It’s the last big gathering before the Chinese New Year, and Weicang in the south of Yanling County is very lively.
Many carts carrying grain, cloth and other various commodities came for exchange.
Perhaps it is a tradition that has been passed down, and all kinds of goods have fixed locations.
Yu Chen walked on the narrow streets and savored it slowly.
The Yu family manor is located seven or eight miles north of Weicang. Two days after I came back, I had nothing to do, so I went out for a walk.
At this time, he was walking through a vegetable stall and meat case area. Pheasants, wild ducks, hares, wild deer, etc. could be seen everywhere, and the sounds of hawking could be heard one after another.
After the hunters and meat stall owners saw Yu Chen, their cries became even more enthusiastic.
Even though the Chinese New Year is about to come, even if this year's harvest is good, and even if Yingchuan is not hit by military disasters this year, ordinary people are not willing to exchange cloth and grain for meat.
There are only a few types of people who buy meat now——
Wubao tribe, they are not slaves, they can marry wives, they have private land, and money is not that tight.
Craftsmen rely on their craftsmanship to make a living, especially blacksmiths who make weapons and farm tools. Whether they work for Wubao Shuai or work alone, their lives will not be too bad.
Merchants, in the era of war and chaos, if merchants wanted to go out to do business, they would usually summon a bodyguard ranging from one hundred to several hundred people. Most of these people were natives of their hometowns, and they would give them some wine and meat during the holidays.
The last category is naturally the local wealthy families like Yu Chen. Sometimes they can even wrap up all the meat in a market.
"For several years in Ji County, the countryside was deserted and deserted. Not to mention the market, I didn't even see a few people." Yu Chen stopped and looked at the crowded market, suddenly feeling a little unreal.
Jijun and Yingchuan are like two different worlds.
Of course, he also knew that Yingchuan was already richer than Jijun, and the market was more lively, but the huge gap still shocked him.
The war has caused great damage to people's livelihood.
"Since I have left Hebei, why should I miss you anymore?" Yu Liang, who was following behind, said, "Liang is very close. If you take good care of it, it will be useful in the future."
During the Xiongnu invasion, the Liang Kingdom also suffered disaster, far more than Chen County. Not only was the beggar army defeated and collapsed, the counties and villages were also brutally plundered. Many people were discouraged and ready to cross south.
According to Chen Gong's method, a large number of refugees must be resettled in Liang State.
My father brought back more than 2,000 households from Jijun. We are currently resting in Puyang and will go south to Liang Kingdom in the first month.
The remnants of the beggar army, more than 3,000 people, have begun to be resettled. From now on, they will all be the common people of Liang State, no longer belonging to this army or that army.
In the future, there will probably be a garrison army.
After these few changes, the Liang Kingdom will slowly undergo profound changes. Yu Liang has already seen all these changes in Chen County.
The people who are in charge of Chen County and Liang Kingdom will only be the cronies among cronies. Needless to say, what is the future, not to mention——
"Grandpa, brother, I bought a piece of jewelry, it's so beautiful." My sister Yu Wenjun's voice sounded from behind.
Yu Chen glanced at his daughter and smiled bitterly.
You are about to get married, and you are still so naive.
He was too lazy to care about this and continued walking forward. When he saw many daily necessities, he stopped.
Cheap homespun linen, combs, grates, earthen jars, water jars, clay vessels, wooden barrels, bamboo baskets and even various farm tools...
After pondering for a moment, he called an attendant and asked him to go back to his house to call for someone.
Some of the officials from Ji County who followed him to the south were in Puyang, and some were living in his village.
When he retreated, he also brought some money back from Jijun. He planned to buy these daily necessities in the market and distribute them to the people who followed him south.
Although these daily necessities are inconspicuous, they are really indispensable in life. Since they are available in the market, just buy them all. To be honest, they may not be enough.
He kept walking forward.
Yu Liang didn't know what his father was thinking, and he was describing the bright future of the Yu family: "Master, you don't know, after my son was born, colleagues from the shogunate came to visit him every day. Yesterday, Zhou Mo, who became the Zhou family, also
I sent a car full of gifts, saying there was some misunderstanding before, haha."
Yu Chen stopped.
Yu Liang didn't know why and looked at his father.
"What have you done for Mr. Chen recently?" Yu Chen asked.
"We have been recruiting new soldiers for the Silver Spear Army in the past two months. There are more than 2,790 people in total. They were recruited just a few days ago. They are currently training under Xuchang City."
"Are Mr. Chen satisfied?"
"Of course I'm satisfied." Yu Liang wasn't lying.
Following Chen Gong, Wu Qian and others have recruited new soldiers several times, and he now knows who is suitable to recruit.
When the recruits' families move here, they should make arrangements in good order.
He was very competent in these general affairs, and Mr. Chen also praised him several times.
"From now on, you-" Yu Chen thought for a while, sighed, and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
Yu Liang felt that his father was not very happy and nodded silently.
As I walked, I was a little two steps behind to see what my sister and the others were doing.
Yu Wenjun and his four little sisters wore hats on their heads, their little faces were flushed, and they were extremely excited.
If there is a carriage, I have to get down and walk. I look at it all the way and buy countless unnecessary things.
But they were in high spirits, chatting and laughing, and their youthful atmosphere almost hit their faces.
There is a saying that most of the people in Shao Xun's harem are mature and steady, but there are none like these five little white rabbits in front of me.
Don't tell me, sometimes it may work wonders.
After strolling around the market until almost noon, the group took a car back to the manor.
