Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2180 Flower War (eighty-eight)

The General Military Mansion of Nan'ao is located on an island not far from Shantou. It governs the naval forces in southern Fujian, Taiwan and the East China Sea. There is a big banyan tree in the General Military Mansion. It is said that Zheng Chenggong once recruited troops to recapture Taiwan under this tree. Therefore, it is called the "recruiting tree", and there is a stone tablet next to it, with the three characters "Fujian and Guangdong" written on it. At that time, guns were fired on the southern fort to drive away the pirates.

  Crossing this island means entering Fujian. At the same time, the Admiral also got a piece of good news from the South Australian Army. There are no rampant pirates in the Fujian waters. The pirates who attacked their fleet may have come from the South China Sea. In order to eliminate Zheng Chenggong and Nanming forces, the Qing government strengthened the defense along the coast of Fujian. Pirates did not dare to come, and Japanese pirates were rare in the early Qing Dynasty.

   Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sword hunting order made it impossible for peasants to have weapons. Even if a peasant uprising broke out, they only had sickles and hoes.

   Sedan blocking litigation is a method of litigation in which peasants will stop the sedan chairs of Laozhong, Fengxing or feudal lords to file a petition. This litigation method can only be used if a direct appeal to the lords is not adopted. For the peasants, the uprising is a one-time desperate move, and because of this, the peasant uprising is different from the usual high-spirited and frantic. If there are other channels to obtain justice, they are willing to try.

When the Kanyei famine occurred, some daimyo not only did not provide relief, but instead added gifts at this time. For example, the 400,000 stone daimyo of the Aizu domain in the northeast, Kato Akira, in order to increase the annual tribute rate, let the land without stone height pay food, and additional Various tax orders, and the 19th year of Kanei’s poor harvest happened here, and the people of Inayo, Iwase and other areas had to go into exile.

Those who can escape the famine first escape from the famine, and those who cannot escape will look for an opportunity. In the 20th year of Kanei, Kato returned to his hometown because of illness. Before the new domain lord Hoke settled in the Aizu domain, the farmers and Ganjian of Yamaro County initiated the shogunate. The lawsuit claims that Kato increased the stone height without authorization, and the land that only has 90 stone is claimed to have 300 stone.

   This direct complaint took place at the moment of the handover of the feudal lords, after the mass escape. When the harvest failed in Fujian, they were the first to flee to Siam and Taiwan. Even in the 45th year of Qianlong's reign, the envoy announced the establishment of a Changping warehouse in the famine year, and there was no immediate civil revolt.

   No one can be sure whether Lin Yuhua’s voice was heard by Qianlong, who was busy with his birthday. Compared with pirates, the issue of Fujian secret societies is more worrying. So that when a certain temple is very popular, more and more believers, or some sacrificial ceremonies are popular, officials will write a memorial to BJ, and the emperor will soon issue an edict asking the people to stay in their own county, It is claimed that burning incense from a distance is time-consuming and troublesome, and it goes against the rules of etiquette and does not give any opportunity to the Outlaws. Therefore, gradually the "incense burner" has become a symbol of treason like the lotus flower.

   This does not involve what the Admiral wants to investigate. The rest of the journey will be much easier. Even if they stay, it will not be long, and they will soon arrive in Xiamen.

On the opposite side of Xiamen is a small island called "Gulangyu Island". The fort on the island guards the entrance and exit of Xiamen. Even if Japan and Siam are lost, it is still busy here. It will ship batch after batch of Fujianese to Taiwan.

   As long as they can make money, no matter where fate pushes them, Fujianese will go outside and they think that "if you love to fight, you will win".

  The hometown gives them only an expensive and crowded life, far less comfortable than living outside, but they still return to their hometown, no matter how far away they make a living.

   This is actually similar to New England immigration, but the Atlantic Ocean is not the Taiwan Strait, and the price of the ticket is much lower. Nick knows some people who also want to go to the New World, but the price of the ticket makes them unaffordable.

  Nick went around the streets of Xiamen and planned to return to the boat. As the first stop as the admiral said, the comparison between Xiamen and Guangzhou is an insignificant place. There are still post roads on the coastal land from Fuzhou to Zhangzhou, but there are no roads to Xiamen, only low-level paving.

  Captain Yao probably thought that Nick was boring and that the next voyage was not dangerous, so he asked him if he would like to go to Fuzhou with him.

  Nick wanted to go to Mount Wuyi, a famous black tea producing area, so he asked the Admiral to allow him to go to Fuzhou for a few more days.

