Tianjin, because they arrived in Tianjin early, Emperor Hongzhi and his party were also prepared to walk around Tianjin and have a look.
There are many places worth visiting in Tianjin. At the Tianjin Port, you can watch thousands of sails racing and enjoy the busy port; in the Tianjin Industrial Zone, thousands of factories and workshops gather here. Every time you go to and from work, the spacious
Concrete roads will be overwhelmed by the huge flow of people.
There are many high-rise buildings here in Tianjin. Each building is a trading house. The street stretches for ten miles, gathering together tens of thousands of large and small trading houses throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Here, you can buy products from anywhere in the world, and you can also discuss business with merchants from all over the country, from inside and outside the customs, and even from Europe, Persia, and the Middle East. As for Koreans and Japanese, they have long been common.
Tianjin Royal Stadium is also a must-go. If you don’t go to Tianjin to watch a football match, then your trip to Tianjin will be in vain. There are tens of thousands of people in this huge stadium. When the football match comes, the cheers of the sea of people will be overwhelming.
When a general wave of air comes over, even the quietest person will start shouting.
Tianjin Imperial Commercial Street is currently the largest commercial street in the entire Ming Dynasty. It is also very long and has thousands of shops. There is nothing you can’t think of here, and there is nothing you can’t buy. It is extremely prosperous and best to go at night.
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Because at night, whale oil lamps are lit up on this street. Under the special glass lamps, the whole street is brightly lit, as bright as day. It is a favorite place for young and old Tianjin people to go at night.
Tianjin, a new metropolis, has no historical and cultural landscapes. Everything is newly built, but it is also the most attractive thing of this era.
Whether it is a huge port, a prosperous Shili Foreign Trade Co., Ltd., or a large-scale industrial zone, Imperial Commercial Street, etc., they are all at the forefront of this era, and are naturally the most attractive places.
Every year, I don’t know how many people come here to visit Tianjin. Many people from Korea and Japan travel thousands of miles to visit Tianjin to feel the cutting-edge atmosphere of the times and the power and prosperity of the Ming Empire.
Here in Tianjin Imperial Commercial Street, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Liu Jin, Zhang Mao and others were dressed in plain clothes and strolled around in various shops very leisurely.
One characteristic of the shops here in the Imperial Commercial Street is that they are large. Almost all the shops are very large and occupy a very large area, and most of these shops are affiliated to large commercial houses, large factories, etc.
A wealthy owner would like to open an image store here.
Of course, there is also buying and selling, and the goods sold here are often of complete varieties, with reasonable prices, and the business is quite good, which is why it can develop and prosper.
“It’s really lively!”
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the bustling Imperial Commercial Street. The flow of people here was very large, and there were many people coming and going. There were scholars in robes, in small groups. It was almost winter, but they were still swaying coquettishly.
The fan pretends to be noble and arrogant, and even sways it when walking.
There were ordinary workers wearing uniforms from factories and workshops, who also gathered in small groups, wandering around in shops, discussing excitedly.
There are also some who can tell at a glance that they are newcomers to the city from the countryside. They look at the prosperous world in front of them with inferiority complexes and fearfully look at the luxuriously decorated shops, and are afraid to go in.
You can also see many foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes, talking in bird language that no one understands, and chatting excitedly, so that the Ming people around them cast their disdainful glances.
We can also see a few tribesmen from all over the Ming Dynasty. They wear the costumes of their respective tribes, walking together in twos and threes, and looking at each store with bright eyes.
The scene in front of him also made Emperor Hongzhi smile. Seeing everything here, he could almost see the prosperity and power of the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty people coming and going all have ruddy faces and good clothes. The key is that the Ming Dynasty people look proud and full of confidence.
This is what a powerful empire should look like!
"Your Majesty, today is not the busiest time yet."
"If we wait until holidays, these stores will hold some promotions and everyone is taking a break, the place will be crowded. It will be almost a sea of people. More than 100,000 people will flock here every day."
Liu Jin is naturally the most familiar with Tianjin. All the shops in this imperial commercial district belong to Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao. Of course, they are all leased to these merchants, but they still know the situation here well.
"Yeah~"
"It seems that I will need to go out for a walk more often when I take a bath in the future."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled and said to the ministers around him.
