"I haven't seen you for more than half a year. Marquis Zhongzhen has grown up beautifully. He has really grown up. I thought that even if the old man appears in Changshengtian, I would like to see you more... These days, you are guarding in western Liaoning, Are you still used to it?"
"Thanks to the condolences of the Supreme Emperor, I am with the Horqin tribe in Jinzhou. Everything is fine. I just think about the Supreme Emperor every day and pray for the early return of the Eastern Expedition Army. I pray for the Supreme Emperor to be healthy. Today, I see that the Supreme Emperor is more majestic and majestic than before. It's true. The blessing of Daqi is the blessing of the common people."
On the sixth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Taichu, Dazheng Palace in Shenyang.
While Bumbutai and the Emperor Daqi were chatting back and forth, the concubines in the harem, such as Jin Yuji, Yang Qing'er, Chen Yuanyuan, etc. who were surrounded by Emperor Wu Ding, all looked at the smiling Mongolian girl with hostile eyes.
The expressions on the faces of the Queen's ladies were different, but more or less, they all showed a hint of jealousy.
Jealousy, jealousy between women, is instantly ignited in front of men.
Every year on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, it is the birthday of the Queen Mother of the East. In previous years, her daughter's birthday was always ignored by her father, Yang Hao.
After Yang Qing'er got married, this day became particularly meaningful. Under Liu Zhaosun's insistence, the sixth day of the first lunar month became shining every year.
After Emperor Wu Ding proclaimed himself emperor, he once issued an edict to designate the sixth day of the first lunar month and the Laba Festival as one of the three most grand festivals in Qi (along with the birthday of the Empress Dowager Cisheng).
Liu Zhaosun advocated frugality - this was doubtful after the explosion of Wang Gongchang - and everyone in the palace became ascetics. Only on the sixth day of the first lunar month, the palace was decorated with lights and decorations, feasting and merrymaking.
After all, this year is Yang Qing'er's twenty-fifth birthday.
In this era, being twenty-five has nothing to do with youth.
Life is short, and the days are full of hardships.
A grand banquet was held in the Shenyang Palace, with more than a thousand tables of running water banquets alone.
From Prime Minister Ma Shiying Sun Chuanting to the bachelor Hou Xun, down to the village chief and shopkeeper, even the governors and prefects of various provinces in the Guan Dynasty also brought gifts early to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday. All officials of fifth rank and above rushed to Shenyang.
Emperor Wu Ding sat with a group of close ministers.
Today, Bu Mu Butai, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, Zhong Zhen Hou, and Horqin Great Khan, who is closest to Shenyang, arrived late. The beauty punished herself with three drinks. After three glasses of wine, Bu Mu Butai's fragrant cheeks showed up. Scarlet, her speech was a little unclear.
"Back then... in Kaiyuan, I had a drinking banquet with His Majesty and slept until dawn. It was so carefree and happy back then, but now there are so many things..."
Yang Qing'er coughed twice and reminded Marquis Zhongzhen not to make a drunken gaffe.
But Bumu Butai didn't care. He leaned into the ear of the Supreme Emperor and said with drunken eyes:
"It was also around New Year's Eve that year. The three of us were drunk in the General Military Mansion, sleeping on each other's pillows, and there seemed to be a fat girl."
Emperor Wu Ding looked calm and looked around slowly. None of his confidants dared to speak and lowered their heads to pretend not to hear.
As long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
Liu Zhaosun laughed and scolded Bu Mu Butai ten thousand times in his heart.
I remember that she used to have a lot of energy, but why was she drunk when she was here today?
Maybe it’s because the saddle horse is tired, or maybe it’s...
If orange grows in Huainan, it becomes orange, if orange grows in Huaibei, it becomes orange.
When the beauty arrived in western Liaoning, her ability to drink was not as good as before.
"My dragon is in good health, don't worry. My enemies, Zhu Youjian is dead, Du Du is dead, Wu Sangui is dead, and Li Zhu is going to die, but I can't die. Ke Zhen'e even gave me a fortune the day before yesterday. , said I could live to be one hundred and twenty years old."
"A hundred and twenty years old? Doesn't that mean you become a god?"
"Yes, he has become a god."
