Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 34 What should I do if the "official version" is not enough? (Seeking collection, asking for recommendation, asking for monthly pass, asking for follow-up)

"Shikai!"

On the way back from hunting and returning to Beijing, Duolong, who had just become Wang Zhongxiao's master, turned his head and shouted.

"Master, do you call me?" Wang Zhongxiaoce stepped forward immediately, and with a smile on his face, he called Duolong "Master", with an attitude of respecting his master.

Doron nodded with a smile, "Your mouth is quite sweet."

Wang Zhongxiao replied with a smile: "You are my master, I respect the teacher, I should."

Duolong laughed and said, "I'm still a teacher. Okay, since the emperor asked me to take you with me, then I will be your teacher for a few days."

"Master, you can't just be my master for a few days, a teacher for a day, and a father for life!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "You will always be my master!"

Duo Long nodded, "You really can talk, no wonder Uncle Fu is willing to support you. By the way, do you still remember what the Emperor said to you just now?"

Wang Zhongxiao replied with a smile: "The emperor said that you will be my master!"

"Before this!"

Wang Zhongxiao smiled even more happily: "Hey, the emperor appointed me as Lan Ling's bodyguard, and asked me to go to the Qianqing Gate to watch the gate tomorrow."

"Yes, I still remember." Duo Long praised, "The most important thing for us to be bodyguards is to listen to the emperor. We will do whatever the emperor says, and we can't make mistakes."

"The apprentice has kept it in mind."

Duo Long nodded, looked at his good apprentice and said: "So, come to Qianqingmen to find me early tomorrow morning, and I will lead you to go through all the necessary procedures and receive all the things you should receive." Yes, and then you will immediately go to the Qianqing gate to guard the gate."

"Do you really want to visit the door tomorrow?" Wang Zhongxiao was taken aback.

Although the janitor has no technical content, shouldn't he be trained for a few days?This is the gate of the sixth grade!

"Of course!" Duolong nodded, "What did the emperor say! He asked you to go to the door tomorrow, and you must go and watch outside the door tomorrow!"

"How do you look at Keke?" Wang Zhongxiao said with a humble face, "I don't know how to do it!"

"There's me!" Doron patted his chest, "I'll teach you right now!"

"Okay, then I must study hard."

Duo Long said: "Our imperial guards work for six days and rest for six days. During the six days of work, we should live in a red shop outside the Forbidden City and cannot go home. You walk in the Qianqing Gate and live in the east. Inside the red shop outside Huamen.

So when you come tomorrow morning, remember to bring a change of clothes, sleeping bedding, and a set of washing and rinsing things, and come to the red shop outside Donghuamen to find me.As for eating and drinking, the imperial dining room will arrange it, and we don't have to spend our own money.

Because you are the guard of the Qianqing Gate, and the Qianqing Palace belongs to the inner court, the door will be closed and locked every evening, so the guards will be off duty naturally, and there is no need to be on duty at night.So your duty time is from Maoshi to Shenshi, a total of six hours.There is no need to watch the door for six hours in a row, but to change shifts every half an hour. "

Working six days off and six days off, each shift is [-] hours. During the six days of work, I still have food and lodging, and the meals are still produced by the imperial dining room. This salary sounds good!

Wang Zhongxiao seemed quite satisfied, "Thank you, master, for your guidance, apprentice."

Duolong said again: "You are Lan Ling's bodyguard, a sixth-rank official, with an annual salary of 60 taels and [-] hu of lumi, which are the same as ordinary Beijing officials. But we are the emperor's personal guards, and we have them every year and festival. Rewards, and some bad rules. Do you know what bad rules are?"

Wang Zhongxiao nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand, my father is the chief soldier."

"That's right," Duolong said with a smile, "but I still have to explain to you that our guards have always been blessed to share. You, Lan Ling's guard, can probably get dozens of taels a month. There will be some extras, and they will be taken from the second month when you are transferred to the guard's office. Therefore, all the door greetings you receive when you clean up the door must be handed over to the head guard, and you cannot take it for yourself."

"Understood, I'm not very greedy, and I will never steal the door bag."

"It's fine if you're not very greedy. We are all children of the Eight Banners. We have a share in the Qing Dynasty, so we have to be less greedy, so that future generations can be greedy!" Duolong whispered to Wang Zhongxiao about the way of being an official, There are Bing Jing, Tan Jing, and Bie Jing, the three respects in official circles, and the same rules apply."

