Ming dynasty grand dude

This jade chi tiger is obviously not easy to provoke, but Song Ran from the Song family in Shuidong takes it lightly.

Anyway, Song Ran intends to cooperate in whatever he wants to do. When he first reformed the land and returned to the local people, he divided a large piece of the Song family's territory.

The Song family is still a supporter, so this time he has no burden at all.

"I said, Old Song, are you not worried about this jade chi tiger coming aggressively?!"

Seeing Song Ran's leisurely manner, An Ronggui became very angry.

The Song family and the An family were both enemies and friends. The Song family had conflicts with the An family when they took over Shuidong.

But in the face of dynasty changes, the two families need to work together more often in order to survive.

Mrs. Shexiang had a close personal relationship with Mrs. Liu Shuzhen, the wife of Mingde who was in charge of the Liu family.

"What is the old man worried about?!"

Song Ran twirled his long beard with a smile, and said to An Ronggui, "Brother Ronggui has a lot of ideas!"

"This Jade Chihu doesn't look easy to get along with, the old man advises Brother Ronggui to calm down and resist the crowd!"

An Ronggui couldn't help but lose face when he heard this, but Song Ran said softly before he could speak.

"The old man can be considered to understand that the general trend of the world changes, it will prevail, and if it does not change, it will die..."

"The chieftain system is to protect our families for thousands of years, how can there be any unchanging reason?!"

Although An Ronggui said he didn't like Song Ran, he actually recognized Song Ran's knowledge and ability.

Otherwise, he wouldn't come here to discuss with Song Ran, and An Ronggui also fell silent after Song Ran's words.

"Husband's yin and yang have four o'clock, eight positions, and twelve degrees, and each of the 24 sections has its own decree..."

Song Ran looked at An Ronggui, and softly said this preface from Shi Ji·Tai Shigong's preface.

"Those who follow...prosper! Those who go against...will die if they don't die!!"

Compared with everyone, the most nervous person is actually the chieftain of Bozhou——Yang Ai.

why? !Because his family's assets are the biggest!

According to the Chenghua Year of Emperor Xianzong, He Jiaoqiu, the right deputy capital censor, wrote the "Reconnaissance and Bozhou Things" written by Yang Ai's father, the 24th chieftain Yang Hui.

There are 140 five farms, 26 tea gardens, 28 wax cliffs producing yellow white wax, [-] hunting grounds, and [-] fishing pools.

In addition, the Yang family also excavated silver-lead mines in the Bozhou area, producing more than [-] taels of silver and more than [-] tans of black lead every year.

At the same time, there are 24 iron smelters, which mine iron ore and smelt raw and wrought iron.

"Reconnaissance Office Bozhou Events Book" added that

"Yang Hui is estimated to produce 5000 taels of gold, 15 taels of silver, ten red corals, four pearl curtains, and two jade wats..."

"Two Dazuo beads, three gems, and four pearls; more than [-] farmlands can harvest more than [-] stones every year..."

"There are more than [-] horses, more than [-] cattle, and countless hunting grounds, tea gardens, lacquer forests, fir mountains, pigs and sheep..."

And because Bozhou was the first to submit to Ming Dynasty, it only needs to pay a tax of [-] shi every year for preferential treatment.

You know, the Shui'an family next door can receive [-] stones!

The more serious problem is that Yang Ai's eyes are not very clean.

"Those who use fire privately and internal envoys arbitrarily organized more than a hundred households of the people into artisan households and ordered them to make dragon, phoenix and python robes in the weaving yard..."

"Forcibly arresting more than a hundred civilian women to pretend to be colorful women and Lehu, falsely spreading imperial edicts to establish the 'Golden Dragon Gate', and privately cast the golden seal of 'Shangqingche Duwei'..."

"Privately made flags, gourds, axes, etc..."

All these piles, one by one, are already tantamount to treason, and the reason why he was not touched before is that he is too big to lose now.

The Yang family has been operating in Bozhou for thousands of years and has nearly [-] soldiers. Moreover, Bozhou is precipitous and miasma is rampant, making it difficult to use troops.

But this time, it looks really different from the past!

If the Jade Chihu is not easy to deal with, Yang Ai's expression could not help but be a bit gloomy.

When Mao Rui came to find him, Yang Ai actually wanted to evade it.

