Although Zhou Ping is now only in charge of Beijing's medical and health affairs, Zhou Ping is now a cadre at the deputy ministerial level, and after being promoted to the military rank, she is now holding the rank of major general.

When Zhou Weiying worked in Beijing, she lived in a collective dormitory with other medical staff, and only Qin Zheng did not have to arrange a separate residence when she came to Beijing, but lived with Zhou Ping.

Although the two have not seen each other for several months and miss each other very much, after all, they are old husbands and wives, and their relationship has become unpretentious, not as enthusiastic as young people. Therefore, Zhou Ping knew that Qin Zheng was coming, so he just asked the kitchen to cook a few of Qin Zheng's favorite dishes and eat them in his residence. The two talked while eating, and briefly talked to each other about their respective things during this time, of course, the main thing was to talk about the work, after all, the two had nothing else to say.

In fact, most of Zhou Ping knows about Qin Zheng's affairs, after all, Qin Zheng has done big things, and there are many channels to understand. Although Zhou Ping is based in Beijing, she still manages a considerable part of the affairs of the Ministry of Health, mainly responsible for medicine. Now 80% of the drugs brought by the crossing have been used, and the daily drugs are basically used up, and the rest are not commonly used drugs. However, most of the medical equipment is still there, and many disposable medical equipment in the old time and space, such as syringe needles, have to be recycled, sterilized and reused. Moreover, in the previous battles, a large number of medicines were seized, and a large number of Chinese and Western medicines were purchased, so the health of the crossing group can basically meet the requirements.

Of course, the crossing group will eventually have to solve the medical problem by itself, but because the chemical industry of the crossing group has not yet been established, it is not yet able to manufacture Western medicine, and can only focus on traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, there are many technological technologies for making Chinese patent medicines in the old time and space that can be realized in this era, and they have begun to make Chinese patent medicines, and at the same time, you can also buy some Western medicines in this era, which can almost meet the needs.

Qin Zheng asked, "I heard that there are a group of single women and children in the hospital, is this going to happen?"

Zhou Ping nodded and said, "Yes, why did you suddenly ask about this." ”

Only then did Qin Zheng tell Zhou Ping about the discussion of the executive committee and the solution to the marriage problem of the traverser.

After listening to Qin Zheng's speech, Zhou Ping thought for a while, nodded and said: "This method is feasible, so many people are not married yet, it is really not a problem, among the women we contain, there are really many girls from big families, not to mention the maids, that is, the eldest lady, There are also a lot of young grandmothers, all of whom were destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and their families were separated, if they were not sheltered by us, they would either die of cold and starvation or be left in the dust, so they are very grateful to us, if they can form a family with our travelers, find their own home here, of course, it is no better, and after this ordeal, I believe they will also cherish a stable and stable life. ”

Qin Zheng said: "That's to say, but now even with the women you contain, it's far from enough, we have more than 5,000 people waiting to get married, can we find more." ”

Zhou Ping said: "If you want to find it, you can definitely find some, but it won't be too much, at most, you can find another 2 or 300 people, and if you want more, it will be gone." ”

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "That's not enough, it's far from enough." ”

Zhou Ping said with a smile: "You care so much about other people's marriages, why don't you want your own daughter, she and Xiao Luo's relationship has been settled, and they should find a suitable time for them to officially get married, but don't tell me anything like they are still young, what era is it now, you yourself often say, only after marriage can you have a sense of responsibility, and becoming a family is also conducive to peace of mind." ”

Qin Zheng couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he heard this, he really ignored his daughter's marriage, firstly, the relationship between his daughter and Luo Yue has always been very stable; secondly, according to the standards of the old time and space, the age of the two is indeed not very old, and it is not too late to wait for another two or three years, but in this era, both of them can be regarded as older men and women, and since the relationship between the two has developed to this point, it is better to get married earlier, which is a matter of the parents' mind.

So Qin Zheng thought for a while and said, "In this way, there are too many things this year, but next year, we should be able to stabilize, and we will handle the marriage for them at that time." ”

Zhou Ping also nodded, it is already September now, and Qin Zheng is going to Xi'an again, and then there will be the establishment of new government agencies and a big relocation, so there will definitely be no time this year, and after these things are done, the crossing group will enter a period of stable development, and there will be time to hold a wedding at that time. Said: "Then it's settled, in fact, if you want to solve the marriage of the traverser, I have a suggestion, you can get at least more than 1,000 candidates, and they are all young girls with a certain quality, but it may cause us a certain political turmoil, and it will have a certain impact on our reputation, we need to seriously evaluate the pros and cons, how about it?"

