Chapter 703
Sensation
Chapter 703 Sensation
Cui Zhuang.
The big plaque wrapped in red cloth was carried up by the country gentry.
"President Li Shao, Deputy Zhang Shao, and Deputy Zhao Shao please unveil the plaque!"
Li Baoquan, Zhao Xiaolou and the others specially dressed very formally, their armor was wiped clean, and they even put on burqas. Today is the official establishment day of Cuizhuang Township, Nanzhao County, Nanyang Prefecture.
When the red cloth was uncovered, the township office was formally established, and Daming officially resumed the establishment of the first yamen in Nanyang.
Li Baoquan's men and horses went out of the customs. After Daguanling successfully reported Guo Baoqing's scattered villages to return to agriculture, Guo Baoqing sent people to invite the leaders of seven or eight nearby villages allied with them that day. These villages were all villages established by gentry. After coming over for a meal, listening to the imperial decree, and inquiring about the policy of the imperial court, they all expressed their willingness to follow the decree to disperse the village.
In the next few days, their sentinels visited the various villages one by one. The gentry and clan-type villages were very cooperative in order to disperse the villages. Only a few bandit-type villages were unwilling to obey the order, and neither did Li Baoquan. To be more polite, Franji and Tiger Crouching Cannon took the lead, and the heavy nine-headed shotguns blocked, and then the shotguns were released in turn, and then used shields to push the front, and took down the stockade with almost no casualties.
Despite their reputation, these villages are vulnerable to a real imperial encirclement, and their will to fight is poor. When the guns are fired, many of them run away in disorder, and when the gate of the village is broken, the birds and beasts disperse immediately. , the village owners even took the lead in running away.
After destroying a few villages, chop off those famous heroes in Nanyang, and then take their heads to recruit other bandits and refugee villages, and then Guo Baoqing and others came forward to recruit surrender, and things were much easier.
After hearing the news, all the villages attached themselves.
Cuizhuang Township is in the north of Nanzhao County, also in the north of Nanyang Basin, on the north edge of Funiuling. Passing by here, many defensive facilities have been built, and there are many city passes.
After 2000 years, there are still many customs walls and city walls of various dynasties.
Since the Chongzhen period, the Central Plains was in turmoil. Most of the local gentry, refugees and even bandits here entered the mountains, occupied these dangerous pass cities and cottages, and defended them after repairing them.
The arrival of the imperial battalion of the first town, although only a sentry came, but Emperor Shaotian was already at Luyang Pass. Everyone saw the good military discipline of the Ming army's imperial battalion and the emperor's decree, and they were recruited one after another.
Dozens of villages, large and small, scattered and returned to farming, and local famous village owners, gentry, and patriarchs gathered in Cuizhuang.
This village built by the Cui family on the plain at the confluence of the Gulu River, the Yellow Ya River, and the Shizi River has experienced various threats in the late Ming Dynasty, and it still stands tall and strong. , and even moats, suspension bridges and so on.
Today, this is the location of the newly established township office of Cuizhuang Township, and the Cuizhuang Township Tuanlian was officially established here.
Zhang Qilun, deputy deputy of the sentry, temporarily acted as the mayor of Cuizhuang Township, Guo Baoqing temporarily acted as the deputy head of the village, Zhao Xiaolou, the deputy deputy of the sentry, temporarily acted as the training officer of the Cuizhuang regiment, Yue Gui of Yuejiazhai temporarily acted as the deputy of the training camp of Cuizhuang regiment, and Chengjiazhai Cheng Sheng, who was born, was temporarily appointed as the inspector of Cuizhuang.
After Yue Gui called himself Yue Wumu, he said that they were the descendants of Yue Fei's fifth son, Yue Ting. They moved from Yue Village, Lushan County in the early years, and they have been passed down here for several generations.
In the past, there were also two villages in Yuejiazhuang, Beizhai and Nanzhai, with a large population, strong strength, and a good reputation.
The ancestor of Cheng Sheng is also famous, after Cheng Yaojin, the Hushi general of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Na, the second Neo Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty, was also the ancestor of his family. The ancestor of Cheng Sheng moved here from Nanyang Yichuan, multiplied and became a local rich family.
