The inn where Fang Zian and others stayed was very nice. The guest rooms were large and bright, with soft felt blankets on the floor and fluffy down quilts on the beds. The curtains were designed with wavy pleats.

Everything is different from other places in the Song Dynasty. These decorative styles and items are imported and not native to the Song Dynasty. Perhaps the guests of the inn are not limited to people from the Song Dynasty, but a large number of merchants from foreign countries come here.

The stylish decoration may be to make these guests feel at home.

In the evening, while dining in the lobby, Fang Zian made another discovery. There were actually some drinks with different flavors on the cabinet, which were all shipped from the country. There were also some different choices in the dishes, such as some round grilled dishes.

Made bread, some grilled meats, etc. These drinks and food may not be more delicious than the real food in Da Song Dynasty, but to Fang Zian, it doesn’t matter whether it tastes good or not. Just seeing these things makes him feel

It's incredible.

This was in the Song Dynasty. From the decoration of an inn to the drinks, there were so many imported goods, which made people feel extremely unreal. It can be seen that this Quanzhou City is very different from other cities in the Song Dynasty.

"Shopkeeper, are there any interesting places in Quanzhou? I'm from out of town and want to visit Quanzhou for a few days, but it's our first time here. The shopkeeper can introduce it to us." Fang Zian drank it and it tasted like horse urine.

of foreign wine, he asked the shopkeeper who greeted him attentively.

"Are you guys here from out of town? Then you are in luck. Our Quanzhou can be said to be the most fun place in the Song Dynasty. There are all kinds of places to eat, have fun and have fun. As long as the guest has money, you can have fun.

Comfortable." The shopkeeper replied with a smile.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Let me introduce you. How is it fun?"

The shopkeeper said: "If you want to eat delicious food, South Street is full of delicious food, not only the delicacies of the Song Dynasty, but also the delicacies of Fanguo. Although the delicacies look a bit disgusting, they still taste good.

If you want to play... there is a place to go. There is a Garden of All Nations in the East City, which contains gardens from all over the world, as well as temples from foreign countries. There are many rare and exotic animals. Have you ever seen a deer with a neck several stories high? Hey, it's really scary.

Very cute, but very docile. There are also lions, tigers, and flowers and trees transplanted from various foreign countries. In short, it will definitely satisfy your eyes." The shopkeeper pointed.

Both Fang Zian and Qin Xiqing and Shen Ling'er found it strange. To Fang Zian, it seemed like a wild animal and botanical garden. There were no such things as giraffes and lions in the Song Dynasty, so they should have been brought from the country.

"The guest is bringing his female family, otherwise, there would still be a place to have fun." The shopkeeper squeezed his eyes and whispered in Fang Zian's ear: "There is a beautiful garden in the city, and they are all beauties from the country.

There are black, white, fat, tall, and short. If you want to try something new and have a different flavor of a woman from a foreign country, you can find everything there. Of course, you have to have money. Those are all beauties selected from the foreign country. Maybe

It doesn't look good to us, but in other countries, they are all beauties who are as shy as the moon."

Although the shopkeeper lowered his voice, Shen Ling'er still heard what he said and shouted coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you believe that I smashed up your inn?"

The shopkeeper was startled and hurriedly apologized. Fang Zian smiled and said: "Ling'er, the shopkeeper is just introducing us, I'm not going to play. Why are you trying to scare people? Besides, am I that kind of person? ?”

The shopkeeper also smiled apologetically and said: "Yes, this young master is a gentleman at first sight and will never visit a brothel."

Hearing the word "yaozi", Qin Xiqing's brows frowned, and Shen Ling'er's brows gradually rose. Fang Zian

He was busy trying to smooth things over and asked: "Shopkeeper, I didn't expect that this small place in Quanzhou would have such interesting places. I come from the capital, and there are no such interesting places in the capital."

The shopkeeper said proudly: "That's natural, I'm not bragging. What we have in Quanzhou may not be available in the capital. Our life here may not be worse than that in the capital. Do you know why?"

Fang Zian shook his head and said, "I don't know."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Because we have the Zheng family here. Quanzhou is today thanks to the Zheng family. The old man of the Zheng family has worked hard for decades, allowing us to live a good life in Quanzhou. We have today's prosperity here. , are all the result of the Zheng family’s hard work.”

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Zheng family? Zheng Zhilong?"

The shopkeeper changed his face and said: "Don't be so rude. Guest, do you know how much the people of Quanzhou respect Mr. Zheng? How can you call him by his first name? We, the people in this city, have benefited from the Zheng family, and Mr. Zheng is in our hearts." His status is extremely respected. It’s okay if you don’t know why it’s your first time in Quanzhou. But from now on, you can’t be disrespectful to Mr. Zheng. I’m not trying to scare you. If you say something disrespectful towards the Zheng family on the street , the people will drive you out of Quanzhou without the government taking action."

Fang Zian frowned when he heard this and said: "You respect the Zheng family so much? What have the Zheng family done? Aren't they just a shipping merchant?"

The shopkeeper frowned and said: "What do you know? Most of the people in Quanzhou rely on the kindness of the Zheng family to survive. Everything we eat, drink, and wear is not a gift from the Zheng family? The vast majority of the people in the city We all rely on the kindness of the Zheng family to make a living. Even if I have this small inn, it was the Zheng family who lent me money to open it. Otherwise, I would have been dead long ago. The supplies in the inn are all low-end products from the Zheng family. It was sold to us at a very low price. Half of the people in the city work in the Zheng family boat shop and related shops. The Zheng family supports most of us in Quanzhou, can we not be grateful?"

