"Everyone has nothing to do," Shi Kefa's heart was a little relaxed, but when he thought of many affairs, he was sad in the end. He looked at his subordinate officials and staff, and said in a deep voice: "My emperor is still waiting for King Qin's soldiers and horses in Beijing, and the date is set for the seventh day of the fourth month, and it cannot be delayed any longer." ”

Everyone made a deep promise, and most of the people, including Shi Kefa, were afraid that most of the Jingshi had fallen, and the emperor was more than lucky, but on the bright side, before there was an exact source of information, these words could not be openly announced to the public, otherwise Shi Kefa would lose points morally.

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Ying Tingji himself is only a staff member, and the assigned affairs are not cumbersome or complicated. With his ability, he will deal with it before noon. After having a simple lunch with the staff and Shi Kefa, Ying Tingji said that there was something wrong and left the military headquarters in advance.

Nanjing's prosperity is not below Beijing, and the name of the six dynasties in the southeast is not a joke, not to mention that there are thousands or even tens of thousands of merry scholars from various provinces gathered on the banks of the Qinhuai River, that is, a large number of officials, nobles, eunuchs, and prisoners in the city, and a huge rentier and high-consumption class has also been formed.

Coupled with foreign celebrities, traveling scholars, officers and soldiers stationed in the Beijing camp and Caojiang battalion, merchants from various provinces, tourists, local residents and farmers in the suburbs outside the city, the vitality of this big city is by no means above the Beijing Division, and it should be a big city with a population second only to the Beijing Division.

In terms of the number of officials and political status, Nanjing is second only to Beijing.

In terms of military strength and status, it is also second only to Beijing.

In terms of economic strength and vitality, it should be slightly inferior to Suzhou City.

The thesis is prosperous, the city is huge, the architecture is exquisite, and the place is rich, and Nanjing is the first.

Comprehensive strength, Nanjing is indeed qualified and Beijing alongside, but located in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Yuanzhang was helpless to set up the capital here, after all, the place of origin is here, and then although dissatisfied, but moving the capital to Fengyang is definitely unrealistic, send the prince Zhu Biao to inspect Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xi'an and other places, also have their own defects, with the ruins and weak national strength in the early Ming Dynasty, thinking of the financial and material resources to move the capital, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who is slightly strong and unassumable, is also a sense of powerlessness.

Moreover, at that time, Guanzhong was ruined, Xi'an was not suitable for being the national capital, Luoyang, Kaifeng also had their own drawbacks, and Zhu Biao died of illness soon after, Zhu Yuanzhang's ambition was exhausted, so he had to give up the idea of moving the capital and hold Nanjing until his death.

When Zhu Di Jing was difficult to succeed, his starting Beiping was naturally Zhu Di's favorite place, and during the Yongle period, under the opposition of the ministers, he built Beijing with a large number of civil works, and finally moved the capital successfully.

Mingrenzong wanted to move back to Nanjing, but it was too short-lived, and when Xuanzong arrived, Zhu Zhanji grew up in Beijing, which was relatively unfamiliar, Beijing's status was stable, and Nanjing was the accompanying capital, so the two-Beijing system was formed.

In terms of the defense of the southeast, as well as the role of the military, cultural, educational, and political center of Jiangnan, Nanjing is quite qualified, even if the Qing Dynasty deliberately suppressed Nanjing's status, the Liangjiang Governor in Nanjing is still one of the important governors who can compete with the Governor of Zhili.

Ying Tingji walked out of the yamen, sat in his blue sedan chair with two people, and after giving a word to the sedan chair man, he sat in the swaying sedan chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

This time he was entrusted by others, and it was not much effort, but the benefits should be a lot, and Ying Tingji's mood was quite happy.

Ying Tingji was not destitute, but he never had enough money.

This is also the reason why he was asked by his "friend" to praise Min Yuanqi and exaggerate his martial arts in front of Shi Kefa.

The Min family has nothing to do with him, if it weren't for the silver, Ying Tingji wouldn't have had much to do.

If this kind of thing is not exposed, it is a trivial matter that does not hurt the elegance, Shi Kefa estimates that he also knows it in his heart, which will make Ying Tingji's weight lower in his heart, but Ying Tingji is very conceited, as long as it is not too much, this kind of thing is inevitable next to any big official, as long as his own ability is still there, Shi Kefa's inner thoughts, for the time being, you don't have to pay attention to it.

Passing out from the drum tower, a short distance forward, is the direction of the Qinhuai River.

This river was already famous all over the world at this time, and the main reason was that a large number of celebrities and scholars gathered here to chase joy and laughter, and chant poems.

It can be said that in the late Ming Dynasty, a large number of celebrities became famous here, including Donglin and Fushe people, and even the bigwigs of the DPRK and China, such as Qian Qianyi and others, spent a lot of time wandering on the Qinhuai River.

On the scenery, the Qinhuai River is really ordinary, both sides of the river are continuous river houses, dotted with some flowers and weeping willows, the river water is not very surprising, it is better to have no environmental pollution in this fashion, the river water is clear and green, nothing more than that.

Most of the river houses can hold poetry meetings, wine banquets, and some prostitutes set up courtyards here to entertain visitors from all over the world.

The next class is a large painting boat, which can also host a banquet and introduce famous girls into the boat to entertain guests.

