Daming 1805

Chapter 503 Youth Banquet
Starting from the second half of 15 in Ankang, the business of restaurants and paintings in major cities around Daming has been very good.

An old era is coming to an end, and a new era is coming.

When the times are changing, it is the most lively time for people of all colors to appear on the stage and point out the country.

The things they will discuss include but are not limited to the selection of the reign name for the coming year, and whether the new majesty will completely mix up the world.

And whether the new emperor will return to Shuntian Mansion, and whether the basic salary will continue to rise in the future.

It even includes whether the new emperor has slept with the princess of Prussia and the king of France, etc...

Yingtian Mansion is located in the south of the Yangtze River. It was originally a place of great wealth. It is the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the Qinhuai River.

This place was originally a place where talents from all over the world gathered, so it was even more lively.

In the old city of Yingtianfu, in the lobby on the second floor of a high-end restaurant by the Qinhuai River, a group of young people with different images gathered together.

What they are doing is tasting wine and discussing poetry, enjoying singing and dancing, and giving advice.

Of course, and more importantly, listening to specific broadcasts, exchanging respective news and analysis.

The layout of the banquet halls of high-end restaurants is basically in the form of traditional aristocratic banquets in the Ming Dynasty.

Each guest has a set of individual seats, sitting in three directions of the hall.

The direction towards the gate is vacant to facilitate the entry and exit of personnel.

The middle of the banquet hall is also vacant for singing and dancing performances or speeches to the surrounding guests.

However, with the change of people's preferences and the continuous emergence of new technologies, the middle performance area has evolved into a small stage.

The stage is two or three steps higher than the surrounding area, so that people around can see the whole body of the performer.

There are usually electric speakers around the hall, and there are usually relatively simple lighting systems above the stage.

However, the lighting is not the dazzling form of the later generations, it is mainly used to illuminate the people in the middle of the stage.

Make the shape and face of the people on the stage more beautiful, and let the guests around you see more clearly,
Today, seven dancers are performing on the stage, all wearing classical style costumes.

It's just that compared to ordinary people's normal clothes, they have obviously been specially adjusted according to work needs.

The material is thinner and thinner, with a vague feeling of transparency, but if you look closely, it is actually completely opaque.

The neckline is wider, revealing the collarbone vaguely.

The position of the waist and abdomen obviously has good elasticity, and it almost completely fits the waist.

The sleeves are large and can be flapped out like traditional costumes.

The skirt is not long, just above the knee.

But none of them had bare legs, but wore tight-fitting white pantyhose.

But they didn't wear shoes.

In the graceful music, seven dancers danced on the small stage.

Among the surrounding guests, some were sipping wine and watching the dance intently.

But there are also some people who are not interested in dancing at all, and concentrate on discussing or even arguing with the people around them.

Others bowed their heads and ate and drank wildly.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit chaotic, because many of these people were meeting for the first time.

Some people are still thinking about how to find a place to cut into the topic.

However, at this kind of banquet, most of them are more extroverted people, and some are absolutely socially obsessed...

So the girls on the stage were dancing, and a loud comment broke out from the east seat:
"To this day, I know the true meaning of the wonderful dance on the lotus platform that Empress Li observed!"

This person spoke loudly, but no one answered, and the atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward for a while.

But She Niu is a She Niu after all, so if no one picks up, then continue to say:

"Empress Li built the lotus platform, and ordered her to dance on the lotus platform with bare feet and wrapped in white silk.

"Later generations therefore believe that the custom of binding women's feet in the previous generation was started by Empress Li and Yu Niang.

"However, I think that the key point of the love between Xi Niang and Empress Li should be the silk rather than the wrapping."

When it came to this, someone finally couldn't help but pick up:

"Why did this brother say that? Why did Empress Li make the dancer's feet wrapped in silk to dance? What's the point of focusing on the silk and not the wrapping?"

The man immediately went on to explain:
"Why Empress Li did this, I think you don't need to explain when you look at the dance in front of you.

"As the saying goes, food, sex, and sexuality are the same from ancient to modern.

"The beauty of dancing girls' feet wrapped in silk is self-evident, I think.

"It's just that the traditional silk is slippery and does not take force. If you want it not to fall off, you need to tighten it tightly, so it has been misunderstood by later generations.

"Now that we have the magical artificial elastic yarn, you and I are lucky enough to understand the true meaning of it today!"

Although this statement is very true, it is still not very easy to follow up.

People who dare to say that they are lecherous in public, that they like white silk, were social bulls in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.

In this era, it is even more extraordinary.

However, today's banquet is quite high-end, and there are talents from all walks of life who come to participate.

After a brief silence, someone took up the conversation from a very clever angle:
"The person with '窅' has deep eyes, and is the face of the Hu people in Tianzhu, Western Regions, and Western Thailand.

