Xie Yangxin was not polite, and immediately bent over in front of the picture to examine it. Everyone put down their wine glasses and quietly waited for him to make a conclusion.
"Authentic!"
Xie Yangxin patiently waited for about a cup of tea, and everyone also waited patiently for a cup of tea.
Until he uttered two words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and cheered in unison.
"Since it is an authentic work, Brother Yan will make a lot of money this time!"
Xie Yangxin said confidently: "I am most familiar with the painting techniques of Gu Kaizhi and Zhang Zeduan. Through analysis of the painting colors, line outlines, seals and inscriptions and other details, this picture is 100% Gu Kaizhi's work."
Yan Wen was so excited that he stood up and handed over his hands to thank him: "Thank you so much, brother, for your appraisal."
Zhu Renxia ordered the woman who was waiting downstairs: "Go get Brother Xie a pair of chopsticks and add some dishes. We want to drink with him."
"okay."
The woman agreed readily, first gave Xie Yangxin a pair of chopsticks, then turned around and got into the kitchen to start cooking.
Xie Yangxin was flattered, sat down next to Yan Wen, and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much, Mayor, for your kindness. I would rather be respectful than obey my orders."
After finishing a glass of wine, Zhu Renxia said straight to the point: "Since Brother Xie has studied calligraphy and painting so deeply, staying in the academy to teach is a bit unfair. Next time you go out to hunt for treasures, you must follow him."
Xie Yangxin accepted the order: "Our Xie family eats the food of Chang'an Town, so we must work for Chang'an Town. As long as the mayor can trust Xie, he will definitely do his best."
Zhu Renxia added: "You are running around outside every day and cannot count your work points, but Chang'an Town will definitely not treat you badly. From now on, you will be paid according to the value of the paintings you purchased."
"Yan Wen will be rewarded twenty taels of silver for acquiring one piece of Luo Shen Fu, and twenty taels of silver for the other four paintings, for a total remuneration of forty taels."
"Chen Zhili will be rewarded with twenty taels, Deng Huaiwen will be rewarded with fifteen taels, and the fifth place will be rewarded with ten taels."
As soon as Zhu Renxia finished speaking, the fifth place person laughed and said: "You still have my bonus? I only spent seven taels of silver to collect the painting, and now you have to reward me with ten taels. Hehe... I'm really embarrassed!"
Jin Zhu seized the opportunity and immediately taunted: "As long as you know, next time you go out, visit less brothels and run more errands for Tianzun."
Yan Wen, Chen Zhili and others were all overjoyed when they heard this, and they all raised their hands to express their thanks.
"Thank you to the mayor for your kindness. We thought it would be enough to give him some supplies, but we didn't expect to receive such a generous reward. Next time we go out, we will make more trips to try to buy more masterpieces for Tianzun."
Xie Yangxin was filled with envy. He could only earn one work point per day teaching in the college, which was only three taels of silver in a month.
Although this remuneration is already a sky-high price, compared with Yan Wen's remuneration of forty taels of silver, it seems not so good!
"I wonder when I will go out to collect paintings next time? I can't wait now!" Xie Yangxin said seriously, half jokingly, while turning the wine glass in her hand.
Zhu Renxia said: "Let the three of them rest at home for ten and a half days. Next time you set off together."
After a pause, he continued: "Now that the income of the people in the village has increased, the salary of you core members should also increase."
"I don't care." Jin Zhu shrugged, "Anyway, if I don't have anything to eat, I'll go to the warehouse to get it."
Jiang Guanjun took a sip of his wine and said, "I'm a single man, and my monthly salary of five taels plus work points can't be used up."
"Everyone listens to me. Only by giving clear rewards and punishments can you convince the public."
Zhu Renxia drank all the wine in the cup and Qiankun said: "The number of people in our Minzhuang camp has now reached one thousand. We have to upgrade to the Minzhuang regiment, with Jiang Guanjun as the leader."
Jiang Guanjun said: "It doesn't matter whether I am the regiment leader or not, but our civilian battalion has now expanded to ten companies, and it is really time to upgrade the organization."
Zhu Renxia said: "From today on, the Yangtze River champion of the Chang'an Town Minzhuang League will have a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver, and there is no need to count work points."
"OK."
Jiang Guanjun no longer refused, he bowed his hands and agreed happily.
"There are two battalions under the Minzhuang Regiment, each battalion oversees five companies. Jin Zhu serves as the commander of the first battalion, and Liu Gongfu serves as the commander of the second battalion."
