After a long journey, we finally approached the outskirts of Tianjin this day. During the lunch break, the old shopkeeper called the three Wang brothers in front of him and said: "We will arrive in Tianjin in the afternoon, so I have something to tell you three brothers.
discuss."
Wang Da bowed and said: "Old shopkeeper, you said that we three brothers will do our best to handle it."
The old shopkeeper smiled and said, "I like this kid Zheng Guo very much, so I want to take him in as an apprentice. What do you think?"
When Wang Dayi heard this, his expression immediately changed. He knew what it was like to be a waiter! He said he was a waiter, but in the early days it was no different from selling oneself. Even life and death were not in his hands! So he kept
He shook his head and said: "No, no! Old shopkeeper, the third son of my family is a serious educated person. Our Wang family still hopes that he will succeed in the future, so he must not become a clerk."
The old shopkeeper said: "Not only do you have to say this, you also have to ask Zheng Guo what he thinks."
But Wang Da said categorically: "No matter what he thinks, he can't do it! I am his eldest brother, and I have the final say. I will definitely take him home!"
The old shopkeeper looked at Wang Zhengguo. Although Wang Zhengguo hesitated, he finally said that he would listen to his elder brother's opinion. In desperation, the old shopkeeper could only shake his head and said: "Originally, I thought that you were unlikely to agree, and I just wanted to try my best to persuade him.
I advise you. In this case, I won’t say much. Anyway, we will enter Tianjin in the afternoon, and our fate will be over! Then you can fend for yourself!"
Wang Da, who had been walking outside for several years, knew what to say at this time, and immediately said: "Thanks to the old shopkeeper for taking care of us along the way, he also pointed out many things we didn't know, but thank you!"
After saying that, he took his two brothers to kowtow to the old shopkeeper. Old Zhengguo accepted their courtesy calmly, and after they stood up, he said: "I have told you a lot about things here in Tianjin. You should have a rough idea."
I understand. It’s not difficult to survive here, and it’s not difficult to save some money! But remember one thing, you must abide by the rules, and you must be respectful when you see people wearing short armor!”
Then he talked a lot. After the rest time, the caravan continued to move forward. When the sun went down, they arrived outside Tianjin County. At this time, the old shopkeeper called the three brothers and pointed to the shed in front.
Said: "I told you the rules before, now you go there to report your identity, you have to be more careful in the future!"
The three brothers thanked the old shopkeeper and then greeted the rest of the team. The two groups of people were completely separated. It is estimated that they may never see each other again in this life.
After the caravan had gone far, Wang San helped his two younger brothers tidy up their clothes, and then said, "Follow me, let's go and report our identities first as the old shopkeeper said."
After saying that, Wang Da led two people to the first shed on the roadside. The shed was very conspicuous, and the people inside were also very conspicuous, including a servant, a scribe, and five or six helpers.
As soon as the three of them entered the shed, a helper came up and asked: "Where are you coming from? Where are you going? Is there a road guide? Take it out and take a look!"
The road guide is unique to the early Ming Dynasty, and is similar to a letter of introduction. At that time, people in the Ming Dynasty needed to hold a road guide if they left their hometown for hundreds of miles. The road guide recorded his name, address, appearance and other information. If there is no
Lu Yin will be arrested and brought to justice.
The creation of this thing also comes from Zhu Yuanzhang's idea. One of his core ideas in governing is to hope that "the streets are crisscrossed, chickens and dogs hear each other, but we will never interact with each other until we die!" This can achieve the effect of stabilizing the people and consolidating their roots, and preventing trouble.
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But he didn't want to think about it. With the development of society, who could have the means to imprison people on the land? So as mentioned just now, with the passage of time, the word "luyin" has only existed in the government's mouth.
Among them, the helper only asked casually according to the routine, indicating that the procedure was correct, and he did not expect Wang Da to find a way out.
Naturally, Wenwen understood. He nodded and bowed and said, "Sir, our village has suffered a major disaster. We were in such a hurry that we couldn't open a road to divert it."
The gangster laughed and said, "You damn thing said there was a disaster in my hometown, so I don't know how to count! It's just to avoid this period of unemployment! Okay, come here and tell us your place of origin and name."
Then he led Wang Da and three other people to the clerk's desk, and successfully recorded the required information. However, this caused a burst of laughter from the clerk and the servants, because the names registered by the three of them were so interesting! Wang Da!
Wang Er! Wang Zhengguo!
The guard couldn't help but smile and said: "Wang Da, Wang Er, Wang Zhengguo! How did your parents name you? How much do you like the third child!"
Wang Da smiled with "hehe" and did not intend to say anything, but Wang Zhengguo stepped forward and said, "The student's name was not given by his parents, but by his tutor! So there are some differences with the names of his two brothers.
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When the guard heard this, he smiled and said, "It turns out you are still a young gentleman. How disrespectful!"
He said "I'm sorry" but didn't move. He was still sitting on the chair with his legs crossed. Because he had seen many ordinary students like Wang Zhengguo! Especially what kind of background could a scholar who came out to escape have?
He's not a student, so he doesn't care at all!
Wang San was not angry when he heard the servant's ridicule. He just bowed slightly and said, "This Mr. Chai did not salute! It's just that the master gave the student a name, and the student always has to defend it."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the shed had a great impression of him! Because respecting teachers and respecting morality makes sense at all times! So the guard looked at the three brothers up and down and said directly: "Look at you!
The young gentleman is not bad, he can give you some clear directions!"
After finishing speaking, he pointed to the shed opposite and said: "Did you see the shed opposite? They are recruiting people to build embankments at the beach, and they say they are also going to build a salt factory! Go there, you can make a living, and go back to your hometown.
I can still bring some money back with me!"
But Wang Da didn’t want to go! Because when he was serving in his hometown, he built a river embankment and passed the river channel, so he knew the hardships involved! Not to mention that the food was withheld, and the work was very heavy! In addition, he worked near the water, and the military service
People often suffer from moisture-related diseases!
But for them, there is absolutely no chance of getting sick! If they get sick, they can only carry it hard. If they can't carry it, they will die! So he repeatedly handed over his hands and said: "Thank you for your advice, I will go see you soon."