Chapter 932 This is so good
It was just after Shen Shi in the afternoon, and the sun was slowly setting in the west. The sunlight gradually turned from blazing to gentle, and the breeze suddenly picked up, blowing the leaves, and lifting the eaves of the roof. The wind chimes sounded the dusk.
“Oh, the sun is setting in the west, it’s time to leave the office soon.”
In the office, Zhu Pingan put down his brush, stretched his arms, and looked lazily towards Outside the window, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips when he saw the sun slowly setting outside the window.
Happy?
Yes, Zhu Pingan was indeed very happy at this time.
The sun sets in the west, and it’s time to get off work. Today is June 29th. According to the Ming Dynasty calendar, June is a small month. The small month has a total of twenty-nine days, and the big month has a total of thirty days. Today is June 29th, which means today is the last day of June, and tomorrow is the first day of July.
What does the first day of July mean? !
The first day of July means that the day of rest has finally arrived! ! !
Finally a holiday!
After working hard for so long, I finally have a day off.
In other words, compared with the Ming Dynasty, modern people are really happy. Modern society protects workers’ right to rest very well. National laws have clearly stipulated that employers should ensure that workers have at least One day off, usually two days off a week. However, Daming is not like this! Emperor Hongwu wished that officials would go to work every day! The official holiday system was changed from the five-day holiday in the Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the ten-day holiday in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, to the first and fifteenth day off in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and only two days off in January.
After working hard for half a month, it’s finally time to have a holiday. Can Zhu Pingan be unhappy? !
I miss weekend breaks!
If the ancients traveled through time and space and returned to modern times, they would definitely be attracted by the modern relaxed vacation system. With more vacations, the ancients had more opportunities to travel and visit relatives and friends. Then their poems The output will definitely increase several times.
Zhu Ping'an cursed in his heart for a while, and then began to pack away his pen, ink, paper and inkstones, getting ready to get off work
While Zhu Pingan was putting away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.
Then, I saw a crowd of people outside the window, running to tell each other, forming a group, looking like they were cheering.
What's wrong?
Did something great happen?
Zhu Ping'an looked out the window curiously, feeling distracted for a while.
"Zihou, let's go out and have a look. It seems that Zhengfu (Yin Shidan, also known as Zhengfu) has brought back His Highness's annual gift."
Chen Yiqin looked excited. Appeared at the door of Zhu Pingan's office room and waved to Zhu Pingan.
"Huh? So fast?!" Zhu Ping'an was happy and surprised when he heard this. When did Yin Shidan go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to receive the annual gift? Didn't he say at noon that he would go to the Ministry of Household Affairs tomorrow? Are you receiving annual gifts?
Also, I just gave Yan Shifan a gift this morning, and got the gift back this afternoon before getting off work? !
According to historical records, it seems that it was the second or third day after King Yu gave the gift that he received the gift.
Unexpectedly, I got it back on the same day.
Unconsciously, my little butterfly flapped its wings and accelerated the speed of a certain historical event.
Da Ming!
I, Zhu Pingan, will not come here in vain!
Zhu Pingan smiled, as bright as the sunshine outside the window, and his inner confidence in the future increased a bit.
Zhu Pingan and Chen Yiqin went outside the palace together, and met Gao Gong on the way, so the three of them walked together.
The three of them came outside the palace. When the three of them arrived, they all bowed their hands and saluted the three of them, and opened a path to allow the three of them to go straight to the center. In the center, Yin Shidan stood there with a smile on his face and looked at the three of them. There were three wooden boxes at his feet. The boxes were all open, and there was a piece of gold inside.
"Haha, a total of 180,000 yuan. Two silver coins." Yin Shidan kicked the box with his foot and said happily.
"One hundred and eighty thousand taels?" Zhu Ping'an was startled when he heard this. Isn't the annual gift one hundred and thirty thousand taels? In the first two years, each was 50,000 taels, and last year it was 30,000 taels. The total is 130,000 taels. Liang, why did you get back 180,000 taels?
Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin were also surprised when they heard that Yin Shidan had brought back 180,000 taels of silver.
"Hahaha, I just went to the Ministry of Finance for a business trip and asked about the gift. I was just giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Finance asked me to receive it directly. It is rare for the Ministry of Finance to open its mouth, and I was afraid that the Ministry of Finance would change its mind again. , just simply I went through the formalities and received it directly. I was surprised when I received it. In addition to the annual gift of 130,000 taels, there are also festival gifts such as Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice. After three years, it turned out that There were as many as 50,000 taels, and the annual gift and the festival gift totaled 180,000 taels of silver. The Ministry of Finance happily packed three boxes of silver. After receiving it, the Ministry of Finance saw that I was alone and returned the gift. Someone was specially sent to deliver it to me. "Ha, let me tell you, this gift is really worth it. You have never seen the attitude of the Ministry of Finance. Compared with before, it is like heaven and earth." Yin Shidan laughed and said, and even stretched out his hand when he said it. He stopped gesticulating.
Value!
It’s definitely worth the gift!
I originally thought it was 130,000 taels of silver, but I didn’t expect to receive 180,000 taels of silver, which was a total of 50,000 taels of silver. What a great surprise.
I exchanged 1,500 taels of silver for 180,000 taels of silver. Is there anything more valuable than this? !
Just when everyone was excited, they heard a rush of footsteps. Zhu Pingan turned his head and saw King Yu with an excited face, swinging his sleeves and striding from the palace. Coming at full speed.
Those who didn’t know better thought that King Yu was on fire.
"Meet His Highness King Yu."
"Meet His Highness."
Everyone saluted King Yu one after another.
"No gifts, no gifts, no gifts quickly, Master Yin, you have been given every year, have you received it?!" King Yu was anxious to know the result, and waved his hand vigorously, asking everyone to forgive him, and then He looked at Yin Shidan with an excited face and asked breathlessly.
"Go back to your highness and bring it back." Yin Shidan nodded vigorously.
"Okay!" King Yu was overjoyed.
"Your Highness, I have received a total of 180,000 taels of silver this time!" Yin Shidan added.
"What? One hundred and eighty thousand taels?!" King Yu was overjoyed.
So Yin Shidan explained to King Yu what he had just said to Zhu Pingan and others. King Yu was overjoyed after hearing this.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Now I finally don't have to be constrained by these copper-stinking things!" King Yu said three good words in a row excitedly, and then gritted his teeth and said bitterly , I have money in my hands and I don’t feel panic.
At dusk, as the sun set, Zhu Ping'an returned to Linhuai Hou Mansion with a bright face, holding two fifty-tael silver notes and fifty-tael pieces of silver in his arms. One fifty-tael silver note was the money Zhu Ping'an lent to King Yu in the morning, and the other fifty-tael silver note was the money Yu Wang rewarded for his merits (Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan and others also all had the amount The remaining five taels of silver were reissued by King Yu to everyone in the palace.
Of course, the reward is not important. What is important is that after this incident, Zhu Ping'an was convinced and clearly felt that his status in King Yu's heart had reached a new level. So, very good!
(End of this chapter)