In early February, Zhu Yunwen, on the advice of the Ministry of Rites, honored his biological father Zhu Biao as Emperor Xiaokang, with the temple name Xingzong, his concubine Chang as Empress Xiaokang, and his mother and concubine Lu as the Empress Dowager.
After the matter was done, Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, was still not satisfied.
Because Zhu Yunwen discounted the suggestions of the Ministry of Rites, he did not make his younger brothers vassal kings, nor did he make his own son the prince.
This is not in line with etiquette.
Establish a prince?
Zhu Yunwen expressed that he was speechless. Looking at Zhu Wenkui who could not walk steadily, if he became the crown prince at such a young age, would he be paired with an official from the East Palace and asked you to teach him every day?
No, I am very worried about traditional education. Can you explain why the flowers are so red?
If you can't explain it, just step aside and let me take care of it for a few years.
While Zhu Yunwen was holding his son and caring about his child's education, Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, was worrying about education issues across the country.
Because of Zhu Yunwen's chaos, the spring festival originally scheduled for next year was moved forward a year and moved to June 6 this year.
It has been scheduled until June, so the name Chunwei is definitely inappropriate.
June is like fire, scorching hot.
Let’s call it the “college entrance examination.”
The date of the National Examination has been changed. If the Provincial Examination is to be connected to the National Examination, it can only be arranged in February.
The rural examination is not literal. You cannot understand it as an examination in the countryside. The "xiang" here refers to the local area, while the "hui" in the examination refers to the central government.
The rural examination, to put it bluntly, is a local examination at the provincial level.
In previous years, it was arranged in August, which is autumn.
After passing the provincial examination, people are promoted, also known as Xiaolian.
The first name is "Jie Yuan", the second name is Ya Yuan, the third, fourth and fifth names are Jing Kui, and the sixth name is Ya Kui.
Juren are qualified to be officials. Otherwise, why do you think Brother Fan Jin is crazy? Apart from the residual poison of feudal society, it can only be said that he is so happy that he goes to his head.
After stepping into the system, young people are so happy that they can't sleep for days and nights, let alone an old man?
However, Juren is only qualified to be an official, not necessarily an official.
Just like if you buy a lottery ticket, there is definitely a chance of winning, but who can say that you will definitely win?
Throughout the nearly 300 years of the Ming Dynasty, the Hongwu Year was the happiest and had the highest probability of winning the lottery.
Zhu Yuanzhang killed thousands of officials in the country. What should we do? Yamen always need someone to stamp their seals to do things.
There was no other way, so I pulled the person over to make up the number.
As a result, many people were very happy and went to the county government office with their lottery tickets in hand. However, before the boss Zhu Yuanzhang could cash in the five cents on the lottery tickets, he was sent to the underworld.
Now is the year of Jianwen, and there are not many opportunities to promote people to official positions.
After all, there have been no major cases that have been swept away in recent years, and there are not many official vacancies. We can't just draw a circle every day and curse the officials to retire quickly or go to accompany the great ancestor earlier.
Rather than that, it is better to put on your schoolbag and see you in Beijing.
The rural examinations of the Ming Dynasty were held in the capital of the southern and northern Zhili provinces and at the residences of the chief envoys of each province.
The capital of Southern Zhili was Nanjing, with Fang Xiaoru and Chen Di as the chief examiners.
Although the cabinet and the six ministries did not express opposition to the advancement of the imperial examination, they were skeptical.
No one knows why Zhu Yunwen did this.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't tell them that he did it for the two of them to get on the stage of history in advance.
Kunning Palace.
After Ma Enhui took care of the harem affairs, she looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was telling Zhu Wenkui a story, and said with a smile: "I don't seem to have heard of the story the emperor told. Alibaba, what is it?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "It's just a name."
"What a strange name. He must not be from the Ming Dynasty." Ma Enhui hugged Ma Wenkui and said with a smile: "I am really happy to see the emperor and the prince so close. When he was in the East Palace, the emperor did not have so much time. I’m here with Wen Kui.”
Zhu Yunwen smiled awkwardly, changed the subject, and asked: "How is the weaving going?"
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen and said helplessly: "Although we have added more weaving cars and selected some people, it is still not enough. Yesterday we produced 400 boxes, which is still far short of the 600 boxes I want."
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said seriously: "Queen, actually this matter is easy to solve, but I don't know if the queen is willing..."
Ma Enhui became interested and said expectantly: "If we can solve the weaving dilemma, I will agree. However, there are already enough people transferred from the twenty-four yamen. If we continue to transfer, it may affect the daily life of the harem."
Zhu Yunwen stood up and said: "The queen only talked about redeployment. In fact, in my opinion, one of the eight bureaus does not need to exist. If it is abolished, it will not only free up enough buildings, but also solve the problem of insufficient weaving personnel. question."
"Eight rounds?"
Ma Enhui frowned slightly.
The eight bureaus are the military warfare bureau, the silver craft bureau, the clothing bureau, the scarf and hat bureau, the sewing bureau, the weaving and dyeing bureau, the wine, vinegar and noodle bureau, and the siyuan bureau.
These eight rounds are directly related to the food and clothing in the palace.
No game can be given up.
"I really can't think of it."
Ma Enhui shook his head.
Zhu Yunwen pointed to the clothes and said: "Queen, I think the Huanyi Bureau can be abolished and changed into the Harem Weaving Bureau, specializing in medical gauze and alcohol."
"Clothes Bureau?"
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen in disbelief.
The Clothing Bureau specializes in cleaning clothes in the palace. If the Clothing Bureau is eliminated, who will wash the clothes in the future?
You can't do it yourself, right?
Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said to Ma Enhui: "Queen, there are two benefits of abolishing Huanyi Bureau. First, the place is too bitter. I believe the queen still remembers what Luo Cairen's hands look like. Second, Huanyi Bureau has enough The staff are outside the palace and there are many buildings, making it convenient to purchase and ship goods."
Ma Enhui sighed and said, "Then, Your Majesty, let me answer a question. After the Clothing Bureau is abolished, which bureau will be responsible for cleaning the clothes in the palace?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Enhui confidently and said two words: "outsourcing."
"Outsourcing?"
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen in confusion, and couldn't help but ask, "What is outsourcing?"
Zhu Yunwen walked to the table, picked up Ma Enhui's commonly used abacus, and said, "The queen might as well think about it this way. After the Huanyi Bureau is abolished and all are converted into weaving workshops, how much revenue can it bring in every day. Then do the calculations. If we find a group of people in the capital to clean the palace's clothes, and we promise three to four hundred coins a day, how many people will be needed and how much will it cost."
"If the income from revenue exceeds the expenditure, it means that there is still profit every day. Since it is beneficial, why not give it a try? Also find a way out for those palace ladies."
Ma Enhui understood that Zhu Yunwen meant to let the Huanyi Bureau do the weaving work, and find a group of people to do the Huanyi Bureau's work.
However, it will cost money to find someone else...
"There is some truth in what the emperor said. However, it might be inappropriate to leave it to outsiders to handle the palace's clothes. What should we do if something goes wrong? Besides, if the news reaches the ears of the courtiers, it will definitely cause a commotion. "
Ma Enhui said worriedly.
Zhu Yunwen walked towards Ma Enhui and said easily: "Queen, do you know how many helpless widows there are in this capital? If the queen takes the name of the harem and takes care of the affairs of the Huanyi Bureau to support her life, even if the courtiers are After hearing this, I only wrote a letter of praise, so what kind of trouble could there be?"
Ma Enhui's eyes lit up. If this were the case, wouldn't it mean that he would gain both fame and fortune?
This may be possible.
