The natural environment of the capital Yanjing in the Ming Dynasty suffered severe damage. At that time, wood was cut down to provide firewood, charcoal, iron smelting, etc. The supply of wood during the Hongzhi period reached more than 40 million kilograms, and Dashun only increased and the forests on the edge of the Great Wall gradually decreased.

During the Ming Dynasty, Mount Wutai in Shanxi was also bare due to the indiscriminate deforestation. The famous scenic spots and historical sites were only known for their reputation. The situation was similar.

The endless mining of nature was subject to revenge by natural laws, so the capital city started from the Ming Dynasty and was full of wind and sand every April.

Jia Cong's horse riding on Kua Street, including when he turned back to Xicheng from Andingmen, he was narrowed by the wind and sand. The more populated the area, the worse the natural environment.

In addition to supplying firewood and charcoal for nine border officers and soldiers and huge and bloated palace personnel, many of them were cut down illegally. The construction of bureaucratic landlords and common landlords inside and outside the city all exacerbated this situation. Fortunately, there was probably no smog in the industrial society at this time.

Entering the west of Ningrong Street, the gatekeepers all came up to congratulate him. Jia Cong first arrived at the Heiyou Gate on the East Road. He saw the demolished east wall building a archway of the top scholar. The newly varnished wood lacquer smell and the hanging wooden beams were in a trance for a few seconds, like a dream.

Just as he was about to go in to pay homage to his parents, Uncle Siqi, who was the leader of the gate, replied: "The inner prison in the palace has arrived." He informed Jia Cong and went in to the Neiyi Gate to report to the servant in the inner house, the girl.

Soon after, Jia She and Mrs. Xing welcomed the screen wall in their clothes and makeup. They had no time to talk to Jia Cong. The person who came to the sedan chair was a ceremonial supervisor and a chief officer of the Ministry of Personnel's Auditorial Office.

The eunuch of the Silijian is the fourth rank, the fifth rank, the sixth rank, the sixth rank, the pen, the seventh rank, the seventh rank, so the seventh rank, the sixth rank, the sixth rank, the sixth rank, the sixth rank, the Ministry of Personnel Jixun Qing Lishu is responsible for the edicts and the additional seals.

Jia Cong and his parents knelt down and listened to Xuan. The Hanlin Academy editor was from the sixth rank, and he put on the robe and put on the clothes. He spread the list and only wore this set of temporary court robes, but he didn't need to change them.

The head of the Ministry of Personnel's Office was serious about the purpose: "... According to the "Dashun Huidian", the great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all awarded the title of the official in the first rank, great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother were each awarded the title of the first rank wife... The mother of the sixth rank, and his wife was awarded the title of Anren (quoted from the "Ming Huidian"), and asked Lao An to receive the imperial edict."

The first-rank lady, lady, lady, respectful, pleasant, peaceful, and gentle, respectively correspond to the mother and wife of the first-rank to seventh-rank official. Although Mrs. Xing had a royal title for Jia She, she had a title of first-class general, but both were granted, and no one would refuse that kind of honor.

Except for the first-rank official, the fathers of other officials cannot be granted a title for their sons. In addition, the eighth-nine ranks are not qualified to give their mothers and wives the imperial edict.

Thank you for your gratitude, Jia Cong took the edict from the eunuch in the hall and swept it a little. The shape of the edict was like a tile, divided into two columns, inlaid with silver. It is estimated that the sixth rank is not qualified to inlaid with gold. One column was torn off by the head and archived by the Jixun Office. Jia Cong held it to his mother, Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing, Jia She was extremely excited, and the head changed his face. Although he was not deliberately trying to please him, his attitude was very respectful: "Mr. Jia Xiu doesn't have a wife yet, right? I didn't expect that, so I didn't make one more. If so, I will make up for it tomorrow."

"I haven't married." Jia Cong said: "You two have worked hard on a business trip, please go in and take a break."

