Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

In the era of Zhu Chenggong, a complete set of internal servant system was not established due to the haste of soldiers and horses. In the era of Zhu Jin, although a guard system was established, there were not only the personal guards of Luan Yiwei in Anping City, but also guards under the names of Zheng Kezang and Zheng Keshuang. , and hundreds of servants and female officers, plus the internal treasury and merchant fleet controlled by Zhu Jin himself, everything seemed extraordinarily chaotic.It was precisely in view of this chaotic situation that Zheng Kezang decided to undergo a major operation after cutting off Feng Xifan, and adjusted it according to the system of the 24 yamen in the Ming court and the Qing Household Office.

24 Yamen was the eunuch system in the Ming Dynasty. It was an institution where eunuchs served the emperor and his family. There were twelve prisons, four divisions, and eight bureaus.The twelve prisons are Lijian, Yuma, Neiguan, Sishi, Yuyong, Jingong, Shangshan, Shangbao, Yinshou, Zhidian, Shangyi, and Duzhi. The fourth department is the salary department, the bell and drum department, the treasure banknote department, and the mixed hall department; the eighth bureau is the military battle bureau, the silver work bureau, the clothing bureau, the towel and hat bureau, the needlework bureau, the inner weaving and dyeing bureau, and the wine and vinegar bureau. Noodle Bureau, Siyuan Bureau.

Institutions directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs include Guangchu, Duyu, Zhangyi, Accounting, Construction, Punishment, Qingfeng and other seven divisions, as well as the three institutes of Shangsi, Armed Forces, and Fengchen, respectively in charge of the royal family's finances, treasury, and security. Retinue, Shanze harvesting, etiquette, Huangzhuang taxation, engineering, criminal punishment, animal husbandry, imperial horses, manufacturing and storage of umbrella covers, saddle armor, swords, guns, bows and arrows, etc., in charge of the management and repair of various gardens, etc. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also has more than 30 affiliated organizations such as the Three Weaving Department.

Of course, it was impossible for Zheng Kezang to build such a large scale at this time, so he simply divided the inner court into the guard office, internal waiter office, female officer office, manager office, inner warehouse, and inner construction bureau.

Among them, the guard office is mainly responsible for the retinue of Zheng Kezang, Zheng Keshuang, Zheng Keju's mother and son, Dong Guotai's guards, and Zheng Kezang's wives and concubines; Yufu is the fourth class of guards. Right now, Zheng Xingying is concurrently serving as a guard. Although the number of deputy guards is three, only Sun Youlao is actually in charge. The outer guards when traveling, but the guards in the guards' office are not allowed to enter the courtyards (courts) of the inner fort of Anping City without authorization, and usually only stationed near the Yinluan Hall.

As the name suggests, the Internal Servant Office is an organization composed of eunuchs. However, in view of the harshness of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Kezang only planned to let them take charge of the cleaning of the inner fort in Anping, the work of various courtyards (courts) and the management of the gate of the inner fort. As for the 24 yamen in the Ming Dynasty The two major civil and military institutions of the Lijian and Yumajian are absolutely not allowed to appear; the internal servant office has one person who prints, one person who promotes, one person who supervises, and several texts and characters, and there are also halls and courtyards under it. Court) manages one person and enshrines several, but neither the highest-ranking palm seal, promotion nor the lowest-ranking enshrinement will be awarded a rank, let alone be called a eunuch, as a warning.

The Office of Female Officials is the unit that manages the female officials and maids in Anping City. The power of Gong Gong was directly transferred to the inner treasury, while the power of Shang Gong and Gong Zheng was transferred to the hands of Zheng Kezang's wives and concubines. In this way, only the powers and responsibilities of Shang Yi and Shang Shi were left in the women's office; There is one person for the General Dian, one for the Xie Dian, and several female historians to manage each courtyard (court) specifically. Ordinary female servants are called by their original names---Zheng Kezang originally wanted to apply the Western female official system to summon the female family members of important ministers to serve as female officials above the female history , but the customs in China are different. Calling the female family members of important ministers into the palace will obviously cause rumors that both Zheng Kezang and his subordinates will be uneasy, so they can only invite women from good families into the palace---in view of the situation that there are more men than women in Dongning, Zheng Kezang It is stipulated that after serving in Anping City for three to five years, if they are unable or unwilling to be promoted to female history, they will all be released from the palace to marry.

