Yangzhou.
This is Zhu Youxiao’s second time here.
However, due to the rise of maritime transport and the opening of the Beijing-Beijing Railway, the status of water transport began to decline, so Yangzhou's economic status also gradually declined, so that its prosperity in Jiangnan was far less than that of Suzhou, Songjiang, Nanjing, etc. land.
But with the heritage brought by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is still a wealthy place.
Naturally, Zhu Youxiao was not rejected this time when he came to Yangzhou.
Because the salt merchants in Yangzhou had obviously learned their lesson and no longer dared to try to stop the emperor from going south.
They all now know that the current Emperor of Ming Dynasty is a soft-spoken man who dares to overturn the table when pressed.
Therefore, after Zhu Youxiao arrived in Yangzhou, he could freely wander around the city and outside the city in private. He did not have to declare his imperial power like last time. People here needed to know again that Ming Dynasty kept its word. It's only the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao is now carefully examining the Yangzhou city in front of him.
The pedestrians going north and south, the unhurried pace, and the way they were picking and choosing in front of the store shelves made him feel very satisfied.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Especially when Zhu Youxiao was wandering near a school, he heard the sound of knocking on the iron to signify the end of school, and many children ran towards him with their feet open and carrying schoolbags.
"School is over!"
"School is over!"
…
"One five gets five!"
"Two five ten!"
…
The children's shouts made Zhu Youxiao laugh instinctively.
If he remembered correctly, in history, Yangzhou City at this time should have just experienced a massacre.
No one among the 800,000 Yangzhou people was spared.
Unlike now, because of his appearance, people here still don't know how to use weapons, so life is still quiet and peaceful.
Even walking is neither hasty nor slow. Only naughty children will run wildly after school, and their laughter can be heard brightly in the streets.
Of course, what makes Zhu Youxiao even more delighted is that these children can't help but start to pronounce things related to mathematics, not just sounds like "people are inherently good in nature".
Zhu Youxiao knew from this that the new education he promoted had really spread to the people and was already beginning to influence the next generation of China.
"My old friend bids farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west. Fireworks descend on Yangzhou in March."
"The shadow of the lone sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky."
On the bluestone street, a vendor was writing Tang poems with a mop as a ghostwriter because no one was buying his business.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao stopped and took a second look, and smiled at Wen Tiren and Lu Xiangsheng who were accompanying him: "Why is Yangzhou City so culturally prosperous that the pickers also like to write?"
"It is naturally caused by His Majesty's achievements in governing the world. There are too many scholars. In addition, His Majesty encourages scholars to organize literacy classes and carry out teaching activities to improve the cultural level of the people. This place in Yangzhou is naturally more obvious because of this."
Wen Tiren was flattered by this.
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Using a mop as a pen shows how wealthy Yangzhou is today. There is so much cloth that it is used as a mop instead of for patching. No wonder there is not a single beggar here."
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Wending, the prefect of Yangzhou: "Prefect Wang, you won't drive away all the beggars in Yangzhou just because I want to come to Yangzhou, right?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie to Your Majesty like this. There are indeed no beggars in Yangzhou. When I arrived, there were indeed beggars, but they were all professional beggars. They kidnapped children and maimed them before forcing them to beg. The beggars who made money in the hands of the people disappeared after being severely punished by the ministers."
Wang Wending hurriedly replied.
Zhu Youxiao nodded after listening.
"Collect old clothes, old furniture, old shoes, old pots, old cars."
At this moment, another shouting came from the streets.
Zhu Youxiao didn't pay attention at first, but soon he heard the same shouting again, and asked Wang Wending: "Are there many merchants who collect old things in Yangzhou City?"
"Your Majesty, there are indeed many. Because nowadays China is prosperous and the people have enough food and clothing, but they don't know how to be frugal. Therefore, they always like to change things for new and curious things. Therefore, the things they use are exchanged quickly. But now overseas, such as Korea, Japan, and Nanyang, etc. The land also likes to buy our old things because of the increasing money. Basically, merchants here buy many old things at low prices. After a little processing, they can be sold overseas for high prices. Who told me that Ming Dynasty has become the center of the world? , and take the lead in leading the trend of the entire world."
Wang Wending replied.
"Go and have a look."
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao came to the shop where old things were collected, but when he saw that most of the old things collected here were brand new, he smiled and said: "You are so rich that you don't know how to be frugal!"
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao looked back at the Yangzhou street where he was.
I saw the night falling, and the white walls and black tiles gradually disappeared into the sky.
However, the voices in the downtown area still showed no sign of quieting down.
And the lights of thousands of houses, like the vast stars, suddenly appeared all around, illuminating the city of Yangzhou as bright as day!
The soft sound of silk and bamboo also began to sound, coming from the slowly rocking boat.
I don't know who's girl is playing the flute clumsily, a pair of white feet hanging from the edge of the boat, swaying with the kerosene lamp on the boat.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to hear the sound of horse hooves or see the appearance of barbarians with money tree tails.
"Fortunately not! It won't happen again in the future."
Zhu Youxiao thought so in his heart.
Affected by the commercial civilization of this era and the decline of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Zhu Youxiao even decreed the establishment of a girls' school. Han women also read and read, so he could see girls appearing in front of him in public. .
As for seeing the girl's natural feet, he also knew that his ban on foot binding was effective.
Of course, it was also related to the fact that he, the emperor, took the lead in not selecting women with bound feet to enter the palace.
Da da!
Da da!
Da da!
"The Great Khan has arrived! You and other Han dogs quickly offer your daughters to comfort the king!"
Suddenly, the sound of rapid horse hooves was heard, followed closely by the voices of several men.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but follow the sound and saw several young men galloping towards him on horseback. Their heads were bare and there was a money rat tail hanging behind their heads. Their faces were full of excitement. .
This reminded Zhu Youxiao of the records of the Yangzhou Massacre that he had read in books in his previous life.
"The ground is full of babies, some sitting on horse's hooves, some sitting on human feet, their livers and brains are smeared on the ground, and the sound of crying fills the field."
"The roads are piled with corpses and swell like rivers due to the rain. The hands and feet are placed against each other as a wall and the flesh and blood ruptures inside, making the stench overwhelming. The odor becomes even worse when exposed to the sun again."
"Everywhere was burning, front, back, left, and right. The room was thick and thick like mist, and the smell could be heard for hundreds of miles. Later monks collected 800,000 corpses."
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For a moment, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help shouting: "Kill these robbers without mercy!"
"yes!"
The officers and soldiers who were also escorting Zhu Youxiao in plain clothes immediately pulled out the muskets hidden on their bodies and shot at these young men on horseback.
"ah!"
For a moment, many teenagers fell to the ground.
Some people even panicked and shouted: "How brave! Who fired the gun and dared to kill the son of our salt merchant!"
But the gunshots continued.
So, the money-rat-tailed guys fall off their horses.
Seeing this, Wang Wending hurriedly reported to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, please calm down! These are the sons of wealthy merchants in the city. They are pretending to be Tatars, and they are not really going to cause chaos! Your Majesty, please order it to stop. Because of their youth and ignorance and being misled by some literati's notes, these young men worshiped Donglu and were proud of their hairstyle and clothes. They often compared themselves to the likes of Nurhaci and Huang Taiji. Han women, please spare them, Your Majesty."
Snapped!
Zhu Youxiao slapped Wang Wending on the spot and asked: "Since you, the prefect, know this, why don't you ban it?! They worship barbarians and bandits. Are they worthy of the Han warriors who fought bloody battles with the Donglu for the sake of the peace of the Han family?!"
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