Chapter 264: Imperial Court Minister
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Jiang Changtian wore a sky-blue robe today. He
was very elegant.
He followed the official who led the way and walked around for several times before arriving at a hall.
Many people were waiting at the door.
The man went in to report.
He waited outside for a while.
The wind made his nose a little red.
Then he was called in.
At the same time, someone else came out . There
were people waiting behind him. Prime Minister
Lu seemed to be really busy.
He managed to cut in line.
Many people waiting behind him looked at him unkindly.
Jiang Changtian thought it was quite interesting.
This corrupt official, treacherous minister, Lu Sanshi, and Lu Wugui in the eyes of the people actually made people feel very diligent, as if he was doing practical things.
After Jiang Changtian entered, he found that the room was very busy.
There were several tables, and several people were working on documents.
And there was another room inside. Prime Minister
Lu was inside.
He leaned on a soft couch, his belly was bulging, and he held a cup of tea in his hand.
Seeing Jiang Changtian coming in, he smiled kindly and said, "Excuse me, I have been working for too long, and my neck is not easy to turn. It's not that I don't want to look at you on purpose, but my neck can only look forward. Some people in the court say that I am arrogant, probably because of this reason."
Jiang Changtian nodded repeatedly with a flattered look.
Prime Minister Lu saw the person in front of him, the person personally instructed by the emperor, he didn't like this kind of variable, but he still had to do what the emperor instructed. He
could only pull the person in front of him and knock him.
Seeing this man's appearance, it was just as the emperor said. He felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him before.
He did not feel friendly, but rather a little disgusted. He looked like a jester.
And it was the emperor himself who told him so, so the emperor remembered him.
Prime Minister Lu scolded him a few times, and seeing that he did not understand, he closed his eyes.
Born as a rebel and from the countryside, he caught the emperor's eye with this face.
"Your father and I were colleagues, but I didn't expect you to grow up so big in the blink of an eye." Prime Minister Lu mentioned the deceased former Master Jiang again.
This is not meant to curry favor in the officialdom, but to say that I am your father, from that generation, and you'd better be honest.
Jiang Changtian nodded obediently.
He was not good at speaking.
He looked like a very good-looking straw bag.
He thought that Lu Xiang did not call him here just to warn him.
Sure enough, when Lu Xiang gave him the appointment in the end, he saw the official title and realized that following his in-laws to see the emperor yesterday was still useful.
"The Yellow Gate Assistant Minister, the fourth rank, belongs to the Menxia Province, the emperor's close attendant, the rank of six hundred stones."
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After returning home, Mianmian looked at her father's appointment letter curiously.
Did her father get promoted to another rank?
"Brother, what kind of official is the Yellow Gate Assistant Minister?" Mianmian asked curiously.
Zi Baike explained from Heng: "The Yellow Gate Assistant Minister is an external official who belongs to the emperor's close attendant and can enter and exit the forbidden area more freely. However, he has to come out when the city is locked. His main job is to handle official business between the emperor and the Shangshu Ling."
Jiang Mianmian thought about it, does this mean the secretary of the emperor's secretariat? The fourth rank should be at least the bureau-level or office-level. In the capital, although the rank is not impressive, it is close to the emperor, which should be quite impressive.
Dad's salary is 600 shi, which should be his annual salary.
Shi is a unit, which means about 120 catties.
The settlement here should be based on grain.
Mianmian calculated it. For example, using rice, one catty of rice is about 3 yuan.
3 yuan*120 catties*600 shi=216,000 yuan.
Dad's annual salary is about 200,000 yuan.
The monthly salary is about 18,000 yuan.
With a monthly salary of 18,000 yuan, for a bureau-level cadre in the capital, it seems that if he does not make some extra money, it should not be enough for such a big family to live.
Raising horses, servants, guards, houses, and social interactions.
Zi Congheng saw Mianmian counting money on her fingers, and he looked up at the sky in silence.
No one really lives on salary. Salary is usually used to fine people for a few years or months when they do something wrong.
Mianmian returned the letter of appointment to her father and said, "Dad, we want to make some money. Don't be corrupt. Your job is very risky. They say that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. It's difficult."
Jiang Changtian looked at the serious look of the young lady and couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Think about it at home, what we can do in the capital and how to make money."
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