Half official and half civilian

Huiyin Garden was originally the garden of Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty. Later, after several transfers, it came into the hands of the Zhang family. It was known as a house of five acres and a garden of ten acres, with a pond of water and thousands of bamboo poles. During the Jingkang period, the Zhang family fled, and Wang Xiao

After hunting into Luoyang, it has already become an ownerless thing.

After entering the city, Wang Xiaolie ordered his men to register all the ownerless houses and not allow them to be occupied privately. Some of the houses with beautiful scenery were renovated and turned into parks open to the people. This place is located in the outer city and is somewhat remote.

, few people come.

Wang Xiao ordered Cui Qing to bring wine and food, got the fishing gear himself, and invited Zhang Qi to go fishing in Huiyin Garden.

When he arrived at the edge of the pool, Cui Qing set down a small table with wine and food on it, then took his soldiers to one side, leaving Zhang Qi and Wang Xiaolie alone.

Wang Xiaolie took out the fishing gear in a nonchalant manner, picked up a fat earthworm, hung it up, and threw it into the water. He asked Zhang Qi: "Zicai, do you like fishing?"

Zhang Qi said: "Back to Xuanfu, Xiaomin is not good at this. To be honest, today is the first time."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "That's just right. When I was a boy of six or seven years old, I took a bamboo pole to the river to fish in the summer. I fished here and there, but only caught a few small finger-long fish. The last one was accidentally caught.

I fell into the water and was beaten by my mother when I got home. From then on, I stopped doing this. The water bamboo in Huiyin Garden is the best in Luoyang. We can enjoy the scenery and chat here.

If you can’t catch a fish, just let it go.”

Zhang Qi said: "This is the best!" As he said this, he hung the bait on the hook and threw it into the water.

Wang Xiaolie poured wine and invited Zhang Qi to drink and fish at the same time.

After drinking, he put down his glass. Wang Xiaolian said: "Brother Zhang is also from a family of officials. His father's generation was an official in the court. Why don't you take the scientific examination?"

Zhang Qi said: "In recent years, my father has passed away and my mother is frail and sick. It is no longer easy for me to make a living as a family. How can I dare to take the scientific examination? And I heard people say that the scientific examinations in the second year of Jianyan and this year are all similar examinations.

, the third person who has passed the exam has no official title.”

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, there are still some Jinshi scholars in the second year of Jianyan who were born in white. It's okay if you don't take the scientific examination. Wait until the world settles down and then think of a solution."

Zhang Qi said: "I think so too."

Wang Xiaolie was about to speak when he suddenly noticed the fish floating in the water moving. He raised his hand and lifted the fishing rod. He saw a red carp on the hook, flicking its tail desperately. This carp is not small, look.

It weighs more than two kilograms.

Putting away the fishing rod and taking out the carp, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but feel surprised. With his skills, could he still catch fish? And he also caught a red carp. Wang Xiaolie turned around and said to Cui Qing: "Come on, hurry up

Come, protect me!"

Cui Qing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, not knowing what Wang Xiaolie meant.

Wang Xiaolie pointed to the bamboo basket and said: "Bamboo basket, get it quickly! Otherwise, if it takes too long, the fish will die!"

Cui Qing hurriedly came over with a bamboo basket, put the carp in it, and put the bamboo basket into the water. In this way, the fish caught could not escape and would not die due to lack of water.

Zhang Qi said: "Xuanfu is so lucky! Not long after he set the hook, he caught a big carp!"

Wang Xiaoxing said: "Perhaps no one has come here for too long, and the fish will eat the bait when they see it. It is really good luck to catch a red carp. When we go back, let's release it here. The pond here

The fish in it are not as delicious as the carp in Luohe River."

Zhang Qi said yes. He also pulled up his fishing rod and took a look, but there was still no fish.

After putting away the fish he had caught, Wang Xiaolie was in a good mood and drank several glasses of wine. He also ate a piece of melon and was still not satisfied.

He hung up the bait again and threw the hook into the water. After watching the bait in silence for a while, Wang Xiaolie calmed down. He said to Zhang Qi: "My sister means that you two will get married in the autumn. I don't know what your family has chosen."

Are there any days?"

Zhang Qi said: "Find someone to settle the matter. But my mother still feels dissatisfied. She is looking for any wise people around her, so she has to ask herself."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's already mid-June now, it's getting late, don't delay."

Zhang Qi said yes.

Wang Xiaolie added: "How are you going to live your life after you get married? You can't continue to sell calligraphy and paintings. Although my sister didn't grow up in a wealthy family, my salary can still allow her to live a comfortable life. She can't marry into a wealthy family.

Life in your family has become tight."

Zhang Qi smiled awkwardly and said: "My mother and I have discussed this matter many times, but we haven't come up with a suitable solution yet. I think about doing business, but I'm really not good at it. I think about becoming an official, and I don't know how to do it.

No fame."

Wang Xiaolie said: "If I want to be an official, given my status, it is not difficult. But I have always thought that an official is a public weapon and should not be given and received privately. I come from a small family and don't have many relatives. But I can also do this.

Officials, that one is also an official, occupying the position, what will happen to those who are really talented and learned?"

Zhang Qi said: "I just thought about it and didn't do anything."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Of course it doesn't matter if you think about it, don't really want to do it. Let's get married, and you can live a good life. Make more money, and don't treat yourself badly. If you don't think of anything for a while, I will.

An idea.”

Zhang Qi was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "I wonder what Xuan Fu has in mind?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "You are in the calligraphy and painting business, and you have developed a good reputation for yourself, so why not just do this? When I was in Xiangyang, there were several Hanlin officials waiting for imperial edicts, and they gathered under the Xuanfu Division for various reasons. They may have

Those who are good at landscapes, or good at flowers and birds, are all masters of the world. These people are not suitable to be officials. But if it is completely pushed to the private sector, it is also unreasonable. I want to build a painting academy that is half official and half private. What do you do?

?”

Zhang Qi said: "I don't know what half-officials and half-citizens mean?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Semi-officials, these people have official status, receive government subsidies, and also accept government tasks. For example, the Huizi we printed was painted by these people. Half-miners, these people

They are not officials, and of course they have no rank. In their daily life, in addition to painting things for the government, they also sell calligraphy and paintings. The money they get is of course their own."

Zhang Qi nodded: "So that's what it means. It's a little different from the previous imperial edicts of the Hanlin Academy."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course it's different. The reason why we have to be semi-official is because the government always needs some calligraphy and painting. If you buy it, the price is too high and it's not appropriate. Official status is worth some money. Yes.

With this status, the calligraphy and paintings sold are more expensive. The reason why they are half-citizens is because if they are raised by the government, the government does not have so many calligraphy and paintings for them to paint, which is a waste of salary. So half-officials and half-citizens can be regarded as each taking what he needs.

"

Zhang Qi thought for a while and said: "Although I am good at painting, my level is actually limited. As an official, who will obey me?"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "You are my brother-in-law, who can dissatisfy you? The Taizhao here can draw and sell his paintings. The higher the skill, the more money he will sell. If the skill is not good, no one will buy his paintings."

.You are just managing them with trivial matters, so why should I obey you?"

Zhang Qi nodded, somewhat understanding what Wang Xiaolie meant.

To put it bluntly, this official cannot be treated as a normal official. Because the people under his command are all really capable and can make a living for themselves. Their status is due to their own level, not to be determined by themselves. You can take care of these things yourself.

People are somewhat like odd jobs.

(The next chapter will be tomorrow morning, sorry.)
Chapter completed!