Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

There are so many servants in the palace, but there are only a few really important positions.

Many people have been staring at these positions around Zhao Can before.Not to mention that he came up with Zhao Can, but in fact, Xiao Fuzi who has no foundation in the palace, even Zhang Dongyuan, there are many people who are ready to pull him down and go up by themselves.

Not to mention Ping An, on the surface it seems that he does not rely on both sides, but he is lucky and a little clever, and he has come to this point by chance.

——In the eyes of some people, other people's achievements are just flukes, thinking that if they have this kind of opportunity, they will only do better, but in fact they can't even grasp the opportunity that slips away from them.

On this side Zhao Can's order was issued, and on the other side someone wanted to make trouble for them.

The first one to be recruited was Xiao Fuzi.

He was able to follow Zhao Can not because of his ability, but because of his loyalty and meticulousness in doing things.Anyway, you don't need to be very smart to take care of daily chores, and those things that require brains will naturally be done by others.

So although he used to live in the palace with Zhao Can, he rarely left the Maoxin Palace, and his knowledge and understanding of the palace is probably not as good as Ping An.

This also led to when others dug a hole, he didn't notice it at all, and stepped on it with one foot.

The entire half of the fabric in the warehouse was good when he took it in, but when it was time to use it, he opened the warehouse and took a look, only to find that the good ones were only the ones on the surface. The old cloth has been left for an unknown number of years, and it is also stained with a lot of dirt, so it is not usable at all.

Xiao Fuzi was so frightened that his legs went limp on the spot.

He was indeed careful, but that was just taking care of the few things around Zhao Can.This kind of warehouse items come in and out, and many of the things in it are unknown, so it is naturally the easiest for people to take advantage of the loopholes.After discovering this, he didn't dare to let Zhao Can know for the time being, and rushed to find Ping An.

It’s just that after finding Ping’an, he just cried blindly in fear, “If I had known earlier, I would have checked each horse one by one. Dare to do such tricks inside?

But he was the one who checked and accepted the fabric, and he didn't point out the problem at that time. If he confronted him now, the other party would certainly not admit it, and the responsibility would only be Xiao Fuzi's.

"Fortunately, you still know that you need to ask someone for help. That's fine. This matter is none of your business. I'll go and talk to His Majesty. But only this time." Ping An thought for a while and said.

Xiao Fuzi breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly agreed.

I think after this incident, he will be more careful in his actions in the future.

This is also a good thing.After all, after Zhao Can ascended the throne, all the people around him followed suit, so they couldn't help being impetuous.Little Fuzi is no exception.Now that I have learned this lesson, I will naturally be more cautious in the future.

Ping An turned to look for Zhao Can.

After hearing about this matter, Zhao Can lightly tapped on the case twice, and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Pingan said, "I can't sit still over there."

After Zhao Can's ascension to the throne, all kinds of favors have involved in all aspects, but his brothers have not been rewarded so far.There are also concubines of the late emperor who should have been sealed a long time ago, but they haven't moved yet.In this way, some people will naturally be unable to sit still.

This incident was obviously aimed at Xiao Fuzi, but without the cooperation and help of the superiors, how could it be so smooth?With intentional calculations and unintentional calculations, Xiao Fuzi was naturally tricked.

"It was intended to give them grace, but it seems that some people don't want it." Zhao Can sneered, "If that's the case..."

"Wait." Ping An interrupted him, "I suddenly have a new idea." He glanced at Zhao Can, "Don't be angry, it is impossible not to grant this grace, if it can be used It would be better to exchange some benefits."

Zhao Can asked, "What are you going to do?"

"How many masters are there in the palace now?" Pingan asked Zhao Can.

Naturally, Zhao Can didn't care about these things. Although he could remember how many people there were, he still didn't pay much attention to them.So I turned to look at Zhang Dongyuan.

Zhang Dongyuan immediately said, "Return to Your Majesty, besides Your Majesty, there are now a total of 47 masters in the palace, including 31 concubines and sixteen princes and princesses of the late emperor."

Emperor Xiping was considered restrained in female sex, and several of his concubines had passed away, and the number was astonishing if calculated carefully.In addition, there are some court ladies who were lucky enough to get titles but were not counted among them.

Even so, that's all the serious masters in the palace add up to.

Pingan asked again, "How many people are registered in the palace now?"

This is within Zhang Dongyuan's jurisdiction, so he immediately replied, "Not counting the craftsmen from the 24 Yamen, there must be more than [-] people."

Pingan turned to Zhao Can, "There are more than 1 people, and less than 200 masters are served. After sharing, each person has [-]." He laughed as he said, "All [-] people are called, this is the original palace, I'm afraid I can't stand down, right?"