"The concubine of Empress Li, who is said to be the envoy of the Uighurs at the end of the Tang Dynasty, is now Hu Ji...

"As the saying goes, no coincidence makes a book..."

The man said a few words, leading the conversation to a relatively elegant place.

But it turned out that the man seemed completely ungrateful, and suddenly interrupted with a little excitement and added:
"That's right, what a coincidence, this elastic thread was created by Yu Dashi Kingdom today.

"It is rumored that the monarchs of Ottoman and Taixi, etc., at that time also used orchids as presents..."

It's almost cold now.

Although the regulation of public speech in Ming Dynasty is very loose now, this kind of topic is somewhat sensitive.

It's not that he is worried about being sanctioned by the court, but because Zhu Jingyuan has a high reputation among the people, most people will not spread gossip about him publicly.

To say that it is also in the room, three or two real good brothers discuss and envy together.

So, that person just came out to save the situation again:
"In terms of romantic and suave, Empress Li is not as good as today.

"In terms of Wang Tu's hegemony, Tang Zong, Han and Wu are not as good as today.

"I said that no coincidence makes a book, not the coincidence about Hu Niang and Hu Ji.

"It's the stretch silk stockings that these dancers wear, which is actually the traditional Tessian dress.

"It's just not for women, but the formal clothing of local men."

This time the audience was surprised.

"Men's clothes? This is outrageous!"

"Is this impossible? Are Thai and Western men wearing this to imitate the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"

"I seem to have seen images of Tessian men in the newspapers, and the men over there really do dress like this..."

The man who introduced these strange stories explained again at this time:
"I just came back from Taixi, and here are the photos I took myself to prove it..."

The people around were shocked again.

The carefree person with a loud voice immediately asked:

"Dare to ask this brother's name?"

"Under Wei Yuan, it is the source of living water from the source."

Wei Yuan is a 25-year-old young man with a rather stocky body and a slightly flushed face, a bit like a sailor who often travels at sea.

And his image really added persuasiveness to his words.

The group of people around stopped watching the singing and dancing, and stood up one after another to join Wei Yuan.

I want to see a Western view and see how Thai and Western men wear women's clothes.

Wei Yuan opened the satchel beside him, and took out a stack of photos from several travel notes.

Pass it around to those guests around.

Soon there was a burst of astonishment at the scene, followed by uncontrollable laughter.

"These Tessie men are so funny, hahaha..."

"They wear women's socks and wrap their legs like frogs..."

"Women are okay. I heard that the breasts are bigger. The key is that most of them are very coquettish..."

Wei Yuan really wanted to say that those stockings were originally the clothes of Thai and Western men, and the dancing girls in Ming Dynasty only started to wear them in the past few years.

I don't know where the dancer wore the hair, but found that the effect was unusually good, so it quickly became popular in romantic occasions.

There are also many men from rich and noble families who bought them for their families to wear at home.

Moreover, the way the dancers of the Ming Dynasty dress is completely different from that of Taixi men, and it has only become popular in the past few years.

But the group of people around didn't take it to heart at all, they just thought Taixi man was funny.

At this moment, on the seat next to Wei Yuan, a young man who had not moved all this time raised his wine glass to Wei Yuan:
"Brother Wei doesn't have to take it to heart, everyone doesn't really care about how Thai and Western people dress.

"What's more, everyone didn't care at all whether the socks of the dancers were the original Western men's clothes.

"Everyone is just here for fun, just for fun. Even if Brother Wei explained clearly, everyone won't take it to heart."

Wei Yuan sighed helplessly, feeling that what this person said made sense, so he didn't explain it at all, and at the same time asked casually:
"I asked myself that after traveling more than ten thousand miles, and returning from traveling around the world, I couldn't see it as clearly as my brother's. I dare not ask my brother's name?"

The man bowed his hands very politely and said:
"Unintentional words, I dare not be praised by brother Wei like this. My servant is Gong Zizhen, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang."

Wei Yuan and Gong Zizhen chatted casually for a few words, and felt that the other party hit it off, so they went to chat together.

After laying the groundwork for a few words, Wei Yuan first asked about "business"——initiated the invitation of Jianzheng:
"Brother Gong thinks, what is the general situation in the world today?"

Gong Zizhen said without hesitation:
"The prosperity of my Ming Dynasty today is truly unprecedented.

"The territory is ten million, and the people are one hundred million.

"There are two thirds in the world, this is a great martial art that has never been seen before.

“But at the same time, it’s also an unbearable regret.

"Nowadays, all the people in the world have made great contributions, and their natures are unparalleled in kindness and love. This is the great fortune of Ming Dynasty.

"But it's also a different kind of regret.

"Da Ming's chances of truly becoming one in the universe are really slim..."

After Gong Zizhen said these words, she couldn't help pouring wine by herself, and poured it into her stomach.

Obviously, I really feel very regretful, and at the same time worry that I will never have the chance to see Daming unify the world in this life.

