Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 514: Just Nice Talk

Moreover, when Lord Pei was in the imperial study, he heard Emperor Shengwu ask Eunuch Fu to pass on a message to various ministries, encouraging officials going to the north to bring their female family members with them as much as possible to go to Mobei.

If the women had made contributions in Mobei, he would reward their husbands according to their merits after returning from Mobei.

All officials were also encouraged to bring more servants and maids with them. If the servants and maids went to Mobei and applied for employment by the government and participated in the construction of the government, the government would pay half of their salaries and also reward their masters.

This is equivalent to drawing a big pie for officials who are unwilling to go to Mobei but cannot refuse when recommended to go to Mobei.

After hearing this, Hua Lei was shocked again by Emperor Shengwu's "shamelessness". This was equivalent to asking the noble families to provide half-price labor to Mobei.

Moreover, Hua Lei felt that according to Emperor Shengwu's development ideas, every aristocratic family in the capital, as long as they had officials in the court, would have the possibility of one of their children being recommended to Mobei.

Rong Jin might have been trapped for this reason. It's possible that Emperor Shengwu was just saying that he was excellent.

As expected, Hualei's guess was confirmed again. A few days later, Zhenzhu sent a message saying that Jiang Yunqi was also recommended to go to Mobei, and she wanted to go with him.

Pearl's daughter is now two years old, and her belly has been still since she gave birth to her daughter. Ever since she heard the emperor announce that the women in the family were encouraged to accompany him to Mobei, she had been thinking about it.

After all, Pei Jingyang and Madam Han were both in Mobei, and she had just received a message from Hua Lei saying that Rong Jin and Hua Lei were both going to Mobei, so she was even more eager to go to Mobei.

However, she was a little hesitant because her daughter was still too young. Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Zhenzhu.

However, he did love the eldest granddaughter of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. After all, Jiang Yunqi was the eldest grandson and eldest son of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, so this granddaughter was the first among the younger generation.

After knowing that Zhenzhu was willing to accompany Jiang Yunqi to Mobei, she was quite satisfied. After all, her son would be gone for at least two years, and possibly more than three years.

If Zhenzhu didn't go, she wouldn't know when she would have her grandson. But as a mother-in-law, she couldn't just let Zhenzhu go without knowing her opinion.

If Zhenzhu was not happy, she couldn't force her. Besides, she also had to consider the old Marquis Pei and Madam Pei of the Zhenbei Marquisate.

Neither of these two old men can be fooled by Luckin, and the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is more than one level higher than the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

So if Zhenzhu didn't go, she originally wanted Yu to go with her. On the one hand, she could take care of her son, and on the other hand, she could give Jiang Yunqi a boy or a girl.

When she heard that Zhenzhu was willing to go to Mobei but was just worried about her daughter, she immediately took on the responsibility of raising her granddaughter.

And Zhenzhu heard from somewhere that if she didn't go, her mother-in-law would let Jiang Yunqi's concubine go to Mobei with her. So she made up her mind to go to Mobei herself.

The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law knew each other's cards, and it was decided that Zhenzhu would follow Jiang Yunqi to Mobei.

After Hua Lei received the letter of appointment from Emperor Shengwu, she went directly to the Ministry of Revenue to report the next day, and the matter of going to Mobei was thus settled.

Rong Jin, who had been struggling for a long time, no longer had to struggle. But that night, contrary to his usual behavior, he did not work overtime. He just hugged Hualei tightly like an octopus and fell asleep.

The court's news was announced several times a day, and everyone in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion was paying close attention.

A few days later, Lord Pei made the decision. Pei Rongyu, who had originally planned to wait until the second half of the year to get married before going to Mobei, also followed the trip to Mobei.

According to the information released, as long as the officials who went to Mobei this time worked hard in Mobei for a few years and did not slack off, it should be relatively easy for them to be promoted when they come back.

Pei Rongyu currently holds no official position, but is just an ordinary employee of the Military Department. According to Pei Rongyu's qualifications, it would not be easy for him to get promoted to the seventh rank after three years in Shangjing City.

If they go to Mobei to follow Pei Jingyang and his brother after getting married, they can only start from the bottom because they have no experience. It will also be very difficult to get promoted.

Now if he goes to Mobei with Rong Jin and Hua Lei to take care of him, his hope of becoming a seventh-rank official when he comes back will be much greater. Then, he can go to the military camp based on his rank and get a high official position.

Old Marquis Pei personally asked Pei Rongyu, who was patrolling the streets of Wucheng Bingmasi, for his opinion. Pei Rongyu readily agreed and was willing to go to Mobei in advance. Old Marquis Pei used some connections to put Pei Rongyu on the list of people going to Mobei.

Pei Rongyu's wedding, which had originally been scheduled for September 18, was moved forward to July 22 after discussing with the other party's in-laws.

Originally, the marriage of the two families had already gone through all the previous procedures, but Rong Jin's wedding was scheduled for May, so Pei Rongyu's wedding was scheduled for the second half of the year. Now, because of the trip to Mobei, it had to be moved forward.

Therefore, the Marquis's Mansion began to prepare for Pei Rongyu's wedding. After Pei Rongyu got married, his new wife would also go to Mobei with him.

However, this had nothing to do with Hua Lei for the time being, because Old Madam Pei did not ask her to help with the wedding arrangements for the trip to Mobei, so Hua Lei was happy to have some free time.

Of course, after the trip to Mobei was confirmed, Hualei immediately sent a message to her parents and Xiaoyuan. No matter how much they disapproved, there was nothing they could do.

Next, Hualei started to pack the things she would take to Mobei after she was on duty. Because she was going with officials from the imperial court, she could only take a carriage.

Normally, it would take fifteen or sixteen days to get there by horse. It would take even longer if it was a horse-drawn carriage. If it was a large-scale operation, it would take even longer.

It was not certain that they could reach the post station or the provincial capital or county town at night, where they could stay overnight. Therefore, it was very likely that they would sleep directly in the carriage at night.

The carriage needed to be modified. In fact, the carriage of the Marquis's Mansion was not very bumpy because it was well made and made of fine materials.

At that time, I just need to prepare some more mattresses. What needs to be changed is the internal structure. This is not difficult for Hualei.

After all, RVs in the previous life were very popular, and Hua Lei could imitate and copy them, so she took the time to draw a plan view of the interior structure of the carriage.