Chapter 2210 Flower War (one hundred and nineteen)

  Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was once the most prosperous commercial city in China, and it was still prosperous even in the Qing Dynasty.

However, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the center of the Grand Canal at this time was already the northernmost BJ. In fact, the existing Grand Canal has changed a lot from the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After passing through cities such as Luoyang in Henan, and the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties did not pass through Shandong, this huge change was caused by the capture of the Huaihe River by the Yellow River.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a small town named Yangzi 20 miles south of Yangzhou City. It was called Yangzijin because it was close to the north bank of the Yangtze River. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty opened the canal, Linjiang Palace was built in Yangzijin. Since then, Yangzijin has become more and more prosperous. During the Song Dynasty, "Yangtze" was already used to refer to the Yangtze River.

   However, the Yangtze River actually refers to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The first name the missionaries heard after landing in Yangzhou was "Yangtze River", so they mistakenly thought that "Yangtze River" referred to the entire Yangtze River.

   The last time Nick saw the lacquerware in Guangzhou, he thought it was very exquisite. Yangzhou lacquerware is undoubtedly more exquisite, but this is not the focus of Nick's visit to Yangzhou.

  Sometimes the imperial court would send imperial officials. This time, the Hanlin sent from the capital was here to check and rebuild the Yangzhou government records, and then he had to go to Guangzhou and Fujian to be the official examiner of the township examination.

   This imperial envoy and Captain Yao have the same surname as Yao, but when they stand together, it can’t be said that they have nothing to do with each other. It can only be said that the difference is huge, and no one will think that they are “relatives”.

  Yao Qinchai was the champion in the middle of last year, and Huzhou is his hometown. This time he went back to his hometown. He is from a poor family like Juren, and has a very good house in its heyday. The house that can be called a "house" is often not an ordinary mud house, but living in such a good house, the mother and son sometimes cannot even start a fire. , can't open the pot.

In the fifty-ninth year of Qianlong's reign, he became a cabinet secretary in the capacity of Juren, and served as Zhangjing of the Military Aircraft Office, which is also called a "help writer". It's "famous".

   The route taken by the imperial envoy almost overlapped with that of the admiral. Perhaps Emperor Jiaqing already had doubts, so he sent someone to review it. Perhaps based on this consideration, in order to accompany the imperial commissioner, Cao Xi, who was very busy, had to put down his work and came to Yangzhou together.

  The British are still fighting for the right to ride horses outside Guangzhou, but Nick can already ride a sedan chair, which is a privilege that ordinary Europeans cannot get.

   Looking out from the sedan chair, Yangzhou is far more prosperous than Guangzhou, and even more prosperous than Ningbo. Printing can be roughly divided into two different paths. One is religion, such as Buddhism and Christianity, where Buddhist scriptures and Bibles need to be printed, and the other is folk supplies, such as calendars and New Year pictures. At any time worry about not being able to sell, not recovering the capital.

   "Dream of Red Mansions" was banned from the beginning and could only be popularized by hand copying, and now it has been reprinted in one edition.

In the thirty-six episodes of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the white damask apron made by Xiren is not for himself, but for Jia Baoyu. Many years, there is a picture of a man wearing a apron with a big carp in his arms. "Fat Boy".

  Jia Baoyu certainly wouldn't wear it. Which adult man still wears a bellyband? However, Xiren would coax him to wear it. At that time, it was summer, and it was cool to sleep in a apron.

   It is said that Ji Xiaolan is overweight, so he is particularly afraid of heat. When he is on duty in the South Study in summer, as long as the emperor is not around, he will take off his coat and chat with people naked. One day, Emperor Qianlong deliberately punished him. He colluded with Heshen. If Ji Xiaolan was found without clothes, Heshen would open a window. Then Qianlong would enter again. Shouting "The emperor is here", Ji Xiaolan heard the sound and immediately found a place to hide, and finally he hid under the emperor's dragon chair.

  Qianlong pretended not to know anything, and sat on the dragon chair to talk to others about things as if nothing had happened. Fortunately, it was summer. The floor tiles that Linqing paid tribute were warm in winter and cool in summer, and it was cool to lie on the ground.

