Liu Minzhong is also in Tanggu, that is, Liu Minzhong, who lost his family, home, family business and an arm in the Qing Dynasty and World War I, did not stay in Cangzhou at this time, and actually came to Tanggu alone.

Now they are standing on the edge of the street blankly, and they spontaneously come out to greet Chen Dexing's triumphant mid-Tanggu merchants.

He looks even more depressed now! The pale and emaciated face was interspersed with scars, and a shaggy yellow beard. Although it was still a Confucian shirt, it was dirty and torn, and it seemed that it had not been washed or repaired for months. The boots on his feet were also torn, the thumb of his left foot was exposed, and the nails of his toes were long and black, and he had not been washed and cut for many days. The only thing he had in his left hand was a wooden stick, the surface of which was smooth and oily, and it had obviously been used for a long time. He also had a very shriveled furoshiki on his left shoulder, and it seemed that there was nothing in it.

No, it's not as if, it's nothing! He left Cangzhou five months ago, when his baggage was still bulging, and it contained a few changes of clothes and a few taels of broken silver, as well as a few books and four treasures of the study.

There is no way for him to leave Cangzhou, his good friend Xu Ziyuan has not helped him since he left Cangzhou, and there is no news - Xu Ziyuan is Chen Dexing's secretary, of course, he followed Chen Dexing to the south, and this big circle is more than half a year. Naturally, Liu Min of Cangzhou couldn't take care of it. Liu Minzhong relied on the two taels of silver given by Xu Ziyuan for several months, and after spending it, he pawned the goods, until five months ago, he really had no choice, so he had to take it upon himself to sell Xu Ziyuan's house in Cangzhou for three taels of money, and he wanted to do some trading to make a living. I heard that there are many people and little grain in Tanggu, and the price of grain is twice as high as that of Cangzhou. I bought more than a dozen stones of wheat from Cangzhou and shipped them to Tanggu to sell.

Who knew that the wheat would arrive. encountered a sharp drop in food prices (all of which were tossed by Qu Huajie's big bear). The quality of the wheat shipped by Liu Minzhong is inferior, and it can't be sold for a few bucks at all. After paying for a car and a coolie, there was not much money left. And Liu Minzhong is missing a right arm, and it is extremely difficult to find a job to make ends meet. I want to go back to Cangzhou and am homeless. You can only sit and eat in Tanggu here. Two months ago, because I couldn't pay the store, I was blown out, and I have been sleeping on the streets since then. But I won't ask for food - I can't pull this face! He is a talented and ambitious Liu Minzhong! How can you ask for food......

But don't want to eat, in this increasingly prosperous and vigorous Ming country, there is no way for him Liu Minzhong to live!

Liu Minzhong, who had already spent the last copper plate, had no pennies on his body, and had nothing to pawn out for two money, was a little discouraged at this time. is also full of resentment towards the current majestic Ming Kingdom - if there is no Ming Kingdom, there is no Chen Dexing, there will be no Hebei Yanyun Battle last year, Li Pu is a rebel is not the opponent of the Great Khan, and he will definitely be defeated soon. He, Liu Minzhong, is still a third-class Han master, and he has some opportunities to be a third-class Han official.

And not as it is now...... It's a first-class man who has nothing to eat and is about to starve to death! Whether it is a third-class person or a first-class person, can it be more important than whether there is food or not?

The voices of the two southern accents suddenly sounded in the ears of Liu Minzhong, who was a little lost, interrupting his thoughts that he was about to think about.

"Think about it, it's better to be here in Daming, spend a few hundred yuan to buy a gentry card and vote for the councilor. The councillors can also manage the lord of the city, and we, the gentry, are equivalent to indirectly managing the city and the entire commercial market, so we will naturally live at ease. Business is also doing with confidence. ”

"However, the rules of the Ming Dynasty are also strict, although how much tax is collected, what can be sold. Anything that cannot be sold can be discussed by the council, but once it is negotiated, there is no room for anything. I have a cousin who is a shipwreck. In the first half of the year, the smuggling of hundreds of catties of Nanfen steel was detected. fined 20,000 yuan, not to mention the direct revocation of the gentry card, and never entered the gentry door. A ship without a gentry plate cannot sail an armed ship. In fact, you can't sail a ship...... The good business is gone, and now I regret it very much, and I wash my face with tears all day long. ”

"That's a few hundred catties of Nanfen steel...... According to the law, if a ship with a load of more than 2,000 stone (deadweight) does not have the approval of the Military Affairs Department, the amount of Nanfen steel carried by each sea trip cannot exceed 50 catties. He's more than 10 times that, that's the amount of dozens of steel armors! That's too bold, isn't it? ”

"But it's not, he was doing business at sea without capital......"

"No wonder ......"

The voices of the two southern businessmen suddenly lowered, as if they were afraid that others would hear what they were talking about. It seems that the past of both men is somewhat shady...... Thinking of this, Liu Minzhong subconsciously walked a few steps to the side to avoid these two guys who were suspected of being pirates.