"When I get married, I will be given another title." The chief official waved his hand: "There is no need to drink tea, I am still busy. Jia Xiu's future is promising. Even if he is a Jinshi, no one can be a sixth-rank official. Look at me, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Jixue Department, have no great power. I can only be promoted after nine years of full examinations... I am really envious of others."

"Yes, the courses are tested every three years, the examination every six years, and the examination every nine years is completed every nine years, but the Hanlin Academy is exceptional. The promotion of the Hanlin Academy is very fast. For editors, reviewers, editors, and Shujishi, you can be promoted to attend the lecture, lecturer, lecturer, six department doctor, and young minister of the temple. In a few years, you will be able to participate in the meeting. The court will be promoted to the cabinet, and you will be proud of your ancestors. Don't even think of this." The Silijian Pavilion was envious. He wanted to win a wife and a son, but unfortunately he had no wife and no son. The eunuch's food is not counted.

For scholars and officials, it is a true name. If a wife is granted a wife, it means that a wife can accept the same imperial edict from male officials. Yinzi is minus the fourth grade and eighth grade according to the official rank. For example, a first-rank official can be a fourth grade. Jia Cong is minus the fourth grade from the sixth grade and the fourth grade, and the tenth grade is minus the tenth grade. If there is no tenth grade, he can only be an inequality official position... Of course, he has no son yet. It needs to be pointed out that Yinzi has a fortune but no position, and can only eat one portion of imperial grain and has no actual power, just like Jia Lian's fifth-rank Tongzhi.

...

Jia Cong returned to the palace examination this time, and the whole palace was volatile again.

"Let me see, the erpent belt is replenished, tsk, the sixth-rank official is not big or small anymore." Jia Yingchun looked Jia Cong's chest and back for a while, pulled his three-foot long sleeves, and Jia Xichun came over to touch the blue robe and black horn belt of Saluo Juan.

"It is said that Hanlin is different from ordinary Jinshi. He can be a lecturer of the prince, an emperor's daily record, a history, etc., and can also be a chief examiner of a province... In the past, the master was a member of the fifth rank, and he was a white squid of the fifth rank, but I only saw it from a distance, how dare I touch it." Jia Tanchun sighed and looked at his soap boots: "How many black hats are there for the sixth rank official?"

"The second-level, seventh-level, second-level, Liang Guan, has been sent by Zhang Cai's family to make it." Qingwen straightened her chest and was quite proud. Xiangling smiled and said, "Civilians ride in sedan chairs, military officials ride horses, and sedan chairs are also asked to make it according to their grade. Green curtains and civilians ride in sedan chairs, which are no curtains, soapy, flat tops, and if they are in color, the government wants to take people."

"I wonder who will be blessed to be my brother and sister in a few years? As soon as I enter the door, I will be a sixth-grade imperial edict. This is the glorious ancestor." Jia Yingchun said.

Lin Daiyu sat upright on the chair and smiled faintly, without saying a word. At that time, his father was Tanhua, and the inspector's censor was of great importance, but the rank was low and only the seventh rank. After death, the funeral could be added to the first level and the rank was burialized as the sixth rank.

Because the temperature in summer is hot, Xue Baochai is very strong and afraid of heat, so she holds a round fan and fans the air, and asks: "What is the salary now?"

"Not much, ninety stones." Jia Cong thought about it, and it was actually OK. His annual salary was about one hundred taels of silver, and the first rank was six hundred stones. In modern RMB, his annual salary was about fifty thousand.

"You still think it's too small. Now, the number of farmlands in our Xue family in your mansion has been cleared again. The extra farmlands that are given are required to pay summer tax and autumn tax. Others vote for fame to pay money. Those who do not pay taxes will also be found out. Moreover, after the master of the Western Mansion has no titles and salaries, all the farms that are given will be taken back. If you want to buy houses, you can only buy them by yourself, and you must pay taxes..." Xue Baochai sighed softly: "Now the banquets and social events in the mansion are not as luxurious as before."

Xue Baochai is now helping manage the Grand View Garden, so she knows these things.
Chapter completed!