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Chapter 782
The news that Yang Reform was going to hold an expo spread like wildfire.

As Tian Hongyu expected, the emperor's every move affected the nerves of many people, and this topic aroused discussion again.

Beijing city is already very cold.

However, the huge flow of people and the heat radiating from all directions made this winter a bit hot.

On the streets of Beijing City, there is a strange scenery that adorns the cold Beijing City, which has never been seen in previous years.

These people looked like they were wearing autumn clothes. In this cold winter, they looked a little out of place, causing passers-by to stop and watch from time to time.

These people are dressed "thinly", in sharp contrast to those who are still shivering in the cold in thick cotton-padded clothes.

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On a restaurant.

A person hurried up.

"Brother Zhang, you're late, but you'll be punished with three glasses of wine!" A person warmly greeted the person he was waiting for when he saw the arrival.

"Hehehe, there is no need for wine, drink tea to brighten your heart, drink tea to brighten your heart, how about using tea instead of wine..." The person called Brother Zhang immediately smiled and wanted to throw away the glasses of wine.

"Brother Zhang is slippery enough, the difference between tea and wine is huge..." The man said with a smile.

"Hehehe..., whatever, since Brother Li insists, let's drink a few drinks, who is late..." The man surnamed Zhang said boldly.

With that said, the two sat down and started drinking and chatting.

"...Brother Zhang, why do I feel that your outfit is a little..., a little, how should I put it, why is it a little inappropriate? Why does it feel like you are wearing clothes in February and August! It's the cold winter months, Brother Zhang Just wearing these clothes, I feel cold just looking at them!" The person surnamed Li flattered him with curiosity.

"Hehehe..., there, there, alas... Brother Li doesn't know, there is a mystery in it..." The person surnamed Zhang showed off.In this city of Beijing, a "thin wind" suddenly blows up. The thinner the clothes are in the colder season, the more energetic and fashionable they appear.And the reason for this really thin wind is that cashmere sweaters and woolen sweaters are almost on sale.

More and more "wage earners" have spare money in their hands and can buy more things. Wool sweaters and cashmere sweaters have become one of the winter equipment. In the past, they used cotton clothes to wrap themselves tightly In fact, I "hid" the whole winter, I only hated that the cotton-padded clothes were not thick enough and warm enough, and there was no such "thin and chic" at all.

Now that you have money, you can buy better and more advanced thermal insulation items. This kind of thin and warm thermal insulation items will soon become the pursuit of the working class.In winter, showing one's "status" and satisfaction with "thin" chic is one of the reasons why "thin clothes" are very popular this winter.

In fact, cashmere, wool, even better velvet, all kinds of luxurious furs and other warm items have long been available, but it is impossible to form this kind of "thin trend". They are all people with power, money and status. These people either don’t go out, or they have cars or sedan chairs when they go out. It is impossible to hang out on the street. Therefore, even with these things, it is impossible to form a "thin storm" What's more, ancient times have always paid attention to elegance and luxury, and "thinness" is not far behind.So, these things were not possible before.

However, it is different now. A large number of working-class people buy and use these warm items, and the working-class people often need to run around in the streets to make a living, and need to deal with all kinds of people. A landscape line in this winter gradually has the posture of forming a storm.

People with the surname Zhang may not need to wear such thin clothes, and they may not have better warm items at home, but they also wear such "thin" things. In fact, they are following the trend and following the "trend".

"...Oh, what's the mystery here?" The man surnamed Li followed up and asked. , or pretend not to know.

"...The mystery here is very particular,...have you seen..., have you seen..., cashmere lining, wool sweater, cashmere sweater, and the inner sleeve made of cashmere... , just this set, not to mention now, I won’t be afraid of the colder..." The man surnamed Zhang showed off, but he was actually wearing several layers of cashmere and wool inner jacket, and the outer one was covered with satin The outerwear is more particular, but in fact, the general working-class people use cotton cloth.

"So that's it, that's it! No wonder you're not afraid of the cold, so you dare to wear these! It's amazing, it's amazing, let's get dressed up, so we can show off... Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to go out on the street with such bloated clothes. I'm too old, people don't know, they think we are seven or eighty, and we have to wear thick cotton clothes when we go out..." The man surnamed Li continued to compliment.

