After Zhu Yingzhen said goodbye, Gao Pingshi originally planned to take a hot bath and have a good rest. At the same time, he also considered the matter of the title of knight in detail and worked through the doubtful points.
Although he is now focused on completing the "Eastern System" and believes that all other things must make way for this, the matter of the knighthood may not be without its uses. He still needs to think about it and see if he can refuse it. There are some more practical benefits in exchange for being knighted.
This benefit does not necessarily have to be obtained by himself. If it benefits the entire Practical School, it is not a bad idea, but this is not easy to handle. No matter what, whoever performs the merits will be rewarded. This is normal operation.
However, Gao Jingshi's bath failed. Just as he was about to give instructions, he saw Gao Mo coming, and he brought a tall woman with him. At this time, Gao Mingshi was upstairs. Gao Mo and the woman had just passed through the arch. They were far away from each other. Gao Pingshi couldn't see her face clearly. He only felt that the woman's walking posture was very different from that of the maid at home.
Calling her strutting might be a bit too much, but judging from her gait, there is clearly a feeling of "I am no less than anyone else", and there is absolutely no pretense of being dignified or delicate.
Gao pragmatic smiled immediately, he knew who was coming.
"Miss Liu, are you okay?"
Above the small building, Gao Pingshi took the initiative to say hello with a smile, which surprised Gao Mo downstairs.
Different from the "ladies first" model that Western society deliberately created to pretend to be civilized after the Middle Ages, the Ming Dynasty adhered to the usual Confucian etiquette, that is, only distinguishing between superiority and inferiority without distinguishing gender. There will be no preferential etiquette because you are a man, and there will be no preferential etiquette because you are a woman.
For example, if the visitor is a royal wife who is above the third rank (a rank of high pragmatism), regardless of other reasons, the high pragmatist should be the first to say hello - usually by raising hands and saluting.
On the contrary, if the other party's rank is lower than Gao Xiangpang, then the other party will naturally salute to him first. If two people are of the same rank, it does not matter the order. As long as one person salutes first, the other person must return the courtesy.
Although it was a society where men were superior to women, etiquette was not based on gender, and it was considered equal rights to a certain extent. It was also a symbol of the supremacy of Confucian etiquette.
The woman downstairs is naturally Liu Xin. She is not wearing Madam Gaoming's clothes at the moment - of course she was not Madam Gaoming originally - so theoretically speaking, Gao Pragmatic's behavior of greeting him first is a bit "disrespectful". This is what Gao Mo is doing. Reason for slight surprise.
However, Gao Mo was about to be even more shocked, because Liu Xin had already said with a smile: "My boss said this, I can't afford it."
The reason why Gao Mo was even more stunned was because the title in these words was not right in the first place. When did Master become her "owner"? Secondly, the tone of the words was wrong - the second half of the sentence was fine, but when Liu Xin said it, she didn't mean to please her like an ordinary woman would in front of Gao Pragmatic. Instead, it seemed like she was joking. Gao Mo even felt that the tone of the word "yo" was a bit "provocative".
Gao Mo was originally worried that the master would be displeased, so he was about to use "I have met the master" to distract him. Unexpectedly, Gao Mo was not displeased, but instead laughed: "The tiger girl of the general has made great achievements in battle, why can't Miss Liu bear this? Then he waved his hand to stop Gao Mo, who was about to salute, and ordered: "There is no need to be more polite. Miss Liu is not an outsider. Please invite her to come upstairs."
Although Gao Mo knew that Liu Xin and Gao Jingshi were old acquaintances, he didn't know that her position with Gao Jingshi was so unique, so he had to temporarily hide his doubts and invite Liu Xin upstairs more humbly than before. Liu Xin bowed slightly and asked Gao Mo to lead the way.
The two of them went upstairs. Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand to point to the guest chair and said with a smile: "Miss Liu, please take a seat."
"Thank you, boss."
Gao Pingshi waited for her to sit down, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "I just wanted to ask, you and I are obviously friends of the same generation, when did I become your employer?"
Liu Xin smiled sweetly: "I was hired by your honorable lady, and now I am working for Jinghua. How dare I not call you boss?"
"Oh..." Gao Pingshi suddenly said: "You were fighting in southern Xinjiang before, and you actually led the troops in this capacity?"
Liu Xin smiled and said, "What else?"
