The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 864 Will it be too fast?
After Ding Ye took all the things, he quietly entered the palace to meet his father Ding Yi.

He also didn't mention his work at the Ministry of Finance, but only talked about the fact that some officials in the Ministry of Finance received things from people. Although they didn't have much money, over time, it was still a large piece of income. They also accepted bribes.

Ding Yi smiled and asked, "Then how do you deal with it?"

"Revise the Dagan Code, and officials are not allowed to accept anything?"

Ding Yi laughed and said that officials also have relatives and friends, and they always give some small things during the New Year, and they can't be beaten to death with a stick.

In fact, it is very clear in the Dagan Code that everything received by officials must be clearly stated and reported to the court's Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice will record it for it, and every year it will issue a reminder if the amount exceeds a certain amount.

For example, it costs about 40 yuan to dry a chicken now, and one tael of silver can buy 25 chickens. The official has to receive 250 chickens a year to be regarded as exceeding the standard, so it seems that he collects a lot, but in fact it is not What is it worth.

Of course, Ding Yi also said that he would pay attention to what Ding Ye said, and it will be changed in the future. Officials are not allowed to collect things in the yamen and during work, and no more than three consecutive times of collecting things per day, and no more than two consecutive days of collecting things , except during the Spring Festival.

After talking about this matter, Ding Ye hesitated to speak, and after thinking about it, he still didn't speak.

At this time Ding Yi said: "Have you been wronged?"

Ding Ye was furious, and finally he couldn't hold back anymore, and told about the Ministry of Finance.

After listening quietly, Ding Yi asked back, "If you were the emperor, what would you like?"

"The corpse is a vegetarian, greedy, it should be cut." Ding Ye said angrily.

Ding Yi frowned: "I think he did nothing wrong."

"..." Ding Ye was in disbelief.

"The provincial officials who came to Beijing respected him very much, and even brought him some small gifts. You are a brat, why don't you see him?"

Ding Ye's face turned red: "Is giving a gift a sign of respect? Not giving a gift means disrespect?"

"Father wants to limit the imperial power and rule the country by law, why would he say such things to his son instead?"

"Since you want to send things, how can you rule the country by law?"

Ding Yi sighed and said: "You will not only deal with officials in the future, but also local businessmen and people, as well as your relatives and friends."

"The same scene and the same thing, do you want to send it or not?"

"Of course I won't." Ding Ye didn't hesitate.

"Although this doctor lacks virtue, he at least taught you the principles of being a human being. You should thank him." Ding Yi said: "This is your first lesson in society, I hope you can remember it well."

"I won't learn from him." Ding Ye said categorically, "I do things openly and aboveboard."

Ding Ye actually hoped that Ding Yi would punish the official severely, but Ding Yi didn't mention it at all.

He was disappointed, and the two father and son broke up that night.

After seeing his father, he went to see his mother Ruan Wenyan.

Ruan Wenyan felt distressed for a while, her son was only 15 years old and was about to travel far away, and she didn't know how to let go of being the emperor's father.

In mid-October, Ding Ye gathered his manpower and was escorted by a team of officers and soldiers from the imperial court, ready to go to Yangzhou Prefecture.

Departure time is set at around [-]:[-] am the next day.

A few of them were researching materials at Ding Ye's home that morning when someone knocked on the door suddenly.

Xu Shengfeng went out to open the door, and brought Zhang Ping, He Xiaohua and Yan Xiangling in after a while.

He Xiaohua's eyes were red, as if she was unhappy, if Ding Yi was here, she could tell at a glance that she had cried.

But Ding Ye didn't realize it at all. He was busy these days, and he didn't care about He Xiaohua for what he was going to say.

Zhang Ping murmured: "You are going to Jiangsu, let's have dinner together tonight, I don't know when we will see you again."

Ding Ye thought for a while: "Yes, I will invite you tonight."

Then Zhang Ping signaled him to have a chat with He Xiaohua alone.

Before Ding Ye, a straight man, could react, Zhang Ping looked angry and stretched out his hand to greet others: "Let's go."

Everyone understood and left one after another.

He Xiaohua was also bold. Seeing that everyone had left, she hurriedly said, "Come to my house for dinner at noon."

"..." Ding Ye.

He was a little embarrassed, and stretched out his hand to disturb his head: "This is not good."

"My father wants to see you." He Xiaohua said again, her face turned red after saying that.

"..." Ding Ye.

He Xiaohua is not young anymore. She came from Lushun and went to university. She is now 15 years old, the same age as Ding Ye.

Naturally, she is in a hurry to get married. Ding Ye will be away for a year or two, and she will be an old lady when she comes back.

Originally, she thought that Ding Ye would say something, but after waiting for a few days for no response, she cried at home angrily for a few days.

It was her father who was bolder and said directly, "You call that kid to my house for dinner, and I'll take care of him."

Seeing that he didn't hum, He Xiaohua got angry, stomped her feet and said, "Are you going or not?"

Ding Ye was startled, and nodded quickly: "Go, go." He quietly glanced at He Xiaohua, He Xiaohua is very beautiful, when she is angry, her face turns red, making her look even cuter.

Although Ding Ye is a straight man, he also likes to see beautiful women.

"You mean what you say, I'll wait for you." After saying that, He Xiaohua covered her face, turned around and fled.

Soon the people outside came back, Zhang Ping pulled Ding Ye and said with a smile: "What did she tell you?"

"Tell me to go to her house for lunch?" Ding Ye said.

"Ni Niang." Zhang Ping scolded with a smile: "Yes, so fast."

"What?" Ding Ye blushed.

"Tell me, do you like Xiao Hua?" Zhang Ping asked.

