Zhu Meng looked at the queue of people buying three lottery tickets downstairs and said, "This is the three lottery tickets that Chen'er mentioned. It's a bit interesting." He and Yuan Xi arrived at the teahouse opposite the supermarket early and watched the lottery draw.
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Yuan Xi covered his mouth and smiled when he heard this: "It seems that we have all underestimated Chen'er."
The two of them saw the scene in this supermarket today, and they both felt a little regretful. They originally wanted Zhu Muchen to mess around outside for a while. After he lost all the money, he was allowed to study hard at home. If he couldn't do it, he could also practice martial arts. Looking at the supermarket
The traffic was so busy that the two of them felt a little embarrassed. After all, merchants were not allowed to do business in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business" was a rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Muchen was a pure bloodline of the old Zhu family, so he went to do business.
If the news spread, I'm afraid it would attract criticism.
Zhu Meng took a sip of tea and said: "Chen'er's business is so booming, I'm afraid Beijing will get the news in a few days."
Yuan Xi thought for a moment and said: "I think it is better for my concubine Yi Chen to arrange a position for Chen'er."
Zhu Meng shook his head and said: "How can this matter in the army be a trivial matter? Let's wait and see for a while." After Zhu Meng finished speaking, he looked downstairs at the team buying three place prizes.
Yuan Xi showed a smile and said: "Your Majesty, why don't we go down and have a look."
When Zhu Meng heard this, the sadness on his face just now disappeared. He touched his fat belly innocently and said, "Okay, let's take a look at our Chen'er."
Today, many vendors who usually set up stalls at the market street came to Zhu Muchen, crying and begging him to let them in to sell their goods.
"Your Highness, please take pity on me." A man hugged Zhu Muchen's thigh and cried.
Zhu Muchen was speechless at the man hugging his thigh and muttered: "Oh my goodness."
The man who was holding Zhu Muchen's thigh and crying bitterly paused for a moment. He felt that he had cried too loudly just now. Zhu Muchen seemed to have said something just now, but he felt that he could not hear it clearly. He wiped his nose and looked up at Zhu Muchen, as if hoping.
He was saying it again, and several women on the side had the same expression, as if they didn't understand what Zhu Muchen just said.
Zhu Muchen helped the man who was holding his thigh and said, "I'll definitely welcome you when you come in to sell things. You don't have to look like this." Then he reached out his hand to the man's back and wiped it. He felt that he felt a handful of snot from his nose.
Zhu Muchen waved his hand and said: "Okay, go and register, go ahead." Then he motioned to Shang Ziyou to help them make arrangements.
"His Royal Highness, I'm going to bring the things in now." The man who was still crying just now happily went to the door to pick up the load.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Several women also bowed and thanked Zhu Muchen one after another, and then went to find Shang Ziyou to register. They did not expect to be able to come in and sell things so easily. They had run away when they saw Zhu Muchen before.
Now he agreed to them easily, and they were all a little surprised! In an instant, Zhu Muchen's status in their hearts became much higher.
"Chen'er." A familiar voice came from behind. Zhu Muchen glanced back, with a smile on his face and shouted: "Father, Queen, why are you here?" Bai Xiaoman behind him hurriedly said
He saluted the two of them.
Zhu Meng smiled and said: "Your mother and I happened to be passing by and came to see you."
Yuan Xi walked up to Bai Xiaoman, held her hand with a smile and said: "Chen'er, this is your supermarket? Show your father and mother."
Zhu Muchen heard the words and responded: "Okay."
There were not many people in the supermarket in the afternoon, but they were not few either. Zhu Muchen took the prince and princess on a tour.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Shang Ziyou came back and saw the two of them coming, bowing and saluting.
Zhu Meng smiled and nodded, Yuan Xi waved and said: "Come Ziyou, come here." Upon hearing this, Shang Zi hurriedly walked to Yuan Xi, and then Zhu Muchen led a few people to continue to visit the supermarket while talking and laughing.
In just a few days, the supermarket opened by Zhu Muchen caused a sensation throughout Wuchang City. The three-place lottery tickets he sold became more and more popular, and people from many surrounding cities came to buy the three-place lottery tickets.
"Have you heard that there is something called the Three Places Prize Scroll in Wuchang City? It is said that as long as you spend two pennies, you have a chance to win ten taels of silver."
"Yes, yes, I heard that several people get hit every day."
"It would be great to have one in Nanjing sometime." A few men were talking at a noodle stall, and there was a lot of buzz in Nanjing about the three places' prizes.
"I have something important to report, please excuse me, father-in-law." A man wearing a unicorn suit said to an old eunuch with his hands raised. The old eunuch returned the greeting, then bowed and walked into the palace door.
"Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Li Yu'an, would like to see you." The old eunuch bent down and cupped his hands to report outside the door of a room.
"Let him come in." A sonorous and powerful voice came from the room. Hearing this, the old eunuch bowed and retreated. Li Yu'an, the commander from outside the hall, came in, and then helped him open a door in the hall.
