Since the second half of the fifteenth year of Ankang, the business of restaurants and painting boats in major cities in Daming has been very good.

An old era is coming to an end, and a new one is coming.

At the time of the change of times, it was originally the most lively time for all kinds of people to appear on the stage and guide the country.

They will discuss things including, but not limited to, the choice of the era name for the coming year, whether the new Majesty will completely mix with the world.

and whether the new emperor will return to Shuntianfu, and whether the basic salary will continue to rise in the future.

It even includes whether His Majesty the new emperor has slept with the princess of Prussia and the king of France......

Yingtianfu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, which was originally a land of great wealth, and it was the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Qinhuai River.

This is already a place where talents from all over the world gather, so it is even more lively.

In the old city of Yingtianfu, in the hall on the second floor of a high-end restaurant on the bank of the Qinhuai River, a group of young people with different images gathered.

What they are doing is to taste wine and discuss poetry, enjoy singing and dancing, and give directions.

And, of course, more importantly, listen to specific broadcasts and exchange their respective messages and analyses.

The layout of the banquet hall of the high-end restaurant is basically in the form of a traditional aristocratic banquet in the Ming Dynasty.

Each guest has a set of individual chairs and sits in three directions of the hall.

It is vacated in the direction of the gate to facilitate the entry and exit of personnel.

The middle of the ballroom is also vacated for singing and dancing performances or giving speeches to the surrounding guests.

However, as people's preferences have changed, and new technologies have emerged, the area for intermediate performances has evolved into a small stage.

The stage is two or three steps slightly higher than the surrounding area, so that those around can see the whole body of the performer.

There are usually electric stereos around the hall, and there is usually a relatively simple lighting system above the stage.

However, the light is not the dazzling form of the later generations, it is mainly used to light the people in the middle of the stage.

Let the human form and face on the stage be more beautiful, and let the surrounding guests see more clearly,

Today, there are seven dancers on the stage, all dressed in classical style.

It's just that compared to the normal clothes of ordinary people, they have obviously been specially adjusted according to the needs of work.

The material is more light and thin, and there is a faint sense of transparency, but if you look closely, it is actually completely opaque.

The neckline is wider and can vaguely reveal the collarbone.

The position of the waist and abdomen is obviously very elastic and almost completely fits the waist.

The sleeves are large, like a traditional costume, and can be shaken outward.

The skirt was not long, only above the knee.

However, they are not bare-legged, but wear white pantyhose that fit close to their bodies.

But they didn't wear shoes.

To the beautiful music, seven dancers danced on a small stage.

Among the surrounding guests, some people concentrated on drinking and watching the dance.

But there are also people who are not interested in dancing at all, and are concentrating on discussing and even arguing with the people around them.

Others bowed their heads and ate and drank wildly.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit chaotic, because many of these people were meeting for the first time.

Some people are still thinking about how to find a place to cut into the topic.

However, most of the people at this kind of banquet are more extroverts, and some of them are absolute social......

So the young ladies on the stage danced, and a loud comment suddenly broke out from the east seat:

"To this day, I know the true meaning of the wonderful dance of the lotus platform that Empress Li watched!"

This person spoke loudly, but no one answered, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

However, after all, the social cow is a social cow, and if there is no one to pick up the stubble, then continue to say it yourself:

"Empress Li built the lotus platform, and ordered the lady to dance on the lotus platform with bare feet, wrapped in white silk silk.

Therefore, later generations believe that the style of foot binding of women in the previous generation began with Li Houzhu and the lady.

"However, I think that the love between the lady and the queen of Li should be focused on silk rather than wrapping."

When it came to this, someone finally couldn't help but pick up:

"Why did this brother say this? Why did Empress Li let the dancing women's football team dance wrapped in silk? What does it mean to focus on silk and not on wrapping? ”

The man immediately went on to explain:

"Why did Empress Li do this, I don't think you need to explain it when you look at the dance in front of you.

As the saying goes, the color eating is also the same in ancient and modern times.

"The beauty of dancing women's football wrapped in silk silk, I think it is self-evident.

It's just that the traditional silk is slippery and not forceful, and if you want not to fall off, you need to wrap it tightly, so it is misunderstood by future generations.

"Now that there is a magical artificial elastic yarn, you and I are fortunate to understand the true meaning today!"

Although this statement is very true, it is still not very good.

People who dare to say in public that they are lustful and that they like white silk are also social cattle in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.

In this day and age, he is not an ordinary person.

However, today's banquet is quite high-end, and there are talents from all walks of life who come to participate.

After a short silence, someone picked up this stubble at a very clever angle:

"The 'kiln' is the face of the Hu people of Tianzhu, the Western Regions, and the Taixi Kingdoms.

"The concubine of Empress Li is said to have been after the Uighur envoys of the late Tang Dynasty, which is now the orchid......

