Ruqing explained the characters on the gift list and the dotted gifts one by one, and the gifts given by Ruqing, the boss of Zhiyi, were exquisite but not extravagant. Colleagues are just right, not too expensive, not too shabby. Colleagues who are close to them send ordinary but practical, estranged relationships, or bad relationships, bad relations, some send, some do not send, but most of the gifts are flashy. Ruqing treated his subordinates very preferentially, although he did not explicitly give expensive gifts, but gave his family members rich and superior rewards, those who had a high hall in the family gave a rat skin gown or a cloak, and those who had children gave tiger skin hats and jade locks made of jade, and those who were in difficulty directly gave silver. In short, the subordinates will give whatever they lack, and nothing is missing. Even the one hundred and twenty personal soldiers around Zhiyi were given generous silver taels.

Zhiyi couldn't help but nod his head, and looked at Ruqing more and more, seeing Ruqing explaining seriously, and explaining the reason in detail, his expression was very serious, and Zhiyi's heart was warm, even if Ruqing didn't say it explicitly, but it also made him feel that Ruqing was really good for him, really cared about his career, and worked hard.

After Ruqing explained the gift list, she stuck out her tongue at Zhiyi again, "If all these gifts are given, it is estimated that my brother's treasury that has been filled with great difficulty over the years will be flattened by more than half." ”

Zhiyi smiled faintly, couldn't help touching her soft hair, and said in a faint voice: "It's okay." Anyway, your brother and I have other income besides the court Fenglu. ”

Ruqing said: "Could it be the extra money that my brother made by exchanging salt with the Mongols for horses, cattle and sheep?" "In fact, Ruqing has always known that this dynasty values literature over military force, and the Fenglu of civil officials is really not high, they can only feed and wear, and they want to feed a large family. And the military attache is even more unnecessary, although the official position of Zhiyi is quite high, and the general of the second grade Zhenguo is only a mere 200 stone of annual dedication, and there are some silver taels of compensation during the New Year's holidays. If you make a great contribution, you will be rewarded with substantial gold and silver by the local rich gentry, and if you are lucky, you will be rewarded by the emperor, but it is only a very small number, most of the generals, the days are not easy, but, there are policies, there are countermeasures, although the Datong soldiers have a hard time, but they have their own set of rules for making money. That is to exchange salt for horses, cattle and sheep with outsiders, and a bag of salt for a sheep to roast and eat for a long time, and those who will drill camps will be resold to others, and they will get more than thirty or fifty taels of silver. And Zhiyi is a character who is more good at drilling.

Zhiyi smiled lightly, "It's not that I'm inspired by my sister." ”

Ruqing grinned: "Then, how can my brother thank me?" ”

Zhiyi touched her head again, "When you get married in the future, I will give you a rich dowry for my brother." ”

Ruqing's eyes lit up, and she was not polite, arched her hands and said, "Really? That brother can't break his word. ”

"Well, never break your word."

"What if my brother's sister-in-law doesn't agree?" Plan ahead.

"Then I'll give it secretly." Almost without hesitation.

Ruqing, who was happy, was indeed a black-bellied figure, couldn't help jumping up and cheering, "Really? That's great. Brother, in order to make my dowry a little more generous, from now on, my sister will definitely show you to keep your pocket. I won't let anyone else snatch it. ”

Zhiyi laughed, "Silly girl, you have already let you protect all your brother's property, and you are still not satisfied?" ”

Ruqing froze.

Zhiyi said: "Didn't I already ask Bang Xue to hand over the key to the treasury to you?" Except for the share that he brought back to the capital to his father, all the net worth and property of his brother are in it. ”

*

On Chinese New Year's Eve, according to the custom of the rich family, everyone under them must give red envelopes and rewards, and the General's Mansion is no exception. The best fine cotton, wearing soft and warm, the original prejudice against Ruqing immediately changed the direction of the wind, and praised Ruqing for her kindness and bodhisattva heart.

Even the subordinates in Bangxue Courtyard smiled at Ruqing, which also made Ruqing understand a truth, in this world, there is no kiss to anything, but silver is the closest. The highest state of being a master is not to blindly give a generous reward to let the subordinates follow him, but to be kind and giving.

