A good banquet, because Zhu Yunyu's sudden arrival suddenly became a little bland and tasteless, and even the best dishes were like chewing wax.

Everyone ate some briskly, drank a few drinks and then finished in a hurry. I had prepared some programs after the meal, but I had to give up.

Night has already fallen, and the lights in Yingtian Mansion are just on the lanterns, and tourists are full of fragrant cars and BMWs that are intoxicating.

In addition to the scholars walking together, wealthy businessmen in groups of three or three, there are also colorful alleys full of rouge fragrance...

Zhu Yunyu walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back, looking around with some interest and wandering around the street.

Zhu Gaochi was slightly behind him half a step behind, while Duke Xu Huizu of Wei and Duke Cao Li Jinglong were behind them.

"The food and food just now are good!" Smelling the fireworks in the air, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "I didn't even move my chopsticks, it's a pity for a table of dishes!" As he said, he smiled and asked, "That table is a lot of money, right?"

"I ordered the best table, eight silver dollars!" Zhu Gaochi told the truth.

"Tsk, big deal!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.

Eight silver dollars are enough for a medium-sized family of five in Yingtian Mansion to eat for three or four months.

To put it more easily, in the Qing Dynasty, the hard-core crops of an Eight Banner soldier for a month were only between two taels of silver and four taels of silver. The Eight Banner vest, who received two taels of silver and ten stones a month, was enough to support eight people.

It has been hundreds of years since silver all over the world flowed to China, and the value of silver after inflation.

"Actually..." Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "I was lucky, and I was favored by the emperor and went to Nanshu to consult with all the ministers and ministers to advise on state affairs. But I also know how much I weigh, and I will have to help you and help you in the future. So I thought about it and set up a table to make a good reputation!"

Zhu Yunxiu smiled and said, "You don't have to tell me these things. I can still figure out this!"

Otherwise, what if Zhu Gaochi is smart, he is telling Zhu Yunxi that it is because I am new and want to not let me extort me, so I invite everyone out for dinner. There is no other meaning.

At the same time, he also took all the treats on himself and hid Xu Huizu. He also avoided Zhu Yunxiu's "protection" of Duke Wei to him.

"You!" Zhu Yunxiong continued to smile, "You are still not familiar with me when you are by my side, and you don't know me very well." As he said, he smiled, "Am I like a suspicious person?"

"You are either like you, you are!" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart.

He smiled and said, "Of course, the emperor is not a suspicious person, but it is the duty of the minister to tell the emperor every detail!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said nothing.

The crowds in front of us are getting increasingly dense, and it has reached the bank of the Qinhuai River, which is the most prosperous at night.

Looking ahead, the river surface is brightly lit, and countless carved beams and painted boats are mooring on the water surface, competing for beauty. Behind the screen window is full of the graceful figures of singers, and there is also a faint sound of silk and bamboo.

Small boats sailed from the river to the shore. The little girl with two heads on the boat smiled and invited the beloved to the pleasure boat.

There are countless peddlers and markets that can’t be seen at a glance, which is called prosperity and prosperity.

Seeing Zhu Yunxiu looking at the pleasure boat on the river, Li Jinglong, who was following behind, felt aroused in his heart and turned quietly toward the back.

"Can there be such prosperity in Peking?" Zhu Yunxiu stopped and watched, and asked with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head, "Pei Ping is a borderland, and there is a curfew at night, so the prosperity is not enough for the capital!"

This is half true and half false. Peiping's predecessor was Yuan Dadu. Even if it is not the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is still a world-class city. Merchants are constantly singing and dancing and taverns all night long.

"Is there a table with eight silver dollars in Beijing?" Zhu Yunxiu asked again.

Zhu Gaochi quickly pondered Zhu Yunxi's intentions in his mind and slowly spoke, "The best Shandong restaurant in Peiping and the best swallow wing mat are just three silver dollars!" As he said, he also smiled, "In terms of prices, the land in Jiangnan is much higher than in the north."

"It's not that the prices are high, but that there are too many rich people!" Zhu Yunxiu spoke thoughtfully.

Then he looked ahead, pointed to a tea stall and said, "Let's go and sit down."

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At the small tea stall, I prepared a few benches in a sporadic way.

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi were one of them, and the others could only stand with tea.

"Do you know how much it costs to go to the pleasure boat over there for a good night?" Zhu Yunxiu took a sip of hot tea and asked in the distance.

Zhu Gaochi thought, "I have never been to the fireworks and willow alleys!"

"You are honest!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled and turned his head and said, "Li Jinglong, how much?"

The latter immediately stepped forward and smiled, "When you say you, the pleasure boats are divided into several levels. Generally, you can play tea and listen to music, which is about two silver dollars. If you eat a mat and accompany a wine, the starting price of three yuan is not the price of the mat. If you want to live in the same room with famous actors alone, at least ten silver dollars will be available. If you want to be a guest of the curtain, you have to look over it."

"I am talking about ordinary pleasure boats. Those famous girls, if you don't spend a few hundred yuan, you will be unable to see your beauty!"

"Is it gold inlaid?" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart.

"Look!" Zhu Yunxiu smiled with a tea bowl, "This is the head of the Fengyue team, and he talked about these things well!" As he said that, he took another sip of tea and smiled, "I still remember that some people wrote a letter to say that there are too many Fengyue places in the capital, which is really indecent!"

Li Jinglong smiled and continued, "That's just a poor scholar who has no knowledge. Last year, Yingtianfu collected 180,000 yuan in cash just by collecting licenses for the Qinhuai River Painting Boat and Fireworks Alley. Not to mention, how many people around this place rely on this to make a living."

"You two are emperors and dukes, why do you look like a madam?" Zhu Gaochi felt sorry for his heart, but his face was still a silly smile, looking stupid.

At this time, Zhu Yunxiu spoke again, "So, there are people in Jiangnan who have a lot of money! There are eight silver dollars on a table, and people who eat have to queue up to order tables. You can start at least ten silver dollars when you go to the pleasure boat, but you still look like people are still in a row!"

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Gaochi, "Where are the poor and small families? Take Yingtian Mansion as an example. If the people's families have more than ten yuan in their own households, they are even middle-class families."

"The gap between the rich and the poor!" Zhu Gaochi subconsciously intersected.

"This is the reason! It hit the nail on the head!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, "Why is there such a huge difference?" After saying that, he looked at Zhu Gaochi with some expectation.

Zhu Gaochi pondered slightly, "The Jiangnan heavy merchants are full of various workshops, and the goods produced are sold at home. The emperor also granted customs permission to marshals..."

"No!" Zhu Yunxiu said, "At least it's not completely right! If this is true, at least the people can drink some soup and some scattered silver, but where has the money flowed? In fact, it's not obvious in the city. Have you ever been to the countryside to see if you are poor? There are many people who are poor."

As he said, sighing, "The rich think of ways to make it richer. The big workshop merges with the small workshop, and then buys land desperately. People without land can only come out to work hard work to make a living. Even if there are land, farming is just to make a living."

"This matter has been happening since ancient times!" Zhu Gaochi also sighed with a little bit, "It cannot be changed by human power!"

"I understand this principle. Just imagine if we are rich people, we will naturally buy houses and land, but have you ever thought about the root cause?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a long time and shook his head.
Chapter completed!