"That's right, I didn't say it. In this winter, you should wear less to look energetic. You see, in the past, when winter came, people all over the street were eager to wrap their homes in cotton jackets and go out. But there is a little Look at it? It’s like now, with so little clothes, but still so energetic. I saw it on the street... Hey..., I’m so energetic, this! I’m several years younger..." The man surnamed Zhang Cheerfully showing off.Indeed, after the current style of wearing becomes popular, there is a sharp contrast with the gray and bloated cotton-padded clothes that filled the streets in previous years. In terms of feeling, it is indeed very different, giving people a kind of spirit and vitality. , full of the feeling of Yang Guan.

"That's right, you must wear some clothes to catch up, otherwise, you will wear so many and thick clothes, not to mention if you don't keep warm, you dare not enter other people's houses when you go out, for fear of being laughed at by others!" The person surnamed Li complimented.

"That's true..., but..." At this point, the person surnamed Zhang laughed again, very dirty.

The person surnamed Li also continued to compliment him with a dirty face.

"...Hehe, hehe, if it is good to wear such a suit, you have to go to Goulan Hutong to find out... Brother, I don't know!...The girls in that place all like to wear this kind of wrapped body Tight..., and warm clothes..., this is called fun, do you understand..., fun..." The person surnamed Zhang said with a lewd smile, and when he said tight, he paused for a while.

"... Hehehe, that's, that's..., I have to go to see and see, Brother Zhang is very knowledgeable!" The person surnamed Li also hurriedly smiled and complimented.Originally it was a flattering flattery, but when the man surnamed Li thought of the tightly wrapped body of the man surnamed Zhang, his heart tightened.

The two laughed obscenely for a while, then they gave up and started talking about business.

"Brother Zhang! I heard that something new has happened in the capital recently..." The man surnamed Li had enough compliments and flattery, and started to get down to business and inquire about the news.

"Hehehe, there is indeed something new, but I don't know which one Brother Li wants to ask?..." The man surnamed Zhang still had some nasty smiles on his face.

"...I heard that His Majesty is going to hold an expo, brother Zhang, do you know the inside story? Do you know what's going on?" The man surnamed Li immediately asked. It is indeed necessary to find out the truth and make preparations in advance. Yes, it's worth spending money to get these news, sometimes catching one opportunity is enough to buy news a hundred times.

"Hehehe, that's easy to say. Since I'm here, I naturally know what Brother Li wants to know..." the person surnamed Zhang showed off.

"Then... I wonder if Brother Zhang can reveal a thing or two..." The person surnamed Li hurriedly complimented him.

The man with the surname Zhang looked at him complacently, as if he had no intention of talking to him.

The man surnamed Li saw this appearance, after thinking for a while, he already understood in his heart.

"...Hehehe, easy to talk, easy to talk..." After finishing speaking, he took out the things he had prepared.

The man surnamed Zhang opened his eyebrows.He weighed the things in his hands and stuffed them into his sleeves immediately.Then he salivated and said: "...hehehe...the girls in Goulan Hutong are wearing such clothes!...wrapped tightly around their bodies..." The person surnamed Zhang mentioned Goulan Hutong again.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, I'm treating you tonight, brother Zhang must be there, I want to see the difference between the girls in this Goulan alley..." The man surnamed Li quickly complimented him with a lewd face.

"...Okay..., we'll just wait for your words..." The man surnamed Zhang said immediately.

The man surnamed Li finally heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that he could finally get the most inside information. This kid dared to blackmail him like this. If he didn't have anything to sell, he would look good on him.

"...Then..." The man surnamed Li asked immediately.

"...Brother Zhang! This matter is like this. Speaking of this matter, we have to start from the horse market... When it comes to the horse market, we have to say that Tian Hong met Mr. Tian... Mr. Tian was at the horse market. While earning a lot of money, he wanted to open a horse market in Beijing too... Brother Zhang should know about this without me. In the capital, except for the most popular side of Liulizhai Square, there is no other place. There are two places, of course, Mr. Tian wants to open the horse market there, so of course, His Majesty has to nod..." Said the word Your Majesty, this somewhat ruffian man also put away the ruffian on his face, Saying the word "Your Majesty" in a serious manner, he also raised his hand high and bowed towards the sky as a salute.

