When Zhang Yue was on duty at the ceremonial court, he also did some things.
Although Zhang Yue's qualifications are the least among the four magistrates, he has three things to do as a new official. If some things are not done, the officials below will have the intention of neglecting and despising the superior officials.
Even though the yamen has a small number of people, it is easy to manage. The temple is full of demons, but Chi Qian is full of bastards.
Although it is a small yamen, the internal struggles and cliques are no less than those of a large yamen.
But how to do it?
This also needs to be considered, and large ones cannot be moved. After all, if a large-scale change is made, it will easily cause the displeasure of Chen Jian and other officials.
Therefore, Zhang Yue did some inconspicuous things.
The first thing is the issue of water for the Yamen. On weekdays, Taichang Liyuan uses well water or river water.
Eating this kind of water can easily cause stomach upset.
Zhang Yue was at home, and Seventeen Mothers hired people to carry water from the upper reaches of the Jinshui River outside the city to their homes for drinking. There are many industries in Bianjing, and many high-ranking families hire people to carry water from outside the city in order to get good water.
It is quite expensive to bring such a bucket to your home. You definitely can't use this method in Ya Neili.
There is a stove containing water next to the public stove in the Liyuan. Zhang Yue and other officials can drink boiled water from the public stove, but the official and the officials' entourage cannot, and can only drink cold well water and river water.
Zhang Yue then planned to build a tea room.
But for the Liyuan with limited money, the daily charcoal money spent in the tea room is really a big expense, because after all, there is no charcoal in Kaifeng City, and everything has to be sold by the vendors who come into the city to sell charcoal. Purchase here.
On weekdays, cooking is okay, but in spring and winter, the price of charcoal rises sharply. Every year during the winter, poor families cannot afford charcoal, and their elderly people freeze to death at home.
Therefore, it is somewhat taken for granted that boiling water was popularized in cities and towns in ancient times.
Even the Liyuan does not have it. After all, the Liyuan is not a large courtyard.
There are only twenty or thirty people, the money of the minister is only more than a hundred guan, and the total expenses, including all expenses, are only 2,000 guan. If you pay more for tea and water every day, the expenses of more than a hundred guan a year are really unaffordable.
Zhang Yue also remembered that a copper vat could filter water, but it could not be done because copper easily rusts when exposed to water.
Later, the public servant suggested using alum to filter the water, but Zhang Yue rejected it without thinking.
Zhang Yue finally used the old man's method and dug three pools in the back hall of the ceremonial courtyard. One pool was paved with charcoal, the other was paved with fine sand, and the last pool was used for sedimentation. The water was diverted from one pool to the other. The pool is heavily filtered.
When Zhang Yue reported the matter to Chen Jian, he didn't pay much attention, thinking that he didn't need to worry about these trivial matters. Even if Zhang Yue resorted to digging pools for corruption, he wouldn't be able to get much money.
So Zhang Yue took out a dozen ministerial coins to dig a pond in the back hall of the ceremonial courtyard.
At first, some people questioned and objected, but after the filter tank was built, Chen Jian, Yan Chengyu, and Lu Xiaqing, who were the chiefs of the ceremony, all said that the water was sweet and sweet, much better than before, and it could also be used to make tea.
The gentlemen can all drink good water, and they are very grateful to Zhang Yue. Although these are just small benefits, they will make the public think of you to a higher level.
Chen Jian saw that over the past three months, Zhang Yue had written all the etiquette details in detail, worshiped the temple, planned and determined all the details in advance, and transferred official documents from various yamen very appropriately, so he appointed Zhang Yue as the host of the Liyuan. .
The principal is responsible for any text issued by the Provincial Department on weekdays, and can withdraw an additional three thousand dollars from the Yamen every month.
Another advantage of becoming a principal is that if you have served in the Liyuan for three years and have no major faults, you can submit your letters to the Yushitai for examination.
If you pass the exam, you can be promoted to a full-time position, which means that you can change your position to a full-time position. If you don't want to work in the Liyuan, you can also transfer to other official positions at the same level.
