Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 101 Will Win

"What? Lao Qian wants to treat us to a meal?" Li San stroked his beard.

His character is the leader's trusted servant, acting as the "General Manager of Post-Disaster Relief", and is also the nominal leader of a group of county and village cadres.

"He said that we had built bridges and roads, and eliminated bandits and evildoers, benefiting the entire county. All the scholars in the county had seen it. As a well-known and reputable gentry in the city, he and other famous gentry jointly hosted a banquet to reward us, saying that there would be generous gifts at the banquet."

"Well, just like usual, but before it was at the restaurant, this time we went to his house."

Li San pondered for a moment. Usually, they would just flatter the gentry and accept all the gifts and banknotes given by the other party, and then record them and put them into the public treasury.

As for embezzling money and grain, there is no need for that.

On the one hand, you can get numerical rewards by depositing the "gifts and bribes" received into the public treasury.

On the other hand, being a cadre has more restrictions than ordinary players.

If ordinary players or fellow players report him for corruption and fail to report it, his data will be cleared at best, and his account will be banned for several years at worst.

As players, they can't stand seeing others showing off or taking advantage of benefits, so they are very motivated to report.

Since you are so restricted, why bother being a cadre? Wouldn't it be better to fight or farm?

When faced with such persuasion, "Li San" always said one thing: too young, too simple.

The threshold to become a cadre in "Late Ming Dynasty" is very high, and different reputation values ​​can lead to different levels.

"Reputation points" can only be obtained by being loyal to the guide and completing main tasks. There is no other way.

You have to know that in reality, most players live an ordinary, even a bit miserable life. They squeeze into the subway during the morning rush hour and return to their rental house exhausted at night.

After several years of hard work, I couldn't even become a small leader who managed a dozen people, and the money in my pocket was empty.

But it’s different in “Late Ming Dynasty”.

Although this place is set in ancient times and has no entertainment or technology, you can experience things that 99% of players will never be able to experience in their entire lives.

that power.

Although this power cannot control other players, it can control ordinary NPCs.

Small power controls villagers, big power controls gentry, and even higher up, it can control high-ranking officials.

No one wants to be blocked for a small gain because they can experience the thrill of power.

They are eager to crown their leader with a yellow robe so that their own power and status can increase.

"Do you want to bring the militia with you?"

"It's no big deal, just a few of us can go and get some gifts."

"Li San" went to the Qian family mansion for a banquet with his other two brothers.

As night fell, the Qian Mansion where the dinner was held was brightly lit with candles.

Mr. Qian led a group of mall gentry to offer a warm reception, and even greeted them solemnly at the door.

"Li San" and his two brothers specially changed into their own custom-made robes of Eastern Han officials.

He was dressed in a long, dark red robe with curved hems, a red belt around his waist, and a Jinxian crown on his head. The other two were military officers in red robes.

Players can tell at first glance that it is the image of a high-ranking official in the imperial court of the old Three Kingdoms period.

The profound historical heritage is revealed through the Han robe, and the solemn restraint reveals a sense of grandeur and nobility.

Of course, the three of them did not bring any weapons to the banquet.

When the three players arrived at the Qian Mansion in their best attire, they immediately attracted the attention of many gentry.

It would be fine if it was just the general attire of the Han Dynasty, but the civil and military robes worn by these three people were in the style of officials.

In the eyes of scholars who attach great importance to etiquette, this "out-of-line" dress is simply shitting on their heads.

After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, not the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the three of them are not serious officials.

However, in order to consider the overall situation, Qian Shiying endured his unhappiness and did not show it.

While chatting and laughing, he led the three distinguished guests into the hall and took their seats.

Mr. Qian personally picked up the wine jug and filled two cups, then let Li San choose one.

Li San took one of the cups at random, and Qian Shiying took the other.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li for benefiting the people of Shangcheng!" Qian Shiying raised his glass.

Li San pretended to smell the aroma of the wine to buy time, but when he saw Qian Shiying finish his glass without moving, he let down his guard and drank the whole glass in one gulp.

"Congratulations to the people of the entire county!"

The two sides had a cordial and friendly conversation on issues such as "county affairs", "strict tax rates", "preferential treatment of gentry", and "amount of gift money".

The two sides fully exchanged views, enhanced mutual understanding, and were willing to do their best to eliminate differences in future county affairs and jointly create a good and harmonious shopping mall atmosphere.

At this time, Qian Shiying clapped his hands and called two maids with basins and trays, each of which contained a piece of folded thick paper.

Qian Shiying smiled slightly, but didn't take it himself. Then, with a wink, the two maids took the tray and struggled to unfold the thick stack of paper, presenting it to the master.

Li San understood it immediately. Isn't this the newspaper founded by a player team last month, and it is currently being circulated in several surrounding counties?

It seemed to be called "Huaxia Times". It was all about criticizing current social ills, petitioning for the people, recruiting talents, and some extra pages were used to serialize novels.

The most recently serialized novel is "The Heroes of the Late Ming Dynasty", which tells the story of a protagonist named Yuan who learned the secret manual of magical skills.

He had never heard of the other page with the title "Iron Fist Gazette".

Did the newspaper founded by China Times trigger a butterfly effect?
You should know that in the Ming Dynasty, there was only privileged reading material such as "Dibao" for officials and gentry. Things like novels and picture albums were only circulated among the people and were easily banned by the government.