When the man surnamed Li saw the man surnamed Zhang cupping his hands, he also hurriedly cupped his hands towards the sky.

"...That's why the incident happened later. Tian Hong Yu Tian wanted to open a big horse market, and His Majesty wanted to open a bigger horse market, which is this fair..." The man surnamed Zhang laughed Then he explained that his news was naturally authentic, so he had the confidence to sell inside information.

"...Oh, is that the case?...But why did Your Majesty think of building a horse market again? With His Majesty's busy schedule, I'm afraid you don't have time to worry about it..." The man surnamed Li followed closely and asked Dao, this rhetoric is obviously sorry for his bag of things, the man surnamed Li wants to know more things.

"Hehehehe, Brother Li is still smart. This is actually just an excuse. The reality is that the things in His Majesty's hands... His Majesty wants to take advantage of the gathering of people from all over the world to sell those things... So explain, Li Brother, do you understand?" The man surnamed Zhang explained.

"... What His Majesty has in hand?..." the person surnamed Li asked suspiciously.

"...Could it be that brother Li used to fight outside the customs, where did the money for disaster relief in the customs come from?" the man surnamed Zhang reminded.

"...Oh, oh, oh, that's right! I understand, I understand. So, this is His Majesty going to make a big deal?" The man surnamed Li immediately realized that the emperor is now the emperor. He doesn't rely on positive gifts, he doesn't rob, he doesn't eat and get cards, and he relies on the money he earns to maintain the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty. It can be said that he is a "businessman" who can't be more shrewd. Now, this "Businessmen" want to take the opportunity to sell the business in their hands to the world, relying on the emperor's appeal, gather people from all over the world to one place, and then discuss the business. If the business is completed, I don't know how big it will be.The heart of the man surnamed Li finally started beating. There was some random news before, but now that he has received real news, his heart can finally start beating.

"This is more than just a big deal! It's an all-encompassing super big deal. Brother Li calculates how many deals His Majesty has in hand. Once some deals are completed, hundreds of thousands, one hundred thousand silver will come in and out,... …As long as outsiders have a little bit of it, they can enjoy it endlessly, you know?” The man surnamed Zhang said at this time, the anger on his face had almost disappeared, and he thought he was shocked by the content of his words. One hundred thousand silver, this can definitely be called an astronomical figure, for a person who is relatively short of money, it is necessary to respect these figures.

"...Hiss..., it's really a huge deal beyond imagination!" The man surnamed Li also began to think about the power of this, and he even muttered to himself.There are a lot of business, and he knows that he can make money, but unfortunately, it is not something that people of his level can start with. For that kind of business, ordinary county officials have to weigh their own weight. To be able to get some shares is already very remarkable. that's it.

"...Hehehe, your Majesty's business is not a big deal, a little bit of business, His Majesty may not see it, if you don't make a move, it will be earth-shattering..." The man surnamed Zhang looked upright , with awe, when he said the word Your Majesty, he raised his hands high again and cupped them towards the sky.

"Exactly, exactly..." The man surnamed Li hurriedly followed.

"...Then, we little fish and shrimp..." The man surnamed Li suddenly remembered something, and asked again. Up to now, he had already described himself as a little fish and shrimp.Compared with those big fish and even Big Macs in the capital, their family can really only be regarded as small fish and small shrimps. Facing the momentum of others, they unconsciously lowered their own posture.

"...Hehehe, Brother Li is too modest. The blue and white porcelain in your house is not weak, and it is also well-known in the market..." The person surnamed Zhang immediately pointed out the man surnamed Li. The details of the family.

"There, there, they are all for subsistence, and they dare not show their shame..." The man surnamed Li immediately said modestly.

"Hehehehe, I won't say much else, let me tell you something that Brother Li is interested in... Your Majesty..." The man surnamed Zhang began to speak again, and when he said the word Your Majesty, he solemnly raised his hand, The person surnamed Li had to follow suit.

