The difference between the Constitutional Council and the Chinese Party can be discerned from their remarks, and although the general stance is center-right and center-right, the latter undoubtedly prefers chauvinism to start war as soon as possible.

The political demands of the Ming elites are essentially for profit, which is actually a manifestation of "economy determines politics".

However, the reaction of politics to the economy cannot be ignored - the evolution model and system of the Ming Dynasty determined that the reform of production relations was difficult.

While the results of the relatively modest policy of compulsory land redemption have been remarkable, the sheer fiscal demands have limited the breadth of its implementation.

Due to the diversity of its members, there is seldom unanimity within the Constitutional Council, and it is a collective that is not loose, but most of the time it is difficult to work together.

At the moment, one of their views is the most conservative, that is, to maintain the status quo, or to suspend land redemption, which is essentially to unite all levels of the Ming Dynasty.

Another point of view is that the crown prince led the whole big one before the start of the war, so that it can lay a better foundation for the subsequent preparations and wars; When war broke out, the policy was suspended in order to ease discontent.

Compared with the Ming Constitutional Congress, the Chinese Party is much more unified, and its mainstream view is precisely to wait for the outbreak of war to carry out a vigorous and large-scale public redemption, and the huge amount of money required can be covered by the issuance of bonds.

"The differences between the Ming Dynasty are much greater than imagined, and there are not many people who remember this. Don't be empty when making decisions, if it's not realistic, how can you do it? What is the geometry of farmers and workers? What is the condition of the land? It is necessary to know that people who own 100 acres of land and people who own 100 acres of land are not the same kind of words. The Emperor said.

"But... There has to be a general direction. Zhu Ligong replied.

This reply made the emperor slightly angry, and he put his chopsticks on the white porcelain chopsticks pillow, making a crisp "bang" sound.

"Whether it's simmering or frying over high heat, the goal is to make a good dish. I don't think the Constitutional Council even understands what it wants to do, and it's ridiculous to redeem land for the sake of redeeming land. ”

"It's chaotic inside, it's noisy every day, it's not good. In recent years, the Constitutional Council has been worse than a year, and Jiang Runcun is really unbearable. ”

The so-called Jiang Runcun is Jiang Jinlu, the number one leader of the Constitutional Council in recent years, and this incident is an introduction, which makes the emperor's dissatisfaction with the Constitutional Council obvious.

Of course, this is also a disguised criticism of Zhu Likai.

However, Zhu Likai was not convinced, and replied stiffly: "Father, let's not mention the affairs of the Constitutional Council, just talking about the public redemption of acres of land, since the past two years of 36 years, the economic growth of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Hubei has slowed down significantly, which is not as good as in previous years; Farmers are oppressed and vulnerable to noise. Whatever you think, it's an imperative, even if it's just for show. ”

"You have your concerns, I have my considerations!" The Emperor said in an unquestioning tone: "The matter is back to the way it was, and the expenses of the previous year have been used to stop the new national debt. ”

The conversation between the father and son made the lunch on the first day of the new year quite cold, Zhu Lingjing was quite helpless, she glanced at her younger brother who had been silent and buried himself in eating, and then took her eyes back.

This half-brother is still young, not yet in the age of the weak crown, and he is also quite self-serving, and likes to tinker with the things he likes.

In terms of image, it is Zhu Houzhao's second.

In view of the fact that Zhu Likai's position as the prince is stable and stable, there is no possibility of fighting for power, so he simply lives a leisurely life.

Compared with the criticism of the crown prince, the emperor's tone towards Zhu Lingjing was much soothing, "Always remember your own situation, be autonomous, and don't get carried away." ”

The meaning is also very simple, you must keep in mind your royal identity, although your status is transcendent, but your words and deeds represent the royal family, and you must look forward and backward in doing things.

"Obey my father's teachings." Zhu Lingjing immediately responded.

From a macro point of view, the 38th year of Zhichang is completely a watershed year.

According to the budget finalized at the end of last year, Daming's fiscal expenditure plan for this year is 25.3 billion yuan, of which 9.6 billion yuan is allocated for military spending.

The 36th year of Zhichang can be regarded as a relatively normal and peacetime budget allocation, with a planned fiscal expenditure of 24.1 billion yuan, of which 6.1 billion yuan is spent on the military; The final expenditure was slightly higher than planned, at 24.2 billion won.

