Due to the serious lack of medical measures, once the palace maids fell ill, they had no medical treatment and were left to fend for themselves. The sick palace maid was first sent to Anletang. The eunuch who had a good relationship with her could get medicine to diagnose and treat her, but it would not have much effect. After all, the eunuch was not an imperial doctor. Whoever is lucky will survive. If it is irreversible, we can only wait for death.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had an order - if the concubines below were sick, doctors were not allowed to come in and obtain medicine based on evidence!
This is not the end. If the palace maid unfortunately dies, she will not be buried, but will be burned and the ashes will be filled in a dry well. Therefore, the little money the palace maids earn in the palace is completely hard-earned money, which is almost nothing compared to the environment they live in.
Yaoji felt pity for these girls from poor backgrounds, but it was inconvenient for male doctors to enter the palace casually to diagnose and treat them. But laws and orders are dead, and people are alive. All they need to do is train some female medical officers. Mr. Zhu has no control in the immortal world. He can only stare and get angry, and teach the unfilial descendant who ascended here...
As for the pension, it is something that is beyond the reach of the palace ladies. Unless the high-ranking eunuchs who have done a perfect job in the palace will receive a large sum of money when they leave the palace to take care of themselves, others should forget about it. It is just a daydream.
If you think you are pretty, you can imitate Concubine Wan Gui and rise like a rocket from palace maid to master, becoming a true master and enjoying a luxurious life covered with gold and silver. Otherwise, you should do your job steadily to avoid being scolded by your immediate boss every now and then.
In order to calm the restless hearts of the empress, Yaoji plans to do three things for the servants - salary increase, medical insurance, and pension!
You have money, but you have to come step by step. You can't be arrogant and get it all at once. At least you have to make your beautiful mother happy.
Empress Zhou looked at the amount on the booklet, sighed, and said sadly: "I think the military salary matter has been settled, but we still need to raise money for disaster relief!"
To her, this money was nothing more than a huge sum of money falling from the sky, because there was not much money left in the house. The specific amount was more than 130,000 taels of silver, plus more than 8,700 taels of gold. Even if all the tributes with slightly higher value were sold off, it would still be difficult to cope with the increasingly huge court expenses.
After all, based on three million taels of silver, it was only enough to pay Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou's troops for five months. For the remaining part, we have to find another way, otherwise the ministries will be passive and sabotage, or even mutiny.
Emperor Chongzhen was already worried about the money issue, and he tried almost every method he could think of. However, in the end, he could only adopt the method of levying additional land taxes on the people to increase taxes and fees. Empress Zhou saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart. However, due to her status, she could not help at all except donating a few thousand taels of silver.
Yao Ji did not intend to give this money to Sun Hong and the two commanders-in-chief. The money raised by the inner court had another purpose: "Queen Mother, someone else will pay for this military salary. Queen Mother, don't worry, I, the Ming Dynasty, never lack the loyalty to give generously." Minister!"
The blame-shifting father always wants to take away the land from the poor. This strategy itself is wrong and will lead to the destruction of the country and the family.
As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, kill the big ones!
These pigs are so fat and strong, why do you keep them?
"Brother Xang, could it be that..."
The beautiful mother was really frightened by her son's allusion. She thought she would attack the courtiers. If they attacked them in groups, how could they survive?
Although the prince is currently supervising the country, Brother Hong has not started to take charge personally. If the government is unstable because of this, won't mother and son be attacked from both sides?
You must not be careless and follow the facts, otherwise you will lose everything with one careless move. The ability of courtiers is by no means comparable to that of chamberlains, and they must be dealt with carefully.
Seeing that his beautiful biological mother started to frown slightly again, Yao Ji reassured her and said, "Don't worry, queen, I will ask them a few questions at the court meeting tomorrow. If they can answer, they will be fine. If they can't answer, they will be fine." , that would be interesting!”
The question is very simple, very simple, super simple. As long as you have a clear conscience, the answer will be obvious to you and you can blurt it out. Otherwise, then...
I love to lead my friends to play games, especially some somatosensory games with great visual impact!
Most of the courtiers are elderly, so it is a good time to exercise!
Empress Zhou felt that something was going to happen to her precious son again, so she hurriedly asked, "What's the problem? Why don't Brother Xang tell his mother first?"
Judging from Brother Hong's seemingly strategizing expression, these questions are definitely not easy to answer.
What should we do if we use words to kill an important court official because of this?
Yaoji sat on the chair and crossed the ten fingers of both hands, and said quietly: "Mother, do you think you can go to court according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"
"...Why does Brother Xang ask such a question?"
Queen Zhou was confused by the question and couldn't help thinking: Aren't you the one who asked me to accompany him to court?
Yao Ji first stated the consequences of this, as a reminder to the beautiful mother: "Suppose the mother cannot go to court and the children are still young, wouldn't the government become a pie divided between the cabinet and the six ministries? ? That’s what they say, I’m just a puppet!”
The current chief minister of the cabinet is Xue Guoguan. Everyone, including Wang Chengen, must know what this guy is.
If the chief assistant is like this, don't expect those things below to be any better. You'll be lucky if they don't trick you to death.
