The morning dynasty on the seventh day of the first lunar month in the thirty-fourth year of Taiping finally came to an end.

The ministers returned to their respective departments and continued their work. Zhu Jingyuan went to the Ministry of Industry again.

Zhu Jingyuan asked the personnel of the Ministry of Industry to help him add a desk of his own next to the desk of Wang Lai, the warship chief.

I asked for simple drawing and writing tools, and lay down on the table to start planning the design indicators of the warship, which was also the Ming Dynasty naval ship system in the next few decades.

Zhu Jingyuan's mother, Liang Yunying, was also busy with her son's affairs, escorted by dozens of servants.

First, go to the bank to sort out the funds. The old emperor's check for ten thousand gold notes was a special check specially printed by the Ming Dynasty Bank and exclusively for the emperor's use.

The Ming Bank was the largest commercial bank in the Ming Empire. It did not have the word "royal" in its name.

Those with the word "royal" in their names are the "Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty", which was the central bank of the Ming Empire.

Responsible for formulating financial industry systems, managing the order of the financial industry, and printing and issuing banknotes according to demand, but does not directly operate general financial business.

Liang Yunying first went to the head office of Daming Bank in the old city of the capital and transferred the money from the check given by the old emperor. Most of it was deposited into his son's passbook, and a small amount was converted into cash.

Then leave the old city and go to the new city with the cash.

After the Renwu Dynasty, the old city of the capital did not allow private businesses to operate conventional commercial industries.

A small number of necessary daily services and entertainment facilities are also provided by the royal consortium authorized by the imperial court at designated places and times.

Shuntian Prefecture was placed in the new city, and the old city did not have Guo County attached to it. Jinyi guards and eight other imperial guards divided areas to maintain urban order.

The various central government offices in the administrative capital are not directly responsible for civil affairs.

The Ministry of Commerce manages manufacturers, the Ministry of Industry manages patents, Taipu Temple manages carriages, horses and ships, etc. These private offices are all located in Xincheng.

Liang Yunying could ask her servants to go to Xincheng to handle the matter, but she also wanted to go to Xincheng to see the situation and help her son check the market conditions, so she went there in person.

The carriage left the old city and got onto the wide asphalt road connecting the old and new cities. It speeded up slightly. The new carriage had rubber tires and was not particularly bumpy.

Ten minutes later, the carriage entered the northern periphery of the new city, which belongs to the area of ​​Fengtai County, Guo County, Shuntian Prefecture New City.

The number of pedestrians around began to increase, and the driver also slowed down and carefully controlled the speed. Liang Yunying opened the curtains and looked at the scene outside through the glass.

Compared to the quiet, spacious, but somewhat depressing Old City, the Jingshi New City is much more lively.

Except for a few controlled areas, the streets are full of people coming and going, as well as carriages and horses passing by from time to time, as well as a small number of cars.

Every time you pass a few streets, you can see the low-speed railways running through the city. The steam trains are emitting black smoke and moving slowly on the rails.

Correspondingly, the air here is not very good, and the sky is also gray. People who have just come from the old city will feel a little uncomfortable.

However, the residents of Xincheng have long been accustomed to it. Most of the shops on the roadside are open, and there are still clerks chatting with shopkeepers or people next door.

On some streets and corners, you can occasionally see small-scale vendors, and occasionally pedestrians come over to inquire about purchases.

These people seem to be in pretty good condition, but their condition seems a bit complicated. Some people are smiling happily, while others seem to be worried.

At the same time, right near them, on the same street, there were some people who were in very bad condition.

They are sallow, thin, weak, and staggering, like beggars. They are so-called refugees, but they are actually unemployed workers.

The color of their clothes has long been lost, and a few relatively intact areas cannot be found.

Regardless of whether they are men or women, they either wear their hair in a small bun or have messy short hair cut randomly with scissors.

Most of the people who wear their hair in buns still retain the last bit of "reservation" and strive to maintain the last bit of "respectability". They are called the "long-haired gang".

