I am the king of the dead

Chapter 353 Let the Emperor see how powerful we are

Before Zhu Biao died, he inspected Shaanxi to prepare for Zhu Yuanzhang's move to the capital.

In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang followed the old example of the Tang Dynasty and set up two capitals.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing was not Beiping, but Bianliang, and Nanjing was Jinling.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang decide on the two capitals as early as the first year of Hongwu, and even planned to move the capital in the 24th year of Hongwu?

There are many reasons, but there must be one of them, because Ying Tianfu is not absolutely loyal.

If Ying Tianfu was absolutely loyal, would Zhu Yuanzhang still use the killing spree?

In the Yongle period, Zhu Di seldom returned to Nanya after preparing for his personal conquest in February of the seventh year of Yongle. Zhu Di lived in Beiya for a long time and led the army to attack the Beiyuan Khan Court.

Zhu Di didn't spend much time in Nanya. In the 18th year of Yongle, Zhu Di moved his capital to Beiya, changing Beiping Shuntianfu to Beijing, and Nanjing to call it Liudu.

In the early summer of the 19th year of Yongle, when Zhu Di moved the capital, thunder struck the ground and the Fengtian Hall in Beijing was burned.

Xiao Yi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, said that everything would be inconvenient after moving the capital, and that it was against God's will to abandon the emperor's line and Xiaoling!
Then Xiao Yi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, was killed.

Zhu Di moved his capital to Beijing for many reasons, and there must be one of them, because Ying Tianfu is not absolutely loyal.

For example, the famous child prodigy Xie Jin presided over the compilation of "Yongle Dadian". Zhu Di had special trust in him and asked him to be the chief assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion and a scholar of Youchunfang University. Me, I can't let Jin go for a day."

How did Xie Jin repay Zhu Di's trust in him?
Xie Jin "waited for the top, privately visited the prince, returned home, and had no courtesies", and was finally imprisoned. Within a few years, the cruel official of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di's number one eagle dog Ji Gang, killed Xie Jin.

There are many courtiers like Xie Jin, and they have no sense of obedience and no way of being a courtier.

Hu Wei was also a Jinshi during the Jianwen period. He was the governor of Zhu Di, and then went to the Ministry of Rites. After that, he watched Daming for decades. Why is Xie Jin so mad, waiting for the emperor to go out of Beijing, and privately meet the prince?

This is no longer audacity, this is lawlessness.

Zhu Qiyu left Qianqing Palace, walked out of Xi'an Gate, and came to the Qinhuai River. He saw the brightly lit Qinhuai River. At a glance, there were gray walls and black tiles, lights and shadows, tourists, and picturesque boats.

Although the weather was extremely cold, it still couldn't stop the bustle of the Jinling River.

The setting sun left the last trace of golden yellow on the horizon, and exhausted its last effort to smudge out the last faint yellow.

The bright moon is like a jade plate hanging in the east, the sound of oars is like a light bell, and the painted boat passes slowly.

The bright moon in the sky is haloing, against the bright lights, the lights on the big and small boats intersect and form a hazy mist;

Through the hazy water vapor of the Qinhuai River, in this light and shadow, the oars lightly slid across the water surface of the Qinhuai River, leaving trails of water marks, and the painting boat sailed slowly.

Before Zhu Qiyu came to the Yanyun Tower, this was the first floor of the Qinhuai River.

Yanyun Building is composed of five buildings in the east, west, south, north and middle.

The three stories are high and the five stories face each other. The sills of the flying bridge are connected with light and shade.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the people coming and going, and said with a lot of emotion: "Qinhuai singing and dancing are full of romance, fine wine is like a knife to relieve sorrow, recalling the joys of youth, and lighting up the cloud tower late at night."

Xing'an immediately bowed his head and said, "It's really a good poem."

The poems written by His Majesty are not only good poems but also good poems!

Lu Zhong nodded frequently and said, "Incisive."

Before the five main buildings of Yanyun Tower was a long corridor, and Xing'an handed over a letter card.

To enter the Yanyun Building, you need a letter card.

But Zhu Qiyu is the emperor, and Lu Zhong has a lot of such cards in his hand. After all, His Majesty beheaded a lot of people, and a basket of such letters was confiscated.

In the dim main building, there is a lot of buzzing, a very strong smell of rouge and gouache pervades the air, the sound of silk and bamboo, obscene words and obscenities can be heard endlessly.

A tortoise with a narrow cap came up to meet him, and asked cheerfully, "My lord is really imposing, beautiful and handsome, like a crown of jade ears; handsome and unrestrained, imposing!"

"Look at the young master's face, is he acquainted with each other, or is there an appointment?"

Xing'an stepped forward to stop the Guigong who was approaching, handed over an invitation and said, "Gengyin Room on the top floor."

"Your honored guest!" Gui Gong yelled and led Zhu Qiyu and his party of five to the top floor of the main building.

Zhu Qiyu went up to the top floor, the veins on his forehead twitched.