There were also a number of subordinates who were unhappy with the snow before, and secretly stumbled Ruqing, but Ruqing didn't say a word, and tied up the girl who took the lead and threw it out of the house, successfully shocking the other subordinates. Again, the buying mother-in-law took Ruqing did not understand the price market outside Datong, and quoted indiscriminately, Ruqing really didn't know the price here, so she took the time to borrow the material from the head to lie down, according to the bill on the purchase of the mother-in-law and the name of each shop one by one, this mother-in-law is not a big greed, but overall, also greedy a lot, after Ruqing went back, she shocked a lot, and let Zhiyi come forward to give the head of the row, she pretended to be a white face again, and finally let the buying mother-in-law settle down.

But Ruqing knew that although she shocked these people and would not stumble again, she still had complaints in her heart. So, this time, while the Chinese New Year, I have to give some grace.

The subordinates received rich rewards, and they were particularly energetic in their work, especially Ruqing's promise that the descendants who stayed behind during the New Year would each add one month of silver. Now, except for the old and young in the family who have to go back, most of the people have stayed for the silver. Because of Ruqing's generosity, Ruqing's orders were executed extremely thoroughly, even from the knowledge of nothing, he also noticed the changes in the house, and the appreciative gaze was once again given to Ruqing.

Zhiyi drank the hot wine and sighed with satisfaction, "My sister still has the ability." You've only been here for more than a month, and you've made your brother feel at home. ”

Ruqing smiled softly, took the vegetables and put them in the Zhiyi bowl, "Where did my brother say, the two sisters-in-law were also in good charge before." ”

Zhiyi glanced at Bang Xue Chaoyun coldly, and said lightly: "Compared with you, it's far behind." ”

Chaoyun's face was uneasy, and he said in a whisper: "The old man is angry, it is the incompetence of the maid, which makes the master and the girl worry." ”

Bang Xue lowered her head, unable to see the expression on her face clearly.

Ruqing said angrily: "Brother is really, the so-called art industry has a specialty, the main responsibility of the two sisters-in-law is to serve a good brother, but the elder brother has to hand over the housekeeper to them, and if he can't manage it well, he can't blame them, and he has to blame his brother for misusing people." ”

Zhiyi said lightly: "It's just that the housekeeper can't manage it well, and the waiter is not satisfactory." ”

Chaoyun's face turned pale when he heard this, and he almost fell to his knees. Bang Xue also looked incredulous, and said in a trembling voice: "Why did the master say this? The slave and maid have been waiting for you all these years, and they have always worked hard and complained, but the master is still not satisfied? Didn't the lord think that the slave maid couldn't wait for the lord when he was sick before? ”

Zhiyi said lightly: "What are you doing with a sad face for the New Year?" If you say two words, I will mourn this face, and it will become more and more unpresentable. Zhiyi frowned when he saw Bang Xue's increasingly uncontrollable grievances: "Here it is again, if you are a little unsatisfactory, you will make this look." I really suspect that you learned this from Aunt Zhang. ”

Ruqing was almost angry when she heard this, Zhiyi had lived in the open and secret struggle between the Li family and Aunt Zhang since he was a child, and he was extremely dissatisfied with the imbecile combat power of the Li family, and even more disdainful of Aunt Zhang's ability to pretend to be a weak white flower, and now, seeing Bang Xue like this, he subconsciously classified her as a character like Aunt Zhang.

*

In the period when there was no war, the court was very harsh on the soldiers guarding the city at the border gates, and the subsidies were very low. The centurion is slightly better than the petty officials such as the species, and so on, the higher the rank, the better the reward, but compared with the civil and military groups, the overall is still low. Zhiyi Erpin Zhenguo is the general of the country, and has made great contributions, and the court rewards are more, and under normal circumstances, the royal palace and the local rich gentry are much richer.

Zhiyi has been in Datong for many years, and has already had a deep relationship network, and the relationship with the rich gentry and wealthy in Datong is still very good, and the gifts sent by the rich people during the New Year can be seen in general.

But Zhiyi's position is special, and the Chinese New Year can't be like the civil official group, and you can also take a few days off, and the border guards are not child's play. Therefore, even during the Chinese New Year, we must often patrol the passes and strengthen our guard.

Zhiyi has no family members, and he doesn't have any relatives in Datong, so he didn't have much of a family in the first few days, but he welcomed a lot of guests. Some female relatives were personally received by Ruqing, and the male guests were greeted by Zhiyi in the front yard, and the brothers and sisters worked together, Ruqing, a girl who had stayed at the feet of the Son of Heaven, at least in front of this group of noble ladies, could barely hold the scene. Got a lot of favor.

