Chapter 392 Market


Chapter 392 Market

It was the last big market before the Chinese New Year, and Weicang in the south of Yanling County was very lively.

Many carts carrying grain, cloth and other various commodities came for exchange.

It is a tradition that has been passed down, and all kinds of goods have fixed locations.

Yu Chen walked on the narrow streets and savored it slowly.

The Yu family manor is located seven or eight miles north of Weicang. Two days after returning, I had nothing to do, so I went out for a walk.

At this time, he was walking through a vegetable stall and meat case area. Pheasants, wild ducks, hares, wild deer, etc. could be seen everywhere, and the sounds of hawking came and went.

After the hunters and meat stall owners saw Yu Chen, their cries became even more enthusiastic.

Even though the Chinese New Year is about to come, even though this year's harvest is good, and even though Yingchuan has not been hit by military disasters this year, ordinary people are not willing to exchange cloth and grain for meat.

There are only a few types of people who buy meat now——

Wubao tribe, they are not slaves, they can marry wives, they have private land, and money is not that tight.

Artisans and craftsmen rely on their craftsmanship to make a living, especially blacksmiths who make weapons and farm tools. Whether they work for Wubao Shuai or work alone, their lives will not be too bad.

Businessmen, in the era of war and chaos, if merchants wanted to go out to do business, they would usually summon a bodyguard ranging from one hundred to hundreds. Most of these people were locals, and they would give them some food and wine during the holidays. mean.

The last category is naturally local wealthy families like Yu Chen. Sometimes they can even wrap up all the meat in a market.

"In the past few years in Ji County, the countryside has been deserted and deserted. Not to mention the market, I haven't even seen a few people." Yu Chen stopped and looked at the crowded market, and suddenly It feels a little unreal.

Jijun and Yingchuan are like two worlds.

Of course, he also knew that Yingchuan was already richer than Jijun, and the market was more lively, but the huge gap still shocked him.

The war has caused too much damage to people's livelihood.

“Since I have left Hebei, why should I miss you anymore?” Yu Liang, who was following behind, said, “Liang is very close. If we take good care of it, it will be useful in the future.”

During this time when the Xiongnu invaded, Liang also suffered a lot, far more than Chen County. Not only was the beggar army defeated, but all counties and villages were also plundered. Many people were discouraged and ready to cross south.

According to Chen Gong's method, a large number of refugees must be resettled in Liang State.

My father brought back more than 2,000 households from Jijun. We are currently resting in Puyang and will go south to Liang in the first month.

The remnants of the beggar army, more than 3,000 people, have begun to be resettled. From now on, they are all Liang people, no longer belonging to this army or that army.

In the future, there will probably be a garrison army.

After these few changes, the Liang Kingdom will slowly undergo profound changes. Yu Liang has already seen all these changes in Chen County.

The people who are in charge of Chen County and Liang State will only be the cronies among cronies. Needless to say, what is the future, not to mention——

"Master, brother, I I bought a piece of jewelry, it’s so beautiful.” My sister Yu Wenjun’s voice came from behind.

Yu Chen glanced at his daughter and smiled bitterly.

You are about to get married, and you are still so naive.

He was too lazy to care about this and continued walking forward. When he saw many daily necessities, he stopped.

Cheap homespun linen, combs, grates, earthen pots, water jars, clay vessels, wooden barrels, bamboo baskets and even various farm tools...

After thinking for a moment, he called an attendant and asked him to go back to his house. people.

Some of the Jijun officials who retreated south with him are in Puyang, and some live in his village.

When he retreated, he also brought some money back from Jijun. He planned to buy all these daily necessities in the market and distribute them to the people who followed him south.

Although these daily necessities are inconspicuous, they are really indispensable in life. Since they are available in the market, just buy them all. To be honest, they may not be enough.

He continued walking forward.

Yu Liang didn't know what his father was thinking, and he was describing the bright future of the Yu family: "Master, you don't know, my son has been visited by his shogunate colleagues every day since he was born. Yesterday, An Cheng Zhou Mo from the Zhou family also sent a cart of gifts, saying that there was some misunderstanding before, haha."

Yu Chen stopped.

Yu Liang was confused and looked at his father.

"What have you done for Mr. Chen recently?" Yu Chen asked.

"In the past two months, we have been recruiting new soldiers for the Silver Spear Army. There are more than 2,790 people in total. They were all recruited a few days ago. They are currently training under Xuchang City."

"Is Mr. Chen satisfied?"< br>
“Of course I am satisfied.” Yu Liang was not lying.

Having recruited new soldiers with Chen Gong, Wu Qian and others several times, he now also knows who is suitable to recruit.

When the recruits’ families move here, arrangements should be made in order.

He is still very competent in these general affairs, and Mr. Chen also praised him several times.

"From now on you-" Yu Chen thought for a while, sighed, and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back."

Yu Liang felt that his father was not very happy, and nodded silently.

As I walked, I was a little two steps behind to see what my sister and the others were doing.

Yu Wenjun and his four little sisters were wearing hats, their little faces were flushed, and they were very excited.

If there is a carriage, I have to get down and walk, looking at it all the way, and then I buy countless unnecessary things.

But they were in high spirits, talking and laughing, and their youthful atmosphere almost hit their faces.

There is a saying that most of the people in Shao Xun's harem are mature and steady, but there are none like these five little white rabbits in front of me.

