MTL - Happiness Consist in Contentment-v18 Chapter 24 (7)

Small courtyard.

This location is separated from the main hall by a garden, a small artificial lake, and is separated from Huiningyuan, another side hall opposite, by a nine-curved bridge and a water pavilion.

The corridor to the back is the side halls of the tenth grade at the back.

To be honest, this is the first time that Liu Fang has seen such a palace layout. It has both the grandeur of the palace and the elegance of the garden landscape. It can be said that the two complement each other, making the people living in this palace more extravagant. .

When I got off the carriage and stood in front of the tall gatehouse of Hui'an Courtyard, I couldn't feel that it was just a small ninth-grade side hall. To be honest, it's not bad compared to the mansion of the third- and fourth-rank officials outside.

Mo Shu supported Liu Fang and walked in. The shadow wall was a stone screen engraved with ruyi patterns. After passing around the shadow wall, the eyes suddenly opened up. The spacious courtyard, the large stone steps on the third floor, the spacious main hall, the door was opened, and the people who stepped into the main hall.

The cloister, walking through the screen door on the east side, is the corridor behind the main hall. There is a small garden outside the corridor. If you walk along the corridor, you will find the main room, and the left and right sides are the wing rooms.

Therefore, it seems that this is a one-entry yard, but because the main hall and the main room are connected by a corridor, it is actually equivalent to a two-entry yard.

The door of the main room is open, the long windows are open, and there is plenty of light. There is a screen not far in front of the door. If you bypass the screen, you will be sitting one step above the wall. There are cushions on both sides. A few short, surrounded by ①, there is also a landscape map hanging on the wall, with bright ink and lively style.

There are screen doors on both sides, the east is the living room, the study, and the west is the warm pavilion, the bedroom.

In fact, the living room here is similar to the warm pavilion. In summer, the long windows are opened to cool, and in winter, the floor heating is also warm.

In addition, there is a low bed in the bedroom, that is to say, everything here still follows the ancient etiquette. In fact, the Jin Dynasty has always followed the ancient etiquette, sitting on knees, sleeping on low beds, low couchs and the like.

Including the warm pavilion and the living room, there are low sofas by the window and by the wall.

The bedroom and the warm pavilion are separated by a fan, and the living room and the study are separated by a screen and a bogu frame.

In addition, the area of ​​the house is large enough and the roof is high, which makes the whole space even more spacious.

There are curtains hanging on both sides of each space, and at night, these curtains have to be lowered. On the other two sides, there are palace lanterns, which must be lit at night, and it is bright enough.

Finally, there are bookshelves, pen, ink, paper and inkstones, wardrobes, etc., which will not be described in detail.

After walking around, in general, Liu Fang is very satisfied.

Mo Shu took a booklet, followed Liu Fang, and read, "Eight sets of palace costumes for each season, eight sets of cloth of all kinds, eight sets of gold and silver jewelry, and thirty taels of silver per month, this is two Of the month, the Queen's Grace, I distributed more, and there are also tea utensils and so on. Now I have sent eight copies, and the Queen has rewarded a pair of Yu Ruyi, 10 taels of gold, 100 taels of silver, and 200 pieces of copper coins. …”

Liu Fang was dizzy listening to the chatter, but she knew that this must be remembered, and these will be her private money in the future.

Speaking of which, the coins of the Jin Dynasty are divided into four types: gold, silver, copper, and iron.

There is no need to say more about gold and silver, only copper coins and iron coins, both of which are alloys, of course, they are still different from the alloys of later generations. In the folk, copper coins are called "big money" and iron coins are called "big money".

little money".

One hundred small coins can be exchanged for a large amount of money, while "Yuan" means a thousand coins, and ten coins can be exchanged for one tael of silver. Therefore, among the rewards given by the queen, gold and silver are not counted, and "two hundred copper coins" alone are equivalent to twenty taels of silver.

As for Emperor Xuan of Jin, there were also 20 gold coins, 200 silver coins, and 500 coins. There were also a lot of other miscellaneous things.

What bothered Liu Fang most was that she actually had a dowry! That's right, as a concubine who enters the palace in a serious draft, the royal family will give a dowry and a dowry, and the two add up to a lot. The most important thing is that she has two 100-acre Huangzhuang and two shops in the inner city. This is an industry that can make long-term profits!

