On the sixth day of the first lunar month of the forty-ninth year of Qianlong's reign, in the early morning, light snow fell in the sky.
Sheng Haizhou felt that he had fallen into a pit since the morning of the second day of junior high school.
Wouldn't it be great to draw eggplants, eagles, etc.? When Jiuzang came to see me, I should have ignored him at all and just said that I was not free.
Sheng Haizhou, who had completed five laps early in the morning, was still on the beach south of the camp after breakfast, holding up a wooden model gun with one arm, one end of which was a stick of incense, three times a day...
Liu Sheng also committed a crime. He told Sheng Haizhou and the other seven that as long as you can hold a gun and burn an incense stick without shaking your arms, you will pass the test and you can start the next step of practice.
Therefore, in addition to running, the Seven Samurai's daily training also required practicing swordsmanship, and finally, raising wooden spears.
Early this morning, after having breakfast, Liu Sheng went to the dense forest with his gun to see what prey there was. Animals such as wild boars are generally easier to find in snowy weather.
"Bang~~" There was a gunshot in the distance, and Sheng Haizhou couldn't help shaking his arm. Bastard, you failed again today!
He couldn't help but smile bitterly as he touched his bald head.
Bald? By the way, on the third day of the first lunar month, Liu Sheng required all men on the island to shave their heads. The reason was for personal hygiene and to prevent the spread of lice.
In the absence of Zhao Shenxian, Mr. Liu was the eldest. The male refugees had no choice but to shave their hair bald, while the female refugees had their hair cut short and then washed their hair with sulfur soap for three days.
Liu Sheng originally thought that the biggest resistance would be Lu Shoushan and the four of them. Unexpectedly, as soon as he said it, Lu Shoushan agreed immediately.
He said that since I have taken refuge under Mr. Zhao, I will do whatever the old man says; and I am afraid that the four of us will never be able to return to the pass in this life. Who will we show our braids to?; Besides, in a few days,
Moon, this hair will still grow back.
Pan Xiucheng hesitated for a long time, but when Lu Shoushan explained the truth, he reluctantly agreed.
When Katsu Kaishu thought of this, he raised his head and looked at Jiuzang.
This young man who was born as a mountain man is now very stable with the gun. He was born with very good arm strength. He almost fell over when shooting that day. It was just because he was not used to it for the first time. The defeated Sheng Haizhou looked at the guns of the other six people.
During the gun action, it was found that only Jiuzang was very stable.
He nodded approvingly and felt that the time was almost up, so he shouted "Okay."
The crowd immediately let out several wails and squatted on the ground limply.
Suddenly Liji let out a scream: "My arm is cramped!"
Several people hurriedly helped him rub his arms and relax his muscles.
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At the same time, southwest of Bear Island, four hundred and fifty miles away, was Hunchun City.
In the office of the government office, the new Hunchun leader Wu Teshan is listening to a report from a Kurkhaqi banner soldier. (The former Hunchun commander Yongde has been transferred to Guangdong Customs Supervision, and Zhenghuang Banner Lieutenant Colonel Wu Teshan has become the new assistant commander.
collar.)
Early this morning, Wu Teshan had just had breakfast when Goshiha, who was next to him, came to report that a flag soldier who had returned to the camp after returning from leave came to the Yamen Office to report. The flag soldier said that when he returned home from vacation, he heard that someone in the village had been killed.
Bear Island, changed into two new cotton robes and a cast iron cauldron.
Wu Teshan immediately ordered Goshiha to call the flag soldier to the office for questioning.
"You said someone in your village went to Bear Island to exchange things?" Wu Teshan asked the flag soldier very kindly.
"Sir, I don't tell lies. Everything I say is true. Everyone in our village knows that Yalha bought half of his head from the village chief's house with a pair of new short boots.
Where’s the wild boar?”
Wu Teshan felt very surprised. There were still people on Bear Island at this time? It was freezing cold. Could it be that they were runaway slaves or Han Chinese who secretly dug ginseng?
He recalled that in October last year, several Han slaves escaped from Ninggu Pagoda. Although strict inspections were conducted afterwards, except for a man named Jie Sanzi, the others were not captured. However,
How come a fugitive slave has a cotton robe and a cast-iron pot? What does the new low boots look like?
The more Wu Teshan thought about this, the more strange he felt. So he ordered someone to find a leader (Pashiku in Manchu) who had no mission today, and ordered him to lead ten armored soldiers, with the informant flag soldier leading the way to them.
The village asked Yalha to question him and asked him in detail about the situation on Bear Island.
The flag soldiers outside the Pass in this era were different from those inside the Pass. Due to the harsh environment, good training, and being far away from the infection of the colorful world inside the Pass, they were still very effective in combat and were able to execute orders and prohibitions.
Although it was snowing heavily outside, the leader immediately went to the barracks and ordered his ten flag soldiers after receiving the order. The informant flag soldier led the way and set off for the village four hundred miles away.
In the village on the south bank of the Hajimi River, Serdan and his son Erlu came to visit Yarha's house.
