The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 327: Diligence and Love for the People
After Jia Rong had his fun, he really started to take action.

I quickly investigated three things.

The Three Teachers Case, the Corruption Case, and the Rebellion Case.

Jia Rong discovered that when he was the Holy Emperor, many of his men rebelled. It was not that there were no rebels, basically three or four times a year.

Some people thought that the emperor was dead and wanted to rebel, some wanted to become emperor and plotted rebellion, and some officials forced the people to rebel.

Those who collude with foreign races to rebel, or those who are foreign races themselves and rebel against the rule.

There are also those who, after doing bad things, do not want to die themselves, and directly instigate the villagers to rebel together.

The more common refugee rebellions no longer occur. After every major disaster, there is disaster relief and a few corrupt officials are killed as sacrifices to the gods, so there have been no refugee rebellions during the reign.

There was no one who rebelled due to the unpaid wages, and the money and rice were always given enough.

There is nothing wrong with the case of the Third Master, but he found that the people he protected also died inexplicably. The reason was probably that he did not protect them well enough and they were killed by others out of anger.

There is nothing wrong with the corruption case, but it violated the basic principles. It is the law that men are sent to mines and women are sent to the Jiaofangsi.

There are problems with the rebellion case. It was indeed the officials forcing the people to rebel, and local officials abused their power.

Jia Rong had a carefree night before, and worked overtime in the middle of the night to look for clues in the files. After a good night's sleep, he called the fifty people from yesterday again at nine o'clock the next day.

Today these people are wearing the same nightclub style short skirts and gauze jackets, revealing their underwear underneath.

The clothes were made in batches at Jia Rong's request and were produced by the female tailor.

The more revealing the uniform, the lower the status.

In the palace, those who can wear casual clothes are actually hostesses of relatively high status.

The palace maids had their own palace dresses, the female officials had their own neat uniforms, the guards had their own military uniforms, and the first, second, and third-rank maids who served in the palace also wore maid skirts.

"Your Highness! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

The women from the Inner Teaching House knelt before Jia Rong, greeted him in unison, and looked at him with humility and respect.

Jia Rong was casually wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt because the weather was very hot and he didn't like wearing such thick clothes.

"I have already investigated the three of you. Please tell us one by one."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. They didn't expect to get a reply so quickly.

The three parties were not wearing yesterday's clothes today. Jia Rong touched their breasts yesterday, so he couldn't remember what they looked like today.

"The three from yesterday come to the front." Jia Rong quickly let them come out on their own.

Soon the women kneeling on the ground moved away, and the three women from yesterday excitedly and nervously crawled to the front and continued kneeling.

Jia Rong said to the three men, "There is no need to explain the case of the three teachers. I have checked and found that the number of women I ordered to be protected has dropped from a thousand at the beginning to only five or six hundred now. Why is this?"

Zeng Wan'er replied nervously, "Your Majesty, some elderly people died because they couldn't stand the stimulation, some committed suicide out of fear of punishment, some died of illness, and some were beaten to death for being disobedient."

Jia Rong showed an expression of astonishment and looked at the female official in the Inner Teaching House.

"Does the Jiaofangsi often beat people?"

The female official of the Internal Teaching House answered carefully, "They are all spoiled and willful women. Some are arrogant and domineering, while others will cry and won't listen to anything you say. They just stay in their rooms and cry, and complain about this and that. Some of them don't study hard and are lazy and eat less."

Jia Rong nodded, "That's right. He was a criminal to begin with. He went in to receive reformation education, not to enjoy a good life."

The female official of the Internal Teaching House breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Jia Rong looked at Zeng Wan'er and said, "The past is the past. The dead cannot be resurrected. The next generation should try their best to live. I found out that some women work in the Jiaofang Bureau and brothels with their posthumous children. It will be bad for the children when they grow up."

"Women can continue to learn skills in the Palace Slave Dance Troupe, and boys can learn some skills such as music singing and enter the music industry in the future."

"I have had an elementary school built for the children of the imperial family in the suburbs of Beijing. Although some of these children are descendants of criminals, since you are serving me with your criminal bodies, I will naturally discipline them."

"If the mother behaves well, the child can go to school. If she has ill intentions, I will not show her any more mercy. You all know what will happen to those involved in the Three Teachers' Case. There are a lot of people out there who want to chop you and your child into pieces and eat them."

Zeng Wan'er kowtowed hurriedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! My humble slave family will definitely be loyal to Your Majesty and repay your great kindness!"

Jia Rong looked at the second one and quickly asked curiously, "What are your three names?"

All three of them were sent to the Jiaofangsi because of their property being confiscated, and they all lost their original surnames.

"My humble slave's name is Wan'er."

"My humble slave's name is Ruyan."

"The slave's name is Tao Hong."