In addition, the Cui family of Cuizhuang is said to be a descendant of the Cui family of Qinghe in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They moved here from the north to the south in the early Ming Dynasty and reproduced for eleven generations. They also have a large population and a reputation.
In addition, Kongjiazhuang, Mengjiazhuang, Yanjiazhuang, etc. are all called the descendants of Confucius, Mencius, Yanhui and other sages. Other famous and powerful families are Hejia, Lijia, Weijia, etc. It is He Zhizhang. In the Ming Dynasty, He Zijing was famous in the court and the public. The emperor conferred the titles of Tianguan, Tongyi Doctor, Mang Robe and Jade Belt, etc. One of his descendants moved here from Zhenjiang and reproduced for several generations.
These famous families still have a lot of background. During the reign of Chongzhen, they basically survived and built fortresses in the mountains. Although they were also hit hard, the foundation is still there.
Now that Emperor Shaotian had recovered, they also quickly greeted Master Wang.
In the newly established Cuizhuang Township, these powerful gentry were also appointed as township officials and Baojia chiefs. The newly-built regiments were basically composed of capable servants selected from their original Hezhai, and they were still divided by these people.
For the Shaotian Dynasty, in order to quickly restore local order, in addition to marching into the army to recruit security, mopping up, clearing up, and quickly dispatching officials, it must also take advantage of the prestige and relationship of these local gentry and powerful households.
As long as they can cooperate, the imperial court is also willing to maintain their local reputation and status, and even guarantee their property.
"Our Nanzhao County is located at the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, the northern edge of the Nanyang Basin, adjacent to Fangcheng in the east, Neixiang in the west, Lushan in the north, and Nanyang in the south. It is known as Ruluo in the north and Jingxiang in the south.
It’s just that we have many mountains and little land here, especially in Cuizhuang, where the total cultivated land is only more than [-] mu, the usable grassland is more than [-] mu, and the usable forest land is more than [-] mu. In the past, there were more than [-] mu of wheat fields Mu, more than [-] mu of rice fields, and the rest are planted with millet, soybeans, etc. In recent years, due to the impact of wars, the people fled, and the rest fled to the mountains to form villages for self-protection. They can only grow potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes in the mountains. Lord, it is very difficult to eat without food. "
"Now that the imperial court is here, we can finally return to our hometown."
Everyone was very excited when they said this, and they were happy from the bottom of their hearts. Some gentry have been forced to leave their homes for more than ten years, and the villages where they lived for generations have been destroyed. It's a big tree.
The fields accumulated and managed by each family from generation to generation can only be left unused. If there is land, it cannot be planted, but it has to be reclaimed in the mountains to plant corn, etc., which is still not enough to fill the stomach.
Of course, there are also some villages that have been surrendered to captives, and even sent their children to take the imperial examinations with the Tartars, and even became officials, but it was a helpless move.
Now that the imperial court is restored and all kinds of benevolent policies, they are really happy.
Even if Li Baoquan and the others read out the court's decree, they didn't care about clearing up the land, reducing rent and interest, etc. What they urgently need now is to restore the original order.
It is to be able to return to the village where they have lived for generations, to get back their own fields, to continue to live a decent and safe life, instead of being forced to live a difficult and precarious life in the mountains, or even to be coerced and blackmailed .
"Cui Zhuang is restored, a new life begins, Zhao Xiaolou, order to fire guns to celebrate!"
In front of the township office, teams of fully armed musketeers stood upright, under orders, loaded their ammunition in a uniform manner, and then fired at the sky.
The ominous sounds of swords and soldiers sounded row after row, but instead made the gentry and commoners present feel very at ease, and felt that Mo Ming became more friendly.
"Now distribute relief food and salt."
Zhang Qilun said with a smile.
The township organized a regiment to transport a batch of salt and grain supplies from Luyang Pass, and now they are piled up in front of the township office. This is the guarantee of popular support.
Guo Baoqing took the lead in saying something to thank the court and the emperor. He also led everyone to kneel in the direction of Luyang Pass and shouted long live, and then began to release food.
The food is distributed according to the head relief, and each person has a bucket of food.
As long as you register your name and other information at the township office, and then press your fingerprints, you can receive food.Of course, this is relief food and not for white-collar workers. After receiving it, they will be temporarily conscripted by the court for ten days to do some recovery work within their ability, such as building roads, clearing barren fields, and repairing houses.
