Bright Moon and Breeze (9) (First release at https://www.clewxc.com)
Bright Moon and Breeze(9)
In three days, the small courtyard became very quiet.
People like Zhao Fang would leave just as soon as they said they would. Those who have money get money to do things, and those who don’t have money rely on connections to do things. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have money. The palace maids can still curry favor with the rich and powerful eunuchs, and the little eunuchs
As for you, you can recognize your godfather, your godmother, or your ancestors everywhere, and that’s all. Once the matter is settled, that’s it! Nowadays, there are many places where eunuchs are used, and there is really no way to place them in the palace. A few of them set up a stall on the road.
, where to collect some tolls, and become a tax collector, it is better than suffering in the palace!
It only took three days, and these people who were struggling ran away. Lin Yutong would fall asleep as soon as it got dark, and get up after sleeping until midnight. Many waiters have the habit of going to bed late, and they will sleep even if you tell them to go to bed early.
No. I just fell asleep over here, and the master over there got up. It’s over, and I can’t sleep anymore!
It just so happened that there was another spring cold, with freezing rain falling to the ground. In previous years, the charcoal fires should have been stopped, but this year it was so cold that it was impossible to sleep without the charcoal fires. The supply was insufficient, and the servants who were not well-off would suffer as they followed the poor masters.
So, they left!
When I got up on the fourth day, the only people waiting in the room were a palace lady with a birthmark on her face, and a eunuch with a dark face, narrow eyes and thick lips.
Lin Yutong was speechless, and let these two people serve him first when he got up early. Except for the initial unfamiliarity and nervousness, they did everything very well, their hands and feet were nimble, and there was no problem at all.
Got it! Not good-looking is the biggest shortcoming. Everyone is judged by appearance everywhere, but because of ugly appearance, there is no place for him. He has always been a marginalized figure.
Lin Yutong asked the girl with the birthmark, "What's her name?"
"Cui Yingyue." She lowered her head and did not look up at anyone.
Lin Yutong asked her to raise her head, "It's okay, raise your face."
Yes! She raised her head and tangled her hands together.
Lin Yutong took a closer look and found that he was not surprised. Starting from the temple on the left side, a purple-red birthmark spread to the corner of his eye, and the tip of his eyebrow was also obscured by the birthmark. "How did you get into the palace?" This is supposed to be a picky job.
, those with obvious birthmarks on their faces will definitely not be picked.
Cui Yingyue whispered, "I was rescued by my aunt from outside the palace. I was only three or four years old at the time. I was so dirty that I couldn't even see what I looked like. It happened to be a snowy day again, and my aunt was in a hurry to go back to the palace to do business.
, since I saved him, I thought about bringing him back. Just like that, I entered the palace."
It is said that the age for choosing a palace maid should not be younger than eleven, but in fact, the age later became younger and younger. For example, the famous Concubine Wan Guifei in the history of the Ming Dynasty entered the palace at the age of four and grew up as a palace maid. Later she became a palace maid.
Zhu Jianshen's nanny was seventeen years older than Zhu Jianshen. After Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, she became the concubine.
This Cui Yingyue has grown up in the palace, so she knows the palace very well.
She spoke clearly and acted neatly. Lin Yutong nodded, "Then keep it! The things in this house will be re-registered and compared with the previous ones. You will take care of the housekeeping!"
Cui Yingyue was stunned for a moment and said yes.
Lin Yutong asked the same-looking and inconspicuous eunuch again, "What about you?"
"My name is Zhou Bao. I entered the palace when I was nine years old. My parents died and my uncle couldn't afford to support me. My aunt didn't want to have me, so she sold me to my father-in-law who was out of the palace on business. My father-in-law took me to the palace. The year before last, I was served by this slave.
The old father-in-law was gone, and the slave was assigned to the Huanyi Bureau. Later, he used the savings left by the old father-in-law to buy the godson of the Wei Eunuch from the Wei Dynasty who was next to His Highness Changsun, and then he was transferred to Ciqing Palace."
Lin Yutong was a little surprised, and the Fourth Master couldn't help but glance at this guy.
This is the way to live!
Lin Yutong asked him, "Why didn't you leave this time? Didn't you save enough money?"
Zhou Bao knelt down with a puff, "I don't dare to tell lies when the prince and princess are in front of me! I am not pleasing to the eye, and there are a lot of high branches in the palace. Even if I am good enough, I will not be able to get on the cards. Therefore.
, I don’t want to leave. If the prince and concubine don’t give up, and can take the slave with them when they leave the palace, and let the slave have a place to eat for the rest of his life, I will be very grateful.”
