Emperor Ming Dynasty

In the 18th year of Shaowu, in the middle of April, Yuquan Mountain.

The town that rose up because of Yuquan Villa has already built a three-foot-high wall at this time, with a city gate and a yamen.

The entire Yuquan Town is extremely prosperous, and there are countless merchants coming and going. The South and North tunes gather here, making it the leading town in the north.

At this time, people often praise: "The four famous towns in the world, Jingdezhen porcelain sells well at home and abroad, Foshan town is the best iron wares in the world, and Hankou is the thoroughfare of nine provinces. Although Zhuxian town is prosperous in water and land, it is not as good as Yuquan town."

"That's right, Yuquan Town is hosting the emperor, can it be the same?"

For water and land transportation, Yuquan Town is only connected to the rail carriage, and it only takes an hour to go to Beijing City, which can be described as convenient and quick.

Because of entertaining the emperor and princes and nobles, Yuquan Town is also proud of it, and ranks itself as the first of the four major towns.

Although there is still some time before the emperor's summer vacation, there are already a lot of businessmen coming and going in Yuquan Town.

A large number of chariots, horses and mules gathered, and a large amount of treasures were brought in. At the same time, a large amount of food, cloth, salt and other daily weapons were also gathered in large quantities.

Dongzhu and Haidongqing from Heilongjiang, ginseng and mink from Jilin, snow clams from Changbai Mountain, wool blankets from Monan, Mongolian horses, gazelle, yaks and argali from Qinghai, fresh fish from Dongting Lake, cantaloupe from Anxi, and bamboo from Lingnan Litchi etc.

All kinds of delicacies and tributes are gathered for consumption by the emperor and nobles.

Outside the city, in a mansion covering an area of ​​more than [-] mu, there are bronze nails on the gate, and two stone lions squatting in front of the gate, full of vigor.

The two servants stood at the door, neatly dressed, with their heads held high, not to mention how proud they were.

On the plaque on the door, there is a word "Zhu Zhai" which reads "dragon and snake get up and go", which is extremely crisp and neat.

Suddenly, a person came in a hurry, with an anxious face, entered from the side door, and just entered the hall, he knelt down all at once: "Ladies and gentlemen, the two young masters have come to see you from the capital."

"This little heartless person, who went to study in the capital for two months and didn't know he would come back..."

The eyes of the woman sitting on the main seat are full of brilliance. Although she is a little older, her skin is still delicate. Time seems to have left no trace on her delicate facial features, and her eyebrows and eyes look like they are in their thirties. .

The peony bun on the head, the fluffy long hair is seven inches high, and the temples are fluffy and smooth, making that smiling face even more charming.

Of course, the most conspicuous thing is the burden on his chest. Even though he is covered with several clothes, he is still towering, trembling like a snow mountain, and the height is too cold.

The servant knelt and lowered his head, regardless of the slightest gaze.

"Brother Li and the others didn't do it on purpose."

At this time, the woman sitting on the side laughed lightly and said, "It's pretty good that I came back just after the government examination."

The woman slapped her face, her skin was fair and rosy, her lips were slightly thin, but her slender neck made it hard to take her eyes off her, and her crisp voice was as sweet as an oriole.

"You just face them." At this time, another woman stood up from the chair directly, her pair of straight and round long legs were extremely conspicuous, and her height was comparable to that of an ordinary man.

There was a trace of blame on her cold face: "It's all you who spoiled them, boys, you have to beat them, if you don't beat them, you won't succeed."

"Okay." Bian Yujing, who was sitting on the main seat, shook her head, and her chest was also moved. Feeling a force, she stopped quickly:

"The sons are back, you should be happy, don't let the servants see the joke."

In this way, Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen's voices stopped.

"You go down!"

The servant hurriedly got up, bowed slightly and left very quickly.

It is too tortured to hear the sound but not see it in person.

The Zhu residence here is the other courtyard of the current emperor Zhu Yixi, and it is also the residence of Bian Yujing, Li Xiangjun, and Kou Baimen.

Because they liked the tranquility of Yuquan Mountain, the daughters moved to the foot of Yuquan Mountain, lived together, and raised their children by the way.

The emperor is happy to see this.

After all, there are too many people in Beijing, and it is inconvenient to see too many people.

The three girls were pretty good-looking, with their own strengths and weaknesses in personality and appearance, which made the emperor never get tired of playing back and forth.

Because of this, there are quite a few heirs of the daughters.

Bian Yujing gave birth to one son and two daughters, Li Xiangjun gave birth to two sons, and Kou Baimen was twins.

Seven children, the oldest is almost 17 years old, and the youngest is ten years old.

Since it is an illegitimate child, the seniority cannot be used, so the radicals of the name can only be used as the wooden characters.

