1882, nostalgic for old people, old events, old buildings
Yang Fan nodded and said: "Gaochang is an ancient city. After cleaning up the battlefield, I will take the ladies to visit."
Xiaoyu nodded and said: "Sir, the saber sample for Mrs. Taozi has been shipped. It is estimated that Mrs. Taozi has received it by now."
Xiao Niangpi said excitedly: "Master, Taozi is a big customer. She ordered one hundred thousand pieces. This time she can earn five hundred thousand taels."
Hearing Taozi's name, Yang Fan moved a little. It's been a long time since he saw that gentle beauty like water. I really miss him.
In Bekichi Village on the outskirts of Nagasaki, in the corridor on the first floor of the Golden Pavilion.
Looking at the mist surrounding the lake, and the snowflakes falling all over the sky, Taozi was half-lying, sitting on a one-meter-square and two-meter-long fur cushion made from a piece of wolf cub skin, leaning against a
The red sandalwood table rests on a dark purple table with a snow-white arm resting on the soft, boneless wrist, and a small hand supports the chin.
He was staring at the water in a daze.
She was wrapped in a snow-white ferret fur without any stray hairs, and she lazily squinted her eyes to admire the snow.
This kind of ferret skin was only owned by the ladies of the Yang family. It was a special offering and imported from modern Northern Europe. In this era, the only high-quality mink skin was black mink skin from the Northeast, that is, sable skin.
On the small table in front of him, a small red clay charcoal stove was burning snowflake charcoal.
In a purple clay pot sitting on top, shredded ginger and thirty-year-old plum wine are simmering.
There are shredded octopus and thin slices of seaweed on the small table. On one plate are persimmons cut into small pieces. On another plate are sugar-fried chestnuts, and on other small plates are Northeastern pine nuts, hazelnuts, walnuts and other nuts.
and some other snacks.
Tao Zi also has a share of the various portions and benefits distributed by the Yang family on a monthly basis. These meals are sent by the Yang family in the form of mail packages when the clipper ship comes to Nagasaki every month.
In addition to the monthly allowance of two hundred taels of silver, there are also drinks and snacks, clothes, cloth, silk and satin, etc. Tao Zi also has a share of various rewards received by the female family members of the Yang Mansion.
Tao Zi is not short of money, but although the two hundred taels of silver are not much, it represents the recognition of Xiao Niangpi, the mistress of the Yang Mansion, for her identity. She attaches great importance to the two hundred silver coins per month.
Although she, like Chen Xi, was just Yang Fan's concubine, she was given all the treatment she deserved.
The sweet smell of plum wine floated in the air. Taozi's cheeks were slightly red, with a slightly smoky look on her head, making her even more charming.
The female elder Shiina, while pouring wine for Madam, knelt down beside her and said this with Madam.
Other female officials with duties in the inner court of the church also knelt down with the utmost respect, prostrated themselves on the ground, spread their hands, and touched their foreheads to the ground to show respect.
Japan has a strict hierarchy and attaches great importance to the education of women.
This kind of furniture, which is only used for sitting and lying on the floor, has a strict hierarchy in China.
Pingji is a kind of furniture for people to lean on in ancient times. It has a narrow shape and moderate height. If you are tired from sitting, you can lean on it. Before the Han Dynasty (including the Han Dynasty), Pingji usually had two legs, and then there were 3
Legged.
During the Han Dynasty, there were different levels of Pingji. The emperor made them from jade, while princes could only use bamboo and wood. Therefore, if someone dared to steal a jade Pingji, and others found out and reported it to the emperor, his life might be in danger.
Gone.
Mrs. Taozi's table is made of red sandalwood. Although this is a Chinese rule, she does not dare to go beyond it. Japan is an area with deep Chinese culture. If she dares to use a jade table and is sued, she may end up in a dire situation.
In fact, the one she is using now is made of red sandalwood, finely carved, and inlaid with gold, ivory, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl and precious stones, which is a bit out of the ordinary.
