Chapter 1170 Daming Shock Wave (First update, please subscribe)

For the people of the Ming Empire, everything is just a part of life.

What they experienced in the Ming Empire were nothing more than various changes in life and society. Everyone would undergo some changes depending on the living environment he was exposed to.

This is something that everyone knows, but for many people who first arrive, it is all heresy.

Finally arrived in Ming Dynasty!

When the ship sailed into Linhai Bay, Wang Kaiyun, like everyone else, stared at the skyscrapers lining the shore of Linhai Bay. Although he had seen Ming Dynasty skyscrapers in picture magazines, seeing them with his own eyes was completely different from the impression in the photos.

Like everyone else, Wang Kaiyun felt the shock from the empire when he first set foot in Linhai. This was the shock of modern industrial civilization.

This shock was even difficult for him to express in words.

Soon, he and Xu Zengjie got into the car together. Sitting on this modern transportation tool, they drove through the streets of a metropolis with a population of three million, and the car sped forward.

Eyes wide open here.

Mr. Wang stared at the city scene outside the car window.

Oh my god!

The towering skyscrapers rushed into Mr. Wang's eyes like a tidal wave. They were like the giants in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, rushing straight into his eyes. The lights in the skyscrapers were dazzling, just like the bright eyes of the giants. The street lamps and electric poles on both sides of the road passed by his eyes one after another, like a long snake formation flashing a dazzling light.

How strange! How strange!

Wang Kaiyun closed his eyes, and he felt his whole body shaking. He felt as if the world was spinning around him. The light in front of him was red, yellow, green, and blue. They were emitting light and mixed together outside the car window, dancing and spinning.

The shock he felt before his eyes was unprecedented. He had seen this bizarre world in the capital and in Haizhou, but the shock he felt now was completely different.

It seemed as if everything about everyone was impacting him directly!

He had never experienced such a shock before, and he had never even thought of it, but it all came so directly, breaking into his sight and into his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Kaiyun took a deep breath and heard a voice whispering in his ears:

"Sir, what do you think? The scenery of Linhai is very different from that of Haizhou!"

Looking at Wang Kaiyun's changing expression, Xu Zengjie smiled and said that no matter who comes here, they will feel the impact of modern civilization. This was the case when Xu Zengjie first came to Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, it is a little different..."

Wang Kaiyun forced a smile. Now he didn't even know how to describe his feelings at the moment.

“Modernity and Civilization.”

Xu Zengjie took out a gold cigarette case, opened it and took out a cigarette. Since Wang Kaiyun didn't smoke cigarettes, he didn't hesitate and just lit a cigarette and spoke.

"Anyone who comes here will feel the impact of modern science and technology. Not only that, many things in the Ming Dynasty are different from those in the Tang Dynasty. Even the clothes of country women here are very fashionable. It is rare to see old-fashioned cloth skirts—"

Very fashionable!

These four simple words were like a sharp needle piercing Mr. Wang's confused nerves, and his heart skipped a beat. He almost instinctively glanced at the pedestrians on the roadside. Although it was not midsummer in Linhai in February, the people on the street were already wearing summer clothes. The women on the roadside wore different dresses, but the pink, red, yellow, or aqua blue silk tightly wrapped their beautiful bodies. No matter whether the dresses were Western or Ming style, they all highlighted their slender but plump bodies. Their sleeves were pulled up above their elbows, revealing half of their snow-white arms.

"Shameless!"

When these four words popped up in his mind, an indescribable disgust suddenly filled Wang Kaiyun's heart. He turned his head quickly, but what caught his eye was a fashionable young woman who was only wearing a shiny gauze waistcoat and a Western-style Han skirt. Even her skin was clearly visible. The young woman was riding a foreign bicycle, and while waiting for the traffic light, one of her naked white legs was supporting the ground. She was almost walking half-naked on the street.

"Shameless!"

Once again, Wang Kaiyun felt his whole body trembling, his heart suddenly started beating wildly, as if it had exploded and never moved again, and it seemed as if something was blocking his throat.

"Shame on you! Shame on you..."

Wang Kaiyun kept thinking about this sentence. The traffic light turned green, and the car moved forward again. Driving among all kinds of vehicles, the sea outside the car window was covered by red and green neon lights. Under the neon lights, men and women dressed in fashionable clothes were walking in the sea of ​​light.

The roar of machinery, the choking exhaust fumes from cars, the smell of women's perfume, the various colored lights of neon lights - everything was like a nightmare, weighing on Wang Kaiyun's heart mercilessly.

His corrupt and weak mind suffered an unprecedented shock!

This unprecedented impact made him dizzy, with tinnitus and even dizziness!

It stimulated his nerves as if they were about to burst, and made his heart beat violently!

What kind of Ming Dynasty appeared before his eyes?

Is this the so-called paradise?

Are they the shameless people?

"Mr. Renqiu, look, this is the Ming Dynasty!"

Pointing outside the car window, Xu Zengjie smiled.

"Although our Tang Dynasty is called 'Tang', in terms of openness, the Ming Dynasty is truly as good as the Tang Dynasty. Don't be surprised, old man. This is how it is when Chinese and foreigners live together..."

Customs and habits within an empire will always influence and interact with each other.

Millions of Europeans and European-Indians had some influence on every aspect of the empire, from small things like bread, barbecue, and meals and drinks such as red wine and brandy to big things like certain behavioral habits.

Even habits like dressing influence and interact with each other.

Hanfu borrowed from and improved upon Western dresses, including women's gowns. The impact of these two influences on an old scholar like Wang Kaiyun can be imagined. In extreme shock, his face became increasingly strange.

Is this the Ming Dynasty he wants to know?

Ming Dynasty!

Just like that, he rushed straight in front of Wang Kaiyun, mercilessly making him feel an unprecedented impact.

The car was still moving forward. It had passed through the downtown area and was heading towards the suburbs. The mountains in the distance were lush and green, and the rows of small houses on the roadside, with a little light shining out from the green shade, came one after another and passed by in the blink of an eye.

The cool night breeze blew on the car window, making a rustling sound.

Finally, at this moment, as if relieved of some heavy pressure, Wang Kaiyun breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Zengjie:

"This place has a mixture of Chinese and foreigners, and the people have no sense of shame. We should educate them with morals and literature..."

Now it was Xu Zengjie's turn to be dumbfounded. He looked at Wang Kaiyun as if he were an idiot, looking at this old scholar and saying, "My goodness, do you know what you are talking about?"

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