In recent years, although the emperor often visited them, he did not allow them to bear children in view of their age. After all, they would consume too much energy when they were old.

Compared with Gao Yun, who was born in a noble family, he can inherit a duke at the beginning and engage in martial arts.

The three daughters took the business route, relying on the emperor's resources, salt, iron, tea, horses, sugar, all mixed in, and they have been worth millions in the past ten years.

Gao He's worth is not that much.

Naturally, after having wealth, his son will naturally go to study, and then get fame, no matter how bad he is, he can go into business and live a rich life.

Several daughters have a bright future, either they are engaged to Xungui's children, or they are from a scholarly family.

Obviously, this branch has risen, and its impact cannot be underestimated.

Soon, brothers Zhu Li and Zhu Fang, who were studying abroad, came back out of breath. After seeing the three daughters, they hurriedly kowtowed and saluted:
"Son to mother, second mother, third mother (aunt, mother, third mother) please greet-"

"Get up!" Bian Yujing said with a smile: "It is our greatest blessing that you two brothers have returned safely."

"That's right." Li Xiangjun said concisely.

Kou Baimen said with a stern face: "You didn't cause any trouble, did you? Don't be like those prodigal sons, looking for flowers and asking willows, and wasting your studies."

"The sons dare not."

The two shook their heads hurriedly.

The eldest brother Zhu Li said: "The sons have passed the government examination, and hurried back to Yuquan Mountain to prepare for the hospital examination next year."

"Okay, go back and rest."

Bian Yujing smiled lightly and said, "After two exams, I'm afraid I'm very tired. It's just right to come back and rest. Let us make some delicious food for you."

The two brothers said a few words of joy and went to rest.

"You said, if they also have a title inheritance, they don't have to study so hard."

Bian Yujing said distressedly: "They are also his sons, some are crowned kings, some inherit dukes, and have been distinguished for generations. Our son is the only one who studies hard."

"Why are you still mentioning this?" Li Xiangjun shook his head and said, "It's a done deal, it's already good enough for the emperor to let you keep your son by his side."

"If you want your son to be the king, you have to be adopted by others since childhood. How can you be under the knee like this now?"

"Yeah!" Kou Baimen nodded in agreement: "There are gains and losses in everything, and the most important thing for us now is to do business."

"It is the right thing to accumulate more money for the sons."

"No." Bian Yujing still refused to give up, and the pagoda shook: "When the emperor comes, I want to tell him that they are all sons, how can it be so unfair!"

"When the eldest and second child pass the examination for scholar, let them go to the Imperial College to study."

Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen felt that this request was very good, unobtrusive and reasonable.

What's more, there will only be milk for crying children. They work so hard, I am afraid that the emperor will forget his sons.

……

And here, the Beijing camp began to prepare to rotate with the frontier army, and prepared to send some people to Liaodong.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp and at the same time ensure the leadership of the imperial court over the frontier army, the frontier army and the Beijing camp implemented a rotation system.

Every two years, the Beijing camp will send some troops to replace some frontier troops, and then the frontier troops will enter the Beijing camp again.

Anxi, Gansu, Suiyuan, Ningxia, Xining (Qinghai), Chahar, Jinzhou, Liaodong, Jilin, Heilongjiang.

Although the frontier army is changed every two years, for the Beijing camp, it is changed every year.

After all, the Jingying family is near the capital, how could it be possible to guard the border all the time?

After a few times, the emperor and the cabinet decided that it would be most appropriate to send [-] replacements every year.

These people are not too many, they only occupy about [-]% of the frontier army, and at the same time, they will not affect the combat effectiveness of the frontier army.

At the same time, these Beijing camps selected from various places will be mixed, and after disrupting the border system, they will re-drill, so as to truly integrate into the Beijing camp.

The same is true for those sent from the Beijing camp to the frontier army.

The trouble is that it is a little more troublesome, but it can sweep out the warlordization of the Beijing camp and the frontier army, no matter what it is feasible.

Even, in the emperor's imagination, the local patrol battalions had to be rotated.

But then I thought about it and gave up.

The patrol battalion is weaker than the Beijing battalion in terms of training intensity and treatment, and I am afraid that they will become weak chickens after the rotation.

Moreover, there are so many prefectures and counties in the world, and the transportation is inconvenient. With the current bureaucratic system, it must be ineffective.

Even, I am afraid that some people who exchanged with excuses will be evil, directly rebel, or rob the people.

After many rotations, the Beijing Camp and the Frontier Army have been divided into two groups, but they are actually one.

Now that there is a governor in Chahar, almost all of them belong to Daming, and Liaodong is considered to be inland to a certain extent. Apart from the fact that there are many wild people, it is very peaceful.

