The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

After Da Ming's voyage to the West was published in the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper, it immediately caused an uproar.

Compared with the people of the entire Ming Dynasty, the people in the capital are naturally the wealthiest. In the past, those who could live in the capital were basically big families.

Even some poor households have all turned over now.

With a population of 300 million in the current capital, no matter what kind of business they do, they still have to make a lot of money.

Even the pancakes from small vendors have to fry thousands of pancakes a day.

It can't be fried, it can't be fried at all.

From the opening in the morning to the closing of the stall, there was no rest at all, and the stalls basically took turns for the whole family.

For a ten-cent pancake, at least [-] pancakes go out a day, which is the income of three guanbao notes, and a monthly income of nearly [-] guan treasure notes.

Just being a pancake vendor has such a high revenue, one can imagine what the current capital has become.

This is the demographic dividend of the current capital, allowing a large number of common people to rise rapidly.

Naturally, the stalls also have to pay management fees, but the fee of a few coins a month really doesn't have the slightest impact. Now there are not enough stalls, and many places are prohibited from setting up stalls, only where there are regulations.

These days, it doesn't matter where you want to put it. The Secretary of Public Security has strict requirements, but anyone who sets up a stall at will will not only have everything confiscated, but also pay a fine.

"Old Li, are you crazy? If you don't make good pancakes, why do you want to go west?"

In the small alley, his wife, Mrs. Zhang, exclaimed, feeling extremely unbelievable that her husband said that he wanted to sign up for a trip to the West.

How easy it is now.

Relying on the previously allocated stalls, selling pancakes can earn a few bucks a day, which doesn't feel like an off-season in the capital.

What a happy life, the first three sons and two daughters in the family.

Taking turns to help make pancakes every day, the husband and wife don't have to be busy, and their children are responsible.

Of course, part of the salary will also be given, after all, the youngest son is already in his teens.

But I didn't expect Lao Li to go crazy and want to go to the West with him.

"Women, you know what, this is a major event that can be recorded in history. I haven't seen it yet, and I don't know if the officials will let me accompany the ship."

"If I can go with the ship, my pancakes can be sold overseas, Nanyang, Xiyang, do you know where it is, do you know how many countries there are, if I can sell pancakes like this, good guy, our boss Isn't Li's pancakes just famous?"

Old Li Tou was a bit reprimanded at first, but his tone became flattered as he spoke.

But Mrs. Zhang didn't understand: "What's wrong with my womanly family? I don't know what you are talking about. I know that we are living a good life now, and we don't have to worry about food and clothing every day. Where have we ever thought about it?" Days like this."

"It's been several years since I went to the West. The incident at sea has been revealed. I don't know what's going on outside. Didn't the newspapers say that? There are wars everywhere in the world. Our Daming is safe."

"Can't you stop those messy thoughts and stay at home with peace of mind? You have to go overseas."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang paused suddenly, remembering some rumors she had heard before, and cried out angrily and aggrieved: "Okay, old man Li, I think it must be something about overseas women."

"It turns out that you want to find a concubine from overseas. Is it because I am old and yellow that I am not good enough for you? Now that I have some money, I just want to throw it away."

"Sons, take a good look at Dad, he is going to abandon us."

The crying and shouting immediately attracted crowds from the neighbors, and even many passers-by stopped to watch the excitement.

The second son was making pancakes outside, and the eldest and third sons hurried out to inquire about the situation.

When Old Li saw this battle, he felt uncomfortable, and immediately pushed the door out and disappeared into the crowd.

Mrs. Zhang then wept and told her sons about the matter.

The eldest son frowned and said, "Mother, it's not because I'm looking at a concubine abroad, it's nothing to do with it, and besides, everyone in the West is overwhelmed, and it's not like Dad can go if he wants to."

"It's really a good thing if we can really be qualified to accompany the ship. Although we are away from home, we are with the officers and soldiers. No one in this world dares to provoke us, Daming. It's very safe."

"My father has been making pancakes all his life, and his craftsmanship is better than that of grandpa. Even if the official master eats it, he would say yes, maybe he really has a chance to be selected."

Mrs. Zhang didn't expect her beloved eldest son to be the father-protector, so she began to cry even more aggrieved.

Seeing his mother's situation, the eldest son also knew that he couldn't explain the reason clearly, so he could only rush to comfort him.

Old Litou over there soon arrived at the small teahouse.

