Today, Peking's residential areas have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Land is owned by the state, not just fields, but also land in cities.
This is the "land finance" proposed by Li Xiao to Zhu Yuanzhang.
If a large amount of land is returned to the imperial court, then the land can be sold for money, and the local government can obtain money through land finance to support the development of the local government.
In the prosperous Beiping, because the land has doubled, a large amount of free land has been created. People in the surrounding counties can move freely, and many people have entered the city to buy houses, making the land valuable.
The newly established Planning Department of the Beiping Prefectural Government will plan commercial and residential land and auction it to real estate developers so that they can pay to buy the land and then develop it.
However, in order to maintain the inheritance of culture, Li Xiao did not interfere with how these communities were built.
Instead, let the merchants hire craftsmen to build and design the overall structure.
Just maintain a certain amount of greenery and a unified style.
Therefore, in recent years, large-scale communities have sprung up one after another.
But the style is still ancient.
For example, it has green tiles and white walls, a brick-carved gatehouse, and an Hui-style ink-wash style community.
Or red walls and green tiles, surrounded by mountains and rivers, winding paths, roofs with high ridges and corners, gatehouses with Jiangnan charm, and Su-style architectural communities.
However, the main style of most communities is the symmetrically distributed, auspicious and auspicious courtyard buildings of Beijing style.
The current community is also different from the past. In the past, the large courtyard with four entrances for wealthy families covered an area of several thousand square meters. Such courtyards are no longer seen.
In the residential areas, there are all reduced versions of the courtyards, retaining the architectural style, but there are no large courtyards, which means that the distance between people's wealth is shortening.
All in all, there are almost twenty communities, which have created employment for a large number of migrant workers and craftsmen, and purchased a large amount of bricks and tiles, which has promoted economic prosperity.
This Wangcheng Mansion Community is one of them.
The main style is Beijing style architecture, and there are small courtyards inside.
The courtyard is wide and spacious, with independent houses on four sides. There are red lanterns hanging in front of the gate, vermilion door paint, and small stone lions standing on both sides, giving it a luxurious atmosphere.
Although the area is much smaller than that of a large-scale courtyard house, many people can indeed enjoy such a courtyard house. Unlike in the past, only high-ranking officials and powerful people could live there. It can be said that in the old days, the king Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people.
"This house is so well built, right?"
At this time, Zhang Dahui, who had just heard the news, and his colleagues who were drinking with him heard the news and came to look at the Wangcheng Mansion Community.
There is no concept of off-plan properties at the moment, and Li Xiao is not allowed to sell off-plan properties.
Prevent developers from running away and causing a large number of unfinished properties.
The Wangcheng Mansion Community has been built and everyone can enter and visit freely.
After arriving, they were stunned. The community was neatly planned, with sets of quadrangle courtyards forming a rectangular shape and evenly distributed.
"Although this courtyard house is not big, it should be very comfortable for a family to live in."
A colleague was looking around the outside of the courtyard, looking around enviously.
They are just a group of petty officials. Even in Nanjing, they cannot live in such a good house.
"Go in and take a look?"
"Let's go in and take a look!"
With that said, Zhang Dahui and others randomly selected a set and went in.
After walking in, what comes into view is a spacious central courtyard, with red painted pillars and doors, as well as red cornices, decorated with gray wall tiles.
There is a small pool in the center of the courtyard, with several goldfish swimming leisurely in the pool. The courtyard is surrounded by some green trees and flowers, giving people a fresh and natural atmosphere.
A small table and a few chairs can be placed in the courtyard, where people can enjoy a cup of tea and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the courtyard.
"This house is good. The main house is occupied by my family, the side room is for the elderly, and the lower room can be used by a servant. You can also bask in the sun in the yard on weekdays."
A colleague fell in love with the house immediately.
"It's really good. The location of this community is also good and it's close to the government office."
Another person also said.
"But our officials are all gone, so being close to the Yamen is of no use."
Another person said, when he said this, everyone couldn't help but look at Zhang Dahui. If it weren't for this guy's instigation, they wouldn't have resigned.
