Chapter 196 Mr. Hou’s gun is weird

Author: tx Cheng Zhi

Chapter 196 Mr. Hou’s gun is weird

Chapter 195

Zhu Weiti still wanted to get dressed, but the problem was that she looked at Cheng Shijie and felt a little embarrassed, because she remembered that she had not done something very important, and her heart was sour, but her mouth could not be opened.

There was also a layer of window paper that hadn't been pierced, so I couldn't help but feel extremely frustrated.

As a person who has been through this, Cheng Shijie immediately understood that the Ming Dynasty was different from later generations. On the wedding night, a snow-white silk scarf or sweat scarf should be placed under the body to prove the redness of the Yuan Dynasty. This square scarf will be regarded as the most commemorative thing by women.

Hidden in the bottom of the box.

But the square scarf Zhu Weiti had prepared was still as white as snow.

Cheng Shijie looked at Zhu Weiti's embarrassment, but he did not immediately pull out a ritual knife on the screen wall, and gently scratched his arm with the blade, and blood gurgled.

Cheng Shijie said: "Hurry up!"

Zhu Weiti looked at the wound on Cheng Shijie's wrist and was a little scared: "Husband-in-law, how could you..."

"You know this and I know it, God knows it and the earth knows it, that's all!"

While Cheng Shijie was talking, Gu Ziyi outside brought hot water to the bride to wash up. She put her hands together and said, "Slave Ziyi, please give this to the princess. My consort, please say hello..."

Zhu Weiti was also caught off guard by Gu Ziyi and hurriedly put away the blood-stained scarf. She blushed and then grabbed the copper basin: "You are not needed here!"

"Yes, slave, please leave!"

What put Zhu Weiti's worries at ease was that Cheng Shijie was very considerate to her. After all, Cheng Shijie was used to dressing and washing herself, but if Zhu Weiti was asked to do these things, she actually couldn't do it.

Men's clothing and women's clothing are inherently different, what's more, Zhu Weiti has never been exposed to these things.

After changing clothes and washing up, I started to have breakfast.

In the Ming Dynasty, in the homes of wealthy gentry, wives and concubines sat at different tables. Cheng Shijie was not so particular about it. He liked the dining atmosphere of later generations. Luo had already prepared breakfast.

In the past, the breakfast that Luo prepared for Cheng Shijie was very simple, such as steamed buns, millet porridge, fried buns, egg pancakes, etc. Since Cheng Shijie is from the north, he likes to eat pasta, but does not like to eat rice noodles or rice noodles.

food.

But because Mrs. Zhu Weiti was here, she prepared a lot of breakfast, including eight salty dishes, eight sweet dishes, twelve side dishes, four hot dishes, and four kinds of soups. The soups were:

A bowl of tofu and fish soup, a bowl of pigeon soup, a bowl of mixed sugar porridge with more than a dozen kinds, a bowl of wontons, as well as cold-cut ham, beef jerky, and pig's trotters, which looked extremely luxurious.

If it were Cheng Shijie himself, he wouldn't be so extravagant, but now that Zhu Weiti is here, he will naturally not be as casual as before. Of course, let alone breakfast like this, even if it is ten times more luxurious, Cheng Shijie can still afford it.

Although the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were extremely low, not even a fraction of those in the Tang Dynasty and less than one-tenth of those in the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty inherited the Song system and also followed the Song Dynasty's salary recording system.

For example, Lu Xiangsheng is the envoy of Shandong Province and the censor of Youqiandu. He is also the governor of Daming Prefecture, Zhending Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture. His salary is actually divided into three parts. The censor of Youqiandu is the fourth rank, and Shandong

The envoy of the Ancha Division is the third rank, and the Governor-General of the Sixth Mansion is the second rank. Therefore, when paying wages, Lu Xiangsheng received a salary of the third rank of the Shandong Ancha Division, which is 35 shi per month and 420 shi per year.

, one share of the salary of the central right-hand censor of Qiandu is the fourth rank, that is, 24 shi per month, 288 shi meters per year, and one share of the salary of the second rank of the governor, that is, 61 shi per month

, which is seven hundred and thirty-two stones per year.

Calculated in this way, Lu Xiangsheng's real annual salary is one thousand four hundred and forty dan. If according to the current price of grain, the value of one dan of grain in the capital is one or two taels of silver per dan, then Lu Xiangsheng's annual salary is equivalent to one thousand six hundred and forty dan.

