Chapter 1641
"Xia Country wants Tsushima?"
Tokugawa Iemitsu knelt on the couch, the wrinkles on his forehead rose like mountain ravines, clearly surprised and angry cross over.
"Hi!"
The warrior bowed at his feet, not daring to raise his head.
"Eight...Ga..." Tokugawa Iemitsu gnashing teeth: "Wolf ambition, wolf ambition!"
Then the voice changed: "Say, the emperor of Xia Country What reason should I cede my Tsushima Island?"
"General, the emperor of Xia Country said that if the generals want to trade, Tsushima Island will be used as a place to trade." warrior trembling with fear said.
"Mutual market... is a good reason." Tokugawa Iemitsu took a breath slowly: "The founders of all dynasties and dynasties have enough pioneering ambitions, but they are not as good as this one. "
He is not stupid enough to say why Xia Country does not use the islands on the coast of North Korea to trade. Now he is begging Xia Country, not Xia Country begging him.
What he saw was the ambition of the founding emperor of the new dynasty of Divine Province. What is Tsushima? It is the gateway of Japan and Japan, what is the intention of cede the gateway? This is a prelude to an attempt to meddle in the Japanese Japanese!
He would not be so stupid to say that even the Mongolian Yuan Tatar Empire failed to succeed, so he thought that Xia Country could not succeed either—Xia Country’s steel fleet showed off one’s military strength at the door of his home, he was eating What a big loss!
"Come here."
Tokugawa Iemitsu thought, said: "In the name of the shogunate, the major names are called to discuss the major event."
"Hi !"
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It is said that it has been more than half a year since the founding of Great Xia, the Imperial Palace has not actually been fully plumped yet. Not only refers to the concubines and concubines of the harem, but also many departments involved in the life of the Imperial Family have not been established.
Departments like the Imperial Hospital have only gradually taken shape until now.
Tianjia has the extravagance of Tianjia, which can be summarized not only by luxury but not luxury. It is equal to the status and is part of the famous device.
No less, only more.
If an emperor eats a dish of greens, wears a sackcloth, and looks unkempt, it is not thrifty, it is a joke.
Majesty requires careful maintenance and care, including all aspects of life, there can be no sloppy.
In the former Ming Dynasty, there were dozens of headquarters in the Imperial Palace, which seemed complicated, but it was necessary for him to exist. The Ministry of Etiquette proposed to follow the rules of the previous dynasty. Although Ying Yi had reduced it a bit, if all were to be built, there would be 20 divisions.
Because the Imperial Palace is not full, the number of maids and maids in the palace is not large. Today there are fewer than five hundred people. The National Draft hosted by the Ministry of Etiquette has been launched vigorously, and Ying Yi’s wedding is about to be put on the agenda, so Imperial Palace must be Perfect as soon as possible.
The recruitment of female officials and court ladies due to this move was also carried out with the draft.
At Ying Yi's request, the final draft to enter the Imperial Palace, at most 100 beauties. And those who can be selected must be young ladies, not to mention that they are proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least they have to be able to get one or two things, and they must be literate the most.
And female officials and court ladies, according to the meaning of the Ministry of Rites, are selected from among the unsuccessful beauties out of a hundred people.
The original plan of the Ministry of Rites was to select a thousand people. But Ying Yi directly halved it, requiring five hundred people. In other words, the final number of maids and maids in the palace is only around one thousand.
Imperial Palace is very big. Thousands of trifling people are put into it. It is probably sparse, and you can't see a few at a glance. Fortunately, some of the eunuchs left over from the previous dynasty also had more than 2,000 in number, which was enough.
Speaking of the eunuchs left over from the previous dynasty, the number of eunuchs is of course more than 2,000. However, it has been selected. The older ones, more than three 15 years old, were fired. Of course, the pension is paid. Those who are left are young, just over 2,000.
Compared to any dynasty, this scale is not presentable. But Ying Yi insisted that so many people were not needed, and the Ministry of Rites could not help it.
Huang Zongxi thought that since there are not so many people, then quality but not quantity. Since the emperor does not like eunuchs and replaces them with female officials, then choose some educated and knowledgeable ones.
For Ying Yi's dislike of eunuchs and replacing them with female officials, the minister of the Imperial court is not without resignation. One person thinks that this is not in line with the ancestral law. But no one thinks that Ying Yi Huang Yin-plus the Zheng family who has not yet entered the palace, the confirmed concubines are only five. This is incredible in any founding emperor of any dynasty.
They just felt awkward—their contact with the Imperial Palace in the future, directly dealing with female officials, made these ministers feel uncomfortable.
But the comment is invalid.
The emperor wants to draft, whether it is a major event for the temple or the arena. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people-if the lady in the family is chosen, once heavenly ascension, what kind of glory is that?
In the draft of the Ministry of Etiquette, 1st Step is a local recommendation. There are no restrictions on this, whether it is a gentry family, a merchant family, or a commoners family.
What I look at is the appearance and posture. After this level is passed, it will officially enter the drafting process of the Ministry of Etiquette.
With counties as the unit, each county nominates one hundred people. Then, the Humanitarian Supervisor and the Ministry of Etiquette will jointly select them. The Humanitarian Supervisor represents Ying Yi's own wishes—however his aesthetics is, the Humanitarian Supervisor chooses. The Etiquette Department is responsible for handling related matters.
Take one from ten for each county, and then take one at Level 1 in the prefecture. This Level 1 selection involves demeanor and temperament. At State Level 1, it is still one out of ten, involving piano, chess, calligraphy, and female red.
Finally, it was gathered at the capital, and the emperor personally saw it.
In the entire Great Xia Empire, there are thousands of districts in the county level 1, and if the number of recommended people is full, there will be several hundred thousand, and the first choice will be tens of thousands of women. There are also thousands of people entering Level 1 of the mansion. Basically, you should be able to enter the palace when you reach Level 1 of the state-concubines or maids or maids.
In this regard, the empire does not waste money. As long as those who enter the primary election list, all costs of the draft will be reimbursed by the empire. If they fail to pass any level, the empire will issue a return home fee, so commoners will not be embarrassed.
Speaking of vigorous and vigorous, no matter the draft or other constructions, it is the same. The education system, transportation system, water conservancy and other infrastructure construction, and even drafts, mobilize the entire empire. The national issuance of related new coins, the improvement of labor efficiency, the gradual prosperity of business, and the results are visible to naked eye.
In this process, some remnants of cleaning up before and after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, including thieves whose business was getting worse and worse, and bad gentry and bad merchants who escaped by chance, were all caught one after another. Account.
Under such circumstances, the order of the empire has been further completely stabilized.
The scorching sun in summer is so intense that even the capital is not hot enough. Since the establishment of the empire, the cold climate has gradually begun to fade, gradually tightening towards the most normal period in the past. People think this is God's will, and they think that Ying Yi's fate returns.
In fact, it is a herald of the end of the Little Ice Age.
In the imperial garden, under the shade of flowers and trees, Ying Yi is enjoying the coolness. Today Zi Niang was in the palace too, and Chen Yuanyuan was chatting happily while fanning and squeezing ice cubes with Chen Yuanyuan.
Life always has some inconveniences-compared with Ying Yi before crossing over. For example, in the scorching summer, there was air conditioning in that era, and there was also an electric fan no matter what. But not here.
Only ice cubes.
This is not a problem that cannot be solved. In fact, Ying Yi already has related ideas, but they have not had time to implement them.
The ice cave in the palace is actually different. The ice in the ice cave is no longer made of nitrate, but the magic of Yuanfu.