Early the next morning, in the study room of Haji Palace, Wu Xiangxian closed his "Little Knowledge on Investigating Things" with dark circles under his eyes, and sighed heavily. Then he took out an article he had written with great effort when he was studying in Satsuma, and read it in his hand.
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"The fifty-sixth generation of the Japanese king, the grandson of Emperor Qingwa, the sixth and eighth grandsons of the emperor were the kings of the court, and on the day when they were the generals of Zhenxi, they hung a powerful crossbow in Fusang... Later, during the Baoyuan Rebellion, they came to Dozhou.
One year, at that time, the boat followed the current and came here, so it was called Ryukyu. The people of the country followed it, like grass and the wind. Here, a daughter was born to the Duke of the court, and a son named Zun Dun was born...
That is, a talented and virtuous hero... It is Urasoe Anji who is respected by the people of the country. At this time, the Tiansun family was in decline and the government was abolished, and he was killed by the rebellious minister. Zun Dun rebelled against the rebellious minister and replaced him as the King of Zhongshan..."
Wu Xiangxian couldn't help but sigh again, and then tore up a stack of papers to pieces. Then he took out a few new pieces of paper and wrote: "The eighteenth emperor of the Song Dynasty encountered a disaster on a cliff, and Prime Minister Lu Xiufu threw himself into the sea.
, Fortunately, following the trend, it started here, so it was called Ryukyu. The people of the country followed it, like grass and wind. He was a man, talented, virtuous and heroic... So the people of the country respected Urasoe Anji. At this time, the Tiansun family was in decline.
He was deposed and killed by the rebels. Urasoe Anji defeated the rebels and replaced him as King of Zhongshan..."
While Wu Xiangxian was busy writing in the early morning, Zhao Yanhao arranged for Xu Liang to take a group of sailors back to the ship to unload the goods and hand them over to the Ryukyu Appraisal Department for sale. Cai Jian, the Zijin doctor, and Cheng Bingxian, the Zhongyi doctor, also took the goods with them.
A number of officers carried a sedan and waited at the entrance of the Angel Hall. They went to the Tianfei Palace to offer incense according to the past practice of canonizing envoys.
Although Zhao Yanhao was not very interested in offering incense to Mazu Empress, he did it under the banner of "consecrated envoy" after all, and he wanted to go around Naha Port, so he agreed and got on the sedan chair.
Head towards Tianfei Palace.
The street in front of the Angel Hall is mostly sandy, so even on rainy days it is not too muddy. On both sides of the street are low wooden houses, and many Ryukyu people gathered on both sides of the street, curiously looking towards them.
Looking here, the civilians of Ryukyu seem to be shorter, but their skin is slightly fairer than that of the naturalized residents of Lingao. Most of the civilian men wear white or black plantain cloth and karubu quilts. The shape is somewhat similar to a kimono, and the clothes
There is no tie on the top, and the hair is combed diagonally to the right; few Ryukyu civilian men wear hats, most of them just wear wooden or tortoiseshell hairpins, and a few Ryukyus who look like fishermen wear bamboo hats.
Some are barefoot, and some are wearing wooden clogs. The clothing of civilian women is somewhat similar to that of men, but the skirts and sleeves are slightly longer, some look like Taoist robes, and they also wear their hair in a bun. They cover their cheeks with white curtains when going out, secretly
He looked towards Zhao Yanhao and his group.
Zhao Yanhao has long heard that Ryukyu is known as "Little China", but along the way it seems that the culture, customs and language of Ryukyu people are actually more influenced by Japan. It does not show much influence from Chinese culture.
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In fact, the "Chineseization" of Ryukyu only started in the Qing Dynasty, and its purpose was to use China's influence to contain Satsuma and Japan.
In 1673, Hachichi, known as one of the "Three Greats of Ryukyu", carried out reforms according to Shito Hidemi, comprehensively studied Chinese etiquette and law, followed the etiquette of the Chinese court, changed the official system, appointed Chinese as officials at all levels, and followed the founding of China
The country's social system and rules and regulations, and Chinese culture are studied in all aspects of society such as education, clan genealogy, weddings and funerals. This is why Ryukyu is called Little China.
When Zhao Yanhao arrived, such profound social changes had not yet occurred.
Zhao Yanhao saw what seemed to be a dark pattern on the back of the woman's hand, and asked, "I saw something on the back of the woman's hand from this island?"
"Chief, that's a tattoo. Ryukyu women regard tattoos on their hands as beautiful. They have tattooed their hands since they were young. Most of them are patterns of flowers, plants, birds and animals, and some have circular patterns." Zheng Jue replied quickly.
"Oh," Zhao Yanhao nodded, thinking that seeing these hands might shatter the dreams of many elders who had longed for Ryukyu girls. "Correcting bad habits must start from childhood!" he thought sadly.
The group of people walked along the street for a while and saw a temple that was obviously just renovated. There was a large open space at the entrance of the temple. In front of the open space was a large pond of dozens of acres. Zheng Jue said that this was called "square marsh pond".
", there are twists and turns, but the water in the pool does not seem to be deep. Some Ryukyu people just lifted up the hem of their clothes and waded over. The rocks in the lake are stacked on top of each other, and the ancient cypress trees on the lakeside are shaded. Reflected in the clear waves, it looks like a beautiful lake.
It's refreshing.
Cai Jian quickly introduced: "Your Majesty the Envoy, this is the Xia Tian Fei Palace, also known as the Lingying Puji Shrine. It has a history of two to three hundred years. It was built by the residents of Jiume Village."
