Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 844: Raiders and Silkworm Farmers

  Chapter 844 The Linger and the Sericulture Man

  The people on the stage couldn't take it anymore.

  Wu Sheng had to change. In the past, in this troupe, people were rushing to get on stage, not to mention singing in the palace, but now, everyone's throats are smoking, and they can't hold back a few sips of tea.

  As the gongs and drums sounded, Zhu Houzhao was happy.

  Hands kept beating time, and then, Zhuge Liang, an old man, came on stage and sang: "At the end of the Han Dynasty, the three points, the battle is restless, lead the troops, resist Cao's soldiers, and decide the universe."

   After singing, Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands excitedly: "Okay, okay..."

  He looked back at the stiff-faced Empress Dowager Zhou: "Look, this is Zhuge Kongming...great-grandmother, this Kongming..."

   "I know, I know." Mrs. Zhou nodded.

  Patience, after listening to "Dingjun Mountain", the Empress Dowager said: "Aijia's back is sore, I heard this today, Prince, it's getting late, you go back quickly, come in a few days."

  Zhu Houzhao's intentions were still unfinished: "I can't, my father said that Sun Chen has to be a filial piety here, and he should spend more time with the emperor's grandmother. If Sun Chen leaves, my father will beat him."

  The Empress Dowager trembled angrily: "He dares! The Ai family has nothing to do with him. You go back, your father will come to greet you tomorrow, and the Ai family wants to talk to him about something."

  Zhu Houzhao was still reluctant to let go, and stood up reluctantly: "Father has a bad temper."

   "Aijia has a bad temper."

  Zhu Houzhao then said: "Then Sun Chen is leaving, and Sun Chen will come again in two days."

   "Let's go." The Empress Dowager said kindly.

  Zhu Houzhao left excitedly, and he still didn't forget to turn his head. When he got out of Renshou Palace, he saw someone outside, waiting for him.

   is Xiao Jing.

  Xiao Jing looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile: "Hi, Your Highness the Prince."

  Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back and ignored him.

  Xiao Jing rushed forward: "Your Highness, I have something to ask."

  Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Jing had a pitiful look: "That Zhang Zhaotian, the crime is obvious, he actually deceived His Majesty and everyone in the upper and lower ranks, he is the **** of the imperial horse supervisor, and he is in charge of the warrior camp. In the warrior camp, he buys officials and sells them. Officer, the Warriors Battalion has already been corrupted..."

  Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Why are you so wordy."

Xiao Jing shuddered, and immediately said: "What this servant means is that this servant is in charge of the warrior battalion now, but this servant does not know anything about military training, and His Royal Highness, who is familiar with the art of war, is very clear about the way of training soldiers. The slaves are thinking, this warrior camp..."

   "No time, get out!"

  Zhu Houzhao said something and walked away quickly.

   "..." Xiao Jing was a little confused.

  Zhu Hou illuminated the Daming Palace.

  It was very late, and Liu Jin was still waiting outside. This dark man, he was happy to roll up his sleeves by himself, or find something to eat contentedly.

  As soon as His Highness the Crown Prince came out, Liu Jin hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

  Zhu Houzhao just nodded: "Go, go back."

"Oh."

   "Where's your grandpa?"

   "He went back early." Liu Jin said.

  Zhu Houzhao nodded again, and rode on the horse, but when he left the Meridian Gate, he was in the new city, but he saw countless lights in the new city.

   "What's going on?"

   "Many ministers stayed and slept here overnight."

Zhu Houzhao looked surprised: "Thinking about it, they must have worked very hard. They may not be sure. They will enter the palace tomorrow, and they will not go home too far. Otherwise, running back and forth, running such a long distance is indeed exhausting. Sleeping here is indeed a good idea." , at least to avoid the pain of running around, that's good."

  Zhu Hou is happy.

  He wished so.

   But Liu Jin said: "Your Highness, they... are here to rob the house."

   "House grabbing..."

  …

  Liu Zhengjing, who slept here in the open, could not fall asleep after tossing and turning. He got up with his clothes on. At night, it was a little cold. Looking at the distance, the countless craftsmen were also sleeping in the shed, perhaps because they were too tired during the day, and they were all snoring.

  These craftsmen, no matter how generous the salary is, it is only a few taels of silver a month.

  A few taels of silver is really a lot for ordinary people, but the mansions they build are random, all of which are ten thousand, twenty thousand taels of silver, or even higher.

  Those who are covered in silkworms are not silkworm farmers.

  Relying on their meager salary, let alone a lifetime, even a few lifetimes, they would never dare to hope to live here.

  This place is definitely not prepared for them.

   But even so...

Occasionally…

  The sky is slightly brighter.

  It seems that someone has turned over, or the craftsman brought a woman, and they whispered in their shed, as if they were saying something: "I earned money this year, and I will buy some new clothes for the children at the end of the year..."

  They... seem to be very satisfied with their current life.

  Even if they never know what wealth is.

   Not to mention, the mansion they built, how many people eagerly use the wealth they have seen in their entire lives, and the catchers stay up late and line up here to give it away.

   But they are still very satisfied, even if they are only able to eat enough, buy a few more clothes for their children, and send their children to school barely, and learn to read and write simply, they also feel that such a day is like heaven.