When Zhao Can heard this, his expression became serious.

Ping An continued, "Does Your Majesty know how much these 1 people spend each month?"

"Needless to say, I understand what you mean." Zhao Can stopped him, "Just say what you want to do."

"I just think there are too many people in the palace." Ping An said.

Only then did Zhao Can understand what he meant, and said thoughtfully, "Are you planning to let some people out of the palace?"

Hearing these words, even Zhang Dongyuan couldn't help being astonished, and turned his head to look at Ping'an.

At this time, there is no rule for later palace ladies to leave the palace at the age of 25. Once they enter the palace, they will always be the servants of the Tian family, even if they die of old age, they will die here.Of course, there will be a special place to place them so that they won't be in the way of the master's eyes.

So Zhang Dongyuan wasn't surprised when Zhao Can said that some people would be let out of the palace?

"That's right," Ping An said with a smile, "Anyway, Your Majesty doesn't have a harem now, and the late emperor's harem already has a way to deal with it. The manpower needed is greatly reduced, and it would be a waste to keep them. It's better to let them out for another Find a way out."

Zhao Can doesn't have a harem now, and probably won't have one in the future. As a result, there will naturally be fewer people in need.

Early in the morning, Ping An felt that there were only a limited number of masters in the palace, but tens of thousands of people were required to serve them, which was simply appalling.Whether it is letting the maids enter the palace from a young age, dying of old age, or the eunuchs entering the palace without being humane, everything makes Pingan feel horrified.

Therefore, it is necessary to take this opportunity to rectify and revise the court system.

In Ping An's plan, there will be no such creatures as "eunuchs" in the future, at least no royal family will cleanse them in order to let people enter the palace to serve them.

Except for the royal family, eunuchs are not used by the people, and there are also male and female servants in the family, and it is not obvious that everyone becomes promiscuous because of this.Therefore, in the future, Ping An intends to use the method of recruitment to recruit personnel to serve the royal family.Recruit sensible children around the age of ten to enter the palace, work for the royal family for ten years, leave at the age of 20, and marry each other.This is true for both men and women.

In this way, the species of eunuch can be completely disappeared, and secondly, the difference between slavery and employment system can be blurred, and the impact can be made silently.Presumably this is the case even in the palace, and the folks will naturally be affected.It will be much easier to gradually abolish human trafficking and slavery in the future.

Of course, it will take quite a while for this to have a subtle effect.

At present, Ping An only intends to eliminate the eunuchs during Zhao Can's tenure as emperor.

But now these are just thoughts of peace, and there is no specific plan, so it doesn't need to be so detailed.The main thing right now is to let some people out of the palace.

Zhao Can thought for a while, and said, "That's fine." It can save the treasury expenditure, and after the population in the palace decreases, there will be relatively fewer plots and calculations.So as not to spend your mind on this.

"Then I'll make arrangements?" Ping An said.

Seeing Zhao Can nodding, he left temporarily to prepare for this matter.As for Xiao Fuzi, it was just a trivial matter, Zhao Can didn't get angry, and the other party couldn't get angry at all.

Ping An is not in a hurry, because someone else is in a hurry.

So when he was almost ready for the plan, a little maid came and invited him to Changle Palace, saying that Concubine Zheng had something to ask him for.

It stands to reason that it is not appropriate for the concubine to contact the person in front of the imperial court in private, and the other party is really anxious.Ping An calmly smiled and said, "Let's go."

Changle Palace had been here once or twice in the past. At that time, Concubine Zheng was the most favored, and Changle Palace was the most prosperous and lively place in the entire palace.Now that the prosperity is fading away, the palace seems to have become deserted and desolate.

The confidante in the palace is also old.

Concubine Zheng is no longer the glamorous beauty of the past, her whole body is haggard and old, only the outline can still vaguely see the glory of the past.However, the aura of the whole body has disappeared somewhat unfortunately.

Thinking about it, apart from this power, she has nothing else.

"I've seen the imperial concubine." Ping An didn't salute sincerely, and didn't intend to kneel down at all, just bowed.However, Concubine Zheng Gui didn't seem to notice this kind of contempt at all, she smiled and made someone stop his ceremony, moved a chair over to ask him to sit down, and then began to speak.

"It's been a while since His Majesty moved into the palace. I don't know if everything is going well?" she asked.

Pingan nodded and said, "The TOEFL is good. The empress dowager will remember it, and I will convey it in front of His Majesty. I just don't know why the empress invited me here?"

