Sun Chengzong became more and more worried when he heard what Hong Chengchou said about the misty clouds and mountains. Hong Chengchou didn't look like a good person in any way. His words were full of weirdness. He had the smell of a cult that bewitched foolish men and women. His actions were too shady. He was definitely
It's not a good thing, it doesn't feel fair and aboveboard.
Damn it, I thought that leaving the capital was equivalent to leaving the tiger's den, but I didn't expect that I had entered the wolf's den again. Is there no safe place in this world?
He turned to look at the guards surrounding him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. People had to lower their heads under the eaves. It seems that if you don't obey today, you will die. Only if you are alive can you have a chance. Please be patient for a while. I want to see this Hong Chengchou.
What kind of conspiracy are you engaging in with Li Shantang?
When he saw the big ship, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but be stunned. This, this is too big. Could it be the ship that Zheng He used for his voyages to the West? Look at the sailors on this ship. What kind of sailors are they? They are divided into naval forces.
!
All the way across the ocean, he was worried for the first few days, but later he gave up. Above the sea, at a glance, there was no boundary in sight, and he had no way to escape. Zi once said, since
If you can't resist, you can only lie down and enjoy it. After living for decades, you have never seen the sea. This time, you can fully appreciate the scenery of this world.
After thinking about it, my eyes were opened along the way. The elves that kept jumping out of the water following the big ship, the big fish that the sailors called dolphins, were so ferocious, and the king shark in the sea, that was the real big mouth, dense.
And the sharp teeth, one bite, turn the bones and flesh into mud, the legendary giant Kun, the water jets shoot up over ten feet, the huge body makes people dizzy when looking at it, each piece is different, it is indeed novel enough.
Sure enough, the world is so big and full of wonders. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. He had never thought that the sea could be so beautiful before. Look at this ship. It is said that there are specialized transport ships that are more than twice as big. If
It is used to transport food. Compared with water transport, I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be saved. I have always heard that opening up the sea is a bad policy. He has never seen it, so some people follow what they say. Now it seems that this is bullshit!
Half a month later, when he came to Fuzhou Prefecture, Sun Chengzong was trapped in the sea again. Such a large port was not only unseen, but also unheard of. It was even unimaginable!
How many large ships are there? Thousands of sails compete with each other. How many people and goods are shipped out in a day. It is unimaginable. This...is my Ming Dynasty's Fuzhou Prefecture?
Is this fake!?
"Of course this is not false, this is my Ming Dynasty's Fujian, Ming Dynasty's Fuzhou Prefecture!"
"My Ming Dynasty is not a forbidden sea. How can there be such a prosperous seaport? Even the most prosperous water town in the south of the Yangtze River cannot find such a place, right?"
"Hahahaha, Mr. Sun, there is really no more prosperous port in the world than this one. It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that it is the best in the world. Not to mention you, sir, it is me. I have not been back for four years.
Years ago, although the scale was large, it is still not as good as today." After saying that, Hong Chengchou pulled Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, "Let's go, we can repair here for two days, and then we will take our time to see what Fuzhou Prefecture has to offer.
There are simply too many.”
After getting off the boat, as soon as we entered the pier, we felt like we were in another world. The passers-by were all in a hurry, but all of them had red faces and neatly dressed clothes. At a glance, you couldn't even see any patched clothes.
, this shows how rich the life of the people in this city is.
This was something Sun Chengzong really couldn't accept. Even though the people's lives in the capital were good, they were not the same as here!
"Are there no poor people in this city? No beggars?" Sun Chengzong asked with a look of disbelief through gritted teeth.
"Of course."
When Sun Chengzong heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he would have felt that the world was at peace now that his three views had collapsed. Although the lives of the people in the Ming Dynasty were not that good, they were similar in all dynasties. This meant that the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty were not incompetent.
After all, he, Sun Chengzong, dare not say that he is much better than anyone else. If the people in Fuzhou are so wealthy, then he will feel that he is too incompetent.
Hong Chengchou raised his hand and pointed at the passers-by, and said with a little pride: "These are the poor!"
‘Pfft’ ‘Cough cough cough’ Sun Chengzong couldn’t take a breath and kept coughing. These are poor people? Are you so sure? I’m a Jinshi, you can’t lie to me!!
