Chapter 618, everything is very novel
Tianjin Post House.
It is said to be a Tianjin inn, but it is just a temporary sign, it is actually the largest and best inn in Tianjin - Tianjin Inn.
This time, there were too many missions to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and there were more than 30 countries in the Nanyang region, plus the missions of the Japanese Kingdom and Korea, the number of missions was very large, and the scale was unprecedented.
The original post house in Tianjin, where is it still in the old city of Tianjin, there is no way to receive so many people, not to mention, the original old post house is very simple, dilapidated, very unsuitable for receiving these foreign missions.
So the officials of the Ministry of Rites simply chartered the largest and best inn in Tianjin, temporarily replaced it with a brand, and first used it to receive envoys from various countries.
Tianjin Inn, as the best and largest inn in Tianjin, is also an industry under Liu Jin.
It occupies a very large area, with a reinforced concrete structure, a heating system and running water, and compared to later hotels, that is, there are no elevators and various electrical appliances, and everything else is made according to the best standards of this era.
The inn industry, don't look at it seems to be inconspicuous, but the profit margin is actually very high, the initial investment is a little larger, but the later stage is sitting and collecting money.
The Tianjin Inn, built and designed with reference to the later hotels, has become the most representative building and inn in Tianjin since it was put into operation.
Even the cheapest room here costs a few taels of silver a night, and this is a place that only the really rich can afford.
But even though it is so expensive, the business of Tianjin Inn is still very hot, and the rooms here are very tight, and many times you need to book them in advance.
Led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, the envoys from various countries in Nanyang took a four-wheeled carriage to the Tianjin Inn.
The East King Godala reluctantly got out of the four-wheeled carriage, which was very comfortable and very spacious, and he couldn't even feel much vibration when walking on the cement road.
"When I go back, I must buy a four-wheeled carriage like this to go back, the sedan chair I made before is really earthy."
Godara looked at the luxurious four-wheeled carriage, and then at the Tianjin Inn in front of him.
Tianjin Inn is very majestic, this gate alone is very spacious, and it is also decorated with splendor.
The hall inside the inn is very atmospheric, the ground is covered with tiles, a red carpet, the walls are hung with Ming landscape paintings, and large porcelain decorations are placed next to the corners.
On the ceiling is a very large glass crystal lamp, which looks very atmospheric and luxurious, even during the day, the oil lamp inside is also lit, constantly emitting light, so that the whole hall is shrouded in a warm yellow light.
"Is this the palace of the Ming Dynasty?"
These people from Nanyang were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and the whole person was stunned, and some people couldn't help but shout.
This is not nonsense, the decoration of the Tianjin Inn is more luxurious than the palaces of their countries, and it looks more magnificent.
"This is not our Ming Palace, this is just a post station in Tianjin~"
When the officials of the Ministry of Rites heard this, they couldn't help but smile and explain.
"It's just a post station~"
After hearing this, Godara couldn't help but sigh, such a luxurious place, it is just a post station, it is difficult to imagine what the palace of the Ming Dynasty will be like.
At the same time, he also silently remembered everything here, and after he returned, he also wanted to find a way to transform his palace into this.
"This glass lamp is so beautiful, as well as these Ming calligraphy and paintings, porcelain~"
Godara silently remembered all this.
Soon, under the arrangement of the officials of the ministry, the missions of various countries also moved to their respective regions.
The East King Godala has a noble status, so he was also arranged to live in the 'Heaven' area, and at the same time, Emperor Kashiwahara, the queen of the Japanese who came to the Ming Dynasty from the Wa Kingdom, was also arranged to this area.
Emperor Goto Gomon hiccups last month, according to the treaty signed between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom, the Wa Kingdom is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Wa King must be canonized by the Great Tomorrow Son to be considered legal and valid.
Therefore, this time, Emperor Go-Kashiwahara also personally led the ministers of the shogunate and some daimyo who supported the emperor to come to the Ming Dynasty to prepare to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Great Tomorrow, and at the same time, he also asked the Emperor of the Great Emperor to canonize himself as the new King of the Wa Kingdom.
The No. 3 courtyard of the word "Heaven" is the place where Emperor Go-Kashiwahara lived, and the East King Godala is arranged in the "Heaven" No. 5 courtyard, each courtyard is a separate courtyard, which is very large, with many rooms, which is also specially designed to take into account the need for protection of some distinguished guests.