Concubine Zheng said, "It's nothing else. It's just that there was no hostess in the palace before, and all the palace affairs fell on me. Now that the new emperor is on the throne, I'm old and mentally weak, but I don't know about it. What kind of charter is it?"

With a flash of light in Ping An's eyes, she realized that Concubine Zheng was not only worried about her and her son's status, but also worried that once Zhao Can got married, the imperial power would be lost.

It was a beautiful idea, Ping An sneered in her heart, even if her own son Zhao Rong ascended the throne, someone would take the queen's position, and it was even more impossible for the queen mother to hold on to the palace power.Even his own son is like this, let alone Zhao Can?

"Your Majesty is a person of pure filial piety. Not long after the funeral of the late emperor, Your Majesty has already decided to observe a filial piety for His Majesty for three years. I am afraid that he has no plans to do so at present." Ping An replied.But before Concubine Zheng was happy, he said again, "Since the concubine feels mentally ill, it's the same to leave these matters to others. I'll just report to Your Majesty later."

"No..." Concubine Zheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she suddenly came to her senses when she met Shang Pingan's half-smile gaze.

She didn't come to discuss this with Ping An.This palace power itself can't be held for long, and Ping'an's words represent Zhao Can's meaning. If this is the case, it will not do him any good to refuse.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Okay."

Then the topic changed and turned to the remembrance of the late emperor. At the same time, it was inevitable to mention Zhao Rong, and then mention the brotherly love between Zhao Rong and Zhao Can.

Hearing this, Pingan smiled and said, "Who said it wasn't? Your Majesty, the princes and the women in the harem are a family, and they should work together. Well, speaking of it, His Majesty also has a trouble recently... "

Concubine Zheng immediately asked, "What's the matter? I don't know how helpful it might be if we speak up and brainstorm."

Pingan sighed, "It's not that the national treasury is empty. The treasury was exhausted after the wars in the past few years. Last year, Northwest Hebei was hit by another disaster. The late emperor exempted him from taxes for three years. I don't know how much tax money and food we can earn. His Majesty is now turning gray with sorrow, and he is going to order the palace to be frugal, and he will set an example for the world."

"This is what it should be." Concubine Zheng was a little uneasy, "I have a little savings here..."

"Your Majesty is really kind," Ping An interrupted her, "It doesn't have to be like that. It's just that Your Majesty had a whim a few days ago, and after asking, I found out that the population in the harem now exceeds ten thousand! Just imagine, Your Majesty, with so many people, What a scary daily expense! If you can save money, it will be a lot of money.”

Concubine Zheng's eyes flashed slightly.The cost of the harem is frugal?How to be frugal is naturally to cut these people down.Pingan said this to her, presumably there was a purpose.Could it be that this purpose is to let me help release these people from the palace?

But although there is no such precedent before, this matter is not too difficult. ——The emperor wants to let his slaves go free, who can stop him?Besides, His Majesty Bao Buqi thinks these are not good now, and want to change a batch?

This matter is not difficult, and naturally she does not need to cooperate.So what does Ping An want?

Concubine Zheng glanced over there, met her eyes safely, and smiled, "It's just that this matter is difficult. After all, they are all citizens of Great Chu, and they are dedicated to the royal family in the palace. Even if they leave the palace, their livelihood will be lost." Your Majesty can't ignore it..."

Having said that, Concubine Zheng finally understood.It turned out that Ping An wanted her to solve this problem.

She lowered her eyes and thought about it. At present, she still doesn't know how many people Zhao Can will lay off, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand—since it is said that she wants to save a lot of money, it must not be too little.It is not easy to settle down with so many people.

Moreover, what benefits can I get from it?

"It's getting late." Seeing that she had already started to think, Ping An got up and said, "I have to go back to the original hall first."

Concubine Zheng Gui came back to her senses, she was at a loss for a moment, she stood up and wanted to see her off.It was not necessary to realize the difference in identities after standing up, so I couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

On the contrary, seeing her reaction, Ping An's smile deepened.

"Speaking of which, His Majesty's mother and concubine passed away very early, and the family happiness of mother and child is what His Majesty yearns for the most. If you can stay together day and night, you will have no regrets." Ping An said.After finishing speaking, regardless of Concubine Zheng, whose eyes suddenly brightened and was eager to ask questions, he walked out of Changle Palace quickly.

Concubine Zheng stood where she was, thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and ordered the maid beside her, "Send a message to the eldest prince, let him try to enter the palace, I have something important to discuss!"

The maid promised to leave, but she stopped her again, "Wait, forget it, don't invite the eldest prince, you go and invite all the concubines in the palace who have children under their knees."