Each person also received a portion of salt.
Next to the township office, there is also a grain store listed and opened. Purchases are limited according to identity and household registration. The price is not particularly high, one tael of rice, but one person can buy at most one bucket of rice within ten days.
The people selected for regiment training also began to take on tasks such as standing guard, patrolling, transporting and distributing food, but they had an extra ration, two liters of food a day, without pay.
But the treatment of two liters of food a day, I don't know how many people are envious.
The Township Office and Baogong Office were established in turn, recruiting clerks, etc., and then the establishment of Baojia, and communes, large and small communes were established in each village.
Clear the land and measure the land, and register the household registration.
Anyone in any village who has not come back after going out, who has surrendered to the captives, or is still on the side of the captives, whose family is desperate, etc., must be registered and reported one by one.
Li Baoquan, Zhao Xiaolou, and the others stayed in Cuizhuang Township, responsible for training regiments, organizing Baojia, patrolling roads, and clearing the mountains. They were also very busy.
However, the effect was not bad. Seeing the villages scattered one after another, the people returned to the village one after another. The smoke rose again from the abandoned villages, and the people began to repair the houses and cut the weeds in the barren fields.
In Cuizhuang Township, a new village primary school was even established. A group of children walked into the school, and the sound of reading began to be heard.
In Cuizhuang Township, markets have also begun to appear. On that cross street, many shops have been opened by each family. The road from Cuizhuang to Luyang is now even more crowded with vehicles and horses. Keep coming.
The sentry of the imperial battalion, together with the [-] small auxiliary soldiers, are now stationed in each of the three platoons, leading the regiments for training and patrolling. The murderous drill made the common people feel very safe.
Even in front of their camp, there will always be many boys and girls who come to surround them. The boys also want to enter the imperial camp, and the girls want to pick a forbidden soldier to marry.
"Chief post, this is a good opportunity. Deputy Township Chief Yue Ying and Deputy Cheng Xunjian also told me about this matter several times, saying that they know that our imperial camp has a tradition of marrying soldiers for soldiers. Love our Yuying, many people are willing to marry girls to our Yuying, you see, there are still many brothers in our Yuying who have not married wives, waiting for the arrangement from above, it is not as good as myself, now the opportunity is so good, I think it can .”
Li Baoquan looked at Zhao Xiaolou, "Is it because you haven't married a wife yet and can't wait?"
"Chief whistle, brothers are also looking forward to it."
Li Baoquan chuckled, "That's true. I think we can hold a meeting with Deputy Township Chief Guo and the others to discuss it. As long as the local people voluntarily marry girls, we can hold an official matchmaking meeting and invite the girls who are willing. Everyone sits together, as long as they look at each other, they can be paired, but for this gift, Deputy Zhang Shao has to apply to the top."
"What kind of gift do you want? Now those girls outside are eager to marry us and live a good life. What kind of gift are you applying for?"
"Pingli must be paid back."
"Mr. Whistle, what I mean is that the brothers are actually getting a lot of money now. Who doesn't have any money in their hands? When the time comes, half of the salary will be paid by the whistle, and half will be paid by yourself. You can still pay five or ten silver dollars. Everyone thinks Get married sooner, there are so many young and beautiful girls out there, everyone can't wait."
"Okay, okay." Li Baoquan has a wife and children himself, so of course he understands the thoughts of brothers who don't have wives.When he was a soldier and fought in war, he hoped to marry a wife, have children and have a family.
Li Baoquan called Zhang Qilun, and then went to chat with Guo Baoqing, Cheng Sheng, Yuegui, etc. They all said that this was a good thing, and they were willing to give their full support. Immediately, a notice was issued, saying that there are unmarried girls aged 20 to [-] with good facial features in the family. And those who intend to marry the soldiers of the imperial camp can come to the township office to sign up for blind date activities.
If the blind date is successful, five silver dollars and five stones of rice will be given to the bride's family as a gift.
As soon as the notice came out, there was a sensation in the whole town. Countless people came to sign up with girls of the right age. Some even brought their daughters who were only eleven or twelve years old to sign up. Some were in their 20s, and even some young widows came to sign up.
The scene is magnificent.