Liu Fang looked at the booklet handed over by Mo Shu, and really thought: In fact, entering the palace is quite good.

Look, just receiving the rewards, dowry, and betrothal gifts makes me a little rich woman.

Mo Shu really felt that his master had shallow eyelids, so he couldn't help but say, "The two Empresses Zhaoyi, their dowry and betrothal gifts are rich."

Liu Fang: …

She did know what Mo Shu said. Pei's and Chang's are in different positions, so the betrothal gifts given by the royal family are naturally different. Besides, their family will definitely prepare a dowry. Such a whole is naturally N times richer than hers.

But this thing can't be compared like that.

It is really clear at a glance what other people's family background represents and what background they are.

People are the big chess pieces that Emperor Xuan of Jin needs, pawns, and opening bricks to divide the power of the court. Their identities are different.

Besides, people's position is here, and in two days, there will be a serious canonization ceremony, and what about her? A concubine who was almost at the bottom, that is, a little better than a concubine who was a palace maid, but still nothing.

Their family could prepare dowries for them, but Liu Fang's family couldn't.

That's the difference, the difference in honor.

But Liu Fang doesn't care about these, she thinks it's pretty good now, how wonderful it is to live in peace like this!

As for the emperor's favor? Whatever, it's okay to have it, it's still the same without her, maybe even better.

The author has something to say: ①: Circumcision, this is made up by the scumbag author himself, because I couldn't find the exact name of the seriousness, so I can only write it like this. It is a semi-arc wooden backrest placed next to it when kneeling in the Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to the backrest of a chair, and is also similar to the armrest of a chair. That's what it means anyway.

PS: Those who know the exact name are also welcome to correct me. thank you all!

☆, 463, The Concubine 6

While Liu Fang and Mo Shu were discussing the contents of the booklet, there was a salute from outside.

Mo Shu said, "This is a case sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a lunch from the pantry."

Liu Fang was stunned, "Isn't this booklet already written? Why did you send it back?"

The corners of Mo Shu's mouth twitched, and he said angrily, "Master, this is a record booklet. The real thing hasn't been put into storage yet. Besides, the copy for next month hasn't been delivered yet."

It's mid-April now. According to Moshu, the example sent is in May?

That is to say, the example in the palace is sent first and then used?

That's right, if you don't start first, like Liao Shi, who is lower than her, what will Yao Shi do?

Liu Fang is really curious about how many items are in the booklet of Liao Shi, Yao Shi and the others. Anyway, she has quite a lot here.

She felt that she couldn't spend more.

Mo Shu didn't talk too much with Liu Fang. The concubines below the ninth rank are served by a maid like her. Usually, she is fine. Naturally, Sasou is done by the rough maids in the palace, and she doesn't need to worry about it, but now. When I first entered the palace, I was most hectic. As the master, Liu Fang actually has to be busy, but in front of the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the dining room, she shouldn't lower her status too much, otherwise, it will be noisy.

These Liu Fang naturally understand. Is there anything in the palace regulations, so she doesn't need to go out specially, hand over the booklet to Moshu, let her go to hand over and count it, and then pick up the meal in the kitchen room, that's all.

In fact, there is the queen, and most of these people in the palace today are honest and responsible. After all, there has been no intrigue for many years, that is, some competitions that have occurred in the palace servants in order to show their faces in front of the master in private, are not bad. Who let this harem have only a few masters for so many years, and if there are fewer masters, naturally there is nothing to contend for.

So much so that the people in the current Ministry of Internal Affairs are somewhat Buddhist, and the people in the palace are more precise in what they do.

This makes the whole environment particularly simple.

There is no such thing as deduction, and there is no such thing as shoddy charging.

Therefore, Mo Shu quickly finished the inventory and watched them put the things into the warehouse - the warehouse is in the west wing. Anyway, it is enough to keep the east wing, and the west wing can also be used as a warehouse. Only Liu Fang lived alone, plus Mo Shu, there were only two people, how could they live in so many houses.

Meals from the pantry

It came according to the example, and a booklet was sent with Liu Fang's example every month. How much meat, how many vegetables, how many types, how many, all above. In addition, what kind of dishes these ingredients can be made into is also listed, and the desserts and other things are also written in detail. As long as she ticks the box, Moshu will send the next day's menu to the kitchen room every day, and the kitchen room will prepare and deliver it according to the menu, which is very convenient.

