Chapter 111: A private interview with Weifu
"Of course, if you have a good man outside, as long as the man is willing to marry, the governor will not interfere, under the rule of the governor, regardless of men and women, old and young, regardless of farmers, businessmen and commerce, everyone is equal, and there will be no more officials and lords who oppress you in the future, nor will there be old bustards and turtles who bully you, as long as you are willing, you can marry at any time."
Mo Qian's words made the prostitutes present feel that they were simply the luckiest lucky ones in the world.
No woman is willing to sell herself to become a prostitute in the Qinglou, some of them are sold into the Qinglou, some are adopted by the old bustard of the Qinglou, and some are officials who committed crimes and were sent by the imperial court.
All in all, few women will be so cheap that they are willing to fall and step into the Qinglou to sell themselves when there is a way to live.
Mo Qian banned the Qinglou and rescued these stumbling women from the Qinglou, not only finding a way out for them, marrying the soldiers, and even having a settling-in allowance of five taels of silver.
Although five taels of silver is not much, it is enough for the family's living expenses for half a year, which is also a lot of money.
Mo Qian then explained the other policies of the rebel army, which greatly opened the eyes of these prostitutes who picked up customers in the Qinglou all year round.
I can't imagine that the thieves still do this, no wonder this King Mo's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and even Nanchang is beaten down for him.
When Su Wan'er heard what Mo Qian said about the policy of the righteous army, she was also shocked in her heart, the man in front of her who was only worthy of a weak crown, and the people under his rule were not living in the society under the rule of the saints who were thinking about it for a long time?
As a Qing people, Su Wan'er receives those self-proclaimed talents and officials every day, Su Wan'er is mainly performing when she accompanies them, when accompanying guests, Su Wan'er listens to those scholars bragging, they all regard themselves as saint disciples, and all day long thinking about one day being an official to treat the people well and let the people live a good life.
But what about the actual situation, once these scholars are in high school and become officials in the imperial examination one day, most of them will become corrupt officials.
Even if some officials are not greedy, but for the entire Ming Dynasty, these officials are also a very small minority.
But right now, a man with a weak crown has only been able to rebel for more than a year, and he has already occupied half of Jiangxi, according to the words of this King Mo, I am afraid that the people under his rule are living in peace and contentment!
Mo Qian didn't stay long in the correctional home, and soon left in a hurry.
Coming out to inspect Nanchang City today, Mo Qian still has a lot of places to go.
After coming out of the correctional center, the time came to noon, and the early spring sun was warm and comfortable.
Seeing an inn in the distance, Mo Qian pointed with his big hand, "Let's go, I'm having a treat today, you can order whatever you want!" ”
When several guards heard this, a rare smile suddenly appeared on their faces.
Dashuai is really rare and generous, and he is willing to invite them to eat out.
Yuan Xingdi and the other three guards happily followed Mo Qian into the inn, and after entering the inn, Yuan Xingdi shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, open a private room for us!" ”
Unexpectedly, Mo Qian stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Hey, no need, let's just sit in the lobby!" ”
Yuan Xing panicked when he heard it for the first time, and he whispered in Mo Qian's ear: "Dashuai, there are many people in this hall, what if someone is unfavorable to you?" ”
Mo Qian smiled calmly: "With the four of you here, what am I afraid of, besides, I came out today to visit the people, I just want to hear the views of the people of Nanchang on our righteous army, if we sit in the private room, how can we hear the voices of the people, listen to me, sit in the lobby!" ”
Yuan Xingdi saw that Mo Qian had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to say sorry to the shopkeeper, turned around and found a table in Datang that looked fairly clean and sat down.
After a while, the shopkeeper came over with a teapot, took out a porcelain bowl and poured a cup of tea for each of the five people, and then asked, "Five guest officers, what do you want to eat?" ”
"How many of your signature dishes are served, by the way, is there rice wine?"
"Yes, there is high-quality rice wine in the store, how much does the guest officer want?"
"Let's have two catties first!"
"Okay! Two catties of rice wine and eight dishes! ”
After the shopkeeper left, Yuan Xingdi said worriedly: "Dashuai, forget about this wine, right?" ”
"Hey, what are you afraid of, it's not in the army today, I allow you to drink, by the way, don't call me handsome, call me son!"
"Yes, Dashuai!"
Mo Qian glared at Yuan Xingdi helplessly, "......"
Yuan Xingdi hurriedly changed his words, "Yes, son!" ”
After a while, the shopkeeper came over with a few dishes.
