Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 879

In Wang Tong's words, his dislike and contempt for scholars were naked and undisguised, but Meng Duo was an eunuch and Tan Jiang was a warrior, so he naturally agreed with this position and laughed.

When the Ming Dynasty expanded its borders, a certain place was really under control. There was often a symbol that the people there could study in the imperial examination. It's a big event.

Of course, after this process, it is natural for the court to set up a Yamen official office, which will be managed by the Yamen.

Guihua City and the surrounding land, Wang Tong defined it for him at the beginning as Huangzhuang, which was directly managed by the courtiers on behalf of the emperor. In a place like Guihua City, the eunuchs can gain benefits here. , and there are many more places to arrange people.

Ji Town, Datong Town, and the Forbidden Army all placed a large number of veterans here, and the generals from all over the place also benefited from the fields and commerce in Guihua City.

There is such a layout of interests here, the royal family and the military distribute them separately, so naturally they don’t want the civil officials to reach out. In fact, if Guihua City is stabilized, the civil officials will ask to set up local officials here to push out the inner courtiers and suppress the military officers. The possibility of going down is very high.

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty competed with the emperor for profit, and the Ming community for profit. They never paid attention to tranquility and indifference, and they all fought bravely to be the first.

The common people's idea is that everything is inferior, only those who are educated and moved here, even those serfs who were originally captured, have settled down and have no worries about food and clothing. Thoughts, at that point, it would be very difficult to stop the civil servant from reaching in.

Wang Tong's method is very simple and straightforward, that is, to kill the possibility first, to give these original and relocated common people's children other outlets, so that the craftsmen and warriors in Guihua City have a backup and can metabolize themselves.

"Master Hou said it well. After all, Guihua City has just been conquered, and the culture and education are not well developed. If you study here, you will delay your future. You should go to Datong and Shanxi!"

Meng Duo said with a smile, but Ma Yong, who was following behind, cursed and said bitterly:

"If you want to get a good reputation, you can eat rent and enjoy life here. We can't have it here. Those who came from the guards have to be beaten to death. When the rent and tax are less, why do they read a few books? Once you pass the exam, you will become a master."

"Ma Yong, if these words of yours are heard by literati, I'm afraid your saliva will drown you!"

Wang Tong joked with a smile, and Ma Yong also shook his head with a wry smile. Having said this, Meng Duo understood better. If there are famous scholars appearing on this newly occupied land, then the property of these scholars will be exempted from taxes. It's not good for someone to bring the land to contribute, so that the tax received will be less.

"What Hou Ye said is that the future of these people who are seeking to make progress should not be delayed. As long as there are those who want to study for the imperial examination, the younger ones will send their whole family away."

Everyone laughed, although Wang Tong was considered a guest when he came to Guihua City, but Wang Tong was completely acting like a master, and he was directly led to the residence to settle down first, and then went to the banquet at night.

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Along the way, it was only when they arrived at this house that they settled down. The guards all started to carry things. When the house where the female relatives lived was cleaned up, the maids and women began to clean up, and then helped Wang Tong's wives and concubines down.

It was the first time for Wang Tong to come to this house. According to the usual habit, he first led a few guards leaders to walk around the house once to familiarize themselves with the terrain so as not to have time to react.

When he walked to the back house, he saw a few well-dressed women directing a group of maids to make arrangements there. Wang Tong had never seen these women before. When he was wondering, the woman who followed him Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu said in a low voice:
"Master Hou, the villain's mother and several aunts are over there."

Wang Tong was taken aback for a moment, then he came to his senses, frowned and turned his head and said:
"Your father and uncle are now the top figures in Guihua City. It's too shameful. The work is done by the people below. Let your mother and aunt go in and talk to Aunt Ma. Don't be busy outside."

Seeing Wang Tong frowning, Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu felt uneasy, thinking that they had done something wrong, but after hearing these words, they felt relieved and ran over in a hurry.

The mother and son hadn't seen each other for a long time. As soon as they saw the two brothers of the Tan family, several women immediately cried out. Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu hurriedly persuaded them there, and the female family members of the Tan family over there saw Wang Tong here and panicked. Wang Tong smiled and nodded, and Tan Dahu and Erhu over there persuaded and pushed everyone into the yard, and then ran back a little embarrassed.

"After walking the yard, you can go home for the New Year holiday and spend more time with your parents!"

Wang Tong said with a smile, Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu thanked him again in a hurry. Seeing this scene just now, Wang Tong also felt in a good mood. After walking around the yard, he returned to the inner house.

