Brother Hu said with a smile! "Count your coincidence as a coincidence, otherwise it wouldn't be a fart with your little savings, now while the price of the shop has not risen, hurry up and go to a storefront, and then think about what business to do." Look at the inn of the third brother. Half a year ago, it might have been opened for only two hundred taels of silver, but now, hum! Don't even think about it without a thousand taels of silver, the price of this shop alone will scare you to death. ”

"It's so expensive." Zhang Shiru couldn't help frowning, and his hand unconsciously moved to the underwear where the silver was placed close to him, where there was thirty taels of silver that he had saved hard, and he counted it in his heart, even if he sold the land and the house in his hometown, plus the savings he usually accumulated, I am afraid that the full calculation is only one thousand taels of silver, and he didn't think that his ancestors had been in business for so many years, and the belongings he saved were not as good as this cousin who left home halfway and did business in Nanjing for a few years, and then look at others. The clothes are bright, the oily face, and the panache wearing a crystal mirror, although he has some face in the countryside, but standing with this cousin is simply a pound today. Underground, people are more popular than people. His mind also began to liven, and now at this time, I am afraid that I can no longer take the old road of a pond for children and grandchildren, not to mention children and grandchildren, I am afraid that I can't support people now, in a word. The cost is too high, and the current tenants are all uncles. The young and strong ran to the city, and the people who couldn't run shouted for rent reduction, who made the number of people in the land less now. I heard that some people signed up to go to Nanyang India and Dinghai Province, and the imperial court also provided them with free agricultural tools to open up the wasteland, and the land they opened up could be regarded as their own, which means that as long as they are willing to go to sea, everyone can become a landlord, and it is not easy to hire some local people to open up hundreds of acres of fertile land?

There is no way to live, Zhang Shiru has read books, he sighed secretly in his heart, but this way of life naturally refers to a thug like him in the south of the Yangtze River Bu landlord, you know, that South India alone produces tens of thousands of ships of grain every year to be exported to the Ming Dynasty, and the grain production area near Haidu is enough to feed thirty percent of the Han people every year, which has also led to a sharp drop in grain prices, the big landlord is okay, it is said that he can go to the city to buy some machines to save manpower farming. And India, Dinghai Province is mostly to hire local natives to help idle, but where there are natives in the south of the Yangtze River, where can he afford to buy those expensive machinery, if he does not try to change, the Zhang family is afraid that sooner or later will be defeated.

The cousin couldn't help frowning when he saw that Zhang Shiru was too expensive, and explained: "You don't want to think about it, the population of Nanjing City is getting more and more now, and there are many factories and thugs nearby, and there are fewer people in the city, and the profits of this street shop are getting more and more than in previous years, and there are more people who want to shop in Nanjing City, and the price of this person will go up as soon as it is more, can it not be expensive?" ”

"Besides, your shop is expensive, but now there are many people who are willing to come out to drink some wine and eat some side dishes, a few years ago, when my godson was still around, my business here could have ten tables a day, but now, forty or fifty tables are not considered a good business

"How can there be so many?" Zhang Shiru is also a person with some knowledge, and he has never heard of such a hot business in an ordinary inn, and he can't help but be surprised, now is not the time to eat, there are only a few tables of guests in the inn, he thinks about it carefully When it is time to eat, I am afraid that there should be more people, and it must not be my cousin bragging.

"Old five, what's good to take with you in the countryside. Now this city is different, you must have seen along the way, there are so many factories in Nanjing, the number of workers recruited is 100,000, plus all kinds of shops and businessmen, which one does not earn a few taels of silver per month? This man has money in his hand, so he naturally wants to invite wine to eat, and those who used to eat at the inn were rich masters, but now even the workers in the factory come to the inn to eat a glass or two of wine, and a table of wine is only how much. But there are more than 100 copper plates, and people earn enough to eat a few tables a month, do you think this business can be bad? ”

Zhang Shiru's heart itched when he listened, just now he was thinking about the death of the country, but at this moment he suddenly felt that he was in a peaceful and prosperous world, and the psychology of the little people was originally like this, what Buddha, Tao, Confucianism and the like are all nonsense, such as the Buddha, Yuan Shi Tianzun, and Confucius Sage, who cares, whether his ruler follows the ancestral system, anyway, as long as it does not harm my interests, then it is a prosperous age, but to record the thug The landlord naturally secretly cursed the policies of the imperial court, but at this time his mind was also active, Counting on a shop to do a little business in the city. I feel that the policy of the imperial court is to protect his catty, "the future of small businessmen." With so many years of savings, there must be no problem in the city, but in Nanjing, everything is new to him. Isn't it dark to do business here?

"Third brother, what do you say is a good business like me?"

At this time, another guest came in, and the cousin said sorry, and went to Zhang Luo for a while before coming back: "Don't worry, you go upstairs to rest first, and when I'm done, we'll discuss it again." ”

Zhang Shiru went upstairs with a pout, he still believed in his cousin's words, not to mention that the changes in Nanjing City really impressed him, now there is no way to go in the countryside, and there are many things to rely on his cousin in the future.

