There were as many as 235 young ladies participating in the finals, almost a hundred more than a certain new emperor expected.
Even if no one is left behind and they all go back home, the travel expenses will cost more than 200,000 taels of silver. It seems that they are cheating themselves.
A certain new emperor planned to keep a small change, and he could find a home for the rest.
Since we are in Beidu and have the advantage of participating in the finals, we won't have to worry about getting married.
Presumably those wealthy gentry can't wait to taste the advantages of a young lady who has reached the quasi-imperial standard...
Six little singer wives were looking after their children in the rear residence. The only people accompanying a certain new emperor to the scene were a certain mother, a certain aunt, Xue Wanqing and Liu Xier.
Since it needed to be carefully inspected and properly displayed, only the chamberlains and palace maids were present. Even the chamberlains were chamberlains who had practiced kung fu in the inner chamber.
The finals were windy and sunny, with plenty of sunshine, and the temperature was very suitable for the competition.
For the sake of the beauties, a certain new emperor even asked Rang to move a dozen stoves.
To keep everyone warm, you won’t feel cold even if you wear double layers of single clothes in the small square in front of the building.
This way, everything is safe. If a certain fat man were here, his eyes would have been transfixed.
Each little girl has a number plate and the name of the province it comes from, making it easier to identify.
Prior to this, a certain new emperor had obtained the personal information of all the ladies, including full-body photos.
I already know the basic situation well, and this on-site selection is just to see how big the difference is between the person and the photo.
There were no beauty filters at this time, and you couldn’t even put on makeup to participate in the finals. A certain new emperor just wanted to see a living person without makeup.
After applying makeup, even a fat guy can turn into a handsome guy, if his body shape is ignored...
The first-class ones are those with outstanding facial features and figure, so you can just keep them.
Second class means those with outstanding facial features or body shape. This category can be considered.
No need to say more about the third class, you can directly pay the travel expenses, you can go wherever you like.
After repeated observations and comparing personal information, a certain new emperor believed that there were no more than thirty people who were first-class.
The second-class ones are probably less than 60 or 70 years old, and the rest can keep their eyes open and let the waiters pick them out and pay them directly.
Some young ladies actually cried. A thousand taels of silver was quite a lot, but compared with the bright future that they coveted in their hearts, it was completely worthless.
It is said that as long as a woman becomes an emperor, she will receive at least tens of thousands of taels of pocket money every year, and even more other good things will be given to her.
Not to mention being able to honor the ancestors and let the whole family live a life of gold and silver.
Now, these have become unattainable luxury hopes...
"Okay, everyone, no matter what the final result is, as long as you appear here, it will be considered a success. It will be much better than those women who have never been here! You are also naturally beautiful. With the experience of this competition, you will naturally be better in the future. I can find a good family! If you don't mind, I will send your information to the dignitaries in the northern capital for selection. I think it will not be difficult to live the life you want. It doesn't matter if you don't like them, I will Send someone to send you back the way you came, and you won't be delayed in Beidu for too long."
A certain new emperor could only comfort the young lady who was eliminated. Anyway, everyone on the left and right was getting married.
These women just want to climb high. Even if they don't become phoenixes, with the help of a certain new emperor, they can become valuable birds.
The emperor chose the "delicious food" that was left but didn't use his chopsticks. The people below were eager to take over and were very willing to take over.
In particular, these ladies have all met the shortlisting standards, but the quality is just a little bit worse.
The so-called flaws do not hide the flaws, and it does not cost too much money, but it is much more cost-effective than buying a top-notch skinny horse.
Of course, there are some whose quality is worse than theirs, such as those with skin ulcers due to special diseases.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he will be sent to hospitals in Beidu for treatment. The new emperor will pay for it, and the whole journey will be free of charge.
This can be regarded as an act of good deeds. After the disease is cured, you can arrange a home on the spot.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing that they would have a good place to go soon, hundreds of young ladies knelt down to express their gratitude after the rain had passed.
They are here for this purpose, and it is perfectly acceptable to settle for second best.
It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't like him, as long as there are still high officials and rich gentry who can like him.
As for those from well-off families, a certain new emperor need not worry.
With this gold plating, they can sell them at a better price.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has both thin and fat horses running side by side, thanks to a certain new emperor who "sets an example" and "sacrifice his life for the country"!
Of course, before you find your favorite in-laws, young ladies from out of town can have a good time in Beidu for a few days.
Beidu is currently the most advanced city in the world, and it is much better than other places in every aspect.
If you come here for the first time, you will be dazzled by the things you have never eaten, played, or seen before.
