"Recruit and recruit! The daily wage is fifteen wen, including room and board,"

"Disperse, take a break at noon, don't miss it when looking for a job!"

On the carriage, Zhu Heyin could see some shops recruiting workers everywhere, but few pedestrians stopped in the past, and it seemed that they were all living very well and did not need to work to support themselves.

In Zhu Heyin's eyes, Xijing City is very prosperous, although its population is not as good as the Ming Liangjing and Suzhou-Hangzhou Yangyi and other cities, but the people dare to consume.

The entire Xijing City is properly planned, and the official offices, dwellings, official schools, temples, square tables, pavilions, streets, alleys, market houses, and ditches on the surface are all natural.

The underground subway system extends in all directions, enough for Xijing City to be used for nearly 100 years.

In addition to these basic facilities, what surprised Zhu Heyin the most was that Xijing City was filled with a large number of gardens.

These gardens cover more than 10 acres of small ones and hundreds of acres of large ones.

In addition to these, there are also government-run polo fields and Kemari fields.

The existence of these makes Xijing City full of places where people can have fun.

The life of the people is nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun, and once the fun is matched, the eating and drinking will naturally not stop.

In the 100 and 8 square markets in Xijing City, the streets are basically full of vendors who set up stalls to sell things, and they clearly mark the prices, and the children are not deceived and the prices are affordable.

Zhu Heyin has seen that although the wage of Qi is often around fifteen wen, the things that can be bought in these fifteen wen are more than the things that can be bought in the thirty wen of the Ming Dynasty.

"Although I know that there are more people in Qi than in Tu, it is not enough to provide so many jobs and let so many people live a leisurely life, right?"

On the carriage, Zhu Heyin curiously pointed to the people wandering on the street and asked.

Regarding his question, Zhu Cixuan smiled:

"Qi's industry has not yet reached the level where it can provide so many jobs, and most of these people are homesteaders from outside Xijing."

"Homesteaders?" Hearing these three words, Zhu Heyin was stunned.

He didn't expect that Qi State had actually begun to let farmers go into the city for consumption, or he didn't expect that the consumption power of the farmers of Qi State would be so high.

"These homesteaders have less than 10 acres of land, and more than 100 acres, whether they rent or cultivate by themselves, they have enough gold and silver to consume."

"The prosperity of Xijing City was created by them, not the work of hundreds of officials of our Qi country."

Zhu Cixuan bluntly said the reason for the prosperity of Xijing City, but Zhu Heyin was still puzzled:

"If this is the case, then the homesteaders should be rich, and where can the grain produced be sold to the situation of the country?"

"Naturally, it's Europe and West Kunlun." Zhu Cixuan said without thinking:

"At present, Qi can produce more than 150 million stone of wheat and rice and more than 46 million tons of vegetables and fruits every year."

"In addition to the grain, vegetables and fruits consumed by the people of Qi State, Qi State can also export about 50 million stone of grain and more than 6 million tons of vegetables and fruits every year."

"So many?!" Zhu Heyin was a little incredulous, but Zhu Cixuan explained unabashedly:

"The fruits of Qi are mainly in the south, and if the south goes to Europe by sea, it will be less than ten days to reach Ribens,"

"Among them, oranges, dragon fruits, apples, grapefruit and other fruits are the best-selling products for export."

"The country of Franco (Spain) alone consumes about 500,000 tons of fruit and more than 2 million tons of vegetables every year."

"This country alone can bring 2 million taels of silver to more than 8 million native fruit farmers in the south every year."

Zhu Cixuan introduced everything he knew, but Zhu Heyin asked rhetorically:

"Now that the Franc machine has lost Dongzhou (America), can he still take out so much gold and silver?"

"You can definitely take it out, but the trade between Qi and European countries is mainly based on animal husbandry." Zhu Cixuan replied:

"Last year alone, European countries exported about 70,000 cattle and more than 600,000 sheep to the DPRK."

"In addition, Qi also earned more than 400,000 taels of gold and more than 3 million taels of silver from Europe."

"This trade surplus has been going on for more than a decade, but it has grown from small to large."

"According to my father's estimate, the value of gold and silver plundered by the Franco Kingdom from Dongzhou before the fifteenth year of the Apocalypse alone is no less than 80 million taels."

