Chapter 1227 Postscript 83·The princess is happy
Zhao Kuangyin ordered the reconstruction of Luoyang Imperial City, and the main hall was called Taiji Hall.
The Ming Dynasty moved the capital here, and the name of Taiji Hall was changed for a time, and then changed back at the end of Ju Ming's reign.
Because "Tai Chi Hall" is the ancestor of the main palace in China, it has been called this name in all dynasties since the term "main palace in the imperial city" came into being.
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Even in several capital cities in Japan, the main hall is also called "Daichi Hall" - Tai Chi was changed to Da Chi, initially to avoid taboos in the Tang Dynasty, but later it became a Japanese tradition.
Today's Nanyu Kingdom, Dayuan Kingdom, Tianzhu Kingdom, and the main hall of the royal city are all called "Dajidian".
Even the Ceylon Kingdom in Sri Lanka and the Han Kingdom in northwest Africa have also adopted this set of nomenclature.
The Han Dynasty is very strange. A group of rebels who fled to northwest Africa also took the initiative to avoid the word "Tai Chi" in the Ming Dynasty.
Amidst the sound of ritual music, Xie Yan followed a group of purple-robed nobles and officials, lined up into the Tai Chi Hall and bowed to wish Queen Mother Ye a Merry Christmas.
Xie Yan always feels a little awkward about the word Christmas.
If he reads more ancient poems and articles, he won't feel awkward anymore. Not only does the word "Christmas" often appear in articles, but there are also a lot of "God" in poems from past dynasties.
"No gifts, just a seat!" Queen Mother Ye was very happy today.
The chairs have already been placed.
Xie Yan was sitting at the corner of the second row. Although he was a second-grade man, his treatment compared to the first-grade one came into play at this time.
However, many ministers in the cabinet and ministry have official titles, and Deng Gongwu's honorary official position has even reached super rank.
It was also the first time for Xie Yan to come to Tai Chi Hall. After sitting down, he couldn't help but turn his head and look around.
So big!
The length of the hall is probably two hundred meters, right?
Looking up again, the height of the hall was estimated to be twenty meters.
Twenty meters, that is, six or seven stories high!
The pillars supporting the main hall are not as thick as natural logs, but more like they are poured from reinforced concrete.
Xie Yan, a civil engineering geek, found it hard to imagine that a single-story wooden building could be built to a height of twenty meters.
At this moment, the red-robed officials also came in and bowed in unison to wish Queen Mother Ye a Merry Christmas.
Royal relatives, distinguished civil and military officials, came in one after another.
Even the seventh- and eighth-rank officials from Beijing came to join in the fun today, making it impossible for the spacious Tai Chi Hall to accommodate them.
Officials whose rank is too low can only enter the temple to pay homage and then retreat to the square outside to stand.
Finally, the envoy from the feudal state came in.
Except for Coco Kaba, everyone else spoke Chinese.
Zeng Jiuyou introduced to the ministers: "The land of America is vaster than Australia, with countless states and tribes. This Cococaba is the envoy from the Mayan Kingdom. They know how to farm, weave, and build cities.
He has his own writing and is proficient in astronomy and mathematics."
A marquis without military power asked: "How far is the Mayan Kingdom from the Ming Dynasty?"
Zeng Jiuyou said: "It takes four or five months to reach the west coast of the United States from Yingzhou. If you continue to take a boat south and then land, it will take one month to reach the Maya country. If you return, you can reach Luzon in three months. The journey is smooth.
It’s so big that you can’t even see a few islands.”
"That's too far!"
"It is more dangerous than traveling to the Heavenly Kingdoms. After all, there is land all the way west."
"No wonder His Majesty Taizong sent three exploration fleets in succession, but the first two fleets all disappeared."
"..."
Zeng Jiuyou continued: "On this return voyage, we also brought back many remains, all of which are the remains of Zhongliang who disappeared during the Taizong Dynasty."
Zeng Jiuyou began to tell the stories of those loyal and good people, which made many officials sigh with emotion.