Liu Fang looked at this booklet, and really admired the queen. Such a detailed menu and a sample booklet can ensure that the food and daily life of the concubines in the harem will not be deducted or treated harshly. It can also be seen that the queen retains goodwill towards their concubines. At least now people are willing to be nice to them.

that's enough.

Liu Fang didn't think about being a favorite concubine. Although she didn't want to come to the palace, she wouldn't mess around, just live her life honestly.

Others, can not be mixed or not mixed.

Liu Fang checked the dinner and tomorrow's menu, gave it to Mo Shu, and then didn't care about anything, watched Mo Shu reward them, received their gift, and then ate with Mo Shu.

Of course, one eats here in the main room, and the other eats in the side room. After eating, the food box is placed at the door. Naturally, the little palace maid from the kitchen room will come and take it. There is no need for Liu Fang to take care of this. She and Mo Shu hurried to the west wing to sort out the things that were delivered. The clothes that should be worn this season should be taken to the main room. Mo Shu will be ironed later and then hung up. in the wardrobe.

Don't think that there were no hangers in ancient times. In fact, there were already long ago, but they were just very bulky. However, the hangers in the Jin Dynasty were made of bamboo, which is very close to the ones of later generations. Hanging in the closet, it doesn't take up any space at all, which is good.

The trivial things were busy for half the afternoon, and they were not sorted out until before dinner.

In fact, there are really a lot of things. Just all kinds of cloth, fur, etc. are piled up in half the room. In addition, there are other utensils, supplies, etc., also piled up in half the room. Just like this, looking at the full warehouse, Liu Fang suddenly felt that it was worth it!

Mo Shu found a needle and thread, picked out a few pieces of soft cotton cloth, and said, "I still have to make a few more linings/clothes/linings/pants for you, otherwise, there will not be enough to change."

Only then did Liu Fang look at the clothes, and found that they were all serious dresses and palace attire, so she nodded, "Yes, but tonight, let's talk about it tomorrow. You are tired enough today, so take a break first. , you don't have to get up so early to serve you tomorrow.

"

Mo Shu listened to Liu Fang's words, his heart warmed, and he pursed his lips and said, "It's okay, master, slaves are used to it."

Compared with making clothes day and night in the embroidery room, she is already relaxed and happy.

Liu Fang smiled slightly and said, "As you know, I'm not of high background, and my position will probably be limited in the future. Those honored and favored have nothing to do with me at all. You and I are destined, master and servant, I also hope Can you wait for me longer. When can I not do clothes? After all, I'll be fine tomorrow, just listen to me, rest early today, and wake up when I go to bed tomorrow."

I have already thanked me today, so naturally I don't need to fret any more. Her status is low, and Wei Ning Palace has no main seat, so she doesn't need to ask for peace, so naturally she doesn't need to be so nervous. Tomorrow, sleep as late as you want, no need to worry!

Seeing Liu Fang's insistence, Mo Shu nodded and saluted, "Thank you for your sympathy, Master."

Liu Fang smiled, waved her hand, and went out first, returning to the main room and sitting in the warm pavilion. After a while, the dining room brought dinner over. After Liu Fang ate, washed and dried his hair, he rested.

She was really tired today, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

Mo Shu slept on the couch outside, waiting for him at any time. Although she was tired, she couldn't fall asleep right away.

In this draft, she is also lucky. Originally, most of those who came to that small town had ideas, but the maids who knew how to go to the camp all shied away, and the rest were like her, who had no connections at all, and who didn’t even know how to go to the camp, were taken away.

At first, when she was assigned to Liu Fang, what she thought was to serve this beautiful girl well. When she lost the election, she would also get a reward. After returning to the palace, what should be done, or what. Unexpectedly, Liu Fang was actually left behind in the end, and was really chosen by the emperor, which was a surprise.

Although her current rank has not changed, and there are many things every day, she knows that it is still different.

For example, she only needs to serve Liu Fang well now. She is not a difficult master to serve. After a while, even if she is unloved, she is still different from the one who is by her master's side.

At least there is still a support for going out of the palace in the future, right?

Liu Fang's family is Mo Shu's support. Even going to Liu's family to be a nanny is a good way out. It's better than marrying those widows and stepmothers after returning home, right?

Anyway, from Mo Shu's point of view, she doesn't need her master to be more promising, as long as she lives in peace and stability, and waits for her

If you are old enough to be released from the palace, that's fine.

