Chongzhen Undergraduates

"That's really great." Zuo Maodi was overjoyed, thinking that Zhu Youjian's conscience had found out.

"Give more fish, let's charge three silver dollars for a catty of fish!" Zhu Youjian smiled after speaking, guarding such a big Yangtze River, afraid that he won't be able to catch some fish to eat?It can save more food.

"Ah! Three silver dollars?" Zuo Maodi was shocked. He had never eaten such an expensive fish.

Chapter 3 and Seven: The Secret of Cigarettes

When Yang Zhan received the governor's order from Wang Yingxiong, the news that the emperor was also in Chongqing followed.

Yang Zhan is not Wang Yingxiong, he is just a general. Although he has a lot of power, he is not qualified to challenge the court.

Just when Zhu Youjian was trying to shamelessly squeeze the rich man's money, Yang Zhan came to Chongqing by boat from Yibin with a hundred entourages.

(ps: In order to confirm the place names, the place names in this book will be changed to modern place names. Although there are many ancient place names that sound good, it is easy to be confused after reading too much.)

"Your Majesty, Yang Zhan is here." Before Zhu Youjian and Zuo Maodi entered Wang Yingxiong's house, a guard trotted behind to report.

"Let him stay for a while first." Zhu Youjian thought for a while and didn't go to see Yang Zhan first. Anyway, the duck has already been cooked, so don't rush to eat it.

Naturally, Wang Yingxiong's family wanted to guarantee the supply. After all, they were also ministers. After all, they were second-rank officials of the imperial court. Zhu Youjian would not abuse everyone.

"Wang Aiqing, are you still used to living here?" Zhu Youjian entered the small courtyard, and the first thing he saw was Wang Yingxiong sitting under the eaves, basking in the sun, bored.A group of wives and concubines are hanging clothes, bedding, etc. on a bamboo pole to dry, and carefully catching lice on it by the way.

Chongqing is a mountain city, and the draft and water all depend on porters to carry it into the city.There are a lot of people in this camp, and they are provided in a concentrated way, so naturally there is not much water allocated.The rich are no different from the poor when they are deprived of the service of their servants, and they still get lice in this environment.

"The old minister kowtowed to the emperor!" Wang Yingxiong had aged a lot in a short period of time, showing a demeanor of old age, and the rotten breath on his body could be smelled by Zhu Youjian from far away.

"I came to visit Aiqing this time because I couldn't figure out something and wanted to ask Wang Aiqing for advice." Zhu Youjian said to ask for advice, but his eyes were on the two beautiful concubines in Wang Yingxiong's family who were 20 years old.

Wang Yingxiong thought that Zhu Youjian had taken a fancy to these two women, so he was overjoyed and said quickly, "Your Majesty, please speak up."

"I inspected the barracks today and found that many soldiers have never been married. After thinking about it, I feel that I owe them a little. Su Wenge is very knowledgeable. I don't know if there is a precedent for the imperial court to assign marriages to soldiers guarding the frontier?"

When Zhu Youjian said this, he didn't look at the two young concubines, but looked directly at Wang Yingxiong.The emperor's voice was so loud that everyone in the courtyard could hear it.

The older concubine in the yard had a satisfied expression on his face after hearing this, but the two young concubines were so frightened that their faces paled and they collapsed on the ground.

Wang Yingxiong's face twitched when he got up, he didn't expect Zhu Youjian to abuse him so badly.Ming Confucians value chastity the most, but their chastity is only for their wives.For example, in the Confucian family in Qufu, the backyard of the Confucian mansion did not even allow outside men to talk to the family members, and even used a special sink to pour water for daily life.

Generally, in the inner house of a large family, only the male master exists as an emperor, ruling a group of women.

Wang Yingxiong knew that he had lost power, and he even thought that if he was killed, his wives and concubines would be reduced to official prostitutes, and even assigned to soldiers in the military camp.But these can only happen after his death, he would rather see it out of sight.

But Zhu Youjian said this in front of him, which made Wang Yingxiong unbearable. He said in his heart: I am still thinking about my wife before I die?

"Did Wang Aiqing think of a precedent?" Zhu Youjian continued to ask.There is not only a precedent for this matter, but it has been going on all the time, so what can Wang Yingxiong say.

"Just say what the emperor has to say. When the minister swallows this breath, it will be too late for the emperor to do anything." Wang Yingxiong finally understood that his old life Zhu Youjian was not rare at all, so he kept it. , nothing more than there are other things that can be barely used.

"Ah! I forgot just now that someone from the Ministry of War is handling the marriage of soldiers. It seems that Yang Zhan from Yibin has come to Chongqing. I wonder if Wang Aiqing would like to accompany me to meet him?" Zhu Youjian has been traveling for more than two years. It is more and more proficient, and even the acting skills have improved a lot.

"The old minister will go with the emperor." After Wang Yingxiong finished speaking, he got up and walked into the house with his back arched, ready to change into the official house and go out.

"Master!" A woman in the courtyard ran to Wang Yingxiong's side in horror, sobbing.They are actually a group of parasites, clinging to these vested interests like lice. It is not a short-term thing to reform these women.Zhu Youjian was just trying to scare them.

"Get out!" Wang Yingxiong yelled at these women, he was annoyed seeing these women now.

