Chapter 55: Donglai Xuanwu Pond
Not its southwest suburbs, the mountain is steep and strange, stretches endlessly, several clear springs pass through the mountains and mountains, flow to the south in a loud uproar, gather at the foot of the mountain, and then inject into the nameless small valley, forming a natural lake, called the lake of forgetting worries.
Surrounded by greenery on the shore of the lake, the lake water is clear and deep, with undulating mountains in the north and flat and endless grassland in the south, clear water and green mountains, and the scenery is excellent.
Once upon a time, it was hidden in the mountains, isolated and self-admiring, unknown to outsiders.
Now, I've changed the name of it, and through careful planning and operation, it has become a wonder of the world.
This project originated from a few whales we caught some time ago, and if they were all killed, it would be a violent thing.
After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly thought of the enthusiasm of the future generations for Ocean Park, and I came up with a plan to make money that attracted the attention of countless people.
The killer whale that had fought with us at first was too badly wounded to be killed; The other baleen whale is too big and has a terrifying appetite, and Donglai is still in the process of running to a well-off life, so he can't afford it, so he has to use it once. I found the little-known Sanssouci Lake, which was just the right size and location, and the construction of this marine park in the late Han Dynasty began.
High walls were quickly erected around the small lake, and a beautiful gate was built in the north and south directions, the design was inspired by the shape of the Nantianmen in "Journey to the West", and the horizontal plaque above the gate was written with three gilt characters: Xuanwu Pool.
A few lines of grass are written in big characters, and the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the rigidity and softness are combined! It was a whim of mine.
The Xuanwu Pond is in a north-south direction, about 400 steps long, and about 200 steps wide from east to west. After I gave the opportunity to meet the opportunity, Ma Jun led the craftsmen to build a unique wooden bridge in the middle of the lake, which happened to divide the Xuanwu Pond into two parts, north and south. After the completion of this bridge, it added a lot of color to the Xuanwu Pond.
At the beginning, when I mentioned this idea to Guo Jia, Man Chong, Tai Shici and others with great interest, no one was optimistic. There are two reasons for this: first, how many people are willing to risk their lives to travel? Secondly, how to let the world know about this place, and how to take out a lot of money from the pockets of tourists? It's not easy to think about.
I have come up with ways to deal with the concerns raised by all of them. For the personal safety of tourists, I took out more than 10,000 soldiers to form a Huwei Dart Bureau, set up points in various places, to provide full security services for tourists who come to my Donglai, and by the way, they can also be used for security for people who come to our business, of course, they are not provided for free.
As for how to quickly increase the popularity of Xuanwu Pond, I have a plan for a long time. The yellow half-immortal in my command, to find a hundred and ten scholars, are some can speak the big fool, I use the vernacular in the Jiaozhou Bay to catch the whale through the compilation of a wonderful story, these scholars will go to the north and south of the river everywhere to preach this thrilling fantasy whale war, after the story is told, and then a heart-itching advertising slogan - if you want to bet on the true face of the giant beast in the sea, please come to Donglai Xuanwu Pool!
Those Xiangshi were very powerful, and the name of Donglai Xuanwu Pool soon resounded throughout Shenzhou, attracting countless people's admiration.
Today is a sunny day in mid-November. The entrance to the Xuanwu Pond is already crowded, and the entrance fee for the Xuanwu Pond is quite humane, with children under 3 feet tall being free of charge, and children between 3 and 5 feet at half price; Adults with Donglai household registration only need copper coins and 100 yuan, while foreign tourists need 1 gold, that is, 10 copper coins. Although the ticket for outsiders is frighteningly high, there is only one Xuanwu Pond in the entire Han Dynasty, and there is no other branch, so foreign tourists are still bursting every day.
In order to ensure the sustainable development of Xuanwu Pond, the park stipulates that only 200 visitors will be accepted every day, and local and foreign tourists will each account for half of the share.
Hunger Marketing has been very successful. Tickets are now available in advance until 10 days later.
Led by a number of tour guides, groups of tourists followed the small flag raised by the tour guide to the shore of Xuanwu Lake, and they stared at the lake with their eyes wide open and began the whale hunting trip.
When it comes to these tour guides, I have to feel a maxim of later generations - there is no so-called garbage in the world, only misplaced wealth! That Huang Banxian was originally a habitual offender who was deceived and deceived everywhere, but after joining my command, he quickly made extraordinary achievements, and even Dian Wei changed his normal attitude to smile at him when he met him now. On that day, I put forward the idea of the tour guide to him, and I thought that half a month later, the new profession of the tour guide was officially put on the job under his hands, they wore a uniform tour guide costume, after strict training, they appeared enthusiastic and professional, and became a brilliant business card of Donglai tourism in the future.
Knock knock, cowhide drum suddenly beat, the atmosphere in the park suddenly became solemn! Immediately afterwards, the managers of the five basalt pools held bronze horns in the shape of bull's horns, lined up horizontally, raised their heads and puffed out their cheeks and began to play.
Woo - the horn made a strange sound, it had a strange rhythm, although the visitors had never heard of it, but they could not help but suddenly give birth to a cold bone marrow from the tail vertebrae!
The sound waves lingered on the surface of the lake, and the calm water seemed to be woken up by it, and began to gradually ripple; The sound of the horn suddenly came low and suddenly high-pitched, and the movement of the lake became louder and louder, and then the whole Xuanwu Pond rolled and boiled, and the lake even hit the shore, drenching the feet of tourists.
