Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 261 Yu Qian’s family is really poor (fifth update)

After Lin Cunde wrote down the plan to work as a tenant farmer, he also wrote down the plan for Xi Xian to return to the father-in-law, and added money to support Lian Lian!

Lin Cunde's plan to raise money for officials below him was not as high as the Qing Dynasty. If it were too high, Zhu Qiyu would definitely not agree!

But it has also increased a lot. After all, the salary of the Ming Dynasty is too low. A first-class official only has more than 500 taels of silver. A county magistrate only has a salary of 90 shi of grain a year. When converted into silver, it is only more than 40 taels. How can it be possible with two taels of silver?

The annual expenses of ordinary people's families require more than ten taels, and the annual expenses of slightly affluent people are more than twenty taels!

A county magistrate only has more than forty taels. He has to support his family and welcome guests. It is not enough. This is forcing those county magistrates to find ways to make money and get money from the people!

Therefore, Lin Cunde increased the county magistrate's Lianlian silver to 400 taels, the magistrate's Lianlian silver to 800 taels, and the prefect's Lianlian silver to one thousand taels! Other officials followed suit.

Of course, Lin Cunde also divided Yanglian Silver into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The difference between each grade is 20%. For example, if the county magistrate has a medium evaluation, it is 400 taels, the high evaluation is 480 taels, and the low evaluation is 300 taels. Two taels!

And it is stipulated that every year, the ratio of the upper, middle and lower grades in each province is two to four to two!

Lin Cunde hopes to continue to implement it, first in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, which can greatly reduce the burden on the people and reduce the number of corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, it is impossible to eliminate corruption!

Lin Cunde also knows this!

Lin Cunde just hopes that there will be fewer corrupt officials and more officials who will do the right thing for the people!

When I proposed the plan to raise the Integrity Bank, I also hoped that the opposition would not be so big. After all, I was protecting the interests of officials so that they could get more money, and it was legal!

If they object, then their corrupt money is not safe after all. Once they are investigated, the whole family will be in trouble!

By doing this, they can get their money with peace of mind!

A county magistrate earns four hundred taels a year, which is a lot!

When Lin Cunde was in the capital before, even if he hired four servants, it would only be one hundred taels a year!

Four hundred taels is enough for those county magistrates to live a good life, and their families will also live a good life. As long as they focus on doing things for the people and can be promoted, their income will be higher!

Lin Cunde kept writing in the study. It was almost noon when Lin Cunde finished writing!

After writing it, Lin Cunde took his memorial and continued to read it, thinking about what else was left unwritten!

After checking it carefully, I made sure there was no problem!

Lin Cunde put the memorial away and put the draft paper into the water-boiling stove to burn it!

These things cannot be seen by irrelevant people!

At noon, Lin Cunde finished his meal and after thinking about it, Lin Cunde took Lin Cunli out and wanted to go to Yu Qian's house. Lin Cunde wanted to discuss this matter with Yu Qian!

after all. After the reward is awarded, Zhu Qiyu will attack at any time. Once he attacks, he will need to go to Jiangxi and Zhejiang!

The matter is uncertain. When I go to these two provinces, I can only arrest those corrupt officials. It will not bring any changes to the local area. If a new group of officials comes over, it will be the same in a few years!

Lin Cunde took Lin Cunli to Yu Qian's house!

When Yu Qian's adopted son Yu Kang heard that Lin Cunde was visiting, he came out quickly, raised his hands to Lin Cunde and said, "I've seen Uncle Luling. My father is still on duty in the court, but he will be back for lunch at noon! Uncle Luling, please!" "

"Well, are you Yu Kang?" Lin Cunde asked with a smile, looking at Yu Kang who was not much older than him, after hearing what Yu Qian said.

"Yes! How did the earl know my name?" Yu Kang looked at Lin Cunde in surprise and asked.

"I heard from Yu Shaobao that you have a very stable character and are good at reading!" Lin Cunde said with a smile.

"Thank you, please!" When Yu Kang heard what Lin Cunde said, he also smiled and made a please gesture towards Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde nodded and followed Yu Kang in. It was the first time for Lin Cunde to come to Yu Qian's house, so he also asked Lin Cunli to bring some gifts.

After Lin Cunde entered Yu Qian's mansion, he looked at it. The mansion was not big. When entering the courtyard, there were also east and west wing rooms in the front yard. Yu Qian's wife and daughter probably lived in the backyard. Moreover, this mansion was rented by Yu Qian. Yu Qian was in You can't afford a mansion in the capital.

This mansion is worth at least four thousand taels of silver. With Yu Qian's salary, it would take eight years of deprivation to afford it!

As for Yu Qian's salary, it would be good to have a quarter left over for daily expenses!

Moreover, Yu Qian also has two sons, and together with this adopted son, there are also three sons. It would be good to build a house for each of the three sons in his hometown!

According to Yu Qian's current income, it is impossible to afford a house in Beijing!

Lin Cunde entered the living room and saw the furniture. It was the furniture of ordinary people's homes, even worse!

Although a minister of the Ministry of War of the current dynasty may not be said to have a poor family, he can't compare to those ordinary families in the capital. Lin Cunde couldn't help but sigh in his heart!

"Uncle Luling, please have some tea!" Yu Kang saw Lin Cunde looking at the layout of the living room and came over with a tea cup!

"These calligraphy and paintings were all written by Yu Shaobao, right?" Lin Cunde looked at the framed calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall and asked!

