Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 145, the brightest capital

Because it was still February, the sky was already getting early very quickly.

When the night covered the land, the entire capital was once again plunged into darkness. In this era, even at night in the capital, there are basically no lights everywhere, and only some places engaged in special industries can still see it. some lights.

But Gujinlou is completely different here, because a lot of mirrors are used for decoration, the windows are also glass windows, and there are also a lot of glass lamps, glass chandeliers and so on.

When it was getting dark, Liu Jin had already asked people to light up the candles, and now it is not bad for money. Candles are lighted casually. Under the reflection of many mirrors and glasses, the entire ancient and modern buildings are brightly lit, as if they came from the sky. Like a palace, it immediately became a focus in the entire capital.

The floor of the Gujin Building is also relatively high, and there are many places where the Gujin Building can be seen, so that the Gujin Building illuminates one side like a tall lighthouse.

Well, this is also a way of advertising that Liu Jin came up with. Liu Jin is going to keep the lights on until dawn, and it will be like this for a long time in the future.

Although buying mirrors makes money, but because the price is too high, the number of people who can consume them is relatively limited. Don't look at the fact that one million taels of silver can be sold on this first day. Business is fine.

If you want to make money from glass, you have to make these dignitaries in the capital get used to things made of glass, such as glass chandeliers, glass lampstands, window glass, etc., these things are naturally indispensable.

How to let everyone know the effect of these things, light up at night, so that the whole Gujin Building looks brightly lit, bright and dazzling is the best advertisement.

At the same time, it can also make the ancient and modern building look very high-grade. Although the things in this ancient and modern building are expensive, they are definitely worth the money. Whether it is day or night, houses in this era are mostly dark and the light is very poor.

Now that the picture of Gujinlou is like this, there is a huge sharp contrast immediately, and the effect is naturally leveraged.

in the palace.

Zhu Houzhao dragged his tired body back to Empress Zhang's Qianning Palace. In the past few days, the little Tatar princes have repeatedly traveled southward, plundering the border wantonly, causing the border town area to be full of wars and corpses.

Compared with the past, this time the little prince seemed to be more cruel. Wherever he passed, almost no grass grew, everything was looted, and the things that could not be taken away were even set on fire, as if in revenge The first time I suffered a big loss.

Because of this matter, Emperor Hongzhi has not come to Qianning Palace for many days in a row, and has been discussing with the ministers day and night about the countermeasures.

It's just because of the long-term emphasis on culture over military affairs that led to the abolishment of armaments. In addition, in the fifth year of Hongzhi, the compromise method of accepting grain was a compromise method of accepting silver. , so the border town's military supplies cannot be guaranteed, and its combat effectiveness is low.

It can only rely on the tall city and the Great Wall to defend against the attacks of the nomads in the north. It is very passive. Even if Emperor Hongzhi and the princes of the court compete with each other, they can only be anxious and cannot come up with a good solution.

In addition to the matter of the little prince, famines have also started to appear in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi and other places recently. What Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, predicted last year seems to be happening.

Because the winter is too cold, the winter wheat harvest in the northernmost provinces has been greatly affected. Among them, the situation in Zhili in the north is the most serious, and many areas have even experienced crop failure.

This time should have been the time when winter wheat was harvested and new grains were harvested. Logically speaking, this is the time when grains are the most abundant, and the price of general grains is also the lowest.

However, because the winter was too cold, the winter wheat was greatly affected, and the yield was extremely low. Northern Zhili was the hardest hit, and even large-scale crop failures occurred in Beijing, Tianjin, and Yongping Prefecture.

Without new grains, the old grains were already eaten up, and famines began to appear in various regions, and as time went by, the famines would become more serious.

Emperor Hongzhi was so preoccupied that he didn't have a good rest for a few days, and he looked very tired.

However, when he just walked into Qianning Palace, he was immediately attracted by the light of Qianning Palace. The whole Qianning Palace was very bright, brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

"Your Majesty~"

When Emperor Hongzhi arrived, Empress Zhang hurried over to greet him immediately.

"What are these things?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the strange Qianning Palace. The windows here were replaced with glass windows, and all the lamps here were also replaced with glass lamps. Glass mirrors, the entire Qianning Palace is very bright, sparkling everywhere.

I can't find the original Qianning Palace at all. In the past, although it was the empress's residence, Emperor Hongzhi loved Empress Zhang very much.

But at night, there are not too many candles here, and generally speaking, the hall is not very bright. Where it is like now, it looks brighter than during the day.

Especially the crystal glass chandelier above the head, there are not many candles on it, but it is like a small sun, radiant and bright.

"These are all things sent by the prince. I heard that the prince and that Liu Jin worked together to make them."

Empress Zhang smiled and began to introduce to Emperor Hongzhi: "You have seen this glass mirror and you know it."

"This is a glass lampstand. Put candles in it. It won't be afraid of the wind, and it will be brighter. There is also a crystal glass chandelier on it. Come and have a look. Here are the four treasures of glass style prepared by the prince for your majesty. It's a crystal pen, a crystal pen stand, a crystal inkstone..."

"And these are myopia glasses specially made by the crown prince for your majesty. I heard from the crown prince that after wearing these glasses, you can see things more clearly."

Upon hearing this, Empress Zhang began to introduce these newly added things in the palace to Emperor Hongzhi like a few treasures. The prince has always been stubborn and never let her worry.

Unexpectedly, since this period of time, many things have been sent to Qianning Palace one after another. Today, people even sent these things over to redecorate Qianning Palace.

Let’s not talk about these things that Empress Zhang likes very much, just the prince’s kindness makes her very happy, her heart is as sweet as eating honey, and she keeps sighing that the prince has finally grown up.

(End of this chapter)