The Concubine of the Red Chamber is a little flower essence

The successful case of Governor Wang allowed Emperor Qianyuan to get through the appointment of Governor.

Emperor Qianyuan used the method of honor and support to remove many obstacles that relied on the old and sold the old.

Then promote their student son, or nephew, the successor is obedient and capable.

Emperor Qianyuan fooled his officials like a fish in water.

Xiaohuajing reopened the screening for female officials.

There are very few gentry women who sign up for selection.

However, the selection base was very large. It was planned to recruit 300 people, but there were more than [-] applicants.

Among these women, there are very few natives in Jiangnan, and most of them are from Yunnan, Guizhou, Liaoyang, Shandong, Shanxi, Shanxi, and Gansu.

Among the northerners, there are very few people in Hebei and Henan. These two places are relatively prosperous. Generally speaking, there are no serious famines, and they can save themselves.

Moreover, Hebei is the closest to Kyoto, and the imperial court distributed relief food to them first.

The surrounding areas of Henan are rich and prosperous places, and Hunan and Hubei are lands of fish and rice.

Judging from the source of the girls this time, the northern girls are more courageous than the southern girls, and they are more independent and have a stronger desire to survive.

If you are poor, you want to change, this is true.

Zisu and Zizhu are very happy, although they may not recognize each other, but they are also happy to hear the local accent.

Xiao Huajing placed the venue for selecting female officials in Nanyuan.

It's the time of filial piety, so these women enter the palace, we must prevent those with ulterior motives from making use of the problem.

4000 people coming to Beijing is too huge.

Almost one in a hundred.

Xiaohuajing was deleted according to the roster, and her age was increased by one year, from the previous 12 years old to 13 years old, and 100 people were removed.

Good guy, these people also have calculations.

At the age of 12, I can't do anything at home, and I don't have much ability.

I understand that it is for the [-] subsidy.

Moreover, the skills and expertise to fill in are all sewing.

There are too many people who can sew.

For a 12-year-old girl, as long as she fills in the embroidery skills, the little flower essence is left behind.

The upper limit for unmarried girls is 14 years old, and only one unmarried girl is 23 years old.

The reason is filled in as the first time to watch the widow, the second and the third time is to receive a dowry gift from someone else to celebrate, but she became a widow and was sent back to her mother's family.

The natal family wanted to sell their daughter again, but no one bought it.

Just happened to meet a female official of the imperial court. The girl decided not to marry, but wanted a way to survive.

Xiao Huajing saw that the girl's name was Shi Dani, from Henan.

Zi Su said: "Empress, this fate is too hard, should I cross it?"

This era does have numerology and feng shui academics, tunnel: "It just says she is Kefu, and the record is that grandparents, parents, sisters and brothers are all complete.

This shows that she just has a bad marriage and does not hinder others.

The purpose of recruiting female officials by the imperial court is to open free schools, improve women's knowledge, and open up women's living space.

Shi Dani was teased by fate, but she didn't give up, and she didn't fall, which is commendable.

We should give her a hand. "

Zi Su hurriedly bowed to admit her mistake: "Your Majesty is right, I am confused."

Xiao Huajing looked at Zisu, this girl was only eight years old when she came here, she has been with her for ten years, and now her service period has expired.

Jinzan acted as a matchmaker for her several times, but was rejected by her, and she was also a stubborn person.

Xiao Huajing also knew the reason, all the proposers took a fancy to her status as the queen's maid, and none of them really liked her.

These people say they like it, but they hate it in their eyes.

Zisu and Zizhu were twelve people who were abandoned by their families because of smallpox. Although they lost their lives, there were many potholes left on their faces.

Palace maids have no chance to contact foreign men, and it is not easy for them to find a lover.

They have been with Xiao Huajing for ten years, although their annual salary is small, because Xiao Huajing is generous, the 12 of them have basically accumulated a thousand taels of worth.

Right now, when noble families marry daughters, this is the dowry.

As long as they don't leave, they will always have food, drink, salary, and respect.

Since you can live happily without getting married, why do you have to rush to serve people with money and be rejected by others?

Zisu Zizhu and the others almost have the intention of not getting married, but they haven't finally despaired yet.

Although Xiaohuajing hopes that they can have a happy marriage, she will not force them.

