Chapter 252: Big business and big food come first
As a border governor, he was also in the war zone, making knives and making weapons was a matter of duty. However, since Zhang Zijun's muskets, artillery, and hand grenades were equipped with large amounts of guard soldiers, such changes had to be reported to the court. If someone wanted to be unable to get along with Zhang Zijun and participate in a private weapon and make bad plans, it would be like a private dragon robe. Do you want to rebel? Zhang Zijun was not afraid of losing his official position, but the emperor was a little moody at this time and was a little confused at that time, just like Yu Qian, who fell to the ground with one sword, found out that he had killed a good official by mistake.
Zhu Jianshen is not a young boy now. He is more than thirty years old and will use some imperial skills from time to time to shake the emperor's majesty. Therefore, Zhang Zijun's biggest concern is to pass the second year at least, that is, the 23rd year of Chenghua. In 1487, Zhu Jianshen passed away. First, Concubine Wan died in the 22nd year of Chenghua. At such a critical moment of alternation between the old and the new, it is unworthy to lose his life.
After discussing with Gu Lin, someone sent a few muskets and grenades to the Ministry of War, including combat concepts and tactical key points, and also drew a lot of layout drawings.
The purpose of Zhang Zijun's doing this was to let the court allocate additional military funds for building muskets and ask for iron and copper materials. Regarding whether to ask for silver, the process must be done perfectly, so that people will not be able to catch the handle by accident, and I don't know how to die at that time.
Making goods
Strangely, the muskets given to the court by Zhang Zijun, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War did not respond. Then he realized that the capital had been in chaos recently. Zhu Jian was deeply addicted to "fairy arts" and "spells". Li Zisheng, Wan'an, Monk Jixiao and the official Liang Fang, etc., agreed to each other, manipulating officials to advance and retreat, and controlling the government and the country. Memorials could not be sent in at all. Memorials like Zhang Zijun were stuck in the Tongzheng Department, and all military information that was not tight at the border were stopped.
Besides, after Yang Jiao passed by Ping'an Town, she entrusted her life to that person, and then took the coffin and returned to the ancestral home. Zhang Zijun selected a cavalry team to escort him. Of course, they were all equipped muskets. After Yang Jiao buried her father, she could only get married into the Zhang Mansion after a year of keeping her. The rest was handed over to the Yang family, because Yang Jiao's status in the clan was too low. Fortunately, she had not yet married into the Yang family, and the rewards from the current emperor were rewarded and would marry into the "rich family", which made the Yang family compete for a lot of glory.
Originally, Yang Jiao had to stay mourning for three years. In order to have something to rely on the Yang family in the future, and Yang Jiao was not waiting for her age, she would not marry soon and miss her life. Therefore, the Yang family members agreed to get married one year later. Zhang Zijun had never expressed his opinion about Yang Jiao's marriage to Ping'an Bo. In the eyes of others, Zhang Zijun knew very well that there was no promise between him and Yang Jiao, let alone marry Yang Jiao. When Zhang Zijun understood the whole story, the whole story could only sigh deeply. If he refused this kind of thing rashly, it would be like to force Yang Jiao to a dead end. If he married Yang Jiao, it would be beneficial. He could hand over several breeding farms and farms to her for management. It was definitely the most suitable candidate.
Since the capital, things have been stormy and rainy. Yang Jiao has lived in Ping'an Mansion for three days. She thought she would have the most contact with Zhang Zijun, so she asked Zhang Zijun to marry her and set a date. After all, she was to protect the coffin and return to the ancestral clan. In addition, she was a woman, so she could not talk about such a thing, so she could only deal with Yao Ying. Of course, Yao Ying knew Yang Jiao's purpose very well, but it was up to Zhang Zijun, who was the master, to make a decision. When it was time to bed the next night, Yao Ying asked: "Husband, Yang Jiao's purpose must be very clear about Yang Jiao's purpose. What are your plans to talk to your wife?"
Zhang Zijun hugged Yao Ying's body and kissed her forehead, saying, "When he was in the capital, he rescued Miss Yang in danger, and then came to thank her. The wife should be very clear about this. She had never been married for years. If she had no intention of saying that she was not interested in her, the wife would not believe her. I am optimistic that Miss Yang has business intelligence. There are so many women in the family, and she can't handle it for her husband. She is not greedy for beauty."
Yao Ying laughed out loud, meaning that she was saying: This serious quibbling is so grand that she doesn't know your men's little thoughts, so she understands what her husband means...
Calling Yang Jiao the wife is a rule in the Zhang Mansion. Zhang Zijun's request that women who come down to earth should be called wife, and the treatment is the same. They don't care about the distinction. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty at this time, except for Yao Ying as the wife, the rest can be said to be all concubines. This is the ancient monogamous system, and the names are usually second wife, third wife, etc., while grandchildren call second grandmother and third grandmother....