Cui Yingyue knelt down next to her, then put her forehead against the ground and knocked it heavily on the ground.
This kind of thinking is human nature! There is a shortage of people here, so they stay, which solves an urgent need. Even if they can't stand out in the future, it will not be worse because they share the same feelings of adversity. One can't say, what will happen here?
That’s it! Some people are happy to be phoenix tails, some are happy to be chicken heads, everyone has their own choice.
But at least these two are smart people.
Then this is enough!
"Everyone, get up!" Lin Yutong called everyone up and then asked, "Besides you, how many people are left?"
There are twelve more.
Two masters, a total of fourteen people to serve, which is not a small number. The people are so clean!
Gather everyone together and take a look.
There were fourteen people. The maids saw that most of them were thick and clumsy. The eunuchs were also tall, short, fat and thin, and they were all different. But most of them were relatively honest.
Lin Yutong recognized everyone, and then said: "The prince and I are not harsh people. In such a big courtyard, the total number of masters and servants is less than twenty. I will leave my words here today, this courtyard
, it’s easy to get out but not easy to get in. If you want to leave, you will never force yourself to stay. But when you think about it, without my nodding, it’s useless for anyone to move. Everyone does their job well, and we can live in peace and contentment. Except for those who serve closely, there are people on duty in and out of the courtyard.
Yes, except for those who need to be on duty, everyone else has a normal schedule. I previously decided to start at the third watch, but the prince refuted it, so we will start at the fifth watch. The prince and I will start at the fifth watch, and except for those on duty, everyone will also follow the fifth watch.
Get up."
More than a dozen people looked at each other, Cui Yingyue and Zhou Bao looked at each other. It would be strange if the princess didn't scare them away deliberately! Even though it was still very early at the fifth watch, it was not difficult to accept it.
The two of them were afraid. This was probably the decision made by the master because he was extremely dissatisfied with the people he served before.
Two people are in charge of things, each with their own stall. Who is responsible for sweeping, who is responsible for scrubbing, and who is responsible for which items are all assigned. These people are enough.
Is it easy to arrange these things in order and that’s the end of the matter? Only when people are in order can we talk about food and water.
Yes! Eating is a big problem. For several days in a row, all I ate was lukewarm and unpalatable food. It was a special dish from Guanglu Temple. No one in the palace now ate it except Ci Qing Palace.
This is a thing. All the palaces are thinking of ways to build small canteens, but the prince Zhu Changluo doesn't dare to do it, and everyone doesn't dare to do it either.
Zhou Bao whispered to Lin Yutong: "Princess, in the Changsun's courtyard next door, she has started cooking by herself. It was made by Mrs. Ke, the grandson's nanny! Mrs. Ke was the wife of Eunuch Wei of the Wei Dynasty. Eunuch Wei owned it.
A sworn brother was also surnamed Wei, named Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian was promoted by the Wei Dynasty's father-in-law, and he said a lot of good things about Wei Zhongxian to Wang An's father-in-law, so Wei Zhongxian was transferred to his eldest grandson and became the meal passer.
Eunuch, this person is quite good at digging into the camp, and has good relations with Guanglu Temple. What they prepare there are not prepared regular dishes, but ingredients..."
Got it! If you want to cook and eat by yourself, you have to find other ways to get the ingredients delivered. You have to think of ways to pay for this.
After all, you just need money.
Does the fourth master have any money? I guess he does! Prince Jian is a prince and belongs to the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. His salary is very generous. You have to ask the fourth master to know this! She asked Zhou Bao to be busy first and talk about this later, and then came in neatly and asked the fourth master.
Yes, how much is the salary?
The fourth master put down the book in his hand and looked at Tongtong, "The prince has fifty thousand shi of grain every year and twenty-five thousand guan of silver."
So many!
Yes! So many!
Tongtong laughed: "Then why should I bring you some golden melon seeds?"
Fourth Master smiled even more, "Look at the money box. Whatever you see, we will have as much as we can."
No! What about this salary?
The fourth master chuckled, "The salary was not delivered to me."
What do you mean? It was sent to the East Palace, and then the prince got corrupted?
Fourth Master nodded, yes! That’s it! As a son, you can’t get this salary from me.
That's not okay, "How much has been deducted, you have to get it back!" If he doesn't have it, then we can support him, but we can't just pretend that it's nothing and let it go! Besides, is the prince's salary less?
Quite a lot! But the prince has a lot of people to support! He also needs to give a lot of rewards! He has to fawn over even the eunuchs in charge of the palace, and no amount of money is enough to spend, so the previous money is not enough.
