In the Wei Palace, almost on the fifth day of every month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will distribute salaries to the concubines, princes, and concubines living in the palace.
In principle, it is collected once a month. After receiving it, it will be recorded in your own account book.
There are many princes, concubines, and concubines in the palace. In order to avoid errors when receiving the gifts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send someone to notify them in advance before distributing them, and determine the approximate time with everyone.
Zhao Hongming responded casually: "I will go there before tomorrow."
"This servant will reply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately and ask them to prepare for His Highness."
There are not many trustworthy people around Zhao Hongming now, and he has always received these salaries by himself.
So far, his monthly salary has been paid according to the basic standards of a prince, and it has not changed for many years.
Too little.
I just need to buy some medicine to replenish qi and blood right now. Although the overall salary is not much, it is better than nothing.
The next day, early in the morning.
Zhao Hongming went to the study room as usual and listened to the saint's teachings with many princes and princesses.
Before the class officially started, Zhao Hongming found that Princess Wuyin, who had rarely communicated with her in the past, was sobbing with her head buried in her head, and there were other empresses beside her who were whispering comfort.
Zhao Hongming asked curiously: "What's wrong with Princess Wuyin?"
The eighth prince Zhao Hongguang on the side said with a rather complicated mood: "I heard my mother-in-law mentioned that Princess Wuyin was given a marriage to the son of an elder of the Zhengyi clan. It won't be long before the marriage is completed and she leaves the palace."
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Hongming remained silent.
He remembered that Palace Master Wuyin was now sixteen years old, the age of youth and brilliance.
Perhaps among the people, there are many girls her age or even younger getting married.
But among the nobles of the Wei Dynasty, the common age for getting married was around eighteen years old.
The main reason for this situation is that the living conditions of the nobles of the Wei Dynasty are better, and they generally practice martial arts, so their life span is longer than that of ordinary people.
They realize that the rate of dystocia is related to the sooner or later they get married, so women will delay their marriage by two to three years.
Zhao Hongming is very concerned about this.
Princess Wuyin was one of the most beloved princesses of Emperor Jian'an. Why was it so urgent to get her married before she turned eighteen?
He currently knows very little information and cannot find out what Emperor Jian'an was thinking.
But I had a vague feeling in my heart that something must have happened.
And there is a high probability that it is a bad thing and will have a negative impact on Da Wei.
Emperor Jian'an was making plans in advance.
Historically, the Zhengyi Sect in the Wei Kingdom had inextricable ties with the royal family Zhao.
But the Zhengyi Sect is a martial arts force, which is very different from the secular forces like the Zhao family of Wei State.
Since Emperor Jian'an ascended the throne, communication has not been as frequent as in the past.
It seems that there are fewer and fewer disciples of the Zhengyi sect serving as officials in the Wei Dynasty.
Now Emperor Jian'an is eager to have a political marriage with Zhengyimen.
This is worth considering.
I don't know why, but this made Zhao Hongming suddenly feel a sense of urgency.
"Fifth brother, I asked my mother to get another one for you." Zhao Hongguang on the side took out a white wish stone and said with a smile.
"Fourth brother gave you a marrow-cleansing pill last time. Fifth brother, you said you wanted me to give it to you again, so I just remembered it. Is that enough loyalty?"
Zhao Hongming said helplessly: "I thought I said it casually, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously."
"We are all brothers, and we should care for each other." The eighth prince Zhao Hongguang moved closer to Zhao Hongming and expressed some of his thoughts.
"Actually, that's what I think. Based on my performance, my father will definitely not pass the throne to me, and I will most likely not stay in Daliang in the future."
"And Yongzhou, where my mother-in-law's natal family is located, is already the fiefdom of King Yong, so when the fifth brother comes out and becomes the queen, I will ask my father to divide me around your fiefdom."
"If anything happens to me, fifth brother, don't forget today's friendship and support your eighth brother in time!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongming couldn't help but laugh.
He didn't expect that his eighth brother would actually have this idea and his plans were far-reaching.
"Don't laugh, I'm serious."
Zhao Hongming accepted the wish stone from the eighth prince Zhao Hongguang and nodded to his request on the spot.
It's still too early for him to step out and be crowned king. We'll talk about the rest later.
Let’s take advantage of it first.
After finishing the day's chores, Zhao Hongming went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect his salary for this month.
