Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 297 Division of Work
In the empty hall, there was not even a handyman, only Xue Lang was sitting alone.He was neither in a hurry nor annoyed, he just sat cross-legged so peacefully, his thoughts had long been wandering, and his mind was wandering into the sky.

"I'm sorry to trouble Xue Shilang to wait for a long time, the affairs at hand are finally finished. How about asking a certain family to take Xue Shilang to the yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

After waiting for nearly an hour, Wang Xian came out with the same lukewarm smile.Xue Lang nodded: "Please trouble Wang Shilang."

Wang Xian took Xue Lang inside, and said as he walked, "There are four divisions under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, namely, the Ministry of Households, the Department of Duzhi, the Department of Gold, and the Department of Cang. There are a total of [-] people in the four divisions. Among them, Tobu..."

Wang Xian took Xue Lang around the yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and all the four divisions went to have a look. The office space is spacious, and there is a meal at noon every day, and the benefits are quite good.

In the middle is a large conference hall, Shang Shu's office is behind the conference hall, Wang Xian's office is on the left side of the conference hall, and Xue Lang's is on the right side of the conference hall.

After turning around for a while, Wang Xian brought Xue Lang towards the meeting hall. Not long after arriving, an old man with white beard and hair came in with the help of others.As soon as the old man came in and saw Xue Lang, he immediately showed a smile and asked, "Is Xue Lang here?"

Presumably this is Pei Ju, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xue Lang stepped forward to salute: "Subordinate Xue Lang has seen Pei Shangshu."

The old man smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite, just come with the old man. Wang Shilang, let's go."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xian looked at Wang Xian, who said with a smile: "Since Shang Shu is back, the subordinate will leave."

Pei Ju led Xue Lang into his office, his face was kind, and he didn't put on airs: "Please sit down, so we can talk."

Saying that, he sat down on a low couch first.After Xue Lang thanked him, he also sat upright on the low couch with his back straight.Seeing this, Pei Ju nodded inwardly, and said with a smile, "Although this is the first time this old man and Youyang have worked together, they are no longer strangers, and there is no need to be so formal, just relax."

Xue Lang secretly heaved a sigh of relief. If he had been kept in a kneeling position, his legs would be almost useless after the conversation, and he thanked him sincerely: "Thank you Pei Shangshu."

I used to work in Princess Pingyang's mansion. Although Princess Pingyang was not an amiable person, she did not have high requirements on the etiquette of her subordinates.Every time when discussing matters, they would sit on their knees at first, and after sitting down, everyone tacitly changed to sitting cross-legged, and Princess Pingyang never said anything about it.

Xue Lang is used to such a loose sitting posture, and there are chairs in the county mansion, so naturally he doesn't need them.It was Su Siniang who saw that he and Jiang Lin were like this, grabbed the two brothers yesterday, nagged a few words, and taught the two brothers the etiquette of sitting posture.

It was also after this tutoring that Xue Lang realized that kneeling in front of his elders is the proper etiquette, and the so-called upright sitting refers to kneeling.However, anyone who has knelt and sat knows that it is okay to kneel for a while, but if you kneel for a long time, leg numbness is the most basic problem, blood circulation is not smooth, and kneeling for a long time can really help Kneel and faint those who are not used to it.

Generally, the kinder elders will say that everyone should relax and sit down after everyone greets them.If you encounter a boss or an elder who wants to deal with you maliciously, don't say this sentence, and let you sit upright all the time... Thinking about it makes me feel miserable.

Pei Ju and Pei Shangshu are obviously a very self-cultivated old man, he would not manipulate his subordinates so maliciously, and directly let Xue Lang sit down, and said with a smile: "The sage has issued an edict, this year's trial planting of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and white dippers The Si Nong Temple and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are in charge, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge. These matters are the most important, and Youyang is a veteran, so they must be handed over to Youyang. In addition, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has four divisions. Yang wanted to take charge of the trial planting of new crops, so the old man handed over the Ministry of Finance to Youyang to manage, and Wang Shilang continued to take charge of the other three divisions."

There are four divisions under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the work of the household department is relatively complicated. It is in charge of household registration, land, taxes, contributions, marriage, exemption, contribution, preferential treatment, succession, etc.; It is appropriate to adjust expenses according to the age plan.They are two departments with relatively heavy powers and responsibilities in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Ministry of Gold is in charge of the world's treasury, cashiers, weighing and measuring, the transactions between the two capitals, the mutual market, the peace market, and the palace market, the gifts of hundreds of officials, military towns, and foreigners, and clothes for palace people, official servants and maidservants; As the name suggests, the Ministry is in charge of warehouse cashiers, the military reserves of the world, officials' Lumi, warehouse affairs, etc., as well as the grain storage of righteous warehouses and Changping warehouses. If there is a bad harvest year, it is also responsible for mobilizing grain to stabilize food prices.

All these information were written in the letter that Princess Pingyang wrote to him yesterday, otherwise Xue Lang would not have known such details. He only knew the general functions and powers of various administrative departments in ancient times, but he did not know too much detail.

Princess Pingyang said in a letter yesterday that when Xue Lang first came, he had no experience of working in a state or county, and he grew up in a foreign country, so he was not familiar with the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty.Pei Ju is a seasoned and sensible person, and he will definitely not give Xue Lang too much authority. Xue Lang doesn't need to think about the three departments of the household department, Duzhi department, and warehouse department. If they are assigned, they will only give the gold part to Xue Lang.

Sure enough, Her Royal Highness was right!

It's not that Xue Lang doesn't understand Pei Ju's assignment.

To be honest, even if Pei Ju assigns other departments to him, he will feel a little embarrassed. To put it bluntly, he is just an ordinary person, without any formal or orthodox education, and everything he has learned is wild.In addition, he didn't know much about the society and customs of the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't know much about feudal etiquette. He didn't have the confidence to let him manage the household department, which was closely related to social customs and etiquette.

The budget and warehouse departments are even more frightening. One is in charge of the national financial allocation, and the other is in charge of food and food prices. They are both very important departments. If one is not good, the impact is simply unpredictable.Xue Lang felt that the current self was completely incompetent, and it was more serious to do the things he was familiar with and understood first.

Compared with the other three, the work of the Ministry of Finance is easier for Xue Lang to get started.Therefore, Xue Langan replied calmly: "Here. The trial planting of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and white berries has to wait until after spring. It is still the first month, and my subordinates want to take advantage of this free time to take a look at the plants in the department. Let's study all kinds of information, I wonder if Pei Shangshu will allow it?"

Seeing that he was so pragmatic, Pei Ju finally felt relieved, and said with a smile, "There is absolutely everything you need to do. You can read whatever materials you want to see."

"Thank you, Pei Shangshu."

Xue Lang expressed his gratitude.

Pei Ju said: "You Yang can go and have a look at the office in the future. If there is anything that needs to be added, you can add it as much as you want. After you settle it, you can go to work."

"Here."

After chatting with Pei Ju for a while, Xue Lang left, called Chang Jian, and the master and servant went to the office together—

Xue Lang wanted Changjian to take someone to bring over his usual desk and chair.It's just made of ordinary wood, and it's not expensive wood. If you think about it, the censor should not talk too much.

(End of this chapter)