Others are not really important.

...

Yu Ning Palace

In the main hall, Mrs. Chang looked at the jewelry, frowning slightly, and always felt unsatisfactory, but she was not a fool, let alone when she first participated in the draft. After this period of study, she also knows that she can only wear these jewelry in her position, and if she wants to wear other precious jewelry, it is a sin of arrogance.

She came to the palace to be the favorite concubine, to become the emperor's apex, not to seek death. Therefore, even though she felt dissatisfaction everywhere, she didn't bother much.

Anyway, it's going to be a long time in Japan, and now that the queen is still pregnant, she has time to plan.

In the side hall, Ning Anzhai, Mrs. Liao looked at the things in the room, and her hands were shaking: she actually stayed, and was really chosen by the emperor to become the emperor's concubine. She is also a noble person. From then on, she no longer needs to dig wild vegetables in winter and wash the family's clothes in cold water.

very nice! She finally lived the life she had always dreamed of! It was so good!

She caressed her rare soft face and smiled. She must take good care of her face, and she must keep her hard-earned wealth and glory.

...

Kangning Palace

In the main hall, Mrs. Pei flipped through the storeroom record book, nodded slightly, and said to Mo Ting, "It's all set up. The rules in the palace will be what they will be in the future. You can go and make arrangements."

"Here."

Zhaoyi is of the fourth grade, and is the master of the first palace. There are naturally many people to serve. In addition to Mo Ting who followed along the way, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent a big palace maid Qingyu, four little palace maids, and a waiter to supervise. Two little waiters.

Pei shi took a scroll of palace rules and looked at it, but he didn't want to rest.

Today is busy, but the palace is still in good order, which shows the ability of the queen to manage the harem. Furthermore, the one from the Chang family actually survived the harshness of learning the palace rules, which really surprised her.

She still knew a little about Emperor Xuan of Jin. After all, her father often told her about it, and she also knew what her father meant, just so that she could come to the palace and contribute to the family's future.

However, there is no need to worry for the time being, let's take a look. After all, no matter what, she has to meet with Emperor Jinxuan, and then she really understands this person before planning.

...

In the side hall of Kang Ping Zhai, Yao shi looked at the piles of things, and was a little dumbfounded: It turns out that the emperor's little boy

Wife, it's so good, I can't finish eating and drinking.

However, thinking of having to go early tomorrow to greet the empress, Yao shi was a little helpless.

What if she wants to sleep in?

what! I really don't want to get up!

But there was nothing she could do. She had to abide by the palace rules.

Thinking of this, Yao shi hurriedly called Mo Zhu over to serve her to wash and rest. Go to bed earlier, wake up earlier tomorrow!

...

In the warm pavilion of Fengqi Palace

The queen was wearing regular clothes, tied her long hair loosely with a hair tie, leaned on the soft pillow on the couch, and listened to the head of the Department of Shen Punishment talking about the movements of the concubines who had just entered the palace.

There is no need to worry about a few low-ranking people, and there is no limit to how much tossing. She mainly focuses on Chang and Pei.

Speaking of which, she had seen the two of them before leaving the cabinet. To be selected by the royal family, her appearance is naturally good, although it is slightly inferior to her, but it is also a rare beauty. The most important thing is that the forces they each represent in the future should not be underestimated.

However, the queen also understands that the emperor is the most important thing about the rules. Including the Empress Dowager's Duke Cheng'en's Mansion and her natal family's Cheng'en Hou Mansion, since the two are already descendants, they can no longer hold real power. It is not that the emperor does not believe in the importance, but for the consideration of the court in the future, this must be a choice.

Moreover, the present court has been in a monolithic state for many years, which is not a good thing for the emperor. Rather than using Duke Chengen and Hou Chengen to break the deadlock and leave obvious hidden dangers, it is better to disrupt the current imperial powers and divide them up, so that they can be broken one by one and the imperial power can be completely reined in.

It's just that this process can't be rushed, so as not to cause turmoil in the world, this is the thing that fills the harem and holds the draft.

The queen had been prepared for a long time. From the moment she decided to become the empress of Emperor Xuan of Jin, she was already mentally prepared. For the harem concubines, she didn't care who was favored and who was not favored. She doesn't live by it anyway.

Even if Emperor Xuan of Jin had more concubines, he would not disregard her face as the mother of a country. After all, he would respect himself, and that was enough.

