A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 745
Lao Bainiu: A book friend asked if Tumubao Xianzhong Shrine is still there, yes, but it is now in the compound of the village committee.

Also, some book friends asked what integrity is. It was a garrison official position in the castles of the Nine Frontier Army Town at that time, which was equivalent to Qian Zong.

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At this time, Li Banghua and his party were in a place called Caobao Village by the locals. This town was not far from the city, and was quite close to Zhuolu Mountain.

This is a comprehensive town. There are several sewing factories, meat pot factories, bacon factories, briquette factories, iron nail factories, lime factories, brick kilns, etc. nearby. The Caobao village in the village is getting bigger and bigger.

The villagers lived on renting out their houses at first, and then began to operate various small shops such as groceries and restaurants.With the arrival of various transport caravans, all kinds of inns and teahouses have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.There are also couch rooms for storing commercial goods, which are erected one by one.

Now this town is extremely lively, with pharmacies, hotels, teahouses, restaurants, fruit shops, and rice shops, and the flow of people is like weaving. Storytellers and opera singers have settled in, and a brothel has also opened its doors following the trend.

Originally, Li Banghua heard from Ma Guoxi that there was another casino, but after being struck by the local government, the leader was arrested and sent to the mine to serve hard labor, and the casino was wiped out.

Also because he is a local who owns a casino, knowing the law and breaking the law, the crime is aggravated, this guy will spend a long time in the mine.

His father was even more implicated by him. He was originally the security chief, but he was dismissed.

Those who want to gamble now have to go to Zhoucheng, where there is a legal government-run casino, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the casino is opened by the Intelligence Department of Xuanfu Town.

Recently, several waterwheel plants have been newly opened near the town, but it is the Duhufu who wants to develop Monan, which will give birth to these large-scale farming tools.There are also factories for the manufacture of yokes, plows, and even large-scale carts for horse farming, making the town more lively.

Of course Li Banghua knows about this kind of horse-drawn plow and columbine cart. A mere columbine cart can sow at least [-] mu of land a day. It was invented by Su Duwei Zhao Guo as early as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but it has been rarely used in the north. , let alone the South.

Seeing the continuous transport of columbine carts passing by in groups on the street, it is obvious that the demand from various places is extremely strong. Thinking about the number of these farming tools that will be reclaimed and sown at that time, Wang Dou's management ability is outstanding, and Li Banghua has mixed feelings in his heart. pregnancy.

It snowed again in the morning. Although the road was not paved, it was quite chilly when the snow melted.

In this weather, it is very comfortable to be able to sit in a warm restaurant.

Obviously, those who can enjoy themselves in restaurants before dinner time are either rich or expensive, especially big merchants, factory owners, and local people.

One of their characteristics is that they dress more expensively and more exquisitely. Many of them wear swords on their bodies, and they obviously have a knife certificate.

Their signature is that each of them holds a newspaper, and many of them still have a cigarette in their hands and mouths.This is a big cigarette, somewhat similar to the cigars of later generations. It has only been a few months since it came out in Xuanfu Town, and it has become popular among the high-end class in the town.

I heard that the name "Yunyan" was chosen by Yongninghou Wangdou.

Yun Zhe has a lofty meaning, implying luxury. It is named Yunyan, and the grade of this smoke is very high when you hear it.

The highest grade is "Xuanfu Town Brand" Yunyan, also known as "Double Happiness", and the name is auspicious and pleasing.

Of course, this is the most high-end smoke, and these factory owners may not be able to afford it.

At this time, tobacco had an excellent reputation in Ming Dynasty. In addition to publicizing that tobacco can ward off miasma, cure head lice, and kill insects, it also has the effect of curing wind, cold and dampness. Outside Liaodong Pass, even a catty of tobacco leaves can be exchanged for a good horse.

There are few local tobacco plants in Xuanfu Town, and the tax on tobacco is extremely heavy. Anyone who can smoke has a lot of money.These people in the restaurant usually smoke the third-class "Baanzhou brand" Yunyan, even so, a box of Yunyan is also expensive, and they are willing to buy it.