"With the addition of the Netherlands (Netherlands), Little Franco, Franco, Dark Hella and other countries, I am afraid that the amount has already exceeded 200 million."

When Zhu Cixuan was explaining, their carriage also came from the bustling commercial street to a long street dedicated to eating.

Zhu Heyin became interested, raised his hand and stopped: "Can I eat here?" ”

"If the imperial grandson wants to, then it is naturally possible." Zhu Cixuan couldn't deny it, and at the same time opened the door for Zhu Heyin.

Zhu Heyin was also not polite, immediately got out of the carriage, and then chose a second-floor restaurant called "Shangshan Garden" and walked in.

Zhu Cixuan didn't follow in a hurry, but looked at Zhu Cihuang: "You take Brother Yan back to the palace first, Dad misses you." ”

"Good!" When Zhu Cihuang heard the news of Zhu Youzhen's illness, he became anxious, and the reason why he didn't show it was just that he pretended to be calm.

Therefore, as soon as he heard his second brother say that, he did not get out of the car with Zhu Heyun, but asked the palace coachman to drive to the palace after nodding.

Seeing them leave, Zhu Cixuan didn't know why, suddenly sighed, and then turned around and walked into the restaurant.

When he walked into the restaurant, Zhu Heyin had already arranged a place on the second floor by the fence.

Sitting here, you can clearly see what kind of food the guests on the first floor are eating, and this is also Zhu Heyin's intention to eat here.

The restaurant can not only hear a lot of news, but also see what kind of life the people are living.

Because it is a meal, the first floor is almost full, which is very convenient for Zhu Heyin.

While Zhu Cixuan was ordering, he took the opportunity to glance at the first floor.

Among the guests on the first floor, there are friends gatherings, and there are family members who don't want to cook at home and come out to eat, in short, there are all kinds of people.

Zhu Cixuan glanced at their dinner table, but found that almost all of them were ordered by people.

If it's two people, then order three dishes, and if it's five people, it's six dishes, almost adding a soup dish at the same time as ordering according to the number of people.

Whether it is a daily meal for the family or a gathering of friends, there are meat and vegetables on their table, and there is more meat and more vegetarian on the table.

Zhu Ciran watched a family of seven order eight dishes, including one soup dish, four meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and one cold dish, which is not extravagant.

"It's ordered, you can see if it tastes."

Zhu Cixuan ordered the dish and handed over a dish card with a paper hold.

Zhu Heyin took it and took a general look, there were a total of six dishes, one soup, three meat and two vegetables.

Some of the dishes he knows, and some he doesn't know, it is estimated that they are Qi's own local dishes.

"Will there be more?" Zhu Heyin felt that it was a bit much, and Zhu Cixuan also smiled warmly when he heard this: "Then let's cross out one meat and one vegetable as appropriate." ”

After that, he took the menu card and crossed out one meat and one vegetable on it, leaving two meats, one vegetarian and one soup.

"Another bucket of rice."

Zhu Cixuan skillfully handed the menu card to the guy who had been waiting for a long time next to him, and the guy took the menu to write and draw, and then tore off the white paper on the menu card and clamped it on a triangular hollow ornament with a clip.

The ornament has the number "12" written on it, which should represent the table number.

Zhu Heyin picked up the ornament and wanted to see what the guy had written.

When he picked it up, he found that the guy had written some numbers on the back of the name of the dish, and finally wrote "36" underneath.

"That's the table number and the price, right?" Zhu Heyin raised his head and asked Zhu Cixuan, Zhu Cixuan nodded, and poured a cup of flower tea from the restaurant for Zhu Heyin.

"It's so cheap......"

Looking at the price of the four dishes on the white paper, it was only thirty-six yuan, Zhu Cixuan sighed and couldn't help but think of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Thirty-six Wen, if it is a restaurant of the same specification in Beijing, I am afraid that it will not even be able to eat a dish and a soup......

Zhu Heyin was silent for a long time, and after returning to reality, he didn't ask Zhu Cixuan any questions, but quietly listened to the discussion of the people in the restaurant.

Different from the work discussed by the people of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Qi are discussing where the scenery is good, where the fruits are fresh and sweet, and where the people are simple.

"Isn't there a guide in Qi Kingdom?"

Zhu Heyin asked about Zhu Cixuan, after all, Da Ming still has a road guidance system at the moment.

