Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 64
Shen Jingdan returned to his room and found that his concubine Lu Yun was not there.After going downstairs, I saw other "Qingcheng" (prostitutes) I knew well, so I asked where Lu Yun went.

The woman said that Lu Yun went to Nagasaki Castle Town in the afternoon, and probably should be back soon.

Shen Jingdan took a few Kuan Yong Tong Bao and asked the maid downstairs to bring some refreshments and hot water for washing to the daughter on the second floor.He went out to the Earth God Hall himself.

This earth temple in the Tang Dynasty house is actually a temple of the earth.On the plaque of the main hall is written the three words "Federal Palace".A pool was dug in front of the Temple of Earth, and a small bridge was built on it.The water in the pool is drawn from the ditch outside the large wall of the Tang Dynasty house, which is connected to the water system in the entire Nagasaki Castle.If you come here to play after the beginning of spring, there is quite a small bridge and flowing water.

However, it was already winter, and several mat sheds were erected on the square in front of the Earth Temple. Except for the thatched roofs, the sheds were surrounded by straw mats, which were very tight.

When Shen Jingdan came to a shed, he heard the sound of music coming from inside the shed.He listened carefully, and it turned out that he was singing "Nine Links", and he couldn't help but smile.

Originating from southern China, Jiulianhuan became popular in the Edo period with the arrival of large numbers of Chinese sailors and merchants.In a broad sense, "Nine Links" is a general term for many Jiangnan minors. After one song is sung, the next song is sung.For example, the "Dajiu Serial Tunes" spread in Suzhou area is composed of "Five Change Tunes", "Flower Name Tunes", "Flower Tunes", "Haha Tunes" and "Xiangjiang Wave Tunes".

Since the Ming Dynasty, most of the lower-level sailors engaged in Sino-Japanese trade and merchant ships were from Fujian, so "Fujian tune" was quite popular on merchant ships and in Nagasaki and other places. It was first sung by the Chinese, and then gradually added to the Japanese style. "Allure" was sung together, and finally spread among the Japanese.

Shen Jingdan lifted the cotton curtain and went inside.The Japanese actress on the stage was playing the yueqin and singing in a lame Hokkien dialect: "My frightening feeling is ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, I'll give the slave a nine-chain, hold it with both hands Come on, I can't untie it, the slave (holding) cut the knife, and the cut can't stop there..."

The merchants and senior crew members who listened and sang and drank below divided several areas according to each merchant ship, separated by screens.

Everyone shook their heads as they exchanged cups with each other.Especially every time the actress sang "Yah, ah, ah, there", everyone in the audience joined in, and dozens of people joined "Yah, ya," together.

"Yo, the shipwreck owner~" A businessman who was shaking his head with his arms around a Japanese "allure" saw Shen Jingdan and quickly got up to greet him. "Come and sit, come and sit." Several other merchants on the same ship and sailors on Yin [-] also stood up to greet them when they saw it.

Shen Jingdan bowed his hands in return and walked to the round table where the businessman was.After all the people at the same table bowed their hands and saluted, they sat down.

Many of these merchants are representatives of domestic firms, and are also known as "cargo heads".Since Shen Jingdan got the credit card, many companies from Jiangsu and Zhejiang came to the door, hoping to join; even some businessmen from Shanxi also got involved.

At this time, the Japanese maid replaced all the dishes and dishes in front of Shen Jingdan with a new set, and the businessman beside him quickly poured a glass of wine for him.

"Although this trip was in winter, it was smooth sailing. I would also like to thank the shipwreck owner for his trouble. Let's talk about a glass of old wine." do.

Shen Jingdan repeatedly said "don't dare, don't dare", and drank the wine in his glass with a smile.

The merchants applauded together, and then raised their glasses together.

At this time, the maid brought another big dish, abalone from Sendai Domain.

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables." The businessman who paid for the treat hurriedly greeted everyone with his chopsticks.

At this time, the sound of the piano on the stage changed, and the tune was mellow. After the Japanese actress sang a series of nine series, she changed it again: "The clouds are blooming, and the moon is bright like water flooding the terrace. The moon shifts the shadow of the flowers, and it is suspected that the owner is coming. I diligently double-eyed, hurriedly shouted about my feelings, leaned against the door and waited, only to ask for the child to arrive, hello Qingluan and yellow dog. )
Shen Jingdan casually greeted a "Qingcheng" to sit beside him because his concubine Lu Yun was not around.

Everyone was drinking and making fists.Sometimes when he loses, the "Qingcheng" who accompanies the wine by his side drinks it for the businessman he loves.For a while, there was laughter on the table, and the men punched each other and chatted with each other.

Shen Jingdan looked at everything familiar in front of him and smiled without saying a word.Suddenly, he felt that the "Qingcheng" beside him got up and sat down, but then he smelled a very familiar smell of gouache.He turned around and saw that it was his Japanese concubine Lu Yun who had returned.

Lu Yun looked at Shen Jingdan with a smile, leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here all of a sudden? Didn't you say come back in April when you left last time?"

Shen Jingdan shook his head, leaned into Lu Yun's ear and said, "There are too many people here. I'll go back and tell you later. It's a little troublesome. I'll take you to see someone later and you'll understand."