"Guest officer, this is the signature of our store, stir-fried bacon with quinoa, three cups of chicken, Yuzhang crispy duck, Poyang Lake fish head, Poyang Lake lion head, lotus blood duck, tofu strips, thousand sons.
Guest officer, the dishes are all together, please use them slowly! ”
A table full of dishes was put on the table, and the appearance alone made people look appetizing, Mo Qian picked up the chopsticks and put a lion's head into his mouth, and after eating it, he couldn't help but feel that the taste was excellent.
It seems that the ancients will also enjoy it, and the Chinese are really talented in eating.
Yuan Xingdi and the three guards watched Mo Qian eat the food, but the four of them didn't dare to move their chopsticks.
Mo Qian looked at their stupid appearances and couldn't help shouting: "What are you doing in a daze, eat!" ”
Mo Qian gave an order, and the four of them dared to pick up chopsticks to pick up vegetables, but the rice wine in the bowl was a stunt that they didn't dare to drink.
The four of them are now the guards who protect the marshal, and if they drink at noon, they are afraid that they will be scolded by the mistress when they go back.
Mo Qian saw that the four of them didn't drink, so he picked up the bowl and drank a little, and suddenly felt very bored.
He said: "How can I be a drinker, come, everyone drink together, it is relaxing to take you out today, don't be so nervous, Xingdi, drink!" ”
Yuan Xingdi didn't want to drink, but the big man asked him to drink it several times, he couldn't help but hesitate a little when he looked at the wine in the bowl, and finally couldn't resist the temptation, picked up the bowl and took a big sip.
Wine is a treasure in these years, and now everyone generally does not have enough food to eat, where there is surplus grain to make wine, and making wine is only made by large families and merchants.
The common people did not dare to use the rations to make wine, otherwise the whole family would go hungry.
A bowl of rice wine is in the stomach, and each person drinks half a catty, this rice wine is not high, Mo Qian feels that there is no taste after drinking half a catty, which is similar to drinking beer.
At this time, business in the tavern happened to be improving, and customers could be seen coming in from time to time in the inn, and soon the lobby was full.
The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper were very busy, serving food and entertaining customers, and soon the inn was lively.
Mo Qian ate the food slowly, and asked Xiao Er to bring two catties of rice wine, and while he drank the wine, he listened to the chats of these diners in the lobby.
"Hey, have you heard, just yesterday, that King Mo actually sent troops to seize all the brothels in Nanchang City, and even Yunliang Pavilion was not spared, and the old bustard of Yunliang Pavilion was arrested and taken to the official mansion!"
"I said, why was I coaxed out by the soldiers when I went to Yunliang Pavilion last night, it turned out that Yunliang Pavilion was seized, this King Mo was also ruthless, how did he close the brothel, we can't go to a brothel if we want to go to it in the future, what fun is there this night!"
"Hey, what Brother Li said is reasonable, in the future, we can't go to find a girl to defeat the fire!"
"That's it, what's wrong with the seizure, but the closure of the brothel, this matter of men and women is a major event in the world, how can there be no one who spends money to sleep with women, isn't this nonsense!"
Several men sat in the lobby and complained about Mo Qian's seizure of the brothel.
The men at the surrounding tables also echoed this when they heard this, saying that the seizure of the brothel was too much.
Only the guests at the table next to Mo Qian seemed to disagree with them.
A white-faced student said: "I think this brothel has been sealed well, this brothel is a place to hide filth and dirt, those brothels old bustards, I don't know how many hurtful things have been done, and I don't know how many innocent girls have been sold into the Qinglou to pick up customers, don't you know their misery?" Don't you sympathize? ”
Mo Qian fixed his eyes and looked at the white-faced little student who was talking beside him, and when he saw the dress he was wearing and the slight bulge on his chest, Mo Qian immediately understood that this was a fake master.
As soon as the fake man spoke, the men at the tables around him couldn't sit still.
A rough man said: "Women, that's just a man's accessory, as the saying goes, men are like siblings, women are like clothes, those bitches have nothing to sympathize with, you don't want to think about how easy it is for them to make money, as soon as their legs are split, the money will go into the pocket, this is the world, the easiest way to make money is probably nothing more than this, right?" ”
"Hahahaha!" The rude man's words drew laughter from everyone in the hall.
The fake man's face was red from the rough man's face, and he was obviously about to be angry to the extreme.
"Foul language, it's really insulting!"
"Sven? Lao Tzu doesn't know a single word, what do you want, I'm not a reader, say that Sven! ”
"Hahaha!" There was another burst of laughter.
