Chapter 24 The time comes and goes to worship Tang Ah
Ants rely on locust trees to exaggerate the country, but it is not easy for earthworms to shake the trees.
Jia Liu, who may not even be able to save half of his future, can be completely invincible and eradicate the pests in the world.
Therefore, he still had to keep his feet on the ground and solve the problem in front of him first.
Although it is not a problem that can be solved with money, the problem is what to do if there is no money?
Forget about Jiaqing, which took more than 20 years to correct itself. The big donation list in front of you makes people jealous, and the small donation list is nothing but sad.
Helpless, Jia Liu had no choice but to leave first, thinking that if he really couldn't find it, he would have no choice but to go to the county magistrate in a remote area.
The official office is in the imperial city. Why can Jia Liu come to this unit to look at the rankings? Isn't it because he is a bannerman?
The people who just dispersed back to report the news to the master behind were all bannermen. It was hard to tell whether there were Manchu and Mongolian bannermen among them. These people have one thing in common, that is, they all belong to the banner and have settled down and can't get along very well.
In order to make a living, they had to take advantage of the privilege of the bannermen to move around the city and work as errands for the wealthy Han people in the outer city who could not enter the city.
Not to mention, there are quite a few bannermen who make a living from this (not just helping people read rankings), and it can be considered a monopoly industry in the city.
Make money, don't be shabby.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was definitely impossible for ordinary people to enter the imperial city. After the Qing government entered the customs, it turned the inner city into a full city where only bannermen could live, and isolated the outer city where Han people lived. There was no need to do anything outside the imperial city.
A line of defense, so the bannermen were not allowed to enter and exit the imperial city, which made the imperial city very lively inside and outside.
Three days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs built a number of theaters for the Empress Dowager's birthday inside and outside the imperial city. They were decorated with lanterns and colorful flags, and many licensed theater troupes were testing the venue here, attracting many bannermen.
Stop and watch.
Jia Liu came to the Imperial City on foot. The Chongwenmen area where his home is located is in the southeast of the Imperial City. It only takes about half an hour to walk.
It was very lively along the way, because apart from the different people living in the whole city and the outer city, everything else is similar.
Along the way, there were many people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs planting pine trees along the streets and cleaning up stores. It looked similar to the way later generations of leaders inspected and carried out greening.
Jia Liu, who had something on his mind, was not in the mood to wander on the street, but he was still attracted by the "bang bang" sound coming from not far away.
He was a barber, carrying a load in one hand and beating something like a gong in the other.
Except for officials, the Han people who can enter the city are those who have obtained special permission, such as the theater troupe celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday, the monks who perform rituals, Taoist priests, etc. In addition, there is the barber, but he must have checked his ancestors in Shuntian Mansion.
The third generation must be issued a "license".
The barber probably hadn't had much business since he started working. He saw a young bannerman opposite him staring at him and said hurriedly: "Master, would you like to have your face shaved and your ears picked out?"
In order to make a living, today's barbers not only shave people's heads and faces, comb their hair and braid their hair, but also do ear picking, and some can even loosen people's bones.
Seeing that the barber was not open, Jia Liu nodded and said, "Shave your face first, then pick out your ears, and don't take care of your braids."
"Okay!"
The barber who had a business was very happy to put down the round bamboo cage carried on the pole. There was a charcoal brazier on the lower floor of the cage, and a copper round bowl filled with water was placed on it to ensure heat when shaving people's heads and faces.
For water.
On the other end of the pole is a foldable reclining chair and tool box, as well as a hat to protect from the sun and rain. This is where the common saying of "having one's head shaved and carrying one's head becomes hot" comes from this.
In addition, there is a long pole more than two meters long inserted in the bamboo cage, with a bundle of dry towels tied to it.
A hundred years ago, long poles were not used to tie towels, but to tie heads.
"Master, lie down!"
Jia Liu lay down and saw the barber scratching the razor on the sharpening cloth a few times and then applying a towel soaked in hot water to Jia Liu's face.
Suddenly, a burst of hot air made Jia Liu's pores expand. At the same time, his whole body felt particularly comfortable. He couldn't help but hum: "Ah... Huh..."
