Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 347: An official without a collection of essays is not worthy of being an official; hot girls and soft girls

Xue Yuan, the chief envoy of Guangdong, came out of the government office to greet him, which gave Chen Jiayou a lot of credit.

"I've met Uncle Fang." Chen Jiayou saluted.

Xue Yuan prepared a banquet and invited the envoys and Indian scholars to the banquet.

The Indian scholars were brought into the Indian Banquet Hall, which was built in Indian style and modeled after the Konark Sun Temple.

However, many scholars in India don’t know much about this temple. They just feel that it is an Indian-style building, but they don’t know where it came from.

The main reason is that India has severe historical and cultural faults, and has experienced eight hundred years of troubled times. As a result, these Indian elites do not know much about India.

They still learned from the waiter that the replica was of a Brahmin temple, and that only a portion of it had been replicated. Because there were not many Indian businessmen visiting the Ming Dynasty, only a portion of it had been replicated.

When they learned that the construction cost of this temple came from Indian businessmen, they felt proud. We in India also have money.

Guangzhou City should be more accurately called the City of All Nations at this moment.

When businessmen from various countries come to Guangzhou to trade, officials from the Ministry of Finance will persuade the businessmen to donate some money to build a city that belongs to your country, so that although you are in the Ming Dynasty, you can see your hometown and have a sense of belonging.

The Ministry of Finance lobbied businessmen from all over the world to spend money on building the most influential buildings in their country.

It’s this city of all nations.

On the basis of preserving the original ancient city, Guangzhou expanded dozens of times, divided the Wanguo area, and encouraged their merchants to spend money on construction in the Ming Dynasty.

In the provincial government's official residence, a Xiaoyao City was built, imitating the buildings of various countries and reducing them to the same scale. Banquet halls were built to welcome merchants from all over the world to come to Ming Dynasty for trade. Their merchants would live in Xiaoyao City.

Of course, the wool must be on the sheep, and you will pay for it, and Daming will help build it.

The construction of the City of All Nations began in the 16th year of Jingtai and is expected to be completed in the 30th year of Jingtai, turning Guangzhou into a real City of All Nations.

"Business can certainly prosper, but this is false prosperity. People do not cultivate the land. If a major famine breaks out one day, can businessmen save the country?"

Chen Jiayou said in a fierce tone: "It would be fine if there was only Guangzhou in the world. It is said that there are as many as ten cities with a population of more than five million!"

"Once a famine breaks out, these cities will be the source of unrest!"

"This matter must be reported to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can issue an edict to force the city residents back to their hometowns to farm!"

Xue Yuan looked at the excited Chen Jiayou, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's not that the central government has never issued an imperial edict, and it doesn't even allow people to enter the city to serve the people, but the people have money in their pockets and don't want to live a miserable life among the people."

"In the city, there are medicine halls and schools, medical schools and medical schools. As long as you spend money, you can buy anything."

"But in the countryside, even if you have money, you can't spend it. The key is the children. Who doesn't want their children to study for a few days? There are only a few gentlemen in the countryside?"

"People in the village contracted out their land, took the land rent and went to the city to become urbanites, do some small business, and live a more comfortable life than in the countryside."

Xue Yuan expressed his helplessness.

People also yearn for a good life. Life in the city is easier than in the countryside, so people naturally move around.

After all, the central hub stopped the roads and allowed people to move around.

It is impossible to control the flow of people from rural areas to cities. Even if the price of rice, oil, and vegetables increases, people will not go back to their hometowns.

"Land contract? Doesn't that mean he becomes a landlord?" Chen Jiayou's expression changed sharply.

Xue Yuan shook his head: "Ambassador Chen, you have not been in Ming Dynasty for many years, and you don't know that Ming Dynasty is different."

"Now the Ming Dynasty is not afraid of landlords. There is too much wasteland in the north and south, and there is a shortage of people."

"In the 20th year of Jingtai, the central government issued a decree that the people who did not have land were forcibly immigrated to the north and south to divide the land."

"Guess what? Many people fled, or deceived the court and said they owned land."

"They just don't want to immigrate."

Chen Jiayou was stunned and looked at Yu Jing.

Yu Jing smiled wryly and nodded: "Because people don't want to go to the countryside to farm. They all want to live a small citizen's life. Doing small business in the city is more comfortable than farming."

What the hell!

Chen Jiayou was stunned.

