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This day the outer building is located on the southeast side of the Ming Imperial City, the west end of Suzaku Street. Throughout the ages, the palace is the inner building, in addition to the inner place is the "outside" place, and the place where the palace is located is the "sky", so the restaurant located outside the palace is named the Tianwailou, and it also has the meaning of "there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people".

At that time, when Tianwailou was established, many Qingliu celebrities were sitting on pins and needles, and immediately flew up to Ye Yingwu's desk like snowflakes. This Tianwailou is really bold to cover the sky, this Ming Tiantian is not His Majesty the Emperor, and there is a sky outside the sky, Tianwailou is called this name, doesn't it mean that it is more powerful than His Majesty the Emperor, this is simply a big rebellion!

Ye Yingwu just smiled at this, this restaurant was opened under the instruction of Ye Yingwu, in order to promote the development of Nanjing City, to avoid Nanjing's restaurants and shops are concentrated in the Qinhuai River area, and secondly, to take the opportunity to make a little extra money for the royal family, after all, the cost of maintaining the six doors and the brocade guard is actually the silver drawn from the royal treasury, which is also the reason why these two organizations are not under the management of the imperial court, but only cooperate with each other.

Having said that, this day the outer building is still the name he gave.

Seeing such a scene, Ye Yingwu had no choice but to disclose the identity of the owner of the restaurant, and when he saw that the owner of the restaurant was Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, these Qingliu celebrities who were originally rolling up their sleeves and preparing to make trouble in Tianwailou immediately disappeared.

Dare to love is just that the royal family opens a restaurant to play, and the royal family says that he is his own world, and no one seems to be able to find anything wrong. As for the name of this Tianwailou, there is obviously another layer of explanation, in the Ouchi, a piece of the emperor lives in the sky, there is also this Tianwailou, which is also the royal territory, symbolizing the royal family's encouragement of commerce and trade and the future development direction of Nanjing City.

And the business of Tianwailou also quickly boomed, after all, eating in Tianwailou is equivalent to giving the royal filial piety silver, and no one will let go of such an opportunity. Of course, the officials and businessmen of the government and the opposition are not stupid, and they have not come here to be bold enough to spend a lot of money, after all, it is not to tie up with the royal family, but to show off their wealth in front of the royal family, which everyone knows this self-knowledge.

There are retired chefs from the imperial dining room and six doors from the rest of the world hired from the rest of the high-paid chefs to join hands in the Tianwailou, because more and more banquets are held, the name is getting louder and louder, and with the prosperity of the Tianwailou, there will soon be matching teahouses, tile houses, shops and even green buildings around, the original deserted street outside the treasure gate, suddenly has become the second Qinhuai posture, and because it is very close to the Yuhuatai where the palace is located, it is closer to the place where the Ming magnates lived. With the development of this area, the south side of the gathering and entertainment area centered on the Jubaomen and the Qinhuai River has gradually taken shape, and the whole Nanjing City also presents obvious divisions, the north side of the business area, the south side of the entertainment area, the east side of the Zhongshan altar area and the west side of the army station.

Because of the division of multiple centers and regions, the capital of the Ming Dynasty has gradually shown a different from the orderly neighborhood system of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty and the chaotic Bianliang and Lin'an city construction methods of the two Song Dynasty, showing an orderly but lively urban appearance, which is more able to adapt to the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty from all directions, and can perform the duties of the Ming administration, cultural center and Jiangnan commercial and military center. This ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, which was once depressed and defeated because of being on the front line, has been reborn.

Nanjing's appearance is naturally partly related to Ye Yingwu's reference to the experience of urban planning and design in later generations, and another reason is the inevitability of history.

Now the Ming Dynasty, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, because there is no destruction of war and the encouragement of the local government, commerce and trade have developed to a certain stage, and there are large-scale individual workshops, which operate by receiving orders from local state governments or even bidding, which is compared to the germ of capitalism represented by small workshops in the middle and late Ming Dynasty in another time and space, it is already a small tree that can support a corner of the sky.

During the Tang Dynasty, commerce and trade were still underdeveloped, coupled with the reasons for the war and the inheritance of the Han Dynasty city, it is reasonable that Chang'an was composed of neat neighborhoods. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang City was developed on the basis of the state capital city of the former Tang Dynasty, the city was narrow and there was no plan to expand, so it led to the neatness of Bianliang City compared to Chang'an, which looked quite chaotic, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an has always existed as the identity of the line, so the Southern Song Dynasty court did not expand the city too much, coupled with the problem of topography, the whole city can only develop around the West Lake in a belt, making the north-south traffic quite inconvenient.