Now, the most important thing is to tie up the harem, and we can't let the Chang and Pei toss. At the very least, we must keep the harem peaceful and the emperor prosperous.

The head of the Department of Prudence and Punishment whispered slowly, "Chang Zhaoyi is dissatisfied with the case, but Pei Zhaoyi is no different, but now she is still reading palace regulations..."

The queen raised her eyebrows slightly.

Read palace rules and classics? Oh, this Pei Shi is really ambitious enough.

That's all, it's a long time to come, and there will be time in the future to let her know what the rules of honor and inferiority are.

"Keep an eye on all the places in the palace. It's fine for Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Pei. Although the others are of low status, they shouldn't be treated harshly. If I let this palace know, do you know the consequences?"

The head of the Department of Vigilance and Punishment respectfully saluted, "This minister understands, and the maiden can rest assured."

"Well, let's go."

"Your Excellency retire."

The queen looked at the phoenix palace lantern not far away and smiled faintly, the palace was really going to be lively.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty is resting in Qianyuan Palace today."

"Yeah, I see, just let Sis bed and mama write it down. Dongping, look at Yongyin."

"Here."

"It's getting late, and it's time to rest." The queen stood up with Dong Xue's hand, went into the bedroom and lay down to rest.

A good night's sleep, and the next day, it was another sunny day.

☆、Other types are content and happy to wear

Liu Fang didn't wake up until it was dawn, and he felt much more relaxed and comfortable together.

It's actually quite a good day when you don't have to work hard.

Mo Shu got up early, reorganized the things in the warehouse, took out some daily needs and put them in the main room. At the same time, she also started to cut the clothes, and was making lining/clothing/lining for Liu Fang /pants.

In fact, there is a small kitchen in the Hui'an courtyard, just to make it convenient to boil some hot water, make tea, etc., and use it at any time.

Therefore, when Liu Fang got up, Mo Shu went to the small kitchen to get hot water and waited on her to wash up.

Seeing that Mo Shu was really busy, Liu Fang said, "I can wash myself in the future. I've been busy for a while. When things are sorted out, you can wait for me in peace."

Mo Shu listened, but didn't agree, saying, "The slave and maid thank the master for being sympathetic, but the master has now entered the palace, and his position has been set. It is the concubine and master in the palace, and decency is still necessary. Besides, slave and slave This is supposed to serve you, no matter how busy you are, where can you be busy? Master, don’t worry, the slaves will not be tired.”

Such an opportunity is extremely rare. She will only cherish it and try her best to do her best. How could she think about being lazy because she is busy for a while? Even if you meet a good master, you can be steady and keep your duty, so that you can serve the master for a long time, right?

Anyway, Mo Shu would not agree with Liu Fang's proposal.

Seeing her say this, Liu Fang also reacted. She hasn't done the ancient task for too long, and she can't react. As her personal maid, even if Mo Shu's rank is low, it is not the same as ordinary maids. Perhaps in her own eyes, this is hard work, but in her eyes, this is probably the most practical, right?

Anyway, she can do a lot of things after all, as long as things are done, Mo Shu will naturally be free, and there is no need to say more.

"Okay, so be it."

After washing and eating breakfast, Liu Fang took a piece of cloth, cut it, and made clothes.

Mo Shu was also working on it, Liu Fang thought of the jewelry boxes and money boxes he saw in the bedroom just now, and said, "The rules of the palace are set here, just live according to the rules of the palace, but it's the warehouse. I think there are some pieces of cloth in here that you can use, so choose two to make some new clothes..."

Mo Shu pursed his lips, looked up at Liu Fang and said, "Master, the palace rules in this palace are divided between the concubines and concubines, as well as the servants and others.

According to the rules of the palace, slaves are not allowed to ask for your reward for the time being. "

The terms of the palace rules are cumbersome. To be honest, Liu Fang really didn't remember them all. Besides, the palace rules she studied were all about concubines, not palace maids.

"yes?"

Mo Shu nodded, "The palace rules stipulate that any maid who is next to a concubine under the ninth rank cannot ask for the items that the concubines and masters serve in the name of rewards."

Liu Fang was taken aback for a moment, under the ninth rank?

Although Mo Shu said that it cannot be obtained in the name of rewards, Liu Fang heard it, and the real meaning should be: Concubines under the ninth rank are not qualified to reward the palace maids around them?