  Summer is scorching hot and the temperature is overwhelming. Of course, no one wants to work under the scorching sun on such a hot day. They all want to eat watermelon like the people in the Lijia Mansion in a Dream of Red Mansions, and then lie down on the bed like a maid.

  The dam building will rest in the summer, but the water transportation cannot be stopped. Both the porters and the bearers on the wharf are all sweaty.

   On that occasion, Sister Feng "stomped" on the threshold, enjoying the coolness of the wind passing through the door. It is indeed a cool and pleasant thing to open the windows wide in such weather, or to blow the river breeze on the painting boat. In addition, mosquitoes and flies are frequent in summer. Even if there is a mosquito net, there will still be some small bugs that fly in through the mesh, and the flying sedan curtain will put bigger bugs. Nick is looking everywhere in the sedan chair. , what kind of bug is making the "buzz" sound.

   He didn't come back to his senses until the sedan chair vibrated, as if it had fallen to the ground, and when he got off the sedan chair, he realized that he had come to the "Humble Administrator's Garden".

  The Humble Administrator's Garden is a Suzhou garden. In Nick's view, this type of house is similar. There is a wisteria plant at the entrance of this garden. Like jasmine, if properly maintained, the wisteria will bloom twice a year. The wisteria in this courtyard is in full bloom, as if a purple arch was erected to provide shade for visiting guests.

Nick looked up at the plaque, and it had the word "Flower Creek" written in a font he had never seen before. When he walked in, he found that the pond inside was actually living water. You could see the ripples of the water, and one of them was leaning against the "small pond". There were several scholars sitting in the pavilion of "Xi". They were drinking tea and chatting. When they saw the imperial envoy coming, they immediately stood up to greet them.

  The shade of the trees, the running water, and the gentle breeze, really didn't feel the heat, so Juren was wearing decent summer clothes at the moment, and standing with these people was as natural as wearing a commoner when he went to Guo Dachang.

  The space in the pavilion is limited, everyone else is sitting, and Nick is standing at the door, he keeps hearing the people inside "they're too".

   In fact, they can say swear words, which is what ordinary people can understand. Nick was standing and listening, and was hypnotized by them. Fortunately, he was standing, so he didn't fall asleep.

  Cao Xi seemed to be listening carefully, but Nick found that he was turning around with two walnuts in his hand under the table.

  Nick stared at it for a while, and then found that the hypnotic effect seemed to be better, so he leaned against the pillar and closed his eyes, thinking that after squeezing for a while, he would be woken up by someone.

   He looked back and found that it was the little imam, holding a jug in his hand.

   "Want to drink lion milk?" The little imam said with a smile.

  Lion milk is not the milk of a real lioness, but a strong Turkish liquor, which is said to be so strong that it must be mixed with water, stronger than the vodka that the Russians drink.

"why……"

  Little Imam raised a bucket with ice cubes in it.

  Nick glanced back at the people who were still in the "nobody" and slipped away while they weren't paying attention.

   After waiting in an empty house, Imam and Nick sat at a round table made of marble. Imam put a glass on the table and poured a water-like liquid from the jug.

   Apart from exuding a strong wine smell, it is really no different from water, but when the little imam puts a small piece of ice in, the "water" turns into a milky white "milk".

   "Why are you buying me a drink?" Nick asked.

   "Do you know what kind of people drink lion milk?" asked the imam.

   "Brave man," Nick replied.

   "I have another saying here, people who are sick drink lion milk."

"what!!!!"

   A scream brought Georgiana back to her senses, who was immersed in the book, and she immediately picked up her wand and left the bedroom.

   There was Napoleon's adjutant standing at the door, and she then reacted, looking back at him, he was following her.

She didn't say anything, and walked quickly to the screaming room. After opening the door with the Araho cave spell, she found that it was where her maids lived, where Matilda and Margaret lived, screaming. It was Margaret, and Matilda lay motionless on the bed, looking dead.

   (end of this chapter)