Nowadays, traveling to Beidu has become a hobby of many wealthy gentry, so that they can brag to others after returning.
Basically, once you visit Beidu, you will have something to talk about for several years when you return home. It’s not excessive at all, everyone does this.
Using tourism to increase tax revenue is something that no one in Shuntian Mansion has ever thought of.
In the past, when outsiders came to Beidu, they would either load goods, rush for exams, or visit relatives.
There is basically very little pure play, unless you are full and full and have nowhere to spend your money.
Nowadays, even if they are far away in the grassland, as long as they are close to the railway, they are willing to go to the nearby station and spend money to buy a ticket to open their eyes in Beidu.
According to zoo ticket sales statistics, at least 10 million tickets were sold last year alone, and people with foreign accents bought about one million more.
Even if one person buys two, there are still as many as 500,000 people.
To visit Beidu, you have to spend at least five taels of silver at a time, which means you will spend more than two and a half million taels.
The actual situation is only a lot more. This is what a certain new emperor wants to see, and he will support the development of the tourism economy in the future.
In particular, we will build a large number of venues that can be visited, such as the Ming Dynasty Heroes Memorial Hall, the Museum of Ancient and Modern History, the Military Exhibition Hall, and the Science and Technology Exhibition Hall.
In addition, there are many sports activities that people like to see, such as football, boxing, duels, dragon boat racing, strongman competitions, etc., and ticket sales are very hot.
A certain new emperor estimates that the total peripheral benefits generated by tourism every year will not be less than 10 million taels, because the tax revenue of Guangshun Tianfu reached 800,000 taels last year.
Especially due to the sudden end of the Northern Expedition, or in other words, it was completed, and the pressure on military expenditures was greatly reduced.
Beiting's annual income exceeds 40 million taels, and all the money for this year's European expedition has been pocketed through land sales. Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, has achieved a substantial profit for the first time.
In previous years, the money was basically spent without waiting for the heat. It is expected that this year the net gain will be more than 20 million taels of silver.
If Jie Xuan and his fleet can quickly defeat the enemy within two years, a certain new emperor believes that the Ministry of Revenue's banknotes will reach 100 million taels within five years.
Because Jiexuan will not come back empty-handed. Whether it is property or miners, they are all things that can be realized or create value, and the quantity will be very large.
Including the money spent on buying land, the household account already had more than 70 million taels of silver, which was enough to support the need to attack Europe and the Western Regions at the same time.
Zhou Yuji has requested orders, hoping to lead his troops and Sun Chuanting to regain the long-lost Western Region before retiring and returning home.
The northern part of Nurgan Dusi and the Xianbelia region have all been handed over to Yang Zhan. This general who has been stationed in the north for a long time is now considered a veteran.
Because of his extremely rich combat experience in the north, a certain new emperor took advantage of the situation and appointed Yang Zhanlai with full authority to take charge of dealing with the Rakshasa people who continued to invade eastward.
There are about 30,000 cavalry, more than 20,000 infantry, and about 10,000 armored troops in the North, including a thousand tanks, hundreds of bronze cannons, and a hundred airships.
Except for the feudal lord's troops who still use flintlock rifles, all combat troops affiliated with the imperial court have adopted revolvers or magazine-type rifles.
Before officially regaining Xianbelia, a certain new emperor believed that deploying these troops should be enough.
The main reason is that once the railway is built, the speed and cost of mobilizing troops will be doubled with half the effort.
It is expected that within five years, the railway through the Mengu Plateau will be built near Lake Baikal.
As long as the westward branch reaches the source of the Ob River, it will basically be the boundary of the Xianbelia region.
A certain new emperor believed that he would be able to cultivate it. The reason was very simple. The Suholoi gold mine was in that area!
Even if it is just for mining, the railway must be built there, let alone the strategic need now.
Once the railway is completed and opened to traffic, the territory stolen by the Rakshasa people invading eastward will be easily cut in half!
According to intelligence sources, Shunji's braided army has now reached the area west of the Altai Mountains.
It is unknown whether they fought with Li Zicheng and Chai Shihua's troops.
But one thing is, if this is the case, the two sides are very close.
The two white-eyed wolves have been entrenched in the Western Region for many years. By constantly pacifying the surrounding natives, there were rumors that the two gangs had a total of one hundred thousand soldiers.
A certain new emperor thinks it may be true, but most of them are just a bunch of rabble.
No matter how capable those two are, they are still outsiders to the local natives.