"...Fortunately, His Majesty has always been kind, and has left a gap for situations like Brother Li's. This expo, as His Majesty said, also has other people's positions. If Brother Li is interested, he has to hurry up. It is said that , this time the expo is huge, and there are so many people coming, I am afraid that people from all over the world will come, and there may be people from vassal states and barbarians..." The man surnamed Zhang explained.

"...Your Majesty is merciful, Your Majesty is merciful, it is not easy for me to wait for the common people to make a living, if I can be included in this fair, it must be a blessing from heaven!" The man surnamed Li continued to compliment.

"...To be honest, as far as we know, this expo will be held half a year earlier, or a year later. If Brother Li's family wants to participate in the exhibition, and want to use this grand event to display their own things, but Hurry up, bring the samples from the south, and you can almost start in advance, so as not to be in a hurry!" The man surnamed Zhang reminded.

"Thank you Brother Zhang for the reminder, thank you Brother Zhang for the reminder!..." The person surnamed Li thanked him immediately.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, this is what it should be..." Seeing that he had almost finished speaking, the man surnamed Zhang planned to get up and leave.

"...Here, Brother Zhang, it is said that...this,...it is said that this fair has another meaning, I wonder if Brother Zhang can explain it in detail..." The person surnamed Li saw that the man surnamed Zhang was about to leave, Immediately ask about more important matters, this is the real core of the whole matter, the previous ones are just ordinary news, even if you don’t spend money to inquire, you can know, but only this latter news is ordinary people If you can't find out, even if you know it, if you don't have access, you can't make a profit from it, so you have to have a middleman to make a bridge.

"Hey hey hey..." The man surnamed Zhang laughed. Indeed, there is one more important thing, that is, there is news that in addition to the emperor's own products, this expo also has things selected by the emperor. The so-called emperor's choice Things, in fact, it means that if you have something that the emperor likes, the emperor will pay to invest in your things, so that your business will explode in an instant. This is the reason why people in the world are so crazy.In the eyes of the emperor today, things that can fall into the eyes of the emperor are naturally not ordinary things, and they must be able to make a lot of money. Up to now, the emperor has never done a loss-making business.

If he could get something that the emperor valued him, that would mean that his family's value would be multiplied in an instant. With the emperor as his backstage, it wasn't just as simple as making money.

Even if the emperor does not value his own things, it is a good thing to follow the emperor to invest in something worth investing in. It is always a good thing to make more money.

"...Here, brother Zhang, can you explain it in detail?" The man surnamed Li urged, for this, he spent money. Apart from finding a way out, the purpose of spending this money is to find out the emperor's future investment direction, so as to follow suit and follow suit. If you get the wind, you will naturally make money.

"This..., hehehe, it's easy to say,...it's easy to say, in Goulan Hutong..., it's really..." The man surnamed Zhang brought the topic to Goulan Hutong again, and laughed lewdly again.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, Brother Zhang must reward you that night..." The man surnamed Li said immediately, although he despised this person a little in his heart, he had no choice but to compliment him.

"...Okay, then we'll see you tonight..." The man surnamed Zhang said immediately, and left after speaking.

The man surnamed Li looked at the back of the man surnamed Zhang leaving, and kept silent. He was very disdainful of what the man surnamed Zhang had done, but there was nothing he could do, the benefits were too great, he had no choice but to .If his family's things can be valued by the emperor, then his family's business will be different. Correspondingly, his family's status will be very different. Those who can get in touch with the emperor will definitely benefit endlessly Well, those petty officials don't dare to bully them at will, without a backing, without a big tree, life is hard for ordinary people like him!
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The public is hotly discussing this matter.

The court was not idle either.

The fact that the emperor wanted to hold an exposition had already spread throughout the court.

"President Xian, you have to find a way to stop His Majesty! I don't know how much money it will cost to hold such a big expo. With this money, it's better to pay back the people and do a few practical things for the people..." Someone was talking to Chen Yuting Pour bitter water and make appeals.

"...Yes! President, you are the chief constitution of Ming Dynasty. If you don't come forward in this matter, no one will be able to stop His Majesty. Your Majesty is a great feat. This is a waste of money and people..." The person who said this There is more than one person.

