At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 208 Let me start

In the early morning of the next day, all officials went to the morning court as usual.

Sure enough, Zhu Qizhen was the same as usual...he didn't come!
It's no wonder that he doesn't like to get up early on weekdays, and it's even more difficult to get up in the cold winter, how comfortable the bed is!
It wasn't until the sun was high and all the officials retreated that he opened his sleepy eyes and sat up from the bed.

Empress Qian had already washed and dressed, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are awake, and I will serve you to dress."

Two beautiful court ladies twisted their waists and walked in with small steps, holding various clothes in their hands. Empress Qian took them over and helped Zhu Qizhen dress neatly.

"My lord, breakfast is ready."

The meals in the palace are not all delicacies from mountains and seas. In the morning, there are rice porridge and steamed cakes, plus two side dishes and a few snacks.

Wynn waited for a long time until he saw a maid removing the dishes, and then came in to report.

"Report to the emperor, what you ordered yesterday, my servant has already arranged."

Zhu Qizhen asked, "Which place did you choose?"

"Returning to the emperor, there are three Huangzhuang near the capital. They are Tangshanzhuang in Changping County, Baitazhuang in Sanhe County, and Guanzhuang of No. [-] Factory outside Chaoyangmen. The closest to the capital is Guanzhuang of No. [-] Factory outside Chaoyangmen."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and stood up: "Then let's go!"

Wynn hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please wait for a while, and the slaves will arrange the guards and imperial chariot!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Don't be so troublesome, just tell Fan Zhong and ask him to arrange a few guards to change into casual clothes and follow me around!"

Wynn was a little undecided. The emperor left the palace, so hastily, if something goes wrong, he has a few heads to chop off...

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him impatiently: "Hurry up, what is the ink stain?"

Wynn hesitated and said: "The emperor's safety is the most important thing. If there are fewer followers, what should I do if someone is unfavorable to the emperor? It is safer to call more big Han generals to protect the slaves."

Zhu Qizhen seemed to have heard something funny, and said: "Could it be that there are rebels under my nose? I am walking around at the door of my house, and I have to bring a hundred or eighty guards, and I am not afraid of people's jokes if it spreads." ?”

These words stunned Wynn, and he was speechless.

At the moment, he no longer insisted, but said: "Slaves go to prepare the imperial chariot."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "I ride a horse!"

Wynn hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the road is bumpy, and the carriage is not as comfortable as the imperial chariot..."

Zhu Qizhen said impatiently: "I'm not just a piece of paper, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and prepare!"

Wynn shivered in fright, saluted, turned around and trotted away, and Queen Qian next to him said: "Your Majesty, Wynn is also kind, don't blame him."

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "I don't really blame him, by the way, what I told you last night has been arranged?"

Empress Qian said: "I have already arranged for the female officer to go and count, Your Majesty, I have something to say about myself, I don't know if I should say it..."

"You and I, husband and wife, why can't we talk?"

"The emperor asked to count the relevant situation of the court ladies, but I don't understand. Is it because I am planning to... abolish the number of court ladies?"

"That's right!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and said: "There is a folk saying that once entering the palace, it is as deep as the sea, and they also have parents and brothers. After entering the palace, if they become concubines and nobles, the family members can get some glory along with them. However, most of them can only be maids in their lifetime, serving tea and water, doing laundry and cooking every day, and the great youth is wasted like this, don’t you think it’s a pity?”

"But...it's always been like this..."

Empress Qian has a kind heart, but she can't get rid of the shackles of history. In her heart, aren't these all things that should be taken for granted?

Since ancient times, whoever has been an emperor is not the 72 concubines of the Sangong and Six Courtyards, and three thousand beauties and beautiful women in the harem. Otherwise, what is the purpose of being an emperor?
As for the three thousand beauties, just as Zhu Qizhen said, only a very few have the chance to stand out.

Don't think that once you enter the palace, you will be able to stand out.

If you want to stand out, you must first be favored by the emperor. To put it bluntly, you have to be slept by the emperor, and then you have to conceive a dragon seed!
For example, queens and concubines are all carefully selected. The emperor's marriage of a daughter-in-law is a national event, which needs to be led by the Ministry of Rites and negotiated by various ministries. The elders agreed to finalize it.

The emperor himself did not participate in the whole process.

As for ordinary court ladies, the selection process is quite cumbersome. After entering the palace, if they are lucky enough to be favored by the emperor, they are eligible to attend the bedchamber.

