Chapter 311 The ambition of reforming the Jiaofang Division
There were not many people left who had not been interviewed, so Li Mu stayed by her side and accompanied her for the interview. When the interviewers saw Li Mu, they became more and more nervous and could not even speak clearly. They had no choice but to fail one by one.
Although the recruitment advertisements have been published, in this era, there are still a small number of women who dare to leave home to work and are able to leave home to work. Among them, there are even fewer people who meet the recruitment requirements. What Feng Qiuhuang needs is young, beautiful, and literate
Hyphenation, a young woman who can write and do calculations is determined by the nature of the industry. In Li Mu's previous life, none of the sales clerks who bought cosmetics were ugly and fat.
Such people were easy to find in the previous life, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was very difficult to find them.
In ordinary people's homes, men don't have enough education, let alone women. A woman who meets the requirements must be at least a "Xiaojiabiyu". And how can a woman who can achieve "Xiaojiabiyu" come out to work?
The Jiaofangsi mentioned by Li Zhien is an exception.
Although the Jiaofangsi is a place where people are entertained with sex, there are many female dependents of prisoners there. The family members of ordinary prisoners are not qualified to enter the Jiaofangsi. These women all lived a good life before their relatives committed crimes.
, well-educated, and very much in line with Fengqiuhuang’s recruitment standards.
For example, the four maids in the Zhulu Hou Mansion all had this background. The four maids of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum were all able to write and do calculations.
Li Mu is now the internal fund manager, which can be said to be holding the money pockets of various functions in the palace. Even if he doesn't go to Li Shimin, he goes to find the steward of the Jiaofang Division himself, and it is easy to find a few people. Moreover, the Jiaofang Division has a system.
According to their rank, the ministers of the DPRK could buy maids with money in the Jiaofang Division. In Chang'an City, there was even a fight between two officials over a prostitute, which became a topic of conversation after dinner.
But Li Mu would not do this. He had a lovely wife at home, and he was not thirsty enough to go to Jiaofangsi to look for flowers. Besides, he was a troublemaker. He would either stay still or make things bigger. He
His eyes are not just on a few salesmen, he wants the entire Jiaofang Division.
He has always been dissatisfied with the existence of "official prostitutes". What are official prostitutes? They are nothing more than fig leaves. Because the court stipulates that ministers are not allowed to enter private brothels. So what should ministers do if they have some special needs? Official prostitutes rise to the occasion.
gave birth.
It is said that the origin of official prostitutes was during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In ancient times, prostitutes were called official maids, also known as official slaves. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up camp prostitutes, which was the beginning of official slaves. Later dynasties emphasized culture over military affairs, and the number of camp prostitutes gradually decreased towards the
None, but the Jiaofangsi, which provided entertainment for officials, flourished.
The original intention of the Jiaofangsi itself was to set up a place to accommodate the relatives of criminal officials. Because officials committed crimes, their relatives also benefited a lot, and it was natural for them to work and forgive their crimes, so it was called a 'Jiaofang'.
However, the high cost of raising these people later forced the court to compromise, and the work became "being fucked", and it became an official brothel selling sheep's heads and selling dog meat.
The name "official prostitute" was originally meant to be ridiculing. But over time, it became a term without praise or blame and was accepted by the public. After the Han Dynasty, some monarchs were suspicious of officials and used the official prostitutes of the Jiaofang Division to monitor them.
Therefore, the Jiaofang Division also serves as half of the intelligence department.
The Jiaofangsi of the Tang Dynasty also had the function of housing captives. The scale of the Jiaofangsi was so large that it peaked at more than 10,000 people. When there were too many people, the palace could not support them. They even followed the example of the Western Market and held auctions. In short, the Jiaofangsi was
After becoming a Jiaofangsi, a person is no longer a human being, but a slave. He has no human rights. The descendants of women born in Jiaofangsi are also slaves and do not have any inheritance rights.
Li Mu couldn't stand the Jiaofangsi. The initial reason had to do with what happened to Xiaozhu and others. But this was only one aspect. The other aspect was that he couldn't stand the hypocrisy of these people who came in and out of the Jiaofangsi.
Face.
If you're a prostitute, just do it. What's the point of hanging up a fig leaf? Because the prostitute is a prostitute, so you can't sweep the floor politely?
Now the Ministry of Works is employing people, and the Jiaofang Division now supports thousands of people. If you add all the Jiaofang Divisions in various places together, you don’t know how many there are. If these people are liberated, it will have a huge impact on the Ministry of Works.
Reform is definitely a big help. Because they have characteristics that ordinary craftsmen don't have, they are literate!
But Li Mu was not exaggerating. He really thought that he was invincible and could completely eliminate the official prostitute system that had been passed down for thousands of years. Even if he could do it, I am afraid that some official prostitutes in the Jiaofang Division would not agree.
The world says that the fate of official prostitutes is tragic, but they don't explain it clearly. Most of their tragic fate occurs after they grow old and lose their beauty. Before that, their lives were quite comfortable. Official prostitutes also need money.
An official who can hire prostitutes must have a wealthy family. How can he live a poor life if he hooks up with a few such lovers?
