Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

The news of Huguang's defeat quickly spread throughout the deep palace, and spread throughout Beijing's official circles and markets.

The reactions of all parties were similar, and they were expected after all. There was nothing unusual, and it was not worth being moved or surprised.

These rogues are tough and difficult to control. They even broke Fengyang, burned the ancestral tomb, and cut down hundreds of thousands of trees. What else can they not do?

The emperor's ancestral graves have been dug up by others. These thieves have naturally become popular.

In the market, this is generally the view. People are confused, and they feel that Ming Dynasty is not about to perish, and that the Eastern captives are just a border trouble, and they look like Altan Khan during the Jiajing period, but they are a little more violent. After a while, he is a thief. Doesn't Zhang Xianzhong look like a real dragon who can win the world? [

Everyone spoke vaguely about these topics, and no one dared to speak loudly.

Since he ascended the throne today, the fights between Jinyiweiqi School and Dongchang have stopped a lot compared to the days of Tianqi, but it is better not to say anything that is really taboo.

On the contrary, in the big wine vat at the entrance of the market on the edge of Zhengyangmen East Street, it is the gathering place of the low-ranking people of the capital. Here, you can hear a few truths and don't have to worry too much about the incident. .

Here are all men who drink in large bowls and eat meat in large pieces, or there may be some high-ranking customers who have gone through the rivers and lakes and have their lives in their hands. The drinks are cheap, and they are the worst old white dry. It's just that no one went to the bottom of what the meat quality was.

Here, just yell, just talk nonsense.

"Old Yang Ge doesn't seem like a good thing. As soon as he took office, he was beaten with a sap."

"He's just a dude, he can coax the emperor and Lao Tzu in the capital, but when he gets to the place, how can a soldier like Lao Zuo buy him just because of the silver seal of a general who suppressed bandits? Look, it's more fun to look down. "

"Xun and Shang have all been there. The mountains stretch for thousands of miles. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Officers and soldiers can still fight against thieves on the flat ground. It is difficult, difficult, difficult for them to enter the mountains to attack the thieves!"

"Back then there were many villages in Xunyang's house and bamboo area. I used to be a escort for a merchant, and it was very difficult to get away. If there was a real fight, I'm afraid there would be fights every day. I could only spend money loosely and buy roads all the way. It took a long time. This way of business is naturally abolished, and businessmen are not fools, they always rob them, don't they know how to take a detour?"

"Xunyang has been in chaos for 100 years. It has been in trouble since the country was peaceful and prosperous. Now in this world, isn't it even more troublesome? That Zhang Xianzhong is a heavenly killer. If he doesn't kill a million people, he can't stop , General of the Kingdom, no one is qualified to challenge him... You must believe me."

"This is not necessarily true. Zhang Zhenglu has heard of it. Nearly 700 people will be beheaded in the next battle in Jinan City, and there will be more than [-] real prisoners!"

"That's useless. In Jinan, the Eight Banners rushed forward to fight, and Zhang Zhenglu took advantage of it. Now people are waiting in the mountains to recruit captives. Besides, only a few thousand people went to Dengzhou Town. The bandits heard that there were More than 20 to [-] people, even gods can't fight this battle."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's just sell this ability to eat, and let him kill whoever he is and what he does?"

"That's what you said. Speaking of the world's affairs, I can't be confused. I came from the southern capital. I happened to meet Cheng Guogong's family who married a concubine. You know, you can only marry a concubine at night, not during the day. You can marry a concubine." Speaking of famous prostitutes, it was so lively, the entire ten-mile Qinhuai Riverside was full of lights, the government’s house was full of lights, except for the servants, and the imperial guards from the Beijing camp in Nanjing were also dispatched. Half of the city of Nanjing is brightly lit... Hey, you really can't imagine the bustle, the girls on the boat in the river are all not avoiding people that day, and they are all dressed up and beautifully dressed to see the married man off on the boat, Damn it, I was drooling when I saw it on the shore, people like us, even if they have money, those on these painting boats won’t welcome them..."

This person probably really opened his eyes and gained insight in Nanjing. When he talked about the beautiful girls on the painting boats, his mouth was really drooling. His eyes were fixed on the man's face, as if he could see the scenery of Qinhuai from this guy's face.

Having said that, everyone is also emotional. The people in Huguang Xunyang are out of their minds. Ten thousand people die on the battlefield. Of course, the people in the places where the soldiers have been killed are also miserable. The death of the whole family and the death of the whole village is nothing. , and Shaanxi and Shanxi are full of large and small poles everywhere, and the people in Henan Province are all hungry and their eyes are green, and there may be big troubles. These men are more hardworking escorts. Escorts can also be regarded as a new industry, not as large-scale and industrialized as in the Qing Dynasty. In these years, as long as they are given money, they will go anywhere. Most of the more than a dozen provinces have gone, and the knowledge and vision are ordinary people. compared.