The next class is the ordinary river boat, only those unfamous girls and ordinary students who have just arrived in Beijing and have no roots will entertain each other on this boat, pretending to be celebrities.

The most inferior are those small river boats, most of them are monogamous, the husband is at the helm of the boat, and the wife is the boat lady, doing some half-hidden skin and meat business, and generally some cheeky people will not have a good time with such boat girls.

Of course, Ying Tingji went to the high-class river house, which is an exquisite courtyard by the river, where the top celebrities come and go, and those famous prostitutes will also haunt here.

At this time, the so-called Qin Huai Shiyan probably has their own home, even if there is no home, please don't move her, fortunately, Ying Tingji is not here for prostitute amusement, when he arrived at the gate of the exquisite courtyard, Chenguang was still early, and there was no one around, but it was also his mind.

Entering the courtyard, of course, there are people greeting and entertaining all the way, these people in the river house are all ingenious and exquisite, and guests from all over the world will not be lazy, of course, leisure guests can not enter here.

The person Ying Tingji wants to see is in the East Courtyard, and there are already a few [read and go] beautifully dressed and handsome Chang Sui waiting outside the door, but there is only one old servant by Ying Tingji's side, which is really high and clear.

Ying Tingji didn't care, strode in with his head held high, and said with a smile as he walked: "Young Brother Zhu, just the head of your family's servants will follow, and the wealth and nobility are not under a certain level, compared to it, it is really shameful and jealous." ”

"Uncle Shi laughed, it would be rude to ask Uncle Shi to stoop to his errands, and it would be rude to be born later."

The furniture in the room is elegant and stylish, but the materials used are extraordinary, Zhu Wanchun is wearing a well-tailored round-necked gown, a Tang scarf on his head, and a bamboo fan.

Ying Tingji also secretly praised Zhu Wanchun when he saw it, it is worthy of being a rich family a hundred years ago, and he doesn't know how much stronger than the hateful faces of those nouveau riche.

Speaking of Ying Tingji and the Zhu family, it is impossible for a wealthy businessman family like the Zhu family not to cultivate their children to study, and the family has money, so they can hire famous teachers to teach, and the children of the clan, as long as they take out seventy percent of the strength of the children of the poor family, they dare not say 100 percent, but the opportunity and hope for the examination are also very great.

Ying Tingji and one of Zhu Wanchun's uncles were Jinshi in the same year, and the Zhu family was still an official in the field, and he was still a Qipin Zhixian County.

The Zhu family's strategy is shared by many large merchants, the most successful are the Shaanxi merchants, the Yang family, the Ma family, and the Zhang family, where Zhang Siwei is located, are all the best among the Shaanxi merchants and Jin merchants.

Ordinary families, as long as they have sufficient financial resources, it is the top priority to study for their children to take the exam.

In the final analysis, in the Song Dynasty, the scholars and the emperor ruled the world together, even the eunuchs were mostly subject to the huge group of scholars, these people may be in power for a while, but they also have to succumb to the rules set by the civil and official group and abide by the bottom line, otherwise it is as the saying goes, what the thousand people refer to, and they will end up without a problem.

The wealthy merchant giant family will cultivate a few scholars as officials, so that the family will not be easily insulted by others, and only then can they keep their promises of property, and only by virtue of the strength of the family itself can they be qualified to make more officials, cling to the noble eunuchs, so that their forces can balance each other, and only then can they keep their own safety.

As for Ying Tingji in front of him, he obviously wanted to come over to get the money, and Zhu Wanchun had to pretend to owe him a favor, which was really the reason why he had no official position and lacked confidence.

Of course, Ying Tingji was not in a hurry, and after sitting down, he had tea and chatted with Zhu Wanchun.

Of course, the most talked about is the situation in Beijing, the people who fled south must have been in Yangzhou, and the Zhu family has also seen a few, and they have verified the details many times after talking, knowing that the emperor should have been hanged and martyred on Jingshan, including how to be buried, and the whereabouts of the prince and several princes are probably known.

Because of this, people's hearts are becoming more and more fluctuating, and the old saying that a country cannot be without a king for a day Although it is pedantic, it is indeed the truth. Without the emperor in charge, Nanjing has a garrison eunuch and Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, and it is running as usual for the time being, but it is impossible for the country's major policies to operate without the emperor and his cabinet.

For example, the real fall of the Beijing Division, Cao Yun, national endowment, customs duties, garrison soldiers and horses, military salary distribution, the transfer and appointment of officials in various places, and the imperial examination, these major matters can not be completely decided by a town guard eunuch and a military department secretary.

Supporting the establishment of a new monarch, forming a cabinet, and then truly rebuilding the six ministries, setting up the center, and then talking about the establishment of defense, the selection of generals and training of troops, and then the discussion of military salaries, after these important things, there will be important matters such as opening the imperial examination and determining the hearts and minds of the people.

This kind of major planning has always been discussed and planned by Shi Kefa and a few close friends of Donglin, and even the most trusted staff will not tell him, Ying Tingji has nothing to say about these things, and after talking a few words in generalities, Ying Tingji couldn't help laughing and said: "Then the Min family and the young brother's family, it seems that the friendship is not shallow?" ”

This time, Zhu Wanchun came to the door in person, and as soon as he came to the door, he held two hundred taels of silver, which was just a meeting gift, and then promised to thank him heavily, so that Ying Tingji said at this time.