Shouyang is located on the south bank of the Huai River, bordered by Bagong Mountain to the north, Shaopi to the southwest, Feishui to the east and connected to Hefei in the south. It has been an important water and land port and an important military and political town in Huainan since ancient times. Now it is Nanliang
South Yuzhou Administrative Office.
There are excellent farming conditions around Shouyang, so farming is prosperous. There is also convenient and developed water and land transportation, so commerce is also very prosperous.
The big city located to the east of Luocheng has a waterway connecting to the Feishui Pier outside the city. There are many shops nearby, and traders and gangsters travel around. It is the most prosperous place in the city. Whether it is exotic treasures or daily necessities, you can find it in the shops.
It can be said to be all-encompassing.
In the early morning, as the sun was rising, the cool night breeze was still blowing, and the Dongcheng Pier gradually became lively.
Large and small ships moored on the waterfront are about to set sail, and many women with colorful clothes and good makeup are getting off the ships. These are the actors and actresses that the merchants and passers-by on the ship summoned to the ship yesterday, and they say their goodbyes after having a good night.
Many dynasties in the past focused on agriculture and suppressed commerce, but the Southern Dynasty was an exception. First, the development of the south was not as developed as that of later generations, and the land that could be cultivated was still limited. Second, since Yiguang's southern migration, the conflict between natives and guests in the south has been sharp, and land annexation and
The problem of population shelter is also very serious. Thirdly, many late immigrants lack productivity and resources such as land and population, so they can only find other ways to make a living.
The accumulation of various reasons made commerce in the Southern Dynasties flourish, and merchants became a very dynamic social class. Especially the participation of many high-ranking officials and nobles gave merchants a sense of freedom and open-mindedness with rich wealth, traveling around the country, enjoying themselves, and ignoring restraints.
The image is more in line with the bohemian style of the upper class in the Southern Dynasties. They are not ashamed of this industry, but are proud of it.
The thoroughfares such as Shouyang are also very important business centers in themselves, so the service industry for those merchant groups who have the strength and enthusiasm to consume has also developed rapidly.
Therefore, there are many restaurants and theaters in Shouyang East Market, and most of them are doing very good business, which can be said to be particularly in line with people's food and sex instincts.
Practitioners in the theater are called Changji, and Chang mainly refers to musicians. Jibentongji refers to people who possess a skill, so Fangji people often refer to craftsmen.
People have different interests and hobbies, so when an industry becomes developed, it will be subdivided into different categories.
Shangqi are also divided into different categories according to the services they provide, such as Xiqu Niang, Wu Mei Niang, etc., whose names reflect the specific division of singing and dancing. There are also Ye Du Niang who accompany guests to spend the night. In some
The place is also called the Cock-Crowing Woman, which means that after the rooster crows, this romantic relationship ends.
There are generally government-run theaters in the city, as well as private ones. The government-run theaters are mainly family members of prisoners, female criminals, and women from slave households. The income of these official theaters often accounts for a small proportion of local fiscal revenue.
It's quite impressive. As for the private sector, the scope is even wider. As long as you have the conditions and the intention, you can participate.
After a night of romantic love, the relationship ended with money and silk, even if they were separated, it would not be enough to make people sad. However, there were also emotional women who composed songs along the river to say farewell to their generous and considerate benefactors: "More than a hundred feet above the east platform, Ling Fengyun, farewell."
Don’t forget you…”
"Shouyang Music" is a Western tune from the Qing Dynasty. It has many sad words and a longing for reunion. It sounds on this prosperous wharf where passengers and goods are constantly coming and going. It is singing about the love between merchant women and merchants.
The lackeys on the pier may not be able to feel the melancholy meaning, but seeing those gorgeously dressed prostitutes singing, with melodious and melodious tunes, is a rare audio-visual enjoyment, and many people stop their busy work.
Follow your footsteps and listen carefully.
However, there are many people at the pier, and it is inevitable that there will always be interruptions by libertines playing at this time. At this moment, in front of a steamed cake restaurant next to the pier road, a man with a red face, sparse hair, and short legs was knocking on the table.
He smiled and said, "Can that trick be used as a Northern Song?"
While he was talking, the Hu man himself began to dance and sing loudly. Although his feet were a little lame, it did not affect his performance: "Looking at the Mengjin River from a distance, the willows are dancing. I am a kid from the Lu family, and I don't understand Han children's songs!
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Shouyang is located at the strategic point between the north and the south, and there are many Hu people in the area who are busy making a living. When they heard this old Hu man singing and dancing happily, there were many Hu people who sang along: "Drive the sheep into the valley, the white sheep are in front. The old woman does not
Marry, step on the ground and call the sky..."