After lunch, the five little white rabbits came to Yu Wenjun's boudoir, their heads together, and looked at a picture album at the bottom of the box.
The title of the book is "Dowry Painting", which is a compulsory subject for women from aristocratic families before they get married.
The little white rabbits blushed more and more.
Dowry paintings, as the name suggests, teach wives how to behave as husband and wife.
There are many reasons why aristocratic families popularize this knowledge among their married daughters.
First, let them not be afraid.
For this reason, the women's expressions will be painted very beautifully in the paintings, as if they are enjoying themselves very much, and some erotic lyrics will be added to break their fear of these things.
After Yu Wenjun read it, he handed it to his cousin Guanqiu, then lay on the couch, covering his face and snickering.
Mr. Guangqiu was a little more courageous, but his face turned red. Finally, he asked innocently: "Didn't you say it hurt a lot?"
As soon as these words came out, the other little white rabbits all trembled, looking rather pitiful and shivering.
Yu Wenjun didn't smile either, his face turned a little pale.
However, her expression soon became firm, and she had a heroic and righteous expression.
"Wenjun, you pinched my leg." Mrs. Guanqiu complained.
Yu Wenjun blushed and hurriedly retracted his hand.
"I heard that Chen Gong lived in Kaocheng for more than a month after his class." The female Zhuge Xunshi said as she handed the dowry painting to the next person.
Mrs. Yin took the dowry painting, glanced at it, and immediately felt ashamed.
After being embarrassed, I couldn't help but take another look.
Then he looked back sheepishly and took another peek...
"What are you doing in Kaocheng?" Yu Wenjun pinched his cousin's thigh again and asked subconsciously.
"Yuan Gui once let slip that Princess Donghai..." Xunshi said calmly.
Everyone looked at Xunshi with surprised eyes. The female Zhuge was indeed the female Zhuge, but...
Yu Wenjun pinched harder.
Madam Wuqiu was so painful that she almost shed tears, but she looked at her cousin worriedly and held her hand tightly.
"Actually, don't worry too much." Mrs. Yin quietly put away the dowry paintings and whispered.
Everyone turned their attention to her again.
The Yin family became even more nervous and stammered: "Yingchuan... The Yingchuan gentry are one body, and Mr. Chen is a man who understands."
After saying this, my head almost dropped to the top of my feet.
Mrs. Xun couldn't help but look at Mrs. Yin twice, her childish and dignified little face was a little unhappy. After all, she hadn't practiced to the point where she could be calm.
After collecting his thoughts, Mr. As a lieutenant, my family will not support anyone else, but only our own people in Yingchuan."
"Some time ago, people from the Changshe Zhong family came to our door and wanted to marry Shu Yu (Yu Yi), but they would not support outsiders."
"Qiniang's brother——" At this point, Mr. Xun patted Mr. Yin and said, "He has brought his own troops to join the army and wants to serve Duke Chen. Pu Tao's two brothers teach martial arts students to Duke Chen. Even the Xuanzhu family wants to buy goods from the south of the Yangtze River for Chen Gongshi and sell them to the north for military needs. Don't be afraid."
As Xun said, the three families of Yu, Xun, and Yin have expressed their support for Chen Gong with practical actions.
The Guanqiu family, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, also sent people to Yanling. In the next year, some of them would join the shogunate or counties, and at the same time they would help establish trade routes between Yuzhou and Jiangdong.
In addition to these families, the gentry from Yingchuan and even the entire Yuzhou are rushing to Xuchang, and the year is over. And before arriving in Xuchang, without exception, they will make a special trip to Yanling and pay a visit to Yujiazhuang. .
Some people simply win because Shao Huangmao is based in Yuzhou, especially in western Henan.
His father is a domestic historian of Liang Dynasty, his uncle is the prefect of Gaoping, another uncle is serving as a minister in the court, the eldest brother is serving in the shogunate and joins the army, and the third brother is serving as a minor official in the court and will soon go to Yangxia to serve as the county magistrate.
The sisters in the best friend group are also using various methods to contribute to Mr. Chen’s career...
After Mrs. Xun finished speaking, Mrs. Yin quietly raised her head and thrust the dowry painting into Yu Wenjun's hand.
Yu Wenjun gave her an angry look, but quietly put it away.
At critical moments, the sisters who have been playing together since childhood can still be relied on.
Snow began to fall outside, pattering against the window lattice.
As the wedding day approaches, the five little white rabbits finally stop being so heartless. The dowry paintings make them realize that they will soon be the wives of the Shao family. From now on, no one will pamper them unconditionally or accommodate them. They Will start a new life in an unfamiliar environment.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and there is an endless stream of cars and horses on the road outside the Yu family manor.
Henan gradually completed a new political reshuffle, and the gentry political group represented by Yingchuan once again took shape.
Almost at the same time, Shao Xun continued to gather land, place government troops, expand recruitment, and slowly build a military meritorious group. The landmark event was undoubtedly the recent recruitment of more than ten injured and retired Silver Spear soldiers. , the officers of the imperial army entered the Xuchang shogunate, and served as subordinate assistants and minor officials in the Chenjun government.
After passing through the shogunate, the resistance will not be so great when it is settled in counties.
When soldiers have a way to get promoted, a political group gradually takes shape.
Relying on the support of the gentry and marrying the gentry, but trying every means to cultivate political influence outside the gentry, Huang Mao was indeed full of rebellion.
(The donkey is foaming at the mouth. The production team should quickly get some radishes to rescue him...)
Chapter completed!