But he was also worried that the Ming court would take this opportunity to send troops in the name of rebellion, and if the war really happened, the outcome would be unpredictable.

At this time, Yang Ai was not as erotic as Yang Yinglong, the 29th chieftain, and insisted on pretending to be a calf to mess with Daming.

The result is the death of the family and the complete reformation of the country.

The main purpose of his visit this time is to personally contact the Jade Chihu, to see what his attitude is and whether there is room for maneuver.

However, judging from the current situation, Yang Ai is not optimistic at all!

Chapter 4 The four chieftains visited Yangcheng, each with a lot of ideas

The fleet was slowly approaching Yangcheng, and as they got closer and closer to Yangcheng, the chieftains found that there were more and more ships coming and going.

Especially the kind of cowhide raft, the boxes on it made them look terrified.

However, being dragged by the boat ahead, it went down smoothly, even the river was several inches away from the cargo on board.

When they approached the new pier, the huge ships in the deep water made them tremble with fear.

Huge ships with [-] or [-] materials are moored in the deep-water port area in the distance, and the cowhide rafts are constantly transporting goods.

Seeing this, the three chieftains and Tian Lei from the Tian family exchanged glances several times behind their backs without saying a word.

Both of them saw the shock in their eyes. It's not like they haven't been out of Qiandongnan at all.

Anyway, he is also a big family who has been around for thousands of years, and occasionally he sneaks out and wanders around to see the outside world.

But even Old Tian Hao, who came out the most, was stunned for a while when he saw this pier beyond his imagination.

The pier is not only huge and long, but also the bustling crowds and rows of carriages on the pier all illustrate its utilization rate.

"Woo..." Mao Rui ordered someone to blow the horn, and then the flagpole of the ship was hoisted with the governor's banner.

Immediately, a channel began to be slowly cleared on the pier, and the fleet was able to dock at the pier without hindrance.

And with the blowing of the horn, a huge open space was emptied out on the pier.

Several gorgeous four-wheeled carriages "rumbling..." stopped at the pier, and the drivers on the carriages were all dressed in blue satin clothes.

After the ship slowly leaned against the pier and anchored, it saw a huge wooden cart being dragged by oxen "rumbling...".

The wooden car has a steel frame with wood, and the gear box is used to adjust the direction up and down, similar to the modern winding ladder for getting on and off the boat.

The four big turtles... Bah!The chieftains looked stupidly at the winding ladder slowly being built on the boat, and then came to their senses when Mao Rui laughed.

Red-faced and red-faced, they left the ship together with their entourage.

There are five double-servant double-claw yellow flying electric-roofed exclusive version carriages standing on the pier, and the carriages are engraved with gorgeous carvings.

On both sides of the gorgeous carriage, there are still ten Laibaicai A-type freight carriages and ten Jinbaolu A-type passenger carriages.

"Mr. Jinshan has been waiting for a long time..."

After stepping onto the pier with the four chieftains, Mao Rui took the lead to walk quickly towards the smiling young Confucian scholar standing in front of the carriage.

"Uncle Fu Qiang is too polite, this is a matter of my next duty..."

This young Confucian scholar seemed to be under thirty, with a gentle smile on his face, even if he called him "Uncle Fu Qiang", he bowed slightly.

But the aura of being neither arrogant nor humble was vividly reflected, if it wasn't for Mao Rui's introduction.

The four chieftains couldn't even believe that this young Confucian scholar who looked as handsome as a celebrity was actually a housekeeper!

Even if the butler around him has such a demeanor, he doesn't know how brilliant the demeanor of that jade chi tiger will be!

"Recently there are a lot of official business in northern Guangdong, and my son went to supervise several newly opened mines with Mr. Xiya, an imperial college student, and is not in Yangcheng for the time being..."

But seeing this Confucian-like butler of Jinshan smiling warmly at Ji Tusi, he said softly.

"However, I have informed that Mr. Zhang Xuanying, the chief envoy of northern Guangdong, Mr. Zhao Lifu, the inspector, and Mr. Hong Zhoutong, the chairman of the Northern Guangdong Merchant Association..."

"They are all very happy with your arrival. After hearing Uncle Fu Qiang's summons, they have already arranged a banquet..."