Even if he was asked to govern a place, he would not dare to say that he could make the people so rich. Let alone him, I have never heard of him in all dynasties!
Seeing Sun Chengzong's disbelief, Hong Chengchou laughed and did not defend himself.
The group continued to walk forward, and as they walked, Sun Chengzong suddenly stopped and stamped on the ground a few times. He immediately looked horrified again, looked back and forth, and asked Hong Chengchou loudly: "What is this?"
Stone, the entire pier is paved with this stone. It is so smooth and so fast, it is really a miracle."
Even the capital, the capital of the world, is not so clean and luxurious!
"This is cement paving. The entire new city is like this. The road is smooth and smooth without any potholes. I heard that Mr. Wuzhou is making great efforts to rebuild the official roads in the province so that all roads will look like this!"
"What!?" He couldn't believe it. After thinking about it for a moment, Sun Chengzong looked angry, "How much will it cost? I'm afraid it won't be enough even if the national taxes are paid for three years. The people of Fujian are being exploited in this way and are required to do labor. How much more?
Without countless casualties? This is simply a policy that will bring disaster to the country and the people. As long as you can walk on that road, what's the use of just building it beautifully!"
"Haha, hahaha." Looking at Sun Chengzong's look, Hong Chengchou wanted to laugh inexplicably. Suddenly, a sense of superiority emerged from his bones. There was a hint of contempt in his eyes. He glanced at the man behind him with his mouth open and a look of patronage.
Yuan Chonghuan was shocked and could not speak a word. Hong Chengchou said proudly: "It's too late for the people of Fujian to be happy. Mr. Sun doesn't understand, so you can't talk nonsense."
Sun Chengzong opened his mouth, knowing that he was a little too excited today and made a mistake. Now, he could feel it himself. The people around him looked at him with strange eyes, as if they were looking at a country bumpkin, which made him blush. He quickly shut up and let
Try your best to look less shameful.
Before walking very far, Sun Chengzong was stunned again and looked up at the towering building in the distance. There was a very huge 'clock' on it!
He has only seen this thing in the palace. It is said to come from the far west. It is a tribute from foreign countries. It can accurately tell the time. It can be said to be a first-class treasure. Even in the entire capital, I heard that only big people have clocks.
Guizhijia, last time a colleague in the Prince's Mansion got one at his home. He spent thousands of catties and showed it off.
But now I see such a huge clock that can be clearly seen from at least two miles away. It shows how big this clock is!
"This, this is a clock? Why is it so huge? Couldn't it be seen by everyone throughout the journey?"
Just as he was talking, the time came to 11 o'clock in the afternoon, and the bell suddenly rang. The sound was so clear that the whole city could hear it. It rang eleven times in a row, which really opened Sun Chengzong's eyes.
This thing was not built for a long time. Hong Chengchou didn't know it, so he called out to a commoner passing by, "This little brother is here to invite me. Excuse me, this is a big bell. When was it built?"
"Haha." This man was not afraid of strangers and said very boldly: "At first glance, you are outsiders. Of course this is a big clock. Mr. Wuzhou said that everyone in the city should be able to see the time, so he built such a clock.
For more than half a year, I have been like, hey, this thing is not good, the time is too precise, why do you want to be lazy, it is difficult!"
As he said this, he had a look of pride mixed with a hint of disgust. His enthusiasm made those who looked at him want to slap him.
"This, how much money this will cost, has never been seen before in the capital city. It is useless to waste money and people!" Sun Chengzong looked sad. The country was poor and the treasury had no money, but Fuzhou Prefecture was spending so much. I don't know how to support it.
Fuzhou Prefecture, how poor are other places in Fujian!
"Capital? Tsk!" The man tilted his head to one side and raised his hand a few times, "It's not that I look down on people from the capital. In fact, I heard businessmen coming and going say that there are too many poor people there, not to mention our Fuzhou Prefecture.
Even in the whole of Fujian, there is not even a beggar. As long as he has hands and feet and is willing to work, there is no one who cannot have enough to eat."
Looking at the person's disdainful look, if Wang Xuan were here, he would definitely say, "Who is showing off? It's so irritating!"