"Most of them, and some of them were given by my father's friends!" Yu Kang stood next to Lin Cunde and said respectfully.

"Well!" Lin Cunde took the tea cup, held it in his hand, and then looked at the calligraphy and paintings carefully!

Yu Qian's wife did not come out, not because she was rude, but because Lin Cunde was an official. If Yu Qian's friends and relatives came, Yu Qian's wife would definitely come out to welcome the guests!

"I heard that you are also a scholar?" Lin Cunde looked at Yu Kang and asked.

"Yes!" Yu Kang said shyly.

"Well, you should learn from Yu Shaobao to be an official. Yu Shaobao is a good official who wholeheartedly serves the people. I hope you can do the same after passing the exam!" Lin Cunde said to Yu Kang. In fact, strictly speaking, Lin Cunde is still a good official. Not Yu Kangda, but Lin Cunde is a marquis! "Yes, I would like to listen to the earl's teachings!" Yu Kang said, raising his hands to Lin Cunde.

"How about you sit down too? There are only two servants in the house?" Lin Cunde asked Yu Kang to sit down and asked.

"Yes, an old servant, an old mother!" Yu Kang nodded again.

"Well, it's not easy!" Lin Cunde nodded and said.

Yu Qian is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is too easy to make money.

But Yu Qian didn't do it. His family was so poor, and Yu Qian didn't change his ambition!

Not long after, Yu Qian came back and heard the old servant say that Uncle Luling was here. Yu Qian was very surprised and walked quickly to the living room.

"Cunde!" Yu Qian shouted happily after entering the living room.

"I've met Yu Shaobao!" Lin Cunde stood up and raised his hands to Yu Qian.

"Hahaha, you haven't eaten yet, Kang'er, let your mother kill the chicken. I'll treat Cunde to dinner today!" Yu Qian was very happy, holding Lin Cunde's hand and said to Yu Kang.

"Don't say goodbye, I've already eaten. I didn't expect that Yu Shaobao would eat so late. If I had known, I must have come with an empty stomach! Come over today. I have something else to do. Yu Shaobao, you eat first. Let's talk after dinner!" Lin Cunde quickly grabbed Yu Kang and said sincerely to Yu Qian.

"You come to my house and have a meal? Do you look down on me because you are afraid that I don't have the money to treat you to dinner?" Yu Qian looked at Lin Cunde with an unhappy face and said.

"It's not true. I thought of this when I was getting ready to go out. I asked whether I should go to Yu Shaobao's house to eat. After thinking about it, no, it would be embarrassing if you finish eating. Next time I want Come on, I'll come over early and have a meal. I really ate today. Yu Shaobao has already passed this noon. You eat first. You can't go hungry. Please, I'll wait for you for a moment!" Lin Cunde explained quickly.

"Cunde, I don't like you doing this!" Yu Qian stared at Lin Cunde and said unhappily.

"I was wrong, I know! I'll make sure next time, I really ate it this time!" Lin Cunde bowed his hands to Yu Qian.

"Well, okay, please wait for me for a moment. We will talk later. Kang'er, give Cunde some tea and water!" Yu Qian also nodded and said to Yu Kang!

Yu Kang smiled and nodded.

Lin Cunde pushed Yu Qian to eat, so he didn't need to accompany him!

After Yu Qian left, Lin Cunde remembered and asked Yu Kang if he had eaten!

Yu Kang said that he had eaten, and they had already eaten. They usually would not be equal to Qian, because Yu Qian did not eat at regular times!

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Yu Qian came back from dinner.

Lin Cunde quickly smiled bitterly and said: "Why are you in such a hurry? You can just eat slowly. I can't leave!"

"I eat quickly. This has been my habit since I was a child. Come on, Cunde, come to my study and I will make tea for you!" Yu Qian was very happy and took Lin Cunde to the study.

After arriving at Lin Cunde, Lin Cunde discovered that Yu Qian's study was not big, but you had a lot of books. There were only a few chairs, a desk, and a tea table in the study. The tea table was given to him by himself!

Lin Cunde discovered that the tea table he gave to Yu Qian might be the most expensive furniture in Yu Qian's house. This tea table was made of mahogany.

"Similarly, you don't know how to send someone to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to inform me. If you had informed me, I would have come back a long time ago. Today, I have to arrange the duties of Qianhu. By the way, your brother, Lin Cunli, His Majesty said personally, Promoted to Deputy Qianhu,

I let him continue in the Fifth Army Camp for two main reasons. The first is that this person has not actually participated in the battle and cannot be sent to the border yet. This is an extra risk. The second is that his foundation is too shallow and he is too young. , I am worried that he will suffer a loss when he goes to the border! So just keep him in the Fifth Army Camp!

In the Fifth Military Camp, firstly, he can be taken care of by you, and secondly, he can have more time to settle down and do things more steadily! I heard that he also studied military science at home. If this is the case, then study for a few more years to see if he can train another famous general for our Ming Dynasty! "Yu Qian said to Lin Cunde while washing the cup.

Lin Cunde stood up, raised his hands to Yu Qian and said, "Thank you so much to Yu Shaobao. It's true. I also hope he is in the Fifth Army Camp. He is still practicing martial arts now, but he has only practiced martial arts for half a year. Going to the border makes me a little worried!" "

"Well, the main reason is that you are too young. If you go to the border, others will look down upon you! You don't have to be so polite!" Yu Qian waved to Lin Cunde and asked Lin Cunde to sit down.

(End of this chapter)