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Chapter 676 Pride
Shuntianfu, Tianjin Beiyang, Dagukou Customs.

The green tiles and eaves of Guanfang were built on the second floor. Chen Mu leaned on the emerald and carved green pillars of the Lion Tower and looked at the two tall temple towers on both sides of Guanfang.

He said that he came here to invite Sean to drink, but it seemed that Chen Mu didn't have much desire to drink with Sean. He had been holding a flagon and standing by the green pillar beside the railing, sipping turbid rice wine by himself.

Amidst the sound of the pipa played by the players, he was watching the fleets covering the ocean one after another in the distance.

That is his fleet and also Da Ming's fleet, and the name of this fleet is Dadongyang.

The baggage fleet has set sail one after another, scattered between Jinzhouwei and Baihusuo for four thousand miles. The long route is divided into several sections by his staff, and alternate supplies are used to transport the baggage in a more efficient way.

The few remaining Fuchuan were the supply ships that actually sailed with the fleet when it set sail.

The baggage boats and horse boats all docked on the shore, and a long line of boats stopped on both sides of the Dagukou gate. The baggage boats painted the bow with red paint, plastered the belly with lime, and dotted two fish-eye-like black spots on both sides of the bow. , although a large part of it is collected from civilian ships, ships of similar size are very neat.

Warships at sea are another shape. Above the waterline, the bow has a flat head and a pointed head, and below the waterline are all streamlined. Among them, the double-deck gunboats are all pointed, and most of the three-deck gunships above the thousand material are due to the The captain of the ship of Qisaobao uses a flat head, and there are murals, stone statues and so on.

The development of affairs is mutual. It seems that in order to take care of these personal aesthetic preferences, the shipyards generally have larger hulls and ship buttocks, so that the hull can still achieve balance after decoration.

In particular, Chen Mu was pleasantly surprised by the transfer of ships from Nanyang this time. Shao Tingda set off a wave of nailing armor in Nanyang, so that some Nanyang ships have become semi-iron armored ships, and the ships are all spontaneously made of Portuguese-style hulls like the early Haojing. The old lock boat with Chinese sails mixes Chinese and Western sails.

There are lanterns on the front, rear, left and right sides of the ship to guide the front and rear fleets at sea. The ships are painted in white and black, and they look majestic. At this time, the fleet is being practiced and prepared for the emperor's parade when it sets sail.

Fortunately, Xiao En didn't dare to let him accompany him, and of course he didn't need to. As the only foreigner authorized by the emperor to live in Beiyang, Shuntian Prefecture, no, he is no longer a foreigner at this moment.

A few days ago, the emperor had just issued an imperial edict to him as the King of Ailan Kingdom, and added the word Zhu to his surname. His fan name was Sean O'Neill, and his Chinese name was Zhu Xiaoen. Now he is living temporarily in Beiyang with the treatment of King Xiang.

Not to mention the treatment of the county king, even the treatment of the prince, should Uncle Chen be an uncle or an uncle.

"Amazing!"

Zhu Xiaoen held a pair of delicate porcelain backflow jugs in one hand, and poured the rice wine jug to the bottom of the backflow jug in the other, expressing amazement over and over again.

This is the product of the Beiyang Pottery Factory after absorbing the porcelain craftsmen from Bozhou, Shandong. The top, spout and a layer of tubes extend to the bottom three points of the pot.

Through the two-layer spacer, the water in the pot will not leak out from the spout if it is not full. After the pot is filled from the bottom, the pot will be placed upright, and no water will spill out.

The principle is very scientific, and the workmanship is more exquisite. There is a lion lying on the spout, a peony flower on the body of the pot, and a phoenix spreading its wings on the handle on the top of the pot. The three kings in the world imply might, wealth and auspiciousness.

Beiyang Ceramics Factory divided this batch of porcelain pots into three colors, white porcelain, celadon porcelain and red porcelain.

There are also five justice cups as a set, the wine in the cup should not be filled to the brim, otherwise all the wine will leak out.

