golden scales

The Zhongcui Palace in the Forbidden City is still lit when the palace is over.

Since Zhu Cihong took back Beijing, he has rarely worked all night long, but today he didn't feel sleepy.Now that the country is staggering forward, as long as it takes time, the national strength will inevitably have a leap forward.However, the impact of the change is a headache, such as the shortage of eunuchs in the palace.

In the original historical time and space, a certain "sacred ancestor" explained that there were 3 eunuchs in the palace, and some of them starved to death every day.It is not easy for people to believe this kind of lie. In fact, the total number of eunuchs and court ladies and female officials in the Ming Dynasty was only [-] to [-] thousand.After the national change, the eunuchs serving in the palace decreased sharply, and they have been around [-] after the restoration of Shenjing.

After Zhu Cilang ascended the throne, the number of ten thousand was difficult to maintain.Emperor Chongzhen advised Zhu Cihong to recruit fire fighters, but Zhu Cihong felt that doing so would make the Ming population even worse.Without a population of [-] to [-] million, it is impossible to guarantee the effective control of the entire land of Ming Dynasty.

Procrastinated and procrastinated, and now it has finally reached the point where it can no longer be procrastinated.

"Today's Empress called me, that is to say, there is no one to clean the palace. The roofs of several houses are leaking, and no one found it for a long time." Duan complained cautiously.

"There are too many unoccupied palaces, if it's really not possible, we will reject them and turn them into gardens." Zhu Cihong said.

"It's all a standard set by our ancestors. How can we push it as soon as we say it? Besides, there is no one living in it and it is empty. There are many things piled up inside." Duan said.

"How do you fix things now?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"The place where no one lives has to be cleaned by recruiting people from outside the palace. Every time, it is as if you are facing an enemy." Duan walked around the palace for a long time today, lightly beating his swollen leg, and said: "There are more and more palace people resigning, and the momentum seems unstoppable. Maybe it's because my family is paying less?"

Of course, it is impossible for the royal family to give less.Even more than what other relatives gave.But working in the palace is also stressful, and there are many rules. If you are a little careless, you will be beaten, and you will be sent to exile. If there are better jobs outside, it is normal for employees to lose their jobs.

Now Daming has opened the road ban to a limited extent.People are migrating more than in the past 300 years.On the one hand, it ensures the economic development along the route, and on the other hand, it also effectively eases the population distribution.The new problem brought about is that if you are poor, you want to change, and the people's minds are becoming more and more active, and they are not satisfied with the status quo.

"Can you still recruit Wumingbai from the people?" Duan asked.

Zhu Cihong shook his head, and said: "Wang Cheng'en reported that many bathhouses in the temple are now closed. Wumingbai has gone to work in Shanshan and Shaanxi, and no one is willing to enter the palace."

Duan sighed, and said: "Don't say that these people are unwilling to enter the palace, those who have entered the palace will still run outside."

"How about not using eunuchs?" Zhu Cihong said: "There must have been no eunuchs in the Three Dynasties. Even in the pre-Qin period, there were not all eunuchs."

"It's really hard to talk about such deviant and apostate things as ministers and concubines." Duan said.

"In this way, the palace will make an inventory again, and those that are not used on weekdays will be sent to libraries and museums for storage. The vacated houses and courtyards can be cleaned on time by recruiting people from the outside, and the eunuch will be in charge of supervision." Zhu Cihong said: "If there is any I am afraid that the only way to let the court ladies and female officials continue to serve after they get married."

"They also have to take care of the family," Duan said.

"Then the only option is to give more money." Zhu Cihong said: "If you can't hire men, you can only hire healthy women."

Duan nodded and said, "That's all."

Zhu Cihong feels that in terms of housework, there is not much difference in physical fitness between men and women, and it is not like marching and fighting, women are born at a disadvantage.Even if there are some heavy things to lift.It is not that there is no one in the palace.However, after 2000 years of breeding, eunuchs were indispensable in the eyes of the people at that time.It seems that without them, the whole Ming Dynasty would collapse.

So when the news that King Yong was going to send five hundred black servants reached the capital, he was immediately praised by all the courtiers.In fact, they also hope that they can live a fresh life of being served by fresh maids and black servants.

Fang Jiahong soon realized that he was reckless, and guarding Taiwan did not expect to relieve the emperor's family's worries.However, the natives of Taiwan already have the germination of culture, and they are not as easy to manipulate as the natives of Australia.So Fang Jiahong used another method, cleaning up the native children and raising them in the camp, teaching them the virtues of obedience and service from the very beginning.

As for the issue of North Korean maidservants.As early as Yingzong's time, there was a ban: it is strictly forbidden to smuggle and traffic Koreans to Ming Dynasty as slaves.

The king of North Korea has also written many times to implore Daming to prohibit this inhumane human trafficking.

However, now under the rule of the wise and mighty Emperor Longjing, the style of maidservants has become prevalent again.Moreover, in order to avoid Chongzhen's 20-year "slave self-rehabilitation" edict, many families took in North Korean maidservants under the cover of "taking concubines".

Since the Zhou Dynasty, Huaxia has been a monogamous system, and there are no restrictions on concubines.In theory.As long as you can bear it and afford it, you can afford a house of three or five hundred.

Zhu Cihong is someone who has seen the rampant "second wives" and "little mistresses" in later generations. In contrast, the "concubine system" is much brighter and more orderly.Zhu Cihong really has no ability to change this kind of social behavior that is completely based on the needs of the market, so he can only let it go.

As for the Korean women who were trafficked to Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong could only order Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to screen them.Only involuntary North Korean women will be deported.

