In the capital city of Ming Dynasty, with the arrival of the New Year, the entire capital city fell into a sea of celebration.
The sound of fireworks and firecrackers filled the sky, red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets formed a sea of red, groups of children were playing and playing everywhere, and the faces of adults were also full of smiles.
Thanks to the great blessing of the Emperor, everyone is living a good life in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, which is about to pass.
The Ming Dynasty was flourishing internally and became increasingly prosperous and powerful. Externally, more and more countries came to the DPRK and wanted to join the Ming Dynasty and become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. Countries all over the world knew about the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Korea sent their Korean ginseng and Korean beauties, Japan sent their swords and beauties, and Luzon in the south offered pearls, corals, gems and gold.
The King of Siam sent his son to personally deliver several ships of ivory, mahogany, coral, pearls, gems and jade, and at the same time submitted his credentials again, hoping to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
The King of Burma went through all kinds of hardships and sent a rare treasure to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, a top-grade imperial green jade stone the size of a millstone. He also expressed his willingness to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and asked the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to restrain the trading houses and colonies of the Ming Dynasty and stop them.
Attack on Burma.
The Sultan of Persia sent people to send saffron, gold vessels, swords, and high-quality lapis lazuli to express his gratitude to the Ming Empire for its help to Persia and to express his gratitude to the Ming Dynasty for its help to Persia.
Kansu II of Egypt sent people to send Egyptian beauties, lions, elephants, and camels to thank the Ming Dynasty for building the Egyptian Canal in Egypt and bringing new life to Egypt.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire sent many beauties from the Ottoman Empire and European beauties, as well as exquisite carpets, treasure islands, gold vessels, gems, etc., and expressed that there should be friendship and harmony between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire from generation to generation.
The Khan of the Hax Khanate sent people to send the sweat-blooded BMW and prairie beauties to express their respect for the Ming Empire and the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
This was an unprecedented prosperous age. The barbarians from all over the world surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to cross the border in the slightest.
The people of the Ming Dynasty lived quite comfortably.
In the coastal and Haijiang areas, due to convenient shipping, along with the development of Ming Dynasty's overseas colonization and the development of capitalism, people in these areas have more opportunities.
Those who have the conditions can go to sea to do business and work as crew members, and the income will be very good. If you are lucky, you can make a lifetime's worth of money in one year.
If you don't have any conditions, you can also immigrate to Nanyang, overseas, and overseas colonies. You can immigrate to any place and have hundreds of acres of fields, some cattle, sheep, and so on.
Among the many planters in the Nanyang region, the first batch of people were from the coastal and river areas. Many of them went to sea, worked as sailors, and immigrated overseas.
As for people in the interior, their lives are also getting better, as immigration policies continue.
Many people who live in deep mountains and old forests, poverty-stricken areas, the Loess Plateau and other places have migrated to places such as Liaodong, the Western Regions, Hezhong, Nanyun, Nanyang, Australia, and Huanghuangzhou.
These immigration areas have superior natural conditions, coupled with the vast area and sparse population, and the support of the court's policies, it is basically possible to live a prosperous life in these places very quickly.
As for those who stayed in the local area, due to the large population loss, no one was rushing to cultivate the land of the landlords and gentry families. Many fields began to become deserted. They had more choices, not only more
The land can be cultivated, and these landowners and gentry have to significantly reduce the rent in order to prevent their fields from being laid waste.
Of course, those who continue to farm land for landlords are the stupidest and stupidest people. As long as they have some sense, are willing to immigrate, and dare to venture out, they will basically not continue to farm land for landlords.
But no matter what, at least life now is much better than before.
The fields can be planted freely, and there are high-yielding crops brought back from the Golden Continent. Having enough food is no longer a luxury idea, but has become a real life. There is so much food that it is impossible to finish it.
As for the people of the Ming Dynasty who immigrated to various places, their lives were even better. They owned a lot of fields and pastures. Hard work not only allowed them to have enough to eat, but also made them rich. What everyone pursued was no longer as simple as having enough to eat.
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As for the landowners and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, their lives have also become better.
Smart landowners and gentry began to learn to run factories and workshops. Because of the rapid development of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty, there was no need to worry about selling the things produced, and they could make money casually. The only problem they had to worry about was that it was difficult to recruit workers.
As for landowners and gentry who have capital and strength, they can set up trading firms, go overseas to do business, or go with others to develop colonies overseas. Even if you want to become a local emperor overseas, you can.
This is the current Ming Empire.
From top to bottom, up to the court, the emperor, princes and nobles, the gentry in the middle, the landlord class, and the ordinary people at the bottom, everyone has enjoyed the dividends of the colonial era and the capital era, and they have lived a very good life.
And with the rapid and in-depth development of capitalism and colonialism, the impact on Ming Dynasty began to be more profound, affecting all aspects of Ming Dynasty people.
