Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The refrigerator was not a rare item. In Beijing, this item was also called an ice bucket. The imperial family used all kinds of gold and jade enamel, even a Jingtai Blue shell.

Every winter, every sea in Beijing had ice pickers busy throughout the winter, especially the royal family. They took the ice from the North Sea, the Zhongnanhai, the Jingzi River, the moat, and even the Kunming Lake and sent it to the ice pits all over the capital to store it and then in the summer they could take it out and enjoy it.

This was an important event in the winter of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Currently, there was an alley on the east side of Front Gate Street called Icecellar factory alley. It was named because of the Icecellar there.

In the era when the modern refrigerator was not born, being able to use ice in the summer was definitely a symbol of one's identity. To gather winter ice in the north and store it in the ice cellar, while in the south, most ice was made from saltpeter. For example, the ice used by Ryukyu Xiao Letian was made entirely from the principle of saltpeter melting in the water absorbing heat.

If Fan Ru could bring the ice bucket out with him, it would show how extravagant he was. Following Xiao Letian, this cheap Young Master, this old man must have gotten a ride.

After eating a few bowls of iced sour plum soup, the Old platoon leader let out a long sigh of relief. He let his subordinates take the steward of the Fan Manor to complete the procedures while he sat with Fan Ru in the shade of a large willow tree.

The Old platoon leader pointed at the citizens who were being expelled from the West Water Gate and said, "These people are the second trouble for the Special Zone. They are refugees …"

In the ancient farming society, people relied on the heavens to survive. Their livelihood was concentrated on a few acres of land, and their ability to resist natural disasters was very weak. Once there were natural disasters and man-made disasters, a large number of refugees would appear.

In fact, the refugees did not have to wait for the national disaster to happen before they appeared.

corrupt officials land annexation, the children of the family eat, drink and play, and even become destitute because of serious illness... These things can lead to a large number of destitute people who have lost their land.

This was exactly what the jobless and the homeless meant when they said that a fixed family business was completely gone. Since not everyone could survive by living as a tenant, they decided to ruthlessly live as a homeless person.

Those who should rely on their relatives and friends to find friends could take the risk and try out for Guan Dong. There were even some from the south who went out to sea to become pigs and bandits.

Where is your life now? Even a blind person could tell that it was the Tanggu District. This county had already become a gold kingdom in the eyes of the people. To be honest, begging for food here would even cost half a bunch of copper coins a day.

There were only twenty to thirty families that gathered at the Tanggu at the beginning. They hid outside the Willow Wall and waited bitterly for those employment indicators that had a limited number of names, because only merchants inside would be able to name the ones they wanted and give them a number to enter the Walls of Willows.

However, the officials of the special administrative region suddenly realized that this group of refugees was completely different from the people outside the wicker wall-like area. After all, the people outside the wicker wall-like area were all natives, they had a home to live in if they were expelled, and a few acres of land to live in.

To put it bluntly, these people were refugees who had lost their homes. If you did not let them in, they would have to camp out in the fields.

Therefore, special affairs, once the refugees registered, they were granted permission to live in the Willow Wall. As long as you enter the Ryukyu Army, they will send you some basic rations. They will also allow you to build a grass hut, at least to have a place to stay.

"Lord Fan!" Is this benevolence? This is our great benevolence! "But what happened after that became less and less important …" Old platoon leader let out a long sigh, picked up a piece of ice from the ice box and chewed on it noisily.

At the beginning, the Special Zone only accepted a dozen or so immigrants a day, but as time went by, there became more and more refugees. There were more than thirty households a day and more than fifty households a day.

In fact, Xiao Letian and the others knew that this was because the officials of the Qing Dynasty were narrow-minded. Since ancient times, refugees were the cause of local instability, and doing well would not be considered as a political achievement.

As a result, with the propaganda of the people, the Tanggu District became more and more attractive.

But he had never expected that these refugees would bring so much trouble, causing the whole district a headache.

Firstly, these extremely poor farmers did not know what it meant to follow the rules. Unlike the people living in the vicinity of Tanggu, they had already used a few years to perfect their teamwork with the Special Zone. The people around Tanggu knew that in this special area, you couldn't just urinate everywhere, you couldn't throw trash, you couldn't even spit, you had to walk with the people on the right side of the street.

Besides, the people here knew that the Special Administrative Region had good welfare, but they also had strict military management. It was absolutely forbidden for anyone to steal from the Special Administrative Region or act like a beggar. If you are thirsty, there is a fountain on the street that provides you with clean water. If you are extremely hungry, you can apply to any soldier for relief. Naturally, there will be people who will bring you to dinner to help you.

Even if you were handicapped, the Special Administrative Region would definitely find you a job. If you lost your legs, could you at least use a paper box? Can't you watch the door at night without your hands?

"Master Fan!" Look at this simple task, these people can't do it … "You, come over here!" Old platoon leader waved the document in his hand and called over a man in his forties.

"Master Fan, this guy is called Tian Pi Zi. He brought a boy and a girl along. He said they were his children, but I don't think they were filmed by a beggar, but we don't have any proof!" and the kid recognized him, so he didn't file a case. "" No, he didn't, "I said." No, no... Stand still! "

Fan Ru hurriedly covered his nose with a handkerchief. old beggar kneeled on the ground like a conditioned reflex. "Please do me a favor and give me some money …"

Fan Ru almost subconsciously wanted to pay with his money, but Old platoon leader stopped him. He turned around and kicked old beggar to the ground, "You bastard, you still want to lie?" He kicked open the bag tied around the beggar's waist, and in the end scattered a pile of copper coins on the ground. There were even a few glittering Ryukyu Dragon-striated Silver Coin s inside the bag.

"AHH!" This is a beggar? " Fan Ru was stunned.

"Haha, see this? This is a professional beggar …" Old platoon leader let out a long sigh. "These three people are good at acting out love affairs, the two children are good at crying, and those who cry will have their hearts softened, especially those foreigners. Some of them even gave Ying Yang Silver Coins to them …"