As a host, you can save a year of work.
In any case, after working as an official in the Liyuan for three months, Zhang Yue received unanimous praise from everyone.
This happened in May.
Da Zongzhengsi said that Zhao Zongshi, the general of Youwei and the training envoy of Yuezhou regiment, once again handed over the post of Taizhou defense envoy to the emperor. This matter was reported to the emperor by Zhizong Zhengshi.
The world issued an edict not to allow it.
The matter of the reserve once again became the focus of discussion among court officials.
At this moment, in Prince Pu's Mansion, Dr. Cheng was diagnosing the pulses of Zhao Zongshi and Jun Jun Gao Taotao respectively.
After the diagnosis, Dr. Cheng said: "The Junjun's condition is fine. He just has a slight cold. As for the group training, he has improved a lot. It's just that he thinks too much on weekdays. If he works hard and calms down, his condition will gradually improve."
Zhao Zongshi was very happy after hearing this and said: "Thank you, Doctor Cheng. I really liked the three-character poem copybook you gave me before, and I haven't thanked you yet."
Doctor Cheng said: "The villain is trained in a regiment, and the prince is very kind and virtuous. The copybook is just a piece of work, how can it be said?"
Gao Tao said: "Mr. Cheng, I have something to bother you about. My son likes calligraphy very much and has worshiped several gentlemen, but he has been unable to get started."
"This Zhang Zhuangyuan who wrote the Three-Character Classic is not only good at writing, but his calligraphy is also at the top of his game. Even the officials praised him. Do you think there is a way for him to teach children's calligraphy?"
When Zhao Zongshi heard what Gao Taotao said, he couldn't help but said: "How could Zhang Zhuangyuan, as a court official, easily make friends with our clan? Don't even think about it."
Gao Tao said: "I know, but I see that my son likes calligraphy very much. It's rare that the number one scholar is in the capital again. You said that the number one scholar is only eighteen years old, but he can write well at such an age. If you let him teach me, My son, that would be great."
Zhao Zongshi shook his head and said: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate."
Zhao Zongshi knew what Gao Taotao meant. Both the officials and the queen were very fond of calligraphy.
Zhao Zongshi and Gao Taotao had practiced calligraphy hard since he was a child. Now Gao Taotao asked his eldest son Zhong Zhen to learn calligraphy, in order to win the favor of Empress Cao and increase his possibility of establishing a heirloom in a roundabout way.
However, Zhao Zongshi believed that an official like Zhang Yue would cherish feathers and would not agree to the request.
But Cheng Langzhong kept it in his heart.
On this schedule, the doctor went home to tidy up, prepared generous gifts and then went to Zhang Yue's house.
Zhang Yue owed Dr. Cheng a favor when he bought the house. When he saw him visiting today and bringing generous gifts, he guessed that this man most likely wanted something from him.
Zhang Yue waited for Mr. Cheng to speak. As expected, Mr. Cheng chatted about the weather for a while and said to Zhang Yue: "My old friend has a son who admires the calligraphy of Duke Zhuang Yuan. Is it possible to become a disciple of Duke Zhuang Yuan?"
As expected, Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Is this why the doctor is here today?"
Cheng Langzhong said: "That's right. I asked before I came here. A few years ago, someone studied calligraphy under Cai Junmo, and he was paid five hundred guan a year. But this person is the son of an old friend of mine, and I owe him a fortune. It's a great favor, as long as Duke Zhuangyuan is willing to accept him as his disciple, I'm willing to pay him a thousand guan."
Zhang Yue listened and thought, "Okay."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Mr. Cheng, you are too polite. I wonder who his student is?"
Doctor Cheng said: "He is a son of a merchant family."
Zhang Yue asked suspiciously: "Why are the children of merchants willing to spend so much money to learn calligraphy?"
Cheng Langzhong said: "It was not him who contributed the money, but me who contributed the money. In front of him, the Number One Scholar only said that he was destined to be with him, and he didn't take any money from it."
