"Master Wang's new official took office, protect the water and soil of Tianjin, and we will kowtow to the adults first!!"

The men kneeling on the ground had a singing role, and his voice was loud, and when he shouted, the men below kowtowed, making a lot of noise.

Wang Tong stood at the door a little dazed, what is the bow incense, it sounds like a thing, but looking at the situation in front of him, it feels like an organization.

What kind of organization dares to come to the door of Jinyi Wei Qianhu to pay New Year's greetings and give gifts so swaggeringly, and what is going on on this boat, he looked around, and the people on his side were all the same confused, but it was not strange that the idlers who were watching the excitement were cheering over there.

"The eldest lord has just arrived, and the bow incense always has to make a statement, and we have ten cents per person, and we have made up some money for the eldest lord to settle down, please accept it!"

Wang Tong also saw clearly what was in the small boat dragged by horses, full of copper coins, and looked a little sharp.

I couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, and I couldn't accept this money for so long, Wang Tong hurriedly refused:

"The official has a lot of money on hand, don't bother with it, this heart is received by the official, please take it back!!"

The dozen or so men all stood up, each with a smile on their faces, and the one who sang the salute said with a smile:

"The big man doesn't know, this is also the rule of our Tianjin Wei, but whenever the new official takes office, the incense people on the bow of the boat must give the adults a settlement money, the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival and filial piety, and then kowtow to the big man, say hello, and the little ones will leave."

After speaking, all the people kowtowed down, and they didn't know who was coaxing them, and the idlers applauded together, making the atmosphere extremely warm, and those people kowtowed and unloaded the horses pulling the boat, and went straight away.

Li Hutou and a few teenagers couldn't see any boats in the place, but today they saw it outside the door, it was all fresh, and as soon as the people over there left, they surrounded them.

From beginning to end, although the so-called "bow incense" that came to kowtow to the New Year was very respectful in etiquette, it did not consider Wang Tong's feelings at all, and it was completely on his own.

"A lot of copper coins!"

Sun Dahai couldn't help but sigh in admiration, reached out and fished out a handful, and sprinkled it back, Zhang Shiqiang on the side was more thoughtful, stretched out his head to look at the boat, shook his head and said:

"It's not much, it won't exceed a hundred taels of silver."

Now 700 wen can be exchanged for one tael of silver, and one hundred taels is 70,000 yuan, which is a lot of money, but it is actually not worth too much, and it just takes up a good place.

This small boat can hold three or four people at most, it looks like the kind of water walking, except for the red color, there is nothing special, that is, there is an incense burner in the bow of the boat, and the three incense sticks in it have not been burned out.

"Call all the people in our house out, and each person will get fifty wen, which is considered a reward for this Spring Festival!"

Wang Tong commanded, Li Hutou cheered, turned around and ran into the mansion, Wang Tong also walked towards the house, this is a small episode, and there is no need to put too much emphasis on the letter.

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Tong stopped, turned to Tan Jiang and said:

"Go and call Hang Daqiao to me, what do you say about ten Wen per person, so many copper coins, this doesn't mean that there are thousands of them, this is to show their wrists with this official."

The more I think about it, the more wrong it is, this is clearly a demonstration, there are thousands of incense groups here in Tianjin, and everyone has to be in awe.

When Hangdaqiao came over, his face was full of red light, the smell of wine was smoky, this year's hands were loose, and the wine and meat were inevitably let go, and Hangdaqiao also had wine every day at home, eating and drinking.

Walking outside the door, this Hang Baihu was also careful, went to the side of the road to grab the snow and rubbed a few handfuls on his face, his mind was somewhat clear, he came to Wang Tong's house to worship the New Year, and when he entered the door, he stood aside respectfully.

Hearing Wang Tong's question, this Hang Baihu was stunned, and then congratulated with excitement on his face and said:

"Congratulations, congratulations, how to say that as soon as Lord Wang comes to our Tianjin Jinyiwei, it will be to clear the clouds and see the blue sky, and this bow incense will also come to give us a gift."

Saying this, Wang Tong was even more awkward, daring to feel that there was light on his face, looking at the confused expression on his face, this Hang Baihu hurriedly explained:

"Lord Wang, you are from the capital, naturally you don't know what this ship's bow incense is, this is the largest incense society in our Beizhili, there are tens of thousands of incense people?"

