Chapter 3 Volume A: I don’t understand the era of Qi, Lu and Qing Dynasties
The compound of Feng's old house in Linqing is located in the side alley of Yongqing Street just outside the old brick city, occupying half of the street.
The strong horse that galloped out earlier was heading north, and I don’t know where it was reporting the news.
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the regulations of the former Ming Dynasty and set up a garrison in Linqing. However, as the Great Zhou Dynasty had been established for nearly a hundred years, the armaments were depleted. The Linqing Guards nominally numbered more than 5,000 people, but they had already been relocated outside the brick city and there were few civilian households. There are only two to three thousand people in different military households.
Furthermore, the quota has become the largest source of income for the generals of the guards to support their families.
"Uncle You, is something going to happen? Well, it's not like we have to use weapons for the sake of it, right?" Feng Ziying was immediately frightened.
He has only been in this time and space for a few days. To put it shamefully, it has only been a few days, and he really hasn’t figured out many specific things about this time and space.
Apart from the general knowledge that the Zhou Dynasty followed the general experience of the previous Ming Dynasty, he was full of confusion and could not figure out the rest.
Even if you really traveled to the Ming Dynasty, how much would you know? Do you really think that after reading "History of the Ming Dynasty" and reading a few "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" and "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" that I can become a Ming Dynasty person?
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the regulations of the former Ming Dynasty, and there were basically no big changes in either the official system or the military system. According to Feng Ziying, the difference between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Ming Dynasty is more like the difference between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty. There are some changes, but basically Copy and follow.
The Great Zhou Dynasty basically inherited the territory and system of the previous Ming Dynasty. Except for the few years when Zhou Taizu founded the dynasty to conquer the world, there does not seem to be much difference from the previous Ming Dynasty. It even took over the entire civil and military system.
But there is no doubt that these three months of observation still taught Feng Ziying a lot. Especially the trip from the capital to Linqing to express condolences for his father, he saw many things he had never seen before.
The Zhou Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago, but there are already some signs of the end of the world.
Wen Tianwuxi, and it is said that the Mongolian Tatars and Jurchens in the north have repeatedly harassed Jiubian.
Although it has not yet become a serious problem, according to Feng Ziying’s limited memory of the late Ming Dynasty, if the general trend of history does not change, it seems that there will be a big trouble in twenty or thirty years, right?
Hmm, it seems that the big trouble is not just Jiubian, but Shaanxi, right?
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying couldn't help but tremble. She was only twelve years old, so she had to catch up with something like this? Even without the power to resist?
I still want to be a dandy and truly experience the life of a master in the feudal era. Well, a life of three wives and four concubines with a clear conscience, and a life of food and clothing. Why can't I just let myself get what I want?
“Huh, that’s hard to say. I heard that this constant companion can stretch out his hands so long that he even dares to touch the grain. Not to mention that he is here to collect taxes. Who dares to provoke him?”
Feng You has obviously traveled far and wide, and is well aware of the moral character of the tax supervisors in the palace.
"They were more restrained in the capital. Now when they leave the capital, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Who can stop them? Even the Dragon Guard has to give them a break."
This Long Jinwei is actually the Jin Yiwei of the previous dynasty.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was established. Zhou Taizu abolished Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang and jointly established them as Longjingwei. However, many people still followed the title of Jinyiwei from the previous dynasty.
In addition, the official uniform of the Long Jinwei still uses the embroidered spring knife of the Feiyu uniform of the previous dynasty, but the fish scale sword is added as a weapon for officials above the Jinyiwei general banner. There is not much change. Over time, even the Long Jinwei himself also uses the Jinyi as the Dragon Jinwei. It is called by the people.
Feng Ziying herself is timid, but she must stay calm.
Although this body has been practicing martial arts since childhood, it still only has the airs of an eleven-year-old. If it really encounters a military rebellion, it is estimated that there is only one way to die.
“Uncle You, over at our old house…”
“It’s not like that. It’s nothing more than those traffickers and merchants making trouble, trying to stir up trouble and force Chang Pei to give in.” Feng You also saw these things clearly.
It's just an ordinary place, but Linqing City is an important place in Shandong's territory. The Ministry of Household Affairs has a bank checkpoint here and a secondary warehouse for grain and water. If something goes wrong, there will be another lawsuit.
The literati and civil servants of the Zhou Dynasty are not easy to mess with. Once the censors and ministers get angry, no matter who you are, you will have to peel off your skin.
Although Chang Bingdang is greedy and hateful, he is not a fool. He naturally understands the stakes involved, and it should not be out of control.
These merchants and peddlers were also a little weird. Logically speaking, they wouldn't dare to act like this. However, the matter had nothing to do with him, and Feng You didn't bother to pay attention to it. At least there were hundreds of elite guardsmen in Brick City, so there couldn't be any big trouble.
