On November 30th of the 24th year of Tai'an, it was snowing heavily in Yuanyang.
Since the beginning of winter, it has snowed every now and then, which has brought inconvenience to the lives of the people in the city.
For example, burning more firewood for heating means more work, and someone has to go out of town to chop firewood.
These are all worthy of complaint, but they are just complaints. Everyone knows that life is not easy at the moment.
In fact, although most people live a tight life, at least they will not starve to death or freeze to death.
And all this is due to the abundant reserves in the palace's warehouses. This year's autumn harvest is crucial.
At this moment, there is a large-scale warehouse in Longqianfang, North City, Yuanyang, where grain is stored.
The Wangfu Treasury Management Office has dozens of warehouses under its jurisdiction, distributed in Yuanyang and surrounding counties, all of which are managed by the Treasury Management Office.
Each warehouse has a warehouse ambassador with a number of staff under its jurisdiction, which is sufficient to manage warehouse access.
The ambassador in charge of the Longqianfang warehouse is named Chen Wenshan.
Chen Wenshan was born in the Chen family in Yuanyang. Before the zombies came, the Chen family was the top wealthy family in Yuanyang.
Ever since Prince Yong's Mansion took away military power and suppressed the Yuanyang dignitaries, the Chen family declined overnight.
All the servants and maids were dismissed, and all the food and cloth in the house were confiscated, leaving only an empty house and inedible antique calligraphy and paintings.
Of course, this so-called decline is just a comparison with their past. Compared with ordinary people, these aristocratic families are still living well.
A camel is so skinny that it is bigger than a horse. These large tribes are prosperous and look after each other.
The more critical point is that these children from wealthy families are basically educated and can do easier jobs.
For example, Chen Wenshan, who started out as a clerk in the palace, has now become a warehouse ambassador.
All the fifty thousand shi of grain in this warehouse are in his hands.
The warehouse was busy at the moment. Dozens of workers were loading grain into trucks, and several clerks were counting among them.
Chen Wenshan is not required for these specific tasks. At this moment, he is patrolling the warehouse at will, followed by a newly assigned clerk.
"Zhang Yang, although your family has a relationship with mine, there are some things I have to explain to you!" Chen Wenshan said in a serious tone.
The petty official following him was Zhang Yang, Meng Hai's sworn brother of Mashan, who was selected as an official because of his knowledge.
Zhang Yang's father, Chengde County Lieutenant, had some contact with the Chen family, the top wealthy family in Yuanyang, and could only barely be called a friendship.
"Please teach me, sir!" Chen Wenshan bowed and said.
"When working here, there is only one most important thing. You must be careful and conscientious... and you must not make a miscalculation!"
"If you make a mistake in this matter, you will be severely punished if you are found out!"
A few months ago, the palace conducted an audit of its accounts, and a large number of officials were implicated. Zhao Yanxun was either demoted or beheaded without any mercy.
Although it has been a long time since the incident, it still has a strong shock today.
"Remember this humble duty!" Zhang Yang said respectfully.
He is also an ambitious person who wants to show what he can do, so naturally he will not make such a small mistake.
Especially, when he saw that his sworn brother Meng Hai had been promoted to a high position, while he was still a clerk, Zhang Yang was even more determined that he would not be inferior to others.
Stopping and looking at the people busy inside, Chen Wenshan said, "Go in and help. Be sure to supervise and don't leave even one more grain of food out of the warehouse!"
Zhang Yang took the order and left, while Chen Wenshan stood there, watching the workers moving in and out to carry goods.
All the grain shipped out today will be used as rewards. Tomorrow the court will meet with Zhao Yanxun to reward meritorious ministers.
The New Year is coming soon, this can be regarded as a summary of this year, and then we are waiting for the New Year.
Soon it was noon, all the goods were moved, and Chen Wenshan left after the delivery was signed.
Now that it's time to eat, except for those who are on duty, everyone can go back to eat.
The officials on duty and the officers guarding the place ate a big pot of food together, and the taste could only be described as mediocre.
So whenever there is a chance, Chen Wenshan always goes home to eat, and Longqianfang is not far from his home.
After walking all the way, Chen Wenshan returned to his home in only twenty minutes.
His family's house is still very large, but not many people live in it, only a few dozen close relatives of the Chen family.
These people were divided into seven or eight families. Although they were related to each other, they still ate from separate pots.
Chen Wenshan's family still lived in the main courtyard. When he stepped into the gate, he saw his father finishing work.
Even if your family has enough food and clothing, you should earn more food if you can. This is the rule of survival in the apocalypse.
It is true that Prince Yong's Mansion protects the people, but it will never provide for idlers.
"Back!"
"Um……"
Sitting on the steps, the former great master Chen Ruilin looked slightly noble at the moment.
After picking up the tea cup and taking a sip of water, Chen Ruilin said, "The palace just sent someone to send a message that His Highness will summon me in the next few days!"
This was rare news, so Chen Wenshan quickly asked: "Dad, Your Highness wants to see our family?"
"No...he wants to meet more than a dozen of our families!"
Speaking of this, Chen Ruilin sighed: "If I guess correctly, His Highness is going to use each of our families!"
Chen Ruilin is an old fox. Although he is a little scared, he is very clear-headed, so he can always stand in line at critical moments.
"Use us? Doesn't His Highness use us now?" Chen Wenshan asked.
In his opinion, now that he is the ambassador of the warehouse, and other children from other families are also serving as officials in the palace, doesn't this count as a benefit?
Chen Ruilin smiled and then said: "Although it is still used now, it is not very useful!"
"Nowadays, there are many vacancies in government offices in various places. It will be difficult to recruit enough officials in the short term. In addition, in the future, the palace will develop steadily, and there will be more vacancies..."
Hearing this, Chen Wenshan took over the words and said, "So, in the future, more of these children from wealthy families will become officials?"
Chen Ruilin nodded, maybe he could find an official position by then.
"Dad, this is a good thing. We can finally feel proud in the future!"
Unexpectedly, Chen Ruilin shook his head and said: "No... from now on, we have to put our tail between our legs and do our best!"
"Dad...why is this?"
Chen Ruilin smiled and asked, "Do you think His Highness can't live without us?"
These words confused Chen Wenshan, so he nodded unconsciously, revealing his true thoughts.
"Then you underestimate Your Highness too much. Although the shortage of staff is not small, it can be quickly achieved as long as you train hard..."
"You must not know that Chang Shisi has been selecting a site in the city in the past two days to set up a school to recruit young people for quick training as officials!"
I actually didn't know this information in the yamen.
"Dad...how do you know this?" Chen Wenshan was curious.
Chen Ruilin said calmly: "Your father and I know quite a few of these officials in Longyou, so it's not difficult to find out these information!"
Chen Wenshan did not delve into this topic, but was thinking about what his father said and how he could use it to gain more benefits.
At this time, Chen Ruilin suggested: "The prince is giving you a meal. Maybe many people are like you and feel that the prince's palace cannot do without them, so they will inevitably become pampered..."
"As long as we are different from them and serve the king wholeheartedly, we will surely stand out by standing on the shoulders of these people!"
Chen Wenshan nodded, and at this moment he suddenly understood something.
Although he became an official, to His Highness King Yong, he was still kneeling down to beg for food.
However, many people want to kneel down and beg for food, but there is no way.
