But the salary of being a guard in the palace is very generous. Although Tang Jingyu has seen a lot of money before, the money has only passed through his hands once and cannot be kept. However, the salary from the palace is all his own, and he is happy to meet His Highness. There are additional rewards during the New Year and festivals. This year when they arrived in the capital, it was already early February, but they were given additional New Year rewards. At that time, Tang Jingyu and He Miao looked at the silver coins and silks in front of them and couldn't think of anything for a while. After coming back to their senses, they later inquired with other guards and learned that this was nothing in the Zhou Palace. His Royal Highness, Prince Zhou, and his son, King Runan, had always treated the guards very well and rewarded them generously.
Some guards even said: "Prince Zhou's Mansion is nothing. I have a relative who works as a guard in the palace, and happens to be in front of His Majesty. Although he is not a personal guard, he will escort the Emperor every time he leaves the palace."
"What do you think they will get as a reward? One hundred taels of silver per person during the Chinese New Year! There is also a whole bolt of silk and satin. Although it is not of high quality, it is still fine satin. The emperor will even reward them with various jewelry."
Tang Jingyu didn't react when he heard this. Of course, after returning home, he first criticized this corrupt behavior and criticized the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for giving such wasteful rewards to the guards, squeezing the people's wealth and anointing for his own selfish interests. But then he felt something else in his heart. There was a feeling of envy: So much money! If I could have so much money, I could buy anything I want. Sai'er wants new clothes, but do I still need to weigh them? I spent the money on the spot to buy the best clothing materials, each type of clothes. Each style is made in two sets, one set for Sai'er to wear, and one set left to gather dust in the warehouse.
Nowadays, although Tang Jingyu's treatment is far inferior to that of the guards escorting the emperor, it is still okay to buy several feet of fine silk and satin to make clothes for Sai'er.
"Really?" Tang Saier's face showed a look of surprise.
"Of course it's true. When has my mother ever lied to you?" He Miao wiped her hands, pinched her little nose, and smiled.
Tang Saier immediately cheered and said loudly: "Mom is the best."
He Miao waited for her to calm down and was about to ask her what style she liked so that she could go to the silk and satin shop to buy materials, but suddenly there was the sound of "boom boom boom" beating drums from outside. Although He Miao had not been here long, she could Knowing that this was a summons, he quickly stood up and wiped his hands, hung up the washed clothes to dry, and then walked out of the yard.
A man in his thirties, with a fair face and a beardless face, held a small drum in his hand and kept beating it. He didn't put down the drumstick until everyone came out, and said in a high-pitched voice: "The Second Princess wants to choose two people." A little girl of six or seven years old is working as a maid beside the county lord. If you have a little girl of six or seven years old in your family, please give your name and put on a new dress for the queen to choose."
He Miao immediately thought of her daughter after hearing this, and it only took less than a moment to make a decision: Don't let Sai'er become a maid! They only have a child, and it's too late to love her, so how can they let her go to someone else? People of the moment.
But things went against expectations. The eunuch was in charge of them and knew everything about everyone's family. He specifically named Tang Saier's name: "Ms. He, your little girl looks smart and very smart. After a while, You must dress her up better and put her clothes on more neatly, so that the Crown Princess and the Second Princess can see her."
He Miao looked reluctant, but she could only agree.
After the eunuch finished all his instructions, He Miao returned to his yard, looked at the carefree Sai'er, struggled for a while and then said: "Sai'er."
"Mom?" Tang Saier raised his head and looked at her.
"Prince Zhou's palace is selecting a maid for the county lord. Sai'er, you also want to participate in the selection."
"Choose a maid for the county lord? Who is the county lord?" Tang Saier asked with curiosity.
"The county owner is the daughter of the person who hired your father as a bodyguard."
"Then, what is a maid?"
"A maid is someone who serves others."
Tang Saier asked a few more questions, and He Miao answered them one by one. Of course, some of the answers were a little evasive in order not to hurt her young heart.
"This is great!" Tang Sai'er said happily: "Not only can I play with the county master, but I can also play with the county master's special toys. How nice it is."
He Miao opened her mouth to speak, but in the end she swallowed it. 'Sai'er may not be selected yet, and I don't have the heart to say this. I'd better wait until her father talks to her at night.' She thought.
She immediately began to dress up Tang Sai'er. It didn't take long for the eunuch who had just given instructions to play the drum again. He Miao knew that this was the time to summon the little girls. Although he was full of reluctance, he still took Sai'er out.
courtyard.
There were two rounds of 'auditions' on the first day, and all the young girls in the house who were about the same age went through it. Most of them were screened out, and finally six girls were left, waiting to continue the selection today.
This morning, the last little girl left behind was brought to the Crown Princess Gong and Princess Runan. After repeated deliberation, Princess Runan finally pointed at Tang Saier and the other little girl and said, "It's just the two of them.
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"Is it best for the crown prince and second brother to decide this matter?" Gong said.
"I am just choosing a maid for Ziya, not a bodyguard. Why should I tell my eldest brother and my husband?" Princess Runan said.
Gong didn't speak, but pointed at Tang Sai'er, who was looking curious at this moment. Princess Runan suddenly understood and said, "I really need to let my eldest brother and husband come and take a look."
She immediately ordered the female officials to send Tang Saier and the other selected girl to the main hall where Zhu Youdun and Zhu Youyi were.
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"..., so that's how it was done." After hearing Yunxi's description, Zhu Youdou suddenly realized: "So that's how it was done." He then praised: "Brother Huang is really smart, how come I didn't think of that, little brother."
"Most of history has been a situation of more people and less land. Almost no one has thought about the situation of less people and more land." Yunxi smiled and said: "Brother, I was just looking at the current number of fields and population in the entire Ming Dynasty. I learned that
After the Ming Dynasty found that the average number of acres per farmer per household was lower, he thought that without large livestock, it would be impossible to cultivate so much land, and then this idea came up."
Zhu Youdou thought for a while and was about to say yes to Yunxi, but a young eunuch ran in, saluted Yunxi first, then saluted Zhu Youdou and Zhu Youxu, and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highnesses
.The selection of maids for the county lord has been completed, and the imperial concubine invites His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Runan to take a look."
Hearing this, Yunxi's expression changed slightly, and he said to the young eunuch before Zhu Youdou spoke: "In that case, let them come over and let me and my two brothers take a look."
