Outside the military camp, I saw many people dressed as clerks, each holding a sign.
"Welcome to exchange copper coins, there are many discounts!"
"Exchanging silver for silver coins, buying and selling conscientiously, no deception!"
"Support the army and love the army, exchange money for it and go home!"
"..."
There are even signs with pictures of old copper coins and silver being exchanged for new coins.
The triumphant soldiers who had seen this formation before were all dumbfounded.
Naturally, they don't know that Zhang Mingwei has overall control over the credibility of the new coins, and there will be absolutely no one who refuses to recognize anything issued by the court. After it has been implemented for so long, at least in the capital, its reputation is strong.
In this way, the convenience and practicality of the new coins, which only look at the face value of the transaction, no longer need to weigh the weight, look at the quality, worry about various problems and waste time, so many merchants like it very much.
However, the production of new coins cannot meet the needs of the capital with a population of one million. Not to mention, there are still many people who have exchanged the new coins. They do not use them immediately, but keep them at home, so there are fewer circulated coins.
Therefore, the current situation has caused that due to the popularity of new coins, various merchants are thinking about using the new coins, and even do not hesitate to charge new coins at a price that is better than the official exchange price.
Of course, it is inevitable that some people will hoard new coins to make the difference when they see the profits.
In short, businessmen are the most sensitive. As long as there is money to be made, there will be traces of them.
The imperial court ensured that new coins were used as rewards for victorious soldiers. This news naturally caused these businessmen to come here and try to exchange for new coins in the hands of the victorious soldiers.
It has to be said that when some soldiers saw this scene, they knew that the new coins were popular and stopped changing them.
But some soldiers were a little worried about whether the new coins would be useful after leaving the capital. In short, they still had doubts in their hearts, so they would still exchange them with those merchants.
Some soldiers were just greedy for the exchange price difference, thinking they could make more money, so they went to exchange with merchants.
In this regard, the buyer and seller agreed voluntarily, and the court did not care.
Just like that, after a few days of excitement, the more than 30,000 victorious soldiers, except those in the capital, dispersed and hurried back to their hometowns.
Among them, a large number of people are from Liaodong, those who have withdrawn to the pass. Their families are all in the capital, so they are relatively close.
The farthest ones are the Qin warriors. Among these people, even if they are given a month, it would be a bit difficult to rush back to celebrate the New Year.
There is nothing Zhang Mingwei can do about it. This is the traffic situation in this era. Maybe in a few years, after the railway is built, they can take the train home, and that will be no problem.
However, some soldiers were homesick and embarked on their way home. Some soldiers stayed in the capital to celebrate the New Year.
On Zhou Yuji's side, Emperor Chongzhen also gave him a long vacation so that he could rest for a while after he came back. The same goes for Zhou Liu.
At this time, Princess Kunxing's side was no longer like what it was in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign. No one could believe it except Zhou Yuji and his wife. Now it can be said that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the female soldiers trained by Zhou Liu are also very skilled. . Princess Kunxing will be protected by them, so there will naturally be no problem.
As a result, Zhou Yuji felt so happy that he didn't leave the house for three days in a row!
Finally, after hearing the new things that his wife kept mentioning, he finally went out to visit the capital accompanied by his wife.
"This..." Zhou Yuji looked at the scene in front of him in shock and asked his wife, "What kind of place is this that is so lively?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou Liu smiled and said nothing, just looking at him, meaning to let him guess.
Who told you not to come back for so long? It’s so rare!
"A restaurant?" Zhou Yuji guessed, but then he immediately shook his head and said, "No, it's a theater? It doesn't seem right either..."
After making several guesses, he denied them all, and finally said doubtfully: "It can't be a large clinic, right?"
Because he saw people getting off the carriage, some were being helped in, some were being carried on their backs, and they looked like patients.
However, if it was a clinic, it would be too big, far beyond his imagination. Therefore, he felt something was wrong again!
But who knows, when Mrs. Zhou Liu heard this, she immediately smiled and nodded and said, "Master is really smart, you guessed it right!"
"What?" When Zhou Yuji heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. He didn't believe it himself, "Is it really a clinic? How is this possible? Why is it so big and there are so many people?"
Mrs. Zhou Liu didn't reply to him, but just took him to the main entrance, where there was a sign hanging on it.
After all, Zhou Yuji knew how to read. After looking at it, he still asked his wife a little confused: "The First Hospital of the Ming Dynasty, does it mean clinic?"
"Yes!" Mrs. Zhou Liu heard this and explained to him, "This name was given by the Duke of China to distinguish it from the previous clinic. There are imperial doctors in charge, as well as apprentices from the medical school. It is divided into gynecology, internal medicine, Surgery and other various disciplines. By the way, there are also doctors and nurses, who are very professional. By the way, this term was also said by the Duke of China. Also, the fees here are also very low, and most ordinary people can afford it. That’s why it’s so lively.”
