Lu Ming rarely entered a relatively leisurely period.
Of course, this is only relative. After all, I used to be busy almost 24 hours a day, but now 20 hours is enough, and everything is well organized. I don't have the feeling of being overwhelmed by being busy as before.
His Majesty the King works eight hours a day, Brigadier General Bit from the Western Region works six hours a day, the Regent of Japan works three hours a day, and Section Chief Anxi Prince works three hours a day.
Moreover, Sunday can finally be a day off for me to rest.
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Today is a day off, and Lu Ming had originally made an appointment with Xiao Meizhen to watch a movie.
But unexpectedly, the person who came was Kim Mi-yeon.
The top floor of the entire Shengjing Palace was originally named "Wolong Palace". After Lu Ming became the king, it is now called "Qianning Palace".
The area of more than 5,000 square meters is magnificent and golden, as if you have entered the imperial palace of ancient times. Of course, there are many modern elements. For example, the cinema where Lu Ming is now has been renovated in traditional style, with nine large soft couches, which are very comfortable for sitting or lying.
The layout of the soft couches is such that the middle one is the largest, and the other eight are surrounded by it, which are eight small soft couches. Each soft couch can easily seat seven or eight people, which can meet the needs of the King of Han and his concubines to watch a movie together.
However, this only exists in theory, and Lu Ming can only think about that kind of absurd life.
Lu Ming sat in the middle of the widest and softest couch, while Jin Mi Yan stood far to the side. The distance between them was about four or five meters.
Seeing Jin Mi Yan's frightened look, he said that his sister was in the laboratory, then he called her and asked her to come and watch a movie with him.
Lu Ming didn't say much, and Jin Meiyan was relieved. She felt like the end of the world had come when she received the call from her sister. She was afraid that she would be castrated as soon as she entered the palace. His Majesty the King doted on his sister. It didn't matter if his sister made mistakes, but he would definitely punish her.
As she reported this tremblingly, Kim Mi-yeon was almost in tears.
I heard there was castration, I don’t know what it is but it must be scary.
"Let's not watch it, shall we?" Lu Ming coughed. Although it was unfair, he really felt that watching a movie with this guy was really boring.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Kim Mi-yeon said in a low voice.
"By the way, how is the environment here? Are you used to living here?" Lu Ming asked.
Kim Mi-yeon lives in the "Libinyuan" on the 16th floor, which is a complex luxury suite with an area of more than 500 square meters.
However, it is much worse than Meizhen's "Huifeiyuan" on the 17th floor. Meiyan has had a very good living environment in recent years. I wonder if moving into the palace has lowered her living standards.
Jin Meiyan hesitated for a moment and said quickly: "Get used to it, Your Majesty..." Life here is too comfortable, it is simply the world she dreamed of before, with clothes to wear and food to eat provided for her, and several very sensible little palace maids who serve her respectfully and call her "Empress". She had imagined such a life when she was a child watching costume dramas and daydreaming.
Sometimes, I really want to sleep forever on that soft princess bed.
Seeing her hesitation in answering, Lu Ming misunderstood her and frowned, "I told the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give you absolute freedom. They didn't restrict you, did they?"
Jin Meiyan hurriedly shook her head: "No, no..." and then hurriedly added, "Your Majesty."
Lu Ming was helpless, "Let's just use the old name."
Huh? Jin Meiyan was a little confused, but then she understood, "Your Majesty, you want me to call you by the name I used to call you, uncle?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Although I am less than ten years older than you, in my eyes, you are just like the little kid I met at the beginning. Doesn't your sister still call me Brother Qianxing?" He sighed in his heart. He got a headache every time he heard her call him "little girl" and "Your Majesty".
"Yes, Your Majesty... Uncle..." After Jin Mi Yan called out "Uncle", she felt that the fear in her heart faded a little.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Well, don't be restrained, just be the same as before." He felt helpless. If he addressed her like that, and if future history books exaggerated, he would say that he married his former niece as a concubine. With some exaggeration, he would become one of the most absurd emperors.
Lu Ming stood up and said, "Go and have fun." He suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, the families of your friends are at least middle class, and some are even wealthy. If you have time, can you help me count the status of their families and how wealthy they are?"