Most people who cut their hair short become gloomy and numb, and no longer care about their image and spirit. They are called the "short hair gang".

But no matter what, there is no situation where the hair is half-length or not long and the hair is disheveled at the same time.

That would be considered a barbarian by the long-haired gang, and the short-haired gang also knew that it was very dangerous to face the machine like that.

The separation of long-haired gangs and short-haired gangs is a phenomenon that naturally occurs among the people at the bottom without active management by the imperial court.

The Ming Dynasty people in this world have neither developed the habit of shaving their hair and growing braids, nor have they experienced the innovative process of cutting their braids.

Of course, upper-class people such as the royal family, nobles, business elites, etc. will not take the initiative to cut their hair. After all, the body and skin are affected by their parents.

He will not voluntarily give up the clothes of the Ming Dynasty. The clothes and dress on official occasions fully maintain the official standards of the Ming Dynasty.

In daily dress and grooming, while the basic framework remains unchanged, the design appears to be complex and gorgeous and concise and lively, two completely opposite typical styles.

Dressing in a complicated and gorgeous style is usually used to attend various banquets, celebrations, or to visit friends or receive guests, that is, semi-formal occasions or social occasions.

Simple and lively style of clothing is used in real daily life, shopping, gardening, spring outings, and relatively routine work.

The middle-class people who can maintain respectability will basically try to catch up with the lifestyle of the upper class, imitate the dressing habits of the upper class, and will not cut their own hair.

After the imperial court relaxed the clothing restrictions, most of them would also make exquisite silk clothes to wear specially for grand events and festivals.

As for the real people at the bottom, their last insistence is the bun on their head.

Those with long hair who still keep their buns have a mentality similar to that of most middle-class people and yearn to become members of the upper class.

As long as they have some conditions, they will insist on not cutting off their hair.

Even if she had to work with machines, her hair would be pulled into a small bun and carefully wrapped with a headscarf, just like the long-haired female workers of later generations.

Those with short hair who cut off their hair on their own really just want to continue living. Most of them have been on the verge of life and death for a long time.

According to the analysis of some newspapers targeting the middle class, people in short-haired gangs are usually more dangerous than long-haired gangs, and they have no bottom line and no sense of shame.

It is recommended that masters, ladies, gentlemen, and young ladies should not show mercy or contact to avoid being deceived.

But whether they are long-haired gangs or short-haired gangs, if they are still wandering on the streets at ten o'clock in the morning, most of them are temporarily unemployed workers.

After all, today's business organizations do not have unified and universal public holidays.

What makes Liang Yunying a little surprised is that the unemployed workers should have found a place to hang out and reduce consumption, but now they are all trying to move in the same direction.

Liang Yunying curiously asked her servant to inquire, and soon learned that they were going to Yahang Square.

Dental shops were ancient intermediaries, but even ordinary ancient dental shops were mostly shabbier than today's black intermediaries. For details, you can refer to various books...

After the emperor Shizu was resurrected, a wide range of official dental shops were established, and they were required to continue to be added as the city expanded.

Private dental banks are still allowed to exist, but transactions performed by agents must be reported to official dental banks.

Otherwise, he would be charged with fraud or even buying and selling the population of the Ming Dynasty, and he could be sentenced to death at most.

Although it is impossible to completely control it, it has a certain deterrent effect.

The official dental trade became more standardized and larger in scale. With the development of industry, it gradually turned into a labor trading market.

Nowadays, when manufacturers want to recruit workers, they usually go to the official dental office to register, state the number of people recruited, the amount, requirements, remuneration, and pay a very low commission.

There is also a special square in front of all Yahang stores. There are large sheds and display boards in the square, and recruitment notices from manufacturers are regularly posted.

The company will also arrange special staff to read out the newly posted recruitment notices with a loudspeaker on the stand next to the display board, and repeat the newly posted recruitment notices regularly to the illiterate people.
Chapter completed!