Chapter 7 Zhujing Town

The strength of Haoqiang is based on the local soil. In his own family, there are many people, others give face, and there are many people in his own family. Words carry weight. This is Haoqiang. It's not just the rich and powerful, it's the people.

In other words, only when there are people can they be rich and powerful.

This was the norm in the feudal era, when the local heroes were strong.

Once they leave the soil they are familiar with, everything has to start all over again. There will be nothing.

Instead, it became a child's money-holding trouble. A lot of repression has also come. became a vulnerable group.

The imperial court did nothing, and a migration was ravaged by the local tyrants who threatened the central government.

This method cannot be used by people who do not really understand the local situation.

It's just that at the moment there is a whining cry next door. It's not loud. Obviously, he didn't even dare to cry out loud.

He Xi sighed.

He actually knew that a decade or two ago, when that little nephew was in his hometown, he might not have been a good character. It's not that he's a bad guy or a good guy. However, in the Yuan Dynasty, the place where it was inherited was strong, and it experienced the turbulent times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and there was no decline. Is such a person really a kind person?

Unlikely.

But seeing this still makes people sigh.

Yao Guangxiao also sighed and said; "Over the years, there have been many beggars from Jiangbei to Jiangnan every year, and they all speak Wu language."

Princess Anqing pulled He Xi's sleeve and said, "Can we help him, it's so pitiful." ”

He Xi said: "Good, this is a national policy. It's not something we can intervene in. ”

Today's incident also gave He Xi a great shock.

To be honest, He Xi didn't think Zhu Yuanzhang's policy was wrong. In the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the land of Jianghuai was the main battlefield. It was almost a white ground. Whether it is the establishment of Fengyang City for political purposes or the filling of the population of Lianghuai, it cannot be said that it is wrong.

After all, Jiangnan has a large population and a small population in Jiangbei, and this development is uneven. For the state, it is not a good thing. And many powerful people in Jiangnan are not too obedient to the management of the imperial court. Crack down on them administratively. It's not wrong either.

But a lot of the commands get down there.

He Xi believes that Zhu Yuanzhang did not mean to abuse Jiangnan immigrants. But people are cheap when they leave their homes. Locals bully outsiders. This kind of thing is all too common. So much so that it became like this.

He Xi can only take caution.

Every decision he made would affect countless people. Even if the right decision is made, it is likely that some people will run over it. A grain of sand in the times, falling on a person, is an unbearable weight. And He Xi is the one who drives the times. It is even more prudent.

With this one thing. Princess Anqing was a little unhappy.

He Xi didn't participate in this matter, because he was afraid that after he got involved, he would become someone's gun. After all, no matter what happens, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to change this national policy. Second, if this policy is abolished, or if the displaced people are allowed to return to their homes, it may not be a good choice.

Even the things that came out, more.

This is why Fang Xiaoru and many others support that more is better than less. The execution ability of the feudal dynasty, but the right decision, or the wrong decision, as long as it is implemented, it will be hurt by mistake.

Maintaining the status quo is what these people see as the best policy.

This is also the first decision that made He Xi. That is, for one or two months, nothing will be done. Because of spring ploughing.

Yes. The spring ploughing of Hongwu in the sixteenth year is coming in the drizzle. Before He Xi came out, he didn't consider this factor, but now he found out that this is the top priority, and no matter what he does, he has to put it behind.

This made He Xi decide to think about it first, and then decide how to do it after the spring ploughing.

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Yao Guangxiao's judgment was not wrong. The next day, Zhujing Town arrived.

Zhujing Town is not small. If it is placed elsewhere, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small county town. But in Gangnam, there are many such market towns. Of course, this is about this era. Speaking of which, Zhujing Town is just a small town with a few streets. There is also a street facing the river. It's the dock.

