On Double Star Island in the southeastern part of Australia (later New Zealand), Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin and his party arrived at Double Star Island again after playing in Australia for more than ten days. They planned to spend a day or two here to repair and then prepare.
Across the Pacific to the Golden Continent.
I don’t know if Emperor Hongzhi plans to sail around the world, or if he just wants to visit Golden Continent and then return to Ming Dynasty. Anyway, this time, Emperor Hongzhi has no intention of going back early. He wants to see enough.
Have enough fun.
It’s so rare!
As an emperor, he lived in fear when he was a child, grew up in fear, and was always worried about being murdered by Concubine Wan Guifei. Later, Empress Dowager Zhou took him to her side and was always on guard, so that he could grow up smoothly.
Adult.
He became emperor early when he was young, but at that time, the Ming Empire was troubled internally and externally, and was tormented internally by the Ming Dynasty's "God of War" Zhu Qizhen. Emperor Hongzhi's father, Emperor Chenghua, was another emperor who had been controlled by women since he was a child. He could not
Although it said it did nothing, it also caused the Ming Dynasty to suffer a lot.
It left a mess for Emperor Hongzhi, and it took more than ten years to clear it up, including the Tatars outside, the Jurchens in Liaodong, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, and the capricious chieftains in the southwest.
The combination of these things made Emperor Hongzhi lazy. He wanted to do something, and the treasury was empty. The key was that he was afraid of following the same path as his father, and the ministers tried their best to criticize him.
All of this caused Emperor Hongzhi to be imprisoned in the Forbidden City, and he did not even leave the capital a few times. It was only after the continuous reform and development of the Ming Dynasty that he gradually became stronger and became what he is today.
Ming Empire.
It was only then that Emperor Hongzhi was able to put aside everything in the Ming Empire and travel around, see the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and feel the vast resources of the land.
Emperor Hongzhi knew very well that this might be his last trip in this life, so he didn't plan to go back early. He just wanted to see and play as much as he wanted.
Sometimes Liu Jin is right. This life is too short. There is no need to waste your time on some things. Sometimes you should think about yourself.
There are very few Ming people here on Double Star Island. There are two huge islands. There are less than 10,000 Ming people who have immigrated here. This is because Double Star Island can produce the famous black gold abalone, so only some people are willing to do so.
come here.
"This Twin Star Island is so beautiful. It's like a paradise. The blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green water make people feel relaxed and happy!"
Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin rode horses for a leisurely walk on the North Island of Double Star Island, admiring the scenery here.
I have to say that the scenery here is really beautiful, picturesque, and the land of the long white clouds definitely lives up to its reputation. The temperate maritime climate has given everything here, and everything has become extremely beautiful.
"Yes, it's really beautiful, so beautiful that people can't help but want to leave everything behind, build a pasture here, raise cattle and sheep, ride horses, fish and hunt on horses in their spare time."
Liu Jin also nodded solemnly.
Only by visiting here in person can you understand why later generations always brag about New Zealand and why so many people want to immigrate here.
Because the scenery here is indeed beautiful and the climate is very comfortable. Look at the blue sky and white clouds in front of you, the lush aquatic plants, the dense virgin forest on the mountains in the distance, and the incredible number of fish in the river next to it.
This place is really like a fairy tale kingdom in a dream.
Fortunately, this place now belongs to the Ming Empire and is the territory of the Ming Empire. Ming people can freely settle here and enjoy everything here.
But it seems that the people of the Ming Dynasty during this period were not very willing to come here, because this place can really be said to be the corner of the sky and the cliff of the sea, too far away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.
If abalone had not been discovered here, it is estimated that no one would be willing to immigrate here. During this period, people in the Ming Dynasty had too many choices, too many good places, and this is just one of many good places.
"Haha, Liu Jin, you still enjoy it as always."
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing.
Emperor Hongzhi had great trust and confidence in Liu Jin, because Liu Jin was a lazy man with no ambition. If possible, Liu Jin would really be willing to bring his wife and children here to herd sheep and ride horses.
Hunting or something.
"Your Majesty, human life is too short. The world is big and beautiful. There are so many places I want to see!"
"Just like this Double Star Island, it produces an extremely delicious food that you can't miss."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
“Extremely delicious?”
"what?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly.
“Black gold abalone!”
Liu Jin said quickly.
"abalone?"
“Abalone really tastes very good.”
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he smiled and said.
"The abalone here is completely different from the abalone produced in the Ming Dynasty. The abalone here and the abalone from the South African colonies are the most famous abalone in the world. The most important thing is that they are big enough and the meat is extremely delicious."
