The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 44 Marrying a Wife and Taking a Concubine
Zu Dashou was overwhelmed with praise, and even called Gao Ming.

He is different from Wu Xiang, he has a high understanding of military affairs, and when he sees Huang Sheng's chosen nest, he knows that the other party is not an ordinary person.

Wu Xiang was willing to pay the money, of course he was happy to form a good relationship with Huang Sheng, and immediately asked the head of the family, Zu Kuan, to arrange [-] strong laborers to ship the necessary materials to Huangjiashan Island tomorrow to build the manor.

He was originally a military attache who assisted in the defense of Juehua Island, and it was easy to mobilize the ships of the Ming army there. Liaodong was already riddled with corruption, and the imperial court was his own, and his own was still his own.

Huang Sheng sent Wu Xiang away, and immediately arranged for Huang Mingdao, Huang Dongshan, Zhao Rui and others to take the four boats and all the rescued Ahha to Huangjiashan Island to unload wood, bricks and tiles, and set up simple shacks and stables, enough to support them. A pot and stove for meals for 1000 people.

Before the residence was repaired, the two No. [-] blessing boats were cleaned up and left for everyone to stay. Some people who will come to work here tomorrow will also be arranged to live on the boat. Everyone will be squeezed first, and those who cannot live will be arranged to sleep in the shack. .

The women all stayed in their own cabins where idlers were not allowed to enter.In particular, they were instructed to pay attention to fire prevention, and to arrange enough manpower to patrol at night, so as not to be afraid of trouble.

Two horse boats sent cattle and horses to the island and returned, preparing to transport coal (called coal in the Ming Dynasty), pots and pans.He took Huang Mingli and Heihu to Ningyuan City, and immediately arranged for Gu San to take people to buy coal, meat, vegetables and daily necessities when he arrived in the city.

Then go to Sun Yuanhua's place and pull him directly to find Mao Yuanyi for a small gathering. This time, he didn't go to the restaurant, and directly drank in Mao Yuanyi's mansion.Huang Sheng presented them with the waist tags of four Jiannu vests.

He said politely: "Two brothers, this time the harvest is a little less, don't be disgusted, and I will think of a way when I have a chance in the future."

Huang Mingli had handed over the heads and the captured armor to Mao Yuanyi's housekeeper.

Huang Sheng would rather go to the quartermaster to get the equipment he needs than keep the captured slave armor, because when the adults report their merits, having these genuine slave equipment is more convincing, and there is more room for black-box operations. Big.

These two adults have completely trusted Huang Sheng, they didn't even check the authenticity of the head.Seeing that this little friend shared the military exploits with them as soon as he came back, he was a little embarrassed.

Building a slave is not made of mud. He went through life and death and finally returned to the teacher safely. The first thing he thought of was to benefit himself. This is how people are.

Sun Yuanhua couldn't bear it at first, he said: "Brother, you and I don't distinguish each other, don't give military merit to brother every time, let's keep it for yourself."

Mao Yuanyi said with a smile: "My dear brother, it seems that you have achieved victory this time, please tell me the story quickly."

He has never been on the battlefield himself, and he always stays in the Chinese army to accompany Sun Chengzong. He especially likes to hear how Huang Sheng used firearms to destroy the slaves according to his own ideas. This is like reading a book. .

Of course, Huang Sheng told the story of the sneak attack on Wanghaidun this time, and the two scientists were fascinated by it.

Mao Yuanyi praised: "Although I can't come, I yearn for it."

After drinking for three rounds, Huang Sheng told his two elder brothers that he was going to settle down in Liaodong, and he fell in love with a deserted island in the south of Juehua Island, and wanted to build it into his own manor.

Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua have thoroughly studied the geography here, especially Mao Yuanyi, who is equivalent to the job of the chief of staff, and of course he is familiar with the layout of Liaodong.

He said: "Very good, very good. Brother Yu has his own warship. Of course, he must have his own port and supply point. Brother Yu will find a way to store more food, grass and military equipment for you, so that you will not be controlled by others as much as possible."

