Chapter 023 The Eight Beauties of Qinhuai
"You are the master who will not go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything..."
Song Boxian was woken up by his eldest cousin Lou Zaixing early in the morning. The nanny and aunt brought him milk and eggs. Song Boxian complained while eating: "It's not even eight o'clock, why are you here so early?"
Lou Zaixing chuckled: "We haven't seen each other for more than half a year, but I heard from my aunt that your kid has been sent to the Imperial Academy, right?"
Song Boxian swallowed a mouthful of milk: "Well, that's what happened, but with your urine, I know you won't come to congratulate me early in the morning for no reason. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Look at the cousin you're talking about, the winter solstice is here this time, and it happens to be the weekend. You guys have five days off, and so do I. No, do you know what day it is today?"
"December 15, does it have any specific meaning?"
Lou Zaixing shook his head and smacked his lips: "How come your boy's temper has changed so much? We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. When did you become so serious?"
Song Boxian was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that he was a soul traveler. According to what Lou Zaixing said, his real self, Song Boxian, should be an old pervert. However, he himself was nothing in his own time. As a promising young man, he went to the unorthodox foot-washing room countless times. He also dedicated his virginity to his right hand when he was 16 years old. Now, perhaps because the time traveler himself is a young man studying. , just looking at himself as aloof, but in order not to reveal his secret, he smiled and said: "I have been elected to the Imperial College, and my every move is monitored by the school. As the saying goes, 'setting an example', this opportunity is rare, and I don't want to miss it. "
"This seems to be something you can say, but to be honest, you are showing off your power this time. Imperial College, I don't know how your uncle's family will praise you. My uncle is proud of himself this time."
Lou Zaixing said with a smile: "It's not like me. I graduated from a second-rate university. To put it nicely, I am a young prince. But what happened? I still have to inherit the ancestral property. I will take the exam every three years after becoming a nobility. If I fail the exam twice, I will be the first. The first time you deduct the year, the second time, this hereditary title will have to be converted into a floating title with me."
"I say you too, just read books and study honestly. The focus of the three-year exam for nobles is Confucianism, followed by the knowledge points of your major. You are not a fool. You can read books honestly to prepare for the exam. You can still do it. but?"
Lou Zaixing spread his hands after hearing this: "Isn't this the end? Your uncle wants to test my Confucianism and professional knowledge at the end of every year, because he is afraid that the title will be lost in my generation."
Song Boxian shook his head: "You...by the way, what do you mean by number 15?"
The topic turned back to the main topic, and Lou Zaixing took a different route: "Tonight, the Qinhuai Eight Beauties casting officially begins. The Oiran Competition will be broadcast live on Central Channel 55..."
After hearing this, Song Boxian suddenly realized that this was what his cousin was talking about after thinking for a long time, and then he said with a wicked smile: "Don't tell me that you are going to watch it live, right?"
Lou Zaixing chuckled, reached out and took out two tickets from his bag: "You and I have a good relationship as brothers, and I am thinking of you. I met you last night, and I originally only had one ticket, so I quickly gave me those few My friend contacted me and spent a lot of money to get one. Don't say brother, I won't take care of you, just take it..."
Song Boxian looked at the flashy ticket, raised his head and said, "Cousin, go and see it. If my uncle finds out, aren't you afraid that you will lose your skin?"
Lou Zaixing waved his hand: "Cousin, how come it has been so many years, and your thinking has not improved at all like those old scholars? Now, in our Ming Dynasty, 'brothel' is a serious place, if you want to do those irregular things It’s another matter. Besides, for this casting selection, Master Jiaofang Siyousile Pu Songyingpu will also personally serve as the judge. This is a serious matter..."
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been stipulated that civil and military officials of the Ming Empire, unless they have been awarded a rank or title, are not allowed to call them "sir", "general" and the like. Violators will be punished according to the law. Pu Songying is the current Jiaofang Siyou Si Le, and belongs to the second class. However, because he belonged to a special bureau and was granted an official rank, his rank was from the eighth grade, which was higher than some county magistrates who were not granted official ranks, so he was able to be called "Master Pu".
Jiaofangsi is under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and its annual tax revenue on the Qinhuai River and Yingzhou reaches 30 billion yuan. In order to ensure the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty, the royal family divided half of the industrial income tax collected under the name of Jiaofangsi into the national treasury. This also made the Ming Dynasty Civil servants were tight-lipped about brothels. Furthermore, with this legitimate state-owned "prostitute house", officials in need could come to visit them privately.
Of course, once a Ming Dynasty official was caught in a brothel, he would be dismissed from his office or imprisoned for three years in the worst case. Therefore, although this gray area is open to the outside world, officials must be cautious when going to consume.
Although there have been discordant voices in the past dynasties about banning the brothel of Jiaofangsi, the royal family had to strictly protect Jiaofangsi considering the huge annual salary expenditure.
Therefore, even the women who sell meat in Jiaofangsi also work seriously in "state-owned institutions" and receive state salaries and other incomes. In the Ming Dynasty, these women from brothels are called "Qing Dynasty women". 'cook'.