"No, because there are fewer people who commit crimes." Zhu Cixuan took a sip of tea and shook his head at the same time.

It just so happened that the meal was also served at this time, and in the shouting of the guys, a plate of fried beef the size of a basin appeared in front of Zhu Heyin.

Seeing the amount of this dish, Zhu Heyin realized that he was a little reckless.

As for the amount of this dish, if it is put in Daming, then I am afraid that a dish will cost more than 30 Wen.

In his slightly emotional gaze, two meats, one vegetarian and one soup and four dishes were served one after another, and the portion of each dish was extremely heavy, and one dish could be compared to two dishes of Daming.

"That's only thirty-six texts...... The prices in Qi are really ......"

Zhu Heyin didn't know what to say, but Zhu Cixuan smiled:

"In the future, when the country develops all the land, prices will continue to fall."

"I hope so......" Zhu Heyin shook his head, as if he felt that he might not be able to see that day.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Cixuan stopped talking, and the two fell into a short silence.

For two quarters of an hour, the two of them ate by themselves, and when they were done, the time had come to dusk.

The sound of twilight drums sounded in the city, and Zhu Cixuan and Zhu Heyin got into a new carriage.

Hearing the familiar sound of twilight drums in his ears, Zhu Heyin breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was happy that he had finally found the same policy as Da Ming in Qi State.

"The drumming of this curfew is irritating to hear, but fortunately, in another ten years, it may not be heard."

On the carriage, Zhu Cixuan's sudden opening made Zhu Heyin's face stiffen.

"Why?" Zhu Heyin asked awkwardly.

"When the lights and power plants and power lines are studied, the curfew should be lifted." Zhu Cixuan responded with a smile:

"I hope that the imperial grandson will be able to come to Qi Country and evaluate it at that time."

"Hehe, it must be ......" Zhu Heyin was a little embarrassed, but he still responded hard.

He looked to the sides of the road to ease the embarrassment, watching as fewer and fewer pedestrians on both sides of the street hurried home until it was empty.

When the dusk drumming stopped, the streets were left with only firefighting carriages patrolling in horse-drawn carriages, horse-drawn carriages, and soldiers and horses patrolling on horseback.

Before the sky was completely dark, Zhu Cixuan took Zhu Heyin to the Qi Palace, the highest point in Xijing City.

The tall palace wall made Zhu Heyin sigh a little, especially when the gate was opened, and the towering palace group inside was even more intimidating.

All the palaces in the palace of the king of Qi were rammed layer by layer, and then the cement foundation was poured and the marble steps were built.

As a result, each palace is built as if it were built on top of a hill.

After passing through the palace gates, when Zhu Heyin appeared on the square of the Carrier Palace, the Carrier Hall on the 499 steps required Zhu Heyin to raise his head to look up.

The wide 49 acres of the carrier palace square is to Zhu Heyin a feeling of boundlessness, it can be said that in terms of the palace alone, the palace of Qi is far better than the Forbidden City, and can even be compared with the Weiyang Palace and Daming Palace of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It is worth mentioning that because it is a state banquet, even if it is dark, the palace of Qi is lit up with lights, as if it is day.

Jin Wuwei, who is known as the Tiger Ben of Qi State, stands with ritual instruments on the left and right sides of the palace road in the middle of the square, which is very solemn.

"Your important ministers and brothers have been waiting in the carrier hall for a long time."

Zhu Cixuan explained the reason why no one greeted him, and then the carriage drove towards the corridor on the right side of the high platform of the carrier hall.

Through the corridor, the carriage can go straight to the entrance of the carrying hall, but not everyone has such treatment.

As the carriage got closer and closer to the entrance of the Carrier Hall, bright fireworks appeared in the sky, illuminating the entire Carrier Hall Square.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the carrier hall at this time, but after coming up, Zhu Heyin found that the area at the entrance of the carrier hall alone was several acres, like a small square.

Here, Zhu Heyin saw more than 100 officials who greeted him here, and they were led by a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, who was as tall as a jade onion and had a very beautiful appearance.

Zhu Heyun stood beside the young man, which seemed to reveal the identity of the young man, and Zhu Heyin was also very familiar with him.

"Taisun Chitose, Chitose, Chitose......"

"Nephew and Yin, I have seen Uncle Wang."

