Chapter 1211 Digging ancestral graves with joy (first update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1211 Digging ancestral graves with joy (first update, please subscribe)
"Within the empire, there is plenty of food and clothing; outside the empire, there is poverty and oppression." This is the promise made by the Ming Empire to its subjects. This prosperity and abundance is also one of the most powerful evidences of the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty, Great Britain and other empires.
However, these empires definitely do not include the "Tatar Empire". Some people even go the opposite way, saying, "The territory of the empire can be ceded. The power of the empire can make friends. The people of the empire are poor and oppressed. The empire's territory can be ceded."
Outside, we have plenty of food and clothing."
Well, so, "I am the Tatars."
Different from another world that relied on the preferential treatment bill to survive for more than ten years without receiving any settlement, in this world we, the Taqing, were not so lucky. Facing the mighty "rebels", we had no choice but to flee.
Of course, their luck was not bad. At least, compared to the subjugated kings in previous dynasties who either fell into the water, fell off their horses, or took the wrong medicine, Guangxu and a group of princes and ministers fled to the U.S. on a British ship.
India.
Not only did they flee to India, but tens of thousands of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also fled to India. It's not that they were willing to leave their homes, but they couldn't escape. I, the Tang Dynasty, don't treat them preferentially, and even sparing one life is considered extra mercy.
Already.
For the Eight Banners in Beijing who had lost their crops and their flag land had been confiscated, their lives have become worse and worse every day since Li's "rebellion". For these bannermen who have no skills, in order to make a living
There are people selling houses and selling children and daughters everywhere. Well, many women in Banner have started a "half-open" business.
Needless to say, someone who started this business wearing a pattern on his head is an authentic person.
But to be honest, since the "Tatars" subjugated the country, the city of Peiping has been declining day by day. There is no way, in terms of transportation, it cannot compare with Tianjin's water and land terminals - the advantages of railways and ports, Tianjin has replaced Peiping.
It became the largest city in the north.
As for what is there in Beiping City?
In addition to the Forbidden City, there are the million-banner camp inside and outside the city, no, there are also the imperial mausoleums on the outskirts of Beijing.
However, for archaeologists, Beiping City is a treasure house. After getting off the train, the ancient city appeared in front of Sun Kuiyuan. As an archaeologist, although it was his first time to come to this ancient city, he had no idea about it.
I have been fascinated by it for many years.
Peiping...is not only the capital of the Qing Dynasty, but also the old capital of the Ming Dynasty!
"The population of Peiping is said to be two million, but in fact it is now less than 800,000. The number of households is about 100,000. All of them are tile-roofed houses, and they are basically all Banner people. It is not just the Banner people who live in the inner city.
There are also many banner people living in the outer city. There are only two or three streets in the city that are as spacious as ours in the Ming Dynasty, and there are open-air shops on both sides of the road, which makes it feel very narrow. This kind of road is divided into carriage lanes and sidewalks, and open-air shops.
The owner stayed there, so it was like a house at home. The road was still in its original state and had never been repaired, so it was difficult to walk due to the bumps..."
Lin Ren, counselor of the consulate, emphasized specifically.
"According to the information I read, the streets in Peiping have not been repaired by the Manchus since Jiashentian. Many drainage ditches have been filled with garbage, and even houses have been built. Those bannermen do not like to be tidy.
As in the rumors, people urinate and urinate everywhere on the road, and the stench is everywhere. But they have become accustomed to it and don’t take it seriously. The pee can flow everywhere into ditches or into pools. If you are not careful when walking, you will step on it.
arrive……"
Without even waiting for Lin Jie's introduction, Sun Kuiyuan smelled the stench in the air as soon as the car entered the city. When he frowned, he heard Counselor Lin say.
"It's okay to poop..."
Counselor Lin said.
"You won't stay there for a long time. The pigs, dogs, and humans will compete to deal with the poop in this place. People drive dogs, and dogs drive pigs. They compete with each other to see who gets more. Dogs are very cunning. When people are there
When it defecates on the road, it will wait aside and eat it up as soon as it is over. People will drive the dog away. Here there will be people carrying baskets on their backs. After driving the dog away, they will pick up the poop and carry it to the countryside as a poop.
Fertilizers are sold for money. There are dung farms outside Beiping City, and there are even dung tyrants who occupy the dung yards. In the past, most of the dung tyrants produced in the pavilion were the wrappers of Prince Baylor's house, but now there are all kinds of people..."
Everything was unimaginable, even unheard of. When Sun Kuiyuan was surprised, he heard Counselor Lin say.
"Moreover, thunderstorms often occur here in the summer, and winds will blow after the rain. Basically once a week, there will be a sandstorm blowing from the desert, covering the sky and making the sky dark. So it is very sultry. What is even more unbearable than the sultry heat is the
It is a small white bug. This bug is similar to a bed bug. It is a small flying insect that is almost imperceptible to the naked eye. Sometimes you need to see a doctor after being bitten by this bug. I have been bitten myself, and I still have black spots on it.
The pimple..."
"The water quality is not good and cannot be drank directly. In short, my suggestion is that it is best for the archaeological team to go outside the city. Our consulate is located outside the city. However, there are also advantages to being inside the city..."
Counselor Lin lowered his voice and said.
"If you want to sleep in Peiping, Peking's kilns are really cheap. You can sleep for half a year for only one yuan, and you can even find some money for a steamed bun..."
Sun Kuiyuan, who was admiring the northern scenery outside the car, looked at the counselor beside him and said puzzledly.
"What?"
"Haha, it's Fengyuechang. There are not only the eight major alleys in Peking City, but also a large number of private prostitutes with half-closed doors. There are not 100,000, but 700,000 or 80,000, and there are even some princesses among them. This is hundreds of people from the banner.
Over the years, we Han people have made a living by exploiting us Han people. We have no skills. Without hard-core crops, we can only make a living by evil ways. It is common for men to steal and women to engage in prostitution. Now, this sister Ping is a characteristic of Peiping. Many Tianjin people
They all come here by train to play for a few days. Of course, there are also many Ping sisters who come to Tianjin to earn money. Not to mention Tianjin, there are also many Ping sisters in Xuzhou and Haizhou. All of them say that they are Gege.
Sisters, sisters-in-law, even mothers and daughters are not uncommon,"
Counselor Lin smiled coldly and said again.
"However, even so, those people just sell their wives and daughters for a few bucks, and reward a few who are in a good mood with a few big bucks, and then forget about their roots in an instant, and still go out to restaurants, eating and drinking. These people... are worth it
No sympathy!”
"pity?"
Sun Kuiyuan said in surprise.
"Why sympathize with them? The sins committed by our ancestors are normal for our descendants. How miserable are they? Can they be as miserable as the hundreds of millions of Han people who were massacred? Can they be as miserable as the Han people who have been oppressed for hundreds of years?"
Sun Kuiyuan, as an archaeological expert, seems to have a very good understanding of history, so he definitely cannot have the slightest sympathy. He smiled coldly and said.
"Besides, Sun came here for archeology, but this archeology will inevitably require hiring some labor. My only worry is whether I can hire people willing to work for me here. After all, this time
The archaeological site is somewhat unusual.”
"Not ordinary? So what?"
Counselor Lin said.
"Every one of those people, as long as they are given money, let alone archeology, they are digging their family's ancestral graves. Every one of them is the first to dig the soil and use the shovel happily!"
Hearing this, Sun Kuiyuan said in surprise.
"Counsellor Lin, do you know?"
This time it was Counselor Lin's turn to be surprised.