Although the name of Xiacheng is written as "Xia", it is actually pronounced as "Ya". The princes also often call Xiacheng of the Song Dynasty "Yayi". It is a beautiful and vast place, so it is "Ya".
In fact, according to the context of etiquette inheritance, the "etiquette" of the Shang and Zhou dynasties is indeed on such a line.
This line is where Jishui and the Yellow River meet. From east to west, there are famous cities.
Even the royal city adjacent to Luoshui is on this line.
Going back to the origin, it is called "Zhu Xia", and if there is a great etiquette, it is Xia.
Basically, it can be said that as long as it is a big country, most of them have such a place called "Xia", in order to show that their origin is not bad, and they have "etiquette", which is "elegant" and not "barbaric".
Putting high-end silk fabrics on display in Xiacheng actually has a very strong purpose.
It's just that the education model of Captain Yongfu is very different from China, which creates a strange sense of dissonance.
"What you see is really like red blood?"
"Red as blood, bright as clouds!"
One scholar said with some excitement, "When I touch my fingertips, it feels like gelatin. The smoothness is much better than that of Wu Jin!"
After leaving the Jiangyin Guild Hall, the scholars quickly returned home and reported the discovery to their clan leader or elders.
In addition to serving the king and the powerful, high-end goods can also serve ghosts, gods and ancestors.
Unlike other countries, the Song State had a much higher degree of respect for ghosts and gods. On the contrary, the Wu State had ghosts and gods that were dogs, used for friction. Several generations of Wu kings expanded in the Five Lakes area, and in the early days there were people who slaughtered certain mountain gods.
Record.
It may reflect the process of a certain mountain tribe being conquered by the Wu Kingdom at that time, and this mountain tribe may not be barbarian yet, but can be linked to "Zhu Xia". So it is a god rather than a ghost, but it was still rubbed.
As for auspiciousness... the kings of Wu throughout the dynasties liked to catch a few dragons and play with them.
Over the years, strange values have been formed. We respect ghosts and gods, but if we don't respect them, friction will still occur when there should be friction.
Moreover, the Chu people who drank from the same river were upstream. From time to time, they peed into the Yangtze River in order to worship their gods. This disgusted the Wu people and made them want to take away the food. Therefore, during the Wu-Chu struggle for hegemony, the most unethical thing Wu did was to kidnap the statues of ghosts and gods.
It was just a matter of taking them away. The state of Chu also worshiped the black bird. The state of Wu thought about it and ate the bird's nest.
In short, ancestral integrity and real grievances have led to all kinds of weird things and chaos in the Wu Kingdom.
At that time, some traveling scholars came to Gusu and told King Wu what "Ming ghost" was talking about. King Wu thought it was interesting and asked what it meant.
The scholar said, these ghosts and gods will reward and punish the king according to his virtue. In short, they will reward good and punish evil.
King Wu's backhand was a slap in the face: Where do you think your mother is?
Only a straight man who has walked all the way to the dark side can become the king of Wu!
While the countries of the Central Plains were engaged in ideological construction, King Wu was rolling iron.
While the Central Plains countries were building institutions, King Wu was rolling iron.
When the countries of the Central Plains were engaged in spring plowing and autumn warfare, the King of Wu was rolling iron...
The King of Wu was still eloquent. If I don’t develop a strong body, how can I carry my unruly soul?
Then, scholars from all over the world did not like to visit the State of Wu, and they scolded the State of Wu even more harshly than those of the State of Chu. That is to say, only small countries that were not popular, especially those that were often beaten by the State of Wu, would have disillusioned scholars.
Went to Gusu to beg for food.
All in all, it was a very painful situation. If it were not for the sake of making a living, few scholars would be around Wu.
It's so barbaric and uneducated.
So now Wu State suddenly took out a big treasure, which really scared the princes of the Central Plains.
In particular, some of the monarch's "attendants" even obtained a small piece of red damask from the Jiangyin Guild Hall.
After taking it back, the monarchs quickly asked people to steam the small piece of red silk.
Hey, it really doesn’t fade!
Awesome!
At this time, many old kings became excited, thinking that after they die, they will be much better than their ancestors. These funerary objects are top-notch.
Now in the underground world, I am also the most handsome boy.
In contrast to the princes of the Central Plains, the two countries of Wu and Yue preferred gold and stone when they brought them to their tombs.
It's probably because of a lack of love or something.
As soon as the monarchs were excited, they quickly sent out their purchasers and went to Xiacheng to assemble, in short, to place orders with Jiangyin Guild Hall.
Not only the princes of the Central Plains, but also the Chu people who were among the "envoys" of the Song Dynasty were very excited. It was impossible for them to go along the Yangtze River to Wu to buy red damask, but after buying it abroad and then importing it, it would be
No problem.
There's no shame in that.
"Is Jiangyin really willing to sell me red silk? I'm from Chu!"
