Chapter 643: The Empire's Consumables Are the Greatest Honor (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
Filial son.
North Korea is the filial son of the Ming Dynasty!
No Korean would object to this statement. If anyone dared to say otherwise, the Koreans would beat him to death without the Ming Dynasty having to do anything.
Kim Dae-cheon was a Korean. He was once a Confucian scholar at the Ganghwa Prefecture City Academy. He came to the Ming Dynasty by chance. In 1866, after the French occupied Ganghwa Island during the "Bingin Foreign Raid", he was captured as a prisoner. Later, he followed the French all the way to Haeju. When he was released by the French and was about to return to Korea by land from Haeju, he was "tricked (mai)" onto an immigrant ship in Nanhua and sailed across the ocean to Nanhua.
Although he has only been here for six years, he quickly passed the high school entrance examination and then was admitted to the Business Management School. From an ordinary office employee to the founder of Tianyi Clothing Company, it only took a few years for the company to become one of the top clothing companies in Nanhua. It has to be said that he does have a good business mind.
After learning from the newspaper that the Korean delegation led by Liu Chongjiao had arrived in Nanhua, he was very excited. It was a big deal to meet an old friend in a foreign land, even if he had only heard of Liu Chongjiao's name.
After all, Liu Chongjiao is a great scholar of the time!
When such a big shot was in Korea, he couldn't meet him even if he wanted to. But it was different in Ming Dynasty. These people were all new here, and they definitely wanted to hear his advice as a Korean.
So he invited Liu Chongjiao and his party in the name of Confucian scholars from Jianghua Prefecture to welcome him.
When they received the invitation, Liu Chongjiao and the others were all stunned that there was actually a Confucian scholar from Jianghua here.
After the welcoming banquet was held in the hotel, it was discovered that both Jin Dachuan and Jin Yujun were from the Andong Jin family, and they were relatives. Although this relative was at least two hundred years apart, it did not prevent the two parties from recognizing each other as relatives. This actually brought them closer.
It is impolite not to reciprocate. Three days later, Liu Chongjiao and Jin Yujun came to Jin Dachuan's house with a box of Korean ginseng. After the uncle and nephew sat together and chatted for a while, Jin Dachuan invited Liu Chongjiao, Jin Yujun and others to the rooftop terrace.
The terrace was surrounded by lush low-lying trees and flowers, and there was a small and exquisite pavilion. There were a few tables and chairs in the pavilion, all made of rattan, but they were all styles they had never seen before - small and exquisite.
"Mr. Liu, please take a seat."
After sitting down, Liu Chongjiao looked out from the roof and saw the lights of thousands of houses in the community. He couldn't help but exclaimed,
"Oh, it's really hard to imagine that this is where ordinary people from the Ming Dynasty live. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is beyond our imagination."
During their recent visits to various places in the Ming Dynasty, if they were to say what impressed them the most, it would certainly be the Ming Dynasty's wealth, which simply subverted their imagination and understanding.
In fact, for these Confucian scholars, they may be amazed by the modern industrial civilization of the Ming Dynasty, but what has a greater impact on them is the lives of the people.
The people of the Ming Dynasty lived a rich life. They lived in brick and tile houses, ate white rice and white flour, and had meat every day. Such a life was simply... like heaven.
If there really is a paradise on earth, it might be the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is kindhearted. When Nanhua was first established, Your Majesty personally drew the blueprints and built the first community. From then on, all the people of our Ming Dynasty can live in such apartments. As long as you get married, you can apply for a four-bedroom, two-living-room house. If you have more children, you can apply for a bigger house. You only need to pay a few dollars in rent every month."
"Rent? So these houses are not theirs?"
Liu Chongjiao asked curiously.
"Not yet, but when you move in, you only need to pay 50 to 70 yuan. After 20 years of renting, the house will belong to you. If you cancel the lease midway, you can deduct the additional fee in proportion."
In fact, it was a disguised installment payment. It was through this method that the Ming Dynasty allowed millions of workers and their families to live in new houses so that they would not be crowded in simple and dilapidated houses.
"Your Majesty the Emperor Shengde is truly a benevolent ruler!"
In addition to admiration, Liu Chongjiao looked at the children running in the garden downstairs. There was more amazement and envy in his eyes. How could he not envy the affluent life of the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Things like establishing a country overseas are not important. What is important is that the Ming Dynasty is indeed like the paradise in the heaven where the people live and work in peace and contentment as described by the gentlemen!