This scientist is quite pragmatic, and he is also well versed in the art of war, and he knows the virtues of the Liaodong army of the Ming Dynasty even more.

He thought it was wise for Huang Sheng to do so. It was the best choice for him to remain relatively independent, and that island was not a government office, but a private residence. It was normal for officials of the Ming Dynasty to raise dozens of servants, so they would not be criticized.

Sun Yuanhua was more honest, he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Brother Yu, brother Yu can't install cannons on your private manor, it's too eye-catching, and people's words are scary!"

Listening to what Sun Yuanhua said, Huang Sheng almost choked out the wine he drank. The sea boats in Liaodong Bay kept coming and going, and his private manor would always be discovered. How dare he equip Daming's Hongyi cannon?Is the censor a living Bodhisattva?
They still have three feet of waves without wind!Do you want to seek death for a little eighth-rank civil servant to take the initiative to give someone a handle?

Besides, that small island has no military value, it's just his own manor, as long as he keeps a low profile and doesn't make enemies with the generals of the Ming army, no one will be idle in the short term, sending troops to attack, there is no need for cannons for the time being.

Huang Sheng smiled and said: "Brother, my younger brother is just a poor scholar. He settled his home on a deserted island to avoid Jiannu, and also for the convenience of access when attacking Jiannu in the future. There is no need for artillery to guard."

Mao Yuanyi said: "That's the case, we are all dignified officials of the imperial court. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to guard our home with cannons?"

He reminded Sun Yuanhua again: "Brother Huo Dong, (Note ①), your mentor has many disciples and old officials who are building a wharf in Shanhaiguan."

Just to wake up the dreamer, many people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War indeed came to supervise the construction of cities, forts, and docks in Liaodong.

Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua's mentor, used to work in the Ministry of Industry, but later the Eunuch Party became the leader. He was already the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and the assistant of Zhan Shifu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and he resigned from office.

Emperor Apocalypse allowed him to go back to his hometown to live idle, that is, to retire, with the same salary and grade.

This great scientist and official is a wise man of this era. His disciples and old officials are all over the world. He is one of the few capable members of the Donglin Party who do not fight for the sake of the party.

Sun Yuanhua comprehended and said: "Brother Yu was too busy to forget about this matter. My dear brother, your pier is covered by Brother Yu. Tomorrow, Brother Yu will send six hundred miles to send someone across the sea to repair the pier for you. It is too inconvenient to build a few warehouses, and it is too inconvenient to live on a small island by sea, without strong warehouses.”

When the country is building a big project, it is a fart for private people to borrow east wind to build a manor. This kind of corruption is obvious.

Anyway, Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua don't need to spend money, only the face of the two adults is enough. If you don't take such benefits yourself, it will be cheaper for other corrupt officials. Of course, Huang Sheng is more respectful than obedient.

Not long after returning to Ningyuan's mansion at night, Huang Sheng found that only Huang Mingli, Hei Hu, Han Guang, and Zhao Shimin were left by his side, and the other boys were gone.

Huang Sheng was a little strange and asked Huang Mingli, "Mingli! Where did Han Kuan and Li Dagang go?"

Huang Mingli was stunned when he was asked, he hesitated and refused to answer, Hei Hu hurriedly said: "My lord, if you are in a hurry, come here when you are in a hurry."

If there is a problem, Hei Hu is obviously unwilling to lie to avoid his own question.Huang Sheng lowered his face and asked Han Guang, "Where did your brother go?"

Han Guang didn't dare to hide anything and said honestly: "Report, my lord, my little brother and Dagang have gone shopping in a brothel."

So that's the case, Huang Sheng was silent, these brave servants are all in their prime of life, it's only natural that they have needs in this regard.

It's just that Yaojie is too unsafe, if she is infected with vexatious disease, it will be troublesome. In this era, there is no penicillin, and even syphilis is difficult to cure.It seems that solving the problems of their personal lives is imminent.

Huang Sheng said: "Han Guang, go and chase them all back, and tell them that the Lord will recruit a woman to be a concubine for them tomorrow."

