Wen Desi briefly introduced his own experience of traveling alone. The different time and space he passed through from the bathroom of his home was under a certain hill and by a small river. Judging from the degree of land development, this was a quite prosperous place.
The agricultural area, the landforms and vegetation should be South China. Just when he was hesitating whether to venture deeper and see if there were any villages to explore, something unexpected happened:
A group of soldiers in traditional costumes, led by officers on horseback, escorted more than a dozen people who looked like villagers to the river, and then started massacring them.
Although Wen Desi had also seen some quite gory photos on the Internet, seeing them in person at a close range from thirty meters away was still unparalleled in shock.
Finally, the soldiers cut off the heads, threw some broken weapons around the bodies, and walked away surrounded by the officers.
"...Fortunately I'm wearing camouflage uniform, otherwise it would be really mysterious." Wen Desi said with lingering fear, "The ones closest to me are less than ten meters away."
The first impression that different time and space left on Wen Desi was that the air was good, and the second impression was that his life was worrying.
Wen Desi opened his notebook and showed them the photos taken at the scene. The bloody, headless corpse was so lifelike that it made people want to vomit under the 9-megapixel SLR lens.
"I also found some copper coins scattered around." Wen Desi took out a plastic bag with more than a dozen copper coins in it. "There are several kinds. Let someone take a look. The latest one is Tianqi Tongbao."
"It may also be during the Chongzhen period."
"At least after the second year of Tianqi." Xiao Zishan said with confidence. "Guangzong only served as emperor for a few months before he passed away. In the first year of Tianqi, his father's Taichang Tongbao was cast. The casting began in the second year.
It is from the Apocalypse year. If we take into account that casting and circulation also take time, we can estimate it to the Apocalypse three years."
"However, this era of speculation is still a bit broad. The two brothers have been in power for more than 20 years."
"I think it should be Tianqi, or at most the early years of Chongzhen. Chongzhen Tongbao was minted in large quantities in various places, and it was widely circulated. It is impossible to only have Tianqi money."
Now that the era has been determined, what exactly are we going to do?
A wormhole leading to different time and space is a milestone for the scientific community. The three people in the bathroom are obviously not physicists, and they are not eligible for the Nobel Prize. If it is to be regarded as major news, none of them are
None of them are in the media industry, and can only be regarded as parties in the news at most. Of course, as the discoverer, Mr. Wen will definitely be mentioned a little in the news. In addition, these people all have quite conspiracy theories.
, in view of the huge consequences that this matter may bring, the existence of the wormhole is likely to be completely covered up - just as the Americans have always suspected that there is a 51st area - in this case, their prospects will be greatly unfavorable.
Already.
Except for the property owner of the wormhole - the unclaimed property belongs to the discoverer, so Wen Desi can be regarded as the owner of the wormhole - the other two people knew very well that this was an opportunity. Wen Desi
If I really wanted to win some physics prize or engage in his "single-person two-way low-key time travel", I would not have posted that post anyway.
How big is this opportunity? As Mr. Wen said, it is so big that it is possible to have a world - the 17th century in another dimension.
Thinking of this, I started breathing heavily.
After a brief discussion, the initial executive committee was established in the bathroom of Wen De's house, and Document No. 1 was immediately produced. In the history of discovery in the new century, the meeting was called the "Bathroom Meeting."
The program adopted by the conference: Build a new world!
How to create their new world? The ancients were not mindless NPCs. They were not inferior to modern people in wisdom. They lacked neither courage nor strength. When it came to adaptability to the environment, they were far from delicate modern people.
People can compare. Although these three people all love to read time travel novels, at least they know that they don't have any bastard spirit.
The only thing that can defeat them is the accumulation of civilization that has 300 years more than theirs.
"Scale and standardization," Wang Luobin said, "are the magic weapons for victory. An industrialized society is enough to defeat any ancient society."
Assemble a large number of time travelers who have mastered modern technology and management methods, carry modern industrial equipment and technology, travel to that time and space together, establish a base, complete basic industrialization, and form a complete industrial system, using this as a starting point to dominate the world.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No matter how ambitious the goal is, you still have to eat it one bite at a time. After discussion, the group determined two short-term goals:
Recruit crowds and raise money to purchase supplies and equipment.
Wen Desi decided to first set up a Skype chat group for communication purposes. The original post was now very popular. He did not make any further explanation and simply added the group account and a spare one.
email address. The post was then locked—it was agreed that it would not attract attention from now on.
As for money, although these three people still have some savings, the total is less than one million. One million yuan to complete industrialization-even industrialization during the Industrial Revolution is too science fiction.
Of course, in theory, subsequent participants will also bring funds, but not much.
Traveling in both directions and using the time and space price difference between the two sides to raise funds is probably a more realistic way to make money quickly.
Using modern products to make huge profits in ancient times is a tried-and-tested way to make a fortune in all time-travel novels. Everyone immediately thought of special time-travel treasures such as glass mirrors, glasses, matches, and watches. Countless time-travelers relied on these to survive in ancient times.
He made a fortune in another time and space, found the first pot of gold, and embarked on the journey of becoming king.
