Vol 4 Chapter 18: River on the Qingming Festival

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From near the river to the capital of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo, the whole journey takes the waterway. The Huai River leads to Surabaya, and Surabaya leads to Bianhe River, which is the famous Tongji Canal in history. The water and land do not follow straight lines, but the advantage is that they don’t have to cross mountains and ridges. When you pull the sails when there is no wind, when there is no wind, you can go for dozens of miles in a day, and the time seems to suddenly become thick.
The boatman cooks two meals a day, washes rice and cooks directly in the river water, buys seasonal vegetables and fruits at the port, and buys a few fresh fish from the fisherman. It is a delicious meal. The four people cost only a few hundred yuan, and the price is cheap. Human fingering. After a meal, I’m bored, just sit in the stern, enjoy a cup of tea, chat, and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait.
It has been nearly 20 years since Chen Qiao’s mutiny and Zhao Kuangyin’s yellow robe. The Central Plains finally ended the five generations and ten countries’ separatist regime. The people were able to recuperate. It was summer, and the two sides of the strait were shaded by green willows, and the scenery was picturesque. Passenger ships entered the Bianhe River, the waterways became busy, the waterways continued for several miles, and the villages on the banks became dense.
There are four capitals in the Song Dynasty, namely Tokyo Kaifeng Prefecture, Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture, Xijing Luoyang Prefecture, Beijing Daming Prefecture, and Tokyo as the capital. Zhao Kuangyin's capital is set here. What he fancy is not the difficult terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but water transportation. Transportation is convenient. There are Bianhe, Caihe, Jinshuihe, and Wuzhanghe Rivers in Tokyo. They are known as the capital of four waters. The capitals of Liang, Jin, Han and Zhou were built here during the Five Dynasties. It is also a historical city.
Passenger ships enter the city from Dongshuimen. The city walls of Tokyo are not as grand and tidy as Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The city is irregularly rectangular. The palace is not as large as the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the city’s prosperity is unprecedented. Dang Aiguo said that the population of Tokyo reached a million in its most prosperous period, and Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty could not reach this level. The coolie at the gate of Bianliang City, the living standard was roughly equivalent to that of a European earl in the same period. It sounds exaggerated, but It's close to the truth.
Dang Aiguo is a professor of history. With his introduction, everyone’s senses became clearer and clearer. The street scenes on both sides of the strait made them involuntarily think of Zhang Zeduan’s "A Picture of the River on the Ching Ming Festival". The streets are bustling with people riding horses, carrying burdens, and pushing wheelbarrows. Camel-driving, mule-driving, scholars, farmers, commerce, and people of all kinds are all in sight. There are various shops on the roadside, and the sky is covered by wine and flags. There are also various silk shops, tea houses, incense shops, and restaurants.
"Tokyo has 72 restaurants, which is equivalent to a five-star hotel." The party's patriotic interest came and talked freely. "These are certified, they are called authentic shops, and those small-scale restaurants are called foot shops. There are too many. There are hundreds of thousands. There is one more thing you can't believe."
"What, talk about it." Everyone's appetite was lifted.
"Tokyo's tertiary industry is open all night. Night markets and dawn markets are popular. Shops are opened at five in the morning and they are open all night."
Guan Lu curled her lips: "What's the matter, Beijing Jindingxuan is still open overnight, and there are more overnight shops on Guijie."
Dang Aiguo Road: "You know, this was the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago. In ancient times, the lifang system and curfews were implemented. Military camps, government offices, residential areas, and commercial areas were strictly separated. They were blocked by walls, and travel was prohibited at night. Song Taizu abolished the curfew, opened the square wall, time and space restrictions were broken, and Tokyo’s economy was able to develop rapidly. From a historical point of view, he completed the transition from a closed Lifang system to an open street system. We are now It seems to be nothing, but at that time, it was a great move."
Tokyo has arrived. The passenger ship is moored at the Bianhe Wharf. The Party settled the money for the ship. Everyone landed and immediately had a footman to gather for work. The wharf culture has existed since ancient times, just like the train station in the ten's. Well-developed, porter coolies, secret prostitutes, rent horses and vehicles, sell tea and fruit products, and fortune-telling swindlers. Looking around, people are crowded with familiar Henan accents.
The four people don’t have much luggage, only two wicker boxes, and a single pole is enough to live. Party Paiguo found a good-looking footman. Without renting a carriage, he walked all the way to Daxiangguo Temple, which is the most prosperous place in Tokyo. Chat with the porter and ask him what hotels are clean and convenient in Tokyo.
"If the guest officer has enough copper, he will live outside the royal family." The porter is talkative and enthusiastic. Like a taxi driver in the capital of later generations, he suggested that the guest officer from other places go to the Sun Jiazheng store to taste authentic Kaifeng dishes. The mansion outside Wang Yuan is the name of an inn, and the name of this shop appears in Shanghe Tu during the Qingming Festival, indicating that it is still a century-old shop.
The traversing group first stayed at the "Long-stay Wangyuanwaijia" hotel, fabricated four false names, stored the luggage, and asked the footman to take them to the Sun’s Zhengdian for dinner. On the way, they passed the Daxiangguo Temple Club. The crowds could hardly walk. There are as many as five temple fairs a month. Tokyo’s market economy is booming. There are many goulan tiles on the road. Those who listen to books, listen to music, and watch sumo wrestling performances can even accommodate the large-scale tiles. Thousands of people are huge, and the citizens have pale faces and relaxed expressions, which shows the wealth of life.
