"What, what's the point of this?" The official suddenly became numb. He has never heard such nonsense in all his years. Why does it mean that if his salary increases, the price of renting a house will increase?
Butcher Hu waved his hand indifferently, "Anyway, just remember to give us six guans next month. We are still too soft-hearted and only accepted six guan from the official. If you want to be like those greedy villains, then give us nine guan from the official. ”
Jiu Guan...it was originally only three Guan, and I had just received a threefold increase in salary thanks to the emperor's grace. But before I even got the money, I was actually being taken care of by Butcher Hu?
"You! Don't bully others too much!" The official puffed his beard and glared, raising his head and pointing at Butcher Hu's nose.
Seeing that Tutu Hu was so upset, he no longer tried to hide it. He snorted and said, "It's just a matter of renting a house. It's just a matter of mutual consent. If the officials don't agree, you can go outside and ask. Now this area is rented. The price of the yard is the cheapest here."
The official's lungs were about to explode with anger. He was not a fool. He could know it without asking outside. These people must have colluded and agreed to raise the price together. Now even if I really ask, there will be no other result except being laughed at.
The official took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said to Butcher Hu: "But it's only three times now, and you've gone up too much all of a sudden."
Butcher Hu's face darkened, he lost his patience, and said with a cold face: "This is our house, we can charge as much as we want. It's too expensive, so don't rent a house to me, official."
After mocking the official, Butcher Hu looked down on the official. It doesn't matter if he is good at studying, and it doesn't matter if he becomes an official. Wouldn't Qingfeng, who is upright and honest, still come to rent his house in a humble manner? If it were not for people like them to rent houses to officials, the officials in the capital would be exposed to wind and rain.
"If you don't want to rent it, you won't rent it." The official was angry, and a butcher even continued to rent a house to humiliate him.
Butcher Hu didn't take the official's words to heart at all. He sneered and said: "If you don't rent a house, where will you live, official? How can you live in the Yamen?"
The official shouted in a deep voice: "Even if I live in the Yamen, I will not rent your house again. To tell you the truth, this is a great favor from the emperor. In addition to increasing my salary, the court is also planning to build a house in the outer city. , for the residence of hundreds of officials.”
As he said that, the official sneered and pointed at the dilapidated yards around him, "You can still rent out your house for a few bucks now. When the house built by the court is ready, you can see who else will rent it to you." shabby house."
Butcher Hu was shocked when he heard this. He saw that the official didn't look like he was telling lies, and his heart sank involuntarily. The reason why the price of houses in the capital has increased so quickly is besides the fact that a large number of people make a fortune from sea trade. Another important reason is that officials in the capital have to rent houses in outer cities to live.
Because, based on the time of the morning court, if you live outside the city, it will be too late to wait until the city gate opens before entering the city to participate in the morning court. If you fail to attend the morning court on time, you will be given a beating, or you will be dismissed from your official position. This is something that no official wants to encounter. Therefore, even if the price of renting a house in the capital keeps rising, officials in the capital have to grit their teeth and persist. In fact, some people's salaries are simply not enough, and they still need monthly support from their families. Seeing that Butcher Hu was frightened by him, the official let out a deep breath and felt relieved. In the past, others under the roof had to be courteous to Butcher Hu. However, Butcher Hu was always pushing his limits, and it was definitely not the first time that he had been ridiculed like this to hurt his face. In the past, officials had to grit their teeth and endure these.
Now that he was fine, the emperor had solved all his worries at once, allowing him to finally feel that the emperor was someone he could rely on.
The officials were too lazy to talk nonsense with Butcher Hu, so what if they offended him to death? He is no longer afraid of Hu Butcher. The worst he can do is move to the Yamen for a few months, and then he can move directly to a house built by the imperial court.
"Your butcher Hu's house is too expensive, and I can't afford to rent it. But I paid for it this month, and I will live in it until the last day. When that day comes, I will naturally move out. At that time, Butcher Hu, whether you rent your house to someone else, whether it's Liu Guan or Nine Guan, it has nothing to do with me. I won't bother you, Butcher Hu, to see you off and say goodbye."
After speaking, he turned around and suddenly pulled the door hard.
Butcher Hu was rejected for the first time in his own home, but he did not dare to get angry at all. What the official said gave him a bolt from the blue. The three guans of money per month that he used to regard as his main source of income were actually gone?
Although he is still making a living by himself, how could he live so comfortably without these three dollars a month?
Things like this happen all the time in the capital. The difference is that some people are greedy, like Butcher Hu, and they have a very tense relationship with those low-level officials, almost to the point of breaking up. These people simply do not hold the seventh and eighth grades and are not worthy of being officials of the imperial court.