After Xiaohuajing was screened, 200 people were left behind, and the local government was ordered to escort them to Beijing.

In mid-November, the girls from Xiaoxuan went to Beijing.

Xiao Huajing invited the Empress Dowager and her own grandmother, Mrs. Rong Gong, to sit in Nanyuan as the chief examiner.

People are old and mature, if you want to talk about the experience of the servants, Xiao Huajing thinks that she is not as good as the queen mother and grandmother.

Of course, Xiaohuajing can use the method of spiritual lock to check the breath one by one.One is that it is too tiring to choose people like that.

The second is that a person with a kind heart is not necessarily capable.

To get to the Empress Dowager and Jia Mu, these show girls need to pass two screenings.

Female officials represent the face of the imperial court. Although they are not required to be beautiful, they cannot be recruited if they are disabled.

The sequelae of smallpox can be tolerated, and defects such as cleft lip, hunchback, deafness, blindness and dumbness are also not acceptable.

Then there is talent.

In addition to well-proportioned limbs, the selection of female officials also depends on talent.

If you know how to embroider, you need to embroider on the spot; if you talk about literacy, you need to write on the spot.

The initial selection took three days.

The last thing is to pass the eye.

The Empress Dowager and Mother Jia did not choose someone by just looking at them, but by talking.

In this way, 400 people passed the test.

Among them, 100 were divorced without children, or without husband and children.

Talent is rare,

Xiao Huajing decided to keep them all.

The remaining 800 people were repatriated, and the travel expenses were borne by the government, and each little girl was given two taels of silver to suppress the alarm.

Then, all the 200 people in the audience cried.

Those who were selected were crying with excitement, and those who were not selected were groaning in disappointment.

Half of the losers were in a daze of disappointment, obediently obeyed, and followed the nuns back to pack their things.

Half of the candidates stopped Zisu and Zizhu to kowtow and beg for mercy, hoping to stay.

Zizhu came back to report, with tears in her eyes: "Empress, can you keep them as maids of honor?

Isn't there going to be a small selection of palace maids next spring?

They all expressed their willingness to bear hardships, no wages, just take care of the food, and hoped to stay to participate in next year's small election, or to participate in next year's female officer selection. "

Xiao Huajing was surprised when she heard the news: "Who told them that they will recruit female officers next year?"

Zisu shook her head: "I don't know, Weichen never told Zizhu."

Xiao Huajing was very interested: "Go and ask."

Zisu came back to report again, but said that these girls deduced it by themselves, and they took it for granted: "Didn't the empress say that we will run a free school, and as the years go by, more and more students will be needed, and the number of female officers must also increase? "

This time, Zisu did things very safely and brought the girl who said this at first.

After Xiao Huajing asked, she found out that the girl was from Liaodong.

The reason why she knew this was because her mother was a cook in Tielingwei, and she heard what their mistress's personal maid said.

There are many girls in her family, but they can live, but they often have to avoid the Tartars.

The big girl in front of the young lady who came to apply for the job encouraged her to come.

It is said that Kyoto is a prosperous place, and it is a lifetime blessing not to be able to choose it.

Xiao Huajing saw her small mouth chattering, and asked to find out, she often went to the mansion to send some wild game and wild fruits to the young lady, so she was able to talk to the proud girls in the mansion.

Those girls talked about Kyoto in a hype, and it is said that the wind in Kyoto is fragrant.

Xiao Huajing asked the three children, and learned a little more about Liaodong.

It is said that the wasteland on the edge of Haizi does not need to be composted, and the seeds can grow grain.

It’s just that they are being ravaged by the Tatars every year, and the local people are a little cold-hearted, thinking that hard work is also making wedding dresses for others, and they are too lazy to move.

Xiaohua suddenly moved in her heart: the source of soldiers.

Xiaohuajing told Zisu to register the girls who didn't want to return to their hometown, and made clear with their local guards. Like the show girls in Xiaoxuan, each family subsidized five taels of silver.

On this day, Xiao Huajing returned to the palace, put on high-grade make-up, and solemnly begged to see Emperor Qianyuan.

Emperor Qianyuan laughed immediately when he heard the report, and came out to greet Xiaohuajing himself: "What is this commotion about? We usually go back and forth?"

