Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The capital's May day was definitely the most comfortable time of the year. Just after wearing a warm and flowery spring, it was the time for fresh vegetables and fruits to be available on the market.

The dust and sand that had plagued the old Beijing people had passed, and the streets were filled with hawkers selling cherries, sweet peaches, black and white mulberries, and everyone was preparing rice, red dates, and reed leaves, because May Day was coming.

Honestly, in these two years in Great Qing, other places did not have bills of lading saying that Tongzhi was really in a good mood. The price of food in Beijing was very stable and even decreased a little, which reduced the cost of living for the citizens.

In the late Qing era, the desires of the people were very low. Being able to eat their fill was already a paradise. With sufficient food supplies and cheap prices, the population of Beijing gradually increased.

The more people there were, the more valuable Old Beijing people's shops and properties would be. Of course, the more income they would receive, the more tax they would receive from the Shuntian Palace and the others. Just the tax on Chong Wen Sect alone was twice as much as it was five years ago.

This was a virtuous circle. The more food there was, the more people there would be, and the more people there would be, the more commodity consumption would increase, which would further the prosperity of the business world, which included real estate, food, textiles, medicine … Even the entertainment industries such as the Sky Bridge and the Eight Alleys were flourishing.

And the reason why all of this flourished was because of the word 'food'.

The commoners might not understand the great principles behind this, but the Big Merchant s in the capital could clearly see that the prosperity of the Great Qing at this stage was all thanks to Xiao Letian's good fortune.

There were only two main reasons for the food supply. One was because the war in the south had subsided and the Grand Canal had returned to normal. The resources in the south could be transported to the north continuously.

The second point was that Xiao Letian's Nan Yang Rice started to flood in in large amounts. God knows how much money this rice was worth in the production area, why it was so cheap to transport it by sea all the way to the Tanggu and then to the Beijing, which was even cheaper than Jiang-Nan rice.

It was because of the hard work of the sea grain merchants like Boss Mi that no one dared to earn any money in the Great Qing Province, and one by one, they entered the era of micro profit.

With food, the empire would be able to preserve at least a trace of prosperity in the Beijing Belt. As for the remote mountains of the other provinces, even the Forbidden City wouldn't be able to see or hear of them. Just pretend that they don't exist.

In such a bustling place, wouldn't it be a good celebration if they encountered such an important May Festival? A rich family killing chickens and cows, making dozens of filling dumplings, and even sending people to the TIANJIN Wei to buy the most fresh sea crab, drink some yellow wine and eat the Five Poisons Pancake?

The May Festival allowed the girls who left the house to return to their homes, which was a huge event in the ancient times. They cut meat and made wine, sold fresh fruits and pastries, and at the very least packed dumplings that were like peas, sand, and dates. They also had to put in the herbs at the door, making it as lively as they did during New Year's.

However, before this May Festival, there was something wrong with the smell on the street. Old Beijing had keenly noticed that there were a lot of soldiers patrolling by the side of the road.

What was even weirder was that all of the original soldiers in Head Office had been changed. All of them were new soldiers in the Xishan Camp, with their hair tied up in a yellow military uniform, the Gun s in their hands shone brilliantly.

The Head Office had changed its defense. There was an extra battalion of Western Mountain new soldiers in the yamen of the minister of nine city gates. There were even some people who said that Gui Zi Liu had hidden a group of new soldiers behind the Great Qing Sect.

"Could it be that General Liu wants to rebel?" The friends in the teahouse were whispering to each other.

"Stop bullshitting, what are you trying to do? Our Great Qing has yet to show any signs of rebellion! Was Dorgon and Ao Bai fierce back then? Didn't he let the emperor kill him in the end? Rebel... "Sick!"

"Hey …" Aren't I just spouting nonsense? Let's chat leisurely! " After being scolded, the men of the Eight Flag clearly did not have a higher status. They could only drink their tea in embarrassment, not daring to retort.

What he said was true, what he feared was true! Just as he said the word 'rebellion', a figure jumped into the teahouse. He shouted as soon as he entered the room. He even sat on the floor and started bawling.

"Wuwuwu …" The sky collapsed! The ground sank! Our Great Qing is going to play … "Sob, sob, sob …"

"Ai ai ai …" Isn't this Huang San? "What are you saying …"

"You're courting death, hurry up and get up, Huang San …" How dare he say such outrageous words! They were not afraid of the clan's restrictions! "Hurry and get up …"

Huang San sat on the ground like a pile of mud, bawling. Everyone in the teahouse looked at him, at a loss what to do. "It's over, the empire has rebelled for 200 years …"

"The General Ninguta is rebelling … He led troops northward to launch a mutiny in Heilongjiang... Black Dragon River General T?pchin was captured alive, all of the civil and military officials in the entire province were given a spoonful of his meat … "

"Oh God, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces are his territory! "They've all rebelled …"

With a boom, the teahouse completely exploded, and one of them angrily rushed over and grabbed Huang San by the collar and lifted him up. "What did you say?" "Say that again if you dare …"

"Saying a hundred times is fine …" Hun Chun has rebelled, and all of Heilongjiang is his territory … "

How was this possible? Everyone was stunned like zombies. "That's not right. That's the territory of two provinces. There are hundreds of civil and military officials, and they are restraining each other. How could they suddenly rebel?"

"Don't ask me, please don't ask me …" "I just found out that my old man had connections with Prince Guo's family. Prince Guo had a few caravans outside the city, so my dad got involved …"

"Before the May Festival, logically speaking, everyone will get a share of the points, but this rule has never changed, even that year when British and French combined forces entered, the merchant group even sent my family goods such as rice, flour, eggs, and so on …"

"Seriously!" "Stop talking nonsense …" the crowd roared.

"Yes, yes, yes …" "But this year, we didn't even bring a single copper coin. I felt that something wasn't right, so I went to Prince Guo's house and asked around …"

"Guess what? Prince Guo had already been living in the palace for four days and hadn't come out for four days … The imperial government had already exploded into an uproar. Many old princes have already entered the palace to discuss this … "

"It's over, it's really over!" This is the first time that the Manchu has rebelled against the nation … "