Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1280 Surprised

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty will select a concubine from all over the country, as well as vassal states, vassal states, and colonies~"

"All school-age girls aged [-] to [-] can go to the local government to register for the primary election. After the local government's primary election, the local government will send it to the provincial government for re-election. Each province in Ming Dynasty needs to elect [-] candidates. Beauty is coming to Beijing!"

"This is the first time in the history of the Hongzhi Dynasty to choose a concubine. It is a happy event for the entire Ming Dynasty. The emperor treats all tribes of the Ming Dynasty equally. The tribes in our Ming Dynasty include Mongolia, Tibetans, Uighurs, Turks, Kazakhs, Zhuang people, and Miao people. People, Caucasus, Georgia and other tribes can also participate in the election of the crown prince. The big tribe needs to select five beauties, and the small tribe needs to select three beauties to be selected."

"In order to strengthen the relationship between our Ming Dynasty and the vassal states and vassal states, North Korea and Japan need to select fifty beauties for candidates, and each vassal state needs to select ten beauties for candidates. Choose three beauties to prepare for nomination."

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"The first steamship of the Ming Dynasty was launched for sea trials a few days ago, and the time it took to travel from Tianjin to Ryukyu was only half of the original time~"

In the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area, accompanied by a whistling cold wind in winter, a large number of newsboys kept waving their newspapers and shouting loudly in the streets and alleys.

Accompanied by the yelling of the newsboy, soon, a large number of people came out from every corner, and in a blink of an eye, the streets were filled with a large number of figures, and a new day began.

"The prince wants to choose a concubine?"

"Isn't it? The prince will be eighteen years old next year. I don't know why it has been delayed until now. If it was in the past, it would have been time to choose a concubine."

"That's right, I'm eighteen, and my son is eighteen too, but my grandson can make soy sauce~"

"This is such a happy event~"

"The emperor doesn't like female sex, he only loves the queen, so the Hongzhi Dynasty has not carried out any selection of concubines. This time, it is really rare to choose a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Isn't it? Now that there is a daughter in the family, everyone is very excited."

"In the past, everyone was not very happy to send their daughters into the big fire pit in the palace, but now it is different. This is to choose a concubine for the crown prince. If you are lucky, you may be able to become the crown prince and the queen in the future. "

"Isn't it~"

"Just this time, let's choose a concubine. Why are people from those tribes allowed to participate in the concubine selection? Isn't this going to mess up the blood of my Ming royal family?"

"That's right, that's right, those people don't understand etiquette, don't know how to educate, how can they serve His Royal Highness well."

"You don't understand this, isn't it clearly written in the newspaper~"

"The prince's choice of concubine is not just a beauty pageant, it is a major national event, and it is related to the great Ming Dynasty."

"Today's Ming Dynasty is different from the past, and it is also different from previous dynasties. The territory it rules is unprecedentedly vast, and the tribes it rules are unprecedentedly numerous."

"As long as they live in my tribe in Ming Dynasty, they are all the subjects of the emperor, and the emperor treats them equally, and there is never any oppression or targeting."

"On the matter of the crown prince's choice of concubine, the emperor wants to show the world that the emperor treats everyone equally, not only us Han people, but other tribes are also the son of the emperor."

"The reason why people from vassal states such as Korea and Wa were selected was to strengthen the relationship between Ming Dynasty and these vassal states, and also to show that the Son of Heaven is not only the emperor of Ming, but also the emperor of vassal states such as Korea and Wa."

"To put it simply, through the selection of concubines, the emperor wants to tell the world a lot of information. One is to treat people equally, and the other is to promote exchanges, exchanges, intermarriage, etc. between us Han people and various tribes, so that our internal Reduce conflicts and divisions, and become more centripetal."

"That's it~"

"That's exactly how it should be done."

"Now our Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be in the two capitals and thirteen provinces. Our territory is too vast, and there are too many tribes living in it."

"If you don't choose women from other tribes when you choose the princess, what will these tribes think?"

"Yes, yes, it's just that His Royal Highness has suffered~"

"..."

In the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area, as the news of the election of the crown princess spread, the entire Beijing-Tianjin area was discussing the matter for a while, but the news of the successful launch of the steam ship was submerged in it, and there was not much at all. people care.

Tianjin Stock Exchange.

Huhe, Hardan, and Battelle, as usual, got up early and came to the stock exchange habitually, drank morning tea at the newly opened teahouse nearby, read newspapers, and then followed stock information in the exchange.

"It's still Battelle, you are amazing~"

"The stock of the Egyptian Canal can be bought all the time, and now it has risen to 200 yuan a share. I have long been afraid of heights and sold it."

Hu He complimented Battelle beside him, Battelle may not think he is a prairie guy, but in fact he has a very high talent in stock trading, relying on stock trading, Battelle is now worth a lot.

"Haha, I'm just optimistic about the Egyptian canal."