The officials saluted when Zhu Heyin got off the car, and Zhu Heyin also returned a salute to Zhu Cihong as a nephew.

The two worked at close range, and the figure in Zhu Heyin's memory gradually overlapped with Zhu Cihong at this moment.

"I haven't seen Uncle Wang for a few years, but Uncle Wang hasn't changed at all......"

Zhu Heyin had mixed feelings, and Zhu Cihong smiled warmly like a humble gentleman when he saw this:

"The state banquet is ready, Brother Yin, please come inside......"

"Good ......" Hearing Brother Yin's name, Zhu Heyin felt a lot more relaxed.

Maybe in this Qi country, only Zhu Cihong can call him that.

He followed Zhu Cihong into the carrying hall that was more than ten zhang high, and the space in the carrying hall, which was taller than the Huangji Palace, was very large, probably covering an area of no less than ten acres, which was three times the size of the Huangji Palace.

The hall is lit up, and there are fixed tables on the left and right sides, and it is obvious that the Qi Dynasty will be held seated.

Zhu Heyin was taken by Zhu Cihong to the jade platform under the throne, where two sets of temporary tables and chairs had been placed.

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Heyin sat down, and on the table was a plate of checkered food, each plate was more than three feet long and less than two feet wide.

Wooden squares of four inches in length and width were placed on the plate, and each square contained 30 small plates of vegetables and small bowls of soup.

If you take the dish out on its own and serve it on a larger plate, it may seem very atmospheric, but this way of placing it seems a little untabled.

"Although it is a state banquet, it cannot be extravagant and wasteful."

Zhu Cihong's words sounded in Zhu Heyin's ears, Zhu Heyin turned his head to look at him, and saw him smile modestly:

"This kind of state banquet with small bowls and small dishes was proposed by my father, and I can't change it."

"It's okay......" Zhu Heyin responded with a smile: "I may not be able to eat a whole dish every time I eat, but such a small plate can let me taste every kind of food, what my uncle said is very right." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Heyin moved his chopsticks, and seeing this, Zhu Cihong also asked the musicians on the left and right sides to start playing.

It seems that the food in the Qi Palace's palace is very appetizing, so even if Zhu Heyin was full half an hour ago, he has eaten for a long time now.

If it weren't for Zhu Cihong holding up the wine glass, Zhu Heyin might still be "fighting" with the food on the table.

"I came to Qi and found many dishes that I had never seen before, were they created by the people?"

Holding the wine glass, Zhu Heyin asked curiously, but Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "It was all created by my father in his spare time." ”

"I see...... Zhu Heyin suddenly realized, but he didn't feel strange, after all, some of the dishes he ate in the imperial dining room of the Forbidden City were related to King Qi.

Among them, for example, the rice noodles and rice noodles made by Zhu Youzhen for Zhu Youxiao were the regular meals on Zhu Heyin's table.

"My father contracted a cold, and the imperial doctor said that he needed to recuperate for five days before he could see a guest, so he neglected you."

Zhu Cihong didn't have too much red tape to Zhu Heyin, after all, no matter in terms of identity or generation, Zhu Cihong was not comparable to Zhu Heyin.

Although Zhu Heyin is the emperor's grandson, he knows very well that his identity as the emperor's grandson is not stable.

He didn't have the good fortune of his own imperial grandfather and father, and the two younger brothers in the East Palace looked at the chair with their eyes.

If it weren't for the fact that my imperial grandfather was very disgusted with his brothers, I am afraid that his two younger brothers would have been eager to start showing themselves.

However, although his two younger brothers are more hidden, they can't hide it from their own imperial grandfather after all.

Patrolling the Qi country, this is the means by which his imperial grandfather is helping himself to pull the bias.

In the current era, if you want to be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you not only need internal recognition, but also external approval.

Among the vassals, the Qi domain is the strongest, and if the Qi domain chooses to support him, then the feudal states close to the Qi domain among the vassals will choose to support him.

As long as there is the support of the feudal clans, no one can snatch the position of his imperial grandson.

Therefore, Zhu Heyin must have the support of Qi Fan, and if he wants to get Qi Fan's support, he must need the nod of his uncle.

Thinking of this, Zhu Heyin unconsciously became nervous.

Qi Wang Zhu Youzhen......

As long as he speaks, he will be the crown prince of the future Ming Dynasty......

(End of chapter)