Feudal dynasties will all die due to land annexation.

It's a good thing now. The central government is worried about too much land and can't distribute it. What kind of logic is this?

"That's not right. The Han people's attachment to land has existed for thousands of years. How can they dislike having too much land?" Chen Jiayou expressed confusion.

"It used to be the past. I used to be attached to the land. That was because without land, you would starve."

"In the 22nd year of Jingtai, more than 10,000 grain stores across the country closed down. Because the central government stipulated a fixed price for rice grains and no price increases were allowed, all grain stores were losing money."

"Nowadays, you can eat anywhere, so of course land is not important."

"Moreover, people know how to settle accounts. A family can earn up to ten taels of silver from farming throughout the year. As a small businessman, one can easily earn more than ten taels of silver. Some workshops have higher starting prices."

"Tell me, who is still willing to farm now?"

After listening to Xue Yuan's words, Chen Jiayou felt dumbfounded.

The emperor once said that the only way to get rid of the gentry's salary is to make the land unlimited and increase the labor cost, and the gentry will become useless.

There is enough land in the Ming Dynasty, but there is even more unexplored land.

With unlimited land, developed commerce, and numerous factories, labor costs will naturally increase. No one is willing to do such a low value-added industry as farming.

Therefore, starting from the 20th year of Jingtai, the central government began to force immigrants. All those who did not have land in their names were moved to new places to allocate land.

Not only was the land given to them, but twenty children's land was reserved for them and distributed to them together.

The center controls too much land, but there are few people.

Jilin's population exceeds 30 million, and Heilongjiang's population exceeds 20 million. They are still short of population, but they are barely saturated.

Ten million more immigrants were added to the seven new provinces, the population of Borneo exceeded five million, and the population of Luzon reached two million.

"Daming is completely different from when I left." Chen Jiayou couldn't believe it. This was the decade of rapid development of Daming.

"Yes, according to estimates of salt consumption last year, the population should exceed 300 million."

Xue Yuan said with a sad face: "Explosive population growth is not a good thing."

"Before the Ming Dynasty, there were many people and little land. Now, there are many people and lots of land, but there are very few people farming."

"Last year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a meeting and wanted to introduce people from India, but His Majesty refuted it because he believed that Indians are inferior ethnic groups and are not qualified to own the land of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty army will open up the territory and expand the territory. It is not created for aliens and will never be allowed. Bring in any alien race.”

"His Majesty believes that the alternative to human farming is machinery. This year, the central government plans to spend 10 million to promote the reform of agricultural tools."

When the Ming Dynasty implemented a policy, places would be engraved on stone tablets and wooden boards so that local people could see them.

If people want to understand, they have to read.

This is a good way to encourage people to read. If children from poor families want to learn, they can go to the Forest of Steles to read by themselves. As long as you think about it, there are many channels for learning in Ming Dynasty.

Even if the person registered is a poor person, then this family is a target of immigration and moved to a new place.

This kind of population is what officials like most.

They will investigate the people twice a year and remove them after the investigation. This is a political achievement.

In order to prevent people from fleeing and immigrating, starting from the 20th year of Jingtai, all school-age children in the world must receive elementary education, and both boys and girls must receive elementary education.

Elementary school education lasts for three years. From the age of three to six, children must go to elementary school. Boys and girls are divided into separate classes.

Any family with children who did not go to elementary school was considered poor by default and had to immigrate to a new land.

This policy was promulgated in the 20th year of Jingtai and implemented in the beginning of the 21st year of Jingtai. The government has set up elementary schools among the people, from county towns to rural areas. Several elementary schools are set up in each place according to the population.

To enter a Mongolian school, you need to pay the apprenticeship ceremony and tuition fees.

The apprenticeship ceremony is the salary of the teacher, and the tuition is used for the construction of the school. The central government distributes a sum of money to be used for the initial construction of the school, and the later construction is supported by the tuition.

The central government has issued many teaching licenses, allowing virtuous people in the private sector to run schools. It prefers to issue licenses that are lacking rather than indiscriminate. Only local virtuous people can run schools and accept the supervision of everyone.

The teaching content of elementary school is very simple, including basic characters such as Thousand Character Classic and Hundred Family Surnames, mathematical operations and common sense knowledge.

Common sense knowledge includes poetry, physical and chemical knowledge, daily common knowledge, and medical knowledge. The main focus is practical.