One hundred and ninety-two shi of grain. However, Lu Xiangsheng is the champion, and his salary is 1,200 shi, which adds up to 2,892 shi of grain.

Of course, this is only a theoretical salary income. In fact, the real income of officials in the Ming Dynasty was much lower than the theoretical salary. This is because part of the salary was settled with treasure banknotes. At first, the treasure banknotes were worth some money. In the Chongzhen Dynasty, the treasures

Banknotes have become butt wipes.

The biggest source of income for officials is the income from tax exemptions. Officials at the level of Lu Xiangsheng can enjoy preferential tax exemptions of 8,088 acres and exempt 24 people from labor service.

Cheng Shijie's salary classification is also the same, but he has more promotions. His capital officer is the Zuo Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, from the first rank, Prince Shaobao is the second rank, and the Governor of Liaodong is the second rank. In addition, there are others

He is the Duke of Haiguo.

In fact, Cheng Shijie's current salary is theoretically that of the Duke of Haiguo, four thousand dan. The prince Shaobao and the governor of Liaodong are in the second rank, which is 732 dan per year. From the first rank to 888 dan, the total is 6,000 dan.

Three hundred and fifty-two stones, but the actual amount obtained was six thousand and thirty-six taels of silver.

With such an income level, I can still afford to eat these meals for a day.

While eating breakfast, Cheng Shijie looked at Zhu Weiti and said, "Princess, I have something to discuss with you!"

"Prince-in-law, please speak!"

Cheng Shijie was thinking about the words. If we say that in the past, when Cheng Shijie was unmarried, Cheng Shijie's life was very simple, and all the expenses for food and clothing were paid out of the public account. But the problem is that it is different now. Not only does he have Zhu Weiti, a sea master,

Madam the Duke, at the same time, Zhu Weiti did not marry Cheng Shijie alone. She not only brought Gu Ziyi, her personal concubine, but also more than two thousand concubines and eunuchs.

In this case, Cheng Shijie had to establish two sets of accounting systems, public accounts and internal accounts. Ning Haijun's overall operation had a detailed and clear plan, and money was used everywhere.

It cannot be that Zhu Weiti can withdraw money at any time and spend money as he pleases. It is not that Cheng Shijie is reluctant to part with her. The key is that the money is really needed for a purpose. If it delays other needs for money, this will be a big deal.

Things that move the whole body.

The construction of the inner treasury is not a matter of one sentence or two. When Cheng Shijie gave Emperor Chongzhen a betrothal gift, it was worth thirty to forty thousand taels of silver. Emperor Chongzhen did not take any of this betrothal gift and gave it to Zhu Weiti as a dowry.

The government also paid 800 taels of gold and 8,000 taels of silver.

When Cheng Shijie needed money, he gave another 40,000 taels of silver. To be fair, Emperor Chongzhen was very interesting. In addition to the dowry brought by Zhu Weiti, all the gifts given by the wedding guests were also included in the internal treasury.

Included in the internal library.

The most valuable gifts were for the ancestor’s birthday, including two boxes of gold, eight boxes of silver, a box of southern pearls, a pair of precious large copper pots covered with glazed glass, and a number of precious books. Excluding the hard-to-estimate books, the other gifts were worth nearly two taels of silver.

One hundred thousand taels cannot be said to be a great gift.

Zu Dashou has basically broken up with the ministers in the imperial court, and his intention to curry favor with Cheng Shijie is very obvious. What's more, this time, Zu Dabi and Zu Dale have obtained the official positions of two general soldiers, which is not easy to get money.

Bought, one discipline, three brothers and three general soldiers.

Facing the aggressive Wu Xiang within Guan Ning's army, this was a direct threat from Zu Dashou. He hoped to take this opportunity to pull Cheng Shijie's tiger skin against Wu Xiang.

Secondly, the most important thing is Wu Xiang. Wu Sangui was promoted to deputy general, and Wu Xiang was restored to the rank of commander-in-chief. It can be said that Wu Sangui’s gains were not small in the Battle of Liaoyang. The gifts he gave were basically the same as those of Zu Dashou.

There are two boxes of gold and eight boxes of silver, worth about 160,000 taels of silver, and other property worth about 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver, with a total value of 200,000 taels of silver.

Then there are Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and the others. Sun Chengzong is the teacher, and the teacher is like a father. But similarly, the apprentice is also half a son. Once Sun Chengzong goes west in the future, Cheng Shijie will also wear sackcloth and show mourning. This is an ancient rule.

