Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 775, Western United Firm presents treasures

"Master, it's time to wake up~"

Xu Wan'er pushed Liu Jin, who was still sleeping late, it was already high in the sun, and he was still sleeping.

"Why get up? You don't have to go to bed in the morning. Come on, come on, do some morning exercises~"

Liu Jin shunned his hands, pulled Xu Wan'er into his arms with a light pull.

It's already winter, and the weather is getting colder and colder, but it's still comfortable in the bed, and anyway, he doesn't have to go to court, so Liu Jin sleeps in almost every day.

"Sister-in-law~ don't~"

Xu Wan'er's face was flushed, of course she knew what Liu Jin said about the morning exercise, this would be embarrassing, it was broad daylight, and there were maids waiting outside.

"It's an old couple, why are you shy~"

Liu Jin moved dishonestly, which made Xu Wan'er blush even more.

"My lord, the governor of Ceylon of the Western Union Company is going to present a treasure to His Majesty today. Haven't you explained that you are going to participate?"

Xu Wan'er collapsed into Liu Jin's arms, and said out of breath.

"The governor of Ceylon has returned to Beijing?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly stopped, and then he regained his energy immediately. He kissed Xu Wan'er and said, "I'll clean you up at night."

After finishing speaking, he got up quickly, got dressed, had breakfast in a hurry, and then hurried to the palace.

Zhuque Street in the capital runs across the north and south of the capital, and the imperial palace is to the north.

At this time, the streets of Suzaku Street were crowded with people, and the alleys were empty, and all the young and old in the capital braved the severe cold to come out to watch the excitement, because the Governor of Ceylon arrived in the capital today and formally presented the treasure from Ceylon to the emperor.

I saw Hu Xianshen wearing the governor's uniform issued by the Ming court, um, it is regarded as the second rank, of course, there is only a rank in Daming, and there is no salary, nor any real power, it is an honor given by the Son of Heaven.

Hu Xian, who was dressed in a crimson robe, raised his head and straightened his back, walking like a tiger.

As he walked, he also sighed.

At the beginning, he was just a small censor, a fifth-rank official, but because of a trivial incident, Hongzhi sent him back to his hometown to take care of him.

Originally, he had given up the idea of ​​being an official, so he probably had no hope of being able to wear the clothes of the second grade in his life.

But who knows, he conquered the island of Ceylon overseas, and the Western United Commercial Bank also publicly recommended him to be the first governor of Ceylon, and the court admitted it, and even issued a second-rank court uniform.

I have to sigh, the fate of life is really unpredictable.

Hu Xian walked in the front of the huge team, and following Hu Xian were Jinbao Boys. These people were holding a box in their hands, and each box contained a huge top-level exquisite gemstone.

Sapphires, rubies, amethysts... Gems of various colors are extremely exquisite and very large. Under the winter sun, they reflect a fascinating light.

The eyes of the crowd watching couldn't help but widen. Many rich ladies watching upstairs fell in love with this charming color instantly.

The pair of treasure offering boys walking in the front, the gemstones in the box were the size of a thick bowl, crystal clear, extremely pure, and there were two very rare sapphires.

These two sapphires alone are priceless, priceless treasures, which cannot be measured by money at all.

There were ninety-nine pairs of treasure-presenting boys walking side by side, holding various gemstones in their hands. These are the special products of Ceylon Island. After careful selection, the best batch of gemstones was selected and dedicated to Emperor Hongzhi.

After the treasure offering boys, there were two rows of treasure offering virgins. These virgins also held boxes in their hands. The boxes contained no gems, but all kinds of treasures brought back from the West.

Incomparably bright red corals, corals several feet high, are also priceless treasures; a pair of fist-sized night pearls, three pairs of pigeon egg-sized diamonds, and six pairs of egg-sized pearls; eight white tiger skins without a trace of hair; There are twelve pairs of long ivory...

"Wow~"

On the street, among the crowd watching the excitement, there were constant exclamations.

The old and young men in the capital are naturally quite knowledgeable, and some people read out the treasures one after another, and suddenly there were bursts of exclamations from the surrounding crowd.

Even though the old and young men are all knowledgeable people, any treasure offered by the Western Union Merchants March is invaluable.

There are many things that only the top dignitaries and really rich people can have. Ordinary people don't even have the chance to see them once, let alone seeing them.

This time, following this opportunity, the Governor of Ceylon directly presented it, which gave the young and old in the capital an insight.

After the treasure-presenting virgins, there are teams of treasure-presenters who work together to carry the burden.