The level of elementary school education across the country is completely different. In special provinces, such as Jiangnan, elementary school students only study the Four Books and Five Classics. Even the emperor was confused.

After elementary school, you can go to social studies, after social studies, you can go to university, and after college, you can go to Taixue.

It has been more than ten years since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea. There are almost no real poor people among the people. Some of them have been moved to new places to allocate land. There are almost no poor people in the mainland.

Even if there are many children in the family, there is no problem in supporting them to go to elementary school.

As for going to social studies, it depends on the child's qualifications. If the qualifications are excellent, parents don't have to pay for it, and most gentry and businessmen are willing to sponsor it.

Everything is inferior, only reading is superior.

The reading atmosphere in Ming Dynasty is excellent. Even the most ignorant old peasants know that reading is good and the only way to get ahead.

Going to school is a big deal.

Therefore, the central government forced children to study, which aroused the unanimous approval of public opinion. Many scholars even raised a sum of money and donated it to local elementary schools to encourage children to study. Gentlemen everywhere were doing this, and businessmen were even willing to contract for the later construction costs of elementary schools.

Twenty-one years after Jingtai, the sound of reading aloud could be heard in Mengxue.

Teachers these days are very ethical. Not everyone can be a teacher, and not everyone is qualified to be a teacher.

The first thing teachers value is moral character, and the first criterion for assessment is moral character.

A teacher preaches and learns karma and resolves doubts.

Teachers are proud of their profession. The central government gives priority to those old stubborns, sour scholars, and stubborn people among the people. They are the best teacher materials.

Another reason is that teachers and students are bound to each other for life. Teachers care deeply about their children, and children must respect their teachers no matter how old they are.

One day, when this student becomes famous, he will not dare to disown his teacher, and the teacher will follow him to heaven.

Everything is mutual, and there are no fools who pay unilaterally without asking for anything in return.

Therefore, the teachers teach the students everything they have, and no parents threaten the teachers and are not allowed to spank their children. The parents only give a ruler and ask the teachers to beat them hard until they are beaten to death.

Students will never forget their teacher's kindness throughout their lives. Teacher's kindness is greater than God.

The center's assessment of teachers is also extremely strict. It is better to be lacking than to be indiscriminate. It is better to have nothing than to let the black sheep teach the children badly.

There are many textbooks for elementary school, some are compiled by central authorities, some are compiled by private scholars, and some are written by teachers themselves. There are not many restrictions. The elementary school itself can choose randomly, but they are all pretty much the same.

The textbooks issued by the Department of Education are half sold and half given away, and students only need to pay a cost price.

Those who make money from textbooks and students are the most evil.

Moreover, the textbook can be used by multiple people, or one class can buy one and others can copy it by hand.

There will be no compulsory collection of textbook fees, and no discrimination against children who do not have textbooks.

As long as you have a heart to learn, the Center will support and encourage you.

The Ministry of Household Affairs allocates 5 million in education funds to the Department of Education every year, with an additional 2 million from internal funds, and at most, 5 million.

Even the wealthy gentry were not short of this small amount of money. When the scholars learned that an elementary school was short of textbooks, they would send some to them.

The learning atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty is excellent. Folks want to learn, the central government attaches great importance to learning, and everyone is united and strives to promote education.

Sociology is different from elementary school.

For those studying social studies, their family conditions are acceptable, so they forcefully charge book fees.

But this book fee is not the cost of textbooks, but all the book fees are put together to buy various comics, and the students take turns reading them.

These books do not belong to the students personally, but when they enter first grade, these books will be stored in the school library for free reading by the children behind them.

After decades of development like this, every school has a library with a considerable number of books, and children can enjoy knowledge in the library.

After studying social studies, the child will be about ten years old, and he will be divided into subjects. In addition to studying the Four Books and Five Classics, he must choose a subject of interest, such as physics, chemistry, medicine, history, biology, geography, etc., choose After intensive reading, you will start to take the imperial examination.

Elementary school and social studies are kindergarten and primary school courses that focus on literacy, basic arithmetic, and understanding of principles.

This system of education has been used for two thousand years and is very mature.

It's just that it used to be a game for the rich, but now it is a path that all children must take, and they must study.

"Studying is the most correct thing. No matter how poor your family is, you still have to study."

Chen Jiayou was very moved: "We are where we are today because of hard study."

