"Night Shanghai, night Shanghai, you are a city that never sleeps.

The lights are rising, the music is ringing, and the singing and dancing are rising to peace..."

Listening to the little tunes that Liu Mingqi hummed, Xiao Suqin smiled from the corner of her lips.

"Your Highness~~ Where did you learn the folk tunes from? It's quite interesting." Boss Su sang it twice, and couldn't help asking.

This kind of listless minor tune is not common even in Dakang. It sounds a bit strange, but it has a unique flavor.

"I also forgot. I came to Jiangnan recently and listened to someone singing interestingly, so I learned it." Liu Mingqi held her hand and said as she walked: "How is this Songjiang Prefecture is better than Hangzhou Prefecture?"

Xiao Suqin arrived two days ago.

She brought the entire opera troupe, and Ruan Xiaoqiu.

After all, they are here to perform "The Fairy" which is so popular in Beijing. If the male and female protagonists don't come, they will be too disrespectful to the people of Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is a major place for many opera masters to make money.

This is just like modern celebrities, and they have always respected consumers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

There is no reason, parents who are fed and fed!

She carried a carrier pigeon with her and could contact Liu Mingqi, so she knew that Liu Mingqi was going to Songjiang Mansion, so she simply went to Songjiang Mansion to find Liu Mingqi first.

As for the performance, there is no hurry. The troupe is planning to stay in Jiangnan for a few months!

This is the first time Liu Mingqi has come to Songjiang Mansion in this life, and Xiao Suqin has been here several times, so she is more familiar with Liu Mingqi.

The two were going to get married in March.

But in March, Liu Mingqi was still in control of the gates of hell, how could she go back to get married?

So Prince Yu and Princess Yu discussed with Xiao Suqin and postponed the wedding to fall this year.

Xiao Suqin doesn't care about it himself, and Liu Mingqi can't blame him for this matter, it was the emperor's order.

At this time, she chose to make a step back, which would be beneficial to her future status in the Dewang Mansion.

Liu Mingqi was quite satisfied with her performance. The two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time and they became much closer when they met again.

Otherwise, Liu Mingqi would not have held her hand and walked everywhere in Beijing.

The customs in Jiangnan should be more open, especially Songjiang Prefecture, where people are crowded and busy, ships are constantly back and forth, and merchants from overseas countries can also be seen everywhere.

Because there are many people from overseas ethnic groups, they have brought various styles, so the folk customs of Songjiang Prefecture are very open.

It is not uncommon for girls laughing and playing on the street, and for boys wearing all kinds of novel costumes.

When Xiao Suqin heard Liu Mingqi ask, he said, "Songjiang Prefecture is a port that has only been developed in recent decades. Its population comes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so it has a strong integration and likes trendy things.

Hangzhou Prefecture is different. It has the background of our Central Plains dynasty, so the fragrance of books is stronger, and there are many more literati and scholars of all kinds.

In Songjiang Mansion... there are many strange people and strange things, and there are many people who follow the barbarian customs to learn, which looks a bit weird."

The boy laughed when he heard this.

In Xiao Suqin's opinion, the people in Songjiang Prefecture are quite a bit arbitrary.

But in modern times, this is active integration and innovation!

It's not surprising.

All kinds of port cities are relatively open, and they are also bold in accepting knowledge and customs.

Throughout history, all those who can lead the trend and develop in China and abroad have been port cities.

Many thinkers come from this.

The prosperous place of Songjiang Prefecture is not its relatively deserted mansion, but a vast suburb area from the mansion to the nearby three piers.

Many streets and markets are built outside.

Just like around the Imperial Capital City.

However, there are more than 60,000 imperial guards around the Imperial Capital City and 100,000 garrison guards, as well as the Yulin Guards, who are carrying dry food troops that can eliminate all bandits and robbers at all costs, so these businesses in the Imperial Capital Mansion are doing well.

Songjiang Prefecture obviously does not have such conditions.

So why are they still so developed here?

Aren't you afraid of thieves and bandits suddenly taking the blame?

Regarding this question, Liu Mingqi asked Gong Yuan next to her again.

right!

It is Gong Yuan, the chief examiner of Jiangnan Daily.

When he heard that Liu Mingqi was coming, he rushed to Songjiang Mansion and prepared to accompany Liu Mingqi to browse for a while before returning to Hangzhou Mansion together.

"What's strange about this?" Gong Yuan smiled, "Songjiang Prefecture is the most famous selling place on the road. Not only Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also Anhui, Shandong and Jiangxi provinces, people on the road are all here to sell their black goods.

Even some of the head masters who do business at sea have at least half of the things sent to Songjiang Prefecture! Otherwise, your highness, why do you think Songjiang Prefecture has such a large scale and such vigorous development vitality?

