Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 231

In the brightly lit, civil and military officials gathered on the Drum Tower, all neatly dressed, and the officials greeted and bowed to each other.However, although the band upstairs is playing and singing hard, and the drums are heard to be loud, but there is always an uneasy atmosphere in the building.

Especially now, Governor Yang Fanglue and Ningwu Military Reserve Officer Liu Tangsheng are still looking ugly, they have not recovered from Huang Laifu's blow to them at noon.

Liu Tangsheng, a military officer, was always thinking about Huang Laifu's insult to him in the lobby of the governor's office at noon. He was in Shanxi Town, but he was one of the senior officials next to Governor Yang, and if he was lucky in the future, he might be promoted to governor.Unexpectedly, Huang Laifu was dismissive of him, how could this make him bear this tone?

In the current border town of Daming, the military is governed by civil and military affairs, and a three-level civil servant system of governor, governor, and military equipment is implemented.A governor governs several governors, and a governor governs several armies, which are the highest military and political officials in their jurisdiction.The governor is often promoted from the army officer.

In each road of each town, the power of military preparation officers is very great, such as the distribution of money and food in the road, warehouse receipts and disbursements, checks on the number of people, checks on military exploits, impeachment of each general's mistakes, submission of petitions, issuing government orders, and construction of projects. , Farming horses, local civil affairs, etc., are mostly in charge of them.

In fact, it is also a very dramatic process for military preparation officers to have the power they have now.In the early and middle period of Ming Dynasty, many generals in the army did not know how to write and write. It is okay to let them march and fight, but when it comes to the collection of money and food, the inspection of military achievements, etc., it needs literati to handle it. Therefore, some generals are equipped with ghostwritten documents. called armament.

Gradually, the military power gradually expanded, and when it reached a certain level, the power of generals became smaller and smaller.The number of soldiers they bring has to be counted by the soldiers.How much food and salaries should be paid will be paid by the soldiers.The inspection of combat achievements is in charge of the military equipment.If the military commander makes a mistake, he will be impeached by the soldiers.Civil affairs such as garrisoning farms and raising horses were all handled by military equipment... This caused their power to surpass that of generals and became local military and political officials with real power in a certain place.

These people have always been used to being arrogant and domineering. When they suddenly met someone like Huang Laifu, they naturally felt it was a great shame and humiliation. After being hit, they might not be able to recover for a few years.But after much deliberation, there was nothing he could do about Huang Laifu, so compared to the governor Yang Fanglue, the military preparation officer Liu Tangsheng was even more angry, and he didn't have a good face towards others all afternoon.

Seeing the Shangguan like this, the officials of the governor's yamen and the officials of the Ningwu military and military preparations also stared at each other and communicated with each other.It was a good time to have fun, and everyone was happy at the banquet, but the atmosphere became such that all the civil servants, big and small, were fighting against each other, and vented their anger on the military officers on the opposite side.Pairs of gloomy and cold gazes were all looking there, which made the military officers sitting next to them panic and feel restless.

But even though the atmosphere was not good, since the governor said to welcome the new chief soldier Huang Laifu, everyone came in order.I just hope that in the next banquet, everyone will get together and enjoy the wine well.

Looking at the sky, it was almost time for Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying's father-in-law to come, Liu Tangsheng finally said, "Mr. Yang, after Huang Laifu comes, do you want to say something, Mr. Yang?"

Yang Fanglue squinted his eyes just to rest his mind, and said indifferently: "What's the rush, the future will be long. At the dinner party, we still need to be decent, otherwise people will laugh at us and say that we are as rough as those warriors!"

Liu Tangsheng accepted his dissatisfaction, and said: "Mr. Yang, I understand it."

At this moment, I heard the report from downstairs shouting: "Mr. Ma, the Ningwu Supervisor, has arrived... Huang Junmen, the Ningwu Chief Soldier, has arrived!"

Then I heard the drums sounding together, and there was joy.

The civil and military officials upstairs hurriedly stood up. Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei looked at each other, adjusted their official clothes and hats, and led the crowd downstairs to greet them.Soon, the blue flag horse path was over, and Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying came on horseback.
When he got off his horse at the gate, Huang Laifu came forward with a breezy face. He was wearing a scarlet official uniform today, with a black gauze cap on his head, and on the official uniform was embroidered a second-rank military officer lion patch.Beside him is Eunuch Ma Jiuying, dressed in the unique eunuch costume of Ming Dynasty, with a three-mountain cap inlaid with gold on his head, a brocade robe with a tufted collar, an exquisite white jade belt around his waist, and a pair of civil and military soap boots under his feet. .

Behind Huang Laifu are several brother-in-laws, also dressed in military military uniforms.And Liu Quanli, General of Ning Wu, was also smiling, and followed Huang Laifu closely, watching Huang Laifu's face at any time.

Governor Yang stepped forward, and all the officials followed behind to greet him in a mess.Governor Yang and Huang Laifu were all smiling, as if the unhappiness at noon did not exist, only Liu Bingbei looked reluctant.After saluting each other, everyone gave way to enter the Drum Tower.