"Everyone, look at what I am doing." Zhang Dahui also regretted it very much and said helplessly: "I was also asked to resign by the Vice Minister."
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Feeling depressed, several people had no choice but to walk outside the house.
As luck would have it, I happened to meet Wu Lin, who was proud of the spring breeze and had horse hoof problems.
"Mr. Wu, you have really good taste. The house you chose is close to the lake, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful."
The speaker was Xiaomei, a salesperson from the real estate department. It is worth mentioning that women in Peiping are now allowed to participate in some jobs.
So some brave women came out to look for jobs.
"Hahaha, not bad, it's your introduction that's better." Wu Lin smiled and said, "Xiaomei, I don't know if you are married or not."
"Sir, my daughter is not married yet."
The salesperson Xiaomei said sweetly.
She came to work in this real estate just to catch a rich husband.
The Wu Lin in front of me is a golden turtle son-in-law. He is still a fifth-grade court official before marriage, and now they have divided a house. What woman wouldn't want to do that?
"What do you think of me?"
Wu Lin reached out and took Xiaomei's delicate little hand.
"Sir." Xiaomei called out delicately, but did not refuse.
But when he walked to a crowded place, he shook his hand away and said, "Sir, you'd better go to the sales office to sign the contract first. After signing the contract, this yard will be yours."
"Okay, lead the way. I wonder if you are free in the evening. I will treat you to dinner." Wu Lin said hehely.
As the two of them walked away, the voices gradually faded away.
"What a fucking couple!"
Zhang Dahui cursed angrily from behind: "This city of Beiping has been so messed up by Li Xiao. The world is really in decline, the etiquette and music have collapsed, and I don't even know how to write the word "shame"!"
Obviously, Zhang Dahui was sour.
Several other people were even more upset. They had an apartment in Peiping, and they were very good at picking up girls.
"How about we buy a set too? If it's too late, we won't have a good seat!"
One of my colleagues was tempted. He wanted to pay a deposit first, then go to Nanjing to sell his ancestral home and buy one here. After all, the houses here still have room for appreciation, and there is no guarantee that he can make a fortune.
"Go and see, let's go!"
Several other people walked towards the sales office.
Several people went to the sales office and found a large sand table with the locations of sets of yards marked on it. There were almost five or six hundred sets of yards, half of which were marked in red. They must have been bought by others. If you don't buy them, , there is really no good location.
“How much does this house cost??”
One of them hurriedly asked a woman, and found out that this woman had a peach-shaped face and was extremely good-looking. If only she could be like Wu Lin.
Thinking of this, this person couldn't help but have wild thoughts.
The saleswoman said: "Hello, sir, we have a good location and beautiful scenery. They are decorated in a style designed by famous craftsmen. The house prices start at 2,000 taels of silver."
"Two thousand taels of silver?" Several people were stunned.
The saleswoman nodded with a smile and said: "Two thousand taels of silver was the original selling price, but it is no longer for sale. It was packaged and bought by the court as a welfare house. Do you have the documents issued by the court? You can choose a house directly. "
"this"
Several people regretted it even more now.
I have missed two thousand taels of silver in my relationship! !
Even if we can't part with it, if we sell it, it will be two thousand taels! ! !
"Why"
Zhang Dahui sighed and completely regretted it.
But he had no choice but to drag a few people towards the door to avoid being laughed at. He found that there were many colleagues here who were choosing rooms, and they looked at them with a hint of joking in their eyes.
"Hey, isn't that Duan Xingsheng? Didn't he also resign? Why did he sign the contract there?" Among the colleagues, a sharp-eyed person saw Duan Xingsheng.
They knew about this Xingsheng, who was originally a sixth-rank junior official in charge of the Ministry of Punishment.
During that wave of resignations, I also resigned.
"Yes. Didn't he resign? Why is he still signing the contract?"
Seeing this, Zhang Dahui and others were waiting at the door.
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Duan Xingsheng took a deep breath after signing the contract, and a stone fell from his heart.
Then, endless joy surged into his cheeks.
Yes, he also resigned, but as soon as he found out about the room allocation, he regretted it, extremely regretful.
