novelonline Chapter 478 I give you 2 women [Happy New Year’s Day]
Chapter 478 I give you 2 women [Happy New Year’s Day]
Chapter 478 I give you two women [Happy New Year's Day]
It has been thousands of years since the Han Dynasty decreed the title of King of Japan. The Central Plains Dynasty has always been the dreamland of the Japanese.
Although many of the Japanese girls on the carriage had fears on their faces, their eyes were basically filled with curiosity about the capital and imagination for the future.
Most of them were bought by Daxia merchants from the Japanese islands conquered by King Jing Liu Yi, and some were captured by slave-catching teams. But without exception, these Japanese women were frightened and worried at the beginning, and slowly Become obedient and joyful.
After they were caught, most of them ate sweet and glutinous white rice and delicious braised meat dishes for the first time, and understood what it means to feel full for the first time.
When the slave-catching team heard the Japanese girls saying thank you to them, these ruthless men began to doubt their identities.
The Capital Chamber of Commerce reserved the largest theater in Nanchi, which was filled with nobles and businessmen of all sizes, as well as a large number of ordinary people who spent a few pennies to squeeze in to watch the fun.
As the niece of the real owner of the theater, King Zhongshun Liu Ke, Daiyu was naturally a distinguished guest among the distinguished guests. The theater steward personally welcomed her into the most luxurious private room on the second floor.
She looked through the product list prepared by the Chamber of Commerce earlier, page by page. The Chamber of Commerce also sent a maid to explain to Daiyu the origins of these Japanese girls and what happened to them along the way.
"Well, let's face it, these Japanese girls are indeed pitiful people. They were born as human beings, but they were sold as goods by their parents and brothers..."
Regardless of her stance, Daiyu is a very sentimental person.
When she heard that the Japanese women's first full belly food came from the people who bought and captured them, she said the words "poor Japanese women" to Jia Cong for the first time.
Jia Cong was also very touched and nodded in response: "Speaking of which, our women in Daxia are not the same. Even in the past few years of peace, poor families, regardless of gender, old or young, were often hungry. Otherwise, where would the maids from the rich families come from? Concubine?"
"What the third master said is that the slave girl was unable to uncover the truth at home, so dad had no choice but to sell the slave girl to the family."
Unlike Zicuckoo, who gave birth to a child at home, Xueyan was sold to the Lin Mansion since she was a child. Although she was only five or six years old at the time, she remembered what her father said before leaving.
"Girl, it's not that dad doesn't love you. It's better to be a maid in a noble house than to follow dad. At least you don't have to worry about starving to death."
Xueyan later tried to find his parents and relatives, but...
In the land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River, there were also people who died of cold and starvation, and Xueyan's parents were one of them.
True to those words, Xue Yan followed Dai Yu. Apart from being somewhat inferior in status, her living standard was actually better than that of a young lady from a landlord's family in the countryside.
They wear exquisite silks and satins, live in blue brick houses, and eat endless meat and vegetables...
Daiyu has even made an agreement with Jia Cong that in the future, they will take Xueyan and Zicuckoo as slaves and marry them to the soldiers and generals in the mansion.
Of course, if they find a good family, they will also give them a dowry and a blessing.
Snow Goose and Zijuan are like this, but which other maid in the Jia family is not like this?
All the maids in Baoyu's courtyard became Baoyu's aunts and concubines. Can you say that they are unhappy?
When Daiyu heard what Xue Yan said, she sighed and said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have mentioned your sadness..."
Xue Yan shook his head, with a hint of mist in his eyes but a smile on his face.
"Girl, I'm not sad. If my wife hadn't bought this slave out of mercy, I'm afraid I would have starved to death. It's a blessing from God that I can follow you."
"Same goes for slaves..."
Xueyan was about to kneel down and kowtow to Daiyu, and Zijuan also knelt down.
Even the maid from the chamber of commerce who originally explained the situation of Japanese women to Daiyu also had a look of envy in her eyes.
They are also maids and maids, but look at the two maids beside Princess Wen'an. They are all wearing exquisite Sichuan brocade. The price in the chamber of commerce is at least dozens of taels of silver a piece...
The music of the piano is long and the strings and bamboos are pleasant to the ears. As the most luxurious place in the capital, Nanchifang City will not be desolate and sad even during wartime.
At this time, the theater was already full of invited guests, all the private rooms were full, and the hall on the first floor was also full of people watching the excitement.
Some people could no longer hold back their curiosity and desire for the Japanese women, and shouted to urge the stewards to serve the "dinner" quickly, and to stop fooling people with the piano players and flute players.