Galdan was able to integrate many tribes in the Western Region. On the one hand, he had the ability, and on the other hand, he had connections. He was considered a branch of the Golden Family - the Gilded Family.
It is perfectly fine to use this matter to gild oneself and deceive various tribes, not to mention that they themselves are local snakes, so it will be much easier to do the same thing.
The Western Region is different from the Northeast, but the difficulty of attacking the Western Region is not small, especially after the Braid Army has appeared there, the situation has become complicated.
A certain new emperor has agreed that Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji will send troops at the same time. The former's target is Li Chai Erni, and the latter is going to lead his army to attack Shunji's braided army.
If we just send all the troops there, we probably won't be able to deal with so many enemies. We have to divide our forces and then decide based on the specific situation.
After Sun Chuanting received reinforcements, his troops had reached 80,000, of which 40,000 were cavalry.
Zhou Yuji, on the other hand, still took care of everything, sending as many as 200,000 troops, because he must not underestimate the enemy's carelessness when dealing with the remnants of the Braided Army.
Going to fight in the Western Regions can take as short as one or two years or as long as three to five years.
This makes it impossible to send the Japanese army over, otherwise it will be a bit of a trap for the general.
Fortunately, a railway is about to be built to Turpan, so it is not too difficult to transport troops 1,800 miles west.
Turpan is separated from the Altai Mountains by the Jungar Basin. If Shunji wants to attack this stronghold, the Ming army must first think about the cost.
It would be easy for Zhou Yuji and Sun Chuanting's troops to return home after their victory. The railway would then extend for thousands of miles to the west, allowing them to return lying down with their feet off the ground for most of the journey.
The preliminary plan of a certain new emperor is that the northern section of the railway should be built to at least Lake Baikal, and the western section of the railway should be built to Lake Balkhash.
The northern branch of the railway goes to the Suholoi gold mine, and the initial investment cost will start to be recovered within a few years after it is completed.
The western section of the railway will not see any benefits for the time being, but there is no doubt that it is very important to regain the Western Region and stabilize the region in the long term.
But there is one thing, that is, you can directly send military power to Central Asia, especially to obtain the origin of sweat-blooded BMWs. This is considered an early return.
After building these two railways and sending troops to garrison there, it would directly expand the Ming Dynasty's territory by about one-third.
This will bring a certain new emperor one step closer to the legendary "Old Man Shiquan"...
The main reason why the imperial court had not saved any money over the years and was in debt was because, apart from the Northern Expedition, the money collected was used to build railways or purchase ironclad ships.
It is estimated that the debt can be paid off gradually in the next ten years. The so-called debt is basically the debt owed by the Ministry of Revenue to a certain new emperor.
Anyway, there is interest, and he has enough pocket money on hand, so a certain new emperor is not in a hurry to ask for debt.
Everything you want is right in front of you for the time being...
The remaining young ladies add up to exactly ninety-nine, which is a very auspicious number!
Under the guidance of the insights provided by the "quasi-judges", another sixty-six were eliminated, leaving thirty-three.
If evaluated based on a perfect score of 100 points, the worst person among them would have a 60-point appearance, which is better than that of an ordinary woman.
Not to mention the figure. Without this prerequisite, you can't even get through the door of the back house.
According to the wishes of a certain mother and a certain aunt, they all stayed and had an empty stomach for six months, just in case.
Now it’s great, I’ve really become a wholesaler.
If you deal with one a day, you will still have two or three left at the end of the month...
Seeing the slightly resentful look in the eyes of a certain biological mother, a certain filial son gave up the idea of further reduction.
After so many years, the mother-in-law-to-be once again had a good opportunity to discipline her daughter-in-law-to-be.
Although he had managed Xue Wanqing for a long time back then, he did not deliberately make things difficult for the number one daughter-in-law-to-be. After all, she was the daughter of the chief assistant.
A certain new emperor took another look at the family situation of these young ladies. His father's highest position was only a fourth-grade prefect.
To ordinary people, this is a great official.
But in Beidu, it’s not enough.
Xue Wanqing entered the palace as the daughter of the chief minister. Although Liu Xier was much worse, she was a maid next to a certain mother. From the background, she was more reliable.
As for the children of wealthy people, a certain new emperor basically just glanced at them.
If you don't make a fortune in Beidu, your worth will not be high.
Now, with the help of his princesses, the total value of a certain wealthy family's property has exceeded three million taels of silver.
A certain fat house's active skill is sleeping and his passive skill is eating, but he can't stand up to several beautiful and capable wives.
This guy can be regarded as the chief freeloader in Ming Dynasty today, and he is at the prince level!