There are so many concubines in the Zhang Mansion. There is a reason why Zhang Zijun sets rules, because several concubines in the family have rewards from the emperor. For example, the second wife Chen Shiyun, the former emperor, was once named An Ren. Now Yang Jiaoru is going to marry, and now she also brings a pleasant reward. Finally, Yao Ying is a third-rank man and is very particular about these Ming people. In fact, it is just a title that has no substantial effect. However, with these concubines representing their value, if they are treated with such rules as concubines, it will conflict with reality. Therefore, Zhang Zijun stipulates that a family has the same status as food, clothes, various supplies, servants who hold clothes, etc., etc., there is no difference between them, but Yao Ying is the head of the Zhang Mansion.
In a hierarchical society like the Ming Dynasty, this inappropriate method is indeed incomprehensible, but it is a forced one. The reason is that there are no elderly people in the Zhang Mansion and the Zhang family do not have a ancestral family. Various rules can be determined as they want. In addition, Zhang Zijun is very unhappy with such a hierarchy system and cannot control it outside, but he can manage it at home.
At least on the surface, it can be done on the surface. In fact, in Zhangfu, there are still recognized rules in the house. Yao Ying is the main wife, Chen Shiyun is the second wife, Gong Shangying is the third wife, and Wang Xingchen is the fourth wife. The rest are all maids, so they are not formal ladies. Now Yang Jiao's arrival is naturally above Miss Zhang, who died before, as the fifth wife. So when the maid calls the fifth wife, Yang Jiao wants to find a crack in the ground. When it comes to lunch, she gets used to it. Because Yang Jiao saw the strange things about eating in Zhangfu, there is also a kitchen and a restaurant in the backyard. There are four tables every day, divided into two tables, and one table for maids from all sides.
, and the lower-class servants are a table. It is different from the large canteen in the front yard. The table is made of solid wood. In the middle of the round table is a large turntable, and the dishes are placed on the large turntable. This is also the style of Zhang Zijun copied the style of the big hotel five hundred years later. In particular, it was made to make a rotating round table in the Ming Dynasty. In Zhang Zijun's opinion, there are many people who need such a round table to eat together. However, at this time, the Ming Dynasty was blinded by everyone. The different large turntable is not glass, but high-quality wood. The carpenters of the Ming Dynasty understood Bo Ye's idea and were carefully crafted by the mortise and tenon structure, and it was extremely smooth to rotate using wooden rollers.
In Yang Jiao's opinion, the most bizarre thing is still behind, one after another, a wealthy family like the Earl, when the master eats, the maid pours vegetables and wine on the side, and then the maids will eat the rest. Moreover, the men and women will separate the tables, and the servants can only go to the kitchen to eat a few bites of the rest.
But everything was messy in Zhang's house. At least in Yang Jiao's opinion, it was like this. There were four tables in the backyard restaurant, two of which were the master's tables. After Zhang Zijun took the seat, they were all wives and children, and they were not divided into seats, and they were messy. In ancient times, the seats of dining tables were very particular, but Zhang Zijun was very casual. For example, several young ladies were sitting next to their own lady, and they were convenient to pick up food, cloth and wine for the owner while taking care of the children's food and drinks. In this way, there was no difference between wives, and it was also possible that Yao Ying would sit.
On the other table, the food served is the same. The other table is the servants and maids, such as washing clothes, kitchen kitchen chefs, carrying water and chopping wood, cleaning and hygiene, and gardeners and servants who raise flowers and grow vegetables. There are 16 people in total, divided into two tables to eat in the inner courtyard and outer hall. The biggest difference is that the food is different from the owner's table, mostly stewed dishes, and the dishes on the owner's table are mostly stir-frying. After the dishes on the owner's table are served, it is the turn to open the table to eat. That's it, these maids and maids in the inner courtyard are also flattered.
As a wife who has not passed the door, Yang Jiao followed the local customs and was pulled by Yao Ying. From time to time, she was taken care of by Hexiang and Xueliu next to her. However, when it was the turn of making meals, no one took the initiative to make meals for herself. Yao Ying said, "Girl, everyone in the Zhang Mansion cooks food by herself. If you can eat as much as you can, you can go to the next bucket to get as much as you can. The rice that is left in the bowl is not allowed. This is the master's rule. It is mainly to let the children develop hands-on ability from an early age. Start with the dining table. Look at the eldest lady Zhang Su and the eldest son Zhang Yao make their own food next to the bucket, and we are the same. Unless some people are inconvenient to make their own food.
Chapter completed!