Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 900 0895 [The Emperor’s Daily Life]

In this year in history, Wu Qimai died of illness, Song Huizong died of illness, and Zhao Gou launched a series of reforms in Hangzhou.

Zhao Gou's reforms included adjustments to the corvee system, additional tax collection, etc. At the same time, official salaries were also reduced. For example, the salary of the prime minister was directly reduced by one-third.

Yelu Dashi of Western Liao led an expedition to the Jin Kingdom with tens of thousands of troops. Halfway through, there were complaints that the tribes from Central Asia were unwilling to cross Mobei, so Yelu Dashi could only order the withdrawal of troops.

In this time and space, Wu Qimai still died this year.

It may be that he had a stroke and was blocked by a blood clot. Wu Qimai fainted and never woke up.

Song Huizong was alive and well, and he was exiled to Zhenyuan County, Guizhou.

Since the government had sufficient supplies and had set a task to increase the population, all the officials wanted to complete the task and return home, and the exiles and their families were not mistreated.

Song Huizong’s second wife even gave birth to another daughter...

Yelu Dashi did not go on an expedition to the Jin Kingdom. He was digesting and consolidating his own territory and successfully conquered the Talas tribes.

The Talas tribe nominally surrendered to Xiliao and paid regular tribute to Yelu Dashi every year. But if Talas wants to help fight, Yelu Dashi must provide enough wealth, which is equivalent to an extra group of mercenaries during the war.

The Seljuk Sultan put down the rebellion in the vassal states, but did not immediately attack the Yelv Stone.

Because the Caliph rebelled!
This being, who is similar to the Emperor Zhou and the Pope in the green world, has been living in Baghdad as a puppet. But in recent years, it has regained some strength and tried to drive away the Baghdad governor sent by the Seljuqs by force.

The Seljuk Sultan is really a busy man. This year he suppresses this and next year he suppresses that.

Either they are counterinsurgency, or they are on the road to counterinsurgency.

If he is suddenly free one day, he will think about expansion and then summon the armies of various subordinate countries to fight.

……

Last year, there was a large-scale drought in Shaanxi, floods in the Yangtze and Han River basins, typhoons in the southeastern region, and a major earthquake in Sichuan. The severe cooling in winter has caused floating ice in the Yangtze River, and many provinces have suffered frost disasters.

This year, the weather is good and the harvest is good!
At least as of the summer harvest season, there have been no large-scale disasters.

The northern provinces happily began to harvest wheat, and local officials kept sending reports of bumper harvests.

Zhu Ming said to the imperial minister beside him: "Let the Tongzhengyuan prepare an edict and spread it to the southern provinces, saying that Hebei will have a good harvest this year. Especially in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, the land is vast and sparsely populated. When you go there, you divide the fields, and the three Tax exemptions and tax reductions. People who immigrated in the past few years now have more food than they can eat. People from southern provinces are encouraged to sign up to immigrate, and the government still arranges boats, carriages, clothing, seeds and livestock for them. "

"Yes!" The imperial minister stepped back.

Ju Ming continued to review the memorials and soon read the message from Yue Fei.

According to Yue Fei, Mongolia has conquered all the surrounding small tribes, and some herders from small tribes went south to join the Ming Dynasty.

Han Shizhong also wrote a memorial last year, saying that the Kelie tribe had also wiped out small tribes and even eaten up the tribes that were originally loyal to Yelu Dashi.

Today's Mobei is completely dominated by two heroes.

The territory of the Kelei Tribe is much larger, but the territory of the Mongolian Tribe is richer in water and grass.

Ju Ming wrote and issued an instruction: "Order the two vassal states of Kerei and Mongolia to send their princes to Luoyang next year to pay tribute. Anyone who fails to arrive after the deadline will be regarded as a rebel!"

Next is Yang Zaixing's memorial. He kidnapped 100,000 people from Shenglong Mansion. How should they be resettled...

The cabinet recommended settling land reclamation and mining in Guangxi.

Ju Ming instructed: "It can be placed in Guangxi. Three thousand people will be sent to Taiwan County, and five thousand people will be sent to Qiongzhou (Hainan Island)."

