Nanjing.


    At the gate of the Imperial Palace, it has been like a vegetable market for a while. Every morning, countless gentry and landlords come to kneel down and petition. The sun sets and they return one after another.


    The whole city of Nanjing is even more lively than the last business symposium, because almost all the landlords and gentry in the whole South have come. Even those who can''t walk have sent their nephews to attend. Tens of thousands of people can''t live in the inns and restaurants in the city.


    Fortunately, the big families in the city and the gentry from all walks of life are very generous this time. They not only let a large number of landlords and gentry live in their own homes, but also food.


    These tens of thousands of people divide their work and cooperate. Some people go to the gate of the Imperial Palace and various yamen every day to petition, others talk in teahouses and pubs, and there are many places. The last part is to win over those small businessmen, vendors and noble officials, even the prostitutes in brothels everywhere.


    It has to be said that after the gentry and landlords in several southern provinces were united, their influence was still huge. After all, these people were no longer scattered, but very united and determined.


    However, everyone knew that Qiang Lai was not good. Qin Huan was famous for his ferocity and would never turn back once he wanted to do anything. Therefore, if he wanted to force him to give up the new deal, he had to unite more people to participate in the petition against the tyranny.


    However, local public opinion is no longer in their hands, and ordinary people are no longer the mud legs they fool at will. Therefore, even if the saliva is dry and the words are dignified, no one follows them except those who have a lot of land at home.


    "Your Majesty, since ancient times, dignity and inferiority have been in order. Once the new deal is implemented, there will never be peace!"


    "Your Majesty, if the new deal is not abolished, the country will be ruined! Your Majesty''s eternal fame will be destroyed once! "


    "Your Majesty..."


    Outside the palace gate, except for a road where carriages can pass, there are at least thousands of people kneeling on both sides. The sound of crying and wailing has not stopped since the morning.


    "Gentlemen, it''s time for dinner. Let''s eat first!" More than a dozen shopkeepers with hundreds of guys pushed the car and came near and shouted.


    When they heard the speech, they immediately stopped crying and began to work. Soon, they sat on the ground in groups and began to eat.


    In order to ensure their own interests, these gentry and landlords also worked hard. They no longer ignored their past image and ate on the spot like street people.


    However, although there are no tables and chairs, the meals are quite rich, not only meat, vegetables, but also soup and wine.


    After dinner, the people got up and moved one after another. Some gathered together to talk quietly, some went to worship, and the guys cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the ground and wiped the ground clean. Then they pushed the car away.


    More than a dozen restaurant shopkeepers, although they are also one of these people, have made a 50% discount on their daily meals, but they still make a lot of money after more than a month, so when they leave, they smile and bloom on their faces, and then they begin to kneel on the ground and cry, forming a sharp contrast with the gentry.


    "Brother Lu, do you think your majesty has really returned to Beijing? It''s been several days. Why hasn''t there been any movement? Will... "


    "Don''t worry, my lady gave birth to a princess ten days ago. Will your majesty not return to Beijing? So I''m sure your majesty is definitely in the palace and came back half a month ago. Otherwise, why didn''t the palace suddenly provide us with food and tea half a month ago? "


    "Well, that makes sense! As long as your majesty can do such a thing, my mother will never be so stingy. "


    Everyone nodded frequently. When they first came, the treatment was not generally good. Three meals a day were personally delivered by the palace maids, and the tea was enough. Anyone who fell tired would be carried down by the medical officer for treatment at the first time.


    But more than half a month ago, this situation suddenly changed. Not only did there be no tea and meals, but also died of fatigue on the spot, and no one would come to collect the body.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, your majesty is bound to give a big banquet to all the ministers when the princess is full moon, and your majesty should be happy for a while. As long as we stick to it, your majesty will definitely step back in the end."


    An old man blows his way, and everyone cheers each other. After all, now the opportunity is really rare.


    Now everyone knows that it''s unrealistic for Qin Huan to completely abolish the new deal, so he just wants to win more benefits, such as raising 100 mu of private land to 500 mu or 1000 mu, and selling the surplus land to the imperial court. The price can be higher, and it''s better to pay off at one time.


    As for the household registration system, it can barely be accepted. It does not mean that everyone is equal, that everyone can be truly equal, and that the poor can be driven by them.


    "Ah! It''s a pity that the empress didn''t give birth to the prince this time. Otherwise, maybe your majesty will... "


    One of the members looked at the palace and sighed.


    Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan in the palace sighed and sighed all day these days. Looking at her daughter in her arms, she loved and hated her failure.


    "Well, sister Yan, give ya''er to me quickly..."


    When Qin Huan saw that she had changed her diaper, he couldn''t wait to take his daughter over, hold her in his arms and giggle again. From time to time, he would kiss her pink face.


    This appearance aroused the envy of Princess De, Liu and others. Zhang Yan saw that Qin Huan didn''t blame himself for his lack of morale, but loved her daughter. She felt much better in her heart.


    "Brother Xiaoyu asked me to hug." Li Waner said, and took the little princess from Qin Huan''s hand. After a while, they made the little princess cry again.


    When the girls saw that they were helpless, they all looked funny. Zhang Yan looked white and took the child and coaxed them up.


    "These damn guys started yelling again after dinner. They scared my daughter. I have to skin them."


    Qin Huan had to send his anger to the landlords and gentry outside. In fact, he was so far away that he could only hear the sound. Otherwise, they would be allowed to cry and howl like this every day.


    "Your Majesty, I think they are determined this time. Otherwise, they''d better meet and have a good talk to see if they can find a way to make the best of both worlds, otherwise it''s not the way to go on like this!"


    Zhang Yan coaxed her daughter and sighed. Her wish for many years has been fulfilled. Now she is in a good mood and the world has just settled down. She really doesn''t want to make waves again.


    However, the whole person looked younger than before. In addition, he had just given birth, so he was more plump and attractive. After Qin Huan came back, he stayed with his mother and daughter and never left. He obeyed her. Otherwise, Qin Huan''s violent temper would break up the gentry in three days at most.


    "Sister Yan, there''s no way to have the best of both worlds in this kind of thing. If they want to kneel, let them kneel and if they want to cry, let them cry. I''ll take you to Wuchang after the beginning of the new year. Let''s see if they will catch up."


    Qin Huan waved his hand. Obviously, he didn''t intend to compromise at all. No matter how fierce the gang was, he wouldn''t care as long as it didn''t affect the normal social order.


    If Zhang Yan hadn''t produced soon, he wouldn''t even go back to Nanjing. After all, Hubei''s new deal is in a critical period.


    In fact, another reason why Qin Huan tolerated them to stay in Nanjing was that their daily consumption doubled the economy of the capital.


    "But I''m worried that businessmen everywhere will take risks in the end!" Zhang Yan said with some worry that although the businessmen in Jiangnan have not done anything too much, when they find that the petition is invalid, they are not sure that they will raise prices or go on strike directly.


    "It depends on their choice."


    Qin Huan said in an insipid tone that the first thing a businessman did after he made money was to buy land, so the landlords, gentry and businessmen in the whole south of the Yangtze River were actually one kind of people. The landlords didn''t do some business?


    Seeing Qin Huan''s expression, Zhang Yan knew that if those businessmen really dared to raise prices or strike the market, it would be another bloody storm. She was worried and helpless at the same time.


    "Well, sister Yan, don''t worry about these things in the future. Take care of the harem safely. I won''t fight again in the future. When the world is peaceful, I''ll take you all over the world and live a life that only envies mandarin ducks but not immortals."


    Zhang Yan smelled the speech with a look of longing. Where would she care about the life and death of those gentry and landlords? The other women also have a yearning face.