The bitter cold of winter has put most of China into slow-motion footage. And it was in the cold wind and cold that the second year of Daqi Hongwu came to the end of the year.

There is no doubt that at the end of the year, when various ministries, departments and government offices have entered the busy work and annual summary, the economic activity of the whole China has also ushered in a moment of explosion.

This is a tradition that has been passed down in China for thousands of years. Yang Bailao remembers to pull the red head rope for Xi'er during the New Year, and he is a person who has had a much better life recently.

No one will be stingy at this time.

A sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is not only the best reward for one's family's hard work for a year, but also the happiest example of the time to pay tribute to the ancestors.

Although the situation outside is relatively tense - no one wants to be relocated to Korea or the Ryukyus because of their poor families, the existence of this event has put a heavy burden on the hearts of many people with the hat of "poverty", but it has also stimulated the market economy at the end of the year.

Because no one wants to be nailed as a 'poor household' by others because of the cold food during the Chinese New Year.

Although the people who wear this hat can get relief from the government during the New Year's holidays, and even the money and food of some charitable organizations, many people who were quite generous in the past were envious and jealous of it.

But now, as a family of poor households was forcibly driven by the government to a foreign land thousands of miles away in tears, there is only "luck" left in the hearts of countless people.

I'm so scared, it's too costly!

But in the land of Qilu, especially in Jeju, the old base of the Lu Qi Dynasty, the ordinary people around Liangshanbo do not have this feeling. Just because Emperor Lu is the one who moved to Yidu, it is impossible to whip them on their bodies.

Compared with previous years, many people feel that this year's days are better.

This is not only because there are many local families who are eating financial meals - just like the old red base in later generations, it is not allowed to casually see a person in his seventies and eighties, who is a retired old cadre. People serve the country's rice bowl.

The same goes for Jeju.

In the past, they 'got the moon first near the water', and they joined the local sons and daughters of the Liangshan Army one after another, although now there are few people who can compare with Shangchao Gai, Song Jiang, San Ruan, Wu Yong, etc., but there are really a large number of small bureaucrats and small officers.

That is to say, the rise of Emperor Lu was too fast, and most of the pillars of the dynasty were famous figures, and these people occupied the position of the upper echelons early, essentially forming a ceiling, which invisibly suppressed the further development of the majority of grassroots officers and soldiers.

You can't deny that in the era of cold weapons, in the Great Dynasty with the Water Margin as the background, the importance of martial arts to the military far exceeded that of later generations.

In the first half of the 20th century, guns and guns have no eyes, but they will not spare your life because of your strong martial arts. But in this era, those who are strong in martial arts can quickly show their heads from the military wherever they mix.

The legend of the disciples of Jiangmen is not without reason.

It is also because under a relatively loose tax system, they have another year of accumulation. When the annual income is greater than the living expenses of the year, the life will naturally become more and more generous as the year goes on.

It is also in Jeju, and it is impossible that there are really no poor people here, just because of the special status of this place, the scythe of migration cannot be harvested here.

The year before the year was the busiest day of the year in the Jeju government, because there were many officials here, so it was necessary to count this year in advance, and there were several important characters and small fish and shrimp who went home for the New Year. The local government has to show something, not material money, but human affection.

And the most important thing is that Jeju, which is Lu Qian's old base, has the largest number of survivors of military martyrs here.

Every Chinese New Year, the condolences to the bereaved families of these military martyrs are a major matter for the Jeju government and even the Lu Qi court. It's also a 'big deal' on a national scale. It's just that Jeju has a wider coverage, and in the first half of the Chinese New Year, first the government and then the charity organization have carried out a "warmth" activity for the lonely elderly and the bereaved families of military martyrs around Liangshan Park. Two bags of rice, two bags of dry goods, a can or two of oil, a few feet of fabric, and bedding were given to each family—not much, but they could be guaranteed to live the year in peace. Even if there is a real family without overnight food, not to mention that kind of abject poverty is almost non-existent in Jeju.

