Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 237 Shaking people!

"Old man, I didn't go to school when I was a child. That's because the emperor and the court of the Qing Dynasty were not good enough. They would engage in text baths every now and then. Didn't they just cause trouble for themselves?"

"Studying now is because the emperor and the imperial court of Ming Dynasty are kind to the common people. After reading the book and knowing how to read, it's better than being blind."

Speaking of this, the old man Kang couldn't help being a little proud: "Let's not talk about the baby at home, even the old man, didn't I also participate in the literacy class run by the government? I'm not an old man, I'm bragging, I can recognize a hundred people now." The master said that if he knew another three or four hundred characters, he would be able to read newspapers by himself in the future, but he didn’t know how many more days he would be able to read.”

Zhu Jinsong immediately understood - the so-called knowledge of a hundred or so characters means that if you read more, you know less than a hundred characters, and the so-called knowledge of another three or four hundred characters means that you need to know more than 400 characters.

Heh, this old man also likes to brag.

Of course, Zhu Jinsong couldn't afford to offend this kind of old man in his 70s, so he let the old man Kang go on bragging: "You said that life is better now, but those children are no longer in shape."

"My Xiaoxing is only four years old, what do you think he knows? He actually thinks that fat meat is not tasty, he only wants to eat bones that don't have any oily water, and he especially likes to eat forks from the ground! God, you said that now that this child is like this, people in the future will not like to eat grass?"

"If you want me to say, you're so hungry!"

Zhu Jinsong gnawed at the big goose stewed out of the iron pot, while secretly complaining in his heart: What do you know, you old man, eating grass can keep you healthy. Didn’t you see that those health experts have lived past the age of no doubt or even the fate of destiny? year?

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jinsong then asked: "Then how much money can the old man's family leave in a year? How much money can the poorest in the village leave in a year? I thought, this money is valuable, yes, but If the big guys have no money in their hands, then this thing can't be considered cheap."

The old man Kang held up one, and said proudly: "Old man, my family can save a thousand dollars a year, which is almost 100 taels of silver!"

"The family of Hu Laosan, the poorest in the village, has many children, a lot of food, and a lot of places to spend money. He has no other livelihood except farming. He occasionally does some part-time work, and he can save 30 taels of 50 all year round. two."

"So, this thing is really cheap, and the money in the hands of the big guys has really increased, and life is really better."

This nonsense with the old man Kang allowed Zhu Jinsong to understand the food price problem in Daming, and the news that Zeng Cheng and the others inquired about was no different from what the old man Kang said.

After the Ministry of Household Affairs came up with relevant statistics, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang also collected the information from their respective investigations, Zhu Jinsong, Zeng Cheng and other big shots finally figured it out.

The price of goods in Daming is indeed low, not just the price of food, but the price of many kinds of goods is falling, and the money in the hands of the people is indeed increasing a little bit, and the things that can be eaten on the table have indeed changed. Enriched some.

After reaching this conclusion, Zhu Jinsong, Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs felt relieved.

People's lives are safe.

It's just that compared with the life of the common people in Ming Dynasty, Xiao Poqiu has been a little precarious recently.

First of all, the two shameless Louis XVI and George III targeted the Habsburg family after returning to Europa.

"French newspaper" and "The Times" were supposed to be the mouthpieces of France and England. As a result, these two newspapers have recently started to pay attention to the lace news of the Habsburg family like crazy.

For example, Philip III intermarried with his cousin Margaret, and Carlos II's father intermarried with his cousin Elizabeth. Therefore, Carlos II died at the age of 39.

Another example is the current Emperor Franz I of Austria, who married his aunt and uncle, Princess Maria Theresa of Sicily.

The "Times" even gloated a bit: Can Franz I have a normal and healthy son?

The "French Newspaper" even openly ridiculed the Holy Roman Empire under the rule of the Habsburg family as neither holy nor Roman, let alone an empire.

This made Franz I very angry.

When France was in turmoil, Franz I wrote to Louis XVI asking if he needed help from the Habsburg family.

Although the humiliation of this letter is greater, the Habsburg family has expressed concern anyway, right?How did you get here with your surname Lu? Why are you so unreasonable?

In desperation, Franz I planned to send troops to kill Louis XVI. It would be even more perfect if he could kill George III along the way.

