Although it was only the end of October, Wang Fulin learned about the news that the canal was frozen after leaving Huizhou.∮ For him, who has been living in the south for several years, although winter is cold, as long as he is covered with silk and silk jackets and leather robe, he still has to wait for it. He is not as cold as he goes out when he goes out. But as he travels north and after passing Xuzhou, he actually encounters two light snows in a row. He feels that this trip is a bit miscalculated.

Because Xiaobei was very dizzy on a boat, and because he had to transport a large amount of supplies to the north before the freezing, the shipping was busy for more than a month and was somewhat congested, he chose to travel by land this time. Cheng Naixuan was going to attend next year's examination, so he was willing to go with him. Even Miss Xu had not seen her father Xu Guo for many years and went to Beijing with her. In addition, Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang had to be added. Although he had never done the feat of exam preview before, both of them made up their minds to go and watch the fun this time. It didn't matter if the two teachers left this time, and they took the other three students with him.

After all, going to Beijing once was also a valuable experience for a young man. Didn’t you see that Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei didn’t get the chance? She cried several times at home? On the contrary, the second master Wang Er really stayed for only one day after he came back, and then went to Beijing again without stopping.

And those who were also in the team also received news when they passed through Nanjing that Zhu Zongji, who had just been recommended by Li Tingzhu, the Marquis of Linhuai, was summoned to work at the Imperial Hospital of the Capital.

So, the group of people was in a vast expanse and began to taste the taste of being frozen when they entered Shandong. Even Wang Fulin and Xiaobei, who didn't like to ride a car, had to shrank into the carriage. The three mule carriages hired at high prices all used the thickest wood, and a cotton woven on the outside was added. However, when the window was opened for ventilation every once in a while, the cold wind that rushed in from the outside could still make people shrank. It was essential for each hand stove to hold a hand. It was a pity that three layers of inside and three layers of outside and leather boots on their feet, but they still couldn't withstand the cold weather of the winter. The only thing that is thankful is that no one got sick while rushing like a snail.

Of course, there is a future imperial physician who is sick, which is finally a huge guarantee.

Since next year is the year of the examination every three years, there are naturally many Juren who rushed to the capital. The night they spent at the Jinan City Inn. In the entire inn, besides Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan, there were four other Juren. They were not titles of the University of Science and Technology, and they were all very experienced scholars who went to Beijing several times. One of them was over 50 years old. In terms of age, he was almost the grandfather of Wang and Cheng and was quite talkative. When everyone gathered together and Cheng Naixuan complained about hating the weather, he sighed and said, "The north has been getting colder every year in the past few years. If I fail this class again, I won't take the exam."

When the old juren said this, some of the others comforted and some remained silent. Wang Fulin paid more attention to another message revealed by the old juren: "The old senior said that the capital has become colder and colder in recent years?"

"Yes, not only the old guy who participated in the six examinations think so, but several old friends I knew before said so. Some native Beijingers mentioned it when they were gossiping, starting from the late Jiajing period. The weather has become colder and colder, and the canals have been frozen longer and longer. You may not believe it. Just two years ago, the canals in Suzhou Prefecture were frozen after a heavy snowfall. Although the climate suddenly warmed up in a few days, it was shocking. Speaking of which, I am old and have read a lot of miscellaneous books. I remember that there were some unofficial notes saying that it suddenly became cold in the late Shang Dynasty, the three kingdoms were also cold in the late Han Dynasty, and the five dynasties were suddenly cold again..."

Although the old Juren's words came to an abrupt end, the other Juren's faces turned red when they saw him drinking, and they were obviously drunk. They didn't take it to heart, but Wang Fulin did not dare to treat this as the old Juren who failed the exams repeatedly. He vaguely remembered that later generations had said that in the late Ming Dynasty, the late Ming Dynasty was in the Little Ice River period, so the country was constantly famined, and even the country's fortune was ruined by the peasant uprising and the rising Later Jin Dynasty. But was it revealed that clues began to appear now? While he was thinking, he was in a daze, and after a meal that was not very delicious, he pulled Cheng Naixuan aside.

"The things I asked you to help find are nothing except chili? It's almost four years at least!"

Cheng Naixuan didn't expect that Wang Fulin would suddenly mention this. He was about to laugh at him as a foodie. It was obvious that Wang Fulin's face was so serious and serious. He immediately became serious, and his relationship with him was like a brother. But his answer was really helpless: "It's not that I'm not careless. You also know that although Longqing opens the sea, there are only one place that really opens the sea. Yuegang, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, those boats that go overseas bring back spices or gems, and there are very few seeds or plants. That basket of peppers was an unexpected surprise, and it was gone later."

Do you really have to go back and go to Macau in person to deal with those son Folang Ji people, the Portuguese? If you really encounter the Little Ice Age in the next few decades or even a hundred years, then typical wasteland-rescuing plants such as potatoes and sweet potatoes from the Americas will save countless lives under natural disasters!

"Forget it, in short, please continue to inquire for me. When this trip to the capital is over, I will go to Fujian in person."

