Although it was not extravagant or grand, Tuhe was still lively on this day.
Zhen gave a dowry of hundreds of cars and drove into Tuhe in a mighty manner.
As the first wealthy family to join the family, no one has gained more than the Zhen family. In the past three years, the business scale has exploded. They are the largest dealers in books, salt and iron, furs, herbs, mountain products, etc., which makes their family size expand rapidly, and this is just a low-level business path.
Zhen Sheng, who has the highest position, is in charge of business affairs and internal history in the General's Mansion. In addition, there are many Zhen's children who hold civil affairs positions, including medicine and Wenchang Pavilion. Although the level is not high, Zhengzheng has formed a force that deeply binds General Wang.
Now, as the first woman to marry into the General's Mansion, no matter what other wealthy families think of her, Zhen wants to be known. If it weren't for the fact that Wuji was the ancestral land of the family and it was hard to let go, now they would all have moved their families north. In fact, they are already moving north, and only some people are left behind in Wuji. Because Wang Yan had said more than once that the Han Dynasty would perish and the world would be in chaos, they trusted Wang Yan's judgment very much.
No one has more contact with Wang Yan than they do, and no one believes in Wang Yan more than they do.
The long motorcade, beating gongs and drums, entered Tuhe City and drove to the General's Mansion before the autumn sun became poisonous.
Today, Wang Yan is unusually dressed in festive red clothes, and even has a crown on his head. He still has a hosta on his head, and he looks very heroic in grooming himself. He and a group of senior officials from the General's Mansion stood smiling with their hands behind their hands, watching the Zhen's daughter being brought into the back house.
Listening to the accompanying steward of Zhen's family announcing the gift list, there were a pair of pearls from the East China Sea, a pair of jade from the Western Regions, two horses of sweat and blood, corals from the South China Sea, tortoiseshells... Anyway, there were all kinds of things in a mess, and they were all precious things. Two thousand years later, It was enough for General Wang to die dozens of times without any relief at all.
After singing the dowry list, Wang Yan waved his hand and led his men into the council hall of the General's Mansion. The place was large, with low tables for banquets, which was perfect for everyone to sit and eat together and talk.
Now almost everyone under the rule has used tables and chairs, and only this council hall uses the current kind of seats and low tables that require kneeling. There is no special reason, the main reason is that it is not commonly used here, it is only used when holding conferences. On this occasion, everyone was sitting at tables and chairs, and it felt like primary school students attending class. However, everyone was wearing Hanfu and wearing a crown. It felt a bit funny and not very formal.
Of course, they wouldn't feel anything was wrong. Instead, they were all serious. But Wang Yan couldn't do it. Although he was immovable, he still felt uncomfortable. This will definitely need to be changed in the future. He has already thought about building a grand hall, similar to the steps of the Great Hall. When the general meeting is held, he will sit on the dragon's chair below, and these ministers will sit on it. It will be grander and more glorious, and everyone will enjoy it. Not tired……
Everyone is sitting on the table, and their postures are not uniform. For example, Cai Yong, Hua Tuo, Zhen Sheng, Bingyuan, Guan Ning in the front row, and Liu Bei sitting at the last table, all sit upright and kneel. Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua and other military attachés all sat cross-legged. They used to sit on their knees, but they found that the general was not constrained by etiquette and would just sit cross-legged, squatting, etc. They relaxed little by little, and now they have completely lost their temper, unlike the civil servants who still adhere to the etiquette and orderliness. .
The personal guards acted as waiters, serving food and wine one after another, including pork knuckles, stewed mutton, soy sauce beef, pan-fried yellow croaker, and patted cucumbers. There were five dishes and a jug of wine per person, which was quite sumptuous.
Cucumber is called Qinggua, which is also the work of Zhang Qian. Nowadays, a lot of crops are planted under the rule of the general. Basically every household will plow the ground in the yard and plant some. It is not much different from the Northeastern countryside two thousand years later.
"Today I am getting married, so I take the opportunity to gather with you all. If it were not for the rules of my rule, today's meal would be ordinary for you. However, you have worked hard and worked hard to follow me to plan great things for the Chinese people. You are all gentlemen. Today, gentlemen, you have eaten and drank a lot, and you will not stop until you are drunk. Sir, drink too much."
Wang Yan was sitting cross-legged on the table, holding a wine bottle in his right hand and leaning forward with his left hand, smiling and looking at his subordinates from a distance.