(End of this chapter)
Cui Zhuang.
The big plaque wrapped in red cloth was carried up by the country gentry.
"President Li Shao, Deputy Zhang Shao, and Deputy Zhao Shao please unveil the plaque!"
Li Baoquan, Zhao Xiaolou and the others specially dressed very formally, their armor was wiped clean, and they even put on burqas. Today is the official establishment day of Cuizhuang Township, Nanzhao County, Nanyang Prefecture.
When the red cloth was uncovered, the township office was formally established, and Daming officially resumed the establishment of the first yamen in Nanyang.
Li Baoquan's men and horses went out of the customs. After Daguanling successfully reported Guo Baoqing's scattered villages to return to agriculture, Guo Baoqing sent people to invite the leaders of seven or eight nearby villages allied with them that day. These villages were all villages established by gentry. After coming over for a meal, listening to the imperial decree, and inquiring about the policy of the imperial court, they all expressed their willingness to follow the decree to disperse the village.
In the next few days, their sentinels visited the various villages one by one. The gentry and clan-type villages were very cooperative in order to disperse the villages. Only a few bandit-type villages were unwilling to obey the order, and neither did Li Baoquan. To be more polite, Franji and Tiger Crouching Cannon took the lead, and the heavy nine-headed shotguns blocked, and then the shotguns were released in turn, and then used shields to push the front, and took down the stockade with almost no casualties.
Despite their reputation, these villages are vulnerable to a real imperial encirclement, and their will to fight is poor. When the guns are fired, many of them run away in disorder, and when the gate of the village is broken, the birds and beasts disperse immediately. , the village owners even took the lead in running away.
After destroying a few villages, chop off those famous heroes in Nanyang, and then take their heads to recruit other bandits and refugee villages, and then Guo Baoqing and others came forward to recruit surrender, and things were much easier.
After hearing the news, all the villages attached themselves.
Cuizhuang Township is in the north of Nanzhao County, also in the north of Nanyang Basin, on the north edge of Funiuling. Passing by here, many defensive facilities have been built, and there are many city passes.
After 2000 years, there are still many customs walls and city walls of various dynasties.
Since the Chongzhen period, the Central Plains was in turmoil. Most of the local gentry, refugees and even bandits here entered the mountains, occupied these dangerous pass cities and cottages, and defended them after repairing them.
The arrival of the imperial battalion of the first town, although only a sentry came, but Emperor Shaotian was already at Luyang Pass. Everyone saw the good military discipline of the Ming army's imperial battalion and the emperor's decree, and they were recruited one after another.
Dozens of villages, large and small, scattered and returned to farming, and local famous village owners, gentry, and patriarchs gathered in Cuizhuang.
This village built by the Cui family on the plain at the confluence of the Gulu River, the Yellow Ya River, and the Shizi River has experienced various threats in the late Ming Dynasty, and it still stands tall and strong. , and even moats, suspension bridges and so on.
Today, this is the location of the newly established township office of Cuizhuang Township, and the Cuizhuang Township Tuanlian was officially established here.
Zhang Qilun, deputy deputy of the sentry, temporarily acted as the mayor of Cuizhuang Township, Guo Baoqing temporarily acted as the deputy head of the village, Zhao Xiaolou, the deputy deputy of the sentry, temporarily acted as the training officer of the Cuizhuang regiment, Yue Gui of Yuejiazhai temporarily acted as the deputy of the training camp of Cuizhuang regiment, and Chengjiazhai Cheng Sheng, who was born, was temporarily appointed as the inspector of Cuizhuang.
After Yue Gui called himself Yue Wumu, he said that they were the descendants of Yue Fei's fifth son, Yue Ting. They moved from Yue Village, Lushan County in the early years, and they have been passed down here for several generations.
In the past, there were also two villages in Yuejiazhuang, Beizhai and Nanzhai, with a large population, strong strength, and a good reputation.
The ancestor of Cheng Sheng is also famous, after Cheng Yaojin, the Hushi general of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Na, the second Neo Confucianism in the Northern Song Dynasty, was also the ancestor of his family. The ancestor of Cheng Sheng moved here from Nanyang Yichuan, multiplied and became a local rich family.
