Xin Qiji watched Su Yonglin taking big mouthfuls of food, and he also increased his speed, completely wiping out the breakfast in front of him.
Hu Wei was a little depressed and felt embarrassed.
But seeing these two people eating heavily, they stopped thinking so much and just immersed themselves in eating.
After finishing the food in front of him, Su Yonglin felt a little unsatisfied.
After all, he has a tall build, has the habit of practicing martial arts, and has always eaten a lot. Now that he has eaten these things, he feels not full.
"Otherwise, let's go have some more food?"
"good."
Xin Qiji nodded happily.
Hu Wei smacked his mouth, feeling that he had almost eaten, but since the two big guys were not full, he could only risk his life to accompany the gentleman.
So the three of them came to a breakfast shop. Su Yonglin ordered a large bowl of mutton noodles, Xin Qiji ordered a bowl of pork bone soup cooking cakes, and Hu Wei looked around and ordered a bowl of thin noodles.
"In recent years, there have been more and more types of things to eat. In the early days, there were not so many shops in Zhongdu, and there were very few things to eat. I didn't like to go out and wander around. I always felt a sense of desolation. It’s very different now.”
Xin Qiji smiled and said, "The various policies you promote are indispensable here."
"Discounts from small merchants."
Su Yonglin smiled and said: "Don't look at the small shops. Only when there are more small and slightly larger shops run by civilians can we show that our policies are sound, the country is stable, and business is prosperous. If they are all big guys, , our country is just a pool of stagnant water, without vitality.
And it is these small and medium-sized businesses that can hire more people to do things, so that some people who go to the city to find work to supplement their families can also find work and earn more money. Once they have money, we will definitely not be without it. money. "
"What you are saying is that the increase of such small merchants shows that the people are prosperous and the country is peaceful and peaceful. The people have confidence in the court and can maintain long-term peace and stability. Otherwise, how would they bother to spend money to do business? I wish they all sold their grain and took their families to the mountains. Escaped for a while.”
Xin Qiji had read the second volume of "Hongwu Political Theory" very early and had a certain understanding of Su Yonglin's economic thoughts.
Hu Wei thought about the meaning of these words and found them interesting.
Only when people have confidence in the court, feel safe, and have hope for the future will they spend money to start small businesses. Otherwise, they are willing to buy food and hide in the mountains and wait for the turmoil to pass.
Therefore, the number of small businesses is related to whether the country is safe and peaceful, and whether the people have confidence in long-term peace and stability. Using this as a criterion, many conclusions may be drawn.
Hu Wei was thinking here, and Su Yonglin smiled and said: "You can't just say this, and you can't just look at Zhongdu, but you have to look at other places. Zhongdu is the capital of the country, and prosperity is natural. Zhongdu is the capital of China." If it doesn't work anymore, the country will be at the end of its rope.
So I ask you to go to remote places to investigate and observe more and see the survival situation of local small businesses. If there are more small businesses in remote places, it will mean that the country is truly peaceful and the people are safe, and that means our work is Very successful. "
Xin Qiji nodded repeatedly to express his approval.
Hu Wei thought about the relatively prosperous commercial economy in Tai'an Prefecture before he came to Zhongdu, and felt a little proud.
Tai'an Prefecture is not the capital of China, but it still has a good economy. In this way, his hard work is meaningful.
Thinking like this, he felt that the bowl of thin noodles with a poached egg in front of him became more fragrant, so he lowered his head and slurped the noodles.
Su Yonglin looked at the crowds coming and going at the morning market outside, and felt quite happy at the peaceful and lively scene.
Every time he saw such a scene, he felt that no matter how much pain and fatigue he went through, it was all worth it. The appearance of the Ming Dynasty was much better than any splendid palace.
Su Yonglin thought so from the bottom of his heart. He really didn't want to see the scenes and people he saw in the Southern Song Dynasty again.
The history of people's suffering is too long and too long. Enough is enough. It's time to live a good life.
Otherwise, the existence of human civilization is to allow a small number of people to live a good life, while the majority of people are born to work as hard as cows and horses?
If this were the case, there would be no need for such a civilization to exist.
Forget about destruction.
After drinking the last mouthful of soup, Su Yonglin burped comfortably and felt the fullness in her stomach, which was very pleasant.
Putting down the bowl in his hand, he took out a cloth and wiped his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a burst of noise outside. Then, he saw a procession of sending off relatives swaggering through the city, beating gongs, drums, and pipes, and walked along Jiefang Street. Went down the street.
There were many people in the queue, and the line was long. Everyone was wearing festive clothes and playing some festive music, which added a lot of joy to the entire Jiefang Street.
Su Yonglin stood up curiously and followed the other diners in the store to go out and have a look. She wanted to know whose family was getting married so flamboyantly that they chose to walk through a busy commercial street like Jiefang Street.
What a high profile.
While Su Yonglin was watching, he heard the two people around him talking.
"Who is getting married here? Such a long queue?"
"I heard that a general is getting married, and the woman is the daughter of the shopkeeper of Zhiweixuan family. The last time I went back to Zhiweixuan for dinner, the shopkeeper started bragging about finding a general as his son-in-law, saying that his business would definitely get better and better, and let us have more Go and visit.”
"Oh, no wonder it's so grand. Shopkeeper Liu of the Zhiweixuan family is rich. Zhiweixuan has opened three branches."
"No, the business is already quite good, but now we have a general backing us. Then we can't do business with the Song Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River? Hehehehe, that would be interesting."
"Indeed, hahahahaha."
The two of them were talking to each other one by one. Su Yonglin was a little dazed after hearing this.
General getting married?
To say that those who can be called generals in the Ming army must be senior officers above the division commander level, and senior officers above the division commander level in the army are basically Fuxing members. Those who are not Fuxing members so far are so limited. He knows several of them.
He turned to look at Xin Qiji beside him, pulled him back to his seat, and whispered, "Have any officers above the division commander level in the army reported their marriage to the Fuxing Association recently?"
Xin Qiji shook his head.
"Well... I don't know. This matter is logically the responsibility of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of General Affairs. Otherwise, why don't you go find someone from the Ministry of General Affairs and ask what's going on?"
"Then you have to go back and ask. Getting married is not a big deal, but the ostentation is a bit too big."
Su Yonglin frowned and said: "I have promulgated the simple marriage regulations before, and I have made it so big. Is this because I am afraid that others will not know about it? Forget it among the people, Fuxing members are still generals. It is not good to do this. of.
Check to see who it is. You need to mention it during the meeting... But speaking of it, we basically all know about the marriage of military generals. Many people were arranged to get married in the past period. Why are they still getting married now? "
Xin Qiji knew nothing about this and said nothing more.
But Hu Wei, who had just finished talking, remembered something.
"Chairman, by the way, I came to you because I have something to tell you."
"whats the matter?"
Hu Wei looked around.
"There are too many people here. Why don't we find a quieter place to talk in detail? What do you think?"
"That's fine."
Su Yonglin nodded, stood up and paid for the breakfast, then left the breakfast shop with Xin Qiji and Hu Wei, left the crowded Jiefang Street and walked towards the palace.