Li Yu'an entered the room and saw Zhu Di, saluting and saying, "Your Majesty, Li Yu'an, pay homage to your Majesty." With a sound of "Puch", he knelt in front of Zhu Di, folded his hands and knelt down, then kowtowed to the ground without raising his head.
Zhu Di put down the book in his hand and said: "Get up, how is the matter I asked you to check?".
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The place called the supermarket is indeed run by Zhu Muchen, the eldest son of the Prince of Chu. He transports more than ten carts of copper coins back to the Prince's Mansion every day. Just one thing called the Three Places Prize Scroll can sell for hundreds of taels.
One day." He stood up and said with his hands in hand.
Zhu Di had also heard about this three-place award in the past two days. Zhu Di suddenly stood up, walked around to the desk with his hands behind his back, looked down, looked at Li Yuan and asked: "Are you sure he really broke his brain back then?"
Zhu Di's sharp eyes seemed to be piercing something. Standing in front of Zhu Di, it was as if his heart, liver and five internal organs had been seen through by him.
Li Yuan was sweating profusely on his forehead. When Zhu Di learned that Zhu Muchen had a brain disease, he asked Li Yuan to investigate the matter. Li Yuan did not dare to neglect the matter. He sent various people to sneak into the palace to investigate, and the investigation lasted for five years, and finally identified Zhu Muchen.
He was undoubtedly suffering from a brain disease, so he reported the investigation results to Zhu Di.
Now Zhu Muchen suddenly recovered, and during this investigation into the supermarket run by Zhu Muchen, he admired Zhu Muchen's business acumen. If he said that Zhu Muchen was a brain disease patient who had just recovered, he would not believe it himself, let alone Zhu Di.
, he doubted his own investigation results back then. Did Zhu Muchen not break his brain at all?
At this time, Li Yu'an felt that he had already stepped into the gate of hell. Although the Jin Yiwei had great power and was the most favored by the emperor, if they did not do well, the emperor would not let them go. They would be imprisoned at least, or jailed at worst.
Then behead him directly.
Seeing that Li Yu'an didn't reply, Zhu Di turned his back to Li Yu'an and said, "That's it, let's go down." Then Zhu Di picked up the books on the table.
Li Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed his hands and said, "I take my leave." He bowed and left.
Today the whole city of Wuchang is in a state of excitement. Not because someone won the prize for three places or because someone cut off a wooden stake. Zhu Muchen did something jaw-dropping again. A notice was posted in front of the supermarket today, "Plowing the fields."
The condition for "rent-free" is that farmers who have no farmland and farmers who have farmland without rent must sell their harvest to the prince every year.
"His Royal Highness is truly a living Bodhisattva!" an old man shouted excitedly.
"Can I have one at home?" said a very thin child.
"Yes, I'll give you a piece first." Zhu Muchen appeared behind the child and said.
"Plop" the thin child knelt down and saluted: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Muchen hurriedly helped up the child in front of him and said: "Get up quickly, everyone should line up to start plowing the fields."
Pang Man carried out a table and placed it on the side of the supermarket entrance. Zhu Muchen walked to the table and said: "Those who have farmland at home or have rented farmland are not allowed to claim it. Anyone who violates it will be fined.",? As soon as he finished speaking, he said.
Some people left the team leading the fields.
Zhu Muchen knew that the living standards of the people in the Ming Dynasty were still good. The country attached great importance to agricultural and economic development, and social security was also very strict. The people basically had enough to eat and clothing to wear. However, the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was very strange.
People have to divide their household registration according to occupation. Once the division is made, it cannot be changed and it will be hereditary. To put it bluntly, those who sell tofu will always be tofu sellers, and those who farm will always be tofu sellers.
It is farming. This institutionally solidifies social mobility. In this way, the people stick to their own industries, and it is easier for the rulers to manage and control.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, common people were divided into three categories: civil status, craftsman status and military status. The military status of the Ming Dynasty actually focused on the professionalization of the army and the separation of soldiers and farmers. Although the cost of supporting a professional army was relatively high, its combat effectiveness was relatively high.
It is relatively strong and can deal with internal and external troubles and other wars in a timely manner. The establishment of the craftsmanship is actually based on the system of the Yuan Dynasty. It is also very detailed internally and has many types, such as kitchen servants, tailors, horse households, boat households, weavers, etc.
There are dozens of types and hereditary craftsmanship, which can be regarded as the real "iron rice bowl".
During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, a huge official handicraft workshop was established, with more than 200,000 craftsmen in it, mainly supplying the needs of the upper class of society such as the nobles and the palace.
The civil registration is mainly composed of farmers. The main obligation of these people is to bear the land tax and corvee. Policies to assist in the management of the people include the yellow book, the fish scale book and the Lijia system. The yellow book is a detailed population census, every once in a while.
It has to be rechecked every ten years. The fish scale book is more like the civil affairs statistics of the county government. The Lijia system can be understood as the most basic administrative organization similar to the current "village committee". At that time, neighbors also supervised each other.
With care, you must report anything inappropriate, and idleness is strictly prohibited. This basically controls the farmers at the grassroots level.
