Wanli Youming

Chapter 59 Prosperity after the Wanli New Deal
Although Zhu Yijun only went out of the palace in modest clothes, accompanied by cabinet ministers Da Dang and others, the battle he put out was not small, not inferior to the trips of senior officials of the second rank or above, and there were also elite guards from the Beijing camp all in armor.

Li Rusong, Ma Gui and other generals who had just arrived in Beijing to study martial arts and veterans such as Yu Dayou were also accompanied by Zhu Yijun's order, so they all rode horses and were always around Zhu Yijun's car at this time.

In the canopy cart that Zhu Yijun was riding in, apart from Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Jing who were accompanying him inside and outside the car, there was another person who was a small eunuch who cooked tea and lighted incense in the car.

At the beginning, when the treasure car was driving in the inner city, the surrounding area was relatively quiet.

Although there are constant carriages and horses, but because it is not a place where common people can go, there are no shops and small vendors.

And after passing the Zhengyang Gate, Zhu Yijun heard bursts of noise ringing around.

The sun is shining brightly at the moment.

Therefore, when Zhu Yijun ordered someone to open the curtain, he could not help but close his eyes because of the golden light shining in.

When he opened his eyes, Zhu Yijun saw that there were as many people around him as a sea. If he didn't look carefully, it seemed that they were all like sculptures and hadn't moved. Suddenly, the smell of steaming shops and other restaurants came to his nostrils, which aroused Zhu Yijun's long-lost memories. Slanderous.

"Remember to send an order to the soldiers and horses of the five cities to pay attention to clearing the flow of people at any time to avoid trampling on them."

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but mention a word because of this.

However, around Zhu Yijun's treasure car, there were patrol officers and censors who commanded soldiers and horses to clear the road and set up guards in advance, so his group didn't have to worry about stampedes or traffic jams.

"He Guanmen's cloth, Chen Nei's official jewelry, Li's crown hat, Dangjia's shoes, Songjia's boots, Zhao Jiahui's wine, Liu's cold noodles, Liu Cuijiaxiang from our court, Diao's pills..."

It didn't take long for Zhu Yijun to recall the dazzling array of shops. After sighing for a moment, he finally saw the real ordinary people of this era, and couldn't help but say to Zhang Juzheng: "I remember that when I first came to the throne, when I went to sacrifice Xiannongtan, I didn't see such a shop. There are a lot of shops, and although there are many people in the market that are blocked outside the curtain, they are not so dense, why in just two years, all the alleys outside Zhengyangmen are crowded with each other?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is a certain amount of wealth in this world. If it is not in the dignitaries and gentry, it is in the people. Since your Majesty issued an edict to implement the New Deal, the small people have been exempted from taxes, and the wealthy people have been exempted from paying taxes. Therefore, there are so many that they have to be traded in exchange for what they need. In addition, the strictness of the exams encourages officials not to be lazy but to be diligent in cracking down on local ruffians and bullies and powerful families monopolizing the market. Order is maintained and commerce and trade are developed. , Xiangzengji Market, County Zengshi Town, Chengzeng Hangpu, more people come and go barter.”

Zhang Juzheng said patiently.

He hopes that Zhu Yijun can realize the specific changes in the daily life of ordinary people through the prosperity of the market, so that Zhu Yijun will have a sense of accomplishment in trying to rule the world, and will continue to be an emperor who is willing to innovate for the people in the future .

Zhu Yijun nodded.

For a while, Zhu Yijun also saw many Hu people coming with camels, and many Xiyi in skirts appeared, and said: "There are many Hu merchants and Xiyi fan merchants in the capital."

"Returning to Your Majesty, the two capitals and Suzhou are places where artisans gather, and Hu merchants and Fan merchants mainly import all kinds of exquisite goods from our Emperor Ming Dynasty to sell in Japan and other countries, so they want to buy large quantities of exquisite goods. things, you can only come to these places.”

Zhang Juzheng replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded: "What are they mainly buying and selling to us?"

"The main ones sold to us were pepper, sumac, ivory, sandalwood, and silver, and the ones bought were cloth, silk, brocade, printed silk, umbrellas, and porcelain, which required painting and casting."

Zhang Juzheng replied again.

