Those three hairpins were naturally found by Li Ke from the warehouse. I don’t know which girl used them. The material is probably artificial jade or something like that. The carving is beautiful and it definitely couldn’t be made in the Tang Dynasty. It’s not that ancient carvers weren’t great, but there are some things that are difficult to make simply by carving.
Many are directly formed in one piece.
Li Ke had indeed prepared the store for Wei Zheng. The main reason was that as a third-grade official, Wei Zheng's annual salary was 400 shi of lumi, 9 qing of job land, and 38 handymen.
Nine plates of normal food are distributed every day (two liters and two cups of fine rice, eight cups of japonica rice, two liters and four cups of noodles, one and a half liters of wine, quarters of mutton, four cups of sauce, four cups of vinegar, three melons, salt, black soybean, Onions, ginger, sunflowers, leeks, etc. each have their own differences, wood sticks, two cents in spring; three cents and five cents in winter; charcoal (charcoal) three catties in spring and five catties in winter.) It costs about 8 guan per month.
There is also a free working lunch every day. Every year during the Yuan Zheng Festival, silk will be given away, including some gold and silverware, miscellaneous colors, etc. Miscellaneous colors are variegated silk fabrics. Generally, there are problems with dyeing, but in The Miscellaneous Colors of the Tang Dynasty also included different styles of porcelain, which were also part of the Miscellaneous Colors.
Others, such as wives, are given similar things. Others include five different sets of clothes given by the court every year, etc. All in all, it seems to be a lot, but if nothing else, money is needed to support a family. Ah, these things may seem like a lot, but if you are raising a big family, they are really not much at all.
It can be seen from Wei Zheng's life that he is very tight.
But you cannot ask all ministers to live like Wei Zheng, that would not be realistic.
Li Ke must be able to keep up with the relevant welfare benefits. The background of the dynasty is different, so these things will naturally keep up. Otherwise, the power will be too great, and some people will always be unable to resist the temptation.
If we can ensure that they have enough food and clothing without losing face, then these officials will naturally be better able to resist temptation.
Of course, complete avoidance is impossible, and people's desires are endless, but Li Ke doesn't want to force some people with a relatively upright character to take risks because they are too poor.
Every family has its own problems. There are good people who are forced to take risks because of their family circumstances. An official is a pretty good person, but madam, his children complain every year that they are too poor and have nothing at home, etc., year after year, He will feel guilty to some extent and will also be affected. After all, they are his relatives.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
So what should be done must be done. If the court has given enough and still takes risks, then it is time to use a big stick. This kind of thing has been inevitable since ancient times.
The reason why he left Wei Zheng alone was actually to persuade Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng accepted it easily and did not let him persuade him at all. This surprised Li Ke. I didn't brainwash Wei Zheng either. Guy, why did he change here?
Could it be that this is the legendary way of talking to people when you meet them? What the hell are you talking about? Good guy, I always thought you were an upright person, Wei Zheng! I didn't expect you to be anything but straightforward.
Of course, Wei Zheng didn't know what Li Ke was thinking. When the carriage came to pick him up, Wei Zheng naturally got on the carriage and walked to his home. When he came out today, Li Shimin had already said that he would take a rest today.
After returning home, Wei Zheng went to see his wife first, and then handed over the box that Li Ke took out.
Wei Zheng's wife was from the Pei family in Hedong, the same Pei family as Pei Xingjian.
"What is this?" Mrs. Pei asked curiously.
"I bought you a gift." Wei Zheng stroked his beard.
Mrs. Pei was a little stunned, looking at Wei Zheng up and down with a strange face, as if she had seen something incredible.
"What's wrong?" Wei Zheng blushed at the sight, but he still straightened his back and asked confidently.
"Nothing, I'm just curious. Is this the sun rising from the west, or is it the old trees blooming new buds, and it's spring again?" Mrs. Pei couldn't help but tease.
"No way, I haven't owed you this for so many years." Wei Zheng blushed.
"Then you didn't buy this thing, right? You can't afford such a delicate hairpin." Mrs. Pei took one look at him and pointed to the essence of the problem.
"You are right about this. His Highness King Qin gave it to me." Wei Zheng nodded.
"His Royal Highness King Qin?" Mrs. Pei looked at Wei Zheng up and down with some doubts, and then said thoughtfully: "You actually accepted the gift from King Qin? Why?"
"It's nothing. His Highness the King of Qin said that he would give us two shops in the Evernight City of the Tang Dynasty." Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "I also accepted that thing, and naturally I also accepted this hairpin."
"Oh? What's going on here?" Mrs. Pei was curious.
"Actually, it's nothing. I guess His Highness is going to improve the benefits for officials. Although he was the first to tell me about this, I'm definitely not the only one who has it. It's just that I never accept gifts, so he came to me first. I guess. Just trying to convince me." Wei Zheng smiled lightly.
"We really need to improve our welfare. With your little monthly money, even our family can hardly afford it. If I give birth to two more children, one of them will probably starve to death. Look at how long the house in the house has been." It's been renovated." Mrs. Pei rolled her eyes.
"I know, I know, I have wronged you." Wei Zheng smiled, but he didn't care. He knew that his wife was just nagging. Over the years, if he hadn't taken the initiative to bring it up, his wife had never mentioned it once. Complained.
"It's okay, you just have to know what you are doing." Mrs. Pei glared at him, "But after so many years, you can make your own decisions about matters in the court. I suffered a lot at home when I was young, but now I am old and yellow, so I want these It’s of no use anymore.”
"I know, I know, it's not a big problem. His Highness King Qin seems to be reckless, but in fact he always does things without leakage. The court will be very lively in the future. Hey, I won't be so relaxed in the future." Wei Zheng sighed.
"What?" Mrs. Pei was a little surprised.
"In the past, I only had to look for His Majesty's omissions. Now, all the officials in the court have to find trouble for me. These people are much more difficult to deal with than Your Majesty." Wei Zheng sighed.
Mrs. Pei was stunned for a moment, but she didn't say much. She just smiled and said, "Isn't this what you have always wanted to do? So that you don't have to sigh when you come back every day."
Wei Zheng didn't say anything. This thing is not easy, it's a bunch of old foxes, their heads hurt.
It would be great if this matter were so easy. Although Your Majesty said he would discuss the question raised by His Majesty today, with his calm and calm expression, you said that Your Majesty and His Majesty had never discussed this issue before. , who believes it? Obviously, the father and son had been angry for a long time.
