In the spring of the south of the Yangtze River, everything is renewed. Before we knew it, the spring of the 29th year of Hongwu has arrived.

The gentle breeze is warm and the grass is tender. Walk along Xuanwu Lake outside the capital, with beautiful spring scenery.

The lazy and warm sunshine forms scale light on the lake surface. Occasionally, small fish and shrimps swim in the waves, attracting birds to stop and watch on the aquatic plants.

Rows of green trees are lined up on the shore of the lake, carrying farmers and peddlers from their own vegetable gardens to sell on the ground in the shade. Without anyone to organize it, a small market is gradually formed.

The people traveled through the crowd, picking and choosing, laughing and bargaining. Farmers are honest and buy more and give away more, while peddlers are cunning and boasting.

Walking further along the embankment of Xuanwu Lake is the canal of the capital city.

Merchant ships on the canal are congested, and it is almost impossible to save water. From a distance, I looked at a sail, and when I got closer, I saw one next to another, I was dizzy.

The shopkeepers on the merchant ship were so anxious that they were sweating and jumped on the bow of the boat and cursed.

Damn, there was no one who didn’t gamble in the capital during the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know what tax collectors and officials on the canal did. The boat was full of Guangdong sugar, waiting for delivery to the ashore?

They scolded them very much, but when the tax collector arrived in a small boat, they immediately changed to a smile.

Oh, thank you, a few of you! This is the road guide opened by the river yamen, and the tax invoices from the Postal Department. You have read it!

Look, you are so busy that you are sweating! Guy, give us some pounds of good tea on our boat to you! Don’t refuse, you know you are as honest as water, but we have seen you so many times, not just friends or acquaintances, right? This is the new tea from Fujian, and there is no one on the market yet?

Several of you guys wear Shu brocade in Chengdu, without any sucking. The goods from Lao Fengxiang in the capital are the transactions of Duke Cao. It’s not just to scare you with Duke Cao. It’s better to take care of the county magistrates now! Although it’s a transaction of the Cao family, the quantity of goods passed on is not the same as the tax invoice!

On the congested water, the conversation between the merchants and officials spread clearly to the shore. The shirtless Libas on the shore laughed and waited for the inspection merchant ship to dock, bulging their cheeks and shaking their arms and fucking hard.

The world is lively.

Talk and laugh, peace is the state of peace.

Among the crowd on the bank of the canal, several burly men were protecting an old man and a young man, looking at the congested canal with a smile on his face.

The young man stood tall and stood tall, wearing the Confucian uniform of a scholar. The old man looked rosy and sat in a bamboo sedan chair.

These two men are no one else, but they are the Zhu family who are taking advantage of the spring to go out to relax and relax.

The old man's illness has been cured, but his hands and feet on his left always feel weak, and his strength is not as sufficient as before.

The prosperous scene on the canal made the old man's eyes full of smiles. He pointed his right hand and said with a smile, "It's better than in previous years. Merchant ships come more and more taxes. The people by the canal can also rely on water to get water, and have work and income!"

Zhu Yunxiu stood beside the old man and said with a smile, "This is the emperor's ability to govern the country!"

The old man smiled and said, "The Postal Department, the canal tax collector, and the renovation of the outer city canal are all your ideas, what does it have to do with us!" As he said that, look at Zhu Yunxiu and Dasun, it's a good thing!"

Originally, there were slums beside the canal in the outer city, all of which were low shacks. After the renovation, not only did the river channel become wider, but also a tall warehouse was built. Not only did there be warehouses, shops, restaurants, wineries, inns and theaters, which were not inferior to the city, but it was even more popular.

Li Jinglong, who was following the father and as a guard, also smiled and said, "With the Emperor and Your Highness in the Ming Dynasty, the country will be prosperous and prosperous for thousands of years!"

After hearing his flattery words, the old man didn't laugh and said squintly, "Just just now, the people on the canal said it was a business of Duke Cao. Why, you kid is also doing business?" As he said, he snorted, "The officials are prohibited from doing business, don't you know?"

Li Jinglong suddenly shrank his neck in fear, looked at Zhu Yunxiu with a helping look, and then said in a low voice, "I am the Duke of the current dynasty, how can I do business?" But, you also know that I have a few brothers from a concubine in my family, and my life has been tight. I think that they are all my father and compatriots, so they can't really let them suffer poverty. So, they do some business under the name of Duke of Cao, so I turned a blind eye!

