After Zhu Yingzhen said goodbye, Gao Pingshi originally planned to take a hot bath and have a good rest. At the same time, he also considered the matter of the knighthood in detail, and worked through the doubtful points.
Although he is now focused on completing the "Eastern System" and believes that all other things must make way for this, the issue of the knighthood may not be without its uses. He still needs to think about it and see if he can refuse it.
What are the more practical benefits of becoming a knight?
This benefit does not necessarily have to be obtained by himself. If it benefits the entire Practical School, it is not a bad idea, but it is not easy to handle. In any case, whoever makes meritorious service will be rewarded. This is normal operation.
However, Gao Jingshi's bath was not completed. He was just about to give instructions when he saw Gao Mo coming, and he brought a tall woman with him. At this time, Gao Mingshi was upstairs, Gao Mo and the woman
Just after passing through the arch, the two sides were far away. Gao Pingshi couldn't see her face clearly. He only felt that the woman's walking posture was very different from that of the maid at home.
Calling her strutting might be a bit too much, but judging from her gait, there is clearly a feeling of "I am no less than anyone else", and there is absolutely no pretense of being dignified or delicate.
Gao pragmatic smiled immediately, he knew who was coming.
"Miss Liu, are you okay?"
On the top of the small building, Gao Pingshi took the initiative to say hello with a smile, which made Gao Mo downstairs a little surprised.
Different from the "ladies first" model that Western society deliberately created to pretend to be civilized after the Middle Ages, the Ming Dynasty adhered to the Confucian etiquette, that is, only distinguishing between superiority and inferiority, not gender. Neither because you are
If you are a man and receive preferential treatment in etiquette, you will not receive preferential treatment in etiquette just because you are a woman.
For example, if the visitor is a royal lady of higher rank than the third rank (high pragmatic rank), regardless of other reasons, the high pragmatic person should be the first to say hello - usually with a raised hand and a salute.
On the contrary, if the other party's rank is lower than Gao Xiangjing, then the other party will naturally salute to him first. If two people are of the same rank, it does not matter the order. As long as one person salutes first, the other person must salute him in return.
Although this was a society where men were superior to women, etiquette was not based on gender, and it was considered equal rights to a certain extent. It was also a symbol of the supremacy of Confucian etiquette.
The woman downstairs is naturally Liu Xin. She is not wearing Madam Gaoming's clothes at the moment - of course she is not Madam Gaoming originally - so theoretically speaking, Gao Pragmatic's behavior of greeting him first is a bit "disrespectful". This is Gao Mo.
Reason for slight surprise.
However, Gao Mo was about to be even more shocked, because Liu Xin had already said with a sweet smile: "My boss said this, I can't afford it."
Gao Mo was even more stunned because first of all, the title in this sentence was not right. When did the master become her "owner"? Secondly, the tone of this sentence was wrong - the second half of the sentence was not wrong, but Liu Xin
When she said it, she didn't have the sense of deliberately trying to please ordinary women in front of Gao Pingshi. Instead, it seemed like she was joking. Gao Mo even felt that the tone of the word "yo" was a bit "provocative".
Gao Mo was originally worried that the master would be displeased, so he was about to use "I have met the master" to distract him. Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic not only was not displeased, but instead laughed: "The tiger girl of the general has made great achievements in battle, why can't Miss Liu bear this?
Then he waved his hand to stop Gao Mo, who was about to salute, and ordered: "There is no need to be more polite. Miss Liu is not an outsider. Please ask her to come upstairs."
Although Gao Mo knew that Liu Xin and Gao Jingshi were old acquaintances, he didn't know that her position with Gao Jingshi was so unique, so he had to temporarily hide his doubts and invite Liu Xin upstairs more humbly than before. Liu Xin
He bowed slightly and asked Gao Mo to lead the way.
The two of them went upstairs. Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand to point to the guest chair and said with a smile: "Miss Liu, please take a seat."
"Thank you, boss."
Gao Pingshi waited for her to sit down, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked: "I just wanted to ask, you and I are obviously friends of the same generation, when did I become your employer?"
Liu Xin smiled sweetly: "I was hired by your respected wife, and now I am working for Jinghua. How dare I not call you boss?"
"Oh..." Gao Pangshi suddenly said: "You were fighting in southern Xinjiang before, and you actually led the troops in this capacity?"