All the civil and military officials who were seated here were asked to "drink a lot". They all raised their wine bottles to General Wang, raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
Hua Tuo first ate the cucumber and said loudly: "The general's words are wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"People who eat grains will still suffer from diseases. If such large meat is eaten regularly, military generals such as Han Sheng will be fine. However, civil servants such as Cai Gong will inevitably become obese. This disease is not good for the body and will also shorten their lifespan."
Why don't you say that Lao Cao wants to kill you? He speaks too straightforwardly and acts professionally when he comes up. The big boss talks about hardships, but you say you can’t eat more. Although this makes sense, is it true?
Wang Yan shook his head with a smile: "What Yuan Hua said is reasonable, although it is still early to say it, but as we grow stronger and raise more and more meat in captivity, we will eventually have no worries about eating meat, and then what Yuan Hua is worried about will happen. Please don't When it comes to literature and martial arts, the battle will eventually be fought out. At that time, the kings may be slack, and they will be as fat as hogs because of their lack of civility and martial arts. As the saying goes, if you bite off more than you can chew, literature cannot rejuvenate the country, and martial arts cannot stabilize the country, and it will also cost you your lifespan. , you should keep Yuanhua’s words in mind, think about them, and be careful about them.”
"I will obey the general's instructions."
"Hahaha, gentlemen, please don't be so formal. This is not a matter of national importance, it's just a gathering to chat, just casual. On the left and right, Mrs. Zhen is marrying the dancer and dancer of the palace, and please come and join us in the fun."
The guards responded, and after a while, a dozen dancers and a band of more than ten people, followed by guards carrying musical instruments, came in and saluted the general, then started playing music and dancing, and started the show...
Liu Bei, who was sitting at the end of the table, poured himself a glass of wine and ate and drank deliciously. His current position is not qualified to attend this banquet. It has only been three months now, and he is still only the most basic civil official in Tuhe City. He is not even the chief of the pavilion. Instead, he works under the chief of the pavilion and is busy running around every day. Notices, statistics.
Those present today are the bosses of various departments in Tuhe, as well as the magistrates of other counties, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Seventh Guards and the titled captains of the Xiaoqi Battalion. It is an absolute gathering of the core military and political core of the General's Mansion. He was an outsider who took refuge here, and he was a civilian official at the lowest level. Being able to sit at the bottom of the table on such an occasion was already the highest courtesy given to him by General Wang.
For today's sake, there are no fools anymore. Maybe Hua Tuo said it unintentionally, but what General Wang said was a warning. But the confidence that the country was already in hand was revealed in his words. Compared with the conversation with the general when he first arrived, Liu Bei was certainly used to it. He had already accepted Wang Yan, the traitor's arrogance, but what surprised him was that here The senior people sitting there also had no doubts, as if it should be the case.
This is a very scary thing, because it represents the strong cohesion under Wang Yan's command.
In the past three months, he has gone deep into the grassroots and had in-depth contact with the people, and has a clearer understanding of how wealthy Liaodong is today.
Every family has a surplus of food and has two meals a day, thick porridge in the morning and dry rice in the evening. There are three to five chickens, ducks and geese, and we can eat several chickens every month. There is a dolphin. Let it be fattened and killed at the end of the year. You can eat it yourself or sell it. There is the Jiangjunfu Grain, Oil, Salt and Sugar Store in the market, where salt is cheap, grain is affordable, rapeseed oil is high, and sugar is the highest.
There are restaurants and bars where people can eat once a month. There are cloth shops, and the common people can afford coarse linen clothes. Although there are silks and satins, there are very few buyers. There is a market selling fur products, mountain products and vegetables and fruits grown by the people. There are fish shops, which are fished from the sea and rivers, and the people can afford them. Suizhong, Tuhe, Fangxian, and Pingguo are offshore, and they are cheap and fresh food is available. The losses caused by trafficking to the north are expensive, but the people can afford it.
The richest people are the people of Tuhe, but they only have more chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, etc. Relatively speaking, the people in Xiangping and Xuantu have mountains at their backs, and they can subsidize the treasures they get from the mountains. If the two phases are balanced, it won't be a big deal. As for the people who live in the middle, they have to pass by when traveling from north to south, and the prices are moderate. In addition, there are people who purchase goods in the county, either carrying burdens or pushing carts, and selling them in various villages, which can also bring in more money. The overall price stabilization under the general's rule has been quite effective.