But that's just the basics, and that's where the main action comes next. The work and income of the bereaved families of the Jeju military martyrs, the growth and schooling of the children, the health of the elderly, etc., are the highlights of the drama. It is necessary to have a detailed statistical report and submit it to the above.

It's a pity to say that Emperor Lu did his best for the bereaved families of military martyrs. Something that caused people to shed blood and tears would never happen in the financially wealthy Lu Qi court.

But the government is busy, it is the government's business, and no matter how busy the officials are, no one will feel distressed by the people. The topic turned back to the fact that the real excitement during the New Year was the private market.

Think about China's population, so many people from all over the world have erupted with a strong desire to buy, what a huge force it would be? Even businessmen know how to stock up, whether it is food, drink, or clothing, and it is not uncommon for the sales volume of the month after the year before the year to be as small as the total sales amount of the previous half year.

What can the common people ask for? With a few dollars in hand, and with that money being able to buy what they like and need, it feels like a peaceful and prosperous world. This is especially true in Jeju, where they have been in their prime for several years.

What's more, the current domestic situation in Luqi is peaceful, and the rectification of public security and taxation has made the trade routes in various places unimpeded, which is to create a feeling that you can buy everything you want!

In a casual inland small county, all kinds of goods can be bought from all over the world, and they will be deliberately classified.

For example, the textile area, from cotton yarn and raw silk to ready-to-wear; From home-woven cloth, burlap to cotton cloth to high-grade silk; From needles and threads to spinning machines and looms, you can buy them all.

There is also a food area with white rice, fine noodles and grains as the main body, covering fruits and vegetables, river fresh, meat, eggs and poultry and other fresh meat and vegetables; The condiment area with oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and pepper as the core, kelp and dried shrimp, salted fish and salted meat, and all kinds of mountain and seafood pickled products; It is a daily department store area with hardware such as kitchen knives, scissors, sickles and axes, ceramic utensils such as pots and spoons, and canned candy...... Wait a minute.

This is truly an eye-opener.

Merchants in many places felt that with the innovation of the imperial court, the goods that could not be entered in the past could now not only come, but also be stable. How hard is it for them to understand why this change is?

Again, few people think about it. They are just a bunch of ordinary people, why do they want such a complex and profound problem? As long as there is money to be made, it is enough.

As for the people, the ...... of eating, watching, playing, clothing, food, housing, transportation and entertainment are satisfied, which is better than everything.

And Jeju, which has canals and water leading directly to the sea, is even more ignorant. You can buy everything you want, only what you can't think of, and nothing you can't buy.

Especially for the people of Jeju, money is really not hard to make. Livestock, eggs and poultry, in this era want to engage in large-scale breeding, it is very difficult, but it is not difficult to engage in family-based agricultural and sideline industries, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and eggs are the way to make money. The imperial court has a purchasing station here, and it receives as much as it sends. Not to mention the prosperity that the opening of the North-South Canal has brought to Jeju......

Even if you don't have anything, ordinary people, you always have a lot of strength, right? Go to the perennial recruitment office to find a short-term job, and work for three or two months during the slack time, and you can save a few money.

This is Lu Qi's preferential treatment of Jeju, just like the meticulous bereaved families of military martyrs, and only Jeju often sets up a recruitment office in the whole world, the counterpart is the salt field in the north of Qilu and Hebei, and various projects under the Ministry of Industry, such as the Yellow River embankment that has been started and countless bridges and paving.

Working for the imperial court is harder, and their rules are great, but there are two benefits that are enough to offset any dissatisfaction - the first is that they are absolutely preferential in terms of food and work-related injury insurance, and they are true to their word. The second is that they are very trustworthy in wages, and they are free to choose whether they want to pay silver dollars or light banknotes.

So at the end of the year, you can often see those strong men returning from outside at the docks in Jeju, and they are not enviable in their dress, but the point is that they must have big bags and small bags in their hands, and happily go home for the New Year.