Admiral    granted Nick's request, but he could not act without authorization in Fuzhou and needed to find a local official to accompany him, so Nick took the admiral's letter of introduction, got on Captain Yao's boat and left Xiamen.

   This is Nick's original plan, to travel on a civilian ship, but the equipment on board is poor, the comfort is far less than that of the official ship, and the habits of the sailors are very bad, they all gamble and smoke hibiscus.

   Smelling the smell of smoke in the airtight cabin, he was worried that he would be like them, so he spent most of his time on the deck, breathing the fresh air from the sea breeze.

  Captain Yao brought Captain Hou this time. Together they asked Nick if he knew how to make the "Golden Stone". Nick couldn't convince them, so he quickly lost his prestige in their eyes.

The boat continued to sail northward along the coast. A few days later, it passed through the Minjiang River and entered Fuzhou Prefecture. The Minjiang River is a very wide river with many islands scattered at its mouth. One island consists of 20 small islands and reefs. Call it "Crocodile" Island.

At that time, the largest sailboat could be driven along the Minjiang River to Fuzhou Prefecture. Although a lot of business was taken away because of the credit card system, Fuzhou Prefecture has already done a lot of trade with Java, Ryukyu and Japan, exporting silk, linen, precious stones. , cotton, steel, musk and mercury, imported pepper, sandalwood, ambergris, coral, etc.

   After receiving the letter from the Admiral, the local official felt that it was his duty to make him have fun, so he took him to visit the sights in Fuzhou. There are not many ancient buildings in the city of Fuzhou, and there are not too many historical sites. The local people are keen to engage in trade activities and are not interested in humanities.

  There is an ancient bridge across the Minjiang River. It was built at the bend of the river outside the city of Fuzhou. The bridge is 420 steps long and supported by 35 huge granite piers. There are the remains of a Chinese pavilion on the bridge. Although the ancient bridge can completely rely on its own weight to withstand the rushing river, the wooden structure on the bridge cannot.

There is a fortress in the south of Fuzhou, and Marshal Vauban and Cohoun would have been full of praise if they saw it. It is located on a hill. The whole hill is covered with lush trees. There are stone steps between the fortresses, and it will not be difficult to climb along the steps to the top of the mountain.

Looking from the top of the mountain, the surrounding scenery is very beautiful. Blocks of barley fields and wheat fields are spread out in the Minjiang River Valley. There are small gardens scattered among the mountains and rocks. The rich people built their mansions outside the city. The best location for the bridge...

   Bonaparte gave a sneer.

   "What?" asked Georgiana.

   "It's French indeed." He picked up the snuff bottle and took two puffs.

   She was a little curious about what it was like to smoke snuff, but he avoided him as soon as she reached out.

   “I saw women smoking snuff at parties,” she protested.

   He ruthlessly threw the snuff out the window.

   She pouted and continued to read unwillingly.

   Nick tried hunting and fishing in the next few days, but he didn't like the dying cry of swans, thinking it was desecrating Venus' cherished birds.

   He learned a new idiom "burning the qin and boiling the crane", which is to describe burning the qin and boiling the red-crowned crane, they are all considered to be beautiful things. In the eighty-nine chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the coke-tailed tung tree was mentioned. In the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, there was a man who used a dry tung tree for cooking. Cai Yong knew by distinguishing the sound of fire that it was a good wood and could be used as a qin. It was coming, and it made a very good lyre. Because of the burn marks on the end, it was called Jiaowei Qin. Later, it was praised by Jiaowei Kutong.

   At that time, Daiyu said to Jia Baoyu, "How many people are there from ancient times?"

When Baoyu heard this, she felt that her words were rash, which would chill Daiyu's heart. After sitting for a while, she seemed to have a lot to say, but she had nothing to say. Finally, she stood up and said embarrassingly, "Sister, sit, I want to. Let's go to the third sister's place to see." Daiyu was polite, and then Baoyu left.

  Nick would think of the monk who told him to use charcoal to make a harp and wind chimes made of charcoal. At that time, the Japanese also took him to a beautiful place overlooking Kyoto.

  Although there were already recreational activities to pass the time, Nick still found the local official and made a request to go to Wuyi Mountain. They were familiar with playing with them these days, so he asked Nick to wait for a few days.

  Nick met the Ryukyu people in the place where he lived, and he realized that he lived in the place where the tributary envoys were received, and that official was also specially responsible for receiving foreign guests.

   He was mentally prepared, he had not heard of any envoys who could see the tea-making process, but he finally got approval. So an eight-paddle boat loaded with food was ready, and they boarded and headed for Chong'an County, Jianning Prefecture, where the famous mountain Nick had been planning to visit was located.

   (end of this chapter)