"Lord Zhou's official residence is four grades, but the simplicity of life is rare in the world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After listening to Zhang Zhutou's explanation, Zhu Ping'an greatly admired Zhou Houjie's simple style.

Although it is said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are notoriously few in the past dynasties, there are still more officials than ordinary people. Moreover, Zhou Houjie, as the prefect of the fourth grade, has a high allocation of officials in the Kyoto area, half a level higher than the local officials of the same position, and the Yulu is also half a level higher than the local four-grade prefect, and there are a lot of Yulu, but he is willing to live a life of coarse tea and light food, which is rare.

According to the calculation of this year's Yulu standard, the Yulu of the Sipin Prefect is 24 stone (rice) per month, and Zhou Houjie, the prefect of the capital, is an official in the capital, and the Yulu is half a level higher than that of the locality, and the monthly Yulu is 25 Shi (rice).

Here, "stone" is pronounced dan.

Stone, bucket, liter, and he, are all ancient traditional units of measurement, all of which are decimal system, ten for liters, ten liters for buckets, and ten buckets for stones, which are very convenient to calculate.

The Ming Dynasty issued the "stone" as the unit, before the Ming Dynasty, the official was issued in the "bucket" or "liter" as a unit, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang thought that according to the provisions of the previous dynasty with "bucket" or "sheng" to issue the official salary, the court was small and childlike, not enough to show the court's faithful and heavy style, so it was changed to use the "stone" to issue the money. To give a simple example, it is equivalent to a company used to pay wages in units of "angles" and "points", and the new CEO felt that this was too childish, which could not show that the company faithfully attached importance to the style of employees' wages, and issued regulations after the salary was used as a unit of "yuan".

One "stone" rice is equal to 10 buckets, equal to 100 liters, one liter of rice weighs about 1.25 catties, and one stone of rice weighs about 125 catties. Zhou Houjie earns 25 stones per month, that is, 3,125 catties, which is equivalent to 13 taels of silver according to this year's prices.

If calculated according to the current salary, Zhou Houjie is about 8,000 per month. With a salary of 8,000 yuan, he only eats cabbage and tofu and salted radish strips, not even a single meat, and only has a palm-sized crucian carp to eat during the New Year's Festival. That's really, really valuable.

"Zihou, you're from the countryside, so you're confused. There are three dishes for each meal, and the white flour steamed buns are enough, how simple is this. Think about it, how many people in our Ming Dynasty still eat a lot of food and can't fill their stomachs. Compared to them, this is already a luxury. Zhou Houjie suddenly said very seriously.

Zhu Ping'an smiled bitterly when he heard this, "What the adults said is that adults don't think about themselves, but also for the sake of their sister-in-law and Ling's son-in-law, reduce one vegetarian dish and add one meat dish for each meal, which is not too simple." ”

"Zihou is a lot of thoughts, the clumsy Jing and the dog are in Anhui's hometown, although the official is not a rich family, but the ancestors also left more than ten acres of thin fields, planting melons, vegetables, chickens and ducks, and their mothers are more convenient to eat than me." Zhou Houjie waved his hand and smiled.

"Lord Fuzun has been an official in Beijing for many years, and he is alone and has never brought his family. Last year, Childe originally planned to visit Lord Fuzun, but due to the long distance, he was unable to make the trip. As soon as Zhang Zhutou's voice in Governor Zhou's mansion fell, he couldn't help but add.

belch

When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he turned his gaze to Zhou Houjie, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Naked officer!

This is the naked official of ancient times!

Modern naked officials are those whose spouses and children have emigrated to the country (territory), and most of them are self-enriching and ready to run away to the decaying country moths on the other side.

The naked officials in ancient times were not like modern times, they didn't go to other places to be officials and take their families, because the officials couldn't afford to support their wives, children, maids and servants, Zhou Houjie was in this case, he was alone, and his sleeves were clean. Therefore, the naked officials in ancient times were mostly honest and clean officials, and one of their hairs was a hundred times more majestic than those naked officials in modern times.

"Mouthy." Zhou Houjie glanced at Zhang Zhutou.

"My lord, it's not that my subordinates are talkative, but my subordinates are unhappy for adults. My lord, look at how many officials like you. To put it mildly, the dinner table of your subordinates is much richer than that of you, an adult. Cabbage tofu, pickled vegetables, for a long time, how can your body be able to eat, and how can you be the people's blue sky. No family, no maids, only an old housekeeper...... To put it boldly, you are an official, you are a monk. Zhang Zhutou seems to have been holding back for a long time, this time with Zhu Ping'an by his side, how bold people are, and he took advantage of the topic to say what he had been holding back for a long time.

Hehe, the words are not coarse, Zhu Ping'an nodded, it is true that Zhou Houjie's official is really a bit of an ascetic.

"It's easy to go from simplicity to luxury, and it's difficult to go from luxury to frugality." Zhou Houjie smiled slightly, took a sip of tea and said, "Although this official is a fourth-grade official, there are also rewards for Yulu and Telu, and there are a lot." However, if you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, although there are many items, there are also many items. Han Bo and I need 2 taels of silver for food every month, and 2 taels of money are given to the family for the clumsy Jing and the dog every month, and the parents should also pay 2 taels of filial piety to their grandfather, 4 taels of filial piety to their grandfather, 2 taels of incense in the ancestral hall of the clan, and 3 taels of support for the descendants of the clan...... That's all eight or nine out of tenths of the money, and the other expenses have not been counted. It's good now. ”

When Zhang Zhutou heard this, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Houjie, and he muttered for a long time, but he didn't dare to say the words in his mouth.

Zhu Ping'an knew what Zhang Zhutou wanted to say, it was nothing more than gray income such as moistening pens and consuming silver, Zhang Zhutou was right that he didn't squeak, with Zhou Houjie's temper, it is estimated that Zhang Zhutou would have to be reprimanded if he said it.

"Today's meal, Ping An has benefited a lot, although Ping An as an official may not be able to do such a clear soup and little water as an adult, and be happy to clear the bitterness, but he must also learn from an adult like a bright moon on his shoulders and a breeze on his sleeves." Zhu Ping'an sat precariously and bowed his hands in a serious manner.

Zhu Ping'an benefited a lot from this meal, learned a lot from Zhou Houjie, and inspired himself a lot from being honest alone.

"Okay, what a bright moon on one shoulder and a breeze on two sleeves! Zihou and I have known each other for a short time, but they are people who know me and understand me. After listening to Zhu Ping'an's words, Zhou Houjie couldn't help but hit the case, "This official and a farmer can get to this point today, relying on the bright moon on his shoulders and the breeze on his sleeves." This official is an official, not trying to be famous in history, nor trying to be famous, but only for the country and the people. This official knows that his talents are limited, and what he can do for my Ming and the people of my Ming Dynasty is limited. Since I, Zhou Houjie, have not done much for the country and the people, I can't bring disaster to the country and the people. The incorruptibility of the official is not for the name, but for the sake of being worthy of the kings of heaven and earth, and in the future, when the official becomes a handful of rotten soil, it can also nourish the earth. Zhou Houjie put down the teacup and said with emotion.

When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he couldn't help but think of a poem in the Qing Dynasty, which was very in line with Zhou Houjie. Seeing the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the side, I couldn't help myself for a while, so I took the pen in my hand and wrote down the pen.

For a while, the pen was full of ink:

"Gift to the Governor of Zhou"

The vast and sorrowful day is slanting, and the whip points to the end of the world.

Falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers. (To be continued.) )