"What about them?"

"In the lobby."

Early in the morning, Yingtiancheng is damp and hot, and it is not easy to live in the capital for a long time, which is a well-known thing for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

And today, it is the beginning of July, and the officials have reached the day of receiving salaries, which was originally a good thing, but the people who came to the Guogong Mansion were like dead old women.

During the Hongwu period, the official money was mainly composed of rice and banknotes, and it was mainly given rice.

During the Yongle period, the system of rice banknotes began to be fully implemented, and Zhu Di stipulated: one or two products with four branches of rice, and six branches of banknotes; three or four rice banknotes are halved each; five or six pins, six rice, six banknotes, four; Seven or eight pins of rice and eight banknotes two.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a second way to issue a fortune to officials, that is, to fold rice.

It is mainly folded into pepper, sumac, silk cloth, cotton cloth, etc.

The official name of this rice fold is "folded color".

In order to build the city of Beijing, Zhu Di stipulated that the Beijing officials would give rice to 30%.

The remaining seventy percent is folded in spring and summer, and sumacy and pepper in autumn and winter.

Pepper and hemata wood were used as important medicines and dyeing materials, which were mainly used as luxury goods in the court in the Ming Dynasty.

Distributing this luxury as a bargain, and the official discount value is lower than the market value, in fact, is actually reducing the income of officials.

In the past few months, in order to implement the treasure money system left by his father, Zhu Di has replaced all the rice with treasure money.

In addition, it is summer, and there are no things, only endless "treasure money".

The banknotes of the Ming Dynasty were divided into several parts, and the main money given to the officials was in the east of the city.

The officials all came to find Cheng Yuan with treasure money.

As usual, Cheng Yuan just walked to the lobby.

Several officials surrounded them, including Chen Ying.

Cheng Yuan said: "Ladies and gentlemen, what's the matter? I want to invite my father-in-law to drink, but you don't need to, you can go back to the house quickly. ”

He deliberately stimulated, and the officials really didn't look good.

"Zhenguo Gong...... This is not a disappointment, it is ...... Alas, I don't know how to say it. ”

"I don't know what to say? Then don't talk about it. "Cheng Yuan understands in his heart, you guys, how majestic you are when you support the treasure banknote, and I think of Lao Tzu at this time.

"Zhen Guogong, you don't know, since His Majesty has increased the printing of treasure money, this ...... All the money has been turned into treasure money to be issued, and the rice money set by the emperor is now gone.

We came to ask you to go to Your Majesty to talk about this, the wife and children at home have to be raised, and this treasure is ...... spent."

"yes." Chen Ying was also cheeky: "The consistent treasure banknotes of the past were exchanged for 1,000 copper coins, and now the consistent treasure banknotes can't even be exchanged for 1,000 coins." ”

Chen Ying didn't come here entirely to let Cheng Yuan help, he came like this on the surface, but in fact he deliberately made trouble for Cheng Yuan.

So Chen Ying instigated officials to come to Chengyuan here in front of the national warehouse. Regardless of the outcome, it will cause trouble for Cheng Yuan.

After Chen Ying finished speaking, the officials began to shout again.

Cheng Yuan naturally knew their thoughts, this group of scholars, let themselves stand out, and when the time came, they would be benefited, but it was himself who angered Zhu Di.

Anyway, there is also Zhu Bai's shop theater under his name, which has its own set of processes, and the experimental grain of the 1,000 acres of land in Zhenguo Academy is enough for him not to starve to death for ten years.

He's afraid of a ball.

Why stand up for their disgusting bunch of things?

"Ladies and gentlemen, this matter was decided by His Majesty himself, and you should be loyal to you." Cheng Yuan looked like he was loyal to the king, and he was righteous and awe-inspiring.

The officials who came to hope that Cheng Yuan would come out were stunned.

How does this sound so familiar?

In fact, although it was said that treasure money was issued before, when the rice was actually issued, the treasure money was real money, but now, even rice is not sent, and things are not sent.

It's all a treasure.

Seeing that Cheng Yuan didn't help, the officials wouldn't leave.

Their eyes are boneless, this substitute for the dead ghost must be Cheng Yuan, and the first bird must be.

"Zhen Guogong, you can't do this?"

"Why can't I, I'm doing things according to His Majesty's will, don't you want to be loyal to the king. Then you can go to Your Majesty and say. ”

Everyone: "......"

Go to Your Majesty...... That was definitely kicked by His Majesty, and he had to scold their mother, the emperor who was born as a military general, and he could be restrained by a few words.

However, the treasure banknotes have shrunk directly among the people, and even the things that can be bought are very few, especially in the past few months, the treasure banknotes have shrunk even more.

Their family has a big business, how to live on a few hundred copper coins.