"These three respects are also known to disciples." Wang Zhongxiao said, "My father will send people to the guards every year to deliver ice and charcoal. As for the two respects. rules."

Don't respect is the place where Beijing officials are sent out. When you leave, you should give respect to the relevant officials. There are many opportunities for the guards in the guards to go out. It is easy to find a job.When he takes office, he also has to send ice and charcoal to the guards.

Of course, this respect and that respect are not given in vain, they are all used to maintain relationships.Otherwise, why should officials protect each other?And the relationship with the guards was the top relationship in the early years of Kangxi!

Duolong smiled and said: "You just need to know the rules! This kind of respect plus three respects are the most common bad rules. Everyone is taking it, it's nothing. As for the festival respect, Xi respect, makeup respect, Wen respect and so on , that is your own business."

Wang Zhongxiao replied: "Master, don't worry, the apprentice understands these rules."

The three respects and Jiamenjing are not regarded as taking bribes in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, but the four respects of Jiejing, Xijing, Zhuangjing, and Wenjing are different. Wang Zhongxiao has to think clearly about whether he should accept it or not.

In addition, Wang Zhongxiao also has to take these four respects out!Duolong has to give a share, Mingzhu has to give a share, and Uncle Fu Fuquan has to give a share.As for the respect of Duolong, Mingzhu, and Uncle Fu's family, they should be given and still have to be given.

Duolong said again: "There is another thing to ask. Our bodyguards are well-known, with a good future, little real power, almost no money to hand but a lot of face! Can you understand?"

"Understood." How could Wang Zhongxiao not understand?He smiled and said, "No matter how much face you have, you have to save it. Master, if my apprentice wants to help a friend, I must let you know in advance. If this matter is hot, please remind me."

"Heh," Duolong laughed, "you know everything, kid. If you weren't young, I would have thought you were an old official."

Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "My father is the chief soldier! Besides, he only cares about eating, drinking and having fun, and has no time to take care of me, so he entrusts me to his master to take care of him."

"No wonder." Duo Long waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's all for now, if you don't understand, just ask me later. By the way, Mr. Fu is your nobleman, this relationship must not be neglected. "

"The disciple understands."

Duolong stretched his neck and looked forward, and found that Uncle Fu was talking and laughing with Kangxi, walking side by side. Wang Zhongxiao couldn't make it up, so he said to Zhongxiao: "Teacher, you go and talk to Guanyin now." Please say hello and make an appointment for a visit, and you must prepare a generous gift when the time comes. Although Uncle Fu doesn't care, you must do your best."

"I wonder what Uncle Fu likes?" Wang Zhongxiao asked.

"Painting and calligraphy," Duo Long said, "you can't afford the ones that are too precious, so give them to Dong Qichang."

"Tu'er understands," Wang Zhongxiao immediately clasped his fists at Duo Long, "Tu'er is going to talk to Brother Guan right now."

"Go, go quickly."

Wang Zhongxiao punched Duolong again, and with a happy face, he went to look for Guanyinbao with a heavy heart.

Yes, it's a lot of worry.

Because he suddenly found that his money was a little tight!His "official book" is the 800 taels of silver he stole from Wang Fuchen, and the 2000 taels of silver he borrowed from two brothers, Wu Shicong and Wu Shijue, for a total of 800 taels.Before joining the Mingzhu Party, I spent 200 taels of silver all at once.In order to place Wang Zhongxian, Wang Zhongyi, Wang An, and Wang Quan, four good friends, in the Zhuangzi in Haidian, Wang Zhongxiao gave each of them 100 taels.Today, another round of filial piety banknotes was issued, and a piece of ginseng was given to Guanyinbao, which cost a total of one hundred taels.Add all these together, and two thousand six thousand and seven hundred taels will be gone.

In addition, Wang Zhongxiao also owed Uncle Fu and Duolong a debt of favor—these are also two paths that need to be maintained!It is also necessary to go to Wu Yingxiong's and Kong Sizhen's residences - Oboi's side is selling the Wu family's face, so Wu Yingxiong's side must go.And Kong Sizhen is the daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager, she is wearing the clothes of a guard (she has the official title of a second-class guard) standing outside the gate of Qianqing, she must have been instructed by the Empress Dowager. This relationship must also be maintained.

And to repay the favor debts of Uncle Shangfu and Duolong, and to maintain the relationship between Wu Yingxiong and Kong Sizhen, Wang Zhongxiao's more than 100 taels seems not enough!
Is it possible to really want to borrow usury?

(End of this chapter)