The Chu people arrived at the Jiangyin Guild Hall and found the person in charge, Mao Chujiu, one of the team leaders of the "White Sand Warriors".
Mao Chujiu also got his surname "Mao" from the cultivation of thatched sugarcane. Nowadays, thatched sugarcane planting is also a big industry in Baisha Village. The total planting area below Dadi in Yangkou, Jiangbei Region, Li Jie estimated, there should be three
Four thousand acres of land.
Sandy soil is still not suitable for growing rice, but when used to grow cereals or cash crops, the effect is very good. The sugar boiled from thatch cane is an important guarantee for honey farming.
The people who served the cane planters were originally a few barbarians from the "Sand Country". After submitting to Li Jie's rule, after layers of selection, some people continued to be assigned to the planting and breeding industry, while others had the opportunity to become "Baisha Ye".
Brave man".
It's just that it's not easy to become a "crocodile man". Yinxiang has its own assessment standards. The hard condition is merit, but this is a general statement, and in fact, performance assessment is also included in it.
For example, if you successfully escort a caravan to and from trade, and no one is killed, your performance will be considered excellent.
As the leader of the brave squad, Mao Chujiu must have enough qualifications and strength. He now has several paths to choose from. One is to be promoted from squad leader to squadron leader, which is an internal promotion within the "White Sand Warrior"; the other is to participate in the selection and become a squadron leader.
"Crocodile Man", this requires passable results.
Of course there are other options, such as following Mr. Ba to Suzhou, studying management with Shang Wuji, etc., but for Mao Chujiu, it is meaningless.
He just wanted to be a "crocodile man" and be the first among the "crocodile men" with the surname Mao.
Therefore, when Li Jie is about to send people to Xia City to do things, in addition to the superficial business of selling goods and escorting security, there are also some secret operations. As long as they can be completed smoothly, the identity of the "Crocodile Man" can be said to be at hand.
They are all warriors of Jiangyin City, but the "crocodile men" are superior, the real elite, and the mainstay of Jiangyin City.
At this moment, Mao Chujiu looked at the Chu people with solemn faces coming to discuss business, his thoughts were much calmer, and then he looked at the Chu people intently: "There is a saying: We are all brothers in the four seas. You are not from Chu.
, people from all over the world."
The Chu people opposite him were stunned for a moment, saluted quickly, bowed and asked, "Whose words did this come from?"
"My lord."
"I have heard about the power of the macho man for a long time, and my spirit today has also been taken away by him."
This Chu man was so sincere that he bowed so deeply that his hands almost touched the ground.
Mao Chujiu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Zhong is the person entrusted by Shou Li. I don't have to worry about all matters in Xia City. Zhong can handle them in the Jiangyin Guild Hall."
Mao Chujiu's walking name was Mao Zhong, but he was originally the ninth one born in his hometown of "Shaye", so he was called Chujiu.
In the past, he was just called Chujiu and had no surname. It was only after he submitted to Li Jie that things changed.
The people of Chu were astonished when they saw that Mao Chujiu could make the decision in the Jiangyin Guild Hall. In his opinion, such a valuable treasure should at least require the king's intervention.
Not to mention Doctor Qing, there must be two "inner vertical" in front of the driver.
I never expected that I could resolve it with just one word.
The people of Chu couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: It is very rare for a strong man to have great courage.
Coupled with the previous sentence "We are all brothers within the four seas", it shocked the people of Chu even more. You must know that Wu and Chu have deep hatred, and most of the nobles of the two countries can't even urinate in a pot. Now there are people from Wu here.
In front of such a Chu country person, I said I don’t care whether you are a Chu country person or not. I only know that you, like me, are people from all over the world.
Within the four seas, we are all brothers.
It's a brother, come and chop me down...
Then the two parties started haggling in a pleasant atmosphere.
Respect is all respect, but the price still needs to be reduced.
When the people of Chu were bargaining, they did not say that they were merciful because of their respect for the macho man.
What makes the people of Chu even more happy is that Mao Chujiu said that as long as Chu dares to place an order, Jiangyin will dare to export.
"How much do you sell it for?"
"How much do you want?"
"You sell as much as you want."
"Sell as much as you want."
…
After fierce bargaining, the Chu people wiped their sweat and left Jiangyin City, then immediately called a taxi and went back to their country!
Along the way, the Chu man was in an excited mood, his heart was still pounding. He had negotiated a big deal, and it was obviously settled, but the unrealistic feeling still made him panic.
After the Chu people left, no one knew that the Chu people were actually the envoys of the Chu State in the Song Dynasty, and their status was not low.
He has a good background and is the kind of person who can directly meet the King of Chu.
Then someone got excited and ran to the Jiangyin Guild Hall to inquire about the news. Why did the Chu people come?
Mao Chujiu was very calm, and while inviting people to drink tea, he said that they just discussed a business, it was not a big deal, it was a small deal... I can't say it was a small deal, it was a medium deal.