Chapter 867: The Extra of Ruhua (II)
The difficulties of female officials are not only in their errands, but also in marriages are often difficult.
People like Li Fangfei and Wang Shu are mostly recruiting marriage to come in. Women are strong and men are weak, and they rely on their backs to the family. They come out to work as officials and have sons-in-law at home to raise their children to manage family affairs.
However, most men who are willing to be sons-in-law have no future. You cannot have both fish and bear's paw. This is also a helpless choice.
There are also some people like Lu Ruohua who don’t want to make do with it, so they simply don’t get married or ask for help. Just being a single official.
The same is true for the Secretariat of the Court, Lu Zhen, who has always been alone and works wholeheartedly.
Jiang Shaohua chuckled and asked, "Did Aunt Mei write a letter to urge you to get married?"
Lu Ruohua shrugged: "I used to write letters to urge me every month. Since I was over 26, letters have gradually decreased."
In the eyes of the traditional and conservative Aunt Mei, a woman who is over 26 years old will be included in the list of old girls who can never marry. There is no man in this world who has not married yet at the age of twenty-seven or eight.
"My mother wrote to me last month that my sister-in-law was happy again." Lu Ruohua chuckled in a low voice: "My sister-in-law is pregnant with her, one child after another, and she has given birth to two sons and two daughters."
"My mother and my sister-in-law have discussed it privately. The next baby, whether it is a man or a woman, will be adopted by me. When I get old, my nephew or niece will give me a care for me."
This is also a way. Lu Zhen was the same, and adopted his niece from his brother to raise him.
Jiang Shaohua nodded and asked casually: "You are busy working as a businessman all day long. Do you have time to raise children?"
"That's definitely not." Lu Ruohua naturally continued: "After the child was born, it was still raised by his elder brother, sister-in-law and my mother. When he was about ten years old, he would send him to me."
Jiang Shaohua was completely amused: "You are relaxed. You will be sensible when you are raising your child until you are ten years old. You don't have to worry about coming to you, so that your child can study and grow up."
Lu Ruohua smiled and said, "My mother loves me, and my elder brother and sister-in-law also feel sorry for me. Besides, I am too busy. I still think that I will be a county magistrate for a few years and be the best every year for the exam. I will be able to be a senior in the future. Promoted to be the governor of a state! ”
Among the forty prefectures of Daliang, the highest commander of each prefecture is the governor. This is a third-rank official position. He can be said to be a real senior official in the court.
Jiang Shaohua admired Lu Ruohua's ambitions and ambitions in his career and smiled and said, "It is a good thing to have ideals. Since you have ambition, you should work hard."
"I won't open a back door for you. If you have this ability, I won't let the pearls cover the dust."
Lu Ruohua was excited: "I must be at work hard."
Her Majesty the Empress has always been fair, and even if she supports her confidants, she will follow the steps to help her ministers accumulate enough qualifications and reputations.
Just like Chen Jinyu, who served as the emperor's servant, served as the county magistrate for five years and was transferred to the Minister of Rites. He made great contributions with his companionship and naturally took over the position of Shangshu Dong.
In short, the success of Chen Shangshu's career was also able to withstand the public's comments.
This is the benefit of Jian Zai Dixin.
Of course Lu Ruohua is smart and capable, but if she was not Jiang Shaohua's sister, how could she stand out so quickly and become the county magistrate of Hexi County at the age of 26? Do you still dare to think about becoming the governor of a state before the age of forty?
Lu Ruohua knew the value of his identity and cherished it very much. After talking about some political affairs, Lu Ruohua couldn't help but laugh and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness the Crown Prince got married two years ago and just gave birth to a princess last year. The emperor left Beijing for inspection this year, so don't he worry about the prince and princess?"
Two years ago, 17-year-old Jiang Ning got married. Her husband was a prince who grew up with her childhood sweetheart and studied with Ma Shenyuan.
The young couple are in harmony and have good news after three months of marriage. Last autumn, the prince gave birth to a fat and healthy daughter.
Her Majesty the Empress was very happy to be a grandmother when she was thirty-five years old. On the day the granddaughter was full of the month, he enthroned his granddaughter as the princess of Nanyang and gave Nanyang County to his granddaughter a fief.
This year, Her Majesty the Empress left the capital again and patrolled the entire territory of Daliang.
"I have taken the portrait of the child, and I will take a look when I think about it." Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "I plan to go to the grassland to see it. If there is a war, I will stay at the border for more days. If peace is going to happen, I will be able to go back soon. Beijing. ”
After Rouran was exterminated, the Tatar Gaoche tribes did not stop and often fought for the position of grassland overlord. The Daliang Dynasty was impartial and only when the two tribes fought too much would it come forward to stop fighting. Over the past few years, the cavalry of the Tatar Gaoche tribe suffered heavy casualties, which no longer posed much threat to Daliang.
As for the small tribes, they are scrambling to raise horses for Daliang, in exchange for a large number of grain, salt, tea, cotton and other materials every year. After a long time of comfort, I have lost the wildness of fighting on the horse.
As a county magistrate, Lu Ruohua was very concerned about the court's reports on weekdays. He was aware of the situation of the border and tribes outside the pass, and laughed in a low voice: "Wolfs will become dogs if they are kept in the circle for a long time."
"Now, the most vicious thing about the tribes outside the pass is the wolf dog. The border troops in Daliang are becoming increasingly brave, and they dare not invade the border at all."
Jiang Shaohua smiled and glanced at Lu Ruohua: "You are familiar with the situation of the border army."
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Lu Ruohua admitted frankly: "Yes, I will repeatedly look at all the news about the border in the imperial palace newspaper."
"Border trade is a wonderful move. Over the years, nomadic tribes outside the pass have become accustomed to using horses for food and food."
"Next, a new city can be set up in the border area to absorb herdsmen. Let some of them slowly abandon the lifestyle of living through water and grass, learn to settle in the city and learn to cultivate land."
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Jiang Shaohua's heart moved and looked at Lu Ruohua: "Daliang needs war horses, and cattle and sheep. The herdsmen are all here to plow the fields. What should I do if there is no one to raise horses and cattle and sheep?"
Lu Ruohua was confident and talked freely: "We set up a horse farm outside the pass and a cattle and sheep ranch. People who are good at raising horses, cattle and sheep stay in the ranch. The elderly, weak, women and children slowly moved to the city."
"Just like raising wild wolves in captivity, they gradually get rid of their wildness, allowing them to gradually become docile and obey Daliang's management."
"This is the long-term solution to make the border peaceful."
"Of course, it is easy to kill people in war, but it also grows hatred between Daliang and the outside world. Hate is like a flame. Once you get the opportunity, it will spread to the entire grassland."
"I think setting up a new city and attracting herdsmen to settle down is a good way. It's worth a try."
Jiang Shaohua looked at Lu Ruohua with his eyes shining: "Do you want to go to the border and be the county magistrate of the new city?"
"Yes," Lu Ruohua stood up, bowed his hand solemnly, and bowed deeply: "I am having this idea, please help me."