Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1589, Chixia City of the Great Melting Pot
The 'Little Herring' sailed on the sea for several days and finally arrived at Chixia City.

Simon stood on the pier and looked at the Chixia Port in front of him. The scale was very large, far surpassing any port he had ever seen before. Compared with it, Marseille in France was like a small rural market.

The Chixia Port in front of you is extremely busy, and the docks extend along the coastline to the end of the field of vision. The spacious roads connect the Chixia City without city walls. You can see tall buildings in the eyes. Under the sunlight, the buildings on the tall buildings The glass windows reflect the dazzling light.

All kinds of huge signboards are very eye-catching. The huge Chinese characters have a sense of history. These buildings show an oriental charm, and look at the ships moored in the port.

Each of these ships is huge, and any one placed in Europe is a large ship, which is relatively rare, but here, almost all of them are large sea ships, and even Simon saw the super large smoke the steamer.

It is said that this is a new type of sea ship called a steam ship. It has only been out for a few years. It is powered by a steam engine. It is very fast and its size is getting bigger and bigger. The Galen sailboat on the European side is in front of it. It looks like a small sailboat.

Everything is telling Simon that he has arrived in Chixia City in Ningguo, West Africa. However, when Simon looked at the crowd around him, he was dumbfounded again, because many of the people he saw were blond and blue-eyed, with high noses and deep eyes. As for Ming people with black eyes and black hair, they are not very common, and the number does not seem to be very large.

But soon, he knew that he had indeed arrived in Chixia City, because here, whether it was a tall nose, deep-eyed, blond-haired white-eyed European white, or a slightly dark-skinned Tianzhu from Tianzhu, or some people from the Middle East Arabs, everyone is speaking in plain language.

Although Simon didn't understand Daming dialect, he had heard a lot along the way, and he could tell that it was Daming dialect, some of which were lame and slow.

Look at the clothes of these people, they are all in the style of Daming. In the whole world, only Daming people like to shave their beards and cut their hair short.

There is nothing to say about the hair. The beard is a symbol of status and status in many countries. In Europe and the Middle East, it is strictly forbidden to shave the beard, because it means that there is no masculinity, and it is very feminine. .

But in Daming, the situation is different. Daming people like to shave their beards. They think that beards affect people's lives, so they should be shaved off, just like nails that grow long and need to be cut off. , the same goes for this hair.

From the maritime academy at the beginning to the army later, and then to the factory later, shaving beards and cutting short hair have gradually become popular, and now it has become a trend, especially among young people.

Naturally, this also affected the overseas vassal states and colonies. Everyone also shaved their beards and cut their hair, which in turn affected the slaves who came to Ming Dynasty. Gradually, everyone got used to it and felt that it was really good.

Short hair and shaved beards are not only more comfortable, but also more hygienic and more convenient for work and life.

But at this time, whether it is the Middle East or Europeans, they all regard their beards as sacred and inviolable. Even the nobles in these places will put on fake beards. The thicker the beard, the more manly it is. It is impossible to lose your own beard, they will fight you desperately.

The same is true for Simon, with a beard, standing on the streets of Chixia City suddenly looks a bit out of place, so that people around him frequently cast strange glances.

“Find a place to eat first~”

Simon rubbed his stomach. He hadn't had a good meal on the boat for several days. Now that he finally arrived in Chixia City, he was not in a hurry to find the Jewish community. He planned to inspect Chixia City first. Case.

"Pay attention, we Jews are the best at doing business. There are tens of thousands of Jews in Chixia City. They will definitely become rich people in Chixia City. Their industries will definitely be seen everywhere."

"At that time, we will pay a visit to them, and soon we will be able to understand everything here in Chixia City in detail."

Simon gave instructions to a few followers around him, and then he wandered around Chixia City, planning to look for restaurants and see if he could find any shops opened by Jews.

They found the restaurant very quickly. There are many restaurants and restaurants. Chixia City is a big city in East Africa. Its economy and trade are very developed, and there are many ships.

This provides excellent conditions for the development of catering, entertainment, and trade in Chixia City. There are a large number of restaurants, restaurants, hotels, brothels, etc. near the port.

But none of the shops opened by the Jews were found. All the signboards were all marked with Ming characters. Any other languages ​​and scripts are allowed.

