Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1237 Postscript 93: It didn’t cost a penny to buy this Hu Ji

Xie Yan sat down next to the princess and stood still, observing the situation.

Zhu Tangxi ignored him and said to little Hu Ji: "The household registration and name assigned to you by Lan Ruoyuan have not been changed yet. You are still called Zhao Huán Lan."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Alan quickly bowed and thanked you.

Zhu Tangxi said: "This is not a good name. Lan Ruoyuan gave you this name just to attract sympathy and affection from men."

Alan said: "I know."

Orchid is not a certain type of orchid, and its literal meaning is tears.

Zhu Tangxi then turned to Xie Yan and said, "Liu Lang's maid should be renamed by Liu Lang himself."

Xie Yan thought for a while: "Let's call him Xiren."

"Xi Ren?" Zhu Tangxi tasted it carefully, "What's the origin of this name?"

The country is unlucky and the poet is unlucky. Turbulent times and numerous setbacks often give birth to great poets.

On the other hand, if the years are peaceful, some famous articles cannot be written.

Lu You, who wrote more than 9,000 poems in the Southern Song Dynasty, did not have that spare time in the Ming Dynasty. He was a Jinshi before he was 30 years old, and he was already in the second rank when he retired. How could he have time to write poetry when he was busy with official duties?

In this time and space, Lu You lived to be 88 years old and left a total of more than 500 poems.

The sentence "When the flower energy hits you, you know it is suddenly warm" was not written by Lu You.

Xie Yan didn't know the origin of "attacking people" at all, so he casually said: "The fragrance is attacking people, there is no origin."

Zhu Tangxi asked Alan: "What kind of incense do you usually use?"

Alan replied: "I don't know what kind of incense I use, I just pick up the leftovers from the capital... I pick up the leftovers from the Zhao Guan. The slave has not left the court yet, and he only learns from the Zhao Guan. He doesn't even get any wages every month, so he only gives some random things." pocket money."

"The famous Lan Ruoyuan is actually so stingy." Zhu Tangxi couldn't help but ridicule, and at the same time, his impression of Alan changed slightly.

The majestic princess doesn't deserve to be jealous of such a poor boy.

Alan didn't dare to answer.

Zhu Tangxi said: "I guess you got your surname from Zhao Jingjing. Change it according to the "Hundred Family Surnames". From now on, you can call it Li Xiren. I will send someone to change your household registration tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Alan suddenly knelt on the ground. She knew that the rest of her life was in the hands of the princess.

China has had household registration for a long time.

In the pre-Qin period, those who belonged to the state were called citizens, and those who belonged to the nobility were called private citizens.

In the Qin and Han Dynasties, households were organized into households, and regardless of the specific circumstances, in principle all people became citizens.

In the Song Dynasty, they went a step further and abolished humble status in a legal sense. According to the living area, they are divided into Fangguohu (urban household registration) and rural household (rural household registration). According to whether there is real estate, they are divided into households and customers.

Today's Ming Dynasty has also canceled the main customers, leaving only the difference between urban household registration and rural household registration - as early as the late Northern Song Dynasty, it was already difficult to distinguish between main households and customers.

The household registration management in the Ming Dynasty is the same as that in the Song Dynasty. If you have lived in a certain place for more than one year and have a house purchase or rental contract as proof, you can change your household registration location.

However, in order to prevent imperial examination immigration, scholars who changed their household registration within fifteen years must return to their place of origin to take the imperial examination. If you have changed your household registration more than 15 years ago, you can take the exam in your current registration.

In addition, when Taizu and Taizong were in power, due to the high mortality rate of children, children were not allowed to register until they were twelve years old. With the development of society and medical progress, it is now possible to obtain a household registration no matter how old you are.

Alan's previous household registration was registered with Lan Ruoyuan, but now it will be transferred to the Princess's residence.

The Ming Dynasty did not specifically manage the household registration of prostitutes because the court never recognized prostitution as legal. This was written into the "Da Ming Code". For more than a hundred years, many officials have called for the standardization of prostitution, but it has been difficult to achieve substantial progress.

According to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, musicians and prostitutes were all classified as music. There is a Jiaofang Division in the central government, state capitals in local areas, and military camps in the army, each of which manages a set of music records.

Only those who have music status can be legal musicians, singers, dancers, and prostitutes. Otherwise, they are illegal practitioners and are targets of the anti-pornography campaign!

