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Chapter 98 Reward!
In Penke's cranky thoughts.

Also in less than an hour and a half, the train arrived at Yingtian Mansion with a bang.

When he returned to Beijing this time, he didn't notify anyone in advance, so no one came to pick up the car.

After getting off the train, Peng Ke took Yan Qingbo and Mu Wanqing first, and placed them in a residence specially arranged for Yan Qingbo by Jin Yiwei in Yingtian Mansion.

"This small courtyard with two entrances is more than enough for three of you master and servant to live in."

"According to His Majesty's will, Yan Qingbo can receive 30 taels of silver, three stones of polished rice, and five bolts of silk cloth from Jinyiwei every month."

"This salary is enough for you to hire three or five more servants to serve you."

"To tell you the truth, I am envious of this salary, which is more than what I paid."

Peng Ke smacked his lips a little sourly, and introduced her treatment to Yan Qingbo.

It was rare for Emperor Hongwu to be generous.

It may be because Yan Qingbo, as a woman, cannot be in the officialdom.

Moreover, training the disciples of "The Jue of Falling in Love" for Daming does not have much opportunity to get in touch with people's livelihood, so naturally they are not likely to get involved in corruption.

I have to consider accepting her heart again.

So in terms of remuneration, Emperor Hongwu gave him a lot.

360 taels of silver a year, and it's real, plus the grain and cloth.

For a woman, no matter where she is, she can live a happy life.

An ordinary courtyard house in Yingtianfu can accommodate a family of six or seven people, and you can buy it for only fifteen to thirty taels.

With one month's salary, Yan Qingbo can buy a set.

Many second- and third-rank officials do not have 30 taels of silver per month, and their wives can only have pocket money.

Don't look at the three or five twos as if they are very few.

Ordinary people work hard for a month, and they can only get two or three taels of wages, which has to support the expenses of the family.

Like the situation in TV dramas where the wives of officials reward servants with tens of taels of silver at every turn, at least the husband must be a corrupt official at the level of Yan Song or Wang Zhen to do it.

The son of the marquis of Peng Ke, every time he rewarded Ah Hu, it was only a few dollars, and he was more generous during the New Year and festivals, giving a year-end bonus of five taels.

Just like this, Ahu couldn't be happier.

But Yan Qingbo didn't care about these at all.

Although she is not a girl from a wealthy family like Mu Xiyun, she has been a saintess in the Hehuan Sect for so many years, and has been an oiran of Suzhou Prefecture for more than two years, so she still has a lot of money on hand.

Waiting for 5000 taels would not be taken seriously by her, let alone the treatment of 30 taels a month.

She is more concerned with another matter.

"Brother Ke, will I work under your command from now on?"

"Should I just follow your orders?"

Looking at Yan Qingbo's intriguing eyes, Peng Ke's face froze, and he said in a flat tone: "For the time being, you are under the care of our Jinyi Guard."

"However, we are purely a subordinate-subordinate relationship. Maybe in private, I can put aside my past suspicions and become good friends with you, but you don't have to think about more."

Yan Qingbo tilted his head, blinked his eyes, and said pretending to be innocent: "What more relationship?"

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Peng Ke flicked his sleeves speechlessly, turned around and left.

"I still have to go to the palace to give a presentation to the saint, so I don't have time to talk to you."

"What's the matter, let's talk next time."

Watching Peng Ke's back leave, Yan Qingbo touched his cheek with a smile.

As long as she can stay by Penke's side, there will be a long time to come. She has plenty of opportunities and time to wear through Penke's heart.

However, what she didn't expect was that.

The parting with Penke this time is a bit long
It was still in the Hall of Martial Arts where Emperor Hongwu received ministers every day.

Peng Ke, who had completed the two-year task of clearing the rivers and lakes, was kneeling on one knee and handing over to Emperor Hongwu.

"Chen Jinyiwei Commander Peng Ke, see Your Majesty."

"Relying on His Majesty's prestige, I led Jin Yiwei up and down, and it took two years to take down all 32 martial arts sects in the Ming Dynasty that had served the Northern Man!"

"The rivers and lakes of the Ming Dynasty are completely cleared up!"

"This is the list compiled by the minister, please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

A memorial written by Peng Ke himself was submitted to Emperor Hongwu's case.

There is no rush to read this report.

Emperor Hongwu smiled boldly, stood up and walked down the imperial steps, pulled Peng Ke's shoulder very intimately, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Peng Qing did a good job."

"It is a great merit to the country to be able to uncover the Hehuan Sect, a cult hidden in the imperial court!"

"This makes us not know how to reward you."

Peng Ke didn't dare to raise his head to look directly at Emperor Hongwu, so he could only lower his head and say: "Serving Your Majesty is a matter of my duty, and I dare not treat it as a reward from Your Majesty."

"Well, meritorious deeds must be rewarded, and those who commit crimes must be punished." Emperor Hongwu waved his hands, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "As a king, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, so that the country can enjoy long-term peace and stability."

"Come on, draft an order!"

The staff of the Hall of Martial Arts, who were in charge of making edicts, imperial edicts, edicts, and registers, immediately stepped out, walked to the desk used to record the emperor's oral orders, picked up a brush, and prepared to record.

"Commander of Jin Yiwei, Peng Ke, is rewarded for his meritorious service in investigating the case. He will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, five pearls, a pair of high-quality Hetian jade pendants, ten pieces of Shu brocade, an imperial rifle made by the Bingzhan Bureau, and a pair of revolver pistols made by the imperial army!"

Listening to Emperor Hongwu's verbal instructions, Peng Ke still had some murmurs in his heart.

Emperor Hongwu is so picky
The guns made by the Bingzhan Bureau are for the royal family. They are very gorgeous, but they are not suitable for actual use on the battlefield. The symbolic effect is greater than the actual meaning.

Dongzhu, Hetian Yupei and Shu Brocade were all paid tribute by officials from various places, but they are worth a lot of money.

But the things bestowed by the emperor cannot be sold, they can only be used by oneself.

And if you want to sell it, it’s not easy to sell. These things are only available to the nobles now, not to the industrial, commercial and peasant classes.

Penke is really not interested in these things that can only be seen and cannot be sold.

All he wants is money!
But Emperor Hongwu rewarded him with a thousand taels of silver, which was not as much as a sum of money given by his future daughter-in-law.

But Peng Ke immediately knelt down to thank him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

No one dared to refuse the emperor's solemn oral order, and it was a golden word that could not be questioned or rejected.

"Haha, let Aiqing die."

Emperor Hongwu flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked back to the throne, sat down, and added: "So, you have been busy outside for two years."

"Let's give you another vacation, ten days."

"After ten days, you will come to the Yamen again to work as an errand."

"Go home and spend time with Marquis Huaining, so that Marquis Huaining won't gossip behind his back that he won't see his precious son for a few days in a year."

This time, the smile on Penke's face was really sincere.

It's nice to have a vacation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, back off."

Peng Ke got up obediently, followed the servant, and left the Hall of Martial Arts.

After Penke left.

The smile on Emperor Hongwu's face, which was originally like a spring breeze, disappeared immediately. He stood up and walked to a map of the territory of the Ming Dynasty placed in the Hall of Martial Heroes.

Standing in front of this map that is four or five meters long and two or three meters wide.

His eyes stopped at Beiping and Shanhaiguan, the northernmost areas of Ming Dynasty.

He stared for a long time.

(End of this chapter)