"I want to go out and walk more~"
"The same is true for the commercial streets in Xincheng, South District of Beijing. Every holiday, those merchants will hold promotions, attracting a lot of people."
"There are also places like the Empire State Plaza, football stadiums, theaters, and zoos. Every holiday, there are so many people and it's so lively."
Liu Jian also smiled and nodded.
"All this is because Your Majesty is the eternal sage. Our Ming Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, so we have today's prosperity and bustle."
Li Dongyang also quickly flattered Emperor Hongzhi.
Well, for scholars, flattering the emperor is not flattering. What's more, considering the prosperity and power of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi can indeed be regarded as an emperor throughout the ages.
"Haha, it's all the result of the joint efforts of you and I, the emperor and our ministers. It was also created by all the people in the world with their own hands. I don't dare to take credit."
Wearing a lot of clothes, flattering others, everyone likes to hear others bragging, even the emperor is no exception.
What's more, Emperor Hongzhi was naturally in a good mood as he was known as the one emperor through the ages.
I took everyone on a very casual stroll around the commercial district.
Because of Tianjin's special geographical location, almost everything in the world converges here in Tianjin, and almost all the goods in the world are gathered here in this commercial district.
Here you can buy Korean ginseng, Korean kimchi, and Ayutthaya gems from North Korea, as well as Japanese knives from Japan, Edo kiriko, and dried fish from Shikoku.
You can buy cane sugar, spices, gems, corals, pearls, agates, ivory, etc. from Nanyang Baihuahua. Some of them are produced in several Nanyang provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and there are also goods produced in various countries in Nanyang.
You can also buy goods from the Western region, including jade and jade from Burma, various gemstones from Ceylon, cane sugar, swords, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon from India.
You can also buy myrrh, frankincense, dates, dried fruits, gems, swords, Persian carpets, precious fuel lapis lazuli, saffron from Afghanistan, diamonds and ivory from East Africa from the Middle East and Africa.
You can also buy century-old ginseng from Golden Continent, dried salmon from Qianhe City, gold and silver jewelry from Golden City, obsidian daggers from the Inca Empire and Aztec Kingdom, produced in the tropical rainforest of Southern Golden Continent.
beautiful parrot.
You can also buy kangaroo jerky, beef jerky, and mutton jerky from Australia, which are said to be good for aphrodisiacs. It is said that these things are endless in Australia.
You can also buy wine from Europe, perfume from France, ham from the Iberian Peninsula, Italian cheese, olive oil, etc.
It can be said that here, as long as you have money, you can buy almost everything. Products from all over the world are gathered here, with a dazzling array of things to look at.
And this is just a part of it, most of the goods bought and sold here are goods that can be stored for a long time and are easy to transport.
In Tianjin, there are many specialized markets for professional trading.
For example, the slave market here in Tianjin almost brings together slaves from all over the world, specializing in the sale and purchase of female slaves. As long as you have money, you can choose from beauties from all over the world.
There is also Tianjin’s horse market, where famous horses from all over the world gather, including sweat horses, Arabian horses, European warmblood horses, you name it, you can find them here.
Tianjin Shili Yanghang is actually of this nature. It was established specifically for large-scale transactions. Large-scale transactions are almost all done here, and the rest of the retail market is divided into many professional ones.
Slave market, horse market, cloth market, grain market, iron market, tea market, etc., there are professional markets in Tianjin for professional trading.
The Imperial Commercial District is aimed at mass consumers. The products sold can be stored for a long time, but there are still so many varieties that it is difficult for the eyes to see them all.
A large number of people and goods have become the biggest features of the entire commercial district.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Jiajia's shop with great interest. From time to time he encountered something he didn't recognize, and would ask questions carefully to learn more about it.
Liu Jin was always by his side. After shopping for a whole afternoon, he finally got an understanding of various products, prices and so on.
The current situation of the Ming Dynasty is somewhat similar to the most glorious era of the Bald Eagle in later generations, which is roughly the 20 to 30 years after World War II. Its own production capacity is extremely powerful, and it produces a lot of goods that are sold all over the world.
At the same time, products from all over the world have also come to Daming, and they are of high quality and low price. Considering the current income of people in Daming, the prices of these goods are not expensive, and ordinary people can afford them.
It can be said that the Ming Dynasty is a very good era with high income, low consumption and many opportunities.
