Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The last registered population of the Xibo Ni Duhu Mansion was 270 four households, except for the 720 four households and 320 five immigrants and immigrants directly managed by the Duhu Mansion reported by Ou Yongping just now. Except for descendants and naturalized aborigines, the rest of the population belonged to the aborigines under the names of the six county chiefs. www [New]

The difference between the naturalized aborigines and the attached aborigines is that the naturalized aborigines live in the area under the direct control of the Xibo Nidu Protectorate in units of households or villages, pay taxes directly to the protectorate, provide labor, learn and use Chinese characters, Accept a certain degree of Sinicization and have higher farming knowledge, productivity and enthusiasm for production due to the acceptance of Han people's transfer; as for belonging to the indigenous people, it is the tribe that the supreme leader of the tribe or state attaches to under the name of Duhufu because he needs the protection of Zheng Jun's force Ju or a small sultanate, its people do not directly pay taxes or provide labor to the Protectorate, but only pay tribute to the Protectorate through regular tributes from the tribal leaders and the King Sultan. The tribal leaders and princes and nobles may start to learn and master Chinese. , but because ordinary people have no direct connection with the Duhufu, the degree of Sinicization is generally low, and the productivity and enthusiasm for production are generally low.

Since the aborigines still have an absolute advantage in the total population of Xiboni, and the number of ethnic minorities such as Li, Miao, Yao, and Shanha among the immigrants exceeds half, the Xiboni Protectorate attaches great importance to the connection with the aborigines. The leaders were also awarded the official positions of local general, local guerrilla, and local garrison to win over.Of course, in addition to balancing the internal conflicts among the immigrants, showing goodwill to the natives is also due to economic needs. Almost all animal skins, gold sand, and bulk timber are obtained through transactions between Tujun and Tujun and neighboring Sudanese countries. Therefore, the Protectorate On the one hand, although it does not help the governor of the Tujun to send troops to attack private enemies, he will never allow the neighboring small Sudanese countries to invade the territory and people of the Tujun.

"It's a great kindness for you to turn to King Mu." Facing the envoys of two native guerrillas, native guards and the other four native officials who came in person, Zhuge Fengye, with a tune, sent a bunch of silks, satins, books, and palace fans bestowed by Zheng Kezang In exchange for a few large pieces of dog head gold, a dozen ivory tusks, a few rhino horns, tortoise shells, plantain cloth and other tributes. [ ] "From now on, we must be more loyal to the king"

"It's finally over." Zhuge Fengye said to Yin Zhendong when the group of envoys retreated. "Master Yin is good at teasing tiger skins, but it makes me a little uneasy. If I get cheated, I will have to explain it hard."

"Master Zhuge's words are wrong." Yin Zhendong said with a smile. "It's not that Lord Zhuge sees the Nei Fan privately, but that all the Nei Fan heard that His Excellency had come here with the king's order, and they admired him. They insisted on listening to His Excellency's orders to be treated by the King, and His Excellency couldn't refuse them, so they did this to appease them. That's it. And how can I wear bandits, and it’s hard to explain.”

Yin Zhendong's strong argument made Zhuge Fengye shake his head again and again: "Brother Yin is so eloquent, he can say that the dead can come back to life, I feel ashamed."

After joking for a while, Zhuge Fengye said again: "Regarding the matter of asking the Western Fleet to help block the Lingyamen North Strait, Master Liu's reply letter has come, and Master Liu has agreed, but he can only stay in Lingyamen Ten sky."

Yin Zhendong counted the time, and said rather dissatisfied: "Ten days, a bit short."

After all, Yin Zhendong also understood that Liu Xiang's ten-day grace period was already a great help to Xiboni without receiving the military order from the superior. For this reason, he quickly stood up: "So, next time The officer still needs to urge you to go on, we must finish loading today, and strive to set off early tomorrow morning."

"Master Yin, just go and get busy," Zhuge Fengye replied in understanding. "You don't have to accompany me, an idler."

Yin Zhendong left in a hurry, and Zhuge Fengye, who had nothing to do for the time being, felt uncomfortable sitting in the stuffy room, so he changed into a green robe and left Chaoyong Castle with two guards.It's not that Zhuge Fengye, who has become a fourth-rank official, wants to go out in micro-services, but that he wants to see the development of Xibo Ni with his own eyes. Although he may not have the opportunity to meet Zheng Kezang after returning to Wuchang, In case someone from above asks, he has something to say.

Chaoyong Fort was originally established as a military stronghold, so most of the early immigrants lived outside the fort. [New] Later, because of the successive attacks by natives, a low wall was surrounded by a wooden fence outside Chaoyong Fort.With the passage of time and the increase of the population, this low wall continued to expand outwards, and changed from a wooden wall with a height of one person to a cement wall with a height of one and a half people.Within this protective wall, one-third of the [-] and seven Han immigrant families gathered.Now that there are more people, all kinds of businesses are also flourishing. Wine shops, cloth stores, grocery stores, grain stores, blacksmith shops, water dragon clubs and even brothels are arranged along the cross street, and the prosperity is no less prosperous than that of small inland counties.

"Xiaoer, let's have a pot of tea." Zhuge Fengye walked into a wine shop with his guards. Although there were wine signs, he would definitely do some small business for people to rest in his spare time, so it was not obtrusive. "A few more fruits"

"Here we come," Xiao Er greeted, and quickly brought tea sets and some fresh and dried fruits, nothing more than local fruits such as pineapples and longan, dried mangoes, dried bananas and the like. "This is herbal tea brewed with local honeysuckle and some fruits. The masters are waiting for you. If you want anything else, feel free to say hello. The roast chicken in our shop is a must."

