When every dynasty develops to a certain period of time, various problems will arise.

Natural disasters, famines, bandits, land annexation, foreign enemies, corruption in administration, warlord separatism, and all appeared one by one like going to market.

These problems are like the bad habits and rotten flesh in people. If they are not removed, people will become seriously ill day by day and eventually be dragged to death.

At this time, if the dynasty wants to survive, they have to reform, make up their minds, use a knife to cut off the rotten flesh on their bodies, and change bad habits to cure stubborn diseases. However, the rotten flesh is connected to the nerves of the body, and cutting it will hurt, and bad habits become addicted to it, and it has become a dependence.

If there is no great perseverance and great determination to change bad habits and eliminate rotten flesh, then the dynasty will surely go to an end.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a fierce man came out and reformed the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty had not recovered from the illness and the rotten meat had not been cut off, so he stopped the management.

This has caused many of the problems to be found one after another, such as corruption, land annexation, natural disasters, famines, bandits, and foreign enemies, and eventually the world is in chaos.

From decades ago, the Liao incident began, and then there were constant uprisings within the pass, and the world was in chaos at first, and more than forty years have passed.

The people of the world have been in trouble for a long time, and people are determined to be calm, and they all hope that the world can eliminate evil diseases and restore stability as soon as possible.

Over the past few decades, Emperor Chongzhen failed, Li Zicheng failed, and the Hongguang court also failed. Now it seems that it is difficult for the Longwu Dynasty to succeed.

Now, what should we do in the world, who will end the chaos and complete the unification, and what we have ambitions in the world are all observing and choosing.

Sun Kewang, southwest, occupied the country of Tianfu in Bashu; Zheng Chenggong, southeast, had Fujian, enjoyed the benefits of sea trade; King Lu, north of Jiangbei, had prestige, had more than 100,000 troops; King Wu and Yue of Jiangdong, separating Jiangsu and Zhejiang, traversing the oceans; the Longwu court in Nanjing, and the Ming Dynasty was the main theme.

A group of talents and patriots gathered around these forces, intending to end the troubled times and unify the world.

Some people even chose the Qing Dynasty in the north.

Now that the world is not determined, it is still unknown who can complete the mission of unification and restoration of the order of the world.

Aspiring people should choose a wise lord for the people to end the disputes in the world.

The cargo ship went east along the river, passed Wuchang, Jiujiang, Anqing, Nanjing, and finally arrived in Shanghai.

In May, the southeastern monsoon prevails on the sea, and ships from Taiwan, Luzon and other places have filled the banks of the Huangpu River.

Previously, Jiangdong's silk weaving industry was developed, exporting a large amount of silk and cloth, earning countless silver, and ships docking at Shanghai Port mainly transporting Jiangdong's cargo overseas.

Now, with the development of Taiwan and Luzon, a large number of cargo ships from Taiwan and Luzon have appeared at the port, transporting grain, tobacco, timber, and even fruit produced in Taiwan and Luzon to Jiangdong.

Today, Jiangdong is not only the largest commodity exporter in the world, but also the largest consumer market, and its economy is extremely prosperous.

Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu climbed the wharf. The scenes along the way were different. Shanghai Port was extremely lively, with warehouses on both sides of the Huangpu River, and people were shuttled through, extremely busy.

The two of them stood on the dock and saw the masts on the river. Looking at the lively and busy scenes, they couldn't help but look at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu counted casually, and at least nearly a thousand cargo ships were moored by the river, including inland flatbeds, canals, sea blessed ships, and even merchant ships from Japan and Western barbarians.

The two of them walked through the pier and saw the coolie carrying the supplies on the ship, and they couldn't help but open their eyes.

The pier along the Huangpu River is still a distance away from Shanghai County. When the two walked out, they saw that there were actually carriages and horses next to the road, so they rented a carriage and headed to Shanghai County.

Unlike other prefectures and counties ruled by the Ming Dynasty, Jiangdong has a high degree of commercialization and a population of like cities, but the original city could not accommodate so many people, so the city formed a large area of ​​residential areas, as well as streets and markets.

Zhang Jiayu picked up the curtain and looked out, and couldn't help but say, "This scene can only be seen in Suzhou. Now when looking at Shanghai, it may not be lower than Suzhou."

At this time, the carriage had already walked the carriage outside the city gate. The coachman stopped the carriage and said to the inside: "Two gentlemen, you have arrived at the county town."

The two got off the car and paid the coachman a tael of silver. The coachman took out more than ten copper coins from his waist wallet for change. Zhang Jiayu took the copper coins and found that there were two types, one large and heavy, the other small and light. Both sides were a person's portrait on the side, and the back was dragon patterns and numbers.

Zhang Jiayu looked at the bronze gold coins and couldn't help but say, "Wu Yuefan is indeed ambitious!"

Yan Qiheng said with a deep meaning: "I'm afraid he has no ambitions."

At this time, the two of them stood in front of the city gate, and the noise came towards them. The noise of shops in the city, the hawkers selling along the street, and the bargaining sounds, the other two seemed to be in a prosperous era.

Yan Qiheng said: "Go in and take a look!"

Generally speaking, cities in various places need to pay city tax when entering the city. When there are too many people in the morning, they often need to line up.

Although there were soldiers in Shanghai County to investigate, they did not have to pay taxes when entering the city. The personnel went in and out and released at a very fast speed.

Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu were both a little shocked. For a Ming Dynasty with financial tension, the tax on entering the city could be said to be an indispensable income for local governments. How rich was Wu Yue State, but he didn't even charge him if he had money.

When the two entered the city, they saw flags flying on both sides of the street, shops standing with Fujian tea, Jiangxi porcelain, Nanyang spices, ivory, rice, tobacco, and fruits. Of course, the most common ones were the cloth shops connected to each other.

Most of the goods here are for bulk transactions and retail. Merchants from all over the world look at the goods in the city shops and place orders after being satisfied. Warehouses outside the city will be shipped immediately and shipped directly to the mainland and overseas.

The two walked past the bustling street and came to a street full of taverns.

The restaurant is full of businessmen from all over the world, and the small shops on the street are crowded with ordinary people.

Zhang Jiayu was even more surprised, "Looking at the outfits of these people, they are just ordinary people's homes or some hard-working laborers, how can they eat and drink in the store?"

Generally speaking, ordinary people, if they don’t get hungry all year round, they will have Amitabha Buddha. They can’t save a few copper coins at all. They only have the opportunity to go out on the street during festivals or after autumn harvest. At most, they can buy some daily necessities and eat a bowl of bald noodles.

However, the people of Jiangdong in front of him were sitting in the small shop, eating noodles with meat cubes covered with meat, and meat buns, pancakes, broad beans on the table. Some even ordered a pot of wine and a plate of meat, and they ate very richly.

Yan Qiheng was also very surprised to see this. The people of Jiangdong were rich and beyond his imagination.

The two of them watched the people eat and drink, but they didn't realize that they were hungry, so they entered a restaurant, and the waiter immediately greeted him with a smile.

Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu sat down by the window. After listening to the waiter's introduction, the dishes were rich and the prices were not expensive. They also provided fruits from Nanyang, so they ordered some casually.

At this time, Yan Qiheng picked up the teacup, drank a sip of tea, glanced at the inside and outside the winery, and whispered: "I see a leaf and know late autumn, and I see a leopard with a glimpse of it! What do Zhiyuan think?"

Zhang Jiayu said excitedly: "The king of Wu Yue is like this, I won't leave!"

Yan Qiheng smiled and said, "Don't you go to Jiangbei to take a look?"
Chapter completed!