Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hu Jinxue just suffered from the embarrassment, and the entire Hundred Households Center was also disgraced, so naturally he was not in the mood to speak, and just walked forward with his head sullen.

Su Mu wanted to ask about Hu Ying's situation, but he opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the road was not long, and after only ten minutes of walking, we arrived at the Baihu Office where Hu Shun worked.

Su Mu walked all the way to observe, but saw that those warriors in brocade clothes under Hu Shun walked crookedly, they had already lost any energy, and they didn't have the slightest sense of awe towards Hu Shun, Hu Jinxue and his uncle and nephew.He shook his head even more in his heart. It seems that Hu Shun, not to mention making further progress in his official career, has not even regained the hearts of his subordinates. Arrogant look?

Back in the lobby of Baihusuo, the guests and hosts sat down separately, before Su Mu could speak.

Hu Shun cupped his hands first, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Su, I'm sorry, it's already the third date, and this month's salary hasn't been delivered to the family yet. It's really... really inconvenient..."

Hu Jinxue also interjected: "Zi Qiao, uncle is really in trouble. This time uncle brought my aunt and sister Hu Ying from Baoding's hometown, just to settle down in the capital. I always have to buy a house. The family needs to eat and drink. In addition, there are more than 100 men and horses in this guard, all of whom have to eat. The money allocated by the imperial court is only so small, and the rest has to be paid for by ourselves. After more than a month, uncle’s I went all the way in, but I couldn't get any money back. I was too anxious just now, so I went to Wanhualou to ask for fees, but I didn't want to meet those villains. Damn, hate, if In the past, those villains had to be beaten to death!"

When the big man talked about the excitement, he gritted his teeth.

Su Mu: "Whoever wants your money, I never promised to be your assistant at the beginning. I came here today to return you the salary of the first two months. The money is here, and it's not a lot. You can count it. If there is nothing else, Su Mu will leave."

After speaking, he put the burden on his back on the table, and as soon as he cupped his hands, he was about to leave.

The burden was quite heavy, and when it was thrown on the table, it fell apart with a bang, revealing a pile of yellow, yellow and white.

The uncle and nephew of the Hu family didn't expect that Su Mu would not take anything, and they were all stunned.

Seeing that Su Mu was about to go out, the two woke up like a dream, and shouted at the same time: "Zi Qiao, don't rush to leave, there are important things to discuss."

When Su Mu heard it, he secretly yelled that it was not good.

From what I heard and seen just now, even a fool can tell that this guard is in an economic crisis.

In a hundred households, the large ones have two hundred people, and the small ones have more than a hundred people of all kinds.

This expense is not small.

Su Mu traveled to the Ming Dynasty for half a year, and all he met were scholars and celebrities, and he also had a certain understanding of the government structure and operation mode of the Ming Dynasty.

The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were astonishingly low. For example, the monthly salary of a magistrate of the seventh rank was only three or four taels of silver.It’s fine if the salary is less, the key is that the central government will not allocate a penny for office expenses at all.In other words, the three or four taels of silver also includes the salaries of the master and government officials, and the daily expenses of government agencies. You have to find a way to make up for this gap.

As for how to fill the gap, it is easy to handle, and it will be collected by the merchant.Whether it is protection fees, sanitation fees, or even spiritual civilization construction fees, left and right are just a title.

Judging from Hu Shun's situation just now, he can't collect the protection fee.

Now he suddenly stopped himself, it seemed that he wanted to ask me, Su Mu, to give him an idea.

Su Mu didn't want to be associated with Hu Shun, it would be bad if he was involved in everything.

Hearing their shouts, he deliberately pretended not to hear them, just bowed his head and walked forward quickly.

But at this moment, the figure in front of him flashed and was blocked by someone.

Because Su Mu kept his head down, he didn't see the appearance of the person clearly.

But in front of him was clearly a milky white skirt, a pair of astonishingly large embroidered shoes, and those astonishingly long legs in the skirt. You didn't need to raise your head to know that it was Hu Ying.

Sweat dripped from Su Mu's forehead.

Standing quickly, he cupped his hands: "Su Mu has seen Miss Hu." While saluting, he secretly looked over.

I saw that this little girl was a little more mature than a few months ago, and her skin was a little darker, probably because she had been exposed to too much sun, showing a healthy wheat color.

But Hu Ying pretended to be expressionless, and gave a little blessing: "Hu Ying has met Mr. Su, Mr. Su is still handsome, good luck, Jin'an, don't you come here?"

Su Mu also thought about what it would be like when he saw Hu Ying again.

To be honest, they have a crush on each other, even to the point of discussing marriage.Although they didn't say anything like vows of eternal love, they already regarded each other as the other half in their hearts who would stay together for the rest of their lives.

The last time the two of them almost parted for life, they met again, but they didn't know how to be sentimental, joyful, and excited.

But I don't want to meet you suddenly today, but Miss Hu is so calm.

This made Su Mu a little unexpected, and felt very uneasy, so he couldn't help but secretly glanced at her again.

