Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 772: The Eunuchs and Palace Maids Who Can't See the Way Ahead

"Yue'er, in fact, you want to select people from the eunuchs and palace maids to help you manage your business, but you are worried that they are not capable enough, so the only way is to train them yourself."

Master Hu, who had already told Zhu Biao the consequences in advance, was now leaning back in his chair and talking.

"Choose young and smart ones, train them for a month or two, and let them learn the general rules and procedures. Then, let them learn in existing industries."

"Then there is a one-year internship, during which they will know what they should and can do in the future."

"And here, there is also a prerequisite, that is, after you get these properties, Yue'er, you must first come up with clear rules."

"For example, what is the monthly salary? Different levels should have different salaries, and different positions should also have different salaries."

"In short, we must abide by the rule of equal pay for equal work and more work, more pay!"

"To put it bluntly, it's to make people feel that as long as they work hard for you, they can really make a lot of money."

Hu Xinyue listened attentively and took notes with a brush in her hand.

At the same time, she nodded her head from time to time, obviously agreeing with such rules.

Master Hu looked at Hu Xinyue and said with a smile.

"The eunuchs and palace maids are talents who have learned all kinds of rules in the palace. They are actually the most useful and loyal employees of the royal family."

"But the current Royal Family's use of them is still insufficient."

"Because in the eyes of many people, these people came to the palace just to seek a way to survive."

"If there is a chance, who would be willing to cut their own flesh and blood and come to the palace, or simply send their daughters to the palace like selling their own children?"

"You know, many people don't think it's a good thing to come to the palace to learn any rules. Instead, they think that coming to the palace might ruin your virginity or even your life."

This was said very bluntly and impolitely, but Zhu Biao and others did not say anything.

Because this was not said in public, but in private.

For the people present, even Zhu Biao, the most orthodox royal family member, understood that what Master Hu said was true.

If there is a better way to go, why would you come to the palace?

This place has many rules and many important people. If you are not careful, your life may be in danger.

Zhu Biao was actually very clear about this matter, and he now wanted to hear what Master Hu had to say about it.

It would be great if it could be solved.

After all, as the crown prince who is about to succeed to the throne, what will be ruined is the reputation of his Zhu family.

Seeing that no one objected, Master Hu continued.

"You guys are just too stingy sometimes."

"To put it bluntly, compared to those scholars who have been fighting against the royal family for thousands of years and trying to achieve a peaceful and independent rule, the royal family is too stingy!"

"Stingy?"

Zhu Biao frowned instinctively.

He was somewhat reluctant to agree with what Master Hu said.

You know, what Mr. Hu said was not just that the emperor was stingy, but that the royal family was stingy.

This proves that in Mr. Hu's opinion, all the emperors over the past thousand years seem to have not done well in this regard.

Is this... too much?

"Uncle, to be honest, it's hard to say about palace maids, but as for eunuchs, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs' monopoly of power was so great that it disrupted the government. Isn't that enough?"

“Is this still considered stingy?”

Zhu Biao sounded somewhat unconvinced by what he said.

But Master Hu glanced at him with exceptional calmness.

"The eunuchs at the end of the Tang Dynasty were in chaos. Was that generous of the royal family?"

"That's fucking incompetent of the royal family!"

"The power held by the eunuchs was obtained by them through various means."

"But the royal families of every dynasty treated eunuchs like chamber pots. They would take a look at them when they were in use, and kick them aside and look down on them when they were not in use."

"That's all. You still have the nerve to call me generous?"

Zhu Biao stopped talking.

Because this is actually the current situation of eunuchs, they are disliked but still used.

If we look at it from this perspective, it can definitely be said that the royal family was stingy with the eunuchs.

Master Hu looked at the crowd who were in deep thought and spoke directly.

"Why would I let Yue'er give respect to the eunuchs in the new industry, so that they can not only earn money but also have a place to rely on when they grow old?"

"To put it bluntly, everyone comes to this world to achieve something."

"In the beginning, those children were sent to the palace to seek a way to survive because their families could not afford to raise them."

"So for these children, as long as they can have enough food to eat, it doesn't matter even if it's a little hard."

“So, at this time, they are satisfied and work diligently.”

"But when they get a little older, their minds change."

Mr. Hu took a sip of tea and then continued speaking slowly.

"At this time, they began to come into contact with the princes, princesses, concubines and even the emperor and empress in the palace."

"It is precisely because of this kind of contact that they know a lot of things that they only half understood when they were young."

"They know that outsiders can take the imperial examinations, become officials, marry and have children, and become famous..."

"As for them, they can see the end of their lives at a glance."

"Or maybe you accidentally offended some noble or your father had a bad temper, and you were beaten to death without knowing why."

"Either you keep working honestly until you can no longer work, and then you are driven out of the palace to wait for death."

"Other than that, there is no other way."

Mr. Hu's words were very straightforward, even a little harsh, but everyone knew that this was the truth.

However, everyone believed that since Mr. Hu raised this question, it was definitely not to humiliate Zhu Biao and others.

So he waited quietly, waiting for the result.

And Master Hu did not disappoint him. He looked at Hu Xinyue and said with a smile.

"Yue'er, since you have taken over these matters, what you need to do is to make sure they get some respect after they have eaten their fill!"

"If you think about it, you will know that the scholars have always said that those who excel in learning will be promoted to officials."

"That's what I mean. Even if your family is poor and you are just peasants, it doesn't matter. As long as you study hard and follow their footsteps to take the imperial examinations, you will be able to become an official in the future, and then you and your family will be fine!"

"what is this?"

"This is giving people a way out and direction, so why don't you hurry up and work hard?"

"But what about the eunuchs and palace maids?"

“Where is their way out and direction?”