- Neihuang County

The county seat of Neihuang County is not very large, due to the Taiping of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years, although Neihuang is located in the north, but the city defense has not been repaired for a long time, the city wall of the county town that should not be allowed to live has long been surrounded by people, which is also a characteristic of the Song Dynasty, many city residents have lived from the city to the outside of the city, this point, Kaifeng Mansion is the most obvious, of course, this also laid the root of the tragedy behind.

At this time, it was already the middle of the day, that is, the ninety o'clock time of the later generations, and the city was full of pedestrians and husbands, which was very lively.

Jiang De and the others walked while watching, this is the first time Jiang De walked out of Sanjia Village, came to the outside world, Jiang De stretched out his head from time to time, very interested in the street scene of the Song Dynasty, Wang Ming saw that Jiang De dared to be interested, so he became a tour guide and began to introduce while walking.

"Our Neihuang County is managed by the Daimyo Mansion, and since Renzong set it as Beijing, the Daimyo Mansion has begun to gather businessmen, and we have a lot of merchants in the Huangcheng, look, that is Dingxianglou! When we send Xiao Langjun's household registration to the county government, we can try it. Wang Ming pointed to a small building not far away and said.

Jiang De looked, only saw a not luxurious wooden building, there is a plaque with three big characters in Dingxiang Building, the two-story wooden building can be seen to have a period of history, and there are colorful silk decorations hanging on it, probably the same effect as the neon lights of later generations, the whole restaurant looks quite large, it can be seen that there should be a courtyard as a kitchen in the back, such a restaurant looks in Jiang De's eyes, just an evaluation - shabby!

But this is already a rare good restaurant on the way, Jiang De crooked his mouth, this Neihuang is still a small county town after all, and the best restaurant is of such a level, and I don't know what the Fan Lou in Kaifeng Mansion will be like.

Originally, Jiang De still had the intention of buying Dingxiang Building, but now it seems that such a restaurant cannot match the future catering empire in Jiang De's heart, even if he buys it, it seems that he will have to overthrow it all.

It's no wonder that Jiang De, who is accustomed to seeing countless luxury hotels in later generations, looks at the restaurant in this small county town of the Song Dynasty, if he looks at it, it will be strange if he is amazed.

Wang Ming paid attention to Jiang De's eyes after pointing to Dingxianglou, and found a trace of disappointment in Jiang De's eyes, and hurriedly asked, "What?" Does Xiao Langjun think this Dingxianglou is not good? ”

Jiang De snorted and said, "It's really not as good as I expected, it's just that, wait for me to think about it." ”

Yue Fei looked at Dingxianglou and said, "I think it's already very good, what about two floors, we don't have it in the village." ”

Wang Gui snorted, "I also think that Dingxiang Mansion is not very good, when I went to the Daimyo Mansion with my father last year, that Cuiyun Building was really beautiful, big and beautiful." ”

Zhou Tong nodded approvingly and said, "The old man of Cuiyun Lou also went to the Daimyo Mansion that day, but it was a carved beam and painted pillar, extraordinary, that building is famous in Hebei, known as the first, there are one hundred and ten pavilions, but it is a good place to go." ”

Jiang De asked curiously, "Our senior brother Lu Yuanwai is known as the first rich man in Hebei, but he doesn't know that this Cuiyun Building is his?" ”

Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "It's not, my disciple is a family heirloom, a rich man, although he is also a businessman, but he is engaged in the business of medicinal materials and grain, and there are many fields, but this restaurant is not involved." ”

Jiang Deyi smiled when he heard this, "That's good, I'm afraid that it won't be easy to talk when I meet Senior Brother Lu in the future." ”

Tang Huai asked, "What does Brother Jiang mean that Cuiyun Tower will not be our opponent in the future?" ”

Jiang De patted his head and said, "Don't talk about Cuiyun Building, it's Fan Building, I will take it in the future, there are two best businesses in the world, one is to eat and drink in the building, as long as there are people, you have to eat!" One is medicinal herbs, as long as it is a person, it will be born, old, sick and die! And this restaurant business is based on their own ability, unless they are cheating, there is no need to be afraid of him! ”

Zhang Xian patted his chest and said, "If he dares to cheat, we will fight back!" ”

Zhou Tong shouted, "You are so violent at a young age, I think you have to recite the Tao Te Ching again when you go back!" ”

A few people talked and laughed, and came to the county yamen, Wang Ming asked Zhou Tong to wait, and then walked in with Jiang De.

