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Glancing at Hua Xiangrong who was hiding behind Cai Ying, Cai Mian was stunned!

He never thought that Cai Yan had only been out for a short while, and he had brought back a courtesan, and he had to redeem himself for this courtesan!

Looking at Hua Xiangrong again, Cai Maung said in his heart: "Pretty is beautiful enough, it's just a little small, is it good that the sixth uncle likes small ones?" ”

Seeing that Cai Maung didn't speak, just stared at Hua Xiangrong and kept looking, Cai still frowned slightly, and said, "You can't do this?" ”

When Cai Maung heard this, he withdrew his gaze and said, "Sixth Uncle wait for me for a while." ”

Cai still nodded and said, "Okay." But when we leave, I'm going to take her away. ”

Cai Maung was a little stunned and said, "Sixth Uncle, you're a little too anxious, aren't you?" Moreover, you don't ask, how much does it cost to ransom her? ”

Cai still said: "I've always disliked extraneous branches, as for the money, for her, no matter how much, I am willing to pay." ”

Cai Ying's words made Hua Xiangrong secretly moved, but Cai Maung was a little unimpressed, and he said in his heart: "For a little girl who has no name, as for it, she is not a famous prostitute." ”

But—

Although he was quite disapproving, Cai Maung also knew that his father Cai Qian valued Cai Yi very much.

Therefore, Cai Maung did not dare not do his best.

After Cai Maung left, Hua Xiangrong was a little nervous and said, "Master, will my mother promise me to redeem myself?" ”

Cai still looked at Cai Maung's back and said, "If he can't even do this little thing, then he is too sorry for his background." ”

Really!

After a while, Cai Maung came back and said, "Sixth uncle, I have already negotiated with the bustard, this is Hua Xiangrong's deed of sale." ”

As he spoke, Cai Maung handed over Hua Xiangrong's deed of sale to Cai Ying.

Cai still glanced at it casually, then handed the deed of sale to Hua Xiangrong and said, "You have taken it." ”

Hua Xiangrong said in disbelief: "Master, you let me keep it myself?" ”

Cai still asked rhetorically: "Is there anything wrong?" ”

Hua Xiangrong hesitated and said, "Master, aren't you afraid...... I ran away with my deed of sale? ”

Cai still directly grabbed Hua Xiangrong's hand and put the deed of sale on Hua Xiangrong's hand, and said, "If you want, you can take your deed of sale home now, and then live the life you want to live, I promise not to disturb you." ”

Hua Xiangrong listened to the words, lowered his head and looked at the deed of sale in his hand, and was silent for a long time.

After a long while, Hua Xiangrong raised his head silently, then ripped off Cai Ying's shirt and stuffed the deed of sale into it, and said, "Master, you can help me keep it, if I take it home, it is likely to be sold by my father again." ”

Hua Xiangrong's behavior has already explained her choice.

Cai is still not a virgin.

Moreover, just like Hua Xiangrong said, if Cai still really asked Hua Xiangrong to go home with his deed of sale, Hua Xiangrong's father, who had already sold Hua Xiangrong once, might sell Hua Xiangrong again.

Therefore, Cai still didn't refuse, he said: "Then I'll keep it for you first, and when you want to, you can ask me at any time." ”

Cai Maung on the side was speechless - he couldn't figure out why Cai still gave Hua Xiangrong's deed of sale to Hua Xiangrong, and he couldn't figure out why Hua Xiangrong didn't?

"What are these two guys up to?" Cai Maung's head was full of question marks.

Cai still looked at Cai Maung and asked, "How much did it cost?" ”

Cai Maung replied: "Three thousand." ”

"Hizz~"

Cai still gasped and said secretly: "So expensive? ”

The official system in the Song Dynasty was very chaotic, and officials who did not have a real job could receive a salary, and those who had a real job could add additional money.

In addition to the regular salary, there are also clothing, millet, tea, wine and kitchen materials, charcoal, salt, clothing and food for retinues, horses and corn, additional expenses (increase in provisions), office money, minister's money and favors, etc., and the magistrate is equipped with a large number of professional fields.

Officials who have a duty on assignment are given an additional allowance as a duty allowance.

This kind of salary is paid according to the difference between the rank of the official and the post of reprimand, so even if the same official is appointed, the salary is not the same.

Those who add guards and tests before the words "judgment" and "knowledge" indicate that they are below the first to second grades of the post of punishment, and they are added 55 and 50 respectively per month.

If the words "judgment" or "knowledge" are added before the word "judgment" or "knowledge", it means that the official is higher than or equal to the commander of the judgment, and 60 words are added every month.