"Zhen Guogong, it's been a long time, it's not good."

Although Chen Ying is a celebrity around Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu, and he also has benefits from his subordinates, he doesn't dare to be greedy for a large number, for fear that Zhu Di will find out, so it's not a joke.

"What can I do?" Humane.

It's my business, you deserve it, how arrogant you were a few months ago...... Cheng Yuan said: "I'm really embarrassed, I can only borrow some rice and silver from you." ”

The officials' faces were miserable, and it was okay to borrow, whether they wanted interest or not: "Then please ask the national government to help me in an emergency, and I will pay it back next month." ”

"It's easy to say, I won't bully everyone, after all, they are all officials in the same dynasty, so let's calculate it according to the interests of the people." Cheng Yuan said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say......" Several officials laughed when they heard the front, but they couldn't laugh at the back, this is according to the interests of the people, it is a high interest, and this town is too unhuman.

They studied hard for ten years, in order to be dirty and not boastful in the past, and they saw all the Chang'an flowers in one day.

Since becoming officials, many people have taken the old and young in the family to Yingtian, but now the family has to open their mouths to eat, and they have eaten up the surplus food in the past few months, and they have searched for what they can loot, and they have also cheated those who can extort money.

There is a lot of credit outside, but corruption does not dare to be greedy anymore.

Seeing that they were silent, Cheng Yuan said: "You should go to the Ministry of Officials and Households in this matter, I, Cheng Yuan, want to be a loyal person!" ”

I almost believed myself in these righteous words.

The officials gritted their teeth, they would rather borrow than go to His Majesty to say that the treasure money is not good, isn't this a loss of officials and lives.

Besides, they borrowed money from the Guogong Mansion, and if they didn't pay it back, could he still come and ask for it?

There are thousands of acres of land in the Zhenguo Mansion, and there are so many corn and sweet potatoes and those high-yield rice plants, what's wrong with giving them some!

Besides, when the time comes, if he borrows money and food, he just doesn't give him back, what can he do, it's a big deal to give him this life.

Who dares to accept the life of a court official?

Chen Ying glanced at everyone, then walked over and said, "Then ask the Duke of the Kingdom to lend money and food to everyone." ”

Cheng Yuan frowned, and said, "Steward Liu, you go and ask Your Highness, how much surplus grain is there in the house this year, all my colleagues want it, we are not in drought this year, I don't know if there is more." ”

Steward Liu quickly went and told Princess An Cheng the original words.

After listening to what Zhu Zhizhen said, he knew what Cheng Yuan meant, changed his clothes, and went to the lobby in person.

He said that the population of the house has increased a lot this year, and the number of students in the academy has also increased, and there is not enough food until autumn, so I am afraid that I will not be able to borrow it.

Saying that, there is still a lot of nonsense to pick up the abacus and calculate there, and he is helpless to explain to the officials and sincerely look at the negative accounts.

Now, it was everyone's turn to be dumbfounded, they looked at Chen Ying, and the bird couldn't be found.

Chen Ying also wanted to continue to bewitch Cheng Yuan, the "scapegoat".

Who knows, Shi Kai came back sweating profusely, carrying a wad of treasure money in his hand.

Yes, this is Cheng Yuan's fortune this month.

Cheng Yuan has already exchanged all his rice and things for the head of the national warehouse for treasure money.

is so open-minded, and no one grabbed it from the Guocangkou swaggering through the market, and no one grabbed it......

If it was gold and silver, it is estimated that someone would have robbed it on the road.

Chen Ying and a few others swallowed back the words stiffly.

Later, Shi Kai said that there were officials arguing at the gate of the state warehouse today.

At the same time, the commander of Jinyiwei made Ji Gang fly into the palace.

Today, Queen Xu's cough has improved a lot, and several imperial doctors have been rewarded, Zhu Di is in a good mood, and said with a smile while feeding medicine: "I just said that people are in good spirits when they are happy, and the queen is much better today, these imperial doctors should be rewarded well."

I lost a lot of beloved generals, and now the country is peaceful and peaceful, the queen should look at the mountains and rivers with me, and the sun shines brightly. ”

Yao Guangxiao also smiled: "Yes, Originally, Your Majesty wanted Zhenguo Gong to dispense medicine for the queen, but Your Majesty thought that Zhenguo Gong was busy with Cheng's learning, so let the imperial doctor take a look first."

Unexpectedly, Niangniang's health was much better, and the poor monk wanted to go back more often to recite scriptures for Niangniang. ”

As he was talking, a eunuch hurriedly came in outside the door, saying that it was the commander of the Jinyi Guard who asked to see him.

Zhu Di put down the bowl and said to Yao Guangxiao with a smile: "Follow me to have a look." ”