The ready-to-wear exhibition is one of the most lively and concerned events in Suzhou this year, and Xiaoxiao and Gu Mei invited famous prostitutes from Jiangnan and Jiangbei to participate. Although the exhibition has not officially started, a large number of people have already gathered outside the venue, and it can be said that the road within five miles of the venue is crowded with all kinds of horse-drawn carriages. Many people come here to see the demeanor of these famous prostitutes, and some come to cheer for the famous prostitutes they support.

But in fact, people outside the venue can't see these famous prostitutes in Qinglou, and Xiaoxiao arranged a carriage to send people directly from the inn to the venue, and they won't show up at all along the way. But even so, it still can't stop everyone's enthusiasm.

In the venue, it was also full at the moment. And Xiaoxiao, Gu Mei and Yang Ai are sitting in the VIP seat at the venue at the moment, and the host of the meeting is the host specially trained by Feng Qiuhuang.

The show never starts from time to time and lasts for two hours, interspersed with cabaret performances, all of which are performed by famous prostitutes who participate in the fair, and each performs a show on stage. The fair does not rank the prostitutes who participate in the fair. However, since the first ready-to-wear exhibition, there are good people outside the venue who will rank the famous prostitutes who participate in the exhibition, and this "flower list" is even known as the first flower list of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was meeting Xu Xinsu.

"I heard that you have as many as 100,000 slave girls, but is there such a thing?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty, the grass people are also kind-hearted, either the female slaves raised by this breed can't be sold, or they are too young to sell for the time being, and those who can be sold have already been sold, if the grass people don't raise them, they will starve to death a long time ago." Xu Xinsu said with a sad face.

"That's right, I help you with this, I want 20,000 female slaves under the age of thirty and over eighteen, I want to send them all to Lengzhou, Leng Zhou's current 50,000 garrisons, more than half of them are still single, I want to solve this problem for them, so that they can rest assured in Lengzhou." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Your Majesty, your number is too large, and there is an age limit, so the grass people can't get together so many people at once!" Xu Xinsu said.

"I heard that the place where you house the female slaves is on a few small islands on the border of Taiwan Province, or I will send someone to choose it myself." Zhu Youxiao glanced at Xu Xinsu and said.

"Your Majesty, the grass people beg you to open the net, if you do this, the minister is really bankrupt." Xu Xinsu said.

"You will go bankrupt, I heard that you are now a rich country, through your hands out of more than a million slaves, now the empire has your slaves everywhere, you are now concentrating on only the slave trade. You've made so much money through the slave trade, you haven't paid much in taxes, and it's time to spend a little by now, don't think that you can't do anything if you put your money in Dongyingzhen. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"The grass people personally sent a boat to send all the female slaves over the age of twenty-five here to Lengzhou, and you don't need your majesty to pay a penny, what do you think?" Xu Xinsu gritted his teeth and said.

"How many?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"It's definitely more than 40,000, and the grass people have already contacted the buyers, and they are ready to sell them all in batches to remote areas of the empire." Xu Xinsu said.

"If it's less than 40,000, I'll want you to pay it." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"How dare the grass people deceive the emperor? Grass farmers guarantee that one less pays ten. Xu Xinsu said.

"I heard about Jilin and Heilongjiang, and your hand was also stretched out?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Yes." Xu Xinsu said, "Your Majesty, in fact, this business is not easy to do, and the grass people also know that there are people in the court every day who are participating in the grass people, not with His Majesty's protection, the grass people don't know how many times they have died, and the grass people have long wanted to stop." There are more people engaged in the slave trade in the empire, and the grass people happen to be a rising bird, always being watched, this kind of life is really uncomfortable. ”

"You are the biggest slave girl trader, and the rest of the people are all in your hands, and it is difficult for them to get slave girls without my support. Do you know why I'm secretly supporting only you? Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The grass people are ignorant, but the grass people really don't know." Xu Xinsu said.

"For the sake of rules, if there are more people, things will be complicated, and it will be easy to break the rules, and I may not be able to control it. There are more men and fewer women in the empire, the proportion is unbalanced, and the number of men is much less than the number of women, which will affect the security and stability of the empire over time, so I will acquiesce in the sale of female slaves. But the slave trade in girls also has to talk about the rules, and it must be done according to my rules, within the scope of the rules, I can carry this matter for you, if you go out of bounds, I will immediately turn my face. In order not to let things go beyond my control, I will only secretly support you and keep this matter under control. Zhu Youxiao explained.

"The grass people understand, and the grass people will definitely act according to His Majesty's rules." Xu Xinsu nodded.

"If you really don't want to do it, go to Ryukyu or Toei, where you can get out of the limelight." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! But the grass people want to work for a few more years. Xu Xinsu said with a smirk.

"Whatever you want, if you don't want to do it, just tell me, I won't embarrass you." Zhu Youxiao said disdainfully.

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As soon as the ready-to-wear exhibition ended, Zhu Youxiao was ready to leave for Beijing. He had to rush back to Beijing to deal with the affairs of Huang Taiji, and he also had to discuss and arrange the National Day military parade with the Dadu Governor's Mansion.

The day before leaving, Zhu Youxiao asked, "How is Dong Bai's father?" ”

"I passed away the day before the fair. Imperial Doctor Song said that it was too late, if it could be earlier, maybe there would be a chance. Gu Mei said.

"The matter of Dongjia Embroidery Village, if you can help, you can help." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The concubine understands." Gu Mei said.

"What's the response to the fair?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The response is very good, better than the effect in Beijing, Xiaoxiao has decided to put the Fengqiuhuang National Garment Exhibition in Hangzhou five years later. Woolen products have also been recognized by everyone. Gu Mei said.

"The military parade is on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and all the soldiers who participate in the military parade will change into new military uniforms to participate in the military parade, and this time is also an opportunity to show woolen products." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The concubine understands that the concubine will definitely seize the opportunity." Gu Mei said.

"You are Jieyu now, and you will have to live in the palace in the future, otherwise, there will be many people in the court who will criticize it." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The concubine knows that the matter of wool spinning is already being arranged, and there will be no problems." Gu Mei said.

"Let Yang Ai stay and sleep tonight!" Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said. After Gu Mei's last words, Zhu Youxiao decided to accept Zhang Yan's arrangement.

(End of chapter)