As for what is often said in movies and TV dramas about being sent to Jiaofangsi as a slave, it is simply false! In fact, except for the fact that after the Jingnan Campaign, Zhu Dipu sent some wives and daughters of officials who disobeyed him to Jiaofangsi as Lehu, who actually demoted them to official prostitutes or rationed them to elephant slaves, the Ming Dynasty rarely sent the wives and daughters of criminal officials to prison. Jiaofangsi, this basically only existed during the Jianwen and Yongle periods to deal with the so-called "Jingnan traitorous ministers". It was "a special code of the Emperor Wen, not owned by laws and regulations"! In other words, this is not a normal operation stipulated by the law, but a malicious humiliation.
In fact, under normal circumstances, after an official is sent to the army or his house is raided, if his wife, daughter, and children are not immediately dismissed from the official position, they will either live with him as family members, or they will be given to the officers and soldiers with meritorious service. The worst thing is to become slaves of the noble family.
If there is no official, where should I send it? The answer is to send them to the Huanyi Bureau. In fact, we have already mentioned when dealing with the so-called "Jing difficult and rebellious ministers". Not everyone's wife and daughter were sent to the Jiaofang Bureau, and some were "fa Huanyi Bureau". This is There are relatively conventional operations of the Ming generation.
The Laundry Bureau was signed by the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty and was one of the eight bureaus that served the palace. It was ranked after the imperial kitchen and was dedicated to providing laundry services to the emperor's relatives and relatives in the palace. Except for the special case of sending to the Jiaofang Division during the Jingnan period, the others were basically sent to the Huanyi Bureau. In fact, most of those sent to the Clothing Bureau were the wives and daughters of rebel conspirators.
For example, "Records of the Ming Dynasty" records: At the beginning of the fifth month of the second year of Hongzhi (May 13th), the Jiaxing bandit remnants Cao Ashou and others were captured by the officers and soldiers. The patrol censor Chen Jin reported: Ashouyi conspired to rebel without dividing the heads. According to the law, the heads of the criminals should be beheaded and displayed to the public, and the property of each criminal's family should be confiscated, resettled, and given to relatives.
The edict: Ah Shou will implement the law in accordance with the law. If the family members should not have official positions, the women should be sent to the clothing bureau of the hospital, and the men should be sent to the funeral. Those who should be resettled will be braided and sent to Wugang Prefecture, Huguang. The women will live with them. The women who are promised to marry will go to their husbands, and the rest will be taken by relatives. collar. Property is transferred to the official, real estate is given to the military and civilians, and taxes and grain are collected as before.
That's why Liu's father said that he was not worried about the Jiaofangsi people being bullied because they were civil servants with a national establishment. If they were bullied and they complained that they were injured and could not play music at the ceremony, someone would be in trouble!
After seeing Liu's father off, Liu Haojia returned to his seat and continued to listen to the musicians playing the piano. The musician didn't care if anyone was listening, he just kept playing. It happened that the private rooms with guests on the second floor were still closed at this time, so the second floor was quite quiet for a while.
After Liu Haojia listened to two songs, suddenly the wall of a private room opened to the left and right, revealing the people inside. It turned out that the guests at the table served by Zhang Shunping had already finished eating, and they were all walking out with full stomachs! As everyone walked, they praised today's dishes for being delicious, and they would definitely praise them next time. Zhang Shunping naturally laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes!
Not long after, Zhang Shunping came to the second floor, pulled up a chair and sat next to Liu Haojia and said, "It's done today! These people will definitely come to eat in the next few days! With their leadership, business will definitely pick up!"
Liu Haojia said: "Uncle Zhang, have those VIP cards been issued?"
Zhang Shunping nodded and said: "Send it all! After I told them the rules, they were all shocked. They all asked me who was the master behind me to give me advice? But I didn't mention your name!"
Liu Haojia sighed and said: "There is no way, Gu Ningbo's mansion is not very stable now, so keep a low profile if you can!"
Before the restaurant opened, Liu Haojia told Zhang Shunping all about modern VIP cards, points cards, points systems and the like, and asked him to take care of it!
In fact, it was not that various merchants did not have such a system at that time, they just did not have such a system. And the operation is not as attractive as modern methods! So Zhang Shunping quickly accepted Liu Haojia's theory and implemented it.
At this time, Zhang Shunping sighed and said: "Now I can already imagine how the food will make a lot of money every day in the future!"
Liu Haojia said strangely: "Uncle Zhang, since you can already guess that you will make a lot of money every day in the future, why are you still sighing?"
Zhang Shunping said: "I sigh not for anything else, but for you, Uncle Zhang! Your Liu family is on the verge of renaissance. If you have more meritorious deeds in the future, I am afraid that you will be able to sit in the position of the Marquis! So your family Your status will become higher and higher, and by then I’m afraid I won’t dare to call you my nephew!”
Liu Haojia knew that this was Zhang Shunping's test, so he smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Zhang, although your family and I have not had a long-standing friendship, we have not had any conflicts in the past few years of knowing each other. Both parties are very respectful, so it can be regarded as a good relationship." There is some friendship! Besides, recently, your family and I have been involved together and have common interests. Is there any more secure covenant than this? "
Zhang Shunping was naturally overjoyed after hearing this! Because he also understood Liu Haojia's hint: as long as the interests of both parties are tied together, and as long as the Zhang family does not betray, the Liu family will always lead the Zhang family!
This is very good news for the Zhang family! And if Father Liu said this, he might not dare to believe it! But when Liu Haojia said this, he would at least believe it 80% of the time! On the one hand, Liu Haojia is very fair in his work. The profit he should be given is not a penny short, and the money he should receive is not a penny short. This is in line with the rules of a businessman!
And the most important thing is that Liu Haojia has been designated by his father as the future patriarch. In other words, in the future, Uncle Gu Ning will also consider Liu Haojia’s weight when he speaks and acts! And he is only an eleven or twelve-year-old boy now, and he will still have a long time to control Uncle Gu Ning's mansion in the future! So with his promise, the Liu family can save at least two generations of the Zhang family!
So Zhang Shunping patted Liu Haojia's arm with a smile and said: "Okay, okay! I understand! Also, nephew, do you want to wait here or go home and wait for news? I will visit you at home later!"
Liu Haojia just happened to be tired of listening to the music, so he said directly: "Of course I have to go home, and I will have to work with Uncle Zhang!"
By the time Liu Haojia rushed home, the half-drunk Liu father had already fallen asleep. And he felt very tired after a busy day, so he said hello to his mother and went back to his room to sleep.
It was almost dinner time when he woke up. During dinner, Liu's father hesitated again and again. It seemed that he wanted to ask about the situation of Shiweizhai. And Liu Haojia wanted to tease his father and just ignored him! In the end, Father Liu was relieved and no longer hesitated, which made Liu Haojia praise: "Father, you have such a generous heart!"
