Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

A scene never imagined appeared in front of my eyes,
Just looking at this bustling scene, one can imagine how many people were attracted by the promotion feast held by the Ming court.

Not to mention Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan, but the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, those high-ranking officials and dignitaries, as well as the envoys and travelers from foreign countries, looking at the endless stream of people, looking at the two sides The busy hawkers couldn't help being stunned for a moment, there are too many people!

"Why are there so many people?" Zhang Yan murmured in surprise.

Zhang Haogu explained with a smile: "Don't be too surprised, the court has promoted and marketed this event for a while, and now the people don't have money, but most of their families don't lack anything, so the market has lost its vitality , in fact, if there is any opportunity to publicize more, there should be more people."

"Nowadays, most of the merchants from the Northern Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty are here, such as Shandong Shanxi, Henan Hebei, Ganshan Grasslands, as well as merchants from Northwest and Southern Liaoning. The price has dropped a lot, which naturally attracts more people.”

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly: "This is another picture of a prosperous age. The people of Ming Dynasty have no worries about food and clothing, and now they have enough money to spend on shopping. This is a good thing, a great thing, and I feel more at ease."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Empress, shall we go in now, or wait a while?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yan: "What does the queen think?"

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Yiqie means, why not go in now, if you go later, you may not be able to buy some things."

Zhu Qiqi also nodded again and again: "That's right, brother and sister-in-law, I also think we should go in early."

Zhang Haogu and Zhu Youxiao looked at each other, and the six walked into the crowd.

The straight main road from Zhengyangmen to Yongdingmen has been completely occupied by merchants and people, and only the widened main road can accommodate such a huge flow of people.

Li Mengchen, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, sat on the tower and wiped his sweat, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the bustling crowd below the tower. Fortunately, there were three thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp to assist him, otherwise the job might have been ruined.

Right now, there are too many people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the crowds are mixed with dragons and snakes. Various situations may happen. Although notices have been posted and manpower has been arranged, there are still many riots. At this time It needs the yamen servant to solve it.

Faced with the crowded scene of tens of thousands of people on the two main roads, Shuntian Prefecture mobilized a lot of manpower to maintain it as the main province.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Yan, Zhang Haogu, Zhu Qiqi, Zhu Ciran, and Zhang Chengze had squeezed into the crowd, moving along the flow of people, and the vendors on both sides were all shouting and greeting enthusiastically.

"Come and see, come and see, there are good things from Nanyang, absolutely good things, come and see them all."

"Puppets, magical puppets, can move and run, come and see."

"Jewelry from Jiaozhi, jewelry from Jiaozhi, these are all good things, they are sold cheap."

"Golden Vase of Korea, only one pair is needed."

"Wogo cloud screen"

You can find all kinds of goods from Korea, Japan, Southeast Asian countries, Southeast Asian countries, and the Western Regions. Whether it is from ordinary people or only from high-ranking officials, you can find it here. It can be said that It is multifarious and dazzling.

Zhang Haogu, Zhu Youxiao and the others walked forward along the flow of people. Zhang Yan and Zhu Qiqi stopped when they saw a candy figurine stand. The lifelike candy figurines were all extremely beautiful and sweet. Everyone loves it, not only Zhu Ciran and Zhang Chengze, but also Zhang Yan and Zhu Qiqi.

Just like that, when walking forward, Zhu Ciran and Zhang Chengze each had an extra sugar figure in their hands.

Going forward, the Hu merchants shouted and sold various items, some of which were indeed interesting, and Zhu Youxiao bought them directly without hesitation.

Although a group of people came to join in the fun, after walking for a long time, they unknowingly accumulated a lot of things on their bodies. Hu Shang’s gadgets are still a bit interesting, as well as some books from Dongying and some paintings from Korea. It's very interesting stuff.

It would be more troublesome to go on with so many things, so Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu found a teahouse to rest and drink some tea to relieve fatigue.