Seeing that the singing of the courtesans was interrupted, the pier suddenly became a paradise for Hu children to sing and laugh. Even some people were unhappy and pointed at the old Hu man who was the first to make a fuss and angrily shouted: "Thieves, Hu lame slaves!"
Don’t keep silent! Where is Huainan where you are waiting to go crazy..."
After the old Hu man heard this, the cheerful expression on his face suddenly disappeared, and he walked towards the man who yelled and scolded him. As he walked towards him, dozens of strong soldiers suddenly followed him around the restaurant.
As he walked, the old Hu man was surrounded from front to back.
Seeing this scene, the man's expression suddenly changed. He clasped the basket full of fashionable goods in front of him and said in a trembling voice: "Everyone in the state knows that the prince has entered Shouyang to govern.
Stop renting land, promote business and please the people. You thieves and slaves dare to commit crimes in the market, are you not afraid of arrest and punishment by the government?"
After the old Hu man heard this, his steps slowed down a little, and the anger on his face also subsided slightly. Seeing that the countryman was afraid, the companions of the countryman also came forward and called to the prince of Henan.
The moral policies that Jing has recently enacted are intended to scare away these villains wandering the streets.
"Haha, even the humble man in the village knows the righteousness of the prince!"
Hearing these scoldings, the old Hu man laughed instead of getting angry. However, after pondering for a moment, he still lowered his face and ordered: "Catch the thief who is insulting me!"
Following his order, several strong soldiers from behind went straight forward. Although there were several companions gathered around the countryman, they were no match for these strong soldiers, and the countryman was soon twisted and sent forward.
This old Hu man was naturally Hou Jing who settled in Shouyang. He looked down at the begging villager and sighed: "Although I know that the prince is righteous, it is a pity that he has committed a sin. I will spare your life.
But if you don’t punish them, you will always feel unhappy.”
As he spoke, Hou Jing raised his hand, squeezed the man's teeth and opened them with force. He then pulled out a knife and inserted it into his mouth to cut out his tongue. The people around him saw that the man's mouth was full of blood, and then heard him whimpering incoherently.
The ferocious howls made everyone shudder and avoid them one after another.
Hou Jing then threw the goods out of the basket of the countryman, and loaded it with iron coins. Then he had his companions brought in, and ordered: "You will send this countryman and his reward money to you later."
Go back to his house, if someone dies in the way, or if you are greedy for a piece of money, I will kill you and others!"
Although several people still didn't know Hou Jing's identity, they were all frightened by his surly and cruel methods. After hearing this, they nodded in agreement, then picked up the basket containing the money and hurriedly left the place with the fainting fellow villager.
After this incident, Hou Jing lost his mood and continued to wander around the pier, so he swaggered toward the city surrounded by his followers.
After a short period of chaos, the pier here quickly became crowded again. Although some people were talking about the bloody scene just now, some newcomers to the pier could no longer feel the vividness at that time.
Fear. As for the blood remaining on the ground, it was soon buried by the passing footsteps and smoke.
The Southern Dynasties focused on trade. Not only the dignitaries, powerful and wealthy households relied on this to make profits, but even small households participated in it. It was not because their income from farming and weaving was so rich that they needed to be sold in the market, but because of various household taxes and miscellaneous items.
Quite a few of them need to be paid with money. They can only sell the agricultural products on the market and pay taxes after getting the money.
Therefore, the benefits and taxes obtained from trade have always been an important part of the Southern Dynasty's finances. The so-called market valuation is to levy a certain tax on the goods traded in the market according to their value.
Since this kind of city tax is set based on the value of the traded goods, the higher the value of the goods, the more tax you need to pay, so even wealthy businessmen feel that this is a heavy burden. For ordinary people, that is
More ruthless and cold exploitation.
Although the imperial court exempted officials from taxes in order to consolidate its rule, this only increased the power of collusion between officials and businessmen, and had no effect on promoting normal business activities.
Because Huainan was far away from Jiankang Province, many powerful locals were not valued and awarded official posts by the imperial court. They also had to endure heavy tax exploitation and suffered multiple political and economic discrimination and unfair treatment.
Hou Jing's announcement of the decree to abolish land rent assessment in Shouyang City was groundbreaking. Land rent was subject to seasonal restrictions and had no short-term benefits, but the suspension of market assessment was effective immediately.
Therefore, after Hou Jing's decree was issued, it gradually spread over time, and people came to the city one after another to conduct transactions. Some local tycoons also praised the decree, and even directly led some slaves to join Hou Jing's command.
Use practical actions to support Hou Jing's rule in Shouyang.
Hou Jing walked around the city for a week and saw many businessmen and merchants, and he was extremely satisfied. He couldn't help but sigh and said with a smile: "The people in the south are greedy for goods and gullible, so they rush to pay taxes to avoid tax assessment."