In the 37th year of Zhichang, due to the Basic War Preparedness Act, the fiscal expenditure was planned to be 24.8 billion yuan, and the military expenditure was 6.9 billion yuan, but because of the losses and relief from the Caozhou earthquake, the actual expenditure increased by an additional amount. However, on the whole, it is still breaking even, and there is no deficit.

This year's planned military expenditure jumped to 9.6 billion won, a sharp increase of 37 percent compared with last year, with 2.96 billion won for the army, 3.45 billion won for the navy, and 3.19 billion yuan for the air force.

This is only the expenditure on war preparedness, and considering that the special military operation against the land of Dongying will be carried out this year, the actual military expenditure will certainly be far more than that.

As soon as the cannons rang out, the gold was ten thousand taels, and most of the supplies needed by thousands of people had to be transported from the mainland.

This is just the army, the navy's battleships cost more than 6,000 tons to fill up with fuel, and a 12-and-a-half-inch high-explosive bomb is worth more than 3,000 yuan.

The maintenance of Air Force fighters is also extremely expensive, and the cheapness of aerial bombs is only relatively speaking, and the "sweet potato" that is ridiculed - 50 kilograms of light aerial bombs is equivalent to half a month's salary of white-collar workers in Beijing.

According to the Ministry of War's estimates, if all goes well, the additional military expenditure will be about 3 billion won.

The Ming magnates had already felt the imminent atmosphere of war, but it had not yet spread to the people.

In fact, the magnates have no fear of war, but are full of anticipation - why not do it if they only benefit from it?

The military craves war to make meritorious contributions, prove its own worth, and gain glory; Politics look forward to war as a way to boost prestige and achieve ambitions; Private merchants also hoped for war, so as to win orders, earn huge profits, and expand the scale of commerce.

The attitudes of ordinary people who were directly affected by the war were ambiguous, such as the families of active and reserve soldiers, who on the one hand hoped that their husbands or sons would make meritorious contributions to improve their families, and on the other hand, they feared that they would eventually receive only a martyrdom obituary.

Everyone wants to pursue a better life, but the possible price is a problem for many people.

What do you mean by that? The penitent husband is looking for a marquis.

"What? Want a walkthrough? ”

"Well, the date hasn't been finalized yet, but it's probably early March."

After these days of deliberation, Zhou Changfeng decided to tell Xia Xiaoshi the truth, so as not to be too abrupt when he suddenly told the news.

The latter hesitated and asked: "I heard a program that says that the imperial court wants to send troops against the Japanese state, is it true?" ”

The smiling Zhou Changfeng just stared at her dark eyes and said nothing, but he said everything.

So the atmosphere of the whole new home became much more solemn, as if something bad was coming.

Seeing her sullen appearance, Zhou Changfeng snapped his fingers and said casually: "If you want to open up and relax, it's not a difficult thing at all." Let's go, it's time to cook. ”

It's not like a big family, and the small couple lives a life, so there is no need to pay too much attention to eating.

Although today is the Shangyuan Festival, lunch is just to warm up last night's leftovers and make a new dish at the same time.

The glutinous rice balls and sea bass are bought at the market in the morning, the former is temporarily kept for the evening to cook, and the latter is two catties and one tael, and the stall owner claims that it was fished up from the Yangtze River before dawn, and it is extremely fresh.

The so-called New Year sea bass is beautiful, February saury is fragrant, sea bass is not only fatty and tender, but also has no thorns, although it is more expensive, but the eating experience is quite good.

The washed and gutted perch was pressed against the board by the circumference wind, and five shallow cuts were made diagonally on the fish.

Then heat the oil, fry on both sides for a while, then add the green onions, ginger and garlic, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, and sprinkle some salt slightly.

Increase the heat, reduce the juice on high heat, and finally throw some coriander, and the simple single braised sea bass is completed.

As far as cooking skills are concerned, Xia Xiaoshi's skills are really not necessarily better than Zhou's, although she has been "boasting" of her good cooking skills before, but it is not until now that she lives together after marriage, Zhou Changfeng found that her so-called skills are limited to a few dishes, and her knife skills are not good.

As for the other dishes, it's hard to put into words.

Therefore, he claimed that this kind of bragging was no different from lying, and how could he boast about being a teacher? So he gave her a hard lesson that night, which directly caused the exhausted two to get up until the next day.

It was still cold in Nanjing, and the indoor temperature during the day was only a little over 10 degrees, so after having lunch in the cold east wing, they fled back to the room on the second floor of the main house.

The holiday days are very laid-back and there is nothing to do.