So he went to the Ministry of Personnel to try to get reinstated as an official, but was rejected.
Helpless, he searched for connections in many ways and found Prince Zhu Gaochi to plead for mercy.
Zhu Gaochi found that the Ministry of Punishment was indeed short of manpower, so he was reinstated, but his grade dropped one level, but it didn't matter, as long as he could be assigned a room.
The housing allocation is also based on grade. The higher the grade, the larger the house and the better the location, but it is not too different. The starting price of the houses here is two thousand taels of silver.
"Great, great."
After signing the contract, Duan Xingsheng walked out of the sales office door with a smile.
"Duan Xingsheng, didn't you resign? Why did you also get a house?"
As soon as he went out, Zhang Dahui came over and pulled him aside to talk.
"I" Duan Xingsheng hesitated a little, then said after a while: "To be honest, I have been reinstated."
"What!"
Several people present were shocked!
If he can still be reinstated, I'll kill him!
You are so smart!
"How did you get reinstated?" Zhang Da Da asked anxiously.
Duan Xingsheng said helplessly: "I found the prince's way."
"You're shameless!" Zhang Dahui became anxious when he heard this. He didn't have the way to be a prince, but he was envious and jealous, so he had to curse: "We agreed to resign together, why did you secretly go back and reinstate yourself? What do you think of the big guys? you."
In fact, Zhang Dahui is still a little dissatisfied.
We all work together and have some small friendships.
You said so early that you could share a room, but now we know that, my dear, you just wanted to occupy the house secretly, right?
Duan Xingsheng said angrily: "Okay, okay, you are noble, I still have the elder and the younger."
However, thinking that he had already been assigned a house, he mentioned it one more time: "Colleagues, I have a message for you. Your information is too ill-informed. Go and find a solution quickly. There is already a long queue at the entrance of the official department. It’s too late and the houses are divided, so go ahead and cry.”
After saying that, he walked away with a smile and hummed a little tune.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
A colleague said: "So many people are queuing up to be reinstated. Why haven't I heard anything about it?"
Another person said: "Nonsense, those who know are hiding it, lest there are too many people and they can't be reinstated. This Duan Xingsheng only told us after he got the house."
"Shameless! Old thieves! A bunch of losers!" Zhang Dahui scolded.
"Stop scolding and go to the official department to have a look."
Several other people had already run away as fast as they could.
"Hey, you guys, wait for me."
In the blink of an eye, several people ran away.
Zhang Dahui had no choice but to chase after him in a hurry.
An hour later.
Several people rushed to the door of the official office.
It was really a sea of people, just like what Duan Xingsheng said, there was a long queue.
These people are officials who have resigned and now want to come back.
"Hey, hey, don't cut in line."
Zhang Da met an acquaintance and wanted to get in front, but was immediately shouted back by a group of people.
After all, if you choose one house and the other is less, God knows if you still have a share in front of you. Who wants to let others step in front of you?
Reluctantly, Zhang Dahui and the others had no choice but to line up at the back.
"Colleague, what's the situation? Can I be reinstated in this queue?"
Zhang Dahui asked the person in front.
The person in front replied: "Don't ask me, I don't know either. I found out there was a queue as soon as I came, so I just stood in line, and the people in front didn't know either."
"oh"
Not knowing what was going on, Zhang Dahui and the others had no choice but to line up.
Good guy, Zhang Hui discovered that they were not the last to hear the news, there were others even slower.
The queue had been queuing for a whole day, and many people came one after another from behind him, also queuing up.
The queue was getting longer and longer, but there was no sign of progress, which made people anxious.
In the evening, the official office of the Ministry of Personnel was dismissed, and the officials inside came out one after another, including Lu Zhen, the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs.
As soon as they saw the minister come out, the people in line shouted.
"Master Shangshu, can we be reinstated?"
"Please, Lord Shangshu, please reinstate us. Isn't this court short of people to work for?"
"Yes, we have been queuing for a whole day, please give us an explanation."
These people in line shouted.
"Who asked you to line up? It's useless."
