Chapter 2173 The Flower War (81)

Medical officials in the Qing court took infectious diseases very seriously, especially smallpox, and people feared it as much as Europeans feared the Black Death.

In the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, a plague broke out in BJ City, which allowed Li Zicheng's army to easily enter the city that was said to be very strong. It was also the plague that destroyed Li Zicheng's army, but the Manchus who entered BJ City failed.

Not infected with plague.

Nick tried to persuade the military doctors to accept cowpox, but they did not accept it, even though they practiced medicine in Macau and could always go to the hospital where the priest was trained.

People's fear of plague even created a "plague god".

Nick has mentioned before that "the governor's office is in the same city". During the Ming Dynasty, the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi was not located in Guangzhou, but in Wuzhou, which was closer to Guangxi. There were more "Yao chaos" in Guangxi, so the governor's office was placed in Wuzhou.

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By the Qing Dynasty, the situation in Guangdong was no longer as chaotic as the Ming Dynasty. People could do business, fish, and live a peaceful life. And because of the stimulation of foreign trade, Guangzhou developed very quickly, and was much more prosperous than the Ming Dynasty.

Due to the large number of immigrants, a large number of "joint clan temples" have also been built in Guangzhou. The so-called joint clan temples are generally jointly built by large clans with the same surname in several counties or dozens of counties and villages. Although they are in the form of ancestral halls, they are also provincial capitals.

, an office for litigation and other activities, it is not established based on the concept of clan in the sense of blood. When life encounters hardships, the Chinese have a customary practice of relying on a special way of mutual assistance to tide over the difficulties. However, because of the sacrifices

The method was inconsistent with etiquette and was often banned by the authorities. Such clan temples were instead maintained in the form of academies.

The main warships of the Qing Empire did not have preset gun positions. Instead, they were "rice boats" that transported rice. They were equipped with artillery and had a Spanish galleon-like shipbuilding at the stern, although it only had two floors.

These were all installed by the rice merchants themselves. They had great confidence in this small naval force. In the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign, they went to Taiwan to participate in the suppression of Lin Shuangwen's uprising.

The storm brought good luck to Vasco da Gama, but the ship Nick once took almost sank because of it. Seawater and rainwater poured into the cabin, and he, a passenger, had to work with the captain to transport the water out of the cabin.

Not everyone can face changes and storms calmly. Jia Baoyu has not experienced a turbulent and unstable life like most men in society. He has been living in the utopian life that others dream of. In that world, the only

What can cause him pain is reading the Four Books and Five Classics, which is a must for the imperial examination. Jia Zheng is very strict with him in this aspect. It is precisely because of this that he can still obtain fame after the sudden change in the Jia family.

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", if he becomes a scholar and is admitted as a Juren or Jinshi in the future, he will follow the path that his fathers took.

"look!"

Someone among the people chatting exclaimed. Everyone looked in the direction he said and saw a wisp of smoke rising from the top of the mountain in the enclave.

There was wind but no big waves on this day, which was suitable for fast sailing. At the same time, the entire fleet began to prepare for battle. With the sound of drums and trumpets, the soldiers picked up their spears and the officers picked up their swords. On the rice boat

The gunners were busy loading shells, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder all around. The aimless volleys created a great momentum, which could easily scare away cowards.

The pirate ships passed through the smoke created by the gunfire, with the black flags on the bows fluttering in the wind. The bows of these ships had collision angles, and they quickly approached the large rice boats. The anti-smuggling ship appeared to intercept them, and the two sides began to exchange firecrackers.

Three Portuguese warships joined the battle at this time. They tried to land in the enclave. Unexpectedly, the pirates also had a fort, and a stone shell almost hit the "Red Drifter".

Several pirates jumped into the sea. Nick had heard that these "water ghosts" would cut through the bottom of the ship. The officer wearing a high hat asked the sailors to gather at the side of the ship and aim their guns into the water. As long as those "water ghosts"

Shoot as soon as you surface.

During the whole process, the Qing army just copied the old model unchanged. This was an outdated traditional method of warfare. However, no matter what, the fleet achieved brilliant results and the pirates entrenched in the enclave were "driven away".

The pirates' fast anti-smuggling boats and rice boats simply couldn't catch up, while the Portuguese warships checked whether there was any water seepage on the bottom of their boats.

The pirate ship sailed to the water beyond the cannon range of the rice boat. They showed off their power and took a leisurely circle on the coast, like leisurely walkers. After a few minutes, they set sail at full power and quickly disappeared on the sea.

After the officers and soldiers left, the pirates would come back again, unless the Navy was stationed here, but that would not only require additional manpower, but also more gunboats. The former Navy admiral often failed to eliminate pirates in the name of ship repairs.

The next step is to take care of the wounded soldiers. It's like pirates and soldiers acting together in a play, and the admiral can leave his post in a more glorious manner.

They stayed at the command post on Lantau Island for another two days before returning to Guangzhou. The admiral held a celebration banquet for Cao Xi. Next, all they had to wait for was the emperor's edict.

Everything returned to calmness, just like how Nick looked before he intercepted the note. In fact, he could just pretend that nothing happened if he didn't hand over the note.

As long as you don't care about those tragic things, it's good to be able to see the beauty of a country while traveling. Cao Xi also became friendly with Nick. He accompanied Nick to visit the exquisite craftsmanship used by craftsmen to make foreign trade orders.

, seeing the variety of jobs, orderly streets, beautifully crafted gardens and houses, Cao Xi also gave Nick a gift.

It was a wishful thinking. It was originally a hand-shaped bamboo product that could be used to scratch your back. Now it is made of jade.

In Buddhism, there are eight treasures, **, conch, umbrella, white cover, lotus, treasure pot, goldfish, and pan intestines. There is a lotus on this little jade wishful thinking.

In this wonderful country, every little thing has a strange purpose. There is no record of Zhuge Liang giving women's clothes to Sima Yi in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". This plot is only found in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Sima Yi can wear women's clothes, should Nick scratch his back with this jade?

It is also possible that this represents reconciliation. Cao Xi is expressing friendship to Nick. This is a sign of respect, so Nick accepted the gift with gratitude.

Soon after, Nick received a letter from the admiral. The hair oil he sent last time was used up. He hoped that Nick would make more and take some back to give away.

That’s five bottles of hair oil, and it’s all gone so quickly?

But when he thought of the Admiral's long braids, Nick felt relieved.

This time the servant who delivered the letter still had money with him. Nick planned to go to the previous spice shop to buy materials, but that shop already had ready-made hair oil for sale. The business was very good. The boss was very grateful to Nick and gave it to him directly.

A whole box, and he didn't take any money, so Nick had two more silver ingots in his hand.

Nick brought two silver ingots and asked Juren why he didn't sell the recipe earlier?

Ju Ren did not answer him, and even when Nick offered to "share" with Ju Ren, he did not accept the silver ingot.

He put on a arrogant look and said, "Do you know how He Zhongtang's first embezzlement money came from?"

Then he continued to read and prepare for the next imperial examination.
Chapter completed!