Going all the way to the third floor, Huang Laifu looked out the window, and saw the lights outside reflecting the stars in the sky. The whole city of Ningwu City was faintly visible in the night, and the night breeze was blowing. He couldn't help but admire: "What a wonderful place!" what!"

Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei pursed their lips secretly, you are a warrior, you also talk about this kind of leisure and leisure that can only be found in the literati?

But there was joy on the face, everyone said the etiquette, and let each other take their seats according to the honorable etiquette.Governor Yang, as the host, took the main seat, Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying took the main and guest seats, and the rest of the officials sat on both sides.

After the guests and hosts were seated, a group of courtesans sang brocade zithers and jade-faced pipas, and several actors came to governor Yang, Liu Bingbei, Huang Laifu, and father-in-law Ma Jiuying to present them respectfully. The script of the play is written in hand, and I am waiting for the play.

Governor Yang thought that Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying's father-in-law were guests, and asked them to order first. Eunuch Ma ordered "Shoubi Nanshan", and Huang Laifu ordered a piece of Shangdang Bangzi.Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei each ordered a Kunqu opera, and after taking a look at Huang Laifu, they each rewarded the opera singer with a tael of silver.The actor knelt down and thanked him happily.

Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying's father-in-law looked at each other, and only then did they understand why the actor looked at him strangely just now. It turned out that it was because he didn't give the reward after ordering the play.He glanced at Governor Yang, saw that there was a playful look in his eyes, and was secretly annoyed, this old man didn't tell himself about this rule.

After Huang Laifu and the others ordered a good show, the dinner officially began.

It was Huang Laifu's first time attending a formal banquet in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty today, and it was only until today that he truly experienced the luxury of the official banquet in the Ming Dynasty.

After the banquet started, according to the custom of the official banquet of Ming Dynasty, the big dish was served first, which was called Dagafan in Ming Dynasty.The so-called five cuts and three soups, alternately serve five dishes and three soups, and then match them with music, so as to create a noisy and grand atmosphere as soon as the feast begins.

The first big dish is roast goose, followed by roast pork, roast duck, Dunlan cross-foot, roast deer, brocade wrapped sheep and other big dishes.Each roasted poultry is whole to show its grandeur.After being brought up, the cook cuts it on the spot to facilitate everyone's eating, so it is called five cuts.

Next is three soups. After five cuts and three soups, the banquet is basically completed.Next, everyone can drink and taste leisurely. At this time, there will be mixed delicacies, such as water and land delicacies, as many as dozens of items.

In addition to the extravagant dishes, the utensils used in the banquet are also very particular. Large cymbal bowls are used for dishes, small disks are used for vegetables, and storage boxes are used for small dishes, and they are all raised with wooden lacquer racks for beauty.

Even everyone drinks jasmine wine, osmanthus lotus wine, river sake, bamboo leaf sake, chrysanthemum wine and so on, up to ten kinds.After the main course was served, there were all kinds of tea, fruits and sweets. Everyone watched operas, listened to music, played chess and Shuanglu, and enjoyed it to their heart's content.

This is still a small place like Ningwu. If it is placed in the capital, Jiangnan and other places, official banquets will be even more extravagant, and delicacies ranging from forty to fifty items abound.When Zhang Juzheng was buried at the time of his burial, all the officials of the frontier knelt down to welcome him. Wherever he passed, the food on the tooth plate enshrined was more than a hundred flavors, and he felt that he could not eat chopsticks.

Think about the natural disasters in Ming Dynasty, the refugees are everywhere, and the officials are so extravagant and expensive, the cost of their banquet is enough to last for several years in the homes of ordinary people.Huang Laifu couldn't help feeling that the officials of Ming Dynasty were really extravagant, even if he had a banquet with Emperor Wanli in the palace last year, he didn't spend such money.

However, nowadays the entire officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is focused on ostentation and showing off, and Huang Laifu can't change this chronic disease.So let go of eating and drinking, and taste the official dishes of the Ming Dynasty with all your heart.

Seeing that the commander-in-chief was like this, the generals below relaxed their hearts and became lively.Shanxi Town was originally poor, and many generals, even as generals and guerrillas, usually lived in poverty. At this time, the delicious food was in front of them, and they drank alcohol and ate meat. It was really a joy.Even father-in-law Ma Jiuying is also immersed in eating and drinking.

Seeing a group of warriors like this, the civil servants here all showed contemptuous expressions. Looking at the appearance of these warriors, they really look like a group of starving ghosts reincarnated.Compared with a group of generals, the civil servants in Ningwuguan naturally experienced more such scenes, and their expressions will be calmer.

Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei looked at each other with a sneer in their eyes. Look at how rough these warriors are, and look at yourself, how elegant they are. Sitting at a banquet with these warriors is really out of style.

