Happy dreams(103)

The matter of weaving makes Tongtong worried!

Siye laughed and said, "You are the emperor, do you really want you to weave?"

Ah? No need?

Participation is necessary, and it is true that I want you to weave! You are too good at tossing, and it is not a bad idea to stay at home and weave. But this is not the main thing. He laughed, "The person who suggested it is a bit... self-righteous!"

Huh? Talk about it! Talk about it!

Tongtong hurriedly delivered the tea to others, “Listen to this, it’s good that it’s not made of non-woven fabrics!”

Si Ye took the tea and couldn't help but shake his head, "Do you know how many people the palace rewards each year?"

I do not know!

Si Ye said: "You can do the math yourself. The Qing Dynasty now has eighteen provinces, and we only count the civil servants." He counted in detail how many prefectures, prefectures and counties there were in this province, and how many civil servants there were in each county.

, How many civil servants are there in each state, from prefecture to province?

There are not many military attachés. If you add up the big and small, it will be calculated as one hundred, which is five hundred! So far, from the eldest to the fourteenth, there are only fourteen mansions. Fourteen mansions require eighteen provinces.

Rewards for civil and military officials, even if one family is responsible for a province, are not enough. Although rewards are given automatically, not everyone above and below will be rewarded, but the rewards for the feudal officials are not a small number, even when the parents live a birthday, the children get married.

You need to be rewarded! Now on average, according to the calculation of one piece of cloth for each provincial official, this is 500 pieces of cloth! There are 365 days in a year, and you only have more than 300 pieces of cloth per day. What's the use?"

What's more, you may not produce a single piece of cloth in more than three hundred days. "This does not include the rewards given to the Mongolian tribes, the vassal states, the rewards to the generals stationed in each camp, and the nobles in the court. After all, one year for a family

At least a thousand horses would be considered barely enough."

I expect each of you to weave a thousand pieces a year? Isn’t this just making a fool of myself?

Tongtong seemed to realize something, and whispered: "The emperor still wants us to pay for it!"

That's right! The emperor only collects cloth, but he doesn't care where the cloth comes from. Weaving is right, you can think of your own way!

Tongtong calculated this, "Then every family must have a small weaver and hire someone to weave!"

Yes! You provide the raw materials, buy the machines yourself, hire the people yourself, and find people to spin the cloth yourself. Don’t ask me to just reward people if I don’t have anything to reward them. That’s what the emperor thinks, and he says it’s difficult for him.

The daughter-in-law, in the final analysis, is a disguised form of draining out the foundation of the sons and daughters.

Tongtong's tooth ached when he heard it, and he sat there with his head drooping. After a long while, he said: "If everyone is doing it, doesn't there have to be competition?"

It can't be regarded as competition, but you all claim to be quite capable. Competition is a bit strong, but at least you can have your own characteristics. If things don't go well in the future, there will be cloth named after the prince's elder brother ranking outside! Can you not be beaten?

If people compete with each other, you will have to be blessed.

Good weavers are not easy to find, and the price is quite expensive!

I'm going to kill you!

Tongtong also asked, "The Queen Mother said that we should also weave cloth?"

Weaving cannot be done by one person, but you must participate in it. Separating the threads, inspecting the cloth, and deciding on the patterns and colors are all your errands, aren't they? I'm worried about this.

Tongtong had a sad face and wanted to cry!

Si Ye wondered: "Who came up with the idea?" The emperor just wanted to make money, but he never thought of this matter. The person who came up with the idea is a tricker, right?

Tongtong said angrily: "It's not the Eight Fortunes!"

From Laoba’s family?!

"Oh!" Si Ye smiled, "He went on the road of picking out people's pockets and never looked back." What kind of path did Lao Ba take? People are afraid? Everyone hides when they see each other? I don't understand what Lao Ba is.

What do you think?

Lao Ba didn't know! He was a little irritated when he found out! He looked at Fujin's angry face and became very angry! After a long while, he said: "You are afraid that people will pretend to be virtuous at home, so you can be virtuous too! She can farm.

Weaving, can't you? If you wear your commoner clothes and jade skirts like this at home, does that count as your simplicity? When you have free time, can you make a dress for your mother with your own hands, does that count as your filial piety? If you get something good, send it to your nephews.

"Send it away, does this count as taking care of your nephew?" Which one of them can't show your virtuousness? This is a silent process of moistening the rain. You can't mention this matter outright, let alone say that you are responsible.

The emperor is taking pity on his second son, and you came out of nowhere. Are you afraid that the emperor doesn't know about your ambition?

If you deceive others, we ourselves will not get better, so what are you trying to do?

Also, why didn’t you discuss such a big matter with me?

"I told Minggu!"

Master Ba asked, "Then what do you say when you call Minggu?" Minggu is both the master and the servant in this house, what can she say? If it's a major matter outside, she will naturally remind you to discuss it with me. But

No matter how you say this, it is a matter for the female family. If she reminds you to tell me, wouldn't it mean that she doubts your ability to run the family and deprives you of your right to be a Fujin? I can't say anything to you!

Bafujin said coquettishly: "I won't do it next time. I will definitely discuss it with you next time!" She whispered, "What should I do now?"

What should we do? We can only make mistakes. The emperor is right. What can we do?

He stood up and left, threw up his sleeves and went out directly to Minggu's side.

Minggu was sitting by the window, holding needlework in her hand. When she saw Master Ba coming, she quickly stood up and said, "Master, please sit down." Master Ba looked at it and saw that the half-finished forehead wiping in Minggu's hand was a little dull.

, but the material is made in-house. I am afraid it is a small item made for the Queen Mother.

When Minggu saw that the Eighth Master was looking at her, she smiled and said, "The Queen Mother is getting older. She still feels her head is cold when she sleeps at night."

