Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 687 The Alive and the Dead

In the new year, at the beginning of the new year, several Qing envoys boarded the big iron boat of Ming Dynasty.This is not the yacht Zuo Fu rented, but a steamboat designed by Daming himself.

These envoys will take this steam ship named Harmony to take the sea route directly to Tianjin, and then go to the capital from Tianjin with the envoys of Ming Dynasty.

With no wind and no sails, they have really seen the big iron boat that can sail through the waves by itself.Although it is a little different from the description, but what those soldiers saw before was a battleship, right?

Harmony is not a warship, it is used to carry passengers.However, considering the possible dangers on the sea, the ship was equipped with some artillery fire for self-protection.

Of course, as for this iron guy, if he really got ruthless and directly sailed a boat into it, probably not many boats could beat it.After all, its counterparts are still made of wood, which is not in the same dimension as its metal one.

Since it is a ship for carrying passengers, the facilities inside the ship are naturally better.According to the habits of later generations, this ship is of course also divided into staterooms, first-class cabins, and second-class cabins.

The status of the guests on board this time is relatively special, and naturally they will not live in those second and third class cabins, but this does not prevent these people from visiting around.

It is impossible like the cruise ships of later generations, but the restaurant for dinner is also very good.There is a buffet on board, and of course you can order food, but that will cost you extra.

These Qing envoys were very curious about the ship.Their stateroom had windows, and it was furnished much like the clubhouse they lived in.Soft big bed, bedside lamp, mirror, and bathroom are all available.

But what about the second-class and third-class cabins?

They went down to have a look, and found that the so-called second-class cabin was a room for two people, and it also had a small window.The third-class cabin accommodates four people. There are no windows, and the space is relatively small. There is no bathroom and bathroom, so they have to use public ones.

Look at the fourth-class cabin again, boy!Not to mention the absence of windows, there are six people living in such a small space, and the beds are on three floors, so who wants to live on the top floor without suffering to death?

Someone tried to go up and lie down, but was surprised to find that it was actually okay.There is a small night light by the bed, you can read a book or something.The bed is small, but enough for one person.The beds are covered with soft cushions, the pillows are also very soft, and the quilts are also very clean.

Moreover, they also discovered that a small fan was tied to the railing of the bed, so that even in summer, it would not be too stuffy.According to the introduction of the accompanying onboard service industry, every room here, regardless of the class, is equipped with a ventilation system, so the psychological feeling may be a bit depressing, but it is not very stuffy.

In addition to these, there are some simple entertainment on board.There is a reading room where books and newspapers can be read for free, and cold drinks and pastries are also provided, but this is at your own expense.In addition to this, there is also a small fitness area with several treadmills and something called a ping-pong table.

After the crew demonstrated it once, these people also became interested.This thing looks quite interesting, and the whole body is active, which should be good for the body.Most importantly, this is not as barbaric as martial arts training, it seems to require skill, and it is an elegant activity.

There are also some stools on the deck of the ship. When you have nothing to do, you can sit on the deck, blow the sea breeze, and breathe fresh air.On a lonely journey, it is also an elegant thing to chat with travelers, especially this time there are no indecent people on board, and it is also very pleasant to chat with.

After a tour on the ship, these people saw everything, but they didn't ask to visit the wheelhouse, which made the accompanying Ming officials a little contemptuous.

Oh, really living in a dream!
They only look at the interior of the ship, but don't look at the most important things. These people...

Gee!

No wonder surrender is so active!

After the visit, it's time for dinner.Since there are no other passengers this time, the buffet will not be held, and only table dishes will be served.

The dishes are also ordinary, there is no such thing as sea cucumber and abalone, but there are also a lot of seafood.The crew would not just sit there, catch something when the ship stopped, and save some cost.

A seafood risotto from the Zuo family's private recipe made several Qing envoys forget their identities.A bottle of dry red from Panzhihua Winery in Sichuan made these people mesmerized, as if they were ghosts.

The accompanying Ming envoys smiled on their faces, but in their hearts they kept cursing that pretending to be a dog would lead to a terrible death!

