The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Two years ago, the capital had already lifted the curfew to cater to the soaring economic development.

Under such circumstances, a large number of new recruits were also recruited from the Wucheng Bingma Division and the public security divisions.

The vast majority of these newcomers are retired soldiers. The original shift has been changed from one shift to three shifts. Each shift works for four hours, and there are inspections and guards day and night.

This method not only solves the shortage of a large number of retired soldiers, but also washes away the original Wucheng Bingma Si Yamen.

After all, these newcomers are treated like this because of His Royal Highness, and they can continue to eat official rations after eating the military salary. Naturally, they are very grateful and support His Royal Highness.

If there are any rules proposed by His Royal Highness, they will insist on maintaining and implementing them.

The current capital of the Ming Dynasty, the entire city of Nanjing, also has the title of the city that never sleeps.

Even in the middle of the night and early morning, the lights are still bright and the night life is very rich.

Most of the shops are also open around the clock, like some restaurants and paintings, and they are open until dawn.

The Jiaofang Division used to be considered state-owned, but in order to meet the needs, it also opened up a little bit. It only needs to obtain the relevant business qualifications, and it can also be listed for business.

In fact, even if the imperial court does not allow it, there will be no shortage of people doing this business secretly.

After all, this business can be described as a gold-selling cave, and the speed of money coming in is beyond ordinary people's imagination, and most of them are Xungui who intervene in it to make money.

The more prohibited, the higher the price.

In order to bring down the price of the brothel, so that more Ming people have a place to spend their time, so that they don't go hungry to the point of committing crimes, Zhu Ying spent a lot of thought.

At least as far as the current situation is concerned, more businessmen are willing to come to the capital instead of going to Jiangnan and other places.

The key is that on the Jingshi side, the quality is good and the price is cheap.

"Brother, are the nights in our capital so lively?"

Zhu Yunxi had never been out of the palace at night, and the palace was closed at half past Xu, that is, from eight o'clock in the evening.

Looking at the brightly lit but still full crowd, Zhu Yunxie's eyes shone with surprise.

Zhu Ying laughed: "That's natural, otherwise there would be no such thing as the city that never sleeps, you should be joking."

"Brother will take you to a good place later, and let's drink and have fun."

It seemed to be Zhu Ying and Zhu Yunxi, but in fact, on the bustling street, there were dozens of Jinyiwei led by Song Zhong secretly following them.

As long as there is any change, they will quickly rush over to protect it.

The brocade clothes on the two of them also made the surrounding ordinary people dare not get too close.

Those who can wear brocade clothes are not only rich, but also have status.

In this world, if you wear a set of silk and satin and dare to show it on the body, it is no different from driving a luxury car in later generations.

If it is said that the most lively place in the capital at night, of course it is the Qinhuai Painting Boat.

Zhu Ying, who came here again, felt a little emotional in her heart.

The meeting between him and Xu Miaojin started from here.

Just a few years later, this place has already changed its appearance. It is completely different from the original feeling. Businessmen and literati gathered on both sides of the Qinhuai River, and a large number of restaurants and brothels bloomed everywhere.

Wenxiang Pavilion is the largest gathering place for geisha besides Jiaofangsi on both sides of the Qinhuai River.

As soon as you get to the door, you can hear the melodious voice from inside.

At the door, there are more than a dozen maids with superior posture and exquisite makeup to welcome the guests. If you don't have a lot of money in your pocket, you don't dare to look more often.

The minimum consumption here requires the annual income of ordinary people.

Zhu Ying is good at this, not cheating the poor.

The owner behind the Wenxiang Pavilion is naturally internal money, but even the shopkeeper inside is not clear, but their own backstage is very big, and everything can be settled.

"You two young masters, please come inside."

When he first arrived at the door, a maid immediately greeted him with a slight smile on his face and saluted respectfully.

In terms of etiquette and temperament, she is not inferior to the maids at all.

There was even more tenderness in the gaze, Zhu Yunxi turned his head shyly, he had never felt such a direct gaze.

The guests in the building are chatting and laughing happily, and everyone is well-dressed.

Those who can spend here are naturally either rich or expensive, not only men, but also a lot of female guests.

Wenxiang Pavilion is a place where besides Kaijiaofang Division, musical talents gather, and some vocal musicians are also stationed here, which naturally attracts many women who love vocal music to come to listen.

It is a rule to be a performer but not to sell herself. Even if a woman is willing, she is not allowed to have excessive relations with any man during work.

Even if you want to kiss Fangze, you can only make an appointment in private.

This is the rule of Wenxiang Pavilion, even the nobles cannot violate it.

