Wang Zezhi also let people buy a lot of pigs and sheep, and from this day on, everyone can let go of eating meat, and everyone is smiling.

There was also a little hiccup in between.

That is, Wang Zezhi asked someone to buy pork and came back, but the buyer said that there are no pigs now, only pigs.

Wang Zezhi was puzzled, and only after the people brought him the pig to show him, did he know.

A pig is a pig.

It turned out that the name of the pig was changed to avoid the royal family's surname.

In ancient imperial society, "avoidance" was a unique system, especially if literati did not pay attention when talking or writing, they could be beheaded.

The concept of "avoidance" has an extremely far-reaching history, and it originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

It is recorded in the historical book "Zuo Chuan: The Sixth Year of Huan Gong" that "the Zhou people will be secretive of their gods, and their names will eventually be concealed." ”

From the perspective of the types of "avoidance", it is mainly divided into "national secrets" and "family secrets", among which "national secrets" are the most commonly mentioned.

"National secrets" mainly avoid the name of the emperor, if encountered, the following situations are generally used: replace with synonyms or synonyms; Replace with homophones; Leave blank; Deletion of words and so on.

To give a few examples, to avoid Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, the word "Kuang" is less than the bottom of the horizontal; To avoid the Han Gaozu Liu Bang's obscurity, the word "state" was changed to "country".

At the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension to the throne, the imperial court did not strictly control the name, and as the rebel strength in various places was pacified, the imperial court began to gradually strengthen the control of "avoidance".

There is no doubt that the word "pig" has the same sound as "zhu", what should I do?

It must be avoided, for sure.

Otherwise, to say "kill the pig" is completely the rhythm of rebellion, and ten heads are not enough to cut off.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty used "pig" or "彘" instead of pigs.

Emperor Ming, Zhu Houzhao.

He is not only surnamed Zhu, but also a pig.

He was very concerned about the fact that others shouted the word pig and cooked pork, and once ordered that no more pigs should be killed, pork should not be eaten, and the word pig should not be mentioned nationwide, and he implemented a total ban on pigs.

But this is impossible, in ancient times, cattle were used to plough the land, and what was needed for life was pork and mutton, etc., Zhu Houzhao's approach was the same as cutting off people's financial routes.

What's more, in ancient times, whether it was to pay tribute to the ancestors or worship heaven and earth, the pig's head had to be used on the copy.

In the end, Zhu Houzhao had to revoke this order himself.

However, the name of the pig has been handed down.

Therefore, the folk often call the pig pig.

In addition to killing pigs and slaughtering sheep, from this day onwards, the sergeants of each battalion also worked together, and everyone made dumplings with noodles.

A large pot of dumplings kept coming out of the pot, which made everyone very satisfied.

Like meat, during the Chinese New Year, all sergeants in each battalion can eat dumplings with an open stomach.

It's rare, how many years have passed, and many people have forgotten the taste of dumplings.

The first flour of the wheat is fine white powder, and the dumplings made are full of strength.

However, white noodles are precious and very difficult to buy, so you can only buy them in Guihua City or Datong Mansion.

Although Wang Zezhi let them eat enough every day, he only ate some millet grains such as millet and sorghum on weekdays, and sometimes he ate wheat after grinding three or four dishes, and the yellow steamed buns and black steamed buns mixed with bran were finally able to eat happily today.

In the busy work and laughter of the sergeants of each battalion, everyone's feelings for the military camp where they belong became deeper and deeper.

Although Wang Zezhi's soldiers and horses were built in less than a year, many people have regarded the military camp as their home and the roots of the future.

On the thirtieth day of the lunar month, the families of the sergeants began to move around frequently, going to the barracks to find their own men.

For this point, Wang Zezhi has long planned.

A detailed record was made of where each soldier was assigned.

Just open the booklet and look it up, and you'll find it right away.

During the Chinese New Year, Wang Zezhi allowed the sergeants to get together with their families.

For these family members, they are very happy to be able to quickly find out the location of their men.

On this day, the sentry sent news that Yu Zhong had strangled all the rebellious Ma Fu and his team and was on their way to kill the tiger.

So he took two groups of guards who were good at bows and arrows and rode to the city of naturalization.

At this time, it was still a snowstorm, and the sky and the earth were white.

Wang Zezhi rode a horse for a day, and when he was in Xu, he came to the station of killing the tiger.

As soon as he arrived at the mouth of the killing tiger, a sedan chair came to him, followed by a dozen guards, all of whom wore swords.

The axle came back and forth.

The sedan chair came to Wang Zezhi, and the sedan chair man opened the sedan curtain.

