Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 876, Zhu Houzhao's zoo
Tianjin, the huge Tianjin Port is extremely prosperous, ships from all over the world of Ming Dynasty arrive in Tianjin all the time, and there are also ships leaving Tianjin Port to go to various parts of the world.

As the largest port in the north and the closest port to the imperial capital, it is the largest and most prosperous port in the entire Ming Dynasty.

At this time, at a pier, more than a dozen ships had just arrived in Tianjin Port, and the workers at the pier were busy unloading the ship, which was different from the previous ships.

These cargo ships were neither loaded with gold or silver, nor were they loaded with goods from Daming at home and abroad, but were loaded with various animals.

There are elephants, lions, hyenas, wild dogs, buffaloes, zebras, crocodiles, etc. from the African grasslands, as well as koalas, kangaroos, emus, etc. from Australia, and tigers from Tianzhu. , leopards, monkeys and more.

All kinds of animals turned more than a dozen large ships into extremely noisy zoos, so that when the cargo was unloaded, these dock workers were all frightened, but soon they looked at a group of people very curiously. all kinds of animals.

Although this is not the first time I have seen animals from overseas, it is quite amazing to transport so many kinds of animals to Tianjin at one time with more than a dozen large ships.

You must know that it is already very difficult to collect these various animals from all over the world, and they are all alive. What is even more difficult is to transport these animals to Tianjin in good condition.

What is needed is not just money. Without huge influence, it is impossible to collect these animals from all over the world to Tianjin.

Of course, what is even more curious is why so many animals are collected here in Tianjin?

The animals that arrived at the port of Tianjin were quickly transported to the capital in large four-wheeled carriages. More than a dozen large ships, hundreds of animals of all sizes, including the food these animals ate, used thousands of four-wheeled carriages. The horse-drawn carriage came to transport, and the long transport team, coupled with the sound of these animals, immediately attracted the attention of all the gentlemen in Tianjin.

"Is that an elephant?"

"It's really huge, the ears are bigger than cattail fans, and the nose is too long, right?"

"The most valuable thing is the pair of ivory. It is said that such a pair of ivory now costs several thousand taels of silver."

"Thousands of taels of silver! My dear, isn't this pair of ivory worth more than a dozen houses?"

"Isn't it? Those who are really rich can afford it, but I don't know what special things can be made of ivory."

"Tsk tsk, it turned out to be a white worm. This is the first time I've seen a worm."

"I've only seen a tiger skin once before, but I've never seen this live tiger before. It's still a white tiger."

"The skins of these white tigers are probably worth tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"Tens of thousands of taels of silver, almost. I heard that these tigers come from Tianzhu. There are many tigers there, and they are rich in white worms."

"roar~"

"This is a lion. The sound is really scary. It's almost like a stone lion. The mane is really long and thick!"

"I heard that this lion is an animal from the African savannah."

"And that one white and one black horse, it's really amazing, there are such horses in this world."

The young and old in Tianjin looked at the animals in the wagon and kept discussing and discussing. It was really a good experience for once, seeing hundreds of animals at once.

The long queue drove towards Tianjin, earning enough attention along the way.

In the capital city, at Liu Jin's residence, the sun was already high, and Liu Jin was still hugging his left and right sides, sleeping late with his two beautiful wives in his arms. He never felt tired when he was marching and fighting.

After returning home, working hard every night made Liu Jin tired and happy, so that he couldn't get up in the morning at all.

Fortunately, the servants in the mansion are very sensible and know Liu Jin's living habits and work and rest habits.

As long as he doesn't go to the morning court, Liu Jin must sleep until he wakes up naturally, then do some morning exercises, and then sleep well until noon before getting up.

"Sir, it's time to wake up!"

Xu Wan'er snuggled into Liu Jin's arms, her little face was flushed, and Liu Jin's hands were dishonest again.

"Why get up? It's rare to have time to stay with you at home. How about we practice again at noon?"

Liu Jin looked at his lovely wife, and said passionately.

Xu Wan'er and Li Zhen are already awake, Li Zhen's hands are still very dishonest, this is adding fuel to the fire.

"No, it's been several times."

"Sir, pay attention to restraint, the future will last forever!"

Xu Wan'er's face turned even redder when she heard it. Of course, she understood what Liu Jin meant by the afternoon training. Thinking of that, she was ashamed to death.