Liu Bei can definitely say that the people in Liaodong are the richest, because any family he picks out will have a better life than he did at the beginning. As far as the situation in China as a whole is concerned, after experiencing the previous Yellow Turbans, as well as the various chaos such as the Yellow Turbans' defeat and Taishan bandits that have never subsided in recent years, taxes everywhere have become heavier. Now the people's Life wasn't even as good as it was back then.
What surprised Liu Bei even more was that every common people he came into contact with, from the elderly in their fifties and sixties to the children as young as three or four, had such extreme respect for Wang Yan that they could almost be said to regard him as a god. . However, he then thought about it, if he were a poor man, and his life was getting better day by day under the leadership of General Wang, he would do the same.
In addition, in terms of the army, during the break, he and his two good brothers gathered together to talk about what was going on in Liaodong. What Guan and Zhang said about the internal situation of the army shocked him even more. Three meals a day of dry rice and one meal of meat every half month. The training intensity is extremely intense. The coordination of the military formation is very strong. The soldiers have a strong desire to fight and their combat effectiveness is very strong. Not only are the armaments complete, but they are also of better quality and tougher.
Similarly, these soldiers were more superstitious and worshiped Wang Yan. They usually chatted about how the general was doing. Moreover, after dinner in the evening, the military deacons would organize the soldiers to learn to read and learn according to the issued military regulations and civil affairs regulations. Occasionally, the military deacons would also talk about policies issued by the general government and explain them in detail. What's the benefit to them?
It is impossible to say that such a team has no combat effectiveness. Not only does it have combat effectiveness, but it also has very strong combat effectiveness. Not to mention ideological problems, just in terms of food and drink, even if the army is allowed to rob the people, they will not be able to rob the people of this level of food and drink.
As for his two good brothers, they followed the cavalry and fled to the grassland last month.
Liu Bei, who was sitting at the end of the table, had no intention of singing or dancing. Various thoughts were running through his mind. Even the food he ate in his mouth had no taste...
When the singing stopped and the dancing ended, Wang Yan stroked his short beard and nodded with a smile: "In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there is no song, dance or music. Meng Guang is thoughtful."
"To be honest, general, this is not my intention, but the intention of my mistress. My mistress is a good reader of poetry and books, and especially loves singing and dancing, so she came as a dowry." Zhen Sheng cupped his hands and answered with a smile.
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows. He planned to take a closer look after the banquet was over...
"This trip is very good. Our soldiers and civilians in Liaodong do not know music, music, or dance. They have toiled all day long, so we should enjoy this song and dance. Since my wife loves singing and dancing, we should set up a song and dance department and recruit more singers and dancers. , Musicians, arrange new songs and dances with high spirits, and perform them in the army and county towns, so that all our people can enjoy them. Meng Guang, I will leave this matter to you. Find a place to open a mansion for the work of the song and dance department. How will it be detailed in the future? Madam, I would like to discuss with you."
"Yes, General."
Wang Yan nodded, then looked at the dancers and musicians who were standing in the field, but could not hide their astonishment, and said: "You are not humble, let alone noble. You are no different from the common people in Guizhou. The new arrangement When singing and dancing, you must remember that it is best to teach our soldiers and people to be happy, and do not be conceited and elegant, or alienate yourself from the people."
"I will obey the general's instructions."
The general waved his hand.
The group of people took three steps back, turned around, and quietly left the council hall. They were all professionally trained...
After drinking a glass of wine with everyone, Wang Yan said: "I know that you have all been thinking about going south for a long time. However, the north is not yet settled and the grassland is not leveled, so it is not suitable to send troops south. And even if we go south, we cannot expand too much. Now I will say again, The purpose of raising an army is for the people's livelihood. Now I have millions of soldiers and civilians under my rule. If we launch a large-scale military campaign, the people's livelihood will decline and the people's morale will be chaotic. If we go south to reach the Central Plains, our people will become poor again. What's the use of being in the 95th Five-Year Plan?
If I am rich and noble, my foundation today is already good, so what if I become an emperor? In order to ensure that the people's livelihood is safe and sound, and even better, we must slow down our plans for the world and work step by step. This will take 20 to 30 years. Don't be impatient, gentlemen, just do your best. "
After everyone responded, Wang Yan continued: "Recently, news has come from Luoyang that the Emperor of Luoyang is no longer able to walk, is weak and even coughs up blood, and he may be coughing up blood soon. I predict that there will be changes next year, you guys wait and see Make preparations. If there is a change, after the autumn harvest, we will send troops into Linyu to take a look at the secluded area and merge the two states."