"As the saying goes, no book is written without coincidence......"

The man said a few words, leading the conversation to a relatively elegant place.

But it turned out that the man didn't seem to appreciate it at all, and suddenly interjected with some excitement and added:

"Yes, it's a coincidence, this stretch silk was created by Jinshang in the Great Food Country.

"It is rumored that the monarchs of Ottoman and Tessie were also worship......ped by orchids at that time."

It almost went cold now.

Although the control of speech among the people of the Ming Dynasty is very loose, this kind of topic is somewhat sensitive.

It's not that he is worried about being sanctioned by the imperial court, but because Zhu Jingyuan has a high reputation among the people, and ordinary people will not publicly spread his gossip news.

To say that it is also in the room, three or two really good brothers discuss and envy together.

So, the man just now came out to the rescue again:

"In terms of romance and suaveness, the person of Empress Li is not as good as what it is today.

"On the hegemony of the king, Tang Zong and Hanwu are not as good as today.

"What I'm talking about is not a book, not about the coincidence of the lady and the orchid.

"It's the stretch silk stockings that these dancers wear, which are actually Tessie's traditional costumes.

"It's just that it's not for women, it's for local men."

The audience was amazed.

"Men's clothes? This is outrageous! ”

"It can't be, right? Did the Taixi man wear this to follow the legacy of the Wei and Jin dynasties? ”

"I think I've seen the image of Tessie's men in the newspapers, and the men over there do wear ...... like that."

The man who introduced these strange stories again spoke out at this time:

"I just happened to have returned from Tessie, and here are the photos I took myself to prove it......"

The people around him were suddenly shocked again.

The originally loud and smug man immediately asked:

"Dare to ask this brother's surname?"

"In the lower Weiyuan, there is a source of living water."

Wei Yuan was a young man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a rather stout body and a slightly reddened face, a bit like a sailor who often ran around the sea.

And his image does add persuasiveness to his words.

The surrounding group of people stopped watching the singing and dancing, and stood up one after another and came to Wei Yuan's side.

Want to see the Western scenery and see how the Tessie man wears women's clothes.

Wei Yuan opened the satchel beside him and pulled out a stack of photos from several travelogues.

Distribute it to the surrounding guests.

Soon there were bursts of amazement, followed by uncontrollable laughter.

"These Tessie men are so funny, hahaha......"

"They wore women's socks and wrapped their legs like frogs......"

"Women are okay, I heard that the breasts are relatively large, the key is that most of them are very ......"

Wei Yuan wanted to say that those stockings were originally the clothes of the Taixi men, and the dancing girls of Daming had only started wearing them in the past few years.

I don't know where the dancer took the lead, and found that the effect was unusually good, so it quickly became popular on the occasion of Fengyue.

There are also many men from rich and noble families who bought them and wore them at home for their families.

Moreover, the way the Ming dancers wear it is not at all the same as the way the Tessie men wear it, and it has only become popular in recent years.

But the group of people around him didn't take it to heart at all, they just thought the Tessie man was funny.

At this moment, on the seat next to Wei Yuan, a young man who had not moved all this time raised his wine glass to Wei Yuan:

"This Brother Wei doesn't have to take it to heart, everyone doesn't really care about how the Taixi people dress.

"Even, everyone doesn't care if the socks of the dancing girls are the original Tessie men's clothes.

"Everyone is just happy to watch it, even if Brother Wei explains it clearly, everyone will not go to their hearts."

Wei Yuan sighed a little helplessly, feeling that what this person said was also reasonable, so he simply didn't explain, and at the same time asked casually:

"I asked myself if I had traveled more than 10,000 miles, and when I returned from traveling around the world, I didn't dare to ask my brother Tai's name?"

The man also very politely bowed his hand and said:

"Unintentional words, I don't dare to be so praised by Brother Wei, in Xia Gong Zizhen, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang."

Wei Yuan and Gong Zizhen chatted casually, and they felt that the other party was quite a match, so the two went to talk side by side.

After laying a few words, Wei Yuan first asked about the "business" - launched the key government invitation:

"Brother Gong thinks, what is the general trend today?"

Gong Zizhen said without hesitation:

"The prosperity of my Ming Dynasty today is really unprecedented.

"The territory is 10,000, and the people are 100,000.

"There are two of the three parts of the universe, which is an unprecedented great martial art.

But at the same time, it is also a regret that is hard to let go.

"Today, the people of the world have made great contributions, and their nature is incomparable, which is a great blessing for the Ming Dynasty.

"But at the same time, it is another kind of regret.

"Daming's chance of really mixing in the world is really slim......"

When Gong Zizhen said these words, she couldn't help but pour wine and pour it into her stomach.

Obviously, I really feel very regretful, and at the same time I am worried that I will never have the opportunity to see the Ming Dynasty unify the world in my life.