If she is pregnant, she will be named a nobleman, and if she gives birth to a prince, she will be further named a concubine.

No matter how lucky he is, if the prince becomes a prince, or even becomes the new emperor, that is the real success.

However, it would be miserable if the emperor had slept with her but was not pregnant!
It's best to pray that you can die before the emperor.

Because, such a court lady will inevitably appear on the list of funerals.

Ordinary women, if unfortunately the man dies, they can still remarry, but not in the palace, the emperor's woman remarries, even if you dare to remarry, who would dare to marry?

Zhu Qizhen knows that many concepts cannot be changed for a while, but it doesn't matter, everything must take the first step.

The New Deal is about to be implemented, and human resources are very precious. All men go out to work, and women cannot be idle.

You can go to textile factories, cloth workshops, tailor shops, etc., to work in places suitable for women.

All in all, the old concept of leaving the door without leaving the door must be eliminated.

Since you want to open this mouth, let yourself take the lead first!

There are so many people in the harem, except for those who have slept, of course, they all slept with the God of War brother before time travel, but since he has taken over this body, of course he has to take over.

The rest are counted, and you can choose whether to leave the palace according to your own wishes.

Those who are willing to leave, the palace will send money, contact the local government to receive it, and those who are willing to stay, especially those who are old and have no place to go, will try to improve the treatment for everyone in the future. All in all, human resources should not be wasted.

"There are some things I can't explain clearly at the moment, I will explain to you slowly later!"

Although Empress Qian didn't quite understand, she didn't say anything more, she just nodded and went down to make arrangements.

After leaving Fengtianmen, Fan Zhong had already prepared three horses. Zhu Qizhen moved very fluently now, and got on the horse as soon as he turned over, but saw Wynn climbing up tremblingly. He tried several times, but he couldn't climb up. Never ridden a horse.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "You'd better take the car!"

Huai En's face was pale: "Don't the emperor want to kill the servants, how can the emperor ride a horse and the servants ride a car?"

"It's okay, you take a car, I ride a horse, if I really meet an assassin, I will run to you, don't you think?"

Wynn: ...

In desperation, he had no choice but to choose the smallest imperial chariot, even so, it was quite conspicuous.

The big red car body is about one foot high, seven feet wide, and nine feet long. There are four pure white horses in front. The driver is a big Han general, but he is wearing casual clothes.

Wynn carefully got into the carriage. The carriage was very spacious, with a set of red lacquered tables and chairs, and a curtain made of brocade cloth with real dragon patterns painted on it. Because it was winter, two charcoal basins were placed in the corner , the whole car is warm and comfortable.

Hearing the coachman yell to drive, the carriage rumbled and started slowly.

Sitting in such a luxurious and comfortable carriage, Wynn felt uneasy. Anyway, this life is worth it!

The carriage left the palace, walked through the streets and alleys, and walked all the way to Chaoyang Gate. After walking about five miles, a wheat field appeared in front of us.

At this time, it has just snowed in Beijing, and the wheat seedlings are covered with ice and snow, and the vast white is dotted with a little green, which is a special scene.

Wynn got out of the car quickly and said, "Your Majesty, this is No. [-] village!"

There were already people waiting in front of him, the leading eunuch was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin body and a shrewd look on his face, he said in a high-pitched voice: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Fengyu Xiao Jing kowtowed to the Emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen paused for a moment when he heard the name, and felt familiar. In his memory, this person seemed to be one of the few eunuchs with a good reputation. The specific details are unknown, but he must have a heart of loyalty.

"Get up!"

After Zhu Qizhen finished speaking, he walked towards the village, Huai En, Xiao Jing and others hurriedly followed.

Behind Xiao Jing, there were a few farmers who were about to go forward, but they were stopped by Fan Zhong.

When Xiao Jing saw this, he turned back and said to Fan Zhong with a smile on his face: "Marquis Zhongwu, these are the heads of Huangzhuang Village. When our family is away on weekdays, they are responsible for the big and small affairs of the village. Follow them."

Fan Zhong squinted at him and asked, "Are these people reliable?"

Xiao Jing quickly said: "Don't worry, Marquis Zhongwu, he is a good citizen who has lived in Zhuangzi for generations. Our family can guarantee that it is absolutely reliable!"

Fan Zhong then said: "Then follow, remember, let them stay away, and only come closer when the emperor summons them."

