Chapter 522: Exotic Pavilion!
Zhu Yunxi replied with a smile in the face of Lao Zhu's complaints.
"Grandpa Huang, no one can starve you when your grandson is hungry!"
"But the conditions in this place are limited, so you can be wronged and eat with the workers here."
"This dare is good!"
"We really want to taste the food of the workers here!"
Zhu Yunxi pulled Lao Zhu to the factory canteen, the officials in charge were already waiting at the door, and even Jinyiwei had already entered the kitchen in advance, staring at every move in the back kitchen.
After a simple etiquette, Lao Zhu walked into the spacious and bright canteen, and looked at the windows one by one, and tasted the dishes inside.
"Yo he!"
"There's a lot of meat, it's specially prepared, right?"
The chef in the window replied with a smile when he heard this.
"I really let the emperor say, early this morning we were busy killing pigs and sheep, just to entertain the emperor and the emperor's grandson......"
Lao Zhu laughed when he heard this, and slapped Zhu Yunxi's head.
"You are a rebel grandson, you don't learn well day by day, and you are like those corrupt officials, and the lake has got us on our heads!"
Seeing that the old emperor was angry with the emperor's grandson, the vegetable master hurriedly explained.
"The emperor, don't blame the emperor's grandson, although we usually don't eat as good as this, it's not bad!"
"Breakfast was basic but guaranteed to be filling. There must be meat for lunch, either a big fat pig, or a fat chicken, a fat duck, or a sea fish! ”
"Today, the factory leaders specially added a meal, saying that they can't treat the emperor slowly, and they can't let the envoys of the foreign domain see jokes!"
When Lao Zhu heard the vegetable master say this, his face looked good.
"Look at it and bring us some food!"
Lao Zhu put down this sentence and went to find a seat with his hands behind his back.
Not long after, Zhu Yunxi came over with two large plates of food, one for Lao Zhu and one for himself, and then followed Lao Zhu to eat.
When the two of them had already eaten, the Ming officials and overseas envoys came in, and the well-informed Ming officials taught the overseas envoys the rules while cooking for themselves, and told them about the benefits of this meal sharing system.
There are bachelors who are familiar with the ancient and modern times, and they do not forget to mention a period of Spring and Autumn and Warring States history to prove the long history of the Ming Dynasty meal system.
When everyone was eating together, the front-line workers who had been carefully selected by the factory walked into the canteen and lined up in a neat line to eat.
Although the cafeteria was full of crooked people in all kinds of strange costumes, blond hair and blue eyes, no one peeked at them and no one whispered to them.
Even if they occasionally glance at some crooked people, they will only show a strange look in their eyes.
The attitude of the workers not only surprised those crooked people who came from afar, but even Zhu Yunxi felt incredible.
Is the quality of my Ming craftsmen so high?
Even if it is placed a few hundred years later, Leng Buding sees a few blonde and blue-eyed crooked people in a group of black-haired and black-eyed people, and the common people can't help but take a few more looks, right?
Zhu Yunxi thought of this, and immediately called a person in charge over.
"Did you say hello to the workers?"
The person in charge smiled awkwardly when he heard this.
"It's true that officials from the Ministry of Etiquette have come to say hello, so let's not be too surprised."
"However, the reason why we workers are like this may be related to the Fanren Pavilion in the alley."
"Fanren Pavilion?"
"That's what Fanrenkan does......"
"There are many overseas merchants who think that the purchase of goods in the market is too slow, so they directly touch our side, and as more and more people come, they will bring some bad things......
The more Zhu Yunxi listened, the more curious he became.
"What the hell is bad?"
The person in charge said embarrassedly when he heard this.
"When His Highness finishes eating, I will take you over to see it at a glance......"
Zhu Yunxi took a few mouthfuls casually, then took the towel handed by Wang De and wiped his mouth, and impatiently followed the person in charge to check on the alley.
Lao Zhu saw the hurried backs of the two, and a sneer of disdain appeared on his face.