If someone destroyed this place, how could they sell the stolen goods? If they don’t sell the stolen goods, where would they make money? Isn’t this cutting off their wealth? Cutting off their wealth is like killing their parents. So those who dare to take action here are all strangled together and will die without a complete body!"

So that's it!

Liu Mingqi laughed silently, "Is this the so-called thief also a truth?"

"What do you think?" Gong Yuan asked back.

This guy is a very rebellious cannon.

Even if it is Liu Mingqi, he admires, he hopes to criticize her and then publish it in his newspaper in a scattered manner.

Liu Mingqi didn't care and said casually: "All things that do not abide by the law are all tricks. These so-called thieves also have their own principles, and I have never liked them."

"But they unconsciously maintained the prosperity of Songjiang Prefecture." Gong Yuan said: "Don't you know? The silver taxes of Songjiang Prefecture alone account for one-third of the entire Jiangnan! The reason why Governor Liu Renhuai has been able to do so many things over the years is entirely because Songjiang Prefecture is supporting it."

Liu Mingqi shook her head and said, "If I were the Governor of Jiangnan, I would demolish the entire Songjiang Prefecture city, and then build a five-times-large city by the dock. The business can be done in the city or outside the city.

In this way, the tax I received must be several times higher than now. How much money is enough for the imperial court to do? Why should those gray forces get it?

With money, I will actively recruit tens of thousands of elite soldiers, patrol and maintain public order, and eliminate the bandits and robbers around me!

Such a combat-capable army can be useful even if it encounters chaos, and it can make everyone more stable and more conducive to the development of Songjiang Prefecture."

Gong Yuan was happy: "According to what you think, would Lord Miao do this?"

"I'm not the emperor, how do you know if Miao Yan will become the next governor of Jiangnan?" Liu Mingqi shook her head, "Didn't it say that Su Feng, the largest general under Liu Renhuai, is the best candidate?"

"This was the case before, but now Lord Miao has come to Jiangnan. His status and prestige are much higher than Lord Su!" Gong Yuan felt a little regretful that he did not hear the inside story.

Su Feng is the governor of Zhejiang and Su Xiaoxue's father.

The big bosses in the court have a very high opinion of him, and even Liu Mingqi has heard it many times - his source is naturally the folk pavilion group in the capital.

Gong Yuan said again: "Your Highness, if you cut off the trading channels of these bandits as you said, it would be fine if you were on land. But what about these on sea? They are all pirates who kill without blinking! If they get angry, they come to attack coastal towns at any time, wouldn't that be a problem?"

Gong Yuan didn't know that he happened to be the case when I was in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called Japanese pirates invaded coastal cities for decades, but in fact, most of them were fake Japanese people, just pretending to be some maritime merchants and pirates from the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, "beheading the Japanese pirates' heads and rewards", we must also distinguish whether they were real Japanese or fake Japanese.

These people are actually beasts, and they do this just to burn, kill, loot and get money.

As for why you pretend to be a Japanese?

It’s not that they are thin-skinned, but that the Japanese are strong in combat and very cruel. Many peaceful people in the army in Jiangnan are very afraid of the Japanese, and their combat effectiveness will greatly decrease when they encounter Japanese.

Therefore, pretending to be a Japanese person makes it easier for them to burn, kill, loot, and that's all.

It was not until they met Grandpa Qi that they were killed and finally killed.

It's so satisfying!

Come back to your eyes.

Liu Mingqi said: "Dakang welcomes all those who come to do business here! As long as they don't do evil in Dakang, what does they do outside have to do with us?"

Gong Yuan didn't expect that he would think so, "Your Highness, don't you think their money is dirty?"

"Of course not."

Liu Mingqi shook her head, "It's dirty people, not money... Changfeng, you have to remember one thing, only after we get rid of poverty and get rich can we have the ability to change some things! If we don't do their business, they go to trade with the Japanese, and the Japanese take their goods to sell to us, will you collect them or not?"

"this……"

Gong Yuan was speechless.

After all, he is not a businessman, and he doesn't have such a flexible mind. He seems very embarrassed to encounter such obvious problems.

Liu Mingqi said: "The Japanese sell so many things, do you know what stolen goods are? If you don't know, you bought them, do you make money from the Japanese? After making money, they start repairing ships and training sergeants, and then kill directly to Dakang... Just like what you might do this time! Are the consequences serious or not?"

Gong Yuan had nothing to say.

He buried his head and thought, and no longer had the interest in talking to Liu Mingqi.

What the boy said was a huge impact on many of his ideas.

In fact, this is also the difference between modern culture and ancient culture.
To be continued...