The Spring Festival of the seventh year of Hongzhi came as scheduled, and the whole capital was filled with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

The area around the Drum Tower is very lively, and the main street is crowded, but the faces of the people are full of smiles, and the families who buy New Year's goods are clearly happy.

In the past, the days were all "difficult to pass, pass through", but now everyone's overall life is thriving, resulting in the whole capital full of New Year's flavor.

Especially in the preparation before the New Year, everyone also prepared new clothes for their children.

"This new style of clothing just looks good!"

"I look at my son's school uniform, it's really spirited!"

"My child has been thinking about nylon buckles for a long time, and he is so happy to put them on today!"

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The Spring Festival is a rare leisure time, and now the idle women are also gathered together to do family cooking, and now the nylon buckle clothes have become the focus of discussion, and it is also synonymous with fashion in the capital.

After the advent of new nylon materials, the original development direction was fishing lines and fishing nets, and in fact, great results have been achieved in this regard.

However, with the introduction of nylon buttons and the improvement of traditional clothing, this high-end buttoned clothing quickly became popular in the capital.

In particular, Guozijian took the lead in adopting nylon buttons, and launched a new type of nylon button school uniform for the college under its name.

As soon as the button is buttoned, the whole outfit is put on, and the whole person looks more energetic, so a new trend has been popular since last summer.

"These clothes are nondescript!"

"Where does this place the etiquette is placed?"

"Such unhealthy tendencies should be curbed!"

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In the face of the new nylon buttons, many conservative doctors jumped out to criticize.

Although they call it insulting, there are also people who like novelty, especially after the nylon buckle clothes became popular in the country, the majority of the people are very yearning for nylon buckle clothes.

With market demand, there is naturally no shortage of people chasing profits.

Even if it is not as fancy as the clothes of later generations, it already has the style of traditional tunics, and the most desirable thing is the colorful nylon buckles.

As for the imperial court under the rule of Hongji, it naturally would not object to this kind of thing, and even secretly and silently pushed it.

Even if it's an inconspicuous button, if it's put in the right place, it can still lead the trend and even change today's conservative society.

"It's good-looking, but it's too expensive!"

"Isn't it? It's almost up to us sewing two clothes! ”

"I'll do this now, children like it too, and it will save face when you wear it!"

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Although there is no problem with the acceptance of the people, the problem of the high price of nylon buckles also makes them feel helpless.

On the contrary, nylon buckle clothes are a current trend, and even represent a kind of identity, and you even look inferior if you don't wear them.

The nylon buckles are on fire, the nylon buckles are on fire, and everything is developing for the better.

In the seventh year of Hongzhi, the New Year's Day court.

Envoys from Korea, Beishun and Japan came here one after another, and when they saw the majestic Fengtian Hall in front of them, they were also silently nervous because of the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty inevitably had to face various problems, the special financial expenditure was too large, but now the powerful Ming Dynasty made their waists straight.

After Zhu Youzhu ascended to the court, he came to the dragon chair and sat down calmly, looked at the ministers kneeling in front of him, and then looked at the messenger in the Xuanjin Palace.

Now the whole person is more and more mature and steady, although seven years is not a long time, but it has established the absolute prestige of the Ming Dynasty in all countries.

In particular, the Ming Dynasty sent a fleet to make a detour through Malacca last year to attack the Baigu Kingdom from the Indian Ocean, although the Baigu Kingdom is still a kingdom now, but everyone knows that the six-year-old Baigu King is just a puppet supported by Wang Zhi.

The kingdoms far away from the Indian Ocean were easily faced by the Ming Dynasty with the fate of annihilation, and what could they do with the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea and the East China Sea around them?

Although the process is familiar, today's envoys feel that Wang Yue and other important ministers are eyeing each other, especially the newly promoted Wuxun Tiexiangshan seems to be about to eat people.

"Our Asakura family is willing to sacrifice 5,000 catties of pig iron!"

"We, the country of Manila, are willing to sacrifice 10,000 pig iron!"

"We, the Korean country, are willing to sacrifice 50,000 catties of pig iron to the Celestial Empire!"

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In the face of the potential threat from the Ming Dynasty, at this court meeting, there were different voices, and the envoys of various countries expressed their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty by offering iron.

All countries have pig iron production capacity, and now that they know that the Ming Dynasty can build the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, the officials of the Ministry of Rites have communicated with them one by one, so they have increased the tribute very well.