This grandson is shallowly knowledgeable, and people have said everything about it, but he still hasn't understood?
Lao Zhu finished eating slowly, and gave Erhu a look, and Erhu grabbed the person in charge of a factory and asked him to lead the way.
The other officials and overseas envoys who were having dinner saw that the emperor and the imperial grandson were gone, and thought that the two of them had gone to see some secrets, so they eagerly followed.
However, when they followed to an alley and looked at the exotic beauties dressed in various light and cool colors, they were dumbfounded for a moment.
There are not only blonde Persian girls, but also beautiful women from Japan, Siam and other countries.
Many of them were slaves purchased by overseas merchants from various countries, and after they were transported to the Ming Dynasty, they wanted to sacrifice them to the imperial grandson to seek some convenience for them to do business.
But after being rejected by the imperial grandson, they were unwilling to transport people back, so they directly opened an entertainment venue in the industrial park.
While recycling waste, inquire about cargo information to facilitate future purchases.
Zhu Yunxi was also stupid, he never thought that the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and overseas vassals had reached such an extent!
Zhu Yunxi called the person in charge with a gloomy face.
"When did this start, and why has Lone never heard of it?"
"Back to Your Highness, it's been more than a year......"
"At first, it was just the self-entertainment of overseas businessmen, but with the expansion of our park, more and more new singles were recruited, so it was ......"
"So you made such a street?"
"Your Highness's forgiveness ......"
When Zhu Yunxi severely criticized the person in charge of the park, Lao Zhu, accompanied by the two tigers, criticized the beauties of various countries.
"The one standing in the window on the second floor is good, there should be a big food bloodline, and a bit of Northern Yuan blood, it should be a string of ...... in two places"
"And the woman in Japanese clothes, it's nice to look at it with low eyebrows......"
"Hey!"
"This is good!"
Lao Zhu raised his hand and pointed at an exotic woman who was a few feet away from him, and said with excitement on his face.
"This should be a Tianzhu person!"
"When we defeated Zhang Shicheng back then, we captured one like this from Suzhou!"
The second tiger chimed in.
"The emperor said yes!"
"This woman is dressed and looks like a person from that place, if the emperor is interested, she will be ...... lowly."
When Lao Zhu heard this, he glared at Erhu fiercely.
"Who are you, how can you be a brother-in-law with those merchants?"
"Hurry up and tell the navy who rebels against Sun, and let them pick a few clean ones for us from Tianzhu!"
"No!"
Erhu agreed, but secretly sighed in his heart.
The emperor is still the same emperor, and his hobbies are as extensive as ever.
No one cares about this little episode, Lao Zhu doesn't care, the officials of Daming don't care, and even those overseas businessmen don't care.
Only Zhu Yunxi cared, feeling that the existence of these people had accelerated national integration and disrupted some of his plans.
"Ten days, let these people move out of here!"
"At the same time, the establishment of a supervisor, full-time responsible for the park workers to say matchmaking, relatives, and with the textile factory female workers to carry out friendship activities, before the end of the year, be sure to let all the singles to marry our daughter-in-law, marry our daughter-in-law!"
The person in charge of the park said with a sad face when he heard this.
"Your Highness, there are thousands of people here, I'm afraid it will be ...... within ten days."
"And some people have already married our Ming people, such a rough treatment will inevitably make people unconvinced......"
Zhu Yunxi exploded on the spot when he heard this.
"Married?"
The person in charge of the factory said with a strange expression.
"Some even have babies ......"
"Uh-uh......"
The more Zhu Yunxi listened, the more he got upset, since ancient times, this kind of foreign-related marriage has been a troublesome matter, whether it is from the perspective of the court or from the perspective of the people.
"You register these people first, and all those who have married and given birth to babies with the Ming people will be recorded separately, and those who have no marriage relationship will all be sent to the Songjiang City Shipping Division and handed over to the Municipal Shipping Division for unified placement."
"After the orphan returns to Beijing, discuss with other officials and then deal with those who have married people without permission!"