After thinking about it, Liu Fang understood the meaning of this palace rule. In fact, it is not to discriminate against concubines under the ninth rank, but to protect these low-ranking concubines.

For such low-ranking concubines, as long as the maids around them don't take the lead in deducting their belongings, their life can still be lived.

Of course, there are drawbacks to this rule. That is, people with bad minds are especially prone to slack at work, and they are not careful in serving them. In this way, it is easy to trap these low-ranking concubines.

But everything has pros and cons. Besides, there is a prudence and punishment department in the palace to supervise. For the time being, the pros outweigh the cons.

That being the case, Liu Fang didn't say much. While she was making clothes, she thought about the things that were piled up in the storeroom.

Now that so many things can be sent, it is because of their first entry into the palace. Let’s just say that the cloth is ready. In fact, the monthly quantity is only two. According to the season, the color and style are different, and the cloth of the sample is naturally different.

But now it's different. The cloth is only one item, Kampot, Gongbu have, four seasons, all kinds of colors, each of which is eight. According to the level of rank, she is all piled up in a room, and you can imagine how much the Chang and Pei Zhaoyi have.

Liu Fang didn't envy them either, but from this she thought that the royal family's private treasury was probably extremely rich.

How to say so?

That's because when studying the palace rules, the bishop gave a general explanation of the source of the cost of concubines and concubines in the palace, and also explained the various categories of the royal family's private treasury.

The first is the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, as its name suggests, is specially responsible for the procurement and scheduling of items in the palace. But in the Jin Dynasty, the House of Internal Affairs also served as a livelihood for the sale of royal items. To put it simply, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also responsible for helping the emperor manage his business outside.

What business does the emperor have?

that much

. The first item is the ticket sales for the opening of the gardens outside Miyagi, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For this item alone, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accounted for 10% of the dividends as remuneration. Half of them belonged to the emperor's private treasury, 30% belonged to the royal family's private treasury, and the remaining 10% went to the private treasury of the harem. In the private treasury of the harem, the queen mother, the queen and Liu Fang and other harem concubines were kept.

In addition, from the classification of cloth, the items in the palace are divided into two types: tribute and palace system.

It is easy to understand the tributes, but the tributes from outside need to be bought with money.

In the Jin Dynasty, the things used by the royal family were really top-notch. Without him, it is because the emperors of the past dynasties are not poor in money, and when things are good, they will sell at a higher price. Moreover, the items that can be paid for tribute, just the name of the royal family can make the merchants benefit countless. Therefore, so far, the tribute items are very good, even if the status of concubines is used, it is much better than the outside. This is royal decency.

As for the tribute, in the Jin Dynasty, there was no corruption in the Household Affairs Office, and the reason was very simple, that is, the people in the Household Affairs Office were not poor in money.

As mentioned earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also in charge of helping the emperor run business outside the palace. The managers of each business, from top to bottom, one counts as one, can benefit from it, and naturally there is no need to rely on others. Local corruption.

Even if there are a few insatiable greedy people, the Department of Shen Punishment is not a vegetarian, and no one can do it without anyone noticing.

As for uniting to deceive the top and the bottom? I don't know in the future, anyway, it's not the case now.

Therefore, all the items in the tribute are genuine, and there is no need for these people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deduct when distributing the copies.

After talking about the tribute, there is also the palace system. The so-called palace-made items are all the things jointly produced by the Department of Manufacturing, the Department of Manufacturing and the Department of Embroidery in the palace. The construction of garden houses, bridges and roads, carriages, utensils, cloth jewelry, etc., all have their own workshops. The products produced from these workshops are divided into two types: royal use and external sales.

It is the same sentence, the most top-level, part of it is sent to the palace, as the royal family, for the people in the palace. Part of it is directly put out for auction, and the money earned will go to the emperor's private treasury, 30% to the royal treasury, 10% to the harem's private treasury, and another achievement to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. .

Therefore, the people in the House of Representatives are actually very rich. After all, there are so many things in charge, and no matter what, they can get a lot of dividends.

Furthermore, the salary of the Jin Dynasty was also high. As an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there was really no need for corruption.

The officials in the Jin Dynasty's Internal Affairs Office were not servants, or, in other words, not the kind of men who had lost their roots as later generations thought, but real men.