As he spoke, this Mr. Jinshan slightly bowed his body and raised his hand with a smile.

"This is the car you used during the time in Yangcheng, northern Guangdong. It's a bit crude, but I feel wronged..."

This... how can this be called wronged? !When An Ronggui, Yang Ai and the others saw the carriage, their eyeballs almost fell out!

Those silk thread carvers above are probably the handicrafts of master craftsmen, right? !

And the material, they are also people who have lived in the mountains for a long time, and they know it is a good sandalwood material at a glance!

"You also have two passenger carriages for your entourage, and two wagons for your belongings..."

Under the introduction of the carriage driver with a smile, a group of Qiandongnan local turtles began to load their luggage into the truck with a confused look.

The butler and the servants were assigned to the carriage, and the two guards acted as drivers on the gorgeous carriage.

The rest of the guards and close servants were assigned to the other two carriages, and Mao Rui smiled and led the way on horseback.

And the Qiandongnan soil turtles sitting in the carriage were already shocked by the interior of the exclusive version of the carriage with claw yellow flying electric roof!

As an upgraded version of the "Exclusive Edition", it is natural to improve the grade, such as this textured fine sheepskin cotton cushion.

The entire sofa can be reclined in a circle, and it is really comfortable to sit on.

Although the roof of the car is not the top of Shuangxie Mountain, it is also the top of Xieshan Mountain.

A half-circle glass lighting circle was also added to make the car look much brighter.

The butler and valet who entered the car found their positions very clearly, and sat down on the servant's seat obediently.

And the Qiandongnan land turtles sitting on the main seat only have all kinds of emotions in their hearts!comfortable!enjoy! !

Looking at the small table in front of him, there are still tea sets and cups, and even a fruit plate with seasonal fresh fruits.

Touched by hands and seen by eyes, the decoration on the carriage is unique.

For example, the carving pattern of Songhe Yannian is not only carved with colored paint, but also carved with red coral.

The picture of grapes of Hundred Sons and Thousand Grandchildren is carved out of agate, and other parts of the interior are also inlaid with pearls, a little gold leaf, and gold thread.

The carriage rumbled on the street, and these Guizhou natives sighed for a while, but they heard the bustling crowd outside.

I couldn't help but open the car window and look out, but the gradually darkening sky seemed unable to stop the enthusiasm of this city of Yangzhou.

The shops on both sides of the street were lit up, and the whole street was brightly lit, and the crowd was bustling with people chatting and laughing loudly.

All the shops on both sides of the wide stone road are shouting loudly, and you can also see the government servants in soap clothes patrolling the street in groups.

In front of their carriage was Mao Rui leading the way on a war horse, while behind and beside them were other carriages constantly coming and going.

The prosperity of this Yangcheng has already made these Qiandongnan soil turtles swallow their saliva with envy, and they can't wait to get out of the carriage now.

It's better to go to the surrounding shops to have a look, such as the "Shi Brown Shop" just now with accessories and clothes.

Those clothes were extremely beautiful under the lanterns, but the carriage drove away before taking a closer look...

"Be able to calm down and be scared, and let them know the gap is easy to talk about..."

Chapter 4 The rich and powerful cover the Wangjiang Tower, and the old foxes in northern Guangdong all shot

Zhang Xiaogong smiled and said softly to Li Dongyang who was wearing a Taoist robe in front of him.

"It's inevitable that Yelang is arrogant when he's a savage."

"If you talk about it directly, I'm afraid you won't be able to put yourself in the right position. It would be much better to let them see it first and then talk about it."

Zhang Xiaogong, who is familiar with Ming History, naturally knows that the Yang family in Bozhou was not so arrogant in the early Ming Dynasty.

He dared to develop to the point of claiming the king privately, or even violating the system.

When it developed to the 29th Chieftain Yang Yinglong, he directly rebelled.

One of the reasons why Yang Yinglong dared to rebel was that he saw through the fact that the guards of the Ming court in central Sichuan and southeast Guizhou were completely rotten.

Moreover, the civil servants of the Ming court are a bunch of idiots who want to appease them, and his judgment is indeed not wrong.

The garrison was corrupt and civil servants were at the top of both ends. He repeatedly took advantage of him, and was defeated by his false surrender and even wiped out by his entire army.