"No......"
After Zhu Yunxi dealt with the problem of exotic streets, he was not interested in the next trip, and asked the person in charge of the park to take those foreign envoys to visit the flowers, and he ordered someone to drive out of the park in a carriage and visit the nearby towns.
Since the park is mixed with these strange species, then there must be other places in Daming.
Sure enough, not long after he left the park, he saw several swarthy bald heads, wearing shackles working in the fields.
Zhu Yunxi came to the field, and just wanted to find someone to ask, he saw a rich man with a banana fan coming over.
"The old boy has seen this nobleman!"
Although Zhu Yunxi didn't bring too many guards, he was still dressed well, which made people look like he was not an ordinary person.
"Dare to ask this old man, who are these people who are working in the fields......"
"Oh, you're asking Kunlunu!"
"These Kunlun slaves were bought by the old boy at the city boss, and one person costs thirty old men!"
"There are a lot of Kunlun slaves sold over there?"
"No more, no more!"
"Every time the boat arrives on the shore, there are only a few hundred people, and if you go late, you can't grab it!"
Zhu Yunxi looked curiously at the Kunlun slaves working in the field.
"Do these people know how to farm?"
The rich man shook his head disdainfully.
"It's going to be a fart!"
"If it weren't for the old boy's hand-to-hand teaching, they wouldn't be able to do it!"
"But these people have a lot of energy, as long as they are taught, and then they are fed, it will be easy to work."
"It's all to blame on the emperor's grandson, if he hadn't recruited strong laborers into the workshop, the old child wouldn't have spent a lot of money on this thing!"
"Don't you know, these Kunlun slaves may eat, and they always make mistakes in their work, and they will provoke the basket at every turn!"
The more Zhu Yunxi listened, the more headache he felt, originally today he was leading a group of envoys from overseas vassal countries to see the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, which Cheng wanted to let himself see the chicken feathers.
Unconsciously, Da Ming had embarked on the route of Kunlun slave trafficking, and he, the imperial grandson, didn't even know it!
"Do you have a lot of Kunlun slaves here?"
"Not much ......"
"However, it is said that it is used more in coastal areas, especially in Fujian......
Zhu Yunxi said goodbye to the rich man, went to a few villages and towns, and saw dozens of Kunlun slaves working in the fields, and his face became more and more gloomy.
There are really policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.
The reason why he recruited idle labor in the countryside on a large scale was only to force the landlords to improve the welfare of tenant farmers, or to facilitate the imperial court to acquire land at a low price.
He thought that there had not been much improvement on his side, and the vast landlord class of the Ming Dynasty had found cheaper and more affordable labor.
If this trend is allowed to spread, the Ming Dynasty will be renamed the United States of the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Yunxi finished his rural inspection and returned to the industrial park, he suddenly heard a burst of crying.
"What's going on?"
Chang Jizu looked in the direction of the cry and said.
"Your Highness, the cry seems to be coming from the other side of the alley."
Zhu Yunxi walked towards the alley without saying a word, and Chang Jizu hurriedly beckoned the guards to follow.
In the alley of the factory area, there were bursts of crying in the family style museum.
In a Tianzhu style museum, Amanda was holding a few girls and crying bitterly.
"Why!"
"Why did we finally escape from the clutches of the devil and find a place to stay, but we had to be expelled, and we ...... it?"
"I don't want to leave, I want to marry my dear Liu Erzhu, ......"
A few officials in uniforms walked into Amanda's pavilion and said to a few women who were crying.
"Hurry up and pack your things, this is my order from the grandson of Emperor Daming, he will rearrange your accommodation near the city!"
Amanda heard the words like a wounded lioness and glared at the people with angry eyes.
"No!"
"I'm not leaving!"
"Liu Erzhu has promised to redeem me, I want to marry him, I want to marry him!"
While several people were arguing, a young man dressed in a worker's clothes walked in.
Amanda, who was crying, saw someone coming and pounced in surprise.
"Two pillars!"
