Chapter 2183 Flower Struggle (91)

There is a mosque in Fuzhou. It is said that the temple was founded during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. However, this statement is not credible. By the Yuan Dynasty, it was almost collapsed. An official named Zhang Xiaosi used his salary to rebuild the mosque. In the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt due to a fire.

The style is still the same as that of the Yuan Dynasty.

At first glance, it looked like a Chinese temple structure, but inside it was no different from other mosques. Nick originally wanted to find someone to help him translate the Turkish text in the book, but the admiral had already arrived in Fuzhou, so they had to continue on their way.

If Nick had accepted the job of the East India Company to map China's coast, he would have been very busy every day, busy surveying in order to accurately depict the Dinghai anchorage and Fuqing Bay, as well as Mawei Port and Songshan Port. So far, Europeans have not yet visited

These ports have been visited.

It is absolutely impossible to describe the Lushan Islands, Yushan Islands, and Jiushan Islands one by one. Faced with such a task, even a confident hydrogeographer will lose patience and even cannot remember the description at all.

Which islands are there.

After inspecting the forts in Xiangshan County, the fleet's next stop was Zhoushan Island. Its capital is Dinghai, but the more famous one is Putuo Mountain. It, together with Mount Wutai, Mount Emei, and Mount Jiuhua, is known as the four famous mountains of Buddhism.

Nanhai Guanshiyin Bodhisattva's dojo to teach and transform all living beings.

Dinghai, like most Chinese towns, is surrounded by walls. It is very prosperous inside, with streets paved with stone slabs, a dazzling array of goods in the market, and the town's scale extending to the far outskirts of the city.

Mount Putuo is an exclusive area for monks. Wonders similar to the famous temples near Henan Island in Guangzhou can be seen everywhere in Mount Putuo, but Mount Putuo is even more gorgeous. There are more than 60 temples on the entire island, two of which are royal temples.

The admiral was a Taoist, but it did not affect his contribution to the temple on behalf of the emperor. The roof of the temple was covered with golden glazed tiles, which was the symbol of a royal temple, and gilt statues were enshrined inside.

Buddhism advocates "freeing life". There are countless turtles in the freeing pool, which is almost "overcrowded". Maybe Juren will tell him that he used the wrong idiom, but Nick really can't think of a more appropriate adjective. In addition, there are also

Another type of owner is the fat pig. They are content in the temple, wandering from room to room and disdainful of the food scattered on the floor.

Han Buddhism has explicit rules and regulations prohibiting eating meat. These pigs don’t have to worry about being slaughtered and eaten. When the monks twist the beads, they only say "Amitabha" and nothing else. In short, you can see it no matter where you go, raise your eyes.

They, the domesticated deer in Nara, look much cuter than them.

Some people say that monks are gluttons. Although they prefer vegetarian food, they are no different from the monks of St. Benedict and St. Bernard. There are always people in the kitchen, while other temples are often empty.

Nick had hoped that there would be eminent monks here who knew Turkish, but he no longer had confidence in this. After copying a large number of Buddhist statues, he followed the admiral and left Zhoushan for Ningbo, where they received a warm welcome.

Ningbo's commerce is extremely developed. There are several shops selling British woolen fabrics there, but the most popular items sold in the shops are silk or raw silk. Ningbo is very close to Hangzhou, and Hangzhou Bay, the outlet of the Qiantang River, is not far from Ningbo. Every Mid-Autumn Festival

There will be a spectacular Qiantang tide here before and after.

Because Marco Polo had been to Hangzhou, Nick also wanted to go, and the admiral fulfilled his wish. As they continued to enter the interior, the surrounding scenery gradually changed to mulberry trees, and there were fewer and fewer tea trees.

Mulberry trees in Zhejiang are slightly different from mulberry trees in the West. Moreover, mulberry trees are not the only plant for sericulture. In areas where there are not many mulberry trees, sericulture farmers can also use ash trees to replace mulberry leaves...

"Finally something useful has been said!" Bonaparte suddenly shouted, startling Georgiana.

"What are you yelling at?" she said angrily.

"Read it." He gave her the order as if he were a commander.

She threw the book to him, "I've been reading for so long, it's your turn."

After saying that, she ignored him and poured the water to drink herself.

The structure of Chinese looms seems very simple, but the textile craftsmen are extremely skilled, careful and dedicated in operating them. European textile manufacturers have not yet been able to build better looms...

