Mrs. Duan's maiden nephew, the cousin of the Duan family!

This is just a joke from Lord Duan, and Han Xiufeng doesn't dare to take it seriously. And He Heng, who came back from the cabinet shift (off work), didn't think so, and felt that since Lord Duan opened his mouth, Han Xiufeng should recognize this godfather, otherwise he would not know how to lift, not to mention that this is not only a good thing nor a shame.

Although He Heng's words made sense, Han Xiufeng was still unwilling to climb up the pole because of a joke from others, and did his best as if nothing had happened.

I didn't know if I didn't take the roster from Mr. Xu, but I was surprised when I took it over, but I didn't expect that Master Duan had so many colleagues and friends in the same year in the capital.

In the next four days, he had to hire a carriage every day and go out to meet with the silver tickets prepared by Duan's family, and some well-informed Gansu officials in the capital also came to the guild hall to ask for a meeting.

Pan Er was not only shrewd but also cautious now, closed the door and asked, "Fourth brother, what should I do with these money, do you want to give it to Wang Er?" ”

"Of course you have to divide it, at least half of it."

"I didn't expect to be so profitable as Lord Duan's family, okay, half is half." Pan Er thought about it and said, "I can't eat the remaining half alone, and I will take out some and distribute it to Uncle Yu, Datou and Xiaoshandong." ”

Han Xiufeng put down his pen, looked up and smiled: "That's right, if you have money, everyone should earn it together." ”

Pan Er grinned, thought about it and couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, go to the provincial pavilion in the afternoon, what did Director Zhang say about filling the vacancy?" ”

"Director Zhang is not an official of the Ministry of Officials, how did he know for a while, he said that he would go to help me inquire early in the morning, saying that since Master Duan had already sent flowers, there was nothing to worry about, and if it didn't work, he would find a way to send me out to Gansu for a trial."

"You don't want to go to Gansu?"

"Gansu is too far away, if I can, I want to go to Shaanxi or Guizhou, after all, it is closer to home."

"Well, I'm a little homesick too." Thinking that with Lord Duan's care, no matter which province he went to, he could find a backer, Pan Er couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, what is Lord Duan busy with?" I went out to buy vegetables just now, and I bought some fresh melons and fruits by the way, do you want to send some over? ”

Lord Duan has to visit the princes and ministers during the day, and he has the same entertainment at night, and he has to eat and drink every day until the third watch before returning. After coming back, I can't rest, because I will go to the palace the day after tomorrow to see you. It is not a trivial matter to play the holy music in front of the king, if the monarch loses his etiquette or plays it incorrectly, let alone being promoted and transferred, I am afraid that even the prefect will not be able to do it. Therefore, as soon as he returned to the room, he tied knee pads made of thick cotton wool and practiced kneeling, so as not to be rude in front of the emperor and attract impeachment by the officials.

Han Xiufeng knew that Lord Duan was practicing kneeling in the room at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Don't go, let the big head be washed and cut and given to Wang Er, Wang Er knows when Lord Duan wants to eat and when he doesn't want to eat, let Wang Er send it in." ”

"Okay."

"By the way, remember to send one to Mr. Xu and Young Master Hu."

"I thought about it a long time ago, so I bought most of the baskets."

Pan Er's affairs Han Xiufeng was still relieved, but there was something important to do next, so he simply turned around and explained: "Changsheng, Lord Duan is different from those magistrates who want to be released, and it is customary to see His Majesty several times before he can take office, which means that he will stay in the capital for at least a month." These days, people take turns to pick him up and wash the dust, and they will be invited back in a few days, so Lord Duan asked us to help Zhang Luo with the banquet. ”

"It's a trivial matter, aren't we just doing this!"

"What's the trifle, you think it's the same as the banquets we usually set up?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically, and said, "Lord Duan plans to invite the same year and colleagues in Beijing and in the Hanlin Academy the night after tomorrow, and we will help prepare five tables of high-class banquets, bird's nest, roast suckling pig, shark fin, sea cucumber, white eel, deer tail and live fish, and we have to invite two theater troupes." Bird's nest, roast suckling pig, shark fin, those big heads and small Shandong can do it, can you sing? ”

"No, it won't."

"That's it, I have to find a restaurant that can do this, ask someone to send a cook to the hall with ingredients and pots and spoons, and I have to go to a few nearby theaters to ask if they have time to sing." Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "The day after tomorrow, the officials of the six departments will be invited to a banquet, and if you want to prepare a medium banquet with six tables, you have to invite the drama troupe." ”

Pan Er was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, it costs five or six hundred taels to buy such a banquet, how much silver does Lord Duan have to spend to enter Beijing this time?" ”

Han Xiufeng glanced up at the window and muttered, "If you don't say anything, you have to pay 40,000 taels." ”

"Forty thousand taels, so much!"

"Forty thousand taels is indeed a lot for you and me, but it's really not a lot for Lord Duan." Han Xiufeng turned around, looked at Pan Er with a smile and calculated: "Seeing that it is winter, Lord Duan happens to be in the capital again, so naturally he wants to send Tan Jing." Minister of Military Aircraft, four hundred taels each; There are two shifts in the Military Aircraft Department, with 16 taels per person. Those who have had dealings with each other in the past and those who will deal with official documents in the future will be 100,280 taels per person;

The six Shangshu and the Zuodu imperial envoy of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court were one hundred taels each, and the six servants and the Tongzheng Division, Dali Temple and other Dajiuqing were fifty taels each, decreasing in order; In the same year, Shi Yu and those colleagues who used to be in the Hanlin Academy were all entertained, and none of them could be missed, and the charcoal alone was worth 15,000 taels. ”

"My goodness, this silver is too bad for silver, it's really like a lot of money!"

"I just knew." Han Xiufeng rubbed his sore wrist while keeping accounts, and continued: "Lord Duan has been promoted two levels in a row, and he has been directly appointed as a political envoy to Gansu from the prefect of Hanzhong, and before taking office, he has to send farewell to the Minister of Military Aircraft, the Six Shangshu, the Zuodu Imperial History of the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, the six squires and his colleagues in the same year in Beijing, the World Friendship and the Hanlin Academy, which is another 15,000 taels. plus other expenses such as banquets, how can it cost 40,000 taels. ”

Pan Er was stunned, and after a long pause, he muttered: "No wonder it is said that the Qing prefect has 100,000 snowflakes of silver in three years, if you can't earn tens of thousands of taels of silver as a prefect, it is not enough to make a point." ”

"Therefore, the bigger the official does, the greater the cost." Han Xiufeng closed the account book and sighed again: "Although Lord Duan has been a prefect, he has not earned so much silver, and he only brought more than 20,000 taels to Beijing this time. ”

"How can more than 20,000 taels be enough?"

"It's not enough, so Master Duan asked me to go to the 'Four Hengs' and wait for the money bank ticket number to ask Ming'er first. To borrow those money bank ticket numbers must be willing to borrow, or even ask for it, the key is to calculate a few cents of interest. ”

Pan Er blurted out: "Fourth brother, as long as Lord Duan can borrow silver, he doesn't necessarily have to care about the 'Four Hengs' to borrow, we have a friendship with 'Rishengchang', instead of cheapening the 'Four Hengs', it is better to help Lord Duan find 'Rishengchang', people will still read our good, and it will be a lot more convenient to send letters in the future." ”

Han Xiufeng smiled: "I think so too, the key is how their profits are calculated." ”