Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1594, the life of Ming people

Simon looked at the world map. On the map, the vast territory of the Ming Empire occupied almost half of it. In addition to Ming's vassal states, colonies, etc., the whole world was only Europe and the Middle East, which were not the territory of the Ming people.

It's hard for you to believe that in such an era, the Ming people have established such a huge territory, and what about the Jews?
The world is so big that there is no piece of land for their Jews, no piece of land that really belongs to their Jews, they can only live under the fence of others and live in exile.

"I want to live here for a while and feel everything here."

Simon thought for a while and said.

"You really should live here for a while, take a look around, take a walk, maybe it will inspire you."

"Actually, I suggest that all the Jews in Europe come to Ningguo."

"Daming people are inclusive and inclusive, and can accommodate us Jews. Here we will not be excluded or treated differently, and we can live a peaceful life."

Brown agreed with Simon's idea.

Before I came to Ningguo, my understanding of the Ming people was only limited to the Eastern Empire written by Marco Polo's travel notes, plus the many legends about Ming that I had heard in Europe over the years.

The people of Daming are extremely rich. They eat porcelain, everyone wears silk, and even gold is everywhere. My country is extremely rich.

The Ming people are extremely powerful, sweeping all directions, the Ottoman Empire had to cede land and pay compensation, and owed the humiliating Erzincan City Agreement, and on the European side, they punched Portugal, kicked England, and beat France fatly, allowing England to cede land and pay compensation .

In addition, the revenge fund set up by the Ming people is also very famous in Europe and the Middle East. Almost everyone knows that you can mess with anyone, but don’t mess with the Ming people, otherwise the Ming people will smash you to death with money .

So in the inherent impression, the people of Daming are powerful, domineering, and rich. After they really came to Ningguo, they had been in contact with the people of Daming for a long time.

He slowly discovered that the people of Ming Dynasty are not only extremely rich materially, but also spiritually. They have a long history, brilliant culture, strong self-confidence and national pride, and their language and writing are full of wisdom. , Tang poetry and Song Ci are exquisite.

Daming people are not as domineering as imagined, but very gentle. They always pay attention to being kind to others, and regard peace as the most important thing. Their culture is tolerant to all rivers, and they are very tolerant.

Every Daming person is like an aristocrat, modest and gentle, gentle and refined.

Brown has a deep understanding of this, and feels that Simon should really walk around, take a look, and feel the details of this huge empire.

"Then I will bother you a lot in the future."

Simon nodded and said.

"It's okay, I also hope that more Jews can come here."

"I really think this is a good place for us Jewish people to settle."

Brown thought for a while and said, "That's right, I have nothing to do. Next, I will be a tour guide and take you around and have a look."

Because of Simon's arrival, the Jews in the small town of Safati held a party to welcome Simon's arrival. At the party, almost all the Jews expressed their satisfaction with their current life.

Although here, they are not the same as in Europe, they are all engaged in agriculture, and they don't have much money in their hands.

But here, they don't need to worry about whether they will be deported, whether they will be excluded, heavy taxes will be imposed, and so on.

Here, you only need to work from sunrise to rest, and live a simple and peaceful life.

Simon understood carefully.

Talk to people constantly and understand clearly.

Simon soon discovered that although most of the Jews in the small town of Safati were still very conservative and unwilling to integrate into Ming Dynasty, they still lived their own lives.

They refused to learn the language and characters of the Ming Dynasty, and they also refused to have too many exchanges and contacts with the people of the Ming Dynasty. They were immersed in their own world and lived the life of the Jews for thousands of years.

However, there are still some Jews who have put away their original surnames and first names, adopted the surnames and first names of the Ming people, and at the same time began to learn from the Ming people in all aspects.

Just like the Ming people, cut off their hair, shave their beards, wear Ming clothes, speak the Ming dialect, learn the culture of the Ming, and at the same time actively integrate into the Ming.

This is a very rare phenomenon.