As the maid entered the private room, the maid asked softly: "What orders do you two young masters have?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't know anything about it, but Zhu Ying certainly knew it.

After all, many of the methods here are formulated by him with reference to later generations.

"Pack up a boat and arrange for your top dancer to play the piano."

There is no need to care, after all, after the money has been turned around, the big head will still be returned to his pocket in the end.

It's just that the maid heard the words, and said in a bit of embarrassment; "Miss Yunxia has already been taken over by someone tonight, why don't you replace me with another one?"

"We still have many beautiful girls here. I will bring them here for the young master. They will definitely satisfy the two young masters."

Zhu Ying shook her head slightly, and didn't try to embarrass her, she just took out a gold-plated sign from her body and put it on the table.

The maid was shocked when she saw it, and hurriedly said: "I don't know if it is a distinguished guest, but the servants have offended me a lot, and I ask the honored guest to forgive me."

"That's why we will arrange Miss Yunxia to accompany the honored guests."

Zhu Ying waved her hand, and the maid stepped back to make arrangements.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the sign on the table with some curiosity. The word 'Heaven' was engraved on the gold-plated sign.

He couldn't help asking: "Brother, what kind of badge is this?"

Zhu Ying explained with a smile; "This is the Tianzi VIP card of Wenxiang Pavilion. The whole capital only gave out more than ten yuan. When you come to Wenxiang Pavilion, naturally everything has priority."

"I brought you here, of course I want the best."

I just waited for a long while, but there was no movement, which immediately made Zhu Ying feel slapped in the face.

At this time, there was also a commotion outside.

"Everything must be done on a first-come, first-served basis. It is clear that we have arranged for Miss Yunxia first, and the deposit has already been paid."

"Why do you say that someone else has made it now? Is this trying to bully the customers?"

"If I don't make it clear today, I will definitely go to the Yamen to sue."

The voice was that of a woman, but it was obviously difficult to speak Chinese, so she was obviously not from Ming Dynasty, maybe a foreign businessman.

With the development of maritime trade, there are so many merchants from various countries, and it is not uncommon in the capital.

The voice moved from far to near, and the effort in speaking has already reached outside the rolling curtain of the private room.

"Is it here? I want to see who is so shameless and has no manners at all."

As soon as the voice fell, a woman opened the curtain and entered, looking squarely at Zhu Ying who was sitting in the center.

Zhu Ying felt her eyes light up.

The woman in front of her was tall and tall, with deep eyes and a high nose, fair skin all over her body, and a hint of blue pupil.

The bright blond hair has a strong exotic style, but it also has the characteristics of an oriental beauty.

Obviously a mixed race woman.

I have to say, it really made Zhu Ying feel excited.

It's just that the person who came here was not very friendly: "Is it you who robbed Miss Yunxia? You are so rude, how can you wantonly steal other people's things."

Following the woman's intrusion, several maids also walked in immediately.

The maid who came in earlier immediately apologized to Zhu Ying: "This distinguished guest, I am really sorry, I will clean it out immediately."

Zhu Ying looked at the mixed race woman, and asked directly: "Who are you, what is your last name, don't you know the rules of Wenxiang Pavilion?"

The mixed-race woman said angrily, "I am Sultana, an envoy of the Angkor Dynasty. No matter what the rules are, do you have to pay attention to first come, first served? Is this how Daming treats us envoys?"

Hearing this, the maids obviously felt very embarrassed.

Although the shop had already explained that Tianzi VIPs were the most honored guests, it was not easy to provoke this foreign envoy to involve the imperial court.

Don't blame Sultana for making trouble.

She was the most favored princess in the Angkor Dynasty. This time she sneaked with the envoys to and from Daming, in order to learn the rhythm of Daming.

As for the temperament, the first thing is naturally the Jiaofang Division.

But now the Jiaofang Division basically only plays music for the court, and has strict rules, which is not something that Sultana can touch casually.

In the Wenxiang Pavilion, many of them were from Jiaofangsi, and Yunxia, ​​the top player, is even a master of temperament.

In order to learn the oriental rhythm, Sultana sold several pieces of her own jewelry to make up enough money. After waiting for half a month, she finally waited until today to listen and study.

Because of the premium price of the top brand, if you miss today, you don't know how long you will have to wait.

Now that the money has been paid, but I was told that someone jumped in line, how can I balance my heart.

Zhu Ying understood, it turned out to be the Angkor dynasty.

Speaking of the Angkor Dynasty may be a bit vague, but it has a great reputation in later generations, and the best thing is the Karma waist.

The current Angkor Dynasty is also known as the Khmer Empire. It is not in the Han cultural circle. It is blocked by mountains near Annan. Influenced by Indian culture, it is currently the most prosperous period in the entire history.