The manager’s office is in charge of managing Zheng Kezang’s private properties, including Wang Tian, ​​the fleet, business names, and workshops inherited from Zhu Jin, as well as the Ryukyu camp, experimental kiln, and boy scout shipyard that Zheng Kezang himself opened. In addition to making money, the manager's office is also in charge of spending money. The annual expenses of the inner court, the budget of rewards, accounting, and appropriation are all paid by the manager's office. In addition, the Limin Treasury that participates in the lending business is also allocated to the manager's office instead of the inner treasury. Management: It is precisely because the manager's office is basically a commercial organization, so there is a prime minister, two assistant managers, and several supervisors who are responsible for the internal affairs of the office.

The inner warehouse mainly manages the storage of daily necessities in Anping City, including clothing and quilt warehouses, porcelain warehouses, satin warehouses, cloakrooms, tea warehouses, salt warehouses, and grain and rice warehouses. It also manages some daily necessities in Anping City. For procurement, the large kitchen in Anping City is also managed by the inner warehouse. In addition, there are several secret vaults and silver vaults, but these warehouses are still empty now; Supervisors, sub-kucheng, Kuding and inspecting warehouses and other personnel; the internal warehouse is supervised by the manager's office in finance, and assigned by the internal servant's office in terms of personnel, which is a unit with the lowest independence.

As for the Internal Construction Bureau, it is responsible for the maintenance of Anping City, the construction and maintenance of the Zheng clan cemetery, and the maintenance and construction of some gifted mansions, and manages the storage and storage of some necessary tools and materials. These require professional skills, so all personnel are composed of The transfer from the Ministry of Industry (Department of Construction) is the unit most closely related to the foreign dynasty.

As the saying goes, although the sparrow is small and complete, when the inner court of the small dynasty is sorted out, the time has already arrived in the middle of May, and Chen Xianqiao is also about to give birth. Unlike Tong Chunniang and Fang Yuniang when Zheng Kezang was on the front line of Siming, this time Zheng Kezang Being able to accompany his wife wholeheartedly, this more or less comforted Chen Xianqiao.

"Mr. Ji, how is Madam's pulse?" Zheng Kezang asked worriedly looking at Imperial Physician Ji who had closed his eyes for a long time. "Do you need to prescribe two more medicines to sort it out?"

"Grandchildren, please rest assured that Madam's pulse is very strong and her body is recuperating well. Besides, she will give birth in two days and there is no need to take any more medicine." With three fingers resting on Chen Xianqiao's wrist, the grey-bearded Yu The doctor comforted Zheng Kezang and his wife in this way. "The fetal position is also very upright, which can be said to be ripe."

"How is Wen Po's preparations?" Zheng Kezang confirmed with Xie Ziling again. "Is it the best in Dongning?"

"Don't worry, grandchildren." Xie Ziling was full of jealousy, but she knew her identity, and she didn't dare to make trouble on it. "A total of three steady wives have been prepared, all of which are the best in Dongning. Yuniang and Chunniang were delivered by them before, so there will be no problem."

Although this was the nth time to hear Xie Ziling's guarantee, Zheng Kezang was still a little restless. He asked Imperial Physician Ji to stay: "Mr. Ji, fortunately, Mr. Ji stayed in Anping City these few days."

"It's as it should be." Imperial Physician Ji leaned forward and stood up. "However, based on my experience, Madam will definitely give birth smoothly."

Chen Xianqiao smiled sweetly, but immediately her face changed drastically, and she couldn't help crying. Although Xie Ziling was inexperienced, she had never killed a pig and had seen pigs run away, so she immediately asked, "Does it hurt? Not good." ,It is not to be born."