In addition, the Cui family of Cuizhuang is said to be a descendant of the Cui family of Qinghe in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They moved here from the north to the south in the early Ming Dynasty and reproduced for eleven generations. They also have a large population and a reputation.
In addition, Kongjiazhuang, Mengjiazhuang, Yanjiazhuang, etc. are all called the descendants of Confucius, Mencius, Yanhui and other sages. Other famous and powerful families are Hejia, Lijia, Weijia, etc. It is He Zhizhang. In the Ming Dynasty, He Zijing was famous in the court and the public. The emperor conferred the titles of Tianguan, Tongyi Doctor, Mang Robe and Jade Belt, etc. One of his descendants moved here from Zhenjiang and reproduced for several generations.
These famous families still have a lot of background. During the reign of Chongzhen, they basically survived and built fortresses in the mountains. Although they were also hit hard, the foundation is still there.
Now that Emperor Shaotian had recovered, they also quickly greeted Master Wang.
In the newly established Cuizhuang Township, these powerful gentry were also appointed as township officials and Baojia chiefs. The newly-built regiments were basically composed of capable servants selected from their original Hezhai, and they were still divided by these people.
For the Shaotian Dynasty, in order to quickly restore local order, in addition to marching into the army to recruit security, mopping up, clearing up, and quickly dispatching officials, it must also take advantage of the prestige and relationship of these local gentry and powerful households.
As long as they can cooperate, the imperial court is also willing to maintain their local reputation and status, and even guarantee their property.
"Our Nanzhao County is located at the southern foot of Funiu Mountain, the northern edge of the Nanyang Basin, adjacent to Fangcheng in the east, Neixiang in the west, Lushan in the north, and Nanyang in the south. It is known as Ruluo in the north and Jingxiang in the south.
It’s just that we have many mountains and little land here, especially in Cuizhuang, where the total cultivated land is only more than [-] mu, the usable grassland is more than [-] mu, and the usable forest land is more than [-] mu. In the past, there were more than [-] mu of wheat fields Mu, more than [-] mu of rice fields, and the rest are planted with millet, soybeans, etc. In recent years, due to the impact of wars, the people fled, and the rest fled to the mountains to form villages for self-protection. They can only grow potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes in the mountains. Lord, it is very difficult to eat without food. "
"Now that the imperial court is here, we can finally return to our hometown."
Everyone was very excited when they said this, and they were happy from the bottom of their hearts. Some gentry have been forced to leave their homes for more than ten years, and the villages where they lived for generations have been destroyed. It's a big tree.
The fields accumulated and managed by each family from generation to generation can only be left unused. If there is land, it cannot be planted, but it has to be reclaimed in the mountains to plant corn, etc., which is still not enough to fill the stomach.
Of course, there are also some villages that have been surrendered to captives, and even sent their children to take the imperial examinations with the Tartars, and even became officials, but it was a helpless move.
Now that the imperial court is restored and all kinds of benevolent policies, they are really happy.
Even if Li Baoquan and the others read out the court's decree, they didn't care about clearing up the land, reducing rent and interest, etc. What they urgently need now is to restore the original order.
It is to be able to return to the village where they have lived for generations, to get back their own fields, to continue to live a decent and safe life, instead of being forced to live a difficult and precarious life in the mountains, or even to be coerced and blackmailed .
"Cui Zhuang is restored, a new life begins, Zhao Xiaolou, order to fire guns to celebrate!"
In front of the township office, teams of fully armed musketeers stood upright, under orders, loaded their ammunition in a uniform manner, and then fired at the sky.
The ominous sounds of swords and soldiers sounded row after row, but instead made the gentry and commoners present feel very at ease, and felt that Mo Ming became more friendly.
"Now distribute relief food and salt."
Zhang Qilun said with a smile.
The township organized a regiment to transport a batch of salt and grain supplies from Luyang Pass, and now they are piled up in front of the township office. This is the guarantee of popular support.
Guo Baoqing took the lead in saying something to thank the court and the emperor. He also led everyone to kneel in the direction of Luyang Pass and shouted long live, and then began to release food.
The food is distributed according to the head relief, and each person has a bucket of food.
As long as you register your name and other information at the township office, and then press your fingerprints, you can receive food.Of course, this is relief food and not for white-collar workers. After receiving it, they will be temporarily conscripted by the court for ten days to do some recovery work within their ability, such as building roads, clearing barren fields, and repairing houses.
