Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 721 The Present of Dengzhou City
"This is ambergris.!"

In the large warehouse of the slaughterhouse, there is a large amount of ambergris from the whale body. This ambergris is a solid waxy flammable substance that is dark gray or black, with its unique sweet earthy aroma (similar to isopropyl alcohol smell).

The essence of ambergris is the dry product of the intestinal secretions of sperm whales. Some sperm whales will spit it out, and some will excrete it from the intestines. Only a small number of sperm whales keep it in their bodies.The ambergris discharged into the sea is initially light black, and under the action of sea water, it gradually turns gray, light gray, and finally white.

The first country in the world to discover ambergris was ancient China.In the Han Dynasty, fishermen caught some off-white waxy drifts in the sea, which are the finished ambergris after years of natural denaturation.

From a few kilograms to dozens of kilograms, it has a strong fishy smell, but it can emit a long-lasting fragrance after drying, and it is even more fragrant when lit, more fragrant than musk.Some local officials contributed to the emperor as treasures after purchasing, and used them as spices or medicines in the court.

A small gram can be sold for hundreds of dollars, and there is still a price but no market.

"My darling, there are so many ambergris in here, how much does it cost?" Li Yin looked at the ambergris in the warehouse, and sighed a little.

However, Li Heng was a little sad: "This is how many whales have to be killed to get so much ambergris."

"Haha.!" Li Xiang smiled at this time: "Sister Li Heng, don't be sentimental. In fact, we also have a certain degree of treatment of whales. We will not kill or catch indiscriminately. It's just that there are too many whales in Dengzhou Bay now. .

There have been many incidents of whales overturning ships. We will only hunt and kill those whales that block the route. It’s just that there are too many whales. Now the fleet with whaling capabilities is only us in Dengzhou. If we don’t If they are hunted and killed, more people on the big ships will die at sea. "

"Oh!" Li Mingda also nodded: "I also saw a boy last time. His father fell into the sea and drowned because of a whale that capsized his father's boat. His bones could not be found. I realized that although these whales don’t eat people, some of them like to play pranks, but they don’t know that a small prank by them will cost many people their lives.”

"Yeah, so don't be sad, and trust your father, he is really kinder than any of us." Li Yin smiled and touched Li Heng's head, watching the atmosphere a bit dull, Li Yin thought for a while Said: "Since everyone is here today, Uncle Liu invites you to dinner?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the meal.

Li Jue quickly asked happily: "Go to the first floor?"

"Pfft!" Li Yin burst into pain, at this time, Li Mingda on the side hurriedly shouted: "Of course it is the first floor, there are other places in Dengzhou, which can be worthy of my sixth brother's status." ?"

As he said that, a group of little guys cheered collectively, only Li Yin patted his mouth again and again, what kind of thing is this?

It's just that I can't regret it now, I am an uncle after all, so I had no choice but to get into Li Mingda's carriage again, and a group of people started to go back in the direction of Dengzhou.

The Dengzhou City in the second year of Yonghui, after three years of continuous improvement, the current Dengzhou City no longer has the old and small feeling of the past. The current Dengzhou City, the west wall is 2860 meters long, and the north wall is 2100 meters long. meters, the east wall is 2950 meters long, and the south wall is 2200 meters long.

It is about 6 square kilometers, and there are about 1 football fields in 117 square kilometer. The city walls are made of bricks, stones and cement, which are strong and majestic. .

The roads in the city are basically two-way. Li You also formulated some road traffic rules. For example, pedestrians and carriages must go to their right side, and they are not allowed to walk indiscriminately. If you want to walk indiscriminately, there will be patrols in the city The Cheng Ding came to fine you.

After a horse enters the city, a basket must be hung behind its buttocks, and the horse’s excrement must be cleaned up. If it accidentally falls on the road, it will cost one hundred cash once, three hundred cash twice, and get out of the city three times. After a month To enter the city again.

In Dengzhou City, there is a street lamp every [-] steps, a rest chair every [-] steps, and a toilet every [-] steps. By the way, this toilet is really important.

You know, when Li You first came to Dengzhou, to be honest, it was really a headache. There were filthy things everywhere on this street. Toilets, we all know that western cities are very dirty.

Farmers dig a simple pit in the backyard and consider it a toilet. For urban residents, they usually use a potty at home. After pulling the pot, they open the window and dump it on the street. It's perfect!But it's hard for the pedestrians on the street...

In London, England, in the 14th century, the feces dumped on the street, together with livestock manure, rotten fish, stinky shrimp, and rotten mud, piled up in a thick layer on the street, making the whole city of London stinky. Pedestrians have to wear a kind of high-soled shoes when they go out in order to prevent their pants and skirts from being stained with poop.

But our side is not too good. Even in the early years of the Republic of China, many ordinary people did not change their habit of urinating and defecating anywhere. With the addition of some livestock manure, the urban sanitation situation was not much better than that of the medieval West. !

As you all know about Tongrentang in the capital, there is a square in front of Tongrentang. Every morning, the guys from Tongrentang come together. The first task is to clean the square, because at this time, the square is full of little gold overnight. The people around came to this square to relieve themselves.

Fortunately, Tongrentang is not annoyed and thinks it is money. Of course, the boss does not need to sweep it anyway. It is the boy who sweeps it once a day. At that time, if you used to say that you can't defecate anywhere, you will be scolded. You are in charge of the sky and the earth, and you are in charge of labor and capital going to the toilet?

However, Li You is a person from the future, so he knows the dangers of defecating indiscriminately, which can breed bacteria, and there may be plagues, so when rebuilding Dengzhou City, Li You gave the order to die. There must be a public toilet in Baibu, and the toilet is divided into men and women. All people in Dengzhou are not allowed to defecate on the street.

The fine of [-] Wen once and twice is always very heavy, and there is no sympathy at all. Under such intensity, Dengzhou City has finally become a clean city, at least anyone who comes to Dengzhou City for the first time People can't help but give a thumbs up for the cleanliness of Dengzhou City.

(End of this chapter)