Hu was still hesitant.

Zhen Zhiwen was anxious: "Mother doesn't have to worry, whether it is a famous family in Beijing, the family of Qingliu Shigong, or a capable official, whether it is a man or a woman, the future has been set early." My son has already inquired, and in the first round of the election in Beijing this year, there was no official family member. ”

It's natural.

The end of the universe is the establishment, and the officials in Beijing, who are willing to go, have probably passed a round of exams.

If you can go, you will naturally go early.

Nowadays, the backyard of officials in Beijing, digging open the housewife, can be called a "wild and virtuous".

There was even a duchess who signed up.

This lady has had a smooth life. Growing up in the palace since he was a child, he and Grandpa Guo's childhood sweetheart, and a pair of children were born into their own families, and there were no concubines in the backyard, and the stewards were also loyal.

After handing over the chores to her daughter-in-law, she was idle all day long.

When people are idle, they have to have something to do.

The Duchess looked at her niece who came from other places to catch the exam, and her heart moved, so she simply registered her name and said that she was going to accompany the exam.

And then she hit.

The first sword on the shore is to cut the person you want first.

Grandpa Guo splashed and rolled, and 10,000 were not happy.

But the lady thinks that if the son's qualifications are mediocre, he must leave his mother's arms and experience more; The daughter-in-law will also take over the Guogong Mansion in the future. Since it's all a matter of time, just take advantage of her still alive to vacate the place first, let the young people exercise more, and the old couple can also take care of it.

If something really happened, she would still be able to speak in the palace.

Grandpa Guo finally gave in and went to ask for a favor, begging His Majesty to be kind and not to let his daughter-in-law 007.

"996 is fine, and you have to have two days off a month like the courtiers."

His Majesty found the Empress and the Duchess of the Kingdom, and the three of them formed a temporary branch, and fully exchanged views on "the impact on the family of the head of the house, and how to deal with the opposition of the husband", and agreed to the request of the grandfather.

Grandpa Guo knelt down to thank God.

Since then, the status of the housewives has been further improved, and if their husbands dare to take concubines, they dare to take the public examination.

The political sense of smell is very much in line with evolution.

Hu has been away from Beijing for many years, but she was a clever girl back then, and now she is only a stupid woman.

What's more, she hasn't actually touched the real center of power, so she can only speculate.

"It's a shame that you're in business, why don't you understand the truth that 'scarcity is expensive'. In previous years, those female officials were all officials and dependents who didn't stand out much, or widows who had lost their husbands and had no mother's family, and they fought for a future. ”

She used her experience in fighting in a small portal house to speculate on the nobles of the high family.

This is no different from what the women think, "Donggong Niangniang bakes flatbread, Xigong Niangniang rolls green onions".

Hu Shi used the solitary case of his third daughter to argue, but he felt that it was very appropriate.

"In other words, those real nobles don't say that they are married, or they are not married, and I am afraid that they will not look down on them."

Hu rubbed the teacup and looked down at his own reflection in the water.

"This year, the saint is gracious, the female official election, the merchants and the common people are all involved, if you are a lady of the official family who is not outstanding, you have the heart to go, and the family will definitely stop you. If you win, it's okay to say, but what if you don't? It was the face of the father and brother who lost it.

"Not to mention those outstanding concubines, if they press the concubines over...... She can live in the palace for the rest of her life, but what about her own aunt? ”

Hu is speculating about others with his own thinking again.

It is said that ancient people had three wives and four concubines, but in this regard, there are actually very strict restrictions.

For example, in this dynasty, officials can marry concubines, according to the number of titles, there are standards and quotas, and the original partner can only marry after many years of non-appearance.

A maid in the room? Well, the people don't hold officials accountable.

But if the maid is forced to rape and beats the drum, your black gauze hat will be hanging.

Therefore, most of the concubines in this dynasty are for the purpose of having children.

This has led to a surge in demand for a certain type of people.

The human tooth there, well, is the talent market.

Widows who have given birth to children are very sought-after.

Even if a concubine gives birth to a child, it must be recorded in the name of the main mother, since the main mother has no children, how can she care about the concubine?

The only problem is that the widow may be in a slightly awkward situation with her own children.

In this case, if it is a boy, he will send a sum of money to do business, or study the imperial examination with his younger brother.

As for girls, it will be embarrassing to marry high or low. Equal marriage, and there is not always a suitable candidate.

Being a female officer is actually a very good choice.

In a healthy society, the upward channel is very smooth. The manager and the managed are only different in the division of functions, and there is no distinction between high and low.

Hu Shi could not understand this.

