Chapter 54: The Liu Family Sisters Lend Me One Night
There are three big market squares in this Dushikou Castle, all of which were built in the third year of Chenghua. They are Chengen Square inside the south gate, Changsheng Square inside the east gate, and Changning Square inside the west gate.
The streets in Dushikoubao City have a "main"-shaped structure. The main street starts from Yong'an Gate and connects the north and south. It is called Yong'an Street. There are three streets running through the city.
At the same time, Yong'an Street is connected to the Guandi Temple located in the north of the city. It is like adding a dot to the word "王", so it is a "main"-shaped block structure.
It can be clearly felt that the trade here in Dushi Castle is indeed more prosperous than that in Chi Castle. There are already many merchants in Nanguan and Wengcheng. After entering Yong'an Street, the flow of people increases.
It should be said that Nanguan is still mainly for border trade, but the shops in the city are both border trade and business. This monolithic fort is originally an acropolis, with many military households, and officers and generals at all levels are generally redundant elsewhere, and business is prosperous.
Needless to say.
After entering the fort from Yongding Gate in the south, you can see the post house not far to the west. This is Kaiping Post, also known as Dushikou Post. There are twenty-nine post horses, and there is also a postmaster.
There are forty-three bearers, one clerk, and one veterinarian, who are responsible for the daily postal affairs.
There is a bell tower at the street entrance not far ahead. It was built during the Chenghua period. It is a two-story building that complements the drum tower at the next market entrance. It has the function of telling time and warning.
This street is the first cross street, named Bell Tower Street, and is also commonly known locally as General Street. Therefore, after turning right, the general's office is located not far to the north of the street.
Zhang Cheng and Liu Guangwu walked together, chatting more and more like each other, and heard Liu Guangwu say in a loud voice: "Brother Zhang, I have already vacated this place for you."
"General Liu, it's true, why are you so anxious..."
Before Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Guangwu, who said: "Come again, you still call me general? Old brother, you said that we are all military men, just like General Zhang, General Liu, or...
Is it interesting that we call you Zhang Tongzhi and you call me Commander Liu?"
Liu Guangwu's words made Zhang Cheng speechless. He could only laugh loudly to relieve the embarrassment.
Zhang Cheng stood in front of the General's Office and saw the word "Zhenwu" written on an archway, which was the same as the General's Office in Chicheng. However, this place seemed to be slightly larger than the General's Office in Chicheng.
To the west of the General's Office is the Kaiping Guard Command and Envoy Office, the Experience Department, and the Town and Fu Department are all attached here to handle official business. But what is a bit strange is that there is a mansion to the east of the General's Office.
Seeing Zhang Cheng's doubts, Liu Guangwu promptly clarified his confusion: "Brother, the mansion here was built by the former governor of Ying, Yang Wuxiang, when he left the town's North Road. It was originally used to receive distinguished guests.
However, this one-stone frontier fortress is a bitterly cold place. Since the Kaiping Guards retreated, very few distinguished guests have come here. It has been used by the Shangbei Road Branch Guards and Generals and guests. Its backyard is connected to the Generals’ Office and the Health Department.
It’s extremely spacious in the back.”
After listening to Liu Guangwu's introduction, Zhang Cheng realized why there was such a mansion here. Liu Guangwu had already pulled Zhang Cheng into the General's Office.
Over there, sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan's carriage stopped directly in front of the mansion. As soon as they got out of the car, they were greeted directly into the mansion by a group of women and maids.
Liu Guangwu will return to Xuanfu Town to take up his post. Only his confidant old ladies and personal maids will be brought back to the town. Most of the other servants will stay here in Dushi Castle.
In other words, Zhang Cheng will be their new master, and sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan will be the mistresses of this mansion for a period of time.
In the General's Office, Liu Guangwu also briefly introduced the basic situation of Dushi, and the power was handed over.
He and Zhang Cheng walked and chatted inside the office. Opposite the General Office was a martial arts performance field. Next to it was a military camp that could station thousands of people. There was also a large martial arts performance field in the south of the city.