Xiao Zishan contributed a large number of promotional gifts that he had accumulated over the years for small gains:
Plastic compacts with mirrors, melamine bowls, spoons and chopsticks, small fruit knives, plastic kitchen aprons, acrylic hats, scarves and glove sets, glass mugs, plastic lunch boxes, towels... there are three or four of them.
Boxes. These small commodities customized in Yiwu, with all kinds of ugly company logos printed on them, turned into shining gold in these people's eyes at this moment.
Venetian glass mirrors in the 17th century were a luxury product even in Europe, and were not available in Asia. From this point of view, mirrors are a monopoly, and those unbreakable dishes, transparent lunch boxes...including those they just drank
The empty bottles left behind by pure water are all new things that did not exist in that time and space. Theoretically, they can sell them for any amount they are willing to sell: one hundred taels for a powder box, two thousand taels for a cup, and one hundred taels for a bowl.
...How many time-traveling seniors did this...
These three people were all excited by the golden future and their blood pressure rose. Wen Desi even began to regret it a little - maybe he could unify the world by taking the risk of traveling in both directions by himself.
"But if we just go there, as soon as we reach the city gate, we will be taken as Japanese pirates and taken to the Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen." Wang Luobin thought of the practical problem.
"Is there a Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen in Guangzhou?"
"I don't know, but the Shipping Department should be there."
"That's true, we have strange clothes and weird accents. Guangzhou is not a sparsely populated place. We don't have any road guides..."
"You won't be sent to Liaodong."
"That's not true, but if you are dragged to the Yamen for questioning because of your strange clothes and suspicious behavior, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die." Xiao Zishan remembered reading some memoirs of Portuguese people who came to China in the Ming Dynasty. There was a detailed record of an unlucky Portuguese pirate.
He described the whole process after his capture. Although he greatly praised the judiciary of the Ming Dynasty and considered it a fair, fair and open perfect system, he did not hesitate to say that it was cruel to prisoners.
Thinking of the various tortures that the Portuguese had suffered and witnessed, Xiao Zishan couldn't help but shudder and felt afraid.
"How about we look for some Hanfu websites? I think there are some researches on the Ming Dynasty clothing system which is quite elaborate."
"You can learn from clothes, but you can't learn from words and deeds." Wang Luobin objected, "It's even more suspicious."
"If we pretend to be foreign merchants - we can call ourselves maritime merchants from Bo Ni." Wen Desi put forward a new suggestion, "Maybe we can pretend to be tribute envoys? Doesn't the emperor like all nations to come to court?"
"The tributary trade has stopped long ago. Besides, the court is probably very busy right now and has little interest." Xiao Zishan thought for a while, "I remember that the Ming Dynasty had strict management of foreigners. Except for the Portuguese, foreign merchants could only trade in Macau, and ships could not
Entering the Pearl River.”
“Can the Portuguese enter Guangzhou?”
"Yes, it seems that Guangzhou held trade fairs every year, and merchants from all over the country would bring goods to trade with the Portuguese."
"It turns out that the Canton Fair has such a long history." Wang Luobin praised.
The Canton Fair, once the main window for China's foreign trade, had its predecessor in the Ming Dynasty, but at that time it was only open to Portuguese businessmen. It was held every summer and winter on Haizhu Island, which is now the area around the Haizhu District Federation of Trade Unions.
"But none of us are like foreign friends. I wonder if there were any foreign Chinese in those days?"
"Maybe there is, who knows."
"It's nerve-wracking. It seems I need to look up historical data."
Suddenly Xiao Zishan patted the table and laughed:
"We are so stupid! Why are we always thinking about how to enter Guangzhou? Aren't we in Guangzhou city?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. Indeed, since the entry and exit points of the wormhole in both time and space are the same, as long as you travel within the Ming Dynasty city of Guangzhou, wouldn't you directly enter the city of Guangzhou? As for any real crisis, just open it directly
Just escape through the wormhole.
The chosen crossing location is Haopan Street, which was originally along the river in the south of Guangzhou City. This area was a commercially developed area as early as the Southern Song Dynasty. Business was even more prosperous in the early Ming Dynasty. During the Jiajing period, a new city was built, which turned this commercial area along the Pearl River into a commercial area.
Including it. At this point, the Nancheng City Wall of Guangzhou stands directly on the bank of the Pearl River.
In the Ming Dynasty, Haopan Street was a place where wealthy businessmen from other provinces gathered to live. In fact, it was also a gathering place for smugglers. These people colluded with the fishermen on the Yuzhou Island in the Pearl River Estuary at that time and specialized in trafficking goods on "Fan Ship". They were smugglers.
"Every time a ship arrives, they will carry porcelain, silk floss, private money, and gunpowder with the wealthy merchants from other provinces on Haopan Street. They will leave and return fully loaded." Xiao Zishan doubts that these so-called "rich merchants from other provinces" are wealthy businessmen from other provinces.
People with official backgrounds, that's why smuggling is so rampant.
Since they are all engaged in smuggling, they certainly don't care where they come from. Profit is the nature of businessmen. From this point of view, the businessmen on Haopan Street seem to be the most suitable to contact.