After New Year's Eve, the capital was very lively, with people walking around everywhere, and people riding bicycles passing by the streets, attracting many people's attention.

Bicycles have begun mass production, but the price is still very high. They are called "big items" by the people in the capital. Ordinary people have to be cruel to buy them.

In the morning, the snow was cleaned by workers to both sides of the street. A large number of lanterns were hung on ropes, and small vendors were also selling on the street. Vendors selling rice cakes, candied haws and other snacks were often popular. Because passers-by were tired of walking, they naturally stopped to buy some snacks. Vendors selling New Year's goods took advantage of this time to make a lot of money.

Chu Yun brought a few women and Ling'er to the streets, and plainclothes guards and intelligence personnel were secretly protecting them.

"The goods sold are more and more numerous every year, and it seems that the people's living standards have improved."

Chu Yun saw the shops and billboards on both sides of the street, and more people rode inflatable rubber bicycles produced by the Phoenix Bicycle Factory, and felt like he had come to a modern ancient city instead of the 17th century.

"This is all made by you with money, sir." Da Yu'er saw the investment behind it.

"Money can only be collected from ordinary people to have fiscal revenue. They are the main body of production, agricultural tax or large-scale income. We produce fertilizers and steam plows to improve agricultural harvests." Chu Yun had to admit a fact.

This is still an agricultural country. The land income of hundreds of millions of people is the main body of fiscal revenue. Handicrafts and industrial production are in full swing. It may take a lot of time to make the income ratio of light industry and heavy industry higher than agricultural taxes.

A large population is an advantage, but it is easy to conceal the fact that when technology is backward, the income supported by a large number of population and agricultural land seems to be a big country or a big country. In fact, it is often strong outside and do the work on the inside, such as the current Mughal Empire.

"Mom, I want to eat candied haws." Ling'er grabbed the corner of Aila's clothes and looked at the foot vendor selling candied haws not far away.

"Eating something too sweet can easily cause tooth decay..." Ella seemed to not want to agree.

"It's okay to let him eat one during the Chinese New Year." Chu Yun was not as strict as usual at this time, but agreed easily.

"Dad, you are so nice." Ling'er hugged Chu Yun's thighs excitedly.

This guy is just a mother with breasts. Chu Yun has no choice but to be more and more smart Ling'er. This little guy has started reading and writing unknowingly, and his IQ is quite high.

After a while, Ling'er was already holding a string of candied haws in her hand. In fact, the candied haws in the hand of the traveling vendor were bought. After the guard tasted a few of them, he gave a string to the young master.

The gourd vendor knew that all the candied haws in his hands were bought by the military master's guards, so he quickly said he didn't want money, but the guards still stuffed a piece of silver into his hands.

The guards who bought the candied haws also distributed a bunch of candied haws to avoid wasting them. It seemed a bit strange that a group of people walked on the street while eating candied haws.

Not far away, a family was shopping, but this family seemed even more strange. They were communicating in two different languages. One of the blond and blue-eyed old man was holding a small red lantern in his hand.

"This lantern symbolizes prosperity and auspiciousness? It seems that you really like red, flowers, birds, fish and insects, dance halls and singing platforms." Sir Greenville ignored the curious eyes of some residents around him, but focused his attention on the lantern itself, not understanding why the residents in the capital like lanterns so much.

"Every civilization has its own culture, and this lantern is part of our culture."

After Li Jinde traveled to many Western countries, he had seen many civilizations. He had seen all three of the most important civilizations in the world. Chinese civilization, European civilization, and Central and Western Asian civilizations have long been used to it. At the same time, he also has a deeper understanding of the civilization of his own country and knows the differences with other civilizations.

"When you are not here, my aunt and I came out to buy New Year's goods. The Spring Festival couplets were replaced two or three times before you came back." Salina was choosing Spring Festival couplets.

Mrs. Grace also looked at the ink marks on the Spring Festival couplets with cursiveness. Some of them were written in cursive and seal script, so that even though she had lived in the capital for a while, she could not recognize what the Spring Festival couplets meant.

On the contrary, Aunt Li held Li Ying'er wrapped in a cotton jacket. She didn't expect that the Salina family seemed to have immigrated here. Now she had to communicate with her in-laws in two mixed languages.

"It's Mr. Chu!"

Sir Greenville, who spent the most lively festival in the East for the first time, was looking around at new things, and found Chu Yun and others who caused a lot of sensation.

Chu Yun has minimized the movement of travel as much as possible, and many residents have gathered here.

"We went to visit the army leader." Li Jinde said to Salina and his group.

Being able to get from one of the local businessmen in Fujian to his current status, his career can be said to be inseparable from Chu Yun. He happened to meet him here, so the family walked over.

"Mr. Master!" Li Jinde saluted Chu Yun.

Sir Greenville and Mrs. Grace performed Western etiquette.

"The old woman has met the military lord!" The one who was most excited was Aunt Li. When Chu Yun cleared the pirates on the southeast coast, he could be regarded as helping her avenge that her husband died at the hands of pirates.

"Auntie, don't be polite. You are still young, so you don't have to call yourself an old woman." Chu Yun was very polite.

"Mr. Master is joking, how can I still be young..." Aunt Li said this, but her heart was filled with joy.

This is the supreme ruler of the empire. He can get a compliment from him, which is better than ten thousand people saying this!

"This is the young master. This is the New Year's money that my uncle gave you."

When Li Jinde saw Ling'er following Chu Yun, hesitated for a moment and took out a red envelope to Ling'er.

He thought about a lot of things in an instant. He never thought that he would meet Chu Yun's family here. He was not prepared to give Ling'er a red envelope, so he had to give Ling'er a red envelope to his colleagues and children, fearing that the number was too small.

Ling'er was a little hesitant, and he looked at his father without knowing that he was good at it.

"Since it is the intention given to you by Uncle Li, please accept it. What should you say at this time?" Chu Yun said to Ling'er.

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Ling'er bowed to Li Jinde like a little adult, and then accepted Li Jinde's red envelope.
Chapter completed!