The eighth master sighed in his heart. Minggu had mentioned this to him and Fujin before! He didn't take it too seriously at the time, maybe Fujin didn't take it too seriously! The Queen Mother had a cold head, so Fujin made some needlework and put it between Minggu's

When Minggu passed it into the needle and thread given to the Queen Mother, wouldn’t Minggu help Fujin to show off his merits in front of the Queen Mother? When Minggu said this, she was actually mentioning Fujin. But at that time, because her position as prince was vacant, she had to wait for a long time.

My mind was always excited. I didn’t pay much attention to it, and Fujin let it go.

Now, Minggu's old story was brought up again, which also pointed the way for Fujin. Minggu knew very well that just weaving cloth at home would not be enough to supply the needs, but Fujin had to be virtuous, and this was a way.

Mr. Ba was full of things to say, but Minggu said it before he opened his mouth.

He had no choice but to stand up and bow deeply, "Sister, please give me some advice! If Yinsu didn't have her sister to take care of her at home, she would have caused a lot of trouble. Recently, she had to trouble her sister about the entertainment outside. Fujin wanted to

Take good care of your body. It’s not suitable to see the cold air. Let her take care of her in peace."

Minggu returned the gift, and Ba Ye didn't stay any longer. Seeing that Minggu was about to see him off, he hurriedly stopped him: "It's windy outside, sister, don't come out."

Minggu didn't force her. She sighed inwardly after seeing off the eighth master! It's not a secret that the Queen Mother's head gets cold when winter comes. Anyone who pays greetings to the Queen Mother knows about it. The Queen Mother is wearing a forehead wiper.

Even a blind person can see it. Let alone Wu Fujin, there is always a baggage in the filial piety given to the palace. Liu Fujin is afraid that he saw it. Last time he gave a prescription to the nanny next to the Queen Mother and asked her to ask the imperial doctor to take a look.

Can it be used? The prescription is medicine and spice packets. It smells very good. Grind it into powder and put it in a small gauze bag. It is a small one. There are two hidden bags on both sides of the forehead. Put the medicine packet inside.

good.

The Queen Mother has found great benefit after using it. She said she has less headaches and sleeps peacefully at night.

This was all done quietly, and no one mentioned it publicly. But how could the Queen Mother not know whose filial piety this was? Could the Emperor not be aware of it?

When I came back, I told Ba Ye and Ba Fu Jin that these two couples were actually heartless. Ba Ye had a high-sounding reason, but Ba Fu Jin's heart was all about Ba Ye.

But Mr. Ba is a sensible person. When his sister calls him over, she still has to worry about many things.

Early the next morning, she went over to greet Fujin as usual. She happened to ask Fujin about the day's housework and see if he had any other instructions. Fujin probably got what he said, so he said politely, "Sister, it's me this time."

That's reckless. If you feel something is inappropriate next time, be sure to tell me. I...after all, I lacked guidance and didn't think so thoroughly."

I dare not accept this!

Minggu said: "...I have something to ask Fujin about. The good concubine in the palace is very unwell, and we have the pulse record in our house. Do you want to ask Liufujin personally?

To see which kind of health-preserving pills are better, Fujin will go to the palace and bring them to the empress."

Ba Fujin frowned, "Sixth sister-in-law... she has seen few medical records after all." She hesitated for a moment, "How about we find a few more famous folk doctors to take a look at..."

The Queen Mother can use Liufujin's prescriptions, but good concubines can't use them? What's more, Liufujin is very cautious in doing things. He only gives out prescriptions but not medicines. There are doctor's instructions behind the prescriptions, and they can only be followed after the imperial doctor's permission.

Just use the doctor's advice. What's more, Liufu Jin can harm a good concubine? Even Concubine De, at this age, all of them are old concubines, and there is no conflict of interest, why are you afraid that someone will harm the other? Concubine Hui,

Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, and the imperial concubine all used the health-preserving formula given by Liufu Jin, individually.

I heard that the noble Dai Jia family also asked for Qifu Jin, and they all used it.

Isn’t it okay to just be a good concubine?

Seeing Gu Ming's silence, Bafu Jin knew that she did not agree to do this. So he hurriedly said: "The main reason is that I want to seek medical advice. You said that we have been married for several years, but there is no movement at all. The imperial doctor always says something like this,

How much medicine have you taken, is it effective? If not, let’s use this as an excuse and hide our identities and go seek medical treatment outside.” After that, he whispered, “Master Jiu invited famous doctors all over the place, and he was invited in the name of the imperial court.

It’s because each company’s famous pills are sold overseas. With famous doctors gathered together, there must be a lot of people seeking medical treatment. When the time comes, can you please come with me to seek medical treatment.”

Are you looking for a child? If that’s the case, that’s fine.

The matter was shelved for the time being, and then Dafu Jin invited him. It was just as Si Ye had guessed. When everyone went back and told the men at home, what the women didn't know, the men immediately knew that weaving was not the purpose, but the purpose.

It depends on each family's contribution. Dafu Jin said, "I went to the palace to calculate with my second brother and sister. One thousand horses for a family is only enough for the time being. If you want to be rich, your family must have 1,200 horses. Because they are rewarded downwards."

, it’s not just homespun cloth. It has to be more refined, at least it has to be easy to handle.”

I mean, you all should show your talents and come up with ideas! Anyway, you have to distinguish between the fabrics on the market.

When Tongtong went back, he arranged for someone to find the embroiderer. My grandfather said not to worry about the loom. No matter what happened, we would have to wait until after the New Year. Let's ask someone to clean up the place first. This thing cannot be left at home, it must be placed in the village.

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I have arranged for the steward to handle it. If it bothers me again, I will have to wait until after the new year!
To be continued...