There are boxes on both sides of the burden, and the mouths of the boxes are all opened at this time, so that people can clearly see the things inside.

The ones walking in the front are crates of gold, one after another, full of neat gold bars, which shone charmingly under the sunlight.

There are a total of seventy-two people carrying golden burdens, and the heavy golden burdens form a charming golden landscape.

After the golden burden came the silver burden. Three hundred and sixty strong men were carrying the silver burden. The silver light shone brightly, dazzling people's eyes, and their eyes began to turn red.

After the silver burden, there are rows of strong men carrying other things, such as cloth, silk, spices, birds of prey flying in the sky, beasts walking on the ground, seafood swimming in the water, things owned by the Western side, and the governor of Ceylon. Bian Du managed to get some, and transported them all the way to the capital to present to the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"roar~"

At the back of the team, there were chariots and horses pulling iron cages, which contained various animals, three pairs of lions, two males and four females.

Six pairs of tigers, four yellow-brown tigers, two white tigers; two leopards, one male and one female; six elephants, wrapped in thick quilts, it is too cold here in the capital, and the elephants seem very uncomfortable. adapt.

Four black bears, twelve jackals, twelve golden macaques, two large lizards, eight large crocodiles, six large turtles, two pairs of brightly colored parrots and four beautiful peacocks!

Looking at these animals, all the young and old in the capital immediately widened their eyes, and it was a great experience to see these weird animals.

Many animals were only heard of before, and no one had seen them, but this time, they have seen them all.

This time the treasure offering, the Western United Trading Company was very attentive and spent a lot of time on careful preparation. They transported these animals from the distant Ceylon Island to the capital here, and took care of each one of them. Lively, but also spent a lot of thought and financial resources.

"Tsk tsk, that's a lion, right? It's still a bit different from the stone lions we carved."

"That's an elephant. It's really big. The ears are like cattail fans, and the nose is too long."

"Tiger, Leopard, Bear~"

The melon-eating crowd looked at all kinds of animals in the cage, and they kept discussing. Everyone has curiosity. The animals they have heard before, now seeing them with their own eyes, this feeling is completely different, and even more so. What's more, there are many animals that I have never heard of before, which can be regarded as a great gain of knowledge.

The long line stretched from the south of Suzaku Street to the foot of the imperial city.

In the square outside Fengtian Temple, hundreds of military officials from North Korea, Chinese and Chinese were present, and even Zhu Houzhao made a rare appearance here.

Of course, he was mainly attracted by the various beasts and rare birds offered by the Western United Commercial Bank. For him, all kinds of gems, gold and silver are not attractive, but those strange and weird Things are attractive.

"Old Liu~"

Zhu Houzhao did not stand according to the position, but stood next to Liu Jin. He was already a little impatient, so he also poked Liu Jin, ready to chat with Liu Jin.

"Your Highness~"

Liu Jin replied helplessly.

"Am I handsome when I drive a steam locomotive?"

Zhu Houzhao asked a little stinky.

"...Handsome, very handsome~"

Liu Jin said speechlessly that Zhu Houzhao had learned many of the new words he had said, but after thinking about it, people of this age liked these things the most.

"Hey, my father also praised me a lot, saying that the steam harvester I developed is very useful, and he also said that I should be rewarded well. What do you think I want better?"

Zhu Houzhao immediately raised his head slightly proudly. The steam harvester was indeed of great help to the agriculture of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongzhi also praised him very rarely, which made Zhu Houzhao so happy that he died.

"Your Highness, you can ask His Majesty for the rare birds and animals offered by the Western Joint Merchant. Hasn't Your Highness always wanted to open an animal, and when the time comes, gather these animals together and build a zoo. In the future, just collecting tickets will not be enough. You can make a lot of money.”

Liu Jin thought for a while and suggested that this guy doesn't need anything else, and he's not interested in it at all. Maybe it's a good choice for him to take care of the animals.

It might be a good idea to build a zoo and collect animals from all over the world, so that the young and old in the capital can learn a lot.

"Good idea, I have such an idea a long time ago."

"But calling it a zoo is too out of character. I figured it out. It would be more appropriate to call it the Leopard Room."

Zhu Houzhao grinned and said, Liu Jin really knows him so well that he knows that he likes these animals and wants to build a zoo.

Liu Jin also knows me.

"Leopard room?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was taken aback for a moment. In history, Zhu Houzhao died in the Leopard House he built himself. This name is not auspicious.

(End of this chapter)