Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 680 The gift of wax

It is spring now, the estrus period for all livestock, so would it be easier to breed them?" Hualei asked naturally, not thinking that there was anything inappropriate about the question.

"...Yes." Looking at Hua Lei's calm face, Chen Ducao suppressed his inner fluctuations and nodded.

"Then try to breed more and give birth to more cubs. It's spring now and there's enough fodder, so we should raise them first. When there's really no fodder in the winter, we can slaughter them and give them as gifts." Hualei made a big promise.

If we tell them directly that they will raise the children for use by the people, these officials may not necessarily do their best. However, when it comes to the end of the year when they are given distribution of the money, which concerns their own interests, they may be much more dedicated.

In recent years, the economy of the Great Sheng Dynasty, especially the Shangjing City, has been developing well. Therefore, the salaries of officials are also quite considerable.

Hua Lei's salary as a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue has been raised to 20 taels of silver per month. Compared to ordinary people, who can barely save 3 taels of silver after a year, Hua Lei's annual salary can be said to be a huge sum.

However, compared with the officials of the third rank and above in Shangjing City, Hualei's salary was not enough. In Shangjing City, officials of the third rank and above received benefits such as land and salary in addition to their salary. At the end of the year, there was also a "Laci".

Official land, also known as official land, is a type of land granted to officials by the imperial court according to their official positions as part of their salary. The tax on official land is also a considerable source of income. The amount is basically fixed.

However, Lutian only had the right to tax the land, not the ownership of the land. If an official was transferred or retired, the Lutian had to be returned to the court.

Salaries are the clothing materials that the court gives to officials every quarter, and they are also distributed according to the official rank. However, the amount varies from year to year.

During festivals and holidays, there would be subsidies for daily necessities such as rice, flour, wine, tea, livestock and horses. Sometimes when going out to work, there would be "public money" for food, drink and entertainment.

Similarly, the amount of money is not fixed. Whether it is available or how much is available depends on the specific situation and the advance reimbursement process will be followed.

The Laci is similar to the year-end bonus and year-end welfare in the previous life. Some officials received so much Laci that it was enough to cover their annual salary.

Of course, whether to issue Laci, how much Laci to issue, and going to the capital were basically decided by Emperor Shengwu on a whim.

Now, in the Marquis' Mansion, in addition to old Marquis Pei, Pei Jingyang and Pei Jingxuan also have official fields and salaries, and can also receive Laci gifts at the end of the year.

However, officials like Pei Jingyan, Hua Lei, and Rong Jin, who were below the third rank, only received salaries and a few sets of official uniforms, shoes and socks, but no other cloth or fabrics.

This is mainly due to the fact that there are more officials in the upper capital area and less good farmland. However, there is a difference in the salary of local officials and officials in the capital.

As long as local officials are on the payroll of the Ministry of Personnel, their salaries consist of three parts: salary in silver, salary in feed, and official land. Even the lowest-ranking seventh-rank officials have salary in silver. Sometimes, salary in feed is replaced by rice.

However, just like in the capital city, except for the salary and official land which are fixed, the other things are optional, including the year-end gift.

Whether there is any, how much there is, who can get more and who can get less, it all depends on the opinion of the top governor, who can issue it or not.

Of course, last year, all the officials in Xichang Prefecture did not receive the Laci because of the mourning period for Prefect Fei.

Hualei has no idea about the Laci at the end of last year. She will not reissue it. First of all, it is dispensable.

Secondly, this was not her responsibility. There was no need for her to pretend to be rich and waste money. Xichang Prefecture was originally the poorest prefecture in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Hualei was generous enough to pay everyone's salary in time.

As a newly appointed prefect, I have many places to spend money in the future, so I will save as much as I can. As for the Laci at the end of this year, I also need to take another look and decide whether to issue it.

However, if you first draw a big pie and hang it there with Laci, it will still work if these people work harder. If there are really a lot more cows, donkeys and mules at the end of the year.

Except for cattle, which cannot be slaughtered easily, donkeys and mules can be slaughtered at will! When the time comes, you can slaughter a few and divide them among them, and the matter of the Laci will be over. Anyway, the prefect decides whether to give the Laci and how much to give.

Hualei looked at Rong Jin below her and smiled slightly, feeling a little proud. Looking at Hualei with a slightly raised mouth, Rong Jin quietly gave Hualei a thumbs up.

After learning about the affairs of the third room, it was already time for lunch. Looking at the hourglass in the corner of the room, Hua Lei stood up and, under the leadership of Judge Wan Tong, went to the dining room of the government office with everyone else.

The kitchen was in the southwest corner of the government office. It was quite large, with rows of tables and stools placed there. They were clean, but there was a lot of accumulated dirt under the tables and stools, especially near the wall.

It seems that the clean table and stools were also wiped temporarily to leave a good impression on herself. Hualei looked around the kitchen. On the dining table on one side, there were still a lot of varieties of food, similar to the fast food model in the previous life.

Each person had two meat dishes, three vegetable dishes and a soup, and they could choose their own dishes. Hua Lei picked the dishes at random and sat at a table with Rong Jin.

The others also chose their dishes and sat at the table nearby. Adhering to the principle of not talking while eating, there was only the occasional sound of dishes colliding in the kitchen. There were very few voices, and when there were, the voices were very low.

The government office’s lunch break was one and a half hours, so after lunch, Hua Lei and Rong Jin returned to their residence to rest.

Hua Lei felt that her butt was sore from sitting for half a day. Facing a group of suspicious or disdainful eyes, Hua Lei did not dare to relax.

But what can be done? This is what Hua Lei asked for. Rong Jin laughed at Hua Lei, but sat next to her and gave her a massage. Rong Jin was also impressed by Hua Lei's performance in the morning.

In the afternoon, Hua Lei learned about the specific matters of the other three rooms.

The Jieshi Zhong of Xingfang reported several cases within his jurisdiction in the past six months. None of them were big problems, just a chicken being stolen from the east house and half a bag of rice being stolen from the west house.

The person in charge of these civil and criminal cases was Zheng Tuiguan, who was sitting below, so Hua Lei just nodded and said nothing.

The military station reported to Hua Lei about this year's conscription and corvée. Xichang Prefecture had already conscripted soldiers last year, so there should be no conscription this year. Xichang Prefecture usually conscripts soldiers every three years.

The corvée is imposed every year, but it has not started this year. The specific method of corvée depends on the meaning of the flower buds.