Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 614 Fan Yongdou

In the middle of October, the three officials of Qianlong Tuanzizhai.

In Yangzhou City, on October [-]th, the Xiayuan Festival, all clans inside and outside the city are allowed to be sacrificed.

At this time, it was the harvest season, and almost every household of the Han family used glutinous rice flour ground from new grains to make small dumplings, stuffed with vegetarian vegetables, steamed, and brought to the clan ancestral hall. Under the auspices of the clan elders, sacrifices were placed in the ancestral hall "Zhaitian", three sky lanterns are hung outside the gate of the ancestral hall, and a yellow flag is erected, on which are written prayer words such as "smooth weather", "prosperity of the clan" and "elimination of disasters".

Yangzhou was hit by a war. There were nearly 80 residents, half of whom were killed or injured. Another 30 million followed Wang Yan to the south, and the remaining more than [-] were scattered in the wild. Some clans moved in successively, which brought new vitality to Yangzhou.

Once the ground is stable, China's social structure is basically very stable. People live in one place for generations, forming villages with surnames and clans as groups, often a village, a town, or even a city. With just a few clans and a few ancestral halls, the family atmosphere is very strong.

The Xiayuan Festival, a traditional festival of the Han nationality, is as important as the Shangyuan Festival and the Zhongyuan Festival. On this day, the clan will burn "gold and silver bags" to worship their ancestors, worship Dayu, make glutinous rice cakes and other vulgar foods, and worship Xiayuan Shuiguan and so on.

Although the Manchu Qing occupied the Central Plains and forced the Han people to shave their hair and change their clothes, the powerful culture of the Han nationality has been integrated with this land. Although it is suppressed now, it will regenerate sooner or later.

Yangzhou is a good place, with beautiful waters and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. Fan Yongdou bought a lot of properties in the city and built a Fan's ancestral hall.

The Fan family in Yangzhou started envoys to worship their ancestors before dawn. I don't know if the ancestors of the Fan family would regret not shooting them on the wall after they knew what they were doing.

After the ancestral hall sacrifices are completed, each family still has its own sacrificial activities, and everyone returns home. When the clan banquet is held in the evening, they return to the ancestral hall to have a meal with the clansmen to connect with each other.

As the patriarch of Jiexiu's Fan clan, Fan Yongdou stayed in the ancestral hall today, spending time with those clan members who did not settle down in Yangzhou, as well as the confidantes of the Qing Yongchang firm.

The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.

This important matter of war is not under their control, but the priests must be able to make money and not get bored, how can they do it?
The Fan family manages Yangzhou as their southern headquarters, and they are the richest man in Yangzhou, even the richest man in the world. Naturally, the Xiayuan Sacrifice will be quite large and lively.

The Fan family had earned a lot of black-hearted money and was rich and powerful. They invited the most popular theater troupes to sing operas, ten of them at a time, but in the end, nine of them refused to come, which made him very embarrassed.

This troupe refused to come. There was one reason. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qing government promoted shaving and changing clothes. The first target was the scholars, with the purpose of destroying the Han elite, completely destroying their dignity and self-confidence as human beings, and making them easy to rule. minions.

Shaving hair and changing clothes is not simply a matter of changing clothes and cutting hair, but it destroys the self-esteem of the Han elite and makes the Han lose confidence in their own civilization. If the elite of a nation collapses, there will be a group of fools left. There is no hope of progress. Resisting the hair-shaving order is not simply because he broke the tradition of his parents, but because he destroyed the national self-confidence.

The Qing Dynasty implemented the hair-shaving order, which was clearly stipulated, but the resistance was too great. Those who surrendered, such as Hong Chengchou and others, implemented it in detail below, and did not dare to do it too radically. The Qing rulers were aware of the legend of "Step Cong", but it was because the anti-Qing forces were strong. In order to divide and disintegrate the anti-Qing forces, to reduce resistance and stabilize people's hearts, he turned a blind eye to it. .

In the south of the Yangtze River, many people gave up their lives to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and many people chose to submit, but a large number of people did not have the courage to fight, but they were unwilling to shave their hair, so they became monks one after another, or became monks, or became Taoists. According to the unspoken rule of "confucianism, monks and Taoism", the local officials of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties did not dare to push too hard, so they turned a blind eye.After that, many people who failed to resist the Qing Dynasty also chose to become Taoists and monks, and both monks and Taoists sheltered a large number of righteous fighters who resisted the Qing Dynasty.

In addition to monks, there is another way, which comes from the unspoken rule of "prostitutes make actors not follow", that is, opera singers are not required to follow, so the current costumes are still Ming costumes. Although this actor is looked down upon by others, he has become A place for those who don't want to shave their hair, but it's an unspoken rule after all.

In the ten years of Shunzhi in history, when the overall situation of the Qing court was determined, it was convenient for the capital to arrest two people who had not shaved their hair because they played Dan roles. It's been a long time, and there is no example of an actor being allowed to keep his hair." The two men were beheaded for public display.

It can be seen that the Man Qing played thieves with this method. Once they controlled the situation, they would immediately kill them all. Their cunning nature was the crown of barbarians in all dynasties.

In Yangzhou's theater troupe, there are a large number of people who cherish their homeland, and what is the origin of the Fan family, Han thieves who are punishable by everyone.

Nine out of ten families didn't come, but the other one came, and the play "Beating Qin Hui" was also wonderful. It was purely for disgusting people, and Fan Yongdou was almost not pissed off.

In the past, these people would not have dared to be so arrogant, but now it is different, with the Ming army sailing across the Yangtze River, these people seem to have a backing, and they don't even care about the Fan family.

The ordinary Fan family members were ashamed and angry when they saw this scene. They were going to watch the play happily during the Lantern Festival. He wanted to hit someone but was stopped by Fan Yongdou. He was also angry, but he still couldn't attack him. If someone beat Qin Hui, but not Fan Yongdou, if he became angry from embarrassment, wouldn't he be admitting it?

Fan Yongdou was scheming, his heart was as disgusting as if he had eaten a handful of flies, but he looked further and thought more than the Fan family.

The world is not peaceful, and the big ship of Man Qing is also in the huge waves, and it may capsize at any time, so he, Fan, should keep a low profile.

At this time, although Fan Yongdou was under the stage, his whole thoughts had already risen to the sky, looking down at the south of the Yangtze River, and while he was thinking, a member of the Fan family ran over and whispered in his ear: "Uncle, third uncle and Shopkeeper Yan passed by." Where is Jiang?"

"Yan Congnian? Wasn't he captured by the Ming army?" Fan Yongdou was slightly taken aback, then stood up, "Where are they going? Bring them here to see me."

"I've already entered the city. Uncle, should I meet you at the ancestral hall, or go back to the mansion and wait?"

Fan Yongdou thought for a while, and said while walking: "Wait back home, you bring them to my study."

The Fan family disciple immediately saluted, then turned around and ran out, while Fan Yongdou left the ancestral hall and got into the carriage to return home.

Not long after, in the study of the Fan Mansion, Fan Yongdou faced the dusty two people, it was Fan Yongsheng and Yan Congnian who rowed over at night, and they saluted him. Fan Yongdou pointed to the seat beside him and said, "Sit down." !"

Fan Yongdou looked at the two of them. He was more concerned about why Yan Congnian appeared in Yangzhou, but he was very dissatisfied with Fan Yongsheng. In such a special period, Nan'an needs a Fan family who can make up his mind and stabilize the people's hearts of the company. It really annoyed him that he had abandoned his responsibility and came to the north bank.

Fan Yongdou pondered for a long time before he said: "Tell me, what is it, let me tell you first."

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