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1829,highly paid scribe

In this era, people generally lived together in groups, and the family size was relatively large.

Because of low-price food security, many poor people dare to have children.

They usually dare not have children at all. Even though there are no entertainment activities after dark, the couple rarely exercise. Because the head tax and food are a huge burden.

Chongzhen listened to Yang Fan's deception last time and took back the salt monopoly rights and then auctioned them off.

The income can basically solve the financial gap and greatly ease the burden of the people at the bottom.

He was very tempted to exempt farmers from all taxes and corvee.

He clearly knew that if this system could be implemented at the grassroots level, it would completely solve Ming Dynasty's financial problems.

As long as the imperial court's finances do not collapse, other problems can be solved.

Even if it can't be solved, it will take even longer.

But he is actually very timid, suspicious by nature, and overly cautious.

He first canceled the poll tax and corvee for the people in the north and south of the capital.

Let’s take a look at the effects and reactions from various aspects first.

The head tax is a shackle that has been tied to the heads of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Once this chain falls off, the population will increase dramatically overnight.

Since there are no taxes, not to mention, the two mistresses and two mistresses in the family can all apply for food books.

In the past, in order to avoid the poll tax, only people with household registration could buy affordable grain. Now that the poll tax has been cancelled, they immediately flocked to Shuntian Prefecture to register their children with household registration. Then they went to the supermarket to get a grain book.

In addition to his father and mother, Wang Laoshi's family consists of him and his wife, with six children. The eldest son is already fifteen years old this year.

The eldest son is the only child with a household registration. Therefore, only five members of his family can buy cheap coarse grains. But in fact, there are ten people in the family, and they still don’t have enough to eat.

But they are much better than those people outside the city. I should be satisfied if they can at least eat half full. Don’t you see the passers-by on the road?

Nowadays, the price of coarse grains in grain stores has reached appalling levels. A load of coarse grains has risen to thirty taels of silver. A pound of coarse grains is equal to 25 cents! This is coarse grains.

The average urban poor can only earn less than 300 yuan a month from work. This income is only enough to buy twelve kilograms of grains.

With such a small amount of grains, even mixed with wild vegetables, the whole family would not be able to eat enough. It would not be able to feed the whole family.

Fortunately, Xinghe Supermarket sells cheap grains. Three kilograms of corn for one penny has been sold for three years. Ten people can buy enough grains to feed five people, and now they can still eat half full.

But other benefits are far behind. If you want to improve your life, it is very difficult. Because the amount purchased by ticket is too small,

For example, if there are fatty pork, soybean oil, and salted fish, if there are ten people, they can get one pound of soybean oil, two pounds of fatty meat, and fifty pounds of dried salted fish a year at an affordable price. This is something that the family needs very much.

One pound of soybean oil can be added to the pot every day when cooking. Let the whole family taste some oil and water.

Two kilograms of fattened pork can be refined into valuable oil residue and lard, which can be stored for a long time.

Fifty pounds of dried salted fish a year is not enough. When making porridge with wild vegetables and grains every morning, rub some powder into the pot with a washboard.

They simply cannot afford official salt. Are there any private salt dealers operating in the capital?

These salted fish are their only way to obtain salt. To engage in manual labor, you must consume a certain amount of salt, otherwise you will not have the strength to work.

As a stonemason, Wang Laoshi specializes in engraving steles, that is, carving literati's articles onto stone steles. This is an advanced craft.

First of all, the stonemason must be literate and be able to write good calligraphy. He must also have a certain appreciation of calligraphy. Otherwise, the carved inscriptions will not be beautiful or expressive.

A highly skilled stonemason, although a craftsman, is actually an artist.

He can earn one tael of silver a month, which is considered a high salary. However, his family has a large population, so he can earn a lot of grain in a month.

Fortunately, there have been many projects in recent years, and even if you have no skills, you can do it if you have a little strength. The poor people in Sijiu City and Nancheng have basically found jobs. In the past three years, their lives have been much better than those outside the city.

Wang Laoshi took the children to finish the food books, went home and got the food bags, and his wife and his eldest son immediately ran to the Xinghe Supermarket head office in Di'anmen.

This time I have to buy back all the supplies I was not eligible to buy before.

"Brother, sister-in-law, don't leave yet. Master asked me to come find you." A tall and thin man shouted loudly.

Wang Laoshi turned around and saw that it was his sixth junior brother Zeng Youming, who was also a mason.

"Master hasn't contacted us for many years. We have been apprentices for more than ten years. What does he want from me?"

Being an apprentice is hard! Ju complained that he had worked as an apprentice for many years in vain and was beaten and scolded. He had to feed the master's dog, fill the toilet for the master's wife, and wash clothes. He had to do all the dirty work.

"It's a good thing, this is a good thing. Senior Brother." Zeng Youming said excitedly: "The emperor approved the letter from Marquis Dingyuan, saying that he wanted to collect books and documents from all over the country and let people from all over the country donate books. He wanted to compile a book similar to the Yongle Dadian.

It’s a kind of book. It seems to be called the Collection of Ming Dynasty Books and Documents.”

"The Hanlin Academy established the Editorial Department, and Wen Tirenge was appointed as the chief editor. Huang Daozhou, Xu Guangqi, and Liu Zongzhou were appointed as deputy editors. Thousands of erudite scholars from all over the world were gathered to copy tens of thousands of people. Large-scale revision of books will soon begin."

Wang Laoshi didn't understand and asked: "We are all members of the masons' guild, and we learn to carve monuments. What does book repairing have to do with masons?"

"Elder brother, we all have good handwriting. Dingyuanhou is looking for people who are good at writing. Regardless of their origins, they don't have to be scholars. As long as they can write good calligraphy (regular script), they can apply for scribes. Dingyuanhou

I borrowed the Jiajing manuscript of "Yongle Dadian" from the Wenyuan Pavilion. It is said that ten copies will be made. One copy is more than 10,000 copies. We will never be able to finish this work in our lifetime. We are no longer afraid of losing our jobs."

Wang Laoshi stared and asked quickly: "How much wages will Marquis Dingyuan pay?"

Everyone in the capital knows that Marquis Dingyuan treats the lower class people well and always pays them generous wages.

"The pen and ink and blank books are provided free of charge, and one tael of silver is given for each volume. How much you can copy depends on your ability. But your calligraphy cannot be sloppy. You must meet the requirements, otherwise you will be compensated for the pen and ink and blank books."

This kind of blank book is bound with the best rice paper and is not cheap.

"The copying place is in the examination shed of Gongyuan. It is open day and night. Lighting and three meals are provided free of charge. Once selected, the construction period will be ten years. Each year, one hundred kilograms of aged rice, fifty kilograms of fat pork, and five bolts of green cloth will be distributed.

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Ah! Wang Laoshi was stunned by the sudden happiness.

With such good treatment, why should we carve stones?

His calligraphy is very good and he is confident that he can be selected.

His handwriting is incomparable to that of ordinary scholars. This is all learned through work.

After all, even if you don’t have certain calligraphy skills, you can’t carve stone tablets well.


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