Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 217 Shocked!Shock!
Before the meal began, Zhu Jinsong asked someone to lay out the bowls and chopsticks for Louis XVI and George III, and then asked with a smile: "Do you know why the ancestors of Zhongyuan Tangkou chose to use chopsticks instead of knives and forks?" ?"

Louis XVI was more honest, shook his head first, and said, "I don't know."

Zhu Jinsong chuckled and said, "One end of the chopsticks is square and the other end is round. The circle refers to the sky and the square refers to the place. This is the ancient astronomy and geography viewpoint in Tangkou, Central Plains."

"The length of chopsticks is seven inches and six cents, which means that people have the seven emotions and six desires. Those with seven emotions, love, fear, joy, anger, worry, hatred, desire, and those with six desires, ears, eyes, mouth, nose, body, and mind. , Moreover, a pair of chopsticks can only be used properly if one chopstick cannot be used, so there is also the meaning of harmony of yin and yang, integration of two into one, and complement each other, which is the philosophy of Zhongyuan Tangkou.”

"In short, the small chopsticks contain a lot of knowledge."

Louis XVI exclaimed, "As expected of Ming, he even has so much knowledge about chopsticks!"

Zhu Jinsong laughed aloud, and continued: "Of course, the reason why chopsticks are used instead of knives and forks is that the most important thing is convenience-this point, George III must know why."

Seeing that Louis XVI, Paul I, and Peanut had all turned their attention to him, George III was stunned.

I know?
What do I know?
I know why the ancestors of Zhongyuan Tangkou gave up knives and forks and used chopsticks?

That really drove me crazy!
George III shook his head in bewilderment, and said, "Sorry, I really don't know why."

Louis XVI directly mocked George III: "Emperor Ming gave you a chance to show off, but you are useless!"

After the ridicule was over, Louis XVI looked at Zhu Jinsong and asked, "Then why?"

Zhu Jinsong shook his head with a smile, and said: "For example, when eating hot pot, it is very convenient to pick up the dishes you want to eat with chopsticks, but it is not so convenient to use a knife and fork."

"For another example, if our meal is to be eaten in the wilderness, and we don't have chopsticks with us, then we can break a few branches and use them as chopsticks after cleaning them. If we use a knife and fork, How to do?"

"So, for various reasons, the ancestors of Zhongyuan Tangkou finally gave up the knife and fork and chose chopsticks."

After Louis XVI and the others showed a look of understanding, Zhang Dequan, who was standing behind Zhu Jinsong, clapped his hands again, and then ten maids filed in, all holding a tray in their hands.

After entering the house, the ten maids formed a group of two. The first group came to Zhu Jinsong's side, and the other four groups stood beside Louis XVI and the others.

None of the trays carried by these maids, one of the trays carried by one of the maids is a small basin with tea in it, and there are warm towels next to the small basin, while the tray carried by the other maid is filled with teacups. Warm tea.

Fortunately, Zhu Jinsong, the Ming emperor, treated guests. If it was a shameless old dog like Qian Deaf, he might have taken the opportunity to arrange for Louis XVI and the others to be sticks, just like the original arrangement of sticks—tea served in a basin , People call themselves Xiaozhonghua, people don't know that this kind of tea is used for washing hands?

Besides, even if you don't know that the tea served in a basin is for washing your hands, and people drink it directly from the basin, don't you know how to observe?

Just like Louis XVI and others who have never seen this kind of formation, they didn't say to drink directly from the basin, but to observe and observe what Zhu Jinsong, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, would do without knowing how to do it. .

Zhu Jinsong first washed his hands with the tea in the basin, wiped his hands with the towel beside the tray, then picked up the teacup, rinsed his mouth with the good tea, and then spit it into the basin.

After completing this series of procedures, Zhu Jinsong said to Louis XVI and others: "Before eating or drinking, you should wash your hands and mouth with tea, not only to ensure hygiene, but also to remove the taste in your mouth so that you can taste the dishes." .”

Louis XVI and the others suddenly realized.

After the four of them washed their hands and rinsed their mouths, a group of maids carrying basins came out again.

Zhu Jinsong said with a smile: "Now that the Ming court has not moved its capital back to the Imperial City of Shuntianfu, the venue here is a bit smaller, so the etiquette is unavoidably simple, so don't be surprised."

Louis XVI quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, this is already very good. I have never seen such a scene in France."

Zhu Jinsong smiled and said: "In this way, I will ask someone to compile the Ming Dynasty royal etiquette into a book, and when you leave, each of you will take a copy back, so as not to be looked down upon."

Louis XVI is heartbroken, besides you, who else in this world would dare to underestimate our French food and etiquette?
But again, the food and etiquette of France are really inferior to the food and etiquette of Daming!
Thinking of this, Louis XVI simply bowed his hands to thank Zhu Jinsong: "Thank you very much. If you can come to France, I will definitely let you feel the same etiquette as Daming."

Zhu Jinsong nodded with a smile, and then ordered Zhang Dequan in a low voice: "Serve the food."

This meal is the most extravagant meal that Zhu Jinsong has eaten since he became the emperor——Zhu Jinsong usually eats four dishes and one soup, but the specification of this meal is that it consists of a full banquet of Manchu and Han Dynasty and a banquet of Confucian Mansion. The head of the family is basically as luxurious as he wants, so he directly stunned Louis XVI and others.

