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Chapter 169 Wife Conference
Emperor Chongzhen had many concubines, but the most famous one was a queen and two noble concubines.This time the Wife Conference is held, these few people will have a place to sit, and the others will stand below if their status is too low.

Hu Guang glanced at the women below and tried his best to recall them, but found that there were a few women he didn't recognize.Well, it's true that there are so many wives that I don't remember their names.

In future generations, there may be many nerds who will envy the three thousand beauties in the harem, "eat" one and "vomit" one, and enjoy the blessings of everyone.But this kind of thing is mostly YY, and if this kind of situation really happens, most people in later generations will have a headache because they are more human than the ancients.

Hu Guang is no exception, seeing so many girls is also a bit of a headache.But since she is already my concubine, it is impossible to let her go, so I can only find out later.

He first greeted Empress Yi'an with many wives, and then began to discuss things. He said to them: "Since the Jianlu invaded the capital, many things have happened. Originally, the ancestors taught that women should not be involved in politics, but there are some things that have something to do with you." relationship, I thought about it, and communicated with you, and hoped that you would support me and cooperate with me."

After hearing this, Empress Yi'an nodded her head and said, "The emperor clearly said so!"

It was rare for many concubines to see the emperor, and it would be better if they didn't show their presence at this time. Therefore, they all spoke in agreement, and Yingying Yanyan rang out a pleasant voice.

"In order to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, I ordered to burn down the grain in Tongzhou; when the Jiankui retreated, they set fire to several towns, looted all their property and young and strong, leaving millions of old and weak. For this reason, I have ordered the capital Food control is implemented, all food is controlled by the imperial court, and food rationing is implemented."

"Your Majesty, it's better for the concubine to spend less money." Concubine Tian Gui was extremely clever, and immediately understood the hidden meaning, and immediately expressed her opinion.

Empress Zhou glanced at her, nodded and said: "I am the master of the harem, and I should cooperate with Your Majesty. I know the expenses of each palace well."

By this time, the emperor's intentions were already very clear, and these emperor's women, whether they wanted it or not, had no choice but to express their support.

Even Empress Yi'an, she understood the meaning of being invited here, and she might have to reduce the cost.However, she also understands righteousness and does not want to use her identity to fight for special treatment, so she has no objections.

Who knows, the emperor still has something to say, just listen to him say: "Now the war is over, and it's time to reward meritorious deeds. But the court not only has no food, but also no money to reward, but there is still a period of time for these things, and I will Find a way to solve it. But there is one thing, money is urgently needed, and I can't wait until I have money."

"..." The Kunning Palace was very quiet, all the women looked at the emperor in surprise, and vaguely understood what the emperor wanted to do, and suddenly, several women felt their livers hurt.

I only heard Hu Guang continue to say: "Everyone should still remember the incident that Jianlu almost attacked the city late at night a few days ago?"

Although most women knew about it after the fact, in retrospect, they are still quite scared.If Jianlu invaded the city, these concubines would definitely suffer.

Hu Guang glanced at them and then said: "Many soldiers resisted Jianlu desperately. Without them, we would not be able to talk about things here in peace. Therefore, I promised before that I would build a Great Ming Loyalty Hall to enshrine Those who died fighting for the country. This matter is urgent, the court has no money, and the internal treasury is not enough. Therefore..."

The Kunning Palace was quiet, and all the women stared at the emperor without speaking.

After Hu Guang paused, he stated his ultimate goal: "I decided that the money should be said by the palace. Some gold and silver utensils in the palace, as well as gold and silver jewelry, etc., need to be collected. , do your part.”

To be honest, this matter, for ordinary concubines, must have opinions.What's the matter with the women in their inner palace?Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it seems that there has never been such a thing.As the emperor's woman, is she going to be reduced to such a point?

However, such thoughts can only be thought in the stomach.No woman dared to mention it in front of the emperor.The few women who have status and are qualified to raise different opinions are also well-known, and it may be unrealistic for them to take the lead in raising opinions.

Sure enough, under Hu Guang's watchful eyes, Empress Yi'an immediately nodded her head and said: "This is the state affairs, and there is no law. Although I am a woman, I should do my part for the country."

Queen Zhou also expressed her position, and said that she would also take out her own private money.Regardless of whether Concubine Tian Gui and Concubine Yuan are willing or not, the two giants in the palace have expressed it, and they naturally followed suit, mobilizing other concubines, no matter how many, they must express themselves.

Hu Guang nodded secretly in his heart, the empress and noble concubine were sensible, which relieved him a lot, not bad!
In fact, there are other ways to solve the matter of raising money for the Daming Zhonglie Hall.But Hu Guang didn't even think about it, and decided to use the power of the harem to solve it.It's not that he wants to embarrass his wife, but that he wants to control the military power and gain the support of warriors. The more he uses this method to raise the Daming Loyalty Hall, the more he can gain the hearts of warriors and reform his army after the news spreads. Earn prestige base.

As for the royal face, he came from later generations, so naturally he didn't value it as much as the ancients, as long as he could receive benefits, he wouldn't mind.

The purpose of Hu Guang holding this wives meeting is to set an example in the palace, not only to carry out food control, but also to gather money. If it is just a decree, no communication, and forced work, in case some of these wives do not cooperate, Make some troubles.If such a thing gets out, it will really damage the face of the royal family.

After such communication, under the leadership of these wives, the work of the harem will be done well. If such a thing spreads, although it seems that the royal family's face is damaged on the surface, it will be ridiculed by some people.But in fact, for the majority of people in Ming Dynasty, it will have a huge demonstration effect, not only to deter some honorable royal relatives in the capital city, but also to gain great prestige.

Hu Guang is also fortunate that Queen Zhou and others are very wise.For Empress Yi'an, Hu Guang still wants to save her from frugality because of emotion and reason.

Queen Yi'an was very insistent, saying that she was no exception.In the end, everyone in the harem will have to live frugally.The collection of property will take a few days, and this matter will be handed over to Empress Zhou and the two noble concubines to preside over it, so Hu Guang doesn't have to worry about it.

However, Hu Guang also stated that when the country is on the right track, he will repay them double.After finishing this task, Hu Guang, who was spinning around, immediately rushed to the next stop.

(End of this chapter)