Lu Zhen waved his hand and said: "Everyone, go back. No one has said that they can be reinstated. Everyone, go back."
With that said, he left without looking back.
The words fell.
Everyone was shocked, feeling that they were waiting in line here in vain.
After asking each other, they found the reason.
It turned out that it was just a few people at the front of the line who wanted to be reinstated and were waiting outside the door. As a result, people coming from behind thought they were waiting in line, so they lined up one after another.
This is a bit embarrassing.
After everyone discussed it, we found that someone had obviously been reinstated.
Do you think the two of you still want to have a relationship?
Soon, all the officials from the Ministry of Personnel left, and the remaining people were still confused.
Gradually, part of the team left.
This group of people is somewhat related.
He planned to go to the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, or to the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu, or to officials close to the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty, such as Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and others.
Those who have nothing to do with it are unwilling to accept it and continue to wait where they are.
This wait is just one night.
People who are looking for relationships are looking for relationships on their own.
That night.
The threshold of Yang Shiqi and others' mansion was breached.
"Master Yang, we are old acquaintances. Please help me and ask for a favor from the Imperial Master."
"Yes, Mr. Yang, please help me, please accept this kindness."
"My third uncle's grandson was once your student. You must help me with this."
Many officials who were familiar with Yang Shiqi approached Yang Shiqi.
It was useless for them to go directly to the National Master, they could only settle for the next best thing.
"I remember that you also called me a lackey of the national master."
Yang Shiqi chuckled, closed the door, and refused to see the guests.
Officials: "I was wrong. You are not a running dog. We are running dogs. Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang, please open the door."
In addition to Yang Shiqi, Lu Zhen, Yang Rong and others are also in the same situation.
Especially Zhu Gaochi, it is best to talk. Many people have used various connections to find Zhu Gaochi, but Zhu Gaochi is also a little annoyed and the door is closed.
In short, everyone was rejected.
So the next day, everyone was blocked in front of the official office.
Soon, they heard even more shocking news! ! !
The salaries of all court officials have been increased!
Because originally the officials of Beiping Prefecture were paid their salaries according to the standards of Beiping Prefecture.
After the capital was moved, central court officials were still paid according to the salary of Nanjing.
There is a big gap in this.
Originally serving as officials of the Beiping Prefecture in the special zone, their overall salaries were already very high.
The salary of a fifth-rank magistrate and a magistrate is three hundred taels, which is equivalent to the salary of a second-rank official of the central court!
The salary of a fourth-grade prefect is five hundred taels per year, which is equivalent to the salary of a first-grade official of the central court.
During holidays on weekdays, various benefits are distributed.
For example, things like white sugar, brown sugar, grain and oil stamps, and supermarket tickets.
Originally under two different systems, I haven’t remembered the changes yet.
The salary level and treatment of officials in Beiping Prefecture are generally two levels higher than the salary level of central officials in the imperial court!
But now, it’s fully unified! ! !
The salaries of the central officials of the imperial court have been on par with the salaries of the original officials of the Beiping Prefecture.
In other words, the overall salary has tripled!
The original salary of a first-grade official was 500 taels, but now it has become 1500 taels!
The salaries of officials of all ranks have been comprehensively improved, bringing them closer to those of officials in the Peking Special Economic Zone.
Oh, by the way, now that the capital has been moved, there is no such thing as a special zone. It means that the capital city has become a special zone!
The treatment of officials in the entire capital is much higher than that of officials in other regions!
This news is so shocking!
Those who resigned now have regrets in their intestines.
"Please, Mr. Lu, please be kind and let us go back."
"I'm kowtowing to you!! I have an elder and a younger one, and my whole family has to rely on me to support them."
"Lord Lu, for the sake of our past colleagues, please reinstate us."
Early in the morning, as soon as Lu Zhen went to the Yamen, he was surrounded by a group of people. Their eyes were so fiery that they almost swallowed Lu Zhen alive.
"Guard, guard." Lu Zhen shouted, and the guard rushed over and pushed back the crowd before he entered the Yamen to work.
And this group of people were not discouraged, sitting one by one in front of the official office.
