After passing the interview with the Ministry of Personnel, Zhang Ning got his wish and filled a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, and officially entered the officialdom and became a member of the ruling class. The secretary of the Department of Affairs of the Ministry of Rites, from the ninth rank, has a monthly salary of five dan, including four dan in rice and five dan in banknotes.
Ten strings; the higher the rank, the greater the proportion of "treasure notes" in the salary. You know the treasure notes. The emperor and the officials who formulated national policies also knew that small officials in the capital did not have much extra income, so 80% of the salary was actually given to rice. Rao
In this case, Zhang Ning's income is also very tight. It only costs 20,000 yuan a month in silver equivalent, and his monthly salary is 1,800 yuan, with no bonuses or allowances. He is an official.
For such a position, there were seven or eight competitors at the time, and Zhang Ning won without any doubt because of his strong connections. In any case, this was a formal establishment after a real shortage of personnel. It doesn’t matter if the income is small, if the family
If you are not rich, you can borrow money from the capital. You will never be a minor official in the capital for the rest of your life. Even if you are slowly promoted, you will probably go to the local government to become a county magistrate. Be a magistrate... At least it is not too difficult to pay off the debt. If you are this kind of person,
Most of the "masters" around you are creditors.
If in modern times a boss with assets worth tens of millions (millions of dollars) and a civil servant with a monthly income of 1,800 yuan would choose which one to choose, there would be no suspense; but in this era, Zhang Ning feels that there is nothing wrong with choosing to be an official. When you suddenly don’t know why
When you have a few moral mistakes on your head, your property is taken away, you go to jail, and your head is missing, you will understand why. The tycoon Shen Wanshan from Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a living example.
The secretary of the Ministry of Rites, with a very elegant name, is basically the director of the mailroom of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites. He is responsible for sending and receiving records of incoming and outgoing official documents. There are two officials responsible for the work, and Zhang Ning is one of them. In fact, the ninth rank is not the smallest official, there is another grade
It's called non-entry.
The other is an old man, his name is Huang Shiren... This Huang Shiren is not the other person, he is a very easy to get along with, he looks like he is almost sixty years old with a bitter look. Zhang Ning knew his ideal within a few days of going to work.
: Waiting to be promoted to the seventh rank of county magistrate, and then working around until retirement.
According to Huang Shiren's "heart-to-heart" communication: Generally, when new officials take office, they are easily bullied if they are not familiar with official duties, and even petty officials can get ahead of them. But Ping'an is different. On the first day you come, the minister and the minister will nod to greet you, and you have a good background.
, who dares to provoke this? Our colleagues get along well with each other. Remember to support your brothers when you get promoted in the future. It’s not too demanding and you just need to be a local county magistrate where there are no floods, droughts, locusts, and bandits every year.
Huang Laobiao is really a kind-hearted person. When he heard that Zhang Ning was still staying at the inn, he immediately said that he had a property in Yangzhou Hutong, where there were few adults, and asked Zhang Ning to move in with him. They could travel together, like brothers.
...Zhang Ning said: How dare I call you brother and sister?
It was close to Youshi and it was time to get off work. Huang Shiren kept persuading: "I only have a son and a daughter. My daughter is married and my son has gone back to Yangzhou to collect rent. The capital is just us, an old couple, a concubine, and an old slave and a young boy."
There are two of you. Ping An doesn't have any family members, just a handyman from the Ministry of Rites and a groom. It's very convenient to live in our house."
I bet you still have a concubine... Zhang Ning looked at Huang Shiren again in surprise. His hair and beard were already gray, his face was wrinkled, his back was a little hunched, and there was no trace of romance at all. He really couldn't tell the difference between appearance and appearance.
Zhang Ning thought: I am an official after all. What does it mean to live with my colleagues? Are you gay? Besides, Huang Shiren is very enthusiastic, but we have only known each other for a long time. It is not wise to casually accept his favors. The so-called friendship with colleagues is not the same as marrying a lover.
It is an undesirable behavior. Zhang Ning still asked himself about this.
After repeatedly refusing, Huang Shiren had no choice but to give up, and offered to accompany Zhang Ning to find a house after he was off duty. This kind of thing was not easy to refuse. At the time of You, the two of them came out of the Ministry of Rites leisurely on donkeys, and the sun set.
Walking and talking while walking on the back of the donkey, it felt like a warm friend who had been friends for many years.
As soon as I walked to East Chang'an Street, I suddenly heard a voice from behind saying: "Is everything safe?"
Zhang Ning and Huang Shiren looked back together and saw that it was Yu Qian, the head of the Ministry of Rites. A sixth-grade bureaucrat, who was a few ranks higher than Zhang and Huang, they hurriedly got off the donkeys and stood by the roadside and bowed. Yu Qian also bowed politely.
Ma, arched his hands and said with a smile: "Is your job okay?"
In this situation, Huang Laobiao's face was full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, which he could not hide at all. He had been in the officialdom for many years, and of course he knew Yu Qian's background. The young Jinshi had a bright future, and he was fighting with Yang Shiqi, the teacher of the Prince of the East Palace.
They are passionate, and their love is better than that of father and son, teachers and students, and even the path for the next generation of emperor is well established... Coupled with the relationship revealed by Hu Ying, the Minister of Rites, and Lu Zhen, the minister, what is the background of Zhang Ping'an? He just got along well when he first arrived.
The situation is booming. It's so irritating that people are so much more powerful than others. When Huang Shiren thinks about himself, he feels ashamed.
