Prime Minister

Chapter 335
Marriage requires money.

Zhang Yue is now worth a lot of money.

Zhang Yue's collection room in Daxiangguo Temple has dozens of net income every month.However, after Shi Brown became an official, due to the bad reputation of officials in business, he handed over Collection Zhai to a businessman.

Because of the famous signs, he got seven hundred coins in one go.

Although there is no source of income for Sou Gu Zhai, there are countless people looking for Zhang Yue to write inscriptions.

You must know that writing inscriptions is really a matter of making money and forming good relationships.Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty was famous for being good at writing inscriptions for people. Pei Du of the Tang Dynasty asked Huangfu Shi to help write inscriptions, and he gave a full [-] guan for a pair of inscriptions.

There is also Cai Xiang of this dynasty, who became the largest bibliophile in this dynasty by writing inscriptions for others.

But nowadays, Zhang Yue’s calligraphy is praised by the current officials personally, and there is even a saying that he won the number one scholar by relying on his calligraphy. Of course, after he entered the third class in the self-made department, this kind of saying no longer exists.

But it is not the same as praised by the officials.Although it can't be said that there will be no one in the future, there is no one in the past who is the first to be the first to be good at calligraphy.Besides, Zhang Yue himself is also capable. He is a direct disciple of Zhang You. Although cursive script and running script have not been adopted into the law, regular script and seal script have all been passed down by him. He himself has the bonus of being a double leader.

Anyway, Zhang Yue planned that one day, if he could not pass the Jinshi examination, become an official or fail to get along in the officialdom, he would make a living by selling chido inscriptions.

But what is unexpected is that after he was admitted to Jinshi and became an official, he could make a living by selling calligraphy.

Since Shi Brown, there has been an endless stream of people asking Zhang Yue to write inscriptions.

Zhang Yue didn't mind it at the beginning, and many merchants were willing to spend a lot of money to polish his pen in order to ask Zhang Yue for an inscription.Zhang Yue thought it was a good thing, and he made money by helping others, but he felt that it was wrong to write a few posts for others.

He made a lot of money, but because of it, he became angry, so Zhang Yue noticed it after writing two or three posts, and then he pushed them away and stopped writing, even if some businessmen offered hundreds of pens for a post. Even a pair of inscriptions were pushed away.

As for officials and eunuchs who ask for characters, that is a different matter. They are all entrusted with connections, so I am embarrassed to say that I will give money or something, but other "elegant gifts" are also indispensable.

But there is a problem with sending characters in officialdom.

When you give words to the other party, there is some kind of relationship vaguely, which can be regarded as protection, or as a tiger's skin.This reminded Zhang Yue of Peng Jingyi's uncle Peng Xianwei who asked him to take a pair of Zhang Youzhi's words.

Therefore, if you are not an acquaintance, it is better not to give words.

Because of this, Zhang Yue cherishes ink like gold, and those who come to ask for words will push it if they can.

So here comes the routine, a classmate in Taixue often writes letters to Zhang Yue, even several letters a day, which are not of any serious content, just talking here and there, recalling the glorious years of classmates in the past, Zhang Yue read it I'm also puzzled, I didn't know you very well at the beginning, why did you become a life-and-death friend in the letter?
In addition to a large number of such letters, the other party even sent more than a dozen letters of greetings.Zhang Yue thought that it wasn't wrong if he didn't reply to the letter. This is not hurting people's feelings. The other party also said in the letter that he knew how busy Zhang Yue was, so he didn't want Zhang Yue to say anything in the letter, even if he only wrote the word "An". That's fine too.

Looking at the waiting servants, Zhang Yue thought that they were all classmates, and it seemed impolite to write the word 'an' alone, so he simply wrote two lines happily.

Later, when Zhang Yue heard that he had changed hands, he sold it and got [-] yuan for a letter.What this person is quite conscientious is that he exchanged the proceeds from selling calligraphy for wine money and invited his classmates to have a big meal.

Zhang Yue was a little speechless when he learned that he had been tricked, so he sent someone to send another letter to this classmate. The letter was very simple and just a few words, "Brother has the meaning of Mengchang, and I will add another meal."From then on, Zhang Yue seldom replied to people, and Zhang Qiu was the ghostwriter when he wanted to reply.

Zhang Yue saved a lot of money due to the proceeds from selling Soujizhai and donating characters.

The small building I bought at the beginning has also been repaired and repaired. The original leaks and leaks have been repaired, and a floor has been added to the top, two more rooms have been added. In addition, the walls have been repaired and the doors have been replaced.In the end, Zhang Yue didn't use it to live by himself, but sold it to another family for 850 yuan, which is a lot more than when he bought it.

Anyway, Zhang Yue is living a pretty good life now.

On this day, Zhang actually went to Wu's mansion to discuss marriage.

Wu Anshi was very courteous to Zhang Shi, and even invited Zhang Shi to sit in his carriage, took him around Bianjing, and talked with him about the customs and customs of Bianjing along the way.

Wu Anshi didn't feel like showing off, but talked about it in a very flat manner, where is it delicious and fun—telling the truth one by one.

Wu Anshi asked: "Mr. Zhang Dalang, I heard that your family is now living in Zhang Langzhong's mansion?"

Zhang Shi said: "Yes, Duzhi originally had a house in Bianjing, but it was a bit remote and small, and I didn't want to live in it, so I temporarily lived in Zhang Langzhong's house. You're welcome."

Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Mr. Da Lang, although he is a relative's uncle, there is a saying that brothers and sisters settle accounts clearly. Are you not going to find a place to live in Bianjing?"

Zhang Shi smiled and said: "Of course I have such a plan. Your Wu family is a noble family, and your daughter is also a golden branch and jade leaf. We will not treat him lightly. After a few days, we will buy a house."

Wu Anshi smiled and said: "It's not easy to buy a house in Bianjing, Mr. Dalang, don't misunderstand me. I don't mean anything else. Our Wu family originally had a house next to the Imperial College, so it turned out that my younger brother was going to the Imperial College to study. Bought it nearby."

"I've seen this house. Although it's not very neat, it's not a problem to accommodate twenty or thirty people. I can give it to you to live in first. Or we still have five or six houses in Beijing. You and your younger brother can go there whenever they have free time. have a look."

Zhang Shi immediately said: "You can't, you can't, our Zhang family doesn't have such rules."

Wu Anshi persuaded: "Mr. Da Lang, we will be in-laws from now on, and we don't talk politely between in-laws. Since we are coming out today, I will take you to see it along the way."

Speaking of which, Wu Anshi ordered someone to drive Zhang Shi to visit several places, all of which were houses bought by the Wu family in Beijing.Only then did Zhang Shi know what it means to be an official and a prime minister for many generations.

After Wu Anshi accompanied Zhang Shi to visit these houses, Wu Anshi smiled and said, "Your Majesty can still see these houses."

Zhang Shi asked: "In the eyes, in the eyes, how much is it worth?"

Wu Anshi said with a smile: "These houses were not expensive when they were bought, but now they are different from the past. The cheapest of these houses are said to be worth two or three thousand guan, and they are so expensive that they are worth five or six thousand guan."

Zhang Shi really took a breath when he heard this.

Wu Anshi said: "Mr. Dalang, Your Majesty's gift of marriage is the face of the court. Everyone in Bianjing is looking at it. Which ministers in the court don't pay attention. Our Wu family also wants to run in a beautiful manner. If you want to see these houses Let me just say something, I will send the deed to the Zunfu tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)