Liu Xin smiled and said, "What else?"
"I thought it was just...well, just a guest appearance." Gao Pragmatic chuckled.
Liu Xin shook her head and said, "I think so too, but that's not easy to do."
"Oh? Why?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"I'm afraid you don't even know how powerful Jinghua is in southern Xinjiang." Liu Xin said, subconsciously glancing at Gao Mo.
Gao Pragmatic didn't blink and said calmly: "But it doesn't matter."
Liu Xin smiled slightly: "Okay, let me put it bluntly - Jinghua's status in southern Xinjiang is probably not much different from the emperor's status in Ming Dynasty."
Although Gao Mo who was standing aside was prepared, he couldn't help but frown after hearing this statement. Although he was not yet sixty years old, he had already begun to show signs of longevity eyebrows, with one or two eyebrows on his right eyebrow.
The eyebrows are obviously longer than elsewhere, which is quite obvious with this movement.
Gao Pragmatic was calm and replied: "No matter how small it is, there is still a difference. Besides, what does this have to do with your capacity to lead the army?"
Liu Xin curled her lips and said: "Of course it does matter, it matters a lot. If I still lead the troops as a guest general, even though I have the order of your wife, I will still be an outsider in the end. As an outsider, if I only lead three to five thousand people
Soldiers and horses, that's all, but I command an army of tens of thousands, how can I suppress it?
Gao Shutai, you have to know that the number of surrendered Japanese soldiers I brought over is very limited. At most, they can only serve as central troops, personal guards, etc., so that the proud and powerful generals under your command will be willing to listen honestly.
My order? Naturally, I have to pretend to be one of my own family members, and then I can barely command them with the help of Madam Madam's tiger skin."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic frowned a little when he heard this: "Is it so difficult to command the garrison? Do they dare to discount Zhiting's order?"
"It depends on the situation." Liu Xin said rudely: "If she appeared in the army, no one would dare to discount her orders, or even dare to disobey her orders. But you also know that she is pregnant when she goes south this time.
I don’t spend much time in the army, and most of the time I stay in Dingnan’s mansion to control the situation. At times like this... the effect will naturally be worse."
Gao Pragmatic's smile has faded, and he said seriously: "For example?"
Liu Xin shrugged slightly and said: "For example, when I attacked the rebels in eastern Siam by sea last time, Huang Dutong had an explicit order that all the land and sea armies under his command must be under my control. But in fact, in order to convince them, I I almost broke my tongue. In the end, thanks to your jade pendant, it worked, otherwise I would have almost needed to use force to force you."
Gao Pangshi felt a little angry in his heart, suppressing his anger and said: "I have an explicit order that all the ministries in the south of Beijing, whether civil, military, business, or military, are controlled by Zhiting. Why do these people dare to question it?"
"Well..." Liu Xin tilted her head slightly, thinking: "Perhaps they are still not used to taking orders from women? You also know that it is tradition for Huang Dutong's own chieftain wolf soldiers to take orders from female chieftains. , but your security forces are different.
Among your several garrison troops in southern Xinjiang, there are even many who are not Han at all, but "promising young men" among the local native people who are willing to join the "Han nationality" through military exploits. In southern Xinjiang, men are superior to women even more than in the Ming Dynasty. , in some families in some places, women are not even allowed to stand in front of men - for example, when men come home, women have to kneel down to welcome men home. People in such places, you let them grow old It will naturally be a little difficult to obey a woman's instructions honestly."
"So exaggerated?" Gao Jingshi was also a little surprised, but he immediately shook his head and said: "That won't work. Even if I don't have time to care about their private customs and habits now, at least I can't copy this set of things in my capital.
The hierarchy system implemented in Jinghua is based on the Ming Dynasty. This rule must be strictly implemented - hierarchy only depends on rank, regardless of gender. Gao Mo, please take note of this and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue a regulation for me to review later. I will issue it when the time comes. Send it to all ministries in southern Xinjiang and ask them to comply with it."
Gao Mo immediately agreed. Liu Xin smiled and said: "Although you alone have the final say in Beijing, there are quite a few native soldiers in the garrison. What reasons are you going to use to convince them?"
This article did not bother Gao Pragmatic. He raised his eyebrows and said: "If you ask them to learn to abide by the etiquette of the country, it is to praise them. If they are unwilling to implement it, they will talk about the iron laws of the garrison. Even if they do not use military laws, they will just I don't think many people would dare to be dissatisfied if their future of becoming Han nationality was cut off."