Of course, the cost of living in such a courtyard is also extremely expensive, requiring hundreds of taels of silver for one night.
"It's really extraordinary, worthy of Daming~"
Dongwang Godara wandered around very casually in his courtyard, which was designed in a style based on the style of Suzhou gardens and the most popular style in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
For such an annex, Godara is still very satisfied.
The interior of the house is also dazzling for Godara, with a variety of glass products that make everything here look shiny.
Well, such design and decoration are actually for the promotion and promotion of glass products.
Liu Jin knows very well that the decoration of the hotel in the future is often leading the trend of the times, so opening this Tianjin inn is not just to make money.
Through the Tianjin Inn, Liu Jin can lead the fashion and trend of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention anything else, just this glass product and tap water, independent toilet, bathroom and so on, with the Tianjin Inn taking the lead.
Everyone who stays at the Tianjin Inn will naturally be affected, and after going back, they will also think about referring to the Tianjin Inn to build their own houses.
Naturally, it can lead and drive the fashion and atmosphere of the entire Ming Dynasty.
"It's still warm inside, it's cold outside, why is it so hot inside?"
Godara rested in his courtyard, and soon he was too hot to stand.
At this time, the temperature in Tianjin was very cold, and the cold wind was howling outside, but in this courtyard, it was not cold at all, and even felt a little hot.
This made him very strange, and he carefully searched around the courtyard, but he didn't find a brazier, charcoal fire or anything like that for heating.
"Heating?"
But soon, his men asked clearly, and came back to ask.
"What's this heater?"
Godara couldn't help but shake her head.
When I came here, I always felt as if I had never seen the world.
The chair here is not called a chair, it is called a sofa, and it is very comfortable to sit on, and it is said that it is so comfortable because there are springs in it.
The bed here is not a hard bed, it is also very soft, and lying on it makes people fall asleep quickly and comfortably.
There is also a thatched house here, it is paved with porcelain, which is cleaner than his palace, the toilet is very comfortable, after the finish, a light press, and the tap water flushes clean.
Everything here is so new.
It was just an inn, but in Godara's opinion, it was much more comfortable than his own palace.
"Da Ming is really too rich~"
Godara lay comfortably on the couch and looked around, unable to help but let out a long sigh.
Then, quickly, his eyes were fixed on a large map.
"This is Daming, this is Nanyang~"
"This is the Wa Kingdom and North Korea~"
"It turns out that the world we live in is so big, and the map of this Ming is so accurate."
He immediately came to his senses, looked carefully at this world map, and soon found the Ming Dynasty and the Nanyang region, and then looked at the Golden Continent, Africa, Australia, Europe and other regions, and immediately couldn't help but sigh.
Soon, his eyes were fixed on the globe on the huge desk in the study.
"This is the Earth we live on?"
He couldn't help but pick up the globe and look at it carefully, and the more he looked, the more unbelievable the whole person became.
"Are we really living on a giant ball?"
Godara was dumbfounded, and it was a little hard to believe this, but the globe and map in front of him, it would not lie, and the Ming people were convinced of it, so it would not be wrong.
In the No. 3 courtyard of the word 'Heaven', Emperor Go-Kashiwahara was also staring at the globe at this moment, and the whole person looked at the globe in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more incredible he felt.
"It turns out that the world is so big, and there are so many vast lands in the world, no wonder the Ming Dynasty wants to enter the Golden Continent and go to the South Seas, they want to occupy other vast and fertile places in the world."
Emperor Go-Kashiwahara said while sighing.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
"The world is very big, our country can also make a big difference, the Golden Continent, Australia is estimated to be their own back garden, but Africa, Europe here is still a very vast land, as long as we can learn from the Ming, it only takes a few decades, we can also become stronger."
"When the time comes, the world will be so big that we can also occupy our own place."
Shimazu Tadamasa next to him also said with bright eyes, he is one of the few daimyo who supports the emperor, and in his opinion, the time has come for the Wa Kingdom to change.
The rule of the shogunate was too corrupt, which led to the weakening of the Wa Kingdom, which had to learn from the Ming Dynasty and strengthen the centralization of power and return all power to the Emperor.
Only in this way can the Wa Kingdom be able to unite together, and the Emperor can lead the Wa State to learn from the Ming Dynasty, constantly change the law and become strong, and become a country as powerful as the Ming Dynasty.