Wait until the cousin is done. Kou opened a carriage, explained the affairs of the inn to the man, and went upstairs to call Zhang Jiu down. The two got into the car together, and the cousin said to the coachman, "Go to the Dongcheng Merchant Market." ”

Zhang Shiru was in a fog, sitting side by side with his cousin, and as the wheels of the car began to turn, Zhang Shiru cautiously asked: "Third brother, where are we going now?" ”

The cousin glanced at him, in the cramped carriage. His body had already occupied most of it, and poor Zhang Shiru could only squeeze it to the side: "Go and see the goods." ”

"Looking?" Zhang Shiru was confused.

The carriage turned a few streets to the east and west, and finally came to a halt at the edge of a bustling market full of open shops. Seven horizontal and eight vertical, there are thousands of them, they put the goods at the front desk, just because the shop is narrow, only a few samples are placed, the cousin led Zhang Shiru through the crowd, through countless shops, and finally stopped in front of a small shop, the staff sitting behind the counter saw that the merchants were interested, and immediately smiled and welcomed the pomelos in: "Two, is it to buy?" What kind of business is it doing. Take a look at the crystal mirror in our factory, this texture, absolutely nothing, if the two of you are interested, you might as well go to our factory to have a look. ”

The wall dagger of the shop is full of various styles of crystal mirrors, Zhang Shiru looked into the crystal mirror, and saw his face clearly, and couldn't help but secretly ask, what is this, it is better than a high-grade copper mirror, and this style is Zhang Shiru has never seen, very fancy.

The cousin obviously felt a little embarrassed by Zhang Shiru's rare and strange appearance, he coughed lightly and introduced to Zhang Shiru: "This is a crystal mirror developed by Westerners. Nowadays, there are many such factories in Daming, and women are the most fond. He turned to the clerk and asked, "If this thing comes in, how much will it cost?" ”

The clerk introduced it with a familiar way: "The small mirror is 100 pounds." Copper plates, 300 mirrors, if it is this kind of large mirror, I am afraid it will cost 700 copper coins. Don't look at the high price, the women in the city are willing to spend money to buy, but every marriage, there are people to buy a side to put in the new house, if you walk into the goods, put it in the store, just this small mirror, sell two hundred copper plates is no problem. ”

"A hundred?" Zhang Shiru's heart moved again, a hundred copper plates came in and sold two hundred copper plates, isn't this a money grab? In the countryside, how can there be such a high profit.

The cousin looked at the hem of Zhang Shiru's clothes and asked in a low voice, "How about you take a look?" Now the most popular in the city is to sell women's clothing, ornaments, perfumes, this crystal mirror is recently popular in Nanjing, if you walk into some goods, and then put some ornaments and incense powder in the shop, not to mention the rich. The capital to settle down is there. ”

Zhang Shiru came to his senses at this time, and his feelings were that his cousin took him to see the goods, and he was a little hesitant: "Selling women's things? I'm afraid that's not right. ”

"What's wrong with it, it's a business now. Who doesn't know that a woman's money is the easiest to make. Those female workers in the city have a monthly salary of three or four taels of silver a month, and they have no other hobbies. Do you love to spend your money on these things, and see the women in the streets? Which is not a show

Zhang Shiru thought of the woman he saw on the street just now, and couldn't help but say: "Everyone is beautiful, dressed so fancy, swaggering through the market, I really don't know what kind of system it is, I thought it was a fireworks woman." ”

The cousin pouted: "What do you know?" The Neo-Confucian canon promulgated by the imperial court all said that Confucius advocated equality between men and women, and women were also human beings. Why can't you show your head? I'm afraid you've read a lot of books with heresies.

With the promulgation of the New Confucian Canon, three years ago. Da Ming once had a war of words. The two sides challenged each other on the legitimacy of the Neo-Confucian canon. What's more interesting is that both sides played the banner of Confucian saints, and as a result, it took a few months, and in the end it was Neo-Confucianism that overwhelmed science, not because Neo-Confucianism's views were more acceptable, but because the emperor obviously stood on the side of Neo-Confucianism, and even the Confucian family's relatives Yan Shenggong also clearly stated that the interpretation of Neo-Confucianism is the true study of Confucius. All the propaganda was overwhelmingly on the side of the Neo-Confucianism, and the science of science was greatly suppressed, although the study of mind was quite critical of some of the content of the Neo-Confucian canon about the equality of men and women. But most of the ideas fit the mind's point of view. Therefore, the study of mind is a clear support for the Neo-Confucian canon.

What's more, for Zhu Jun, there is also a killer steel that makes science disappear completely, that is, to do the scientific examination with his hands and feet, and the scientific examination of the Ming Dynasty has become a model similar to the civil service examination in later generations. Where are there so many of them to take the exam, so those who are willing to engage in politics, after the exam, the officials do not have to do it, and they have to start as officials. If you do a good job and then become an official, even so, those scholars who have been ruling the country and the world since childhood are still willing to devote themselves to scientific research and start as small officials. And Zhu Jun happened to cut off the political path of those diehards in science, and the Da Ming Law was revised. It is stipulated that scientific research should not only test miscellaneous studies and theories. A new Confucian grade was also added.