Fang Zian smacked his lips and said, "What about the imperial court? Isn't all this a favor from the imperial court? The Zheng family is today because of the imperial court's grace."

"What are you talking about, my guest? The imperial court? Does the imperial court care whether we live or die? The imperial court has given favors to the Zheng family? Don't you know that even the current emperor was saved by the Zheng family? If it hadn't been for the Zheng family, the emperor would have been killed by the Jin family. The people were caught. The court should be grateful for the kindness of the Zheng family. When we had no food to eat and no house to live in, it was the Zheng family who helped us and gave us alms. Did the court ever give a penny? The court only knew how to reach out to us. We need money. Hehe, but in Quanzhou, the imperial court can't even expect to get a single word from us. We Quanzhou people only pay taxes to the Zheng family, so the imperial court can't even expect to get a single tael of silver from us."

The innkeeper was a little excited, and he was spitting out what he said, but Fang Zian and others felt chills after listening to it. This place in Quanzhou is indeed evil, which can be seen from the mouth of the innkeeper. They actually have such disdain for the imperial court. Such respect for Zheng Zhilong is obviously beyond common sense. It is obviously abnormal for a powerful place to have such a high reputation. Even if the Zheng family is kind to the local people, it will not make the people even look down on the imperial court. This is obviously not the result of the people's spontaneous formation. It is probably the result of years of propaganda and brainwashing to win people's hearts. This makes Fang Zian even more wary of the Zheng family in Quanzhou.

The next morning, Fang Zian took Qin Xiqing and Shen Ling'er to stroll around the city. In order not to attract too many people's attention, Fang Zian asked Zhao Gang, Jiang Zheng and others to stay at the inn. Fang Zian was not in a hurry to visit the Zheng family.

After listening to what the innkeeper said yesterday, Fang Zian needed to verify something.

The three of them dressed up as wealthy businessmen traveling with their wives and concubines and started wandering around Quanzhou City. The bustling streets were indeed

In fact, the living standards of the people in Quanzhou are also very high, and they seem to be very satisfied. This can be seen in their satisfied smiles and speech and behavior. There are indeed many French people on the streets, Quanzhou

The common people seem to be used to seeing these human beings with different appearances, and some Chinese people can even communicate in poor Song Dynasty Mandarin.

The three of them walked from Beicheng to Nancheng and saw the food street where merchants from all over the world gathered. They also saw several brothels with portraits of beautiful women from foreign countries to attract customers. On those portraits, there were paintings of French women with blond hair, blue eyes, thick lips and dark skin.

It was so lifelike that many guests came in and out, including men from the Fan Kingdom and men from the Song Dynasty. For Fang Zian, this feeling was very strange. In later generations, this would naturally be nothing, but in the Song Dynasty, this was nothing.

It makes people feel incredible.

After lunch, the three of them walked to Dongcheng. Under the guidance of passers-by, they came to a place called Wanguo Garden. Not surprisingly, Wanguo Garden is the property of the Zheng family. It is a huge garden land, but

It is not free and requires a ticket price of one or two silver per person. After the three of them entered, someone drove the three of them in a carriage and started to play along the path. Sure enough, it was divided into dozens of courtyards, each with its own characteristics.

.Some are gardens with flowers and birds in full bloom, and there are beautiful birds such as peacocks and parrots in them. Others are a bare desert terrain, where you can see ostriches galloping on the gravel ground, wandering camels, and even some feet tall.

Cacti, giraffes, lions, tigers, leopards, antelopes, elephants, rhinos and other rare and exotic animals are all distributed in their respective areas. Different scenes have different birds, animals and trees, which are obviously carefully arranged and arranged.

The most amazing service in the Garden of All Nations is that guests can choose one of the rare and exotic animals in the garden as a meal. Corresponding animals correspond to different prices. You can specify a certain animal that you like, such as

Rabbits, pheasants, peacocks, antelopes, you can even ask for lion meat and tiger meat. As long as you can afford the money, the animal you designate will be shot on the spot, and the chef will cook it fragrantly and bring it to you.

Fang Zian finally understood that this Ten Thousand Kingdoms Garden was neither a place for curiosity hunting nor an animal and botanical garden as he understood it, but a huge kitchen. A huge consumption place to satisfy the strange appetites of some wealthy guests.

In fact, ordinary people are not qualified to come in. The entry fee of just one tael of silver per person is enough to deter most people, let alone the cost of ordering those rare and exotic animals.

A peacock is roasted and served. Although it is about the same size as a roasted old hen, it costs one hundred taels of silver. This silver can buy two hundred old hens. Not to mention those large exotic animals. I want to eat them.

Tiger meat, 5,000 taels of silver can get you what you want. If you can’t eat it, you can take it away. Rhino meat? Yes, 7,000 taels of silver can get you the whole rhinoceros. The horns will be removed for you on the spot. Someone will clean and make one.

Entering the Rhino Horn Cup will soon become your capital to show off in front of others. This is a place that satisfies the strange ideas of those rich people. Indeed, as the shopkeeper said, as long as you have money, you can do whatever you want.

The more Fang Zian saw and learned, the more he felt uneasy. Because Fang Zian noticed some strange feelings in these familiar methods. Who is this Zheng Zhilong? From his request to monopolize the spice trade

His actions and the far-sighted requests he made, as well as the benefits he gave to the people of Quanzhou to win people's hearts, and the management methods of Wanguo Garden that were completely different from those of the Song Dynasty, all made Fang Zian feel huge doubts.
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