"Your Majesty rarely comes to this Twin Star Island, so you must try it."
Liu Jin said quickly.
"Yes, you must try it."
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded.
Liu Jin also quickly asked people to prepare barbecue tools, and then said: "Your Majesty, just eating is definitely not interesting. What is really interesting is to go to the beach to find abalone by yourself, and dig abalone yourself. This is the most interesting thing."
"That's fine, we're just here to have fun anyway, so I just want to be crazy with you."
After Hongzhi heard this, he immediately laughed, and after thinking about it, he was ready to follow Liu Jin to have a good time.
After making the decision, Liu Jin quickly hired a few local people from Twin Star City to serve as guides and found a sea area that produced black gold abalone.
At this time, it was winter in the northern hemisphere, and the weather was getting colder and colder. On the contrary, in the southern hemisphere, it was summer and the weather was hot. Liu Jin took Emperor Hongzhi to the beach, put on his big pants and started looking for abalone and the like.
"The sea water here is so clean. It's no wonder that future generations will be known as the last piece of pure land. It is far away from the mainland, without any pollution, has a good environment and a good climate. It is really a good place."
"In fact, we should have occupied this place and used it as a retirement home."
While playing in the sea water, Liu Jin also sighed that the sea water here is so clear and clean.
Of course, in this era, basically all places are not polluted and are very clean, especially some islands in Southeast Asia, which are also extremely clean, like a pure land outside the world.
"Abalone~Abalone~"
At this time, Emperor Hongzhi shouted excitedly. He saw a lot of abalone in the reef area on the seaside.
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly walked over and looked through the thick seaweed, kelp and the like. Under the rocks on the seashore, there were a large number of abalones arranged densely.
These abalones are all very big, each one is about the size of a palm.
"Is this the black gold abalone?"
Emperor Hongzhi pried off a big abalone with a shovel, looked at it carefully and said: "Black gold abalone, this is really black and luminous."
"Your Majesty, this black gold abalone is said to be due to the many volcanoes here on Shuangxing Island. The abalone has absorbed many minerals erupted by the volcanoes, so this black film is formed on the surface."
"Haha, we had some oral food today. I didn't expect there are so many abalones here, and this abalone is really big."
Liu Jin started to get busy, constantly pulling palm-sized abalones off the rocks, and soon filled the bucket full.
"It's almost there, it's almost there, just enough to eat, just enough to eat."
Emperor Hongzhi said quickly: "This abalone is also an expensive thing in our Ming Dynasty. I didn't expect it to be everywhere here, and it is so big."
"Your Majesty, many things are very scarce in our Ming Dynasty, but they may be plentiful in places outside the Ming Dynasty."
"Like gold, the gold output in Huangjinzhou is very high, and the same is true for abalone. In places such as Shuangxing Island and South Africa, there are a lot of abalone."
"If our Ming Dynasty occupies these places, we Ming Dynasty people will be blessed with food. It will be much easier to eat these things."
Liu Jin walked to the shore carrying a wooden bucket filled with abalone.
Thinking about future generations, our nation is a nation of foodies, but it has a large population and occupies a small area. We love to eat beef and mutton, but we do not have vast pastures to graze cattle and sheep.
I like to eat seafood and abalone, but this is only available in the southeastern coastal areas, so a black gold abalone like this can easily cost hundreds, or even thousands of dollars.
Ordinary people are reluctant to eat this thing at all, but now, if people in the Ming Dynasty want to eat abalone or something, they can afford it.
Because there are not only abalones farmed by ourselves, but also natural large abalones from Double Star Island, South African colonies, Southeast Asia, Australia and other places. The output is large, the quality is good, and the key is the price is cheap.
The charcoal fire in the barbecue grill started burning, and the little eunuchs were busy cleaning the abalones. Liu Jin took the barbecue tongs and started grilling the abalones.
As the charcoal fire burned and made a sizzling sound, Emperor Hongzhi lay under a huge parasol, enjoying the sea breeze and enjoying a rare leisure time.
It is better to go out with Liu Jin to really relax. If you are bringing out those pedantic civil servants, you will probably have to pay attention to the image of the emperor. He is wearing big pants and short sleeves, drinking coconut juice, and eating delicious food.
Abalone and cold abalone slices, etc., this little life is so pleasant and comfortable.
Liu Jin was busy while eating. Today he must eat the abalone until he vomits it, so as to make amends for himself in advance.