Li Banghua has always been amazed at how many rich people there are in Bao'an Prefecture. In a small town in front of him, this high-end restaurant is full of people of his generation.

Upstairs and downstairs, they are all there.

I saw them smoking cigarettes, drinking wine, spreading newspapers, talking loudly, laughing from time to time, and even talking about the climax. There were ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Judging by their demeanor, from a good point of view, they are called heroic and unruly, generous and elegiac people of Yanzhao.But from Li Banghua's point of view, these people are villains who succeed in their ambitions and get carried away with their own ambitions, which is really unacceptable.

Many of them were talking about the great victory outside the Great Wall, looking forward to Zixiong, laughing wildly, and said one after another.

"My Jingbian army is invincible!"

"The general is invincible, and the great victory outside the Great Wall is already in Yang's expectation!"

"Destroy Monan, the next step is Mobei! All the ugliness will be wiped out in a flash of smoke. Let me ask the heroes, who is the opponent of our army?"

"Okay! Brother Sun's words are bold, let's have a drink!"

After these people drank, they began to sing "Ma Treading Yan Ran" in unison again. With the sound of choking dragons, two guys drew out their sharp swords, and with the rhythm, they even got up and danced their swords.

They were not far from Li Banghua, and the singing made him restless.

The sword light was shining, and he, Ma Guoxi and others were frightened, and the attendants around him were also frightened.They didn't have a knife certificate, so to avoid trouble, they only hid small daggers. How can they not be afraid when they see long swords shining?

Li Banghua wanted to stay away from these people, so he went downstairs to sit, and when he looked again, there were more than a dozen people dancing swords below.

He didn't sit or walk, and his mind kept flashing: "The demons are dancing!"

It was so easy for these people to stop, and they started talking about the latest newspaper content, recruiting officials from the Dufu government, mobilizing the people to cultivate and develop Monan, etc.

Just heard them say one after another.

"I didn't say anything, Zhao will definitely respond to the general's call and do my best to develop Monan."

"Well, a certain person intends to invest two thousand silver dollars and go outside the Great Wall to see if there is any good opportunity."

"The general will never treat us badly, gentlemen, don't hesitate, if you have capital, just spend it."

"That's right, there is a saying called to seize the opportunity, one step forward, one step forward, one step back, one step back! What did I rely on to wait until this step? I just took the opportunity, ate the first soup, and see What is the future of those who stick to the fields? Now they can’t even afford Yunyan.”

"Okay, Brother Sun is right again, come, let me have another drink!"

Li Banghua and Ma Guoxi were dumbfounded. Seeing these Baoanzhou people nearby, they decided to invest more than 1 taels of silver dollars in just a few words.

It seems that their belief in Wang Dou has reached a deep-rooted level. These hateful people in their eyes are the most staunch supporters of Wang Dou. It seems that they will follow Wang Dou's decision without thinking.

Indeed, only Wang Dou can give them the good life they are living in front of them. If it were him, Li Banghua, the first step would be to deal with these people.

Li Banghua was still upset again, Wang Dou casually said in the newspaper, how difficult it would be for the imperial court to appeal to the people as far as the people are concerned?

What made Li Banghua a little comfortable was that these people spoke official Chinese, not the local idiom, which was more pleasing to the ears.I heard that Wang Dou vigorously promotes the official dialect in Xuanfu Town, and it is easier for outsiders who can speak the official dialect to find work.

And I have to admit that these people are vulgar and vulgar, but everyone has a lot of literacy, and they are not ordinary people, as can be seen from their proficiency in reading newspapers.

I heard that when Wang Dou started his career, he used various methods to promote knowledge among military household craftsmen.Literate people can also be promoted faster and make a fortune more easily. Up to now, at least in Baoan Prefecture, the popularity rate of local knowledge is even higher than that in Jiangnan.

