Let’s talk about Liaozhai at the beginning, I scared all the fans on the Internet to death

"Tokyo Menghualu, I'll go, Teacher Jiang Ning, tell me about your little life."

"what……"

Jiang Ning burst into tears.

Fortunately, many of Jiangning's more than 5000 million fans know a lot about history.

"Brother, Tokyo means Kaifeng, not a small day."

"Please be more cultural. We will be embarrassed if you say you are a fan of Mr. Jiangning from now on."

"It's, it's..."

Regarding this, Jiang Ning also did some popular science: "Why is Kaifeng called Tokyo? This is relative to Xijing. In the Northern Song Dynasty, he had four capitals. Jingzi means Kyoto. They are Nanjing Guide Prefecture and BJ Da Ming. Mansion, Luoyang, Xijing, and now Kaifeng, Tokyo. Therefore, Tokyo Menghualu is not a small life, it refers to Kaifeng."

Although this is historical common sense.

But not everyone is familiar with history, so sometimes it is necessary to popularize science.

"To talk about Tokyo Menghualu, we must first talk about the author of this work. The author of this work is called Meng Yuanlao. His birth and death time is unknown. There are not many historical materials about him in history books. We only know from his works Among them, I probably know some of his life. I only know that he was born in the late Northern Song Dynasty and lived in Kaifeng since childhood. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers went south, and a group of Han people also came to the south one after another, and Kaifeng was occupied by the Jin soldiers."

Speaking of this, Jiang Ning sometimes sighed.

Sometimes history books are so long that many people cannot remember them.

History books are sometimes too short.

It’s so short that more than 99% of people don’t exist in history books.

The previous Wang Ximeng was.

The same goes for current Elder Meng.

"For most Song people who fled to the south, they missed their hometown. Therefore, many times, Meng Yuanlao would explain to young people the grand scene of Kaifeng at that time, but a group of young people did not take it seriously. They felt that Meng Yuanlao was They are bragging, how can Kaifeng be so prosperous? Regarding this, Meng Yuanlao knows that the reason why these people don't believe it is because they have never been to Kaifeng. At the same time, they also grew up in the south and have never seen Kaifeng. It was prosperous, and when they grew up, Kaifeng had long been occupied by the Jin soldiers."

"In order to prevent young people from thinking that they are bragging, Elder Meng recalled the prosperity of Kaifeng back then and wrote this book "Tokyo Dreams".

This is the background of "Tokyo Dreams".

It can be said.

The background is not complicated, it is simple.

but.

Although the background is simple, this book is not.

in the past.

Almost anyone who studies the culture, history, customs, economy, population, politics, food, etc. of the Song Dynasty must refer to this book.

even.

There are many TV dramas that also rely on this book to restore the grand scene of Kaifeng at that time.

but.

It is not that simple to fully explain this book.

Fortunately.

When Jiang Ning wanted to talk about this work, he thought of a better way to explain it.

Say it.

Jiang Ning took out the paper and pen he always brought, and he was going to draw while talking.

……

"Everyone, what Tokyo Menghualu is about, I can't finish it in just a few words, so let's talk about it while drawing."

As he spoke, Jiang Ning began to draw a map of Kaifeng under the white paper.

"The overall map of Kaifeng roughly includes the following aspects: the outer city of the capital, the inner city and river bridges, and the distribution and location of government offices inside and outside the palace.

Kaifeng has three city walls: palace, inner and outer walls, dividing the city into several areas. The palace city is the imperial city. The perimeter of the palace city is five miles, with three gates in the south and only one gate in the east, west and north sides. There is a cross street between the east and west gates. The south of the street is where the central government agencies are located, and the north of the street is where the emperor lives. district. Since the palace city was originally small in scale, the Yanfu New Palace was built in the north outside the palace city during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, which was actually an extension and expansion of the palace city.

The inner city, also known as the old city, has a circumference of twenty miles. Except for the two gates on the east side, there are three gates on each of the other three sides.

The outer city, after reconstruction, has a circumference of fifty miles, a city height of four feet, and magnificent towers.

There is a moat outside the city called Hulong River, which is three times wider than the Bian River.

