"Peng~" A bunch of fireworks exploded in the sky, and countless children were amazed and hustled. Li Jie stood in the crowd with a flute in his arms, enjoying the beautiful scenery in the night sky, but he also secretly complained that the use of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty was already very common, and even muskets were used in the army, so he lacked the opportunity to show off.

Today is the Shangyuan Festival. Compared to the Chinese New Year, the Shangyuan Festival is more lively. The entire capital is full of colorful lanterns. Some wealthy families also have specially customized large lanterns in front of their homes, and some can still rotate and rotate. The brilliance is brilliant and wonderful.

Li Zhu had already taken Mrs. Li and Aunt Zhao out, so Dier was thrown to Li Jie. It just so happened that Li Jie was also very curious about the ancient Shangyuan Festival, so he also took Dier out. Looking at the crowded streets, Li Jie also felt unreal in a trance. Even after traveling for so long, he sometimes could not accept the fact that he was in the ancient times.

"Cousin, get on the carriage quickly. Let's go to the imperial city, it's lively there!" At this moment, suddenly, Liu Yi came in the carriage. He and Li Jie had already made an appointment to meet here, and then go to the inner city to enjoy the lanterns together.

Li Jie took Di'er to the carriage, but Di'er couldn't sit still, so she opened the car window and climbed on the window to look at the scenery on the street. Li Jie saw someone selling candied haws, so she bought her two pieces. The girl licked her hands and licked her left and right, like a kitten.

"Cousin, your flintlock rifle has been offered for so long. Has the court's reward not yet?" Liu Yi chatted with Li Jie for a few words, and suddenly asked about the flintlock rifle. He often came to Li Jie during this period, so he naturally knew very well about the flintlock rifle.

"Maybe it was because of the New Year, the government office had a holiday and many things were delayed, but I was not in a hurry. Anyway, my father and I have also received a salary, which is enough to cope with the family's expenses." Li Jie smiled slightly.

The salaries of Ming officials were usually paid before the New Year, and most of them were cloth, food and other physical items. There was very little real cash. Zhu Yuanzhang was very careful. The salaries of Ming officials were almost the least in history. But he was the most ruthless in corruption. He was skinned and solid grass was prepared for corrupt officials, so many officials' lives were actually very poor.

"Cousin, someone has found me recently and I want to talk to you about something." Liu Yi suddenly came to Li Jie and whispered.

"Is it for the glass mirror?" Li Jie smiled slightly.

"You've guessed it right. The world's most brilliant mirror you presented to Han Gong has been spread throughout the capital. However, because of the birthday party, many people were afraid of offending Han Gong, so they didn't dare to look for you. But now that you have been awarded an official, many people are brave enough. But they don't know where you live, so they can only look for me, wanting me to build a bridge and find you how to make a mirror." Liu Yi said the truth.

"What price are they willing to pay?" Li Jie asked curiously, saying whether to sell it or not, but he was curious about the ancients' vision. After all, glass mirrors are priceless treasures in this era.

"I asked you too, but these people have different bids. Some are willing to bid tens of thousands of coins, while others are only willing to bid hundreds of coins. This is because I have no eyesight, so I just knocked the person away." Although Liu Yi didn't know how to do business, he still had basic eyesight. He wanted to buy a glass mirror for a few hundred coins, which was simply a beggar.

"There are not many tens of thousands of people, these people are simply too tight!" Li Jie shook his head repeatedly after hearing this. Hundreds of years later, when Europe made glass mirrors, the king of France was even willing to take out a few cities to replace them with a mirror. In contrast, these people were too stingy to take action.

"Cousin, can you find a stable source of goods for making glass for mirrors?" Li Jie thought for a moment and asked. The court's salary was meager, and he could only make a living but not rich. He didn't want the family to live in that small yard all the time, so he had to find other ways of wealth.

"Cousin, please ask this, are you thinking..." Liu Yi's eyes lit up.

"Yes, such a good method of making money is worse than being cheaper than others."

"That's great, I think so too. I bought the glass by a merchant. I will contact him again in the next two days. If there is a stable source of goods, we will do it ourselves!" Liu Yi said excitedly.

No one would think that there was too much money. Although the Ming Dynasty law stipulated that officials and nobles were not allowed to do business, there was no way to deal with it. For example, just find someone to name the family or servants around you. Many nobles in the capital do this.

While talking, the carriage also came to the vicinity of the imperial city. The two of them got off the carriage with the flute. They saw that the street in front of the main gate of the imperial city was full of lights, and there were pedestrians coming and going, and there were business vendors on both sides. The shouts were heard one after another, and fireworks bloomed in the night sky from time to time, causing pedestrians to cheer, and a prosperous scene.

The three of them walked and played, and soon arrived at the main entrance of the imperial city. There was a large square. Unfortunately, there were guards to guard it. No one was allowed to approach, and tourists were also hiding here.

"I heard that there are headlights at the gate of the imperial city every year, and people will be allowed to visit the city gate. Why isn't there this year?" Li Jie looked at the square in front of the imperial city gate and asked curiously. These were what he said when he was chatting with his parents when he was staying up to the New Year this year.

"Cousin, what you are talking about is the old Huangsheng. When our Ming Dynasty was first established, there were indeed headlights in front of the imperial city gate every year, and it was very spectacular. The largest lamp was even three stories high. Your Majesty would lead the prince and princess to the city gate to have fun with the people, but..."

Liu Yi looked around and then lowered his voice: "However, since Empress Xiaoci's death, no headlights have been made in front of the imperial city gate, and His Majesty has never come to the city gate to have fun with the people."

Li Jie also looked surprised when he heard this. Empress Xiaoci was the title of Empress Ma after her death. Historical books say that Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma had a deep relationship, which seemed to be true.

But at this moment, suddenly, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar, and then a horse rushed over and shouted while running: "The Jinyiwei urgently reported that the imperial gift of gold medals, those who blocked will die, and those who rebel will die!"

When they heard that the person coming was Jinyiwei, the pedestrians on the street immediately hid to both sides, for fear of being hit by horses, because they knew that even if they were hit and killed, they would die in vain. For a moment, the streets were in chaos.

"Oh no, something big happened!" Liu Yi's face changed when he heard the Jinyiwei's urgent report, because he knew that such urgent report must be used, and it was the Spring Festival. This is probably a huge matter that made the Jinyiwei run wildly on the street!
Chapter completed!