The stove warms the whole room like spring, the radio plays a countertalk of unknown programs, Xia Xiaoshi is knitting a sweater, giggling from time to time, and Zhou Changfeng is reading a copy of "Three Words and Two Beats" with great interest.

This kind of life is so comfortable and peaceful, people can't help but want to stay in this moment forever.

It's getting late, and the most watched annual Shangyuan Festival lantern festival is coming as scheduled.

Since ancient times, people's attention to the Lantern Festival has been extraordinary, and in a sense it is even more joyful than Chinese New Year's Eve.

Compared with other festivals, the Lantern Festival is more like a carnival - the lanterns are colorful, the people are happy, and people often go to great lengths to prepare various lanterns. The Ming Dynasty, which had the fewest holidays in the past dynasties, also gave a ten-day long holiday on this festival for the first time.

"In Yongle, Emperor Wen gave the Lantern Festival a ten-day holiday. Cover the above yuan amusement, for the peace of the event."

After eating a bowl of rice balls almost perfunctorily, Xia Xiaoshi couldn't wait to drag Zhou Changfeng out of the house.

In her words, there are all kinds of delicious snacks at the night market, and you should save your stomach for them.

The last rays of the setting sun gradually faded, and the night completely covered the sky of the capital, and the bright stars dimmed on this day, because the lights of the city were really shining to the extreme.

Colorful neon lights and lanterns intertwine to create a sea of colorful dots of light.

The streets were even more crowded, and in many places the traffic was so dense that it terrified the perimeter wind – it would be too painful if there was a stampede.

The patrolmen were shouting and whistling from time to time, but the usually sharp and piercing whistle was like an embroidery needle thrown into an oil pan at the moment, and it was swallowed up in an instant.

Women seem to be more likely to get carried away in this situation? At least Xia Xiaoshi lacked enough sense of crisis, and she was still a little unhappy after being dragged by Zhou Changfeng to a place with few people.

"It's okay, but aren't everyone all fine......"

"Heh, don't cry when you don't see the coffin."

Seeing her talk back, Zhou Changfeng was angry, and subconsciously raised his hand and slapped her on the waist.

As a result, while being embarrassed, Xia Xiaoshi was even more ashamed.

In this way, the two carefully walked through the busy streets, tasting snacks and guessing lantern riddles along the way, and unconsciously came to the treasure gate.

The lantern riddle guessing game at the roadside stall is easy for Xia Xiaoshi, and although the bracelets and pendants she won are just cheap gadgets, the little sense of accomplishment brought is enough to make people feel comfortable.

"Speak, sir, let's go to the castle tower."

Walking the bridge is a time-honored custom, also known as "walking a hundred diseases", the women of the Ming Dynasty usually wear white silk jackets, on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, walk the bridge together, or walk the city wall, hoping that everything will go well and be healthy in the coming year.

After stepping step after step, Zhou Changfeng and Xia Xiaoshi finally climbed the Jubaomen Tower.

At this moment, a Kong Ming lantern was released somewhere in the distant city, and the stars rose from the ground like stars after rising to the night sky.

Next, the fireworks burst into the sky, as if a colorful epiphany bloomed on the black screen.

Xia Xiaoshi's eyes reflected the prosperity of thousands of lights, and she couldn't help but chant: "The moonlight lights are all over the imperial capital, and the incense car treasure is passed." Prosperous in idleness, ashamed of the villagers Saizigu. ”

"Good poems, worthy of my family's little poems."

"Hmm... Sir, this is what Li Yishan did. ”

“……”

Even though the environment is so joyful and lively, danger and sin will not be far away, they will follow each other.

Not far away, next to the castle tower, a couple not only took their young son on a trip, but also their sister-in-law.

When they were playing, the son was led by his sister-in-law. Suddenly, a dignified young man and a woman with crooked eyebrows and a very kind looking woman walked over together.

The woman took out a string of rock sugar gourds and the candy man and began to talk to the little sister-in-law, who was no more than a teenager, and when she was not concentrating, the young man picked up the boy.

The two of them cooperated very skillfully, and their techniques were very skillful, and they quickly got into the crowd.

It took more than a dozen seconds for this textbook abduction to be detected.

"Kidnappers!"

"There are kidnappers!"

Panicked and angry cries came from the crowd, and for a moment everyone was in danger, and the couple who was traveling with their children immediately hugged their children and looked around.

A female patrol officer who was struggling to maintain order also quickly looked left and right, whether it was luck or professionalism, she immediately keenly captured two abnormal figures in the vast crowd.

"The two ahead, stop!"

(End of chapter)