Lu Yun nodded and stopped asking.

"What did you do in the town in the city?" Shen Jingdan asked casually.

Lu Yun then leaned into his ear and explained that a good-looking brothel woman was ill, fearing that it was only a few days ago, so she went to the city to visit.

At this time, a businessman who knew Lu Yun smiled and said to Shen Jingdan, "Yo, Mrs. Ru, the owner of the shipwreck, is here." After speaking, he looked around the merchants and said to Lu Yun, "I haven't seen each other for a year. I'll give you a toast to the two of you."

Shen Jingdan smiled and said, "Okay, old man, you came to tease us as soon as Lu Yun came back. Come on, punch and see if I won't overturn you."

The businessman Lao Huang put down the wine in his glass, looked around at everyone and shouted with a smile: "It's not necessarily who overturned who, you all say yes? Come on!"

It is said that since the 23rd year of Kangxi (1684), the Qing court felt that the country was stable, so it promulgated the "Zhanhai Order".

With the "Zhanhai Order", the number of Tang ships traveling to and from Nagasaki increased year by year. In the 27 years since Kangxi, more than 9000 merchants and crew members from the Qing Dynasty sailed.A large number of Tang ships and goods from Tang Dynasty came in. In addition to the restricted trade, there were also smuggling incidents inside and outside the port, which caused the money from the Wa country to flow to the Qing country.

When more people came, some people began to find women in Nagasaki to be long-term mistresses; finally, they drank too much alcohol in Nagasaki Castle Town and fought for women.

In order to prevent contact with the Japanese and prevent smuggling, the Nagasaki Magistrate took advantage of the fight and spent a year building a Chinese house covering an area of ​​more than 3 square meters on the hillside south of Nagasaki Port. People live in it until they return home.

In order to prevent many businessmen and sailors who stayed in the Chinese house for a few months from being bored and causing trouble, the shogunate allowed the women of the flower street in Nagasaki Castle and the brothel of Maruyama to enter the residential area to provide services for the people who stayed.For these brothel women, the shogunate called them "Alluring City" in order to sound good.

These local brothel women are called "Dutch trip" and "Tangren trip" according to the difference in the living area.

Initially, these brothel women could stay in the inner courtyard for one to three days after entering the "Yitabu House" on the right side of the gate outside the gate at the Tang Renshifu. Later, they could stay for ten days at a time with the senior crew members and once at the lower-level crew members. Five days; after that, you can continue to register until the Tang Dynasty returns, staying for several months.

It is said that the service spirit of these Japanese women is really considerate. They are not only wives for one night, several nights, and several months for Chinese people, but also can recite poems and paintings, hold lamps and ink, and cook food like housewives. Living...that is, what is that, what is that, hehehehehe...

The source of income of these Japanese women is that after the Chinese leave Hong Kong, they go to the Chinese New Year's Office in the city with the registration certificate to receive a sum of "Yangdaiyin", that is, after the goods shipped by Tang Ships are sold, the middle cost.

Of course, there are also many Chinese businessmen and sailors who pity these brothel women who are married to them, and secretly carry some jewelry items in their carry-on luggage every time they come.However, when these women brought these items out of the Tang Dynasty residence, they were often checked by the sideknife guards outside the second gate of the residential area, and finally ended up being confiscated.

It is said that the shogunate is so strict that smuggling should be prevented, right?But do you think it's possible?

Among those Japanese merchants, there is a very courageous master who wants to bypass the government and play the big ticket.

For example, dig tunnels to enter the Chinese house, and use sea cucumber, abalone, otter skin and gold in exchange for a large amount of white sugar, fine tea sets and dishes, and even Chinese clothes and trousers, and then sell them to the people at high prices, making a lot of profits.

However, the management of Nagasaki was still very strict in this era, and the Japanese merchants involved in smuggling were finally exposed to the public and exiled to the isolated island.

There are also Chinese people in the residential area who sneak out of the gate and run to the castle town. They will eventually be arrested by the patrolling samurai on the street and tied back to the big wooden cage in the outer courtyard.

When Shen Xuan entered the door, she saw the one locked in the wooden cage.

Shen Jingdan took a few punches with the businessman, Lao Huang, and then left.Everyone only thought that he and Lu Yun were newly married, so they didn't hold back.Before leaving, Shen Jingdan instructed the maid here to deliver some meals to his room.

When I came out of the shed, it was getting late.Shen Jingdan walked in front, and Lu Yun was half a step behind him and followed closely behind.

When the two returned to the townhouse, candles had been lit upstairs and downstairs.Wait on the second floor.Shen Jingdan walked outside his daughter's room and coughed twice.The sound of her daughter's footsteps could be heard inside the house.

"It's Daddy who is back." After Shen Xuan opened the door, she said happily when she saw her father standing outside the door with a woman.

When Lu Yun saw the girl who opened the door, before she could be surprised by her beauty, she was shocked to hear that she called Shen Jingdan "Daddy".

She ignored Shen Xuan's appearance, pushed Shen Jingdan into the room and hurriedly asked, "She is the Ah Quan you said? How did you bring her here?"

(End of this chapter)