Yang Zaixing was a little ruthless this time and almost robbed Shenglong City!
When King Annan returns to his capital, he will find that there are not many people left in the city.

Of course, there must be some left, and they escaped before Yang Zaixing entered the city.

The capital was in such a state of disaster that it was estimated that within twenty years, Annan would no longer be able to use troops abroad.

Ju Ming reviewed for a while and came across a memorial from the Ministry of Rites: What etiquette should be used to bury Wu Qibian, and whether Wu Qibian should be given a posthumous title and a temple name.

The cabinet's proposal is to bury the deceased in a county-level manner and give him a posthumous title and a temple name.

Zhu Ming wrote and gave instructions: "The graves, tombstones, and tomb beasts should be given the status of a prince, and everything else should be treated as a commoner. The temple name is Jin Taizong, and no posthumous title will be given."

It's just that the appearance of the tomb is more beautiful. After all, it is An Le Gong of the Ming Dynasty.

But the coffins, burials, cemeteries, and funerals can be arranged as you like, and you can do whatever you want to save money and trouble.

If the executor hates the Kingdom of Jin, even wrapping himself in a straw mat will do. But it's definitely not that mean, at least it has to be given a thin wooden coffin.

After thinking about it, Ju Ming asked Wanyanping to express condolences to his late father.

As for the original wife Wu Qi bought, she was sent to Kaifeng Taoist Temple to become a female Taoist priest. If she believes in Buddhism, she can also choose to become a nun.

The house given to Wu Qiu to buy was recovered.

Not long after, another petition came to the Ministry of Household Affairs for approval.

It is said that due to the large number of goods, the traders at the Guangzhou Maritime Customs could not handle it, so the exchange implemented a three-day waiting system for goods.

That is, the purchase and sale orders for goods are frozen after they are submitted, and they must be queued for at least three days before they can be traded. Matching can also be performed during the freezing period, but normal delivery cannot be performed.

This approach can not only relieve the pressure of numerous transactions, but also effectively curb wealthy businessmen from speculating on goods orders.

The Ministry of Accounts requested that this system be implemented in all exchanges across the country.

Ju Ming found it very interesting and said, "Yes."

In fact, it is a variant of China's T+3 model, but Zhu Ming did not know much about stocks before traveling through time. Instead, Zhu Guoxiang was cut off several times. After a day of hard work, Ju Ming took a walk back to the harem.

Today is Zhao Jin'er's turn to sleep with her. Her title in the former Song Dynasty was Emperor Xianfu, and she was tortured to death by the Jin in history. Among those who were tortured to death in the Liujia Temple with her were three Song princesses alone, as well as many noble daughters of the clan and the wives of ministers.

"Happy to the official family!" Zhao Jin'er bowed and saluted, happily welcoming Zhu Ming into the courtyard.

Ju Ming entered the room and sat down, and asked casually: "Didn't you go play with your sisters these days?"

Zhao Jin'er said: "I went to Tianwang Temple to worship Buddha half a month ago, and went shopping and bought a lot of things. I have been in the palace these past few days, reading, playing football, playing chess and playing on the swing."

Ju Ming was relatively tolerant of his concubines and could apply to travel out of the palace, but they had to be accompanied by three or more women, accompanied by eunuchs and guards, and they had to report back to the palace that day. In addition, you can only leave the palace once every two to three months.

Sometimes, Ju Ming would personally take his concubines out of the city to the suburban racecourses and royal gardens.

As for the Tianwang Temple mentioned by Zhao Jin'er, it is Luoyang Tianwang Temple.

It is the largest temple in Luoyang, and its status is equivalent to the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng. There are more than 100,000 peonies in the temple, which are most beautiful in spring. Tianwang Temple also operates some shops, and there are hook-and-rail tile houses in the square. It is a large-scale comprehensive commercial and entertainment venue in Luoyang.

Zhao Jin'er said: "On the tiles of Tianwangyuan, there are Bodhisattvas dancing wildly in broad daylight. I saw it with my own eyes at that time."