Jia Rong nodded and said, "There is no problem with the corruption case. What I want is a fair and just world. If we don't punish those corrupt officials who know the law but break it, the country will cease to exist. The people under my command will only care about money and not care about the lives of others. They may even force the people to rebel just for the sake of money."

"I have read the case of rebellion. Although your father has killed villagers, he also concealed his property and refused to pay taxes. He also used the name of the clan to kill widows and exterminate families, and hid more than a dozen guns."

"Although he is not a good person, he was indeed framed for rebellion. After the rebellion, he also plundered the property of his fellow villagers and took possession of someone else's wife. After being arrested, he cried out for injustice." "In short, this matter is a confusing account. I have shown special mercy and allowed you to be restored to a good family. Do you want to go home and make a living, or continue to be a dancer in the palace's Jiaofang Division?"

Taohong was also confused at this time. In fact, she had long felt that her family members were not good people. However, after being told the reason, her face turned red with shame.

After she got out, she had no relatives and could not survive alone in the countryside. Taohong entered the palace at the age of ten to learn singing and dancing and the skills of serving people. It has been several years now, and she has grown from a girl to a blooming young woman.

"I am willing to serve Your Majesty in the palace! Please have mercy on me and don't drive me away!"

Jia Rong nodded and said, "Then you can continue to stay. It's no different from before. Even if you are lowly slaves in the inner teaching house, you are still slaves working for me. I will help you settle down when you are old. Don't worry about the future. Just focus on learning skills and serving me."

The women all thanked in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Holy Emperor!"

Jia Rong said casually, "I still have state affairs to deal with. You can go down. The weather is hot and humid now, so you can rest for a few days. My coronation ceremony is coming soon, so you can just focus on that day."

All the women said in unison: "As ordered!"

After the women from the Music Bureau left, Jia Rong began to busy himself with repairing canals, building palaces, and collecting beauties.

The first two are easy to deal with, but collecting beauties is a difficult task for Jia Rong.

It is actually very easy to collect beauties, and every country has indicators for paying tribute to beautiful women.

There are so many beauties in the Holy Palace that it is impossible to count them all, and there are not even enough to accommodate them all.

The main problem is not that there is not enough space, but that Jia Rong feels uncomfortable if he doesn't find something for these beauties to do.

For Jia Rong, collecting beauties could be a casual hobby, but it would be uncomfortable to watch beauties eating without working.

It’s not about money, it’s just that I feel uncomfortable when I think about it.

Women are very spendthrift, and they eat and drink so much every day. In fact, Jia Rong never cared about it. He just felt uncomfortable seeing others enjoying themselves.

"Nurses, teachers, civil servants, nannies, maids..."

“There are not enough jobs!”

Jia Rong was upset. He thought that letting these ignorant women be doctors would definitely harm people. They were not qualified to be guards, and there was no need for so many women to drive a tricycle.

And I really want to take a car, not a tricycle.

The zoo is still mainly staffed by male staff and eunuchs, but the botanical garden has some beauties and a water park.

But there were still too many beauties. Jia Rong frowned and thought seriously about arranging jobs for them.

"Painting, fashion design, jewelry design, book publishing, translation..."

There are indeed many exotic beauties in Jia Rong's palace. Most of them are young daughters of aristocratic families, which is just right for clerical work such as translation.

Moreover, the beauties sent by various countries translated the books and sent them back, which also gave a good impression to the people behind them, and they will continue to send beautiful women to serve the country.

Jia Rong decided to open a training class to teach those beauties how to work correctly and in batches.

Cultivating plants, breeding wheat and rice, cooking, raising babies, sorting and mending clothes, driving, repairing cars...

Jia Rong quickly announced his decision in Nuanxiang Palace.

"I want to tell you something!!"

Jia Rong spoke quickly.

Lin Daiyu and others lowered their heads in silence, feeling that they were going to be scolded again.

Shi Xiangyun and the others looked at each other playfully. Although they also felt like they were going to be scolded, they didn't care.

I used to be scolded by my aunt at home, and later I was disciplined by the old lady. Now that I’m married, it’s nice to be scolded by my husband. I’m used to it.

Being scolded is not a big deal. The girls watched Jia Yuanchun walk all the way here, and they all knew that if Jia Rong scolded them, it was fine, and they just had to not talk to him.

When you calm down, do whatever you need to do.

This time, Jia Rong did not curse anyone, but instead spoke excitedly about his great plan.

"I want to open two schools in the Holy Palace!"

"One is the Shenggong Women's Technical School, where you can learn some agricultural, industrial, daily household skills, cooking and other small technical skills."

"One is the Holy Palace Women's College, where you can learn foreign languages and management skills."

Jia Rong looked at Jia Yuanchun and said, "You and your sisters will be in charge of the Holy Palace Women's Academy. You will not only teach those foreign royal ladies, but also select some girls who are capable like Xiaohong."

"I can go to the technical school myself!"

Jia Rong wants to be the principal himself! Teach step by step!

(End of this chapter)