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded. Li Jinglong's father Li Wenzhong had many sons back then, but only the legitimate son could inherit the title. This is true in the big family. They were obviously born by the same father, but because of the difference between legitimate and illegitimate, life was very different.

It is rare that the old man did not get angry, but said thoughtfully, "Well, although it is suspected of violating the law, it is rare that you have the kindness of brother Zhou Quan. But don't blame us for not telling you in advance. Wealth is touching, you kid keep an eye on it, don't lose your worries! If you have any illegal or illegal discipline, you won't forgive you!

As he said that, the old man seemed to be in a good mood because he saw this prosperous scene. He waved his hand and walked away, then looked forward and went forward to take a look!

The guards carrying the sedan chair looked at Zhu Yunxiu, and after the latter nodded, they raised the bamboo sedan chair and walked forward slowly.

Alas, they are all young men and they haven’t eaten! The old man sitting there said dissatisfiedly, these two steps will make you walk like a woman. Quickly, walk with big strides!

After listening to the imperial edict, the guards quickly took a quick step.

The old man was still a little dissatisfied and gave Zhu Yunyu a blank look. OK, let's say, you have to sit in a sedan chair. Are we in our seventies or eighties, or are we not having any arms or legs? We finally came out for a walk and let us sit in a sedan chair? It's not good to have fun!

Zhu Yunxiu was following him and said with a smile, Grandpa, this is not the people on the canal. I am afraid that there will be no eyes to knock on you. When there are fewer people in front of you, I will let you walk by yourself!

We have been in the wind and rain all our lives, and I have never seen any scenes before? The old man snorted, then stretched comfortably in the sedan chair, and now you are making it like a sick person!

Suddenly, the old man's movements were frozen.

I saw dozens of men carrying wood on the pier leading to the warehouse next to Qiantou Wharf, carrying a bag of huge goods, and moving forward slowly.

It seemed that the goods were too heavy, and the men were exhausted and stopped on the pier. The leading man was sweating and his muscles suddenly rose on his shoulders, gritting his teeth and shouting.

Lift the front and force the back!

In the sedan chair, the old man waved his fists and shouted with encouragement like a child, "Go harder, hey hey!"

With encouragement, the goods were carried up again and entered the warehouse steadily.

Good man! The old man laughed and said to the guards around him, "Don't look, you have been practicing martial arts since childhood, but if you really do work, you can't compare to these men!"

Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi laughed silently.

Serve the elderly not only for food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also for the elderly’s mood.

The group continued to walk forward and passed through the pier. There was a wide water surface in front of them.

There were countless ducks on the water, flapping their wings and chirping, and looking around, the vast area was everywhere.

Ducks are fatter than chickens and are deeply loved by the people of Yingtian Prefecture and nobles. The canals outside Yingtian Prefecture, Xuanwu Lake and other places are all seeds of lake ducks. They have been raised freely on the water since childhood, eating the grain falling from the canal grain ships, and the small fish, shrimps and insects in the river have grown up. The skin is crisp and tender, and the meat is oily but not greasy.

Until later generations, there were famous skin-skinned ducks in Nanjing!

In contrast, it is the famous roast duck in later capitals. In fact, roast duck comes from here.

Originally, Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing in time and space, and the ducks from Yingtian Mansion followed him.

Every year, the imperial court stipulates how many ducks farmers who raise ducks should send to Beijing.

The so-called worldly affairs are all knowledge, and sending ducks is not only knowledge but also a secret skill. Duck raising people drive the ducks on the water. Not only does it take a lot of them along the way, but they can also harvest many duck eggs. These duck eggs are the rewards that the court has given to those duck farmers.

Moreover, those ducks cannot be put in cages, they all swim in the water, and eat them from the water, making the meat more delicious.

Seeing this scene, the old man suddenly became interested and took Zhu Yunxiu's hand, grandson, and got a duck to eat!

Zhu Yunxiu looked at the ducks. The ducks were still small in the beginning of spring, and this place was not cleaned up even if it was brought over.

Grandpa Huang, come to the front later and find a better restaurant...

Failed! The old man frowned and said, "The ducks in the restaurant are all raised by the ducks, so we want to eat this kind of lake duck!" As he said, he pointed to the shore and patrolled the ducks back and forth. The gray-headed duck with a bit of majestic aura said, "It's just it! How fat!"
Chapter completed!