"The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven, and the edict says: Han Du...hard work will bring you great results..."
I received Lao Zhu's order early in the morning. The general meaning was that Han Du had been too busy in the past six months, going to sea and providing disaster relief. As an emperor, Lao Zhu could not treat his good ministers as cattle and horses, and allowed Han Du to rest for half a year.
In other words, Handu no longer needs to be a handicap player in the past six months, and he can play as he wants.
Of course, there are no official salaries. Lao Zhu doesn't run a charity, so he can't let you get money for nothing if you don't work.
However, Han Du is still an earl, and he still has the earl salary.
"how so?"
Han Du held the imperial edict and said nothing, while the father beside him twitched his beard and frowned and asked to himself.
"Isn't this good?" Han Du smiled casually, "Actually, I have wanted to take a rest for a long time. I have experienced too many things in the past two years, and I am really exhausted physically and mentally."
Han Du seemed to be fine, but he was able to deal with his mother and younger siblings who didn't know the inside story, but he couldn't hide it from his father.
When they met Liu, Jingyun, Han Shu and others, they were fooled by Han Du. Han De couldn't help but asked in a deep voice: "Did you do something to arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction, so that you were dismissed from your official position?"
It's said to be a break, but it's actually a dismissal.
Hande is an old man and he was once the Minister of Household Affairs. It is impossible not to see the profound meaning of the imperial edict.
"Dad, I really don't know what's going on." Han Du really didn't know the inside story. In the past six months, he either went to sea or provided disaster relief, and he didn't do anything extraordinary. Could it be that his official position was taken away just because he was lazy during disaster relief?
That's not the case.
Han Du was also confused.
"You really don't know?" Han De asked unwillingly.
Han Du shook his head and said, "I really don't know."
Han De couldn't help but ponder for a moment and tried to ask: "How about you ask someone to ask?"
"Dad, what's the question? Since the emperor asked me to rest, I'll rest." Compared with resigning from office, taking a break is more attractive to Han Du.
It was not easy to be an official in Hongwu Year
Ah, they wake up earlier than chickens and go to bed later than dogs, that’s what I’m talking about. If it weren't for the exhaustion of running around, Han Du would have been impatient to be an official. Now that he was dismissed, Han Du felt a little happy.
"Don't you want to be an official anymore?" Hande asked loudly.
Han Du glanced at his father and couldn't help but ask: "Dad, when the emperor asked you if you were willing to serve as an official, how could you refuse?"
"I~" Hande was suddenly speechless, even a little angry. The reason why he was unwilling to become an official in the first place was also because he found that the days when he was not an official were too relaxing and comfortable!
Being without an official makes me feel lighter!
On the contrary, even if he becomes an official, there will be no benefit. Don't dare to take bribes or corruption. For sixty taels, you have to peel off the day lilies. And Hande's salary is even more of a joke. One is a second-grade official, with a monthly salary of fifteen guan. At this time when food prices are high, fifteen guans can buy about six shi of food.
The Han family now includes Han De, Liu Shi, Han Du, Han Jingyun, Han Shu, Uncle Mu, two maids, and a cook, a total of nine people. Uncle Mu's wages are two thousand dollars a month, the cook's wages are five thousand dollars a month, and the maid's wages are one thousand dollars a month. In other words, the Han family would have to spend five hundred and five hundred cents on salary every month, directly wiping out one-third of Han De's salary.
If the Han family only relied on Han De's salary, they would not have to buy anything and would only be able to make ends meet.
And Han Jingyun now spends far more than fifteen dollars a month on paper.
With such a salary, who would care to be an official like this?
"Well, don't do it if you don't want to. Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. In this way, it may be a good thing for the Han family." Seeing Han Du's firm attitude, Han De had to give up and continue to persuade.
"Anyway, now that you have the title of earl, the Han family can be considered noble. You are much more respectable than before. There is indeed no need to be an official." After Han De finished speaking, he left with an indifferent expression.
Another benefit of being an official is the so-called glory of one's family. But Han Du is now a serious Earl of the country, and he is divorced from the country. As long as the Ming Dynasty exists, the title of Jinghaibo will always belong to the Han family. This is a hundred times more honorable than a glorious lintel.
Therefore, the value of being an official is really very low to the current Han family.
Now that he has been dismissed, he no longer has to go on duty. Then today I should
Do something? Han Du stood there stunned for a while, and suddenly thought that the box he brought back from Luzon had not been opened yet.
In order to thank him for saving his life, Mr. Zhao gave him six wooden boxes. It's not big, just one foot square. Tanghe split half of the money when he met, Ti slipped away three, and he still had three.
Han Du took out the boxes and just opened the first one when he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Oh My God!"
I saw a box full of pearls, each one bigger than the belly of a finger, crystal clear, round and dazzling. A pair of golden pearls are placed in the middle, like two golden suns.
Han Du hurriedly opened the other two boxes. As expected, one of them contained ambergris. Another one contained a box of fabrics.
Han Du was stunned for a moment, and suddenly with enlightenment, he opened the cloth layer by layer, revealing a rosewood box wrapped in it.
With a slight click, he opened the box and saw a jade pendant. Since Han Du didn't know much about jade, he didn't know the material of the jade pendant.
But just by the warm feeling in his hand, Han Du also knew that this jade pendant was a unique good thing just for its material. As for the cranes and Buddha's hands carved on it, just one look at it makes people feel refreshed physically and mentally.
This is probably a great treasure. Originally, Han Du thought that his mother had started to believe in Buddhism, so he gave this to her. But after thinking about it again and again, I still endured it.
It is a crime for an ordinary man to carry a jade without any guilt!
If such a rare treasure is exposed, something might happen. Instead of doing this, it's better to just put it in the box.
Han Du fastened the three boxes again, and couldn't help complaining about Tang He. Why do you think he was so thick-skinned in the first place and insisted on taking a share? The three boxes I have are all filled with such things. I wonder what the soup and the other three are filled with?
...
Lao Zhu came to Kunning Palace dragging himself exhausted.
As soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly shouted, "Sister, please pass on the food quickly, we are almost starving to death."
Queen Ma did not come forward to greet Lao Zhu with a smile as usual. Instead, he sat at the table with a gloomy face and said nothing.
Lao Zhu's originally smiling face could not help but pause and darken at this time.