When Wang Yingxiong gained power, these young women were his face and capital to show off; but when he lost power, these people completely became his psychological shackles.Wang Yingxiong was even prepared to commit suicide at first, but just when he had this idea, the emperor grabbed his tail and threatened him, how could he still give these women a good face.

"It's all caused by these little goblins, and it's embarrassing for the master. From my point of view, we should sell them all." Wang Yingxiong's second wife gloated, and now she wished to drive all the young ones away.

"Get lost too!" Wang Yingxiong cursed with a dark face, gnashing his teeth.

Zhu Youjian was outside, and he heard all this in his ears. He was secretly having fun seeing someone else's house on fire.Zhu Youjian just thought of whether after the moral shackles of Confucianism were broken, the back houses of these Confucian scholars would form a large green area.

Unconsciously, Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand to Ji Biao, and Ji Biao quickly lit a cigarette pot.

"It's still cigarettes." Zhu Youjian looked at the cigarette pot in his hand, with disgusted eyes.

"What is a cigarette?" Ji Biao asked quickly.

"It is to use a kind of flammable thin paper to wrap the uniform shredded tobacco, and then cut it into such long sections. And the shredded tobacco from Yunnan must be the top grade." Zhu Youjian compared it with his hands.

"Then how thick should the roll be?" Ji Biao thought for a while, and the thickness of the current cigarette pots is different. From his understanding, the cigarettes proposed by the emperor should have a uniform thickness standard.

"Your question is on the right point. The thickness is based on the average value of your wife's penis. If you put a cigarette in your mouth, it is equivalent to..." Zhu Youjian didn't blush when he became a hooligan, and he spoke smoothly Tell the secret of cigarettes in later generations.

"Then I'll go back and measure it." Ji Biao didn't even think about it, and said it casually, and smacked his lips by the way.Zuo Maodi stood aside, blushing with shame.

"How many wives do you have?" Zhu Youjian was curious, what he just said was the average value.

"Three, all married this year." Ji Biao looked indifferent.

"Your sister..." Zhu Youjian's face turned black, thinking how difficult it would be for ordinary people to marry wives if things continued like this.It seems that you still have to do the assignment as a marriage, Wang Yingxiong, Wang Yingxiong, don't resent me.

Wearing court clothes, Wang Yingxiong followed Zhu Youjian to the government office directly.In the Ming Dynasty, the Shu Palace was in Chengdu, but there were no vassals in Chongqing, so Zhu Youjian could only use the government office as his office.

As soon as he entered the government office, Zhu Youjian saw a burly, heroic and generous man in his 40s.The man's arms are like apes, and the arms are longer than the upper body. According to the convention, this is the proportion of a typical marksman.

Yang Zhan's eyes were bright, and when he turned to look at the door, his walking was windy, which made Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh that this person had a good temperament.No wonder when Zhang Xianzhong captured Chengdu, when he was about to kill him, he killed two soldiers and escaped by jumping into the river.

"My ministers see the emperor!" Yang Zhan was the No. 3 martial arts scholar in the tenth year of Chongzhen, and he had met Zhu Youjian.As soon as Zhu Youjian entered, Yang Zhan saw it.

"Yang Aiqing, let's go." Zhu Youjian never thought of being polite in front of Yang Zhan. What he valued was not the general, but the nearly one million refugees under the general's command.

Yang Zhan stood up, and then secretly glanced at Wang Yingxiong who was standing beside him.Seeing that Wang Yingxiong's gait and demeanor were not bad, he didn't look like a big man who had lost power, and he felt a little at ease.

Relying on Wang Yingxiong's demeanor, Yang Zhan thought that Zhu Youjian didn't intend to move the officials in central Shu. After all, they had never followed the emperor's order before, and everyone was inevitably afraid that the emperor would settle accounts later.

"Wang Aiqing, you can talk to Yang Aiqing, I will go back to the backyard to wash up, and I will have dinner with you later."

Zhu Youjian glanced at Wang Yingxiong, then pretended to be anxious, stood up and was about to leave.Wang Yingxiong was taken aback, thinking about Zhu Youjian's thoughts.

"Congratulations to the emperor!" Yang Zhan was overjoyed, he had come to inquire about the situation in Chongqing, and asking Wang Yingxiong was the most reliable.

Chapter 3 and Eight: Treasures in Eastern Sichuan

As soon as Zhu Youjian left, Yang Zhan couldn't wait to look at Wang Yingxiong.

The hatred in Wang Yingxiong's heart.He hated Yang Zhan for being too impatient, and he didn't look scheming at all.If it was Wang Yingxiong's turn to do this, he would definitely not show his thoughts here.

It's a pity that Yang Zhan was admitted to Wu Jinshi only ten years ago in Chongzhen, and his official experience was not enough at all. Even when Chengdu fell, he was just a defender under Zeng Ying.At best, he is a battalion commander. Now that he is suddenly dealing with a first- and second-rank old fox, how can he cope?

"General Yang, what do you mean when you look at this old man like this?" Wang Yingxiong was so angry that he reprimanded Yang Zhan on the spot.

"Ahem!" As soon as Wang Yingxiong finished speaking, Zhu Youjian's voice came from the backyard.Obviously Zhu Youjian was not satisfied with Wang Yingxiong's attitude, this was a warning.

This Yang Zhan was so careless that he didn't react, and still stared eagerly into Wang Yingxiong's eyes.