In fact, the people in a county yamen do only have a very small number of pro-people officials such as the county, the county cheng, the chief bookkeeper, the county lieutenant and so on are sent down by the imperial court, these people have grades, and there are also fixed court issued by the court, but there are also a large number of county officials, these county officials have all kinds of identities, such as Cao Si, escort, hand points, stickers and so on. These people do not have the grade of the imperial court, but they are the executors of the actual imperial decrees, and these people's wages are often no or almost nothing, but people have to live, so at the beginning of the Song Dynasty, these people were taken to serve as state and county errands according to households, but the result was that many people who were not suitable for some jobs were thrown into the corresponding jobs, and at the same time, many laborers were forced to leave the land to serve as servants. However, there was no money for servitude, and if it was not done well, it would go bankrupt, and after Wang Anshi changed the law, it was changed to the conscription law, that is, the estimated annual expenses for employment in each state and county were apportioned by the households according to the level of the households. And then use that money to hire people to do things.

But in this way, a large number of important positions were divided by some large households for a long time, so that the balance between officials gradually unbalanced, in the Song Dynasty, officials in various places generally have term limits, long for three years, break a few months, will migrate, such frequent migration coupled with the ancient underdeveloped information, so that it is difficult for them to have a deep understanding of the local situation, which makes a large part of the work of the Song Dynasty officials need to rely on Xu officials, these officials are generally native people, and long-term in a certain department, Familiar with the regulations and legal provisions of the department, understand the local social status and customs. It can be said that in various departments, most of the people who really do things are actually those old officials who have served in the yamen for a long time and are proficient in laws and regulations. Instead of those scholars who had just put down the sage books and couldn't even tell the difference between Xingu and Chen Dao, even the edicts drafted by the Hanlin scholars had to be read by Confucius before they could be issued with peace of mind. It can be said that if there are Ming monarchs and famous ministers, they will naturally become the tentacles of the implementation of the dynasty's decrees, and once there are faint monarchs and mediocre officials, they will also steal power and seize power, and even collude with corrupt officials.

Jiang De and Wang Ming walked into the county office, Wang Ming is the head of Sanjia Village, in fact, the accurate name should be Baozheng, after Wang Anshi changed the law, the implementation of the Baojia Law, with ten families as one guarantee, the selection of the main household has the power to one person as the chief; Fifty families are a big guarantee, and one person is selected as the chief of the big guarantee; Of course, in practice, it is often impossible to really have 500 households, so it is often a false finger, like Sanjia Village, in fact, there are only two or three hundred households in total, but Wang Ming is also Baozheng. This makes Jiang De's household registration a lot simpler, and the household registration in the Song Dynasty is divided into "Fangguo households" and "rural households", which is almost equivalent to the urban and rural household registration in later generations, and each household is divided into grades according to the amount of wealth, whether it is paying taxes or serving, they are handled according to this level.

"Wang Baozheng, a rare guest! What is this for? A man in a robe walked over, arched his hand to Wang Ming, looked at Jiang Deqi and said, "What a handsome young man, could it be your son and nephew?" It's just that this hair... Is it a monk? ”

Wang Ming looked at the man, and laughed, "It turned out to be Zhang Zhubo, Brother Zishu is okay during this time, this is Jiang Xiaolangjun, his name is Jiang De!" His parents are no longer in the world, so I will take him to settle down, you can rest assured, I understand the rules, I will pay for this example. ”

Zhang Zishu doesn't look very old, about thirty years old, medium height, thin figure with goat's whiskers, he looks a little thin.

Zhang Zishu looked at Jiang De and sighed, "But it's also a pitiful child, just let me register it for you." I don't want you to make any money. ”

Zhang Zishu took Jiang De and Wang Ming to a room together, Jiang De saw that there were books and account books inside, Wang Ming said, "These are our Neihuang's household registration account books, by the way, Brother Zishu, the big exam is coming soon, will you go this year?" ”

Zhang Zishu wrote to Jiang De with a sigh and said, "I won't go, I've been there twice, I've seen it in the past two years, maybe I really only have to lift people's lives, not Jinshi's material, okay!" As he spoke, Zhang Zishu took out another seal and stamped it a few times.