Liu Zhaosun murmured to himself and began to imagine what the world would be like one hundred and twenty years from now.
Workshops and schools have sprung up, steam engines have begun to be used in production, hot-air balloons have risen into the sky, new artillery, new calendars, new crops (sweet potatoes and potatoes are being improved)...
In Daqi, new things appear every day, impacting people's nerves.
The industrial revolution is about to begin.
It is necessary to be able to sell goods to the whole world, whether it is silk or tea, or artillery and grenades. As long as the demand is strong enough and the market is broad enough, the colonies can stimulate domestic production and form a virtuous cycle.
As long as it can successfully occupy Australia and continuously transport local mineral resources (including human resources) back to Daqi, the East Asian market can form a triangular trade similar to Europe.
As long as the triangular trade can continue, it is certain that the first industrial revolution will take place in Qi.
Copy the British open sea, transport raw materials to the colonies, ship them back, produce products, and sell them to the colonies.
This capital accumulation model of expansion and plunder is getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. This is the foundation of the Industrial Revolution.
Of course, in order for quantitative changes to lead to qualitative changes, it is also necessary to cultivate a middle-class consumer group with a population of one million.
Under the Daqi system, theoretically there is no middle class.
However, Liu Zhaosun knew very well that the so-called middle class was actually just a matter of purchasing power. Under the Qi Dynasty's land-acreage system, the middle class could be called other names, such as the people's well-off people, the people's rich, etc.
The name doesn't matter.
With this group, we can support the continuous development of the industrial revolution.
As more and more products are produced, the cost of industrial products will only drop sharply. The prices of foreign oil, matches, foreign cars, foreign cloth, etc. are so low that they will cause a fatal blow to the original natural economy.
Historically, Duke Yansheng of Qufu took the lead in weaving homespun cloth and called on everyone to not use foreign cloth. However, it was of no use... because foreign cloth was too cheap and of good quality...
At this point, the Industrial Revolution was completely completed.
It is estimated that it will not take a hundred years.
"My emperor is blessed with great blessings! Long live the great Qi Dynasty and its eternal hegemony!"
Emperor Wu Ding returned to reality, drank the wine in one gulp, and waved for everyone to sit down.
"This great victory in the Eastern Expedition, the conquest of the Korean rebellion, and the expansion of the territory were all the result of everyone's concerted efforts. They are not the work of me alone."
"Today's family dinner, there are no kings and ministers here, we only meet as friends."
When the confidants heard Emperor Wu Ding speak like this, their tense expressions suddenly relaxed a lot, and they started laughing one after another.
At present, the territory of Qi State covers Shandong, Henan, and Hubei provinces, plus Liaodong, North Korea, and outer northeast. The territory is as vast as before. Many old acquaintances from the past have to stay in different places now, and they are busy with their own affairs on weekdays. If it weren't for the birthday of the Queen Mother, many of them would not see each other for a year and a half.
"There is no sage like the Supreme Emperor. Before the war, he fought against all opinions and went on a personal expedition. Korea was decided in one battle. The Mongolian and Yuan forces were so powerful back then, but they are incomparable to those of our emperor."
The instructor Senti was the first to stand up and, as always, said a bunch of useless nonsense.
A group of ministers followed closely behind, and they flattered him again. Liu Zhaosun had already become immune to these flattery, and he waited until everyone had finished patting the rainbow fart before getting down to business.
"Everyone, thanks to the blessing of the gods, our army has won consecutive battles. The two Koreas are under the control of Daqi. The small court of Nanming has been inactive for a long time. Zhang Zicheng, the bandit in the west, is said to have fallen into internal strife and is too busy to take care of himself. He has no intention of attacking Shanxi. However, our old enemy is coming to visit again."
Everyone's expressions darkened, and the joyful atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
"I just got the news from Ningupta that the third wave of Cossacks came last month. They numbered over a thousand and were well-equipped. They killed and ate people along the way. Their target was Sakhalin Island. With so many people coming, it seems that The Tsar wants to see Zhenzhang. Jiang Liuer has asked for help from the Ningguta Corps."
"Today is a good day for Empress Dowager Yang. The old Tsar sent this blessing from Moscow. I like this gift very much. Everyone, how should Da Qi repay these thieves?"
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