This kind of wine glass was first produced in Jingdezhen during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Mu didn't order the craftsmen to improve the two kinds of utensils, as long as they were made.

But there are some things that he does not need to order. For example, when he said that he would vaccinate himself, not only the folk doctors who used to gather on Kuwu Island and now temporarily live in the Beiyang Medical Academy, but even the doctors of the Imperial Palace Hospital felt at a loss. .

People were scrambling to find a safer method, and this attitude made Chen Mu very dissatisfied—if he said that his real purpose was to vaccinate the Beiyang flag troops, would he be left alone?

Now the Beiyang Academy of Medical Sciences is trying to figure out a way from the smallpox-infected cows. The idea is naturally from Chen Mu, but no one is sure whether cowpox can be used directly on people, and whether it will really immunize people after using it. smallpox.

Chen Mu didn't understand the principle, and he couldn't be sure if it was 100%, so he could only try, and the time was tight—he couldn't miss the sailing date, let alone the imperial military parade.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, cowpox is indeed safer. At least people who are infected from smallpox-infected cows only feel slight discomfort and have no fear of life.

At least this means that if smallpox can really be prevented, people will not die even if the vaccination fails in the future. This cost is much smaller than vaccination against smallpox.

As long as the third phase of Beiyang Banner Army vaccinations is completed, more than [-] vaccinations will be enough for doctors to gain enough experience, and then the imperial court will fully implement it. Perhaps in a few decades, the smallpox virus will be extinct in China ahead of schedule.

Zhu Xiaoen's emotion interrupted Chen Mu's thoughts. This guy is simply a child. He has a feeling of being too awesome and cool when he sees everything. It rained a few days ago and saw the coir raincoat and bamboo hat. Wait until the rain stops for half a month. Also wear it all day.

It even made Chen Mu feel that the ostentatious shape of the coir raincoat and bamboo hat was too cool.

Zhu Xiaoen felt that the best part of China was not in the thriving army like Jupao or Beiyang, but in everything he saw every day.

Through the mouth of a foreigner, Chen Mu felt that this land is full of divinity.

"The lantern on the boat, with a candle inserted between a layer of oiled paper, won't burn out, and how is the oiled paper made?"

"There is also a drain on the side of the street, carved in the shape of a beast's head. When it rains, water will spray out of the beast's mouth... Our side will be made into a child's penis."

Prince Zhu Xiaoen shook his lips. It was uncomfortable for a man with a red face and a thick beard to make such a gesture. He said, "Although it is very interesting, but..."

"Everywhere in the imperial court is good, but you, some people are really too proud. When the eunuchs sent your Majesty's edict to seal me, I put on a beautiful silk python robe. I heard someone say that the crown is crowned by bathing a monkey. Is this a common saying?" , wash the monkey and get the crown."

Chen Mu stepped towards the desk, lifted the backflow jug and poured not too much and not too little wine into Zhu Xiaoen's justice cup, and said comfortingly: "People in this country are very proud, and you will become proud when you are in it. For hundreds of years, from the common people to the officials, all of us have not had the slightest curiosity about our surroundings."

"Some people say that pride comes from ignorance, but I think pride comes from happiness. Although they don't feel happy, I think it's very happy. They are so ignorant that no one can bully them. , is precisely the embodiment of happiness.”

"100 years ago, the Three Treasures repaired weapons and built huge ships. The treasure fleet traveled across the world. Who can fight against them?"

"The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade. This generation has worked hard to expel the southern Japanese and northern captives, so that the next generation can be carefree. As long as you respect the court, your people will have a happy life within ten years." Such pride."

Zhu Xiaoen spread his hands noncommittally, concealed the wine that Chen Mu poured for him, clapped his hands and said, "Speaking of honoring the imperial court, after the fleet sets sail, can the imperial court send some artists to Ailan Kingdom?"

Chen Mu paused in the steps he had already taken, and slowly retracted. He turned his head and his neck was a little stiff, and repeated: "The imperial court dispatched to Ailan Kingdom, an artist?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)