Zhu Youxiao and his party arrived at the inner city first. The city of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty was composed of three parts. The center was the imperial city, and then the inner city surrounded the entire imperial city. There was also an outer city outside the inner city.
The imperial city is the palace, and the inner city is generally where dignitaries, gentry, and merchants live. People without any financial strength are not qualified to live in the inner city.
The outer city is basically populated by ordinary people, workers, etc. It can be said that there is a mixture of good and bad, with people from all religions and nine streams.
The Lantern Festival in the inner city is very lively, after all, the people here basically have no worries about food and clothing.
The houses and shops on the streets are hung with bright red lanterns, and every door and window has couplets and blessings. Occasionally, someone sets off firecrackers.
"Brother Emperor, that's so fun, I want it!"
"Jiu Mei, you can't call me Imperial Brother outside!"
Zhu Huiti quickly covered his mouth and blinked his clear eyes.
"Zhao Wangfu, go buy that rattle for the lady!"
Wang Chaofu bought four of them directly, one for each person. Several children liked them very much. Zhu Youjian ran quickly on the street with the rattle, followed closely by several sergeants.
Zhu Youxiao felt warm when he saw this scene. They say that the royal family has no family affection, but I must do my best to give them more love and let them live a happy life.
Zhu Youxiao took Su Qin's hand while walking and said with a blushing face:
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not good to do this in public."
"What are you afraid of? It's nothing!"
Zhu Youxiao walked around the streets for a long time and saw a lot of new things. There were also quite a lot of customs and etiquette during the Ming Dynasty festivals.
After walking around for a long time, the brothers and sisters were exhausted. Zhu Youzhen happened to want to try the folk rice dumplings of this era, so he walked directly into a restaurant that was booming in business.
"Hey, do you think it's true or not that Xiong Tingbi defeated Lao Nu last time? Lao Nu has been raising troops for so many years, and there has never been a time when the Ming army was not defeated and completely annihilated."
"How can it be false? You are really ignorant. Who is Xiong Jinglue? You can't make good news by falsely."
"It's hard to say for certain. It's said that thousands of slave heads were chopped off, but they haven't been seen yet. Moreover, this is the first year of the Apocalypse. Xiong Tingbi might have made a false report to claim credit from the new emperor!"
As soon as Zhu Youxiao entered the door, he heard someone talking about the recent war. From what they said, they didn't quite believe in this great victory.
It’s no wonder that the Ming army sent troops to Liaodong several times, and each time they said they wanted to annihilate the old slaves, but the result was that the entire army was wiped out.
Now, not only the Ming army feared the enemy like a tiger, but the common people also began to feel that Jiannu was invincible. The shadow of the Battle of Saerhu lingered, and only avenging one's previous humiliation could revive the hearts of the army and the people.
"My guest, there are private seats upstairs. Your guest can follow the young ones up there!"
When the waiter saw this group of people, it was not easy. The leading young man was very rich and powerful, and he was followed by a servant. He could not be sure which prince he belonged to. Zhu Youxiao had a smile on his face even before he entered the door.
Called up to welcome guests.
"No need, just here. Bring some of the best wine and food in your store, clear all the seats next to the table, and give my servants a rest. These tables are mine."
"Young Master is generous, please please!"
When Zhu Youxiao walked to the middle table, he specifically ordered:
"Make several Lantern Festivals and serve them, choose the best ingredients!"
"Don't worry, sir, everything has been arranged for you!"
The waiter invited all the guests at the tables next to Zhu Youxiao to other places. Because someone paid for them, they didn't say anything and left calmly.
Wang Chaofu glanced at him, and several guards followed the waiter, and two more guards went directly to the kitchen.
The emperor's safety is the first priority. You can't be careless when eating out. Someone must be watching. All the ingredients must be bought fresh and then they can taste them before serving them to the table.
All procedures must be completed under their eyes, basically eliminating the possibility of poisoning.
"You all should sit down too, you don't have to surround me!"
"yes!"
As soon as Zhu Youxiao sat down, he heard a richly dressed man at another table say:
"You vulgar person knows nothing. The heads of those slaves were transported to Changping. Two days ago, His Majesty used these slave heads as sacrifices to worship the ancestors and built the Jingguan in Dingling.
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"How did you know?"
"My young master's father is a heavenly official in the court, how could you not know?"
When everyone saw that he said that he was the son of an official, they started to praise him.
Only the rough man remained silent, looking at him with obvious disdain for the young man, and even looked at him with contempt.
Ma Xianglin leaned over and said to his ear:
"Your Majesty, this does not seem to be Han Chinese!"
"Then wait until he goes out and follow him and ask!"
"yes!"
After the rough man finished his drink and left, Ma Xianglin also got up and followed with two guards.
Ma Xianglin read it right. This rough guy was a Mongolian from outside the Pass. Except for their clothes and clothes, the Mongolians basically looked the same as the Han people in the Pass. They only needed to disguise themselves to make it difficult to tell.
"Go up and hold him down, don't show mercy!"
The Mongolian also felt something was wrong. As soon as he turned around, he was hit hard on the head by the scabbard. He fell to the ground on the spot. Ma Xianglin quickly dragged him to the alley behind for interrogation.
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"Qin'er, how about this Lantern Festival?"
"Sir, it tastes great, no worse than the ones at home."
Zhu Youxiao had his first bite of Yuanxiao in this era. It felt really good. Although it was not as good as later generations, the taste was still fuller.
Zhu Youxiao also thought of a way to make money. If he opened a specialty food chain store across the country, he would definitely become rich.
I will start taking care of this matter after I get back. Just confiscating homes is not a long-term solution. There will be too many ways to use money in the future, and it can easily start in the millions. It can't be implemented without making some huge profits.
It is not enough to just hold the sword and pen, the finances must also be firmly controlled, otherwise the cruel reality controlled by others will not be changed.
After Zhu Youxiao walked around the inner city, he went directly to the outer city.
Looking at the scene in the outer city, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh, even if he lived in the same city, there was still a big gap.
The outer city is obviously much more depressed than the inner city. Although there are people coming and going, you can tell just by looking at the expressions of these people that they are not as leisurely as the inner city.
Many people are still working, and there are many people carrying burdens and bags just to survive.
Zhu Youjian was a little touched when he saw this scene, and asked his royal brother:
"Brother, we are all common people in the capital, why are they different?"
"You have got the point right. In our Ming Dynasty, these people's lives are pretty good. At least they can have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear."
"The people in other places are in dire straits right now. If there is a chance, I will take you out to see them."
Zhu Youjian couldn't understand. Didn't his masters all tell him that the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and the people were safe? Why was it different from what the emperor's brother said?
Zhu Changluo still felt sorry for his son. After he ascended the throne, he specially found two civil servants from the Hanlin Academy to give lectures to Zhu Youjian. Unfortunately, he had good intentions and did bad things.
Zhu Youxiao secretly thought that if history develops normally, in ten years' time the Ming Dynasty will suffer great disasters and chaos in all provinces, with the land spread thousands of miles away and plagues everywhere, and it will be too late for you to regret it.