Although Jin Miyan was puzzled, she hurriedly said, "Okay, uncle."
Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
"Section Chief Wang" is also mainly busy with these things now, which is to observe the issues of social class advancement channels.
The most important thing for a developing society is the emergence and expansion of the middle class.
The channels for the emergence of the middle class are very important and represent the development potential of this society.
The most worrying thing is that the middle class is related to the power class. Even the civil service class becomes the most stable channel to enter the middle class. Most other channels are closed, and only the newest industries have new channels. Because the power class cannot supervise them for the time being, some fish slip through the net and there are cakes that do not need to be distributed by the power. Then this society is a bit scary.
Thousands of years of history in his previous life told Lu Ming that if smart people all thought that studying hard, taking exams and becoming officials were the brightest paths, rather than entering various industries and fields where a hundred flowers bloomed, then this society would only stagnate.
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The "Wang House" in Anxi has now been relocated to a new apartment building, two floors of which belong to the "Wang House".
The eight-story elevator apartment building has a three-bedroom structure, eight residences on each floor, and a total of sixteen residences in the "Wang Residence".
This is a typical middle-class apartment building. The "Wang House" occupies the top and seventh floors.
It was evening at this time, and Lu Ming was having a barbecue with another family in the community park.
Lu Ming is still the head of the Household Registration Section, but he has changed to another branch.
Having the barbecue with Lu Ming was the family of the head of the traffic police section of the new branch. He had a beautiful wife, a son and a daughter, and lived a happy life.
Two children were laughing and playing on the lawn. On the barbecue grill, Chief Du was turning the skewers of meat patiently, and the meat was sizzling and emitting a fragrant aroma.
Bai Narcissus was chatting and laughing with the beautiful wife of the section chief.
Both of them are "full-time housewives" and seem to have a lot in common.
Sitting next to Chief Du, Lu Ming opened a can of beer out of boredom.
He was wearing sunglasses, which was actually his own form, and it was basically the same after he changed the branch.
"Dayong, when are you going to have a child?" Chief Du asked with a smile.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Old Du, I heard that the City Council approved a new fiscal budget, including a new plan for the institutional reform of City Hall? According to this plan, the number of civil servants in the city will increase by almost a quarter."
"Oh, you worry about this every day. Wouldn't it be better to have more people to work? Tell me, both you and I, don't we need more people?" Chief Du was not surprised and said, "It just so happens that I have a nephew who has nothing to do. This relieves my worries."
Lu Ming nodded.
Anxi belonged to the original Anshan Province, which was originally the poorest province in the Northern Territory. However, Anxi was the location of the Dao Office. The basic model of Anshan Province was to gather the strength of the entire Dao to build the city. The rural areas were extremely poor, while the Dao Office cities were abnormally prosperous.
Looking at it now, in the new society, the city's finances are gradually becoming richer than before, but in reality, the substance remains the same.
The civil service team, which was extremely streamlined in the beginning, has been expanded almost every year, and this year is even more so, with a major expansion.
"Narcissus." Lu Ming waved to Bai Narcissus.
Bai Shuixian hurriedly walked over, and Lu Ming whispered, "Sister Kan, please accompany me for supper today."
Bai Shuixian nodded: "Yes."
Section Chief Du was watching this scene with envy. Such a beautiful lady was so stunning at first sight, and now the more he looked at her, the more charming she became. Her noble and clean temperament was hard to describe. Compared with her, his own wife was simply a yellow-faced woman. Yet she was so obedient to him. No one knew how Wang Dayong got such good fortune.
Lu Ming was thinking about something.
The Kan sisters were both writers. Although their works did not sell many copies, they were regarded as writers and critics. Moreover, they came from prominent local families, so both sisters became local councillors, one as a dominion councillor and the other as a city councillor.
Nowadays, in each county of the former Anshan Province, members of parliament are also elected, but citizens cannot run for election freely and must obtain the right to be nominated.
The power of nomination for members of the Dominion Parliament rests with the Dominion Members Qualifications Committee of His Majesty's Privy Council.
The right to nominate councillors at the city, county and town levels lies with the local election committee of the Dominion Legislature.
Perhaps, for many things, it's time to take a step further.