  Liu Zhengjing's eyes were a little moist.

   Once upon a time, when I scolded the world, I seemed to have had ideals when I was young.

  It's just that now, with the ups and downs of the officialdom, those memories have long been dusted.

  In the shed, there seemed to be another voice: "Thanks to Zhu Engong and Fang Engong, if it weren't for them, there would be no place for us..."

  Zhu Engong...Fang Engong...

  Liu Zhengjing could only wish now that he took a kitchen knife and chopped Fang into a meat paste, put a little salt, pinched a few shallots, added a piece of ginger, and stewed this fellow.

  How could he have imagined that the craftsman in the dark shed would actually call this man benefactor.

The woman said: "Yes, the two benefactors, Lord Wandai, if it weren't for them, we wouldn't know where we would have died. In the past, I always felt that it was really difficult to live. If there is a last meal, there will be no next meal. In a calamity year, we will be hungry. In a good year, the old men are unwilling to take out the land for farming. They would rather leave it unused than rent it. We, the whole family, left our hometown and thought we would starve to death or freeze to death. A mouthful of food, you see, the children are taller, I really don't know how to thank them... eh..."

   "Okay, okay, let's make a fire and cook..."

  …

   "..." Liu Zhengjing couldn't understand many things.

  In his eyes, such an ugly person has become a savior in the eyes of countless ordinary people.

   Liu Zhengjing lowered her head and remained silent.

   He frowned.

  The darkness passed quickly, and the first dawn appeared, and this light shone on the earth like a sword.

   But at this time, Liu Zhengjing had no time to think about it.

  Damn some people, sneaky, had already stood in front of the sales shed first.

   There are a few older ones who stacked a few bricks and just sat like this.

  Liu Zhengjing hurriedly followed, his position was not too far ahead, and he was a little anxious.

   There were hundreds of people who stayed here last night.

   But at dawn, there were even more people, many of whom rushed over overnight.

   I think I heard the news yesterday that Xincheng is safe and the price has skyrocketed, and I am crazy.

  Many of the people who came here were big households in Beijing, and there were also quite a few wealthy businessmen.

  Hurrying over overnight, everyone was in a panic, and the number of people has exceeded a thousand.

All of a sudden, everyone was anxious, everyone pushed and shoved, even ordinary wealthy businessmen who were afraid of officials and lords, their eyes were red with anxiety, everyone pushed desperately, but the more they pushed, the more they felt Significantly anxious.

  In the distance... Countless craftsmen and apprentices have started to work. They watched from a distance these gentlemen who were usually aloof, and now they are in such a state of embarrassment that they cannot understand.

   More and more people began to appear.

  Even the rich households in Beitongzhou got the news.

  Beitongzhou is a thoroughfare, with a lot of merchants, people flock here one after another, just to occupy a place.

  Wang Jinyuan came here panting, and was terrified when he saw this grand occasion.

  Today...I'm afraid I'll be beaten again.

  He bit the bullet and shouted loudly: "Everyone, don't get excited, don't squeeze, you are all people who read sage books, why squeeze?"

  Everyone was yelling and cursing: "Damn Fang Jifan, you have no conscience, what kind of politeness is there with you, Fang Jifan?"

   "This dog-like thing..."

  Everyone is shouting and scolding.

  Someone was red-faced and pushing, but looked like he wanted to eat Fang Jifan raw.

  The house is not allowed to be bought, but this does not prevent them from scolding Fang Jifan as a brat.

   Don't scold, but keep it for the New Year?

   Such a thing that is not as good as pigs and dogs, it would be very kind not to shoot him to death.

  Wang Jinyuan suddenly lost his temper.

  Because he found that no matter what he said, there would be a burst of scolding.

  He had no choice but to order someone to directly prepare the contract.

  The person who entered the sales shed first held the bank notes of Xishan Bank in his hand.

  After all, it is impossible for everyone to bring thousands of taels of silver.

  The best way is to send the silver to the Xishan Bank and exchange it for bank notes. Anyway, Xishan Jianye recognizes these bank notes. These bank notes are very convenient to use, especially when dealing with large transactions.

   "Hurry up, hurry up, sign and pledge, and pay the money."

   The office staff in the shed are impatient.

  The person who rushed in seemed very unwilling: "Where is the land, can I go and see first, so much money, I have to take a look."

   "Oh, next one."

"what do you mean…"

   "Look? How do you see it?" Wang Jinyuan said from the side: "You should see how many people are behind. We don't have the time to take them one by one to see. If you want to buy, buy it. If you don't buy it, someone will grab it."

   "Come, get him a copy of the map."

   A copy of the map was given to the visitor, who lowered his head and searched hard, but in fact, his mind was dazed and he didn't have time to look at it carefully.

In the end, he obediently handed over the banknote, and when the banknote was put on the counter, his heart...was bleeding, his wealth and life, this was his own wealth and life, his wealth and life, exchanged for the light silver banknote, In the end, a stack of banknotes was exchanged for a frivolous contract.

  When signing the signature, his hands couldn't help shaking, as if he was a little angry: "Damn Fang Jifan!"

  …

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