The fur general of the pirate navy

Monkey opera has been passed down for thousands of years. Since the emergence of humans, monkeys have had an indissoluble bond with them.

The monkey plays at this time were similar to those in later generations, mostly involving bows, kowtows, somersaults, etc. The cleverer monkeys also knew how to ask for reward money with a copper plate. When the reward was less, they would scratch their ears and cheeks and hit people, which made everyone laugh and laugh. laugh.

Copper coins were thrown into the copper plate one after another, and the crisp sound made the monkey opera artist grin.

With the pointing of the whip, several monkeys rushed over to pick up the fallen copper plate and presented it to the owner, who then took out dried fruits from his pocket as a reward.

Different from foreign circuses, traditional monkey troupe artists rarely use whips. Most of them treat the monkeys as their own family members. The whip in their hands is only used as a warning, similar to the starting gun of later generations.

After collecting a round of reward money, which seemed to be a lot, it was actually only a hundred or ten. After thanking everyone for the reward, the monkey owner flicked his whip and prepared to show everyone his unique skills.

Several monkeys somersaulted onto bamboo poles, with thin hemp ropes hanging from the top of the five-meter-high bamboo poles.

Two monkeys walked back and forth on the hemp rope, and the bold ones even turned somersaults.

It looks similar to the tightrope walking in later generations, but it is several times more thrilling than the tightrope.

Even though it was just a monkey, everyone was frightened when they saw it, and another round of overwhelming reward money was invested.

Even Wang Fang threw out two big boys, and the fourth brother even threw out ten big boys.

The copper plate at this time was similar to the one yuan in later generations. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the people had extra money in their hands, so they would not be polite to reward them with a penny or two.

After watching the monkey show, I walked down the street and saw that the cockfight next door was equally exciting. I raised my hand to throw out the reward money, but I vaguely felt that the copper coins in my hand were a lot heavier.

He took out the shiny copper coin that he had chosen. After more than ten days of trying, Wang Fang confirmed the existence of his own power. However, this ability has some limitations. The larger the object, the worse the effect. , for example, the copper coin in front of me, after more than ten days of hard work, has only increased by one-tenth.

If you want to rely on this ability to make money, I'm afraid you will starve to death.

Stuffing the copper coins into his arms, he made up his mind to buy a nice-looking long rope. By the way, he checked to see if the drug store had the chemical raw materials he needed. If so, it would definitely play a big role in his plan to make money.

Cockfighting is an activity similar to gambling. The stakes are not big, and most of them are just one or two pennies. After watching it for a while, I felt bored and continued shopping along the street.

While shopping, I bought two bunches of candied haws, costing two cents each. The syrup on them was pitifully small, definitely different from how it would almost drip down in later generations.

But even so, the fourth brother was very happy to eat. Seeing his reluctance, Wang Fang simply handed him his candied haws.

This street is mostly filled with jugglers, chicken and dog fights, and there are a few machetes on the roadside.

Of course, the big knife is not a real big knife. The knife is a controlled item. Once discovered by the government, it will be the end of jail.

Even though it was a fake sword, everyone was amazed by it. The martial arts in this era were all practiced hard from childhood, and it was definitely not more about performances than actual combat like in later generations.

After watching for a while, Wang Fang also had the same idea of ​​​​chivalry and righteousness as his third brother. For the young people in the future, it will be difficult to refuse the temptation and passion of traveling alone with a sword.

But after just a while, Wang Fang gave up the idea. Just looking at the calluses on the busker's hands made him feel cold in his heart.

Most of the craftsmen at this time were genuine experts. Many ancient handicrafts would be difficult to imitate and restore even in later generations.

Ancient Chinese folk art, as well as some small handicrafts and techniques, have almost reached the level of uncanny craftsmanship. Wang Fang feels honored to be able to experience the magnificence of this era with his own eyes in this era.

The end of the next street leads directly to the port of Qingyang Mansion. It is said to be a port, but in fact it is just a small dock.

