The position of secretary originated from the secretarial supervisor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was originally responsible for managing books.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao established the Secretary Ling and Secretary Cheng to manage actual court affairs.
After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he changed the Secretary Supervisor to Zhong Shu Supervisor and the Secretary Order to Zhong Shu Ling.
Zhongshu Jian became Zhongshu Province in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and Zhongshu Ling gradually became the actual prime minister.
At the same time, positions with secretarial names are returning to their roots.
Responsible for managing national history, books, classics, and copywriting, it evolved into the Hanlin Academy in the early Ming Dynasty.
The Hanlin was essentially the emperor's team of preparatory secretaries, and the imperial bachelors were the official secretaries.
In the Renwu Dynasty, Emperor Shizu often referred to all cabinet ministers as chief secretaries.
Hanlin and Zhongshushe people are often called secretaries, and some chore managers of the consortium are also called secretaries.
Many female officials would be called female secretaries by him, and young similar officers would be called little secretaries.
Emperor Shizu himself probably used it very casually, but the relevant officials and record-keepers recorded it very carefully.
As a result, secretary has become a formal collective term for all types of clerical personnel, and has spread to all aspects.
Owners of private companies also followed the example of the imperial consortium and set up secretaries responsible for recording, communicating, and supervising.
Chunxiang was appointed as secretary by Zhu Jingyuan, who was Zhu Jingyuan's assistant in supervising the servants of the house or the company.
Theoretically, she has no decision-making power in any matter, and all decisions must be made by Zhu Jingyuan.
Power always belongs to the person it serves, not to the position one holds.
This is the difference between a secretary and an official, and also between a cabinet bachelor and a prime minister.
There is also a difference between a secretary and a staff member. The secretary is usually the actual clerk.
Staff are usually only responsible for making suggestions and are closer to consultants and think tanks.
Liang Yunying watched Zhu Jingyuan arrange the maids in the room and said in a reminding manner:
"I heard you say that you have collected more than twenty Orchids before and after? Are the four in front of you more outstanding?"
Zhu Jingyuan looked at the four maids not far behind him:
"It can be regarded as more outstanding, and it is also because the four of them have special identities."
Zhu Jingyuan called the four girls closer and introduced their identities to his mother:
"Xiao Na, Xiao Fu, Feiya, and Irene, I mentioned their identities in the letter."
The four girls stood obediently, as obediently as possible.
They all know that Liang Yunying's identity is not trivial.
The imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty was second, but the most important thing was that she was the mother of his own prince.
If Liang Yunying is unhappy, her future will definitely be dark.
Liang Yunying looked at the four of them up and down, and after making an assessment, she said seriously:
"The looks and body are not bad, but according to your letter to mother, they are all still free?"
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly subconsciously:
"Well, their identities are quite special. Irene is the daughter of the Ottoman Sultan.
"Fiya's mother and grandmother are both from the Ming Dynasty, and now she is also the daughter of the Duke of a foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty.
"Sister Xiaona is a merchant from Persia, and she was free before coming here.
"They are still children, and I don't want to turn them into slaves."
Liang Yunying frowned and began to mutter:
"You are kind-hearted and don't want them to be slaves, but you can't continue like this.
"They are neither your wives, nor your concubines, nor your slaves nor your concubines.
"They are free women who have no legal relationship with you, and it is against the rules to stay in your palace.
"There may not be anyone taking care of it here in the Great Food Country, but the situation is different in the Ming Dynasty.
"If someone knew they were free people, they might report you on suspicion of having sex with women.
"What's more, it may be revealed as a royal secret.
Various gossip newspapers have been published, and it will be very troublesome for you to prove yourself.
"The point is, whether you prove your success or not, it has already affected your reputation."
Zhu Jingyuan's expression suddenly became a little ugly.
What Liang Yunying said is true.
However, the influence of past life experiences and habits prevented my thoughts from running in this direction.
The current social atmosphere and legal system of the Ming Dynasty do not allow men and women without legal relationships to live together.
As long as this situation occurs, in a broad sense, it is considered to be a mixed relationship.
The key is that he is still a prince, a prince who has the opportunity to compete for the throne.
This kind of thing may not mean anything in itself, but once it is revealed, someone may use it to take advantage of it.
You should avoid this stain as much as possible.
Zhu Jingyuan asked with some hesitation:
"Mom, what do you think I should do with them? Can I just release them from the house, or should I just sign a deed of sale?"
Sisters An Xiaona, Luo Feiya, and Irene also looked at Liang Yunying.
In fact, they didn't really mind which one they signed. They were already prepared before they came.
They even hoped that Liang Yunying would persuade Zhu Jingyuan not to keep his current identity...
Liang Yunying looked at the four girls up and down again, and said with some hesitation:
"If you don't want them to sign a deed of sale, you can consider repossessing the house directly.
"With their status, they cannot be the concubines of Prince Daming, but they can be the concubines of King Dashi.
"Furthermore, the imperial court does not limit the number of wives, concubines, and children of the vassal king. Anyway, they are all raised by the vassal state itself, and the vassal state itself has the final say.
"It's just that wives, concubines, and children who don't conform to the rules of the Ming Dynasty can't be included in the clan's jade certificate.
"But with the edict from the Great Food Kingdom, no one can make irresponsible remarks."
