Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1830, Songhu Miracle

"This dish is really good. I used to work in vain. What kind of dishes did I eat?"

Satisfied with wine and food, Emperor Hongzhi touched his round belly and was satisfied.

It is still very good to go out to play, eat and play, it is much more comfortable than in the palace.

"If your Majesty likes it, I will instruct the people in the imperial dining room to prepare it later, and arrange it from time to time."

Beside Emperor Hongzhi, the little eunuch said quickly.

Xiao Jing was too old to travel with Emperor Hongzhi, so Emperor Hongzhi also let him retire in the palace and brought some younger eunuchs with him.

Now that life is better, no one wants to be an eunuch anymore. The eunuchs in the palace use one less than the other. Although they are said to be young eunuchs, they are actually in their [-]s and [-]s, and they all entered the palace in the past. Became a eunuch.

As for the issue of no eunuchs in the palace in the future, I am afraid that we will have to find a way to change some rules at that time.

"Forget it, forget it~"

"It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal."

"It's not necessary, it's not necessary for me, the emperor, to run and break my legs just to eat a bite of food."

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and shook his head with a smile. He is a good emperor, and the words of diligence and thrift are very well done.

"Your Majesty, in fact, it is different now than before. In the past, it was really expensive to transport things from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, and many horses were exhausted."

"But now that the train is open to traffic, it only takes one day to travel from Jiangnan to Beijing. Now there are many merchants in Beijing and Tianjin who sell these things from Jiangnan."

"It won't cost a little more money to add some food, it's just to let the imperial dining room buy more ingredients from Jiangnan in the future."

Liu Jin thought about it and said.

It is good to be diligent and thrifty, but Emperor Hongzhi was too frugal. He had a lot of internal funds and no money.

A lot of money is saved, but earned.

"That's it, let the imperial dining room add it in from now on, and the conch clatter, salt and pepper shrimp, etc. are also very good."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi agreed after thinking about it.

Now my internal funds are indeed bulging, and there is so much money that I can't run out. It seems that there is really no need to save these few silver coins. Besides, the transportation is convenient now, and it is indeed convenient to transport something. Just like in the Tang Dynasty, when a concubine rides the red dust and laughs, no one knows that it is Lychee.

Even now, it is very convenient to transport litchi from Lingnan to the capital. You can transport it to Songhu by sea first, and then transfer directly to the train from Songhu, or you can transport it to Ganzhou by land, and then transfer to the capital from Ganzhou by train. , are very convenient and fast, the key is that the cost will not be too large.

"Yes!"

The little eunuch next to him hurriedly recorded it, and also asked the accompanying cook to learn from the chef of Wangjiang Tower. After returning to Beijing this time, he will cook it for Emperor Hongzhi.

"Tsk tsk!"

"The night view of Songhu is really beautiful!"

After eating and drinking, Emperor Hongzhi came to the window and overlooked the banks of the Huangpu River. There were many high-rise buildings on both sides of the bank, and the wharves were brightly lit. Even at night, the place was still busy, looking at the well-planned The streets are scattered all over the place, vertical and horizontal.

In the residential areas here and there, every household is brightly lit, and cheap kerosene lamps illuminate thousands of households, which also makes everyone more willing to use electric lights.

Here in the commercial district, it is as bright as daylight, and looks straight like a giant dragon on the dark ground.

The roads are overcrowded. People don’t have to go to work at night. People also habitually come out to stroll and have a look. It doesn’t matter whether they buy or not.

After all, the shops on both sides are full of beautiful things, all kinds of commodities and goods are dazzling, and various marketing methods are also emerging one after another, which can always make you take out the money in your pocket.

"This Songhu is really a miracle, my Daming's miracle!"

"I heard that in the past, this place was still a small county with a population of only tens of thousands, and there were fields everywhere. In the blink of an eye, this place has become a big city in the south of my Ming Dynasty."

"Its scale is even close to catching up with Tianjin."

Looking at the bustling and lively Songhu in front of him, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help sighing.

Although I have seen reports about Songhu more than once in the newspapers before, only when I actually come to Songhu to see it once can I feel the prosperity of Songhu firsthand.

Look at the wharves on both sides of the Huangpu River, even at night they are so busy, with cars coming and going, it seems that there is no intention of stopping.

The ships moored in the wharf port, with flags fluttering, come from all over the world, carrying goods and raw materials from all over the world here, and also bring the cloth, steel, cement, bicycles, automobiles, clocks and other products produced in Songhu Ships worldwide.

