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At the end of February, Wuchang is not as warm as the Xibo mud and the Xuyamen located on the edge of the equator, the so-called spring freeze freezes to death, in the face of the temperature that is still near the freezing point, the poor people in thin clothes certainly hope to escape the cold wave in their own houses that do not have much heat, and the nobles in fur jackets also want to lie in the warm spring room and do not want to go out.

But it's one thing to think, it's another thing to do, except for the idle gentleman who can leisurely spend the cat winter at home, the poor have to work for the daily food and clothing, the merchants have to open their doors, and even the officials have to run back and forth between the yamen.

Of course, the rich and noble can sit in the same warm high hall to deal with government affairs and business, and they can also take a four-wheeled carriage or two-wheeled mule cart with a stove in the middle of the walk, but the lowly officials have to walk on their feet in the cold wind like ordinary people, and crowd with a large number of people in a humble room without a fire pit.

Ouyang He is such a petty official, although he was promoted to one level because of his previous secret peace talks with the Qing court, but the Beijing official is not valuable, and the capital is not easy to live in, so he can only walk back and forth between the public office and the assigned accommodation every day.

Speaking of which, because of the relationship between the soldiers and fire, Wuchang City has already been ten rooms and nine empty, just let Zheng Kezhang allocate a large number of unmanned houses and land to the Ministry of Industry in a large circle, and the Ministry of Industry will open up similar ones into government offices, and the separate ones will be converted into official dormitories and rented to officials at all levels, and the land that has not had time to be bulldozed and rebuilt will be hoarded for future use.

Ouyang and the public office where he went to work were about half an hour's walk (15 minutes) away from the small courtyard lent to him by the Ministry of Industry for free, and Zheng Fan's working hours were also changed to every morning (9 o'clock) to Shen Shizhong (18 o'clock) because of Zheng Kezang's habit, and he was not allowed to arrive late and leave early, so when he arrived home every day, it was already the time when the lights were on.

The courtyard where Ouyang He lived was built according to the specifications of the Seven Rank Officials, with one entrance and three halls, the middle one was the hall and reception room, the left side was the study and bedroom, and the right side was temporarily used as a dining room.

Because Ouyang He had no family members, he brought an old servant couple from his hometown. The two lived in the porter's house, and built a kitchen in the corner of the backyard, using the well next to it, where cooking, laundry, and washing were all located.

It should be said that if there are more people in the family, the living environment is still very restrictive, but there is no way, where King Xia is located, can Qipin still be regarded as an official?

"The master is back." Looking at Ouyang He, who was tightly wrapped, he was standing outside the door with his tired body in tow, and the manservant who heard the knock on the door and opened the door hurriedly let him in. "The master is tired, but fortunately, I can take a day off tomorrow, just to rest and rest."

Zhu Hongwu believes that officials should be public servants, and public servants should not rest, so the rest and bath system that began in the Han Dynasty was completely destroyed, and after the Manchus entered the customs, they painted cats and tigers, so the officials of the Ming and Qing dynasties were open all year round except for the New Year.

However, Zheng Fan was different, just like the change in working hours, Zheng Kezang, who was accustomed to doing five days off and two days off, hated the abolition of the system of rest and Mu in the Ming and Qing dynasties, so he insisted on resuming the policy of two days off and implementing rotational leave for officials. As long as you ensure the number of people on duty every day, you can rest once every five days, or take two days off at a time, and no one will care about you.

As for taking leave after two days off, sick leave must be issued by the doctor of Tai Hospital, and personal leave is limited to the number of times and days per month, and no leave is considered absenteeism.

Leave is not deducted but the allowance must be deducted on a daily basis, and the monthly or even annual allowance will be deducted after a certain number of sick days.

Absenteeism will be deducted together with the principal salary, and after a certain number of days, the reward due to the future will be reduced first, and then the absenteeism will be removed, and the removed officials will not be allowed to be reinstated, that is, the so-called never recounted.

"Old woman, quickly bring a bowl of hot tea to the master."

Seeing Ouyang He's weak appearance, the nagging servant stopped knowingly, and waited until Ouyang He drank a bowl of hot tea and returned to the world from hell, then he took out an invitation from his arms and handed it over.

"Master, this is Master Guan who moved from next door, please come over and drink at noon tomorrow."

"Master Guan?" Ouyang He opened the invitation and looked at it, it was written very humbly, saying that he had just arrived and wanted to get to know the neighbors around him, so he should not shirk it, the so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and they will take care of Yunyun in the future. "When did the Guan family move here, how do I not know?"

"Master, didn't you go to another place a few days ago?"

The porter replied: "The Guan family moved here at that time, it is said that it was a maritime merchant in Fujian, who bought a large yard around it in one go, and repaired it for more than half a month. ”

Like the palace, Ouyang He smiled slightly, who has the courage to build the same as the palace, aren't they afraid that someone will accuse him of a crime of trespassing, it seems that a few foolish people have not seen the market, and regard the slightly larger courtyard as a palace.

Of course, then again, Wuchang may be the imperial capital of the new dynasty in the future, and the land price is naturally not cheap, and the strength of this maritime merchant is really not small to buy such a large piece of land from the Ministry of Industry.

