Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

According to the rules, Wen Shichu could not easily enter or leave the palace without an imperial decree, and he was even more unable to have private contact with Wan Changzai, who had schemed so hard in Sui Yuxuan and had finally gained favor two or three times.

Oh, that's not right. Now she can no longer be called Wan Changzai. The emperor has removed her title and called her Zhen Changzai.

Of course, it is a humiliation to others, but to Zhen Huan herself, she is eager to be separated from Concubine Rou. It is never too late to be well-behaved on weekdays, but she is afraid that she will attract the attention of the emperor again!

"Doctor Wen left the Imperial Hospital, but he has an apprentice who stayed behind. Although this person will not defect to Sui Yu Xuan, he is still trustworthy. Liu Zhu, go ask him to prescribe a good prescription for pregnancy without harming the body. This young lady's favor is pitifully rare. If I don't prepare in advance, I don't know if I will have the chance to conceive a child in this lifetime."

After more than two years of decadence, she has come to this point. She no longer cares about any favors. She just wants to have a child as soon as possible so that she can have someone to rely on for the rest of her life!

"My young master..." Among the concubines in the harem today, their young master has the lowest rank, and has the least favor and power. Thinking of the young master's freedom and spiritedness when she was waiting to be married in the boudoir during those years, Liuzhu and Huanbi felt very distressed.

Zhen Huan smiled helplessly: "The past cannot be changed, but the future can still be pursued. Forget it, just think that I have bad luck! I heard that Sister Mei... Concubine Hui is pregnant. I wonder when this good fortune will come to me?"

"My lady is very lucky, maybe she will be happy someday, but my lady Hui is too heartless..."

"Huanbi, is this something you can say?"

Huanbi knelt down unwillingly: "I know I am wrong."

Zhen Huan sighed deeply and said earnestly, "I know what you're thinking, but Concubine Hui also has parents and relatives. How could she risk everything for a childhood friend like me? After all, I offended His Majesty in the first place, and it's understandable that Concubine Hui couldn't stand the consequences of her family's decline! Alas!!! In my current situation, it's better not to be a burden to others."

"My lord, don't underestimate yourself..."

"Okay, stop talking. After all, walls have ears. You two are the only ones I can trust in this palace! Those who stay in this courtyard are all crooked and can be bribed with a little money. Although Sui Yuxuan is not a threat, there is still Concubine Hua who is eyeing her covetously, so some things should be kept secret if possible."

With her abilities, she might be able to conquer them one by one with all kinds of planning, but that is unnecessary and will only backfire!

Having only slept with His Majesty two or three times, Zhen Huan might not be able to see His Majesty's temper, but there was one thing she knew very well, that is - His Majesty did not like people who were too "smart".

If you use too many tricks, your favor will be as little as Concubine Cao who gave birth to Princess Wen Yi. On the contrary, Concubine Hua, Concubine Qi, and Concubine Xin are all simple-minded, and His Majesty visits their palaces every month. Even though Concubine Qi no longer has favor due to her age, the respect she shows is enough to make people envious!

This long-lasting love is really enviable, she can forget about it in this life! Zhen Huan thought like this in the dead of night.

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By the end of May, the public school in the suburbs of Beijing was almost built, and the third prince Hongshi, who had just left the palace to set up his own government, was so busy that he was exhausted.

At the same time, Honghui was also busy all day long, but the work he was busy with had nothing to do with the public school, but was closely related to the Eight Banners of the Manchu Army.

Today's descendants of the Eight Banners of the Manchu army can neither do business, nor farm, nor learn a skill, and they are not even allowed to take the imperial examinations. Although an imperial edict was issued during the previous search of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allow the Eight Banners to take the imperial examinations and to donate money to become officials, that edict only targeted the Eight Banners of Han and the Eight Banners of Mongolia. The only options for the Eight Banners of the Manchu were to join the army or be selected as guards!

However, how many soldiers and guards could there be? How many bannermen could there be among the Manchu Eight Banners? The supply exceeded the demand, and the income could not make ends meet. Therefore, in the inner and outer cities, there were many dandies carrying bird cages and strolling around. This is why the Eight Banners families looked glamorous on the surface, but were worse off than ordinary people on the inside.

This matter concerns the Eight Banners of the Manchus and should not be acted upon rashly. However, the livelihood issue of the Eight Banners children has reached a point that cannot be ignored!

The cause of this incident was that half a month ago, Yinzhen had the idea of ​​investing in the Eight Banners of the Manchus to start industries and lend money to collect interest, and use the money and grain obtained to subsidize weddings and funerals, but Honghui stopped him with a few words.

"Father Emperor, this method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. It will only encourage the extravagant lifestyle of the Eight Banners. It is absolutely unacceptable! When the Emperor was alive, officials of all ranks borrowed money from the Ministry of Revenue just like this time. This is human nature. We cannot give them the opportunity to indulge themselves."

Yinzhen spoke worriedly: "Now the livelihood problem of the Eight Banners children has become a bone thorn. At least four or five hundred thousand silver taels must be allocated every year. If this goes on for a long time, how can the court afford it?" When the treasury has sufficient silver, it is not a problem. But if the descendants are unfilial and squander the treasury or if there is a natural disaster, this amount of silver will be a big problem!

Honghui also knew a thing or two about this matter. He had tried to encourage the Eight Banners in the past to find another way out, but he was caught off guard every time and was never able to fully express it.

Thinking of the series of extremely eye-catching data, he swallowed his saliva and actually felt a little nervous. "Father, I remember that the population of the Eight Banners just exceeded 900,000, right? And the Eight Banners of the Manchus seem to have 200,000 male adults, right?"

If it wasn't specifically explained, they wouldn't have thought it was a big deal, but after hearing this, both the father and son shuddered!

"Nine hundred thousand... two hundred thousand... where did so many men come from? I remember that there were only four or five hundred thousand men in the early days of the Emperor's reign. How did so many more people suddenly appear without anyone noticing?"

Honghui laughed bitterly at the right time: "Perhaps it's because of cowpox. After smallpox was prevented and treated, there are not many children who died in infancy in the world. There were also some who starved to death in the early years, but the series of benefits provided by the court saved countless lives and the population grew countlessly. Now there are about 35 million people in the Qing Dynasty, and there are only more males in the Eight Banners, not fewer!"

"Yes, that's why! The people's lives are getting better and better, but the Eight Banners... I really can't let go."

The most important thing is, don't let another million men of the Eight Banners appear in a few years. How can the court afford to support them? You know, the millions of royal family members in the Ming Dynasty dragged down the previous dynasty!

Although I can’t afford it now!

The situation was urgent, so someone was sent to see him: "Come here, summon the kings, the Grand Secretaries, and the six ministers to see the emperor."

Then everyone started to look worried. It was because the Eight Banners were already well paid and the situation was extremely serious!

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to reduce the number of males..."

"This cannot be done. The Eight Banners are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. We cannot act rashly!"

"But can the imperial court afford to support more than 900,000 males? Can the national treasury afford it? Or should we confiscate a few more corrupt officials to fill the gap?"