"What's the matter?" Zhu Biao asked curiously when he heard that Li Jie really had something to ask for help. Although Li Jie was very close to him, Li Jie seemed to have never asked him for much. After all, with Li Jie's identity and talent, he basically didn't need to ask for help.

"This..." Li Jie hesitated for a moment, and finally said the truth, "To be honest with Your Highness, the plan I offered to Your Majesty just now was not written by me alone!"

"It's not you alone? Who else?" Zhu Biao asked even more surprised when he heard this.

"Princess Pucheng has helped me a lot, and Yuning has also helped us replenish it." Li Jie replied again.

"It turns out to be Pucheng, no wonder!" Zhu Biao also showed a look when he heard this. When he went to Peking Prefecture, he had already seen Zhu Xueqing's ability and knew that his niece was very talented and rare even among men, so it was normal for her to help Li Jie in this matter.

"I am also very impressed by the princess' ability. This time I will set up a bank and issue a new banknote. To be honest, I have no idea, so..." Li Jie suddenly showed a hesitant expression when he said this, as if it was a little difficult to continue.

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"So what?" Zhu Biao asked even more curiously.

"So I want to ask the princess to hold a position in the bank. I wonder if the prince can think of a solution?" Li Jie finally spoke with a shameless face.

"Nonsense!" Zhu Biao couldn't help but vent his anger when he heard this, "Pucheng is a woman, how could she show up like a man? Moreover, the bank is one of the financial yamen established by the court. She, a woman, went to the bank to serve, wouldn't she be given an official position? If the father knew about this, she would definitely scold you!"

"I just know that Your Majesty will scold me, so I dare not tell Your Majesty. But Your Majesty, you know the princess' ability, and you are much more enlightened than Your Majesty, so I dare to discuss it with you!" Li Jie said in the end and flattered Zhu Biao without hesitation.

It’s true. When he heard Li Jie say that he was more open-minded than Zhu Zhu, the anger that Zhu Biao had just developed disappeared suddenly. He calmed down and pondered for a moment and said again: “The father will definitely not agree. Even if I want to help, it’s useless. But I’m very curious, why do you have this idea? Don’t you know that there has never been a precedent for women to be an official in the Ming Dynasty?”

Zhu Biao looked at Li Jie with an incredible look at him. In fact, his words were not rigorous. The Ming Dynasty was not without female officials, but female officials were only positions in the palace and generally only served the royal family. They were not considered officials in the traditional sense. Moreover, Lao Zhu was also very disgusted with women's interference in politics, let alone letting women become officials.

"I know, there is no precedent before, which does not mean that there will be no future. Your Highness, you also know the princess's talent. Don't you think that if the princess' talent is not an official, wouldn't it be a waste?" Li Jie did not answer positively, but asked again.

This is the truth. Since Li Jie met Zhu Xueqing, she felt that she was very suitable for being an official. At a young age, she could manage half of the Qin Palace in an orderly manner. Even Zhu Ren couldn't live without her. It is no exaggeration to say that with Zhu Xueqing's ability, even if she was a prefect, she could be competent.

"This..." Zhu Biao also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard this. He saw Zhu Xueqing's ability. Of course, he also knew that Li Jie was talking about the truth. In fact, compared to Lao Zhu, his prejudice against women is not that deep. If possible, he did not mind Zhu Xueqing entering the court as an official. After all, many of the officials he met were not as good as Zhu Xueqing.

Of course, no matter how much you think, Zhu Biao is still a very practical person, so in the end he shook his head and said, "My opinion is not important. What matters is the view of the father, so this matter is absolutely impossible. However, if you really want Pu Cheng to help you, you can let her hide behind the scenes and help you come up with ideas!"

"This..." Li Jie showed a disappointed look when he heard Zhu Biao's answer. After a while, he nodded helplessly, "Okay, thank you for your advice!"

Seeing Li Jie's disappointed look, Zhu Biao also patted his shoulder and comforted him: "This matter is basically impossible, and you should not be entangled in such matters for too long. Although doing so may make Pu Cheng wronged, I believe she will understand it!"