Figuratively speaking:

The third division: 120 yuan per month, 240 yuan in August for miscellaneous seven miscellaneous units, and a total monthly income of 360 yuan.

Prime Minister: The monthly income is 300 yuan, and the miscellaneous income is 600 yuan in August, and the monthly income is 900 yuan.

Participation in political affairs: 200, 400, a total of 600.

Six books: sixty, one hundred and twenty, a total of one hundred and eighty.

Squire: Fifty-five, one hundred and ten, a total of one hundred and sixty-five.

Jiuqing: Forty-five, ninety, a total of one hundred and thirty-five.

Shaoqing: Thirty-five, seventy, a total of one hundred and five.

Chixian County Order: 30, 60, a total of 90.

Chixian County: Fifteen, thirty, a total of forty-five.

Three thousand, this is the prime minister's three years, if it is a county prince, you have to do it for sixty-six or seven years.

And, let's not forget, the Song Dynasty was the most important to the literati and the most advocating high salaries, so the officials of the Song Dynasty were generally highly paid.

In other words, these three thousand are definitely more than Cai still imagined.

Let's put it more figuratively.

At this time, one (guan) is about 300 yuan in later generations (with the advent of war, the money will be greatly depreciated, and after the disgrace of Jingkang, it will always be equivalent to about 80 to 120 yuan in later generations.) ）。

3,000 is about 900,000.

All in all, these three thousand are definitely not a small number.

Not long ago, Cai still asked for 18,000 yuan from Cai Quan in the name of Su Niang.

Cai still secretly calculated, that money is equivalent to more than five million in later generations.

Cai still suddenly had a feeling of being rich and steep at that time.

Now Cai still looks at it again, well, he doesn't seem to be out of the category of the poor.

Not only did Cai still feel expensive, but Hua Xiangrong also exclaimed: "Huh? It's so expensive, they only gave my father fifty taels at the beginning! ”

Cai Maung glanced at Hua Xiangrong, and then explained to Cai Ying: "Uncle Sixth may not know, although this Fan Lou buys a little girl, it is only thirty or fifty yuan, but as long as people enter Fan Lou, there is no eighteen thousand yuan, it is absolutely impossible to leave, and this still refers to those who are not famous, if it is a famous prostitute, then there is no upper limit on the price, of course, Fan Lou is not unreasonable charges, they have to train these little girls, teach them to read and write, teach them all kinds of talents, teach them how to please men, All of this costs money, and, as the bustard said, this girl ...... This Hua Xiangrong is not only a beauty, but also has a rare good voice, and may be able to become a famous prostitute like Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu in the future, so to speak, if we are not the Cai family, the sixth uncle, you will spend 30,000 yuan, and you may not be able to redeem yourself for Hua Xiangrong. ”

Cai Maung's words, Cai still believes that what the Qinglou does is this kind of business, that is, it relies on the ladies in the Qinglou to make money, so ah, if you really like the young lady in the Qinglou, if the Qinglou doesn't squeeze you a lot of money, how can you let you have a lover and eventually become a family?

Cai still looked at Hua Xiangrong and said, "Although three thousand is a lot, it is not enough to compare with you." ”

Hua Xiangrong listened, her heart was sweet, and then she lowered her head shyly.

Cai still looked at Cai Maung again and said, "I didn't expect to meet Hua Xiangrong, so I didn't bring so much money with me, so I asked Li He to go back and get it." ”

I don't want to, but Cai Maung waved his hand and said magnificently: "Sixth Uncle is polite, this flower wants to be a congratulatory gift from your little nephew, congratulations to the sixth uncle on the title of the gold list." ”

Cai still insisted: "No merit, how can I let you spend so much money for me?" ”

Cai Maung smiled and said: "Sixth Uncle is not polite, my father often says, Sixth Uncle, you are both civil and military, sooner or later you will be able to move the world, if there is really that day, please ask Sixth Uncle to take care of your little nephew." ”

Cai is still really nervous about money now.

Moreover, sometimes, owing someone a favor is not necessarily a bad thing, which can strengthen the relationship between each other.

Therefore, seeing that Cai Maung was not fake, Cai still stopped refusing and said, "Then I will be disrespectful." ”

"What a peerless sentence!"

"The king really deserves to be the best talent!"

"This poem should be Fan Lou's best work recently!"

“……”

Cai Maung just wanted to say something, but his attention was attracted by Zhao Kai and the people on their side.

Seeing this, Cai still looked at Zhao Kai and them.

I saw that a little guy from Fanlou hung a poem on the shadow wall of the flag tower, and a group of people below applauded.

