Li Zicheng's thoughts Lu Hanqiang didn't know, he was now standing in the place where it should be the Huitong Pavilion looking for the Huitong Pavilion.
At the beginning, he heard the address from the Yamen of the Ministry of Households, and said that he listened to his own long-term follow-up, and asked him to inquire about how to get to the Huitong Pavilion, but he didn't want to, this Changsui was an authentic Beijinger, and he was quite familiar with this area, so he didn't need to ask anyone, so he directly took the third uncle to pull Lu Hanqiang to a place not far from the military headquarters in Mixiang, Dongjiang, and then pointed to a three-story tall building and said: "My lord, the Huitong Hall has arrived." ” Lu Hanqiang looked at the tall building, and looked at the Changsui suspiciously: "You mean this is the Huitong Pavilion, not the big restaurant?"
The long man shook his hand again and again and said: "This is the same hall, not a big restaurant, how dare the little one deceive the master" The third uncle also nodded with the whip to agree with the words of the little sixth son.
Lu Hanqiang carefully looked at the gilded plaque on the tall building again, "Ke Huitou" or said that the name is not a restaurant, the iconic Xiao Er standing in front of the gorgeous door, and a few drunkards who have drunk and come out of it, that definitely explains the problem.
"Master, the entrance to the Huitong Pavilion is here."
The elder pulled Lu Hanqiang's sleeve and pointed to a corner doorway.
Looking along the fingers of Changsui, next to this guest head restaurant, in a very inconspicuous corner, there is a corner door with mottled paint, and in the corner of the corner door, there is urine and vomit in all the slightly hidden places next to the hotel.
At this time, Lu Hanqiang finally understood why when the emperor gave him this errand, there was no such thing as arguing with the usual appointment of anyone, even if it was an insignificant petty official, and he did not hesitate to dig deep into the situation that the other party's ancestors had eight generations to oppose.
Feelings, everyone is themselves, they don't know, this is not a one-person official.
When Lu Hanqiang pushed open the crumbling courtyard door and walked into the dilapidated courtyard, the courtyard was quiet, and the air was mixed with the smell of oil smoke from the kitchen of the restaurant in the front yard, the smell of urine in the corner, and the smell of horse manure wafting from the north.
There was not a single figure, let alone the errand servants, tooth people, and merchants from all over the world who ran around the courtyard as they imagined.
Looking around, I saw that there was a slip up the room in the direction of the north, the doors and windows were rotten, the paint was mottled, and the window paper had been big holes and small eyes, but in these holes, I saw a figure rushing inside.
Oh, it seems that this yamen is not good, but people are diligent, so Lu Hanqiang strode forward, pushed open the dilapidated door, stopped, and knocked on the door frame gently: "Is anyone there?"
With Lu Hanqiang's inquiry, in the dark lobby, an impatient voice responded: "Something to say, don't you see that my busy feet don't touch the ground?"
Lu Hanqiang smiled, straightened his body, coughed, raised his voice and shouted to himself: "Qinci Post Station Aftermath Qincha, Royal Post Co-organizer Lu Hanqiang arrives" Just this voice, the room was quiet, and then there was a boom, and a pile of more than one person high scrolls collapsed, behind the collapsed scrolls, an old man over half a hundred years old crawled out, and rushed directly to the door with the head of the head, saw Lu Hanqiang, looked up and down, but did not see the official clothes, and the young can, just looked at himself with a smile, couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked behind Lu Hanqiang, and did not see the entourage, let alone the guard of honor, only to see a young man in the courtyard in a daze.
