Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 561

Gao Wenniang, the old bustard of the red-sleeved recruit, watched the noble lady with a unique temperament leave, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, and couldn't help asking the turtle beside her, "Old Kan, who do you think this young lady is?"

Old Kan put his back slightly on his back, and said with a smile, "Who else is there, a young lady from a powerful family who is curious about brothels."

Gao Wenniang frowned and shook her head, "It's not that simple, I can't see through the identity of the young lady, but her followers are not simple.

One of them had a faint official authority, but the other three looked like those fighting in the army.

And haven't you noticed, those guys all have short knives on their waists, and the bottom of their robes are also bulging, maybe they're carrying something else. "

Lao Kan was a little surprised when he heard this, but he still didn't think too much about it, and said, "They should all be female guards from powerful families, and it's normal to carry weapons."

Gao Wenniang always felt that today's matter was not simple, but she really couldn't imagine that the young lady would have any special status, so she could only say in the end: "I hope I think too much."

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A few days later, Emperor Zhaowu of the Ming Dynasty issued an imperial edict printed by the cabinet, which was circulated throughout the world.

It is required that all Ming people, regardless of women or men, are not allowed to be prostitutes, prostitutes, or honest officials.And made a detailed definition of what is a prostitute, a prostitute, and an upright official.

Brothels and brothels and other places in various places must unconditionally release all Ming women (men) to Congliang before July [-] this year.

Those who have nothing to rely on after becoming good can seek help from the local government.It is generally arranged to do things locally, and at worst it will be arranged to move to the north, distribute the land, or even betrothed by the government to others.

Beginning on July [-]st, all the people of the Ming Dynasty who were prostitutes, prostitutes, and upright officials were forced to be good, and they moved to the north and were assigned to them by the government.

Anyone who coerces the common people of Ming Dynasty into prostitution, whores, and upright officials, regardless of whether they are relatives or not, will be punished as the crime of coercing good people into prostitution.

Anyone who buys and sells Ming people, regardless of whether the seller is voluntary or not, the buyer will be charged with a crime, ranging from imprisonment for more than five years to exile in the frontier.

Anyone who abducts and sells the people of Ming Dynasty will be executed!Those who kidnap and traffic more than ten people will be put to death immediately!

After this imperial decree came down, all the proprietors who opened brothels and brothels were dumbfounded wherever Fantong spread it, and the bustards and girls in brothels were also dumbfounded.

As a brothel opened by the Qinhuai River, Hongxiuzhao received the notice the same day the imperial decree left the Forbidden City.

"I understand the content of the notice, right? If you don't understand anything, you can ask now." A Jiangning county government official, with a few patrolmen, came to Hongxiuzhao in the morning and gave the notice. Seriously.

Now the notices are all in plain language with punctuation, so Gao Wenniang can naturally understand it.

But she would rather not understand.

When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help saying: "Master, if this is the case, how can we keep these brothels open? Isn't this forcing us to close the doors?"

"It doesn't matter how you open it, whether you close it or not. The important thing is that Ying Tianfu should set an example for the world after the government issued a notice.

Therefore, from today onwards, within one month, all brothels, brothels, etc. in Yingtian Mansion will no longer have our Ming people as prostitutes, prostitutes, or honest officials.

Our county officials have ordered that after receiving the notice, all brothels and brothels should immediately release people under our supervision.

If any of them need the help of the government to resettle them, I can record them.So, if you have no doubts about the announcement, hurry up and gather the girls here to announce it. "

"What should I do?" Gao Wenniang murmured, wanting to delay, but under the watchful eyes of the officials, she had no choice but to go in and call the girls to get up.

At the same time, she thought of the noble lady a few days ago, and a bold guess suddenly popped up in her mind——

'My God, that person shouldn't be the current Holy One, right? '

Gao Wenniang thinks that person is definitely an important person in the court, otherwise why did that person come to Hongxiu to ask a strange call, and the court issued such a strange imperial decree within a few days?
Women in the court are high and powerful, and in this city of Nanjing, there is only the red lady.

But the red lady Gao Wenniang has seen her several times from a distance, and she also knows that she is in her twenties, with a heroic appearance.The one who looked like yesterday was only sixteen or seventeen years old - isn't he only 17 years old today?