Cai is still very good eyesight, and he can see it from such a distance, and the poem has a total of eight sentences: the green ridge is several times high horizontally, and the rock is straight up for half a day. The entrance of the Xuming Cave has been for thousands of years, and the clear flow has slipped through. The sea mussel Zhang Yifang sucked the moon, and the cloud dragon seized the trail and rode the wind. The falcon flag comes out with the rain, which means that the autumn will become a harvest for the New Year.

Cai still read it, and felt that this poem was just like that, not so good that it was too good.

But—

Although this poem is ordinary, Zhao Kai's ambition is also revealed.

Cai still remembers that he once saw in a wild history:

When the Jin people approached Bianliang City in Tokyo, Zhao Ji was afraid of the death of the country in his own hands, so he urgently summoned the crown prince Zhao Huan into the palace and wanted to pass on the throne to Zhao Huan.

At that time, Zhao Kai was deeply loved by Zhao Ji, and he also had a lot of power, and he was especially friendly with Zhao Ji's personal eunuch.

Therefore, when Zhao Ji's personal eunuch learned of the news, he immediately sent someone to inform Zhao Kai.

This Zhao Kai is also bold, after getting the news from Zhao Ji's personal eunuch, he actually entered the palace one step ahead of Zhao Huan, and he also brought a hundred and ten guards.

If Zhao Kai successfully enters the main hall, then Zhao Kai may be the next emperor, and maybe the shame of Jingkang will not happen in the future.

It's a pity that He Yu, who served as the commander of the palace at that time, was loyal and cautious, and stopped Zhao Kai with a sword.

Zhao Kai asked: "Doesn't the Taiwei know me Zhao Kai?" ”

He Huan pointed at the sword and said, "Although He Huan knows the king, He Huan does not know the king with the sword in his hand." ”

At that time, the hundred and ten guards around Zhao Kai were also unsheathed with swords, and there were thousands of elite forbidden troops behind He Huan.

The two sides confronted each other for a long time, and Zhao Kai knew that he could not pass, so he could only retreat.

When Zhao Kai and his entourage withdrew from the palace, He Huan immediately hugged Zhao Huan into the main hall and met Zhao Ji.

This matter has not been seen in the official history, but it may not be groundless - although there is relatively little introduction to the dispute between Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai in history, it is not difficult to see from the few strokes that this matter is by no means simple, otherwise Zhao Huan would not have been able to marry his queen Zhu Lian's sister Zhu Fengying to Zhao Kai as soon as he ascended the throne, so as to stabilize Zhao Kai.

Let's put it this way, Cai still boldly speculated that if it weren't for the Jin people suddenly going south, and Zhao Huan occupied the position of the crown prince and occupied the righteousness at that time, the person who lost might not be Zhao Kai.

Now reading Zhao Kai's poems, Cai is still more sure that this King Yun's ambition is not small.

At this time, Cai Maung, who also finished reading Zhao Kai's masterpiece, came back and said: "King Yun is worthy of being the champion of the new department, his poems are majestic, and there is no momentum, it seems that today's Huashan sword, the winner must be King Yun." ”

Not only Cai Maung thinks so, but everyone else seems to think so too.

Cai still doesn't care about this kind of thing, and he doesn't want to fight with Zhao Kai, especially on this occasion, he is now full of how to sell his soap and how to earn his first pot of gold in this world.

Suddenly!

Someone shouted: "Look, Zhao Xingshou has gone downstairs!" ”

When they heard this, they all looked up.

The same is true for Tsai.

Without the slightest effort, Cai still found Zhao Yuannu.

The face is delicate, the facial features are exquisite, the skin is fair, and the figure is graceful.

The temperament is calm, quiet, calm, and has a sense of proportion, which is both beautiful and moving, but also has no sense of oppression.

Summarize it in eight words - cold but not arrogant, glamorous but not vulgar.

Such a woman, I'm afraid that even if she stands among 10,000 beauties, she can be singled out at a glance, not to mention, there are only four "vulgar fans" around her, how can she stop her demeanor?

"The god of singing and dancing fairy, the merry flower and the moon, she is Zhao Yuannu who is tied with Li Xingshou as the oiran?"

"The same surname does not intermarry, otherwise this Zhao Xingshou is probably already a member of the Zhao official family!"

"Zhao Xingshou personally went downstairs, presumably because of King Yun's masterpiece, otherwise who can bother her master?"

“……”

As soon as Zhao Yuannu appeared, the eyes of everyone present, regardless of men, women, young and old, all stopped on Zhao Yuannu's body, even Cai was no exception.

Their eyes, just like the stage lights, shone on Zhao Yuannu as he walked downstairs......

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