I randomly found a place called Hongxia Restaurant, and as soon as I walked in, I could see several teenage boys coming up to greet them.

"Gentlemen, please sit down~"

Simon couldn't understand Daming dialect, but he took a closer look at these teenage boys, all of them were obviously Europeans, but they spoke authentic Daming dialect, and their clothes and dresses were all Daming people's attire , apart from this appearance, you really can't tell the difference.

He casually found a seat by the sea and sat down, and the boy hurriedly wiped the table, served tea, and handed over the menu.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"

Jack Chen asked with a smile on his face.

When he was a child, he followed his mother and was sold to Chixia City as a slave. Later, he was bought by Chen Laoshi, the owner of the restaurant. His mother became Chen Laoshi's concubine. Later, he started to open a small restaurant and gradually became what he is now. This Hongxia Restaurant.

Chen Jieke also changed his surname to Chen after following him, and also became a clerk in this restaurant.

"We came here from France in Europe, we don't know Ming dialect yet, and we don't understand Ming characters~"

Simon and the others were a little dumbfounded after looking at it. Several followers could speak multiple languages, but no one could speak clearly, but they could only speak to Jack Chen in a few languages.

The Italian spoken in it is Jack Chen's mother tongue. He is Italian and can understand it.

"I can speak Italian, but it's been a while, and some of them are not very good at it."

Jack Chen said in Italian.

"That's great~"

Simon immediately became happy, and finally met someone who could communicate with him.

"Bring me up some food, as long as I can eat enough."

"Okay, one bucket of rice, two small stir-fries with meat and vegetables."

Chen Jieke immediately shouted, this is the usual rule of Daming Restaurant, when the guests order, the waiter will sing the dishes, one is to respect the guests, and the other is to make it easier for the back kitchen to serve the dishes in a timely manner.

"Is this really Chixia City?"

"Why do I see that many people are not Ming people? The number of Ming people seems to be very small."

Simon was very puzzled and asked Jack Chen.

"Of course this is Chixia City~"

"There are hundreds of thousands of people in Chixia City, among them there are about [-] Daming people, and the rest are people from all over the world, and of course most of them are still slaves."

"Naturally, it is difficult to see Daming people in the streets and alleys. Daming people are all people of the highest caste. They are distinguished, and they rarely walk even when they travel. They all sit in four-wheeled carriages, or are pulled by rickshaws. , and the slaves carried the sedan chairs."

Jack Chen said with a smile.

"Highest caste?"

"We are just right, I don't understand very well, can you tell us in detail."

When Simon heard this, he immediately asked.

"In our country of Ning, His Royal Highness King Ning divided everyone into many levels. The highest level is the Daming people, that is, the Daming people with black eyes and black hair, or Han people."

"They are the descendants of the great god Pangu, the descendants of the gods, with noble status and noble blood."

"Next is the Brahmins created by God Pangu himself. They were created by the gods to protect his offspring. There are several types of Brahmins. One is the people of the vassal states of Ming Dynasty, such as the people of Japan and North Korea. , the other is some nobles of the Ning Kingdom, those who have been bestowed with honorable status by His Royal Highness King Ning himself."

Chen Jieke told Simon in detail about the caste system on Ningguo's side. This caste system, which originated in Tianzhu, has now been developed and studied to the extreme by Ningguo's side.

Divide people into three, six, nine, etc. In addition to the determining factors of bloodlines and bloodlines, there are also the degree of learning Daming dialect, whether they can write Ming characters, how much they know about Daming customs, etc., and whether they are good citizens. , What special outstanding contribution has been made to Ningguo and the like.

It is a very complete system, but it is very different from the caste system in Tianzhu. The caste system in Ningguo is similar to the household registration system in Ming Dynasty, that is, people of lower castes can climb to higher castes through their slaves. of.

For example, slaves, as long as they make special contributions to the country of Ning, such as fighting for King Ning, and make contributions, they can change from slaves at the bottom to free people. I applied here, and after verification, I found that I was indeed diligent and had worked for the owner for many years. According to the usual rules of the Ming people, even if the old scalper was dying, he should be given a certain degree of dignity.

When a slave gets old, he can still be free. Even if he dies, he will no longer be a slave in the future, but will die as a free man, giving him the final dignity.

(End of this chapter)