He has a posture that moves heaven and earth.
To the south of the palace is the "T"-shaped front yard enclosed and enclosed by a red wall, which is the palace square in the imperial city.
A gate with three holes is built on each of the three ends of the "T" shaped square, with the Chang'an left gate in the east and the Chang'an right gate in the west.
Between Tiananmen and Daqingmen is the central imperial road paved with stone slabs for the emperor to enter and exit.
Along the two sides of the central royal road, there is a thousand-step corridor with a length of 700 steps from the eaves to the ridge. Outside the thousand-step corridor, a vermilion palace wall with a height of more than 6 meters is built.
Concentrated on both sides of the wall are the country's power centers, the central government offices.
The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Zongren Mansion, the Qintian Supervisor and other official offices.
This group of people is waiting in this Thousand Steps Corridor.
By noon, everyone was hungry.
In order to prevent these officials from starving to death, Lu Zhen specifically allowed street vendors to enter Zhengyangmen and come to Qianbu Corridor to sell food.
So, one by one, hawkers looked for business opportunities, pushing small carts in, selling iron lunch boxes, which were kept warm with a stove and iron lunch boxes placed inside.
There is rice and vegetables in the iron lunch box.
Usually three meat dishes and one vegetable dish.
Shredded pork with potatoes, sliced eggplant, twice-cooked pork with chili, and stir-fried vegetables.
"An iron lunch box, fifty cents a piece."
The vendors were hawking, and the aroma came from the iron lunch boxes in the carts.
"Give me one."
"I'll have one too."
"I want one!"
Officials rushed over and paid for food.
Several carts of iron box lunches were sold out, and the sales were extremely good.
The officials' mouths were full of oil when they ate. Despite the ugly appearance of this iron lunch box, it tasted really good, with lots of meat, large portions, enough oil and water, and the price was affordable!
This is just a box lunch for ordinary people.
The ingredients inside are already something you can’t enjoy elsewhere.
Especially the fried pork with chili pepper, which can only be eaten in Peiping. People who eat it are sweating profusely and screaming with joy.
This is why these officials resigned and were unwilling to return to Nanjing.
Soon, two days passed.
It also rained during this period, drenching these officials to the point of drowning. Some even caught wind and cold and had constant runny noses.
But it doesn't matter, there is also a doctor who comes to prescribe medicine, and the medicine cures the disease.
I have to say that this group of people are really very stamina, no one left, and many people joined one after another during the period.
That is to say, because no one is leaving, no one is willing to leave. If God is merciful one day and he is gone, wouldn’t he suffer a big loss? ?
When the time comes, when you see others getting high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and then allocating houses, and you have nothing, why don’t you find a river and jump into it?
During this period, they watched other officials passing by to attend court or go to work.
As he walked, he smiled and glanced over from time to time.
These people have been allocated rooms, received extra salaries, and now have the same resting time as in Peking, working from nine to five, not to mention how comfortable it is.
As a result, the eyes of these people who resigned and waited were filled with envy. How often had they been like this too?
"Aqiu." Zhang Dahui sneezed.
A colleague on the side said, "Brother Zhang, I think you have caught the cold, so you should go back and rest."
"Go, go, I won't go back. What if I just leave? Your Majesty, have mercy. I've been waiting in vain these days!"
Zhang Dahui said angrily.
He was sitting in the corridor, his hair was disheveled, he hadn't washed in a few days, his face was shiny, and he was particularly funny.
The colleague laughed and said: "At first you said that a good horse will never turn back to eat grass. Look at you, now you are eager to eat this grass."
Zhang Dahui said: "You know nothing, this is a prodigal son who can't exchange for gold!"
"Okay, okay." A group of people laughed and said, "What a prodigal son, he will never be replaced by gold! I think the Holy Spirit will be moved by your spirit sooner or later."
As soon as the words fell, more people laughed.
It seems that you are laughing at others, but you are also laughing at yourself.
While they were talking and laughing, Lu Zhen suddenly walked out, put his hands on his hips and said, "Do you all want to come back and continue to serve?"