Although the Japanese women were only displayed to the gentlemen in the capital today, the Chamber of Commerce still selected the ten best Japanese women and sold them through bidding.
These ten Japanese girls are considered nobles of the Japanese island. They are the daughters of the three feudal lords of the Japanese country who were destroyed by King Jing's army. They are also considered noble ladies of the Japanese country.
They are all proficient in Chinese, have their own strengths in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are considered "high-end goods".
In the atmosphere of seeking novelties and showing off their wealth, the prices of these ten Japanese noble ladies skyrocketed, with the cheapest one reaching 2,800 taels.
Jia Cong glanced at the private room not far away where he had just bid for two Japanese girls. The man's voice was very familiar...
"He is Xia Gong's godson, Xiao Xia Zi."
Ok?
Daiyu's reminder made Jia Cong's expression even weirder.
Xiaoxiazi? Xia Shouzhong actually bought two charming Japanese girls?
No, he is a eunuch, why would he buy a Japanese girl? Could it be His Majesty the Emperor?
Forget it, it's probably because the emperor has a new idea. He, a minister, can't take care of the affairs of the harem.
But I have to remind you that the vassal was destroyed by Daxia after all, so these two daughters of the Japanese vassal lords have to be more careful.
Jia Cong was about to tell Daiyu this when he heard a report from the soldiers at the door.
"Third Master, Little Eunuch Xia is here. Your noble sir, please come to the private room for a chat."
……
Sure enough, the person sitting in the elegant room was none other than the emperor in his regular clothes.
The emperor didn't wait for Jia Cong to salute, and pointed to the seat next to him.
"Let me tell you something. I just bought two Japanese girls, and I will leave them to you..."
"Ah? No...what do I want them for? Do you want Sister Lin to beat me to death?"
Jia Cong jumped up from his chair as soon as he sat down, but saw the emperor glance at him: "Who said they were given to you? I just asked you to train them, train them, send them to the West, and give them to the foreigners. of the Pope.”
ha?
"Why send women to the Pope?"
The emperor stared at the bidding scenes in the theater again and again. When he heard that the price had soared several times and reached ten thousand taels of silver, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. Damn it, I am so poor that I can only eat four dishes for a meal, but my subjects can actually spend ten thousand taels of silver!
"According to the news sent from the West, the current situation of the Roman Pope is just like the situation of the Zhou royal family in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It has no name and cannot suppress the vassal state at all. I intend to support the Roman Pope and plant a nail in the West to prepare For future use!”
Jia Cong was frightened by the emperor's magical power. How could the Western useless pope be so useful?
But it sounds like...probably...it seems like it can really be done.
The people of Europa basically believe in Christianity. Even if the Papal State is weak, it cannot stand up to its great reputation.
The emperor will definitely not sincerely support the pope. I am afraid he is planning to start paving the way for the future layout, so that in the future, the West will stage a drama of coercing the emperor to control the princes.
As for these two Japanese women...does the Pope need to abstain from sex like a monk?
Jia Cong really doesn't know much about this, but according to some news he saw in his previous life, it seems that people in the Holy See even sleep with men, so it should be normal to sleep with a woman.
But Jia Cong was still a little undecided on how to train these two Japanese girls.
"Fourth Master, this... I'm still a child. I really don't know how to train myself. Can you tell me what I should do?"
Snapped!
"Good student" Jia Cong received a slap on the head.
"What are you thinking about? I asked you to train these two people to be our spies. Your Jia family is as good as the Dragon Guards in this kind of thing! If you don't understand, go back and ask your father, and let Marquis Jia En teach you. "
The emperor sipped tea leisurely, watching the excitement below, and explained to Jia Cong why he had to use Japanese women to do this.
"I will not let our daughters of the Han family do these things. Now that the country is strong and the people are prosperous in Daxia, our daughters should be fed, clothed and warm at home and enjoy the beauty of life. Although things in the West are important, I still I don’t want to let our daughters serve the barbarians. It’s just the right time for the Japanese girls to come, so let them go. If they do a good job, they will be rewarded with wealth in the future..."
Jia Cong raised his head dumbfounded. This slap was so unjust. Who would have thought that the emperor's training actually meant this.
He could only accept the holy order with humiliation. After listening to the emperor's explanation, he immediately said that the fourth master is wise, the fourth master is kind, and long live the fourth master.
The excitement in the audience was almost over, and the people from the Chamber of Commerce sent the two Japanese girls over.
Of course, it’s time to dig out the money at this point.
