How will the emperor's wet nurse be treated and what privileges will she have? Let's analyze it from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Qing Di's mother? Privilege?
The wet nurse of the Qing emperor, known as "Gaga" or "Mom", was usually a married woman. The main duty of nurses is to feed and serve royal babies. The emperor's wet nurse is different from his wet nurse. A wet nurse is a woman who has just given birth and is still breastfeeding. Their role in entering the palace is to nurse the emperor's children, and the court will give them an extra 80 taels of silver as compensation to let their children hire another wet nurse.
In the Qing Dynasty, there was no exact record of the nursing time of lactating mothers, and they generally continued to accompany the princes after weaning. There is a deep blood relationship between the wet nurse and the prince. Emperors in the Qing Dynasty praised and rewarded their wet nurses when they acceded to the throne. After the death of his nurse, Lee, the emperor shunzhi made a special order to be generous.
After the death of Shunzhi, Kangxi named his father and nurse Li Wei? Mrs yousheng? . The emperor shunzhi's wet nurse, the most respected by Kangxi is Park. Park geun-hye not only raised the emperor shunzhi, but also took good care of Kangxi when he was young. Kangxi finally named Park? Mrs. bong San? , the level is equal to the public lady.
Kangxi not only posthumous title park geun-hye, but also led officials to personally pay homage to the late emperor's wet nurse (his own nanny). This kind of kindness was unprecedented after Park's wet nurse died. According to the records of the Qing Dynasty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs ordered the wet mothers of three emperors, Zhou, Geng Shi and Wang, to repair the tombs every year and pay their sons 200 taels of silver.
The wet nurse gained a special position because of her relationship with the prince, which had a certain influence on her family and royal affairs. The emperor's wet nurse greatly improved his family's economic situation and social status. The court treatment of wet nurses includes fixed salary and annual leave reward.
The monthly salary of the prince's wet nurse is two taels of silver and two taels of rice, and the court is responsible for the daily diet and clothing. Every new year's eve, the royal nurse goes fishing and so on. With these incomes and rewards, wet nurses are different from ordinary women. In addition to economic benefits, the wet nurse family can also change its destiny.