"You've finally come to save me, woo-woo-woo......"
Liu Erzhu was not afraid at all when he saw a few officials, and said to a few officials while comforting the crying women.
"This is my woman!"
"I've negotiated a price with her boss and I'll be able to buy her right away, you can't drive her away!"
When several officials saw that the person was so arrogant, they were a little unconvinced on the spot.
"Yo he, you're a pretty good craftsman, who gave you the courage to go wild in front of us!"
"Brothers, dig out the guy and lock it up, and then let the director of their factory come to our yamen to redeem people!"
Hearing this, Liu Erzhu unhurriedly took out a small blue notebook from his arms and handed it over, and several officials were stunned to take it and open it, and immediately looked at the young man with a great change in expression.
"You're an eighth-level worker?"
"How old are you, your certificate is not fake, right?"
Ordinary craftsmen and officials are naturally not afraid, but there is a special kind of craftsmen, not to mention that the officials dare not provoke, even if they do not dare to provoke the county order of Shangyuan County.
Even if such a person commits a crime, he can only be arrested through the Ministry of Industry's yamen, and he cannot even arrest anyone when he is idle.
Because craftsmen of this level are very rare, there are hundreds of thousands of workers in the Shangyuan County Industrial Park, but there are only a few hundred craftsmen who can reach level eight.
It can be said that every eighth-level craftsman is the treasure of the factory, and the salary is higher than that of the factory director, and the factory director has to pay a smile when he sees it.
Liu Erzhu snorted coldly when he heard this.
"Master I have grown a pair of skillful hands, and at the age of seven, I can open all the locks of the world. If I hadn't wanted to be a good citizen, I would have become a world-famous thief! ”
"Now the master is subordinate to the Military Industry Bureau under the direct management of the emperor's grandson, specializing in building ......"
"Oh, I almost forgot, what we're doing is a secret job, and we're only responsible for the emperor's grandson, and you're not qualified to listen to it!"
When several officials heard this, they were not only annoyed, but showed respect.
"Since it is Brother Liu's woman, then the brothers will open one eye and close one eye......"
"However, there are some words that the brothers have to remind Brother Liu, the imperial grandson has just personally ordered that all Fanbang women who have not married the Ming people must migrate to Songjiang City for unified settlement."
"Moreover, according to our leaders, the imperial grandson seems to be very dissatisfied with the person who married a woman from Fanbang without permission, and said that he would go back and discuss with the officials how to deal with ......"
"That's all it takes, Brother Liu is so self-conscious!"
Liu Erzhu is a thief family, and he grew up in all kinds of strange lock piles since he was a child, so he has developed a pair of skillful hands, and passed the assessment formulated by the Ministry of Industry to become a glorious eighth-level craftsman.
Because he became famous at a young age and had a lot of income, he developed the problem of not being high or low.
Originally, with his income, it was more than enough to marry the daughter-in-law of a small family, but he had to marry a young lady from a well-informed and reasonable family.
But how can a big family look up to him, after spending a lot of money, but never married a lady, he threw his blood in the exotic museum, and formed a deep friendship with the Oiran inside.
Originally, he thought that he had found the love of his life, but when he heard the last advice of the servant, he suddenly hesitated.
The reason why he can have today's achievement is that even the officials and officials have to shout "brother" when they see him, but it is all thanks to the appreciation of the imperial grandson for him.
If it was because of a Fanbang woman who hated the emperor's grandson, then he would have suffered a big loss.
Just when he hesitated, Amanda saw that the official errand left because of a few words from her lover Liu Erzhu, and enthusiastically pounced on Liu Erzhu, and kissed him in the face.
Liu Erzhu couldn't stand this, and fell under Amanda's enthusiastic offensive on the spot.
At this moment, he had only one thought, as long as the imperial grandson did not arrest him in the palace as a eunuch, he would never give up his beloved Amanda.
Although my father will never let such a daughter-in-law pass through the door, can I still let her be a concubine, and I can marry a Ming woman as a wife?