In fact, this kind of woman who doesn't want to stay in Daming is the real non-mainstream.

First of all, not to mention that the living standard of Daming is far higher than that of North Korea, even a well-to-do family can eat meat every now and then.The second is that most of these women are from humble backgrounds, and they belong to the lower class in North Korea.And North Korea's mother system determines that their children are also inferior people-even if the biological father is a nobleman, it cannot be changed.

Daming only looked at the paternal line.After these North Korean daughters become "concubines" of powerful and wealthy families, if they have children, the social status of the children follows their fathers.In this way, not only will the children have a chance to succeed, but they can also be valued by the mother, so why not do it?

As for some men who are too poor to marry a wife, as long as they have a livelihood, they can marry a good-looking young girl for a small amount of money.

Of course, this kind of young girl who married a Ming Dynasty as a regular wife also had to pay tribute to the teeth and matchmaker.

Many North Korean businessmen are also happy to recruit such Ming people as their sons-in-law and enjoy the treatment of Ming people.At least by borrowing the son-in-law's registered permanent residence in Ming Dynasty, he can buy land wantonly in Haixi, Hetao and other places.

In the second year of Longjing, the entire Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes.

With the problem of more land and less land, it appeared.More and more Ming people began to migrate west and north, or went south to the sea to change their living conditions.The popularity of the legal system and education has reduced the number of prisoners, making a large number of Koreans and Mongolians the main force in infrastructure construction.

The Ministry of Industry is worried that these people are not fine in workmanship, inspections are becoming more and more complicated, and standards are more stringent.The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were promoted because of their status.As a supervisor, he was even more unwilling to let go of various flaws, and inadvertently promoted the improvement of project quality.

Even so, the local states and counties of Ming Dynasty still suffer from the problem of labor shortage, and the emerging steam engine is not enough to replace manpower on a large scale.Therefore, the Xiaodonglou Department of the Second Guards Army stationed in Liaoning entered the mobilization of the whole army in June of the second year of Longjing, and launched an attack on the Mongolian tribes in the north.

The purpose of this attack is not to have one city and one village.It is not simply to respond to the battle in Monan, but mainly for the human resources of Eastern Mongolia to support the land and mineral development of the entire Liaoning and even Hercynian.

"These Mongols don't have anything useful to Daming other than labor." Xiao Donglou touched the blindfold: "The main thing is to drive and arrest the army, don't kill people indiscriminately!"

Everyone in the Second Army has land in Liaodong, and if it is not a field, it is a mine. Everyone knows that there are not enough manpower.In order to obtain greater benefits.Even if they don't give orders from above, they are not willing to kill people indiscriminately.

Cao Ning is not interested in this.Said: "It's up to you, I just want to get some credit and retire back to my hometown."

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Donglou asked curiously.

"When I'm old, it's time to go back to support my mother and carry on the family." Cao Ning sighed.

Xiao Donglou knew that Cao Ning had an old mother who lived with his younger brother, but when it came to inheriting the family...it was probably because he had a new son a few days ago that stimulated this old partner.

"There is no woman who gave birth to a son in Liaodong? You go back alone now. How uncomfortable is your aunt? Why don't you take a room here first... No, Mongolian women and Korean women have a room each. It would be much easier to go back with a fat boy Is your lord happy?" Xiao Donglou persuaded.

Cao Ning always felt that such a son was born of a concubine, not the eldest son of a direct relative. Who would the family property go to in the future?He looked at Xiao Donglou.After the death of the wife, there was no reunion, but there were never any fewer concubines, not a single son, but a bunch of concubines.

Alas, I didn't see him bothering. It can be seen that when there is less reading, there are fewer worries!

Thinking of this, Cao Ning took a brief inventory of his family property.In addition to the increased land in Liaodong, he also used his military salary to buy the shares of Nanyang Company, and sent 500 taels to his younger brother, asking him to go to Hetao to buy a piece of land and rent it to others.

Cao's family was originally a local rich family, otherwise he would not be admitted as a scholar, so he arranged for the children of the family to do business in Liaoning, and the proceeds belonged to the family.Now he can be regarded as the lucky star of the whole clan. During festivals and festivals, the patriarch and the elders have to formally visit their mother at home before arranging major events in the clan.

This can be regarded as infinite scenery, it would be a pity if there is no son!

"By the way, I heard that Wang Yi's boy married a female official, and his father-in-law is still a feudal official, why don't you think about one too?" Xiao Donglou suddenly excitedly said: "That, that, that one who has been with His Majesty all the time , although she is older, look at her waist, body and butt, she looks like a man!"

"Fart!" Cao Ning spat: "This woman's ideas can also be beaten! You are becoming more and more daring."

"What's wrong with this? Haven't you heard? Your Majesty will definitely not accept her, and she said so in private." Xiao Donglou said: "You are also a hero from the dragon, and the two are a perfect match! "

Cao Ning was skeptical, thinking secretly: If he can really marry that woman, it would be good.Maybe in the future, my son will be able to play with the royal children since he was a child. (To be continued..)

ps: First of all, it is customary to ask for a recommendation ticket and a monthly ticket.

Secondly, there is one thing that I can't complain about.Today in the book review area, I saw someone advertise with the theme of "Commemorating Beiqing Luojun". I thought it was shameless to use the dead to cheat clicks. I hope readers will resist this kind of person!

By the way, Bei Qing Luo Nian Fang, 23, died of a sudden heart attack on October [-]th.Although I haven't read her book, I still feel very sorry.Nowadays, everyone’s life is stressful, but the time and money that should be spent on sports can’t be saved.After all, health is real.