The outer city has three gates in the south, two gates in the east, four gates in the north, three gates in the west, and several water gates. "

"It is no exaggeration to say that Kaifeng was the largest city in the world at that time. Of course, it was of such a scale that it was not only built by the Song Dynasty. He had already started it during the previous dynasty, that is, Emperor Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Although the previous dynasty lasted only a short time, it has to be said that the emperor Chai Rong was relatively well received. At the same time, he was more tolerant towards the people and always practiced his idea of ​​valuing the people over the emperor. Therefore, he was Thirteen high-rise buildings were built next to Bianshui River. Some of these are equivalent to the current CBD. After more than a hundred years of construction, it has become the most famous financial and commercial district in the world."

In order to let everyone better understand the Song Dynasty at that time, Jiang Ning also spoke in more popular terms while speaking.

And this way of explanation is also refreshing to everyone.

"CBD, financial and business center, hahaha, interesting."

"It's just a pity for Chai Rong."

Everyone also commented from time to time.

of course.

Jiang Ning is not just following what is said in the work.

Although Tokyo Menghualu explains it in more detail, many people would not be able to understand it if they were just copied and explained.

Therefore, Jiang Ning also combined his own history while explaining the grand scene of Kaifeng more clearly to everyone.

"There are many shopping malls in Kaifeng, and some of these shopping malls are grouped together into rows. They are respectively the ginger shop, the yarn shop, the cattle shop, the horse shop, the fruit shop, the fish shop, the rice shop, and the meat shop. , Nanzhu Store, Beizhu Store, Large Cargo Store, Small Cargo Store, Cloth Store, etc. It can almost be said that the industries commonly used by our modern people already existed in the Northern Song Dynasty."

"At the same time, some stores where ordinary people live can be found on the streets of the Northern Song Dynasty. They include restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, hotels, inns, gourd soup shops, steamed bun shops, noodle shops, pancake shops, tile shops, brothels, and sundries. Shops, medicine shops, gold and silver shops, colored silk shops, dye shops, bead shops, incense shops, and boot shops.”

"And here, there are also some well-known old stores, such as Meijia Baozi, Zhangjia Hotel, Cao Po Po Meat Pie, Li Sifen Tea, etc."

It's not difficult to draw these.

Jiang Ning, on the other hand, drew a street, and then drew small shops one after another, and put signboards on the shops.

But although it looks simple.

But when Jiang Ning drew this one store after another, one row after another, little by little.

It's like a city that originally had few people suddenly became a sea of ​​people.

When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but shout "good news".

"Let me go. There are so many stores and so many stores on one street alone. It's not any worse than now."

"Well, it looks very lively. I really want to go there and have a look."

"I want to go too. I don't know how the Grandma Cao meat pie is. I also want to try the Meijia steamed buns."

A lot of fans watched it with gusto.

Jiang Ning did not stop and continued painting. At this time, Jiang Ning began to draw another street.

This street is full of well-known restaurants. They are: "Fengle Building, Panjia Building, Xinle Building, Yuxian Zhengdian, Zhongshan Zhengdian, Gaoyang Zhengdian", "Qingfeng Restaurant", "Changqing Restaurant" ", "Baxianlou", "Banlou", "Zhangbajiayuanzhaizhengdian", "Wangjiazhaizhengdian", "Liqijiazhengdian", "Renhezhengdian", "Huixianlouzhengdian"... etc".

Here Jiang Ning once again popularizes science.

The so-called official store here is a store that can operate and sell liquor with the permission of the government, which is equivalent to obtaining a license.

Opposite to him is the foot shop.

Foot shops do not have such licenses.

If he wants to sell wine, he must go to the main store to purchase the goods and then sell them to customers.

This is somewhat equivalent to the current relationship between direct sales and agents.

but.

Jiang Ning not only introduced these stores to everyone, Jiang Ning also specially introduced Fengle Building.

Fengle Tower is a hotel with three floors, with five floors facing each other. Each has a flying bridge and sills, connecting light and dark, bead curtains embroidered on the forehead, and candles shining brightly.

Simultaneously.

Jiang Ning was still in Fengle Building and drew a scene of a group of customers dining: "At that time, when our Song Dynasty people were ordering food, it was the same as now. A group of customers came, and then the waiter took the Looking at the menu, the menu lists various meals and wines in the hotel. Customers can order whatever they want. At the same time, customers not only order these dishes, they also have various taste requirements. Some of them need to be hot. Some need to be cold, some need to be neither hot nor cold, and the waiters must clearly remember the customer's requests."