The three men sat on the kang and smoked two packs of cigarettes. After chatting for a while, Erlu lost his temper and said, "Uncle Yalha, when will you take me to Bear Island to exchange my things?"
In the smoke, Yalha looked at the other party, smiled, and asked: "Elu, are you ready with all the leather goods I asked you to prepare? If not, your trip will be in vain."
"It's almost done. I'll go out with Amma tomorrow morning to see if we can hunt a few deer."
Yalha knocked the pipe pot on the sole of his shoe, raised his head and said, "With you, Ama, I'm sure I can catch a lot of people. Your Ama's archery skills are very fast and accurate."
Serdan didn't speak for a long time, just smoking a cigarette. At this time, he heard Yalha praising himself and said in a low voice: "Brother Yalha, who do you think those people on Bear Island are?"
"Didn't I tell you? I'm from Kuhefeyaka." Yarha heard Serdan's strange question and answered in surprise.
Serdan took a deep breath of the cigarette, feeling that the smoke penetrated all the internal organs of his body, and then he slowly exhaled and said: "You said those people are from Kufiyaka, but I don't think so."
"It doesn't look like it?" Yaerha and Erlu looked at each other with serious expressions.
Serdan was afraid that Yalha would misunderstand, so he explained: "Brother Yalha, you also know that I followed Geshanda (the township head) to Mucheng in June of the year before last to see the 'Wulin Shang'."
I have seen a lot of Yaqa people, but the way they dress is different from the ones you mentioned."
The "wulin reward" mentioned by Serdan originated from the tribute system adopted for remote ethnic minorities outside the customs that started during the Nurhaci period.
(Since the first year of Tianming (1616), Nurhachi began to send troops to conquer the Hezhe and Feyaka people. It was not until the first year of Shunzhi that he finally conquered the entire Heilongjiang, Ussuli River, and Songhua River basins, which lasted nearly half a year.
centuries.
Since the above-mentioned areas are far away from the center of Qing rule, and the local indigenous people generally make a living by fishing and hunting, the folk customs are strong and difficult to manage. Therefore, since the Shunzhi period, the governance of the indigenous people has focused more on Huai and soft restraint (using barbarians to control barbarians, because of their customary rule, there is
Different from general states and counties). In addition to recruiting some aborigines as officials and incorporating them into the Eight Banners, the main method for others is to implement the "tribute mink and reward Wulin" system.
The so-called "paying tribute to mink and appreciating Wulin" actually means "paying tribute to mink and then appreciating Wuling". These aboriginal people who live in the north of Xingkai Lake, on the main stream and various tributaries of Heilongjiang, and even on Sakhalin Island, according to their household registration
The mink skins hunted every year were presented as tribute to officials sent by the Qing court in the summer.
The place where the "Wulin Appreciation" is held has a temporary administrative office. It is all built of rough wood, so it is called Wooden City. Every year in early May, the officials of the administrative office set off from the Dutong Yamen of Sanxing (today's Yilan area of Heilongjiang Province) by boat.
Sail northeast along the Heilongjiang River to Deleng'enmu City, three thousand miles away. This is the administrative office. In October, the administrative officials took a boat back to Sanxing City, and there was no one on duty here.
As of the forty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, the three surnames were under the jurisdiction of the yamen in Hezhe and Feyaka. There were a total of 2,250 households, including 1,277 Hezhe households and 973 Feyaka households.
Including the Chiler, Saimar and other clans.
The Qing court required each household to pay tribute to a fine mink skin every year in exchange for black damask (that is, satin, white cloth, needles, thread, etc.), and distributed a portion of grain and rice to each person of each surname who came to Mucheng to pay tribute; the rest of the mink
Skins can be sold at the trading market outside the administrative office during the Wulin appreciation period. During this period, private trading of mink skins and other materials is prohibited, and Han people are strictly prohibited from leaving customs to collect fur goods.
The Qing government stipulated that if the household, village or surname did not pay this year, it would have to make up payment in the next year; if it did not make up the payment, its Wulin quota would be cancelled.
Don’t look at just some satin, white cloth, and grain and rice similar to business trip subsidies. These can be exchanged for money, grain, tobacco, alcohol, pottery, iron and other items by the aborigines, and are an important source of their daily necessities.)
"Oh?" When Jalha heard Serdan say this, he couldn't help but frown, his face full of questions.
"Not to mention anything else, just the cotton robe your wife is wearing, I have never seen anyone wearing it in Deleng. And your short boots..." Serdan pointed at Yalha's feet with the pipe pot.
Those shoes. "I've never seen any Feyaka wear them. I've seen quite a few fishskin boots."
When Yarha heard what Serdan said, his confusion increased greatly, and he immediately said: "Brother Serdan, then come with me next time to see it. You have a lot of experience."
"Okay. But this matter..." Serdan nodded and continued: "Don't make any noise about this matter for now. How about it, we have to finish reading it."
"Elu, don't talk nonsense about this." Serdan looked at his son and said seriously.
"Ama, Uncle Yalha, don't worry, I won't chew these ears randomly."
Seldan nodded, and then asked Yalha: "When do you plan to leave?"
"The day after tomorrow." Yalha thought for a moment and said.