"I thought it was just...well, just a guest appearance." Gao Pragmatic chuckled.
Liu Xin shook her head and said, "I think so too, but that's not easy to do."
"Oh? Why?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"I'm afraid you don't even know how powerful Jinghua is in southern Xinjiang." Liu Xin said, subconsciously glancing at Gao Mo.
Gao Pragmatic didn't blink and said calmly: "But it doesn't matter."
Liu Xin smiled slightly: "Okay, let me put it bluntly - Jinghua's status in southern Xinjiang is probably not much different from the emperor's status in Ming Dynasty."
Although Gao Mo who was standing aside was prepared, he couldn't help but frown after hearing this statement. Although he is not yet sixty years old, he has already begun to show signs of longevity eyebrows. One or two eyebrows on his right eyebrow are obviously longer than elsewhere, which is quite obvious under this movement.
Gao Pragmatic was calm and replied: "No matter how small it is, there is still a difference. Besides, what does this have to do with your capacity to lead the army?"
Liu Xin curled her lips and said: "Of course it does matter, it matters a lot. If I still lead the troops as a guest general, even though I have the order of your wife, I will still be an outsider in the end. As an outsider, if I only lead three to five thousand Soldiers and horses, that's all, but I command an army of tens of thousands, how can I suppress it?
Gao Shutai, you have to know that the number of surrendered Japanese soldiers I brought over is very limited. At most, they can only serve as a central army, personal guard, etc., so that the arrogant and powerful generals under your command will be willing to listen honestly. My order? Naturally, I had to pretend to be one of my own family members, and then I could barely command them with the help of my wife's tiger skin. "
Gao Pingshi frowned a little when he heard this: "Is it so difficult to command the garrison? Do they dare to discount Zhiting's order?"
"It depends on the situation." Liu Xin said rudely: "If she appeared in the army, no one would dare to discount her orders, or even dare to disobey her orders. But you also know that she is pregnant when she goes south this time. I don't spend much time in the army. Most of the time I stay in Dingnan's mansion to control the situation. At times like this... the effect will naturally be worse." Sank
Gao Pragmatic's smile has faded, and he said seriously: "For example?"
Liu Xin shrugged slightly and said: "For example, when I attacked the rebels in eastern Siam by sea last time, Huang Dutong clearly ordered all the land and sea armies under his command to be under my control. But in fact, in order to convince them, I I almost broke my tongue. In the end, it was thanks to your jade pendant that it worked, otherwise I would have almost needed to use force to force you."
Gao Pragmatic felt a little angry in his heart, suppressing his anger and said: "I have an explicit order that all the ministries in the south of Beijing, whether civil, military, business, or military, are controlled by Zhiting. Why do these people dare to question it?"
"Well..." Liu Xin tilted her head slightly and said thoughtfully: "Maybe they are still not used to taking orders from women? You also know that it is traditional for Huang Dutong's own chieftain wolf soldiers to obey the orders of female chieftains. , but your security forces are different.
Among the several garrison troops you have in southern Xinjiang, there are even many people who are not Han at all, but "promising young men" among the local native people who are willing to become "Han nationality" through military exploits. In southern Xinjiang, men are more superior to women than in the Ming Dynasty. In some families, women are not even allowed to stand in front of men. For example, when men come home, women are not even allowed to stand. They have to kneel down to welcome men home. For people in a place like this, if you ask them to obey a woman's instructions, it will naturally be a little difficult. "
"So exaggerated?" Gao Jingshi was also a little surprised, but he immediately shook his head and said: "That won't work. Even if I don't have time to care about their private customs and habits now, at least I can't copy this set of things in my capital.
The hierarchy system implemented in Jinghua is modeled after the Ming Dynasty, and this rule must be strictly implemented - hierarchy only depends on rank, regardless of gender. Gao Mo, please take note of this and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue a regulation for me to review later. Then it will be issued to the ministries in southern Xinjiang for them to comply with it. "
Gao Mo responded immediately. Liu Xin smiled and said: "Although you alone have the final say in Jinghua, there are quite a few native soldiers in the garrison. What reasons are you going to use to convince them?"
This article did not bother Gao Pragmatic. He raised his brows and said: "If you ask them to learn to abide by the etiquette of the country, it is to praise them. If they are unwilling to implement it, they will talk about the iron law of military law of the garrison. Even if they do not use military law, they will just I don’t think many people dare to be dissatisfied if their future of becoming Han nationality is cut off.”