It's a pity that no matter how big the strength is, it has nothing to do with him, he is no longer the owner of the pharmacy back then, based on this idea, Ouyang He wanted to throw the invitation aside and ignore it.

But before he could act, his drooping gaze fell on the words that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and he suddenly moved in his heart, so he asked: "Is the Guan family just inviting me alone?" ”

Ouyang He was not narcissistic, he just wanted to confirm, and sure enough, he heard the servant say: "How can it, several families next door have already gone to the banquet, but you have not been available, no, people sincerely inquire about your days of rest, so come and please, otherwise how do you think the outside knows that this house is repaired like the palace." ”

Ouyang He smashed his mouth, which is also the same reason, but in addition to one or two Wuchang natives in the few families on the side, as far as he knows, there are also seven or eight official families such as Director Mo of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shuban of the Grand Trial Yuan, and Li Yimu of the National Treasury Yamen.

Besides, I can circle a large piece of land from the Ministry of Industry, and I want to come to this maritime businessman also has a background, in case I offend, even if I don't care about my career, I don't want to wear any small shoes.

As soon as he thought of this, Ouyang He took out a few silver coins from his sleeve: "You go to the Guan family, I will definitely come to the house to visit tomorrow at noon, there is a few pieces of money, you go to buy four-color gifts tomorrow morning, and I won't come to the door empty-handed." ”

The porter retreated, and after a while, his wife and cook brought the meal, Ouyang He picked up the chopsticks and said: "Boil a few buckets of water tomorrow morning, and go out to greet guests tomorrow, it's a bit rude not to take a bath."

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is already the next day, and after bathing, Ouyang He, who changed into a new cotton robe, came to the gate of Guanfu with snacks and other gifts for visiting relatives and friends, although the gate was painted black, but the beast with a copper ring looked particularly dazzling. Ouyang Hezi didn't feel that he was qualified to let the family open the middle door to greet him, so he walked to the side and knocked on the side door gently.

The door opened, and Ouyang He was taken aback by the family who came out of it, his strong figure and restrained aura made him mistakenly think that he was facing the Praetorian Guards in front of the palace. Ouyang He couldn't help but sigh, in the end, he was a maritime businessman, and he did have some force in his hands.

But what surprised Ouyang He even more was that when he took the invitation and looked at it, the family immediately greeted him with a smile and asked him to enter through the main entrance, saying that it was explained by the owner of the family. Why is this maritime merchant so polite? With a feeling that something seemed to be wrong, Ouyang He entered the Guan Mansion.

In fact, there is not much luxury in the Guanfu, and after turning the wall and passing through the sedan hall, the eyes suddenly opened up.

This is probably the reason why Guan Mansion is rumored to be a royal mansion, because what appeared in front of Ouyang He was a winding Jiangnan garden.

Passing through this strange front garden, a hall with flying eaves and corners appeared in front of Ouyang He.

"Nanyang Hall?"

Is this a hall name? Shouldn't the hall number of the surname Guan be Longxi Hall, Donghai Hall, and Puyuan Hall?

What made Ouyang He even more dissatisfied was that until he was introduced into this Nanyang Hall by the steward, he never saw the master's family come out to greet him.

"Didn't I come here at the invitation to visit, how can I treat guests like this?"

Ouyang He was thinking about it, and the steward said rudely to a person who walked out of the back of the hall: "Master, Lord Ouyang has arrived." ”

Ouyang He's eyes fell on the person who came, and his first feeling was startled, it was not that he recognized this person as Zheng Kezang, in fact, as a low-level bureaucrat, he was not qualified to face Zheng Kezang at all, since he didn't know that he was the supreme master of the entire Zheng Domain.

It's just that he thinks that this person is too imposing, and before the person arrives, the coercion has already come to his face, making him mistakenly think that the other party is a murderous general instead of a mere maritime merchant.

Affected by the other party's aura, Ouyang He put away the unhappiness just now, and preemptively said rudely: "Neighbor Ouyang He has seen Master Guan." ”

I only heard Zheng Kezhang say: "Lord Ouyang is polite, come, please sit down and talk." ”

Ouyang didn't care about the other party's attitude at the moment, maybe in his opinion, the other party was qualified not to care about his own district official, so he did it very obediently, which is also why he didn't know Zheng Kezang's true identity, otherwise how could he sit down with a butt, at least he had to sign to show his humility.

"Lord Ouyang is working in the Internal Affairs Department?" Zheng Kezhang asked knowingly. "That is, the close minister of King Xia, he will have a bright future in the future."

"Don't dare, just serve the king some dog and horse work." Ouyang He replied honestly. "It's also a joke, I've never seen King Xia's honorable face, and the ministers said that it was a false praise, as for the future, I thought I could do my part."

"Lord Ouyang's words are very true."

Zheng Kezhang nodded with satisfaction, from this conversation, it seems that this person is at least not exaggerated, which makes him feel a little good, but it is not enough to cheat his baby daughter in this way.

"That's right, as long as you do your duty, you can see it clearly when you come to the official." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang changed his words. "I heard that Lord Ouyang's ancestral home is Jiangnan?"

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