"good."
Jin Zhu agreed crisply, "Since I have been promoted, let me increase my salary. I don't have any objection to the increase."
"How about fifteen taels a month?"
Zhu Renxia thought about it for a while, but couldn't help but ask Jin Zhu for his opinion.
"Of course, a fifth-grade official only gets one hundred and eighty taels of silver every year." Jin Zhu picked up a chicken foot with chopsticks and ate it while eating.
Zhu Renxia continued: "The company commander earns ten taels of silver per month and does not need to count work points. The platoon leader earns five taels of silver per month and does not need to count work points. The squad leader earns one tael of silver per month and can count work points."
Jiang Guanjun nodded and said, "Okay, I'll keep it in mind. I'll announce it in public tomorrow at the school grounds."
Zhu Renxia continued: "We in Chang'an Town will not emphasize military affairs over civil service. The salary of the backbone of the People's Youth League has been improved, and civil servants should also be treated equally."
"Haha... your fifth brother was defrauded of the monthly salary of twenty taels of silver."
The fifth person shook his folding fan and laughed loudly. Thinking of Zhu Renxia's original promise, he still felt a little worried.
Zhu Renxia was very proud of the fifth place and immediately announced: "From now on, I will give Fifth Brother twenty-five taels of silver every month as compensation. You are the prime minister of our Chang'an Town, and you have everything to do every day. You are the one who worries the most, and you should be the first in the town." Salary."
"Hey...this is my good brother. It's not worth it for me to risk my head by following you!" The fifth person smiled widely, with wrinkles on his face.
Zhu Renxia continued: "Zhao Yun, the member of the town committee, is your deputy. He maintained the normal operation of Chang'an Town when the fifth brother was away. He has worked hard and made great achievements. From now on, he will earn fifteen taels of silver per month."
Everyone agreed: "Zhao Yun has contributed a lot and should be given preferential treatment.
"Others include Mr. Chen Huang, a member of the town committee, Dr. Jin from the medical hall, Mrs. Qin, Xu Youliang from the college, Liu Qiang from the horse breeding bureau, Gao Dabeard from the firearms bureau, Chen Gui from the carpentry bureau, Li Xiang'er from the warehouse bureau, etc. They will be given appropriate salary increases to commend their contributions to our Chang'an Town."
The fifth person raised his glass and said: "I have written down what the mayor said, and I will issue a notice tomorrow."
The banquet dispersed and everyone went home.
The next day.
Drafted by the fifth person, a notice was issued in the name of the Chang'an Town Committee and the Zhuang Committee, making public the instructions issued by Mayor Zhu last night.
The notices were posted on the streets and alleys of Chang'an Town. They could be seen everywhere on the bustling roads in the inner and outer cities. The townspeople started talking after reading them.
"Captain Jiang has worked hard and achieved great results. He is responsible for training more than a thousand people in Chang'an Town. Twenty taels of silver every month is not much at all. He is well deserved."
"In comparison, Fifth Master's monthly salary is a bit high. It is five taels of silver more per month than Captain Jiang. It is inappropriate."
"You know what, the fifth master works much harder than Captain Jiang!"
"Are you kidding me? You said Fifth Master is working hard? I see that she often goes to Yihong Courtyard."
"Hehe... you don't understand this, right? Do you think that Yihongyuan is a light job? Haven't you heard that there is a saying that the land that has not been plowed is only the exhausted cows? The work of the old scalper, Fifth Master But it’s not brisk!”
"Haha... From now on, let's call him Fifth Master, Old Scalper!"
From then on, the fifth place got the nickname "Old Scalper", which soon spread throughout Chang'an Town.
After reading the notice, someone discovered a problem.
"Eh...why do Captain Jiang, Fifth Master and others all have monthly salaries, but the mayor doesn't have even a tael of silver?"
The people around him stood up and laughed.
"Are you new here? The entire Chang'an Town belongs to Mayor Zhu. He can have as much as he wants and let whoever he wants to stay stay. Does he still need to pay for himself?"
"The mayor is Tianzun's spokesperson. What Tianzun gives to Chang'an Town is for the mayor. The mayor can do whatever he wants. If he is willing, he can give away all the hundreds of thousands taels of gold!"
"Oh... if that's the case, wouldn't Mayor Zhu become the emperor of our Chang'an Town?"
"He is the emperor. There is only one Emperor Zhu in our Chang'an Town, and that is Zhu Renxia!"