Of course, the Ryukyu envoys were already sweating profusely by this time, because they had been dependent on Fujian for their pig iron.

Zhu Youzhu is not a pedantic emperor, and now the empire's finances are facing difficulties, and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway needs a lot of pig iron, so it is natural to accept the sincerity of these vassal states who only want to get rid of the Ming Dynasty.

All countries have iron ore resources to a greater or lesser extent, and they don't actually have to transport iron ore to Daming, just enslave their people to mine iron ore and make iron, and then transport pig iron to the docks.

The reason why he did not choose to expand by force was actually based on the consideration of national interests, after all, the matter of enslavement is often done more easily by his own people.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but nod with satisfaction in the face of these sensible foreign envoys, and gave Guo Yong next to him a look.

"North Korea will give three thousand silver dollars!"

"The country of Mani has given six hundred silver dollars!"

"Beishun Kingdom will give three thousand silver dollars!"

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Guo Yong nodded to Zhu Youji, and then gave coins to the envoys of various countries.

Now the return gift of the Ming Dynasty seems simple and rude, in the past, it was the fist product of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is directly given silver dollars, and they are allowed to squander it at will.

The envoys of various countries had been troubled by iron mining and iron smelting, but when they heard these gifts, their eyes couldn't help but light up.

In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is over, and everything seems to be calm again.

Hebei Village, a small village located in the northern suburbs of Beijing.

Originally, the name of this village was unknown, but since Yu Ming, who was desperate because of usury, made a legendary trip to the capital, Hebei Village also followed Yu Ming's fire.

Yu Ming was fortunate to meet Hongzhi, the son of the emperor, and it became a typical case of the abolition of usury by the imperial court, which led to him, a debtor of usury, successfully getting out of the sea of suffering.

Several years have passed, and Yu Ming is standing on the threshing floor at the edge of the village.

Now he is no longer forced by loan sharks to be a ghost, although a person in his forties still looks in his fifties, but the whole person is obviously more energetic.

Because he is the first person who has the honor to meet the Son of Heaven in Hebei Village for thousands of years, he has now become the village chief of Hebei Village.

After Yu Ming became the village head, he also vigorously encouraged everyone to plant cotton, and at the same time encouraged the women in the village to weave, resulting in the life of the whole village getting better and better.

Originally, many people thought that the price of cotton would plunge sharply, but after so many years, Daming's overseas market has continued to grow, and the economic benefits of cotton have been very high.

As for the textile, it is not worried about sales, now the living standards of the people of Daming continue to improve, many people are no longer limited to eating and wearing, and began to chase nylon buckle clothes, resulting in a large demand for fabrics.

Yu Ming looked at the changes in the village, especially the vast majority of the villagers were wearing new clothes, and his heart was full of thoughts.

Originally, he was promoting cotton and textiles in the village, but in fact, he had a bit of a taste of repaying the favor in his heart, adding a meager help to the emperor who gave him a new life.

The result? Did he help the emperor to say otherwise, but the direction pointed by the emperor made him a good village chief respected by the villagers.

"Village Chief, can this really work?"

"Village chief, we've been dead when we dug wells before!"

"Village chief, if you don't think about it again, it's really hard to explain your life!"

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When the villagers learned that the village chief, Yu Ming, was going to dig a new well, they were very excited at first, but they soon expressed their worries.

Although the fields in Hebei Village are irrigated by natural rivers, the soil here is very soft, so there are no wells until now. The villagers' daily water for many years is spring water two miles away, or river water that is not very clean.

"The digging of the well is encouraged by the imperial court, and I also believe in the strength of the royal well digging team, let's explain the situation to them, and then add money to them!" Yu Ming has also become a little more bold as a leader over the years, and he seems to be outstanding.

The current villagers have seen Yu Ming's leadership, and when they saw that the village chief insisted on inviting a well digging team, they also agreed.

A few days later, the well-digging team belonging to the royal building brought their food men into the village, and the atmosphere of the village became lively.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to our people, and you don't need to add extra money to us! Dig wells, we're professionals! The leader of the team was a dark-skinned middle-aged man who learned of the situation and immediately patted his chest and reassured.

The workers of the well digging team were dressed in uniform uniforms, and they actually used nylon buttons, and the feet turned out to be nylon shoes, which seemed to be ceremoniously burning money firecrackers to hold a ceremony to dig the well.

