Li Xin looked at Wang Ruifen speechlessly and gave her a background. It was not good to shine the lintel, so he had to rely on his side to be a servant. What does this mean?

Sun Di said from the side: "Mr. Li, not everyone has lofty ambitions. Aunt Ruifen grew up in the palace and has been a housekeeper for half her life. She has long been used to this kind of life. If you ask her to be the general manager now, I am afraid that you will feel uncomfortable all over. You have not been here for the past two years, and the family is entirely managed by Aunt Ruifen, who is in order."

Wang Ruifen hurriedly said: "Regent, I only want to stay by my side and serve the prince for the rest of my life. As long as I don't mind my masturbation."

"Since that's the case, I won't force you, but don't regret it!"

Li Xin grabbed Wang Ruifen's hand and pulled her up.

In an instant, Wang Ruifen's face was flushed, his heart was pounding, and he cried out inwardly!

When Zhou Hou gave her to Li Xin as the housekeeper, he was already twenty-two years old. Now four years have passed, he is really twenty-six years old, and he is the same age as Li Xin.

Sadly, she lived in the palace. Except for the emperor and the eunuchs in Chengqian Palace, she never had the chance to meet with any adult men. However, physically, she was a mature woman who longed to be favored by men. At the same time, she was Tian Fei's personal palace servant. Before Tian Fei was ill, Chongzhen often went to Chengqian Palace to stay. She carefully served Chongzhen and Tian Fei on the imperial bed, then gently lowered the curtain for them, and then left the warm pavilion of the bedroom, sat outside and waited for the call.

Whenever she heard the movement inside, she couldn't help but fantasize, shy and unable to suppress herself. Whenever she could only leave quietly and stagger back to her house.

Later, she was given to Li Xin. She told herself over and over again that from then on, she would be Li Xin's person. However, Li Xin had been away for many years, and Hong Maid really treated her as a housekeeper, thinking about Fei Zhen'e and Dou Meiyi, two young and beautiful girls, and sent them to Li Xin, but she didn't expect her, which made her rarely see Li Xin.

Today, Li Xin actually grabbed her hand. She felt that this was an opportunity. Even if she couldn't serve Li Xin immediately, at least she had to let Li Xin know that she was also a woman, waiting for his favor at any time, and she was thinking of him in her heart.

So he made up his mind and held Li Xin's hand back!

"Um?"

Wang Ruifen's hands were smooth and smooth, with warmth. Li Xin moved his heart and looked over.

Although Wang Ruifen is not too beautiful, he has a straight facial features, phoenix eyes, eyebrows, white and tender skin, and gentle words and deeds. If you have to make an example, Wang Ruifen may be inconspicuous in general, but if you look closely, you will still have some highlights.

Especially in those eyes, there was love and desire.

Wang Ruifen was watched by Li Xin, and she felt that breathing was more difficult and her heart was even more panicked. Her eyes, which were originally distinctly black and white, suddenly became rosy and vague. She could hear her heartbeat. Based on a woman's intuition about a man, she knew that Li Xin had noticed her.

She dared not expect tonight, but when she thought about the future, she might be favored. She felt even more at a loss when she was shy and nervous.

In fact, Li Xin proposed that Wang Ruifen be the general manager of the flower and seedling company, but he didn't want to delay her and sent her out to live a good life. However, if someone was unwilling to leave, Li Xin couldn't do it either.

However, he knew that this period was impossible, so he was silent for a moment and asked, "By the way, I remember that when I entered Beijing, Niang Niang had passed away for almost two years. Why didn't you, the palace maids of Chengqian Palace release the palace?"

Wang Ruifen replied: "Who dares to mention a word if Emperor Chongzhen does not issue an order? Although according to the rules of the ancestors, the palace maids must be released every few years and parents choose good marriages, hundreds of palace maids are in the deep palace and will never see their family again. When they are sick, they will be sent to Anletang, and when they die of illness, they will be sent to the palace maids. If the slaves do not encounter changes in dynasties, they will be able to survive until they die of illness and then send them to the palace maids!"

As he said that, perhaps because he thought of the tragic ending, he couldn't help but tremble.

Anletang is a place for the palace servants to send them when they are old or sick for a long time. The palace servant is located outside Fuchengmen. In the Ming Dynasty, the palace servant died of illness and was detained at Jingletang here, and then sent to the palace servants to burn the body and bury it.