"A thousand years ago, Da Song realized the Chinese dream." Liu Yan said with emotion.
The Sun Jiazheng store is here. This is one of the most famous restaurants in Tokyo. The wooden building is three stories high. The building is decorated with buckets and algae wells. The huge wine flag is made of colored silk. The store is bustling and has long been full.
Dang Aiguo knows that hotels of any dynasty will reserve seats for distinguished guests. Sun Jiazheng Store is no exception. He first took out dozens of copper coins to send away the porter, and led the three into the store. How many officials?"
A golden bean was lost: "Are there still seats upstairs?"
Golden Beans speaks better than any language. The waiting halls of big restaurants are not done by ordinary people. For later generations, they are experienced five-star hotel lobby managers with golden keys on their suit collars. In the past, I have never seen any kind of people. These four masters are dressed in blouses and fluttering in white. Although they are dressed up as ordinary scholars, they can't hide their official temperament, especially one of them is delicate and handsome. Yes, it should be a woman pretending to be a man, and the value of a golden bean is at the Sun Jiazheng store. She has a good banquet. She is so generous and must be a wealthy son.
Although I couldn't figure out the number of the other party's roads for a while, the runner had already judged that these were VIP level, and smiled more brilliantly: "Guest, please on the third floor."
On the first floor, there are individual guest seats, with a lot of voices, and most of them wear soap robes. This is the service color of common servants. Scholars wear white. Yellow, red, purple and green are the privileges of officials and soldiers. What kind of social class does a person belong to? , Can be seen immediately from the clothing, at a glance.
The second floor is a slightly less elegant seat. Most of the wine guests are white-clothed people and merchants. It is basically full of seats. The third floor is much quieter. The seats are separated by a screen, and the wine table is next to the window. The Tokyo street view is panoramic. .
The furniture of the Song Dynasty has basically completed the form of sitting down. The guests are sitting on chairs of moderate height, instead of kneeling on the cushions like in the Han and Tang Dynasties. There is a special hall for reception on the third floor, and the guests are invited to come up with exquisite recipes. Order food, these four uncles can show their timidity.
Even the Patriotic Party, who has a doctorate in history, never went to a restaurant a thousand years ago. The silk cover and the hand-copied recipes are enough to make him amazing. He has been watching the calligraphy for a long time. , Didn't order food at all, the patrons were very knowledgeable, and said with a smile: "Guest officer, there is co-cooking in the small house, you can try it."
"Then join the dishes." The Party Patriotic Zheng was worried about not ordering dishes.
"What drink does the guest officer use?"
"What's the drink?"
"There are Rose Dew, Yuku Liuxiang, Xuanci Bixiang, Sichuntang, Jade Lianmu, Zhonghetang, Xuefeng, Pearl Spring, Qionghualu from Yangzhou, Liuketang from Huzhou, Qiyun Qinglu from Suzhou, and Changzhou Jin Douquan, Blue Bridge Fengyue in Wu's House, Chinese wolfberry acanthopanax three dice wine, rooftop red wine, honey brewed through bottle fragrance, lamb wine, chrysanthemum wine, Nanfan shochu..."
"Stop, you are talking about the name of the dish in cross talk." Dang Aiguo hurriedly called to a halt, "Just the Lamb Beauty Bar, I also tried this."
The so-called lamb wine is a kind of wine brewed with mutton and mutton fat and glutinous rice and almonds. It has long been lost. The party has been patriotic for a long time and wanted to taste it.
An imperceptible trace of contempt appeared on Paotang’s face. Lamb wine is a very common wine, and it is a winter tonic wine, which is not suitable for the current weather. In summer, we must drink lamb wine, not a turtle.
But these masters really don’t look like turtles. Could it be that they came to joke on purpose. In the spirit of professionalism, Paidang’s solemn suggestion said: "Guest officer, lamb wine is suitable for quoting when it’s cold and snowy. I'm afraid it will be hot when drinking."
Dang Paiguo Road: "It's okay, come to a corner to taste, what to drink in the summer, you can talk about it."
The running hall said: "I'm afraid that the guest officials have tasted the other drinks. There is nothing new. Nowadays, the small shop has introduced a new Dongting spring color. It is made with yellow oranges and iced. It is best for cooling off when the sun is hot. "
Dang Paiguo Road: "Then also have a corner, whatever rose dew, and what wine bestowed by the gods, also have a corner."
The answering of the hall went down~EbookFREE.me~ After a while, a compote tea was delivered. In the compote were brightly colored candied fruit and freshly baked popcorn, as well as the unique betel nut in the south, and the tea was fragrant green tea.
"Oh my God, the Song Dynasty has puffed food." Guan Lu was shocked.
"Be low-key, don't let people hear the jokes." Dang Pai Guo Road, only separated by a screen, the dialogue between guests at the neighboring table is clearly audible here, Guan Lu is often the Song Dynasty long Song Dynasty short, was mistaken for Liao. The spy is in trouble.
At the next table are two guests, talking about the secrets of the big house like no one else.
"Long live Lord has called Mrs. Zheng into the palace again."
"Tsk tusk, Mrs. Zheng Guo is weak and physically weak, how can she withstand the luck of the long live stalwart body."
There was a burst of lewd laughter.
"Who is Mrs. Zheng Guo?" Guan Lu asked softly because of a bad history.
"The sister-in-law and queen of Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty." Dang Paiguo Road.