It's just that this world is global, not the land of China.

This kind of regret is already a kind of happiness and sweet regret compared to the ancient key politicians.

Wei Yuan listened and nodded slightly:

"What Brother Gong said, I half agree with it in Xiatai.

But Brother Gong's conclusion is not in agreement.

"The time for the next day may be just around the corner."

Gong Zizhen felt that Wei Yuan was bragging, but he still asked as a matter of course:

"How so?"

Before someone expresses an opinion, and before they want to oppose it, they must at least let people finish speaking.

If you don't finish speaking, you can't find an entry point to refute it.

Wei Yuan immediately continued:

"Your Majesty is benevolent and loving, and it seems that he has never intended to fight, but he has never relaxed on war.

"The equipment and tactics used by the three armies of the Ming Dynasty today are actually all researched and created by His Majesty.

"The three armies of the Ming Dynasty have been able to conquer the whole world, so that Xiaoxiao does not dare to make the slightest move, which is the first step of the situation laid out by His Majesty.

Then, His Majesty was able to infiltrate the Taixi countries with money, technology, systems, and culture almost without scruples, and seize the hearts of the people of the Taixi countries.

"Over time, the elites of the people of the Taixi countries have lived under the wings of overseas manufacturers of the Ming Dynasty, and even become accustomed to it.

"Once there is turmoil in the Taixi countries, these common people and elites can coerce the country to attach themselves to the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Tzu said, the whole country is the first, and the country is second.

"Go to the army to fight, then to fight, then to fight, to conquer the soldiers, to surrender without a fight, and to be good and good.

"And this is obviously His Majesty's Thai Western Strategy.

"So I thought that in ten years at least, at most twenty years, I would be able to mix in the universe without a fight."

Gong Zizhen was a little confused when she heard it, and subconsciously wanted to refute, but she couldn't help but keep her mouth shut.

Mainly looking at Wei Yuan's image, he should have really completed his trip around the world, and he must know more about Taixi's situation than himself.

So Gong Zizhen continued to ask:

"In Brother Wei's opinion, the Taixi countries are about to have civil strife?"

Wei Yuan also drank a glass of wine:

"In my opinion, at least three or five years, at most seven or eight years, Taixi will be in chaos.

"The imperial courts of Taixi countries do not understand the way of reconciling yin and yang, and blindly indulge manufacturers to expand production capacity.

Not only did it squeeze all the surplus wealth of the people, but it even left most of the people in debt.

"The point is that these Taixi people are also ignorant, and for the sake of immediate enjoyment, they go to sit in Nayin and eat food.

"Can Brother Gong imagine that just because he is unwilling to do his own laundry, he borrowed money to buy a washing machine.

Not to mention that in order to compete with the aristocratic wealthy merchants, they would rather sign a three-year contract to buy a car.

"For the next three years, most of their income will be used to repay the loan......

"This kind of thing is very common in the Tessie countries now......

"They borrow almost all of them, except for the workers of the factories in which Daming directly invests."

Gong Zizhen was stunned for half a second:

"I really can't imagine that I don't have to borrow money to buy a washing machine or a car......"

Gong Zizhen can chat.

Speaking of which, he directly laughed and said:

"If what Brother Wei said is true, then the Taixi countries really don't need my Ming to take action, and they will have to mess with themselves.

"When the time comes, as long as I use a little means, it is really possible for the Taixi countries not to occupy it.

"Then Your Majesty is the first god monarch in the world without a fight!"

Wei Yuan also nodded, feeling that it was really speculative to talk to this Gong Zizhen.

Gong Zizhen also thought so, and the idea of being ready to fight each other with Wei Yuan was gone.

The two of them continued to diverge their thoughts around the topic while drinking wine.

On the other side, the people who looked at Wei Yuan's photos also slowly lost interest, and someone collected the photos and returned them to Wei Yuan here.

Most of the people are ready to go back and continue to enjoy the singing and dancing, anyway, it's still early today.

At that moment, the music in the stereos around the hall suddenly stopped.

A voice with a clear voice and a subdued tone sounded:

"Daming Radio, now broadcasting an important piece of news, today His Majesty the Emperor has officially signed a new calendar and vacation plan.

"The details are as follows......"

This is the restaurant that turned the broadcast of the imperial court around.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, such restaurants must have a public address system.

When the Ministry of Rites deems it necessary, it is necessary to cooperate in broadcasting the orders and messages of the imperial court to the public.

But it is clear that in most cases, the imperial court will not do this.

Now that it's really used, it means that there is really something big.

The dancers immediately stopped singing and dancing, and Wei Yuan, Gong Zizhen, and the other guests also stopped talking.

The new calendar and the vacation plan are indeed big deals.

It can even be said that it is more important than the emperor's accession to the throne.

(End of chapter)