These capital styles do not meet the needs of the current Ming Dynasty, so correspondingly, even if Ye Yingwu does not plan, with the passage of time, the multi-district, multi-functional, and multi-center international metropolis characteristics of Nanjing City will appear sooner or later, because such a capital city can meet the existing needs of the Ming Dynasty, and it can also be integrated into economic, political, cultural, educational, military, etc., what Ye Yingwu did was just to push it in the middle.

Because the battle of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty has completely gained the upper hand, the recovery of Youyan can already be called a great victory, the dark clouds that have been pressed over Nanjing City have disappeared, and even the business officials and people who participated in the banquet and had fun in the Flower Street and Willow Lane are also interested at this time, the major restaurants and Qinlou Chu Pavilion are all busy, this city far away from the battlefield and closely related to the whole country, is celebrating in a way that is not unique to it, but the rest of the towns are absolutely difficult to match, or with "carnival." Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it.

Even if the price is definitely the highest in Nanjing, Tianwailou is full every day these days, and the flow of people is like a tide. When the burden on their shoulders is suddenly emptied, even the government yamen is celebrating in various ways, and it is a good choice to book a banquet in one of the best restaurants in Nanjing. As long as this banquet is not eaten and drunk at public expense, Yu Shitai doesn't care at all, even if it is eaten and drunk at public expense, as long as it does not exceed the amount of "minister's money" stipulated in the Ming law, Yu Shitai will also turn a blind eye, who will not be happy at this time?

In order to prevent officials from embezzling public funds to eat and drink, the imperial court simply gave a certain amount directly, as long as the officials' public funds to eat and drink within this amount, they can be reported to the imperial court, which is similar to the invoice reimbursement in later generations. At that time, many officials even had a large amount of minister's money, but it was still difficult to meet the expenses of receiving officials and enveloping subordinates, so this system was quite criticized in the former Song Dynasty, and when it came to the Ming Dynasty, although it was not abolished, but because the officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty were mainly young Zhuang faction and the main battle faction, plus since the founding of the country, the Ming Dynasty has been in the turmoil of foreign wars, even if it is an official with a big heart, he is not in the mood to eat, drink and have fun in recent years, not to mention the imperial history platform where the old minister Wang Yao and the able minister Chen Yizhong sit, But I've been eyeing it, as long as I'm not a fool, I know how to behave.

Therefore, although there has always been a quota of minister's money, the household department has never reimbursed it - the money and food for the war on the front line are still tight, where can you eat tightly in the rear - so it is this big victory that everyone dares to fight the idea of the minister's money.

In this regard, Ye Yingwu also asked the Yushitai and the Six Gates to pay attention to the matter, and when he was victorious, it was not easy to sweep the interest of the officials, but if after the victory of the army, there were still people who ate and drank in the name of public funds, Ye Yingwu would not show mercy to his subordinates.

As for the minister's money system, a centuries-old tradition, Ye Yingwu also knew that it could not be abolished overnight, and now that the household department was in the hands of Xie Fangde, this stubborn main battle faction would definitely use the money and grain to the blade, so Ye Yingwu believed that in his hands, it would not be long before the minister's money system disappeared by itself.

This is naturally the best, but it really doesn't work, Ye Yingwu will make another move to directly cut off the tumor.

The car came out of the back door of the palace so as not to attract attention. After going around the palace, the experienced Xiao Yangzi drove directly into the area outside the palace where most of the officials' residences were concentrated, and these inconspicuous vehicles were easily regarded as the officials' cars. Because it was not the first time that the emperor had escorted the emperor out of the palace, the chauffeur who drove the car and the Praetorian Guard guards dressed as servants around him were all familiar with the road.

However, Ye Yingwu knows it, so it is just pretending to be and not making it too obvious that everyone is embarrassed, after all, the Praetorian Guard guards and Xiao Yangzi, the appearance of Ye Yingwu's personal guards who opened the road in front, it is really difficult for people to associate them with domestic servants, these people are tall and big, and everywhere they go, they are murderous and masculine killers, and they can't wait to kick the right step when they walk, and almost write the three words "Praetorian Guard" on their faces, and they can make the Praetorian Guards wear civilian clothes and personal guards. In addition to the Son of Heaven and the concubines in the palace, who else could there be?

But Ye Yingwu didn't have a choice, and he handed over his security to the six door agents who were running back and forth in the crowd as the first line of defense, and he himself was not at ease. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty inherited the former Song Dynasty system, and the royal family paid attention to enjoying with the people, so it was not uncommon for officials to leave the palace.