More importantly, it doesn't matter if the quantity of these dishes is large, it doesn't matter if the style is awesome, and it doesn't matter if the taste is awesome, but each of these dishes has its origin, and there is a story behind each dish. This can shock Louis XVI and others who have no history enough.

Then, Louis XVI, George III and others began to exclaim continuously.

"It turns out that these dishes have such a history!"

"It's really amazing!"

"Restore the taste of the ingredients themselves, this statement is really too philosophical!"

"This is the enjoyment and treatment that the lord of a country should have!"

"..."

This meal made Louis XVI and George III feel like eating dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

In short, Zhu Jinsong did it bit by bit. Starting from these small details, he let Louis XVI and George III see the profound culture of the Central Plains Tangkou, and made them feel that Europa is worse than being in the original Tang from the bottom of their hearts. mouth concept.

To put it simply, it is to use the same set that the Silly Eagle used to use on the flower growers in the past and apply it to the Silly Eagle, John Bull, Gallic Chicken and Maoxiong.

Or call this kind of gameplay the psychological discipline after the variant of the strike-up art.

It just so happens that Daming needs no one to understand the rules of the heart, but the eunuchs in the Forbidden City are very good at this kind of gameplay.

And as it turns out, it works pretty well.

After Louis XVI and George III stayed in Daming for a period of time, whether it was Louis XVI or George III, or Paul I or Peanut Ton, they all became victims of this game.

For example, Louis XVI regrets it now, regretting that he didn't do anything good in his previous life, so he was reincarnated in a place like Europa.

For example, Peanut Ton especially hopes to be reincarnated in the Central Plains Tangkou in his next life.

Daming is exploiting and suppressing them?
No, Daming will never exploit and suppress Europa.

When the ancestors of Europa were still squatting on the trees and nibbling fruit, the ancients in Tangkou of the Central Plains had already entered a civilized society. How rich is Ming, how vast is the land and resources, what is there in Europa that is worth exploiting by Ming?

Louis XVI, George III, Paul I, and Peanut were all convinced that Emperor Ming was a very friendly and gentlemanly emperor. He regarded England, France, Silly Eagle and Mao Xiong as friends of the Ming Empire. Louis XVI, George III, Paul I and Peanut also became his friends. He was always thinking about the common people under his rule, and he was always thinking about Europa.

He is God incarnate!

Just like who said, if there must be a heaven in the world, then Daming must be Daming, if there is a God in the world, then the emperor of Ming is the incarnation of God!

Compared with him, all the kings and rulers of Europa are not qualified to call themselves monarchs—there are only kings in Europe who need to be crowned by the Pope to be crowned, but there are no emperors who can be crowned by the Pope!

Anyway, the longer they stayed in Jinan Mansion, the more serious the condition of Louis XVI and others became.

Zhu Jinsong breathed a sigh of relief until the dust of the little broken pot was settled, and Louis XVI, George III and others left Jinan Mansion and embarked on their way back.

At the beginning, Zhu Jinsong just planned to fool them all into a wheelchair, but Zhu Jinsong never expected that the effect of fooling them was so good that these guys just lay on a stretcher After going up, Louis XVI even asked to apply for an ICU annual card membership!
This made Zhu Jinsong very worried.

Seeing that if the four of them were allowed to stay any longer, all four of them might be admitted to the ICU. Zhu Jinsong also had to choose to end the first meeting of Xiaopoguo, and then let Louis XVI and the four of them compete with other kings and great commanders. Get out of class together and go home.

Don't you have to go back and choose foreign students?

Don't you have to go back to find iron ore?

Didn't we agree to fuck Osman?

To put it bluntly, Zhu Jinsong managed to persuade Louis XVI and the others to leave.

Of course, the fact that Louis XVI and the others got out of the way didn't mean that Zhu Jinsong, the Ming emperor, would be able to relax easily.

In fact, Zhu Jinsong had already accumulated too many things to deal with in order to trick Louis XVI and the others, and he was even busier than before.

For example, the Ministry of Industry has almost finished repairing the Forbidden City, and the demolition and construction of the south city of Shuntianfu has already begun, which means that the Ming court can already move back to Shuntianfu.

However, the Ming court wanted to move back to Shuntian Mansion, but the word "move" was not enough to describe it literally.

First of all, when the Ming court was in Jinan, almost everything was kept simple. There was neither a grand court meeting in the traditional sense nor an early court in the traditional sense.

After moving back to Shuntian Mansion, will the Grand Court Conference be held normally?
Are morning morning, afternoon morning, evening morning and so on arranged?
Where should the office locations of the cabinet and various ministries be chosen?

Zhu Jinsong, the Ming emperor, naturally lived in Qianqing Palace, and the empress lived in Kunning Palace, so what palace should the remaining concubines live in?

Secondly, although many people who fled from Zhili to Shandong moved back to Zhili one after another, many people chose to stay in Shandong, which means that Zhili is still sparsely populated.

Once the imperial court moves back to Shuntian Mansion, can this factor be ignored?

Thirdly, the focus of Daming’s development has always been Shandong, and narrowing down the scope is the line from Jiaozhou to Jinan Prefecture. Now that the Ming court is moving back to Shuntian Prefecture, will the focus of development also move northward?
In short, there are a lot of these messy questions, and each question seems to be small, but the meaning behind it is not small at all. Putting these messy questions together is really a headache. .

(End of this chapter)