Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 266, everyone is empty

As the capital of Ming Dynasty, Beijing City is naturally extremely prosperous.

The current Emperor Hongzhi is also a sage king. He has always been considerate of the people, and he has always been light on corvees and poor on taxes.

This time is regarded as the most beautiful period of the Ming Dynasty.

Beijing, the capital city, originally had a population of one million. Now, because of the rise of briquettes and cement factories, there are a large number of cement factories in all directions outside the capital.

The cement factory is considered a labor-intensive industry, especially in this era without all kinds of machinery in the future, a cement factory requires a lot of manpower.

The establishment of the cement factory can lead to the development of many other industries. The number of people working outside the capital has now exceeded [-], and it will faintly catch up with the population living in the capital.

On the bustling streets of the capital city, there is a constant flow of people, busy traffic, hawkers, restaurants, teahouses, casinos, brothels, businesses from all walks of life are very hot, and all kinds of cries are loud and harsh.

"Go and see, hurry and see, a large whale has been transported from Tianjin, which is as big as a house."

I don't know who started the news. In the streets and alleys of the capital, more and more people are discussing the whale. Some people are running around, telling their relatives and friends the news. Invite some people to watch the fun together.

For whales, the young and old in the capital are naturally very unfamiliar, although the news about whales has already spread from Tianjin to the capital.

Some businessmen and restaurants even bought some whale meat from Tianjin, so that the rich people in the capital could taste the taste of Kunpeng in the sea in advance.

"Big whale?"

"A whale the size of a house?"

"Is it true that there are such big fish in this world?"

Now that a whale as big as a house is about to be transported to the capital, everyone who knows the news expresses doubts at first. You have seen all kinds of sea fish. There is already a fixed sea fish stall here in the capital. It sells all kinds of seafood shipped from Tianjin.

The big fish in the sea are naturally not uncommon for everyone. In order to attract customers, some restaurants even buy some big fish and put them in front of their stores, so as to attract customers and make their business more popular.

Everyone has seen these hundreds of catties and thousands of catties of sea fish, and many people have even tasted the delicacy of various seafood.

But this is a big fish that is as big as a house, and everyone has never heard of it, let alone seen it.

"Of course it's true. Didn't I just come back from Tianjin? I saw it on the road, so I hurried back first and told everyone to go and have a look."

"Let's go, let's go and have a look together. It is said that this whale is the Kunpeng in the sea. The whole body of this whale is full of treasures, and it has many incredible and powerful functions."

The person in charge of sending the letter naturally replied with a strong oath, telling vividly about the whales he saw. Of course, some of them must have never seen them, and they were just listening to them.

The three became tigers, and the big whale hadn't entered the capital yet. There were already various legends about the big whale in the whole capital, up and down.

Legend has it that this whale is the Kunpeng in the sea, and it is a divine beast. The skin of this divine beast can make people sleep more sweetly. Whether you are an official, you must have such a whale skin cushion to be able to have a prosperous official career and a lot of money.

It is also said that the meat of this whale has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing yang, which can make women more beautiful and men more powerful, domineering, and powerful.

There is even a mythical saying.

It is said that this whale baby can bring back to life the father-in-law in the palace. As for ordinary people, just eating a little bit of it can make them extremely powerful and gallop on the battlefield at will.

Others say that the bones of this whale are divine bones, whether they are used to make town house objects to exorcise evil spirits, to make things for divination and fortune-telling, or to make daily necessities, etc. Can play many miraculous effects.

In short, there are a lot of different theories, many of which are supernatural and realistic. Those who have good things don’t even know what a whale is, and they all talk about it with embellishments, especially talking about many things about whales.

As the news about whales entering Beijing spread more and more widely, young and old people in the whole capital who had nothing to do began to rush out of the capital, so that all the gates leading to the capital suddenly became extremely congested. Get lively.

There are so many people who want to watch whales.

One is that the whale is huge and is the largest known animal.

The other is that there are all kinds of legends about whales in the capital, which makes everyone very curious about this whale and wants to find out what it is.

In the most central imperial palace in the capital, Emperor Hongzhi was reviewing memorials. The Ming Dynasty was too big, and various things happened every day.

Today is the southwestern chieftain's rebellion, tomorrow there will be floods and droughts in a certain place, and the day after tomorrow there will be a serious banditry in a certain place... In short, Emperor Hongzhi spent most of his time every day reviewing memorials.

Emperor Hongzhi was seriously reviewing the memorabilia, and a huge Xiao Jing was serving him wholeheartedly, grinding ink for Emperor Hongzhi, serving tea, and taking a proper rest for Emperor Hongzhi.

As an eunuch, he had to look at everyone's face. The only thing he needed to do was to serve his master well and gain the emperor's trust. Nothing was a problem.

At this time, a little Huangmen hurried over and said a few words in Xiao Jing's ear, obviously there was some news, and Xiao Jing needed to talk to Emperor Hongzhi.

"His Royal Highness actually went to the sea to hunt whales?"

"Now you still transport the whales to the capital?"

Xiao Jing couldn't help but widen his eyes immediately after listening to Xiao Huangmen's words.

Prince Zhu Houzhao has always been restless, he naturally knows this, but he never imagined that Zhu Houzhao dared to go to the sea to hunt whales. If something happened, he didn't know how many people would die.

Of course, what made Xiao Jing even more incredible was that Zhu Houzhao was able to catch whales, and even transported the legendary whales to the capital.

Xiao Jing shook his head slightly, as long as His Royal Highness is fine, otherwise something serious will happen. As for the whale or not, even if it is a god in the sea, how can it compare with Zhu Houzhao's safety.