Especially in the Jingbian army, the more uniform intellectuals are the only highly educated army in Ming Dynasty. After all, they are young and more malleable.

It’s hard to see that these people are quiet, and they are only talking about officials. The children of Yan’s family can be sent to apply for the exam. Many of them are relatives and nephews, and they are all officers of the Jingbian Army. , is also a path.

However, some of them are thin-mouthed, and some are worried that all the children in the family will join the army and go to politics, fearing that there will be no one to manage and inherit the family property, and then the topic turns to the full-time manager who is very popular in Xuanfu Town.

This kind of full-time management is a professional manager specially launched by the big businessmen with strong financial resources in the town when they see business opportunities. Just like Zheng's and other agricultural banks, they run the business for officers at all levels of the Jingbian Army who have a lot of land and have nothing left to cultivate. , they just sit back and enjoy the benefits.

This kind of new business, of course, made many people hesitate to wait and see. The result of these Baoanzhou people's discussions is that they can still do it for many years, so let's talk about it in the future.

Li Banghua's ears heard their discussions, and they felt dizzy, as if listening to a heavenly book.

The more I get to know Xuanfu Town, the more unfamiliar and frightening this place becomes. I just feel that everything is evil and evil, and I wish I could wipe everything away with my hand and let it return to orthodoxy.

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Also, on the way, Li Banghua also saw the latest news from the Herald Times, and he was not dissatisfied. He still had to read every issue of the newspaper.

Wang Dou called on the public to develop Monan. After a private visit by Weibo, Li Banghua's attitude changed. He thought it was a good thing, acquiesced, and did not object.However, the news of the recruitment of officials aroused great dissatisfaction among him.

I will not say which one is superior to the official examination system or the imperial examination system, but there are at least two points in the selection of officials by the imperial court, which can be affirmed.

One is positive, and the other is less.

All those who can be officials are those who have read the books of sages and sages. They are evaluated step by step from childhood, scholar, scholar, and Jinshi, and are eliminated layer by layer. no problem.

And who are the officials?

There is a saying, as long as your officials are as clean as water, you can't escape officials as slippery as oil, which refers to these people.

These officials, in the early days of the Kingdom, were still selected by the government from local people with clean family backgrounds, and all of them needed to be virtuous and talented.

However, until now, all the localities are controlled by the officials' families, and they work hand in hand with the local gentry Lijia. They are all people with sores on their heads and pus on the soles of their feet.It can be said that most of the affairs of the country are broken by these people.

After all, local officials all have a system of avoiding their hometowns. Most of them are from other provinces. They are unfamiliar with the local customs and difficult to understand the language.

When the officials finally figured it out, they were about to leave their posts at the expiration date, so their sense of existence was far inferior to that of local officials and Xu.

Local officials eventually have time to serve, while officials live in the local area from generation to generation. There is often a chronic disease that "the officials are in the caves of the officials, and the father is the son of the pass, and the brother is the brother of the pass." The real power of the state and county is in their hands. Manipulating local affairs and fooling officials.

For example, officials want to add one liter of grain, and finally get you a bucket, or even a stone, and these extras will go into the pockets of the officials and gentry, but let the officials above the head top the tank.

How much is the full amount of the three additional payments from the imperial court, and if it is really added to the people, will it be so angry and resentful?It's not a good thing the officials below did!

Even if the officials are a little bit greedy, one person can't be greedy much. If the extra part is added, at least [-]% or [-]% of the [-]% are greedy by these people.

Then Quan Daming did the math, and it was an astonishing number.

Therefore, the integrity and self-cultivation of officials are not reassuring. It is dangerous for the Duhufu to appoint this generation!

This is wrong.

In addition, Guan Wangdou's departments are so finely divided, and there are so many officials recruited, how can the people bear the support?
This is redundant!
It can be imagined that Xuanfu Town and Duhufu will have redundant officials and officials in the future, and the people will suffer!

Li Banghua was worried: "The Marquis of Yongning has gone astray!"

(End of this chapter)