The four little girls were obviously stunned, and then they all showed expressions of surprise.
I never expected that His Highness the Prince's mother would be so reasonable and thoughtful.
Why didn't I think of it before? His Royal Highness is both the Prince of Ming Dynasty and the King of Dashi.
The gratitude and respect for Liang Yunying in my heart instantly rose to an unbearable level.
Zhu Jingyuan also suddenly realized.
My dual identity as vassal king and prince is really a huge loophole, and I feel that I cannot have such an identity in the future.
Then Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's right. Then I'll go back and find a suitable solution and ask the palace to prepare the documents and get the matter settled..."
Then Zhu Jingyuan looked to the other side:
"As well as Chunxiang and Qiuyue, let's arrange to be the concubines of King Dashi first."
When Chunxiang and Chunxiang heard this, they were obviously stunned for a moment, and then immediately showed expressions of joy.
As Korean maids, the two were theoretically qualified to become the concubines of the Ming Dynasty Prince, but in fact the chance was slim.
Now being able to directly become the concubine of the "King of Food" is of course a surprise for the two of them.
The key is that due to Zhu Jingyuan's special status, this does not prevent him from continuing to look forward to becoming the prince's concubine.
Liang Yunying was originally worried that a young genius like her son would be stubborn in a place like this.
Unexpectedly, just like the standards he mentioned for taking concubines, he really considered things from a practical point of view, and he really followed the rules without hesitation.
Liang Yunying looked at her son and once again felt more and more satisfied.
From the inside to the appearance, from the image to the character, everything is perfect.
Liang Yunying sighed in her heart for a long time, then smiled and nodded again and said:
"That's right, but it must be done after the two official concubines of the Ming Dynasty Prince have completed their ceremony."
Zhu Jingyuan also smiled and nodded in agreement.
Since we haven’t done anything yet, for the sake of our family’s safety
Ning must be ranked behind the two concubines of the Ming princes.
Liang Yunying arranged the most important things and felt relaxed.
The excitement of meeting my son slowly subsided, and the fatigue of the journey gradually came over me.
Of course, Liang Yunying would not be polite to Zhu Jingyuan, and directly sent her son out to do some work, while she went to take a bath and rest.
Chunxiang and Qiuyue followed Zhu Jingyuan out of the room, but were also sent to rest by Zhu Jingyuan.
Zhu Jingyuan himself came to the tower of the palace and looked at the dock not far away with a telescope.
New immigrants are still disembarking.
The total number of immigrants coming to the Big Food Country this time is 300,000.
There were 300 immigration ships, and each 6,000-ton immigration ship carried an average of 1,000 people.
Although it cannot compare with the luxury and comfort of large passenger ships, the conditions are not too crowded.
A slave trader's ship of the same tonnage could carry 5,000 people.
However, most of the immigrants were sent to Daqinhai, and there were only 10,000 immigrants who settled directly in Liusha City.
More than 4,000 of them are intact families, more than 3,000 are couples, and more than 2,000 are single men.
The last more than a thousand people were middle school students sponsored by Zhu Jingyuan.
The houses that Liusha City has prepared so far can just accommodate this many immigrants.
Guards are now around to maintain order.
Dashiwangfu has hired a group of old immigrants to guide new immigrants to live in residential areas.
Construction of residential buildings in Liusha City continues.
The remaining buildings from last year, plus the buildings completed in the next two months of the year, can barely accommodate these new immigrants.
On the other side of the freight dock, the Royal Freight Company's ship was unloading.
The country's daily necessities are highly dependent on imports, and are generally outsourced directly to the royal consortium.
Some supplies were sold publicly by the royal consortium, and some supplies were directly supplied to the palace and other merchants.
In addition to this, the largest number of ships, Royal Refining Company oil tankers, are now being loaded.
Since October last year, Royal Refining Company has been pulling crude oil once a month.
In October, the oil refining company informed Big Food Country that subsequent crude oil purchase prices will continue to decrease.
As a result, the purchase price in the next two months did not continue to decline compared to before.
It still remains at the price of two silver notes and five hundred copper notes per stone.
Originally, it was not recommended that the big food countries continue to increase production. However, after the big food countries increased production, they did not say anything in the end.
Because starting from the second half of last year, the demand for fuel in the Daming market began to rise rapidly.
The number of cars and airplanes began to increase, the number of fuel-powered ships began to increase, and the amount of oil used by factories and enterprises also increased.
The oil tankers of the Royal Refinery have also undergone rapid transformation in the past half year.
Initially, they were all ordinary cargo ships, using standard oil barrels to carry fuel and stacking it in the cabin and on the deck. The ships themselves were all six thousand tons.
Starting from the first month of this year, most of the oil tankers have been replaced by specialized oil tankers, and the tonnage has directly expanded to 30,000 tons.
However, the big food country's monthly oil production still requires twenty oil tankers to transport it, and it is still increasing.
Since larger ships mean lower overall transportation costs, the tonnage of oil tankers will continue to expand in the foreseeable future.
Large specialized oil tankers will also become a typical new type of cargo ship.
This time the delivery of crude oil is completed again, and the country of big food will receive at least another 130,000 gold coins in revenue.
Equivalent to at least 6.48 million silver notes.