Zhang Ning smiled in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "I wasn't very familiar with official duties at first, but fortunately my colleagues were easy to get along with, and they helped me a lot."
When Huang Shiren heard "colleagues help," of course he was talking about himself, he was immediately moved: Man, sometimes a kind word is really more useful than hanging around for three or five more years!
Yu Qian said: "If Ping An and Huang Siwu have nothing else to do in the evening, how about having a drink at my house?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Zhang Ning replied naturally.
Huang Shiren is very understanding. It is just a polite word to ask you. Who asked you to go with Zhang Ning? Otherwise, why would you call Zhang Ning with a friendly nickname, and he is Huang Siwu? I doubt that Yu Qian can't remember it at all.
own words.
"I told my wife this morning that I would go home for dinner. I'm really sorry. I will definitely go to the banquet next time," Huang Shiren said.
Yu Qian walked along the steps and said, "It seems to be an unfortunate coincidence, so I have to discuss it with Ping An."
After saying goodbye to Huang Laobiao, Zhang Ning and Yu Qian walked east together. In order to show his rank, Zhang Ning deliberately lagged half a donkey's body behind.
The two chatted for a while, and Yu Qian turned around and said: "Yesterday I looked at the courtyard house I entered in Huanghuafang. The place is a bit remote and the courtyard is small. It's quieter. Ping'an has no family members in the capital. It's okay to live with two servants."
So I rented it. The contract has been signed. I will move there from the inn sometime and buy some bedding and furniture to settle down temporarily."
Zhang Ning was slightly moved and thought to himself: Yu Qian is reliable in doing something, he feels sincere, he doesn't have too many clever words but is very sincere in doing things; how can he be like that Huang Shiren, who asked him to move to his house for a long time, is it possible?
Now that the house has been rented, Zhang Ning said simply and neatly: "I'm tired of the boss, a quiet place should be good, and it is also consistent with my status as a ninth grader." This favor was accepted, and I will remember it if I have the opportunity.
Yu Qian nodded approvingly, and suddenly smiled and said: "I have a feeling that it is very relaxing to get along with Ping An."
Walking all the way to the northeast, they came to Ganyu Hutong. It turned out that Yu Qian also lived here. Zhang Ning remembered that Yang Shiqi's family was also in this alley. At this time, he could confirm that the friendship between Yang and Yu was not trivial. Even the An family lived in the same alley. Most of these officials in Beijing settled down in Beijing within three years, because the previous capital was Nanjing.
Entering the main entrance of Yu Mansion, passing the screen wall, the living room was in the reverse sitting room. However, Yu Qian did not invite Zhang Ning to the living room, but directly invited Zhang Ning to enter the upper room to sit down. There was no male servant inside, and the maid served tea. After a while, only Seeing a well-dressed young woman walking in, Yu Qian said: "I'm a humble wife, Mr. Dong, but my colleague is Zhang Ping'an."
Mr. Dong lowered his head and knelt down to salute. Zhang Ning stood up from his chair and clasped his fists in salute: "Zhang Ning, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has met Mrs. Yu."
This is a "family friendship". In Zhang Ning's eyes, Yu Qian, who has a celebrity aura, treats him like this. He is a little excited. At the same time, he is also very careful about his image. He does not stare at his wife, only in his peripheral vision. I saw Mr. Dong's appearance. She was white, reserved and dignified, and her round face was very attractive. It can be said that Yu Qian was really successful at a young age. He was a Jinshi at a young age and had a lovely wife.
"I have met Mr. Ping An." Mrs. Dong's voice was soft and weak, but it didn't match her plump figure. She didn't call Mr. Zhang because it probably didn't sound nice, and it wasn't easy to call Mr. Zhang because of her rank. So she called her Mr. Ping An. But it was just right. He is such a clever person. She added, "My husband will talk to Mr. Ping An while I prepare some wine and food."
After saying that, he quickly raised his head and glanced at Zhang Ning. The startling glance left a deep impression on people. When Dong turned around and went out, Zhang Ning sat down again.
Yu Qian's expression gradually became serious: "The emperor was assassinated by gangsters in Wanshou Palace. Have you ever heard of his safety?"
"I've heard a little bit about it." Zhang Ning replied calmly. What he meant in his heart was that whether the emperor died or not had nothing to do with him, and he had no right to care.
Yu Qian said: "Many people now suspect that the King of Han is resentful and plotting evil. What do you think?"
"We don't know the details, so we can't make any assumptions." Zhang Ning said cautiously. If he really wanted to express his own opinion, he thought it was unlikely. The king of Han killed his father, and the prince was in the court with integrity. What good would he gain?
But Yu Qian and Yang Shiqi probably have a good relationship, and Yang Shiqi is an official of the East Palace. Of course, Zhang Ning cannot tell his true thoughts. Even if he doesn't believe it, at least he can't contradict them.
"This afternoon, Mr. Hu received an order to go to Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Spirit, maybe for this matter." Yu Qian said thoughtfully.
Yu Qian took the initiative to talk about business, which Zhang Ning regarded as a closer relationship, which was a good thing anyway. However, he always answered cautiously and did not deliberately show off his knowledge. It is important to try to be appreciated by Chief Yu and others, but to show his own Reliability is a long-term solution. As the saying goes, only by walking steadily can you go far.
The two of them did not have an in-depth conversation. When dinner was ready, Zhang Ning did not refuse and naturally had a meal at Yu Qian's house.
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