Don’t tell me, sometimes it may work wonders. After shopping around the market until almost noon, the group returned to the manor by car.

After lunch, the five little white rabbits came to Yu Wenjun's boudoir, their heads together, and looked at a picture album at the bottom of the box.

The title of the book is "Dowry Painting", which is a compulsory subject for women from aristocratic families before they get married.

The little white rabbits blushed more and more.

Dowry painting, as the name suggests, teaches the wife how to behave as a couple with her husband.

There are many reasons why aristocratic families popularize this knowledge among their married daughters.

First, let them not be afraid.

For this reason, the women's expressions will be painted very beautifully in the paintings, as if they are enjoying themselves very much, and some erotic lyrics will be added to break their fear of these things.

After reading it, Yu Wenjun handed it to his cousin Guanqiu, then lay on the couch, covering his face and snickering.

Mr. Guanqiu was a little bolder, but his face turned red. At the end, he asked innocently: "Isn't it painful?"

As soon as he said this, the other little white rabbits all trembled, looking rather pitiful and shivering.

Yu Wenjun didn’t smile either, his face turned a little pale.

However, her expression quickly became firm, and she had an expression of heroic sacrifice.

"Wenjun, you pinched my leg." Mrs. Guanqiu complained.

Yu Wenjun blushed and hurriedly retracted his hand.

"I heard that Chen Gong lived in Kaocheng for more than a month after his class." The female Zhuge Xunshi said as she handed the dowry painting to the next person.

Mrs. Yin took the dowry painting, glanced at it, and immediately felt ashamed.

After feeling ashamed, I couldn’t help but take another look.

Then he looked away embarrassedly and took another peek...

"What are you doing in Kaocheng?" Yu Wenjun pinched his cousin's thigh again and asked subconsciously.

"Yuan Gui once let slip that Princess Donghai..." Xunshi said calmly.

Everyone looked at Xunshi with surprised eyes. The female Zhuge was indeed the female Zhuge, but...

Yu Wenjun pinched harder.

Ms. Guanqiu was so painful that she almost shed tears, but she looked at her cousin worriedly and held her hand tightly.

"Actually, don't worry too much." Mrs. Yin quietly put away the dowry paintings and whispered.

Everyone turned their attention to her again.

Yin became even more nervous and stammered: "Yingchuan... The Yingchuan gentry are one body, and Mr. Chen is the one who understands."

After saying this, his head almost dropped to the top of his feet. .

Ms.

After sorting out his thoughts, Mr. After coming back, he joined the shogunate as an assistant. Their family will not support anyone else, but only their own people in Yingchuan."

"A few days ago, people from the Changshe Zhong family came to the door to talk to each other. They will not support outsiders if Shu Yu (Yu Yi) gets married.”

“Qiniang’s brother——” At this point, Mr. Don't be afraid if you join the army and serve Duke Chen. Pu Tao's two brothers teach martial arts students for Duke Chen. Even the Xuanzhu family wants to buy goods from the south of the Yangtze River and sell them to the north for military supplies. ”

As Xun said, the three families of Yu, Xun, and Yin have expressed their support for Chen Gong with practical actions.

The Guanqiu family, which is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, also sent people to Yanling. After the year, some people will join the shogunate or counties, and at the same time they will help establish trade routes between Yuzhou and Jiangdong.

In addition to these families, the gentry from Yingchuan and even the entire Yuzhou are rushing to Xuchang, and they can't even make it through the year. Before arriving in Xuchang, without exception, I would make a special trip to Yanling and pay a visit to Yujiazhuang.

Some people simply win because Shao Huangmao’s foundation is in Yuzhou, especially in western Henan.

His father is a domestic historian of Liang Dynasty, his uncle is the prefect of Gaoping, another uncle is serving as a minister in the court, the eldest brother is serving in the shogunate and joins the army, and the third brother is serving as a minor official in the court and is about to go to Yangxia to serve as the county magistrate.

The sisters in the best friend group are also contributing to Mr. Chen’s career in various ways...

After Mrs. Xun finished speaking, Mrs. Yin quietly raised her head and stuffed the dowry. into the hands of Yu Wenjun.

Yu Wenjun gave her an angry look, but quietly put it away.

At critical moments, the sisters who grew up playing together can still be relied upon.

It started to snow outside, pattering against the window lattice.

The wedding day is approaching, and the five little white rabbits are finally no longer so heartless. The dowry paintings made them realize that they would soon be the wives of the Shao family. From now on, no one would pamper them or accommodate them unconditionally. They would start a new life in a strange environment.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and there is an endless stream of cars and horses on the road outside the Yu family manor.

Henan gradually completed a new political reshuffle, and the gentry political group represented by Yingchuan once again took shape.

Almost at the same time, Shao Xun continued to collect land, resettle government soldiers, expand recruitment, and slowly build a military meritorious group. The landmark event is undoubtedly the recent recruitment of more than ten wounded and retired Silver Spear Army and Fubing officers into the Xuchang Shogunate and Chen County Duke's Mansion as junior assistants and minor officials.

After passing through the shogunate, and being placed in counties in the future, the resistance will not be so great.

When soldiers have a way to get promoted, a political group gradually takes shape.

Relying on the support of the gentry and marrying the gentry, but trying every means to cultivate political influence outside the gentry, Huang Mao is indeed full of rebellion.

(The donkey is foaming at the mouth, the production team should get some radishes to save it...)

(End of this chapter)

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