Among the nine borders, Anxi is the one that makes Jingying suffer the most. It is thousands of miles away, and it takes half a year to go back and forth.

In other words, the distance does not count as time, and if they are rotated half a year in advance, they will have to serve for two and a half years.

Therefore, when a group of people went to Anxi in the beginning of spring, it was very uncomfortable, and the family members also cried profusely.

The crown prince was in the capital camp, watching the soldiers' attitudes, but he was puzzled by the soldiers' discomfort when they went to Anxi: "Anxi soldiers are frequent, but it is a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds. How could they not be happy?"

"My captain." The deputy captain sighed. He was indeed a son of a rich family and did not know the hardships of the people.

"Although Anxi has made a lot of military exploits, it is like soldiers who die the most in battle. The generals are the ones who get promoted and get rich."

"And, compared with Heilongjiang and Jilin, it's far behind!"

"Oh?" The prince was stunned for a moment, with a puzzled expression on his face.

The Deputy Baihu could only continue: "In the three places in the Northeast, there are fewer savages in Liaodong. They are all mature women. They not only pay taxes, but also study, just like ordinary people."

"However, in Heilongjiang and Jilin, there are raw Jurchens, wild Jurchens, and savage tribes all over the place. If you beat them casually, you will make meritorious deeds. Moreover, there are many delicacies such as ginseng, animal skins, herbs, and velvet antlers. You can collect them as you please. Can make a fortune."

"It's not a lot of merit to beat those people!"

Zhu Cunqu said with emotion: "The heads of the Tartars are the most useful."

"For fear that they would kill the enemy and take meritorious service, the imperial court even only rewarded them with money instead of meritorious service."

"Money is good too!" the deputy team sighed:

"Today, the Beijing Camp divides the frontier troops into three classes. The first class is excellent land, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaodong; the second class is flat land, Jinzhou Prefecture, Suiyuan, and Chahar."

"The last ones are the bitter places, Anxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and Xining. These places are poor and remote, and there is no place to make money."

"Don't Xining and Ningxia have cattle and sheep?" Zhu Cunqu was puzzled.

"But it's too far away, I can't take it to the capital! It's not easy to take it either."

The two of them chatted freely about Beijing camp slang, which was a habit, but it was enjoyable.

Because of their group, they will go to a first-class place like Liaodong for rotation!
The deputy team was feeling with great interest, how many good things he wanted to buy back, he would be able to make a fortune.

Zhu Cunqu shook his head.

The concubine was not pregnant last month, so I'm afraid she will have to take her to Liaodong this time.

Several side concubines and concubine rooms should also be brought along, and it is important to spread the branches and leaves.

For a while, he became distressed.

People's sorrows and joys are not the same.

Shaowu 18th year, May.

The Beijing Camp No. 3000 Regiment of [-] people went straight to Liaodong.

Before leaving, the emperor spoke to him repeatedly to protect himself, listen more, watch more and learn more.

The prince was moved and expressed his understanding.

In his understanding, to listen more is to inquire more about some generals in the army who are worth wooing; to read more and learn more is to learn how those generals win people's hearts and control their subordinates.

These are the art of the emperor!
When they arrived in Liaodong, everyone was amazed:
Throughout Liaodong, mountains and plains are full of mountains and forests.

The villages are separated by [-] to [-] miles. Compared with the inland, it can be said that there are few people.

The huge city of Shenyang has only about a hundred thousand people, so it looks empty.

The camp is ready-made, and the pots, pans and bedding are all brought over, but they are settled directly.

As the captain, Zhu Cunqu doesn't have much time, but who makes him have a good father?
After half a month, he was suddenly promoted from the captain of the Beijing battalion to the commander of the patrol battalion, that is, the battalion commander.

Only then did he truly understand the situation in Liaodong.

The land is vast and the population sparse, with more women than men.

In total, the territory of a province is only 200 million people, which is less than a prefecture in Shandong.

You know, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, now has 400 million people, which can be regarded as the largest government in the world, which is equal to the population of two Liaodong.

It is precisely because of the sparse population that there are few tenants and high asking prices. The imperial court requires a reduction in rent and interest. The land rent should not exceed [-]%, while that in Liaodong is as low as [-]%.

At the same time, due to the war that year, the population loss in Liaodong was huge, and the number of males died the most, so there were more females than males.

After many Beijing camp officers came to Liaodong, they took a concubine within two or three months.

Even the court's decree that 40-year-old childless concubines are ignored, and anyone with a little money will take concubines.

But in the countryside, many women show their faces and drive cars to serve the crops. They are all handy and belong to the important labor force.

As a result, men in Liaodong don't like those delicate women very much, but prefer strong women who can work.

ps: I’m tired of repeating it every day, and I don’t have enough time, so I’ll just post it later!