Chapter three hundred and fortieth women's confrontation
Cotton can be seen everywhere in later generations, and was even gradually replaced by new materials, but in the Song Dynasty it was an emerging thermal insulation material.
Even if it appears, it is limited to appearing as a raw material for cotton thread. No one knows its actual significance, especially in the East.
The cotton thread in Ye An's hand came from the palace. After the court meeting, Chen Lin took the time to tell Ye An the origin of the cotton thread, the Zoroastrian Temple in the west of the city.
For this kind of foreign religion, the Song people adopted the policy of tolerance that was continued from the Tang Dynasty. They did not deliberately suppress or reject it. After all, Buddhism was also a foreign religion, but it could still provide stability to the feudal dynasty.
Not much is known about Zoroastrian Ye An, but Chen Lin, a senior official in the Imperial City Division, knows even less.
"There is a Zoroastrian temple in the west of the city. The Zoroastrian god originally came out of the Western Regions, and was the god Hu. He entered China with Mu Hu of the Qin Dynasty. It is customary to worship the fire god."
This is what Chen Lin knew about Zoroastrianism, which meant knowing nothing about it. So Ye An reminded the intelligence chief to be more familiar with the business, but Chen Lin kicked him away.
Ye An knew that Zoroastrianism was actually the state religion of Persia, Zoroastrianism, and he also had a name that was widely spread among the Han family, Zoroastrianism.
Tokyo is an international metropolis where almost all faiths from all over the world are gathered here, not just Zoroastrianism, but also Christianity and Christianity. One is called Nestorianism and the other is Islam.
Although the Persian dynasty completely disappeared from history after the revolution, Zoroastrianism has been passed down and still has good vitality.
The influence of Zoroastrianism in Tokyo is not great, not even as much as that of Islam, but its teachings are very consistent with the traditional views of the Han people.
Zoroastrianism emphasizes good deeds, and the purpose of good deeds is to improve livelihood, that is, to make life rich!
To live a prosperous life, one must work hard in farming and animal husbandry. They believe that farmers and herdsmen are noble professions and are great merits in Zoroastrian teachings. The ideal life proposed in their scripture "Breaking Evil Chapter" is "to have a family, a career, and livestock.
, wives, and children are prosperous. Dry lands are irrigated, and lowlands are drained.”
This is exactly what the Han people pursue, and it is also an idea recognized by the Han civilization, and Confucianism also recognizes it.
But what makes Ye An look at him most is Zoroastrianism’s opposition to fasting. The reason is even more straightforward: “If you don’t have enough to eat, you can’t complete the arduous tasks of religion; if you don’t have enough to eat, you can’t work hard... The universe is made of food, and it cannot be eaten.
And die."
This is so true. Eating is one of the most basic understandings of human beings! Everyone needs to eat, and everyone eats to produce and work to create value!
Ye An feels that Zoroastrianism may have been assimilated beyond recognition after entering China...
Chen Lin said that these people from the Western Regions are no different from the Han people. From their clothing to their daily speech and etiquette, they are almost like the Han people, but the only difference is their beliefs.
The Zoroastrian Temple is actually the settlement of these people from the Western Regions. It is not accurate to say that they are from the Western Regions. They should be called Persians or Parsians.
The temple gate is the monastery gate, and this is the one where the monastery gates were demolished the latest among the monasteries in Tokyo. Even now, they still retain the habit of closing their doors at night, while other monasteries in Tokyo no longer close their doors.
After the curfew was lifted, the Persians still retained the rules left by the Tang Dynasty, which shows their conservatism.
Fortunately, it is daytime and the gate is not closed, but after entering, you can clearly feel the difference here, because there are four huge torches at the four corners of the Zoroastrian Temple, and there are people guarding them standing beside the torches.
Thinking about it, in such a densely built building location in Tokyo City, it is really scary to set off torches that look like torches. If there is no one watching over them, once a fire breaks out, not only the people living here will be unlucky, but also the people in the entire west of the city.
It is unimaginable that in a city that attaches so much importance to fire prevention, the Zoroastrian Temple is allowed to burn torches. It must be said that the scholar-bureaucrats and emperors of the Song Dynasty were unprecedentedly liberal and free in religion.
After the carriage entered the streets of the Zoroastrian Temple, it could not move forward because there were so many people here. After asking around, I found out that it was actually the Fire Worship Festival.
A large number of merchants prayed here. Many of the merchants in the Western Regions believed in Zoroastrianism. They cooked pigs and sheep, played pipa, drums and flutes, sang and danced drunkenly. Seeing them drinking heavily, Ye An felt that he had to be careful.
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There is no doubt that the Hu people are warm and hospitable. Of course, while being hospitable, they will also try their best to squeeze all your money out of you.