"Good means." Liu Xin clapped her hands, and then sighed: "It's a pity that these means can only be used if you ask for them. Even Huang Dutong is cautious when acting in southern Xinjiang, for fear of damaging your reputation and prestige."
This was a new statement. Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised and asked: "How do you say this?"
Liu Xin was not an ordinary person after all, and she had no scruples when she heard this. She said bluntly: "Although Huang Dutong has never expressed such a meaning, as a close bystander, I can still tell something: she is afraid that others will take her into account." She governs southern Xinjiang on your behalf and you regard her as Si Chen, and you are even more afraid that others will regard her as Empress Lu or even Wu Zetian."
Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised: "How could she have such an idea? How did you see it?"
Liu Xin spread her hands: "Is it strange that she has such worries? You have been an official in the capital all year round, and you are really far away from southern Xinjiang. Although there are many garrison troops and advisory groups in southern Xinjiang,
, the people in charge are all your servants or simply brothers, but... how should I put it? These people still have to listen to her control, so how different is this situation from Empress Lu and Wu Zetian in certain periods?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Rumors are rumors. Before Liu Bang and Li Zhi died, Empress Lu or Wu Fang could not be in charge. In fact, the person in charge was still their husbands."
Unexpectedly, Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "So now you know why she cares so much about whether you are safe in the capital?"
Gao Pingshi was startled: "Those words...huh?" He wanted to ask, "What do you mean by that?", but suddenly he stopped himself, thought for a moment, frowned and said, "She is afraid that if I die,
Will Jinghua lose control?"
"Why are you less taboo than me?" Liu Xin couldn't help complaining: "Don't be too quick to die. I think she is deeply poisoned by feudal ethics... Forget it, let's not talk about this.
In short, I suggest you find an opportunity to inspect southern Xinjiang in person. Don't make it so that everyone there only knows Huang Dutong but not you Gao Shutai. You may think that the mutual restraint system within Beijing is very complicated.
If it is perfect, this situation will not happen, but the local people may not necessarily do so.
If this continues for a long time, it will not only be a bad thing for you, but more importantly, it will put more pressure on her. I feel that she is devoted to you, which even makes her hate her two younger brothers.
The arrangement is very difficult. Oh, and, do you know that the dissatisfaction with her within the Huang family chieftain is intensifying now? "
Gao Pingshi's eyes narrowed, then he pondered for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I had expected it, but... I didn't expect it to appear so soon."
Liu Xin did not have any doubts about his "expected", but just nodded and said: "I also think that based on your style, this should be expected, but this matter... you'd better not be trivial."
Watched it."
She did not wait for Gao Gao to answer pragmatically, and frowned slightly and said: "The 'fiefdom' previously occupied by Huang's chieftain was not too extensive, but because your naturalized household registration system was first implemented in Annan, and you have been introducing Han people to enrich it,
Local areas, so the population in those areas is growing very fast, and most of these people have become members of their rule. In other words, their control is not weak now."
Gao pragmatically said: "But I have asked southern Xinjiang to readjust these control areas."
"Of course I can see your intention of spreading them out, but this will also lead to other problems." Liu Xin said seriously: "Huang Dutong discussed this issue with me in private. Although she didn't say it explicitly, I think she
I am still very worried that after these people arrive in the new 'fiefdom', they will develop like the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, using various means to seize fields and other industries, and finally turn the 'fence' in southern Xinjiang into a cancer."
Gao Pragmatic had really imagined this development trend, but he didn't expect Huang Zhiting to think so. After all... that was her natal family.
It seems that those "brother-supporting demons" in later generations have different ideas from the women at this time. Women at this time may be more particular about following the chicken when marrying a chicken, and following a dog when marrying a dog. After entering the husband's family, they become the husband's family.
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Gao pragmatic pondered for a while and asked: "Is this what you came to Beijing to tell me about this time?"
Liu Xin shook her head: "This is just one of them."
"Well, Zhiting has not mentioned this matter to me before. Since she asked you to talk to me, there must be some things that are not convenient to mention in the manuscript... What is her attitude? Do you have any suggestions?"
Liu Xin sighed and said: "She does have a suggestion: take back the chieftain's power to govern the local area."
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