According to historical records, in 1615, there were 308 Manchu cattle records, 76 Mongolian cattle records, and 16 Han army cattle records, a total of 400. The Eight Banners established at this time were later known as the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

According to status, the bannermen of the Eight Banners are divided into three types: Aha, armored men, and bannermen. Aha are slaves, most of whom are Han and Korean; armored men are descendants, whose ethnicity is not necessarily certain, and their status is higher than that of Aha.

; Banners are Jurchens. Armored men are divided into horse armor (cavalry) and infantry (infantry).

In the Hou Jin regime at that time, the smallest unit of the Eight Banners was Niulu. Initially, Niulu was both a social organization and a unit during war. There were 300 households in each Niulu, and each household had a strong man. After the father died, his son succeeded him.

Brothers died after brothers, and only when the whole army was dispatched were there 300 people per cow.

Starting from the Tianming period, Niu Lu gradually became not a military unit, but an administrative household registration unit. Every time troops were sent out, a number of people from each Niu Lu were selected to form an army. These people selected from Niu Lu were selected to be the most capable.

The warrior is Baya Labing, and the vest is Aliha Chaoha.

And Gan Deleng is about to enter the ranks of senior officers and become a really powerful figure in Niulu'e! But unfortunately, he lost half of his hand in this battle, so he is destined to stay away from military life. As an officer

Generally speaking, he will definitely have friends in the team, and he will naturally have opponents. And senior officers will have more opponents.

And after he became disabled and became an ordinary bannerman, his friends gradually drifted away, but only his enemies got closer and closer. As time goes by, no one will stand up for him when he is retaliated against.

Gan Deleng's wife had just given birth to a boy, who was only over two years old and was of no use at all. So Gan Deleng thought of a way. That was to find someone easy to control to join the army in his place. Even if it was as a

The identity of an ordinary bannerman is also acceptable. This can not only maintain the previous relationship, but also prevent the enemy from trying.

So how to ensure the relationship between Gan Deleng and this person is a problem. But Gan Deleng happened to have a sister, one of the two young women who just greeted him. His sister was also very unlucky! She married three times, all of them

Not long after the wedding, the groom died due to various reasons. So the locals spread rumors that his sister was so unlucky that she died again.

Nor did she get married!

So Gan Deleng's idea was to let Niu Mantun marry his sister, and then use his connections with his colleagues in the army to raise Niu Mantun to the flag and join the army. In this way, his family status would be maintained.

Decline. Can wait for his son to grow up slowly.

Niu Mantun was dumbfounded and tried to wake himself up. I was also afraid of being beaten! But my father said that those who have been in battle have no taboos! So, am I considered a person who has been in battle? It should be counted, right? So,

Niu Mantun calmed down and asked: "But why would you like me? Why don't you go find a banner man?"

Gan Deleng sneered and said: "I am old, but my child is still young. If I really find a bannerman to marry into my wife, it won't take long for me and my child to die. Things for this big family are not cheap.

Who did you kill? I see that you have a docile personality and good health. If you think about it for a moment, you are a good man! Otherwise, why would I take the risk to raise the flag for you!"

Only then did Niu Mantun suddenly realize. So when Gan Deleng asked what he meant again, he immediately agreed. So Gan Deleng went out the next day and came back a few days later. When he came back, he told Niu Mantun,

He is now a bannerman of the Zhengbai Banner! Looking at Gan Deleng's twisted face, Niu Mantun estimated that the gold and silver at home may have been spent a lot!

On the fourth day, Gan Deleng entertained his neighbors in the village and announced that his sister had married! He also held a wedding for them. From then on, Niumantun lived a life of handing out clothes and opening his mouth when eating! But the price was his

Apart from eating and sleeping, the rest of the time every day will be used to practice sword skills, riding skills and archery skills. From time to time, he and Gan Deleng will go hunting. I am a little tired, but Niu Mantun enjoys it.

This kind of life. At least he now has a wife, an identity, and no longer worries that one day he will starve to death or be hacked to death by a drunken bannerman.

Just when Niu Mantun started his training career, a banquet was about to be held in the largest room of Hongfu Building in Jinan City. The host of the banquet, Hua Shufeng, had not arrived yet, but the guests had already arrived in Qiqi

Eighty-eight years old. These people were all familiar with each other. They all greeted each other and discussed the purpose of Huashufeng’s banquet today. At the same time, they also discovered that the guests who came today were all influential people in various industries.

The big shopkeeper of Xiangliang. Although we all work in different industries, we have met each other occasionally in the city. Even if we have never met, we have heard of each other's reputation. Since we are sitting together today, it is natural to have a good chat.

But the topic naturally shifted to Huashufeng.

"Do you know why the flower shopkeeper entertained so many people?"

"This little brother doesn't know. However, Shopkeeper Hua is also a well-known shopkeeper in Jinan City! It's because of business matters that he wanted to invite us."

"I can guess this. It's just that our businesses don't overlap with each other very much! How do you invite us all together?"

"I have a bit of a guess about this. You know, the flower shop has recently acquired a lot of high-quality Western goods, and the sales are in full swing! Maybe he wants to ask us to help him sell them."

"I don't see how I, a rice and noodle seller, can do that kind of business!"

"Everyone in your family must have used those Western goods from Shopkeeper Hua, right?"

"Used it! It feels great!"

"It's very good! My fifth wife likes that shampoo the most. After she washed her hair with the shampoo, it turned out to be as silky as silk, and it felt the best to the touch!"

"I heard that Laohua and an overseas immigrant from the former Song Dynasty invested money to build a house. It seems to be a big shop. Maybe Laohua wants us to go and support him?"

"Isn't this possible? The things we sell are not in the same category? Could it be that he can open an extra-large grocery store?"

While everyone was discussing, Huashufeng, Liu Pei and several familiar shopkeepers walked in together. As soon as they entered the door, everyone stood up to say hello. Everyone in Huashufeng also returned the greetings one by one with spring breeze on their faces. After everyone sat down, they directly

Instruct the waiter to serve the food. The store had already heard that it was to entertain the major shopkeepers in the city, so it was well prepared. After receiving the order, a large table was filled in just a few moments.
Chapter completed!