If you pick any one of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, who doesn't know the Four Books and Five Classics by heart? Which one can't be exported? Which poem, song, and poem does not have unique characters?

Even Li Xian's son came up through hard study.

Look at the princes. They go out to study at the age of six and study for more than ten hours a day, rain or shine, without a day off.

Even the lowest local official, a scholar, can speak well.

There was only one way for Ming Dynasty to enter the official career, which was hard study and military exploits.

In the circle of scholar-officials, those who cannot understand allusions are ridiculed and discriminated against. The entire society also respects literature. Officials who have not published anthologies are not worthy of being officials.

"Ambassador Chen, you will take the delegation around Guangzhou tomorrow. I will prepare a written ultimatum, and then the delegation will take a boat to Beijing."

Chen Jiayou also wanted to see how prosperous Guangzhou was.

This dinner made those Indian scholars almost vomit.

This is the best Indian meal they have ever had.

Yes, this meal is Indian food. Indian rice is low-end on the streets of India, but when eaten in Guangzhou, it looks high-end.

Maybe it's clean.

Early the next morning, a waiter called them to get up.

It was still Yu Jing who led the team to visit Guangzhou. Yu Jing said that there are four major cities in Guangzhou, the one that entered the city yesterday, and the other one in Wanguo City.

"Ambassador Chen, look at that man. Is he also a Mingren?" Luo Shiyong saw a man in a suit. His hair was cut short, tied up in a hat, and he was holding a civilized stick.

Wasn't the civilized stick invented to be used for pooping?

Wearing white gloves and holding a civilized stick, this man was showing off on the streets of Guangzhou.

"That's a Jingtai suit. His Majesty wore it when he went to court one day, and it became popular all over the world. But I don't know what the stick in his hand is."

Yu Jing smiled bitterly: "The center can't help but dress up in strange clothes. Is it possible that someone has forgotten their ancestors and shaved their hair?"

What's really surprising is this man's hair.

The body, hair and skin are affected by parents, so shaving your hair is unfilial.

The emperor did wear a suit, but he did not shave his hair and only wore it once. The emperor did have a transvestite fetish and would occasionally wear a few weird costumes. There were many private imitators.

There are many women shopping, and some of them wear hijab. These are mostly unmarried women.

Those who get married are more generous.

There were also monks, Taoists, and lamas passing by. They almost kept their heads down to avoid seeing women, which would affect their Taoist minds. The main reason was that they were too attractive.

What is really lively is Goulan Washili, where there are all kinds of entertainment projects.

There are traditional tricks, monkey tricks, crosstalk, opera singers, storytellers, piano players, musical instruments, and singers.

There are also women on the catwalk wearing clothes from North Korean garment factories, and there are also brothels soliciting customers. The windows of the brothels are opened, revealing faces from all over the world, all beautiful and beautiful.

"The busiest time here is at night." Yu Jing said with a smile.

"At night?" Luo Shiyong expressed confusion.

“Guangzhou is a city that never sleeps, so it’s not surprising to play until dawn.”

Yu Jing explained: “In Guangzhou, as long as you have money, you can have everything.”

"Look into the corner, there are small gambling stalls there."

Upon hearing about the gambling stalls, Chen Jiayou raised his eyebrows.

"This kind of gambling stall that is open on the outside is legal. Most of them are entertainment-oriented mahjong, poker, cards, etc. The gambling amount cannot exceed 50 cents."

“Although it is a gambling stall, it is actually a place of leisure.”

"In the 19th year of Jingtai, the central government issued a strict order to strictly limit gambling funds. Such leisure venues were changed to mahjong parlors, chess and card rooms and other entertainment venues, and gambling was strictly prohibited."

"In the 20th year of Jingtai, Wu Xiang came from the south, and some people smoked Wu Xiang. The central government implemented strict anti-drug laws, strictly ordering Han people all over the world not to smoke unique products, including Wu Xiang, Hanshi Powder, etc. All addictive products were not allowed to be used. .”

"So what you see is legal. If you want to play, you can play."

Upon hearing that it was an entertainment project that strictly controlled gambling funds, Chen Jiayou was relieved: "Can I borrow money in these places?"

"Absolutely not. Only banks have the power to lend money, and no other place has it. This matter is recorded on stone tablets in every city and village."

Yu Jing suddenly stopped and reminded: "There are more women in front, no one is allowed to look directly at them rudely."

