Chapter 2210 Flower Struggle (One Hundred and Nineteen)

Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was once the most prosperous commercial city in China, and it was still prosperous even in the Qing Dynasty.

However, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the center of the Grand Canal at this time was already the northernmost BJ. The existing Grand Canal has actually undergone great changes from the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal, because the canal in the Yuan Dynasty was cut and straightened instead of straight.

It then passed through cities such as Luoyang in Henan, and the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties did not pass through Shandong. This huge change was all due to the Yellow River taking over the Huaihe River.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a small town named Yangzi 20 miles south of Yangzhou City. Because it was close to the north bank of the Yangtze River, it was named Yangzijin. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty opened the canal, he built the Linjiang Palace in Yangzijin. From then on, Yangzijin became increasingly prosperous.

During the Song Dynasty, "Yangtze" was already used to refer to the Yangtze River.

However, the Yangtze River actually refers to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The first name the missionaries heard after landing in Yangzhou was "Yangtze River", so they mistakenly believed that "Yangtze River" refers to the entire Yangtze River.

The lacquerware Nick saw in Guangzhou last time was already very exquisite. Yangzhou lacquerware is undoubtedly more exquisite, but this is not the focus of Nick's trip to Yangzhou this time.

Sometimes the imperial court would send imperial envoys. This time Hanlin was sent from the capital to inspect the reconstruction of Yangzhou's official records. He would then go to Guangzhou and Fujian to serve as the chief examiner of the provincial examination.

This imperial envoy has the same surname as Captain Yao, but when they stand together, it cannot be said that they have nothing to do with each other. It can only be said that they are so different that no one would think that they are "relatives."

Yao Qinchao was the number one scholar in last year's high school, and Huzhou was his hometown. This time he returned to his hometown and it was considered a "honorable return to his hometown." Like Juren, he came from a poor family, and he also had a very nice house in its heyday, a house that could be called a "house"

It is often not an ordinary mud house, but living in such a good house, the mother and son sometimes cannot even light a fire or open the pot.

In the 59th year of Qianlong's reign, he became Secretary of the Cabinet as a Juren, and served as Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department, which was the so-called "helping writer". However, being a "helping writer" in the Military Aircraft Department was different from that of a local government, and Juren was no longer there.

It’s considered “famous”.

The route taken by the imperial envoy almost overlapped with that taken by the admiral. Maybe Emperor Jiaqing had already had suspicions, so he sent someone to review. Perhaps based on this consideration, in order to accompany the imperial envoy, the very busy Cao Xi had no choice but to

Without putting down the work in hand, we came to Yangzhou together.

The British are still fighting for the right to ride horses outside Guangzhou, but Nick can already ride in a sedan, a privilege that ordinary Europeans cannot obtain.

Looking out from the sedan chair, Yangzhou is far more prosperous than Guangzhou, and even more prosperous than Ningbo. Printing technology can be roughly divided into two different paths. One is religion, such as Buddhism and Christianity, which requires the printing of Buddhist scriptures and Bibles, and the other is religion.

One is folk products, such as calendars, New Year pictures, etc. If someone writes a book and publishes it himself, he has to worry about not being able to sell it and not getting his money back.

"Dream of Red Mansions" was banned from the beginning and could only be popularized by hand-copying. Now it is being printed again and again.

In the thirty-sixth chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the white silk mandarin duck bellyband made by Xiren was not for himself to wear, but for Jia Baoyu. In many years of painting, there is a figure wearing a bellyband and holding a big carp in his arms.

"Fat boy".

Of course Jia Baoyu wouldn't wear one. What adult man would wear a bellyband? But Xiren would coax him to wear one. It was summer and sleeping in a bellyband would be cooler.

It is said that Ji Xiaolan was on the fat side, so he was particularly afraid of heat. When he was on duty in the South Study Room in the summer, as long as the emperor was not around, he would take off his coat, go shirtless and chat with people. One day Emperor Qianlong deliberately teased him, and he and He Shen

The collusion was completed. If Ji Xiaolan was found without clothes, He Shen would open a window. At this time, Qianlong went in again. According to the rules, the lieutenant on duty had to shout "The Emperor has arrived." Ji Xiaolan heard this voice,

He immediately found a place to hide, and finally hid under the emperor's throne.