As for the whole family, it is not uncommon to push a cart and lead a donkey to the market and town to purchase. These are people who have a little money, but they are not too rich to come and buy fresh every day. So just like many well-off families in later generations, they made big purchases in supermarkets and completed all the New Year's goods in the market at one time.

While the towns and cities were prosperous, village fairs became more frequent, but the scale and frequency were far less than those of later generations. But this also made hundreds of people cry out for convenience.

- White and crystalline snow sugar, colorful candy preserves, and fine candles with a fragrance of fragrance,...... These good things, which were previously thought to be enjoyed only by the wealthy, are now stacked in bundles and haphazardly on the stalls of country markets, and the prices are already unexpectedly cheap.

Political stability, national stability, and in the classical economic era meant the rapid recovery of the productive forces that had been damaged during the war, and this was the fundamental reason for the appearance of so many goods in the bazaars of towns and villages.

The mouths of businessmen are what they say, and there is always one for you in countless kinds of goods! Whether it is a man or a woman, in the face of so many items, in addition to being dazzled, generosity is also a must.

What's more, the people of Jeju are not short of money.

This is still the case in many parts of China, such as Shanghai and Hong Kong, such as those important cities where commerce and trade are prosperous. However, Jeju's per capita income has risen rapidly.

In the end, it is the people who have earned the money, and they have the money in their hands.

Lu Qi's new dynasty was not as harsh as Zhao Song in terms of taxes, and at the same time liberalized commerce, promoted maritime trade, and made the cake bigger, but left an extra share for the people, how could the people's lives be harder? Not to mention a thriving place for commerce.

"They all say that my second child is not blessed, his life is not good, he can't afford to live a good life, and he died of illness in early spring. In a tavern on the south bank of Jishui, it was the rush hour at lunchtime. The seats in the store were already full of people, mostly the people who came out to buy. Whether you know each other or not, sitting together is fate. Talk to each other, it's nothing more than a good year, a good world, and so on. The topic is inseparable from today's good days. And men, a few mouthfuls of cat urine on the head, the tongue is bigger.

Among them, a man in his thirties said with a sad face. When they came to buy last year, the two brothers were still all the way, and this year they are alone. For a while, I didn't feel like it, so to speak.

I heard the older man at the same table say, "My brother's words are bad." I heard my brother say that your brother has also enjoyed a good life for two years, and he has land at home, so he is also down-to-earth when he is angry. With the current emperor here, our fathers and villagers in Jeju can't go hungry. And what about my own brother? It's been ten years since I died. When I died, my nephew was only thirteen years old, and his family affairs were not settled, and his family was surrounded by four walls, and he couldn't afford a thick wooden coffin. Even if you go underground, you won't be able to stay safe. ”

When the man heard this, the sadness in his heart was really gone. "That's right. When my brother left, the family had a field and a house, and there was nothing to worry about, even if the child was smaller, he was relieved, his heart was steady, and he walked cleanly. ”

A good life does not prevent people from dying of old age, sickness and death, and the people of Jeju should die or die. A group of people who are celebrating the New Year open their mouths when my brother dies and close their mouths when my uncle dies, it seems unlucky. But everyone was full of emotion and gratitude.

"My sixth uncle died after the autumn, five out of fifty, not small. The night before the breath, one person ate a bowl of steamed pork and left with a smile at night. For ordinary people, being able to leave this world with a smile like the sixth uncle in his mouth is already the best result they can hope for.

Thinking about the good days now, when talking about the hard days of the past, it is inevitable that someone will scold Zhao Song.

The shopkeeper of the hotel and Xiao Er are not surprised by this, because they have really seen this kind of thing a lot, and they are used to it. Because people always love to remember bittersweet memories.

When the diners had drunk their wine and eaten their meals, they pulled their cattle and wheeled them into carts, and each returned to his village.

The hotel closed as always, and when it opened the next day, there would be a group of new guests coming at mealtime, tasting the happiness and joy of a good day at the same time, and ruthlessly criticizing Zhao Song for the hard days of the past.

It's a scene that happens here every day, plain and real. (https:)

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