The words just fell.
Countless people stood up hungrily.
Could it be that the Holy Spirit wants to show mercy? ?
They looked at Lu Zhen expectantly and said:
"Yes Yes Yes!"
"Lord Lu, can we be reinstated?"
"Master Lu is a good man, a good man!"
Everyone's eyes were hotter than fire. In their eyes, Lu Zhen, the Minister of Personnel, was a piece of cake.
Lu Zhen put his hands on his hips and said with a smile: "It's still early, it still depends on your performance. Fill out the form first, and then someone will come and hand out the reinstatement application form."
Afterwards, several officials from the Ministry of Personnel took out the forms and distributed them.
"Give me, give me one."
“Don’t crowd, there’s something for everyone!”
After a scramble, the officials from the official department handed out the forms to everyone, and then returned to the Yamen.
Everyone carefully held the form and found an open place to check it.
"Great, there's a chance!"
Zhang Dahui and others also found an open place, which was not too dirty, and sat cross-legged on the ground to look at the forms in their hands.
It contains information such as name, original official position, age, length of service, etc.
There are three questions in the middle, and there is a blank space for writing, which reads:
[1. What do you think of the national policy of canceling the imperial examination? 】
[2. Tell me about your outstanding performance during your tenure? 】
[3. If you are reinstated, will you be able to implement national policies and actively implement the tasks assigned by your superiors? 】
Zhang Dahui took a look and found that the content filled in this form should be the key to determining whether he can be reinstated!
Very good! Very good!
Finally got a chance to get reinstated!
I will never be impulsive again.
"Who has a pen?" Zhang Da Da asked.
"No, you didn't bring it with you?" said a colleague.
Zhang Dahui gave him a kick and scolded him: "Go and buy it quickly! Buy a set of pens and ink for each person, go and buy it quickly!"
The colleague said: "Why me?"
Zhang Dahui glared at him: "After reinstatement, will you still be working under me?"
"Yes Yes Yes"
Just as it is said that the first level of officialdom kills someone, that person immediately ran outside to find a store to buy pen and ink.
Not long after, several sets of pens and ink were brought back. Several people studied the ink on the spot and began to fill out forms while lying on the ground.
[1. What do you think of the national policy of canceling the imperial examination? 】
Zhang Dahui looked at the first question, thought about it, and started to fill it out.
He wrote on it: [It’s okay, there are pros and cons to canceling the imperial examination this time. I think there are three pros and three cons, and one is good.]
Zhang Dahui was writing when he suddenly paused. He wanted to see how his colleagues wrote, so he turned around and took a look.
Good guy, the colleague wrote in the margin:
[This is a good strategy for the ages! What a grand event! It benefits the country and the people and should be strongly supported for the following reasons: First, we have solved the eternal problem of recruiting talents and used a more appropriate method]
"Bitch thief!!!" Zhang Dahui couldn't help but curse.
I wrote "fair" on my own, but this guy just wrote "good advice through the ages"!
You resigned because of this matter. What a thief!
After Zhang Dahui finished cursing, he ran to the official office and begged:
"Can you give me a new form? I accidentally filled it out incorrectly just now. Thank you so much! Thank you so much! I won't do this next time. I promise I won't write it wrong next time."
Zhang Dahui took the new form and began to fill it out again:
[Canceling the imperial examination is an eternally good policy! There are ten major advantages, one is, the other is, and the third is]
He directly upgraded the cancellation of the imperial examination from a good policy through the ages to a good policy through the ages, and gave ten good reasons.
Look, this is a Confucian scholar, with a hard pen and a soft waist.
They can find out the disadvantages of the imperial examination, and they can also find out the advantages of canceling the imperial examination. Their pen and ink skills can turn the facts upside down and write the dead into the living.
There are differences before and after that lead to all this.
After all, there is only two words: profit!
Li Xiao also grasped this point and played with people's hearts a little.
Of course, not everyone can give up for three buckets of rice.
For example, Xie Jin had a literary character, and when he saw that the officials were getting better and better, he seemed to be brewing a bigger wave of unrest.
(End of chapter)