Soon, he came to Emperor Hongzhi's side, and waited patiently for Emperor Hongzhi to finish reviewing a book of memorials before telling Emperor Hongzhi the news just now.

"what?"

"The prince went out to sea to hunt whales?"

Emperor Hongzhi just heard the beginning, immediately put down the work in hand, and then said angrily: "It's just nonsense, let him go to Tianjin to learn from Liu Jin, how dare he go to the sea Go whaling."

"If something happens to this, how should I explain it to my ancestors?"

"Go, go to Tianjin immediately."

Without the slightest hesitation, Emperor Hongzhi immediately decided to go to Tianjin, preparing to go to sea to find Zhu Houzhao himself. Whether as a father or as the monarch of Ming Dynasty, he attached great importance to Zhu Houzhao's safety.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry. His Royal Highness has returned many times safely, and now he has even transported the whales he caught to the capital, and will enter the capital soon."

Naturally, Xiao Jing didn't dare to hide anything, so he hurriedly told everything back.

"Has he caught a whale?"

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly taken aback. In his opinion, Zhu Houzhao was still a child, and this whaling trip was just a joke, just for fun. This whale is the Kunpeng in the sea. Emperor Hongzhi has seen many things about whales. I made a special memorial and knew that the whale was huge.

It is definitely not an easy task to catch a whale, and it is not something that a kid like Zhu Houzhao can do.

But who knew that Zhu Houzhao actually caught a whale and transported it to the capital.

"Yes, His Royal Highness has caught a whale, and has brought the whale to the capital with people, and will enter the city soon."

"Your Majesty, why don't we go and see what this whale looks like?"

Xiao Jing nodded and said, after thinking about it, he also proposed.

"Okay, take a break and come back tonight to watch."

Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief, as long as Zhu Houzhao was fine, he looked at a bunch of memorials and said after thinking about it.

With Emperor Hongzhi's words, Xiao Jing's side naturally made arrangements in a hurry, changed into the clothes of ordinary people, brought some personal guards with him, and hurried out of the palace.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi and his party were blocked on the street before they walked out of the Beijing city. There were too many people going out of the city ahead, and more people poured out from alleys and alleys. Walk towards the outside of the city.

Now almost everyone in the capital knows that a big whale is about to enter the city. This whale is as big as a house and weighs more than [-] catties. It is a god in the sea, it is Kunpeng.

As long as they have nothing to do, or people who have nothing important to do, they are almost walking out of the city, wanting to see if the whale is as huge as in the legend.

People like to join in the fun, especially in this ancient situation where news is blocked, something new is enough to arouse everyone's curiosity, a few squatting on the ground watching ants can attract a group of people to watch, let alone this huge Great whale.

Alleys are empty, at this moment in the capital, even the three-year imperial examination, the final champion parade has never been so lively, some vendors heard the news, and even went outside with their own small stalls.

While joining in the fun, maybe you can still do business, not to mention that there are no people in the capital now, and you can't do business if you stay here, so it's better to go out together.

"what happened?"

"Why is this road blocked?"

Hong Zhi looked at the crowded road ahead, and couldn't help asking Xiao Jing.

"My lord, everyone is very curious about the whale entering the capital. Now they are rushing out of the capital to see what the whale looks like."

Xiao Jing asked someone to inquire about it, and replied quickly.

"That's true. Although I have seen the memorial, I really need to go and see it myself to know if it is really what it says in the memorial."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to let someone clear a way?"

Xiao Jing looked at the crowded crowd in front, thought for a while and asked.

"No need, just wait, not to mention that the whale won't be able to leave for a while, there is plenty of time."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said, and then waited very patiently.

After waiting for half an hour, Emperor Hongzhi, Xiao Jing and his party came out of Dongzhimen. Dongzhimen is the end point of the Beijing-Tianjin concrete road. There is a huge open space at the entrance of Xizhimen. Then the huge open space was hardened with cement.

So this huge open space has gradually become an extremely important point in the direction from the capital to Tianjin, and the carriages that come and go basically gather here.

This place has also become an important distribution center outside the capital city. When many people come to the capital city, they will agree to meet here or something. There are also many small stalls and hawkers who have taken a fancy to the huge flow of people here, so they will come here to do business and buy things.

At this time, there are already crowds of people here. At a glance, people are everywhere, shoulder to shoulder, crowded together, and even some big trees around are covered with people. In the distance, the concrete road leading to Tianjin There are also huge crowds of people on both sides, forming two huge human walls, extending to the end of the field of vision.

There are too many people, it seems that people from the whole capital have gathered here, some sell snacks, some sell snacks, sell candied haws, sell children's toys, all kinds of small business people are also here Keep shouting, business is surprisingly good.

"There are so many people!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the crowds of people in front of him, and couldn't help but said, it was the first time for him as an emperor to see so many people gathered together, and seeing this lively scene, his whole mood immediately improved a lot of.

"Yeah, it's really lively, and it's nothing more than a crowded street."

Xiao Jing smiled and nodded.

At this moment, on the side of the cement road, some people began to cheer.

"Come~Come~"

"What a big whale, what a big whale~"

People who have seen the big whale in front are constantly exclaiming, which makes the crowd who have not seen the whale in the back even more restless, and people can't help but keep drilling forward, wanting to see the big whale in advance How big is it.

　Let me tell you a funny thing. In our town, there used to be a few people squatting on the ground to watch the ants. Everyone thought that something was going on, and many people came to watch it. As a result, more and more people gathered, surrounded by three floors and three floors outside.

　　
　
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