The main building of Yanyun Building is more than five stories high, higher than the city wall of the imperial palace. Standing here, you can actually see the inside of the imperial palace!
This is bound to violate the system, which shows how bold these people are after moving the capital.

Someone widely invited sea merchants to watch a play on the top floor of Yanyun Building.

The top floor of Yanyun Building is a duplex structure, the second floor is all private rooms, the first floor is all private seats, and there is a big stage in the middle.

Zhu Qiyu came a bit late, and the stage had already started singing, and it was Jing Zhong Jing.

Few in the audience were listening to the play, but whispering to each other.

Yanyun Building is also the place where Yingtianfu buys. When Yingtianfu needs to be government-run, bought, or built, it will buy here.

A Jingzhong Jing sang three times, and one person finally came to the stage, clapped his hands and said: "Today, all the guests gathered together. I am not talented. I don't know anything else about making this singing clothes. I only have one point. I don't care about this cheap thing." But it is like a few treasures, let me share it with you, and talk about it."

"From today's audience selling clothes, if you don't sing three times, you should pay the price! If you sing three times and don't compete, the price will not be violated!"

Changing clothing originated from a profession in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that after the monks in the temple passed away, they would sell their relics and divide the money. The person who sold the clothes was called Changyi.

Later, it gradually developed into a business similar to that of an auction house.

If you don't sing three times, you should pay the price.

If someone bids, there will be a premium. Before the third bid, the premium can be paid, but after the third bid, the premium will not be counted.

"Let's gossip a little, don't talk about gossip, please come today's treasure."

A pair of huge ivory tusks were lifted out and placed under the lamp as white as jade.

Chang Yi said with a smile: "The ivory from Man Basa, or this Man Basa, is the farthest place that Sanbao eunuch has ever been to. At the end of the day, at the farthest point of the sea, there are people with curly hair and black bodies, strong Great deal..."

In Geng Yin's room on the second floor, Zhu Qiyu looked at the pair of ivory.

Man Basa is in Africa even close to South Africa, and the sea route opened up by Zheng He's seven voyages to the West has indeed been overridden.

And obviously some sea merchants are very familiar with these things, even this little singer knows it all.

Ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, agarwood, coral, gems, household utensils, spices, various woods, etc. emerge in endlessly, which are more diverse than the treasures in the inner storage warehouse that Zhu Qiyu saw at the beginning.

Seeing the warm atmosphere, Chang Yi said loudly: "The thing below is a living thing. There is a saying: The peach blossoms in the Shangyuan are bright, and the blue girl and concubine are in love."

"Since the early years of the Tang Dynasty, there has been a Silla maid who is the most well-behaved, and today it is Gao Liji who is famous far and wide."

"Today, there are more than [-] Korean girls. Judges, if you see someone you like, you can bid as much as you want. The starting price is ten taels, and the asking price is one tael."

Gao Liji is a tribute from North Korea.

Previously, the King of Korea offered seven young girls, ten servants, 16 maids, and fifty stallions in exchange for tribute to the crown prince.

Who is the food servant?It is a girl who specializes in feeding with a spoon.

Although Xing'an allowed these Gao Lijis to enter the palace, Zhu Qiyu had never seen these people, and most of them went to wash clothes in the Huanyi Bureau.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the girls downstairs, and they were brought onto the stage one by one.

I finally understand why there are so many North Korean concubines in Zhu Di's harem.

All of these Gao Liji have fair skin, round pearls and jade, and they look very cute and docile.

One of the women was sought after by many merchants, and the asking price reached more than 50 taels, but was finally won by a wealthy merchant for 100 taels.

Zhu Qiyu watched this scene silently. In the eyes of these people, there was no kingly law at all. The Ming Dynasty strictly forbids servants, all kinds of powerful families, and even needs to avoid the laws of the Ming Dynasty by adopting the method of adopting them as family members.

Pumai is just a foreplay, whether it is those dazzling treasures or the exotic beauty of Gao Liji, they are just supporting roles for today.

After the shopping was over, the people on the first floor began to be taken away from the table, and the dishes began to be passed around in each box.

Zhu Qiyu didn't move his chopsticks at all, and no one did. Today they came to discuss matters.

Inside the box of the Jiawu Room, a dull middle-aged man said: "The army has already entered the capital, and Grandpa Huang has even used the savage strength of the north in the Nanya."

"Grandpa" is a folk name in the Ming Dynasty for the emperor.

Apparently, the man in the Jiawu room was not satisfied with some of the emperor's decrees.

The man in the Jiawu room continued: "The merchant ship tax is [-]% and the actual tax is [-]%. If you give the silver you [-] points. This is the rule set by grandpa!"

"Excessive taxation is fine, and you won't be given four points!"

"This is not treating us as human beings."

Wu Yinfang began to talk and said: "Bei Ya is so aggressive, and the north and south are different. If you have to push the decree of Bei Ya to the south, aren't you afraid of being unacceptable?!"