This is a reminder to those Indians.

The Indians expressed dissatisfaction, so what did I think?

In front is a long corridor with performance information marked on it. There are many young girls at the door selling tickets and inviting passers-by to come in and watch the performance.

Indians are dumbfounded. Why are there so many pretty girls?

A woman saw this look and felt sick. She walked over quickly and saluted Yu Jing.

Yu Jing immediately said: "Girl, I won't go to the show today."

"Sir, your attendant is staring at our actors. This is illegal. We can report it to the official."

Yu Jing was confused again and told you not to read. Are you sick?

Chen Jiayou also felt very humiliated.

Nowadays, actors can no longer be bullied by everyone. The emperor bestowed the title of literary and artistic workers and did not allow discrimination among the people.

Especially after the implementation of the Women’s Protection Law, women all over the world can’t wait to be praised to heaven.

The main reason is that after the Jiaofangsi was formalized, many actors were responsible for educating the barbarians in the army, and they all performed meritoriously.

Therefore, the emperor looked highly upon literary and artistic workers.

They also regard Emperor Jingtai as the founder of this industry. Don't underestimate these performers. They have a very strong network of connections and many dignitaries are their fans.

Moreover, they all performed in the military, and many officers worked as local officials after changing careers. These officers were indebted to them.

"This girl, they are new from India."

"I am the Magistrate of Panyu County, and this is Ambassador Chen Jiayou who is on a mission to India."

"We are going to the capital to see His Majesty. Please forgive them for being rude."

What can Yu Jing do?

The background of this theater is astonishing. The owner of the theater was in the war in Annan. Last year, a foreigner bullied one of his actors and had one of his paws chopped off while he was still alive.

Afterwards, the trouble went to the Ancha Division, who acquitted him and released him.

Foreigners are second-class people in Guangzhou. It’s a good thing that they don’t let you wear flag uniforms and comb your hair in braids. Let alone chop off a paw, it’s not a crime to kill them.

The emperor protects the calf, and protects the calf from top to bottom.

"If you point out who is so rude, I will ask them to kneel down and kowtow to you to apologize." Yu Jing smiled bitterly.

Chen Jiayou wanted to stuff his head into his crotch.

Why is it so embarrassing!

These are the Indian elites, why do they love to look around so much!

The actor had actually heard of Chen Jiayou, and was not afraid of people. He generously came over and saluted: "Little girl Ma Lanlan, does Ambassador Chen remember the slave family?"

Chen Jiayou was a little confused.

"My lords and nobles often forget things. When your lord goes out of the capital, I will dance with you to support your lord's mission."

Chen Jiayou remembered that when he left Beijing, there was a theater troupe invited from the Jiaofang Division, and some people sang and danced.

"Isn't Miss Ma an official in the Jiaofang Division? Why are you here in Guangzhou?" Chen Jiayou looked at the woman. She was in her thirties, but as gentle as jade.

Although his background was not good, Jiaofangsi was not the same as before. It was a formal place to learn opera, and they all contributed to educating the barbarians.

"Your Majesty encouraged the development of folk art, so the Nu family gave up their official positions and went south to open this garden with my husband. It is now quite popular."

"Since you have returned to China thousands of miles away, can you please come to the park and watch our stage? Our drama today is very exciting."

Ma Lanlan is very smart. She wants to use Chen Jiayou's reputation to expand her own theater.

There are thousands of theaters in Guangzhou, and all kinds of tunes are available. Although his family has a backer, he is not outstanding among the theaters in Guangzhou.

If Chen Jiayou becomes famous this time, he will definitely become an instant success.

Chen Jiayou was a little reluctant.

"Sir, how about the rudeness of the Indian mission being exposed by the slave family?" Ma Lanlan sent people to clear the theater and invited Chen Jiayou to come in.

Chen Jiayou and Yu Jing looked at each other and both felt that Ma Lanlan was smart.

The Chen Jiayou delegation has seats, so Indians should stand and watch.

The performance is a stage play.

The plot was good, but the scenes of men and women hugging each other were a bit risqué. Knowing that most of the actors and actresses were couples, he had to reluctantly accept it, but he still didn't want to watch it.

These days, people are extremely conservative in their thinking. One look at each other and they have to get engaged and get married.

Even if the emperor tried his best to untie the woman, it was effective, but it was still impossible to suddenly remove the mountains.