As if sensing Li San's doubts, Qian Shiying pointed out, "The Iron Fist Gazette was founded by the beggars and has spread throughout the occupied counties and prefectures. Even the treacherous people in Runing Prefecture have spread it. It contains many treasonous and illegal words..."

To sum it up is——

Chongzhen will not live long, and in a few years he will kill his daughters and hang himself.

The Eastern Tartars invaded Hejian, but the government troops were unable to resist. The editor couldn't help but wonder where the huge amount of food and wages that the court had added went.

The price of bribes from high-ranking officials in the imperial court all starts at 10,000 taels. The predecessors Wen Tihen and Zhou Yanru both accepted huge bribes. The entire Ming officialdom has become a cradle of corruption. This country is probably doomed.

The Eastern Tartars have invaded the interior of the country several times and are well aware of the terrain and river network there. They come and go as easily as if they were in their own home. There must be a traitor leading the way.

Theory of the Collapse of the Ming Dynasty: Why do I conclude that the Ming Dynasty will eventually collapse? The reasons are as follows...

The Ming Dynasty’s official army is good at civil wars but not good at foreign wars. Have they lost their confidence?
Why are the border merchants engaged in smuggling business so profitable? Perhaps they are colluding with both the Northern and Eastern Tartars and selling out their country for personal gain?
Huang Taiji of Liaodong has spread his spies to infiltrate Zhili and Shandong. The spies of the Jinyiwei should be more careful.

……

Seeing that Li San showed no reaction, Qian Shiying said, "This China Times seems to be your master's property. The beggar thief also has the same newspaper. What's the difference between the two..."

Li San quickly understood the other party's hint and immediately rejected it, saying, "My master founded the newspaper only to enlighten the people, who knew that it would be copied by beggars and thieves?

Besides, this thing is not a complicated thing. It is just a piece of paper with a few words written on it and printed. You can find a few printing houses to do it.

You all say that beggars are uncouth and illiterate, so how could they possibly devise such a scheme to seduce the enemy? It must be that the scholar with ill intentions had defected to the bandits, and seeing this newspaper appealed to him, he secretly copied it."

This speech was both offensive and defensive. It not only refuted Qian Shiying's suspicion of "collusion between the two", but also pointed out that scholars were the key to the effort, and secretly satirized a group of scholars who had no integrity.

Mr. Qian felt as if he had punched a steel plate and injured himself badly.

At this time, a fat middle-aged man walked quickly over and whispered something in Qian Shiying's ear.

The displeasure on Qian Shiying's face disappeared in an instant, and then a faint smile appeared, as if something good had happened.

Li San looked around. In the hall filled with the aroma of wine, all the gentry present were joking and laughing, and maids were coming in and out with trays.

It feels like I am out of tune with this environment, I can't fit in, and I don't want to fit in.

At this time, a gentleman went crazy with alcohol, picked up a wine glass and smashed it at the person next to him. The latter roared and fought back with his fists. The two hugged each other and fought, rolling onto the table and knocking over a pile of bowls and cups. The utensils fell to the ground with a clinking sound.

Faced with the idiot who ruined his mood, Qian Shiying didn't care at all. He picked up the wine glass and recited poems while shaking his head.

The drunks were rolling around in a fight, and their physiques were a little too strong, like warriors wearing scholar's robes, which was a bit out of place.

They rolled to Li San's side inexplicably, and a barely perceptible sound was heard. Li San suddenly found that his character was sending out an injury warning.

He looked towards the painful area and saw a small knife stuck in his left lower back.

"Hongmen Banquet!"

Li San suddenly woke up as if from a dream, shivering all over. The good feeling of attending the banquet and drinking disappeared. The other two brothers were also chopped by servants disguised as gentry and were fighting with each other.

"Qian Shiying, you old dog plotted against me!"

"Li San" roared and rushed towards Qian Shiying, but stopped involuntarily in the middle of the attack. A dagger stabbed him in the stomach from the front. It was Qian's servant who was disguised as a gentry.

"Ahhh!" Li San was furious and fought back hard, but he was unarmed and could only attack the enemy with his fists and teeth.

Qian Shiying stood coldly ten steps away, while dozens of strong servants kept passing by him, pouncing on "Li San" like hungry wolves.

Even though Li San was extremely ferocious, he was no match for the servants who came at him one after another.

"Old dog Qian! Do you know what you are doing? You are looking for death!" Li San spat out blood foam and was stabbed by countless knives.

Qian Shiying turned a deaf ear to this, even raising a devilish smile. "I know you're colluding with the beggars, afraid to fight, and smuggling money and food for the bandits to make a huge profit. Today, I will eradicate these rebels for the people of Shangcheng! Kill them!"

After the master gave the order, the servants stabbed even harder.

But in a moment, Li San fell backwards with his head raised weakly. His eyes gradually dimmed and he fell into darkness. "Damn old dog, you've wasted the robe I spent so much money on..."

With the deaths of the three representatives of Lijiazhai, the noisy dinner suddenly became silent, and the gentry, whether they knew about it or not, stood there in a daze.

Some people collapsed on the ground in amazement, some leaned against the beams, at a loss, and some stared at Mr. Qian stupidly, hoping that he would give them a reasonable explanation.

Tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks were scattered all over the floor, and the smell of blood and food mixed together, hitting the noses of everyone present.

Qian Shiying looked down at the bloodstains oozing from Li San's body with satisfaction, as if he saw a promising future beckoning to him.

(End of this chapter)