In the empty hall, there was not even a handyman, so Xue Lang sat alone. He was not in a hurry, nor was he annoyed, he just sat cross-legged so peacefully, his mind had already wandered, and he wandered to the sky.

"I've been tired of Xue Shilang waiting for a long time, and the business at hand is finally finished. Why don't you let someone take Xue Shilang around the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? ”

After waiting for nearly an hour, Wang Xian came out, still with that lukewarm smile. Xue Lang nodded: "Bother the king's servant." ”

Wang Xian took Xue Lang inside, and said as he walked: "The four divisions under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of Civil Affairs are the Household Department, the Degree Branch, the Gold Department, and the Warehouse Department, with a total of two hundred and seven people. Among them, the household department ......"

Wang Xian took Xue Lang around the yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the four divisions went to take a look, the office space was spacious, and he took care of one meal at noon every day, and the welfare treatment was very good.

In the middle is a large conference hall, Shang Shu's office is behind the conference hall, Wang Xian's office is in the left side hall of the conference hall, and Xue Lang's is in the right side hall of the conference hall.

After a while, Wang Xian took Xue Lang towards the council hall, and not long after arriving, an old man with a white beard was helped in. As soon as the old man came in and saw Xue Lang, he immediately smiled and took the initiative to speak: "Xue Shilang is here?" ”

Thinking that this is the current Shangshu Pei Ju of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xue Lang stepped forward and saluted: "Subordinate Xue Lang has seen Pei Shangshu." ”

The old man smiled and said, "No need to be polite, come with the old man." Wang Shilang, let's get busy. ”

After speaking, he looked at Wang Xian, and Wang Xian said with a smile: "Since Shangshu is back, the subordinates will retire." ”

Pei Ju led Xue Lang into his office, his face was kind, but he didn't take a shelf: "Please sit down, sit down to talk." ”

As he spoke, he sat down on a low couch. After Xue Lang thanked him, he also sat upright on the low couch, his back straight. Seeing this, Pei Ju nodded secretly in his heart and said with a smile: "Although the old man and Youyang are working together for the first time, they are no longer strangers, and there is no need to be so formal, just be loose." ”

Xue Lang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if he was allowed to keep his kneeling posture all the time, and when he finished talking, his legs would basically be gone, and he thanked him sincerely: "Thank you Pei Shangshu." ”

used to work in Princess Pingyang's mansion, although Princess Pingyang was not an amiable person, she did not have high requirements for her subordinates. Every time they deliberated, they knelt down at the beginning, and after they sat down, everyone tacitly agreed to sit cross-legged, and Princess Pingyang never said anything about it.

Xue Lang was used to such a loose sitting posture, and there was a chair in the county mansion, so naturally he didn't need it. It was still Su Siniang who saw that he and Jiang Lin were like this, and yesterday she grabbed the two brothers' ears and mentioned their faces, and chattered a few words, and refreshed the etiquette of sitting for the two brothers.

It was also after this tutoring that Xue Lang learned that kneeling and sitting was the proper etiquette in front of the elder, and the so-called sitting was kneeling. However, people who have kneeled and sat know that it is okay to kneel for a while, if you kneel for a long time, leg numbness is the most basic problem, blood circulation is not smooth, and if you kneel for a long time, you can really kneel and faint people who are not used to it.

Generally, the more amiable elders, after everyone sees the salute, they will say that everyone is looser and change to sitting. If you meet a boss or elder who wants to clean up with malicious intentions, don't say this, and let you sit upright all the time...... It's miserable when you think about it.

Pei Ju Pei Shangshu is obviously a very well-cultivated old man, and he will not be so malicious in handling his subordinates, so he directly let Xue Lang sit down, and said with a smile: "The sage has issued an edict that this year's trial planting of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and white stacks will be handed over to Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be the leader." These affairs are the top priority, and Youyang is a familiar hand, so he has to hand it over to Youyang. In addition, the four divisions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, because Youyang wanted to manage the trial planting of new crops, the old man handed over the Ministry of Gold to Youyang for management, and the remaining three divisions let Wang Shilang continue to govern. ”

There are four divisions under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the work of the household department is more complicated, managing the world's household registration, land, servitude, contribution, marriage, exemption, contribution, preferential recovery, heirs, etc.; The degree of expenditure is in charge of the world's rent, the appropriateness of the abundance of property, and the annual budget. It is two departments with relatively heavy powers and responsibilities in the yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Ministry of Gold is in charge of the treasurer of the world's treasury, weighing the number of measurements, the transactions of the two capital cities, the mutual market, the He city, and the palace market, the gifts of hundreds of officials, military towns, and guests, and the clothes given to palace people, officials, slaves, and maids; As the name suggests, the warehouse department is in charge of the warehouse cashier, the world's military reserves, the officials' rice, the affairs of the warehouse, etc., as well as the grain reserves of the righteous warehouse and the regular closing position, and if the harvest is not good, it is also responsible for mobilizing grain to stabilize grain prices.

These materials were written in the letter to him from Princess Pingyang yesterday, otherwise Xue Lang would not have known so much about them, he only knew about the functions and powers of various administrative departments in ancient times, and he did not understand them if they were too detailed.

Princess Pingyang said in a letter yesterday that Xue Lang had no experience in serving in a state or county when he first came, and he was a person who grew up in a foreign country, so he was not familiar with the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty. Pei Ju is a sophisticated and wise person, and he will never give Xue Lang too much power, the three departments of the Household Department, the Degree Branch, and the Warehouse Department, Xue Lang doesn't have to think about it, if it is assigned, he will only give the gold part to Xue Lang.

Sure enough, Her Royal Highness the princess said it!

Xue Lang didn't understand Pei Ju's assignment.

To be honest, even if Pei Ju assigned other divisions to him, he would be a little worried, to put it bluntly, he was just an ordinary person, he had not undergone any formal and orthodox education, and everything he learned was a wild way. In addition, he didn't know much about the social and folk conditions of the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't know much about feudal etiquette, so he was asked to manage the household departments closely related to social folk customs and etiquette, and he lacked confidence.

One is in charge of the country's financial allocation, and the other is in charge of grain and grain prices, both of which are very important departments, and the other is not good, and the impact is simply unpredictable. Xue Lang felt that his current self was completely incompetent, and it was better to do what he was familiar with and understood first.

Compared with the other three, the work of the gold department, Xue Lang is easier to get started. So, Xue Lang'an replied calmly: "Huh." The trial planting of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and white stacks must wait for the beginning of spring. Now that it's the first month, my subordinates want to take advantage of this free time to take a look at the various materials in the department and study it, I wonder if Pei Shangshu will allow it? ”

Pei Ju saw that he was so pragmatic, and his hanging heart finally let go a little, and said with a smile: "It's not indispensable, what information Youyang wants to see, you can go to see it." ”

"Thank you Pei Shangshu."

Xue Lang thanked him heartily.

Pei Ju said: "Youyang can take a look at the office in the future, if there is anything that needs to be added, you can add it, and after you settle down, you can go to work." ”

"Whoa."

After talking to Pei Ju for a while, Xue Lang said goodbye, called Changjian over, and the master and servant went to the office together-

Xue Lang wanted Changjian to bring someone to move the desk, chair and other things he was used to. It's just made of ordinary wood, and it's not a precious wood, so I shouldn't talk too much if I want to come to Yushi.