Including the emperor, everyone changed into ordinary clothes and pretended, and the imperial historians of the Imperial History Observatory naturally pretended not to know anything, otherwise, the emperor who wanted to go out to see the lively and the imperial historians who were specifically responsible for finding fault with the emperor would have to toss, and no dynasty could withstand such a noise. So this has almost become a rare tacit understanding between emperors and imperial historians who have not looked at each other for hundreds of years.

Tianwailou has always been very popular, and the four floors below are bustling with the sound of people talking, and the top private room on the fifth floor, which has always been only available to the top magnates and rich people in the capital, is empty and has no one in sight, which makes the people eating below a little surprised and expectant.

Tianwailou has always been people waiting for the table, the table does not wait for people, and now it is time to eat, according to the rules, even if it is a reserved private room, it will be open to the waiter at this time, this is the rule of Tianwailou, and since the opening of Tianwailou, no one has ever dared to try to break this rule, but today Tianwailou has broken the rules by itself.

"Could it be that no one has booked this private room today?" One of the diners asked, confused.

The companions beside him slowly tasted the fine Shaoxing flower carvings, and said with a smile: "It's not a big talk, we have come to the outer building five or six times this day, which time has the private room on this floor been empty?" It is said that several ministers of the political affairs hall invited guests in the private room on the top of the building last time to reward the officials under the political affairs hall. Although this private room is expensive, it is really priceless for the prime ministers of the DPRK and the wealthy people in Beijing.1 Every day, there are more than a dozen people fighting for their heads, just to be able to book this place. ”

"And today?" The diner raised an eyebrow.

His companion shouted at the patio: "Tianwailou is the sky outside the sky, but the day is coming, and the Tianwailou has to wait obediently, you just watch!" ”

Although this sentence was a bit convoluted, the diner immediately understood, took a light breath, and turned his gaze to the patio. A few gray-clad and very capable servants had already stood away, while several middle-aged people were already standing in the courtyard, and when they saw the visitors, they immediately stepped forward and saluted.

A moment later, a young man walked in with a smile and returned the salute to the middle-aged man who greeted him.

He didn't even know that the meat that the diner was holding with his chopsticks fell on the plate, he just stared wide-eyed.

"Our Ming saint, too young!" His companion muttered, his voice trembling a little at this time, as he had always been calm.

Not only him, but all the diners were obviously more or less aware of who this young man was at this time, and everyone had no intention of eating for a long time, quietly watching the young man who was striding up in the company of the shopkeeper, and behind him, the servants followed in unison, without a sound, only the sound of the spectators inhaling cool air.

The strength of the army of a hundred battles is fully revealed.

And in front of this army of a hundred battles, the young man just smiled and walked forward, just as the man just sighed, too young. And the guards in front of him and behind him, aren't they young and dazzling, too young?

"Luckily······ This is our Daming. I don't know who whispered, and the originally silent floors suddenly sounded chaotic standing up, and all the diners did not reveal the identity of this young man, but greeted him with respectful eyes and watched him leave.

Ye Yingwu also noticed the reaction of the diners below, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't stay, he appeared here with such a semi-public identity, firstly, because it was not easy to hide, and secondly, because Ye Yingwu did not hesitate to reveal his identity to the people of Nanjing City in a semi-public form.

Although this is not a good thing for Ye Yingwu's safety, it can tell the people of Nanjing City that the Ming Dynasty is like a bamboo on the front line, so His Majesty the Emperor also has the leisure to come to this Tianwailou to taste the food, and it can also show that Ye Yingwu is very supportive of the new city center of Nanjing City that has developed near the palace.

Before Ye Yingwu's figure disappeared on the stairs, several people had already rushed out of the Tianwai Tower, and the Praetorian Guards below just checked their identity slips and let them leave. A diner couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The writers of these Nanjing tabloids can be regarded as developed, and His Majesty personally came to Tianwailou, which is definitely worth writing about." ”

The rest of the diners also nodded their heads and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

At this moment, a guy from the shop ran over quickly, bowed his hand to the diners at each table, and said aloud: "The distinguished guests of the private room on the fifth floor have invited the Nanjing Opera Troupe to sing for you, and please wait for a while, the Opera Troupe has arrived, and it will be on stage soon!" ”

Suddenly the diners were in an uproar, this is Your Majesty inviting everyone to watch the play! If you don't know that at this time and this place, your majesty's identity should not be exposed, I'm afraid that these diners will be shouting long live.

For the shouting behind him, Ye Yingwu just paused, shook his head with a smile, and the shopkeeper in front was about to continue to lead the way, when suddenly a person came over from the side, startling Xiao Yangzi and them, and his hand was already pressed on the handle of the short blade in the sleeve.

Ye Yingwu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop them: "You wait until you see who is doing it before you do it, don't make a fuss, if you hurt our Ming Ministry of Works, see how I clean you up!" ”