Chapter 270 Daming City

Whenever the Han people go to a place, they must open a restaurant.

Zhao Ping brought 150 Ming army, as well as hundreds of merchants, misdemeanor prisoners and other hundreds of people to Mengyang. It has just been two months since then; more than a dozen food shops and restaurants have been opened on the simple streets of the village.

In addition, grocery stores, pharmacies, iron stores, etc. have also opened one after another.

When everyone first arrived at the mine, there were very few locals in the nearby villages, and everyone who could run ran away.The food for everyone could only be replenished through Meng Yangxuanfu, and used silver to buy Sijia's food at a high price.

But soon after, the natives discovered that the Ming army was strict in military discipline and did not rob, and soon many local people appeared near the village of Tunjun.

In less than a month, the natives kept sending the supplies they needed... Of course, it was not for free, they wanted to exchange for things in the shop.

The locals soon fell in love with the delicious food in Tunjun Village and wanted items sold in the shop.

Iron tools such as farm tools and hatchets are very easy to sell. The iron tools forged by Middle Earth craftsmen are sharp and sturdy, and are of good quality and low price.

In fact, the iron refined here is better than the iron in the mainland, because it is better to make iron with charcoal than charcoal (coal).

Nowadays, charcoal is expensive in the mainland, and most of the iron smelting uses charcoal, which is more brittle in comparison.

The strangest thing is that miasma medicinal herbs are also very popular among local natives.However, the miasma prescription collected by the Han doctors was learned by local methods, and the medicinal materials were also collected from nearby mountains.

It is said that people near the left have named the mine village, Daming City. Some of the natives who came to change things came by walking from villages dozens of miles away.

The natives came with rice, fruits, herbs, etc. The rice could be exchanged directly with the Ming army for copper coins, and then they could buy goods at will in the Tunjun village.

So a large amount of grain was stored in the military barracks and warehouses, so that the prices of rice and grain continued to fall for tens of days.

Zhao Ping, in the name of the Dusi, began to draw taxes on Daming City, and according to the "Da Ming Law", he claimed one for fifteen commercial taxes; then the military invested and invested people to build the city wall, and armies were on duty to provide protection to merchants.

...When I woke up this morning, Zhao Ping took his group out of the military camp, passed through the Juntun Village in the mine, and went to pick up people on the main road.

The native county magistrate who was previously responsible for translator for Zhao Baihu was infected with miasma and died; the Qianhu Office of Tengchong sent another native man named Diao to come, and the scout reported that it was this morning.

Also accompanying him was Xu Caiqi, the chief manager of the Shen family’s mine. He was a young man under 30 years old and said that his brother was the chief manager of Liyuan, Kunming City.

It often rains in Meng Yangxuanwei Inspector, but the weather is good today. I saw the sun reaching the top of the mountain in the morning.However, sunny days will be very hot, but in short, the climate is not as comfortable as the Central Plains.

The road is surrounded by plants and trees, making the road surface look narrower.Zhao Ping rode slowly on the horse, turned around and chatted with the shopkeeper Xu Caiqi: Is there enough manpower in the mine?

Xu Caiqi also rode a horse and bowed respectfully on the horse: I'm going to talk to Zhao Baihu, there's enough people.There are many young and strong natives in the nearby villages who are willing to work hard in the mines and their wages are not high, but the young and strong natives are not very easy to use.

Zhao Ping nodded.

Xu Caiqi opened up and complained: The natives are not very obedient, run around and move around, and they seem to be unable to work together. Three or four people will definitely be a mess. We can only ask the prisoners who come out of the prison to be supervisors. A few natives must be watched by one Han, otherwise we will not be able to do anything. The food and wages of so many people are no less expensive than hiring Han people in Kunming City.

Zhao Ping advised with kind words: The Han people in Yunnan are not enough, they are all in Kunming City and other big cities.This place is too far away, and most people are unwilling to come. If you can find labor here, Manager Xu had to make do with it.

General Zhao made sense.Xu Caiqi clasped his fists and said.

They slowly walked to an intersection, and they all turned over and dismounted, standing by the roadside waiting.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sun was above the three o’clock.Finally, a group of people appeared on the road on horseback.

Zhao Ping and others walked to the middle of the road. When the people gradually approached, he asked loudly in Chinese: Is the person coming?

A woman's voice said: That's right.Are you General Zhao?

Zhao Ping heard the voice and turned out to be a woman. He was a little surprised and stunned for a moment before answering: This will be Zhao Ping, a hundred households.

Several people who came towards him turned over from the back of the pony, and walking in front was a dark-skinned native lady.

The little girl closed her hands and said, "My father is a trick of Tengchong Qianhu. She is in poor health during this period. I can speak Chinese, so I come instead of my father."Meet General Zhao.

Zhao Ping was still surprised and thought for a while and said: OK, just talk.This is the shopkeeper Xu from the jade mine.

The little lady was awkward but was quite generous. She said to Xu Caiqi: Meeting Manager Xu.

After the ceremony, Zhao Ping said: Let’s go back to the military garrison office to hand over the official documents, Miss Diao asked.