Yes, she heard the implication of Ping An's words, which meant allowing these concubines to go out of the palace to reunite with their sons!This was a grace that Concubine Zheng had never thought of. She was pleasantly surprised and could not believe it at the time, but she thought that Lai Ping An would not talk nonsense about such things, it must be true.

If this is the case, it is only a matter of arranging a few thousand people, no matter how many people there are, she will grit her teeth and agree!

At this moment, there was no one around, so Concubine Zheng let herself relax completely, the expression on her face was either happy or surprised, crying or laughing.From the day I entered the palace, I never thought that I would be able to leave, but unexpectedly this day...

Fortunately, she has a son!Concubine Zheng raised her forehead with her hand and suddenly laughed.After so many years, she no longer had any expectations of the emperor, and everything was planned for her son.I thought that what awaited them after failure was probably the most tragic fate. Winners and losers have been like this since ancient times.But I don't want to turn around, and there is such a turning point.

If she could be with her son day and night and enjoy the family happiness, she would give anything she wanted.

Of course, it is impossible for Concubine Zheng to spend all her wealth and then go out of the palace to live a hard life with her son.So she decided to find herself some allies.Since she has this kind of grace, she is not alone.In this way, everyone should contribute a little bit, and we can't just enjoy the benefits.

Soon the concubines were invited over.

Concubine Zheng was not the only one who was anxious, but they were also the same, so they all came over as soon as Concubine Zheng invited them.After hearing what she said, she still couldn't believe it, "Your Majesty, is this true or false? There has never been such a precedent before, this..."

"It's true that there has never been a precedent, but I think there won't be too many people blocking it. After all, no one knows when a concubine will be born in their own family." Zheng Guifei said.

Among the concubines, there are girls from a small family, and there are also those from a famous family like her. The aunt is the queen mother and the father is a bachelor.How do you know that the daughters of those high officials in the court will not enter the palace in the future?If they had a son, they could go out of the palace to enjoy their old age in peace, then there was some hope.

Even for the sake of their future children and grandchildren, they will not object too much.

Everyone nodded when they heard the words.Hearing Concubine Zheng's analysis, I feel that the possibility has greatly increased.If they are asked to contribute in the future, they will naturally not refuse.

After the arrangements were made here, Concubine Zheng asked Ping An to come over again for a detailed discussion.

Only then did Ping An take out the plan he had prepared.

Concubine Zheng originally meant that they collected a large sum of money and distributed it to those who left the palace for retirement.Because the amount is quite large, as long as you spend recklessly, it is not difficult to be stable for a lifetime.But what Ping An has to do is far more than that.

He intends to use the money as the starting capital to help these people who leave the palace earn a living, whether it is to open a small shop or do other things.

This is a bit like an investment fund for future generations, or it is more similar to the family funds established by those rich people. If they have the ability to have a project, the fund will pay for the project.If you don't have the ability, then work for the fund and receive money every month to live a stable life.

"This method is better." Concubine Zheng Guifei had no objection after reading it, but was surprised that Ping An entrusted it to herself, "Your Majesty can arrange someone to handle this matter."

"The imperial concubine has been in charge of palace affairs in the past, and she is quite powerful. Therefore, I am afraid that no one is more suitable than you for this matter." Ping An said.

Concubine Zheng Gui didn't expect that Ping An would entrust this matter to herself, she panicked and hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.It is estimated that in her opinion, Ping An deliberately used this matter to embarrass her.But this is really wrong to blame Ping An.

Walking on the street, you can only see men and some women, and young girls rarely appear, which makes Pingan feel very uncomfortable.The germ of getting the girls out of the house may fall on Concubine Zheng and her group of maids.

Things have been discussed, everything is ready.So Zhao Can finally promulgated a decree, saying that he dreamed of the late emperor and his biological mother, who had been posthumously named empress, and the family shared the happiness of the family, and he was quite melancholy after waking up.Thinking of oneself and others, thinking about how many people in the world cannot be reunited, so there is this imperial decree: allow the kings who have left the palace to welcome their biological mothers out of the palace to serve them.At the same time, the maids in the palace who were over 20 years old were kindly released to return to their families.

In addition, the most important point is to remove all the parts related to the imperial court from the 24 yamen and merge them into the imperial court departments.The remaining departments were dismantled and merged, and the number of people needed naturally decreased a lot.These eunuchs will also be released from the palace.

As soon as this decree came out, the entire capital was in an uproar.Then it spread to all parts of the country with various newspapers in the capital.Today's road conditions are getting better and better, and news transmission is more convenient and faster. This incident spread across the country in an instant, attracting heated discussions.