After entering the teahouse, Zhang Yan and Zhu Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief as they put down a bunch of things they had bought for no idea what to do with them.

Looking at the pile of things, the second daughter looked at me and I looked at you, but couldn't help laughing.

"When I came out this time, I really didn't expect to buy so many things. I walked and looked at it, and the money was spent before I knew it." Zhang Yan smiled lightly, feeling very comfortable.

Zhu Qiqi obviously hasn't gone shopping in such a happy mood for a while, and the whole family is still there, which makes Zhu Qiqi feel extremely relaxed physically and mentally. He laughed: "Who said it wasn't? I just wanted to see it, but it sounded like a fool, and the money was spent in a daze, but I was happy to spend it. This activity can make money."

Listening to the two girls' chat, Zhu Youxiao also nodded again and again: "At the beginning, I also doubted whether this matter could make money, until now I have confirmed that this Double Eleven is a good one, can make money, and Can make a lot of money."

Zhang Haogu added tea to Zhu Youxiao, and then poured it for himself: "It doesn't matter if you earn more or less. The main thing is to operate the market. The market works well. If you don't make money, you can still make money."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, then smiled and said, "This Double Eleven will last for seven days, right?"

Zhang Haogu said: "That's right, Double Eleven lasts for seven days, and we have to train the relevant personnel. After training, we can have another one in Jiangnan in December. It will definitely not be a loss."

Opening the window and listening to the sound of hawking and bargaining outside, Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes and nodded slowly: "So, I feel more relieved. This event is doing well. In the future, I can consider doing it like this every year." , and change this activity into a routine."

Zhang Haogu said: "Your Majesty, this is what I think. Doing an event alone, investing so much money back and forth, not only subsidizing businesses but also subsidizing the people, naturally it is not a profitable business, but it can be done for a long time. The market can bring benefits to the imperial court and Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Zhang Haogu was talking about state affairs with Zhu Youxiao again, Zhu Qiqi and Zhang Yan moved aside to have some private conversations, while Zhu Ciran took Zhang Chengze by the window and watched the bustling flow of people and all kinds of people outside. With such strange things, the atmosphere in this private room is harmonious, everyone is busy in their own way.

After resting for a while, the group continued on their journey. The things they purchased had already been handed over to the guards. Zhang Yan and Zhu Qiqi were able to go shopping again in relaxed outfits. Zhu Ciran and Zhang Chengze also had a lot of snacks in their arms, what kind of candied fruit? One person with jerky was carrying two or three oiled paper packages, looking happily at the crowd and gadgets left and right.

Zhang Haogu and Zhu Youxiao walked in front. The two walked around and chatted from time to time, but found some interesting things. As the group walked deeper and deeper, many familiar objects also appeared in the In front of a group of people.

"Take a look, take a look, it's a good thing that comes out of the palace. This is a model specially made by the emperor and his old man for the prince. It is the best choice for educational enlightenment. It can enlighten children and cultivate their talents. In the future He might be a Jinshi master."

Listening to the vendor's cries, the onlookers looked at the delicate miniature models and couldn't help but ask, "Is this something that was handed down from the palace? You can't be lying, are you?"

"That's right, the prince's enlightenment will use these things, who is it to deceive?"

The merchant was not annoyed, picked up a thin booklet, pointed to the name on the booklet and said loudly: "Look, you all have a look! This is the booklet written by the second minister of the dynasty, the Minister of Rites, and Mr. Zhang Ge! You also know how difficult it is to find Mr. Ge’s brochures, and now each of these models has a complete set of brochures to explain how to install them, as well as some corresponding fables, which is called entertaining.”

"Mr. Zhang Ge said so, why don't you believe it? Even if your children don't like it, it would be a good sight if you put it together and put it at home, right?"

These words made the onlookers nod one after another, and the big guys really value children's education and enlightenment. After all, to put it bluntly, children are the future.

