Chapter 191: Hongmen Banquet?
It is also said in "Excerpts from Pujiatang's Miscellaneous Works" that the luxury of Wu customs is not flourishing in the people of Suzhou and Hangzhou. There are people who do not plough an inch of land and eat ointment, and do not a piece of cloth and embroidery, I don't know its geometry? Cover the vulgar and extravagant, and chase the last one. Only in the words of the lakes and mountains of Suzhou and Hangzhou, its residents swim on time, and they must draw the boat and shoulder the shoulder, cherish the shame and be good, and sing and dance, which can be described as luxury.
Although it criticized the extravagance of Suzhou and Hangzhou at that time, on the other hand, it also proved the prosperity of Jiangnan.
The Ming army's recovery of Hangzhou City had no more impact on the people than their hearts.
In terms of tangible benefits, it is not yet felt.
When it comes to the fundamentals, after three days, the excitement passes, and that's it.
How to live your life, how to live it.
In addition to chatting in the restaurants and teahouses, the Ming army also defended Hangzhou City, won more with less, attacked the public with outnumbered, and made up a script to tell the story, which is no longer very special.
Ordinary people were more interested in Wu Zheng "blackmailing" the wealthy in the city to explore how much silver they had obtained.
On the contrary, the purge of the yamen in the nine counties of Hangzhou Prefecture has begun to show its hideous face.
Wu Zheng gave the order to die.
All officials who have taken refuge in or surrendered to the Tartars shall be deposed and will never be hired.
Wu Zheng knew that this would offend a large number of middle and upper classes in society, but Wu Zheng thought more that there were no rules.
It is possible to contain former ministers, but not at this time.
What is good at the top will be very bad at the bottom.
Officials can sway left and right, see the wind and steer, how to force the people to end from the beginning?
Compared with the support of these people and the forces behind them, Wu Zheng values the atmosphere more.
If we want to resist the Qing Dynasty, we must all be soldiers, and at least we must cultivate an atmosphere of common hatred and hatred for the enemy.
So the county yamen came to a thorough purge.
Given the forces under Wu Zheng's control, the purge went very smoothly and there was hardly any obstruction.
Many officials have consciously hung up their seals, and the government only needs to arrange for new officials to take office.
But it is undeniable that Wu Zheng got a new nickname - Cool Official.
When Wu Zheng heard about this nickname, he laughed, compared to the hating general, Wu Zheng preferred the title of cool official.
It's also a deterrent to be afraid.
At the same time, the imperial court was also reorganized and trained, and it was easier to train the army than the herdsmen.
This, of course, is backed by great wealth.
Qian Sule was right, all the money and property accumulated by Fang Guoan fell into the hands of Wu Zheng, including the twenty boats of property that Fang Guoan pulled back from Hangzhou.
Wu Zheng would not be stupid enough to return these twenty boats of property to the people of Hangzhou City.
but smashed on the bodies of the 70,000 soldiers.
Therefore, when the 70,000 soldiers talked about Wu Zhenglai, they all gave a thumbs up.
Whether it was when they were in the Ming army or when they were attached to the Qing army, they never had such treatment.
So much so that at this time, the generals with different aspirations in the center of the army wanted to form a gang and form a faction on the mountain, but they could not succeed.
At this time, it was also the time when Wu Zheng's prestige in the army was the highest.
This guy is a ruffian and is willing to fight for Wu.
But Jiaxing Mansion is not as easy as Hangzhou Mansion, Jiaxing Mansion has jurisdiction over Jiaxing, Xiushui, Jiashan, Haiyan, Shimen, Pinghu, Tongxiang, a total of seven counties, under the rule of about one million people.
Qian Sudian and Xia Wanchun occupied Jiaxing Mansion before, although they received the response and effectiveness of the surrounding rebels, but they could not do it in a short period of time for the influence of the counties.
It's not that there isn't enough military strength, it's that there aren't enough suitable officials.
The old officials could only be temporarily retained to succeed them, which caused the distrust of the people and the apprehension of the old officials.
But Wu Zheng had no choice, Jiaxing Mansion was the final frontier area of the anti-Qing Dynasty, and ordinary officials were not willing to go at all.
Because if you are not careful, you will be captured and killed, and no one dares to take this risk.
Many things, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, Wu Zheng can only put aside Jiaxing Mansion and make every effort to rectify Hangzhou Mansion.
On this day, Song An came to report with a smile.
Don't be obsessed with sending people to post it, and want to set up a banquet at home to invite Wu Zheng.
Wu Zheng has been very busy these days.
Everyone saw it and said that Wu Zhengqing had been reduced.
Wu Zheng himself knows that he only sleeps two hours a day, so who doesn't lose weight?
Therefore, when he heard that Mo was obsessed with inviting a banquet, Wu Zheng's first reaction was that the old man wanted to pat himself on the back.
The second reaction is, it's okay, people are iron and steel, and after being tired for a few days, you have to pay attention to your body, right?
I'm tired, and no one remembers how good I am.
So, Wu Zheng accepted the invitation.
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Wu Zheng is not from a bitter background.
No matter in this life or previous life, although it is not rich and expensive, it is also full of food and clothing.
And Wuzhuang is in Shining Town, which is also somewhat famous.
As far as eating is concerned, Wu Zheng is not particular about eating, but he has also seen it, at least he thinks that he has not seen the world.
But today, Wu Zheng has indeed become a hillbilly.
To be precise, in his mind, he underestimated the foodies of the Ming Dynasty too much.
Let's not talk about the tableware that I was reluctant to put down when I held it in my hand...... Anyway, Wu Zheng doesn't know what to call the porcelain, large and small, there are all kinds of styles, and there are no less than dozens of styles. There were also two rows of maids waiting behind him, and there were six maids who wiped their mouths and hands alone, and there were four kinds of gold basins of different sizes.
Let's just say that the fine point in front of the main dish in front of him, the milky white semicircle, is placed on a plate carved out of a whole square of green jade.
Seeing the jade liquid bead glue, the snow is frosty and greasy, the key is to touch it slightly, and it trembles gently, making people reluctant to start with it.
Put it in your mouth, blow into your lungs.
Wu Zheng wanted to praise the word "wonderful", but he held back for a long time and didn't make a sound.
The whole Zhangxu table, sixteen cold dishes, don't be obsessed with being accompanied by one person, and Mo is obsessed with adding wine and vegetables to Wu Zheng, and he has hardly touched chopsticks.
At this time, seeing that Wu Zheng was a little cramped, Mo Zhi smiled and introduced: "Uncle, this sweet is called bone-in abalone snail, from Suzhou, take the milk at night and put it in a pot, than Xiao, the milk flower is clustered up and boiled, boiled with a copper bell, the snow juice of the orchid, the milk jin and the juice are four ou, a hundred boils, and then fried crisp as the skin, supplemented by the crane flower dew into the retort steamed, which can be described as the world's most delicious." ”
Wu Zheng was obviously different from Mo Zhinian, and asked, "How much money does it cost to be such a small one?" ”
Mo obsessively stroked the short beard and said: "If the uncle asks the price of this item in the market, then it will also count two lines of silver." ”
"Oh? In this way, the bone-in abalone snail in Mo Lao's Mansion must need more? ”
Mo Zhizhi smiled, shook his head and said: "Uncle misunderstood, this bone abalone snail in the old mansion does not cost money." ”
Wu Zheng was stunned.
"The Mo family has nearly 100 famous chefs from all over the world, almost including famous foods from all over the world, so naturally it doesn't cost money." Mo Zhizhi said lightly, as if saying that this mountain is a mountain, the water is water, the house is a house, and you are you, without any disobedience.