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Chapter 106 Drinking in the grass market

After leaving the military city, looking at the Caoshi by the river not far away, Wang Gongchen stretched out: "It's calculated! In the past few days, this is not allowed to be done, that is not allowed to be done. There are countless rules every day, but it has made people feel suffocated!"

Sun Mian said: "Nehan is just a quick look at the affairs here, and he will stop trying it easily, which is much easier than us. Nehan feels it is hard, so what should we do? Not to mention that people from the Beijing Military Academy have to live here for the first half of the year."

Wang Gongchen said: "That's different. You are either people in the army or officials of the Privy Council. This should be true. I am serving in the Bachelor's College and have nothing to do with military affairs. Why do you have to work so hard?"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, and they were helpless. The scholars in the Academy were the noble ministers of the Qing Dynasty. Compared with others, their official positions may not be higher, but their status is difficult to compare. The officials in the capital were one of the censors and the other was the internal and external systems. The status could not be judged by official positions. In the past, Huangyou, when he met the generals of the three yamen, he gave way to the generals of the military. After entering the Huangyou period, he became the generals of the military to give way to the military. Nothing else, he did not win against Dangxiang, and the status of the military to reduce. What is the official rank of the military to be the generals of the military to be the military? According to officials, compared with the military to be the generals of the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the military to be the ones.

Speaking of this era, it is mentioned that civil officials have higher status than military generals. Several examples have been cited many of them, which is well known to everyone. In fact, the status of civil officials and military generals is not constant. Military generals do not have lower status than civil officials at the beginning, or even deliberately lowered. However, fighting against foreign countries is ultimately the business of military generals. Once they fight, they will lose their positions. They will be squandered by the status. After defeating the war, they can still be called heroes and gain super high status. The Chinese are not Indians. The Indians who do this are not very powerful in the army.

When a military general wins a war, his status will be different. In the past, the generals of the military governing army were considered as military duties, and their status was still above all. After a series of great victory in Hequ Road, the following three infantry commanders, one cavalry commander and one artillery commander, the court established a new level of general, which was comparable to the general of the military governing army. Yao Shouxin was in the capital, and he was polite to avoid etiquette, and he was equivalent to the position of the Censor Zhizai. Dou Shunqing and Shisanlang were equal to the status of the imperial etiquette. They met on the road, bowed their hands and bowed their hands, and went their own way.

Face must be earned by oneself. Du Zhongxiao transferred to a military position, and Sun Mian, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was a civil servant, and he was polite in front of him. The army could win battles abroad and have a high status. If the army lost consecutively in foreign wars, no matter how strong it was at home, its status would not be much higher. In the early Tang Dynasty, military generals became generals and prime ministers, and after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang army rarely won the victory outside. From that time on, the status of military generals decreased, and even when they became soldiers, they began to be looked down upon. It was because the army's record was not good and their status was reduced, not the other way around, because their status was not high, they could not defeat others.

When he approached Caoshi, Wang Gongchen said, "I won over your hosts. Today I will eat all the restaurants here and have a good time!"

Sun Mian laughed at the ear: "Nehan, how many restaurants are there in a grass market? Even if you eat it all, how much money can you spend?"

Everyone was talking and laughing, and they arrived at Caoshi and watched a drink and walked over.

As he got closer, Wang Kai whispered: "I asked in the military city that the people who do business in this Cao City are Yingtianxiangjun and his fellow soldiers who farm there, and the generals in the military city live in their families nearby. If you cause trouble here, you can't escape. We drink as soon as we drink, so don't cause trouble. Otherwise, even if Du Jieshuai doesn't pursue it, we will be blind."

Di Qing said in a deep voice: "No matter what the identity of a business person is, you are not allowed to cause trouble! The last time he performed martial arts, he was defeated by the soldiers and horses of Hequ Road, and the court officials were no longer satisfied. Because of trivial matters, how can I explain it!"

Everyone respectfully claimed that yes, and walked into the tavern in front.

An old couple and three servants in the tavern. There was no business in the store at this time and they were sitting idle. Seeing a few people coming in, a servant quickly came over and asked diligently: "What kind of wine and food do you want to use for guests? Please sit there in a quiet place."

Di Qing looked at the shop. It was an ordinary earthen house with thatched grass on it, only one floor, which was very simple. However, the cleaning was made, and the tables and stools were clean. I felt satisfied. I followed everyone to the corner with the servant, and a place that was specially separated as a private room.

After sitting down, Di Qing asked the servant: "We have just arrived here. What are the excellent food and food in your store? Tell me."

The servant said, "Returning to the guest, our small shop is one of the three wine shops around the military city. The only main shop is the best. Everyone orders the dishes, one is beef sauce--"

When Sun Mian heard this, he asked, "You sell beef here? I wonder if the imperial court prohibits killing plowing oxen!"