The small teahouse is really small, but it is also overcrowded. Old Li squeezed into the table on the left window with familiarity.

"Old Li Tou, you are here. A local official came over earlier and said that you, Old Li Tou, are most likely to be selected for the qualification."

"It is said that His Majesty ate the pancakes baked by your father during his private visits in the capital in the early years, and said hello."

"Today's tea, you have to invite it."

Seeing Old Li approaching, an old acquaintance immediately spoke enviously.

Old Li looked suspiciously: "You old pockmarked man, don't fool me into treating me."

Zhang Laomazi has no skills, and rents out the few houses left by his ancestors. With the current rising market prices in the capital, he can actually rent more than a dozen coins a month.

I gave birth to two daughters before, and only gave birth to a son last year. I have nothing to do on weekdays, so I am a long-term customer of this small teahouse.

It's just that I searched a lot, and I always think of ways to get others to pay.

Someone next to him spoke up: "Old Litou, this time Zhang Laomazi is not deceived. It was the lord who said it himself. Just half a stick of incense, everyone heard it, that is, you were mentioned, and no one else said it." .”

Old Li looked at the people around him and nodded. He believed that he had a letter at that time, but he said with some displeasure: "The woman in the family disagrees with me to go to the West, saying that she is afraid that I will find that overseas concubine."

"Everyone comment, what kind of person am I?"

Hearing this, Zhang Laomazi laughed loudly: "Your old Litou is such a person. I don't know who said here yesterday that he is going to buy a few Silla maidservants to serve him, and he will also enjoy the blessing of the landlord."

Silla maidservants were maidservants located in the current Goryeo during the Tang Dynasty. Because of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Silla, many Silla maidservants were adopted by wealthy people in the Tang Dynasty.

They are well-behaved, obedient, outstanding in appearance and extremely capable. They are very loved by the nobles of Li and Tang, and they also make Silla maidservants very famous.

The Silla Kingdom is naturally long gone now, and the so-called Silla maidservants today generally refer to well-behaved and obedient maidservants outside of Ming Dynasty.

"Nonsense. I didn't mean to find it for myself. I was looking for it for my sons. In this world, we can't even afford dowry. It must be done from the outside."

"Old Mazi Zhang's daughter got married some time ago and asked for a dowry gift of three hundred guan notes. Now which one doesn't charge 80 taels, it really scares me to death."

"The maidservant from overseas is only 30 to [-] taels high, her appearance and temperament are not bad, and she is also very obedient when she is a daughter-in-law."

Old Li retorted.

Hearing this, some people think that buying a daughter-in-law is really a good choice.

The capital is developing rapidly, and many people want to enter the household registration of the capital.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to changing the local household registration, apart from resigning from the official position and relocating, the only option is to marry, especially in the capital, which is strictly controlled.

Among other things, as long as one is registered in the capital, all studies in the school are free, and there is no need to worry about eating and drinking. It is equivalent to the government helping to raise children.

There are also a lot of free allowances for physical medicine, and it basically doesn't cost a lot to see a doctor.

The most important thing is that there are many opportunities to make money, even if you just do a job, the income is very considerable.

Housing resources in the capital are scarce, and now people who do not have a household registration in the capital are not eligible to buy a house.

A large number of foreign businessmen can only lease in the capital.

This has also led many foreign businessmen to want to settle in the capital, and the quickest way is to marry a woman with a registered permanent residence in the capital.

There is a requirement here, it must be a wife, concubine is not within the scope of changing household registration.

In the wedding market, when the demand increases, the natural price increase is astonishing.

The dowry price is almost one price per day.

But not every family thinks that Lao Li can earn so much in the first month, and most of them are still around [-] to [-] yuan.

Old Li didn't want to be taken advantage of, so he thought about buying his daughter-in-law and forgetting about it.

"Not to mention, this is really a way out. I'm still worrying about my son's marriage. According to what Old Li said, the two sons may not have fifty strings together."

"Where do you want fifty pennies, you don't know, that guy got it with just a few pennies, and after changing hands, he sold twenty pennies. This business is really profitable."

"There must be a way out. There is no way out. If you spend money to buy it, it is illegal. You may be fined hundreds of pennies. It's better to follow the normal way honestly, so you don't have to worry about it."

Everyone immediately began to chatter and chatter. These days, Guotai Minan can drink tea in this small teahouse. Basically, the family still has some family property business, saying that there is no big money, but there is no shortage of small money.