Xiao Huajing said: "Didn't Your Majesty praise Yuan'er's talent and virtue as the eldest grandson empress?

Yuan'er is learning from the Changsun family. During the day, it's husband and wife talking, so it's natural.

Today, the concubines want to take advice from His Majesty, so naturally they have to follow the rules. "

Xiao Huajing did this because her husband and wife had a good relationship, and Xunri spoke very casually, fearing that Emperor Qianyuan would not pay attention to the content of today's conversation.

Emperor Qianyuan also put away his laughter when he heard the words, and pointed out: "Give me a seat."

Xiao Huajing said: "Your Majesty should know that the concubine is selecting female officials recently, right?"

Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "Is it going well?"

Xiao Huajing said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, it went very smoothly. It is precisely because of this, in order to thank His Majesty for your support, this concubine has come here to send troops to His Majesty."

Emperor Qianyuan wanted to conquer the north and pacify Tatar Wacha, so he needed a lot of conscription.

It's a pity that the national treasury is not full, and the soldiers in the south are not adapted to the climate in Mobei, and more soldiers die of illness than battles.

Emperor Qianyuan knew that Xiaohuajing would never fool around, so he immediately became interested: "Let's listen to it."

Xiaohua Jing said: "The concubine talked to many peasant girls in Liaodong these days, and they all said that Liaodong has a vast black land.

Although the winter is cold, the spring climate is very suitable for planting crops.

Because the snow is heavy, there are almost no pests, and the land is fertile, it can be harvested almost without compost.

Therefore, the concubine has an idea, there are many people in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are people fleeing famine every year. Has your majesty considered that the refugees should be transferred to the north? "

Emperor Qianyuan thought Xiao Huajing had made a mistake: "Refugees? Poor hired farmers?"

Xiao Huajing said: "No, the concubine is talking about refugees, all the refugees who went to Beijing to escape famine.

They generally have nothing to borrow in their hometown, and they even have no fixed place to live.

As long as His Majesty promises, the imperial court will assist them in opening up wasteland and will not collect taxes for ten years.

Your Majesty, what do you think, beggars and landlords, these refugees whose ancestors have no boundaries to bury, how will they choose? "

Emperor Qianyuan shook his head: "Everyone knows the fertile land outside the pass, but it's a pity that the Tatars harass it every year, and it's hard for the people to live and work in peace and contentment."

Xiao Huajing said: "This is the second rule for courtiers and concubines to accept advice, and that is to change the habit of stationing in the guard.

In the past, our guards were all set up in the city, and they only left the city when the Tatars came. It was almost a decoration.

The concubine felt that the guards in Liaodong could also learn from the sea and garrison villages outside the city, linking villages one by one, guarding each other, and forming an outer city.

In this way, when the Tatars invaded, the first thing they faced was the officers and soldiers, not the people.

The emperor guards the gate of the country, why is the guard hiding in the city?

Furthermore, all the people of Tatar are soldiers, why can't we learn from it?

When the winter refugees go north to Kyoto again, the Bing Ma Si will come forward to recruit these refugees. As long as one person joins the guard, the whole family will be helped by the imperial court to immigrate and settle down.

As long as someone in their family has been serving as a soldier, the imperial court has always given their family the grace of tax exemption.

In this way, not only to prevent idlers from gathering together to cause trouble, but also to have a source of troops for the court.

You can also follow the example of Xishan and form a baby corps.

Boy soldiers can read and learn military boxing for free.

In this way, once the Tatars attack, these villagers immediately become warriors.

The women and children will definitely try their best to ensure the supplies of the army, and immediately the whole people will become soldiers.

Because Tatar directly hurt their interests and relatives.

They will never sit idly by, or juggle errands.

Fight brothers, fight father and son soldiers.

This kind of soldiers with blood ties will almost always fight to the death without retreating, and they will desperately rescue them, and they will never leave their robes.

After three to five years, this group of people will gradually evolve, and they will be as brave and good at fighting as the Tartars, and you will have a powerful army. "

Emperor Qianyuan's expression changed from pampering at the beginning to surprise and excitement.

This kind of assumption may seem a bit mysterious at first, but after careful consideration, it is not impossible.