Ju Ming was extremely surprised: "Have all the Bodhisattvas gone to the Heavenly King's Courtyard to dance?"

"I heard that they were invited by the abbot of the temple," Zhao Jin'er said. "They are not the two most famous Bodhisattvas, and their clothes are not that revealing. They dance very well, and they are also beautifully dressed."

Ju Ming smiled and said: "This Li Bangyan is good at doing business."

The first two Bodhisattvas were so famous that they now only receive guests at Alanruo Courtyard.

It is difficult for a small official or a small businessman to meet these two people.

You need to buy tickets first to go in for wine and tea, and then enter the inner courtyard through competition.

Those who can't compete can only spend money in the outer courtyard, and the women who accompany the wine belong to the second level.

Those who competed in the inner courtyard could only watch Bodhisattva dancing and singing, and drank with Bodhisattva from a distance.

Only when your cumulative consumption reaches a certain level and you become the top brother of Bodhisattva Man, can you have the opportunity to have close contact with him.

And it's just close contact. If you want to go to bed, you have to be "compatible."

The close contact is already awesome. Next time you come, you can invite a few friends to chat, drink and watch dancing with Bodhisattva Man.

This is so honorable. No one else can enter even if they want to, but I can invite friends and company directly into the inner courtyard - banquets with officials and business invitations are especially suitable for the inner courtyard.

Nowadays, Li Bangyan is building momentum for the new Bodhisattva Man, and even went to dance on the tiles of Tianwangyuan, probably hoping to create a third famous prostitute.

Zhao Jin'er whispered: "Do the officials want to see the Bodhisattva dancing wildly? You can send someone to buy that kind of clothing, wear the clothes and dance in the palace for the officials to appreciate. Zhuzhu and Xiangyun can also dance, and then the three of them will People danced the Bodhisattva dance together.”

Ju Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he ordered: "Don't make any noise."

"Don't worry, slave." Zhao Jin'er covered her mouth and smiled.

Alas, the Ming Emperor deserves it, and the dances he enjoys are all copycat versions.

If the musicians are wrong and the dancers are wrong, it will definitely be a blind dance, far inferior to Li Bangyan's.

Ju Ming wanted to be King Zhou and live a few days of wine and meat.

It's a pity that he can only imagine that he still wants to be a wise emperor.

Damn it, let’s indulge a little tonight, after all, there’s a bumper summer grain harvest across the country.

It's time to celebrate!

Zhu Ming said to the accompanying eunuch: "Call Zhuzhu and Xiangyun."

Zhao Zhuzhu, Zhao Xiangyun and Zhao Jin'er are the same age, and the three of them have a very good relationship. Historically, Zhao Zhuzhu became Wanyan Xiebao's concubine, but Zhao Xiangyun was tortured to death in Liujia Temple.

The foolish emperor Ju Ming and Song Huizong's three daughters drank some wine during the meal.

Let's get drunk and play mahjong together!

Ever since he went out to admire the peonies in the spring, Ju Ming had been sitting in the palace for a long time, and only had a little free time during the break.

Reward yourself tonight, and you can work two hours later tomorrow.

Ju Ming started cosplaying as Hun Jun, playing mahjong and saying, "If I lose, I will give you silver dollars. If you lose, you will take off your clothes."

The three girls blushed with embarrassment, but their little hands were playing mahjong quickly, and they all had the urge to try.

Then the three sisters formed a partnership and worked together to make a lot of money.

Zhu Ming really couldn't afford to lose, so he fell out in the middle of the fight and dragged Zhao Zhuzhu to the bedroom.

"The officials are cheating!" Zhao Xiangyun shouted. She had lost her coat and was only wearing a bellyband and underpants.

However, Zhao Zhuzhu smiled and shouted in the bedroom: "Help, help, the bandits took me away!"

Zhao Jin'er shouted: "Don't be afraid Zhuzhu, we are here to rescue you!"

The two women rushed in disheveled and soon got into a fight with the mountain king, screaming and laughing from time to time.

The emperor's life was dull and boring, and it was tiring and injurious to the kidneys.

(End of this chapter)