The disturbance quickly attracted the attention of the stewards of Wenxiang Pavilion, and when they found out that VIPs from Tianzi were also involved, they immediately rushed over with more than a dozen guards.

As soon as the head steward came in and saw Zhu Ying, all the gangsters were frightened away.

The person in charge was none other than a member of Uncle Zhang's command. Of course he knew Zhu Ying, so he almost fell to his knees immediately.

Zhu Ying shook her head slightly. Of course, the steward understood that the boss didn't want to expose her identity, so she ordered: "Get this girl out immediately."

Hearing the order, the guards behind rushed over. It was only because Sultana's identity was difficult to start, but the meaning was obvious.

"Wait a minute."

Zhu Ying said.

The steward bowed immediately: "What is your order?"

Zhu Ying looked at Sultana and said, "If you don't mind, you can board the ship together. I will pay today's expenses."

Sultana also reacted at this moment, the man in front of her obviously had a high status, even if she reported her status as an envoy, the steward at Wenxiang Pavilion did not hesitate at all.

The main reason was that Sultana's eyes lit up when she heard that the expenses were covered, "Okay, that's what you said."

Then he turned his head and said to the manager: "You heard that, tonight's expenses are covered by him, and the deposit I paid will be refunded to me."

The steward didn't understand what the grandson meant, he obviously fell in love with this woman, and immediately said yes, and said that the painting boat was ready.

Zhu Ying got up, and Zhu Yunxi followed quickly.

Sultana walked directly to Zhu Ying's side, for fear that Zhu Ying would not pay.

This is not a small amount.

As the top brand of Wenxiang Pavilion in the capital, the starting price for a private room is [-] treasure notes, and when it is high, the premium will even exceed [-].

But I have nothing else to do, I can't even touch it with my hands, just listen to music and watch dances.

Even if it's a toast, it depends on whether other girls are willing or not.

It is such a rule, but many literati and inkmen praise his name.

What is not available is the best, no.

There are also guards of Wenxiang Pavilion in the painting boat. They protect the safety in the name of protection, but in fact they are also guarding the women of Wenxiang Pavilion, preventing guests from messing around after drinking.

Seeing the foreign woman walking towards His Highness the Grandson, the steward behind was worried, and hurried to the back to inform the shopkeeper.

Sultana is really tall.

Zhu Yingjing is 1.7 meters tall, and Sultana is walking beside Zhu Ying, her shoulders are almost at the same level as Zhu Ying.

And in terms of clothing, the Angkor Dynasty is obviously more open than the Ming Dynasty.

Being so close, there is a faint fragrance coming out.

More than a dozen Wenxiangge guards were already waiting by the pier, and the leader was even more familiar to Zhu Ying. This was one of the experts that Zhu Ying brought from Beiping at the beginning.

It was also the one who spent time in Jinyiwei Prison together with Zhang San.

Visibly thrilled to see the former owner.

Zhu Ying stepped forward and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Mo Jian, why are you working here? Uncle Zhang punished you."

Mo Jian didn't expect that the owner still remembered his name, and immediately replied: "It's not Uncle Zhang, it's me who wanted to come and guard."

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Okay, today you will be guarding."

Mo Jian hurriedly said, "Yes."

Mo Jian is not considered a guard of Wenxiang Pavilion, he is currently working in Jinyiwei Baihu, and here in Wenxiang Pavilion it is regarded as a town, and he does not serve as an ordinary guard.

It was precisely because he knew that his master was coming that he came to protect him himself.

Sultana, who followed behind, suddenly became curious about Zhu Ying.

From the conversation just now, it is obvious that he is very familiar with this Wenxiang Pavilion.

She knew that Wenxiang Pavilion had a great background, and she wanted to use the relationship of ministers to intervene before, but later found that even the court ministers of the Ming Dynasty were useless.

During the painting boat, Sultana always sees the rhythm master Yunxia who she is thinking of.

Apparently, Yunxia had already explained something, which was completely different from the rumors, and she was extremely enthusiastic about Zhu Ying and the others.

After the rhythm of the backing dancers, he went off to accompany the wine in person, which was the first time in the past.

Zhu Ying is obviously more interested in Sultana beside her.

With a gesture of her eyes, Yunxia naturally sat next to Zhu Yunxi.

This made Zhu Yunxi a little restless.

Sultana has been pestering Yunxia to ask some rhythmic questions.

However, whenever Zhu Ying raised her glass, Yunxia would raise her glass immediately, and Sultana could only follow along.

In less than half an hour, everyone was already drunk.