Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 84

On August [-]th, the streets of Ruzhou were bustling with pedestrians.Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone will come out to buy goods.Since the Jin army attacked last year, everything in society has been abandoned.It was not until Wang Xiaohun came back that Ruzhou was peaceful and regained its vitality.People who are living a peaceful life again pay special attention to this festival, which is extraordinarily lively.

Not far from the prefecture, people crowded into three floors and three floors outside, buying moon cakes there.

Ruan Chao carried a small bag in his hand and walked here quickly.He met his neighbor, Yan Sanlang, and said, "Third brother is so early, did you come here to buy moon cakes?"

Yan Saburo picked up the oil paper bag in his hand and said, "Yeah. The moon cakes here are really exquisite. There are various patterns, and I don't know how they made them. The ones I bought here are Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. come and eat."

Ruan Chao said: "I only heard that it looks good, but I don't know if it is delicious or not."

Yan Saburo said: "Someone has tasted it over there, and it tastes sweet. There are many fillings in it, you can choose the flavor."

Ruan Chao said: "It's the best. My children will be very happy to have this moon cake for them."

The two stood on the street and chatted a few words. Ruan Chao saw that there were more and more people gathering there, so he hurriedly bid farewell and squeezed up.

After finally squeezing to the front, I saw a large case with many moon cakes on it.A stack of ten, with the label on the side saying the packaging material, and they are neatly arranged.The dozen or so servants behind the long case, all dressed in blue and blue socks, were clean.

Ruan Chao was illiterate, pointed at the sign, and asked the servant about the traps one by one.This filling is very rich.There are red bean paste, lotus seed paste, red dates, and even a kind of five kernels, I don't know which five kernels it is.

Wang Xiaohun couldn't gather Wu Ren.It's just that this name was too famous in the past life, so it was used.Without five kernels moon cakes, it seems that moon cakes have no soul.Finally, I used walnuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, almonds and sesame seeds to get together, so I can't lose the reputation.

But what really attracts people is the shape of the moon cakes.In addition to round, there are square, heart-shaped and many other shapes.Unfortunately, the people of this era are still not interested. What they are interested in is the patterns printed on the moon cakes.

Wang Xiaohun found a few skilled carpenters and carved many molds.There are stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting Gui, and Toad Palace folding Gui.These are the stories that are truly fascinating.

Ruan Chao asked them one by one, and said, "I don't know which one is delicious. I just choose two kinds, Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine and Toad Palace Zhegui, and give me a few of each. I have a total of three coins here. Bought it all."

The servant agreed loudly and took the money.I chose what Ruan Chao wanted, wrapped it in a piece of oiled paper, and tied it with a string, which was very clean.

Ruan Chao squeezed out the crowd with moon cakes.Walking on the road, I weighed it with my hands and sighed: "These things are really expensive!"

Even though he said that, there was still a smile on his face.A pair of sons and daughters have suffered for a year, but this year has a lot of fun. It's worth the money.

Jade Rabbit pounding medicine is for her daughter, which belongs to the story of a little girl.Toad Palace Zhegui is for his son.I hope that when he grows up, he will really be able to test high school, and just like Zhizhou Wang Xiaohun's father, he will come back as a jinshi.

In the prefecture next to him, Wang Zhong put a few packets of moon cakes on the table and said to Wang Xiao, "I don't think this moon cake shop is actually opened by the government. I walked there and saw many people crowding to buy it. Go in and have a look. , it was very beautiful, so I bought some and took it home. How do I know that Xiaosheren has already prepared it here. But it was a waste of money that should not have been spent."

Wang Xiaohun said: "This is a moon cake, you can eat it, it's not a waste of money. This thing can be stored for a long time, go back and let the family have a taste."

Wang Zhong nodded: "What Xiaosheren said is true. By the way, I will go buy some chicken, duck and fish in the afternoon. I will eat something special. I will have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival at home tomorrow. What Xiaosheren want to buy, I will go and buy them together. "

Wang Xiaohun thought for a while, then shook his head the most: "How do I know what to buy? Go buy it yourself, buy what you think you want to buy, and finally I'll calculate the money for you together. I'll go back tomorrow, and I'll accompany my sister for the festival."

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "What is Xiaosheren saying? I just buy things, I don't need to use your money."

Wang Xiaohun said: "You have to make money to support your family. You don't know how much you can use it in your daily life. You save more. I also have a salary. Of course, I use my own money for my own use. Remember, as long as I use the money at home, you will write it down. ."

Seeing that Wang Xiaohun was serious, Wang Zhong nodded in agreement.I just still feel weird.He was recruited into the army by Wang Rudai, originally to take care of Wang Xiaohun.Unexpectedly, a year later, Wang Xiaohun would have to figure it out with himself.

Watching Wang Zhong leave, Wang Xiaohun returned to the prefecture to take care of some daily affairs.

These days, Wang Zhong is in his hometown, helping Wang Xiaohun with some family affairs.As a veteran of the military, his salary is naturally not less.To support his own family, even if Wang Xiaohun's family uses it together, it is enough.

Qian Wangxiao is very clear about hunting.For what you use at home, you should spend your own money, if you use it in the public house, you should spend it in the public family.If the money is too little, the government can make more money and pay more.But you can't use public money for private affairs because of lack of money or convenience.

Since returning to Ruzhou, Wang Xiaohun has been like this.And ask your subordinates to do the same.Using public money for private affairs is called embezzlement of public funds.Using public people and things for private affairs is called private use of public tools.Once such behavior occurs, it must be severely punished.

In fact, this is a Chinese tradition. Although the tradition is always broken, it has been like this since ancient times.In the Ming and Qing dynasties, officials had less salaries, many officials in the yamen were private staff, and many in the prefectures and counties did not distinguish between public and private.

Since Qin Shihuang established the political unification, the state revenue and expenditure and the internal treasury revenue and expenditure are two different systems.Although emperors often embezzled money from the treasury, the system has always been in place.In the Song Dynasty, there were Zuo Zangku and Nei Zangku, each of which had different sources and different channels for spending money.

The emperor is like this, and of course officials are also like this.There is a fixed amount of ministerial money for official expenses in states and counties.Putting the envoy's money into one's own pocket is embezzlement of public funds.For example, Fan Zhongyan wrote an article "Yueyang Tower", which was written to Teng Zijing, the magistrate of Yuezhou.Teng Zijing was severely investigated by the court because he was the commander-in-chief on the front line and used the minister's money for secret operations.Unwilling to be humiliated, Teng Zijing burned the envoy's account books and was demoted.Later, in order to be greedy for the minister's money, officials often visited each other and gave gifts with the minister's money.You come to my place, I will give you 50 taels.I will go to your place in a month, and you will give me another 50 taels.As soon as he came and went, the money from the public envoy went into his own pocket.

As an official in the imperial court, public and private must be clearly defined.The imperial court must have a strict system, and officials must be self-disciplined.Otherwise, if you are found out, don't say that you are wronged.For example, Teng Zijing actually used the money of the envoy to do official business, but there were flaws in the system.In the end, he and his relatives and friends always felt that they were wronged, but they could not overturn the case.It is wrong for later generations to say that Teng Zi is a corrupt official, but it is also correct to be dealt with as a corrupt official.

Wang Zhong was originally a guest of the Wang family.Slaves are not allowed to have private property. All spending is the master's money, and savings are also the master's savings.Wang Zhong found it difficult to understand Wang Xiaohun's actions, but other officials thought it was a matter of course.

(End of this chapter)