Zhu Yijun found that Zhang Juzheng seemed to have done the investigation earlier, and he answered them fluently, and his memory was obviously amazing. He thought that he was born as a child prodigy, and said: "In this way, it is true that Huangming possesses superior trade, processing skills, etc. advantage, so that silver mainly flows into Huangming."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhang Juzheng replied with a smile.

But then he found that Zhu Yijun's eyes had been attracted by the bearded girls dancing for some literati and poet princes and grandsons in some restaurants. .

For a while, Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to point out the sudden appearance of the Cha Han tribe: "Your Majesty, please see that these Hu merchants have finally come to sell good horses. It is obvious that because Your Majesty pays attention to armaments, Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and others are envoys in the border town After it was difficult for the captives to plunder, they had to come to the border trade honestly, and they were not satisfied with the border trade. They also came to the capital to sell famous horses in order to get a better price, and also hoped to get cheaper luxury goods."

"Aren't there more beautiful orchids? You see, the women who immediately put up the bid seem to be quite exotic, with blonde hair and blue eyes."

Zhu Yijun said.

For a while Zhang Juzheng regretted mentioning Hu merchants to the emperor, thinking that he knew that Hu merchants should be banned from coming to the capital to traffic people, so he continued to change the subject: "Your Majesty should think that Huang Ming's military equipment is strong because of this."

Zhu Yijun nodded, knowing that Zhang Juzheng didn't want him to pay too much attention to beauty, but also thought that Zhang Juzheng seemed to be more difficult to control sex and goods than himself, so he laughed: "What the master said is that no matter the monarch or minister, everyone should treat sex and goods. Control is the only way to control it. I should think that this is also the result of the New Deal. If it weren't for the New Deal to increase the country's funds, the military would not be strong, and it would not be possible to make the Hu people willing to sing and dance in my Han's restaurant, and willing to stock up and sell in my Huangming market. "

Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Zhang Juzheng laughed for a while: "Your Majesty is wise, no matter whether you are a monarch or a minister, you should devote yourself to the society and the common people."

Zhang Jing also couldn't help laughing.

"Go tell Li Rusong and Ma Gui to come and ask them, do you know what tribe the passing barbarians belong to? If you know, bring him here and report."

Zhu Yijun gave an order at this time.

So, the eunuch Sun Long, the supervisor of ceremonies outside, responded and brought Li Rusong over: "Go back to the emperor, General Li knows."

At this time, Li Rusong came to Zhu Yijun's car window, and said: "Your Majesty, the people who just passed by happened to be from the Chahan tribe. I recognize them. This spring, I just had a fight with my minister in Liaodong. The leader, Bu Yan, is exactly Son of a barbarian, the arrow wound on his left cheek was left by this minister."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile: "It's not that enemies don't get together, you go and tell him and let him do business well, Daming will become stronger and stronger, and if he and his followers want to live a prosperous life, they can only belong to Daming and work with the Han family. Live in peace. Otherwise, I will let him know what Liting sweeps the caves, and let him buy more good goods to promote communication!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Rusong really went on a horse ride.

Bu Yan, who was in the Han Dynasty, saw Li Rusong, who was as strong as an iron tower, approaching, and immediately dismounted, put one hand on his chest and bowed: "General Li, we are paying tribute and trading, not here to announce Swordsmen, please let us go!"

After Li Rusong came over and explained his purpose, Bu Yan, who was in charge of the Han Department, relaxed.

Zhu Yijun also laughed after seeing Bu Yan facing Li Rusong in fear.

You must know that such scenes where Han people can make Hu people fearful are rare.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Juzheng: "Sir, I took me out of the palace today to let me see the changes in the common people after the implementation of the new policy, and the changes in daily life after the Wude became stronger. I must be worried that such a prosperous age will not last long. , and then as the New Deal continues to advance, the dissatisfaction of the powerful and powerful people will deepen, and the voices of criticism will increase. I am worried that I will be shaken by the increase of voices of criticism, and then I will have to terminate the restructuring?"

"And want me to realize the benefit of the emperor's determination to rule the people's daily life through the prosperity of the market, so that I have a sense of accomplishment in trying to rule the world, and then I will continue to be an emperor who is willing to innovate for the people in the future?"

(End of this chapter)