With the "sizzling" sound coming from his face, Jia Liu, who had been worried for the past few days, gradually relaxed his heartstrings. When he closed his eyes and dug his ears, he felt that there was nothing to worry about in the world anymore.
But just as he was enjoying it, the rapid sound of horse hooves and the exclamations of passers-by on the street could be heard in his ears. If the shaver hadn't been experienced and steady, Jia Liu's ears would have been pierced.
"What's wrong?"
Jia Liu was frightened and could not sit up. He saw several people who looked like palace guards riding horses and running through the street. They seemed to be in a hurry and shouted at passers-by to get out of the way.
"Don't you know?"
The barber has seen several groups of anxious palace guards today, so he is not surprised.
Jia Liu hurriedly asked the master what happened.
The barber said that Liu Zhongtang from the military aircraft department died in his sedan chair yesterday when he went to court for some reason. When the emperor found out, he quickly sent another military minister, Fulong'an, to bring medicine for treatment. However, Fulongan died as soon as he arrived at Liu Zhongtang.
Already.
"No, it's said that Long Live Master wants to go to Liu Zhongtang's house to express his condolences in person, so a lot of guards are dispatched in the palace. Many high officials have gone there before..."
Jia Liu interrupted the barber and asked, "Which Liu Zhongtang?"
"Master Liu Tongxun...don't you even know him?"
The barber felt strange that Liu Zhongtang's name was well known in Jingli.
"It's him,"
Jia Liu said "Oh" and lay down again without asking any more, looking uninterested.
Upon seeing this, the barber hurriedly took the tool and carefully picked out the customer's ears again.
Jia Liuzhen closed his eyes again and didn't care about the impact Liu Tongxun's death would have on the Qing Empire. Instead, he knew that once Liu Tongxun died, the legendary Luoguo Prime Minister Liu Yong should come on stage.
This is a genuine second-generation official.
But it has nothing to do with him.
Soon, Jia Liu's enjoyment time was over. He stood up and shrugged, took out ten copper coins from the purse tied around his waist and threw them on the bamboo cage.
It cost three coppers to shave the face, five coppers to pick out the ears, and the extra two coppers were tips given by Mr. Jia.
Wherever Mr. Liu goes, the price never drops.
Amidst the polite sounds of the barber's slow walk, Jia Liu disappeared into the street with his hands behind his back.
...
Returning to Xiliu Hutong, Jia Liu just opened the courtyard door and was about to ask Yang Zhi to serve him a bowl of rice when he saw his father, Jia Daquan, carrying several packages of gifts and talking to Yang Zhi.
"Dad, whose relationship are you trying to rely on again?"
Jia Liu thought it was his father who had thought of some new career path and wanted to ask, but he heard Yang Zhi say: "Master, this is a gift given to you."
"Given to me?"
Jia Liu was so surprised that when the sun came out in the west, someone gave him a gift!
"Master, it's true. The gift was sent by the guards and the master. They said they were asking the master to come and sit at his house when he has free time."
He Shen?
Jia took six steps.
"Sixth son, our family hired a man and bodyguard to do some work. Why did he send something to our house and invite you as a guest?" Jia Daquan didn't think about what happened last night.
"Maybe he met with the guards that his son is very knowledgeable."
Jia Liu dealt with it casually, but his heart was filled with joy. He knew that He Shen might have seized the biggest opportunity in his life!
And this means that the biggest investment he made in Jia Dongge's life was successful.
The gift in front of you is the best evidence.
"You have fart knowledge,"
Although his son behaved really well that day at He Weiwei's house, and everything he said was a sage's teaching, Jia Daquan really didn't believe that his son was knowledgeable.
Just when he was about to ask what was going on, whether he and the guards could not complete the Jia family's affairs, he felt embarrassed, so he asked someone to send something over, when he heard someone outside calling him: "Daquan, Daquan!"
"Hey? Lao Zhao, you came yesterday?"
Jia Daquan responded and looked towards the door to see who was Zhao Guodong if he wasn't from the household registration room.
"I couldn't come yesterday?...Don't look at me like that. It's a good thing. I brought good things to your family!"
Zhao Guodong looked happy, stepped forward, patted Jia Daquan, pointed at Jia Liuyi, grinned and said happily: "The imperial court has shown favor, and you have a chance to make up for it!"