The "redemption" in the play means that one's legal status must be changed with official consent.

Entertainment venues usually collude with the government. If the brothel owner does not agree, the government will not revoke his entertainment status. In that case, the household registration cannot be changed at all, and she cannot marry normally.

Today's Ming Dynasty doesn't even have a Jiaofangsi, let alone a happy position. Therefore, musicians and prostitutes are very mobile. They can leave when the contract expires, and they can directly go to court with their employers.

Of course, because entertainment venues often have strong backgrounds, prostitutes do not dare to break up with each other in most cases.

…

Alan... No, he should be called Xiren.

The attacker was taken to the courtyard where the maid lived, and lived next door to Daiyu and Baochai.

"You will stay in this room from now on."

The princess maid who led her here had a good attitude, but her tone was slightly contemptuous: "The rules of the princess house are strict, and they are not comparable to those messy places. You must get rid of all the bad habits you have developed in the past. Especially if you are not allowed to Seduce men, or suffer the consequences!”

The attacker quickly said: "I have written it down. I wonder what I call my sister?"

The maid said: "My name is Shu Su. Do you know where I come from?"

The attacker did not answer, but flattered: "Sister Shu Su must have a slender waist. If she was born in the pre-Qin Dynasty, she would teach the King of Chu to think about her day and night."

The maid Shu Su was quite proud of this and said with a smile: "As expected, you are from Lan Ruoyuan. You are really smart. Slim your waist and reduce your Su Su, don't let your tears ruin Hengbo. Hengbo and I are both old people and have followed His Highness since we were in the palace. , only slightly less qualified than Qingluan and Zifeng.”

Xiren bent down and crossed his arms, and said respectfully: "I am still young and from a humble background. I don't understand any rules. I am afraid that I will make mistakes in the future, so please ask Sister Shu Su to take care of me."

Shu Su warned: "Tomorrow I will teach you the rules and etiquette."

"Yes! I must be obedient." Xiren saluted again.

Shu Su was satisfied and left.

These old people who came out of the palace not only dislike Xi Ren, but are also vaguely hostile to Daiyu and Baochai.

But he didn't dare to show anything for the time being, for fear of angering the prince-in-law.

Xiren sent Shu Su out of the courtyard with humility and caution.

As soon as she turned around, she was startled. Baochai appeared silently behind her.

"My name is Baochai, what's your name?" Baochai asked with a smile.

Xiren quickly crossed his hands and saluted: "I call Xiren to pay my respects to Sister Baochai."

Baochai whispered: "You came here because your husband took a fancy to you?"

The attacker said: "This slave was redeemed by Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Baochai smiled silently: "No matter what, they are all newcomers. Those old people are not good to newcomers. They are always on guard and make things difficult for them in secret. If they have the slightest chance to serve their husband, they will grab it if they can. When they can't compete, they often I delayed it on purpose, which made me late last time.”

"I don't understand anything." Xiren just came and didn't want to get involved.

Baochai said: "You will understand later. Let's go and sit in my room."

The princess's residence is very large, and although there are countless vacant rooms, it cannot be used to spoil the maids and male servants.

If you want to live in a single room, you must have seniority and status.

If both couples are servants, they can share a room. For example, Xie Yan's four male followers brought his wife and children.

Only those who have become a high-level servant or a low-level steward are qualified to live in a single room.

If you are a married senior steward with children, you can even own a small courtyard. For example, the princess's wet nurse has a separate small courtyard in the outer courtyard with her husband and children.

Daiyu and Baochai temporarily live in the same house.

When Daiyu can one day manage the laboratory alone, she can get her own house.

"Daiyu, this is the new Xiren. She is very lucky to live in a separate room for the time being." Baochai shouted.

Daiyu is studying. She has been able to recite and write down the "Three Character Classic" and is studying the "Thousand Character Classic" seriously.

Putting down the book, Daiyu stood up and saluted.

Please...you...collect 6...books...!

The attacker hurriedly paid his respects and behaved respectfully throughout.

Don't be disrespectful, today is quite scary.

…

a few hours ago.

There were no guests in the broad daylight, so Xiren took the time to recite poems and waited to be summoned by Zhao Jingjing at any time.

Suddenly a middle-aged man came in, and the madam was still carefully accompanying him.

Zhao Jingjing was very angry.