He and several others followed his father for many years, and even changed their surname to Feng. In fact, they were his father's personal guards when he was guarding the border in Datong.
With the Mongolians, they have been killed on Bianzhai for many years. Later, their father exempted officials because of the incident. For many years, they followed the father's brother to return to Beijing with their father.
At any rate, there are several Zhuangzi outside Wanping, so I settled my family there. Although they are not rich, they can still have enough food and clothing.
Feng Youping took turns living in the palace of General Shenwu in the capital with a few others who came back together. Now he also plays the role of a long follower, and he has some knowledge of the affairs of the court and the government in the capital.
It’s just that some things are not predictable by ordinary people.
"Uncle Yiyou said it's okay?" Feng Ziying was a little worried.
He also knows that he has only been in this time and space for a short time. Although his mind has accepted the original memory and consciousness of this body, his analysis and judgment of these external things is still not comparable to that of a character like Feng You who has been traveling around for many years. Compare.
However, Feng You was originally mainly responsible for protecting his father in Datong Town. After his father was dismissed from office and returned to Beijing, he learned to be a long follower. He had some understanding of external affairs, but not necessarily much.
“Uh, Brother Keng, I can’t say for sure.” Feng You’s stiff face didn’t have much expression. Because his left cheek was injured, the only one that could change his expression was the right side of his face, which twitched.
"We can board the ship today and set off to the north in the afternoon. Even if something happens, we are not afraid. As for the old house, it is right under the nose of the guard. No matter what happens, we have to take care of our face. No one goes to the tiger’s mouth to stroke its beard.”
"I hope so." Feng Ziying felt uneasy. He always felt that he had inexplicably traveled to this unprecedented time and space of the Red Mansion, and he could not be so happy as a **** so easily.
Although my father was dismissed from office, at least he still had the title of General Shenwu. Although he could not compare with the four princes and other nobles, he still belonged to the descendants of the nobles who conquered the world with Zhou Taizu.
In theory, a life like me, the sole heir of the Feng family, with three wives and four concubines, eating and drinking and waiting to die, is what I should live. Isn't this the life I longed for most in my previous life when I was exhausted physically and mentally from work? ?
The question is, can this kind of life be sustainable? Feng Ziying felt a little confused.
He didn't feel it yet in the capital, but since this trip to his hometown in Shandong, he has already felt all kinds of restlessness up and down.
While taking a boat from Tongzhou to the south, Feng Ziying felt the hardships of life on both sides of the canal.
In the past ten years, both sides of the canal have been either drought or flooded, and people have been living in dire straits. After the autumn harvest every year, large-scale refugees migrate north and south. In winter, many people die of cold and starvation on both sides of the river. This was also the boatman Feng Ziying and his party took when they went south. Gained from conversation.
Every year, the managers of the big families in the capital go to Cangzhou and Dezhou to buy slaves. Many poor families simply don’t need the money, just to find a way for their children to make a living.
Private salt dealers in the Cangzhou area even colluded with local refugees to directly rob official salt. At the end of last year, they even used weapons directly, but they still had to dispatch the army of the guards to suppress it.
It was service, and the head was rolling. There were dozens of people hanging in Cangzhou's head. Until the maggot pushed the flesh on the skull, it was still dangling in the wooden cage in the wall.
Feng Ziying and his party passed by Cangzhou when they were sailing south from Tongzhou a few days ago. They could still look at the dense heads hanging in wooden cages under the crenellations of the city wall. The black eye holes made people feel terrified.
Feng You twitched his cheeks, raised the corners of his mouth, and twisted Aomori's jaw slightly. He glanced at Brother Keng who was still looking around. He always felt that this young master had a somewhat rough and arrogant air. Become more precise and calculating.
There is no need to ask more about things like these in the past. We can just walk away with our heads down. If we ask, we are just asking about the interesting things on the streets of Linqing, such as lion cats and thrushes. This is what Brother Keng used to be. My son likes it, why should I care about such serious work?
Could it be that after studying at the Imperial Academy in the past few months, I have really made some progress?
“Ruixiang.”
"Uncle?" The green-headed boy sitting in front of the car turned his head, "But are you thirsty? There is also a gourd of sour plum juice here, which can quench your thirst and relieve the heat, but it requires a deep well water to be refreshing. ."
Feng Ziying looked around for a few times, but couldn't find any clues. She waved her hand and retreated into the carriage.
Although the Feng family is a popular surname here, it does not have much contact with the merchant families in the outer city.
In addition, during this period, an elder with whom he was not actually very close passed away, and everyone was busy attending to funeral arrangements, so not many people cared about matters in the outer city.
And this constant companion has been here for more than half a year. What month doesn't cause some trouble?
The Feng family in the city also knew a lot about it. Even if Feng Ziying stayed here for a few days, she had heard that seven or eight merchants and ship owners had been ruined in the past few months, and there was even a Helong banwei family. Some relationships can only be cut in half and left.
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