Thinking of this, Gao Wenniang only felt that her legs were weak and her heart was full of bitterness.

'Telling you to be greedy for the 200 taels of silver, isn't it a bad thing now? '

'But if that person really came to Qinhuai, even if he didn't come to my Hongxiu Zhao to inquire, he would go to other places... Well, we can't escape this calamity. '

After thinking about this, Gao Wenniang didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately asked all the girls to be called to the lobby of the main building, even the top upright official, Lingyin, was no exception.

As a result, listening to Gao Wenniang explaining the content of the official announcement in front of the officials, some people were happy and some were worried.

"Is this true? Can you really let us go from good to bad unconditionally?"

"Don't you need ransom money?"

"Great, I can finally go home, woo woo~"

"Congliang? I don't know anything except laughing, drinking and accompanying guests. How should I live my life after becoming a good man?"

"Do you have to be good? Mom, tell the official that Meimei wants to stay in Hongxiu Zhao."

"Why did the imperial court force me to wait for Congliang? I live comfortably here, and there is never a shortage of good food and drink. Do I have to go out to live a hard life? Woohoo..."

The girls of Hongxiu Zhao talked a lot, and in the end, quite a few of them started to cry.

Some cried because they were excited to be able to be Congliang, while others were crying because they didn't want to leave the brothel and felt that life after Congliang would not be as good as it is now.

Seeing this, the official asked the patrolman to beat a gong, and waited for the girls to be quiet.

He then said: "Since the imperial court has an imperial decree, whether you like it or not, you must be good, and you will not be allowed to engage in this industry in the future.

If there is a violation, how will it be dealt with? You have just learned about it. If you don’t know, you can read the notice again now.

As for those who are worried about not being able to find a living after graduation, you can report to me first. Our Jiangning County Government and even the Yingtian Government will try our best to arrange suitable livelihoods for you. "

Hearing this, the girl who was crying and unwilling to leave Hongxiu Zhao couldn't help saying: "Guan Ye, I really don't know anything, I can't live without Hong Xiu Zhao!"

After finishing speaking, I felt like throwing myself around, but at this moment, I looked at the stick in the patrolman's hand and the serious face of the official, but hesitated.

The official looked at the prostitute and sneered, "Yingtian Mansion is the most benevolent place in the world, from old ladies in their 80s to [-]s, to children as young as four or five years old, they all have the opportunity to make money seriously.

You have hands and feet, you are young, how can you not make a living after leaving the brothel?Apart from other things, the textile factories and silk weaving factories in Yingtianfu recruit female workers every month, can't you do it? ! "

The prostitute couldn't help muttering: "The female workers are exhausted, how can they feel comfortable in a brothel?"

"What did you say?" The official couldn't help asking after hearing the general idea.

"It's nothing." The prostitute didn't dare to say it.

She also knows that it's okay to be lazy.

The official said: "If you have no doubts, line up to register now. You need to explain clearly your place of origin, age, family situation, and any strengths. Only in this way can the government arrange for you to wait.

Even if you can make a living by yourself, the government still needs to create a file for you to prevent you from returning to your old business secretly, or being coerced by others to operate this business again. "

After finishing speaking, the official took out the pen, ink and book that he carried with him, sat down at a table, and began to recruit information about the girls.

The number one Lingyin stood at the back at this time, beside Gao Wenniang, and asked, "What is Mom going to do in the future?"

Gao Wenniang pretended to be free and easy with a smile and said: "I didn't start this red sleeve trick. Go back and tell my boss. If he has no choice but to keep me, I will also be a good man. What about you, what are your plans after getting good? ?”

Lingyin said with hesitation: "The second young master of the Wang family has expressed his willingness to redeem me many times and accept me as a concubine. But I don't really want to be a concubine. I want to try to do things myself, but I am worried that I will not be able to do well."

"It's really not easy to be a concubine—my mother and I were also concubines when I was a little older, but I couldn't stand the oppression of the housewife, so I came back to be a procuress in a fit of anger, free and happy."

Gao Wenniang couldn't help smiling when she remembered what happened back then.

Immediately asked, "You say you do things yourself, what do you want to do? There are court decrees, so it's not good to continue to be an upright official."

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(End of this chapter)