The two teams joined together and returned to the village along the main road.The Diao girl seemed to be very curious about Zhao Ping and kept looking at him.Zhao Ping spoke and said, "Have you asked Miss Diao's name yet?"

The little girl said in a muttering voice, but Zhao Ping didn't understand and turned around and stared at her.The little girl smiled so hard that she showed her white teeth and said in Chinese: General Zhao can call me Ya.

elegant?Zhao Ping nodded and looked at her wearing a chaotic dress, her skin was sunburned yellow and black, which was really irrelevant to elegance.

Diao Ya said: General Zhao’s expression was strange when he saw me. Is there anything wrong with me?

Zhao Ping hurriedly said: Miss Diao Ya is too worried.Maybe our customs are different, and I shouldn't be surprised.

What are the customs in General Zhao’s hometown?Diao Ya asked excitedly.

If you are in our hometown, if you have a single official position or a half position, the daughter of an eunuch will not go out of the gate, and you will generally not see anyone.After Zhao Ping said that, he thought about it and said, but it may not be... Mulan joined the army to fight.

Diao Ya asked Mulan again who she was.

While riding a horse, Zhao Ping told the story of Mulan joining the army on behalf of her father, and from time to time he recited a few poems, Diao Ya listened with relish.

At this time, Xu Caiqi praised: I don’t want Zhao Baihu to be so knowledgeable.

Zhao Ping smiled and said: It’s a joke. I turned out to be a child, and I didn’t even pass the scholar.

Xu Caiqi said: Zhao Baihu is humble.You are very knowledgeable in the ranks of the army.

Several people talked and laughed, and gradually walked outside the village gate.

Because the military collected taxes, a city wall was built around the village to provide defensive guarantees for the Han merchants and the people.

The city wall was just a low rammed earth wall, with a wooden stake fence built on it; and a moat, where a ditch dug had rained and water accumulated.

But defending against ordinary thieves is enough.

Nanzhaimen is the main gate of the village, and the two small flag teams on duty are on the front.There were only 150 soldiers who had just arrived in Mengyang territory, all of whom knew the general Zhao Ping.

The main army guarding the south gate was the guard of the Han Palace, with the best equipment and distinctive armor. They lined up in two neat teams. The generals on duty shouted in the order of the guard of the Han Palace: Stand at attention!

The soldiers immediately stood up, and with a neat sound of his armor rubbing, the soldiers lifted their cherry guns together.

The chief flag leader walked up quickly, held the army salute and said with his fist: Finally, he will meet Zhao Baihu!

Zhao Ping dismounted and returned the gift.Everyone who accompanied them got off the horse, and the locals also got off the horse and walked into the village through the village gate.

After Diao Ya walked past the village gate, she was still looking back at the soldiers guarding the gate frequently, looking very curious.

Zhao Ping had seen the so-called army on Meng Yang's side, and it was really incomparable. The brothers in the army sometimes joked that those armies were like monkeys because they were always moving around when they were lined up, either scratching their heads or scratching their bodies.

The houses in the village are very simple and mostly made of wood.Therefore, the ground is rainy and there are many insects, so the foundation is supported by wooden boards.

Although the construction is simple, military households and the people still bring the habits of the mainland.

There are drainage ditches on both sides of the road, the streets are also compacted, and some stone slabs are paved into simple roads.

Each street is equipped with large wooden barrels filled with water to prevent fires, and there are officers in the official shops responsible for general disputes; every morning, a manure truck passes by and transports away dirt, and the military camp and government agencies arrange for labor services such as cleaning the streets and weeding.

Compared to native villages, this place is of course clean and orderly.

The fragrance of cuisines from various provinces floated on the street, and colorful shop flags floated at the door.

Diao Ya and the local entourage were both open with wide eyes, and they were very strange about everything, looking around and looking around.

Diao Ya exclaimed: The Han people’s places are really beautiful.If I have the chance, I must go to Kunming City!

Zhao Ping smiled faintly: The Ming Dynasty has been in Kunming City for more than ten years. Kunming City is nothing now. Miss Diao Ya should go to the capital to take a look.

Diao Ya smiled and said: I have heard from the villagers that the Han people love face and like to brag, but they are indeed right!

After hearing this, Zhao Ping was a little embarrassed and looked at each other with Shopkeeper Xu. The two looked at each other in an agreement.

Diao Ya hurriedly said: Just kidding, General Zhao, don’t be angry.

Zhao Ping said: Miss Diao Ya is right.

Diao Ya asked again: "Da Ming City" was built just a few months after General Zhao came. How did the general do it?

Zhao Ping thought for a while, but couldn't answer: Isn't it just an ordinary village, how to build it?

There was an old native man behind him saying a few words. Zhao Ping looked at Diao Ya and said: What did he say?

Diao Ya shook her head and said: Uncle San is not talking to General Zhao.He said that the Middle-earth dynasty has been around for thousands of years, and the entire tribe is stronger than our tribe, and it is not the credit of General Zhao alone.

Xu Caiqi said: Miss Diao Ya is straightforward, but fortunately Zhao Baihu is an easy-going person.

Zhao Ping smiled and said: I am just a hundred households, and I don’t need to flatter others.