Chapter 1540 Salary 4 (Additional chapter for the reward from book friend "Al Pacino")
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were stunned. It took them a while to find their voices. "Is it the wasteland?"
Manbao shook his head repeatedly and said happily, "No, it's government land. It was allocated from the government land. My share is in Yongzhou."
There were a certain number of officials in the Jin Dynasty. Those who retired, resigned suddenly because they didn't want to be an official anymore, were imprisoned or stripped of their official positions for breaking the law, or were sent to other places would have their official lands taken back or reallocated.
Land ownership belongs to the state, officials only have the right to use it, and the output belongs to individuals. Even if you leave, the land must remain.
So if you have a lot of treasures, you don’t have to worry about not having land to share.
The number of officials in the capital was originally understaffed, and one person often served as the errand boy of one and a half. Last year, the King of Yizhou rebelled and many officials were dismissed. Now, one person serves as two errand boys, so there is no shortage of official land.
Moreover, official land is only awarded to those in full-time positions. There is no official land for honorary positions. Otherwise, Manbao would not be able to get the official land in Yongzhou. It is estimated that he would have to be allocated to Shangzhou, Longzhou, or even Liangzhou.
Of course, the reason why the clerk told her that she could be allocated official land in Yongzhou when she was entered into the file was largely because she was very favored at that time.
She is not only favored by the Eastern Palace, but also by the Emperor and the Empress. Seeing that she now runs to the Daming Palace every day, and their Lord Shangshu personally instructing him to enter her file, the clerk specially selected a good piece of official land for her.
Of course, Manbao didn't know at the moment that there were so many tricks involved in the distribution of official land, and Minister Liu didn't expect the impact his words would have on Zhou Man.
At this moment, Minister Liu was worried about the national treasury, while Manbao was excited about the salary that had just been approved.
After the excitement, she felt that she had taken so much money from others, and if she didn't work hard, she would be unworthy of the two salaries.
So Manbao is now excited and full of enthusiasm for his work.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at her two friends and said, "You too must work hard, graduate soon, pass the imperial examination soon, pass the civil service examination soon, and become officials and receive a salary soon."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, who only had a hundred acres of land, a partnership between three people, finally came to their senses and asked, "So many official fields?"
Manbao nodded and said with longing, "Kong Jijiu is really amazing. He holds several positions and has 28 hectares of official land alone."
It was after I realized that my two plots of land added up to ten hectares that I couldn't help but ask the clerk, "I also asked about my husband's. His official land is two hundred mu. I asked the clerk to try to arrange his land next to mine so that we can take care of each other."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty is really rich."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, then whispered, "I feel that what I did last time was really wrong. Tomorrow I will go to Daming Palace and apologize to His Majesty."
Bai Shan looked at her inexplicably and asked, "Then if there's a next time, he won't let you enter the medical records..."
Manbao said: "For minor illnesses and pains, we still have to follow the rules. If it's a serious illness or pain, we will naturally listen to him."
The emperor's serious illness would involve the change of dynasty, so of course we have to obey the emperor.
So what she meant was, it was a mistake, but things would still have to go on as they should.
Bai Erlang felt that this was not a good idea, "Then you might as well not admit your mistake."
Manbao: "That won't do. I've received such a great benefit from others, but I still get angry at them. My father will blame me if he knows."
Bai Shan finally recovered from the shock of the official land and said, "This land belongs to the whole world. You can't think that it is given to you by His Majesty. You have to think that it is given to you by the people of the world."
Manbao tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked, "The salary and rice allowance were indeed provided by the common people, but the land was not provided by the common people. That was given to me by His Majesty."
"Of course not. These fields were reclaimed by people. The official fields have always been cultivated by slaves." Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "You are right. It was indeed given by His Majesty, but you have to add a commoner after His Majesty."
Manbao looked at him curiously, "Why do you have to divide it so clearly?"
Bai Shan said seriously, "It's better to distinguish them clearly, otherwise you will do something wrong if you only think about the emperor in the future."
Manbao said with certainty: "I won't do anything wrong."
Bai Shan said, "One thing, your original intention is to go left, and going left is also more beneficial to the people, but His Majesty asked you to go right, so do you want to go left or right?"
Manbao said firmly, "Of course, go left."
Bai Shan: "If you go to the right, His Majesty will give you 20 hectares of land?"
Manbao said: "To the left!"
"Thirty hectares!"
Manbao said without hesitation, "Still turn left."
"What if the thirty hectares of land were awarded to you? If you don't use it as official land, what if you use it as a permanent land?"
Manbao hesitated for a moment and said, "Turn left."
"What if it's fifty hectares?"
Manbao: "That must be a big deal. Even an official as high as Kong Jijiu only has 28 hectares."
"Don't worry about anything else. Just ask whether you will exchange benefits when the benefits His Majesty gives you are great enough."
Manbao was silent for an even longer time this time. After a while, he said, "Your Majesty, why would you stand against the people for such a big deal that would cost you fifty hectares of land?"
Bai Shan blinked.
Manbao pointed his finger and said, "If I strongly oppose it, will His Majesty chop me off?"
Bai Shan threatened her, “Yes.”
Manbao pondered for a moment and said, "Then I... resign?"
Seeing that she was not overwhelmed by her job and was still able to think rationally, Bai Shan nodded approvingly and said, "Okay, I'll quit with you when the time comes."
Bai Erlang, standing by, felt his teeth ache and couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know if I can even pass the exam..."
Bai Shan ignored his words and said to Man Bao: "Okay, you go ahead and get some rest at night. You won't grow taller if you don't get enough sleep."
Manbao, who was considering whether to stay up all night for the emperor, suddenly decided to go to bed on time and revise the book tomorrow.
After all, Manbao's official position was given by the emperor and the prince, especially the prince, so when Manbao was going to the Daming Palace the next day, he deliberately took a detour to the Zhanshi Mansion.
The prince had already attended a class taught by Kong Jijiu this morning and was now handling official business.
Manbao was not very familiar with the officials of the Zhanshi Mansion, but she had a relatively smooth journey in, although everyone had a serious look on their faces and seemed somewhat dissatisfied with her presence there.
But after all, she had made great contributions to the Eastern Palace, so everyone reluctantly nodded to her and showed her the way.
Manbao looked at the officials of the Eastern Palace and thought to himself: "Your Majesty's officials are all quite interesting. Why are the officials of the Crown Prince so rigid? They don't seem friendly at all."
When Eunuch Wu saw her, he immediately went in to report to the prince, and soon came out and led Manbao in.
The prince was writing furiously at his desk. Hearing the noise, he looked up at her and asked, "Why are you here?"
Thinking of what he saw yesterday evening, he paused and asked, "Did something happen to the Crown Princess?"
"No," Manbao took out a package from the medicine box and handed it to the prince, saying with a smile: "This is the summer tea I made. I made it for you, Your Highness."
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