Chapter 445: Penglai Pavilion
That night, Penglai County held a grand official banquet. The money for the active banquet was raised by the large family on the ground in Dengzhou to please the new master Wulutus. However, because the Ming Dynasty opposed extravagance and advocated the thrift, the Dengzhou government, who hosted the banquet, did not dare to waste it too much.
Before the meeting, he also explained to Ulutus that the remaining meals at the banquet would be delivered to the refugee resettlement camp.
There is no need to pay attention to eating leftovers in this era!
When the stomach is not full, the refugees will not refuse this rare "extra meal". At the same time, if there is still the remaining food that has not been processed, it will be given to the people living in cheap public housing in the city nearby.
Ulutus was very satisfied with this arrangement.
He has always paid attention to the people's hearts. Regardless of whether the officials below really value the people or not, they must at least do it in the face. A new place like Shandong Province pays more attention to capturing the people's hearts. Fortunately, the government has always done a good job. In the environment of light taxes and low taxes, at least the people of the entire Shandong Province recognized the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, there would not be so many overseas refugees, refugees, and disaster victims who came to Shandong Province to find a meal.
The host place of the banquet was not in the Dengzhou Governor's Office, but in the Penglai Pavilion in the city. It was a landmark building in Penglai City, built in the sixth year of Jiayou when the Song Dynasty had not yet crossed the south. Although the dynasty changed, the building complex was still well preserved.
Moreover, since the legend of Penglai Immortal Island has been spread in China, it has added a bit of myth and humanistic color. In addition, the natural phenomenon of mirages occasionally appears has aggravated the "authenticity" of myths and legends.
However, in terms of real feelings, the scenery of Penglai Pavilion is really good. When you climb up and look into the distance, the sea is completely visible. However, because it is at night, you can only see the lighthouses standing on the coast and islands in the distance.
In order to indicate the wind direction for ships at sea, lighthouses have been built along key islands in the Changshan Islands. This has indeed reduced the frequency of maritime accidents and increased the safety of night ships.
Especially in the coastal areas of Dengzhou, even at night, all ships do not need to stop sailing. Although they are not as busy as the daytime, there are always cargo waiting to be loaded and unloaded at the wharf.
Although the people who work as dock workers here are a little tired, they also earn a lot. The Han people are never afraid of hardship or fatigue in their hearts. Especially those ordinary people who are struggling at the bottom of society and often work hard for food and clothing, what they fear most is not to die of exhaustion, but to starve to death without a livelihood.
Ulutus can see the busy figures of workers in the dock area in the distance! Although according to the standards of later generations, the dock workers in this era were definitely exploited. But with the conditions of this era, this can only be achieved.
If he wants to improve the welfare of ordinary people, he can only wait for the sustainable development of society. He is not good at advancing too much, and can only improve the living conditions of most people within his ability.
Dou Mo, a bachelor of the cabinet, was with Ulutus. The Qianhu Hunur of the Mingwei also accompanied Ulutus. Since becoming the commander of the Mingwei, he has few opportunities to accompany Ulutus. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity to carefully inspect, he naturally has to do his best to show his presence in front of Ulutus.
Those who have been castrated are the only ones who can rely on the imperial power.
"Have Anu been here in Dengzhou before?"
"Although the young man was from Jeju, my father was sold to the palace when he was young. Later, he stayed there all the time, and it happened to be a big change to serve you, the king."
"Jeju? It's a good place." Ulutus thought of the secret report delivered by the secret guards, and he was already thinking about it.
At this time, Dou Mo said, "The king of the country, I have been here. At that time, I was still on a sea boat in Penglai and went to Dalian New Port. However, the Penglai Port at that time was far less prosperous than the current one."
Only those who have experienced it with their own eyes can deeply understand the earth-shaking changes in Penglai County. I still remember that when I first came to Penglai City, bandits were rampant along the way. He still followed the caravan and arrived in Penglai without any danger.
At the same time, there were many refugees in ragged clothes and selling children and women inside and outside the city. In fact, this situation was not only in Shandong. In his ancestral home, Hebei, there were also refugees everywhere.
Such common situations will only be greatly improved when it comes to Ming Dynasty. Penglai is now like the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and there is no refugee begging and selling children and daughters along the streets.
Tai Yingcheng, the Bohai tribe, whose ancestral home is from Liaoyang, has never been to Penglai. Their family's foundation is in Liaodong. Although the family's business will have contacts with Dengzhou, it is all done by the people below, so it has nothing to do with him.
But when he saw that his colleague had the opportunity to speak in front of Ulutus, he felt itchy.
"Oh! Why did Mr. Dou think about going to Dalian New Port at that time?" Ulutus said curiously.
"I'm not afraid of laughing at the king. It was a coincidence that Weichen crossed the sea and Liaodong. Originally, Weichen wanted to follow the caravan to Kaifeng Prefecture to avoid disaster, but the caravan traveled all the way east. Later, I heard that Liaodong was recruiting scholars and so I followed him." Dou Mo said a little embarrassedly.
But Dou Mo always gives people a serious feeling, and suddenly shows a embarrassed expression, but it is quite novel and interesting.
"Although it was a coincidence, it was God's will to be the will of Master Dou to join the army and serve the king." Speaking of this, Tai Yingcheng solemnly bowed to Wulutus, saying that he was thanking Wulutus for ending the chaos in Liaodong. Otherwise, their Tai family would not be able to maintain the incense. At the same time, he praised Wulutus's saintly virtue and wiseness, allowing hundreds of thousands of people in Shandong to live and work in peace.
At any time, there is no shortage of people who flatter. Since becoming the superior, Ulutus has also "humally" accepted the flattery of the people below. Those who act like Tai Yingcheng are really not explicit.
Among the memorials submitted by the ministers, there are often words about being born auspicious. This praises that Ulutus's virtue moved God. And even more, a farmer around Tumen County gave birth to triplets at his home, which actually praised Ulutus's credit.
What does this relationship have with others giving birth to a child? Ulutus really can't understand the official's brain circuit. Could it be that he made the woman pregnant and gave birth to a child in his dream?
At this moment, Dou Mo followed Tai Yingcheng's words and politely thanked Wulutus' kindness.
Chapter completed!