In Yingzhou, because they were influenced by the Yamato people, the Han people in the past established one after another 'female idol groups' under the care of the government-run brothels, called 'actress idol groups'. Today, the Ming Dynasty 80% of the hot-selling AV videos in the world are shot by Yingzhou actress idol groups, and the remaining two percent belong to North Korean actress groups and Jiaozhou locals.
The local Qinghuan people in China will not be engaged in AV shooting. Even if they are, they will go to Yingzhou. Therefore, the Qinghuan people around the Qinhuai River are extremely valuable.
The number of brothels around the Qinhuai River has lasted for more than 600 years. Today, the number has increased from 28 to 108, of which eight are state-owned and the remaining 100 are jointly invested by private individuals and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and are under the jurisdiction of the Jiaofang Division.
The "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai" casting held every five years selects 8 representatives from these 108 state-owned brothels. Once they become one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, their net worth will immediately increase a hundred times. In addition to the company's rewards, the participating stewards themselves can also receive millions in bonuses.
As long as there is a brothel with a brothel, business will be booming.
"This time, Yan Lai House came out on top, beating out the other seven floors, and was approved to host. Some people have begun to spread rumors privately, saying that Huang Wanjun of Yan Lai House will win the championship. Tonight at 8 p.m. , lottery tickets are on sale online, and this time, I don’t know how many people will lose their money.”
Song Boxian didn't care about these. He was worried about whether his going to the Qinhuai River to watch the Oiran Competition would be affected. When he expressed his concerns, Lou Zaixing said: "Don't worry, this competition is all serious, only the final swimsuit competition is a little bit... What, I heard..."
Lou Zaixing lowered his voice: "I heard that the Crown Prince is also going to attend the opening ceremony this time."
"How many days?"
Lou Zaixing straightened up: "Three days, this weekend's finals, tonight's preliminary round, tomorrow night's rematch, weekend finals, win the championship, don't hesitate, Nanjing is so big, who the hell will come to you for trouble, hurry up and clean up, Let’s go take a look.”
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In the Ming Dynasty, when ordinary people mentioned the romantic land, the first thing they thought of was the two banks of the Qinhuai River. It has been more than 800 years since Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, established Nanjing as his capital. The brothels on both sides of the Qinhuai River have developed to this point. Starting from Mochou Lake, they go in and out along the Qinhuai River. There are two water gates, ending at Tongji Bridge, along the river for 28 miles. There are brothels on the east and west sides. Except for Zhengyangmen Street, it is the most lively place in Nanjing and even the entire South Zhili.
It is open 24 hours a day, and even the romantic girls in the brothel work in shifts to entertain the wealthy people who come to spend money.
Song Boxian was afraid of being recognized, so he wore a mask, clothes and sunglasses when he went out, dressing himself up like a star when he went out on the street. However, in Ming Dynasty, the worst thing was a star. Stars were not a source of money for the people of Ming Dynasty. means, but it is just a serious job that is better than an ordinary job and has a higher income.
In the Ming Dynasty, stars, actors, and singers were uniformly assigned to the national treasure level, palace level, national first-class, and third-level. If an actor can reach the palace level throughout his life, then his reputation and income will be beyond the reach of other peers. A high threshold to climb.
Under these three high levels, there is another level, which is called "Fengtai Road" actors. The reason can be seen. In 1733, Emperor Sejong Yaowu ordered the construction of a new area outside Nanjing's Fengtai Gate. It was used to train the three troupes of song, music and drama in the teaching studio. At that time, all three troupes of Youlian came from Fengtai New District. The streets on the east and west sides of Fengtai Road, the main road of the new district, were all theater troupes. In 1867, the whole world The first camera was born, and black-and-white movies became very popular. At first, the scenes of You Lian's performance were filmed for the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince who was guarding Nanjing to watch. Over time, Fengtai Road became the center of major film companies and TV stations. Artist training courses, to this day, for all actors, apart from the first, second and third tier actors and singers who are distinguished in the market, their promotion path is to become the "Fengtai Road" actor, movie queen, singer, and diva. With their reputation and the blessing of Fengtai Road, their income has reached a peak.
The second step is to reach the national level and then slowly move up.
Without further ado, after Song Boxian had dressed up, he and Lou Zaixing, who were all dressed up similarly, entered the inner city of Nanjing through the Tongji Gate. Not far away, the spectacular building with cornices and brackets was where the Nanjing courtyard of the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty was located. The Imperial Academy was divided into the northern and southern parts of the capital. In terms of colleges and universities, students from all over the north study in the Imperial College in Beijing, while students from the southern provinces and the four provinces of Xizhou, Yingzhou, Jiaozhou and Zhongzhou all study in the Imperial College in Nanjing.
Looking at the magnificent building, Song Boxian was excited for no reason, and then at Lou Zaixing's urging, he hurriedly scanned a couple of motorcycles, and the two of them continued riding.