Yes, you definitely won’t be able to ask for it! Even if he asked for it, he wouldn’t have it, it’s just grinding his teeth. Furthermore, since Jiajing, Lumi has also shrunk, by 70%. The rest are issued in banknotes.
But even if only 30% is left, this is not a small amount!
The fourth master clicked on the book in his hand and said, "Compared with officials, it is indeed not a small amount. The salary of a first-grade official is eighty-seven dan. In other words, the annual food salary of a prince is equivalent to that of a first-grade official who works for a year.
The salary you got." He handed the booklet to Tongtong, "But do you know how many people the clan has now?" The fourth master took another book and opened it, "This is the forty years of Wanli.
According to the data in the "Clan Genealogy", the number of vassal kings and their registered children alone exceeds 600,000! Such people require 8.53 million shi per year, but look at the income of the imperial court that year
How much?"
Tongtong took it and took a look, "Four million stones!"
Yes! Four million shi! Less than half of the 8.53 million shi! In other words, the taxes and grain collected by the court that year were not to mention supporting officials and soldiers, ensuring the operation of the court, and setting aside stocks for disaster relief.
It’s not even enough to just guarantee to support the royal children! These are not even half of the Lumi that the royal family deserves.
Tongtong left the booklet behind, she almost wanted to laugh.
How do you do this!
The vassal king was very fat. After Emperor Yongle, he was afraid that the vassal king would rebel, so there was a rule that the vassal king had to stay in the city of the fiefdom. If he wanted to go to Beijing without an imperial edict, it would be tantamount to treason. The city became the prison of the vassal king, but
Local officials have to pay attention again. Taxes have to be passed through the hands of these people. How much percentage should be given to the court and how much percentage should be deducted by themselves? Who knows?!
Even so, some princes are not willing to leave the vassal. The reason is simply that they are not free! Anyway, in the capital, the princes' salaries are endless. The amount of salary that should be paid was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang.
, the ancestral family law is placed in the "Ancestral Instructions of the Ming Emperor". Later generations have no right to change it. The Fourth Master took another booklet and said, "This is the data from three years ago. That year, the clan required three thousand ninety-nine rice."
Millions of stones.”
Geometric growth! This is something Zhu Yuanzhang never thought of! He must have not learned mathematics well. There were only a few dozen people in the clan when the country was founded, but this data is not constant! After so many years, the premature death rate of the royal family has been
They are lower than the common people, right! Then the population will continue to multiply, which is indeed a bit scary!
But Lin Yutong still had some doubts, "Are there really so many people in the clan?"
There must be something untrue! If a child is born or dies before he is raised, no one can know about it without reporting it to the court. What's more, if you adopt an adopted son and pretend to be an adopted daughter and live on empty wages, what can you do? Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son back then
, those who have made meritorious deeds are included in the clan! This is not considered a violation of the ancestral family law.
The fourth master shook his head, unable to explain: "The local officials did not dare to file a complaint, and those who went to investigate were all eunuchs. After receiving the benefits, they did not report it. There are strict rules between kings. As for the vassal queen,
The king will not see the king unless there is a favor."
This is because they are afraid of joining forces! It sounds fine, but there is a lack of supervision.
Lin Yutong whispered: "No wonder people say that King Li Chuang plundered 80 million taels of silver from the hands of the vassal king." Not counting the countless lands they annexed, they opened warehouses to store grain.
Get out the food!
Yes! The feudal lord is really fat!
The two looked at each other, feeling as if they were seeing a money bag and a granary.
The fourth master took out a small notebook and wrote two words in a code - vassal king.
Then he slowly closed it and locked it in the small box before continuing to rummage through other newspapers.
Lin Yutong organized all these and put them back, then went to pick up the money box.
You know how much dowry you brought in. Everyone who is waiting in the house knows how much money the fourth master has left to use. So the question is, how much money can you embezzle openly?
Add up to eighty taels.
There are a lot of gifts for the wedding, but they cannot be exchanged for money. So what should I do? The food problem cannot be solved.
Lin Yutong snapped the money box shut, no way! She still had to find a way.
She stood up and called Zhou Baolai, "Go and ask Eunuch Wang Cheng for me, and tell me that I have something to ask."
ah?
Zhou Bao didn't dare to delay and ran out quickly.
Wang Cheng is not an ordinary eunuch. He also has to help Zhu Changluo handle some daily affairs of the East Palace. This is not only the backyard of the prince's palace, but also includes the subordinate officials in front. Who pays greetings to the prince, and who reports to the prince what happened.
