Eight rows of Yao sent an envoy group, a total of thirty-two people.

Eight rows of twenty-four punches, one for each family.

Pan Mai Wei from Yau Ling Pai was elected as the temporary leader and was received in the lobby of the General Military Mansion.

There are four rows of stools in the lobby, and Pan Mai Wei sits in the center of the first row. From time to time, he whispered to the leaders from the Nangang Platoon and the Hengkeng Platoon, and after saying a few words, he looked forward to see if Zhao Tianwang had come.

Suddenly, a young man walked out of the door, and these Yao envoys didn't take it seriously, thinking that they were ordinary officials of the General Military Mansion.

An ordinary official, all tall and handsome, worthy of the mansion of King Zhao Tian, is really full of talents!

The young man walked in a few steps and suddenly said, "What does it look like to move a chair into the hall and be high up in the hall?" ”

Someone immediately took action and moved the chairs from the top of the hall to the bottom of the hall, the same height as the seats of the Yao envoys.

Pan Maiwei asked the translator in Cantonese: "What did he say?" ”

The translator immediately paraphrases.

Pan Maiwei smiled and nodded, and said to the person next to him: "This young man is very good, he doesn't look down on us like other Han people." When I meet Zhao Tianwang, I must praise this young man and hope that he can become a bigger official in the future. ”

Suddenly, the young man clasped his fists and smiled: "I am Zhao Han, the rumored Zhao Tianwang, welcome all Yao brothers to come to Ji'an as guests." ”

The translation is retold in Cantonese.

Zhao Tianwang?

The end of the market was stunned, and when he looked around him, the other leaders couldn't believe it.

The crowd hurriedly stood up.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Everyone sit down and talk." ”

"Meet King Zhao!"

The end of the plate bought the lead and knelt down, and everyone knelt down with a brush. They had been forced to kneel by Han officials before, but this time they were not forced, but knelt willingly.

Because Zhao Han took the initiative to move the chair down and equal the height of their seats, just this small gesture was enough.

Zhao Han said: "Everyone, please get up quickly. Under my rule, as long as you abide by the law, there is no high or low. Han people are equal to Han people, Han people are equal to Yao people, you and I are brothers to each other. ”

Hearing this, Pan Maiwei was a little excited, and at the same time, he also had the meaning of beating the snake on the stick, and shouted again: "Meet Brother Zhao!" ”

"Meet Brother Zhao!" Everyone shouted in unison.

The interpreter said, "Boss, they're calling you brother." ”

It's a little interesting, Zhao Han smiled, and couldn't help but glance at this person.

deserves to be elected as the leader of the envoys, this guy's brain turned really fast, and he brought the relationship between the two sides closer at once, and also bit the principle of equality between the Yao people and the Han people to death.

"Sit down." Zhao Han smiled.

Everyone sat down together, and the discipline was very strong.

After chatting a few words, Zhao Han asked, "How is this year's harvest?" ”

The end of the purchase replied: "This year's harvest is average, and last year's harvest was very bad." The weather was dry and drought, the terraces ran out of water, and the days in the row could not go on. The dog official also came to urge Tian Fu, and the harvest increased year by year, but we drove them away. ”

Zhao Han sighed and said: "Corrupt officials are so bad, I was also forced to rebel by corrupt officials, I understand your difficulties." ”

"If Brother becomes the emperor, everyone will have a good life in the future." Buying the tail flattery.

Zhao Han asked about the election system of Bapai Yao again, listened for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Do all the Yao people in Guangdong elect leaders like this?" ”

Pan Maiwei shook his head and said, "Yao Min is different from Yao Min. We were close to the Han people, and we had to serve as servants in the government, and the Han people sometimes called us 'Tingzhao Yao' and 'Tingqiao Yao', as if we were tamed dogs. There are still many mountain Yao in Guangdong, they don't know how to plant terraced fields, they always set fire to the mountains to grow grain, and they have to change the mountains to burn in a year or two. The leader of Guo Shanyao was not elected. ”

"Why do you want to elect a leader?" Zhao Han asked again.

Pan Mai replied: "If you don't choose the leader, how can you arrange the release of water?" How to manage flushing? ”

Zhao Han instantly understood that the terraced fields were the lifeblood of the Eight Pai Yao, and the irrigation of the terraced fields must have a high degree of discipline. If the land of any family does not obey the management, it will affect a large area, and the hereditary system of the chief will inevitably bring favoritism.

Therefore, their leaders need to be elected to ensure that the terraces of each family can be produced normally.

Guoshan Yao is different, long-term wandering and constantly migrating. In this mode of life and production, it is definitely not possible to elect a leader, otherwise there will be countless chaos.

There is no best system, only the most suitable system!

Just like after Zhao Han established the country, he absolutely could not engage in a constitutional monarchy, because China was too big. Once the monarchy is constitutional, the emperor is 100% hollowed out, the civilian bureaucracy will begin to grow wildly, and then swallow up all local interests, and the small people will be swallowed to the point that there will be no bones left.

Zhao Han asked again: "The population of Bapai Yao continues to multiply, is there enough terraced fields?" ”

"It's not enough," Pan Maiwei shook his head and said, "In the past, it was possible to cultivate new fields, but now there is no place to open new fields." The clansmen who did not have land could only go down the mountain and work as tenants for the Han people, and some people went to the county seat to be nomads. There are still some Yao people who have made a fortune outside the mountain, and like the Han people, they have become big landlords who bully people. ”

After listening to the other party's story, Zhao Han decided to treat it differently.

The eight rows of Yao, who implemented the electoral system, did not touch their internal structure. Because the selection of Han people to manage is likely to upset the balance and interfere with the normal production and life of the Yao people.