Qin Zheng couldn't help but be stunned, and looking at his wife's appearance, it didn't seem like he was joking with himself, and said, "It's really fake, what's going on, tell me quickly." ”

Zhou Ping smiled, stretched out his finger, and said, "It's in the palace." ”

"In the palace?" Qin Zheng was stunned for a while before he understood, and said, "You mean the palace maid in the palace?"

Zhou Ping nodded with a smile and said, " Yes, there are more than 1,000 palace maids living in the palace, we have twice entered the palace to check the palace maids, some people have chatted with the palace maids, so they also know a little about their lives, most of the palace maids are very unhappy in the palace, after all, there are very few people who can be favored in the palace, and even if they are favored, they are even more worried and trembling, one is the favored person, and there are more times to serve the master, and it is easier to make mistakes; 。 We also feel that these palace maids staying in the palace are simply devastated, and most of the palace maids are young girls, most of them are in their 10s and 20s, even if they are older, that is, in their 30s, and they don't look bad, and they have also received strict rules and etiquette and training in doing things in the palace, and their quality is much stronger than that of ordinary big ladies, although only a few people are literate, but after all, they are still young, and it is still too late to learn. Since it is to solve our marriage problem, then these palace maids are very suitable candidates, I think they are still attractive to most of the traversers, and if they can't marry Gege, marrying a palace maid who has served Gege is better than nothing. It's just that I don't know how much political impact it will have on us if we take these palace maids away, and you have to make a comprehensive assessment. ”

After listening to Zhou Ping's words, Qin Zheng also fell into deep thought. Zhou Ping's suggestion is indeed a good way to solve the marriage problem of the traverser, because the number of palace maids is many, according to the statistics of the People's Army when it first captured Beijing, there are now more than 1,200 palace maids in the palace, which is a considerable number. If you add the unmarried women within the crossing group, as well as the handmaids of large families who crossed the group's plan before, then the number of people suitable for marriage is about 2,500. Although this number of people cannot completely solve the marriage of the traverser, it can indeed greatly alleviate the marriage dilemma of the traversal group.

In the old time and space, Qin Zheng read a book called [Memoirs of the Palace Maid] (also known as the Records of the Palace Maid), which introduced the life of the palace maid in the late Qing Dynasty, so he still has a certain understanding of the survival of the palace maid, it can be said that the life of the palace maid in the palace is by no means good, not only must she be cautious everywhere, she must tremble and tremble more than Lin Daiyu when she first entered the Rongguo Mansion, walking on thin ice, and she also has to endure all kinds of tangible, intangible, reasonable and unreasonable rules and restrictions in the palace.

Not to mention the various things when serving the queen mother, the emperor, the concubines, and Gege, even in daily life, there are many rules that ordinary people can't bear, the first is sleeping. Palace maids are not allowed to sleep with their backs facing the sky, and must be sideways and curled up. The second is eating. The palace maid is not allowed to have an evil smell on her body, let alone a dirty smell. Things like fish, shrimp, leeks, onions, and garlic are not allowed to eat, and the diet is strictly controlled, and each meal is only allowed to eat eighty percent full, the more favored the palace maid, the more dare not eat a full meal; Needless to say, it's not okay to be flattering, not even to burp. And if things are not done well, they will be beaten, and the palace maids who have just entered the palace are not familiar with the rules of the palace, and being beaten has become commonplace, so taking these palace maids away is actually saving them from the sea of suffering.

Of course, if you stay in the palace for a long time, you will inevitably be contaminated with some bad atmosphere in the palace, such as palace fighting. However, Qin Zheng thinks that there is no need to worry too much, because palace fights generally occur between concubines, and palace maids can't interfere, and now Guangxu is a puppet emperor, and he can't fight anything, and the palace maid's main scheming is to please Cixi, and this is not a bad thing for the crossing group. After all, the crossing group is not the Qing court, and it will also carry out ideological education and transformation of the palace maids. Therefore, the real difficulty, as Zhou Ping said, may have a certain impact on the reputation of the crossing group, and it really needs to be seriously evaluated.

So Qin Zheng said: "It's better to tell Lao Xia and them about this matter first, let the executive committee discuss and evaluate, and it is best to invite an enlarged meeting of the executive committee, anyway, I have to stay in Beijing for a few days, so I can handle this matter well before leaving." ”