They are all in their [-]s and [-]s, responding to the government's call, and every household has a lot of children, so naturally getting married is a common thing.

Suddenly a person said mysteriously: "Silla maidservants, Bodhisattvas are all well-known, so we know that Kunlun slaves are the most mysterious, but I don't know what it means."

According to the records of the Tang Dynasty, Kunlun slaves had fingers like ten ink sticks, ears like two spoons, black body with curly hair, and vigor and vigor.

The rich and idle people are most curious, black feels very exciting, and it is rare in Daming.

These words immediately aroused the curiosity of many people.

But then someone snorted coldly and said: "On weekdays, you should read more when you have nothing to do. The Kunlun slaves have long been mentioned in the mansion newspaper. They live in the far west, where the sun is scorching hot, so they baked their black skin."

"The most important thing is that this Kunlun slave has many diseases, some of which we have never seen before in Ming Dynasty, if he gets infected, it will be over in this life."

"Besides, buying and selling Kunlun slaves is prohibited in dental shops, but it was found that buying and selling were the same crime, and at least they were all betrayed by ten years of hard labor."

This news made everyone's heart go out, no one wanted to be forced to work because of novelty, and this life would be ruined.

At this time, a man in official uniform came in. He was the official of the village, roughly the same as the street cadres of later generations.

"Old Li, I knew you were here. The news from the higher-ups has come down. You have been selected for the voyage to the West. This is a great joy. Today's consumption must be invited by you."

Fang Guan said with a smile.

It is also a performance of political achievements for other officials, which is naturally a good thing.

Old Li didn't expect that he could really be selected, so he said a little at a loss: "Master Fangguan, my wife seems to disagree, I don't know what to do."

Old Li still cared about his mother-in-law very much. He said that in his mouth, but he actually felt very distressed in his heart.

At the beginning, we walked slowly together hand in hand, and the life ahead was not easy, and we have only lived a good life for two or three years, and Old Li is not a person who forgets his roots.

As for the pancake stand, he couldn't stand it alone.

"Others are scrambling to get it, but you are good, and you still have the mind to push it out."

"However, I can tell you that this voyage to the West is a major matter for the imperial court. There is no room for mistakes in anything. The registration is voluntary, and no one forces you. Now that you are elected, you can say no. This is deceiving the imperial court. Shangfeng If you blame it, then you will regret it."

Fangguan snorted coldly and said indifferently.

At this moment, Old Li was frightened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "I'll go, I'll go, please don't worry, my lord, the villain will definitely go."

If you have committed a crime, you are a criminal.

Among other things, the qualifications of that stall may be confiscated, and there will be problems in making a living. The whole family will need this pancake stall to support them.

Seeing the frightened look of Old Li, the square official comforted the neighbors who looked up and down, and said: "There is a notice in the government to support you good craftsmen to create brand awareness. This trip to the West is to promote This is a good opportunity for us to have a delicious meal in Ming Dynasty.”

"I don't know how lucky it is to be selected. You think that the pancakes are just yours. If it wasn't said that your Majesty has eaten all the pancakes, how could it be your turn."

"The quota of a servant in the chamber of commerce has already been sold at the price of three hundred guan notes. There is still no market for this. You can be content with it. According to the rules, you can bring two people with you to assist and help."

Speaking of this, the square official looked at the surrounding people who were ready to move and warned: "Don't make any crooked ideas, the superiors will strictly investigate, if you don't understand this craft and get caught, you will be guilty, and so is Old Li. Sit with me."

Only then did everyone quiet down and suppress the small thoughts in their hearts.

The brand effect is Zhu Ying's current support for small workshops, especially in the area of ​​food.

Daming seems to be peaceful now, but class conflicts are getting stronger and the gap between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger.

This is a fundamental social contradiction, and there is almost no possibility of eliminating it. Even in later generations, it still exists. Zhu Ying has no such ability.

The only thing that can be done, first of all, is to transfer social conflicts, and transfer the conflicts of Ming Dynasty overseas as much as possible.

For example, the problem of marriage is solved through the introduction of women from overseas.

Let the people at the bottom see more opportunities for advancement, just like a small workshop like Lao Litou, it can definitely develop bigger.

This area needs guidance and support.

The bottom layer can have more opportunities, and the contradictions will naturally become peaceful.
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