Deliver the goods to me! As long as the market is full of customers and goods, I don't have to worry about running out of supplies! In the past years when I was in Beizhou, I had to work hard to gather the short resources. Who would have thought that it would be so easy to do so now?"
When Hou Jing returned to the state capital with satisfaction, there was another piece of good news waiting for him.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, great things are about to happen!"
In front of the gate of the state capital, Xiahou Jia Kuoxing, the chief minister appointed by Hou Jing, came forward to greet Hou Jing, bowed to Hou Jing and said with a smile.
"What? Could it be that Xu Sima has returned and things have been settled?"
Seeing Xia Houjun's expression like this, Hou Jing's heart suddenly moved. When he thought of something more important recently, he asked quickly.
Of course, it was not a good time to talk about confidential matters in front of the mansion. Xia Houzhen and other subordinates first welcomed Hou Jing into the mansion, and after screening away the rest of the crowd, they returned from Jiankang. Only then did the veteran Sima Xu Siyu come in and kowtow: "Servant
The king ordered me to go south to Jiankang to contact King Linhe. King Linhe was extremely happy when he heard the king recommended him, and he wrote a letter in his own hand and presented it to the king as a servant!"
Linhe King Xiao Zhengde was the nephew of Liang Emperor Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan adopted him as his heir when he had no children in his early years. After he had a son, he sent him home.
Therefore, Xiao Zhengde often harbored resentment, thinking that he should have been the heir, and his personality was extreme and violent. He even surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty for a time, claiming that he was the deposed prince of Nanliang, and later fled back because he was not treated well by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Xiao Yan did not
In order to comfort him, he regained his official title and granted him the title of county king.
Hou Jing himself didn't know much about Xiao Zhengde, but his subordinates Xia Houzhen and Xu Siyu in Shouyang knew quite well about his disobedience, so they suggested that Hou Jing contact Xiao Zhengde as an insider.
With this current scene.
"The old man of the Xiao family seems to be a philanthropic man, but in the end he can't even embrace the children who have been supported by his family for many years. He really has such bad virtue and bad luck, which is ridiculous!"
After Hou Jing read Xiao Zhengde's sincere reply, he couldn't help but sneer again and again.
During the past period, Hou Jing lived a life of great fear. After the defeat of Guoyang, he fled south with only a few hundred men. He was in such a panic that he didn't even know where he was going. Fortunately, Liu Shenmao, the leader of the Ma Tou garrison in Huainan, suggested that he take up the occupation.
Shouyang.
Originally, the Marquis of Zhenyang, Xiao Yuanming, was the governor of Yuzhou to guard Shouyang. After Hanshanyan was defeated and captured by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Nanliang court sent Xiao Fan, the king of Poyang, to guard Shouyang. However, Xiao Fan had not yet arrived, so Wei Rui's son Wei Anju was sent to guard Shouyang.
Supervise state affairs.
Wei An was cowardly, dull, and uninformed. He was a typical example of a tiger father and a dog son. Despite some twists and turns, Wei An obediently opened the city to recruit Hou Jing, and Shouyang City was captured by Hou Jing.
It was a blessing among misfortunes for Hou Jing to find this important town in Huainan as a temporary residence.
However, after the Eastern Wei Dynasty defeated the Northern Expedition of Nanliang, they wanted to negotiate peace with Nanliang regardless of their past grudges, and Nanliang agreed without any moral integrity, which immediately made Hou Jing feel a great sense of crisis.
He really didn't expect that the kind-hearted Xiao Bodhisattva would become more capricious than him. He worried all day and night that he would be betrayed by Nan Liang to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. For this reason, he kept issuing letters to advise Emperor Liang not to negotiate peace with the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but the results were very effective.
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What made him despair the most was that when he forged a letter from the Eastern Wei Dynasty and proposed to exchange Xiao Yuanming for himself, Xiao Yan agreed. In his eyes, he, a man who had lost power, was not as good as Xiao Yuanming, a useless person who was as stupid as a pig!
Since then, Hou Jing has completely given up his plan to live the rest of his life in Liang territory, and began to actively develop his own power. Since the proud monarchs of Nanliang did not intend to leave him a way to survive, he would fight for a chance to survive on his own!
Fortunately, the seemingly peaceful and peaceful Nanliang Kingdom itself is also full of undercurrents and conflicts. Although Hou Jing has not been in the country for a long time, he is already quite aware of it.
Not to mention Xiao Zhengde, a scum of the clan who was repeatedly tolerated and indulged by Xiao Yan but still persisted in his evil ways. Even in Huainan, there were many people who were dissatisfied with Nanliang, which he could use to regroup his power.
Sorry, sorry, I went through a lot of information today to sort out the context and logic of the Hou Jingnan Liang Rebellion, and my head feels dizzy from exhaustion. I will write this point today, and try to write more tomorrow...