Wang Ming hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Zishu, you have been studying hard for more than 20 years, wouldn't it be wasted if you don't go, could it be that you are really willing to be the master for the rest of your life?" ”

After Zhang Zishu put the account book away, he handed Wang Ming a pamphlet and said, "So what? Usually read books, write and write, but also happy, walking, why don't we have a drink today? ”

Wang Ming took it and said, "It's okay, I just introduced a hermit to you, and that was the first teacher of the Jingshi Imperial Boxing Gym in the past!" ”

Zhang Zishu's eyes lit up and asked, "Could it be that Zhou Tong?" Iron arm circumference? ”

Wang Ming clapped his hands and said, "It's this person!" ”

Zhang Zishu hurriedly said, "You also know that I like to fight every day, Teacher Zhou is here, I can't miss it, take me quickly." ”

Wang Ming led the way in front and walked out with Zhang Zishu and Jiang De.

When he came outside and saw Zhou Tong, Zhang Zishu arched his hand and said, "Isn't it the old teacher Zhou in front of you?" It's time for the last school to learn Zhang Wenxing! ”

When Zhou Tong heard this, he also arched his hand and said, "The old man is Zhou Tong, who is Brother Zhang?" ”

Wang Ming then said, "This is the master of our Neihuang County, his name is Zhang Wenxing, the word book, he is a famous talent in our Neihuang County, and he almost won the name of Jinshi." ”

Only then did Jiang De know that this sub-book was called Zhang Wenxing, and the sub-book was his character.

Zhang Wenxing laughed, waved his hand and said, "No, the life of Jinshi and the first is no, Wang Baozheng, don't care, Teacher Zhou, I don't know why you came to our Neihuang?" Is it possible to spend more time on it? The kid is very interested in fists and feet, and wants to ask for a lesson or two. ”

Zhou Tong touched his beard with a smile and said, "The old man has already lived in seclusion in Sanjia Village, and he has accepted a few naughty boys as disciples. ”

Zhang Wenxing said with a sigh, "It turns out that the teacher has accepted disciples in this county, which is the honor of the county, who doesn't know the skill of the teacher, I'm afraid that soon in the future, our county will have a few masters." I don't know who was so lucky! ”

Wang Ming said: "It's our inferior son and Jiang Xiaolangjun." ”

Zhang Wenxing looked at Jiang De again, and he suddenly found that Wang Ming's words seemed to have great respect for Jiang De, and such a tone did not seem to be what a nephew should have, so he didn't ask, but continued to chat with Zhou Tong for a few words and said, "I'm so happy today, it's better for me to be the east, please go to the Dingxiang Building for a meal!" ”

Zhang Da clapped his hands and said, "Wow, we had this plan!" ”

Jiang De grabbed Wang Ming from behind and asked, "Wang Yuanwai, who is this questioner?" ”

Wang Ming said to Jiang De, "This Zhang Wenxing, is also a poor man, there is no father and no mother at home, he was picked up and raised by the master in the nearby temple, and because of this, he began to learn to read and write at a very young age, at the beginning the master was also to let him copy the Buddhist scriptures, and found that he was very talented, so he invited someone to teach him, he also competed, all the way to Kaifeng, but unfortunately he was not hit, the second time he went, and he didn't hit, his luck was a little worse, this second time he came back to know, his master has gone, At that time, the county magistrate knew about him and knew that he had no livelihood, so he recruited him to be the master, and three or four years passed, and he was now. It is also because of the temple life that he is also very interested in fists and feet. ”

Jiang De said curiously, "Then how did you get acquainted with him?" ”

Wang Ming smiled and said, "It's a coincidence, three or four years ago, my two brothers and I came to the county town to do business, and suddenly a robber was discovered, and the robber wanted to run, so he went up to fight him, but he didn't think that it was not an opponent. ”

Jiang De sighed and nodded, indicating that he understood.

After a while, the group came to Dingxiang Building, and Zhang Wenxing took the lead in and said, "Come in, Xiao Er, is there a table in the private room upstairs?" ”

A shopkeeper yawned and walked over and said, "Oh, it's Zhang Zhubo, there's a bit on it, please, how many tables do you want?" ”

Zhang Wenxing looked at Wang Ming, Wang Ming looked at Jiang De again, and Jiang De said, "It's good to open a big table, Wang Gui, if we don't look at it, God knows what things will come out." ”

Wang Gui snorted and said, "Big brother knows that we look down on people, we won't make trouble at will, Daddy, you say yes?" ”

Everyone, including Wang Ming, shook their heads, and Wang Gui was silent.

The shopkeeper shouted loudly, "One table!" ”

Jiang De walked up with everyone, while observing the restaurant, and found that the decoration of the restaurant was obviously old, a few vases and a few flowers were slightly embellished, and a few calligraphy and paintings that I didn't know who wrote were hanging.