Take time to change it little by little.

Ma Lanlan's husband accompanied her throughout the whole trip. He was from Guangxi and came from the Guangxi Army. After retiring, he took a job in the government. He felt uncomfortable, so he came to Guangzhou to open this opera troupe. Not to mention making money every day, he lived a good life.

He spoke highly of the emperor, and if anyone was disrespectful to the emperor, he would kill him immediately.

The entire Guangxi Army, Guizhou Army, and Yunnan Army are like this, because the emperor has given too many benefits.

To say that the person who is most loyal to the emperor in the world is definitely Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi.

Out of the theater.

The Indians said they didn’t want to go shopping because the women on this street were so fierce and they were worried about their lives.

Chen Jiayou was still unsatisfied. He continued to visit several markets, tasted delicious food in the dark, and then took a carriage back to the hotel.

“Guangzhou is really prosperous.”

Chen Jiayou saw many foreigners, and most of these foreigners were fluent in Chinese, because they would really suffer if they did not know Chinese.

Ming merchants were famous for being cunning, probably because the tariffs were too high, so they killed people when they could.

As long as you don't speak Chinese, you will be extorted and defrauded in various ways.

If a foreign businessman expresses a breach of contract after negotiating, then a slave package will be given to you, and all the property including the ship will be returned to the internal funds.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, Ming merchants were protected. Foreign merchants could only be protected after paying enough business taxes. Otherwise, they were not protected and had to spend money.

Ming businessmen are cunning and Ming government is shameless.

This resulted in foreign merchants learning Chinese like crazy and doing business with the Ming Dynasty. They had to understand the Ming people better than the Ming people before they could do business well.

There is only one reason why Ming Dynasty is so arrogant.

Foreigners cannot live without Ming Dynasty products.

The traditional key export products of the Ming Dynasty were silk, porcelain, tea, and iron pots; the new key products were glass products, clothing, cans, and spices; and the cutting-edge export products were clocks, ships, and ordnance.

Ming Dynasty did not export any machinery or books, otherwise paper and brushes would be high-end export products.

However, the emperor was not allowed to export these things. The Ming Dynasty's books had to be in a monopoly position. They were allowed in but not out, and foreigners were not allowed to be Chineseized.

Moreover, Ming Dynasty did not export raw materials, but only exported finished products, such as tea, which were all branded products. What was sold was the brand, followed by the tea.

After building a brand, turn low-end products into high value-added products, such as tea, silk clothes, customized porcelain, and spices.

What we sell is brand, what we sell is exquisite, what we sell is high-end.

The first person to play this game was Gong Zhong. Gong Zhong sold brands first, and merchants later followed suit and exported high value-added products.

Daming can leave the world, but the world cannot live without Daming.

As for the glass products, the Westerners could not make them. The exquisite clothes were very popular among the European nobles.

The Spanish Spice Islands were lost long ago, and the spices were also in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

It used to be sold in tons, but this time it is sold in boxes. Although it is expensive, I guarantee you will give it a thumbs up and say hello.

There are also many high-end products, such as wood carvings, palace carbon, pigments, and high-end building materials. These are also hot-selling export products.

Western merchants can still make money because they control the trade routes across the African continent and into Europe.

Ming Dynasty did not continue to explore westward because Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy the world it explored.

Early the next morning, Chen Jiayou left Guangzhou and took a boat north to Beijing.

When the ship passed Wuhan.

All the Indians exclaimed: "This must be the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this city too great?"

Wuhan is a new city, and its architectural style is different from the dull ancient buildings in the past, adding many playful elements.

Moreover, the city covers a huge area. The Yangtze River cuts this new city in half. A Yangtze River Bridge, an architectural miracle, spans the north and south of Wuhan.

This Yangtze River Bridge took a full fourteen years to build successfully.

This bridge has been successfully built. All cities along the Yangtze River, such as Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Changzhou, can build a bridge across the Yangtze River, and they are all under construction now.

Bridges are being built not only on the Yangtze River, but also on the Yellow River, Heilongjiang River, Songhua River and other long rivers.

The first thing that caught Chen Jiayou's eyes was the endless flow of people.

Viewed from the boat, there are too many people in this city. Wuhan has no city walls. The city is connected to the city. Jiangxia, Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangpi, Yangluo and other counties are completely connected with Wuhan.