Even in the winter, the dancers dancing the Hu Xuan Dance were wearing very little, revealing their slender waists and imaginative belly, which made even Qin Mumu, a later generation woman, blush.
There was a blanket under her feet, and the girl's bare feet and veil were spinning rapidly on it, constantly dancing in various movements to the music with a strong sense of rhythm.
The snare drum made very rhythmic music in their ears, and Ye An and Qin Mumu couldn't help but start shaking to the rhythm, which made Wang Bang and Tieniu think that they were sick.
The wine was handed over and bought! Ye An and Qin Mumu started their performance.
At this time, they forgot their worries and loneliness, and just danced crazily to the music with strong and fast rhythm, as if they were disco or performing.
Ye An doesn't know how to do Latin dance, but he can't help being dragged forward by Qin Mumu. He hasn't danced yet and hasn't seen it yet?
After taking a big gulp of the grape wine, the glass in her hand was filled by the enthusiastic wine girl, but Qin Mumu snatched it away. After drinking it all, she licked the wine from the corner of her mouth and pulled Ye An to spin around crazily.
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What does it feel like for a grown man to be led by a woman to dance Latin dance?
Ye An felt that he was not driving a wild horse, but being driven by a wild horse...
Extremely exaggerated twists, wide open and close dances, every stretch, every stretch is a collision of strength and beauty.
When Qin Mumu unfolded her left hand to cover her eyes and looked at Ye An through her fingers, the surroundings fell into a brief silence, followed by a wave of applause.
Qin Yeye and Qin Anan were as excited as rabbits, jumping as high as they could on the ground, while Tieniu and Wang Gang were dumbfounded. They had never seen a dignified Song woman dance such an "unsightly" dance.
But Qin Mumu's Latin dance conquered all the barbarians here, and they shouted "Mazda! Mazda! Mazda!" This represents the goddess of kindness in Persian and is also the goddess of dance.
Hu Shang, who was well-informed, recognized Qin Mumu and enthusiastically invited her and Ye An to his stall. This method of attracting people for advertising made them laugh and cry.
Ye An took out the cotton thread from his arms, held it up high and said, "Who sells this cotton thread? We will go to whoever sells it!"
Then a familiar eye appeared in front of Ye An, and the big red phoenix eyes were full of charm: "Ye Hou is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people. Even in the Zoroastrian Temple, he can get countless praises. That dance just now
what is it call?"
Roxana moved forward enthusiastically, but when her hand was put on Ye An's shoulder, another jade hand caught her: "How dare you flirt with my man while I'm still here?!"
"This is the Yangcheng County Lord, right? The Nu family has met the County Lord, but the County Lord is married to another woman. Isn't it inappropriate to dance in such a provocative manner?"
"The people of my Han family are passionate and unrestrained, and the women are also relaxed and relaxed. They can be quiet in poems and songs, and move in songs and dances to convey emotions. My dance with my husband is due to affection. Dirty people see everything as dirty, but little girls are not
Huh? Where are your adults?"
Arguing with Qin Mumu is basically asking for abuse. Don't think that she is a great lady like a Song Dynasty woman. She is gentle and virtuous. When she gets angry, she is a real "feminine man".
Anger brewed in Rosanna's eyes, but it quickly disappeared without a trace: "Oh? It seems that you two are not going to find the source of this kapok thread?"
"Haha, my sister is joking. In this entire Zoroastrian Temple, you are the only one who has news about kapok, and no one else has a semicolon? My sister spent a lot of money to buy it, so what if I don't have it in one or two days, or if I don't have it in March or May? A year or two later.
It's a pity that Qin Mumu has already entered the state and has no intention of giving up: "You think you can put pressure on my Houfu by mastering the channels of sweet radish? Then you are wrong. It is true to make money by pressing sugar, but I never
I don’t want to make quick money, and I won’t allow my industry to be threatened!”
"Beet planting should be very simple, right? Maybe intensive planting... Oh, I guessed right, right?" After Qin Mumu finished speaking, she pretended to cover her mouth in surprise, and then said in front of the shocked and angry Rosanna:
"Little girl, this is a long-term plan, and only short-sighted people can understand it!"
Ye An was watching dumbfounded, and I felt pity for his big misty eyes, but it was quite acceptable for Qin Mumu to quarrel with Rosanna like this, and she didn't know how to show mercy to her at all!
But I have to admit that Qin Mumu’s methods are really sharp! Rosanna’s methods are really amazing.
It is simply not feasible to use the supply of beets as a price and disguised form as a lever to leverage the interests of the Hou Mansion. Qin Mumu showed Roxana a woman's confidence and mature methods.