On August 14th, pedestrians on the streets of Ruzhou were bustling. Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone came out to buy goods. Since the Jin army attacked last year, everything in society was abandoned. It was not until Wang Xiaowei returned that Ruzhou was peaceful and regained its vitality. People who live a peaceful life again attached great importance to this festival, which was particularly lively.

Not far from the state yamen, the people squeezed into three layers inside and three layers outside, and bought mooncakes there.

Ruan Chao held a small bag in his hand and walked quickly towards here. He met his neighbor Yan Sanlang and said, "Third brother is so early. Are you here to buy mooncakes?"

Yan Sanlang lifted the oil paper bag in his hand and said, "Yes. The mooncakes here are really exquisite. I don't know how they made them. I bought Jade Rabbit Masking Medicine here, which is just for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Ruan Chao said: "I only heard it looks good, but I don't know if it tastes good or not."

Yan Sanlang said: "Someone has tasted it there, and it tastes sweet. There are many fillings inside, you can choose the taste."

Ruan Chao said: "This is the best. My family's children will definitely be very happy if they have this mooncake for them."

The two stood on the street and chatted for a few words. Ruan Chao saw that more and more people gathered there, so he hurriedly said goodbye and squeezed forward.

After finally rushing to the front, I saw a large desk inside with many mooncakes on it. Ten piles were placed with packaging materials on it, neatly arranged. The dozen or so servants behind the desk were all dressed in green clothes and green socks, dressed cleanly.

Ruan Chao didn't recognize the word, pointed to the sign, and asked the servant about the sinking material one by one. The filling was very rich. There were red bean paste, lotus paste, red dates, and even a kind of five-nutrient. I don't know which five-nutrient is it.

Wang Xiaoli couldn't get the five-nut tree together. But this name was too famous in his previous life, so he used it. Without the five-nut tree mooncake, it was like a mooncake that would lose its soul. Finally, he used walnuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, almonds and sesame seeds, so he could not lose his reputation.

However, what really attracts the people is the shape of the mooncake. In addition to round, there are also square, heart shape and many other looks. Unfortunately, the people of this era are still not interested, and what they are interested in is the patterns printed on the mooncakes.

Wang Xiaoli found a few skillful carpenters and carved many molds. They printed stories related to Mid-Autumn Festival, including jade rabbit pounding medicine, Chang'e flying to the moon, Wu Gang cutting osmanthus, and toad palace winning osmanthus. These stories are truly attractive.

Ruan Chao asked one by one and said, "I don't know which of the many traps is delicious. Forget it, I will choose Jade Rabbit Massage and Toad Palace Crisp. Give me a few each. I have enough money here, so I bought them all."

The servant agreed loudly and took the money over. He chose what Ruan Chao wanted, wrapped it in oil paper, tied it with a thin rope, which was very clean and neat.

Ruan Chao held the mooncake and squeezed out of the crowd. Walking on the road, he weighed it with his hands, and couldn't help but sigh: "These things are so expensive!"

Although I said this, my face was full of smiles. My children suffered a year and had a happy year, and it was worth it to spend as much money.

The Jade Rabbit pounds medicine for his daughter, and the story of the little girl. The Toad Palace is for his son. I hope he can really get a high school entrance exam, just like the father of the magistrate Wang Xiaoli, who won a Jinshi.

In the state yamen next to him, Wang Zhong put a few bags of mooncakes on the table and told Wang Xiaoli: "I don't expect this mooncake shop is actually opened by the government. When I walked there, I saw many people rushing to buy it. When I went in, I saw that it was particularly exquisite, so I bought some and took it home. But I didn't know that the little sergeant had prepared here long ago. But I spent money that shouldn't have been spent."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "This is a mooncake, which can be eaten, and it is not a waste of money. This thing can be kept for many days and you can go back and let it taste at home."

Wang Zhong nodded: "What Xiaosheren said is. By the way, I will buy some chicken, duck, fish and meat in the afternoon, and have a delicious meal. I will have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow. What Xiaosheren wants to buy? I will buy it together."

Wang Xiaoliu thought about it and shook his head the heaviest: "How can I know what to buy? You can buy it yourself. I think what I want to buy is. Finally, I will calculate the money for you. Let's go back together tomorrow and I will accompany my sister to celebrate the festival."

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "What is the point of saying the little shepherd? I just buy things and don't have to use your money."

Wang Xiaolei said: "You make money and support your family. If you don't know how much you use in your daily life, you will save up the more. I will also have a salary, and of course I will use my own money. Remember in the future, as long as the money I use at home, you will remember it."

Seeing that Wang Xiaoliu was serious, Wang Zhong had to nod and agree. But he still felt strange. He was recruited by Wang Ru into the army, and he was originally taking care of Wang Xiaoliu. Unexpectedly, a year later, Wang Xiaoliu had to figure it out with him.

Seeing Wang Zhong leave, Wang Xiaoli returned to the prefecture office to handle some daily affairs.

These days, Wang Zhong was in his hometown and helped Wang Xiaolie handle some family affairs. As a veteran in the army, his salary will naturally not be small. It would be enough to support his own family even if Wang Xiaolie is used together at home.

Wang Xiaoliu has a clear distinction between money and money. If you use it at home, spend it on your own money, and if you use it on your own, spend it on your own money, and if you use it on other people's affairs, you will have to spend it on others' money. If you think it's too little, you can make more money and pay more salary. But you can't use it on your own money because of the lack of money or convenience.

From returning to Ruzhou, Wang Xiaoliu was like this. He also asked his subordinates to do this. Using public money to do private affairs is called embezzlement of public funds. Using public people and things to do private affairs is called private use of public tools. Once such behavior occurs, it must be severely punished.

In fact, this is the Chinese tradition. Although traditions are always broken, it has been like this since ancient times. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, officials had relatively few salaries, and many officials in the yamen were private aides, and many in the prefectures and counties had no distinction between public and private.

Since Qin Shihuang established a political unification, the national income and expenditure and the internal treasury income and expenditure were two different systems. Although emperors often embezzled the treasury money, the system has always been there. The Song Dynasty was the Zuozangku and the internal treasury, which each had different sources and had different channels for spending money.

This is the case with the emperor, and of course the same is true for officials. The government expenses of the prefectures and counties have a certain amount of ministerial money. Putting ministerial money into his own pocket is to embezzle public funds. For example, Fan Zhongyan wrote an article "Yueyang Tower Notes" to Teng Zijing, the governor of Yuezhou. Teng Zijing was severely investigated by the court because he was the commander on the front line and used ministerial money for secret operations. Teng Zijing, who was unwilling to be humiliated, burned all the ministerial money books and was demoted. Later, in order to corruption in the ministerial money, officials often visited each other and used ministerial money to send gifts. If you come to me, I will give you fifty taels. A month later I will go to your place and give me another fifty taels. As time goes by, the ministerial money from the public went into his pocket.

As an official in the court, public and private must be clearly distinguished. The court must have a strict system and officials must also be self-disciplined. Otherwise, don’t say you are wronged when you are found out. For example, Teng Zijing actually used the money of the minister to do official business, but there were flaws in the system. In the end, he and his relatives and friends always felt that he was wronged, but they could not turn the case. Later generations said that Teng Zi was a corrupt official, but was also correct to be dealt with as a corrupt official.

Wang Zhong was originally a guest of the Wang family. Slaves were not allowed to have private money. Spending money was the owner's money, and savings were also the owner's savings. It was only the amount of money he was hired. Wang Zhong felt it was difficult to understand Wang Xiaoli's approach, but other officials felt it was right.
Chapter completed!