The three of them leaned on the bow of the boat and stared at the green river in a daze, each with their own agenda. Liu Ziguang thought to himself: The second young lady is getting involved like this, and the plan will be disrupted. How can I stand a chance if the two sisters are tired of being together? The eldest lady
I thought: This damn child insists on following him even if she is not allowed to come. Could it be that she is also treating him... No, I can't argue with my sister. The second lady's idea is simpler: Huh, if you don't let me come, I prefer it.
Come here, Nanjing is much bigger than Xuzhou, and it's much more fun. Well, there is also 9527, a very interesting guy, people just want to see him.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Liu Ziguang coughed dryly and asked the eldest lady why she did not take a train to Beijing this time but took a ship.
The eldest lady explained: "Although the railway is good, it is not continuous and requires multiple transfers. The cost of laying the railway is very high, and the damaged farmland and cemeteries need to be compensated. The current railway system is undertaken by major companies themselves, such as Liguo
The section to Xuzhou Prefecture is the roadbed purchased by Liguo Railway Works, and the railway was laid by people and materials. The railways in Anhui and Jiangsu are also very mixed. The railways built by Huizhou merchants and the railways built by salt merchants have different tracks.
Wagons and carriages cannot be mixed, so in terms of convenient transportation, it is better to go through the canal."
"Speaking of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it was during the reign of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. It is said that in order to go to Yangzhou to see Qionghua, Emperor Yang used hundreds of thousands of people to build a grand canal connecting the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and Yangtze River. From Luoyang, you can take a dragon boat directly to Yangzhou.
In order to satisfy his own arrogance and extravagance, the emperor wasted money and people, causing eighteen families to rebel against the king, and seventy-two families to rebel. There were rebellions everywhere, and eventually the Sui Dynasty was ruined."
The eldest lady felt that Liu Ziguang's basic knowledge was relatively weak and wanted to teach him a lesson.
Liu Ziguang snorted, "You heard this history from storytelling, right? The canal was built just to see Qionghua? Can't the canal convey government orders and transport grain and goods?"
One sentence made Peng Jinrong's pretty face turn frostbite: "I was reading Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", not listening to the storytelling." After saying this, she went back to the cabin.
Liu Ziguang hurriedly apologized, saying that he didn't understand anything and was talking nonsense. He hoped that the eldest lady would continue talking and promise not to interrupt. The second lady also followed suit.
After all, Peng Jinrong is not a stubborn person. Liu Ziguang said a few soft words and she stopped getting angry. Moreover, she also keenly discovered that Liu Ziguang had a clear mind and did not follow others' opinions. Although Emperor Sui Yang was unethical, he was good at writing.
Poetry, conquest of Goryeo, and construction of canals were all part of his ambition to become a future emperor.
But she didn't know that Liu Ziguang used to go online a lot and read a lot of posts about reversing the verdict. Not to mention Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, even Qin Hui could come up with some fallacious reasoning to reverse the verdict.
The eldest lady continued: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug an east-west canal. By the time of the Yuan Dynasty, when the Yuan Dynasty made Dadu its capital, it was necessary to dig canals to transport grain from the south to the north. For this reason, three sections of rivers were dug successively, and the original capital was
The horizontal canal of the Sui Dynasty with Luoyang as the center was built into a vertical canal with Dadu as the center and going south to Hangzhou."
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is divided into seven sections according to geographical location: Beijing to Tongzhou District is called Tonghui River, 160 miles long; Tongzhou District to Tianjin is called North Canal, 370 miles long; Tianjin to Linqing is called South Canal, 800 miles long; Linqing
The distance from Taierzhuang to Huaiyin is called the Lu Canal, which is about 1,000 miles long; the distance from Taierzhuang to Huaiyin is called the Zhongyuan Canal, which is 370 miles long; the distance from Huaiyin to Guazhou is called the Li Canal, which is about 360 miles long; the distance from Zhenjiang to Hangzhou is called the Jiangnan Canal, which is about 660 miles long. Yangzhou is the Li Canal.
The city is famous for its canal. During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, a canal was built in the city. From then on, Yangzhou became a transportation hub between the north and the south. With the benefit of water transportation, it became rich in the south of the Yangtze River and became one of the most prosperous areas in the Ming Dynasty."
Speaking of Yangzhou, the eldest lady became excited and even recited a poem.
The old friend bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks descended from Yangzhou in March.