Chen Jiayou has never seen such a huge urban agglomeration.

Rows of three-story buildings are landmark buildings in Wuhan. There are not so many buildings in other cities.

Daming real estate business originated in Wuhan.

Until the ship arrived at the capital, Tongzhou.

Before arriving in Tongzhou, I first saw a towering building, the New Drum Tower of Beijing, which is 100 meters high. Above it is a giant bell tower, a giant clock that chimes the time every hour. It is large and can cover the entire capital.

When the huge bell sounded, the Indians on the boat kowtowed in horror.

The bells sound different every hour. At night, the bells sound even quieter. When the maximum volume occurs, one is the time to get up and the other is the time to rest at night.

Not intelligent, but with a night watcher on it.

After landing on the shore, Chen Jiayou couldn't stop crying when he saw the familiar yet unfamiliar capital. All the people in the mission knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

It took twelve years to come back!

Along the way, how many people have buried their bones in foreign lands, and how many people have just come back!

Xie Qian personally welcomed them into the city.

New Beijing has 36 gates and a permanent population of six million. It has already annexed nearby Tongzhou, Shijingshan, Marco Polo Bridge, Shunyi, Huairou, Mentougou, Daxing, Fangshan, and Changping. The next step is to annex Jizhou.

The capital was so big that it would take a day to ride a horse-drawn carriage from Fangshan, the farthest point, to the Forbidden City.

However, there are too many people in Beijing, and some people are still crowding into the capital.

There are gardens everywhere, but there are very few small buildings. Because they are all dignitaries, they don’t want to live in such crowded places, and they don’t like small buildings either.

The larger the city's land area, the larger the cultivated land it encroaches on.

Fortunately, there is food from the Northeast to support it, otherwise the capital would have to eat dirt.

Chen Jiayou got off the ship from Tongzhou and took a carriage for six hours before reaching the Forbidden City because it was too congested.

The capital has built asphalt roads, and the asphalt roads with eight carriages traveling at the same time are still extremely congested.

There are many reasons. Next to the asphalt road is a pedestrian road, and the pedestrian road is full of small traders and vendors. They will occupy the road and make the already crowded road even more congested.

The more people there are and the more business opportunities there are, the more crowded it will naturally be.

The outer city is spacious, but no one wants to go there.

The Indians were dumbfounded. This was the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The capital seemed more prosperous than Guangzhou, and the majestic one in Guangzhou was the City of All Nations.

And the majestic buildings in the capital are all Chinese-style buildings!

There are Chinese buildings that are beyond imagination, each with a height beyond their imagination, and there are many large gardens.

Walking from the outer wall, you can see how large the garden is.

All the dignitaries lived there.

The common people also live in quadrangle courtyards, rich single-family courtyards, and the poor live in large courtyards. When they see poor people, they feel proud, but when they find poor people wearing silk, their pride is thrown away.

The richest people are the people in the capital!

Those who live in large courtyards are not poor, but mainly because they are unwilling to leave. If they go to the outer city, they all live in courtyards and can afford small buildings.

There are many business opportunities in the inner city, and they are willing to look for opportunities in the inner city.

Chen Jiayou was also greatly shocked when he saw the extremely prosperous capital.

He had wandered around Guangzhou and saw how wealthy Guangzhou was. He thought the capital was similar, but the capital exceeded his expectations. The capital was much richer than he imagined.

The reason is very simple. The families of all the officials in the world are in the capital. How can they not be rich?

Xie Qian saw Chen Jiayou's shock and said with a smile: "Ambassador Chen, the prosperity of the capital shows that our Ming Dynasty is strong."

"Yes, the Ming Dynasty is powerful, the Ming Dynasty is powerful." Chen Jiayou chewed and burst into tears.

Crying with joy.

Seeing Ming Dynasty prosper like this, all the suffering he suffered in India was worth it.

Xie Qian served the emperor and knew very well how much the emperor valued Chen Jiayou, who also made outstanding contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

Let’s just say that Indian books significantly improved the development of medicine and mathematics in the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention those cultural relics, which enriched the internal funds and stirred up Indian enthusiasm among the people, prompting public opinion among the people and allowing the imperial court to conquer India.

And the talents he brought back can enrich all walks of life.

All the way into the Forbidden City.

These Indians were not allowed to see the emperor, and they were placed in one place.