We must know that the Jews have been wandering in Europe for thousands of years. They have always adhered to their traditions and refused to integrate into the local area, so they were rejected.

But now, some Jews are willing to integrate into the Daming people and change their long-standing traditions. This is a very miraculous thing.

Although there are reasons for Ningguo's caste system in it, it is enough to show the strength of Ming culture, which has extremely strong appeal and penetration.

Here in the small town of Safati, Simon had a good rest for two days, and the fatigue of the journey was swept away. On the third day, Simon and Brown began to travel.

In Chixia City, Simon came here again accompanied by Brown.

As before, Chixia City is still very busy and lively.

People from all over the world gather together, and despite the huge differences in skin color and appearance, they can get along very harmoniously together.

"Here comes Zongye~"

"Here comes Zongye~"

When Simon and Brown were wandering casually on the street, they didn't know who yelled on the street. Suddenly, a large number of people poured out on the street that was already full of people.

"Where did the Zongye come from?"

"Yes, yes, where did the Zongye come from?"

"The Dragon Boat Festival will be here soon. It's impossible without zong leaves. How can I make zongzi?"

"Isn't that right? There is no zongye in Chixia City. The zongye has to be transported from Tianzhu. It's too expensive. It costs a penny a piece. The key is that it's expensive, and it's out of stock."

"Yeah, yeah, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, this rice dumpling must be eaten, otherwise it won't taste that good, and to commemorate Qu Yuan, I heard that there are dozens of teams participating in the dragon boat race this year." .”

Accompanied by someone calling Zongye, a large number of people emerged in the streets and alleys, and everyone was talking about it.

The key is that none of these people looks like people from Ming Dynasty, they are basically white people with blond hair and blue eyes, and there are also many people from Tianzhu.

They all spoke Ming dialect, discussing how to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival of Ming Dynasty.

"There's a boatload of zong leaves here at the pier, and they're worth a penny a piece. Hurry up and buy them. If you're late, you won't be able to buy them by then."

"There is also a lot of glutinous rice with the ship. The price is not expensive, but there are not many goods."

At this time, someone shook the zong leaf in his hand and shouted excitedly.

"Go, go~"

"If you don't go, it will be too late~"

"Yes, go, go~"

As soon as the others heard this, they immediately rushed to the pier to snap up Zongye leaves.

"What's going on here?"

Simon couldn't hear Daming's words, so he could only ask Brown on the side.

"This will soon be the traditional Dragon Boat Festival of the Ming people. The people of the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to this Dragon Boat Festival and are very particular about it~"

"Dragon Boat Festival is a day for family reunion. It is also a festival formed to commemorate Qu Yuan. Zongzi is eaten on this day,"

"This zongzi is a kind of delicacy made by wrapping glutinous rice with a kind of leaf. Zongzi must be eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. This custom has naturally spread to the world along with the people of Ming Dynasty."

"Here in Chixia City, everyone comes from all over the world. Under the many policies of Ningguo, everyone has gradually developed the habit of celebrating the Ming Festival, and gradually forgot about the festivals of their own nation."

"What's more, this Dragon Boat Festival is a custom of the Ming people, with a long history and cultural heritage, and it is also a symbol of everyone's gradual Ming transformation, which will help improve the caste level of your family."

"So you can see that they value this festival more than the people of Ming Dynasty. The zong leaves are so expensive, but they still have to spend money to buy them and go to this Dragon Boat Festival."

Brown explained in detail.

"Let's go, let's go to the pier to have a look~"

After speaking, I brought Simon to the port of Chixia City. At this moment, at the dock, I saw a big boat lined up here, and everyone had copper coins in their hands, ready to buy zong leaves from Tianzhu. .

Simon looked at it carefully, looked at the copper coins in everyone's hands, thought for a while and asked, "What is the currency of the Ming people?"

"I only know the silver coins of the Ming people!"