"Yes, yes, just follow the orders of Marquis Zhongwu!"

Seeing that the emperor was about to enter the manor, Xiao Jing hurried to catch up, Wynn grabbed him from behind, and asked in a low voice: "The emperor suddenly wanted to visit the mansion last night, and our family only informed you. Time is running out, how did you prepare?" Sample?"

Xiao Jing replied in a low voice: "After I got the news, I immediately sent people to clean up the village, and cleaned up the best house in the village. It was really too late. As for the farmers in the village, I have already informed them Don't go out, stay at home, there are only a few people in the field who are pretending, otherwise, if the emperor sees no one around, wouldn't it be too fake?"

Wynn nodded and said: "That's the only way. Right now, I just hope that there will be no accidents, otherwise we can't afford it!"

Xiao Jing couldn't answer his words, thinking secretly, he didn't know what the emperor was thinking, suddenly wanted to see Huangzhuang, and he chose the Zhuangzi he managed, really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing?
Zhu Qizhen entered Zhuangzi without haste. Looking around, the scale is not small. Most of the houses have yellow mud walls and thatched roofs. The roads are fairly flat, but they are relatively narrow, obviously paved with new soil. There are many willow trees planted on both sides of the road. Judging by the diameter, they are at least ten years old. It is winter, and all the leaves have fallen off.

Xiao Jing leaned forward and carefully led the emperor and his party to a courtyard.

The courtyard is very neat with black bricks and black tiles. The gatehouse is a bit dilapidated. The two gates are open. There are already two rows of guards standing at the gate. There are even two guards with bows and arrows on the roof, looking around vigilantly.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help frowning, and said to Wynn: "I told you, don't bring so many guards."

Wynn looked a little dazed, scratched his head, and then looked at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing bowed and said: "Your Majesty, these are all horsemen from Dongchang. The servants know that the Emperor is coming..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hands impatiently: "It's alright, it's alright, they're all gone!"

Xiao Jing hurriedly gave orders to get the guards to leave, and then said: "Your Majesty, this is Zhuangtou's courtyard, the slaves have been arranged properly, please the Emperor to rest inside."

Zhu Qizhen stepped into the yard, facing three main rooms, with a side room on each side, some flowers and plants were planted in the yard, and the window papers of all the houses were clean and flawless, one could tell they were newly replaced.

The huge courtyard is spotless, it seems that it has been sprinkled with water, and the dust cannot be carried by walking.

When we came to the main room, there was a brand-new carved red sandalwood table in the middle. On the table was a blue and white porcelain tea set. Behind the table was a rosewood chair. There were several seats on each side. It looks like it has been carefully arranged.

Zhu Qizhen sat down on the grand teacher's chair, raised his hand and said: "You all sit down, today I am going on tour in casual clothes, there are not so many rules."

Huai En hurriedly said he didn't dare, Xiao Jing even waved his hands again and again, how dare he have the guts to be equal to the emperor?
But Zhu Qizhen became impatient, and said: "Let you sit down, what's the point!"

Wynn then leaned forward and sat down on a chair beside him, only dared to sit for a third of the time. Seeing this, Xiao Jing had to sit down too.

"Xiao Jing, tell me about the general situation of Huangzhuang first."

Xiao Jing's butt just touched the chair, upon hearing this, he quickly bowed and stood still.

"My Majesty, this village is called No. 380 Factory Guanzhuang, with a total of more than 130 mu of land, [-] households, and a population of [-], including about [-] adult males."

Zhu Qizhen asked: "How much grain was produced last year?"

"Returning to the emperor, there was very little rain last year, so the harvest was not good, and the total grain output was more than [-] shi."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and asked again: "How many livestock are there in the village?"

"There are 35 cattle and [-] mules and horses."

There are more than 2000 people in Zhuangzi, and there are only less than a hundred cattle and horses, which is enough to show that the current farming still mainly depends on manpower.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then asked: "How is the land here usually watered?"

Wynn was worried all the time, thinking that you were asking all kinds of questions. If I were to be myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to answer any of them.

However, Xiao Jing said in a familiar way: "Irrigation of the fields mainly depends on the river outside the village. However, since last year, the river has gradually dried up. The servants and servants dug a few wells for drinking and irrigation in the village."

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly in his heart, it can be seen that this Xiao Jingban is very caring in his work and is a reliable person.

(End of this chapter)