As for the Yao landlords and Yao tenants, how to divide the land, how to divide the land!

However, the Eight Pai Yao had to establish a school. It is necessary to let ordinary Yao people also learn to speak Chinese and learn various cultural knowledge, and those with excellent grades can come out to take the exam to become officials.

And those who have passed the mountain Yao, alas, a little bit of education, teach them how to farm first.

The primitive tribe can also be educated, Wang Yangming was relegated to Longchangyi, and the nearby Miao people are slash-and-burn. Wang Yangming had a good relationship with those seedlings, and the Miao brothers also helped Wang Yangming build a thatched house, and the first "Longgang Academy" was born, and the Miao children also studied and read in the academy.

Suddenly, Pan Maiwei arched his hand and said, "Brother Zhao, please marry the most beautiful Sha waist sister in Bapai Yao." Then we become a family. ”

The interpreter explained: "An unmarried man is called Brother Agui, and an unmarried woman is called Sister Sha Waist. ”

"I need to discuss this matter." Zhao Han did not immediately agree.

The Yao envoys, although they were a little disappointed, Zhao Han finally did not directly refuse.

After sending these envoys back to his residence, Zhao Han summoned the ministers of the General Military Mansion to discuss.

Li Banghua took the lead in speaking: "Na Yi Yao girl, if you can set eight rows of Yao, then you should accept it, please take the general town as the priority of national affairs." ”

"It's long overdue for Concubine Dona." Pang Chunlai said with emotion that he hoped that Zhao Han would marry a few more sons as soon as possible.

The rest of the ministers also admonished one after another.

Zhao Han was puzzled: "Don't you discriminate against Yao women?" ”

"Why discriminate?" Li Banghua asked rhetorically, and said, "The eight rows of Yao are familiar Yao, and many Yao people who have come down the mountain have long been no different from the Han people. ”

It is true that the magistrates discriminate against ethnic minorities, but when it comes to intermarriage, no one really cares.

Emperor Zhengde's own grandmother is likely to be from a barbarian family, and is said to be the daughter of a local official in Guangxi. Zhu Jianshen sent troops to conquer the barbarians in Guangxi, bringing back a group of children who had lost their parents, one of whom grew up to give birth to Emperor Xiaozong.

Back at the inner house, Zhao Han discussed with Fei Rulan.

Fei Rulan sighed and said: "If the husband doesn't accept a concubine again, the entire Ji'an Mansion will spread that I am jealous." ”

Fei Rulan is also very anxious, after she gave birth to her son, she has not been pregnant for two years. found a famous doctor to diagnose, said that it was the last birth, which caused the blockage of the meridians, and prescribed a prescription for conditioning, Fei Rulan has been eating it for more than half a year.

Zhao Han said: "Once I take a concubine, countless officials will follow suit, and the atmosphere will be corrupted. ”

Fei Rulan said: "Since the husband's incident, the treatment of concubines and prostitutes has been done without the people holding officials accountable. Even if the husband doesn't take a concubine, the person who wants to take a concubine will secretly take a concubine. ”

Zhao Han was speechless, it seemed that his acceptance of a concubine had become something that all the people were looking forward to.

Not only those with vested interests, but even the gentry who hated him felt that Zhao Han should have more sons. Otherwise, if the only son dies and Zhao Han also suffers an accident, Jiangxi will inevitably be chaotic again, and I don't know how many people will die in the military disaster.

Zhao Han has not yet become the emperor, and the affairs of the inner house have been stared at by countless people.

One day he became the emperor, and the harem was no longer a home, but purely a political subordination.

Zhao Han is not resistant to taking concubines, he is also a normal man, and it is reasonable to be greedy for women. But he has always been cautious about this, or rather, Zhao Han has been cautious in everything he has done since he started the army.

was so cautious that the expansion speed was extremely slow, and the officials and soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, and they kept pushing Zhao Han to accelerate the expansion.

He is a sailing helmsman who must lead the crew out of the wind and waves.

Alas, no matter what, take a concubine and take a concubine, anyway, it will be sooner or later.

Zhao Han chatted with Fei Rulan a few more words, and then went to the study to write the "Patent Law" by himself. This thing is unprecedented, and it must be formulated by Zhao Han himself, and others don't know how to do it at all.

In the Song and Ming dynasties, there was also a monopoly system, but it was fundamentally different from the patent system.

The monopoly system, which focuses on state control, such as the monopoly of salt, iron, tea, alum and other commodities. It is mixed with a small number of technical franchises, which are relatively close to patents.

The patent system focuses on encouraging research and development and ensuring the interests of technology developers.

The first step is to set up a patent office in the Department of Public Works.

It is also necessary to formulate examination standards, that is, how to determine a patent, and it is not always possible to just take something and stamp it.

These things have to be explored slowly, so the water-powered spinning machine is used as an experimental product, and adjustments are slowly made in the process of patent implementation.

Zhao Han decided to set two patent protection periods, and the patent holder can choose by himself.

The first is valid for ten years from the date of approval of the patent.

The second type is valid for five years from the date of obtaining the benefit from the patent.

After completing the compilation of the "Patent Law", Zhao Han finally replied to Yao Min and agreed to marry a Yao woman.

At this time, Zhao Han received a letter from Fei Ruhe.

Fei Ruhe had already garrisoned Guangzhou, but the merchants there were too powerful, and he didn't dare to deal with it easily, for fear of causing a series of unknown reactions.

Thinking about Macau, Zhao Han decided to go to Guangzhou in person.

Not only did he have to deal with the merchants of Guangzhou, but he also had to meet with the Portuguese and Zheng Zhilong.