They expertly erect a derrick in a wide open area of their choice, then set up a canvas tent and prepare for work.

The excavation began, and the workers took turns wielding shovels to dig out the soft soil one by one. They moved skillfully and cooperated tacitly, and soon dug a deep hole.

As the excavation deepened, water seeped into the four walls.

Workers dug a few more feet, and it turned out that not only did the four walls seep water, but the earth was already showing signs of collapse.

"You can't dig anymore, if you dig again, you're going to bury people in a landslide!" Yu Ming had been staring at it all the time, and now he stood up in a panic to stop him.

"Village Chief Yu, rest assured, we are professional in digging wells!" The team leader patted Yu Ming's shoulder very confidently, and then said to his subordinates: "Let's start!" ”

As the words fell, the man who was digging the well below was hoisted.

Yu Ming was even more confused when he saw that he had actually lifted the person up.

It is said that this move is to give up, but from the words of the team leader just now, it does not look like he is going to give up.

The answer was soon revealed, and the workers brought in the cement rings.

These cement rings, which were originally scattered on the outside, were put into the newly dug well with their skillful practice, and they actually formed a cement shaft wall.

This process requires a great deal of patience and precision, as the slightest negligence can lead to the collapse of the shaft wall.

"Village Chief Yu, the next drill cannot be announced to the public, please avoid it first. Give us another day and promise to hand over a new well to you, and we are professional in digging the well! The middle-aged man patted Yu Ming's shoulder, looking confident.

Although Yu Ming was very curious about the operation of digging the well, he still nodded very happily and agreed to avoid it.

A day later, in anticipation of the villagers, the new well was completed.

The new well was much deeper than they expected, and the water in the well was clear and sweet, much to the satisfaction of all the villagers.

"This is the money you paid for digging the well, if it is less, we can actually add more!" Yu Ming held the silver dollar in his hand, looking quite sincere.

The middle-aged man took the money bag and said very boldly: "We are all reasonable charges, and your well is not difficult!" If you need to dig a well in a nearby village, please refer them to our digging team! Dig wells, we are professional! ”

"Okay, I'll be sure to introduce you!" Yu Ming has now completely won the support and love of the villagers, and he seems to be in a good mood.

In fact, Hebei Village is not the first to use cement wells, but this new building material has entered the Beizhili area, and many villages in need of deep wells have asked them to dig wells.

Of course, in fact, it was originally the wealthy family of Beijing, and they had a stronger need for good quality cement wells, so cement wells have already become a relatively mature service industry.

The Ming Dynasty is like a fleet that is moving, starting from the textile industry, and now it is extending step by step to all walks of life, and is heading towards a better future.

In the blink of an eye, it was already three months later.

After years of hard work by Tianjin Shipyard, the Mingyuan treasure ship has not only been added with iron sheets, but also continuously improved, becoming a well-deserved world's first warship.

The third fleet of the Ming Dynasty to the American continent has already departed from the port of Tianjin, and with the experience of the previous two voyages, this time it is obviously more orderly, and the special navigation chart is more detailed.

The fleet sailed south, and after completing its last replenishment in Luzon City, it sailed to the vast Pacific Ocean using Guam as a springboard.

Because I have a concept of speed and time, I know that I will have to drift in the ocean for dozens of days, but because I have already known the situation in advance, it is no longer so difficult.

It is worth mentioning that the leader of this time is the Governor of the Americas, but this Governor of the Americas is no longer selected from the civilian group, but a eunuch.

Wang Zhi's appointment as the governor of the Indian Ocean made a surprise attack on the Baigu Kingdom, so that the world no longer looked at the eunuch with colored glasses, but saw the military talent of the eunuch from it.

The Governor of the Americas this time was quite surprising, and it turned out to be Zhang Yong of the Military Aircraft Department.

Zhang Yong is now a high-ranking power, but this time he wants to clear away people's doubts about his entry into the military aircraft department, so he took the initiative to apply to go to the American continent.

He wants the world to see that the Chenghua Dynasty has produced Wang Zhi, and the Hongzhi Dynasty also has him, Zhang Yong, who is not weaker than Wang Zhi, and now it is more accurate to call Zheng Yong.

This voyage was finally approved by the emperor, and the surname Zhang who followed his godfather has been removed, and he got the surname Zheng given by today's son Hongzhi. (End of chapter)