"This Egyptian canal has been repaired for more than a year, and it is estimated that it will be repaired in a few years. After it is repaired, it will be a business of sitting and collecting money. 200 yuan is not expensive at all, and it will continue to rise."

When Battelle heard it, he immediately laughed happily.

"Will it go up?"

"It's already 200 yuan~"

When Hardan heard this, his eyes widened slightly, a little in disbelief.

"Of course it will go up. This is the Egyptian Canal. You can collect tolls slowly in the future. The value is simply immeasurable, far from being measurable with money."

Battelle said with great confidence.

"Three masters, this is today's newspaper~"

While the three of them were chatting, the waiter in the restaurant handed over three newspapers.

"Hmm~"

Battle casually threw out a silver dollar and said, "Old rules~"

"I know, I know, three masters, use it slowly~"

The waiter in the shop got the silver dollar, and he just nodded and bent over happily. This silver dollar is one or two taels of silver, and he doesn't need that much just for drinking tea and breakfast, and the rest is for rewarding him.

"The prince is about to choose a concubine~"

"And we Mongolians have to participate~"

The three of them picked up the newspaper and began to read it, and soon put down the newspaper at the same time, their eyes widened slightly, a little dumbfounded.

This Great Heavenly Son is not the same as previous dynasties. The king dies and the Son of Heaven guards the gates of the country.

I didn't expect that the crown princess would be chosen among the minority tribes now!

"The Son of Heaven is truly a sage through the ages~"

"It's our good fortune to have such an emperor!"

"The mind of the Son of Heaven is really as vast as the sea, and his grace descends on everyone in this land like rain and dew."

"Today there is the style of Tang Taizong~"

Then the three of them quickly read the headlines in the newspaper. After reading it, the three of them couldn't help sighing.

In the past dynasties, the conflicts among the tribes were very deep, and few emperors of the Central Plains dynasty were willing to choose women from a few tribes as concubines.

At the same time, in the past dynasties, even if some tribes belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, they were rarely treated equally in the true sense of the Central Plains Dynasty. Only in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty treated all tribes equally, and there were a large number of minority tribes above the court. minister.

"Go, go, go back to the grassland~"

Battelle drank his tea in a hurry, ate a piece of his favorite steamed dumpling, and prepared to leave.

"Why go back to the grassland?"

Hu He and Hadan looked at it, and were slightly taken aback. What kind of show is Battelle going to play today? It's winter, the wind is howling, and the days here in Tianjin are not good, so I have to go to the grassland to endure hardships and suffer Yes, I'm sick.

"what?"

"Didn't you read the newspaper said that we Mongolians will also participate in the selection of concubines this time. Our tribes will first conduct sea elections and primary elections, and then we will re-election."

"I'm going back now to host the beauty pageant of my Naiman Department. I must select the most beautiful grassland flowers and present them to His Royal Highness."

Battelle looked at the two of them and said very directly.

"Ah~"

When Huhe and Hadan heard this, they were taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly drank tea and ate steamed dumplings, picked up their hats and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the grassland. Beauty is the most beautiful flower on the grassland~”

"Come on, all the women in your Urad tribe have big buttocks. This doesn't conform to the aesthetics of Daming people. Daming people like the kind with fair skin and Xiaojiabiyu."

"Go, go, we don't have any beauties in Urad. The prince likes that kind, so we just choose that one."

"This is a happy event. Maybe this princess really falls here in our Urad department."

"Dream, you guys from Urad, I don't want to talk about it anymore, pull it down."

"The selection of the crown princess is a big matter, and there are extremely strict requirements. On this point, our Naiman Department is the most suitable."

"Naiman Department? I have never seen a beautiful girl in your Naiman Department. How can you stand out from the crowd? In my opinion, it is more suitable for you to drink tea and watch stocks here in Tianjin."

"I heard that your daughter, Hardan, is just sixteen years old and looks like a flower. Would you like to send it~"

"Yes, of course, it is a great honor to be a concubine to the prince~"

"What about you?"

"Don't you also have a daughter who just reached the age?"

"Don't mention it. Not long ago, I promised an official family in the capital, and I promised to marry my daughter to his son. Now I regret it to death. I wish I had known that I was waiting."

"You married your daughter to a Han Chinese?"

"No, I'm going to let my son marry a Han woman, but it's a little troublesome. I don't like ordinary families, and I don't like me~"

"Look down on it, it's better for the flowers in our prairie to marry the man in our prairie~"

"That's it~"

"Having said that, I don't want my daughter to herd sheep and horses on the grassland anymore. It's better to live in this pass more comfortably, and we have also settled here in Tianjin. Marrying here in Beijing and Tianjin is also convenient for travel."

"That's true. Life on the grasslands is still too bitter. Those who graze cattle and sheep every day live a rather monotonous and boring life. It's still comfortable to live in Tianjin, bustling and lively, and it's convenient to go anywhere."

"It makes sense for you to say that, and I have the same idea~"

(End of this chapter)