In the industrial area in the distance, the tall chimneys are still smoking even at night, the factory area is brightly lit, and products are being produced overtime.

"Your Majesty, Songhu is currently the largest city in the south."

"The most important reason why it can develop rapidly is because of its unique geographical advantages."

"In terms of sea transportation, it is located in the middle of our Daming coastline. To the north, you can go to the Beijing-Tianjin area, as well as to Korea and Japan, and to the south, you can go to Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Nanyang. The shipping is extremely convenient and developed."

"At the same time, it also has the convenience of river transportation. It is the estuary of the Yangtze River. It can connect all parts of South Zhili, Jiangxi and Huguang. .”

"Of course, the most important thing is that your majesty is the eternal sage. Under your leadership, Ming Dynasty is thriving and prosperous. It is only Songhu. Now there are many cities that are rising like Songhu."

"Hanyang in Huguang, Nanchang in Jiangxi, Guangzhou in Guangdong, Xi'an in Shaanxi, Ryukyu City in Ryukyu, Crescent City in Nanyang, Penglai City in Huangjinzhou, Xiji Port in Nanyun Province, etc. These cities are developing very fast. The scale is also getting bigger and bigger, and the taxes are getting more and more."

"All of this is due to Your Majesty, your majesty, your great talents, and your ability to govern the country well, which is why we have the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty today!"

Liu Jin also flattered Emperor Hongzhi by the way.

"Haha, yeah, it's rare to come out this time, if we have a chance, let's take a walk around and take a look at these places."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he laughed happily.

This flattery also depends on who shoots it.

Ordinary ministers, Emperor Hongzhi naturally listened too much, so he didn't feel much.

This Liu Jin flattering is different, it sounds very fulfilling.

After going down the Wangjiang Tower, Liu Yuan and Emperor Hongzhi casually wandered around the lively commercial street in Songhu.

The life of the people here is obviously more relaxed and comfortable than that of the people in the Beijing-Tianjin area. It's not that the people here are richer than the people in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

It is because Songhu is far away from the capital and the center of power, so the constraints are much smaller.

Let’s take the night market as an example. There is a curfew in the capital. If you still appear on the street when the time comes, the city patrol can arrest you immediately if they see it.

In addition, there are also regulations on the construction of houses in the capital, which cannot exceed the height of the imperial palace, etc., and it is out of the new area outside the old capital. Relatively speaking, there are not so many rules, but there are still many regulations at night. of.

Songhu is different here.

It's far away from the capital and it's a brand new city. Naturally, there are less stereotypes and bad habits, so you can do whatever you want. For example, there is no curfew at night, and it doesn't matter if you play all night.

The urban planning of Songhu is also very reasonable. The roads are horizontal and vertical, and the planning is neat. It is convenient for life and work, unlike some traditional old cities, which have city walls and the like.

When you get to the common people, you can clearly feel that the people here in Songhu are having more fun, and you don’t need to check the time from time to time. When it’s time, you have to go back early to avoid being arrested.

"There's no curfew in Songhu at night, right?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the bustling street in front of him, and he could see pedestrians leisurely. Some people held coconuts in their hands and strolled leisurely while drinking coconut juice, while others were eating snacks and chatting in small groups.

"There is no curfew. Except for the capital, there are very few curfews in other places now."

Liu Jin quickly replied.

"It's good, it's good."

"Ordinary people have more fun and live more comfortably. The fewer regulations there are, the less constraints there will be, and the ordinary people will be more comfortable."

"The capital will slowly lift the curfew in the future."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at everyone eating, drinking, and having fun, and nodded with a smile. He was also thinking about whether the curfew would be lifted in the capital in the future, and let everyone play freely.

The curfew can be controlled if it can be controlled, but it is still a dead letter if it cannot be controlled. It is still uncontrollable. Instead of this, it is better to let it all go, so that the common people do not have to be restrained too much.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I also feel that the curfew is unnecessary."

Liu Jin also followed suit.

The curfew has no meaning at all. It is nothing more than worrying about bad people doing evil at night. If the living conditions are better, there will be fewer crimes.

As the saying goes, the rich have a conscience, and the poor have a treacherous scheme. The reason is the same. If the common people live well and have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace. Who will do those illegal and criminal things.

Too many constraints can make people feel uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)