Moreover, the difference between official prostitutes and folk brothel girls is that most people who seek official prostitutes are not looking for physical needs, but for spiritual needs, or to be arty. In order to cater to the needs of these people, many official prostitutes practice piano and chess hard.
Only by painting and calligraphy can you stand out in the Jiaofangsi and be sought after by everyone.
To put it simply, the competition within the Jiaofang Division is also very fierce. It is roughly equivalent to the entertainment industry in Li Mu's previous life, which can understand why these official prostitutes are unwilling to 'become good'. In Li Mu's previous life, even those in the 18th-tier
If you ask a foot-washing maid if she wants to return to an ordinary life, she will probably roll her eyes at you and call you a fool in her heart.
Some truths have been true throughout the ages, and there is no difference.
What Li Mu wants to do is to divide these people. Those who want to continue to be official prostitutes, she will continue to be official prostitutes. But the slight difference is that he wants to significantly increase the fees of official prostitutes. These officials are not
Can you be arty? Then bring money. If you have less money, just hold back and watch others play with the woman you like.
This is called stimulating consumption.
"Master, what are you laughing at?"
"Ah?" Li Mu woke up from his thoughts and saw that the people in front of him had dispersed and the interview was over. Li Zhien looked at him strangely, with a worried look on his face.
"Did I laugh?"
Li Zhien nodded and said: "Master smiles so horribly, and still keeps mumbling, I wonder if I won't kill you... Master, who are you going to harm again?"
"What are you talking about!" Li Mu pinched Li Zhien's face and said: "I am in the light of day, looking up to heaven and earth, with a clear conscience. Those who offend me are all bad people. I will kill them all to do justice for heaven. How can I do this?
How about using the word "disaster"? Be careful in the future."
The little girl laughed, squeezed into Li Mu's arms, and coaxed in a tired voice: "Master is right, I know I am wrong."
"Good boy." Li Mu glanced around and saw no one. He put his hand through Li Zhien's collar and rubbed it. The little girl's face turned red to the base of her neck and she fell softly in Li Mu's arms.
"Master, please take me. Zhien can't wait any longer."
"Be reserved." Li Mu took out his hand, still carrying the fragrance of Li Zhien's body, sniffed it gently, and said: "I am testing you, you are a big girl, why are you so unsteady? You still have to
Practice.”
"The master is bad"
Li Zhien grabbed Li Mu's clothes and asked for a kiss. At this moment, Zhang Tianai's voice rang out and said, "What are you doing in broad daylight? I'm not afraid of being seen."
Li Zhien raised his head and looked at her, but he was not afraid and said: "Master, don't you love me? Don't think I can't see it. You will definitely do the same when you come."
"No!" Li Zhien denied it flatly and shouted loudly: "Little girl, don't talk nonsense, I don't!"
"Ha, after you deceived others, did you also deceive me?" Li Zhien pointed at the corner of Li Mu's lips, which was barely noticeable. There was a little rouge left: "What is this? Fourth aunt, my good sister, rouged
But I just taught you the technique yesterday. I gave you the rouge, will I not be able to recognize it?"
"I..." Zhang Tianai couldn't argue and blushed. He came over and took Li Zhien's hand and said softly: "Good sister, you must keep it a secret. Don't let Qiaoqiao know about it."
Li Mu felt strange and said: "You are both my wives, why do you have to carry each other behind each other's backs when you are having sex?"
"What do you know?" Zhang Tianai said angrily, "I have such a good relationship with Qiaoqiao, but now I have robbed his husband. If you prefer me again, and Qiaoqiao knows about it, I will feel so uncomfortable.
Sorry for her."
"Oh" Li Mu suddenly said, "Then I won't touch you from now on. It's all about the love between you two."
"No!" Zhang Tianai blurted out. After finishing speaking, his cheeks became redder and he muttered in a low voice: "No..."
Li Mu laughed loudly: "This won't work, that won't work either, you women." Just as he was about to make fun of him, he suddenly saw Bai Qiaoqiao coming over. He quickly shut up, put Li Zhien down from his arms, and put on a pose.
A serious look.
Seeing this, Zhang Tianai snorted and said, "Smelly man."
But he didn't dare to say anything, for fear that Bai Qiaoqiao would see it.
"Husband, shopkeeper Cheng from the racecourse is here."
"Oh, I asked someone to find him. Let's go see him now." After saying that, Li Mu got up and went to the front yard. Bai Qiaoqiao looked at the two sisters and frowned strangely: "Why do you have such faces?"
Red?"
"No, no, no, the wind, the wind blew!" Zhang Tianai was so nervous that she just lied and ran away.
Li Zhien did not explain, but just laughed. When Bai Qiaoqiao saw this, she understood, her cheeks turned red, and she said angrily, "This annoying husband is getting more and more out of control."
"Madam" Li Zhien hurriedly took Bai Qiaoqiao's hand and started to act coquettishly. Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't do anything to her. She and Li Zhien even slept in the same bed, so how could they get angry.
"Okay, I don't mean to blame you. Let's go, settle the account, and let's go home together, husband."
"Yes!" Li Zhien nodded and went to check the accounts with Bai Qiaoqiao.
Li Mu, after finishing explaining to Cheng Qian, gave him the charter and drawings, then returned to the backyard to meet up with his wife and concubines, and went home together into the sunset.