Daming 1805

Chapter 201 Taking advantage of loopholes and taking concubines

The position of secretary originated from the secretary supervisor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was originally in charge of books.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao set up Secretary Ling and Secretary Cheng to manage the actual court affairs.

After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he changed the Secretary Supervisor to Zhongshu Supervisor and the Secretary Order to Zhongshu Order.

Zhongshujian became the Zhongshu Province in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and Zhongshuling gradually became the actual prime minister.

At the same time, the position related to the name of the secretary returned to its original origin.

Responsible for the management of national history, books, classics, and copywriting, and evolved into the Imperial Academy in the early Ming Dynasty.

The Hanlin is essentially the emperor's reserve secretary team, and the Imperial Academy is the official secretary.

In the Renwu Dynasty, Emperor Shizu often referred to the cabinet scholars as the great secretary.

Hanlin and Zhongshu Sheren are often called secretaries, and some chores of the consortium are also called secretaries.

Many female officials will be called female secretaries by him, and young similar personnel will be called small secretaries.

Emperor Shizu himself used it very casually, but the relevant officials and recorders recorded it very carefully.

As a result, secretary has become the official collective name for all kinds of clerical personnel, and it has spread to all aspects.

The owners of private companies also learned from the imperial consortium and set up secretaries responsible for recording, communicating, and supervising.

Chunxiang was appointed as secretary by Zhu Jingyuan, that is, the servant of Zhu Jingyuan's supervisory house or the assistant of the company.

Theoretically speaking, she has no decision-making power in any affairs, and Zhu Jingyuan has to make any decisions.

Power always belongs to those it serves, not to its own position.

This is the difference between a secretary and an official, and it is also the difference between a cabinet scholar and a prime minister.

There is also a difference between a secretary and a staff member. The secretary is usually the actual staff.

Aides are usually only responsible for making suggestions and are closer to consultants and think tanks.

Liang Yunying watched Zhu Jingyuan arrange the maids in the room, and said remindingly:

"I heard from you that you have taken in more than 20 orchids? Are the four in front of you more outstanding?"

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the four maidservants not far behind him:
"It can be regarded as relatively outstanding, and it is also because of the special identities of the four of them."

Zhu Jingyuan called the four girls closer, and introduced their identities to his mother:
"Xiaona, Xiaofu, Feiya, and Irene, I mentioned their identities in the letter."

The four girls stood obediently, how obedient and obedient they were.

They all knew that Liang Yunying's identity was no small matter.

Daming's imperial concubine is second, but the key is the mother of His Royal Highness.

If Liang Yunying was upset, her future would be absolutely dark.

Liang Yunying looked the four of them up and down, and after evaluating, she said quite seriously:
"The appearance and posture are not bad, but according to your letter to your mother, they are all free now?"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously:
"Well, their identities are quite special, Irene is the daughter of the Ottoman Sultan.

"Fei Ya's mother and grandmother are both from Ming Dynasty, and they are also the daughters of the Duke of the Foreign Domain of Ming Dynasty now.

"Sister Xiaona is a businessman from Persia, and she was free before she came here.

"They are still children, and I don't want to turn them into slaves."

Liang Yunying frowned and began to mutter:
"You are kind-hearted and don't want to make them slaves, but you can't go on like this.

"They are neither your wives, nor your concubines, nor your servants, nor your daughters-in-law.

"They are free women who have no legal relationship with you, and it is against the rules to stay in your palace.

"Maybe no one cares about it in the Great Food Kingdom, but it will be different in Daming.

"If someone knew that they were free people, they might report you for adultery.

"What's more, as a royal secret, it may be exposed in various small newspapers, and it will be very troublesome for you to prove yourself.

"The point is, whether you prove yourself or not, it affects your reputation."

Zhu Jingyuan's expression suddenly became a little ugly.

What Liang Yunying said is true.

However, due to the influence of previous life experience and habits, my thoughts did not run in this direction.

The current social atmosphere and legal system in Ming Dynasty do not allow men and women who have no legal relationship to live together.

As long as this happens, it is considered adultery in a broad sense.

The point is, he is still a prince, a prince who has a chance to compete for the throne.

This kind of thing may be nothing in itself, but once it is exposed, someone may make use of it.

One should avoid such stains as much as possible.

Zhu Jingyuan asked with some hesitation:

"What do you think, mother, how should I arrange them? Can I only release them from the mansion, or sign the deed of sale directly?"

Sisters An Xiaona, Luo Feiya, and Irene all looked at Liang Yunying together.

In fact, they didn't really mind which deed of sale they signed, they had already made preparations before they came.

They even hoped that Liang Yunying would persuade Zhu Jingyuan not to keep her current status...

Liang Yunying looked the four girls up and down again, and said with some hesitation:
"If you don't want them to sign a deed of sale, you can consider taking over the house directly.

"With their identities, they cannot be the concubines of Prince Daming, but they can be the concubines of King Dashi.

"Moreover, the imperial court does not limit the number of wives, concubines and children of the feudal king. Anyway, they are all raised by the feudal state themselves, and the feudal state has the final say.

"It's just that the wives, concubines and children who don't conform to the rules of Ming Dynasty can't be admitted to the imperial family.