"Oh!" Zhou Yuji suddenly realized, "Only the Duke can come up with such weird things!"
"Shh!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou Liu quickly signaled to him and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, this is not something weird. This is a hospital that has benefited countless people. Do you understand?"
At this point, she came closer to Zhou Yuji and reminded in a low voice: "The people of the capital are the most grateful. If you want to hear such rude words from you, I won't care about you. I will spit on your face!"
"..." When Zhou Yuji heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. After he came to his senses, he immediately looked both ways, and then said to his wife, "No way, my respect for the Duke is comparable to the sun and the moon! I... …It’s just a term of endearment!”
Of course Zhou Liu knew that her husband admired Duke Xingguo the most, so she nodded with a smile, put aside the topic, and continued to say to Zhou Yuji, "The capital is under martial law at night, but if there are patients who need treatment, they can come to this hospital day and night. There is a doctor on duty.”
This was another good deed that benefited the people of the city. Zhou Yuji nodded in admiration, but he still said a little worried: "But it's dark at night, I'm afraid I can't see clearly, and I have to be careful with the candles, which is also a troublesome thing." !”
Zhou Liu has always been guarding Princess Kunxing, and she can be said to be the most well-informed. Therefore, after hearing Zhou Yuji's words, he immediately revealed to his husband: "The Duke seems to be trying to solve this problem recently. He said that he is going to invent electric lights, which will be used in hospitals first. He also wants to install street lights in the capital, so that at night You can see clearly, and you won’t get wet!”
"???" When Zhou Yuji heard this, a question mark suddenly appeared on his forehead.
He could understand every word, but when they were put together, he was completely confused! What's that?
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Zhou Liu smiled and said: "The Duke's new invention! About half a year ago, he did this electric test in the Huangji Palace. In front of all the civil and military officials, it is said that it is really good." It shocked those civil and military officials. What a pity, at that time I accompanied Princess Kunxing to conduct experiments in the harem, but Princess Kunxing could not tell so many things!"
The Huangji Hall is a place used only for national ceremonies. The fact that this electrical test was conducted in the Huangji Hall shows that it is extremely important. And the final effect shocked all the civil and military officials. It was definitely a very shocking thing.
Imagining such a scene, Zhou Yuji's curiosity was completely aroused. He had a feeling that since he had not been with the Duke in the past two years, he felt as if he had just arrived in the capital from his hometown in Jinzhou, Liaodong. Everything was so strange.
So, he quickly asked his wife, what is it?
Mrs. Zhou Liu also felt very accomplished, so she told Zhou Yuji while taking him to continue walking around the capital.
The Ming Dynasty Capital Grand Theater was something that had never existed before. Compared with ordinary theaters, it is much larger in scale and is located on the edge of the imperial city.
When seeing this, Mrs. Zhou Liu introduced the first Ming Dynasty Spring Festival Gala to Zhou Yuji, and finally said: "This Spring Festival Gala will continue to be held this year, and the location is in this grand theater. And this year, it is not just the capital. There are many people. There will also be excellent representatives from Yingtian Mansion coming to participate."
The Spring Festival Gala was held in Huangji Hall, which became the swan song of the first festival. This makes everyone who participated in the first session very proud.
At this time, Zhou Yuji listened and asked curiously: "What is an excellent representative?"
Qualifications are not based on official position, but on what kind of outstanding representative he is. As soon as he heard this word, he knew that this must be the work of the Duke.
Sure enough, Zhou Liu answered him: "It means doing well in all walks of life, such as ordinary soldiers who bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield, blacksmiths who develop steam engines, carpenters, etc. In short, even ordinary people, as long as they If you do well and pass the Duke's review, the Emperor will usually give you permission to attend this Spring Festival Gala!"
Having said this, she tilted her head and looked at her husband and said, "How about I talk to Her Highness the Princess and ask you to participate for a while?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yuji felt a little looked down upon by his wife, so he raised his head and said: "No, I will go to the Duke of Guo to make a deal!"
"That's true!" After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou Liu nodded and said, "My husband must be fine."
These words were very helpful to Zhou Yuji, so he continued to follow Zhou Liu around the capital and saw many things that he had never seen before.
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On Zhang Mingwei's side, under Emperor Chongzhen's repeated urging, he finally found time to invent the electric light.
As for electricity, it has been remembered by Emperor Chongzhen since the last demonstration in Huangji Palace. Because the telegram needed to popularize phonetic notation, it needed to be coded first, so it was moved later.
However, Emperor Chongzhen has been urging this matter since he knew that the electricity could still emit light.
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