When Zheng Kezang heard that Chen Xianqiao was about to give birth, his expression became anxious. At this time, Mrs. Wen, who had been outside, rushed in after hearing the news, and then pushed Zheng Kezang and Li Taiyi out in a burst of pushing and shoving. The door: "Grandson, although the wife gave birth, it is not suitable for a man to be present at the scene, so please ask the grandson to wait outside the house."

What's the matter?Zheng Kezang was quite angry. You must know that in his previous life, in the midwifery room, the husband was allowed to accompany his wife to give birth, but today is different, even though he now controls the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongning. A flamboyant little-footed woman had no choice but to obey.

"Grandson," Jin Shijiu, who was promoting the internal servant's office next to him, reminded Zheng Kezang in a low voice when he saw Zheng Kezang's state of desperation and fidgeting. "Should someone inform Mr. Chen?"

"Yue Zhang?" Zheng Kezang frowned. "It's still not necessary." Chen Xianqiao's mother, the Hong family, passed away a long time ago. Although Chen Yonghua has not continued, the person in charge of the housework is an aunt who has no blood relationship with Chen Xianqiao. Under such circumstances, the only way to inform the Chen family It's just to worry Chen Yonghua, who has been ill for a long time. "Madam should be able to survive."

If Zheng Kezang cheers him up again, Jin Jiujiu will naturally not retort uninterestedly. Instead, he will say something like "Madam is auspicious and auspicious" to comfort Zheng Kezang. After suffering for a full hour and a half, he was liberated by a cry.

"Oh, grandson, why did you come in? It's filthy inside." The Wen women wanted to stop them, but Zheng Kezang put on a serious face and showed the posture of a feudal lord, which finally frightened the Wen women. After weighing the pros and cons, these stable women let go, but I still don't forget to remind them. "Grandson, be careful, Madam just gave birth, so there's nothing wrong with it"

"This is?" Zheng Kezang looked at his daughter who had just cut the umbilical cord and was wrapped in a small quilt, and then at his wife lying there sweating hard, his eyes were full of love and compassion. "It's so beautiful, just like you." Chen Xianqiao smiled weakly. "Can I touch it?" Chen Xianqiao didn't know how to answer, but Xie Ziling glared at Zheng Kezang, who smiled embarrassingly. "Okay, there will be opportunities in the future."

Chen Xianqiao looked at the swaddling baby carefully placed beside her, and asked in an extremely weak voice: "Husband, have you decided on your daughter's name?"

"I thought about one, but Yu wanted my grandmother to pick it up." This wasn't Zheng Kezang being lazy again, it was a signal to Dong Guotai to relax. "Grandmother's health is not very good recently, I think she will be very happy to see her great-granddaughter."

"Thank you sister Ziling for taking care of me these few days." Chen Xianqiao leaned against the bed and thanked Xie Ziling weakly. Before Xie Ziling could respond, Chen Xianqiao struggled to grab Zheng Kezang's hand. "It's a pity that she is a daughter again. I don't carry on the family line for my husband. I feel ashamed in my heart."

"What nonsense," Zheng Kezang patted his wife's palm lightly. "You can see Yu's joy for Jia Niang and Rou Niang."

"But after all, no heir was born." Chen Xianqiao's expression was gloomy. "I'm afraid that my father-in-law is in the spirit of heaven, but I'm also very disappointed."

Hearing Chen Xianqiao mention the passing away Zhu Jin, Zheng Kezang's face was also a little dignified, but then he shook his head and said with relief: "What nonsense, it's not that we can't reproduce, our husband and wife are still young, and we will have ten or eight children in the future. It's not impossible, you, it's this time, don't think about it."

"Your husband is worrying too much, I won't let you worry." While speaking, Chen Xianqiao slowly closed her eyes, and her voice became inaudible. "When you feel better, let's go visit grandma together."

Looking at his sleeping wife, Zheng Kezang slowly exited the room, his footsteps were so slight, and his eyes were so gentle that Xie Ziling's eyes showed a trace of uncontrollable sadness, but Zheng Kezang Ke Zang obviously noticed her distress, and then reached out and wrote the word "Liu Men" in her hand, which made her sweep Qi Rong away.