"But with the edict of the Great Food Kingdom, no one can make irresponsible remarks."

The four little girls were obviously taken aback for a moment, and then all showed expressions of surprise and surprise.

I never expected that His Royal Highness's mother was so reasonable and thoughtful.

Why didn't I think of it before, His Royal Highness is not only the Prince of Ming Dynasty, but also the King of Dashi.

The gratitude and admiration for Liang Yunying from the bottom of my heart instantly rose to an incomparable level.

Zhu Jingyuan also suddenly realized.

The dual identity of myself as a feudal prince and a prince is really a huge loophole, and I feel that I can't have people with this status in the future.

Then Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's right, then I will find a suitable reality later, and let the palace prepare the paperwork and get things done..."

Then Zhu Jingyuan looked to the other side:
"As well as Chunxiang and Qiuyue, let's arrange a concubine status for King Dashi first."

When Chunxiang and the others heard this, after being obviously stunned for a moment, they immediately showed overjoyed expressions.

As North Korean servants, although they are theoretically qualified to become concubines of the Prince of Ming Dynasty, the chances of such a situation are slim in fact.

Now being able to directly become the concubine of the "King of Great Food" is of course a pleasant surprise for the two of them.

The point is, due to Zhu Jingyuan's special status, this does not prevent him from continuing to look forward to becoming the prince's concubine.

Liang Yunying was worried that a young genius like her son would be stubborn in this kind of place.

Unexpectedly, just like the standard he mentioned for taking concubines, he really considered things entirely from the practical point of view, and he really followed suit without hesitation.

Liang Yunying looked at her son, feeling more and more satisfied again.

From inside to outside, from image to personality, everything is perfect.

Liang Yunying felt emotional for a long time, smiled and nodded again and said:
"That's right, but it has to be arranged after the two official concubines of Prince Daming finish their ceremony."

Zhu Jingyuan also smiled and nodded in agreement.

Since it has not been done yet, for the safety of the house, it must be ranked behind the two concubines of Prince Daming.

After Liang Yunying arranged the most important things, she relaxed.

The excitement of meeting my son gradually calmed down, and the fatigue from the journey gradually hit.

Of course, Liang Yunying would not be polite to Zhu Jingyuan, and sent her son out to work, and went to take a bath and rest by herself.

Chunxiang and Qiuyue followed Zhu Jingyuan out of the room, and were also sent to rest by Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan came to the tower of the palace by himself, and looked at the pier not far away with binoculars.

The new immigrants are still disembarking.

The total number of immigrants who came to the Great Food Country this time was 30.

There are 1000 immigration boats, with an average of [-] people per [-]-ton immigration boat.

Although it cannot be compared with a luxurious and comfortable large passenger ship, the conditions are no longer crowded.

A ship slave trader of the same tonnage can pull 5000 people.

However, most of the immigrants were sent to Daqinhai, and there were only 1 immigrants who settled in Liusha City directly.

More than 4000 of them are complete families, more than 3000 are couples, and more than 2000 are single men.

The last more than 1000 people were middle school students funded by Zhu Jingyuan.

The houses prepared so far in Quicksand City can just accommodate so many immigrants.

Now guards keep order around.

Dashi Wangfu hired a group of old immigrants to guide the new immigrants to live in the residential area on the spot.

The construction of residential buildings in Quicksand City has continued.

The remaining buildings from last year, plus the buildings completed in the next two months, can barely accommodate these new immigrants.

On the other side of the freight wharf, the ship of the Royal Cargo Company is unloading.

The food country's daily necessities are highly dependent on imports, and are directly outsourced to the imperial consortium as a whole.

Some materials were publicly sold by the royal consortium, and some materials were directly supplied to the palace and other businessmen.

Besides that, the most numerous ships, the Royal Refining Company's tankers, are now loading.

Since October last year, the Royal Oil Refining Company has come to pull crude oil once a month.

In October, the refining company notified Dashiguo that the purchase price of crude oil will continue to decrease in the future.

As a result, the purchase price in the next two months did not continue to drop compared to before.

Still maintained at the price of two silver bills and five hundred copper bills per stone.

Originally, it was not suggested that the Great Food Country should continue to increase production, but after the Great Food Country increased production, it did not say anything in the end.

Because from the second half of last year, the demand for fuel oil in the Daming market began to rise rapidly.

The number of automobiles and airplanes began to increase, fuel-powered ships began to increase, and the oil consumption of factories and enterprises also increased.

The oil tanker of the Royal Oil Refinery has also changed rapidly in the past half a year.

In the beginning, they were all ordinary cargo ships, with standard oil drums for fuel oil, stacked on the cabin and deck, and the ships themselves were all [-]-ton class.

Since the first month of this year, most of the oil tankers have been replaced by specialized tankers, and the tonnage has directly expanded to [-] tons.

However, the monthly oil production of the Great Food Country still needs [-] tankers to transport it, and it is still increasing.

Since the larger the ship, the lower the overall transportation cost, so the tonnage of oil tankers will continue to expand in the foreseeable future.

Large purpose-built tankers will also become a typical new type of cargo ship.

This time the delivery of crude oil is completed again, and the Great Food Kingdom can get at least another 13 gold bills in income.

Equivalent to at least 640 million silver notes.

(End of this chapter)