This embassy is not large in scale. After all, Daxia Kingdom cannot continue to send people. In total, it is not very big for him alone. It is actually a three-story wooden structure pavilion...
This avoids level issues.
At this time, any building has a corresponding status level.
Official offices, mansions, cottages...
So what is the level of an embassy?
Government office?
This is definitely inappropriate.
Residential house?
Not suitable either.
Although there are special halls for foreign tribute envoys, they are for tribute envoys from vassal countries, and Yang Feng is not a vassal state. Daxia and Ming Dynasty are equal diplomatic countries, and there is no one who surrenders to the other, so we just make it
This pavilion without any attributes completely avoids these identity issues. However, it is in line with Yang Feng's wishes. After all, in this era without air conditioners and fans, Jiangnan is still very hot in summer, so it is best to have something transparent from all sides.
Moreover, this pavilion covers a large area and can be arranged according to your heart.
It's not just a pavilion either.
There are some ancillary buildings on both sides and back.
"But why is there no wall?"
he asked very puzzledly.
"This is His Majesty's will."
Zhang Xianzong said with a smile.
His current official position is still the Ming Dynasty's ambassador to Daxia, but he has been promoted to a bachelor's degree, so he is equivalent to becoming Zhu Yuanzhang's secretary.
What a meteoric rise!
It's easy to be pulled out of the court staff.
In short, this position presents both danger and opportunity.
Be painful and happy!
"ha!"
Yang Feng looked down upon him.
Obviously Lao Zhu was afraid that he would not be transparent enough, so he did not even have a wall. It can be seen that building a pavilion for him was not for any identity issue, but simply because this kind of building is easy for prying eyes to see, so the embassy next to Zhang Xianzong was
It's completely an observation post.
Two identical pavilions are juxtaposed on Mount Wutai, just like the twin towers of the Twin Pagoda Temple.
This makes it easy to peek.
Yang Feng then walked into his embassy.
The huge legion of righteous women followed, and then flooded the embassy...
"Hurry up and make some double beds. This kind of bunk bed should be made stronger as soon as possible. The number should be at least 300. Prepare 600 sets of quilts and the like. The sooner the better, the better.
All these messes were thrown away, and then they were put up with double beds, all on the bottom two floors. If they couldn't fit here, they were put over there, and the staff's houses outside were cleaned up, and then stoves and pots were added.
Ladles and pots and the like must be purchased according to the standard of dining for 600 people. Then buy rice, noodles, meat and vegetables, etc., and find a fixed supplier. From now on, the standard of 600 people must be delivered every day, and a long dining table must be made.
The stools are also standard for 600 people."
Yang Feng said to the manager beside him while walking in the embassy.
This was also sent by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In fact, it's not just the general manager, there are also scribes, servants, coachmen, and cooks here. Those ancillary buildings are for them. The embassy itself is only used by Yang Feng himself. As for the guards, of course, they are indispensable.
They are also Jinyiwei. One Jinyiwei has one hundred soldiers and a hundred soldiers, specifically guarding the embassy.
But they don't live here.
Instead, it is divided into two shifts, one shift every day.
There are even a few ladies who do laundry.
The maid didn't.
Xiaoyu is his maid.
But Xiaoyu hasn't come back yet.
After spending the winter in Guangning, the little princess immediately entered a state of being happy and reluctant to study...
Spring is coming.
Her spring has also arrived.
Compared with life in the palace, which is very restrictive and feels like a prison, in Quang Ninh she can live as much fun as she wants.
Anyway, her brother is still in Jilin.
Zhu Di and Zhu Zhi were still moving forward step by step at this time. Now they have built Huining City and a new city at the mouth of Mudanjiang River. Because of the new supply point of Xiguan City, the Ming army with two lines of supply can barely maintain food supply.
.Now that it has stopped due to the cold weather, it is expected that in the spring of next year we will actually march into Nurgan City, and basically all the tribes along the route will surrender.
Moreover, Guo Ying has already gone to Liaoyang as the guarding general behind the two kings.
The construction of the Liao Palace has been stopped.
The transportation of military supplies to Huining requires a lot of manpower.
Not that many people continue to build the palace.
Therefore, even if Zhu Zhi returns to Guangning, he will continue to live in a tent.
In short, no one in Guangning dares to take care of the princess at this time. After the lockdown was suddenly lifted, she has been playing in Liaodong until now. It is estimated that it is time to go south from Guangning. After all, if she does not leave, she will have to face the winter wind and snow.
, but with her speed, I’m afraid she will have to wait until the end of the year.
But he might not have left.
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer cares when she will come back.
Xie Guidu has returned, but went directly to Shanxi to serve as the capital commander.
Currently it is Dai Gui who is protecting the princess in Guangning.
In short, Her Royal Highness has basically been forgotten there.
However, Yang Feng also has several adopted daughters by his side.
Of course, they are all the most beautiful.
Although she is still a bit young, it is enough to keep her as a maid, including his sign-bearing girl.
