Chapter 7

Liu Bu exclaimed, "father, what do you mean by that?"

Liu Yuanqiao said, "the imperial court intends to move Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, to Linqing to defend the Cao. Our good days are over."

Since the dredging of the river in the 13th year of Yongle, Linqing has become an important transportation road and water transport hub. The grain transported in and out of Linqing every year reaches five million stones, which requires more than 20000 ships and more than 360000 boatmans.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were also grandfathers who opened the river and grandsons who collected taxes. Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of Zhu Di, succeeded to the throne, namely emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty. In the fourth year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of household began to set up a tax discussion branch in Linqing, that is, Linqing banknote customs, to levy taxes on ships passing through the canal.

Banknote Customs was originally a tax customs. In the early Ming Dynasty, silver was not allowed to be traded directly, and only banknotes could be used for tax payment. Therefore, the tax customs was banknote customs.

Linqing banknote pass is also popular because of the canal. By the Wanli period, Linqing banknote customs had ranked first among the eight banknote customs of the canal. Among them, Wanli six years, the tax 8300 Liang. In that year, the tax revenue of Shandong Province was only 8802, only slightly more than one tenth of that of Linqing pass.

Liu Yuanqiao's deputy head of Qipin, whose rank is very low, is one of the most profitable positions in the world. According to this position, the three generations of the Liu family earn Jinshan and Yinshan, but there are also many people who are jealous. Governor Zhu Dadian will not deal with him. In addition, Liu Zeqing, an old Youzi in officialdom, feels uneasy in the future.

Liu preached, "can our Liu family be as stable as Mount Tai in Linqing and have a backer in Chaozhong?"

If there is no strong backing, how can you sit firmly on this son.

Liu Yuanqiao gave Liu bu a commendable look. This son can only eat, drink and play with women! He said, "this is it? There's nothing to hide. The Liu family has always been in the relationship of the palace. Now the imperial power is not under the county. We Liu family have held the seat for 60 years. I'm afraid we'll give it up. If we don't fight, we'll give it up and have no face to see our ancestors."

This position of power has brought too many rights to their Liu family. How can they hand it over easily?

Liu preached, "Dad, take a step back. Why not take a step back and watch it change?"

Liu Yuanqiao said, "I know it's not easy to travel, but if I don't, how can I know how deep the water is? You look after your home in Fushan, and your father can rest assured to fight with these cattle, ghosts and snakes." he saw Liu Bu hesitating and said, "why? Don't you want to face the world of flowers and flowers?"

Liu preached, "I'd like to listen to Dad's arrangement." in fact, he wanted to ask, where is Fushan? If you don't even know where your hometown is, you must be dragged out and killed on the spot.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Liu Yuanqiao said, "have dinner!"

The Liu family is a big family and pays great attention to rules. There are only three people in the Liu family who can eat on the stage. For example, Liu Yuanqiao has four concubines. Because there is no righting, they all eat in the side hall. There is a woman in the second room, only seven years old, who also eats together.

Liu Yuanqiao's concubines in four rooms are the quintessence of concubinage. They are tall and frivolous, young and beautiful. Two are from small families and two brothels are from Yangzhou thin horses, but they have nothing to do and have not been righted.

Liu's family is very small. Liu Yuanqiao has always worked hard, especially when he gave birth to Liu Bu, who is not Xiao's son. He works harder and never goes to the brothel. Rain and dew are all sprinkled at home. He hopes to plant frequently and collect more. But there is nothing else except a woman. A concubine was pregnant, but he was disappointed by the miscarriage in the end.

Liu Bu saw the graceful and graceful third lady. Her eating posture and sitting posture were so elegant, but she hooked up with the disgusting Xu Jianqiang. It was disgusting to think about it.

It's the little girl. His little sister Liu Ying is carved with powder and jade. She has big black and white eyes and two braids. She is very cute. The Liu family rules. The owner doesn't serve the table and others don't move chopsticks. The little girl is very hungry. She looks at the dishes on the table and drools, but she doesn't move chopsticks.

And the little girl was very polite. When she saw her father and brother coming, she took a skirt, gave a gift and said, "Hello, Dad! Hello, brother!"

Liu Yuanqiao followed the strict father's path and nodded. Liu Bu was happy when he saw his clever sister and said, "Xiaoying! Today's skirt is very beautiful!"

The little girl said happily, "it's newly made by a Niang." she turned her body gently, like a beautiful little butterfly.

Liu Bu said with a smile, "what a beautiful little girl, go! Go to dinner with her brother." he took Liu Ying's fat little hand and walked to the main hall.

His four aunts were surprised, especially the second aunts.

Xu Jianqiang, the housekeeper, has been waiting on one side and said, "according to the rules of the Liu family, women don't go to the table! Young master!" what table does the common woman eat?

Liu Bu flattered the sitting old Buddha: "old Buddha, this is the girl of the old Liu family. It's the blood of the old Liu family!"

The old lady was promoted to the Buddha, but Liu Bu made great contributions. He was spoiled originally, and now he is the best grandson in the world. What's wrong with that? She smiled and said, "of course, the girl of Lao Liu's family is qualified to eat? Little girl, come to grandma?"