Zhuge Fengye waved at the second guy who was selling the products: "Brother, there is no rush to cook the chicken, can I ask you a few questions?"

As Zhuge Fengye said, he winked at the guards, and immediately one of the guards took out a silver coin and threw it on the table. Looking at the silver coin spinning on the table, Xiao Er's eyes lit up, he nodded and said, "This master wants to If you ask anything, the little one should know everything."

"When did the second brother come to Xiboni? How did you start this business? Didn't the Duhu Mansion give you any land?"

"This master is probably the master of the high official who came two days ago. Don't ask me how I know, our Chaoyong Fort is so big, and everything can be spread in half a day." Xiaoer pointed at the surprised Zhuge and his party replied. "If you weren't the master of the court officials, how could you ask me these questions, and your old mandarin is different from ours."

Zhuge Fengye also laughed lightly: "What a clever little brother, you are right, can you answer these questions?"

Xiaoer asked back: "Then can I take your money?"

Zhuge Fengye's smile became wider: "Why can't I take it? Could it be that my majestic master is still reluctant to part with the money?"

"That's cool." Xiao Er stretched out his hand to copy the Yinguan into his hand, and took a closer look. "It's the new silver coin of the imperial court."

Zhuge Fengye asked suspiciously: "Why, can't Xibo mud be used?"

"It can be used, but its value is lower than that of Dutch horse money." Of course, horse money weighs [-] cents, [-] cents to [-] cents and [-] cents, with an average silver content of more than [-] percent, which is far lower than that of Baokang money. The amount of silver is high, and the natural value is not as high as others. "We see a lot of horse money, Buddha's head money, and cross money, but we don't see much cake money from the imperial court." After explaining, Xiao Er began to answer the previous question. "I came to Xiboni in the second year of Wuding as a young child. At the beginning, the Duhu Mansion also gave me a hundred acres of land, but I can't lift my hands and shoulders. I'm not used to planing food in the field. In addition, the newcomers have no savings in their hands, unlike the rich families who have slaves in their hands, so they gritted their teeth and rented out the land in exchange for some money to open such a shop in the city."

The so-called big households in Xibo Ni are mostly all kinds of veterans who were registered on the spot when they were first established. They have money in their hands, and the Duhufu has given a lot of wasteland and some captured native slaves. It has also become a big family, but people are greedy, and want more money when they have money, so they try their best to expand the land in their hands. One is to open up wasteland by themselves, and another is to rent land from new immigrants.

Zheng Fan's national policy is not to restrict mergers, so Zhuge Fengye doesn't care about the behavior of the big family, but just bows to Xiaoer: "I'm disrespectful, so you are still the boss, so how is the business of such a store?"

"It can still be maintained." Xiaoer, who is both a boss and an employee, replied with a smile. "There are about a thousand households in the city, and some people who don't want to eat at home always come to sit and sit, and the roast chicken in the small shop is also a must, and people always come to buy some to take home every day."

Zhuge Fengye nodded: "Since the business is good, why don't you buy a few servants to come back to help?"

"I bought one, but it's very crude," Xiao Er said with a wry smile. "Serving tea and serving food is either smashing the bowl or putting the dishes on the guests. Not only can't help, but it adds to the chaos, so I can only stay in the back kitchen to help chop firewood and light the fire, do some rough work, and even cook. Ask the young mother and daughter-in-law to help."

"It's better for the natives to buy it from a young age and train it." Zhuge Fengye commented. At this time, a customer came into the store, and Zhuge Fengye said casually. "I won't bother my little brother, and I'll go and get busy. By the way, since the roast chicken is delicious, I'll have one."

The shop waiter responded and went to entertain the new guests, so Zhuge Fengye sat drinking tea while waiting for the chicken to be roasted.

However, just as Xiao Er went in to report the food, the new guest turned to Zhuge Fengye. Looking at the vigilant guards, he asked hesitantly, "Is the lord's surname Zhuge Fengye?"

Zhuge Fengye was stunned: "Do you recognize me?"

"What a grown-up!" The man stretched himself to the ground, and said in pleasant surprises after getting up. "My lord, I'm Xian Kang Xian Tongyu, my lord, I don't remember me, I was the squad leader of the first team back then, and I fought the natives with my lord and Tian Chao lord."

"It's you!" Zhuge Fengye remembered, and it was also the reason why this surname was relatively rare. "It's really you." Zhuge Fengye stood up. "I didn't expect to meet my old friend."

Now that the two sides had met, Xian Tongyu invited Zhuge Fengye to sit down, but Zhuge Fengye let him sit at his table. After some humility, Xian Tongyu also signed to sit in front of Zhuge Fengye, so the two tables merged into one , Xian Tongyu's original food and drink were also served together.

After the two sides exchanged cups and drank a few sips, Zhuge Fengye asked, "Little Deng, how are you doing today?"

"Okay, okay," Xiantong Yu Gongqian replied. "Now I also have ten hectares of land, twenty or so slaves, married a woman from Yecheng, and gave birth to a few cubs, and my life is quite good."

"I'm already a landlord." Zhuge Fengye seemed very happy. "By the way, what are the main crops in the field?"