As the war progressed, the tense atmosphere in Beijing gradually dissipated, returning to its former prosperity.
No matter what era it is, the people in the capital are always the most comfortable.
Even in Minguo, 80% of the students admitted to Qingbei University are from Beijing, and the educational resources are far higher than other places.
In Beijing, a feudal society, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire Ming Dynasty's twenty or so provinces basically supported Beijing.
In terms of education, a large number of people settled in Beijing to wait for the tribute examination held every three years, which allowed outstanding local talents to be used by wealthy families.
Whether you are a teacher or investing in the future, it is a great opportunity.
As for the most basic thing about food, unless the whole world starves to death, there will definitely be no shortage of food in Beijing.
Let’s not mention the annual quota of 4 million shi in the Ming Dynasty for the time being. In other words, now, due to the smooth flow of sea transportation, the transportation of materials, especially grain, is more convenient and faster.
If canals are just capillaries, and shipping is the main artery, it can continuously draw nutrients from the south and nourish the capital city.
In Tongzhou, Tianjin and other places, there are a large number of granaries built, which are enough to ensure that the capital has food for three years.
This alone has kept the price of grain in Beijing hovering around one silver dollar. Recently, as a large number of Beijing troops went out to fight, the price of grain has dropped to 8 cents.
The huge class of nobles, officials, and wealthy businessmen all crowded into this city, constantly entangled in the vines of power.
This has promoted the development of commodity consumption, and wages and benefits have always been higher than other places.
If we say that in Suzhou, an ordinary coolie can only earn up to 50 coppers a day, but in Beijing, it can be as high as 80.
In other words, at the middle income level, a family earns about two silver dollars per month.
This in turn forced military pay to increase.
After all, soldiers need to maintain the lives of their families. Even if the emperor takes care of food and clothing, who doesn't like the pursuit of a high-level life?
It is also true that, taking this opportunity, households hope that the Ministry will lower the price of food, thereby lowering the expectations of the soldiers.
You should know that as early as the shogunate period, a soldier's monthly salary was only five cents, and that of a cavalryman was eight cents.
When he arrived in Nanjing and the emperor ascended the throne, his salary was raised to one tael of silver.
In the current fifth year of Shaowu, the average soldier's income has reached two silver coins, but in five or six years, it has quadrupled.
The pressure on military spending is too great.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has been complaining that military expenditures are too high, and has been very reluctant to raise monthly wages, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
After all, if ordinary soldiers get a salary increase, they, the generals, will also get a big raise.
Zhu Yixi thought more.
Appropriate military pay can increase the motivation of soldiers, but if it is increased too much, it will not only be unbearable for the Ministry of Revenue, but also affect the future of the army.
The most obvious example is the Shence Army in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.
In order to strengthen the oppression of local vassals and maintain the authority of the central government, the emperors after the Anshi Rebellion only trusted their own imperial troops, especially the Shence Army during the Xianzong period.
The salary and benefits were continuously increased, even reaching more than ten times that of soldiers in the feudal town.
The local owners are not as happy as soldiers.
Under such circumstances, many soldiers themselves are too lazy to join the army, so they simply recruit individuals to serve as soldiers and earn the difference themselves.
Good guy, as soon as Huang Chao arrived, the Shence Army, which used to be so powerful in the world, was immediately discouraged.
Considering the pressure from the court, the morale of the frontline soldiers, and worries about the future, Zhu Yixi was quite torn.
The weather has been hot these days, and because of the war, he could not go to Yuquan Villa to escape the heat, so he could only stay in the Forbidden City. The emperor felt quite depressed.
When the queen saw this, she wanted to help out and to relieve her boredom, she thought about building a stage in the Forbidden City.
"What do you think?"
The dignified and generous queen stared at the emperor with her beautiful eyes, and her whole body's attention was already on him, for fear that he would not like it.
Zhu Yixi lay in the shade, listening to the Queen's clear and soft voice, and responded directly: "Okay, you can go ahead and make arrangements."
"However, don't make it public. Don't let people know about the battle ahead. Those clean-blooded people in the Supervisory Council are risking their lives."
"I understand." The queen smiled and said, "This is not a birth of an heir in the palace, but a child in the Tian family. Those people can't find fault with it."
“It’s still comfortable in Yuquan Mountain!”
Zhu Yixi sighed.
He thought again in his mind that it was Kun Opera. Although he couldn't quite understand it, it was still a woman and had a different kind of beauty.
It would also be nice to improve the sameness.
Wait, it would be better if a man disguised himself as a woman.
Immediately, he burst out laughing:
At this point, I still think about having sex between a man and a woman.
The queen made preparations very quickly, and in two or three days, the eunuchs made arrangements.
They are the emperor's close people, so they naturally understand everything, and the music they arrange is all about good fortune and longevity, perhaps great victory, and is all designed to please the emperor.
I heard a chamberlain singing from outside the palace: "Your Majesty has arrived——"
Everyone in the palace hurriedly stood up from their seats. Even the concubines, who were as big as drums, slowly squatted down and knelt down with the support of the maids. When they heard the sound of footsteps, the women's voices shouted: "Your Majesty.
Please greet me."
The emperor didn't expect that there were so many people here, so he hesitated and said, "Oh, there are so many people here today." He waved his hand casually,
"Everyone, get up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The girls stood up, and the emperor swept around them one by one and landed on one of them's face.
"Han'er has a big belly, why do you come here to join in the fun?"
Seeing the emperor's accusing tone, Mu Han felt happy in her heart, but she said: "The slave family is bored in the palace, and my sister has given birth to a prince, so she came here to feel happy."
As he said that, he looked at the emperor with pitiful and innocent eyes: "Your Majesty, I will only stay with you for a while, just for a short while."
On the side, Sun Damniang, who gave birth to the prince, still had the baby fat on her cheeks. She muttered with a cheeky face: "Humph, you look so pitiful, I'm going to take advantage of you today."
With that said, she came to the emperor's side with a smile, hugged her arms tightly, and said coquettishly: "Today's repertoire was specially chosen by me, so your majesty must take a closer look!"
"good."
Zhu Yixi shook her head. She had no choice but to deal with Sun Damiang, who was still childish. She was too unruly.
But after all, she is his sister-in-law and concubine, so she can only be pampered.
"Damselfly, let go of Your Majesty and sit back and watch the show."
Sun Xueniang was not used to it. Looking at the laughing faces of the women, she scolded in a low voice.
"Oh!" Sun Damiang muttered helplessly: "I gave birth to a prince, and I still show my dignity."
"Okay, let's watch the show!"
Zhu Yixi said with a smile, feeling inexplicably relaxed.