At this time, a man at the table next to the fake man stood up, holding a paper fan in his hand and a scarf wrapped around his head, looking like a scholar.
He saluted the rough man and said leisurely: "This eldest brother is laughing, Xiaosheng Wu Yanzhao, dare to ask the eldest brother a question!" ”
Seeing that the man was a scholar, the rough man didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and he also learned from him and arched his hand and said: "A certain family surnamed Xiong, if there is any problem, the son may ask!" ”
"Brother Xiong, dare to ask where Brother Xiong came from?"
The rough man said with a big grin: "I'm just a new craftsman, born in the ninth class!" ”
The man nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Has Brother Xiong ever been married, and does he have children at home?" ”
The rough man scratched his head and said, "There is a mother-in-law and two sons!" ”
"May I also ask Brother Xiong, what do you think of King Mo?"
"I don't know him, how do I know if others are good or bad, but he's been in the city for a few days, and he looks like a good guy so far!"
"In that case, then let me ask again, Brother Xiong, how old is your child?"
"One year old, one three!"
The man nodded when he heard this answer, and continued: "Brother Xiong, let me ask you, according to the provisions of the Great Ming Law, can your two sons study and participate in the imperial examination in the future?" ”
When the rough man heard this, his head shook like a rattle, and he said, "Be an official? My family has been untouchables for generations, my mother-in-law is a descendant of the opera, and our whole family is a pariah, how can we be officials? ”
The man asked again: "Brother Xiong, do you know the new decree issued by King Mo, from today onwards, no matter what kind of origin the people are, even if they are lowly children, they can enter school and take the imperial examination, do you know this?" ”
As soon as the rough man heard this, he immediately froze on the spot, and after a while, his breathing began to become rapid.
Suddenly, he stepped forward and grabbed the scholar by the collar and asked, "What you say is true?" ”
"Of course it's true, yesterday the notice of the rebel army was posted at the gate of the seven cities, Brother Xiong came from Xinjian, didn't you see it?"
When the rough man heard this, he patted his head angrily and said, "Oh, I was busy going into the city in the morning to sell flat poles, and I didn't pay attention at all!" ”
Mo Qian watched a few people talk, his eyes looked at the seat where the rough man was sitting, and saw that the rough man and the other people only ordered a bowl of tea, and the food on the table was obviously brought by themselves.
At present, the people are poor at home, and a craftsman, where he has the money to go to the restaurant, he just comes in to order a bowl of tea.
A bowl of tea is only a penny, and four men order four bowls of tea for only four pennies, and with this bowl of hot tea, they can swallow the cold rice balls with hot tea.
At this time, the man said: "Brother Xiong, this King Mo is a rare Ming monarch in a thousand years, if he wins the world, you lowly people can have a good life in the future, this King Mo abolished the lowly status, whether it is a prostitute, a good ling, a soap official, a Xu official, their children can participate in the imperial examination in the future, can be an upright official, you say, this Mo Dawang is good?" ”
"Okay, okay, this is simply great, no, I have to go home and tell my mother-in-law, I must send my two sons to study, my ancestors have been untouchables for five generations, and the next generation must be an official!"
The others in the inn were also shocked when they heard this.
Even the innkeeper came over and asked the scholar.
"Childe, I have a question, I don't know if Childe is willing to tell me!"
"Excuse me, shopkeeper!"
"Childe, my family has been running this inn for generations, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for my son to participate in the imperial examination, King Mo abolished the cheap status, I don't know if we merchants are counted in it?"
"Of course, the shopkeeper can rest assured, from now on, you can rest assured that your son can boldly let his son study, and he will definitely be able to participate in the imperial examination in the future."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was immediately overwhelmed with joy.
He hurriedly ran back to the backyard to tell his family the good news.
After seeing the shopkeeper leave, Mo Qian couldn't help but become interested in the scholar in front of him.
He got up and asked him, "Dare to ask this brother's name!" ”
The man glanced at Mo Qian, and saw at a glance that he was also a scholar, so he didn't dare to hold it up at the moment, and hurriedly replied: "Jiujiang Li Ze!" ”
"Brother Li is actually from Jiujiang, why did he come to Nanchang?"
"Don't hide it from Brother Tai, I've already gone around in Yuanzhou and Ji'an, and I only came to Nanchang yesterday, oh, I haven't asked Brother Tai's name yet!"
Mo Qian straightened his clothes and arched his hand and said, "Yuanzhou Mo Qian!" ”
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