Chapter 1038: Ceylon, the Land of Gems
It looks like it's just a building, but just in case of accidents, this building is actually a walled building with a Hakka style.
The square design of this walled building is very similar to that of a courtyard house, except that it has been changed from a bungalow to a two- or three-story building.
The surrounding building is like a castle, with earth, stone, brick, sand, wood as the main materials, in the past, the buildings were mixed with clay loess mixed with fine sand, lime, etc., with glutinous rice, brown sugar to increase the viscosity, but now they are bonded with cement produced in the empire, plus beams, trusses, corners, etc. pull each other, become a thick and solid, good overall performance of the building.
The cement wall around the perimeter of the building is more than one meter thick, and there are no windows on the first floor, and only small windows on the second floor and above.
The whole building is only set up with a door in and out, the door is set up with a water tank, from the second floor can be poured down with water, to attack with fire, some of the top floor around the building also pick out the "building bucket", for looking out or shooting down, anti-bandits, anti-beasts, fire prevention, waterproof and other functions are quite complete.
To put it simply, this was a bunker built by the imperial maritime merchants in the capital of Ceylon.
Li Nan lived in the three-story main building, because there were no tall buildings in the city, so from the window you could see that it was far away, and the scenery in the capital of Ceylonese was in full view.
Before Li Nan moved in, the disguised royal guards threw away all the mattresses and bedding in the room, except for the tables and chairs, everything else was replaced with various top-notch appliances for the emperor.
After the guards and maids were busy, the interior of this walled building in a foreign country has been completely changed, and it looks noble and comfortable.
After sailing on the boat for a long time, they finally went ashore, and all the women were also a little tired, so they went back to their rooms to rest, Li Nan ordered the guards to bring a bath bucket and hot water, planning to take a good bath to relieve fatigue, and then rest comfortably.
Just as Li Nan was lying on his back in the bathtub and closing his eyes to enjoy, he heard the door move lightly, and a sound of footsteps came, and someone quietly walked in.
By the side of Li Nan, the emperor of the empire, there have always been a large number of guards in the open and in the dark, and it is estimated that no one in this world can break in, so although he did not open his eyes, he already knew that the person who came must be the person next to him.
Sure enough, the two daughters who came in were the two concubines of Wang Kai, the former lord of Goryeo, Li Hyo-yeon, the lord of Yeondeok Palace, and Lee Hyo-min, the head of Fuchang Temple.
Since Wang Kai, the lord of Goryeo, was hanged to death in Kaesong because of the assassination of the emperor, many concubines and palace maids in the Goryeo palace have been released, but these two beauties who have long had a relationship with Li Nan naturally came to live in the empire with him.
I have to say that Li Ziqian of Goryeo is really a strange person, he married his two daughters to Wang Kai, the lord of Goryeo, and the other daughter to Li Nan, the emperor of the Chinese Empire.
For the sake of the three sisters of the Li family, Li Nan did not embarrass Li Ziqian, and still appointed him as an official of Goryeo, but the empire is different from Goryeo, and it is impossible for him to think about it as before.
The two Korean beauties were dressed in snow-white nightgowns, and after they came to the bathtub, they stretched out their slender jade hands to help Li Nan wipe them.
It is estimated that few men in this world can see that beauties are still sitting still, not to mention that under their nightgowns, they are still wearing special clothes made by Pan Jinlian and Master Li.
Li Nan knew the thoughts of the two daughters, and because of the concubines of Wang Kai in the past, they were also cautious after coming to the empire.
Although Li Nan also persuaded them a lot, so that they could rest assured that they would live in the empire, no matter how much persuasion he said, it would not solve the entanglement in their hearts, so it was better to do more than say more.
Since the beauty is pregnant, and she is still her own woman, there is no need to be polite, Li Nan immediately took a bath and didn't take a bath, and hugged the two beautiful Goryeo beauties to the big bed, as for the beauty after that, it is not known to outsiders.
After having breakfast the next day, the women finally came to a foreign country, so they all expressed their desire to visit and experience the customs here.
The goods sold in the shops in the Chinese ghetto were all from the empire, so these bad street goods were not very attractive to Li Nan and many concubines.
At the strong request of the women who loved gems, Li Nan led them out of the ghetto and walked towards the shops set up by other Ceylonese people in the city.
Most of India, like the Srivijaya Kingdom, is Buddhist, so walking in the capital of Ceylon, you can see monks and Buddha statues everywhere, and most of them give prayers with their hands folded.
Ceylonese people like red, white, yellow and other colors, and regard crows as mascots, and with the colorful lights lit everywhere, it looks quite prosperous.
It is said that women, like dragons, are essentially fond of shiny things, and the various colored gems produced in Ceylon are undoubtedly the items that attract them the most.
Seeing his concubines pouring into a large-scale gem shop, Li Nan felt as if he had returned to the afterlife, and followed him with a wry smile.
The owner of this Ceylon gem shop is not an ordinary person, and he actually uses large pieces of clear glass from the empire to spread it on the counter, so that customers can see all kinds of gemstones.
Although Li Nan, as the emperor of the empire, has countless treasures in the treasury and often distributes them to the concubines, but after seeing the full of gems and ornaments, the women are still excited to pick them up.
The silver coins that could be circulated in the empire had long been the currency of all countries, so when the guards threw bags of gold and silver coins to the shopkeepers, the women began to choose them arbitrarily.
The excitement of a woman buying things is basically similar to ancient and modern, and Li Nan, the emperor's majesty who is usually surrounded by women, is really not as attractive as those rubies and sapphires at the moment.
Li Nan, who was a little bored, came to the front of the store and watched the street scene and pedestrians.
Because India has been ruled by various races for a long time, it can be said that the people here are all mixed races, so the appearance is quite good, and the girls are also very beautiful, which is completely different from other islanders.
Although Ceylon is an island country, its customs are similar to those of India, and the people here are divided into five classes according to the caste system.
A group of locals who were black, thin, and did not have much cloth to cover their bodies, saw Li Nan wearing the gorgeous clothes of the empire, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Li Nan's heart was as hard as iron when he treated the enemy, but at this moment, seeing these people living so miserably, he still couldn't bear to order: "Go, reward them with some money." ”
Several guards had just come to these people and took out a few silver coins to throw them at them, but they didn't expect the guys from this gem shop to see it and hurriedly come out to stop them.
"Dear Lord Huaxia, these people are Dalits, they are all filthy pariahs, you adults must not touch them!"
Li Nan knew about the caste system of the Indians, but he didn't like it, so he immediately said to his fellows: "My servants just reward them with some money, it doesn't matter." ”
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