"How can the daughter of a merchant's family smell like copper?"

Opening the window and feeling a cool breeze, Zhu Yixi said calmly: "Nowadays, the imperial court promotes both agriculture and business, and there is no business registration in the household registration. Farmers are all civilian households."

Although the queen nodded, her eyes remained stubborn and she was obviously not convinced.

Seeing this, the emperor continued directly: "What is a businessman? Which gentry in the world does not do business?"

"Even if you have few assets, it is normal to own one or two shops. Are all gentry families also businessmen?"

"Besides, any of those businessmen's families don't have land and whose children don't study. Aren't they also civilian households?"

“The four peoples are essentially one, so what’s the difference between you and me?”

As soon as he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Zhu Yixi abolished the lowly status and unified various household registrations into civilian households, which made countless people happy.

Political equality is something that many people have longed for.

Therefore, at this time, there is no one at the merchant, and the boundaries can be large or small, which are all determined subjectively.

Besides, the daughter of a rich family knows better the rules and is more beautiful.

After all, rich people optimize their genes, but they continue to marry beautiful women.

The queen couldn't resist the emperor, so she could only puff up her face angrily and turn her head away.

Seeing this, Zhu Yixi turned her head around and said with a smile: "Although people are divided into noble and inferior, in the eyes of the royal family, how much more noble can you get? It's just a hundred steps to laugh at fifty steps."

In front of the imperial power, all families are like dust and not worth mentioning.

The queen was mumbling and couldn't hear the words clearly.

However, at this point she could not resist the emperor and had no choice but to surrender.

Among the three, the nobles, the talented and the talented, and the wealthy businessmen. In theory, the wealthy businessman's family is the most humble, but in fact, the scholar and the talented are the weakest.

But compared to the small civilian households of the past two hundred years, the threshold seems to be higher.

There is no way, although virtue is more important for concubines in the harem, but they must be knowledgeable, otherwise they will be easily manipulated by Waitinghu.

During the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial examination was popular, and the literati ate up all the power cake, and their influence completely overwhelmed everything else. The harm of the relatives was limited to harming the people, and thus they became the emperor's help.

It is precisely with this form in mind that Zhu Yixi no longer fears the influence of foreign relatives as the threshold for the harem increases.

Moreover, considering the enfeoffment of the princes in the later period, it is also appropriate to give them a relatively strong natal family.

If the queen gives in, then it will be easier to discuss.

The couple worked on the bed until midnight before taking a rest.

The next day, a new selection system was born.

First of all, Xuan Shu no longer sends envoys to visit everywhere, and it is no longer limited to the three places in the south of the Yangtze River. Instead, it requires the families of nobles, families, and wealthy businessmen to register independently and receive unified screening from the palace.

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The age range is girls between thirteen and sixteen years old, not limited to legitimate concubines.

Among them, the noble families, from the Duke of the country to the hundreds of families who have been favored, are also included.

Not to mention the whole family.

As for wealthy businessmen's families, they are required to have a clean net worth, and any property worth more than 10,000 yuan will be included in the calculation.

A rough calculation shows that there are more than 100,000 families that can enter the scope, and 70% of them are Juren families.

The election is held every three years, and including the women of the right age, there can be three to five thousand in one period, which is considered acceptable.

Then the best among the best were selected, and five hundred people were selected for the emperor to take as concubines.

In addition, select some for the princes and grandchildren to serve as princesses and concubines.

The remaining few hundred people were selected by the concubines and female officials in the Sixth Bureau.

The smart ones are female officials, and the rest are palace maids.

Adding three to four hundred people to the palace at one time can be regarded as replacing those old people.

Due to the three-year selection process, except for becoming concubines, the rest will be given a dowry by the inner court, or they will be released home, or married to an officer, which can be regarded as finding a home.

Like the Qing Dynasty, which wanted to trap people in the palace from young to old, this not only harmed the family, but also harmed the emperor.

"Marry those officers? Qiu Ba?" The queen was quite hesitant about this matter:

"Your Majesty, this group of people learned secrets in the palace and are used to being dispatched by others. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to release them hastily."

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"What's wrong?" Zhu Yixi said coldly: "The only person who can survive is a strict mouth, otherwise he would have died long ago."

"Ask where the canal can be so clear, so that there is a source of running water. It is replaced every three years. It will remove the grievances and wash away the evil spirits of the palace."

"In terms of employment, wouldn't it be convenient for those female officials to be in their thirties or forties, who happen to be raised in the palace, and who do things smoothly?"

"If you give it to the officers, I'm afraid they won't..."

Sun Xueniang sighed: "I know them. After entering the palace one by one, their horizons are high, and they naturally look down on others..."

"Didn't you say you could let them go home?"

Zhu Yixi patted her lips, causing the latter to squeak and become as loose as meat.

"Just go home. If you are getting married, there will definitely be a dowry there. Let's see what they choose!"

Marrying at the age of nineteen is definitely inconvenient nowadays. It is better to choose an officer to marry, and it is considered honorable for the emperor and empress to grant the marriage.

"I have exhausted my kindness and righteousness..."

Zhu Yixi sighed.

Both palace maids and eunuchs are pitiful people, but they are much better than the hungry peasants who only have enough to eat.

This damn feudal society.

After sighing, the emperor turned around and forgot about it, and started his morning exercises.

Any system is gradual, and the same is true for the Selection System.

In the harem, the first step is to dismiss the maids.

"aunt--"

"Good morning, aunt——"

Wearing a blue and white plain robe and a simple copper hairpin on his head, Gu Chanyi walked all the way. His face was expressionless, but he had a dignity about him. It was hard to count the number of people who nodded and bowed.

As one of the "Six Bureaus and One Division" of female officials in the harem, Shang Gong Bureau Shang Gong, a fifth-rank official, is the top existence among female officials.

She assumes the responsibility of guiding the middle palace, is mainly responsible for managing documents, conveying the queen or queen mother's wishes, and is responsible for various celebrations in the harem.

To the Queen, she is her right-hand man.

Although she is famous, she is only twenty-three years old. She was promoted from the palace maids by the queen.

"What's wrong with the Queen?" When they arrived at Kunning Palace, Gu Chanyi frowned and asked about another palace minister, Sun Yuru.

It was brought over by the queen from her natal family, and she was in charge of Kunning Palace and served the queen, which was very different from her responsibility for foreign affairs.

"Just go in."

Sun Yuru smiled and said: "It's a good thing to be with you."

Gu Chanyi felt doubtful and then slowly walked into the palace.

"Chanyi, come and sit down."

The queen's legs were a little weak. She was sitting on a chair with a peach blossom face. She used to be white with red inside, but now she is red with white inside.

Gu Chanyi knew this very well. This was the result of the emperor's nourishment last night, and it had already spread throughout the palace.

"Empress——"

Gu Chanyi didn't dare to be presumptuous, she bowed politely, and then stood there respectfully, not daring to go beyond the rules.

The queen asked again and again, but she could only sit down slowly.

"Closer, closer—"

He had no choice but to sit next to the queen.

A pair of hands groped around her face, occasionally attacking her breasts, waist, and buttocks.

Then, the queen asked softly: "How old are you?"

"Go back to your Majesty, you are twenty-four slaves."

Gu Chanyi didn't know what to say, but still answered respectfully.

"Not too young."

Sun Xueniang sighed: "When I was the same age as you, King Wu could already run away and call me Aniang."

Gu Chanyi's face was full of embarrassment, and her butt was particularly awkward.

"Have you ever wanted to marry someone in the palace?"
To be continued...