Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 280 Love

It started to snow.

Around the twelfth lunar month and the new year, snow is a good sign. Although there have been two snowfalls before, the snowfall is not heavy and the effect of covering the ground is not good. There was also a thin layer of snow on the tiles, the ground, the brick steps, and the big flag in front of the door. Although the wind was strong, the wet snow soaked the flag and pushed it down.

It didn't take long for Xuezi'er to turn into a light and soundless snowflake, and then it turned into a goose feather heavy snow.

When Zhang Shouren left the gate of the festival hall, he saw the heavy snow falling all over the sky by the light of the wind lantern hanging on Diao Dou.Such a snow situation, tomorrow morning, is bound to be ankle-length or deeper snow falling on the ground. Although it will bring some inconvenience to people, the fields can be covered by snow, which will freeze the pests to death and moisten the fields. The so-called auspicious snow, That's it. [

Over the past few decades, starting from the middle and late Wanli period, the Ming Dynasty has entered a decades-long Little Ice Age, with little rain and drought in summer, dry and cold winter and no snow, so the fields lack moisture, and there will be insect pests in the next summer, and the crops are easy. was frozen to death.

When the Ice Age was severe, it was not uncommon for some areas in the north to have no harvests, especially the frontier army towns in Guyuan, Ningwu, Datong, Shanxi and northern Shaanxi. In normal years, they could not only be self-sufficient in food, but also hand in their own food. Some are for the imperial court. When the Little Ice Age begins, not only will they not be self-sufficient, but they will also suffer from famine every year, requiring continuous relief from the imperial court. It is understandable that a large number of frontier troops in the area participated in the rebellion.

Now Zhang Shouren feels that the past two years seem to be different from the rumors.Of course, he is not very clear about the reason for this.

In fact, Chongzhen's fate was not good.

After the unlucky emperor hanged himself in the 17th year of Chongzhen, the Little Ice Age officially ended. During the Shunzhi period, the situation became better and better every year.

Of course, this has also become a strong evidence that the imperial literati said that the old dynasty was immoral, and praised the benevolent government of the new dynasty, which moved the heavens.

Under the heavy snow, Zhang Shouren just walked happily. The cold snow fell on his body, but it made him feel very happy and comfortable.

It is true that such heavy snow will cause a little inconvenience, but compared with the bumper harvest in the coming year, what is this?

His residence is on the north side of the military camp, between the military camp and Jiaozhou City. He chose a place close to a small river to get water, and erected a large area of ​​houses.

When it was first built, it was intended to be the family area of ​​the officers, so it is almost like a military camp, surrounded by the residences of the gang commanders and sentry officers, and a small courtyard with two entrances, and further inside is the courtyard for the post team and the team officers. Generally, there are three entrances or a courtyard, and the house has twenty or thirty rooms, which is very spacious.

Zhang Shouren's own house is not big either. After he got married, he was just a husband and wife, plus two aunts to help with housework and clean the courtyard, two teenage girls to help Yun Niang with some delicate work, and an old Zhang from the outer courtyard. Guihe has a cook, two men and four women, and there are only six servants in total. Considering Zhang Shouren's status and financial resources, although he himself thinks that six people serving him and his wife are already extravagant... This future generation will be worth billions. There may not necessarily be so many people serving!But in these days, the level of five or six servants, that is, small landlords of two or three hundred acres of land, is not far behind. Anyone with a net worth of several thousand taels is not without a dozen or twenty servants. The condition of being able to eat a bowl of food, add a few taels of silver, and you can buy a real big girl!