"Mr. Wang, it's not easy to see you."

Wang Zeyi was stunned, this person was about fifty years old, richly dressed, with a clear face and a majestic expression. 163

Wang Zeyi couldn't think of who would know him when he killed the tiger.

"Bold, don't you salute when you see the governor?" The guards beside the sedan chair saw that Wang Zezhi did not salute, and immediately drew his sword and shouted angrily.

"Presumptuous!" Wang Zezhi's personal guards were not vegetarians, and when they saw this, they all bent their bows and arrows and looked at them with unkind expressions.

The two sides suddenly fought with each other.

"The last general, Wang Zezhi, the chief soldier of Shanxi, visited the governor of Song."

can come to see him at this time, except for Song Tongyin, the first inspector of Shanxi, Wang Zezhi can't think of anyone else.

However, to Wang Zezhi's surprise, Song Tongyin was able to accurately grasp his whereabouts and recognize him at a glance.

Song Tongyin was also a little surprised, just by the guard's words, Wang Zezhi recognized his identity, which surprised him very much.

"Hahaha... The hero is a young man, and the old man is old.

The old man heard that under the command of General Wang Bing, all of them are brave and good at fighting, and they are all elite soldiers. ”

Song Tongyin didn't have any official arrogance at all, he watched Wang Zezhi stroke his beard, and he was very satisfied.

"The governor is here, and he will miss the welcome, and I ask for your forgiveness.

If the adults don't dislike it, please also move to the right jade city. ”

Wang Zezhi led Song Tongyin to Youyucheng to rest.

Right Jade City.

Wang Zezhi ordered people to put the wrapped dumplings into the pot, boiled a pot of mutton dumplings, and brought a pot of wine.

He and Song Tongyin sat down to drink.

"After the adults took office, they opened a new policy and a clean air, and secondly opened a prison to imprison thieves, and three to promote water conservancy and restore cultivated land, which is a good policy for governing the country and securing the country.

The Admiral was full of admiration. ”

Wang Zezhi picked up a glass of wine, expressed his admiration for Song Tongyin, and then drank it all.

"I have been the founder of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and I have been a master of the world.

Now, with the war raging one after another, the country and the people have no chance to recuperate.

The old man has been an official for many years, and during this period, the old man has been thinking and thinking.

What kind of strategies can be used to stabilize the country, these strategies were come up with after the old man took office.

It's Mr. Wang, who has an extraordinary bearing.

Wang Zongbing first beheaded seventy-four traitorous squires, and then pacified the mutinous sergeants, and now, the old man heard that Wang Zongbing was measuring the land in Datong Mansion, I don't know what Wang Zongbing plans to do next? ”

Song Tongyin drank all the wine in the cup, ate a mouthful of dumplings, and motioned to Wang Zezhi to talk about his thoughts.

"The last general started as a guerrilla at Yanmen Pass and garrisoned Fang Mountain.

After the last general garrisoned, he cultivated land to build water conservancy and planted some buckwheat.

In the end, it will be discovered that in today's land, one acre of land is only a stone.

If you want to ensure that the people have food for a year, then the people must have at least ten acres of land in their hands, which is not counting the premise of paying taxes.

If the people have to pay taxes, then the people must have at least 20 acres of land in their hands to survive.

Therefore, the last general planned to measure all the official fields, military fields, and private fields occupied by the 74 gentry in Datong Mansion.

In the end, these fields will be given to the people to cultivate, and after the distribution is carried out, no squire, clansmen, or officials will be allowed to set up farms, let alone annex them, so that the people can rest and recuperate and live and work in peace and contentment. ”

At this time, the yield of the field is not high, and it is good to produce more than 200 catties per acre, if it is in a place where there is no water, it is not even a hundred catties.

If the people don't have ten acres of land in their hands, they really can't support themselves.

"Good, good.

I really didn't expect that you, a military general, could also think of going here.

If so, let it go, and the Governor will be with you.

Come, the old man will give you a drink. ”

"Master Xie."

The two touched each other and drank it all.

After drinking, the two of them picked up chopsticks at the same time and ate a bite of dumplings.

The more you drink dumplings with wine, the more you have.

Wang Zezhi didn't expect that Song Tongyin came to him, not to trouble him, but to ask him what to do with the land.

This is a good official who really wants to stabilize the country.

And Song Tongyin didn't expect that Wang Zezhi was not a reckless man as he imagined, but a good general with a strategy for governing the country and securing the country.

So, this Chinese New Year's Eve, one article and one martial arts, one old and one young, ate dumplings like this and got drunk.