Seeing that the adults didn't blame them at all, Han Guang just told them to come back and ran out excitedly, preparing to take concubines for everyone.

Huang Mingli said in shame: "My lord, when I saw them panicked, I didn't stop them. They are all men. I don't have a woman around me. I'm afraid they will always go there secretly."

Huang Sheng said: "Mingli, do you want to go too? To be honest?"

Huang Mingli said: "They also asked some of us to go with them, but the humble officials didn't agree, there must always be someone around the adults to wait on you."

The typical insincere words are not because you don't want to go, but because you need someone to stay by your side.After everything was understood, Huang Sheng asked him to bring Gu San to discuss things.

After a while, Han Kuan and the others came back in despair, blushing and silent.

Huang Sheng said to Gu San: "Gu San, you will take Han Guang and Li Dagang to buy fifty healthy and beautiful women tomorrow, and everyone will choose one they like to be a concubine, and pick one for your eldest son. "

Is there such a good thing?Everyone cheered.Huang Sheng said again: "You all choose the ones you like, but you must guarantee that even though these women are concubines, you are not allowed to beat and scold them for no reason, let alone sell them for wine."

Everyone laughed, and Huang Sheng emphasized again: "You must choose the one you like. Our manor has not been completed yet, and it is impossible to hold a wedding for you now. Take this time to talk more with the one you like. Increase mutual understanding. Remember that twisted melons are not sweet, and both of you must see eye to eye, and you can't be a bully. "

Huang Mingli said: "Of course, they are not stupid. They won't pull people who don't like them to their side. It will take a lifetime. Of course, they can't be careless."

Huang Shengyu said earnestly: "When you marry a woman, you will be your own woman. You must be responsible for the rest of their lives, and you must treat them well in the future. I don't like to see men who beat women indiscriminately. When you become an official and marry a regular wife, you are not allowed to bully them." , can you do it?"

The matter of being an official seems to be far away for these servants, and the adults have only just become officials not long ago, and now they don't have the consciousness to go straight to the top.

But the benefits in front of him will soon come to everyone, and I will have a woman.

It turns out that adults like men who love their women. Seeing that Huang Sheng said it seriously, everyone immediately became serious and expressed their opinions one after another.

Li Dagang said: "My lord, you picked up my little life. Since I followed you, I have lived a comfortable life every day. I don't need to be an official, as long as I am by your side is enough."

The taciturn Cheng Quangong also said: "My lord, I don't want to go anywhere, and I don't want any officials."

Huang Sheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will find a way to let you stay with me as officials, and in the future, I will also let you be able to enshrine your wives and sons and honor your ancestors!"

Several soldiers knelt down. The most lofty ideal of this era is not to liberate all mankind, but to glorify their ancestors. His lord gave them hope, and with his unpredictable ability, it seems that it is not too far away.

They were emotionally excited for a while, and the eyes of the majestic man began to turn red. They all knew that the man would not flick his tears and desperately endured them, and kowtowed.Zhao Shimin next to him was infected and also kowtowed like garlic.

Huang Sheng said strangely: "Zhao Shimin, you are still a child, do you also want a woman? Sir, I have no intention of taking a concubine for you!"

The originally serious atmosphere was quickly destroyed by Huang Sheng. Heihu smiled slightly, and immediately laughed, and tears fell. He just took advantage of the smile to wipe away the tears on his face.

Look at the other brothers who were born and died, they are all hiding their tears!

Zhao Shimin's face was tender, while Bai Shengsheng's face was swollen like a pig's liver. He stammered, "Sir, the student doesn't want a woman... student... Anyway, I just want to kneel and kowtow..."

Huang Mingli joked: "Our brothers knelt down and kowtowed to thank you for rewarding us with women. You also come to kowtow. You don't want women, but what do you think?"

Immediately, a few guys teased Zhao Shimin with each other. Zhao Shimin is a smart kid who knows that everyone has no malicious intentions, and he is looking for trouble when he has nothing to do.
(Note ①Sun Yuanhua's character is Chuyang, and his name is Huodong, which is older than Mao Yuanyi)

(End of this chapter)