Empress Zhou hurriedly waved her hand to prevent her son from saying inappropriate words again: "Brother Hong, please don't belittle yourself!"
Yaoji understood his mother's intention, and immediately smiled and blinked, and said calmly: "There is no need to belittle yourself, this is the truth. If the queen mother doesn't believe it, she will know it when she goes to court tomorrow!"
The prince set a small goal for himself, that is, to restrain himself as much as possible and not kill people every day.
But if someone is being mean and stretches their neck out, just think they are a tortoise crawling out of the pond!
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On March 17, Yaoji ushered in his first court meeting in Ming Dynasty.
Since Luo Yangxing had been told in advance that during the special period, the household department was tight, so there was no need to be extravagant, everything should be kept simple, and all etiquette would be waived. Therefore, Jin Yiwei did not bring out the "auspicious things" such as leopards, tigers, and eagle sauces raised in the house to increase his prestige, otherwise Yao Ji would think that the circus was invited to the house...
However, at the insistence of the courtiers, six elephants were invited from Jinyiwei's elephant room to serve as "great auspiciousness" to witness the prince's supervision of the country. This was a common practice during the Hongzhi period of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. The elephants went to court in shifts, commonly known as "the elephants in the Chang Dynasty"!
In order to save money, Emperor Chongzhen allowed the elephants to rest in the elephant room of Jinyiwei except for special festivals. In the summer, you can also be led by an elephant slave to take a bath in the nearby river to cool off. There are so many people watching the excitement!
At that moment, the "elephant brothers" who were invited to work overtime all received a basket of bananas as reward. Fortunately, they did not lose their temper. Everyone stood on both sides of the imperial steps outside the Meridian Gate with their heads held high. The civil servants and generals who went to court had to deal with this first. Six elephants bowed in obeisance!
In order to ensure the normal conduct of today's court meeting, the royal guards were out in full force early in the morning. From Jinshui Bridge to the Meridian Gate, there were people on both sides of the aisle wearing black gauze hats, flying fish suits, embroidered spring knives on their waists, and donkey hoof soap with white background and black face on their feet. Guarded by handsome guards in boots.
The generals of the Han Dynasty were responsible for lining up to guard the three main halls of the outer court (Huangji Hall, Zhongji Hall, and Jianji Hall). They all wore red-tasseled iron helmets on their heads, wore full-sleeved knee-length robes, and double-breasted long body armor. With a bent sword and a bow and arrow belt tied around his waist, he is full of majesty and heroic spirit.
Queen Zhou was afraid that something might go wrong, so she ordered a large number of internal guards and Dongchang vassals to be dispatched both inside and outside the palace. Double posts must be set up at each sentry, which served as a double insurance.
At the sixth quarter of the hour (eight thirty), ministers from the sixth rank and above gathered outside the Meridian Gate, lined up through Fengtian Gate (Taihe Gate), and entered the Outer Court Square.
Because the prince was still young and was afraid of the wind and sun, he ordered the cancellation of the morning court at Fengtianmen, that is, the imperial gate to listen to politics. Moreover, the time of the court meeting was also postponed from dawn to morning. The reason was that it was still dark and it was difficult to see all the beloved ladies. In fact, it was because the court meeting was too early and I couldn't get up...
Empress Zhou deliberately did not let the following perform ceremonial music, for fear of shocking the six "heavyweight guests" at the door. As long as the court meeting can be held smoothly, everything can be kept simple.
Officials of the third rank and above can enter the Huangji Palace to have an audience, while the following officials are waiting in the square. After all the officials have taken their positions, the eunuch Yang Jinchao gave a long order and said in a loud voice: "Kneel down~!"
Wang Chengen stood at the door of the hall with the imperial edict. After looking around at everyone, he raised his high-octave high-pitched voice and read aloud in front of everyone: "By God's blessing, Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang has granted the order of Emperor Taizu of the Immortal Realm to announce to the world that the day before yesterday, my father, Emperor Zhu Youjian traveled to the world of learning and immortality, and he will return soon. Now he is a kind and supervised country, filial to the king and relatives, friendly to brothers and sisters, loving the virtuous and caring for the people, eliminating violence and peace, fulfilling his duties without excess or arrogance. I hope that all the ministers will be self-restrained and dedicated to the public, sincere, diligent and thrifty. , dedicate yourself to serving the country with loyalty, and this is your honor~!"
After reading the prince's imperial edict, Yang Jinchao raised his voice again to signal to everyone.
"Shanhu~!"
Everyone fell to the ground and congratulated in unison: "Your Highness, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"Xing!" (Kneel down and then stand up and call "Xing")
"Kneel down~!"
"Shanhu~!"
"Your Highness, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"prosper"
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Repeat this four times before it is completed.
All ministers who come to court, as long as they can still breathe, no matter how old they are, must keep up with everyone's rhythm.
The sound generated by the chorus of hundreds of people was so huge that it really startled the little prince who was sitting on the small chair.
However, Empress Zhou, who was accustomed to big scenes, regarded this kind of etiquette as the duty of civil servants and military officers as usual.