"The sea trade has been going on since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and it has been up to now. Can you manage it? Grandpa Huang really thinks that he can manage everything?"

A man in the Xinhai room said, "Someone is plotting to rebel. Grandpa has passed the decree from the beginning, and the tax owed will be pursued. This matter has been agreed at the beginning, and it will only be five years."

"Now, if you don't give it to you, I won't give it. Let's do business well and pay taxes and taxes. Grandpa won't do anything to us. Do you have to make a mess?"

"This grandpa is not as easy-talking as Emperor Taizong Wen."

The man in the Jiawu room said angrily: "You are offering! You coward, you don't want to join the war, why did you come?"

The man from Xinhai House didn't speak for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "If you donate, just donate."

"I don't think Grandpa made any mistakes or omissions. They all conspired against each other. Grandpa is just chasing some taxes. Look at the vicious looks of each of you gnashing your teeth. It seems like a deep hatred."

"Grandpa Huang said that the country is strong if the people are strong, and the country is rich if the people are rich. Since the construction of the Mizhou Shipping Department, this merchant ship can sail long distances. Has your business improved a lot?"

"With the rules, there will be Fangyuan, and with Fangyuan, it will be easy to do things."

"You guys just mess around, you were destroyed by grandpa during the intermission, don't complain when you get to the underworld!"

Jiawufang was very angry and said loudly: "If you don't want to participate, just leave quickly. Why are you shaking your lips and tongue and barking faintly here?"

"Besides, how does Grandpa know about our private gathering and discussion?!"

Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed when he heard this, he was in this box, he already knew...

Zhu Qiyu's smile obviously angered the man from the Jiawu room, and he said angrily: "What are you laughing at! What about you, Geng Yinfang!"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback, he was Geng Yinfang, he stopped smiling and said: "It's okay, it's okay, you guys go ahead."

The man in the Xinhai room was obviously impatient, and there was a sound of the chair, only to hear the man say: "A group of idiots who don't know their destiny!"

"You insist on courting death, I can't stop you, everyone, goodbye, I hope to see you next time, not on Ximen's beheading platform!"

The man in the Jiawu room was silent.

The departure of Xin Haifang obviously made everyone flustered.

A man from the Wuyin room said in a low voice: "Forget it, what the Xinhai room said is somewhat reasonable, why make a fuss? All the rebels have not been spared, and Grandpa's knife is sharp."

Zhu Qiyu is helpless, these people also know to be afraid.

The man in the Guisi room said in a low voice: "I think Grandpa should know how powerful he is."

"Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong couldn't do anything to wait for me, which somehow made Grandpa feel taboo, don't take the arrogance of the North Yam to the South Yam to have fun."

"Let's be humble and free-minded, advance the good faith, encourage the Lord to show friendship, and tell the Lord to take long-term strategies. Isn't it the conscience of serving the country?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xing'an, what a conscience to serve the country!
What they said seems to be loyal and good ministers!
The coward in Wuyinfang thought for a long time and asked, "Then how can I let Grandpa see how powerful we are?"

The man in the Jiawu room finally said: "Let's dig out the copper coins at home and distribute them for scattered silver. In this way, there will be more copper coins on the market, and the prices will naturally rise."

"At that time, let's take away the materials and department stores in our hands. When the prices of materials and department stores become extremely high, grandpa must be anxious. Isn't it just us?"

"Grandpa is convinced, let's ship back the materials department, and then send the silver to the capital to exchange for silver coins. Isn't this everyone's happy?"

Zhu Qiyu understood the meaning of Jiawufang, which was to exchange the copper coins they buried in the pigsty for silver in the market. There was more money and less goods, and the price of goods skyrocketed.

In the past, facing the skyrocketing prices, the imperial court always chose to rush to buy Anmin, and to buy goods for the bank officials to arrive in Beijing.

The meaning of Jiawufang is to brighten the muscles, Jiangnan Jiangbei Baijie, let the emperor ask who is the father!
In the land of Nanjing, who has the final say!

Why did the men from the Xinhai House scold them for not knowing the destiny, because Daming's Heaven is only His Majesty.

The man from Guisifang agreed, "Okay, let's do it like this!"

"Grandpa knew we were useful, didn't he discuss it with us in the future? It would be the best if the Advisory Council was established. Grandpa will know what we want, right?"

The man from Wuyin House sighed, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want, alas."

Apparently, Wuyinfang was more worried about what the emperor would do if things were revealed.
Jiawu Fang said in a vibrating voice: "Then it's settled. Starting tomorrow, we will distribute copper coins, more copper coins, and take away the department store. We are not plotting to rebel. What are you worried about? It’s all about the Advisory Council.”

"Okay!" Everyone said in unison.

"Let that grandpa see how powerful we are!" Zhu Qiyu said loudly in Geng Yin's room.

　From the third to the fourth shift today, ask for tickets at the beginning of the month! ! ! ! ! !Beep beep! ! ! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)