"Then whose hands are dishonest?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "It seems that some people are not full."

After finishing speaking, Liu Jin turned around and was about to continue the battle for [-] rounds.

Yet at this moment.

"Old Liu, old Liu~"

Zhu Houzhao's voice sounded outside, and Liu Jin heard it from a long distance away, and he couldn't help cursing his mother immediately.

"I rely on~"

Extremely upset, why does this Zhu Houzhao always appear at critical moments.

Unhappy, unhappy, Liu Jin quickly got dressed.

Soon, Liu Jin came to the study. Zhu Houzhao was crossing his legs. Seeing Liu Jin coming, Zhu Houzhao stared at Liu Jin carefully with his small eyes and said, "It's really strange."

"I see that when you just came back from the Western Regions, you looked stern and full of energy. It's been so long since you've been back, and you seem listless to me."

"It's really strange. Is it more tiring to fight at home than outside?"

Zhu Houzhao said while holding his chin.

"...Your highness certainly doesn't understand, but you will understand later."

Liu Jin said a little speechlessly, can you not be listless, the bombardment is raging every day, anyone would be listless.

"Forget it, let's go, let's go, I'll let you see what's going on today."

"Haha, my zoo is finally opening."

Zhu Houzhao rolled his small eyes, not understanding the meaning of Liu Jin's words, but soon, he didn't continue to think about this matter, but pulled Liu Jin and walked outside.

"zoo?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was immediately at a loss. When did Zhu Houzhao build a zoo?
"That's right, I told you before that I want to build a leopard room to collect rare birds and animals from all over the world, and build a place called a private room."

"But you said that the Leopard Room didn't sound good, and it would be better to call it a zoo, so I built a zoo here in the capital, and then asked people to collect all kinds of rare birds and animals from all over the world."

"Haha, from today onwards, these animals will arrive in the capital one after another, and then all the young and old in the capital can come to see all kinds of rare birds and animals."

Zhu Houzhao nodded solemnly and said.

He is very energetic, and he is very interested in everything. Animals can be regarded as one of his great hobbies.

"Is the zoo already built?"

Liu Jin said in a daze.

"Of course, to build this zoo, I spent more than one million taels of silver and nearly a thousand acres of land."

"Let's go, let's take you to learn a lot."

Zhu Houzhao said very excitedly.

"A thousand acres of land?"

"More than one million taels of silver?"

"It's really worth it."

Liu Jin was speechless immediately. This Zhu Houzhao was really willing to spend money. His father, Emperor Hongzhi, probably would not be willing to spend so much money to build a zoo in his life.

Zhu Houzhao's zoo is located in the southern suburbs of the capital, and he arrived here by a four-wheeled carriage.

Standing at the entrance of the zoo, Liu Jin looked at the huge, spacious, and imposing gate, and had to sigh that Zhu Houzhao was really willing to spend money on things he liked.

"How about it?"

"Stylish?"

"Let me tell you first, I own this zoo by myself. This time, I won't be equal to you."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the magnificent gate, and said very proudly: "There are many things in this zoo that I personally designed. Come on, I'll show you around."

"...Eating alone."

Liu Jin was speechless again, as if I really wanted to build this zoo with you.

Following Zhu Houzhao into the zoo, there are many kinds of plants in the zoo, full of all kinds of flowers. Even though Liu Jin didn't know the goods, he soon discovered that there were various kinds of plants transplanted here. A variety of precious flowers and trees.

"Haha, you can see it."

"This animal is not just a zoo. It is also a botanical garden. I have people transplant all kinds of exotic flowers and plants here from all over the country, from all over the world."

"There are thousands of exotic flowers and plants planted here alone. Have you seen these flowers? All kinds of flowers, all kinds of colors, bloom all year round."

"Besides, some plants are not suitable for planting in the capital. I refer to the heating design in Fuhuang Qianqing Palace. There are heating in many places in the entire zoo. When the weather is cold, as long as you light a fire, the heat will be It's rolling in, so that those plants that can't be planted here in the capital can grow."

"Of course, it is also to allow some animals to be raised here in the capital. Some animals cannot tolerate the cold, so I also specially designed warm rooms for these animals, so that they will not be frozen to death in winter."

Seeing Liu Jin's somewhat surprised expression, Zhu Houzhao laughed happily, and then proudly introduced the zoo to Liu Jin in detail.

(End of this chapter)