This made Wang Tong surprised, the incense society generally refers to the group composed of those Buddhist and Taoist believers who are accompanied by incense, and refers to the believers of the temple and Taoist temple in a certain place, but this boathead incense is not a serious god and Buddha when he hears it, but there are tens of thousands of incense people, it is not a big disaster in the place, but also a big disaster in the imperial court, and troops should be sent immediately to exterminate it, how can it still exist so grandly, and he is actually a face to give gifts to officials.

"My lord, on the one hand, our Tianjin is the last transshipment of the Cao ship before entering Beijing, and it is also the place where the grain and grass are transported to Jizhen and Liao Town, not to mention that the goods from the south are also sold to Beizhili and Liao Town, Shanxi and other places on our side, the grain and grass goods are not coarse and fine, and a large number of laborers are required for transshipment and handling.

It seems that this story has spread widely, and confused characters like Hang Daqiao understand it very well, but Wang Tong doesn't believe it very much, because this paragraph is too similar to some martial arts novels he read back then.

"Ten people for a stick of incense, 100 people for a furnace of incense, ten incense for a stove of incense, ten incense for a head of incense, this Tianjin outside the sea and Caoyun wharf on the big and small things are their decision."

Hang Daqiao said a little elated with wine, but Wang Tong asked in wonder:

"Don't the yamen care?" "My lord, in the past, when Caoyun had an emergency, the errand couldn't be sent, while waiting for food, everyone did it, and now the branch directly talked to those few incense heads, those people will soon be able to call people together, the official face is very dependent on them, it is said that several officials in charge of Cao Yun also have a few incense heads......."

Wang Tong waved his hand, speaking of which he understood a thing or two, the organization of this bow incense is similar to the Cao gang that appeared in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the sailors on the boats of the official boats on the canal, and the coolies on the wharves on both sides of the river, these people are actually different from other people, they have their own lifestyles and interests, in order to protect themselves or to earn more, it is more likely that there are people who want to do something, and they must join a group.

Such an organization, at present, has been semi-officially recognized, if you want to continue to do it, you must have a good relationship with all the gods in Tianjin, and this time you send money to yourself to pay New Year's greetings, it seems that there is also this intention.

However, Wang Tong was always a little uneasy in his heart, he was not naïve enough to believe that the other party would give him money for the New Year.

According to the estimation of Zhang Shiqiang and others, this boat is more than one hundred taels of silver, and the quality of those copper coins is good, they are all good official money, and almost six hundred wen can be exchanged for one tael of silver.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there were few open shops in Tianjin, and both the government and the people were celebrating the New Year with peace of mind, and the streets were very deserted.

Wang Tong didn't wait for Lu Wancai's reply, maybe everything needs time to be handled after returning to Beijing, and there is no one on duty at this New Year's Day.

Every day, he rode around Tianjin City on horseback to take a look, and then led his subordinates and teenagers to practice and boil their bodies. What made Wang Tong not know whether to be disappointed or relaxed was that none of the soldiers in Tianjin Jinyiwei, including those who came back later, were willing to run and exercise, preferring cats to eat, drink and have fun in a warm home.

After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the young people who were in the four miles and eight towns, and the young people who were called to register for the market began to report to the city.

The first two days were very deserted, but a few people tentatively came to ask, and after getting a positive answer, more and more people came, and these people settled in the cleared house, and they were all in charge of food and housing.

No one wants to live outside during the Chinese New Year, but Tianjin Jinyiwei's behavior shows the reliability of recruitment, and the children of military families who originally felt a little hesitant were all moved after hearing the news.

People who have a little relationship, looking for people to inquire around the corner, some asked about General Li's side, and some asked about the Wei Commander's side, and they all got a positive answer, saying that the Jinyi Wei Wang Qianhu is very capable, and he must vigorously rectify and innovate, and follow him to do a promising future.

Some people also inquired about General Li giving a big mansion in the city to Wang Qianhu, and the soldiers of the guard saw that the biggest heaven in their eyes was a commander and this General Li, and these people all said this, who still had any doubts.

Who doesn't know that this brocade guard is a good errand, one to ten, ten to hundred, to get the registration form is naturally elated, and some people take the initiative to say that the daughter-in-law, and those who don't get the table are also asked to inquire to see if there is a chance.

Wang Tong naturally agreed, as long as the young men who meet those standards can sign up, and then take the test.

However, before the Lantern Festival, it could not be done, although the military quartermaster was served all the conveniences of the military on the side of the Panda Road, but before and after the Shangyuan Festival, there was a lantern festival in the city, and the last carnival of the first month of the first month in Sili and Eight Townships, there were too many people in and out, and it was still not enough to join in this excitement.

(To be continued)