will believe me! ”

At this point, Cao Hao was not good at refuting anything, so he nodded in response.

The little maid brought over the big woolen clothes, and Cao Hao sent Mr. Zhuang to the Rong Courtyard, and he also went back to the inner courtyard.

As soon as I entered the second gate, I saw Wu En waiting here, and it was Amethyst who asked Cao Hao to come over and speak......

(To be continued)