At this time, everyone in Beijing and Tianjin is celebrating and celebrating the arrival of the New Year.
Liu Jin's house was decorated with lanterns and colorful ribbons, a festive red color.
In the hall at home, Liu's mother was sitting upright in the red festive clothes of the third-grade imperial concubine. Liu Jin was wearing a brand-new coat, followed by Xu Waner and Li Zhen.
Children born to each other.
"Mother~"
Liu Jin looked at his mother and saluted respectfully.
"Well, this is a red envelope for you~"
Mother Liu smiled and nodded, took a red leather bag from the hand of the maid next to her and handed it to Liu Jin.
"...Thank you, mother!"
Liu Jin reluctantly accepted the red envelope. Even though he was old, he felt like a child receiving lucky money.
"Mother~"
After Liu Jin received the red envelope, Xu Waner and Li Zhen also stepped forward and saluted and shouted in unison.
"Okay, okay~"
"Come, come, here are two pairs of bracelets I bought a few days ago. You can each have a pair."
Mother Liu looked at her two daughters-in-law, with a smile on her face, and asked the maid to bring over two pairs of bracelets. At first glance, these bracelets were extraordinary, top-grade imperial green jade bracelets, which can only be found here in Myanmar.
Of course, this thing is very difficult for ordinary people to see, but it is still very common in Liu Jin's family. Liu Jin himself gives a lot of gold, silver, jade and other things to his two children every year.
My wife, the gifts are naturally of the highest quality.
The best jadeite from Myanmar, the best gemstones from Ceylon Island, pearls, corals, ivory from the South Sea, sapphires from Persia, diamonds from Africa, etc. Anyway, Xu Waner and Li Zhen have already filled several big boxes.
"Thank you, mother~"
The two of them took the bracelet with smiles on their faces and expressed their gratitude to the old lady in unison.
"Grandma~"
Finally it was the turn of the little ones at home. Several little kids rushed up and hugged the old lady.
"Okay, everyone has a share, everyone has a share~"
The old lady's smile became even brighter when she saw her grandsons and granddaughters. Each one of them was her lifeblood and her heart's content, and it usually hurt so much.
During the Chinese New Year and holidays, I have to prepare gifts every time for these grandchildren and granddaughters, who are so doting on them.
"Come on, come on, this is the boss~"
"This is the second child's~"
"This belongs to the third child."
The old lady happily handed out New Year's gifts, lucky money and red envelopes. Liu Jin touched the red envelope on his hand, and then looked at the bracelets on Xu Waner and Li Zhen's hands. He immediately felt that his status had dropped too much.
New Year's gifts were sent, and soon it was time for the New Year's Eve dinner.
The huge round table was filled with delicacies. The old lady sat down first, then Liu Jin, Xu Waner, Li Zhen, and finally the children. The whole family was enjoying themselves.
"Dang~dang~"
Along with the ringing of bells, the servants lit up fireworks and firecrackers, and the spirit of the New Year suddenly came out.
Liu Jin looked at the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner on the table and couldn't help but sigh.
As the top wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty, although Liu Jin has always been economical and does not like extravagance and waste, he still has what he should have during the New Year and the holidays.
Needless to say, chicken, duck, and fish, boiled cabbage made from Chinese cabbage hearts shipped from Ryukyu, and soup made from dried salmon from Qianhe City in Huanghuangzhou are paired with food from the north.
Centennial Ginseng.
Sliced ham from the Iberian Peninsula in Europe, sprinkled with pepper from the Western Regions; roasted whole lamb from the northern grasslands, exuding an alluring aroma; dumplings made of Liaodong's finest white flour are Liu Jin's eldest son's favorite
thing.
The top-quality abalone, sea cucumber, and lobster transported by train from Tianjin are Li Zhen’s favorite foods; there are even more types of dried fruits, such as raisins from Turpan in the Western Regions, walnuts, dates, and almonds from Shanxi, all from the Middle East
Dates from China, olives from the Mediterranean, dried fruits from Southeast Asia...
There were several wine glasses in front of Liu Jin. The glass wine glasses contained wine from Europe and France, the small white porcelain wine glasses contained Shanxi Fenjiu wine, and the jade cups contained Guojiao wine produced by Liaodong's own winery...
The table of food in front of him almost included specialties from all over the world, which reminded Liu Jin of the time when he had just traveled through time. At that time, during the New Year and the holidays, even if he had money, he could not eat these things from all over the world.
Yes, but the price is extremely expensive and the quality is very poor.
Where can it be like now, where Ming people can ask for things from all over the world? Not only are they of good quality, but the prices are also cheap. Even ordinary families can afford many things. The prices are not expensive. During the New Year and the holidays, everyone is welcome.