But just as Zhu Biao finished speaking, Li Jie suddenly looked up and asked again: "Your Highness, if... I mean, if you can make the decision, would you be willing to let the princess enter the court openly and become an official?"

"That's natural. I have no prejudice against people. I use people with virtuous people. As long as the person has enough abilities and no big problems in character, let alone women, I will use it even if I am a eunuch!" Zhu Biao patted his chest and made a sound to ensure that he was very similar to Zhu Di. Zhu Biao was not particular about employed people. He could only look at it without his background. However, there are pros and cons of this approach, and it depends on how the person in power resolved it?

"I understand, thank you Your Highness!" Li Jie saluted Zhu Biao again.

"Okay, this matter is over here. My father has agreed to the bank's affairs. However, even if the order is delivered, the silver from Japan will need to be delivered at the end of the year. So you can prepare well in a few months. Once the silver arrives in the future, you can show your strength!" Finally, Zhu Biao spoke again, and after that, he turned around and left. Li Jie gave Zhu Biao a gift again.

However, after Zhu Biao's figure disappeared into the heavy palace, Li Jie raised his head and showed a meaningful smile.

In fact, Li Jie also knew that it was basically impossible for a woman to be an official? The reason why he stopped Zhu Biao was actually just to test Zhu Biao's attitude. He did this not only for Zhu Xueqing, but also for the countless women behind Zhu Xueqing.

Li Jie was completely uninterested in feminism and other things, but in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty was short of people everywhere, with barren farmland no one to cultivate, and there were not enough workers in the workshops. For this reason, Lao Zhu did not hesitate to immigrate.

However, even immigrants still need time to reproduce and reproduce. It is estimated that at least two generations, that is, thirty years, can restore the population of the Central Plains. Although Li Jie can wait for thirty years, he is still a little anxious. In this case, he set his sights on a group that the Ming Dynasty’s other half clearly exists but is often overlooked, that is, women!

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism originated from the Northern Song Dynasty. After so many years of development, it has formed a systematic oppression of women. Women from wealthy families do not leave the door and do not step into the door. Even women as talented as Zhu Yuning and Zhu Xueqing can only stay at home and cannot be displayed. As for women from small families, they can only wait to take care of their husbands and children after getting married, and they will be trapped at home for the rest of their lives.

However, in Li Jie's opinion, except for being worse than men in physical strength, women are not worse than men in other aspects. They are fully competent for some jobs, such as textiles, education, management, etc. If the women of the Ming Dynasty can be mobilized, it will be equivalent to the Ming Dynasty having more than half of the population that can be worked out of thin air, which will have a huge driving force for any country.

When Li Jie thought of the above, he couldn't help but be excited. He wanted the Ming Dynasty to expand outward. After all, there was too much land and resources outside. As long as he could go out, it would be like a free pickup. But the Ming Dynasty is now short of people inside. Li Jie racked his brains and could only extend the power of the Ming Dynasty to Goryeo and Japan. If he wanted to expand to other places, he must have enough population support.

It was also in this situation that Li Jie thought of liberating women to increase labor force. Unfortunately, Lao Zhu had a deep prejudice against women. Empress Ma could not change Lao Zhu's view of women, because there were too many women in the harem who were never taken seriously by Lao Zhu. Even after his death, most of the concubines in the palace were forced to be buried by him, because in Lao Zhu's view, these women were just tools for giving birth to children. If they died, these women would have no value for existence.

So as long as Lao Zhu is alive for one day, the Ming Dynasty women will never be able to turn over. Fortunately, Lao Zhu is old now and there is not much time left, so Li Jie can wait patiently.

Today's temptation made Li Jie very satisfied. After Lao Zhu passed away, Zhu Biao, a pragmatist, is likely to accept Li Jie's advice and slowly release the imprisonment of women, so that these women can also go out of the house and contribute their own strength to the Ming Dynasty. To be precise, it is to promote China and contribute its own strength to the outside world.
Chapter completed!