Obviously, I have never drank dry red, but I just heard that it is made from grapes, so I made a lot of comments here.Come on, there are not many places in Ming Dynasty that are suitable for wine making, so this dry red is very precious, and it is all for export to Europa.

The people over there like this one, but the ones sold to you Qing people are just ordinary wines, not dry reds.So, what are people who have never drank dry red pretending to be thirteen here?Don't talk about you, we only drank it a few times, and it was rewarded by Mr. Zuo!
To be honest, even after Mr. Zuo explained it, they couldn't understand the beauty of it for a while, and they always felt that it was not very palatable, and rice wine or white wine was more suitable.

The journey is boring, and when you have enough food, you just read a book.Not to mention, Daming people are really happy.Although these stories are not on the table, they are still pretty good as things to kill time in your spare time.In particular, these books are novel in conception. Although the whole text is in plain language, the author is obviously very good at it, and can use the entire text in plain language to the extreme, and some of the descriptions are actually very aesthetic.

The only bad thing is...

Why are these books so long? !
A story, with a short point of 70 to 20 words, must be divided into many volumes before it can be printed.And the biography of mortal becoming a saint is even more terrifying. There are already 400 books in the reading room, each with [-] words, which means that this book contains [-] million words!
I'm a bitch!
They have read countless books all their lives. Who has ever seen a book with millions of words!And it's a script?
So when they got off the boat, they barely read the first part, but they couldn't see the latter part.If you want to see it, you can go to the bookstore to buy it after the merger.

The Qing Dynasty did not allow the sale of books and periodicals of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty turned a blind eye to such an obvious violation of the trade treaty. After all, it was strange that the Qing Dynasty would do nothing.

Therefore, these envoys of the Qing Dynasty, whose eyes were red and black and blue, are suffering now!

This first part talks about Zhu's feet going to take part in the government examination. During the government examination, the poems written are golden and the paper is covered with gold, and the words of Confucius's Analects came from the sky, and Zhu's feet received the legendary holy light empowerment...

The story is written here, and the first part is over.

This is broken...

How vicious!
What happened next?

Although I know that the pig's feet must be awesome this time, but the incident of these people's appearance in front of them is inexplicably attracted to them, and even one envoy is still secretly brainstorming: If they are merged, they will not be able to become an official, so we will follow suit. Write a book about this system?I heard that Daming's family is very rich!As long as it can be published in newspapers other than the Royal Daily, it must be fame and fortune!

These Qing officials were planning for the future, while the Ming officials were looking around.The people who came back here are all young, the oldest is no more than forty, and the others are only in their 20s.These young people are diplomats specially trained by Zuo Fu, with strong negotiation and observation skills.

So when they got off the boat, they looked around, and they were very disappointed.Especially the oldest one...

Back then, he also came to Beijing to carry out his career, but compared to the past, the Qing Dynasty is too bad, right?Not as good as Daming back then!

Everywhere is dilapidated, and passers-by are all disheveled, which can be seen as malnutrition.Look at these people again, in early spring, the weather is not too hot yet, these people are actually wearing two sackcloths, tsk tsk, they will freeze to death even if they are not starved to death!

But it's okay, the road looks clean, and there is a special person to clean it, so it's not brutal to the end, but there is still some thought.

The faces of several Qing officials were hot, and they were very ashamed.

Compared with Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty is like a rural place.Although the place under our feet is already the most affluent place in the Qing Dynasty, compared with the Ming Dynasty, it is simply the countryside in the countryside.

But you can't blame them!

Of course, they can't blame their emperor!There was a competitor in the south, and the Qing Dynasty implemented a soft policy, and wanted to avoid any signs of being different from the south, so it also implemented a lot of good governance.

But this world...

What is there to say?

The biggest meal in the world!
No matter how benevolent the ruler is, there is nothing to do if there is no food in hand!
This rice warehouse was occupied by Da Ming, and Da Qing without the granary transportation would not look very good.

If the people don't have enough to eat, it will naturally be difficult to manage.Therefore, this is also the reason why they dare not fight.After a dozen fights, before the enemy over there was resolved, the hungry people inside rebelled.

why?Because Daming used to suck, but life is not as good as before!

Enduring embarrassment all the way to the capital.When these young diplomats saw what Yanjing looked like in their dreams, they almost cried.