"That's because machines will take away the jobs of textile workers." Georgiana explained to him, "There are already water-powered textile machines in Britain."

He looked a little confused, but continued reading.

"Textile craftsmen use their skillful hands to weave brocades embroidered with exquisite patterns and silks painted with flowers. These can also be produced in Paisley, Macclesfield and Lyon. However, Chinese wrinkled silks are extremely difficult to imitate.

, so far no foreign manufacturer has imitated it. We also don’t have fabrics like cocoon silk. This silk fabric is very washable. After multiple washings, the fabric will become softer and more beautiful. What is wrinkled silk?

?" asked Bonaparte.

"I bet it's not crumpled silk, that kind of silk no one wants," Georgiana replied.

"Where's the cocoon silk?"

"how could I know."

He looked at her dissatisfied, as if blaming a woman for not even knowing this.

In addition to Zhejiang Province, there are also three provinces, Jiangnan Province, HUB Province and Sichuan Province, which also produce silk. Their silk products are extremely beautiful. These four provinces are basically at the same latitude, and the climate is very similar to the American states at the same latitude. The climate here is humid.

, the soil is moist, and the Yangtze River and its countless tributaries nourish the land here. The locals fertilize the soil with silt dug out of the river, and use plant ash and animal bones to improve the soil. Mulberry trees are very suitable for intercropping, between rows of mulberry trees.

Plant Indian millet, or plant other cereals and vegetables in the gaps between them. Silkworm farmers put a lot of energy into preventing mulberry tree diseases and insect pests, because pests and diseases will bring disaster to these delicate plants. In order to protect the mulberry leaves,

Silkworm farmers even apply a layer of essential oil on the branches.

Every village and town must publicly read Emperor Kangxi's "Sixteen Articles of Sacred Treatise" every month to remind the people of their obligations. In the "Sixteen Articles", the emperor advocated "emphasis on agriculture and mulberry trees to provide enough food and clothing" and combined farming and planting.

Mulberry and silkworm rearing were elevated to a very high status. As for silk products, the emperor seemed to want to monopolize them in order to create more profits for the empire. He had been trying to restrict the export of products. Imperial law prohibited foreign merchant ships from loading more than 100 loads of raw silk and 80 loads of silk.

Carrying finished silk products. However, in the face of the difficulty of resisting smuggling activities, these legal provisions were in vain, and the greedy smugglers made up for the empire's folly in promulgating the ban.

Britain ships 1,500 to 16,000 loads of silk from China every year, most of which is twisted silk. European manufacturers prefer to use silk to make stockings for noble ladies.

"Why didn't I think of it?" Georgiana whispered, "The maritime ban is for monopoly?"

"The Manchus started out as fur traders." Bonaparte gave the book to Georgiana again.

"You only read so much," she complained.

"I'm not like you. I have a job. What about you?" He teased, "Aren't you here for a meeting?"

She was suddenly speechless.

"I'm out, you can read it yourself." After saying that, he put the book on the table and left the room.

After he left, she picked up the book and continued reading. After the trip to Hangzhou, Nick and the others went to Shanghai. After here, they could follow the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang, and then along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Nanhe Governor's Office.

The location is Qingjiangpu.

There is a small island next to Shanghai called Chongming Island. It is nicknamed "Jiangtongue". A few centuries ago, it was a barren land. Officials who were convicted were exiled here. Now it has become a place for drying salt and growing cotton.

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Growing cotton has brought huge profits to Chongming Island. Moreover, cotton is easier to grow than rice. After harvesting the wheat, just sprinkle cotton seeds in the field and then turn the wheat field over. At this time, Shanghai Kehe 21

century is completely different.

She quickly turned over the two pages, and the story was about Nick and his friends, Juren, and Wan Ning having a round in Zhenjiang.

They also came along the waterway. Originally Wan Ning was supposed to stay in JDZ's hometown, but she didn't listen and insisted on following the admiral to Qingjiangpu, so they left together.

Nick kept thinking about the old man he met in the pavilion before. He said that people think that the eyes of blind people can't see anything. In fact, the opposite is true. The eyes of blind people contain the greatest darkness. People think that darkness is dead silence. This is another reason.

A ridiculous misunderstanding. Not only does everything in the world disappear in darkness, but black is the only color in the spectrum that cannot be attributed to one color. It is a huge theater that is absent of all characters but includes all plots.

So, is it a good thing to cure her eyes and let her see again?

Could she, like most people, be confused by the illusion created by light?
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