She doesn't have to meet all the guests, and she has a lot of autonomy in Lanruo Courtyard. If it is not an old customer, it is the first time that the customer even needs to give her a greeting card.

How could you enter her yard without saying hello?

Seeing that the old bustard was also following him, Zhao Jingjing couldn't figure out where this person was, so he crossed his hands respectfully and said, "We have a distinguished guest coming to our door. Please forgive me for the delay in welcoming him from afar."

The middle-aged man asked: "Is there a Hu Ji named Alan here?"

The old bustard stood behind this man and mouthed silently: "Eunuch."

Zhao Jingjing was startled and said to the maid beside him: "Go and call Alan."

Xiren was taken away in a daze.

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "Lan Ruoyuan still uses child labor?"

The madam said quickly: "It's not a child laborer, but an orphan girl I adopted."

The middle-aged man sneered: "Since she is an adopted daughter, she must not have signed the deed, nor will she be paid any wages?"

The old bustard explained: "I signed an employment contract before, but child labor was banned last year, so the contract was invalidated. This orphan girl came from overseas. If she doesn't have food to eat, I'm afraid she will starve to death outside. I pity her. She was lonely and helpless, so she took her in as an adopted daughter and asked a matchmaker to marry her to a good family. "

"What a courage!"

The middle-aged man slammed the table and said with a serious expression: "The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders not to use the name of adopted sons or daughters to engage in exploitation and slavery. Once it is found out, you will be severely punished!"

The old bustard said in a panic: "This is absolutely not the case."

The middle-aged man said: "Since that's not the case, let's take this orphan girl away and find a good home for her. Even if it doesn't work out, send her to the Salesian Home. It's always more suitable than this place of fireworks."

Are you trying to get away with nothing?

The old bustard said: "Lanruo Courtyard is often visited by dignitaries and scholars. If this orphan girl stays here, she can also learn etiquette from the adults."

"Are you threatening our family with those powerful people?" the middle-aged man said sadly, "Who are the shareholders of Lan Ruoyuan? Just tell them one by one."

The old bustard really had no choice but to open the skylight and speak frankly: "When a noble person comes to my house, he should explain where he has come and gone, and then take away a living person, right?"

"Crack!"

An official sign was auctioned.

The madam glanced at it and saw that it was the eunuch's waist badge. She really wanted to reach out and turn over the pages to see the specific official position on the belt.

But I dare not.

The middle-aged man asked: "There is no official document. Do you want our family to ask for an edict?"

"The noble man comes in person, and naturally carries an edict," Zhao Jingjing suddenly spoke, "Alan, just let this noble man go."

The old bustard stopped talking.

Zhao Jingjing shook his head silently.

The attacker had no idea what was going on, so he was led away by this strange man.

Not a penny was spent!

It was not because the princess wanted to save money, but because of the child labor ban, the employment contract between Xiren and Lan Ruoyuan was invalidated.

Once you spend money to buy people away, you are buying and selling people.

Illegal.

After finally sending the people away, the madam came back and complained: "What's this? A eunuch from the palace takes people away after showing his official badge. There are many eunuchs in the palace, and each one takes away one. This is Lan Ruoyuan." Empty!"

Zhao Jingjing said: "Some people think this place is dirty. Taking anyone away openly will tarnish the reputation if word spreads."

The madam was so angry that she laughed: "It is an elegant thing to redeem an actress's body. How can it tarnish your reputation?"

Zhao Jingjing sighed: "In the eyes of some people, just because she is related to us, if word spreads about it, it will taint her. Otherwise, she can just send her own slaves to come forward, or she can ask someone from the Luoyang government office. She has to go around it. I sent an eunuch here because I don’t want this matter to spread.”

"Who is it?" the madam asked.

Zhao Jingjing smiled bitterly: "Who can invite the eunuch from the Queen Mother?"

The old madam suddenly realized: "It is the madam who has taken a liking to Alan!"

Zhao Jingjing curled his lips and said: "The prince-in-law may have just mentioned it casually, but the eldest princess took it to heart. Thank you for your good fortune, prince-in-law."

The old bustard couldn't laugh or cry: "Forget it, forget it, it's just a vassal girl. I read the "Da Ming Xun Bao", and the kingdoms of Tianfang are afraid of going to war again, so I will take advantage of the low price to buy a few more."

He specializes in medicine, and the madam also cares about international current affairs. He can even foresee that a big war is going to happen in the Middle East.