Wait for the group to dock. Yang Yu had already greeted him from afar. He immediately saluted and said, "Master, madam." Chamberlain. I've inquired. It is indeed the distribution place of cotton cloth, generally in summer and autumn, merchants from all over the world will come here to buy cloth, far away from Beiping, near Songjiang, at that time it was overcrowded. The whole town is uninhabitable. But now is not the time. So now it's deserted. ”

He Xi listened to Yang Yu's introduction while his eyes swept the entire street.

As Yang Yu said, it is cold and deserted. The whole wide street is not full of pedestrians. More than half of the shops on the street are cloth villages. In addition, it is a variety of shops. It can be seen that although this place is not as rich as in later generations. But it is also much richer than the rest of the world.

It's good if people have money and spending power.

Although the cloth industry is the absolute industrial pillar of this place. However, the prosperity of the cloth industry has also led to the prosperity of other industries. Therefore, there are also other industries, such as inns and restaurants. There are also rice shops and so on.

However, this period is the low season. The entire Zhujing Town has weak energy. More than half of the shops have simply closed. The rest of the door is not closed, but there is no one to take care of it, and looking inside the gate, there are only one or two young men, cleaning. There is no intention of welcoming guests.

There are probably no guests.

"However, the largest cloth village in Zhujing Town, Zhangjia Cloth Village. The door is still open. I also visited yesterday. Shopkeeper Zhang has been waiting for a long time. If the lord wants to buy a house, in the next opinion, only Zhangjiabuzhuang can be. Yang Yu said.

He Xi said, "Oh, why? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "If I guessed correctly. It's that the other cloth houses are too small. It's not even an industry. ”

He Xi looked at Yao Guangxiao, his heart moved, and said, "I'm going to see it." ”

A moment later, Zhangjiabuzhuang was already in sight.

Zhangjiabu Village is not small, there are two floors high, and there is a tall archway above the main entrance, writing the signboard of your own home. Almost the entire front of the cloth village was covered. It even blocked out the light of the neighbors. This is also not municipal management, otherwise it must be fined.

In fact, this is also a unique signature culture in ancient times, and it is not big enough to be amazing.

An old man with gray hair had already greeted him at the door.

Seeing He Xi and the others coming, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and said, "Little Lao'er pays a visit to Master Li." ”

He Xi was not too accustomed to his identity as Master Li, so he was slightly stunned and said; "The old man is very polite. There is no official position in the body, so there is no need to call an adult. ”

Lao Zhang's shopkeeper said; "Etiquette cannot be abolished, and it is also the name of Cao Guogong I, where he has passed, there is no crime in autumn, and the little old man is also deeply gracious."

He Xi's heart turned, and he said secretly: "Has Duke Cao Guo led the troops here?" He Xi couldn't think of it for a while, he vaguely remembered that when he attacked Suzhou City, Zhu Yuanzhang sent 13 route soldiers to the city in person, and it seemed that the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty had all walked under the city of Suzhou. And it's not far from Suzhou. I guess I've been here.

It's all trifle, though.

He Xi exchanged a few words with Lao Zhang's shopkeeper and was politely invited to the cloth village. Walk into the backyard.

The back of the cloth mill is huge. There seems to be a number of people entering the courtyard. The outermost part is naturally the shop, and in the middle is the Zhang family's residence. Behind, He Xi looked like a workshop from afar. But I didn't look closely. Some are too rude.

After sitting down, Princess Anqing spoke first. Said; "Shopkeeper, bring me the best cloth in your house. Let me see. When you see something, it's good to talk. ”

Shopkeeper Zhang said: "Madame is right, Madame is right. This spring is busy, most of the guys are going home, please wait a while, I'll go get it. ”

Shopkeeper Zhang went back quickly, and after a while, he came back with a few pieces of cloth. said: "This is the best cloth in the little old man's cloth village, and please take a look at it." ”

Princess Anqing asked Xiaohuan to take the handle and tear the cloth apart. Princess Anqing looked at the sun and looked at it carefully. After a while, he frowned.