People who hold the big seal have to deal with these serious matters.
Lin Yutong had been making a mess for a few days, but he just thought it was a child making trouble and didn't care at all. He thought that because he was young, he would learn to behave when he knew no one would use him. So Zhou Baoyi said that Princess Jian had
Please, he directly ordered, "If you need someone, just pick them. If you see that they can't serve you well, send them away directly. You must always make the prince and princess happy. We are slaves, this is our duty."
You can just take these words back to the princess."
For the first time, Lin Yutong didn't invite anyone.
Zhou Bao lowered his head and did not dare to reply.
Lin Yutong said, "Then you tell him that there are some things that you don't understand and you want to find someone to ask for advice. The entire Ciqing Palace can't find a suitable person. If this is the case, then you can only ask the prince to go to Hong Kong."
De Dian asked Eunuch Chen for advice."
Then Wang Cheng came quickly and asked for forgiveness. He said polite words, but his back was straight and his words were slow and slow. Lin Yutong had never seen such a eunuch.
The term "neixiang" seems to be worthy of its name only in the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty.
Lin Yutong knew that he was busy, so he didn't delay, so he said directly, "...Where should the prince get his salary? You also know that the prince has always been impatient with such trivial matters, and has never asked about it. This is something the court has forgotten.
?What's wrong? Should I ask someone to ask? Do you think I should go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask? Or is there a lawsuit in the East Palace about this matter? I'm a newbie here, so I'm afraid of being reckless. If I touch you like this, I'll hit you there.
Yes, everyone knows about the trouble, but it only makes people laugh."
The room was quiet except for the sound of Fourth Master turning the pages of a book. Wang Cheng glanced at Fourth Master. Prince Jian was so engrossed that he didn't seem to hear what the princess said. But these words are really scary! If this is true,
The prince was completely humiliated when he asked the princess to go to the Household Department to inquire. Even the ministers in the court had to go to the court to give them advice. The prince was most afraid of this. When he saw the courtiers acting like this,
, the prince could not sleep night after night.
But this princess is too powerful. Do you know that you are new here? You are new here, so you force your prince and father-in-law to go out and get money?
I feel embarrassed, but I also know that the matter of the princess is right in itself, and it is reasonable! If the prince uses this, Wang Cairen uses it and returns it. The key is that the prince gave this money to Li Xuanshi
Li Xuanshi... The prince has always liked her. He asked for the money, so he gave it to her. I'm afraid that this matter must have spread to this person's ears, and King Jian was angry. He couldn't say anything when he was angry, let alone
I mentioned it openly. I can only ask the princess to come here for a while to remind the prince.
Wang Cheng sat here, speechless for a while. The small courtyard was quiet and quiet. There were only a few servants, but they all performed their duties. He was surprised. In just a few days, there was such a person in the East Palace.
There are strict rules everywhere.
He stood up slowly. He couldn't shirk this matter, so he had to bear the blame, "...the old slave is not in good health. He wanders around and forgets things. When there are too many things, he forgets them. I just said that after being busy these days,
I'd rather have someone deliver it, but I don't want you to ask, Princess Labor. Don't worry, I'll deliver it to you early tomorrow morning."
Lin Yutong no longer mentioned this topic, but instead became concerned about his body, said many caring words, and sent the man away.
As soon as Wang Cheng went out, sweat broke out on his back. He stood at the door of the small courtyard and looked back blankly. From the Taisun's courtyard came the sound of laughter and the clanking of carpentry. As for King Jian, he did not stop reading and writing during the wedding.
Hearing that Princess Jian wields a sword and wields a sword is not just a showpiece. This made his heart even more excited!
Were the royal women of the Ming Dynasty forbidden to dance with swords, study and make progress? Never!
Emperor Chengzu's first wife, Queen Renxiaowen, was a woman with both civil and military skills. She was the eldest daughter of King Xuda of Wuning. She was smart, talented and had a photographic memory since she was a child. She was a scholar since she was a child.
She taught, read poetry and books, and was known as "Nvzhusheng". When she married Chengzu, who was still King of Yan, she was twelve years old, about the same age as Princess Jian today. Queen Xu was not only extremely knowledgeable, but also well versed in military matters.
When Chengzu was in trouble, she was able to put on armor and defend the city. Later, when Chengzu ascended the throne, Queen Xu even slept with him and often discussed political affairs together.
For a moment just now, he seemed to see a couple coming from the other side of time through time.
And such a couple are actually rebels!
He looked back at the quiet courtyard again, feeling that there was a giant beast lurking in the open door...
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