This feeling is similar to when I was receiving salary all my life.
However, Zhao Hongming did not have any expectations.
For several years, the salary he received was fixed, and he could list the specific categories and quantities.
After arriving at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhao Hongming went directly to Guangchusi to explain his purpose.
The assistant doctor of Guangzhou Division had already made preparations and presented the registered book to Zhao Hongming, asking him to verify the specific number.
If there are no problems, Zhao Hongming can just sign it, and someone will send it to his residence later.
Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for him to take the silk, tea, and food with him.
While checking, Zhao Hongming accidentally discovered that there was an extra fifty taels of silver in his monthly salary.
He wondered: "Why is there an extra fifty taels this month?"
"Back to Your Highness, Your Majesty made this special addition for Your Highness a few days ago. From now on, the monthly salary will be like this."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongming frowned slightly.
He didn't think that Emperor Jian'an had ignored him for so many years, and suddenly he had a sudden change of heart and cared about his son again.
Zhao Hongming looked down at the doctor, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Mr. Qin, is there something hidden in this?"
The waiter is full of righteousness, and his energy is flowing like a sea. It can be seen that he is a powerful martial artist, at least one who understands the Aperture Realm.
He was not afraid of the royal power and said with deep meaning: "Your Highness might as well walk around with Eunuch Feng more in the future."
What the other party said was very cryptic.
But Zhao Hongming thought about it and got a rough idea of the actual situation.
It seemed that he had left a good impression in Feng Dabao's eyes before, and Emperor Jian'an had a few good words for him.
Emperor Jian'an, 'Longyan Dayue', gave him an extra monthly salary.
As for walking more with Feng Dabao, he thought it would be a bit difficult.
As a palm eunuch, he sometimes has more power than princes like them.
What's more, he is still a martial artist with perfect innate talent and is cultivating his courage.
Even if a transparent prince like him came to visit, it would probably be useless.
If you want others to take you seriously, you must first accumulate enough capital, otherwise there will be no value for mutual use at all.
Why should people support you for no reason?
Blacksmith need its own hardware.
Zhao Hongming, who has lived in two generations, knows this very well.
After settling the salary matters at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhao Hongming returned to his residence without stopping and called his personal bodyguard Chang Wubing.
Chang Wubing cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness."
Zhao Hongming said straight to the point: "There is something I need you to do for me."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"You are leaving the palace now to buy some supplements for me, preferably to replenish martial arts energy. Remember, keep it secret and don't let anyone know that I am buying it."
Chang Wubing didn't ask any further questions and agreed on the spot: "Yes."
Zhao Hongming threw a money bag over and said, "There are a total of three hundred taels of silver notes here, so I bought them all."
Chang Wuyi was slightly surprised.
He knew that Zhao Hongming's monthly salary only included twenty taels of silver.
This is the basic standard for all Wei princes.
But other princes have the support of their mothers and concubines. Even if they only have these, they will not worry about external things such as money every month.
But the fifth prince Zhao Hongming was different.
He really only has these every month, so it’s not easy to take them out all at once.
Although there are not many places to spend money in the palace, once you leave the palace and become a king, this money is not as important as usual.
This money must be used for building a house, celebrating new years, repairing a house, eating and drinking, and cultivating people.
Nothing is possible without money.
However, Chang Wubing was devoted to his duties and kept in mind the principles that Concubine Shu taught him back then: listen more, see more, do more and talk less.
Keep all your doubts in your stomach.
"Did you remember everything I said?"
Chang Wubing took the money bag, cupped his fists and said, "I will remember this."
"Go and come back quickly."
Chang Wubing clasped his fists and retreated silently, turning into an afterimage and disappearing from Zhao Hongming's sight.
"Wang Bao, I have to prepare to practice. Except for Chang Wubing's return, please don't disturb me unless there is anything else important."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Zhao Hongming returned to the bedroom and took out two wish stones.
He sat cross-legged and looked at the two white stones in his hands, which were only about the size of soybeans. They were crystal clear and had a hazy halo if you looked carefully.
Although the stone is not big, it is said that it is the result of the faith of a thousand people in one month.
He closed his eyes and thought carefully about the refining method of the wish stone that he had collected in the past few days.
After confirming again and again that there was no problem, he swallowed a soybean-sized piece into his belly.
Start refining.
