King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The day after tomorrow, early morning.

The morning sun shines through the clouds onto the earth.

The sunlight shines through the lush leaves on both sides of the road, falling on the ground and drawing colorful patches.

As the morning sun sets on the earth, the people dare not sit idle.

The streets of Yingtian City are already crowded with people. Merchants have opened their shops early, people looking for work are walking on the streets, and old people are strolling around with their grandchildren.

The aroma of various foods fills the streets, and the laughter of children all collide with each other, making the place seem particularly leisurely and full of life, like a simple and vivid picture of life.

The people of Yingtian City have always been the place where the largest number of people from the entire Ming Dynasty court gathered. Compared with the prosperity of other streets today, Anning Lane, which is usually unusually deserted, has become the most lively and prosperous place in the entire Yingtian City.

An Ning Lane in Monroe, which was deserted in the past, is now bustling with people. The street is full of people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder. The place is dark and crowded with people.

Moreover, the number of people here is extremely diverse. There are young workers, counter owners, many scholars, many businessmen, and so on.

Of course, in addition to these Ming Dynasty citizens with various identities, there are also a large number of two other types of people here, namely the Jinyiwei and the patrol soldiers who maintain order, guard against accidents and maintain stability.

It is precisely because of the existence of these individuals, and under their leadership and stability maintenance, that the originally crowded and noisy crowds lined up honestly, one by one. Each one of them appeared to be extremely conscious and disciplined, not daring to overstep the line in the slightest, and were extremely honest. There was no queue-jumping or conflict, and the scene appeared to be extremely harmonious.

Why are these people so actively gathering here, a place that is usually deserted and seldom visited by people?

The reason is very simple.

Because today is the day when the Ming Dynasty Money House officially opens for business on a pilot basis in Yingtian Prefecture City.

Due to several days of publicity, almost everyone in Yingtian City and surrounding areas has heard the news to some extent.

For this reason, those who got the news, whether out of curiosity, to watch the fun, or out of a sincere desire to save money and exchange, as long as they had time, all gathered here without hesitation.

It is precisely because of this that An Ning Lane, which was deserted in the past and rarely visited, has become extremely lively today. It can be said that this is the time when the most people have gathered together since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

“When will this open?”

"Didn't we agree to do it this morning?"

"Why is it so late at night, why don't you show any intention of opening the door?"

"In order to wait in line, I didn't even have time to eat breakfast and even had to hold my urine."

"If I keep waiting like this, delaying time like this, I can't hold it anymore."

"You said this"

"You're not going to fart!"

"We have to work so hard to line up, only to be told in the end that the store will not open today, or will open after a few days."

After waiting for a long time and seeing no sign of the door opening, many of the people here already had some complaints and discomfort in their hearts, so many of them started discussing it to express their dissatisfaction.

But each of them is extremely tactful.

Everyone spoke in a very low voice and did not dare to speak loudly.

It’s not that they personally don’t want to, but there are patrolling soldiers walking around from time to time, or occasionally they can see the figures of the Jinyiwei passing by them.

Compared to the complaints in their hearts, whether more or less, or their own lives and property, they all know which is more important.

For this reason, even though everyone is dissatisfied, uncomfortable, resentful, etc. in their hearts, they dare not say much or really make a noise, putting themselves in danger.

Although the people in the queue who were talking here were tactful enough to lower their voices and did not dare to make loud noises, they could not stand the large number of people gathered here!
You and I were talking at the same time, and even if we tried to lower our voices, it would not be possible to really lower them much here.

Of course, the most important point is that around these people queuing up, there are Jinyiwei and patrol soldiers walking around from time to time to maintain order. How is it possible that no noise can be heard?
to this end.

Under normal circumstances, the patrol soldiers and Jinyiwei who maintain order would definitely have zero tolerance for this. According to the previous means of maintaining order, they would have taken action early on and arrested a few people to serve as a warning to the monkeys and let the people in the queue know what's going on.

However, when they took over the mission, their immediate superiors gave them a death order, which was to be as lenient as possible and never act in the usual way.

If there is no unrest, or someone is creating unrest, then if you can avoid taking action, try not to take action and just maintain order and avoid any problems.

If it is something else, report what you see and hear to the higher authorities step by step.

They must not act on their own.

Otherwise, once any problem arises, regardless of other matters, those who maintain order will be held accountable first. For this reason, no matter whether they are patrol soldiers or Jinyiwei, they can only choose to turn a blind eye to the current situation and dare not make any unnecessary moves.

In the attic on the second floor opposite the Daming Bank, the prince, who had been hiding in his house for many days and had not gone out, took a sip of the teacup with both hands, and looked at the people crowded on the street from time to time. His face was slightly hesitant, and he said:
"No!"

"Second brother, it's already this late, why don't you open the door to welcome guests?"

"Didn't you just hear the discussions among the people waiting in line below?"

"There is nothing wrong with keeping people on suspense here, but anything can be worse than that."

"If time is delayed for too long, something unexpected may happen. For this reason..."

Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting aside, couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this situation. His face darkened slightly, and his expression was somewhat complicated and entangled.

How could he not hear what the people were talking about?
But why didn't he ask?

