Chapter 227 Lin'an Night Market

The rainstorm came and went quickly, and the next day it had become a shower, and in the evening, the weather became sunny again, and after the heavy rain, it left a little coolness and a little freshness.

"Brother, accompany us to go shopping, it seems that you haven't accompanied Ling'er to visit Lin'an City."

"Shopping."

I just remembered that after I came to the Song Dynasty, in addition to a few places such as West Lake, Lingyin, Yanfu Temple, etc., I really didn't seem to appreciate the cityscape of Lin'an.

"Yes, it's shopping, it just so happens that Sister Lin is here for the first time, so you, the elder, should also accompany you."

"Okay, I haven't walked the streets of the capital since I came."

Fang Ling was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother, what do you call it, are you just here like Sister Lin." ”

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, I mean after coming back from Fujian Road." I hurriedly interrupted, "Let's go, let's go shopping." ”

At this time, the sky is slightly dark, the faint moonlight leaves room for the stars in the sky to perform, after the heavy rain washes, the bright stars hang all over the sky, between the flashes, like flowers competing to open, competing for beauty,

In the night of Lin'an, the lights are shining, there is a flow of people everywhere, singing and laughing, a prosperous scene, although it can not be compared with the big cities of later generations, but on the earth in 1265, it is definitely a unique metropolis in the world,

According to historical records, Lin'an City during the Southern Song Dynasty was the only metropolis in the world with a population of more than one million at that time.

In the 13th century, in addition to China, the largest and most prosperous city in the world is Baghdad, the urban population is only between 300,000 and 500,000, and the largest city in the West Venice has a population of only 100,000, to the 14th century, there are 40,000 people in London, England, and only 60,000 people in Paris, France, and Lin'an, Pingjiang Mansion (now Suzhou), and Chengdu Mansion in the late Southern Song Dynasty of China are all large cities with a population of nearly one million.

"Brother, let's go to the night market."

"Well, Ling'er said where to go, we'll go there."

Along the road to the east, I saw a forest of shops in the streets and alleys, the store was brightly lit, many hawkers and merchants walked the streets and alleys, shouting loudly, which added to the lively atmosphere of Lin'an City at night.

I couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect this night in the capital to be so lively." ”

Lin Ying also praised with deep sympathy: "Yes, compared to our Fuzhou Mansion, I don't know how many times more prosperous." ”

Fang Ling smiled: "Brother, you are still from Lin'an, why don't you even know the bustling city of Lin'an." ”

Although Prince Zhao Yu used to secretly go out of the palace to play, since my consciousness completely occupied this body, my subconscious will always look at the world according to my thinking first.

I didn't bother to search for Zhao Yu's memory, so I said: "Ling'er, I almost don't go shopping, you can tell us about the overview of Lin'an City." ”

"Hehe, brother, I want me, an outsider, to tell you about the cityscape of Lin'an, okay, it just so happens that Sister Lin is also here for the first time." Fang Ling introduced, "Lin'an City is the use of Wu Yue capital city to rebuild, the shape of the irregular north-south rectangle, located between the West Lake and the Qiantang River, brother, your Shifeng business house is located in the south of the city, close to the foot of the Phoenix Mountain, the Phoenix foothills and the foothills of Lingyin Mountain are the two major feng shui treasures of Lin'an, Ling'er heard that in contrast, the aura of the Phoenix foothills is still above Lingyin, so when the palace was built, it was selected next to the foothills of the Phoenix Mountain, and there are a total of 18 water and dry gates in the entire Lin'an City, of which the dry doors are only three out of ten, and the water gates are five, The south gate is called Jiahui Gate, that is, we go to Jinhua, the city gate of Fuzhou when we pass, the water gate of Lin'an are all flat houses, the dry gate is built pavilions, the layout is reasonable, there is a moat outside the city, it looks quite charming, in recent months, the new Lin'an prefect has vigorously rectified the city environment, and also made Lin'an City more and more beautiful. ”

While listening to Fang Ling's introduction, I looked at the surrounding houses and shops: "Ling'er, the houses on these two sides are Gaosen, one building after another, there is no space in an inch, and the end is extremely prosperous." ”

"Well, the residential and commercial areas of Lin'an City are combined in many places." As he spoke, Fang Ling took us around a corner, and continued, "The street we have now is the most prosperous street in the entire Lin'an City, called Heavenly Street. ”

"Heavenly Street, Heavenly Street."

"Brother, where have you gotten to, this is the world, where did you come from heaven." Fang Ling said angrily, "Sister Lin, this street runs through almost the whole city, starting from the Shifeng Commercial Bank a little bit to Qinghefang outside Chaotianmen, south to the north of Nanwazi, called 'Jiebei', and the business along the line is very prosperous, that is to say, this street is called Nanwa in the south, the north is called the boundary north, and the five flowers center in front of Zhongwa', and the night market in Tianjie is also the night market with the most popularity, the most vendors, and the most complete items." ”

Lin Ying sighed again: "The night market here is really crowded. ”

I looked around, only to see that both sides of the street are full of pavilions and pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, although most of them are very new, but in my opinion are antique, this Lin'an building is quite poetic and picturesque,

We walked aimlessly on the streets, many vendors came and went, some sold food and pastries, some sold clothes and sundries, some sold gold and silver jewelry, in short, varied, everything, I was dazzled by the few people who shopped, of course, there will be no modern items such as electrical appliances and mechanical products.

"Immortal Library, what is it." I suddenly saw a sign on a shop,

"Brother, you really don't eat fireworks in the world, I thought you knew everything, and it turned out that you were a little bit stronger than Ling'er."