In this way, some of the weak-willed schools of science finally fell silent, what is the purpose of reading? Chao is Tian Shelang, and entering Tianzi Hall at dusk is probably the highest goal of the people in the courtyard." So what is the point of this book, someone finally retreated and studied science. I'm afraid that there is no future, since this is the case, many people have begun to pick up the New Confucian canon and study it. And for a part of the die-hard school of science. Because they have lost the powerful propaganda machine of the Di Bao and the support of those in power, they cannot participate in government affairs, and naturally they have also lost their influence, so they cannot make waves.

The New Confucian Dictionary began to be frantically promoted, which not only became a compulsory course for readers, but also imperceptibly influenced all readers through Di Bao. Gradually, some women in the boudoir also dared to go to the street, and some even went to the factory to apply for a job to subsidize the family.

Zhang Shiru is from the countryside" still has stubborn ideas, but for his cousin. I can only laugh at him for being pedantic.

However, he could make money, and Zhang Zhuoru was finally determined to listen to his cousin and do women's business in the future.

The two of them looked at the goods, and the staff agreed to take a look at the factory, and went to the market a few times, took a fancy to some ornaments, incense powder, and also made an appointment to see the time of the factory, which was still unfinished returning, back to the inn, Zhang Shiru stayed for one night, the next morning, Zhang Shiru asked his cousin to pay attention to some shops, ready to plate down, and he hurried back to the countryside, sold the farmhouse, and then brought his family back.

When Zhang Shiru's donkey cart arrived at the city gate, Zhang Shiru couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: "These things are really getting more and more incomprehensible. ”

Liaodong, Shengjing.

As the emperor's envoy to Liaodong, Tian Wenkang entered the city under the welcome of local officials, at this time Shengjing City was full of those fleeing Mongols, most of the houses here were idle, and the local officials could only let them live, and usually gave some porridge and rice, so that they would not starve to death, that is. After the Manchus entered the customs, the policy towards Liaodong was to recruit Han slaves for reclamation during the Huang Taiji period, and then expel the Han people after the Manchus entered the customs, and issued decrees such as banning and banning. Especially during the Dolxiang period, the Qing court issued a decree. No Han people were allowed to enter Liaodong, and all the original Han people were expelled, and now although the Ming Dynasty has liberalized the policy, the population of the Han people is now only 10 million households, and the number of people is maintained at 30 or 40 million. Occupying a wide area of land within the Guan, in addition to Nanyang, South India, and the newly developed Dinghai Province as migration targets, Liaodong was not very attractive to the Han Chinese, although immigrants continued to leave the Guan. However, in just a few months, the population of Shengjing is only 10,000 people, and if it were not for the 40,000 or 50,000 Ming troops stationed, I am afraid that this place would be really uninhabited for thousands of miles.

Tian Wenkang was welcomed into the local political secretary yamen, announced the emperor's will to the officials, in addition to attracting immigrants to give some rewards to new immigrants, there was also the original Shengjing City changed to Shenyang City, and formulated some policies to settle Mongolians, the officials of the three divisions received the order together, greeted each other, Tian Wenkang set off again, to the border of Liaodong, these days. The situation in Liaodong and eastern Xinjiang is tense, Wang Zhijin, the governor of the Liaodong Army, and Ezhe have been garrisoning Muliji with men and horses to prevent mutations.

Along the road, there is no one for thousands of miles, the land of Liaodong is desolate and terrible, there are weeds everywhere, and even the shadow of the crops can not be seen, Tian Wenkang sighed in his heart, he was originally an old official in the Chongzhen period, and he had been to Liaodong, the situation was not bad at that time, the Manchus were fighting with Lin Dan Khan, and the Guancheng of the Ming Dynasty was connected into a line, and the Manchus were kept out. In many places, there are Han Chinese villages and towns. There were crops everywhere, and the Mai Hui was like clouds in the sky, but now, after years of war, and the Manchu people's policy of treating Liaodong as private property and not allowing the Han people to leave the customs. There's still a little bit of life here.

Thinking of this, Tian Wenkang sighed, brushed his beard and closed the curtain of the carriage, the emperor asked him to maneuver with the Mongols here for half a year, and after half a year, the Ming Dynasty had the strength to fight against the Dzungars. This task was originally easy in Tian Wenkang's eyes, but when he saw the urgent report from Liaodong along the way, he realized how heavy his burden was. After seizing the Junggar people in Monan and establishing the khanate, they quickly launched the northern expedition, which originally took at least a year or more Junggar might have conquered Mobei just now, but who knows, according to the news delivered by the Beizhen Fusi, after hearing that the Dzungars had conquered Monan, more than a dozen of all the tribes actually sent an envoy to surrender on the way to the northern expedition of the Dzungar army.

A united Mongolia, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with, Tian Wenkang smiled bitterly. ”

Today's power outage, go to the Internet café to send it well, uh, the recent results seem to have dropped again, wow, unload the mill and kill the donkey, and the people are wiped out like this.

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