At that time, I looked at Lu Hanqiang who was blocking the door, and scolded angrily: "You are the child of that family, why did you come here to make trouble, didn't you see that I was busy" After speaking, he muttered while walking back: "Thanks to the emperor's blessing, let us go as a post guard, and turn us into the emperor's family, everyone only knows that they are happy, and no one comes to help me. ” "Old man, why are you alone here" Lu Hanqiang smiled and stepped into the lobby, just stood at the door for a while, his eyes had adapted to the light here, and he looked up and down, only to find that this original Nuoda hall had long been filled with a mountain of cases, and it had almost become a huge library, and the sweaty old man in front of him, his clothes were shabby and his hair was pale, but his spirit was still sufficient, and he saw that there were no other people around, Lu Hanqiang smiled and said to the old man: "Old man, it's noon, On this hot day, hurry up and rest. ” "Rest, what to rest" The old man retorted angrily, but he still hammered his sore waist over, pulled two chairs, sat on one by himself, and then pointed to the other, signaling Lu Hanqiang to sit down as well, and then complained: "This post station has been abolished, the emperor is sympathetic to us, and does not let us have nothing to do and become homeless, which will change us into a royal post delivery firm."
As he spoke, he looked for a teapot near the left, but there was no one, so he could only swallow a mouthful of saliva.
Lu Hanqiang instructed the chief entourage standing by the door: "Sixth son, go to the front restaurant to buy a pot of good tea."
After thinking about it, "Book another table for them to deliver, and I will have some lunch with this old man." ” The old man's eyes lit up, and he turned vigilantly and said: "Stop, the tea is okay, forget about the table, don't use this thing to gag my mouth."
Then he straightened his waist and said solemnly: "Have you heard that the emperor took over the original post station, and wants to change us to the royal family, and we will be the emperor's family in the future, and we will have a good life, you will go to this drill camp I tell you, you don't have this wishful dream, it is said that the companion of the subterranean time, the current post delivery firm co-organized, but a shrewd person, once it is found out that you are not the original post station person, but there is no good fruit for you to eat." ” Lu Hanqiang smiled, looked at the old man who was still a little principled, and comforted: "Don't worry, I won't drill this thing, I don't dare to say that I am worth a lot, and I won't covet the post station." ” "That maybe, I don't know what the future of the post station will be, but this identity is something that many people are worried about.
Don't think about it.
The old man still stared at Lu Hanqiang vigilantly.
Lu Hanqiang smiled even more, I really didn't expect it, but it was just a charter that he remembered at any time and persuaded Chongzhen to set up a royal post delivery firm, and as a result, everyone was so optimistic about the emperor, optimistic about Lu Hanqiang himself, and even more attached importance to this identity, this is a good thing, people's hearts are available.
"No, no, you can rest assured, if it's time to eat, I mention a sentence that implores you to edit a book for me and get into the business house, you always beat me out."
Lu Hanqiang reassured again and again.
"That's the case, that little old man will admit your affection and eat you."
Saying that, he arched his hand at Lu Hanqiang, and he lost his vigilance and changed to joy.
With the consent of the old man, Lu Hanqiang nodded to the little six sons who were still standing at the door, one foot in the door and one foot outside the door: "Go, think about getting two more pots of good wine." ” "Good young master."
The sixth son ran to the front to arrange it.
At this time, Lu Hanqiang looked around again, and asked inexplicably: "Uncle, this is the Huitong Pavilion of the Post Station Headquarters, why is it that you are the old one but you don't see the others." ” The old man leaned back to make himself sit more comfortably, and then replied to Lu Hanqiang: "This is indeed the Huitong Pavilion, there were originally a few horsemen in the backyard, but they were all sent out to deliver the news. ” Lu Hanqiang smiled and said: "Then you speak slowly, I am also free, just listen to the freshness." ” Before he spoke, the old man sighed first: "At the beginning, Hong Wuye set up a guild hall, and opened a post station in the whole country except for the northeast, and there are hundreds of thousands of post soldiers in the entire industry.
But with the decline of the post station, the officials along the way ate and took cards, and there was no supply from above, so they could no longer support these many horses, so some people quietly started to make other livelihoods. ” Then take a look at the hall of the Nuoda Huitong Hall, "And this was originally a city, but now the post station below has become the focus of officials from all walks of life to eat and take cards, and it has become a bottomless pit, so those who come here are either reaching out for money, or reaching out for money, not only do they not have the funds from above, but they can't even support their own family, where is the money and food given below, so Shaoqing Temple or something can't hide, just like that, for a long time, there is no one."