"Good means." Liu Xin clapped her hands, and then sighed: "It's a pity that these means can only be used if you ask for them. Even Huang Dutong is cautious when acting in southern Xinjiang, for fear of damaging your reputation and prestige."
This was a new statement. Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised and asked, "How do you say this?"
Liu Xin was not an ordinary person after all, and she had no scruples when she heard this. She said straightforwardly: "Although Huang Dutong has never expressed such a meaning, as a close bystander, I can still tell something: she is afraid that others will take her into account." She governs southern Xinjiang on your behalf and you regard her as Si Chen, and you are even more afraid that others will regard her as Empress Lu or even Wu Zetian."
Gao pragmatic was a little surprised: "How could she have such an idea? How did you see it?"
Liu Xin spread her hands: "Is it surprising that she has such worries? You have been an official in the capital all year round, and you are really far away from southern Xinjiang. Although there are many security forces and advisory groups in southern Xinjiang, , the people in charge are all your servants or simply brothers, but... how should I put it? These people still have to listen to her control, so how different is this situation from certain periods of Empress Lu and Wu Zetian? "
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Rumors are rumors. Before Liu Bang and Li Zhi died, Empress Lu or Wu Fu could not be in charge. In fact, the person in charge was still their husbands."
Unexpectedly, Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "So now you know why she cares so much about whether you are safe in the capital?"
Gao Pingshi was startled: "Those words...huh?" He wanted to ask, "What do you mean by that?" But he suddenly stopped himself, thought for a moment, frowned and said, "She is afraid that if I die, Will Jinghua lose control?"
"Why are you less taboo than me?" Liu Xin couldn't help complaining: "Don't be too quick to die. I think she is deeply poisoned by feudal ethics... Forget it, let's not talk about this.
In short, I suggest that you find an opportunity to inspect southern Xinjiang in person. Don't make it so that everyone there only knows Huang Dutong but not you, Gao Shutai. You may think that Jinghua's internal mutual restraint system is very complete and this situation will not happen, but the local people may not necessarily think so.
If this continues for a long time, it will not only be a bad thing for you, but more importantly, it will put more pressure on her. I feel that she is devoted to you, which even makes her feel very embarrassed about the arrangements for her two younger brothers. Oh, and also, did you know that the dissatisfaction with her within the Huang family toast is intensifying now? "
Gao Pingshi's eyes narrowed, and then he pondered for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I had expected it, but... I didn't expect it to appear so soon."
Liu Xin did not have any doubts about his "expected", but just nodded and said: "I also think that based on your style, this should be expected, but this matter... you'd better not be trivial." Saw it."
She did not wait for Gao Gao to answer pragmatically. She frowned slightly and said: "The 'fiefdom' previously occupied by Huang's chieftain was not too extensive, but because your naturalized household registration system was first implemented in Annan, and you have been introducing Han people to enrich it, Local areas, so the population in those areas is growing very fast, and most of these people have become members of their rule. In other words, their control is not weak now."
Gao pragmatically said: "But I have asked southern Xinjiang to readjust these control areas."
"Of course I can see your intention of spreading them out, but this will also lead to other problems." Liu Xin said seriously: "Huang Dutong discussed this issue with me in private. Although she didn't say it explicitly, I think she I am still very worried that after these people arrive in the new 'fiefdom', they will develop like the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, using various means to seize fields and other industries, and finally turn the 'fence' in southern Xinjiang into a cancer."
Gao Pragmatic had really imagined this development trend, but he didn't expect Huang Zhiting to think so. After all... that was her natal family.
It seems that the "brother-supporting demons" in later generations have different ideas from the women at this time. Women at this time may be more particular about following the chicken when marrying a chicken, and following a dog when marrying a dog. After entering the husband's family, they become the husband's family. .
Gao pragmatic pondered for a while and asked: "Is this what you came to Beijing to tell me about this time?"
Liu Xin shook his head: "This is just one of them."
"Well, Zhiting has not mentioned this matter to me before. Since she asked you to talk to me, there must be some things that are not convenient to mention in the manuscript... What is her attitude? Do you have any suggestions?"
Liu Xin sighed and said, "She does have a suggestion: take back the chieftain's power to govern the local area."
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