Each person also received a portion of salt.
Next to the township office, there is also a grain store listed and opened. Purchases are limited according to identity and household registration. The price is not particularly high, one tael of rice, but one person can buy at most one bucket of rice within ten days.
The people selected for regiment training also began to take on tasks such as standing guard, patrolling, transporting and distributing food, but they had an extra ration, two liters of food a day, without pay.
But the treatment of two liters of food a day, I don't know how many people are envious.
The Township Office and Baogong Office were established in turn, recruiting clerks, etc., and then the establishment of Baojia, and communes, large and small communes were established in each village.
Clear the land and measure the land, and register the household registration.
Anyone in any village who has not come back after going out, who has surrendered to the captives, or is still on the side of the captives, whose family is desperate, etc., must be registered and reported one by one.
Li Baoquan, Zhao Xiaolou, and the others stayed in Cuizhuang Township, responsible for training regiments, organizing Baojia, patrolling roads, and clearing the mountains. They were also very busy.
However, the effect was not bad. Seeing the villages scattered one after another, the people returned to the village one after another. The smoke rose again from the abandoned villages, and the people began to repair the houses and cut the weeds in the barren fields.
In Cuizhuang Township, a new village primary school was even established. A group of children walked into the school, and the sound of reading began to be heard.
In Cuizhuang Township, markets have also begun to appear. On that cross street, many shops have been opened by each family. The road from Cuizhuang to Luyang is now even more crowded with vehicles and horses. Keep coming.
The sentry of the imperial battalion, together with the [-] small auxiliary soldiers, are now stationed in each of the three platoons, leading the regiments for training and patrolling. The murderous drill made the common people feel very safe.
Even in front of their camp, there will always be many boys and girls who come to surround them. The boys also want to enter the imperial camp, and the girls want to pick a forbidden soldier to marry.
"Chief post, this is a good opportunity. Deputy Township Chief Yue Ying and Deputy Cheng Xunjian also told me about this matter several times, saying that they know that our imperial camp has a tradition of marrying soldiers for soldiers. Love our Yuying, many people are willing to marry girls to our Yuying, you see, there are still many brothers in our Yuying who have not married wives, waiting for the arrangement from above, it is not as good as myself, now the opportunity is so good, I think it can .”
Li Baoquan looked at Zhao Xiaolou, "Is it because you haven't married a wife yet and can't wait?"
"Chief whistle, brothers are also looking forward to it."
Li Baoquan chuckled, "That's true. I think we can hold a meeting with Deputy Township Chief Guo and the others to discuss it. As long as the local people voluntarily marry girls, we can hold an official matchmaking meeting and invite the girls who are willing. Everyone sits together, as long as they look at each other, they can be paired, but for this gift, Deputy Zhang Shao has to apply to the top."
"What kind of gift do you want? Now those girls outside are eager to marry us and live a good life. What kind of gift are you applying for?"
"Pingli must be paid back."
"Mr. Whistle, what I mean is that the brothers are actually getting a lot of money now. Who doesn't have any money in their hands? When the time comes, half of the salary will be paid by the whistle, and half will be paid by yourself. You can still pay five or ten silver dollars. Everyone thinks Get married sooner, there are so many young and beautiful girls out there, everyone can't wait."
"Okay, okay." Li Baoquan has a wife and children himself, so of course he understands the thoughts of brothers who don't have wives.When he was a soldier and fought in war, he hoped to marry a wife, have children and have a family.
Li Baoquan called Zhang Qilun, and then went to chat with Guo Baoqing, Cheng Sheng, Yuegui, etc. They all said that this was a good thing, and they were willing to give their full support. Immediately, a notice was issued, saying that there are unmarried girls aged 20 to [-] with good facial features in the family. And those who intend to marry the soldiers of the imperial camp can come to the township office to sign up for blind date activities.
If the blind date is successful, five silver dollars and five stones of rice will be given to the bride's family as a gift.
As soon as the notice came out, there was a sensation in the whole town. Countless people came to sign up with girls of the right age. Some even brought their daughters who were only eleven or twelve years old to sign up. Some were in their 20s, and even some young widows came to sign up.
The scene is magnificent.
(End of this chapter)