Zhao Yanhao took a look and found that the Xiatian Fei Palace was very small. After passing the two stone gods at the door, less than thirty steps into it, there was a lonely main hall with the four characters "Cihang Pudu" written on it. Mazu was enshrined inside.
idol.
As the protector of sailors, Mazu has a great influence in coastal areas. It can be said that in East and Southeast Asia, wherever there are maritime Chinese, there will be Mazu temples.
I lit a stick of incense, bowed three times to the Mazu statue, inserted it into the incense burner, and then left the main hall.
Temple ministers from the Tianfei Palace came out and kept complimenting the Song Dynasty in Fuzhou dialect, saying that the Song Dynasty was rich all over the world and that the country was peaceful and the people were safe. He also said that Mazu was the most efficacious and could protect envoys from returning home safely, granting wives and sons, and promotions and titles.
Zheng Jue quickly prompted and whispered: "This person wants incense money..."
Zhao Yanhao was also speechless and ordered Zhao Kui to take out 20 yuan of silver currency coupons and hand them to Miao Zhu. Miao Zhu held a stack of colorful currency coupons and suddenly looked confused.
The Ryukyu Kingdom has never had its own official currency. It once used sea shells (shells) as its currency. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty enthroned King Zhongshan and King Nanshan of Ryukyu and gave them some treasure banknotes and Yongle Tongbao, and Ryukyu began to use copper coins.
As currency. Later, the Shiruburi Rebellion occurred in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and most of the copper coins given by the Ming Dynasty were destroyed. King Sho Taijiu, King Shang Yuan, etc. tried to recast currency using waste copper coins, but the issuance effect was not obvious. Ryukyu is now
They are also using the Japanese money brought by the Satsuma feudal lords - at least Zhao Yanhao saw that many Ryukyu people are using the recently issued "Kanyei Tongbao". The executive committee plans to enter the silver dollar circulation certificate into the Ryukyu market - regardless of
Papermaking workshops in this time and space cannot imitate paper quality or color, and in Ryukyu, treasure notes are not as notorious as they were in the Ming Dynasty, so we decided to train Ryukyu residents to use circulation coupons. All gifts issued by the Senate were
It is a circulation voucher. If Ryukyu people want to exchange for Australian goods, they have to go to the Appraisal Department to exchange the Ryukyu goods for circulation vouchers, and then use the circulation vouchers to exchange for Australian goods.
After leaving Xia Tianfei Palace, Cai Jian pointed to the large residential area at the foot of Minshan Mountain in the distance and across from Fangzhu Pond and said: "This is a humble house. If you don't mind it, please come to the humble house to serve tea."
"Oh? Then I have a friend and relative who will lead the way."
Cai Jian once served as a Ryukyu Imperial College student and studied at the Imperial College in Nanjing. In the past two years, he went to Beijing with Du Sance, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and Xiang Heling, the third secretary general, to pay tribute. He just came back at the beginning of the year. In addition, he is Chinese.
, so the residence is completely a Chinese-style mansion with multiple entrances and exits. Zheng Jue whispered that Cai Jian was very lustful and had dozens of wives and concubines, but he never had a son, so King Shangfeng planned to let a member of the royal family adopt a son for him.
Cai Jian led a group of people around his home, and then sat and rested in the pavilion of his home. After a while, a young maid in a robe came up with a bowl of tea soup that looked full of foam.
"Sir, this is a swelling tea that has been passed down from ancient times in our country. It has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys."
Zhao Yanhao took it and took a sip. He felt that the taste was very strange. There were fried rice and peanuts in the tea soup, and when he drank it carefully, there were also red beans and mung beans. This was not tea at all, it was simply cooked into porridge?
He didn’t know that this was actually an early way of drinking tea. It still existed in the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called Eight Treasures Tea in Jin Ping Mei was one. Similar practices continued into the 21st century in old time and space, and Lei Tea in Hunan and other places was one of them.
Relics.
Because Cai Jian was a former Imperial College student, he passed through Fujian many times on his way to Nanjing. He was very concerned about the situation in Fujian and asked a lot about Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang. Zhao Yanhao completely destroyed the Zheng Zhilong Group.
Liu Xiang's surrender was said in an understatement. Cai Jian had seen with his own eyes the arrogance and overwhelming power of these sea masters, but now they were easily wiped out by the Australians and ended up in ashes. He was shocked.
After tea, Cai Jian led Zhao Yanhao and his entourage out of his residence and to the nearby Shangtian Concubine Palace. The entrance to the Shangtian Concubine Palace is in the winding alley of Jiume Village. There are also two stone statues next to the door, but you have to walk through a long road.
A long corridor leads to the Tianfei Palace, which is halfway up the mountain. The Upper Tianfei Palace was built by Guo Rulin, the Ming Dynasty envoy, and it looks newer than the Lower Tianfei Palace. On the right side of the main hall is the Guandi Temple, and on the left is the monk's dormitory.
Hanging high in the main hall is a plaque titled "Lingying Puji Shrine" written by Xia Ziyang. Cai Jian explained that envoys in the past would usually pray here for five days and five nights when they were going back and forth, praying for a safe return trip. Zhao Yanhao was very fond of navigation.
He was quite confident about safety, so Xiao Gui and Cao followed him by burning incense and worshiping.
On the way back to the Angel Hall, he passed by the Tianfei Palace. Zhao Yanhao saw many women at the door, carrying goods one after another, setting up stalls on the avenue in front of the temple. Cai Jian explained that there is no special market in Ryukyu.
, this is most likely the case when doing business with people from the mainland. Zhao Yanhao was very interested and asked a few Fubo officers and soldiers to exchange some various gadgets produced during the high season for some Ryukyu specialties, and then he went there
Accompanied by everyone, we returned to the Angel Hall.