“Oh ~~”

Li Xin sighed secretly, then patted Wang Ruifen's back of his hand, pulled his hand away inadvertently, and turned to Sun Di and said, "Are you interested in being the general manager of the Flower and Tree Seedling Company?"

"Me?"

Sun Di raised his head proudly, thought for a long time before saying, "Okay, because you have no one, I will help you with it."

"OK!"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Tomorrow I will allocate 20,000 silver dollars to you, and give you some more staff, and spread the stall as soon as possible. For farmers, we should adopt the principle of voluntary action, but if someone maliciously obstructs you, you don't have to mercy!"

"Well, I'll feel relieved if you say this!"

Sun Di tightly raised his fists, full of energy!

The ancients worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. The main reason was that there was no electricity. Even if the lights were lit when it was dark, the room was not bright. Playing cards or mahjong, and playing too much hurts your eyes, so you can only go to bed early.

Soon, everyone dispersed. Because Li Xin came back, Empress Zhang took Changping back to the Taoist temple, and Li Xin slept with Hongniang. Hongniang and Li Xin were about 20 years old. After giving birth, their bodies became a little plump, but they did not give Li Xin a feeling of obesity. Moreover, they had a long-term pampering habit and became white and tender. Li Xin handed over the public food several times and emptied herself. In the end, Hongniang was polite and then turned off the lights and fell asleep.

The next morning, Li Xin went to court in a neat dress, and all the ministers were above the sixth rank and above, and in fact, by the Ming Dynasty, the dynasty meeting had become marginalized. Like the Qing palace drama, the ministers made a list of reports. The emperor suddenly heard it and looked shocked, either angry, or dealt with it on the spot.

The government affairs handling of the Ming and Qing dynasties had the prototype of a modern political system. The six ministries were responsible to the cabinet. The cabinet ministers were summoned by the emperor and discussed matters separately. There was a mature process. Even if the emperor did not attend court for a long time, it would not have much impact. Just like Jiajing, who hid in the harem to practice Taoism, and still firmly controlled political affairs.

However, Wanli's mistakes in the country have nothing to do with not attending court. The main reason is that he and the cabinet are angry. If he really becomes a hand-off manager, he may have forgotten that the world belongs to him.

Even Chongzhen, who was known for his diligence, actually handled affairs through the Grand Court meeting was extremely limited. The purpose of holding the Grand Court meeting was to demonstrate the imperial power, and more so were to discuss matters through the Chang Dynasty or summon the cabinet ministers to the Qianqing Palace for private discussions.

Li Xin held a grand court meeting not for discussion. The main reason was that he had not been in Beijing for a long time. When he returned from his army, he needed to meet his ministers to let them know whose country belonged to and who gave them everything they had.

A considerable number of the officials below were surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and they were clichés and praised Li Xin for his virtues. Looking at those faces, Li Xin's eyes showed pity.

He could clearly confirm that these people will be eliminated in the future because their knowledge is outdated and does not meet the requirements of the industrial and commercial era. Moreover, they are not young and have no energy to learn new knowledge.

Just when Li Xin was a little out of his mind, Yang Tinglin, editor of the Hanlin Academy and head of the Ministry of War, reported: "The Regent, the previous imperial examination was in the 16th year of Chongzhen. According to the rules, it was once every four years. Due to war, Chongzhen did not hold a 20th year of imperial examination. If it is pacified today, will the next year, that is, the 22nd year of Chongzhen, reopen the imperial examination?"

Li Xin frowned. He had long been determined to abolish the imperial examination and change it to the modern national examination and college entrance examination model of civil servant selection. However, the imperial examination was still controlled by Confucian scholars. If the imperial examination was abolished at once, the people would inevitably have a surging situation and could only improve step by step.

However, even if the imperial examination is held, Li Xin cannot take the eight-legged essay. This does not mean that the eight-legged essay is not good. In fact, the role of the eight-legged essay is similar to modern application documents, and is specifically used to write some standardized official documents.

In government agencies, the format of articles is stipulated, with strict requirements and strict requirements. It is difficult to write qualified official documents without learning application documents. The key is that the scope of the eight-legged essay is too narrow, and the training is only for officials and does not meet the requirements of the times. In Li Xin's mind, the examination should reflect diversity and select comprehensive talents, just like in modern universities, graduates who do not become officials can also engage in various industries.

Of course, this not only involves the change of the examination system, but more importantly, it is necessary to limit the privileges of officials, break the shackles of the official system, and create an environment in which even if you are not accused of an official, you can gain wealth and status.
Chapter completed!