It's not that he didn't want to ask, but the time was chosen by his Ministry of Rites, and it was also the time when everyone nodded in agreement. There was still about a quarter of an hour left, and he was very helpless at this time.

As he thought about it, Zhu Gaoxu took a sip of the tea on the table. He did not answer the prince's question immediately. Instead, he turned his head to look at the Minister of Rites beside him and asked quietly:
"Did you listen to the discussion below?"

"You all are aware of the Crown Prince's questions and concerns, right?"

"I wonder what you think about the current situation?"

“Is there a solution that is the best of both worlds?”

After hearing this, the Minister of Rites and a group of officials who were named were all slightly stunned. They turned their heads to look at the crowded people below the stage, and couldn't help feeling powerless in their hearts.

Tell the truth.

Such a hot scene here was indeed beyond their expectations.

But the previous date and time were all calculated by the Imperial Observatory. If they were to change it, the time for the inquiry would be much longer than this time, which would be totally unprofitable. The problem was that if they didn't change the time, if something went wrong later, then they would have to bear some responsibility.

But if you change it.

If in the future the time is arbitrarily changed and the incident occurs due to their decision, the guilt will be greater.

For this reason, the Minister of Rites and others who were asked the question weighed the issue very quickly in their minds, and finally had to consider their own safety, choosing the lesser of two evils, gritted their teeth and said solemnly:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Prince of Han"

"Here, I will follow your humble opinion."

"There is only a quarter of an hour left. The people have already waited for a long time, so they probably won't care about this little bit of time."

"If we change the time without authorization, will there be any taboos? We are not experts in this area and do not know about it."

"to this end."

Having said this, he paused tactfully. Their answers and attitudes were already clear to everyone, but he did not say it completely. He left the choice to Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi and Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu, and cleverly absolved himself of the blame with extremely obscure means and words.

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In this regard.

The prince's face changed slightly. In fact, he had more or less expected such an answer. He also understood why these people did this, so he glanced at a few people with some disappointment.

Afterwards, Zhu Gaochi focused his gaze on Zhu Gaoxu, the Prince of Han, and asked with a little hope on his face:

"Second child"

"On a normal day, you have the most creative ideas and your mind is the most active."

"Don't you really have any idea about this matter?"

"Or, for what is happening right now, have you really never thought about it before making preparations?"

This question was asked.

He really hit the nail on the head. Zhu Gaoxu had never thought about the contingency plan for this problem.

Why?

Because he really didn't expect that so many people would gather in Yingtian City and so many people would come to participate.

After all, the Daming Money House was newly opened, and it involved the imperial court, various policies and other issues, but nothing had been announced. According to his normal thinking, even though it had been widely publicized in recent days.

But it is not easy for ordinary people to make money these days, so we should be more cautious than anyone else.

According to normal development, there should be some brave people coming to try it out first, and then spread the news, and then the business of Daming Money House will gradually get better and better.

For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu predicted that the Ming Money House would be really popular in the afternoon or tomorrow, when the flow of people would reach its peak and the number of people would be the largest.

But he never dreamed that so many people would come on the first day. When he first saw this situation, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he did not slack off when making arrangements for today.

Otherwise, there would be trouble, and the scene would be much more chaotic than it is now. He couldn't help but complain in his heart:
“Is this what they call joining in the fun?”

"There are no other entertainment activities. The opening of the Daming Money House is regarded as an entertainment activity."

"It's fine."

“So many people came.”

It can be said that he is both in pain and happy. The pain is that there are so many people, and the happiness is simple, that so many people have come. This also proves that the promotion of the Ming Money House will surely become famous after today, and will be recognized and known by more and more people.

Then, in the later stage, opening new stores in various places will be an extremely good start, and it can be regarded as a great success.

Facing the Crown Prince's hopeful eyes, Zhu Gaoxu fell into deep thought. Thoughts surged in his mind, and he kept thinking about how to deal with the current situation and how to slightly suppress the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the people below.

For him, this place could make him famous overnight, so he naturally didn't want any accidents to happen and bring any adverse effects to the Ming Dynasty Money House.

After a moment, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have thought of something. His originally silent eyes suddenly lit up with surprising light, and his face began to smile. He waved to Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was on guard at the side.

Afterwards, when Ji Gang came to him, Zhu Gaoxu whispered softly and quickly told him what was in his mind.

This is said.

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, a little surprised and confused, but he did not dare to hesitate for a moment. He turned around and walked out of the room at a very fast speed.

When Ji Gang disappeared, the prince, who was awakened by the sound of the door closing, showed a hint of hesitation and some disbelief, and asked:

"Second child"

“Wouldn’t this be too hasty?”

"Just the announcement time, and your so-called countdown to the opening."

"Will it really work?"

"Are you sure you won't make the people more agitated?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him indifferently and replied:

"Didn't you hear why the people were talking about it?"

"Don't you just want to know the exact time when the door will open?"

"Why don't we just meet the individual's requirements and announce the time directly."

"Knowing the specific time, those who are willing to wait will naturally wait. Those who can't wait will dare to cause trouble. Do they really think that the soldiers and Jinyiwei below are just decorations?"

"Although not many people among the people can read and write, they are not fools, let alone people who don't know what is good for them. The court is like this, how dare they say anything else?"

"unless."

"They really can't think straight, or they are here to cause trouble!!" (End of this chapter)