Entering the inner house, it happened that Han Xia led Zhang Hongying and a group of female relatives to patrol the yard. Zhai Xiuer and Lu Ruomei also followed behind with low eyebrows. Seeing them, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"You have also worked hard all the way. It's good to go back to the house to rest. You celebrate the New Year by yourself in the evening. I have something to do here."

The women here are all saluting together, according to the rules of the inner house, only the wife Han Xia is qualified to talk to Wang Tong in this situation, and it is rude for others to interrupt.

After Han Xia saluted, she walked up to Wang Tong and said with a smile:

"The master is busy with his business, and the concubines and sisters will be lively enough for the New Year."

"There are enough utensils and servants in the house. This is my own place. If there is any need, I will directly control Zhangkou at the Tan family's house."

"Master, don't worry, everything here is readily available. It is said that the maids and women who serve are all smart people from the Han serfs here. The utensils in the house are sufficient, but the concubine feels a bit extravagant. "

Han Xia said with a frown in the last sentence. Although she didn't get along for a long time, Wang Tong knew that Han Xia was a frugal girl. After all, Zhang Hongying had helped Mrs. Ma's housekeeping for many years, and she was very careful when she heard her say this. She couldn't help but asked with a smile, and Han Xia replied:

"This house and the living room are covered with high-quality carpets. Look at the pattern weavers. In Beijing and Tianjin, the price is several hundred taels or even thousands of taels. Most of the supplies in the house are gold and silver wares. Such extravagance is a blessing."

Hearing this, Wang Tong couldn't help laughing, and reached out to pat Han Xia's forehead lightly. Although they were husband and wife, Wang Tong was much taller than Han Xia and a few years older. Rather, it was for the child. Han Xia didn't dodge his move, but her face turned red, and she said softly:
"Husband, the sisters are all here!"

Zhang Hongying, Zhai Xiuer and Lu Ruomei all had smiles on their faces, pretending to look away. Wang Tong said with a smile:

"You think this blanket is precious, but it is also an ordinary item of your family here. If you really want to buy it here, it will cost ten taels to a hundred taels, and those gold and silver wares. Do you know that the porcelain is here What price is the price of gold and silver, they don't have porcelain and copper and iron utensils, they can only use gold and silver."

Han Xia naturally didn't have such insights, and she understood after Wang Tong said it. Wang Tong continued:
"How could the Tartars on the prairie build such a city, have such a mansion, and have so much gold and silver in it, because of trade. Things that cost ten taels here can be sold for thousands of taels in Daming. In this way, interacting with each other will naturally make countless wealth."

The girls listened half-understood. After Wang Tong finished speaking, he accompanied his wives and concubines for a few gossips, and then went to the front hall. General Tan and the shopkeepers of Sanjiang Commercial Company were waiting here. .

After a brief discussion there, they returned, and brought back a stack of documents, all of which were various statistical data of Sanjiang Trading Company, as well as various information collected locally and across the grassland in accordance with Sanjiang's internal regulations. General Tan also has There are also related documents about the situation of the various caravan guards.

The living room and bedrooms of this nobleman’s mansion are all modeled after the rules of the rich and noble family in Ming Dynasty, except that there is no study room, but a room for storing weapons. Wang Tong simply sat down in the living room and wrote pages one by one in there. Looking through, while looking at the room, Zhai Xiu'er sneaked over, and after coming over, she first said all blessings with a smile, and then said:
"Master, although it's cold outside, the house is warm and tight. It's more comfortable than Nanjing."

The winter house in the south is gloomy and cold, but the most you can do is get a charcoal stove and a charcoal basin to keep warm, which is more convenient than the fire sandwich wall and earth dragon here.

Wang Tong liked this lively and not stage-frightened Zhai Xiuer very much. Hearing what she said, he put down the paper and asked with a smile:

"Are you still used to staying still?"

"It's too dry and too cold. There are gashes on your face, sir. Seeing that your body has almost recovered, when can we go back!"

Because Zhai Xiuer was involved in pretending to be sick, she was able to ask this question. It would be too impolite for other people to say this. Wang Tong shook his head and said with a smile:

"Go back? I don't know when it will be. It's hard to come here once. I have to stay for a while longer."

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Although Wang Tong did not live in the original palace, Meng Duo and the top figures in Guihua City still stayed at the old palace site to clean up Wang Tong. After all, there is enough grand space here, even the kitchen. place.

After Wang Tong arrived, Meng Duo specially led Wang Tong to the kitchen for a walk. It was indeed worth seeing. In the open space in front of the kitchen, a camel was being roasted on an iron frame. The brush is dipped in seasoning to paint on the camel, and the aroma is overflowing.

"Originally, I hired a cook from Datong, but since Lord Hou has come to Guihua, he must try the specialties of the grassland."

Meng Duo said with a smile.

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