Wang Yan called all these people back today because he noticed their agitation and unified their thinking. It is true that after four years, the warehouses are abundant and grains are still being imported into the government. The current food reserves are enough to support an army of 150,000 for the first half of the year. Of course, this is based on the current food standards for their soldiers. If it were based on the average army, they could survive for a year.
In addition, in the past four years, high-intensity training has cultivated an army with strong combat effectiveness and fighting will, as well as the two generals Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci who have become titled captains, as well as Zhou Cang and Liao Hua. Although the two men's personal combat capabilities are slightly different, the military command mobilizes the generals they have trained, not to mention an invincible general and commander like General Wang.
Without bragging, if they send troops now, they can reach Luoyang from Liaodong within half a year, knock the emperor of Luoyang from his position, and replace him with Wang Yan.
Therefore, these people are a little distracted and can no longer hide their enthusiasm for war. Then it is necessary for General Wang, the leader, to gather these people together and beat them.
In fact, if you really talk about it, quite a few of these people still want to follow the dragon's merits, have a wife and a son, and be rich for generations. Although Wang Yan had told them more than once that at best it would make their descendants better off, it was absolutely impossible to gain power without merit, and they would be beheaded if they committed a crime. But they don't care at the moment, they all want to get rich first, and they will talk about the rest later.
But they thought wrong, and when the time comes, it will be over if General Wang cuts them off...
As for saying that the Central Plains will be determined in one battle, that is a joke. Luoyang is not the only place in the world. Even if the old Liu family is kicked down and General Wang sits on it, what will happen. If this is true, everyone in the world will still be in rebellion. Anyone who listens to his orders will want to kill him first.
He is not in a hurry. He should develop slowly as he is doing now. As much land as he can plant, as much food as he has, and as many people as he can feed, he should conquer as much territory as he can. The fear and powerlessness caused by the iron hooves slowly heading south, like a cat catching a mouse, may have some meaning to General Wang today...
After communicating with his senior officials, the banquet ended, and General Wang returned to the bedroom behind the general's mansion.
"I have seen the general." Seeing Wang Yan come in, the two serving maids quickly bowed and saluted.
"Have you ever eaten?"
"The general's maid came here just now to deliver food, and they have all been used."
Wang Yan waved his hand: "Step back."
The two little maids bowed again, turned and left the room, and closed the door thoughtfully. Although it is autumn, the weather is hot, but fortunately there is enough ice in the house, so it is still cool.
Looking at the woman in red with her head covered and sitting on the couch, Wang Yan walked over a few steps and lifted the hijab, meeting the pair of eyes that were caught off guard and widened. In an instant, Zhen Dao's face was stained with red clouds.
She has big eyes, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a beautiful nose and cherry mouth, and a baby-fat face. She is very attractive. There is a natural fragrance on her body, which acts like a sachet and has her own body fragrance, which feels very good.
The Wuji Zhen family started in the reign of Wang Mang, and it has been 150 years, with one generation every fifteen years, and now there are ten generations. I suspect that the aesthetics of a wealthy family is just like the aesthetics of the Nanbangzi chaebol. To be honest, the chaebol's aesthetics are definitely not as particular as those of the wealthy family. After all, beauty is never just about beauty.
Marriage between wealthy families is a common thing. The genes of the two families have been continuously improved, and the next generation will naturally be good. So when she came to Zhendao, she was also stunning. What's more, she is the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family, and her upbringing is quite superior.
Why is Zhen Mi famous, but Zhen Dao not? Because she does not have an emperor husband or an emperor son.
Looking at the man in front of her who had given her four more years of training from her family, Zhen Dao bowed Yingying and lightly opened her pink lips: "Concubine, I have met the general."
Wang Yan stroked her face with his hands, feeling her trembling. Then he raised his hands together and took off the complicated headdresses on her head one by one.
"I heard that you love singing and dancing. Is it true that the singers and musicians who accompany you as your bridesmaids also respond to your wishes?"
"Exactly."
Zhen Dao tried her best to control her breathing. Of course she knew what she was going to face next. Her mother had already taught her...
After pulling out the last long golden hairpin, Wang Yan stroked her scattered black hair and patted her back with a smile: "Let's dance."
"Yes, General."
Zhen Dao smiled brightly, shook her hair, stood up and saluted General Wang, then walked to the spacious open space in front of the bed, slowly swung her red wedding dress and danced.
General Wang had already taken off only his plain white brocade singlet, and lay down on the ground, with his hair disheveled as well, smiling as he looked at Zhen Dao, who was dressed in red and dancing in front of him.
That dance is really beautiful...
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