"There are no beggars? How is it possible!" Sun Chengzong did not believe it in any case. No matter it is a county, a province or even the whole country, the amount of wealth is limited. When one place becomes rich, other places must become poor. This is to support it with one province
One place.
This concept has existed since ancient times, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought so. In an era when economics had not yet been summarized, this idea was deeply rooted.
"How is it impossible? There are no beggars in Fujian, and Fujian people are rich." This person didn't know how to explain this, and he couldn't explain it clearly. Anyway, he knew it.
"Ignorance!" Sun Chengzong snorted disdainfully.
"You, you, you..." This passerby was angry, but didn't know how to refute. He only regretted that he didn't read more before, but he stopped going to school after he learned how to read. Really, you only regret having less books when you need them.
You are just ignorant, bumpkin, have you seen these, have you seen that building, I hate you rotten scholars the most, you know nothing, you can only throw out a few sour poems, you are useless as a scholar!"
After saying that, the passerby left directly, not looking at Sun Chengzong's livid face at all. He did see that this group of people was quite powerful, but so what, this is the new city, whoever dares to fight has probably never seen a cement block before.
Bar!
Sun Chengzong was so angry that he was ridiculed by ordinary people for the first time in his life. He was so arrogant that he didn't understand what superiority and inferiority meant!
"Okay, okay, don't be angry." When Hong Chengchou saw the quarrel, he quickly comforted Sun Chengzong, "Seeing is believing, but hearing is false, but..."
Seeing that Hong Chengchou was a little embarrassed to speak, Sun Chengzong frowned and said, "It's okay, Sir Hong."
"But my family is from Quanzhou, Fujian. We were really poor before. In the past few years, I read letters that Fujian is really rich now. The only people who can't find people to work for are the land that belongs to my family. Now the land rent is 20%.
Lower it again and again, otherwise you won’t even be able to find tenants.”
"This, how is this possible!" Sun Chengzong simply couldn't believe that in the Ming Dynasty, there was still a time when tenants could not be found?
He did not doubt that Hong Chengchou had lied to him, but this was inconsistent with common sense!
"If you ask me, I don't know. I haven't been back for four years. Fujian has changed so much. This is all the result of Mr. Wuzhou!"
"By the way, I have heard you mention this Mr. Wuzhou several times. Who is it?" Sun Chengzong was curious, as it seemed that these things were related to this person.
"Mr. Wuzhou, whose surname is Wang Mingxuan, is known as the 'King of Fujian'. We won't be able to see him this time, but we can see him when we get to Guangdong."
The word "King of Fujian" made Sun Chengzong instinctively feel a little conflicted. He was a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty who had upheld the Eight Classics and had never had a good impression of rebellious ministers and traitors.
However, he opened his mouth and held it back. He felt that things were not going well for him since coming to Fuzhou. He had been slapped in the face countless times. Could it be that he was too relaxed after leaving the capital?
I no longer have the feeling of walking on thin ice when I was in the capital, and I feel a little lost!
Hold on, don't wave!
The group of people lost interest in talking and each had their own concerns. As soon as they walked out of the pier, they were stopped by someone. It turned out to be the car from Wang Xuan's house. Knowing that people were arriving today, they came to receive and make arrangements.
After riding in this gorgeous carriage, Sun Chengzong realized that it was not only so smooth but also fast. If it were used... He quickly shook his head and put away this thought. He felt that he was going crazy. For just a moment, he didn't know what was going on in his head.
How many thoughts have passed through my mind.
When he came to Wang Xuan's house, he looked at the tall wall like a city wall. Sun Chengzong curled his lips slightly and said that since ancient times, different statuses have had different heights of the walls of the mansions. Anyway, Wang Xuan must have this.
It's an overstep.
But after entering the door, he was a little confused. It was a little too ordinary and completely inconsistent with the luxury he imagined. Moreover, he felt that the whole mansion was not big. It must be compared to the princes and nobles, and there was a wealthy family on one side.
, it can’t be that small, right?
This is completely incompatible with the title of King of Fujian and the high wall!
He couldn't understand, so he got off the boat automatically. He couldn't understand all of this. What he was most eager to do now was to go out for a walk and see various places in Fujian to see what Fujian was like.
Normally, he is very calm, but I don't know what happened today, he just couldn't sit still.