Generally, under such circumstances, if there are a few smart people who can persuade Franz I and allow the Habsburg family to use other methods to regain face, it is estimated that the painting style of Xiao Poqiu will not completely go astray .

The problem is that no one persuaded Franz I.

For the lace news produced by the two shameless Louis XVI and George III, Habsburg can be said to be eager to eat its flesh and sleep its skin.

What's more terrible is that the traditional nobles in Europa have a bad impression of France and Louis XVI, and they all hope that Franz I can kill Louis XVI——

Louis XVI set off one big cleaning after another in France. A large number of traditional nobles were either ransacked or their titles were revoked. This pushed a large number of traditional nobles to the Habsburg family.

As a result, no one persuaded Franz I. Instead, a large number of nobles and knights publicly supported Franz I and formed a coalition against France.

Then, a scene appeared that the Habsburg family and the traditional nobles and knights of Europe could not understand.

Before Franz I announced the crusade against Louis XVI, the "French newspaper" and "The Times" were basically madly discrediting the Habsburg family, and at the same time they did not forget to pour dirty water on each other.

While the "Times" mocked the Habsburgs, it often took France by the way, mocking the French frogs who ate everything, and they were simply beasts similar to the Habsburgs.

The "French Newspaper" is similar. When mocking the Habsburg family, it will often be brought to England, mocking it as Rose Beef, thinking that the so-called delicious food of the Rose Beef is rubbish only for the Habsburg family food.

And after Franz announced that he would crusade against Louis XVI, the "Times" publicly declared that England would send the navy to help those French frogs fight. If the French frogs really can't beat the pure-blooded animals, then England The Army can also help the Frogs of France.

To put it simply, England and France still don't like each other, but the two families don't know what kind of agreement they have reached in secret, and they plan to join forces to deal with the Habsburg family.

And this also made Franz I completely confused.

Is Franz I stupid?
not stupid.

Before being crazily ridiculed by the "French Newspaper" and "The Times", Franz I just announced that he would kill the French frog, but turned a blind eye to the mockery of Rose Beef, in order to avoid the two fronts fighting at the same time.

It turned out to be a good thing, Franz I endured everything, but what he got in return was the ridicule of the rose beefs, plus the alliance with the French frog?
I have to admit that the pure-blood line of the Habsburg family was a complete mistake - under the rage of Franz I, he actually made a decision similar to that of a poor old woman, simply declaring war on France. England has declared war!

After Franz did this, those lords and knights attached to the Habsburg family became a little confused.

It's okay to fight France, because France is weaker. Although no one can occupy Paris before France surrenders, and no one can defeat the French army led by nuns and cripples, it is still possible to get some benefits from France.

But with the addition of England, the nature of the matter has completely changed.

Challenge the strongest army and the strongest navy of Europa at the same time?
If the revival of the real Holy Roman Empire is changed, it is not impossible, but the Holy Roman Empire under the rule of the Habsbau family is neither holy nor Roman...

And when all the lords and knights were uncertain, Paul I of Tsarist Russia also publicly issued a statement, announcing that he would attack the Holy Roman Empire after solving the Ottoman Empire.

Although Tsarist Russia has not been able to solve the Ottoman Empire until now, this so-called statement is basically like farting, but who can guarantee that those hairy bears will not go crazy because they drank too much vodka?

Since Paul I expressed his position on behalf of Tsarist Russia, and the lords and knights planned to wait and see before making a decision, the pressure suddenly came to the Habsburg family.

Of course, the Habsburg family is not made of mud. The Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, and several principalities in Italy have all announced that they will advance and retreat with the Habsburg family, "will completely crush the conspiracy of England and France." .

Louis XVI took a look at the Habsburgs and began to shake people, thinking that Nima, you can shake people?When I'm on the road someone won't?
In a fit of anger, Louis XVI immediately sent someone to notify Spain, Navarre, Naples and Sicily, Luxembourg and other countries, plus several principalities of Italy and Portugal.

Those large and small countries in front of them are all members of the Bourbon family, while Portugal was pulled over by Louis XVI to wave the flag because it owed military expenses to the Ming Empire and owed favors to France.

This made George III very envious - Franz I and Louis XVI were backed by a big family, only George III could not count on the Hanover dynasty behind him, let alone the Stuart family !

(End of this chapter)