Suddenly, a huge crest swelled in the middle of the lake. In an instant, it burst again, the waves splashed everywhere, and the tourists on the lakeside were shocked, and they all opened their eyes and exclaimed!
But I saw two huge black shadows floating on the water, and where the blue waves stirred, two pairs of tail fins like giant scissors were raised high out of the water, and then they fell down and hit the lake hard, and suddenly set off a wave more than a foot high! Immediately afterward, two huge and friendless swarthy giants rose high, revealing their black and white bodies, at least five or six zhang long from head to tail.
The tourists were panicking, and a crisp children's voice suddenly shouted: "Look, the sea monster is watching us sing!" The childish children's voice was full of joy and surprise.
A fat man in brocade clothes next to him hurriedly grabbed the excited young man and scolded: "Children's family, don't talk nonsense!" "This fat man is only in his early twenties, but he is very sophisticated. He looked at the surprised glances nearby, his small eyes narrowed into a slit, and he kept apologizing to the tourists around him.
"Cao Zilian, isn't this kid the son of Mengde?" Someone leaned over and asked loudly.
The fat man in brocade is Cao Hong, he is Cao Cao's younger brother, and the young man is Cao Cao's eldest son - Cao Ang. Two months ago, Cao Hong went to Cao Song's mansion in Luoyang to congratulate the grandson of the Cao family on his tenth birthday, and Cao Cao happened to be an official in Luoyang. In the meantime, all kinds of anecdotes of Donglai have been stirred up. Cao Hong was originally a travel enthusiast who likes to explore the world, and once he learned that there was such a novel and interesting tourist attraction, he was immediately deeply attracted. He told his brother Cao Cao about this, and Cao Cao was also very interested, but he was entangled in official business and could not spare time. It happened that Cao Ang came to greet his father, and when he learned that Uncle Cong was going to visit Donglai, he begged Cao Cao to let Uncle Cong take him to see the world. couldn't stand his son's pleadings, and Cao Cao also doted on this eldest son very much, so he nodded and agreed...
Cao Hong fixed his eyes on the person, and it turned out to be Yuan Shu, the loser of the old Yuan family. Cao Hong and Yuan Shu are not familiar with each other, but they have met a few times in Luoyang a few days ago, and they are nodding friends. Seeing that Yuan Shu took the initiative to talk, of course Cao Hong would not sweep his face, he nodded in recognition of Yuan Shu's question, and then bowed his hand and said: "Hehe, it turned out that Brother Highway was coming, disrespectful, disrespectful!" ”
Yuan Shu didn't return the courtesy, he laughed and said, "I think this kid is right!" Brother tour guide, you can explain a thing or two for us. The guide in front was also pulled over by his servants.
The tour guide smiled and explained to Yuan Shu: "Yuan Gongzi, your speculation is completely correct. Just now, our staff members were urging two killer whales to come out and say hello to you, they are very intelligent, and their intelligence is already seven or eight years old. Look! He pointed to two huge heads raised on the surface of the lake and introduced: "The strange whistling they make is really singing, it is telling us - I'm hungry, hurry up and eat!" ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and even the three scholars who were a little far away from them couldn't help but laugh. The round-faced and short-bearded middle-aged scholar asked their "tour guide" with a smile: "Fengxiao, interesting, really interesting!" Your brother did it, right? ”
The young scholar beside him also looked at the "tour guide" with a curious expression. Yes, the two are Tian Chou and Jia Xu. Beihai is in danger, the Yellow Turban is strong, and has occupied eight or nine out of ten kingdoms, only Zhu Xu has not fallen, Wu Anguo defended the city, and entrusted Zhao Yun and Hua Xin to come to Donglai for help. Heaven wants to give me the North Sea, how can I refuse! I left Guo Jia to entertain Tian Chou and Jia Xu, and ordered 10,000 elite soldiers to kill Beihai immediately.
Guo Jia, the exclusive "tour guide" of the cameo, nodded with a smile and replied: "Yes, it was my brother's handiwork." Please go around for three or five days, or more than ten days, and my brother will personally wash the dust for the two of you! ”
The two were secretly surprised: can the North Sea be pacified so quickly? However, they are all people with a city, so they don't ask more, and they appreciate the giant beasts in the lake together...
"They eat fish! Where are the fish? I'm going to catch a fish and feed it! Cao Ang jumped up excitedly, shouting that he was going to feed the sea monster.
The surrounding tourists were also very interested and gathered around to ask the tour guide.
The tour guide pointed to the gate of the park with his hand and replied: "There are fresh live fish in the management office, and there is always one." Ladies and gentlemen, the quantity is limited, so hurry up and buy it! ”
Cao Hong saw that Cao Ang was eager to try, he reluctantly took out the two copper coins, and sent his subordinates to buy fish with some pain.
Yuan Shu was full of disdain when he saw Cao Hong's stingy look with a painful face. He called a servant and commanded in a loud voice, "Buy a few more, and give half to my lovely nephew." After speaking, he winked at Cao Ang, and didn't pay attention to the pork liver color on Cao Hong's face.
At this moment, the two killer whales swam towards the shore, and the lake seemed to be split in two by a giant blade, and a large ravine was concave in the place where they passed, and the waves in front of them pressed towards the shore one after another, and the sound became more and more amazing.
The closer the sea beast's majesty became, the more terrifying it became, and its giant, disproportionately large in size, suddenly let out a strange roar, squirting a jet of water from its nose to the tourists on the lakeside! This action frightened the people on the shore to scream again and again, and quickly retreated, and some even fell to the ground with weak heels, unable to move.