Little Liu Ying didn't understand anything. She looked at her mother uneasily. Shouldn't she have dinner with her mother? Aunt Liu in the second room was very happy. She hurriedly said, "Yingying is good. Listen to grandma's brother and go to the table for dinner." she came from a small family and has no position in Liu's house. She has always been a low brow and pleasant to the eye.

When her mother spoke, Xiao Liu Ying was obedient and followed her to dinner.

When Liu Bu came to the table for dinner, he knew what a big family was. The bell rang and ate a lot. Each dish was packed in exquisite dishes. It was exquisite in workmanship, color and flavor. Each dish was handed down by a maid. They ate by four people and waited by more than a dozen people, not including the cooks. It's not called eating, it's called eating.

During the Ming Dynasty in Linqing, there were a lot of officials in the court, with dense official offices, prosperous water transport, merchants and rich products. For pleasure and entertainment, officials and businessmen attach great importance to and pay attention to delicious food. They bring highly skilled official (family) chefs from their respective hometown to make delicious and authentic delicacies for them, so that rare raw materials and delicious dishes from north and south of the river, inside and outside the pass gather in Linqing. At the same time, officials from chaoguan, the division of the Ministry of industry and Linqing Prefecture Government entertained each other, which promoted the rapid development of Linqing catering industry, and famous dishes and famous points emerge one after another.

It is precisely because of these unique conditions that Linqing banknote Guan cuisine can absorb the characteristics of local dishes from the imperial banquet to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Huizhou and Jin, and form its own unique style in combination with local flavor. It has an official aristocratic style with exquisite raw materials, diverse tastes, suitable north and south, refined atmosphere and rich nutrition. Every dish is luxurious, atmospheric Elegant style, and pay attention to the dining environment and etiquette, which fully reflects the characteristics of the mutual integration of canal culture and the theory that food is in Linqing.

When the Liu family ate, it was naturally silent. Liu Bu bowed his head to eat and swallowed slowly. The table was full of delicious food. He wanted a strong wind to sweep away the fallen leaves, but everyone was polite and swallowed slowly, so he had to do so.

The old Buddha finished eating and said, "Qingzhi is not small. Pay more things for him to experience!"

Liu Yuanqiao nodded yes.

After dinner, the father and son went back to the study for tea. Liu Yuanqiao said, "tomorrow you still have to go to Li Tianyi's Linqing poetry club. Lord Li Ruonan, the governor of the state, is an ally of his father and can support each other. Please, childe Li, you should be short of silver and donate thousands of Liang, which doesn't hurt."

Liu preached, "OK!" he accidentally saw the map hanging on the wall, marking the location of Fushan. The tea table in his mouth almost gushed out. You say Jimo and Fushan are a modern man. What a fart! I wonder where it is? Isn't this Qingdao? what the fuck! Isn't this the urban area of Qingdao?

In the original place of Liubu, Qingdao is the most developed city in Shandong, and few people know about Linqing.

Liu's family is rich and noble. It's really not bragging. What do you say? There is such a momentum in Linqing, but is this all they have? No, Liu Yuanqiao's cousin is the commander of Jimo camp. His son is ignorant, but he easily got a thousand households of Fushan guard station, which is too powerful.

Aoshan guard and Fushan Qianhu guard have no concept, but you only need to know that this is where Qingdao will be in the future.

You have a house in Qingdao. What a fart! Qingdao is my home.

Liu Yuanqiao said displeased, "Why are you surprised?"

Liu preached, "I'm a thousand households of Fushan guard. I'm afraid I'll live up to my father's expectations."

Liu Yuanqiao said, "someone will help you, but tomorrow's Linqing poetry meeting will be a little difficult for you. Childe Li has a request from you. He is proud of his talent and is afraid to humiliate you with his talent and learning. Childe Li has always been aggressive and likes to bully people with poetry, but you should be soft and willing to be his little brother."

Li Tianyi, be soft, be a little brother, who's little brother, don't be Li Tianyi's! If he wants to bring his face up and fight himself, don't blame him for being rude. But Liu preached, "yes."

Li Ruonan is an ally of Liu Yuanqiao, but Liu Yuanqiao doesn't like it. Maybe it's because Li Ruonan's official voice is not good? He knows the state and asks people to reach out to the coffin. He doesn't want face. Do we still want face? Ashamed to be with such people.

The next morning, Liu Ning brought four men in and said, "Zhou Hui, sun Si, Zhang Zhijie and Bai Guoan are veterans who have been in the army for ten years. They are proficient in fighting, excellent in riding and shooting, and all have family members." Liu Ning asked them to kneel down.

Zhou Hui, sun Si, Zhang Zhijie and Bai Guoan knelt down together and said in unison, "we swear to go through fire and water for the childe and die forever."

Liu preached, "I'll send you less to perform a task. When you're done, you'll be able to work in Liu's house. Not only do you have food and clothing, but also your children's families. It's an iron rice bowl."

This is the purpose of the four. It is difficult to survive in troubled times. In order to get an iron rice bowl, they do not hesitate to die and perform a dangerous task.