"Ambassador, this money?"
The steward said cautiously.
"Why, can't the Ming Dynasty, which is so big, not be able to support an envoy?"
Yang Feng said.
"I will inform Your Majesty!"
Zhang Xianzong said to the manager.
It's just such a small matter, His Majesty the Emperor will be very generous.
Ming Dynasty has always been generous to its envoys.
The latter quickly went to make arrangements.
Yang Feng led the legion of righteous women straight to the third floor and admired the city in front of him.
"This doesn't change much!"
he said.
"The ambassador has only been away for a year, what changes do you want to make?"
"We all have to make changes with each passing day."
"Gloriousness is like calmness, and rapid change is like orderliness. Confucianism in your country has declined, and the people have no rules and are always competing for extravagance. Even if it changes with each passing day, it may inevitably lead to chaos."
"Well, you are very good at making connections! According to you, it is best if the entire country never changes, and everyone lives like ants. The worker ants are always busy going out to find food, and the soldier ants always guard the nest. All the ants are here for
Feeding a plump queen ant in the same pattern day after day. But in that case, humans are even worse than ants. After all, the queen is responsible for laying eggs and ensuring the existence of the ant colony, but what are humans for?"
"In order to die on my bed of old age, rather than burying my bones in the trenches of troubled times."
"If the poor people get all the leaders, will they not die in vain and live in the ravine and prosper?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Xianzong said simply.
Therefore, on this issue, there are serious differences in the evaluation standards between the two parties.
For Yang Feng, a city that has not changed for a year is undoubtedly backward. There is really no change. You can't even see the addition of buildings. It's as if he didn't leave for a year, but just blinked his eyelids.
…
At this time, most of the buildings in Nanjing were actually allocated.
Official room.
Military households, craftsmen's households, even shops, and noble residences were all built by the government in accordance with planning standards and then given to them to live in, so it is difficult to see any obvious changes. Moreover, the levels are clear, the size of the courtyard, and the number of rooms.
, the structural layout is all clearly hierarchical, and even buildings of the same level have the same appearance. The whole city seems to be repeated over and over again.
Time and space seem to be frozen.
Such a city looks very depressing.
But in the eyes of people like Zhang Xianzong, who have just emerged from the troubled times of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, this solidified life means a rare good life. They are afraid of all factors that cause instability, even development.
Rapid development also brings instability, and instability may lead to what they have experienced.
He is from Fujian. He was born in the year of the Poyang Lake War between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang. Fujian was really devastated by the Yisibaxi Rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. His childhood was probably spent in this kind of environment.
Passed.
No wonder Confucianism revived at this time.
At least Confucianism did imagine a stable society.
Stability is the pursuit of both the upper and lower levels.
"Ambassador, the Emperor's grandson has arrived."
The guard captain walked upstairs and said.
Yang Feng turned his head and looked outside. He could see a guard of honor at the foot of the mountain, and in the middle was a carriage that met the standards of the emperor's grandson. However, Zhu Yunxi hadn't come down yet, so he could only see a man in a red robe in the carriage.
If you take a special car with a guard of honor, then this is a formal visit, and you must be greeted at the foot of the mountain.
Not only that, Yang Feng also had to dress formally.
so……
"Change!"
Yang Feng said.
The most beautiful adopted daughter hurriedly came forward with her two sisters. The latter held formal suits designed by Yang Feng in their hands. As for the style, of course it was his military uniform, and even the hat. In addition to the color, because of the dyes and dyes of this era,
There are definitely some slight differences due to technical limitations, but there is basically no difference in other aspects. There are definitely differences in fabrics, but fortunately they can be solved by ironing.
And originally some copper alloy buttons were simply plated with gold.
Glitter.
As for a gun, of course you have to have one.
So Ambassador Yang, who had finished changing his clothes, was holding a small mirror and felt a little bit sad.
"Let's go, and tell your grandson that this is our military salute."
Yang Feng saluted and said.
He planned to salute Zhu Yuanzhang like this in the future.
Love accepts it or not.
Zhang Xianzong silently looked at his appearance...
"Your dresses actually have double lapels."
he said.
"Isn't it possible?"
"At least not for the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty just issued a decree this year that no one is allowed to wear double-breasted clothes except for horse riders."
"What does that have to do with me? Besides, he is too lenient. Does he think that only Hulu wears double-breasted clothes? Both Tang and Song dynasties had double-breasted clothes. Women's clothing in the Song Dynasty had long been popular, but it was not allowed here? He thinks
Is his ban on this kind of thing useful? You can tell him that in a hundred years, people will dare to wear python robes, let alone double lapels, and his ban on clothing will be of no use at all.
Don't go against the preferences of the people.
As long as people find it convenient and good-looking, it will eventually become popular.
Also tell him that at that time we dug up the tomb of a woman from the Shang Dynasty, and she also wore double-breasted clothes at that time."
Yang Feng said.
Then he walked towards the stairs.
Zhang Xianzong was speechless and had no choice but to follow behind.