Chen Yuting wanted to scold people very much. If he could stop the emperor, he would not be the chief constitution of Ming Dynasty. He might be better off.And who has the energy to stop the emperor?The persimmons are either soft or have been repaired, and they still want to fight the emperor. Isn't this self-defeating?With this time, it is better to think about how to do two beautiful things with the emperor, so that there will be something to show off in the future. If it can be recorded in the annals of history, that would be even better.

Of course, Chen Yuting could only endure the irritability in his heart and listen to these people's complaints seriously. Chen Yuting began to understand why the emperor asked him to lead these people.In this world, no matter when, there will always be these people who don't know the current affairs. They are like stones in the latrine, smelly and hard. If you spend so much energy to deal with these people, it's better to gather these people under his hands. These people have a thought, and he, who is leading these people, is also the "thinking" of these people.

"... Well, speaking of this matter, it should be so, but I can't say it! I think you all know that His Majesty has money in his hand. How does His Majesty spend money? As courtiers, we don't have much money. What do you say... If Your Majesty handles state affairs inappropriately, and if you are short of money everywhere and still waste money like this, then I will definitely rebuke you to death, but Your Majesty is wise, handle state affairs tightly and orderly, and spend this money again, It's hard for me to say anything, after all, Your Majesty has his own ideas, and we, as courtiers, shouldn't be too lenient..." Chen Yuting really wanted to be relieved, and said loudly that I am His Majesty's person, not what you think But this idea, he really can't open his mouth, if he said so, if the emperor refused to admit it, then he would make a fool of himself.

"... But, my lord, no matter what, it is always wrong for Your Majesty to spend so much money. As a subject, you should warn Your Majesty!" An old minister was still chattering.

"... Well, Your Majesty is a hundred times wiser than me, how can I persuade you?" Chen Yuting asked back, Chen Yuting was beginning to tire of this kind of life, thinking that he had to face these chattering words every day, Chen Yuting wanted to suffer.He knows a lot of inside information that others don't know, and has a very different perspective on these people and these things.

A moment of silence.

"Report to the Chief Constitution, I feel that His Majesty wants to hold an expo this time, maybe you shouldn't stop it..." someone said.

"Ting Kun, what do you think?" Chen Yuting asked immediately.

"I want to report to the Chief Constitution, the officials think that this is the emperor's mind. As long as it is an emperor, who doesn't have this kind of mind? Your majesty's sages are obvious to all, and the merits of your majesty are even more obvious to all. Naturally, if you want to do this to show off the emperor's ability Therefore, the lower official thinks that there is no need to stop this matter, and it is necessary to let His Majesty be honored! Your Majesty is honored, and I will be honored as a courtier!" The man said, this The meaning of the words is that the emperor wants to learn from his ancestors to do this kind of thing that shows the glory of the emperor. Since the emperor has indeed done something worth showing off, let the emperor show off.

Chen Yuting immediately felt a confidant, and this kind of words was what he wanted to hear.You people, why do you always have trouble with the emperor?Wouldn't it be nice to live a comfortable life with the emperor for a few days?
"Although these words are reasonable, your majesty is still young after all. If you indulge your majesty too much, it may not be a good thing. I am afraid that your majesty will go astray and miss my Ming..." Another person said in the attitude of the emperor's nanny.

"However, Benxian heard that His Majesty held this expo to sell his own things, not to show off his achievements..." Chen Yuting had no choice but to bring this matter up. He even suspected that the source of these people He really didn't know how these people became officials and how they messed up, whether they really didn't know, or they pretended not to know on purpose.

"Cough cough..."

"...cough cough..."

After a cough, there was a silence.

All the steamed stuffed bun sellers on the street know about this, and they have no reason not to know, but they know it, what else can they do besides knowing it?Could it be possible to jump out and oppose the emperor?Are they impatient?

It's not that many people don't know, but they would rather bury their heads in the sand and pretend not to know. Some people just live for habit and inertia.

Chen Yuting took the opportunity to drink a few sips of tea. It seems that none of them are fools. There are quite a lot of people pretending to be confused. If this is the case, then there is no need to tell the emperor about this matter in the court, and he is at ease. .

(End of this chapter)