Xue Shan immediately came forward to pay homage: "Xue Shan, the empress of the Ming Dynasty who sinned against the people, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor, and pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen Mother. I wish the saint long life!"
Queen Mother Ye nodded in approval, and the little emperor said: "There is a reward."
Zeng Jiuyou said: "This is a descendant of sinners who moved to the west coast of central America. His father is Chinese and his mother is Mayan. Hundreds of sinners have been wandering along the seaside, and now they have joined six tribes to join forces.
Fight against a country to the north. There are gold mines there!"
The Japanese student who temporarily acted as an envoy heard the word "gold mine" and immediately thought to himself: These natives are finished!
In fact, it's not over.
The six tribes that had already formed an alliance with the Han people had no need to use force anymore.
Instead, you can take those friendly tribes and go north to capture enemy natives as slaves. While using the slaves to mine, you can also trade with friendly tribes.
The Chichimecs entrenched in Mexico and the Toltecs under their rule can be said to be the common enemies of the Han and Mayans.
There are countless slaves to capture, so there is no need to attack friendly forces!
You can even absorb and assimilate the surrounding friendly tribes. Anyway, they have been intermarrying with the Han people for 20 to 30 years.
The cabinet has agreed to go to the United States once a year.
When you go, take goods and immigrants with you. When you return, take gold, rubber and furs.
You will probably lose money in the first few years, but then you will make pure profits.
There is no shortage of people in the Ming Dynasty now. The population is so large that it is about to explode. The United States is also a good place to deal with the population.
Zeng Jiuyou continued: "In addition to the village where Xue Shan is located, there are several Han settlements on the west coast of the northern United States. If gold is found in one place, the imperial court has already sent troops to mine it. In another place where silver is found, additional troops must be added.
and immigration.”
Deng Gongwu stood up according to the script he had written in advance and said: "A lot of gold and silver have been found in the United States, and envoys from the United States have come to congratulate them. This is God's praise for the saint's coming to court. Please establish the Governor's Palace of the United States!"
Empress Dowager Ye nodded and said: "This matter is feasible, please ask the cabinet to make arrangements."
At this time, the economy of the Ming Dynasty was very strange.
The trade surplus that has lasted for more than a hundred years and the continuous import of gold and silver from overseas should normally lead to severe inflation.
However, serious inflation is limited to coastal provinces and inland large cities.
The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and too many people!
Depositing money in the bank to earn interest is a common phenomenon in cities.
But in the vast rural areas, especially inland areas, people still don't like to deposit money in banks. There are even many merchants and gentry who only do two things when they have money: annex land and save money in cellars.
I don’t know how long this situation can last. Excessive surplus is not necessarily a good thing.
In recent years, even Ming Dynasty banknotes have been reducing their circulation because inflation in Guangzhou is too serious.
Now the Governor's Office of the United States will be established, and a large amount of gold and silver will be imported from the United States in the future. Who knows whether it will lead to the silver inflation that happened in Europe in history.
Maybe, Ming Dynasty will change from the copper standard to the silver standard, and finally create a gold standard.
Empress Dowager Ye said some words of encouragement to the ministers, and today's meeting is over.
Buckets of food were carried over by eunuchs and guards.
These foods are all prepared by Guanglu Temple and ordered directly from major restaurants in Luoyang. There is not much soup and water, mainly cakes and snacks, which are given to the ministers to take home and share.
The officials and family members celebrated the Queen Mother's birthday together.
This kind of food-giving situation usually occurs on various festivals. Although Queen Mother Ye held a birthday party, it was not too expensive, but it was treated as an ordinary festival, and there was no whole-world celebration.
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Xie Yan got up in the middle of the night and didn't go home until almost noon, carrying many cakes and snacks.
"Come and eat, it's a gift from the Queen Mother." Xie Yan felt that the Ming royal family was very picky.
Zhu Tangxi picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and called to several maids: "Take it and share it."
After taking a bite of the pastry, Zhu Tangxi handed Xie Yan a letter: "This was sent by the old president."
Xie Yan bit the pastry and opened the letter, and suddenly exclaimed: "The rubber is all back!"
To be continued...