The shadow of the solitary sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky.
"What a poem, it is indeed a famous line by Du Fu!" Liu Ziguang couldn't help but praise it.
The two girls laughed together. The second lady scratched her nose with her finger and said, "General, are you ashamed? You said Li Bai's poems were written by Du Fu. You really haven't read the book."
Liu Ziguang blushed a little. He had learned it in elementary school, but had almost forgotten it. It is now the Ming Dynasty, and Tang poetry and Song lyrics have almost been published. There are not many famous lines in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is very difficult to pretend to be a scholar. By the way, I have it, *
I haven't asked anything about *'s "Qin Yuan Chun. Snow" yet. I'll go back and recall the words carefully. I will keep them in mind until it snows next winter to shock them.
Peng Jingrong poked her sister's waist with her finger: "Don't talk nonsense."
The second young lady giggled: "Don't say it yet, he is not my brother-in-law."
"You're still talking nonsense, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart." The two girls started chasing each other.
After joking around for a while, the eldest lady continued to come over to spread common sense to Liu Ziguang. "Since the Manchus entered the country, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can only reach Xuzhou Prefecture in the north. Further north is the chaotic Shandong area, and Weishan Lake is seriously infested with bandits.
, it is very unsafe for passing ships. Of course, even if there are no water bandits, the imperial court prohibits goods from going northward to the Qing Dynasty. Our ship passes through the Huaihe River and enters Hongze Lake, then enters the waters of the Yangtze River, passes Yangzhou, and then goes upstream, entering Nanjing from Shuiximen."
"Then our Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world, right?" Liu Ziguang asked, pretending to be a patriotic idiot.
"No, there are the Manchus in the north, the Xixia in the west, and the Zheng family in Taiwan in the south. They are all enemies of tigers and wolves. Since our country's migration to the south, the imperial code has been corrupted and the eunuchs have exclusive power. Most of the civil servants and military generals come from noble families, and some are dependent on the eunuchs.
, some have their own systems, such as the Huang family of salt merchants in Haizhou, the Hu family of Anhui bank accountants, the Yuan family of Hubei grain merchants, the Cao family of weaving companies in Suzhou, the Qi family of locomotive manufacturers in Qishuyan, and the Peng family of our Liguo family, all tried their best.
He arranged several families’ children in the court. Now the court is controlled by eunuchs and wealthy families.”
"Then the iron factory also has help from the imperial court? How come the Ministry of War still deducts the payment?" Liu Ziguang was confused.
"If dad had made the right bet, the situation would not be like this. Today's Holy Master is only fifteen years old and extremely stubborn. Perhaps the Queen Mother and Jiu Qiansui took a fancy to this. Dad chose the King of Chu back then, who is now Pengcheng
As the object of support from the kings, he was still a prince and crown prince at that time, but unfortunately he was eventually defeated by the Queen Mother and Jiu Qiansui. Therefore, my family not only had no help in the court, but also had many enemies."
"So that's it," Liu Ziguang nodded thoughtfully. Today's Ming Dynasty is already in the embryonic stage of capitalism, and bourgeois forces have begun to seek political rights.
"The last question is, why don't we make muskets and cannons? Well, I mean weapons that use gunpowder." This is something Liu Ziguang has always wondered about. He once asked others, and they all said they didn't know what gunpowder was.
Sure enough, the eldest lady, like everyone else, said in surprise: "Gunpowder? A medicine that can catch fire? I only know that fire oil and alcohol can ignite a big fire. I really don't know about drugs."
This world is really different from the Ming Dynasty recorded in history, completely out of shape.
The wind was strong on the bow of the ship, and Peng Jinrong felt a little cold, so she dragged her sister back to the cabin to rest.
The scenery along the coast was very boring. Liu Ziguang also followed the cabin, and the three of them were boasting and chatting. The difference from before was that their status was equal now, so the communication was very casual. The two ladies told many folk tales of this era,
Liu Ziguang felt sleepy after listening to the old-fashioned stories about the snail girl, and in turn told the two girls ghost stories, such as classics such as the midnight ring. Of course, it was an improved version. The phone ring turned into a knock on the door, and the video
It turned into opera excerpts, and the TV set turned into a cabinet for the shadow puppet show. The two listeners were so frightened that they dared not leave the cabin during the day, but they still wanted to listen, saying it was more enjoyable than listening to Liaozhai. Later, when the ship stopped for the night, everyone on the ship was so excited.