This kind of look made Huang Laifu very uncomfortable. Besides, when the big dishes were cut five times, Governor Yang rewarded each of the small cut cooks with five coins. Looking at the strange eyes that the cooks looked at him, this is another Make Huang Laifu angry, old man, without reminding himself.

Eunuch Ma Jiuying's face is also unhappy, he is a young eunuch, although he has been promoted to his current position, he has never been through this kind of official feast, and seeing a bunch of local civil servants looking at him like a clown, he is also internally annoyed.

Both he and Huang Laifu are thinking about how to get back this place.

Five cuts and three soups, the core of the food was mixed in, and after the drama was folded in half, it was getting late.Governor Yang stood up with a smile on his face and toasted everyone, and the prostitutes beside him also tactfully played and sang the corresponding celebratory repertoire.

When Governor Yang walked in front of Huang Laifu, he said with a smile on his face: "Huang Junmen, the horses and horses have worked hard, I would like to offer you a toast!"

Huang Laifu also raised his glass with a smile on his face, and drank it with him. Then he sighed and said: "The Zhumen's wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death. Think about it, as parents and officials, we drink here, and the local military household The common people are suffering from hunger and cold, just thinking about it, Laifu will feel uneasy!"

Eunuch Ma Jiuying also said: "What Huang Junmen said is very true. When our family came to Ningwuguan, there were countless refugees along the way. After entering the city, the military households suffered, beggars gathered, and the soldiers were short of food. These are the people of my Ming Dynasty. They don't have enough food and clothing, but we are here to spend extravagantly, think about it, our family is also ashamed of the entrustment of the Holy Majesty!"

Governor Yang and Liu Bingbei were furious at the same time. They took great pains to prepare a banquet to clean up Huang Laifu and Ma Jiuying.
Governor Yang suppressed his breath and secretly reminded himself not to be rude on such occasions, otherwise if it spreads out, others will only laugh at him. He forced a smile and said: "Huang Junmen and Ma Gonggong are serious!"

He turned back to his seat and didn't bother to toast the wine.Seeing this kind of scene, the atmosphere in the banquet became awkward, and the generals who had been feasting also stopped and looked at each other in blank dismay.The brothers-in-law began to worry about Huang Laifu again.Liu Quanli, who was at the bottom, turned his eyes around and only looked at everyone's faces.

Huang Laifu and Eunuch Ma Jiuying looked at each other and smiled slightly. At this moment, Liu Bingbei sneered and said: "I heard that Huang Junmen was also appointed as the envoy of the various castles by the Holy Spirit in addition to serving as the commander-in-chief. Dare I ask?" Junmen, after you come to Ningwuguan, how will you govern Ningwuguan?"

Huang Laifu was refreshed and thought, "Here we come!"

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Long before Huang Laifu came to Ningwuguan, he had a little understanding of the local situation, especially this afternoon, he listened in detail to General Liu Quanli's introduction of various situations in Ningwuguan.

According to Huang Laifu's later computer data, Ningwuguan originally had not much arable land, and the arable land area of ​​later generations is only 40 mu, which is not as good as Wuzhaibao.In particular, Ningwuguan is now the town of Shanxi Town, and the forces of various parties are mixed. Over the years, the local cultivated land has already been divided up.It is very difficult to take back the arable land from these people and operate it like a Wuzhaibao farm.

However, Huang Laifu has his own method, which is to rely on the resources of Ningwuguan to develop breeding and manage minerals.

According to Huang Laifu’s later generations of computer data, Ningwuguan is rich in mineral resources, especially coal resources. The proven coal reserves of later generations are 800 billion tons, and the coal-bearing area reaches 1114 square kilometers, accounting for the total coal in Shanxi Province. [-]% of the reserves.Moreover, the local coal quality is good, the coal seam is thick, the burial is shallow, and it is easy to mine. The coal types are mostly Carboniferous and Jurassic coal, which has the characteristics of low ash, low sulfur, and high calorific value. It is a high-quality industrial thermal coal.

Shenchibao, controlled by Huang Laifu, only has 2 million tons of coal reserves.Although Baode Prefecture, not far from Wuzhai Fort, is rich in minerals, it is not controlled by itself.However, Qingshuihe and Zhungeer Banner are outside the Great Wall, so there are too many uncertainties.Therefore, it is ideal to develop the coal mining industry in Ningwuguan.

Now the business of Daming is developing rapidly, and more and more coal is needed in various places, which provides a very good market for the coal mining industry.Huang Laifu's Shenchibao coal mine can only meet the needs of Wuzhaibao and its surrounding areas.After the development of Ningwu Coal Mining Industry, it can provide demand to Taiyuan and other places.

Besides, in addition to coal mining in Ningwu, Guancen Mountain in the north of Ningwu has many forests and pastures. In addition to developing aquaculture, it can also grow precious medicinal materials and edible fungi.

As long as the two local industries in Ningwuguan develop, they can completely change the local appearance.

Thinking of this, Huang Laifu smiled slightly!
(End of this chapter)