Chapter 2108

Man Bao also said simply: "according to the two Wen calculation, a person always has to eat one or two kilograms of vegetables a day, as well as meat. Even if he eats a kilogram of meat the next day, now a kilogram of meat, even pork, has to be twelve Wen a kilogram. Chickens, cattle and sheep are even more expensive. Even if he eats only half a kilogram of meat the next day..."

"Where can I eat so much, two liang of meat is enough..." Liu Shang said: "and don't think I don't know. Twelve Wen a kilo of pork is good meat. We can buy some bad meat, pig head, some lean meat with firewood, water and so on. We can get five or six Wen cheap and seven or eight Wen expensive."

The emperor and other ministers were stunned. Was that how the meat outside was sold?

Wait, why do they know so well?

Even if Liu Shangshu is the Minister of household, his subordinates will send the price list every day, but Zhou man, you're not from the Ministry of household and don't have to go out to buy vegetables. Why are you so familiar?

Man Bao naturally knows it from her father. He's fine now. In the morning, he goes shopping with his sixth brother or eldest brother and sister-in-law. He occasionally buys some vegetables for his family, mostly for restaurants.

During this time, in order to facilitate the care of the three patients in Huangzhuang, she often lived outside the palace. When she got up early in the morning, she sat down with her father to eat breakfast. While listening to him talk about what has gone up a penny today, which is cheaper

If you say more, man Bao writes it down.

The two of them bargained with each other, and Xiao Yuanzheng and Lu Taiyi helped from time to time. Liu Shangshu estimated that one hundred Liang was too little, so he reluctantly mentioned six hundred Liang.

However, the money was not directly given to the Taiping Hospital, or even to the Ministry of punishment, but said: "list the menu at that time, and those who are willing to accept this one, with three meals a day at the midpoint or rotation of these menus. At the end of each month, the Ministry of punishment and other expenses will report to our Ministry of household."

Still unwilling to give money directly.

"There are other methods, such as reducing the distance of exile, and these years are calculated separately."

The Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment thought it was too troublesome, so he said that he might as well pay the money directly in a lump sum, and the Treasury wouldn't be unable to take out 600 liang?

Liu Shangshu's dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and said, "yes, it's difficult to take it out. Otherwise, the Ministry of punishment will move from other places. This year, there will be a lot of foreign dry funds applied by your Ministry of punishment."

The Minister of punishment stopped talking immediately.

Wei knew: "Your Majesty, in addition, you can exile some serious criminals to the border and directly change their military status. Their return to the people may harm one side, but in the army, with the care of sergeants, there should be no trouble. Maybe they can make some achievements."

The emperor asked Old Tang, "what does Tang Qing think?"

Old Tang frowned and thought.

Some serious criminals in the prison of the Ministry of punishment have to be escorted to work in the mine. It's really miserable, even worse than exiles. After all, they have to be seen as slaves. Most serious criminals can't get out of the mine alive and basically die in less than ten years.

In contrast, the army is much more lenient. Although it is still fighting with its life, it is possible to accumulate achievements to make amends for itself.

Even if the accumulated achievements are not enough to atone for the crime, life will be much better than that in the mine.

In the end, he wanted to fight with his life, so old Tang no longer had an opinion and nodded.

So we tentatively decided on these reward methods and went back to the Ministry of punishment to give them to the candidates.

The emperor was very satisfied with the results of Zhou man's experiment. Knowing that they were busy these two days, he asked them to go back and have a rest.

Man Bao got a two-day holiday, which was made up for the last ten day holiday. When she happily rode home with her medicine box, Xiao Yuanzheng's carriage caught up from behind. The curtain opened and said, "doctor Zhou, don't be busy picking up other work the next day. Go to the Ministry of punishment to find me. Let's pick someone together."

Man Bao nods.

The carriage went ahead of her.

When she got home, she jumped off her horse, gave Chiji to the servant, took down the medicine box and asked, "are they at home?"

"The young master and the second young master went out to the champion building and said that if Miss man came back, she could go to the champion building to play with them."

"Haven't you finished the examination of the official department?"

The Ming Sutra examination was held in Beijing in the first month. After the list was released in February, it was followed by the examination of the Ministry of rites. It was very simple. Go in and let the officials of the Ministry of rites have a look. They could pass the examination if they had a correct face, a suitable height and no problem in speaking. It was the simplest examination.

Then there is the official selection examination of the Ministry of officials.

Bai Shan didn't plan to choose an official, so although he won the Jinshi examination, he didn't even go to the examination of the Ministry of rites, but Chongwen hall and the Imperial College still give students a holiday and let them move freely.

Yi Ziyang went to participate, and I don't know how he did in the exam.

Man Bao thought for a moment. After carrying the medicine box back to his room, he rode to the Zhuangyuan building to find them.

Yi Ziyang is giving them the test questions of the silent punishment department. He has a good memory and won't forget the questions when he finishes.

Moreover, the champion building is now full of topics. Even if he forgot for a moment, he would remember when he went out and heard them talk.

Bai Shan looked at the examination questions and exclaimed, "it's really not easy."

Yi Ziyang nodded. "Most of the questions are very basic. Most of the questions are about pushing officials. There is also the question of persuading farmers and mulberry. It's not difficult to finish it. If you want to write it perfectly, it's not necessarily. Look at these two questions. They write the head of the official document and the head and end of the folding for your majesty. Seriously, I've been confused for a long time, and I don't know if it's right."

Feng Zongping said: "there is also an example of letting the Ministry of punishment write a push case. This is even more difficult."

Yi Ziyang nodded, "but I heard that the official selection examination of the Department of economics is much simpler than that of the Jinshi Section. The mingsuan section mainly tests the set of the Ministry of household affairs, and the Mingfa section is the set of the Ministry of punishment. It's just mixed with some knowledge of other departments they will use. The Jinshi Section is much heavier than them. I don't know how many people to card this time."

Bai Shan said: "it shouldn't be. There are few people in Jinshi Section. As long as the roll surface is not very poor, it should be OK."

Yi Ziyang nodded, "fortunately, there are not many difficult problems, but they are too detailed."

When man Bao arrived, they had almost discussed it. When they saw her coming in, they got up and sat down after the ceremony, and ordered a new meal for her.

Man Bao asked Yi Ziyang, "how did you do in the exam?"

Yi Ziyang said with a smile: "average."

Man Bao smiled and said, "you still have merit in going to xiazhou this time. If you rank higher in the official department examination this time, you will take advantage of it when selecting officials."

Everyone was stunned, and then they remembered this thing. It seems that those who have been to xiazhou have been rewarded by the imperial court. Zhou man is better than them, and has also been rewarded by the palace.

Feng Zongping was inspired and asked, "so your majesty knows us?"

Man Bao nodded. "Of course I know. It seems to be Kong Jijiu's report."