I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 248 Mid-Autumn Festival, Recruitment

The next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Every year on this day, the royal family feasts all the ministers.

On the one hand, it can be regarded as rewarding the meritorious ministers and promoting the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Secondly, I also want to take this opportunity to convey a message to those dignitaries and celebrities who are not in the court. The royal family has not forgotten you.

Most people will regard this kind of banquet as a kind of honor.

But for the honorable and wealthy families who have long been accustomed to eating big fish and big meat, this kind of banquet that is not nutritious and is just a face-saving banquet really makes them unable to arouse their interest in participating.

However, this year is quite special. The Mid-Autumn Festival is only a month away from Zhu Di's death, and it is impossible to do something special.

At best, it's just the royal family's own people, getting together to be lively and lively.

If Zhu Di was still there, the royal relatives who were of the same generation as Li Tian could still come to participate without any grievances.

But when Li Tian came to power, a natural barrier was formed between these brothers of the same generation and Li Tian.

Let the brotherhood become very thin at once.

If he forced the invitation, both Zhu Gaoxi and Zhu Gaosui might come, but Li Tian didn't know how awkward it would be with the two of them on this kind of family reunion day.

Out of sight, out of mind, Li Tian simply canceled today's celebration, and celebrated with his wives and children.

For the ancients who were inconvenient to do anything, a major festival was a rare good time.

It's not enough to celebrate a day.

It's like the festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but it has to be celebrated from the first day to the fifteenth day.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is not as long as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it still celebrates for three days.

The banquet at home was arranged until the evening, and today the courtiers also had a big holiday, and the memorials and the like could be put aside for review in the next few days.

Li Tian finally ushered in a day where he could relax at will.

The celebration was handled by the empress and the chief eunuchs, so he didn't need to worry about it.

During the day, I wandered around the bank outside Weifu Taoist Palace and the two workshops under construction, and saw that there was nothing wrong with it.

Accompanied by Jiang Bao and others, he wandered around the street with peace of mind.

Although there are many wealthy households in the capital, most of them were forced to move here by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.

At the beginning, everyone may still have some grievances, but after so many years, they have all settled down here.

Gradually, he completely regarded the capital as his hometown and his home.

Although it was still daytime, the streets were decorated with lights and festoons, and celebrations had already begun.

Whether they are ordinary people or children from rich families, there are festive smiles on their faces.

Especially children are the happiest.

It is said that teenagers don't know how to feel sad. For ordinary people, the happiest time in their life may be when they were young, and the happiest time of the year is only during the festivals.

On this day, their parents indulged them once in a while. Even if the family is not rich, they will try their best to satisfy them with whatever they want to eat and buy.

Two children with shofar braids and snot bubbles hanging under their noses ran past them, chasing each other and laughing.

The candied haws in the hands of the boy running in front accidentally touched the corner of Li Tian's clothes.

It fell to the ground with a clatter.

When Jiang Bao saw that Li Tian's clothes were soiled, his expression changed, his fingers bent into grasping shapes, and he was about to strike.

Li Tian waved his hand to stop him.

At this time, the little boy burst into tears because of the loss of the candied haws.

And his parents, a pair of honest people, saw that Li Tian's clothes were stained.

The wrinkled face that had been eroded by the wind and frost suddenly turned pale.

They are just ordinary people, and to them, bumping into a nobleman is undoubtedly a catastrophe.

The husband and wife were so frightened that they fell to their knees and begged Li Tian for mercy.

"My lord, please forgive me, my baby didn't do it on purpose."

If they met a dude, they might not be beaten lightly, and it is also possible to go bankrupt with him.

But who made them meet Li Tian who was in a good mood.

He quickly helped the couple up, and ordered Wang Fu to buy another candied haws for the boy.

The husband and wife were almost dumbfounded. They didn't know what Li Tian meant, and dared not accept what he said.

Li Tian smiled, trying his best to show a kind look and said,
"The accents of the two don't look like locals. How long have you been in the capital? What kind of work are you doing?"

The women in that family were a little scared, and hid behind the man, not daring to make a sound, and the man said aloud,

"Don't dare to lie to my lord, our family is indeed foreigners, and we came to the capital from Guanzhong half a year ago."

"At present, our husband and wife are doing odd jobs for a wealthy family. Isn't this the Mid-Autumn Festival? The host is kind enough to give us two days off..."

Hearing that they were indeed foreigners, Li Tian nodded slightly and asked again,
"How much income do you have in a month, and how much is left over?"

The man saw that Li Tian didn't seem to want to trouble them, so he told the truth,
"The host's family is pretty good to our family of four, but the price of rice in the capital is very high. In our family of four, I am the only one who comes out to work. Apart from the monthly expenses, there is basically nothing left."

Li Tian thought about it for a while, and according to this man, he can earn at most a month, three to five hundred Wen, which is equivalent to three to five silver.

It stands to reason that this salary is actually not low.

But for their family of four, this amount of money is really not enough.

Her daughter-in-law, in addition to taking care of the children's laundry and cooking, may also do some embroidery to make ends meet.

If either of the two of them gets sick, I'm afraid the family will collapse.

So he turned his mind to the workshop that was about to open, and said to the man.

"If I were to introduce you to a job that both men and women can do and can earn fifty cash a day, would you like to do it?"

Hearing that he can earn fifty yuan a day, the man's eyes widened and he said in disbelief,

"My lord, I'm just joking. I'm just a rough man. Apart from my strength, I don't know any skills. I can earn so much money."

Fifty Wen a day, one thousand five hundred Wen a month, almost equivalent to one tael and a half of silver, which is equal to the sum of the money he earned in three months.

How does this make him unmoved.

Seeing that he was moved, Li Tian gave him an address, which was the location of the workshop.

"After three days, there will be recruitment for workers. No matter men or women, as long as they work hard, they can earn [-] yuan. You can try it at that time."

(End of this chapter)