Not to mention Xu Guangqi, whether Cheng Shijie admits it or not, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua are Cheng Shijie's benefactors, and the gifts from the three families are neither light nor heavy, with the appearance of thirty to forty thousand taels of silver.

What surprised Cheng Shijie the most was Hou Xun. Daxing had 600 acres of fertile land, 600 cattle, and 600 good horses. When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.

Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Zhu Dadian and others also had two taels of silver as gifts. Most of the civil and military officials in the imperial court followed the gift. Even enemies like Wu Zongda and Wen Tiren who were not friends also followed the gift.

However, there are too many people to hold it, so all this silver has been included in the internal treasury, and the internal silver inventory will reach more than 1.1 million taels. At this time, after nearly five months of consumption, the huge amount of silver in the public account needs to be allocated additional money.

A large sum of money was used as the start-up capital for weapons development, and in the end, the funds reserved for raising the army that would not be used were only more than four million taels.

Listening to Cheng Shijie handing over the internal accounts to her, Zhu Weiti nodded and agreed. Cheng Shijie had not been an official for a long time, and even his current income was just over six thousand taels of silver a year, without food or drink.

Two years, only more than 10,000 taels of silver, but I didn't expect that there were more than 1.1 million taels of silver.

Zhu Weiti was instantly frightened: "Husband-in-law...husband, how many?"

"There are more than 1,134,750 taels, and there is still a lot of property. There is no way to calculate it. It will be settled by tomorrow night at the latest!"

Zheng Qi reported to Zhu Weiti: "According to the statistics of my disciples, it should be around 1.4 million taels of silver!"

After dinner, Cheng Shijie was going to the Duke of Haiguo's Mansion in Daxing County to attend a weapons exhibition. More than four million taels of silver seemed like a lot, but the problem was that Ning's navy was expanding too fast, especially the navy, and it was short of money.

Many, according to Cheng Shijie's standards, Ning Navy's warships do not have qualified warships.

This is a giant gold-eating beast.

…

Just like Cheng Shijie's wedding, although there was a large banquet and more than 8,000 tables were prepared for the benefit of the surrounding areas of the capital, the problem is that compared with the past five years of Chongzhen, Henan in the sixth year of Chongzhen was more difficult than last year.

After the floods occurred in June of the fifth year of Chongzhen, God seemed to have concentrated all the rain for the year into June, especially in November and December, including the first three months, when most areas of Henan had no snow.

As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year, because it didn't snow when it was supposed to snow in winter. Experienced farmers have judged that the six years of Chongzhen will be very difficult.

Although Jiannu was severely beaten by Cheng Shijie, the special tax increase that exempted Liao pay that the people expected was not cancelled, but became more and more severe.

Heavy taxes are like a mountain, weighing heavily on the people, making them unable to stand up straight.

The rogue bandits also became more and more violent. Although the bandits' attempt to seize the capital was mercilessly crushed by Tianxiong's army, such a result was hard to reassure. A large number of bandits fled into the Taihang Mountains, taking advantage of the fact that the Yellow River was frozen in winter.

, actually fled to Henan.

After so many years of suppressing bandits, millions of military dollars wasted, but the bandits have never been eradicated. On the contrary, the bandits are still spreading from the northwest to the Central Plains! This is undoubtedly a very bad sign.

For the people of Liaonan, they are happy. No matter how difficult their life is, the most difficult time has passed. Cheng Shijie got married in the capital, but he did not forget the people of Liaonan and the officers and soldiers of Ning Haijun.

Before the Chinese New Year, the Ning Naval Military Affairs Office distributed Chinese New Year gifts to the entire army. In addition to military pay, each soldier was given a bag of 100 kilograms of wheat flour, ten kilograms of horse meat, ten kilograms of pork, two kilograms of candy, and five kilograms of candies.

A pound of oil. And a piece of cloth for each soldier.

Ning Haijun, a veteran who followed Cheng Shijie from Dengzhou Guard in Shandong, was accustomed to this matter. During the holidays, Yang Menglong always gave something to everyone, and there was no exception. It was just that this time he gave out more. But as Ning Haijun

They annexed the Dongjiang Army openly and openly, but these Dongjiang Army soldiers couldn't believe their eyes.

The soldiers of the Dongjiang Army were okay. After all, they were used to being poor. The most important thing was that many of the soldiers who received gifts were wounded soldiers of the Guanning Army. They were still recovering from their injuries in Liaonan, so they also distributed these things.

, the same standard as Ning Haijun, the difference is that those with higher official positions will receive slightly more New Year gifts.
To be continued...