Aristocratic families have their own elementary schools, and ordinary people also have elementary schools established by the imperial court for their children to be enlightened. Who would not want a unicorn to pass on the family business.

Death does not matter, the inheritance cannot be broken.

This good heir, good seedling is the future of a family.

Now this thing seems to have the meaning of entertaining and teaching, and it can also cultivate children's thinking ability and hands-on ability. In addition, it is not very expensive, and there are discounts during the discount period. Even if the common people bite their teeth, they can still afford it. So the onlookers began to buy these small models one after another.

"I want this, give me this one from the Great Wall."

"That's Fengtian Hall, so magnificent, I want this."

"This is the Temple of Heaven, it really is unusual, I bought this."

People waved the precious banknotes and brought back models and supporting booklets one by one, which made the smiles on the vendors’ faces more sincere, and they kept shouting about discounts, price cuts, big sales at a loss, etc., which attracted more and more people. more and more.

Zhu Youxiao was pleasantly surprised to see that the model he made was selling so well, and he smiled very proudly: "As expected of me, making something casually can attract people to loot it like this."

Zhang Haogu was very cooperative: "Yes, yes, I really deserve to be His Majesty, I am very envious."

A group of people laughed and didn't leave. They went back the same way. It was very rare for them to come here for a tour.

On the way back, Zhang Yan looked curiously at the notices on both sides: "Fireworks, Master Zhang, are there any fireworks tonight?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "That's right, this [-]-day Double Eleven is not only during the daytime, but also a night market. The entire outer city is brightly lit, and the imperial court will also release fireworks on the streets of Xuanwumen, Zhengyangmen, and Chongwenmen." , so that the common people can enjoy it, and let Fanbangyiguo see the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty. If the queen is interested, you might as well come to the Zhengyangmen tower to see it tonight, and the fireworks will last for seven days."

Of course Zhang Yan is very interested, and Zhu Qiqi is also interested. The bustling market lasts for seven days, as well as the brightly lit bustling night market and fireworks show. There will not be such a long fireworks display until the Lantern Festival.

The imperial court is getting richer and the people's life is getting better and better, but it can be seen from the lively flow of people today, and how much is the fireworks show on the [-]th?

The bustle of the day is over, and as night falls, the entire outer city of Daming becomes brightly lit. All kinds of lanterns and candles are lit. Standing on the tower, you can see the entire outer city is bright, and the lively streets are full of people. , The vendors have changed several batches, and the night market in Daming has opened again.

The crowd was surging, playing and visiting in this rare night market. Lanterns were hung on both sides of the street, which reflected the street shops very beautifully. There are also many Hanlins who expressed that they would recite a poem to celebrate this prosperous world today.

Zhu Youxiao took Zhang Yan and Zhu Ciran to sit on the top of the city tower and looked at the world of fireworks below the city tower. The dimly lit night scene, now Zhu Youxiao took Zhu Ciran to appear in front of all the officials frequently, and asked everyone The official announced who the future master of Ming Dynasty was.

In fact, there is no choice for hundreds of officials. Our emperor Zhu is the only son. If you don't choose Zhu Ciran, you can still choose Zhu Youjian?

Zhang Haogu's family sat next to Zhu Youxiao, and the rest of the cabinet also sat here. A group of people chatted and laughed happily about world affairs, which was cool and unrestrained.

Zhang Yan looked at it and asked again: "Master Zhang, when will the fireworks start?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It's time to go back to the Queen."

Sure enough, as Zhang Hao's ancient words fell, within a few counts, he heard a whistling sound, and a spark rushed up to the top of the tower, and then exploded into gorgeous fireworks.

Then came the second, and the third.

In the blink of an eye, outside Zhengyangmen, Xuanwumen, and Chongwenmen, firework meteors rose into the air and burst into the air. All kinds of gorgeous fireworks bloomed, forming a large fireworks scene, red and yellow. Fireworks of various colors, green and blue, are in full bloom, like peonies, roses, plums, or chrysanthemums.