How did it happen?This dilapidated place is really the capital of Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years?

The thought of investing in infrastructure in these places later made these diplomats' scalps tingle.It seems that we have to observe carefully to see if there are any business opportunities, otherwise, if we go on like this, we won't be bankrupt?

Xuanye, Xiaozhuang and a group of courtiers hoped left and right to finally welcome the envoys of the Ming court.After the two sides had a welcome banquet, they started negotiations.

Hearing that Xuanye could continue to live in this land as an ordinary person, and even be able to take part in the imperial examination in the future, Xiaozhuang let out a long breath.

This condition is already very good!

As for going back to my hometown outside the customs?

Don't even think about it!
Unless Zuffer is crazy!

Adding this condition at the beginning was just a bargaining chip, she really didn't think Zuo Fu would agree to this condition.

it's good now.

Allowing them to take away some of their personal belongings, retain some of their property, and live a normal life in the future, this condition is already very good.

Although they still have doubts about this kind of commitment, do they have a second choice now?Zoff is not a very patient man.The banks of the Yangtze River are already full of troops and artillery, that is to say, as long as they don't agree, they will fight immediately.

Since you don't want to fight, it's fine to get such preferential treatment.

The two sides immediately had a more in-depth discussion, and then the Harmony Horn acted as a messenger, sending letters back and forth.

Finally, at the beginning of summer, all the conditions were negotiated, the Qing emperor abdicated, and the Ming Dynasty was unified!
On the day of reunification, Father Zuo came out of the thatched cottage.

When he got home, he put the white cloth with the word "kill" in front of the Chongzhen tablet, burned incense, poured wine, and then burst into tears.

The late emperor's kindness has finally been repaid thoroughly!

On this day, Zuo Fu and Zuo Laopa were both drunk.

Drunk Zuo Fu and Father Zuo went to the street. The father and daughter walked staggeringly, holding a wine bottle in their hands. Sun Xunting and Liu Runiang followed behind, and a large group of servants followed, for fear that the two people would What happened.

The father and daughter drank while walking, wandering around the city of Nanjing at night.Laughed for a while, cried for a while, and finally sang Manjianghong.

It has been 1644 years since 19, when Lord Chongzhen hanged Meishan!

In 19 years, Zuo Dayou has been turned into an old man, and Zuofu, a girl, has been turned into a four-year-old.

How many 19 years are there in life?Especially in this age of seventies! 19 years is a long, long time for a person!
The father and daughter had seen this day, but there were still many people who left without waiting for this day.

Like Zhu Cihong, like Zeng Ying, like Lu Daqi...

And those soldiers and generals who lost their lives defending their country!
Some people come together for an ideal, but on the day of victory, they are gone...

When Zuo Fu thought of these people, he would cry!The person she had complained about all her life hadn't waited for this day!

The houses on both sides of the street gradually lit up, and people walked out of the house, listening to the heroic but desolate singing in the workshop, their eyes gradually became moist.

Some people sang along, while others wept.

From the day Chongzhen Lord hanged Meishan, they have been looking forward to reunification together!This day has finally come!

But their wise father-in-law couldn't see it!

They will never forget that more than ten years ago, the emperor who was under 20 years old bravely stood up after Emperor Hongguang ran away, and apologized to the world with his own blood!

They will never forget that the emperor, who was not yet twenty, uttered a deafening roar: The world of the Zhu family will perish!The world of the Han people cannot perish! !

They will never forget, that day, they stood in this ancient city, raised their hands, and shouted the scene of a deadly battle, a deadly battle!

The blood boils, the desperate feeling, the feeling of dying and surviving is still there... But they are no longer young, they are old...

Now the ancestral land has finally been taken back, the singing is loud and clear, and the words are passionate!but……

Their lord father died before he was old...

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, tomorrow will be sunny, but the joy of victory always carries a bit of melancholy...

Zhou Shichang toasted to the bright moon, two lines of tears dripped down.

Late Emperor!
Finally did not see this day ah!

　In the past few days, the store is selling goods, and ice cream is going to be on sale. The e-commerce company is doing promotions again. It's a bit busy. The update is late, sorry.

　　
　
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