There are many water cities in the south. Almost every city is connected to water veins. In ancient times, the main means of transportation was the canal flow.

Among the pedestrians walking by the road, I could vaguely see a few foreigners, and a Han man simply held a Kunlun slave in his hand.

Kunlun slaves first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. With the opening of the Age of Discovery, trade between the world became more and more prosperous. The direct cause was that the price of silver plummeted and people's lives became more prosperous.

In the Tang Dynasty, one tael of silver could be converted into two thousand to four thousand yuan, but in the Song Dynasty it had been reduced to about one thousand and fifty yuan.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became even rarer. One tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty could be exchanged for between 600 and 800 yuan. In the Qing Dynasty, it was even reduced to about 150 yuan.

This is why the emperors of the Ming Dynasty worried about hundreds of thousands of taels of military pay, but the Qing Dynasty could casually pay out hundreds of millions of taels without heartache.

Nowadays, foreigners on the streets are not unusual for ordinary people. Many Ming Dynasty residents who have lived in port cities for generations can see foreigners every day.

Several foreigners were wearing clothes from the Ming Dynasty. The interpreter behind them was beating gongs and drums and shouted: "The foreigners from the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations have transported a batch of rare and exotic animals. If you want to see them, you can go to the dock to see them."

At this time, there were no standard teaching materials for foreign languages, and many interpreters just shouted casually. The foreign language spoken by the interpreter in front of them was obviously insulting, but looking at the expressions of several foreigners, they were still very happy.

The general meaning of the words is that a group of rare and exotic animals have arrived at the dock. Chinese people have been very enthusiastic about this kind of joining in the fun since ancient times.

Calling friends, they gathered a few people and walked towards the pier together, with Wang Fang and Xiao Si mixed in among them.

In ancient China, there was a practice of selling rare and exotic animals for a long time, and the Khanate tribes in the west often paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty such as lions and tigers and other rare and exotic animals.

There was a lion imprisoned on the dock in front of me. It is said that during the capture, a total of five lions were captured. After four months of sailing, only one was left alive.

This lion is not for sale and must be paid as tribute to the Ming Emperor in Kyoto.

Wang Fang was very curious as to why he rushed directly to the capital instead of taking the sea and land route. After asking Xiaosi beside him, Xiaosi looked at him with a strange expression: "You don't know? The Japanese pirates have been making a lot of noise in Dongyang recently, and the entire coast has been During the blockade, many people in the village were recruited to work as civilian husbands."

There was a pause in his tone as he spoke, and a trace of regret and sympathy flashed in the corner of his eyes.

After hearing the news about the Japanese pirates, Wang Fang made some calculations in his mind, but did not see the sympathetic look in his fourth brother's eyes.

“There were no Japanese pirates raging in the late Ming Dynasty, which means there are still decades left before the Ming Dynasty’s demise.

In addition, Emperor Zhengde has passed away, which means that the current era should be between 1520 and 1570.

Qi Jiguang, Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, Xu Jie, Yan Song, Zhang Juzheng, and even Wen Tianxiang..."

Figures of famous historical ministers flashed before my eyes.

"I didn't expect that I would come to such an era, an era where stars are shining brightly and heroes emerge in large numbers."

He touched his chin and thought for a moment, and said happily in his heart: "Maybe Zhang Juzheng hasn't been born yet, and I can still train him."

As he spoke, he had already passed the poaching group, and there was a group of shirtless men surrounding the open space next to him.

"In the game of animal fighting, everyone who comes has a share. The more pressure, the less pressure, the less."

Wang Fang stretched his neck and took a look, and there was a black line on his forehead.

"This is a fucking fighting beast, it's deadly!"

I saw an interpreter standing in the middle of the open space, holding a shiny black-haired native dog on one side, and on the other side were two flat-headed creatures with half black and half white hair that were caged.

"Honey badger?"

"Brother Flathead?"

"Why did this guy appear here!"