NOVEL NEXT Chapter 58
The people of the Tang Dynasty did not think that the original music was unpleasant, but that Song Zhen's work was very novel.
I have never had such a wonderful feeling.
Especially when dozens of people played together, it brought an extremely enjoyable auditory feast. Apart from the imperial power and wealth that had long lived in the palace, how many people had heard it?
In the backstage, a little girl of the music girl lowered her head guiltily and sobbed, "Song Lang, I just played a few wrong notes, I'm sorry."
Song Zhen blinked and pretended not to know: "Really? I didn't hear it."
He walked over and patted the little girl of the music girl on the shoulder and said, "I didn't hear the difference, let alone the audience."
"Really?" The little girl of the music girl raised her head with red eyes and sniffed.
"Why would I lie to you?"
In fact, Song Zhen could really hear it. Not only her, but other music girls also made mistakes.
It just didn't have much impact. Most of the audience sitting below didn't know the rhythm. As long as they felt the rhythm was good, it would be fine.
If something went wrong in the palace, it would be another matter.
He clapped his hands and organized the next program to go on stage in an orderly manner.
Huichunfang prepared a total of 12 programs tonight, five of which were created by Song Zhen.
After "The Beautiful Lady", there was a traditional poetry recitation.
There was no opera at this time in the Tang Dynasty, and the types of ordinary performances were relatively simple.
Many old gentlemen were thinking about the "The Beautiful Lady" just now, which was so fascinating.
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Tonight, Governor Lu did not want to come to Huichunfang, but was brought here by his wife.
At that time, Lu Yang said seriously: "I am a gentleman, do you think I look like a brothel owner?"
Unexpectedly, his wife's next sentence broke his defense.
"I know, I know, you are a gentleman, you can't even satisfy me, I don't think you have the guts to do it."
Lu Yang: "......"
Then, he was dragged by his wife to Huichunfang, and Lu Yang sighed in his heart.
"I wasn't originally that kind of person, but because of you I became a strange person."
He is a strong man in his sixties, and he still goes to a brothel. Isn't it strange in the eyes of others?
Along the way, all kinds of curious and surprised eyes looked at him, which was really too shameful.
At the strong request of his wife, Lu Yang bought a ticket for the inner field.
He thought that his relationship with Song Zhen was not that good. If Song Zhen saw him supporting his show...
Humph! Don't I, Lu the governor, have any face?
So he let his wife and grandson sit in the inner field, and he ran to the outer field to stand.
Lu Yang didn't lack the money for the ticket. The salary of officials in the Tang Dynasty was quite high. He just felt a little embarrassed.
He was a governor of the fourth rank, with a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan, and 700 yuan for food and miscellaneous items.
Food and miscellaneous items usually include rice, meat, cloth, and daily necessities. He took them back home after get off work every day, and basically didn't have to go to the market for a month.
Let's assume 4,000 wen here, and the net income for one year is about 48 guan.
If calculated according to the postmodern rice price, during the Gaozong period, one dou of rice cost 5 wen, one dou = 12.5 jin, and one guan could buy 200 dou. Now, let's assume that rice costs 2.5 yuan per jin, and one guan is about 6,000 yuan.
Then Lu Yang's annual salary is about 290,000 yuan.
Do you think this is the end? In addition, officials are also allocated official fields and permanent fields.
A fourth-rank official like Lu Yang can get 7 hectares of official fields (farming) and 12 hectares of permanent fields (planting mulberry trees, etc.), and 32 guards.
The official fields of officials are usually rented at a fixed rate, and the rent is set at 2 to 6 dou.
It can be said that every official in the Tang Dynasty was a landlord. For a position like Lu Yang, the salary plus rental income alone is likely to reach an annual salary of one million.
After all, renting out land is really a complicated matter.
The officials in Beijing were even more exaggerated. They also received various extra incomes from the emperor during festivals.
The income of officials of the fourth rank was so terrible, what about those above?
In addition, officials also enjoyed welfare benefits such as exemption of relatives from military service, free housing, priority admission of children and grandchildren, etc.
When an official reaches the age of 70, the court will issue you a certificate of honorable retirement.
The pension of officials above the fifth rank is half of that of their tenure, and special positions are another matter.
Those below the sixth rank are given some land as pension.
Of course, the life expectancy of ancient people was generally short, and few could work until retirement.
From all these calculations, it can be seen that the welfare benefits of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty were really good. No wonder everyone wanted to pass the imperial examination.
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When the first program "Spring Festival Overture" came out, Lu Yang regretted it.
I should have sat in the backstage earlier.
Face? How much is face worth?
I am the leader of Song Zhen, I am supportingAm I wrong to support my subordinates' interests and hobbies?
Yes! Absolutely right! Absolute political correctness!
However, it was too late to regret, as the tickets for the inner field had already been sold out.
Di Renjie accidentally discovered that the family of Governor Lu was there, and he took the initiative to walk over and greet them.
"Huaiying, Lu Yang is outside and refuses to come in. I think he must be regretting it now."
Di Renjie smiled politely and did not comment.
Cui Qiufang, the wife of Lu Shishi, asked curiously: "Huaiying, I heard people talking nearby that all these programs were done by Song Zhen?"
"Does Cui Po know Song Zhen?"
"Hey, that old man Lu Yang keeps complaining at home all day, saying that Song Zhen did something bad today to make him angry. Today I see that he is not as bad as he said."
Cui Qiufang showed admiration in her eyes: "This Song Zhen is indeed a talent."
Not only is he good at the art of Qi Huang, but he is also diligent and hardworking, and has such high attainments in music.
In her opinion, knowing autopsy is equivalent to knowing the art of Qi Huang, because most of the coroners in this era are doctors.
If her daughter had not become a mother and her grandson had not been born, she would definitely introduce him.
Cui Qiufang was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. She personally did not have the traditional concept of family status. She mainly looked at a person who was pleasing to the eye and whether the person had ability.
She married Lu Yang at the beginning, definitely not because the other party was from the Lu family of Fanyang.
Instead, she fell in love with this boy at first sight, thinking that he was simple and honest. Although he was not handsome, he was steady in his work and had decent character, and was worthy of entrusting her life.
Lu Yang was not a direct descendant of the Lu family, but Cui Qiufang was a direct daughter of the Cui family.
At that time, Cui Qiufang's parents strongly opposed this marriage, and she threatened to die. There was really no choice but to fulfill her wish.
Facts have proved that she was not wrong.
Lu Yang never took a concubine in his life, and the couple respected each other for decades.
This was simply incredible in ancient times.
Maybe Cui Qiufang was fertile, and she gave birth to 8 children by herself.
"By the way, is Song Zhen married?" Cui Qiufang couldn't help but want to be a matchmaker.
There are thousands of scholars who can write poems in the world, but there is only one talented person who created new music, Song Zhen.
If Song Zhen married Cui's daughter, he would definitely make a strong mark for Qinghe Cui in history books.
Who doesn't want to be famous for generations? Which noble family doesn't want to produce talents?
And the Song family, at least, is included in the "Clan Records".
Di Renjie scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Ah, I don't know much about this."
"Ask him for me when you have time."
"Okay."
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