Seeing that Wang Fulin said this and went back to the room, Cheng Naixuan felt that the monk was confused. But Wang Fulin had always been jumping hard, and he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he didn't take it to heart.

That night, the wind was howling outside and the snow continued. When everyone was preparing to set off early the next morning, the inn staff suddenly rushed in from outside.

"After this snow, many places on the road were frozen. I have already instructed the stables to wrap anti-slip straw on your mounts and bikes. But even so, please walk slowly on the road."

Everyone present had experienced several light snow, so I couldn't help but thank this guy for reminding me. Sure enough, the road ahead became more and more difficult, even if it was the official road, but the cold weather and the snow that visited from time to time made the older and younger ones unable to bear it, and coughed and fevered one after another. Now, Zhu Zongji's first-hand medical skills were used, and I don't know how much gratitude and thanks he had gained.

Especially the old Juren who was old but had a relapse of old illness. After resting for a night, he immediately insisted on rushing. In his words, it was not that the test was really more important than life, but because he was afraid that he would spend all his money and no one would see a doctor when he lived in the inn. At that time, he could only stretch his legs there and wait for death, so he thanked Zhu Zongji even more.

It was a difficult journey. When he finally saw the gates of the capital, even scholars were the most reserved, he couldn't help but cheer at this moment. Wang Fulin looked around and quickly closed the window tightly, and then sealed the gaps on all sides. He stomped his feet, which were already a little frozen, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, whether it is the Wang Mansion or the Xin'an Guild Hall, there is at least a place to live in the capital. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to find a hotel and inn in the cold weather!"

"I heard that there are inner cities and outer cities in the capital. The outer cities were built later, so there were more people in the capital than Nanjing." Xiaobei said as he leaned against Wang Fulin for warmth, and then whispered, "I heard from my father that when he moved the capital, nine out of ten families were empty in Nanjing, and all the wealthy families were forcibly moved to the capital, so others said that Nanjing was rich. In fact, it was not until Zhengde that the emperor visited the south and then he truly recovered his vitality. However, there were so many people in the whole north. They all rely on the canal. The canal was frozen, and the grain ships were all blocked halfway. The old men in the court really stopped shipping forever?"

"It's the first time I'm here. You ask me, who will I ask? The suspension of shipping is to cherish the people's strength and the lives of the army. In fact, it is also because a canal river is related to all aspects of interests. Since it can be stable and not hurt people's lives, who else is willing to go to shipping with your head?" Wang Fulin didn't want to continue this topic, so he said, "When it comes to the most prosperous cities in the world. Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Nanjing, we have all been to Suzhou, but there is no chance. We must go and see it in the future. This time, when we arrived in the capital, we will appreciate the magnificence of the imperial capital, and we will talk about other things. Having said that guy Cheng Naixuan should live in his father-in-law's house this time, and I'm afraid he will be honest for a while."

The outer city of the capital opened three gates to the south, except for the You'anmen and Zuo'anmen on the east and west sides, the Yongding Gate is located in the center. However, because near Yongding Gate is a place for worshiping the sky such as the Temple of Heaven, most of the officials and people entering the capital only walked from the left and right gates, and Wang Fulin and others walked from the Zuo'anmen. The outer city was a city wall that was built only until the Jiajing period. The buildings in the inner city were built with hammers in the east and a hammer in the west, and were built on the spot after being bought one by one piece after another. It was far less than the inner city when it was relocated and expanded that year. The more it was moved to the south, the more it was more chaotic, the more it was, the more it was, the more neat the inner city, the horizontal alleys and the vertical streets were.

Several juren who met their fellow travelers on the road were well aware of the consumption market in the capital, so they did not plan to enter the inner city, but planned to stay in the old inns that they had lived in the outer city or the guild halls run by merchants from all over the country. Seeing that Wang Fulin and his party were going to enter Chongwen Gate, they also said that they had relatives in the capital. They were so envious that they had to talk about their permanent residence and invited them to visit next time. After they parted ways, they paid taxes to enter Chongwen Gate. Cheng Naixuan, who had never seen his father-in-law yet, also took Miss Xu away. Zhu Zongji also had a place to go, so they could not say goodbye.

After this breakup, Wang Fulin didn't care about the cold, got out of the carriage and rode on the horse, and looked at the Ming imperial capital.

In order to facilitate the court, officials of the Changgong County often lived in Yongfang, Nanxunfang, Chengqingfang and other places in Daxia. As for the nobles, they would mostly avoid court or escape from court, they would build gardens a little far from the Chang'an Gate on the left and right of the imperial city, or build luxury houses. Because of their wealth and wealth, Wang Daokun bought a three-entry courtyard when he was transferred to the six ministries of the capital after Yiwu County Magistrate. Now he has entered Beijing again, and his status is no match for the time, but the house is still the same as before. There is only one reason, and it is not outspoken.

Wang Fulin had heard Wang Daoguan say these words long ago. However, when he followed the map and asked for directions, he finally turned to the alley where the Wang Mansion was, he found that there were eight people carrying a sedan chair at the gate, and dozens of followers and guards were enough. When he was thinking about which big man it was, a guard had already stepped forward to stop him, and his tone was extremely arrogant.
Chapter completed!