The old man thinks this way because Zhu Di has always been submissive in front of the old man. When it comes to the depth of the city, I am afraid that not many people in the royal family can make a difference.

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Because of the Chinese New Year, it seems that everyone is starting to become more relaxed.

Both the royal family and the common people are busy buying new year's goods.

Some poor scholars also set up stalls in the cold wind to help people write couplets.

Especially this year's New Year's goods are more affordable and cheaper than in previous years, which has aroused even more craze.

Zhu Ying had already made preparations for the New Year's goods, and goods of various sizes were continuously transported into the palace.

This includes department stores, which are given to everyone in the palace, from concubines in the harem, descendants of the royal family, to eunuchs and maids, to imperial guards and officials in the capital.

If you have children at home, you can also get a red envelope, which is lucky money.

But it is mainly symbolic. After all, these days, there are so many six or seven children in the family that it is impossible to seal six or seven red seals.

Inside the red envelope, according to the grade, it ranges from ten coins to ten guan notes, which is considered a happy occasion.

"Your Majesty Taisun is so grand. In the twenty-fifth year of our Ming Dynasty, this year's New Year's Day is the busiest."

"Of course it is. Look, there are only eight days left until New Year's Day. The flavor of this new year has already caught up with previous years. I heard that His Highness Taisu has even recruited opera troupes from all over the world to come to the capital to take turns singing operas."

"This year is very different. Our Highness the Grandson returns to the palace, and the Holy Father and grandson are reunited. Such a happy event will naturally be held in a big way. And after His Highness the Grandson enters the palace, the Holy Master will be rich."

"Hey, why don't we have money? For such a big chamber of commerce, we didn't buy any of our New Year's goods from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. With such a large size and the money earned, I'm afraid we will have to build a new palace to hold it."

"That's not to say. The goods we buy now are much cheaper than in previous years. I think this chamber of commerce is run by His Highness the Grand Sun. It is really a good thing for us common people."

"In the past, goods that could only be purchased for tens of cents are now almost half as much. It is really a great blessing."

Inside and outside the palace, there was joy.

Especially the people in the capital have received huge benefits. Even the lowest-class refugees have a special place set up to provide them with food.

Such a large expenditure was all funded by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, which was absolutely generous.

"Grandson, I am afraid that such a large amount of money will cost a lot of money."

In the palace, after experiencing the excitement, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but find his eldest grandson to ask.

In previous years, during the Spring Festival, there was not such a large expenditure. Because the country was just founded, there was not much surplus food in the national treasury, so we still had some control over major events and were relatively frugal.

This time, he agreed with his eldest son to handle the Spring Festival matters. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was curious about such a grand occasion, especially some of the arrangements in the palace. After reading the regulations that had been revised several times, he felt a little stuffy in his heart.

There were a lot of regulations in previous years, but they were mainly about etiquette.

The main purpose is to capture the officials and congratulate them.

Now it's not just that, there are many more programs, performances, operas, storytellers, and even a specially set up food court in the palace.

In Fengtian Square alone, there are extremely grand New Year's Eve large-scale events on Zhengdan.

The list of fireworks involved is more than ten pages long.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who had always been frugal, find it unacceptable.

"Grandpa, don't worry. These expenses may seem huge, but in fact they don't cost a penny of internal funds. And more than that, my grandson's business association should be able to make money from these."

Zhu Ying replied confidently.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously: "Tell us, with such a huge expense, how can it be possible to make money without spending any money?"

Zhu Ying smiled mysteriously and explained: "Grandpa, have you ever heard of the incense of Tianjie Temple?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Of course we know."

Tianjie Temple is the first of the three major temples in the capital.

It has always been a custom to compete for the top fragrance, which is believed to bring good luck to people in the new year.

Nowadays, the competition for the first incense is not as fierce as that in later generations. Millions of dollars are spent just for one.

Nowadays, those who can go to Tianjie Temple, or Linggu Temple and Dabaoen Temple, the three major temples in the capital, to get incense are either nobles in the palace or important officials in the court.

Businessmen, no matter how much money they spend, are not qualified.

But this does not mean that they did not have this intention. When commerce developed in later generations, the ones who spent the most money were the merchants.

Zhu Ying knew this very well, so on the Zhengdan Festival, he added a link, which was enough to offset the expenses and still make a surplus.
Chapter completed!