After Jiajing surrendered the pressure remaining in the dragon bone, he picked up the mutton-fat jade-like bone in his hand and tasted it carefully.
"This dragon's bone looks like this, and I don't know what it does? Why don't you send it to the imperial kitchen and let them use the bones to make a pot of soup for me?" Jiajing rubbed his chin, thinking about the possible uses of these dragon bones. effect.
Jiajing thought for a long time, but could not think of a suitable use, so he had to put away these dragon bones temporarily.
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Capital City, Yan Mansion.
Yan Shifan couldn't help but feel worried when he looked at Yan Song who was lying on the desk writing furiously.
Ever since my father received the decree from His Majesty, he has been non-stop in recent days. Apart from eating and sleeping, he has been lying on the desk writing furiously all day long, tearing up and tearing up the white paper he prepared at home. Most of the paper was consumed.
"Father, take a rest!" Yan Shifan saw this and comforted him.
"Don't disturb me, it will be finished soon!" Yan Song frowned and said displeased.
After being scolded by his father, Yan Shifan did not dare to speak anymore and could only continue to stand aside, his eyes full of worry.
I don’t know how long it took, but Yan Song took a long breath, put down the brush in his hand, and laughed loudly: "Finally... it's finally done!"
Yan Shifan, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, saw this and quickly came over, wanting to see his father's hard work in recent days.
"The salary increase for officials depends on their rank. The monthly salary for an official of the first rank is increased from the original eighty-seven stone to ninety-five stone. The monthly salary of an official of the ninth rank is increased from the original five stone to twelve stone. stone!"
"Any official who has made outstanding political achievements during his term of office may be granted an additional portion of his salary at the discretion of the court. The additional portion of his salary may be at most one-tenth of the salary that an official of that rank can receive, and shall not exceed that of the superior bureaucrat!"
After Yan Shifan read the salary increase plan for officials formulated by Yan Song, he couldn't help but be a little confused: "Father, I don't understand why the salary increase for low-level officials is so big?"
Yan Song glanced at his son and explained: "Do you think there are more low-level officials or high-level officials?"
"Of course there are many low-level officials...Father, I understand!" After Yan Song mentioned this, Yan Shifan quickly understood the reason.
Those first- and second-grade court officials look down upon this salary. For them, it doesn't matter if it increases more or less!
For those petty officials of the eighth and ninth grades, the salary increase from the court can support their family expenses. Some honest officials can also rely on the court's salary to support their families.
"Father, this method is wonderful!" The more Yan Shifan read, the more he felt it was feasible, as if he had been taught something.
"Why are you still standing here? Go and get someone to bring me a basin of hot water."
"Yes, let's go now, kid!"
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Capital City, Yangxin Hall.
Since the Spirit Gathering Array was built, Jiajing has not been out much, except practicing every day.
Correspondingly, his cultivation speed has made a qualitative leap compared to before! Under the action of the Spirit Gathering Array, all the essences within a hundred miles radius were gathered here, which greatly accelerated Jiajing's cultivation speed. The progress he could achieve in one day of cultivation was equivalent to two days of hard training before.
"Hoo~" Jiajing exhaled a breath of turbid air and exited the cultivation state.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial sent back by Hu Zongxian from the front line." Lu Fang's voice sounded outside the palace.
"Well, come in!" Jiajing sat up from the futon and said calmly.
Then Lu Fang quickly stepped forward and handed Hu Zongxian's memorial to the emperor.
Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang and opened it. He saw that it read: "Your Majesty, all the Japanese pirates in Fujian have been wiped out. From Funing to Zhangquan, the land thousands of miles away has returned to the rule of the Ming Dynasty!"
"In addition, a total of 24.32 million taels of silver, countless grains, grass, cloth, etc. were confiscated from the homes of the gentry and landlords. In addition, the thief Zhang Lian was captured. It is said that he has connections with the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi. I Please hand it over to Jin Yiwei for investigation."
"Okay, okay, I must reward Hu Zongxian!" Jiajing couldn't help but said with joy after reading the contents of the memorial.
"Your Majesty, may I ask if the front is victorious?" Seeing Jiajing so happy, Lu Fang asked softly.
"That's natural. Here, take a look!" After Jiajing said that, he handed over the memorial submitted by Hu Zongxian to Lu Fang.
"Your Majesty, this is really the blessing of our Ming Dynasty! I believe that after this battle, those Japanese pirates will not dare to show up for the time being." Lu Fang read the contents of the memorial, knelt down on the ground, and said solemnly.
"Get up and accompany me to the cabinet. Then we have to discuss how to reward them!" Jiajing said, helping Lu Fang up from the ground.
"Yes, this slave is too excited. That's why..."
"Let's go." Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and said calmly.
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"Your Majesty is here!"
A high-pitched voice sounded outside the cabinet. Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other and couldn't help but sweat. Today was the day when the official salary increase plan was officially submitted to the emperor.
Although the two pavilion elders had repeatedly confirmed before this, there were no mistakes! But when it came time to submit it to the emperor, I still felt a little nervous.
Jiajing walked briskly and led Lu Fang into the cabinet.
"Your Majesty is in a good mood today!" Jiajing's move was quickly caught by the five people in the room. Yan Song and Xu Jie couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
If the emperor is in a good mood, it means that the salary increase plan related to the salary of hundreds of officials will be more likely to be passed.
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
After Jiajing sat down behind the bead curtain, the ministers quickly saluted the emperor.
"Everyone, get up." Jiajing waved his hand, signaling the ministers to get up.
"Your Majesty, the specific matters regarding the salary increase for all officials have been worked out!" After Yan Song said this, he raised the memorial in his hand high above his head. Seeing this, Lu Fang on the side took the memorial from Yan Song and handed it to Jiajing behind the bead curtain.
Jiajing immediately opened the memorial and read it carefully, not missing any detail.
While the emperor was reading the memorial, all the ministers looked nervous, especially Yan Song and Xu Jie. They didn't even dare to breathe for fear of offending the emperor, which would lead to the official salary increase plan. Down the drain.
"Hmm~" After an unknown amount of time, Jiajing closed the memorial and pondered for a long time, tapping the carved dragon head on the dragon chair with his index finger very regularly.
"Your Majesty, are there any errors or omissions in the salary increase plan? Please correct me. I will go and make corrections immediately!"
Seeing that the emperor remained silent for a long time, Yan Song couldn't help but become nervous. He immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
Seeing this, Xu Jie followed Yan Song's steps and knelt on the ground.
"When did I say there was a problem with this salary increase plan? I was just thinking about some problems." Jiajing turned his eyes to Yan Song and said calmly.
"I beg your Majesty's forgiveness for disturbing your majesty's deep thoughts!" Upon seeing this, Yan Song quickly apologized to the emperor.
"That's all, I've approved this salary increase plan!"
"At that time, you will send this salary increase plan to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. After the Supervisor of Ceremonies approves it, if it is correct, let's implement it accordingly!" Jiajing rubbed his hands and then added.
"Your Majesty is wise! I believe that after this law is implemented, all Ming officials will be grateful to Your Majesty!"
Yan Song said it and bowed again.
(End of chapter)