“…… We can be regarded as having a good time, King Ming was born and shouted for hundreds of years, and finally let our generation meet, and now there is a good life. ”

"No, there are no more Mongols or Semu riding on top of us...... The grain tax is also light, and the imperial grain has been exempted for three years, and some local grain taxes will be paid now. If someone in the family joins the army, they can immediately divide 150 acres of land, or tax exemption for three years! If it is a meritorious service, it is 300 acres of grange! My second child is now in the army, and he is an archer in the army, if only he could be knighted. ”

"The third child of my family has also joined the army, and he is a pikeman in the Chinese army, and he is also looking forward to fighting and making meritorious contributions every day!"

It was two old men who spoke, they should be refugees who were placed near Tanggu, and their sons became soldiers, so they could immediately divide 150 acres of land, and now there are many opportunities for the Ming army to be knighted. Becoming a Shijue and owning a few hundred acres of grange does not seem to be a big dream in the Spring and Autumn Period. Therefore, the Ming army is thinking about war day and night, and even military families are looking forward to fighting - because military merit knighthood is a shortcut to change the fate of soldiers themselves and their families!

Liu Minzhong looked at the empty sleeve on the right side of his body, and sighed softly, if his right arm was still there. Now that he has probably been admitted to the army academy, he can have a second lieutenant after two years of study, and it is easier to be knighted than ordinary soldiers......

"The king is coming, kneel down and greet him!"

"Kneel quickly, the gentry and gentry kneel on one knee, the commoners kneel on both knees, and the slaves and serfs prostrate ......"

A few officials in red uniforms walked along the street, shouting loudly as they went, asking people on both sides of the street to kneel to greet him - Chen Dexing was a king and a demigod, so the general public could only kneel to pay homage.

Liu Minzhong also knelt down, subconsciously bowing his head and not daring to look at those officials - they were all fast catchers of the Capture and Theft Bureau of Tanggu City. The structure of the local government of Daming is a bit like a shrunken central government, divided into bureaus of government affairs, education, finance, construction, legal affairs, and road capture, but there are no diplomatic, military, intelligence and other institutions. And there are many petty officials in various bureaus, all of whom are recruited through examinations. If Liu Minzhong has both hands and feet, he can take the test as a small official and do some errands to collect taxes and catch thieves. Although there is no big deal, but you can always live a worry-free life. For those Beidi scholars who have read some books, can do things, and can also do martial arts, if they are not willing to take risks in the army, then taking the test for a petty official is not a bad way out.

And now, because he was desperate, he did a few petty thefts, and he was also caught by the Arrest and Robbery Bureau, which is really sweeping and humiliating.

In addition, after the initial decision of the country, the issue of education was also put on the agenda, and all the prefectures, counties and cities to which the Ming Dynasty belonged were now preparing to open government-run primary schools and government-run middle schools - this is a new type of education that is completely different from the previous official schools, and it is not a place for a large number of adults or even elderly scholars to mix their identities (although official students are not officials, they also have status). It is a school that nurtures and educates young people. Naturally, a group of scholars should also be recruited for training, and then sent to serve as teachers. However, the primary and secondary school teachers of the Ming Dynasty also required sound limbs, strong martial arts, and rough martial arts.

Liu Minzhong also has no chance......

"Long live the King! Long live King Ming! ”

The voice of the mountain shout long live sounded, mostly cheers from the heart. Although Chen Dexing's rule in Yanyun has only just been established, it has already brought hope to the people of this land. Even the scholars who have lost the ladder to the heavens can find their place in the Chen Ming regime.

The rules formulated by Chen Dexing are not fair, but they can mobilize people's enthusiasm for production, warfare, and various undertakings. And because it is still in the early stage of renaissance, the phenomenon of class solidification has not yet been scheduled, and almost all fields are full of opportunities for upward mobility.

"Everyone has a way out, there is hope, but I don't have ......" Liu Minzhong knelt there, weak, and thought of his situation was a burst of despair. He didn't even notice that his good friend Xu Ziyuan rode his horse behind a large four-wheeled carriage drawn by twelve horses, slowly passing through the street.

Chen Dexing sat in this huge carriage, watching the crowd on the street through the open window.

These are his people, and this is his kingdom! It seems that the people are still quite supportive of themselves. This country is also thriving and promising!

The path he has led to the country does not seem to be wrong.

He took his gaze back and cast it on the ink shadow girl sitting opposite him, but his brows furrowed slightly, "Shadow Niang, they haven't come back yet!" ”

Mo Ying Niang was stunned: "Who are they?" ”

"Mingzhou Expedition...... There was no news, maybe something had happened. After all, the sea is high and the waves are rough. Chen Dexing paused and said in a low voice, "Organize the second Mingzhou expedition!" This matter was done by the Heavenly Daoist Sect. ”

"Yes." Mo Ying Niang nodded without hesitation. She is Chen Dexing's woman now, but she has no doubts about Chen Dexing's godhead, and she will not think that the Mingzhou Continent does not exist just because there is no news of the first Mingzhou expedition. (To be continued......)