Chapter 57 - The Department of Commerce and Taxation (II)

Of course, Lu Ning has never been an idealist, and he doesn't think that he can form any perfect system now, but he hopes to bring some changes, bring some ideological impact, and under the constraints of today's historical inertia, slowly form a balance, a system that can be said to be good for this era, instead of dying and destroying the country, then it is not in vain.

As for this famous mansion, Lu Ning wanted to see how his new policy would be distorted and implemented because he had not really controlled the boundaries of the officials.

In all dynasties and dynasties, those who changed the law would not encounter this problem.

However, his own change of law started in troubled times, and his control territory was still small, so small that he could even go around in various state capitals, and he had just established a prestige among the military and civilians, relatively speaking, it seems that the difficulty is relatively small, but the content of his own change is a little intense, that is, the current people's customs are not so conservative, and there is the open and enterprising wind of Datang, and in the end, it is still unknown.

Miao Dalang, the eldest brother of the Miao family, is one of the four directors of the Commercial Tax Department of the Daimyo Mansion, so You Wuniang said that she would send a maid who is good at cooking to wash and cook for herself, and Lu Ning agreed, of course, not because the clothes she washed were clean and fluffy, and the meals she made were delicious.

Speaking of which, today's folk customs have not really been influenced by Zhu Lixue, although many women have the concept of observance, but it is far from being regarded as a sacred thing in later generations.

Even more than a hundred years later, when Jingkang was in trouble, the Song Emperor's concubine Di Ji (princess) was captured and sent to the Jin Kingdom, most of them were humiliated, but few of them committed suicide, which made the subjects of the Song State feel great shame, and it is said that this is also one of the reasons why Zhu Xi's science began to pay special attention to women's names.

Of course, the change of folk customs was not achieved overnight, throughout the Song Dynasty, women were still relatively free, and even the employment rate was very high, until later generations, Cheng Zhu Lixue was gradually overly misinterpreted, and slowly became a tool to imprison women.

Yes, now this Miao family, don't say Lu Ning, it is You Wuniang, and I also feel that it is not strange to stay in the palace as a maid, and I am not very worried about her hostility to King Qi in her heart, but according to the logic of You Wuniang and many women today, her husband deserves it, she was not sent to the Sili prison as a slave, and even promoted to a female official in the palace, she should be grateful.

In Miao's heart, he should think the same way.

And now Lu Ning asked about her eldest brother, Miao's delicate body trembled even more with fright, and the chief said with a crying voice: "Brother Xiaowen, I have always been not on good terms with my little maid sinner, and the little maid's sinner husband looks down on my brothers, and they have nothing to do with it...... "Even more tearful eyes, begging for mercy, secretly glanced at Xishang Palace Niangniang.

But Xishang Palace Niangniang, where would she look at her.

Lu Ning was stunned, and then smiled: "I didn't mean that, I mean, I want to meet your brother, you help me talk about an errand in the Department of Commercial Taxation." ”

Miao was stunned, but when he heard that this terrifying figure didn't want to cure his mother's sins, he felt a little relieved, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said busily: "Little maid, little maid, what do you want to say?" Hearing that she could go home, and it was the approval of the lord of the country, her heart suddenly became eager.

Lu Ning smiled and explained to her.

You Wuniang didn't interject, her beautiful eyes flowed, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

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More than an hour later, Lu Ning sat in the hall in the front yard of Miao Mansion, although he looked like an ordinary person now, he was better than clean, and he looked much more pleasing to the eye than ordinary men.

It was Miao Aisi, the eldest brother of the Miao family, who was sitting opposite Lu Ning, who looked at Lu Ning, and nodded again and again.

This is a majestic middle-aged man in his forties, slightly dark and short, which makes Lu Ning inexplicably think of that Song Zhisi.

Although the Miao family is not a rich family in this famous mansion, it is obviously operated for many generations, and it also has some foundations, and the house is very large.

Miao seems to be a very favored younger sister in her mother's house, and now when she returns home, a group of female relatives are headed by the old lady, hugging her and crying bitterly.

Right now, Lu Ning could still hear the faint cries of the old lady of the Miao family and the Miao family.

Lu Ning's ears and eyes were sharp, and she could hear Miao crying and saying that he had taught her.

The general story is that the Miao family suffered in Xingzhou, took advantage of the chaos to escape from the mansion, concealed his identity, was taken in by himself, became his own maidservant, and happened to come to the Daimyo Mansion to make a living, so he brought her here, at first Miao did not want to return home, afraid of affecting the family, but it happened that the king of Qi had just pardoned some of the prisoners' daughters, who were in the Si Li Prison, and sent them to their loved ones as wives, and those who fled abroad were not to blame in the past, and her ex-husband's daughters were in the pardon, so she finally had the courage to go home.

In fact, Lu Ning originally wanted to be a benefactor who sent her home, but then thought about it, but no, if he was just a benefactor, the Miao family would definitely have to stay in the Miao family, it was difficult to ensure that some things would not be inadvertently leaked by her, and her identity would be revealed, but now that Wu Niang is here, don't make any danger, although the probability of this is too low and too low, but everything is afraid of what happens, especially when it involves relatives around you, you must be more cautious.

Therefore, simply half-truths and half-truths about Miao's as his handmaid, this is not a lie.

In the story, his family is in the middle of the road, so he came to the Daimyo's Mansion to find an errand, and he has the relationship of the Miao family, so he is looking for Miao Dalang to dredge.

In fact, if Wu Niang's idea is true, if the Miao family pretends to be his wife, it may be more effective, and the Miao family is married, and Miao Dalang doesn't need to help with twelve points of effort to find an errand?

But in this world, many things are different from later generations, his identity as the king of Qi, don't say that he wants Miao to pretend to be his wife, that is, to pretend to be a concubine, it is very inappropriate, this kind of name thing, as the head of a country, can not mess around, even if it is acting, giving her this false name, for Miao, the identity will be very different in the future.

Lu Ning was pondering when a small servant hurriedly walked in and whispered in Miao Aisi's ear, Miao Aisi was obviously stunned, and when he looked at Lu Ning's eyes, he became weird.

Lu Ning's ears and eyes are smart, and he can hear that the little guy is telling Miao Al Si about his relationship with Miao.

Obviously, he heard that his sister had become his maidservant, Miao Dalang was a little difficult to accept, originally, it was estimated that his sister should have become his wife.

After all, his family is in the middle of the road, and his sister is Mrs. Changshi, even if she is forced to do so, even if she is not a wife, she is forced to be a side room, how can she be a maidservant? Even if they are demoted to official slaves, there is no official prostitution house in Qi State, and official slaves are not allowed to be sold to private brothels. It's better than being a servant girl for yourself?