Hu Ying: "I heard that your son took part in the provincial examination, but I don't know how he did?"

"generally."

"I heard that the son is a master here with my father, and I am very grateful."

"No... no..."

"What are you looking at?" Suddenly, Hu Ying frowned unhappily.

Su Mu was a little stunned: "What's wrong?"

Hu Ying suddenly pursed her lips and laughed: "Zi Qiao, you want to see me openly, what are you doing with such a wicked look?"

The sweat on Su Mu's forehead flowed even more, and he looked back.

In the room, Hu Shun closed his eyes at some point, pretending to be asleep.

Hu Jinxue took a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and pretended to read it.

The uncle and nephew pretended to turn a blind eye to the scene at the door.

"Are you hot?" Hu Ying glared at Su Mu, "Sweating so much?"

"No, no." Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, this is the Hu Ying he was familiar with!

"Want to go?"

"I'm ready to say goodbye."

"Zi Qiao, Dad has something to ask, what are you doing in a hurry to leave, go in and sit down." Hu Ying: "The flowers in the yard are blooming just right, I'm here to enjoy the flowers, so don't disturb me."

After speaking, he turned around and sniffed the pot of dragon's claw chrysanthemum at the door, as if he was a woman in charge of the gate.Judging by her appearance, if Su Mu doesn't give Hu Shun an idea today, then don't think about leaving.

In an instant, Su Mu suddenly realized, and secretly called out: Hu Shun, you are so amazing.All the tricks have been used.What kind of beauty is this his sister? It's just... Forget it, it's hard to talk about Hu Ying behind her back.

Just now, Hu Shun must have sent someone to call his daughter over first, and left him behind.

This Hu Shun, what you do is not ruining your own daughter's reputation, how can she marry in the future?

However, Hu Ying is my Su Mu's woman, so naturally she won't marry.

However, the daughter of a military household is not so particular.

Hey, if it was Wu Juren, it would be impossible for him to do this.

Why is there such a big gap between people?

Su Mu had no choice but to turn around and enter the room, with a wry smile: "Master Hu, I've been blocked here by you, it seems that I can't leave today if I don't come up with an idea. But, can you give me some information first? Tell me the ins and outs of this matter!"

Hu Shun and Hu Jinxue glanced at each other at the same time, their eyes full of surprise.

Even Hu Ying, who was pretending to look at the chrysanthemums at the door, turned her head, her eyes full of crystal light.

"In fact, there is always a word of money in this matter.",

Hu Shun thought about it, and decided to start with the daily expenses of the guard.

……

Hu Shun is about three taels of silver a month.There are more than 100 people under him, calculated as two taels per person, a monthly salary of more than 200 taels.There are always dozens of taels of daily office expenses.

On errands, it's another dozen or so.

Also, these days Tolerance not only has to serve as a police officer, but also to maintain order in the market, and even sweep the streets.And if you want to ask your subordinates to work, the wages have to be calculated separately.

By the way, a guard is responsible for collecting the protection fee of a district. This fee depends on the degree of prosperity of the district, and the amount of silver that needs to be collected is also different.After the money is collected, [-]% to [-]% will be handed over to the command department of Jinyi's pro-army capital, and the rest will be distributed by the guard itself.

For a first-class sensual venue in the capital like Tianshui Hutong, the fees were extremely high, and Commander Mou had to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver every month.

If the brothel can obediently pay the protection fee, and deduct the paid part, the brothel can still lose thousands of taels.In just half a year, it would be no problem for a hundred military officers to become a small millionaire.

So, no matter how you look at it, Hu Shun got a good job this time.

Of course, the premise is that these protection fees can be collected smoothly.

It turned out that because Tianshui Hutong was full of oil and water, it had always been the pocketbook of various forces in the capital. It can be said that as long as you control this block, you need money and people, and you don't want to live a happy life.

Generally speaking, in places like brothels that make money, in addition to paying taxes, they have to pay three departments every month: Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Shuntian Mansion Yamen.

The share in Shuntian Mansion is relatively small, so it can be ignored. The civil servants respect their status and don't take this money seriously. As long as they want an attitude, it is enough for each household to express their opinions every month.

But the secret service agencies such as Dongchang and Jinyiwei are not good friends.

Therefore, each brothel Chuguan will pay a fee according to its size and turnover, ranging from two to three hundred, or thirty to fifty.

However, Mu Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei today, is a good guy, while the Dongchang people are very domineering.

Facing the aggressive attitude of the eunuchs, Commander Mou would probably take a step back and calm down.

The boss above is so cowardly, and the guards below are also heartless.

Seeing that Jin Yiwei had been completely suppressed by Dongchang, he became even more arrogant, and simply collected the protection fee that the brothel had given to Jin Yiwei.

Merchants are also forces, since you, Jin Yiwei, don't feel like a dwarf when you meet Dongchang.It's enough for us to have father-in-laws to protect us, but what do you need these decorations for?