The servant laughed and said, "Celebrity, what is this place? Hequ Road. The most common ones here are cattle and sheep. How many oxen are there? Beef is not allowed to be sold, who will those nomadic people sell cattle to? Don't worry, the government allows them to slaughter the cows here."

Li Zhang said: "Taiwei, this is a place for grazing cattle and sheep. I want to kill cattle in order to do so. Since that's the case, we will order beef."

The servant wrote down and said, "It seems that several guests have not eaten much beef from the Central Plains, so they can eat it happily today. There is also a flavour of celery beef, which is the most tender and smooth. Do you want to taste it?"

Di Qing said: "You want to have special dishes here like this, you can pick up the dishes and put them on the table. By the way, what wine is sold here?"

The servant's: "This is the only main store nearby, with the most complete wine. There are top-quality soju wine made from Shengzhou Guan Restaurant, wine, and rice wine shipped from the Central Plains. By the way, I entered some lamb wine from the capital from Shengzhou Shopping Mall a few days ago. Do you want to taste it?"

Di Qing waved his hand and said, "Who is patient when I arrive at Hequ? I will drink lamb wine! The soju and wine in Shengzhou will each make a corner."

The servant wrote it down and asked again: "Do you guys want to use some soup cakes? The mutton noodle soup in the store is the most delicious."

Di Qing asked for it together and told me to come up soon. These days, everyone lived in the military city, and didn’t even have a small kitchen. They felt a little tired of eating in the canteen every day. After finally coming out, of course they were eating and drinking. In fact, the generals and coaches in the military city usually had small kitchens, and sometimes they would gather together to have a meal in private. However, these were not Privy Council envoys of the Privy Council or the generals in the Third Office, and no one dared to call them.

The punishment for alcohol is prohibited in the military city, but the punishment is not severe. No matter who is found, he just runs around the military city for a few laps. When the generals get addicted to alcohol, they will find ways to bring alcohol from outside in various containers and hide and drink. If they are found, they are just running away. However, if they are found drunk, they may be demoted and punished for salary, which is much more serious. If they cannot get drunk, it will be meaningless. Unless they are addicted to alcohol, most people would rather not drink it in the military city.

In this regard, the Beijing Military Academy is much more severe. As long as you find drinking in the school, you can get rid of the military stick at the least, and if you are demoted to the official position, you will be driven out of the military academy. Those who cause serious consequences will be beheaded and displayed in public. Di Qing and others have been accustomed to the rules there and have always been discipline in the military city.

Today, it was said that Wang Gongchen won the host, but Di Qing actually invited everyone to drink. The salary of the military general was higher than that of the civil servants, and Di Qing was also the Privy Councilor, and his income was rich. How could he care about this little money? No one here would take this matter seriously.

After a while, the wine and food came up. Di Qing led everyone to drink a glass of wine, tasted the dishes in the store, and said, "Although the place is small, the wine and food are good. The owner of this house is a businessman."

Sun Mian said: "This place is outside the military city, and it is the only main store, so it must make money. Where can I not be good at drinking in the army? Just as the servant said, this is the only main store, and just selling wine, it is profitable every year. It is definitely not easy for the owner to open this store."

Liu Jianji said: "Call the master over and ask for it."

After saying that, he called the owner over and asked, "Master, I don't know where I am from? Why did I open this store when I came here?"

The owner said: "The little old man is from Xuzhou, Jingdong. He only has one daughter and married an envoy in the army. My son-in-law has no prospects. A few months ago, he went to the nearby camp. When the little old man was in his hometown, he opened a restaurant and bought this shop."

Wang Gongchen said: "What, is this an official restaurant? I thought there were not many places in Shengzhou that Renminpu bought."

The owner of the shop said: "When I go back to the official, of course, it is an official restaurant. How can the people allow them to open it? But I heard from people that because there are many good wine in the army, selling wine is the most profitable. The yamen intends to stop selling wine in the small shops, but specialize in order to place it. I don't know what to do."

Wang Gongchen said: "If this happens, will you cut off your business selling alcohol in your store make a lot of money?"

The owner sighed: "What else can I do? As long as I pay less money every year, I don't sell alcohol, so I don't sell alcohol. It's too easy to make money by selling alcohol, and it saves others' concerns. I feel at ease by just selling food."

Everyone nodded together. What the old man said was that he was just a food shop, and no one could covet much money. There were so many high-ranking officials and generals in the military city, and many of his families were always thinking about the business that made a lot of money. A retired envoy could be said to have no power and power here, and he had started to manage it strictly and was relatively fair. He could still take over the industry, which was hard to say in the future.

When the owner left, Sun Mian said: "In the military city, many generals and coaches' families are there, unlike in the army. I don't know what the rules are here on Hequ Road, so they are allowed to buy industries. If they are allowed to buy property, these stores will probably fall into their hands."

Di Qing said: "What do we do with these small things? The most important thing now is to learn how to train troops here in the military city. In a few days, I will always say a word about it, otherwise I won't be in vain!"
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