Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Seeing his father's speechless expression, Crown Prince Xie Jin sighed and said in a more serious and earnest manner,

"Father, I was not talking nonsense just now. Let me tell you the truth.

This woman's expenses, especially for a noble lady from an aristocratic family, are very expensive because she has to pay attention to her appearance in food, clothing and daily expenses..."

Then, Xie Jin told the emperor in detail the economic account that Ye Qingzhi had calculated for him.

Three meals and snacks every day, as well as supplements such as bird's nests, clothes, shoes, socks, and jewelry for each season, daily rouge and powder, as well as writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, etc.

The total monthly expenses of each noble lady from an aristocratic family is at least one thousand taels.

One thousand taels of silver is enough to pay the most ordinary soldiers.

It can also allow at least 500 ordinary people to have enough food and clothing for a month.

It is also possible to create tens of thousands of arrows.

……

emperor,……

Without calculating the accounts or converting the money, the emperor would think that it was okay for a woman to spend one thousand taels of silver to maintain her noble status.

However, after listening to Xie Jin's conversion rules, the emperor's face became darker and darker.

"Father, I now have Mingyu as my legitimate son, which is enough. I have many brothers, but few can break iron with one strength. Most of them fight to the death, which makes the harem restless."

Xie Jin said,

"Besides, I am not a person who is too lustful. As for women, I feel that having a close confidant is enough for me.

I, as a son, have the whole world in my sights, and am thinking about how to conquer more territory for our Great Zhao at the lowest cost.

To build an empire, even if you want to plot and scheme, you still need hard power, you need to maintain an army, you need to fight wars, and maintaining an army and fighting wars costs even more money.

Whenever I think about it, I wish I could split the silver into two halves.

Therefore, I am not interested in spending money to support a woman now."

emperor,……

I feel quite relieved to have a career as a prince.

The emperor couldn't help but wonder, if after three or four years, the prince could really destroy the State of Chu without having to conquer it, should he abdicate early?

"Okay, since you're not interested, then I won't accept any new members."

In order to ease the embarrassment of being shocked by the prince again, the emperor said,

"You've told me so much, are you going to follow your uncle's example and only take one scoop from the vast sea of ​​water, and decide on Concubine Ye from now on?"

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Father. I haven't thought too much about it. I'm just more focused on other things right now. I don't want to be hindered by too many women in the harem. It's fine now."

Xie Jin looked serious, as if he didn't care about women at all and was only focused on his career.

The emperor was brainwashed by his previous calculations and thought that this was a good thing. It was better to have the ambition to expand territory than to indulge in the pleasures of life.

"However, we should not resort to excessive military expansion. The foundation of our Great Zhao is still weak. I am very pleased that you have the spirit of development.

However, expansion also means that a large amount of money is needed to support it. If the pace is too big and the economic foundation is not well laid, it will only drag itself down in the end. "

The emperor spoke with a serious face.

"Thank you for your teachings, father. I will keep them in mind." Xie Jin bowed respectfully and discussed with the emperor how to arrange the enthronement ceremony to show other countries their strong national strength.

The first is the military aspect. A military parade should be held, and if there are new weapons with stronger offensive power, one or two should also be displayed to serve the purpose of deterrence.

This military training is inevitable. No matter how urgent the development of weapons is, it takes time, and it requires talent and money to support and continuous investment.

There is also the economic section, which shows the prosperity of the capital, the circulation of merchants, and the clothing of the people.

Let the envoys see their treasury, which is filled to the brim with money, and the flow of donated silver they are currently receiving.

The money in the national treasury is like the balance in your bank card. It is the cash flow you can use for circulation and also your confidence.

You say you have a house and a car, but you have no money in your card. In the eyes of others, your impression score is instantly reduced by half.

This may mean that you cannot make money at work, or that you are a parasite, that the car and the house are not earned by you or that you overdrawn to buy them, that you are stuck with a failed investment, etc., which still means that you are not capable enough.

The agricultural part will not be displayed because it involves the improvement of productivity, and Xie Jin does not want their intercropping method of increasing production to be leaked now.

Although it cannot be avoided in the future, it is better to delay it by one or two years, so as to widen the gap between each other.

The rest of the cultural etiquette, systems, laws, etc. are all small things. As long as the two major areas of military and economy are under control, everything else is just details.

The emperor discussed it with Xie Jin and felt that his idea was relatively mature, but he still said,

"This is a major national event. Tomorrow morning, I will have all the court officials submit memorials and give their suggestions. Then we will hold a cabinet meeting to discuss and finalize the matter. We will then announce it at the morning court and distribute the tasks."

"Your son obeys your command." Xie Jin replied respectfully.

"By the way, the Imperial Household Department in the East Palace has almost finished repairing it. Choose an auspicious day soon and you can move in."

The emperor spoke again in a gentle voice.

"Thank you, Father." Xie Jin thanked him with a smile and said a few soft words before taking his leave.

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Xie Jin returned home and went directly to Lanyueju as it was not dinner time.

"Your Highness is back." When Ye Qingzhi saw him, she stood up to greet him and bowed to him.

"Qingqing, have you picked up the rules again these past two days?" Xie Jin held her arm, pulled her into his arms, and asked her with a smile.

It has been a long time since she greeted me so politely when she saw me.

"After all, Your Highness is now the Crown Prince, and your status is even more noble. I think some superficial efforts are still necessary, especially in front of outsiders, so as not to let others catch you doing anything wrong."

Ye Qingzhi said with a smile,

"I was spoiled by your Highness and became too lazy. Once I got used to it, I made a mistake in the palace and was bullied. It would be too late to cry then."

"Who can control you? I dote on you, and the Crown Princess doesn't care. You can do whatever you want in the East Palace."

Xie Jin said indifferently, preferring the unbridled.

"Look at what Your Highness said. Does it mean that after we go to the East Palace, we will still have the same old people in the mansion and no new people will come in?"

Ye Qingzhi said.

"Just now, my father asked me if I wanted to add anyone new, and I directly refused."

Xie Jin was ruthless and unrighteous, and said in a stingy manner,

"I don't need to win over the forces behind them, nor do I want their beauty, nor do I want them to have children.

I guess they don't have the vision and knowledge to give me advice, so why should I waste the money to support them? It's better to use the money elsewhere."

Ye Qingzhi,...

Your Highness, you have changed!

You didn't seem to be like this before.