Of course, there are subtle differences in the minds and attitudes among these representatives of the scholars and people. Although it is known as Qiantang Sixteen, it does not mean that everyone's position and interest orientation are completely consistent.
For example, Huang Wenyi, the patriarch of the Huang clan, and the other three have already agreed to spare no effort on the spot to fully support all the decisions of the governor. Anyway, Liangling and Fujian where they came from was originally a barren land with few people and poor people. If they can't go to sea for a livelihood, they can only get involved in the armed struggle between the local Yi Han natives.
Therefore, as the descendants of foreigners, there are not many fields that they can collect locally. The basic family industry is mainly concentrated in the workshops in the city and the ships in the port city, and these businesses are similar to those in the largest port in the South China Sea. The Cantonese side has inextricably linked relationships, and needs to rely on the breath.
As an offshoot of the Shen family of Wu Xing, Shen Yannian, the head of the family and the head of the family, agreed with the clan and agreed with the family before he came out; because there was a daughter of the Shen family who was selected for the back house next to the governor; Regardless of her origin, she can only be the prostitute of the Shen family recognized by everyone.
Therefore, no matter what the other three surnames of the surrounding Tuto family think, he must go all out to show support; in this way, the more the Taiping Army takes away from them, the potential rewards that he can get elsewhere in the future. The more abundant it is.
This is the way out for Shen's no longer a corner of the long-term predicament. Since the birth of the Queen Ruizhen, who was the birth mother of Dezong in the Qianyuan period, the Shen family has been repelled and suppressed by the central government and local eunuchs, so that future generations have the name of a prefecture and rarely have an official reputation. , It is necessary to make people manage the merchants to support the Zong family.
However, the Lu family, Zhang family, Zhu family, and Gu family, which are known to have the longest history of "Cultivation and Reading Heirs", have land properties because of the large number of tribes who have reproduced, and they are all over Hangzhou. Therefore, the historical burden is the heaviest.
But also because of the successive wars over the years, they have suffered a lot from their families of Tu nationality prefectures; many of their tribesmen have dispersed and deserted their fields, even being invaded by rural tyrants, or simply confiscated by the Taiping Army. On the contrary, these branches that remained in the city of Hangzhou to manage production were preserved and strengthened.
Therefore, some people secretly came to them before and offered them a suggestion and solution for a unique way out; therefore, it was inevitable that a certain kind of clan would be gradually replaced by the power of the new ruler under the rule of the new ruler. It's just about to move.
In the end, the small group with the most ambiguous and ambiguous attitude is the descendants of the Northland clan known as the South Crossing, and now Wang Xie Yuan Xiao and other branches of Qiantang City; the clan behind them is the one with the most mountain forests and farms in Hangzhou. Exist, and there are still many corresponding influences.
Of course, those who can appear here through preliminary selection and appraisal are at least acceptable in terms of reputation and wind evaluation, or that they are not too ugly on weekdays, but they can be grasped at a time. The evil deeds are not yet obvious.
As for those existences whose real problems were obvious and superficial, they were decisively liquidated immediately after the Taiping Army entered the city, and now the best results are on the road to exile the family to the outside of the mountain.
The main problem now is that most of them have not only followed and supported Dong Chang, who claimed to be "protecting the environment and the people", but also expelled the great loss of strength under the call of Jiang Huan, who was jointly elected. Dong Chang in line with their interests.
Since the corresponding speculation fails, it is only natural to bear the corresponding consequences and costs. The key is what conditions need to be paid and the price to be sacrificed to allow the Taiping Army to accept and avoid the consequences of family disintegration and leaving the country. .
Therefore, on the other hand, even at this point, many of them may still have luck or just sit and watch changes, wondering if they can delay, wait, and wait until the last minute there is a turn for the better. An unexpected kick
For example, these peaceful thieves are really perverse people in the rear. They are ultimately untenable or have to retreat, or do they use a lot of compromises in exchange for the cooperation of their local talents? Maybe forbearance will be able to maintain the current situation.
Of course, the biggest key at the moment is to please this governor, who holds the army in his hand and looms large to the south of the river; perhaps, if he is open to serving him, he will be able to get better treatment and treatment for his family. Condition.
Therefore, each family naturally made every effort to come up with the best means to enshrine such a situation; like the behind-the-scenes sings and songs are from the Liyuan children founded by the Emperor Ming Dynasty and the source of worship in the Yichun courtyard;
The predecessor who was in charge of the advocacy was also the old musician from Taile Department who was brought to the post by the former Observatory of East Zhejiang.
In order to arrange the most suitable songs, dances and repertoire, they even hired a famous Pingkang Nanqu artist, Luo Yueniang, who had been in Liang's family for many years, to be responsible for guiding the domestic tricks and dancers of various families.
Therefore, seeing that the young and high-ranking governor was waving his hand to accept everyone's salute and congratulations; and then he took his entourage and waited to take their seats one after another in the middle of the mountain and water screen fan, many people's hearts were slightly relieved Tone.