In her eyes, although she is a female official, she is still an errand for the nobles, and if she looks up and doesn't look down in the future, how should she deal with it?

Hu Shi sneered: "Which of those old people in the officialdom is not an oil-soaked loquat core?" Don't say anything else about being an official, as long as you are tight, don't seek merit but no fault. Walking in the palace, what kind of life is it. The palace is full of dragons and phoenixes, if you want to be playmates with them, it's okay to say, the female official is an errand to put it bluntly, it depends on the person's face, where is it comfortable to live at home as a boudoir lady. ”

Zhen Zhiwen saw that the old lady took the conversation, no matter whether the old lady really understood it or not, she had to hold her stinky feet.

"The officials are on errand for the saints, and the female officials are on errand for the queen, and the left and right are all messengers of the heavenly family. Otherwise, the owners of the Shanxi, Huzhou, and Wuzhong guild halls hurriedly asked the old men from the palace to be their husbands, and hurriedly made up lessons for the nieces and daughters in the boudoir. ”

Although this dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, the few large merchants named in the household department of the imperial court were actually treated the same as the courtiers and lords.

Among them, the "red-top merchants" are all imperial merchants, and their income is directly related to the internal treasury, that is, the emperor's private treasury.

Although the main business of this group of people is business, they have to contribute money to build bridges, roads, rivers and canals.

Their main component is the return of discharged soldiers to their hometowns and reemployment.

Loyal and trustworthy.

The emperors divided themselves into regions and formed chambers of commerce. The meeting place was named the Guild Hall, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce was called the owner of the Hall.

Zhen Zhiwen ran business in Yunmeng and Wuzhong, and he was attached to the owners of these two places.

He hurried home, that is, he got the news from the steward of King Wu's mansion a few days ago.

I'm afraid that the prince's palace will also learn to appoint female officials in the palace within the year.

"I heard that in order to win the first batch of female officials in the palace, King Wu and King Yan fought for red faces in the court. King Wu said that female officials are also errands for the heavenly family, and they also have to be officials in the household registration. ”

Although female officials are also exempt from forced labor and taxes, and pay monthly salaries, they are still regarded as "palace people" in terms of household registration.

This leads to the problem that some female officials, after retirement, return to their hometowns and are classified as "female households" if they do not have family members.

Although women heads of household have preferential treatment in many policies, many remain the same.

First, if a female household starts a family, if you don't want to be revoked of your privileges, you can only recruit money. However, most families will not agree to the entry of men, which makes it difficult for female officials to choose a mate.

Second, if the female official is not recruited, the household registration will follow the man, so the privilege of the female household will be gone.

The privilege of tax exemption for female officials had already been used when they entered the palace, and the household department had rejected the proposal for tax exemption for retired married female officials.

said that he was afraid that someone would fish in troubled waters. In fact, it has its own little ninety-nine.

The vast majority of female officials dedicated their lives to the court, and almost had no heirs, too. Not like the courtiers had their own faction of nephews and nephews. Once they retire, they don't have any power in their hands, and naturally no one will trouble them for them.

Therefore, it is a compromise idea for female officials to be listed as officials and put a name on the ministry.

However, there is another way.

"King Yan is even better, saying that he is short of manpower in the northwest disaster relief, please send a few qualified medicine practitioners to assist, and he is willing to wait for the position of Zhan Shi of Yan Wangfu."

After saying this, there was silence in the flower hall for a long time, Zhen Zhiwen looked at the old lady's face, and knew that the matter had been done.

Interests can always touch Hu's heart.

You must know that in addition to the women, the five grades of the female officials in the palace are the highest positions that women can reach with their own efforts.

And the most well-known is the female official of the Shangyi Bureau, who is the mouthpiece of the queen in the six bureaus and one division.

Siyan female officials are similar to the Changyu of the Han Dynasty, and are mainly responsible for conveying edicts, arranging celebrations in the palace, etc.

is so high-weighted, it can only be worthy of the sixth grade.

Changed to the previous dynasty, the six products, can touch the feet and necks of the Beijing official.

The Zhan Mansion is responsible for managing the affairs of the palaces such as the palace and the prince's mansion. Although there is a lot of overlap with Shang Gong in terms of function, the grade is the third grade, which is two steps higher than the highest female official Shang Gong!

As a palace maid, the first lesson is not to learn the rules, but to learn the official rank of the courtiers and the harem, Hu is out of office for many years, and for a time he was shocked by the generosity of King Yan of Wu.

"Is that true?" Hu Shi couldn't maintain his reserve anymore, and stared at his son with straight eyes: "Sanpin Master, King Yan can say that he is a good man..."