"Not only that, but there are also some hotels, they may adopt a joint approach."

At this time, Jiang Ning painted another restaurant.

But it's different from other restaurants.

Other restaurants are located one by one, or one by one.

Even though some restaurants are very big, they only have a few facades.

But what Jiang Ning drew at this time was rows of restaurants connected together.

Not only are they next to each other, but at the same time, on the second and third floors... they are also connected by wooden bridges.

"In other words, if a customer wants to visit these stores, they can start from the first floor and go to the second floor. After reaching the second floor, they can go to the second floor of other stores through wooden bridges, and even go to other stores On the third floor."

During the introduction, Jiang Ning quickly drew these restaurants.

Looking at the restaurants painted by Jiang Ning, many netizens were stunned and all said the same name: "Complex Mall."

"Damn it, what is this if it's not a complex shopping mall?"

"Nima, I thought that complexes only became popular in the past few decades. I never thought that our ancestors had this idea and completed it more than 1000 years ago."

This explanation is really eye-opening for everyone.

Simultaneously.

This also gave everyone a new understanding of the Song Dynasty.

No wonder so many people like the Song Dynasty.

No wonder so many novels always travel back to the Song Dynasty.

Don't say anything else.

These hotels alone are enough for everyone to continue spending.

At the same time.

With so many hotels and stores...how could the economy of the Song Dynasty not be prosperous?

……

"Teacher Jiang Ning, was the Song Dynasty really so prosperous?"

At this time, some netizens still said in disbelief.

"Yes."

Jiang Ning nodded: "There are many reasons for this prosperity. I mentioned one before, that is, the former dynasties and later Zhou Dynasties operated here in Kaifeng, and then after more than 100 years of development. The other is that Kaifeng is a plain, and its transportation is developed. At the same time, there are many rivers and such convenient transportation, he can transport goods from various places in the country to Kaifeng. Therefore, this also creates the prosperity of Kaifeng."

"Of course, there is another reason, and that is the policy of the Song Dynasty at that time. In the Song Dynasty, the status of businessmen was slightly elevated and was no longer so lowly. So at that time, many people were engaged in business, including some monks in temples. Nuns, they also sell items. In addition, in the Song Dynasty, he abolished the distinction between square and market."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, what is the difference between a square and a city?"

Someone asked again.

"Fangshi is actually two words. Fang means residential area, and shi means market. Before the Song Dynasty, Fang and city could not be concentrated together. So at that time, residents had to leave their homes if they wanted to buy things. Districts, it is somewhat inconvenient to go to specialized markets. But in the Song Dynasty, he broke such restrictions and allowed the streets and markets to be mixed together. In this way, this also created the prosperity of many market stores. "

"I see."

Everyone kept nodding.

Although Jiang Ning introduced the grand scene of Kaifeng, everyone also learned a lot of historical knowledge without knowing it.

"Another point is that the curfew was canceled in the Northern Song Dynasty. At this time, people can go out at night, go shopping, eat, drink, and go to brothels..."

"Uh, what kind of messy things were mixed in?"

"This is not the point. The point is that because the curfew was cancelled, this further stimulated consumption. At that time, many stores in the Northern Song Dynasty could be open until the third watch, the fourth watch, or even the fifth watch. During the fifth watch, That’s from 3 to 5 in the morning.”

"Oh my god, isn't this open 24 hours a day?"

"Correct."

Jiang Ning nodded: "This is equivalent to 24-hour operation. After the fifth watch, some hotels will be tidied up again and replaced by another group of people to operate, achieving 24-hour seamless connection. At the same time, the morning market also started at this time. Various Those selling breakfast, those selling vegetables and meat...etc., are all open for business."

"Wow wow wow..."

The thoughts of all the fans have already reached the Song Dynasty.

They wish they could dream of returning to the Song Dynasty now.

Yes.

Although Tokyo Menghualu is a text version of the work.

but.

In his previous life, he thought it was a living "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".

Although "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is a painting, the painting may be more vivid than the text.

But no matter how vivid and lengthy the painting of Along the River During the Qingming Festival is, it cannot compare with the written version of "Tokyo Menghualu".

"Tokyo Menghualu" is just one volume of it, and even "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" might not be finished.

As it is now.

Even though Jiang Ning only introduced a part of Tokyo Menghua Lu, everyone's eyes were already filled with stars for the Song Dynasty. (End of chapter)