Speaking of these northern provinces, there are either wars or famines everywhere, but when it comes to Nanjing, it is a different scene.

Not only is there nothing wrong with it, but it is even more prosperous than before!

Nanjing is like this, and Yangzhou is not bad. Suzhou, Changzhou, and Songjiang are still as rich as before, and there is no change at all. If you want to talk about changes, since the opening of the sea between Longqing and Wanli, there have been more maritime merchants and more trade. There are more exports in Songjiang and Suzhou, so there are also more big merchants and silk weaving factories. [

For an ordinary woman in Suzhou, her husband eats tea and hangs out, and the woman weaves cloth as a household. In addition to the food and clothing of the family, there will be a surplus in the day, which is enough for her husband and the whole family to live without worrying about food and clothing. Life.

In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, the status of women in Songjiang and Suzhou increased. In addition to the generous dowry, the ability to support a large family with two women and a few looms also made these women hold their heads high in front of their husbands. .

It is not wrong at all that the economic base determines the superstructure.

Except for the territory of Jiangsu in southern Zhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Hunan are also very peaceful. There are no natural or man-made disasters at all. Life with businessmen and gentry is much easier than it was back then.

This is also a great spectacle of the subjugation of the Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, the hell-like people were struggling to survive and rebelled one after another. At the same time, there were alien invasions, killing people and massacring the city.

On the other side, there is a beautiful scenery. On the Qinhuai River, there are ten miles of gold powder. I don’t know how many gold sellers are chasing after them for fun and laughing.

Even ordinary people are becoming more and more particular about eating tea and meals. In Suzhou, it is not uncommon to wear silk and brocade. Except for bright yellow, no one dares to wear it. No matter what style it is worn by officials or students , the common people dare to wear them, and pay attention to the texture and materials. Its richness may make people in the Northwest cry when they see it.

Most of the people who eat and talk in this big wine vat are some imposing big men, all of them are powerful, wearing dog fur hats on one side in the twelfth lunar month of winter, and drinking the worst sweet potatoes. His face was flushed from drinking, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he looked hearty and dripping, but it aroused people's appetite and alcohol addiction more than the exquisite wine and dishes eaten by those dignitaries.

This can also be regarded as a Jianghu guest of Ming Dynasty, which seems to be the same as the image in later generations of film and television, but it is equally brilliant and intriguing.

Among the crowd, there was also a robust young man in his twenties, dressed like these quacks, with fur coats, dog fur hats, and short weapons such as scorpion daggers on his body. Human long weapons are wrapped in cloth and are not exposed.

The same goes for the wine, and the dishes are seasonal dishes in the northern winter, such as deep-fried bean curd with fennel, deep-fried tofu, cut pork skin jelly, etc. One sip of wine is one sip of food, and one does not compete with others. He was drinking and eating food with a smile on his face, and his stable appearance showed that he was used to traveling north and south, and he no longer cared about trivial matters that had nothing to do with him.

His appearance, coupled with his unfamiliar feeling in the eyes of everyone, has already become a rather eye-catching character.It’s just that these quacks don’t want to make more troubles, and after all, they are in the capital city, so they can’t let go of things when they are in a foreign country. If there is any conflict, if they fight, they will disturb Jinyiwei or Dongchang. too big.

Even so, everyone still sneaked a glance at this young man from time to time, seeing his strong muscles and bright eyes, plus the well-packaged picks and long knives, the more they looked at him, the more strange he felt. .

"Uncle Sun is here. There are old customers on the cabinet!"

The big wine vat here at Zhengyangmen entertains guests from all over the world, from the south to the north, camel visitors from the Guan, jade sellers from the northwest, coal merchants, wood merchants, rice merchants, and maritime merchants. After a while, even those big proprietors would not come to such a corner shop because of their status and enjoyment, but those shopkeepers and big guys would not be too scruple... Only in this corner shop Inside, you can find the right people and hear the news you want to hear.

There are quite a few commercial secrets that cannot be disclosed, but they are accidentally revealed when the wine is hot.

Here, even if you are the big shopkeeper of a big commercial firm, the store guy will not take a high look, a greeting and a yell, immediately attract the attention of the drinkers in the seat.

"Uncle Sun!"

"Brother Sun is here, and I've never seen it very often."

The crowd stood up one after another, and a strong man in his forties kept nodding to everyone, and when he got to the counter, he even joked with the shopkeeper and the guys.

Seven or eight men, including the young man just now, stood up together. When the man surnamed Sun saw them, he nodded slightly and said with a smile: "They are all here, and we will leave at the end of noon. Go straight out of Deshengmen, everyone is ready, let's go."