Some people like to get together and relax, and even serve some wine and food to celebrate the officials. And the officials were embarrassed to say that they would no longer rent a house. After all, it would be a long time before the imperial court completed the construction of the house. During this period, they still had no place to stay.
Moving to the Yamen for a few months is indeed a solution. But they also want to save face. Moving to the Yamen always means taking advantage of the Yamen, and they will be gossiped about by their colleagues. No one would choose to do this if they were not forced to do so. Otherwise, can we still wait until today? I'm afraid the Yamen has already been overcrowded.
As soon as the imperial edict was announced, countless officials, big and small, in the capital rushed to their feet with great joy. What they talked about with people all day long was how much salary they could receive next month. Even if they knew the amount clearly with just a little calculation in their mind, they took the trouble to talk about it over and over again. While everyone was talking about their salaries, they were all imagining where the house they would be allocated in a few months would be and what it would look like.
As for the little bit of rice that needs to be repaid, it is not even qualified to appear in the public. No one will care about the little bit of rice that they have lost.
...
After Lao Zhu issued the decree, Han Du eagerly waited in the mansion for Lao Zhu to build a house on his land. But after waiting and waiting, Lao Zhu's order was not received, but Queen Ma came with Han Jingyun.
Queen Ma had not left the palace for several years. This time she came to Han Mansion, which immediately flattered everyone. According to Queen Ma's words, she was accompanying Han Jingyun home to visit his relatives. But I didn’t even think about it. As a queen, did she need to accompany the crown princess home to visit her? Han Du knew without asking that this was just an excuse for Empress Ma to cover up. She was probably using Han Jingyun as an excuse because she had something to say but it was inconvenient to make it public.
After the ceremony, Queen Ma indeed called Han Du to her.
Looking at Queen Ma who was sipping tea with her head down, Han Du stood aside without saying a word, waiting for Queen Ma to speak.
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Queen Ma took a sip and put the teacup down. He looked at Han Du with a smile on his face and asked, "Are you going to get rich again this time?"
"Get rich? What kind of fortune? Why can't you understand the Queen's words? Please give the Queen a clear explanation." Han Du pretended to be crazy and acted like he would not admit it no matter what you say.
Han Jingyun's face was filled with excitement and he stared at his brother with burning eyes.
An Qing stood on Han Du's side, spoke for Han Du, stretched out his hand to squeeze Queen Ma's shoulder, "Mother, if Han Du did something wrong, you just punish him. But if Han Du did not do anything wrong, Queen Mother can’t punish him!”
Queen Ma looked at An Qing's swollen belly, stretched out her hand to hold her hand on her shoulder, and sighed: "Stop pretending. When you were in the palace, you never pressed your mother's shoulder. Now for a Handu, Would you rather give your mother a massage with a pregnant belly? You are about to give birth at this time, so you’d better rest more."
"It's the Queen Mother." An Qing was pulled to sit down by the Queen Mother, with a happy smile on her face, "But Han Du said that moving around more at this time is good for having children."
Queen Ma really didn't know this. She raised her eyebrows and asked Han Du with a stern expression: "What's your point? She is so tired even taking one step at this time. How can she still move more?"
"This, I, Chen..." Han Du couldn't explain that what he said had a scientific basis, so he could only say vaguely: "I saw it in an ancient book."
"Really? Where are the ancient books? Show them to me." Queen Ma heard Han Du's explanation more than once. She knew it was Han Du's excuse and didn't believe it at all.
He looked at Han Du with a smile and said, "You won't say that you also lost this ancient book and can't find it, right?"
Han Du touched his nose in embarrassment. You have said everything, what else can I say? You can only change the subject.
"Your Majesty, I'm here. What are your orders?"
Empress Ma stopped talking around Han Du and asked directly: "How are you going to make money?"
"How much money do you make?" Han Du's eyes were dull, as if he didn't understand what Queen Ma was talking about.
Queen Ma's eyes narrowed and she said in a sharp voice: "You recommended yourself to the emperor and asked the emperor to hand over the construction of the Baiguan Mansion to you. Don't you just want to make money from it?"
Han Du shook his head, spread his hands, and replied innocently: "The reason why I did this is to support His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince submitted a petition to increase his salary. If I did not propose an increase in salary, it would prevent officials from being corrupt, and I also proposed using the residence to support integrity. . If this were not the case, how could the emperor agree to increase the salaries of hundreds of officials?"
Han Du narrowed his eyes and looked at Queen Ma. If Lao Zhu did not agree to increase his salary, it would be a huge blow to Zhu Biao's prestige. Where can it be like now? Zhu Biao is completely supported by all the officials.