However, Xia Shouzhong made no move to pay for it, and the emperor even raised his eyebrows at Jia Cong.
"What are you looking at? Paying money to someone?"
Wait, pay? What money do you pay?
Jia Cong feels bad. Are you planning to prostitute me for free?
He regretted so much, why he had to come here to join in the fun.
Not to mention being forced to work overtime, you still have to pay overtime pay yourself.
Jia Cong wanted to cheat and get through, so he took off his purse and opened it. There were two small silver locks inside.
"Fourth Master, that's all I have. I have less than ten taels of silver in total..."
dong dong~
Jia Shiyi walked in, bowed and said: "Fourth Master, the money has been paid. Miss Lin said that she would like to invite Fourth Master to the north of the city later to see a lively event."
……
In the spacious carriage, the emperor and Daiyu were discussing the recruitment of this year's Imperial College.
With the comprehensive implementation of compulsory education, many young geniuses have emerged among the people.
Many of them were as talented as those from scholarly families. The Imperial College specially adjusted the curriculum and provided more systematic training to the recommended students recommended by the official schools.
For example, courses such as riding and archery, which are difficult for civilians to access, the Imperial College applied to the Ministry of Rites to transfer eight experts from the army who were good at riding and archery to teach the recommended students.
Li Shouzhong, the Imperial College's minister, even made a bold statement that the Imperial College will compete with the four major academies in Beijing in the next year's provincial examination to see which one has more candidates and achieves better results.
The comprehensive promotion of compulsory education is now bearing fruit, which is what Daiyu feels most proud and meaningful about.
Along the way, she explained the next plan to the emperor. For example, after four years of compulsory education, a technical and technical education should be established for a period of two years to cultivate those who are not good at classics and history and do not plan to take the imperial examination. children of poor people.
"It's a good idea, but I'm afraid the cost of this plan won't be much less than compulsory education, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to pass in court."
Regarding Daiyu's suggestion, the emperor was lying if he said he was not impressed.
Strengthening technical education will be of great benefit to the court without any harm. The only thing lacking in the various major projects of the Ministry of Industry is the manpower of craftsmen.
But one thing is that it costs money to build a school, money to hire a teacher, and even the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these students, I am afraid that the court will need to pay for it.
The country does have money now, but it can't afford to spend it like this.
Just one railway line has put the Ministry of Household Affairs in a tight spot.
The emperor's brows furrowed, and tens of thousands of words were turned into one sentence: "Your father went to me again a few days ago, holding a roll of bedding, and took five million taels of silver from my pocket. The Ministry of Accounts is now It’s urgent, why don’t you push this matter back?”
Jia Cong, who had been muttering in the carriage, moved his ears. Is the Fourth Master crying about poverty again?
How come the monarchs and ministers of Daxia are all like Pixiu, they only want to get in but not get out!
"Your Majesty, there is no need to delay technical education. Shipbuilding, railways, textiles, firearms...I will not give you examples one by one. The Ministry of Industry set up its own schools to train craftsmen, and it took several years to train thousands of people. It sounds like a lot, but It’s a drop in the bucket.”
Jia Cong told the emperor his grievances as the minister of the Ministry of Industry with his fingers, and at the same time he was giving Daiyu some support.
"Daxia is experiencing a spurt of development in all aspects. It seems that we have a population of tens of millions, but more than 90% of them are farmers. It's okay to do some manual work. Let them do something with technical content. This kind of work is difficult for others to do..."
"In fact, the country has never been short of money, and the court does not necessarily have to pay for training technicians. For example, in the current model of our Ministry of Industry, the training of weavers is to jointly run schools with several of the largest silk and satin merchants in the country. The Ministry of Industry issued Professor, the merchant provides money..."
Jia Cong introduced the emperor to what school-enterprise joint education was, which made the emperor's eyes sparkle.
Education can still be played like this?
but……
"This is a way, but in this way, the craftsmen who have been cultivated with great difficulty will all become tools for businessmen to make money. What benefit does this matter have to the court?"
Jia Cong chuckled: "I didn't say that all the people I trained would be given to them. I made an agreement with the silk merchants at the beginning that all the money for training these craftsmen would be supplied by the silk merchants. For every hundred people trained, half would be given to the Ministry of Industry. Half of them are themselves. Moreover, I also stipulated that these craftsmen can only adopt an employment relationship and are not allowed to hire slaves privately. There are detailed rules and regulations including salaries, rights, etc."
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
Double monthly pass at the beginning of the month, please give it to me if you do a good job!
Dong dong dong~ Kowtow first to show respect!
(End of this chapter)