Qianlong pretended not to know, and sat on the dragon chair to talk to others as if nothing had happened. Fortunately, it was summer, and the Linqing tribute floor tiles were warm in winter and cool in summer, so lying on the ground was quite cool.

The summer is scorching and the temperature is high. Of course no one would want to work under the scorching sun on such a hot day. They all want to eat watermelon like the people in Jia's mansion in Dream of Red Mansions, and then lie on the bed and sleep like a maid.

Dam construction will take a break in the summer, but water transportation cannot stop. Both the porters and the bearers on the dock are sweating.

On that occasion, Sister Feng "stepped" on the threshold, enjoying the coolness of the breeze. Indeed, in such weather, it is cool and comfortable to open the windows wide or blow the river breeze on the boat. In addition, mosquitoes and flies in summer

Frequent violations, even if there is a mosquito net, there will still be some very small bugs flying in through the mesh, and the fluttering sedan curtain will let in larger bugs. Nick searched everywhere in the sedan to find out what kind of bugs were causing the "

buzzing.

He didn't come back to his senses until the sedan vibrated, as if it had landed. When he got off the sedan, he realized that he had arrived at the "Humble Administrator's Garden".

The Humble Administrator's Garden is a Suzhou garden. In Nick's opinion, this type of house is similar. There is a wisteria planted at the entrance of this garden. Like jasmine, if maintained properly, the wisteria will bloom twice a year. The wisteria in this courtyard

It bloomed, as if a purple arch had been erected to provide shade for visiting guests.

Nick looked up at the plaque, which had the word "Flower Creek" written on it in a font he had never seen before. When he walked in, he discovered that the pond inside was actually living water, and he could see the ripples of the water.

There were several scholars sitting in the pavilion of "Xi". They were drinking tea and chatting. When they saw the imperial minister coming, they immediately stood up to greet him.

With the shade of the trees, the running water, and the gentle breeze, you really can't feel the heat. Juren is wearing decent summer clothes at the moment, and standing with these people is as natural as when he went to see Guo Dachang wearing commoners.

The space in the pavilion was limited, and everyone else was sitting. Nick stood at the door, and he kept hearing the people inside saying "what the heck".

In fact, they could say vulgar words, which were words that ordinary people could understand. Nick listened while standing and was hypnotized by them into a drowsy state. Fortunately, he was standing, so he did not fall asleep.

Cao Xi seemed to be listening carefully, but Nick found that he was holding two walnuts in his hand under the table and spinning them around.

Nick stared for a while, and then found that the hypnotic effect seemed to be better, so he leaned against the pillar and closed his eyes, thinking that after squinting like this for a while, he was woken up after a while.

He looked back and saw that it was the young imam, holding a wine flask in his hand.

"Want to drink lion milk?" the little imam said with a smile.

Lion's milk is not the real milk of a lioness, but a kind of strong liquor from Turkey. It is said that it must be mixed with water because it is so strong that it is stronger than the vodka that the Russians drink.

"Why……"

The young imam raised a bucket with ice cubes in it.

Nick looked back at the people who were still in "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye" and slipped away while they were not paying attention.

When they arrived at an empty house, the imam and Nick sat at a round table made of marble. The imam put a glass on the table and poured out a water-like liquid from the wine jug.

Except for exuding a strong smell of alcohol, it is really no different from water. However, when the imam put a small piece of ice in it, the "water" turned into milky white "milk".

"Why do you want to buy me a drink?" Nick asked.

"Do you know what kind of people drink lion's milk?" the imam asked.

"Brave man." Nick replied.

"I have another saying here. Only those who are sick will drink lion's milk."

"ah!!!!"

A scream brought Georgiana, who was immersed in the book, back to her senses. She immediately picked up her wand and left the bedroom.

Napoleon's adjutant was standing at the door. Only then did she react and looked back at him. He was following her.

She didn't say anything, and quickly came to the room where the scream came from. After opening the door with the Alajo Cave spell, she found that it was where her maids lived. Matilda and Margaret lived here, and she screamed.

It was Margaret, and Matilda lay motionless on the bed, looking as if she were dead.
Chapter completed!