Leaving five pieces of underwear for each of the two ladies, Cheng Yue ordered the servant to carry the box into Ding Niang's room, called Ding Niang, Jin'er Yu'er, and Gillian Wan'er, and asked them to change into underwear.

Ding Niang saw that Cheng Yue liked it, and she thought it was good, so she gave all the underwear to the concubines, and each of them got four or five pieces.

It just so happened that the mirror made by Ye Qian'er also started production, but it has not yet been listed. Ye Qian'er asked the process of Yue Hou, and took back dozens of mirrors from the farm, and each concubine had one.

The concubines had already seen the mirror they used before, so except for the concubines who were not accepted such as Lilac, they were not too surprised, but more happy.

Lilac waited for the concubine to get the mirror, and for the first time in her life, she saw her appearance so clearly, and sat in front of the mirror and looked left and right for a long time, but she still couldn't take enough photos. Lilac changed into underwear, looked in the mirror, the more she looked at it, the more beautiful she became, she wanted Cheng Yue to see it and was embarrassed, she deliberately didn't close the door and thought about whether Cheng Yue would come in suddenly, but Cheng Yue didn't come.

Lilac looked at herself in the mirror and was silent for a long time, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she lay down quietly and fell asleep.

A few days later, Cheng Yue collected the opinions of the concubines and sent them to the palace for the concubines for reference, and soon, the second batch of goods improved a lot. Although it is impossible to meet the standards of later generations, the results of the concubines and palace ladies doing their best are still very satisfactory.

Cheng Yue opened a quiet and secret place in Hu Xiuxiu and Mei'er's shop to sell underwear and shorts and sandals, claiming that underwear can adjust the body shape, shorts are more comfortable to wear, and the concubines and eight concubines in the palace wear them. It immediately attracted the attention of many noble ladies. There is an endless stream of people who come to buy it. After putting it on. First of all, it doesn't matter whether underwear can really adjust the body shape. At the very least, Xiang Gong is satisfied. The shorts and sandals were beautiful and comfortable, and the small white calves and feet that were exposed made the men even more crazy, and some bold women simply put on thin cotton socks of various colors and put on sandals to go out, looming under the skirts. Everywhere caused a wave of envy, and more and more women began to imitate it. As a result, the business of the ready-to-wear store became even more popular, and the atmosphere of foot binding in the scholar's home was one of the following. Gradually declining.

Hu Xiuxiu sent the cashmere loom into the palace, and personally brought people into the palace to teach the concubines to weave the latest cashmere fabrics. With the jewels of underwear in front, the concubines have high expectations for cashmere fabrics. After seeing the samples brought by Hu Xiuxiu, I was even more energetic and wanted to make a few sets of clothes for myself first.

More and more orders were received in the palace, and the concubines and palace maids were getting busier and busier. The imperial palace of the Southern Song Dynasty was originally famous for its garden scenery, but now it is the height of summer, and this time in the past is the time for the concubines to play in the palace gardens. But now because the concubines and palace maids are too busy, the "click" sound of the textile machine can be heard everywhere in the harem, and there are many fewer concubines playing in the garden.

The concubines had a job. At the beginning, there were indeed many concubines who complained in private, and it was not unique that scolded Cheng Yue. But as the work they accomplished was recognized. There are more and more orders, more and more remuneration, and I am so busy that I have to eat as soon as possible, but I have fewer and fewer complaints about Cheng Yue, and more and more people complain that I am too busy because I don't have enough time. What's more, they no longer have to feel bored, and they no longer have to think about what to do today to pass the time. They have never been so needed and valued as they are now. This is the meaning of the work that the Metropolitan Governor is talking about.

Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu were very worried at the beginning, some concubines were lazy and they knew it, but what they didn't expect was that under the high pressure of Cheng Yue's statement to clean up the harem at any time, and in order not to be isolated by many concubines, those concubines also reluctantly joined the ranks of work. Doing and doing, after having results, I also made an interest, and I didn't have time to fight with each other. As a result, the harem has fewer superfluous disputes, but more disputes over work. However, no matter how many and fierce the disputes at work are, they are much better than the previous intrigues.

Because of their noble status, Quan Jiu and Yang Shufei did not participate in the work, and no one among the concubines felt that there was anything wrong. But after a long time, the content of the concubines' chat made them a little incomprehensible. Feeling that this kind of estrangement began to appear, Quan Jiu and Yang Shufei would occasionally help out with a little work, and found that they would not suffer, everyone worked hard together and completed one thing together, and it was very interesting to talk and laugh. Not to mention the sense of accomplishment that comes from completion, which cannot be replaced by anything else.

The palace did not become chaotic because there was a lot more work, but became more orderly and vibrant, and various expenses were greatly reduced. But because the concubines have an extra income, the quality of life has not decreased much. Many concubines would still go to Yaleju to enjoy it during their breaks. Cheng Yue asked Yunluo to give the concubines a big discount, so that they could afford it, which was regarded as a reward for their hard work, and the concubines were grateful, and they had a better impression of Cheng Yue and worked more seriously.