There is also a waste preparation warehouse behind the Kaiping Wei Department. At the same time, Kaiping Guard has five thousand-household stations under its jurisdiction, namely Qingquanbao, Songshubao, Junzibao, Zhen'anbao and Zhenningbao.
The New Army Qianhu Station located in Yunzhou Fort is under the direct control of the Commander-in-Chief of Wanwan District. It is currently managed by the Kaiping Guard Commander-in-Chief, but it is different from the five thousand households after all. He reminded Zhang Cheng
Pay attention to this.
These several thousand-household settlements, together with the three garrison units of Chicheng, Yunzhou, and Maying, constitute the main force of the northern border defense in Xuanzang Town.
However, the key defensive areas on the Dushi side are the three gates, of which North Gate is the most important. This place is also called Dushi Taiguan. It is built along the Baihe River. Because of the convenient transportation, it is the most heavily defended!
In addition, continuing along Yong'an Street in Dushibao Castle is the center of the castle. There is a Qiao Tower with a big drum in the middle, also known as the Drum Tower. It is the highest point in the city. Standing in this tower, you can overlook
It has a view of the whole city and is also an important defensive position in the city.
Going west from this Drum Tower is the second cross street, named Drum Tower Street, also known as Chayuan Street. This is where the Kaiping Guards Patrol Office, Fenshou Fan Division Office, Branch Patrol Office and other official offices are located here.
North of West Drum Tower Street.
However, most of these official offices are idle nowadays. For example, the inspector has not been dispatched for two years, and the sub-inspection road has always been guarded by North Road Guard He Chongwu. He only sends people here for inspection every year.
East Drum Tower Street is where official stores, pharmacies and medical clinics are located, and its business is relatively active. In addition, there is also a Dushi Academy in the southeast corner of Dushi Castle.
Opposite it is the Kaiping Health School, which was also built at the request of the former governor of Yingguogong Yang Wuxiang. Dacheng Hall, two verandas, Jimen, Lingxing Gate and Shenchu were built. Behind the Shenku Hall was Minglun Hall.
, the east and west are made of Ming Dynasty, the two buildings of Dexiu Taoism are built, and the Wenchang Temple is also built.
On the first day of the third lunar month in the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty, the scriptures began, and in the ninth month of that year it was expected to be completed. There were a total of seventy houses, all of which were strong and dense. They were decorated with statues of the sages and sages from the Zhou Yuan Dynasty, and their various products were decorated with exquisite materials.
Not complete.
"Let's go and see your sister-in-law. It's time for us to have a banquet. Today we'll just drink. As for the officials and generals in the health and governance, we'll see you later tomorrow, but there's no rush. Haha..."
Liu Guangwu pulled Zhang Cheng straight from the central hall into the backyard, and led Zhang Cheng to visit his wife. Zhang Cheng had met Mrs. Liu Guangwu and felt that she had a very good temperament and a natural sense of intimacy.
Seeing that Mrs. Liu Qin and the sisters Liu Ying and Liu Yan also met each other very happily and chatted happily, the sister-in-law Liu Qin even asked Zhang Cheng to reluctantly part ways with her and lend her the Liu sisters for one night.
Zhang Cheng was really dumbfounded by this request, but he couldn't refuse it!
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The banquet was not held in the general's office, but in the front yard of the mansion. All the officials and generals above the thousand households in the Dushi Castle were invited to attend, as well as the guards, commanders, colleagues, and other officials.
Even Wei Zhenfu, the governor, the governor and other officials were invited, and even Ambassador Cang was invited. Six banquet tables were set up in the side halls on both sides.
However, there was only one table in the huge main hall, and sitting there were not only Liu Guangwu and Zhang Cheng, but also a fellow magistrate from Kaiping Wei and two officials.
In addition, a governor and an officer from Kaiping Guard were also seated at this table. Zhang Cheng called his subordinate He Biao over and sat down at this table.