"The Ming Dynasty" opens in the snowy winter of the 40th year of Jiajing.
A civil official was ordered by the Emperor Jiajing to pull out the imperial staff outside the Meridian Gate and was killed on the spot by the eunuch of Dongchang ordered by Emperor Jiajing because he bluntly remonstrated that "the court's expenditures are excessive, corruption is rampant, the people are in dire straits, and the sky is angry."
In the white snow, outside the high palace wall, a pool of bright red blood was shocking.
It laid a tragic and heavy tone for the entire TV series.
Ten days later, the annual financial meeting for the 40th year of Jiajing was held in the palace.
Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Gao Gong, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, and Zhang Juzheng, the minister of the Ministry of war, are referred to as "Qingliu".
The chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song, and his subordinate Yan Shifan, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Work, are referred to as "Yan Dang".
The five eunuchs, Bingbi, the eunuch who represented Emperor Jiajing, were referred to as the "eunuchs".
Faced with a huge treasury deficit, these three forces insisted on their own opinions in front of the imperial court and refused to give in to each other.
In the coming year, the country will use troops to fight against Japanese pirates, the emperor will repair palaces, officials will still be in arrears with salaries and wages, and people will need relief from disasters. How to fill such a large fiscal deficit?
After a fierce rhetorical exchange, Yan Party proposed an economic policy to increase silk production and expand import and export trade to fill the national treasury deficit.
Finally there is a solution.
To have a sufficient scale of silk production, the scale of sericulture breeding must be expanded.
Therefore, with the approval of Emperor Jiajing, it was decided to implement the national policy of "converting rice fields into mulberry fields" in Zhejiang.
A treacherous power struggle has begun.
The first two episodes of "The Ming Dynasty" basically filmed the introduction of the policy of "changing rice into mulberry". The imperial financial meeting alone lasted a whole episode.
Towards the end of the second episode, the scene changed and finally came to Jiangnan from the capital.
In the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, the sound of musical instruments and drums sounded.
On the stage, actors wearing various silk and satin costumes sang and sang.
Several officials in red official uniforms were accompanying foreign silk merchants to look at new goods.
"Li Xuan, go and call Yueniang."
Yang Yijin, the eunuch in charge of the Weaving Bureau, called the young eunuch next to him, winked, and gave instructions in a low voice.
The little eunuch looked at him and immediately left with understanding.
"Guys, please take a look. These are next year's silk samples. They are all new and excellent patterns."
Yang Yijin raised his smile again and walked back to several foreign businessmen. , introducing the subtleties of silk.
"Just like this one, if you look at it in the morning and at night, the patterns are completely different between the sunlight and the candlelight..."
He led the foreign businessmen through the store full of flowers. Silk lobby,Then he walked into a room covered with silk on all sides, lit candles, and introduced them one by one.
The businessmen followed him all the way into the house, listening and watching, full of wonder.
Walking to the deepest part of the back room, he lifted up a piece of soft and golden white gauze, and suddenly a woman appeared in front of him.
All the foreign businessmen were stunned.
I saw the woman wearing brightly colored silk clothes, sitting quietly on a chair.
Although he is dressed in gold and silver and looks rich and impressive, his expression is always cold.
When I heard a large group of people coming in, I just turned my head and glanced briefly, then turned my head and ignored them.
But Yang Yijin clearly heard the sounds of the foreign businessmen next to him swallowing hard.
He smiled slightly.
How could these foreign devils who had never seen the world escape Yueniang’s invincible charm?
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She was a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River. Shen Sanyue, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, spent 200,000 taels of ransom money to buy her, then reluctantly parted with her and gave her to himself.
Now, it is just time for those foreign devils to see how tempting these silks are when worn on women!
"Ah, sorry, I went to the wrong place, please come this way."
Yang Yijin pretended that he had remembered the wrong way, and turned around and left with the foreign businessmen.
But looking at the way those people slowed down and turned back frequently, he knew that Yueniang had made the right move.
Back in the lobby, the silk merchants indeed placed a large order.
"I want 100,000 pieces of silk next year! I want all the styles on that woman just now!"
"I want 150,000 pieces of silk! But you have to send out navy troops, Escort us along the way! I want all the things on that woman!"
"..."
After a round of bargaining, the foreign silk merchant paid a total of 500,000 yuan! For silk orders, the price is very attractive.
And almost all the merchants who entered that room asked for the silk style Yueniang was wearing.
As a result, the silk sales task assigned by the palace was successfully completed, and the deficit in the national treasury was finally settled.
What remains is how the people in Zhejiang will complete the sericulture required for 500,000 pieces of silk next year.
However, that will be next year.
At this time, the young eunuch Li Xuan, who had just gone out to deliver a message for Yang Yijin, ran into the back room covered with silk.
"Yue Niang, Eunuch Yang said that today's work is done, you can go back and rest."
Yue Niang stood up from her chair without saying a word. , just about toGo outside.
Li Xuan suddenly came over and grabbed her sleeve.
Yueniang's face was pale and angry, and she flicked her sleeves.
"Li Xuan, you are so brave! I am Eunuch Yang's son, do you really dare to touch me?"
Li Xuan went to help her again with a playful smile. arm.
"I am serving you, how dare you~"
Yueniang pushed away his support, glared at him coldly, turned around and left.
Only the young eunuch Li Xuan was left looking at her back, looking like he was thinking about it for a long time.
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This is all Xie Zhuxin’s appearances in the first two episodes.
The bamboo fans waited hard all night and only got these two shots.
Some people’s expectations turned into complaints.
"The window period has been so long, and I haven't been able to play the lead role in a good idol drama. I thought I was pursuing acting so much, why did I play such a soy sauce vase role again?"
"The ratings of the first episode last night were very poor, only 0.5%, which directly fell below the lowest rating of Mango Channel this year! I have been laughed to death by my opponent's fans recently!"
"Oh my god, did Xinxin really play the role of Yueniang? I just read the original book, and the description of Yueniang in the book is amazing! Not to mention the famous prostitute in Jiangnan, she was transferred to several men, and she even served a eunuch , I wonder if this is also the case in the drama?”
“No, she is an idol drama star, how can she play such a role? Damn, the ratings are low? I can still bear it, but I really can’t accept this! ! ”
“Don’t panic, I believe Zhu Xin, she must have different requirements for her role in the TV series! Just watch it slowly!"
But the episode updated the next day still broke the expectations of these fans.