When the Zhu family father and son heard this, the smiles on their faces froze again.
Has Zhang Yi started to behave like a crow again?
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang without any trace, trying to make amends for Zhang Yi.
"Brother of the Zhang family, who doesn't want fame and fame? A man should establish his heart for the world, establish his destiny for the people, inherit his unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. Although I was born in a humble way, I still have a heart to help the world and save the people...
And you said that the current emperor is the emperor of the ages. Following this king, I believe I can show my ambition! "
Zhu Biao mentioned the words "one emperor for eternity" again, and Lao Zhu's ugly face relaxed.
Ever since Zhang Yi made his comment about "one emperor through the ages", the emperor was also affected unknowingly.
This is probably Lao Zhu's most popular flattery, bar none.
Seeing that the anger on the emperor's face subsided, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Zhang family brother in front of him was good at everything, but he had a bad mouth.
You say that he has opinions about the emperor. Even the current emperor cannot easily believe his evaluation of Lao Zhu. But if you say that he has a good impression of Lao Zhu, this kid is no less yin and yang than Lao Zhu. No, this is no longer the case. Yin and Yang are combined, this is face-riding output.
If it were anyone else, he would have died several times.
It's a pity that Zhang Yi didn't feel the kindness from Zhu Biao at all.
He chuckled:
"Brother, you have great ambitions, but poetry and distant places are not suitable for people like us. I only care about the current situation! The four lines in Hengqu are used to request people who want to be saints, not ordinary people like us!"
Zhang Yi understood Zhu Biao's desire to gain fame.
The so-called scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, although businessmen have wealth, their status is not as good as that of farmers. Given the lack of respect in politics, it is not surprising that the children of merchant families are motivated to seek fame.
Not only children, but also elders in the family will work hard to get their children to study.
The Ming Dynasty was a very contradictory dynasty. Lao Zhu actually hated merchants more than many emperors.
However, his political suppression of businessmen did not stop the businessmen's children from taking the imperial examination. Now the Enke exam has not been opened, but everyone knows that the imperial examination will be held sooner or later.
Moreover, the current emperor does not seem to mind the children of businessmen taking part in the imperial examinations, and Zhang Yi, as a time traveler, can also confirm that businessmen can take part in the imperial examinations.
Huang's brother has ambitions, and Zhang Yi naturally supports him, but he is also not optimistic about his future. At least in Zhang Yi's mind, he has never heard of a famous official named Huang Mu.
Either this eldest brother's imperial examination journey was not smooth, or... his official career was not smooth and he was lost to everyone!
"If everyone thinks like you, will there be anyone in the world who works for the people?"
Lao Zhu was not happy to hear what he said and couldn't help but interject:
"A man should seek to leave his name in history and be famous for generations to come. What do you, a little Taoist priest, know?"
He really couldn't stand Zhang Yi's attitude. This world belonged to him. If no one wanted to be an official, where would he find someone to serve as his boss?
"You said that the current Holy Emperor will become the emperor of the ages. Naturally, the support of scholars in the world is indispensable. If everyone is like you, the world will be hopeless!"
Zhang Yi didn't buy what Lao Zhu said at all.
He replied:
"I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch!"
"What's the meaning?"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if he chatted more with Zhang Yi, he would immediately become angry.
I just thought Zhang Yi was a lucky star a few days ago, but this lucky star's mouth is too poisonous.
Sure enough, Zhang Yi said:
"I said, even if I want to serve the common people and be loyal to the king, I have to show my own value. Your Majesty may be a good emperor today, but he will definitely not be a good boss. Anyway, the officials of the Ming Dynasty follow my instructions Yeah, whoever wants to take it for granted, I will never take it for granted!"
boss?
Although he didn't understand what this word meant, it didn't prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from roughly guessing what Zhang Yi meant.
His blood was on his head again. Wouldn't this kid make him feel uncomfortable every time he came over?
"What's wrong with the emperor?"
"Stingy!"
Hiss~
Zhu Biao took a breath of cold air. He tried his best to pull Zhang Yi away from the Lord of Hell and towards the underworld, but he couldn't stop him from seeking death.
As expected, Lao Zhu's face was twisted with anger, but he suppressed it with force.
"Although the emperor has not yet established regulations on the annual salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty, according to the provisional regulations, the first-grade official's annual salary does not exceed eighty-nine hundred dan, and the combined monthly salary is seventy-eighty. Five stones...what is this money enough for?"
Lao Zhu replied coldly: "Isn't this money enough? Seventy or eighty shi of grain a month, one acre of fertile land, can only produce one to two shi of grain per mu in a year, and nine hundred shi of grain a year is already considered a Landowners who own four to five hundred acres, what else do they want?”
"Even for a ninth-grade official, five dan per month is not enough to support his family. Among ordinary people, two acres of thin farmland can support a large family. Fifty dan of grain a year, which is also 25 acres of land, is not good? "
Zhang Yi laughed angrily at Zhu Yuanzhang's argument. Uncle Huang was afraid that he would brainwash his son, right?
He replied: "Uncle, this calculation is meaningless. Your calculation is indeed correct. An adult can only eat six kilo rice a year, and the number of children, women and children must be reduced by half. Counting one father, one mother, a pair of children, plus support The elderly at home only consume about twenty dan of food, and there is still plenty left..."
"You dare to be an official for Emperor Zhu just to survive, right? No money for clothes? No money for charcoal for heating in winter? A county magistrate also has to maintain servants and so on. Isn't this money?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's anger was ignited. Isn't this guy trying to make a point?
"Then the emperor wants to match them all with a few beauties? How did the former Yuan Dynasty fail? Is it because the grassroots bureaucrats were corrupt and the people suffered so much? Is it just to get promoted and get rich? If so, what will happen in this new dynasty? What’s the difference from the previous dynasty?”
Zhu Biao was shocked. With his father's palace, he was actually angered by Zhang Yi because of the official salary issue?
Zhang Yi was not angry about Lao Zhu's inexplicable anger, and even found it a bit funny.
A businessman actually took the initiative to defend the emperor?
"Uncle Huang, I studied hard for ten years just to live a miserable life?"
Zhang Yi's soul question further fueled Lao Zhu's anger. This question was the core issue related to ruling the world, and he had to argue with this little bastard.
Zhu Biao was on the side, dripping with cold sweat.
He felt that he had to do something to prevent his furious father from revealing his identity and killing Zhang Yi.
"Xia Chong can't say anything, you are a villain!"
Zhu Yuanzhang has already started ginseng cock. However, Zhang Yi was not angry. Everyone had a standpoint, and he could understand that Zhu Yuanzhang looked down on him from his standpoint.
"Uncle Huang is a sentimental businessman, Zhang Yi admires him!"
Zhang Yi smiled and replied: "I am only seven and a half years old, I am a villain to begin with..."
Looking at his immature face and an expression that was in need of a beating, Lao Zhu took a deep breath and had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Anyway, whoever wants to be an official of the Zhu family can be an official of the Zhu family. In my eyes, even dogs are not worthy of it!"