This beautiful fireworks scene not only made all the officials nod frequently, but the night market even cheered.

You can see children holding puppets, candied haws, sugar figurines and other snacks laughing and playing around on the street. People don't stop them when they see it, they just watch the children playing with a smile, and the bright fireworks rise into the sky to form The beautiful night scene caused people to exclaim, and the children shouted and cheered, and Hu merchants and tourists from all over the world also exclaimed in amazement. The night market in Daming and the fireworks in Daming are so beautiful, just like the one in Daming. Like a rich and powerful country, like the brightest star in the night sky, it shines on the world, attracts people, and makes people flock to it.

This is Daming, and this is the most powerful country in the world today. The colorful and incomparably bright fireworks, and the night market with endless streams of people and horses and horses, are the best proof of the strength of Daming.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Haogu washed up, changed into his official robes, put on the scarlet scarlet robes, coiled with snakes and pythons, put on the beam crowns, took the jade wat, got into the carriage and went to the cabinet.

"Qian Xiang, you came so early." Zhang Haogu greeted Qian Qianyi who had already arrived in the cabinet.

"Yuanfu, it's not too late for you to come. Speaking of which, the fireworks last night left a deep impression on this old man. When I got home this time, I still think about the colorful fireworks in my mind." Qian Qianyi said with a smile.

Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing and said: "Is there anything memorable about some fireworks, Xiaodao, Xiaodaoer."

Even though I said so, how could fireworks really be regarded as a trail?

Gunpowder first appeared on the scene, it was alchemy, and later it was firecrackers and fireworks, and then the technology tree of the Central Plains Dynasty was a bit crooked, and the use of gunpowder and firearms was a little bit off. At least the Ming Dynasty corrected it, and now the firearms of the Ming Dynasty The technology tree is back on the right path, and the use of gunpowder is getting better and better.

Simple fireworks can't explain anything, but the fireworks that can be connected into a piece and incomparably brilliant are a display of Daming's use of gunpowder.

The two talked and laughed, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Ruitu, Huang Liji, Qiao Yunsheng all arrived one after another, the six members of the cabinet gathered together, and began to discuss political affairs.

After discussing a series of things, Huang Liji finally asked: "Speaking of which, the two streets were so busy yesterday. Is there any statistics on how much money the people spent?"

Lu Xiangsheng took out a booklet from his sleeve: "This is the joint statistics of Shuntian Prefecture and the commercial office, including the flow of people in the night market during the day yesterday and the approximate expenses of ordinary tourists."

Zhang Haogu glanced at it, and he knew it, and handed it to Zhang Ruitu. After seeing it, Zhang Ruitu couldn't help stroked his beard and nodded: "Not bad, not bad."

Immediately after Qian Qianyi took it, his pupils shrank when he saw the number, and then he smiled and said, "This day's income is not bad."

This time, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng became even more curious. What kind of riddles are these people talking about? The two took a look at the booklet and immediately gasped: "Yesterday's traffic and income are so much?!"

And Zhu Youxiao also expressed such emotion: "So much income?! There are billions in one day!"

"There are more than 40 ordinary tourists?!"

The traffic of hundreds of thousands of people and the cost of billions of dollars means that yesterday, every commoner spent an average of ten taels of silver!
Of course, this is an average. Some people may only spend one tael, while others spend 100 taels or even 1000 taels, which is normal.

But this average is enough to explain the problem, which shows that Daming is really prosperous now.

Why do you say that?
It is not a prosperous age when the people eat and drink enough, it can only be called a peaceful life. What is a prosperous age?

The common people can have enough food and clothing, have surplus money in their hands, have surplus food in their families, and are willing to spend money. This is called a prosperous age.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao in astonishment, Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, manners, manners, this is only the first day, there is no need to be like this."