Come and listen to Liu Ziguang's storytelling.
In this way, life on the ship was a happy one, and the eldest lady no longer acted like a fierce and decisive strong woman, but was as innocent and cute as an ordinary 18-year-old girl. Everyone's relationship quickly deepened during the journey.
When the boat arrived at Hongze Lake, the wind was strong and the waves were high. It was raining lightly in the dark sky. The captain ordered to stop the boat and add coal for dinner. It was said that there was a fisherman in a small town by the lake who was famous for his small fish pot dumplings.
Then he ran to taste it.
The fish pot collapse has a very early origin and has long been famous. It is said that Emperor Taizu in his childhood fled to the Huaihe River during the famine years and met with fishermen, cattle herders, grass cutters and poor children begging.
When they get together, they put together what everyone has got and cook small fish (caught by hand without fishing gear) in a pot, and pot stickers (mixed noodles brought from begging or pounded from the lake).
Crushed Artemisia Prince Rice Noodles) cakes are a quick and easy way to fill your stomach. Although the method is simple and primitive, it tastes crispy, fragrant and tender. Later, it gradually became a home-cooked meal for fishermen on the lake and farmers along the lake, known as
The reason is; small fish pot dumplings. After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he was tired of the palace banquets, so he invited fisherwomen into the palace to make this kind of small fish pot dumplings specially for him. From then on, this kind of fish pot dumplings was eaten by the judges.
It is called: three delicacies (sweet lake water, fresh lake fish, fragrant lake grass seeds) and small fish cakes; among the people, it is called emperor cake or Zhujia rice. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, it gradually disappeared in the palace, but it has been passed down among the people.
The authentic small fish pot of fishermen on the lake is collapsed. The fish is a small fish, usually one or two inches long. The pot is an iron pot. It is easy to cook quickly when heated over a high fire. The noodles are thin and will always fall down when pressed against the edge of the pot.
When cooked, the top and bottom are thick, so it is called pot collapse. The traditional method is to use freshly caught small fish, wash them, remove the scales and disembowel them, take out the intestines and gallbladder and other internal organs, and then boil them in clear lake water. At the same time,
Add some batter and put a layer of cake around the middle of the pot. Place the bottom of the cake flat with water, or add half an inch of water. Bring the water to a boil and the soup will splash everywhere. Therefore, after the cake is cooked, there will be a strip of fish soup on the bottom edge.
Take off the lid of the pot, the flour cake is dipped in fresh fish, the fish is fragrant with the cake, and the delicious food comes to your face. Small fish, small fish, fresh fish, the pot collapses, the cake is crispy, and the flavor is fragrant; the fish soup is delicious and refreshing. Use; pot
Dip it in the fish soup and eat it, you can taste the delicious aroma of the small fish, the fish meat is tender, the soup and the cakes are crispy, enough to make the tasters salivate and praise them. All these are just ordinary rice for fishermen on the lake.
, not only saves time and trouble, but also takes care of both; the meal is cooked in one pot.
The paddle steamer Liu Ziguang and the others took was a special means of transportation between Liguo and the capital. It was similar to a business jet in the 21st century. There were fixed places to refuel and eat along the way. This one in Hongze Town was not a specialized hotel.
It is an ordinary fisherman. Because the small fish pot is so good, passing boatmen always like to come and have a taste. They don't have to pay for it, just a little firewood, rice, oil and salt. The captain of the iron factory happens to be one of the regular customers.
So I brought Liu Ziguang and the two ladies to try something new. There were only two mothers and daughters in the fisherman's family, so they couldn't entertain too many guests, so the maids and servants didn't come with them.
The fisherman's boat was tied to the shore, and a simple yellow mud thatched house was billowing with smoke in the drizzle. It was better to arrive early than by chance. The fisherman's mother and daughter were making a fire to cook, and the captain hurriedly put a cage of newly caught small crucian carp
and a small bag of flour delivered to the kitchen.
Liu Ziguang and the others put away their oil-paper umbrellas and hid under the shed in front of the thatched house. The shed was built with a few logs, and there were tables and benches underneath. When the diligent fisherman girl saw the distinguished guests coming, she walked out of the thatched house and gave them to them.
After wiping the tables and chairs, the three of them were shocked when they saw the fisherman girl who was as beautiful and refined as a hibiscus emerging from the water. There is such a beauty in the world!