"People in Daming usually use copper coins for transactions. Silver coins are not very useful, because one silver coin can be exchanged for a thousand copper coins, and in Chixia City, one copper coin can buy two eggs."

"Therefore, silver dollars are rarely used. Copper coins are different in the Ming Dynasty and overseas colonies and vassal states, especially in the vassal states. The copper coins cast by each vassal state are different."

"However, the copper coins cast by these vassal states all have a characteristic, that is, they are all round on the outside and square on the inside, and the words printed on them are different. At the same time, according to the requirements of the Ming Empire for the vassal states and colonies, all copper coins must contain quantitative The copper can be a mixture of copper and iron, or a mixture of copper and tin, but the copper content is fixed."

"Silver dollars and bank notes are issued and manufactured by the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. The vassal states and colonies cannot make silver dollars and issue silver notes."

"So it can be said that in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty and many vassal states and colonies, currency is universal, copper coins can be used everywhere, and silver dollars and banknotes are unimpeded. Not only in the huge system of the Ming Empire, but also in the Ming Dynasty Among the vassal states of the empire and the many surrounding countries."

"The silver dollars and silver bills of the Ming Empire can also be unimpeded, because they are exquisitely made, and everyone is very willing to accept them. It can be said to be a global currency."

Brown took out some copper coins, silver dollars, and bank notes from his wallet, and explained to Simon in detail the currency situation on Daming's side.

"Is it too convenient?"

After hearing this, Simon was immediately amazed.

On the European side, the situation is very different. The currency of each country is different. Even if it is silver coins, the silver coins of different countries are also different. It is very troublesome to exchange them with each other.

But on the side of the Ming people, they were able to achieve unified currency, unified language, unified writing, books and carriages on the same track, and almost everything can be used in the huge system of the Ming Empire.

"Yes, very convenient."

"So the business of the Ming people is extremely developed. Did you see these zong leaves? They were planted here in Tianzhu, and then transported to Chixia City by fast boat for sale."

"Their lives are almost globalized!"

"The tea that I drink in the morning is from Tianzhu. Of course, rich people will drink tea from Daming. Local tea is better and more expensive."

"Some people like to add sugar and milk to tea. The sugar is sucrose from Nanyang, Ming Dynasty, and the milk is fresh milk from Chu State. Chu State occupies the East African plateau and vigorously develops animal husbandry. "

"Many of the seafood we ate came from South Africa, and some of them came from the northern border of the Golden Continent. The clothes we wore were shipped from the mainland of Daming."

"The wine I drink comes from France, Italy or Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, or the shochu from the mainland of Ming Dynasty."

"The newspapers I read here must be the Daming Morning Post from the local side of the Ming Dynasty, and the steam engines used are also from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty."

"That is Chixia City, which is only the capital of Ningguo in West Africa. If it is the Beijing-Tianjin area on the mainland of Daming, where is the real prosperity and prosperity, and almost all the goods from the world are gathered. During the Chinese New Year last year, the Daming Morning Post said It has been reported in detail that goods from all over the world are gathered in the Beijing and Tianjin areas, bringing an incomparably rich life to the people of Ming Dynasty."

"All of this is obviously inseparable from the unification of currency, language and characters of the Ming people, which provides extremely favorable conditions for business, greatly facilitates commercial trade from south to north, and can bring together goods from all over the world to Everywhere in Daming, people in Daming can enjoy goods from all over the world even in every corner of the world."

Brown described to Simon every detail of the life of the Ming people. For the Ming people, their life and work are already developing towards globalization.

"Actually, not only life is like this, but production is also like this. What big ships are missing? The goods they are shipping are one of our specialties here in Chixia City. Coffee is a new drink that emerged from Chu State. Because of its unique fragrance, it is also loved by many people.”

"Our Chixia City has a large number of manors dedicated to growing coffee, which has good economic benefits. It is currently the largest coffee plantation area besides Chu."

PS: Today is still a chapter of 4000 words, um, visiting relatives during the day is wasting time~
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