"As soon as the expenses go to the Yan Palace, Zhan Shi is only part-time, and the pharmacists still retain their positions after they get married, and they can receive Yulu from the Wu Wangfu on a monthly basis until they die of old age!" Zhen Zhiwen saw Hu's bite and hurriedly seized the opportunity.

"The disaster in the northwest is serious, if not properly managed, there will soon be a plague, Yan Wang said that the medicine is from a family of medical officials with rich experience, and there are many classic medical cases in the family, and they have a lot of achievements in the prevention and control of the disaster. There is already a former medicine Ji Yanran, regardless of her own safety, went to the northwest to assist in disaster relief, she is a weak woman, unable to untie her clothes, and rescued nearly 1,000 refugees.

King Yan said conclusively in the court, and he is willing to guarantee the position of King Yan, and those who hold salaries for everyone will never freeze to death in the wind and snow! The Yan Wangfu has hired Ji Si Yao as the west seat, and there is another position of Zhan Shi, and the daughter is grateful. ”

The Hu family originally listened with great interest, until the name "Ji Yanran" appeared, and it was easy to be stunned for a while, and asked: "That Ji Siyao, but, the daughter of the Chengling Ji family?" ”

"This, my son doesn't know."

Hu Shi thought for a moment, as if he had touched some long-ago memory, and his face showed a rare gentle look.

"Let's go a few girls, I'll fix a book tomorrow, and invite the old sisters in the former palace to come and see."

According to her experience as a palace maid, what difficult errands do nobles want to do, in order to make people active, they will give enough benefits at the beginning, and when the master's purpose is more than half, they will gradually use the money elsewhere, and at this time, many people have been preparing for a long time, and it is impossible to give up halfway, so they can only pinch their noses and admit it.

Therefore, although "there must be brave men under the heavy reward", no one can say how long this "heavy reward" can last.

As long as you pass the initial hospital examination, you will have 30 ingots.

Thirty ingots are enough to build a big brick house in Yunyang; enough to put a small shop on the most prosperous street in the county; Enough to buy twenty acres of fine paddy fields in the countryside...

Not to mention those small households, even she, the former palace maid who has seen the world, has to be moved.

When the Hu family was a palace maid, there were female officials in the palace, although the number was small, but their status was transcendent.

The female officials in the palaces are more decent than the palace maids who serve the elderly, and there is a special court reward according to the grade and the court officials during the New Year's holidays.

Female officials do things in the palace and walk between the palaces, not to mention those little palace maids, or the concubines who are slightly favored, they have to respect them for three points.

And because the female officials are organized in the harem, in addition to the monthly silver and the festival rewards of the previous dynasty, there are also rewards from the lords of the palace who ask them to do things. The Hu family once helped a concubine who was not favored to beg a female official to do something, and that reward alone was comparable to the monthly silver of a palace maid of her grade for two years!

The palace ladies usually live in the palace, the clothes are uniformly cut by the Shangfu Bureau, and they eat the meals of the Shangshi Bureau, and even when they are old enough to leave their jobs and get married, they are all handled by the director of the Shangyi Bureau in the palace, except for the occasional order in the kitchen, it hardly costs much money per month.

This dynasty treats the palace maids well, and does not let people die of old age in the palace, as long as the age is reached, please be kind, and you can be released from the palace.

Not to mention those female officials, but those ordinary palace maids, just because they have seen the etiquette rules in the palace, many wealthy merchants or squires are willing to hire a palace maid as a daughter-in-law or clan wife.

The Hu family is because of ten years of seniority in the palace, even if they are older, the Zhen family also spent a lot of money on the dowry to ask to marry her as a clan wife.

The palace maid is still like this, and the treatment of female officials is even better. Therefore, in addition to those officials who are not bad for money, those merchants and rich peasants and all those who have girls are all gearing up and eager to try.

Hu Shi concluded that this hospital examination must be as difficult as climbing to the sky, and the heavy reward of these 30 ingots is estimated to be the first year.

In another three years, the daughters of Shang Jia and the poor family will be married, and if they fail the exam, they can't keep taking the exam like men, and the popularity of the palace selection of female officials will definitely subside, and at that time, it will be a saint's grace to be able to get three taels of silver.

Although Hu was born in the court, he did not mix to the level of teaching grandma, in order to make a few girls win in one fell swoop, so he specially repaired the book and begged for the previous handkerchief, and asked someone to introduce an old man with rank.

There are four brothers in the family, each with a daughter, except for the dumb of the old four families, who now have to stand up.