He lamented: "If it weren't for the fact that my ancestors had been this post guard for generations, I would have made this place my home, and I would have fled a long time ago." ” At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the elder followed Xiao Liuzi in to report: "Young master, the wine and food have been delivered, where are they placed?"
Lu Hanqiang looked at the old man, and the old man immediately said, "Come in, it's here." ” "Okay."
As he spoke, Xiao Liuzi waved behind him, and a few guys from the front restaurant immediately came in outside, carrying the table and bench, and then put four dishes, two soups, and two pots of wine on the table, as well as a plate of steamed buns, Xiao Liuzi saw that they were finished, took out a piece of silver in his arms, weighed it, and then stuffed it to the leader: "Store it on the counter first, and we have to say what we need." ” The leading Xiao Er nodded and retreated.
The food is good, the meat and vegetables are also good, it seems that Xiao Liuzi is still a capable person.
Lu Hanqiang stood up, filled the old man with straight eyes and drooling out of the old man, and after filling himself up, he picked up the wine glass: "Old man, please."
"Then do it first.
The old man was not polite, he killed it in one bite, and without waiting for Lu Hanqiang to give in, he directly picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and stuffed it in his mouth, swallowed it, and then attacked other dishes.
It seems that this old man is also a bitter man, and he has not eaten such a meal for many years.
Lu Hanqiang watched him eat and drink without talking with a smile, and waited until the old man put down his chopsticks with satisfaction, then poured him another cup and continued the previous topic.
"No, according to the original rules, don't we have the right to foreign trade, but we can make a lot of money, I remember someone said that there are nearly 400 trading houses in this Nanhuiguan alone, covering an area of more than 20 acres."
Then I also looked around, how do I look at it, how do I not look like more than 400 rooms, more than 20 acres of land "why is it still mixed to the point where it is today" After a glass of wine, the old man sighed and shook his head very sadly, "Little brother, what you said is the scenery of the past, I heard my grandfather say that it was like this at that time, but later, we don't know which traitor was blinded, banned the sea trade, and banned the trade with the Manchurian Mongolian Tatars, so what do we have left, especially the black-hearted businessmen in Shanxi, formed a chamber of commerce, smuggling out, and those maritime merchants in the south are smuggling ships and ships, all of which have earned a lot of wealth, with this money, They continued to bribe bastard officials and bullshit scholars everywhere, and kept writing to deceive the emperor, and as a result, the sea ban on foreign trade became tighter and tighter, and we didn't do anything about it, but those bastards got bigger and bigger, how could we not die" Lu Hanqiang sighed, but he was helpless, and after serving vegetables to the old man again, he could only listen quietly.
The old man was a little drunk, and he was no longer restrained in his speech: "And the hundreds of real estate and dozens of acres of land trading grounds you said have long been occupied by the lords and relatives under various pretexts.
Squinting his drunken eyes, he said with a smile: "If it weren't for the imperial court still asking us to deliver urgent reports on military information inside and outside, maybe these would have already entered the pockets of some people." ” Lu Hanqiang was very angry, "How can those officials be so greedy for our family property, can't we fight for it?"
"Fight" The old man raised his head and killed the remnants of wine in his hand: "Our post station is not an official, how can we fight with them if we are not an official?"
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As soon as these words came out, Lu Hanqiang was speechless.
Yes, the post station system is called a state-owned enterprise according to reality, and the meat of the state-owned enterprise, which is not in the mouths of officials, is finally eaten up and pulled down, fighting, what to fight "But that's fine."
The old man suddenly became energetic, swept away the decadence and misery just now, and replaced it with infinite excitement: "The emperor ordered that the post station be abolished, I see how those officials still deceive us, we are now the emperor's family, I see which bastard dares to oppress us, young man, let me tell you, the emperor is about to send the most money-making Lord Lu in Beijing City to be our head, and our good days are coming." ” This is the lowest level of the people in the Ming Dynasty, this is the almost desperate people who are oppressed by the officials, they don't know how to shout, they fight, they only know how to endure, and once there is a little hope, they can once again become the most solid foundation of this society. t1706231537: