Of course, there are subtle differences in the thoughts and attitudes of these representatives of the common people. Although it is known as the sixteen Qiantang families, it does not mean that everyone's position and interest orientation are completely the same.

For example, Huang Wenyi, the patriarch of the Huang family, and the other three families have actually already said that they will spare no effort to fully support all the decisions of the metropolitan governor on the spot. Anyway, the Liangling and Fujian lands they came from were originally barren lands with few lands and poor people, and if they couldn't go to the sea for a living, they would only be involved in the armed struggle of the local Yihan Turks.

Therefore, as the descendants of foreign settlers, they can not have much land in the local area, and the basic family industry is mainly concentrated in the workshops in the city and the ships in the port market, and these livelihoods are inextricably linked to the Canton of the largest port in the South China Sea, and they need to rely on the nose.

As a side branch of the Wuxing Shen family, Shen Yannian, the head of the family and the head of the clan, also agreed with the clan and unified the caliber before he came out; Because there was a Shen woman in the back house of the Governor's side; Therefore, for the sake of the Shen family's inheritance, no matter what her background is, she can only be recognized by everyone as the daughter of the Shen family.

Therefore, no matter what the other three surnames of the surrounding Tudo clan think, he must go all out to show his support; In this way, the more the Taiping army takes from them now, the more abundant the potential compensation they can receive elsewhere in the future.

This is the way out for the Shen family to no longer be trapped in a corner of the place for a long time. Since the emergence of Empress Ruizhen, who was the biological mother of Dezong, in the Qianyuan period, the Shen family has been rejected and suppressed by the center of the imperial court and local eunuchs, so that the descendants have the name of the county and few official positions, and they need to make people run the merchants to support the clan.

However, the Lu family, the Zhang family, the Zhu family, and the Gu family, which are known as the "farming and reading heirlooms" with the longest history, have land and property because of the large number of multiplying clansmen, all over the places outside Hangzhou, so the burden of historical problems is the heaviest.

But also because of the successive wars over the years, their families have suffered great losses; As a result, many clansmen were scattered and their fields were barren, and they were even invaded by local tyrants, or simply confiscated by the Taiping army. On the contrary, these branches that remained in the city of Hangzhou to operate goods and colonies were preserved and strengthened.

Therefore, before that, some people secretly came to the door and gave them a unique suggestion and solution; Therefore, it is inevitable that under the rule of the new ruler, there will be a certain impulse to gradually replace the clan by relying on the power of the government.

In the end, the small group with the most ambiguous and ambiguous attitude is the descendants of the Northland clan known as the well-dressed Nandu, and now Wang Xie Yuanxiao and other branches of Qiantang City; The clan behind them is the existence that has the most mountains, forests, fields and estates in Hangzhou, and there are still many corresponding influences.

Of course, those who can appear here through preliminary selection and appraisal are at least okay in terms of fame and reputation, or they are not too ugly on weekdays, and the handles and evil deeds that people can catch for a while are not obvious.

As for the existence of those real problems that are obvious and superficial, they have been decisively liquidated as soon as the Taiping army entered the city, and now the best result is already on the road of exile from the mountains.

Now the main problem is that most of them follow and support Dong Chang, who claims to "protect the territory and the people"; also under the call of Jiang Huan, who was jointly elected, and expelled Dong Chang, whose strength was greatly damaged, which was no longer in their interests.

Since the corresponding speculation fails, it will have to bear the corresponding consequences and costs, which is also a matter of course; The key is what conditions need to be paid for this, and how much price to give up, so that the Taiping army can accept it and avoid the consequences of family breakup and uprooting.

Therefore, on the other hand, even if it comes to this point, there may be many people who are lucky or sit back and watch the changes, thinking about whether they can delay and wait a little longer, and wait until the last moment when there is a turn for the better and an unexpected kicking thought;

For example, these Taiping thieves are really perverse in the rear, and in the end they have to retreat if they can't stand up, or use a lot of compromise means in exchange for the cooperation of their local elites? Maybe I can endure it and maintain the current situation.

Of course, the biggest key at the moment is to curry favor with this metropolitan governor who holds a large army and has the potential to dominate the south of the river; Perhaps if he is served, he will be able to exchange for better treatment and conditions for his own family.

Therefore, each family naturally did their best to come up with the best means to enshrine the current situation; For example, the songs and songs that are sung behind the scenes are from the origin of the Liyuan disciples founded by the Ming Emperor and the worship in the Yichun Courtyard;

The person in charge of advocating is also the former former Zhedong Observer Envoy, and the old musician of the Taile Department brought to office, it is said that he participated in the compilation of Emperor Wenzong's favorite "Yunshao Music".

In order to rehearse and perform the most suitable songs, dances and repertoire, they even invited a famous Pingkang Nanqu artist who has been at home for many years, Luo Yueniang, to guide the housekeepers and dancers who have been raised by each family.

Therefore, the young and handsome Metropolitan Governor was waving his hand to accept the salutes and congratulations of the people; After taking the entourage and waiting for the seats left in front of the central landscape screen fan to sit down one after another, many people's hearts were slightly relieved.

Then the lively music and singing slowly fell silent like the tide of the Qiantang rushing to the end; And as if the drizzle quietly rustled into the night with the wind, there was a particularly light and empty ring.

Then there was a row of green gauze wide skirts and narrow waist water sleeves, long hair shawls and clear like a waterfall with the wind, just relying on no makeup like a dancing queen of Qingshui Hibiscus, one after another flying butterflies through the swaying embroidery drape, and one after another in the direction of the main seat fell like a ring.

At this time, there is a four-column string music that resembles a long-necked pipa-Ruan Xian's plucking sound, like a sudden sound of a broken bottle bursting pulp, and the layers are progressing like the spring river tide outside.

Then, with Ruan Xian's rhythm and melody in waves, the dancers who were on the ground also suddenly moved their slender palms like spring buds blooming, and the mystery of change was between the skirts that spread out like flowers; It is like the first bud of many delicate sprouts.

Then the lotus root arm is gently lifted and fragrant like snow, following a common circle and arc; It's like a light swift skimming the water, or a spring breeze blowing the ripples after the water waves,。。

Then there is the slowly swaying and moving incense shoulders and back, just like the green mountains reflected in the rippling folds of the water, blowing the willows and the wind; It's becoming more and more reluctant to look away.

Immediately afterwards, reeds, shakuhachi, and bamboo planks began to join in the harmony like spring rain, and only then did these dancing girls raise their heads between the high arched water sleeves and arms.

He lightly opened his lips like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and sang in Wu Nong's soft voice:

"Spring rain foot,

Dye a stream of new green.

Double-feathered jade flew from outside the willow,

Clears the relative bath.

The high axis of the green curtain outside the building,

Leaning all over the appendix for a few songs.

cloudy horizontal smoke tree cluster,

Inch of heart and thousands of miles. ”

In these "Chunlin Song", which is specially used to show and convey, and the corresponding flattery and flattery, with the melodious and graceful singing and dancing of the dancers;

Suddenly, someone saw the Governor who had been smiling, and suddenly turned to say something with a chuckle to the person next to him. As a result, many people couldn't help but let go of the breath that was held in their throats.

As long as the other party can appreciate it, this also means that there are more potential thoughts and attitudes that can be explored in the next step, and even the possibility of further exploiting their likes and trends.

Just like the successive imperial court and feudal town officials who have mastered the power of local conquest and killing, as long as they tirelessly meet them, they can always find some channels to gain closeness and appreciation.

"It seems that the desire to survive of these high-ranking families is still quite strong."

Zhou Huai'an, who was in the main seat, turned his head to Yang Shigu, Luo Yin and others who were sitting beside him.

"Even I don't like high sideburns and decorations, so I treat my appearance plainly, and the trends and preferences in these details have been figured out."

"After all, it is the southeast of Fujia, and it has inextricable relationships with those former subordinates under the Governor's Mansion, such as fellow villagers, relatives, and teachers."

Yang Shigu, who described the emaciated and resolute, was unimpressed.

"That's it."

And as Luo Yin, the feelings in his heart are even more diverse than him. You must know that he was originally a native of Hangzhou New Town (now Xindeng Town, Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang), and he is an authentic local aborigine.

His grandfather was a county magistrate, and his father relied on Menyin to maintain a family that was relatively solid enough for him to study; Until he was twenty-seven years old, he said goodbye to his family and came to Chang'an, Beijing, to start a career of "not being ranked in the top ten".

Then the family had me to support him for study tours and imperial examinations, but in this difficult world, he gradually went bankrupt and sold out, and his parents died one after another; Therefore, in the end, he was destitute and could only stay in Beijing and live a little bit by relying on his literary name.

In a sense, thanks to the attention of the Taiping Army and the Governor of Zhou, he got the opportunity to return to his hometown in this lifetime. It's just that among the homes he is familiar with, he has already lived in other people's homes beyond recognition.

However, this did not change much of his current hot situation, as the senior brother of the Taiping Governor, and also the praise officer of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion; Some people in the local area have already compared him to a bachelor official in the East Cabinet, or a first-class secretary and supervisor.

Therefore, even if the Luo family is only a small family with a small surname that has declined in the local area, many distant relatives and neighbors, true and false, have suddenly appeared; Then there were many women in the boudoir who wrote letters and expressed their admiration for poetry and people.

In the end, some people even hit Yun Ying, who is responsible for taking care of daily life, and her adopted daughter, and began to pretend to be her so-called distant relatives and clansmen.

It also made Luo Yin feel the so-called so-called: "The poor are unknown in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains".

Then, when he couldn't calm down, he heard Zhou Huai'an suddenly say:

"There are still old acquaintances here."