Then the lively music and singing slowly fell silent like the tide of the Qiantang rushing to the head; and like the rustle of the drizzle in the sky quietly following the wind into the night, it sounded an extremely light and ethereal ring. Ding dong.
Then there was a row of green gauze wide skirts with narrow waist sleeves, long hair shawls, and the wind rose like a waterfall. The bare face was like a dancer in the clear water lotus, one after another flying through the swaying weaving curtain, and They fell like a ring in the direction of the main seat.
At this time, there is a four-pillar string music that resembles a long-necked pipa-Ruan Xian's continuous plucking sound, like a broken bottle bursting with pulp, gradually progressing like the tide of the Chunjiang river outside.
Then with Ruan Xian's tight rhythms and tunes, the dancers who fell on the ground also suddenly moved their slender palms like spring buds, and the mystery of change lies among the blooming skirts; It's like a lot of young buds Chu Lei who are pretty and pretending.
Then it lifted up the lotus root arm, which was like snow, and followed the common circle and arc; it was like a light Swift swallowing the water or the ripples after the spring breeze wrinkled the water. .
Then there are the scented shoulders and back that are slowly swinging and shifting, just like the green hills, the willows and the wind reflected in the folds of the water; it makes people more reluctant to look away.
Immediately afterwards, there were reeds, shakuhachi, and bamboo slabs that began to join in the harmony like a spring rain. Only at this time, these dancers lifted the ratio of people among the high arched sleeves. Hua Jiao's first arrival.
Then lightly opened Zhu's lips like beads falling on a jade plate, singing in Wu Nong's soft voice:
"Spring rain foot,
Dyeing is a stream of fresh green.
Liu Wai flew to double feather jade,
It's sunny relative to the bath.
The high shaft of the green curtain outside the building,
Lean over Langan a few songs.
Clusters of smoked trees with light clouds,
Cunxin clairvoyance. . . . "
Just in these "Chun Lin Song", which is specially used to show and convey, and to please and Fenghe's intentions, as the dancers circulate gracefully and sing and dance;
Suddenly someone saw the general governor who had been unsmiling, and suddenly turned to say something with a chuckle to the person at hand. So many people couldn't help but let go of the breath held in their throats.
As long as the other party can appreciate something, it means that there are more potential thoughts and attitudes that can be figured out in the next step, and even the possibility of further exploring their favorites and trends.
Just like the officials of the imperial vassal and towns that they had dealt with, as long as they worked tirelessly to meet them, they could always find some channels to gain closeness and appreciation.
"It seems that the thirst for survival of these high-ranking families is still quite strong."
Zhou Huaian, who was sitting in front of him, turned to face Yang Shigu, Luo Yin and others who were sitting beside him.
"Even if I don't like high-tempered decorations, but I'm so beautiful, I have already figured out the trends and preferences in these details."
"After all, it is the southeast of Fujia, and it has inextricably linked relations with the old family members under the rule of the Dudu Mansion, such as fellow villagers, relatives, and teachers..."
Yang Shigu, who was described as thin and resolute, was unpleasantly photographed.
"That's it..."
The feelings in Luo Yin's heart are more varied than him. You must know that he was originally from Hangzhou Xincheng (now Xindeng Town, Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang), and he was an out-and-out local aboriginal.
His grandfather served as a county magistrate, and his father relied on Men Yin to maintain a family that was adequate enough for him to study; until the age of 27, he said goodbye to his family and moved to Chang'an, the capital of the capital, to start a career of "tenths and no tops".
Then there was me at home to support him for study tours and imperial examinations. In this difficult world, he gradually went bankrupt and sold out, and his parents died one after another. Therefore, in the end, he was destitute and destitute and had to stay in Beijing and live a little by relying on his literary name.
In a sense, thanks to the importance of the Taiping Army and the Governor of Zhou Da, he got the opportunity to return home in this lifetime. It's just that he has already lived in other people's homes beyond recognition.
However, this has not changed much of his current hot situation. As a fellow senior of the Taiping Metropolitan Governor, he also serves as the admiring officer of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion; some locals have already compared him to a non-commissioned officer in the East Pavilion, or another The secretarial supervisor is first-rate.
Therefore, even if Roche was just a declining home with a small surname in the local area, many true and false distant relatives and neighbors appeared all of a sudden; and then many women in the boudoir turned to letters and letters, expressing the poems and people. The meaning of admiration.
In the end, some people even hit Yunying and her adopted daughter who were responsible for taking care of her daily life with the idea of clinging to the curve, and they began to pretend to be their so-called distant relatives and tribes in a decent way.
Luo Yin also felt the so-called: "The poor are in the busy city and no one knows, the rich are in the mountains and have distant relatives." The warmth of the world and reality dictate nothing more than this.
Then, his mind was still unable to calm down, he heard Zhou Huaian suddenly said:
"There are still old acquaintances present..." (End of this chapter)