Ding Ye thought for a while, but didn't know what to say.

If his father is here, he will definitely not hesitate, he likes it, he likes it very much, as long as it is a beautiful woman, I, Ding Yi, like it.

"Then do you hate her?" Zhang Ping asked again.

"I don't hate it." Ding Ye said.

"That's fine, that's what I like." Zhang Ping didn't hesitate.

"..." Ding Ye disturbed his head, his face was a little red.

"Come on, I'll go shopping with you on the street." Zhang Ping said.

"What to buy?" Ding Ye was puzzled?
"It's your first time to eat at someone's house, don't you want to give gifts? Do you understand?" Zhang Ping was speechless.

Why should I send it?Ding Ye originally wanted to say this, but thinking of what Ding Yi said last time, you also have relatives and friends, isn't it normal to meet and give something when you meet sometimes?

At noon, Ding Ye bought some rouge powder, Zhang Ping took him to buy it, and then went to He Xiaohua's house.

When I arrived at this street, I was stunned for a moment. This street is a street for famous high-ranking officials and wealthy people in the capital, and every house is a big courtyard house.

In the past, this was the place where princes and nobles lived. Later, when Lao Li went to Beijing, he killed and robbed a group of nobles. After Ding Yi came in, he attacked the nobles and seized their fields, occupying a lot of them, and then distributed them to the officials.

When Ding Ye came to the house marked He Fu, he found that the scale was not small.

He knocked on the door and explained his purpose. There was a butler in the He Mansion, and he was very happy to invite him in.

After entering the door, I found that there were several servants and maids in He's house.

Officials have a limited number of servants and maids in their homes, and He Xiaohua's father is a craftsman, so he doesn't seem to be an official.

Because the Craftsman Division has officials and craftsmen, craftsmen are divided into royal craftsmen, master craftsmen, craftsmen, craftsmen, and apprentices to distinguish their levels.

He Xiaohua and He Tiezhu's father were the first batch of craftsmen that Ding Yi invited away from Zhejiang. At that time, Ding Yi gave them a high salary of 25 taels per month.

Back then, Ding Yi didn't have many craftsmen, and if he was eager for talents and offered high wages, it would be difficult to lower them later.

And the craftsmen behind can no longer afford such high wages, so the craftsmen are divided into grades, and those with higher levels are given higher wages.

He Tiezhu has been in Lushun for more than ten years, and he has been promoted step by step to the title of Royal Craftsman. At present, there are only 23 people in the entire cadre with the title of Royal Craftsman, and six of them are from Xiyi.

In addition to their own salaries, they also enjoy an additional emperor's subsidy every year, that is, the royal family pays 1000 taels per person per year.

This shows Ding Yi and the royal family's respect for their contributions.

He Tiezhu also allocated [-] mu of land in Lushun, which was changed five times to [-] mu after he arrived in the capital, and he was exempted from tax by [-]%.

So the He family is very rich, and they can be considered a wealthy family in the capital.

He Tiezhu has seldom done it himself in recent years, it is all built by his apprentices, and he is only asked to help if there are any difficulties and troubles.

He still has a commission for the things made by his apprentices, so don't be too comfortable these days.

Although he has no official position, as a royal craftsman, he is no worse than Ding Ye's fifth-rank official status in the capital, and his income is far more than that.

When He Tiezhu first saw Ding Ye, he didn't like it very much, because Ding Ye looked dumb.

"Boy Ruan Zheng, I met Master He." Ding Ye was a little at a loss, not used to this kind of scene.

No wonder his daughter said he was stupid. He Tiezhu was speechless, but his daughter liked him, so he couldn't help it: "Master Ruan is young and promising, and he is a fifth-rank official at a young age. I wonder if your father is?"

He politely asked Ding Ye to sit down.

"My father is doing business in Fujian, so he rarely comes to the capital," Ding Ye said.

"Oh, businessman. Good businessman. Good." When He Tiezhu heard it, he still didn't like it, but he could only think in his heart, what his daughter likes, what his daughter likes.

But no matter how much my daughter likes it, she can't give it away for nothing.

He insinuated, meaning, why don't you find someone to propose marriage, the man must take the initiative in this matter?

Although I don't like you, there is nothing my daughter can do. Of course, He Tiezhu is willing to see him recently because Ding Ye has an official status.

But Ding Ye didn't understand these at all, and he also understood his hints.

This made Lao He anxious, so he just said clearly, you are a man, you have to take the initiative, you should invite a matchmaker, prepare a heavy gift, and come to propose marriage.

But Lao He is one of the more than [-] royal craftsmen in Dagan. This must be explained, his daughter is too worthless, and he is too shameless, as if my daughter can't get married.

But he didn't explain, and Ding Ye couldn't understand.

Really stupid, how did you get admitted to the official?Lao He felt sad for a while, and felt that with Ding Ye's IQ, the fifth-rank official was basically at the end, and it was difficult to get promoted again.

That day at noon, Lao He was not happy with what he ate, and the food was tasteless.

Not long after eating, Ding Ye was about to leave.

He Xiaohua personally sent him out, and when he reached the door, He Xiaohua grabbed his ear: "Listen well, hurry up and find a matchmaker, and come to propose marriage with something."

"..." Ding Ye thought so fast?
"Did you hear that?" He Xiaohua blushed and wanted to bite him again angrily.

Ding Ye hesitated: "Will it be too fast?"

"You say it again?"

"Ah, it hurts." Ding Ye grinned his teeth in pain, and nodded quickly: "Understood, I understand."

"Stupid." He Xiaohua pushed him away.

(End of this chapter)