Lin Ying said: "The Changsheng Treasury is the place to pawn things. ”

I suddenly said, "It's a pawnshop." ”

"That's right, brother, I found that you are also stupid sometimes, there is Beiwazi in front, let's go in and have a look." Fang Ling saw that I was a little confused and said, "Brother, you don't know what a tile is." ”

I smiled: "Ling'er, I really don't know." ”

Fang Ling sighed and said: "Brother, I doubt now that you are from Lin'an, forget it, I'll give you some tutoring, in the past, the streets where the people in the city lived were not allowed to open shops, and at night, a curfew would be implemented on the street, and the shops in the past could only be opened in a fixed square, and during the period of our dynasty, the business street trading was a fait accompli, and the emperor issued an edict to recognize the status quo, so the shops on the street were lined up, densely packed, in many big cities, A kind of fixed party and play place also appeared in the lively place, because there was no ready-made name, and people found that this kind of fungi gathered and scattered, like the genus of bricks and tiles, so the place where they gathered and played was called "Washe" or "tile", there are many items to play in the tile, in addition to the grocery retail sale and wine and food, there are sumo wrestling, shadow plays, miscellaneous plays, puppets, singing to earn, kicking, back business riddles, learning to talk and other performances, people can choose different play content according to their own preferences after entering, Of course, it also costs a lot of money two, after Gaozong crossed to the south, there are also a lot of tiles inside and outside Lin'an City, there are about more than 20 bars, the name is called a certain tile, which is the largest in front of the well-known Anqiao North tile. ”

I nodded, "I see." ”

However, I am busy with the government affairs of the DPRK and China, and it seems that I should also care more about the ordinary life of the people, and I say "people's livelihood, people's livelihood" every day, but I don't know the real life of the people, what else can I talk about people's livelihood?

Take this tile as an example, it is a performance place, with extremely rich quyi, rap, acrobatics and other performances as the content, is a kind of entertainment with a public surname, in general, the appearance of the tile is a good thing, representing the prosperity of the city's entertainment industry, and can also drive the development of the surrounding tertiary industry, marking the growth of the ordinary citizen class and the activity of urban life and urban economy.

It is no wonder that the commerce of the Song Dynasty was developed and there were so many taxes, which can be seen from the tiles alone.

When talking about people's livelihood, we should first understand people's livelihood, I don't even know what the people are doing and thinking.

Yuan Jian and I followed Fang Ling, and Lin Ying entered Beiwazi behind,

If the flow of people on the street is called bustling, then it can be called only crowded, but not where the performance is.

Fortunately, Fang Ling, Lin Ying and the others were dexterous, walking through the crowd, and soon squeezed to the front.

"Brother, look, I'm telling a story."

"Yes."

The storyteller on the stage was telling the story of Su Wu shepherding sheep in the Western Han Dynasty, and at this time, the story had reached the end.

"Saying that year after year, the tassels on the envoy representing the imperial court in Su Wu's hand have all fallen off, but he regards the envoy of the light pole as his lifeblood, and he wipes and wipes it every day, always keeping it spotless,,,,,, and finally one day, Su Wu returned to Chang'an, everyone, you know, when Su Wu was ordered to send an envoy, there were more than 100 people in his entourage, but this time there were only a few people left with him, and Su Wu was just forty years old when he went out. In the Xiongnu suffered for 19 years, at this time Su Wu has changed from a middle-aged man to a weak old man, the people of Chang'an heard that Su Wu returned, all came out to greet, they saw Su Wu white beard, white hair, although faltering but always with a decisive face, the people were not unmoved, everyone said, Su Wu, the husband also. ”

The storyteller said this, clapped the case and said: "Rank, the story of Su Wu shepherd's sheep is here, nineteen years, how many nineteen years of life, and it is still in the ice and snow, for the dignity of my Han, I have adhered to it for a full nineteen years, how much courage and perseverance does it take, give birth to a son such as Su Ziqing (Su Wuzi), a lifetime of loyalty can be compared, today is the end of this, Ming said that the beginning of the beginning for you is the Yang family of this dynasty will be the romance, welcome to continue to come to the scene, old farewell. ”

The story of Su Wu's sheep herding is also known to everyone in later generations, and I also said secretly after listening to it, "Su Wu, husband, if I travel to the Han Dynasty, I will definitely let the Huns repay the national debt of Su Wu's nineteen years of sheep herding life." ”

Fang Ling praised: "Brother, this Su Wu is a big hero. ”

"Well, it's a pity that I am a young man like this."

When Lin Ying heard this, she hurriedly looked left and right, and then said, "Elder, don't talk about state affairs, be careful that the outer wall has ears." ”

I smiled: "It's okay, Ling'er, Miss Lin, let's go, let's go and take a look at other places." ”

"Yes." Fang Ling bowed his head slightly, and took us to continue to visit everywhere, what sumo, guessing riddles, puppets, shadow puppets, etc., although I didn't think there was anything new, but it made Fang Ling and the others enjoy watching it,

When they were free, Fang Ling and Lin Ying purchased a lot of things, and before they knew it, Yuan Jian and I had become free porters, an emperor, and a martial arts supreme, these two porters may be the most expensive in the world.

I watched Fang Ling happily buying all kinds of items, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, I opened my eyes and looked around, the currency used by most shoppers was copper coins or silver, and occasionally those who used Jiaozi had to grind with the shop guys for a long time, until the boss came forward, and only occasionally accepted an order,

"The Great Song Huaxia Coin has been on the market for a month, how can no one use it."