It's a pity that after learning that Ruqing had been married, on the second day, there were suddenly fewer female relatives who came to the door. Ruqing couldn't help but smile with Zhiyi: "It's still thanks to my brother." In the capital before, no one cared about it, but now it's good, it's become a fragrant dumpling. ”

Zhiyi looked a little regretful, "Dad is really, he was engaged to you so early." If you marry in Datong, our brothers and sisters will have a care. ”

Ruqing also sighed, although the terrain of Datong is dangerous, and the Mongols are only separated by a wall, and there will be the danger of being broken anytime and anywhere, but the wealth is in danger, and the rich and rich are also as many as cattle hair, and there are so many huge riches, most of them are selling goods from the north and south, especially the common things such as salt, pots and bowls and other ordinary things to trade with the Mongols for good breed horses, and the land in the Heilongjiang and Songhua River basins live in the Jurchen tribe of the Tunguska group left over from the Heishui Yan to barter for ginseng, fungus, deer ear, pine nuts, Hazelnuts and other mountain delicacies, as well as precious animal skins, at this time, the Jurchens lived a very miserable life, but they also followed the example of the Han people, cultivating crops, although the life was indeed poor, but it was much better than the embarrassment of the Mongols who purely relied on looting and raising horses, cattle and sheep to maintain their lives. Although the court explicitly prohibited trade with foreigners, the merchants had their own set of methods, that is, there were policies and countermeasures, and the local government also relied on local merchants for food, so they turned a blind eye.

If they are more bold and have a strong official background, these northern super-rich people are also fat, and if they marry one of them, they will also wear gold and silver, and they will not worry about food and clothing. In addition, although Zhiyi is young, he has profound qualifications, even if he will not take over the position of governor of the three armies due to his age, I believe that with Zhiyi's ability, after ten or twenty years, he will definitely be able to become a feudal general.

It's a pity, it's a pity, she got married. The Daqing Dynasty clearly stipulates that once a woman has decided to marry, she must not easily ruin her marriage. Fang Jinglan considers himself a righteous man and a gentleman, cherishes his feathers, and will not damage his image for small interests.

*

Although he didn't have any relatives in Datong, he was still invited several times. First of all, it was an invitation from the Acting Palace, which had to go. Ruqing relied on the relationship of knowledge and righteousness, but she also took the gift back, but she almost broke her head.

Li Xiao was also invited to be here, but men and women are different, and they are not in the same room, but when they left the palace of the king, when they got into the carriage, they just said a few words through the curtain.

Li Xiao rode on a tall horse, dressed in a black mink brocade lined with extraordinary bearing, and the white mink hat was inlaid with a bright gem, which contrasted with the blazing eyes under the brim, which was very powerful.

"Stop, this king has something to say to you." Li Xiao held the reins, and the horse under his crotch stood horizontally in front of the Ruqing car, forcing the coachman to stop the reins, and bowed to Li Xiao, "Lord, my girl is easy not to see a man, and the prince has something to say to the little old man." ”

Li Xiao snorted lightly, shook his horsewhip, and said proudly: "This king only said a few words to your girl and left." ”

Agarwood, who was sitting in the carriage, was shocked in her heart, and looked at Ruqing with a worried face, "Girl, this person is really looking for trouble." ”

Ruqing Wenjing sat quietly on the cushion covered with Xiangtan brocade blanket, only slightly lifted the corner of the curtain, and replied lightly: "Lord Wang, the slave family is polite." What advice does the prince have? ”

Li Xiao rode forward again, approaching Ruqing's window, and saw that Ruqing only opened the corner of the curtain slightly, only half of her face was exposed, her face sank, condescending, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you still like the gift girl that this king gave before?" ”

Ruqing was stunned, Li Xiao also gave her a gift? How did she not know? looked at Li Xiao suspiciously, and found that he was waiting for her answer with an expectant look, and some thoughts came to his heart, but he said in his mouth: "I like it, the prince has a heart." Ruqing hasn't thanked the prince in person. ”

Now it was Li Xiaohu's turn to be suspicious, and he wanted to bend down to take a closer look, but Ruqing simply put down the curtain, and only a sullen sentence came out of the car: "Lord Wang, please respect yourself." ”

Li Xiao immediately straightened up, his face and heart were hot.

"Is there anything else to do?"

"......" Li Xiao stared at her for a while, and suddenly asked: "A while ago, the General's Mansion sent someone to send a gift to me, did you prepare it?" ”

*

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