A good banquet, because Zhu Yunyu's sudden arrival suddenly became a little bland and tasteless. No matter how good the dishes are, they are like chewing wax.

Everyone ate some briskly, drank a few drinks and then finished in a hurry. I had prepared some programs after the meal, but I had to give up.

Night has already fallen, and the lights in Yingtian Mansion are just on the lanterns, and tourists are full of fragrant cars and BMWs that are intoxicating.

In addition to the scholars walking together, wealthy businessmen in groups of three or three, there are also colorful alleys full of rouge fragrance...

Zhu Yunyu walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back, looking around with some interest and strolling on the street.

Zhu Gaochi was slightly behind him half a step behind, while Duke Xu Huizu of Wei and Duke Cao Li Jinglong were behind them.

"The food and food just now are good!" Smelling the fireworks in the air, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "I didn't even move my chopsticks, it's a pity for a table of dishes!" As he said, he smiled sideways and asked, "That table, many, many

Money?"

"I ordered the best table, eight silver dollars!" Zhu Gaochi told the truth.

"Tsk, big deal!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.

Eight silver dollars are enough for a medium-sized family of five in Yingtian Mansion to eat for three or four months.

It is easy to understand. In the Qing Dynasty, the hard-core crops of an Eight Banner soldier for a month were between two taels of silver and four taels of silver. The Eight Banner vest, who received two taels of silver and ten stones a month, was enough to support him.

Eight people.

It has been hundreds of years since silver all over the world flowed to China, and the value of silver after inflation.

"Actually..." Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "I am lucky, and I am so lucky that I have been sent to the Nanshu Room by the emperor to help all the ministers and advise the state affairs. But I also know how much I weigh, and I will have to support you in the future.

Instructions. So I thought about it, I came out to set up a table and gain a good reputation!”

Zhu Yunxiu smiled and said, "You don't have to tell me these things. I can still figure out this!"

Otherwise, what if Zhu Gaochi is smart, he is telling Zhu Yunxi that it is because I am new and want to not let people exclude me, so he invites everyone out for dinner. There is no other meaning.

At the same time, he also took all the treats on himself and hid Xu Huizu. He also avoided Zhu Yunxiu's "protection" of Duke Wei to him.

"You!" Zhu Yunxiong continued to smile, "You are still not familiar with me when you are by my side, and you don't know me very well." As he said, he smiled, "Am I like a suspicious person?"

"You are either like you, you are!" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart.

He smiled and said, "The Emperor is naturally not a suspicious person, but it is the duty of the minister to tell the Emperor everything in detail!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said nothing.

The crowds in front of us are becoming increasingly dense, and it has reached the bank of the Qinhuai River, which is the most prosperous at night.

Looking ahead, the river surface is brightly lit, and countless carved beams and painted boats are mooring on the water surface, competing for beauty. Behind the screen window is full of the graceful figures of singers, and there is also a faint sound of silk and bamboo.

Small boats sailed from the river to the shore. The little girl with two heads on the boat smiled and invited the beloved to the pleasure boat.

There are countless peddlers and markets that can’t be seen at a glance, which is called prosperity and prosperity.

Seeing Zhu Yunxiu looking at the pleasure boat on the river, Li Jinglong, who was following behind, felt aroused in his heart and turned quietly toward the back.

"Can there be such prosperity in Peking?" Zhu Yunxiu stopped and watched, and asked with a smile.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head, "Pei Ping is a borderland, and there is a curfew at night, so the prosperity is not enough for the capital!"

This is half true and half false. Peiping's predecessor was Yuan Dadu. Even if it is not the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is still a world-class city. Merchants are constantly singing and dancing and taverns all night long.

"Is there a table with eight silver dollars in Beijing?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.

Zhu Gaochi quickly pondered Zhu Yunxi's intentions in his mind, and slowly spoke, "The best Shandong restaurant in Peiping and the best swallow wing mat are just three silver dollars!" As he said, he also smiled, "In terms of prices,

The land in the south of the Yangtze River is much higher than in the north.”

"It's not that the prices are high, but that there are too many rich people!" Zhu Yunxiu spoke thoughtfully.

Then he looked ahead, pointed to a tea stall and said, "Let's go and sit down."

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At the small tea stall, I prepared a few benches in a sporadic way.

Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi were one of them, and the others could only stand with tea.

"Do you know how much it costs to go to the pleasure boat over there for a good night?" Zhu Yunxiu took a sip of hot tea and asked in the distance.

Zhu Gaochi thought, "I have never been to the fireworks and willow alleys!"

"You are honest!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled and turned his head and said, "Li Jinglong, how much?"

The latter immediately stepped forward and smiled, "When you say you, the pleasure boats are divided into several levels. Generally, the tea-floor listening music is about two dollars. If you eat a mat and accompany a wine, the starting price of three dollars is not counted as the mat and the face price is

.If you want to live in the same room with the famous actors alone, at least ten silver dollars will start. If you want to be a guest of the curtain, you have to look over it."

"I am talking about ordinary pleasure boats. Those famous girls, if you don't spend a few hundred yuan, you will be unable to get close to you and will not be able to see your beauty!"

"Is it gold-inlaid?" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart.

"Look!" Zhu Yunxiu smiled with a tea bowl, "This is the head of the Fengyue team, and he talks about these things as if they are familiar!" As he said that, he took another sip of tea and said with a smile, "I still remember that some people wrote a letter to the capital city at that time.

There are too many strokes and moon places, which is really indecent!”

Li Jinglong smiled and continued, "That's just a poor scholar who has no knowledge. Last year, Yingtianfu collected 180,000 yuan in cash just by collecting licenses for the Qinhuai River Painting Boat and Fireworks Alley. Not to mention, the surrounding area

How many people rely on this to make a living."

"You two are emperors and dukes, why do you look like a madam?" Zhu Gaochi felt sorry for his heart, but his face was still a silly smile, looking stupid.

At this time, Zhu Yunxiu said again, "So, there are people in Jiangnan who have a lot of money! There are eight silver dollars on a table, and people who eat have to queue up to order a table. You can start at least ten silver dollars when you go to the pleasure boat, but you look like

People are still in a constant stream!”

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Gaochi, "Where are the poor and small families? Take Yingtian Mansion as an example. If the people's families have more than ten yuan in their own households, they are even middle-class families."

"The gap between the rich and the poor!" Zhu Gaochi subconsciously intersected.

"This is the reason! It hit the nail on the head!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, "Why is there such a huge difference?" After saying that, he looked at Zhu Gaochi with some expectation.

Zhu Gaochi pondered slightly, "The Jiangnan heavy merchants are full of various workshops, and the goods produced are sold at home. The emperor also granted customs permission to trade in maritime..."

"No!" Zhu Yunxiu said, "At least it's not completely right! If this is true, at least the people can drink some soup and some scattered silver, but where has the money flowed? In fact, it's not obvious in the city. You go

Go through the countryside to see if you have any poverty abounds.”

As he said, sighing, "The rich think that the others are richer. The big workshop merges the small workshop, and then desperately buys land. People who have no land can only come out to work hard work to make a living, even if they have land

But farming is just about making a living.”

"This matter has been happening since ancient times!" Zhu Gaochi also sighed with a little bit, "It cannot be changed by human power!"

"I understand this principle. Just imagine if we are rich people, we will naturally buy houses and land, but have you ever thought about the root cause?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a long time and shook his head.
Chapter completed!