Obviously, when they arrived in the capital, the treatment they received plummeted. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty had absorbed many Western talents. Honglu Temple was no longer surprised, and there was no special treatment. They just asked them to wait.

Chen Jiayou followed Xie Qian to Yangxin Hall.

He was very anxious and was about to see the emperor. In the past twelve years, he had so many things to say to the emperor along the way.

Entering the Yangxin Hall, I saw the emperor reviewing memorials.

"Your Majesty, Chen Jiayou, has returned with orders. May I greet the Holy Master!" Chen Jiayou bowed respectfully and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.

Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial and looked at Chen Jiayou, who had dark skin and a firm voice, with a look of relief on his face: "I'm safe!"

"Your son is in the Imperial College and his grades are very good."

"I asked him, and he said he wanted to inherit your ambition and serve as an envoy to various countries for the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Jiayou bursts into tears when he talks about his family. It has been twelve years since he left home, and the people he feels most sorry for are his family.

"I thank your Majesty for caring about my family." Chen Jiayou cried bitterly.

"Even if your mother is in good health, I will ask the Imperial Hospital to keep an eye on her at all times. You are working for the Ming Dynasty abroad, and I will protect your family well."

Chen Jiayou burst into tears.

"A good man has ambitions everywhere, why are you crying?"

"How can you be a real man if you are tied down by your family fortune?"

"stand up!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "You have done very well in India. I am very satisfied, and Ming Dynasty is also very satisfied."

"When I take over India, I will build you the largest temple in India and let Indians worship you for generations to come."

"Don't worry about the Ming Dynasty officers who died in India. Sooner or later I will send troops to take over there and let them worship our Ming people for generations."

Zhu Qiyu pulled him up: "Stand still, let me look at you."

Chen Jiayou wiped his tears, arched his body, and maintained courteous etiquette.

Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder: "It's not bad. He's in good health. Tell me what you think after coming back from India."

He asked for tea, and then he sat down where the ministers were sitting.

Chen Jiayou sat across from him: "Your Majesty, it has been twelve years since Weichen returned to Ming Dynasty. It feels like a world away. Weichen doesn't even recognize every plant or tree in Ming Dynasty."

He told everything he saw along the way.

"That Indian is really cool. That Chen Simei is a bit interesting. She dared to yell and pick out his eyeballs. She is a good woman."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I am afraid that women will not leave the house, but I am happy to see such a hot girl like Chen Simei."

"The ones who can get out of the house first are definitely these hot girls, and then the women with weak characters."

"I will continue to increase my efforts to encourage women to go out of the house and create a happy life."

Chen Jiayou didn't understand why he wanted the woman to come out?

"What do you think?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.

Chen Jiayou doesn't understand.

"Due to the shortage of labor, there was a huge gap in living expenses in the Ming Dynasty. It used to be a small-scale peasant economy, and the products produced were few and not durable."

"With the popularity of factories, people have become accustomed to going to shopping malls to buy things instead of doing it themselves."

"The factory is naturally short of people."

"Not only are men lacking, but women are lacking most."

"The reason is that women are ingenious, do things in more detail, and have a high yield rate."

"And many jobs are suitable for women, such as doctors, teachers who educate children, tailors and embroiders, etc., all of which require women's strength."

"Therefore, I spare no effort to encourage women to go out of the house and be equal to men and women."

Zhu Qiyu said sincerely: "Even all walks of life need the power of women. Men are incomparable to women's meticulousness and skill."

Chen Jiayou understood, but the central government spared no effort to improve the status of women, which would also be a disaster in the future.

"What are you afraid of? The future matters will be left to the kings of future generations to resolve."

"What I want to do now is to get women out of the house and shoulder social responsibilities just like men."

"In the future, I will also encourage women to become officials."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Only when a woman has courage can she be willing to marry to the border provinces. You don't know that the border provinces all marry foreigners as their wives, and they are very hungry for bright women."

"Of the millions of people who have moved to the Northeast this year, only a little over one million are with their wives, and there are three to four million singles."

"I sent all the beauties from various countries to the Northeast to reward the soldiers."

"There are too many beautiful women in the mainland and very few in the border provinces. There is no balance at all."

Chen Jiayou understood.

The reason why the emperor improved the status of women was that factories needed female workers and the frontiers needed women to immigrate there.

　I'm infected and have a fever. I don't know if it's influenza A or COVID-19, but I have a fever anyway.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)