Chapter 29, visit the capital
The next day, Meimei slept well, Liu Jin's whole person was resurrected with blood and blue, pulled Zhao Erhu up early in the morning, and was ready to take a look at the largest and most prosperous city in this era.
At this time, after more than 100 years of development in the Ming Dynasty, Beijing City has been very prosperous, with a population of more than 1 million.
"The teeth are getting more and more numerous, and the goods are full!"
At this time, the population of Beijing was so large that even the traditional urban area could no longer accommodate the growing population, and could only continue to expand outward, slowly forming a huge 'outer city'.
The 'outer city' is an area where foreign businessmen gather in the capital, with a large number of commercial storefronts and shacks lined up and living in them, and the business is very developed, the population is large, and it is also very lively.
Liu Jin took Zhao Erhu into the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu, looking at the street very curiously, and from time to time he had to go to the stalls and shops to take a look and ask questions, looking like he had never seen the world and looked like a bun from the countryside.
Especially Zhao Erhu, his eyes are almost about to look at flowers, he doesn't understand a lot of things, and he asks one when he sees one, so that Liu Jin feels a little annoyed, feeling that he is like a child, there are 100,000 whys, and you can't answer them.
"Capitalism has already sprouted, but unfortunately, in the end, the powerful monster of capital has not been bred, and it has always kept repeating everything in the past."
For a whole morning, Liu Jin observed the entire prosperous city very carefully and carefully, walked through the markets, saw a lot of shops, and saw the prosperity of this ancient city.
The commerce of the whole capital is very prosperous, and it is said that there are more than 100 lines of handicraft business alone, and the functions of each square market are also very fine, very fine.
Chongnanfang in Langdong is specialized in rice, noodles, grain, firewood, firewood, and charcoal industries; Langxi Zhengxifang is specialized in mule and horse business; Langdong Zhengdongfang is a place that specializes in poultry business such as chickens, ducks, geese, fish, etc., and so on.
The division of labor is very detailed, different markets specialize in different businesses, even if it is a place where craftsmen gather, there is also a detailed division, the gathering of carpenters forms a carpentry alley, the iron also forms a special iron alley, and even the rope does have its own alley, which is also a professional community.
All this is enough to show that capital has begun to sprout.
"Brother Jin, the girls in this city are so beautiful, they all look like fairies."
Liu Jin was thinking about some tall things, but Zhao Erhu's eyes were staring at the people on the street, and when he saw the beautiful girl, he couldn't help but say to Liu Jin.
"Do you know what a fairy looks like?"
Liu Jin knocked Zhao Erhu hard, it seems that this kid has really come to marry his aunt.
"I don't know~"
Zhao Erhu touched the place on his head that was knocked by Liu Jin, and replied weakly.
"That's it, don't look like a dirt bun, be honest with these eyes, don't look at them, be careful that someone gouges out your eyes."
Liu Jin glared at Zhao Erhu and warned him fiercely, this is the capital, and if you throw a brick casually, you can smash out a few fourth-grade masters, if you get into trouble here, then you really don't know how to die.
"Yes~"
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhao Erhu lowered his head and drooped his ears, looking honest.
"Let's go, let's eat, I'm hungry, let's have a good meal in a restaurant today."
Looking at Zhao Erhu, Liu Jin's eyes looked at a restaurant not far away, Mochiyue Tower, ready to taste the delicacies of this era.
When Zhao Erhu behind him heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and when it came to eating, he was always full of motivation.
At this time, it happened to be a meal, and the business of this Moon Tower was quite good, and when Liu Jin passed, there was no place on the first floor, so he also went to the second floor, and there were only a few tables left here on the second floor.
"This son, what are you going to do?"
Like the children on TV, the children in Mochizuki Tower are also farts and farts to pour tea for Liu Jin.
"What's your specialty here?"
Liu Jin took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said.
"Our Eight Treasure Phoenix Bird, Bergamot Golden Roll, Mushroom Duck Paw, Colorful Beef Tenderloin, Carp Dragon Gate, Ruyi Lamb Chops, Mushrooms After the Rain, and Buckle Three Threads are not bad."
Xiao'er is very proficient in reporting some of the specialty dishes in the store, and the name sounds very lofty.
"Let's have a copy of it all."
Liu Jin nodded and said, since this time it was out to be extravagant, Liu Jin didn't plan to save money, so he also ordered it all.
"Okay~"
"Childe, what do you want to drink? We have the best aged daughter red, bamboo leaf green, Fenjiu from Shanxi, and wine from the Western Regions. ”
As soon as the shopkeeper heard that Liu Jin wanted it, he immediately became happy, and he hurriedly promoted the drinks in his store.
"Then let's have some daughter red."
Liu Jin thought about it and said, I used to watch too much wine about my daughter's red wine on TV, and now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to taste it.
"Okay, Childe, wait a minute, I'll be here soon."
The shopkeeper happily went to prepare wine and food for Liu Jin.
Soon, in about ten minutes, all the dishes and wine ordered by Liu Jin were served, and Liu Jin also began to slowly taste the delicacies of this era.
"The taste is not bad, but it is still far worse than that of later generations, and it is better because the ingredients are natural, there are few flavorings, and the original flavor is okay."
"This wine is really good, very mellow and fragrant, but this degree is relatively low, it should not be a distilled spirit, but I remember reading a historical travel novel before, saying that this distilled liquor has been transmitted from abroad in the Yuan Dynasty, is it not popular?"
"Maybe in the future, I can do the business of distilling spirits, and I can also make a lot of money."
After tasting it carefully, Liu Jin also has an understanding of wine and food, and at the same time, he has also locked in a new way to make money.
Just when Liu Jin was tasting the food and wine, two groups of people also went up to the second floor, one group was a few young people dressed as scholars, all of them were high-spirited and looked extraordinary.
As for the other group of people, it seems a little special, the leader is a middle-aged man, extraordinary in appearance, majestic bearing, followed by a young man about eleven or twelve years old, this young man has red lips and white teeth, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but everywhere reveals a trace of rebellion.
Behind the two of them was a white-faced and beardless middle-aged man, looking like a housekeeper, carefully serving the two masters in front, and at the same time there were four or five men in strong suits, who should be bodyguards or something.
The two groups came up one after another, each found a table and sat down, and they were also talking and laughing with each other.