It's just that this world is the whole world, not the land of China anymore.

Compared with the ancient Jianzheng people, this kind of regret is already a kind of happiness and sweet regret.

Wei Yuan nodded slightly after listening:

"What brother Gong said, most of you agree with me.

"But Brother Gong's conclusion, I don't agree with it.

"The time for Da Ming to dabble in the world may be just around the corner."

Gong Zizhen felt that Wei Yuan was bragging, but it was natural to ask:
“How come you see?”

Someone expresses an opinion, and before he wants to object, he must at least let someone finish his sentence.

If I don't finish my sentence, I have no way to find an entry point to refute.

Wei Yuan continued immediately:
"Your Majesty, although benevolent and unparalleled, seems to have no intention of going to war, but he never relaxes in war.

"The equipment and tactics used by the three armies of the Ming Dynasty are actually all researched and created by His Majesty.

"The three armies of the Ming Dynasty were able to gain access to the whole world of Wia, making Xiao Xiao not dare to make any rash moves, this is the first step of His Majesty's plan.

"Then, His Majesty was able to use money, technology, systems, and culture to infiltrate the western and western countries with almost no scruples, and win the hearts of the people of the western and western countries.

"Over time, the elites of the common people in the western and western countries all lived under the wing of the overseas manufacturers of the Ming Dynasty, and even got used to it.

"Once there is turmoil in the Thai and Western countries, these common people and elites can threaten the country and attach themselves to Ming Dynasty.

"Sun Tzu said, the whole country is the highest priority, and the destruction of the country is the second.

"The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the army. It is good to subdue the enemy's army without fighting.

"And this is clearly His Majesty's Western strategy.

"That's why I believe that if it takes at least ten years or as many as 20 years, I, Ming Dynasty, can be in the same universe without a fight."

Gong Zizhen was a little confused, and subconsciously wanted to refute, but couldn't help but keep her mouth shut.

The main reason is to look at Wei Yuan's image. He should have really traveled around the world, and he must know the situation in Taixi better than himself.

So Gong Zizhen continued to ask:
"In Brother Wei's opinion, civil strife is about to occur in the Western countries?"

Wei Yuan also drank a glass of wine:

"In my opinion, if it takes three to five years at least, or seven or eight years at most, Taixi will be in chaos.

"The imperial courts of the western and western countries did not understand the way to reconcile yin and yang, and blindly indulged manufacturers to expand their production capacity.

"Not only squeezed all the surplus money of the people, but even caused most of the people to owe a whole body of debt.

"The key point is that these Thai and Western people are also ignorant, just sitting there and eating their own food for the immediate enjoyment.

"Brother Gong, can you imagine borrowing money to buy laundry machines just because you don't want to do your own laundry?

"Not to mention that they would rather sign a three-year contract to buy a car in order to compete with nobles and wealthy businessmen.

"In the next three years, most of their income will be used to repay the loan...

"This kind of thing is very common in Western countries now...

"They borrow money from almost all the people, except for the workers of the factories directly invested by Daming."

Gong Zizhen was stunned for half a second:

"I really can't imagine that I don't need to borrow money to buy a washing machine or a car..."

Gong Zizhen can chat.

Speaking of which, he directly laughed and said:
"If what Brother Wei said is true, then the Thai and Western countries really don't need me, Daming, to act, and they will have to make a mess of themselves.

"At that time, as long as my Ming Dynasty uses a little tricks, it is really possible for the Thai and Western countries to not occupy.

"Then His Majesty is the number one god in the world without a fight!"

Wei Yuan also nodded, feeling that he was really speculative talking to this Gong Zizhen.

Gong Zizhen also thought the same way, and the idea of ​​fighting against Wei Yuan was gone.

The two continued to diverge their thinking around this topic while drinking wine.

On the other side, people looking at Wei Yuan's photos gradually lost interest. Someone collected the photos and returned them to Wei Yuan here.

Most of the people are ready to go back and continue enjoying the singing and dancing, anyway, it's still early today.

At this moment, the music in the speakers around the hall suddenly stopped.

A voice with a clear voice and a melodious tone sounded:

"Da Ming Broadcasting, now broadcasting an important piece of news, today His Majesty the Emperor officially signed a new calendar and vacation plan.

"The details are as follows..."

This is the restaurant that transferred the broadcast from the imperial court.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, this kind of restaurant must have a broadcasting system.

When the Ministry of Rites deems it necessary, it is necessary to cooperate with broadcasting the orders and news of the court to the public.

But obviously, in most cases, the court would not do this.

Now that it is really used, it means that there is really a big deal.

The dancer immediately stopped singing and dancing, Wei Yuan, Gong Zizhen and other guests also stopped discussing.

The new calendar and the vacation scheme are indeed big things.

It can even be said to be more important than the emperor's accession to the throne.

(End of this chapter)