It doesn't match her status as the widow of a former feudal general. It's a bit too much.
"Madam, for the new sabers released by Yang Mansion this time, we put forward an order for 100,000 sabers. Madam Tushan was surprised and approved it. The first batch of samples has now arrived. Yang Jun also specially instructed the production of Yang Mansion's inner house.
The office has specially crafted one for you."
Hearing this, Taozi immediately sat up from his lazy sitting position and asked quickly: "Is it true? It's really good. Bring it to me quickly."
Seeing how excited her wife was when she heard that her lover's gift had arrived, the female elder Shiina couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Then she clapped her hands.
Two maids in black, dressed in samurai costumes, brought a long black crocodile skin box in. After saluting Mrs. Peach, they gently placed it on the ground.
Tao Zi opened the lid excitedly and saw a pair of golden sabers lying quietly in a black velvet decorated box.
These two sabers are cavalry type and infantry type respectively.
The scabbard and handle are both decorated with gold, and are densely inlaid with various gemstones. They look very luxurious. The decorative pieces on both sides of the grip of the handle are carved from ivory, which is white and moist, making people unable to put it down.
Taozi's eyes watered with love. The gold threads were woven into complex, stacked, and hollowed-out flowers, auspicious animals, and birds. The flowers were all made of small gems, which was pleasing to the eye.
Turquoise, red coral, various tourmalines, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds of about one carat, and Dongzhu, a kind of jewelry that is almost impossible to see in Japan.
In particular, the knife handle also has a ring guard, which can protect the hand holding the knife from being cut by the enemy's weapon sliding down the blade. It's really a good design.
Tao Zi took out one without haste, pressed the spring with a click, and the blade ejected out to a length of three inches.
Tao Zi's beautiful face instantly appeared on the blades. The blades were so finely ground that they could clearly reflect the face like a mirror.
A strong cold air hit her face. Goosebumps instantly appeared on Tao Zi's delicate and white skin.
"What a great knife. I don't know what kind of material it is made of, but it can reach such a high level." Tao Zi admired it sincerely.
The female elder Shiina said with a smile: "This one is different. It was made just for my wife. The other knives we purchased are not so good. Except for the blade itself, which is made of the same material, there are no other decorations.
."
Taozi smiled, she naturally understood this truth. Weapons are for battle. Not these two gift knives.
Tao Zi played with it for a while and found a knob-like thing at the end of the knife handle. She tried to turn it down and found that the inside was an empty steel pipe with a threaded thread.
"Hey, what is this for?"
"Madam, you can insert the horse stick here and turn the saber into a 1.8 meter long sword."
"Wow! What a wonderful idea. There is such a design. Then if we insert the wooden handle of the spear into it, it can be used as a naginata."
"Hey, why is the back of this knife serrated?" Taozi took out another infantry knife and found that the back was serrated.
"Madam, the Yang Mansion explained that the design of the blade with serrations on the back is mainly to facilitate the infantry to cut wood when they are camping. It can be used as a saw. You know that the infantry has to do a lot of work when camping. This design
In fact, it is very practical. There is no need to bring an extra saw, which reduces the burden on the infantry."
The female elder Shiina paused and continued: "But I heard that Ming Dynasty had a different understanding of this design."
Tao Zi immediately became interested, "Tell me about it"
"Some people say that Marquis Yang Fan is a ruthless man, and he is always known for his ferocity in fighting. This kind of knife stabs the enemy's forehead and stomach. When the knife is drawn, the saw teeth will pull out the enemy's intestines and cut them. So, they
I secretly call this kind of knife the heart-breaking knife."
Taozi looked solemnly and gently traced the serrations on the back of the knife with her fingers. Each serration was barbed, and the blade surface was very sharp. It felt cold just by looking at it.
"This thing is really a terrible weapon." Taozi murmured. But he purchased one hundred thousand of them just to fight against the samurai swords of the Tokugawa shogunate. It seems that he made the right purchase.