Chapter 24: The Most Cruel School in the Ming Dynasty (Kneeling and begging for recommendation votes)
Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he heard that the cheap brother readily agreed to his request. He thought to himself: "That's right, although the literacy rate in this era is not high, but the eldest brother is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after all." 100 people who can write and do math is really not a problem for him. Thinking in his heart, he explained to Zhu Youxiao in detail the nature of the money bank he was going to open and the business he was going to carry out.
Zhu Youxiao didn't listen to a few words before he felt bored, couldn't help yawning, interrupted Zhu Youzhen's endless introduction: "Okay, okay, I know that Xiao Wu is the most capable, you go and do it, if you have difficulties, come to me." He turned around and picked up his tools to try on the new chairlift.
Zhu Youzhen stupidly stopped talking, looked at Zhu Youxiao, who was not interested, and left with a funny farewell.
Zhu Youzhen did not return to Ciqing Hall this time, but took Wang Chengen to the palace outside the palace. Tomorrow there will be 100 people to report, and he has to do some preparation.
This is the first time Zhu Youzhen has replied to the palace, this is his own palace, his own home.
Most of the palaces in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were mainly low-key, and they were not as splendid as in other periods. But that's not surprising. The royal palaces in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were generally given by the imperial court.
In the Ming Dynasty, the vassal kings themselves did not live in the capital, and most of these palaces could only play the role of a Beijing office. Therefore, the house in the capital will only be maintenance-oriented.
The prince who lived in the capital and had not yet become a vassal had no income from the fief, and everything was provided by the imperial court. The court is short of money, and it is impossible to spend more here in the palace.
Just like this palace of the king of faith, it is the temporary place where the king of faith stays. Once King Shin becomes a vassal domain, he must leave Beijing, and if there is no accident, he will not come back for the rest of his life, and who will go to the painstaking management again. Of course, since it is a royal palace, no one dares to deduct the size and size regulations that should be there.
Zhu Youzhen stood at the gate of the palace, looking at his home. If there are no accidents, I will live here for the next five years.
Looking at the gatehouse with 5 gates, Zhu Youzhen was full of emotion. If this was a previous life, I would have been able to have such a big house in the capital, or an exclusive villa. In this area, this area, I'm afraid it's less than 100 million, I'm afraid I can't even build it, right?
At that time, if you had such a home, how happy you would be. Hehe, don't think about it anymore, I can't go back anyway. Anyway, I am also the owner of a house in the capital. Although not an era.
Wang Chengen saw that His Royal Highness King Xin did not speak or move, but just looked at the mansion's face constantly changing, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. The letter was distributed by the imperial court, and he only came twice in total, and he didn't know much about the situation in the palace. If something happens in the mansion that displeases the prince, won't he be unlucky.
Thinking of this, Wang Chengen looked up at Gao Qiqian, the steward and eunuch in the mansion. Gao Qiqian saw Wang Chengen's eyes, and nodded slightly very calmly, and Wang Chengen was a little relieved. Wang Chengen saw that King Xin's face showed the usual smile again. Only then did he realize that His Highness had just been distracted again.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were clear regulations on the residences of all classes. From the highest prince to the lowest commoner, it varies.
The palace is the standard five gates, and the palace regulations of the seven main halls.
Zhu Youzhen walked into the house alone through the wide open middle door. Bypassing the wall, there is a small open square the size of two basketball courts. The rear of the square is the main hall commonly known as the Yin'an Palace, although it is claimed to be only three bricks less than the Imperial Palace, but in fact, compared to the main hall of the Imperial Palace, this main hall is pitiful.
Zhu Youzhen's entourage and guards all entered through the small doors on both sides and followed him closely. The eunuchs in the palace bowed their waists and smiled, following King Shin close behind, ready to answer His Royal Highness's questions. I have the heart to leave a good impression in the heart of King Shin, who met for the first time.
Zhu Youzhen didn't know that in principle, even if he was the master of this palace, in his life, he could only enter the palace for the first time and when he entered the mansion when he was married, so he could enter the middle door in such a grand manner. Other times, unless he has made great contributions to the country, the door will only open when the emperor or the emperor's representative is welcomed.
In this era, there are clear regulations on the door and main house of any residence, and you can enjoy what regulations you have at what level, and you can't go beyond them.
As for buildings such as partial houses, transepts, and gardens, they are not within the scope of regulation, and can be built by the owner according to his preferences. It is precisely because of this that the history of the house of the powerful minister is comparable to the record of the imperial palace.
However, the buildings comparable to the palace are by no means the main house. As it is recorded, the garden of Zhang Juzheng's house is even more beautiful than the imperial garden. But if the main house of Zhang Juzheng's family dares to exceed the regulations, then he will be questioned immediately, and it will be the crime of rebellion pointed out by Qianfu.
Anyone who violates it will never have the slightest tolerance, this is the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Youzhen entered the mansion, he didn't bother to visit his palace, so he went straight to the study. It's not that he is not interested, but he wants to draw up a training plan for the practitioners of the bank. No one can help him with this thing now, so he can only think and formulate it himself. He's still not quite right. Don't be in a hurry, you can't have everyone in place, and the system isn't there yet.
Seeing that His Royal Highness King Xin did not mean to inspect the palace, Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief, but Gao Qiqian sighed in disappointment.
That night, in the study of King Xin's mansion, the lights were turned on late.
The next day, 100 people who could write and calculate came to the palace to report as promised.
100 people don't listen much, but as soon as people enter the mansion, the courtyard of the palace is densely packed.
Standing on the steps of Yin'an Palace, seeing the faces of these 100 people, Zhu Youzhen was a little angry and funny in his heart. Unexpectedly, among the 100 people who came, more than half were 17 or 8-year-old young eunuchs. Also, I forgot that in the hands of the cheap big brother, the most convenient reader to call is the eunuch. This is also the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the previous dynasties.
Since the beginning of the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, the palace has specially built an inner study hall to teach the palace attendants to read.
The management of the inner study hall is very strict, and it is not like a modern school where corporal punishment of students is not allowed. There is a whole set of punishment measures in the inner study, from the lightest punishment to the highest cane. If the attendants do not study well, it will not be done with a few beatings from the ruler, they will be subjected to all kinds of severe corporal punishment, and the end will become extremely miserable.
After this kind of rigorous training, only those who pass the examination can enter the celebrant to work. After entering the celebrant eunuch, he has to be slowly promoted one level at a time, and finally he can reach the highest peak of the internal service industry - the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant eunuch. The entire promotion system is not simpler than that of the civil service system of the outer court. Only the three levels of palm prints, pen and pen can be called eunuchs.
Like Li Yongzhen, he was cultivated by the inner study hall system. However, he lost the battle of the chamberlain early and failed to enter the celebrant priesthood. It wasn't until he defected to Wei Zhongxian, and this time with the help of the opportunity given by the letter king Zhu Youzhen, that he stood out and became the third-grade pen eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch. The current Li Yongzhen is qualified to be called Eunuch Li.
Zhu Youzhen looked at the 17 or 8-year-old young eunuchs in front of him, and was speechless for a while. I thought to myself: Big brother, this is using himself as an internship base. Forget it, everyone is coming, so let's all stay, and we can't drive them back again. However, how to use these little eunuchs, I have to think about it carefully.