Chapter 920 The crisis caused by breakfast

There is no two mornings in a day, and the time does not come again. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a month since Zhu Pingan joined the Yuwang Mansion.

During this period of more than a month, Zhu Pingan successfully gained a firm foothold in Yu Wang's mansion, not only got along quite well with his colleagues, but also gradually won the trust of Yu Wang, and gained a pivotal position in Yu Wang's heart , and gradually entered the decision-making center of Prince Yu's Mansion.

The decision-making center of King Yu's Mansion is not a specific institution. The members are all hand-picked by King Yu. Before making decisions, King Yu will consult their opinions. In the end, King Yu will make a decision. It is a bit like a cabinet. It can be called a small cabinet of King Yu .

The former members of the small cabinet were Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan, and an old Confucian named Gao Shiding.

Of course, there is a newcomer, Zhu Ping.

However, Gao Shiding is old and in poor health. Half a year ago, he went back to his hometown in Chengdu, Sichuan to recuperate. Zhu Pingan has not seen him since he entered Prince Yu's Mansion. Recently, he has heard that Gao Shiding plans to resign for retirement. It seems that Zhu Pingan has no chance to meet Gao Shiding.

Currently, the real decision-making centers of Prince Yu's Mansion are Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan and Zhu Ping'an.

Don't underestimate this small cabinet, don't look at it as just a small cabinet of Prince Yu's mansion. After King Yu ascends the throne, it will become the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, and Yin Shidan all entered the cabinet after King Yu ascended the throne and became cabinet elders.

It can be said that entering the small cabinet is equivalent to entering the cabinet in the future.

This morning, as usual, Zhu Ping'an came to Prince Yu's Mansion early, accompanied by Liu Dadao, after having breakfast.

After arriving at Prince Yu's Mansion, Zhu Ping'an found that something was wrong with the atmosphere, whether it was the officials of the Prince's Mansion or the servants and maids, they all looked overcast.

"Master Zhang, what's the matter?"

Zhu Pingan stopped an official surnamed Zhang and asked curiously.

"Oh, it's Master Zhu, have you eaten yet?" Master Zhang stopped in his tracks, raised his head and asked meaningfully.

"I ate it, what did it matter if I ate it at home?" Zhu Ping'an was even more puzzled.

"It's good to eat." Mr. Zhang said enviously.

Uh, it's just breakfast, why put on such an envious expression? Zhu Ping'an was even more confused.

"My little Master Zhu." Seeing Zhu Ping'an's bewildered expression, Master Zhang couldn't help but whispered into Zhu Ping's ear, "You don't know, our house usually serves breakfast, although it's just porridge and side dishes Steamed buns and eggs, but the public kitchen didn't even open today, I asked a cabinet worker I knew well, and it turned out that our prince's official account didn't even have the budget to buy the most basic ingredients.

Uh

Wang Yu's Mansion is so poor that it can't be solved? !

Zhu Ping'an was stunned.

Knowing that King Yu's life is difficult, he didn't expect it to be so difficult, and he couldn't even get rid of it!

Fortunately, the salaries of the officials in the palace are uniformly distributed by the central government. Otherwise, King Yu's life would be even more difficult. The crisis of arrears of wages had already broken out, and it was difficult for the palace to operate normally.

However, King Yu seems to be at the end of his rope now.

Don't underestimate this breakfast.

People live on food, and officials are no exception.

There were already official kitchens in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but at that time it was only a special preferential treatment for outstanding ministers by the imperial court, and it was not popularized. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Tang set up the great wish of "the world can be settled, Fang Qin is diligent in governing". In order to realize this great wish, Emperor Taizong of Tang often extended the time of the court meeting, which caused many ministers to go to work hungry, Not to mention affecting office efficiency, it will also leave a reputation of being harsh on courtiers. In order to solve this problem, Emperor Taizong ordered the court to provide breakfast to the ministers. Unexpectedly, the minister's response was particularly enthusiastic, and he was full of praise, and his work efficiency was greatly improved. Therefore, Tang Taizong extended the experience of this minister to all parts of the country, and ordered that all counties and counties across the country where there are government offices should set up public kitchens to provide breakfast for subordinate officials. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the prime ministers also held a meeting with the theme of "Precious Soups Served in Zhengshitang" to discuss the standard of breakfast supply.

The development of public kitchen breakfast to the present not only solves the problem of officials' full stomach, but also represents a very important meaning behind it.

For the Wang Mansion, whether or not breakfast is provided in the Wang Mansion, as well as its richness, breakfast standard, etc., represent the trust and importance the prince has for his subordinate officials. The breakfast is rich, which proves that the palace values trust and compassion for subordinates, and the subordinate officials are also highly motivated; otherwise, or like today, if breakfast is not provided, it will be fine for two or three days a day. If it goes on for a long time, people's hearts will slowly scattered.

"It seems that in the future, I have to have breakfast at home before coming back. Hey, I have to get up at least two quarters of an hour earlier."

Master Zhang shook his head and sighed, and glanced enviously at the direction of Prince Jing's Mansion, which is next to Prince Yu's Mansion. He heard that King Jing's Mansion's breakfast was very rich, and every meal was full of delicacies from mountains and seas, and there were no heavy dishes.

"Hey, Lord Zhu, let's not talk about it, I'm going out to find something to eat to fill my stomach." After complaining, Master Zhang bowed his hands and said goodbye to Zhu Pingan.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, go slowly." Zhu Pingan bowed his hands to return the gift, and watched Mr. Zhang walk towards the outside of Prince Yu's mansion.

Going all the way to the office, Zhu Pingan met several officials again. During the pleasantries, several of them mentioned the issue of cutting off the breakfast meal.

That's right, compared to King Jing's Mansion next door, King Yu's Mansion doesn't have many benefits. The light breakfast is one of the few benefits of King Yu's Mansion. As a result, even breakfast is cut off now, so it's no wonder everyone has opinions.

From the expressions of the servants and maids, it can be seen that their breakfast meal is probably cut off or severely reduced.

It shouldn't cost much money to simply provide a breakfast meal. If King Yu had a way, he would definitely not cut off the confession.

From this point of view, the financial crisis of Prince Yu's Mansion is imminent. Zhu Pingan observed all the way and came to this conclusion.

Don't think about it, Zhu Ping'an also knows where the crux of King Yu's current predicament liesSui Ci, and King Yu hasn't received Sui Ci for three full years.

Due to a series of reasons, Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son looked down on King Yu, and they did not deal with King Yu, especially Yan Shifan. King Yu repeatedly asked the royal palace to go to the Ministry of Households to urge him to ask for it, but every year he reminded him, the Ministry of Households had excuses every year, and there was no follow-up every year, and King Yu's mansion could not receive the gift every year.

King Yu has no side business, and only opened a pastry shop with Princess Ning'an, which still loses money every month, and has no other income except the annual gifts.

God knows, it is not easy for King Yu, who has not received the gift of the year for three years, to survive until today relying on his previous savings, subsidies from his mother and concubine Du Kangfei, and subsidies from the princess. .

However, even so, King Yu can't hold on now, and has reached the end of his rope.

(end of this chapter)