After entering the palace, Liu Fang realized why there were so few guards in the harem. It's all because the eunuchs in this world are serious men, but they just took the secret medicine and ran errands for the concubines of the harem when they were in the harem. Moreover, there are only three or two such people in the first house, and they are responsible for external affairs on a daily basis. The purpose is to take care of the concubine's dowry industry outside the palace.

As for the low-ranking concubines, there were no attendants.

The harem is also basically dominated by female officials, the inside and outside are distinct, and the two are not the same person.

Probably only the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Department of Prudence and Punishment will mix both. In other palaces, even in the Queen's Palace, the waiter is the waiter, who is in charge of external affairs, and the affairs of the palace are handed over to the aunts in the palace, the chiefs of the palaces, the palaces of the Shang Palace Bureau, etc. people.

Naturally, as the master Chang, so are the people around Pei, and no one is an exception.

Judging from this set of complex and rigorous institutional personnel in the palace, it can be seen that the system of the entire Jin Dynasty is actually relatively complete.

Even if there are loopholes, that's not much. In general, such a system is relatively fair and orderly.

Of course, the superiority and inferiority, this is still unavoidable.

Having said so much, it shows that the royal family of the Jin Dynasty was rich, the emperor was also rich, and the country was even richer.

Liu Fang felt that just by filling up his private treasury, the emperors of the Jin Dynasty were all good at doing business. Since you know how to do business, naturally, there will be no shortage of silver in the treasury.

In fact, this is also the case. Why did Emperor Xuan of Jin want to rectify the management of the officials? Isn't it just because the country is rich, he can slowly divide the power of the court while continuing to do the policies he wants to do to benefit the people. Anyway, it is the right combination of governing the country and collecting power, and it is easy to say anything if you have money.

Furthermore, this political/government rectification is different from others. The Jin Dynasty was not a country whose national strength was affected by the turbid administration of officials. On the contrary, the entire Jin Dynasty was actually full of vigor and vigor. It was just when the country was prosperous that the country was prosperous and the people were strong. It is not an empty talk.

However, Emperor Xuan of Jin was a man of great vision. He knew that if the emperor of his generation did not make changes, it would be difficult for his successor to break the current pattern of the court. And anytime,

A long-term solid pattern is not a good thing.

There is no problem with meeting the courtiers of Qingming Dynasty. Even if the emperor is stupid, he can make the Jin Dynasty continue to prosper. But in the future, if you meet some ambitious people, then this country is really in jeopardy.

A country ruled by man is like this. Emperor Xuan of Jin saw through such drawbacks for a long time. What he wants to break now is to break the inherent pattern of the court, reorganize it, and then merge the rule of law, the rule of people, and the rule of benevolence into one.

It cannot be said that it must be right, but looking at it now, such a reform is beneficial to the Jin Dynasty and is conducive to the continuation of the country in the future.

☆, 465, The Concubine 8

The wealth of the Jin Dynasty can be seen from the royal treasury, and the supply of the harem now relies on the royal private treasury—the so-called private treasury of the harem.

Knowing that the royal family is rich, Liu Fang naturally doesn't have to worry about her future life.

As long as the royal family has always been rich, she, the royal concubine, will naturally be able to enjoy a prosperous life all the time.

However, it is a reality that her status is low, and it is also a reality that there are not many monthly shares, and the monthly silver is only fifteen taels. It looks like a lot, but if you pay according to the rules in the palace, the monthly expenses are actually quite a lot.

Take the dining room as an example. Every time someone brought a meal, she had to give a big reward of five cents, three meals a day, not including snacks, which cost thirty cents.

The judges must be stupid, aren't they only fifteen? Ahem, this meal is given as a reward, and the little lady in the palace comes to take the food box away as a reward. This is stated in the palace rules.

The reason for this is also very simple, it is to prevent the people under the palace from wanting to give rewards indiscriminately. If there are no rules, then it is really the kind of person who dares to step on your feet when you look down, even if you give a reward to others. That's actually worse.

It would be better to give a reward like this with a clear price tag. No one can toss anymore, and there is no possibility of that slave bullying the master. Of course, that kind of thing that has to humiliate people will not be mentioned.

Anyway, now it seems that this kind of rule that everything is spread out and written clearly is very good.

Lining/clothing/lining/trousers are actually very simple to make, but Liu Fang hasn't done needlework for a long time. The last task was so long that she didn't even know what day it was. However, after coming to this mission world, she also