This place is truly a paradise in heaven!
The servants began to serve the dishes. Liu Chongjiao was quite looking forward to this family dinner.
In fact, after arriving in Daming, he found that the dishes here were completely different from those described in "Yanxingji". Here he could eat dishes from all over the world, and of course, he could also eat local specialties.
As expected, the dishes were different from traditional Chinese dishes. The flavors were quite unique and fragrant. It was said that these were foreign dishes, but they had been slightly improved.
"This meat is whale meat. We don't eat filleted fish in Daming. Chefs prefer to fry whale meat the way they fry steaks..."
Jin Dachuan, who was talking eloquently, picked up the wine and toasted.
The wine used is wine produced in the Central Valley. Compared with "Victory Wine", it has a lower alcohol content and is more popular with middle and senior management of the company. Of course, rice wine such as Zhuangyuanhong is also very popular with them, while ordinary people prefer the high-alcohol "Victory Wine". As for the light beer, people only drink some iced beer during barbecue.
Then another servant brought in a large hot pot, which was divided into two compartments like the Tai Chi Bagua, with red oil on one side and clear soup on the other.
"This is a shabu-shabu hotpot. We had it when we were in Linhai. It has a very unique flavor!"
Young Liu Linxi smiled and said that he really liked hot pot.
"This hot pot is unique to Daming, and it's very special."
Jin Dachuan laughed and said,
"Although the taste is extremely strong, it is very popular in the market. I heard that this dish was created by His Majesty."
"The rumors out there are not credible!"
Liu Chongjiao really guessed wrong. Not to mention the shabu-shabu pot, Emperor Zhu, as a gourmet, created more than dozens of recipes, and barbecue was the most common. Jin Dachuan certainly didn't explain too much about this. In fact, he didn't believe it at the beginning, but as long as he had contact with the first two generations of immigrants, he knew that His Majesty was an approachable person who liked to have fun with the people, and even cooked for them himself.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks. Liu Chongjiao only felt a very spicy taste in his mouth. He only took a few bites and thought for a while before asking.
"Chen Bai, since you have lived in Daming for eight years, you must be very familiar with this place. I wonder if I should ask you something."
"Mr. Liu, I want to ask if this Ming Dynasty is big!"
Jin Dachuan asked directly.
"A few years ago, the Heavenly Kingdom sent an envoy here to inform your Majesty that the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Gao has been properly repaired. Even the Manchu barbarians know to repair the imperial mausoleum in the suburbs of Beijing to befriend the Ming Dynasty. Sir, do you think this Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty?"
In fact, whether it is or not is not important at all. What is important?
"This place is truly the Celestial Empire."
Jin Yujun said,
"There is nothing better than this so-called paradise of heaven."
"Uncle is right. This place is indeed a paradise for the Celestial Empire. However, how Korea will serve the Ming Dynasty in the future will depend on you gentlemen."
"What do you mean?"
"Mr. Liu, do you know how many Japanese there are in Ming Dynasty?"
"Japanese?"
Liu Chongjiao frowned slightly. He was not unfamiliar with the Japanese. Although he had never met them, Japan had invaded Korea before. If Emperor Wanli had not sent out the Celestial Empire's soldiers, Korea would have surely perished at the hands of Japan.
"That's right. Although the Japanese are barbarians, in the past ten years, hundreds of thousands of Japanese have married into the Ming Dynasty. There are also tens of thousands of Japanese immigrants in the Ming Dynasty. Every year, Japanese people are naturalized as Ming people. In the colonies, Japan is a pioneer in colonization and is willing to be driven by the Ming Dynasty. The loyalty of the Japanese is deeply recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Even two years ago, when the Japanese delegation arrived in the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty also commended them in person."
Praise, of course it has to be praised, it’s an imperial consumable!
The Ming Dynasty doesn't have so many people spending money in the tropical rain forests of Africa. The Japanese consumables are easy to use, so of course you have to praise them when you see them. Jin Dachuan is envious and jealous of this!
"But what about us Koreans? We Koreans call ourselves the filial sons of the Ming Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, there are only a handful of Koreans. When the day comes when the Ming Dynasty's favorability towards Japan far exceeds that of Korea, everyone, how will we Koreans deal with it then? I heard that..."
With a long sigh, Jin Dachuan said.
"There are already naturalized Japanese officials in high positions in the court!"
(End of this chapter)
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