The concubines can support themselves, and it has also driven many women to start working at home, and some of them are bold enough to take the initiative to find jobs in Yaleju and ready-to-wear stores, wanting to take the concubines in the palace as an example.

The Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, and Lin'an City is jubilant, but it is not as extravagant as before. Under the strong influence of Cheng Yue, new ideas can be seen everywhere in Lin'an, and the national strength of the entire Great Song Dynasty is recovering, and new things, new practices, and new ideas are emerging one after another.

"China Daily" has become a base camp for new things, and Cheng Yue's views on current affairs have appeared on the front page from time to time, constantly washing away the concepts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, forcing the yamen everywhere to adjust from time to time. Although the Metropolitan Governor will not do anything to them now, once the Metropolitan Governor wants to, he can crush them at any time. Going against the Metropolitan Governor will never end well, as the previous example can prove. There are many benefits to cooperating with the Metropolitan Governor, and Su Liuyi's example is widely circulated, and officials from all over the world like to hear it.

In a few days, Cheng Yue will enter the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and the gifts he secretly prepared have been prepared. For Xie Daoqing, Cheng Yue's feelings are a bit complicated, Xie Daoqing is very qualified as a woman, but as a ruler, he exposes his limitations. However, her support for Cheng Yue is all-round and unreserved, even if it is not necessarily sincere, it is enough for Cheng Yue to be grateful.

It was the height of summer, Cheng Yue was in the study, and there were naked Mrs. Song and Mrs. Luo lying beside him. Since the two ladies began to cheat with Cheng Yue, they have been out of control. At the beginning, Cheng Yue had to summon him before he came secretly. Now as long as I have time, I can't wait to come to Cheng Yue's side. Cheng Yue did not disappoint them, the more continuous moisturizing the process, the more beautiful and dazzling the two ladies became like blooming flowers.

After a long time, the paper can't contain the fire, and the relationship between Cheng Yue and the two ladies is known in the hearts of the servants outside the study, but no one will spread it. The private affairs of the Metropolitan Governor are not for them to talk nonsense. Ding Niang also seemed to have noticed something, and every time she came to Cheng Yue's study, she would leave a period of time for the two ladies to put on their clothes after knocking on the door, and then slowly come in to talk to Cheng Yue. What's even more interesting is that Ding Niang raised the monthly money of the two ladies to the same level as the concubines, and no one thought it was strange.

Mrs. Luo's beautiful eyes looked at Cheng Yue's face with watery eyes, and she put her tempting carcass over and said in a greasy voice: "Official, the slave family is okay again, will the official come?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled, kissed Mrs. Luo, and just wanted to press it, a servant woman reported outside: "Dadu Governor, there is an official outside who asks to see, looks like a Nanfan person, and claims to be a Fujian pacification envoy called Pu Shougeng, can the Dadu Governor see it?" ”

Cheng Yue clapped his hands lightly, and said in his heart that this guy really couldn't hold his breath. He shouted to the outside, "Please let him in." Hearing this, the two ladies hurriedly put on their dresses and waited on the side.

Pu Shou Geng is a Sinicized Arab, before the family in Guangzhou, later Quanzhou rose, the Pu family declined, so the family went north to Quanzhou, after several efforts, and prospered again. The Pu family monopolized the trade between the Song Dynasty and the Arab region and even Europe, and made huge profits from it, with five or six thousand sea ships alone, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, making them rich in the world. In history, Pu Shougeng took refuge in the Yuan Dynasty because of his disagreement with the Southern Song Dynasty court (but he can't be blamed for it, the Southern Song Dynasty court has gone too far in many places), and continued to make a fortune by relying on the city.

And now Pu Shougeng has a headache, the Pu family is likely to face extinction because of Cheng Yue's actions, and he must figure out Cheng Yue's thoughts.

First, Cheng Yue is building a sea ship, which is bigger and better than his ship, and Zhu Qing and Zhang Xuan have already driven a new ship around the sea. The people who heard it said that its sails were like a curtain, as fast as a galloping horse, and that the weapons equipped with it in the future would be more powerful, and once it became an army, his maritime supremacy would be destroyed by Cheng Yue, and his Pu family would be completely finished. If it was someone else, he would have killed the door and destroyed the ship, but where could Cheng Yue be provoked? can only find a way to get in touch with him, and even vote for him, maybe he can also ensure that his Pu family is rich.

Second, Cheng Yue is making every effort to develop Shanghai, and now he has built several ports, grabbed some business in Quanzhou, and is constantly expanding. I heard that Shanghai will become a big port in the future, so what should Quanzhou do?

The third is that Cheng Yue has a lot of new goods, and he wants them. Let's not talk about glass, what he wants most is actually steel, followed by MSG and dyes, which are all things that can be exchanged for a lot of money. As long as Cheng Yue agrees to let him sell to the outside world, the profit will not be much lower than porcelain and silk. He also wants other things, the more the merrier, such a good thing is in demand everywhere. (To be continued......)