The eighth and ninth years of Dewu, that is, 1870 and 1871, the first two years of the seventies of the eighteenth century, were later called "the eve of Pompeii" by some Western modern historians.

This somewhat desperate, Western-centric title is not recognized by the world's mainstream view of history.

But objectively speaking, the description of "Pompeii's Eve" is still very apt.

In the first four years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted on the Apennine Peninsula, and Pompeii, which symbolizes the classical civilization of the West, was ruthlessly wiped off the earth by volcanic ash about 5.6 meters thick overnight.

And the peaceful time of the two years from the eighth year of Dewu to the ninth year of Dewu is like the eve of the fall of Spempeie, quiet and lonely, but the dark waves are turbulent.

Fengdu, the residence of the Ming Emperor.

Spring is blooming, and everything is recovering.

The bald eagle collapsed, and the weak cry kicked off a new day.

This kind of bird of prey that is ruined on the outside of gold and jade has lost its status as a national bird in this time and space.

In the voting of the national bird of the Ming Dynasty held in July of the eighth year of Dewu, the red-crowned crane became the national bird of the Ming Dynasty with a support rate of more than 70%, followed by the red-bellied golden pheasant and the green peacock, which are far from it.

In later generations, when the issue of the national bird was discussed within the Republic, the red-crowned crane was also the most popular candidate bird at that time for its strong Chinese heritage and beautiful humanistic sustenance.

It's a pity that it was an era when the West occupied the absolute right to speak in the world.

The Red-crowned Crane's English and Latin names are both Japanese Cranes, which were chosen by ignorant Western naturalists out of arrogance.

Such a foreign name makes the red-crowned crane the national bird of China.

Although the remaining red-bellied pheasant is beautiful, if it is a national bird, it will eventually be a little worse.

Fortunately, for Daming, there is no such trouble at all.

Although Western naturalists still use "Japanese Crane", "Grusjaponensis" as the name of the red-crowned crane.

but

Who cares?

Anyway, Zhu Fugui doesn't care, and the people of Daming don't care either.

How beautiful and elegant the red-crowned crane is, it is also associated with auspicious longevity.

The key red-crowned crane is a large bird with strong combat effectiveness, with excellent hunting records and no less lethality than many birds of prey.

This is very much in line with Daming's style.

Of course, the call of the red-crowned crane is also very fairy, much better than that of the bald eagle.

The bald sea eagle parked on the rockery in the front yard of the star-picking platform screamed.

Suddenly, it soared into the air in a panic, and a few messy feathers were scattered in the air.

Messi pounced, put away his paws in disappointment, turned around and jumped off the ambushed stone.

If it had been a few years ago, Messi would have thought he would have been able to catch this stupid bird that was screaming.

It's a pity......

Scratching his belly full of fat with his hind paws, and scratching his cheeks with his front cheeks, Messi walked back to his lion's den, rolled over, and continued to nap.

This scene was taken into the eyes of Zhu Fugui, who was brushing his teeth on the balcony.

Shouldn't you go and talk to Susu that it's time to lose weight for Messi?

Zhu Fugui couldn't help but have such a thought.

But before he could finish brushing his teeth, a pair of long, white legs wrapped around his waist.

"Don't make a fuss, let me finish my toothbrush...... Gollum ......"

Zhu Fugui reluctantly spit out the mouthwash, hitting Messi's nest, causing it to roar and protest.

"Mr. Writer, this year is my last day in Fengdu, do you think I will let you go?"

The one who hung on Zhu Fugui's body like a koala was none other than Vanderbilt Jolie, who was called Concubine Fan by the palace maids.

A few years have passed, and Julie is still the same little fan girl she was back then, but she has become more mature and charming.

Zhu Fugui stretched out his hand and scratched her small and firm nose: "You, you're 25 years old, why do you still look like a child!" ”

Julie shook her head: "I don't care, I'm going to Europe tomorrow, let me be sorry for your three wives again today, oh no, it's seven times!" ”

Zhu Fugui's face turned pale, and he just wanted to escape, but he couldn't escape.

Julie closed the curtains, and a strange noise came from the room.

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For various reasons, people always ignore Zhu Fugui's age.

Born in 1848, he is actually only 23 years old this year.

In the next life, it is just the age when he has just graduated from college, and he belongs to the existence of a little brother in the workplace.

But in Daming, Zhu Fugui has become a reliable big brother.

Very supportive.

And no one doubts this.

After all, he is a great man from the sky in the Rocky Mountains, who smashed the front teeth of the Eight Banners with a slingshot at the age of 7, and now he is young but has excellent leadership skills, which is also very reasonable.

However, no matter how psychologically mature they are, Zhu Fugui and Julie are still young men and women in their early twenties.

In the weeks since the reunion, what has happened is not enough for outsiders.

This is also the first time that Julie has really entered the Ming court.

It was Zhu Fugui who repeatedly begged for each other to catch him.

Before getting married, he stayed overnight on the dragon bed, which is somewhat unreasonable, but at least in the imperial palace, which is three acres of land, the rich man is the truth and the law.

Moreover, Julie is not the first foreign girl to appear in the imperial palace.

Lao Zuo doesn't know if he has any misunderstanding about the rich emperor who is not close to women, diligent and loves the people, and has the style of Taizu, or has heard some unrealistic roadside news, she will pay tribute to Zhu Fugui orchids every New Year's holiday.

Fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls with soft waists, from hairy girls to Persian cats, with eyes ranging from blue to green.

Zhu Fugui issued several orders to ask him not to disturb the place and pay tribute to strange things.

Lao Zuo insisted that these women were refugees displaced by the military disaster, and the Son of Heaven should treat them well because of benevolence and righteousness.

Zhu Fugui felt that it made sense.

In desperation, I had to let Lao Li arrange it on my behalf and fill the palace.

Since then, there has been a new girl group under [Dameng Industry].

What kind of Mao Mei hit the tree, Mao Mei broke the watermelon on her chest and other videos, which drove the sales of Daming melons and fruits, and made Zhu Fugui make a small profit again.

But even so, the accumulation of Zhu Fugui's wealth has slowed down significantly in the past two years.

In the past two years, Zhu Fugui's internal money has only increased by more than 10 billion yuan, totaling about 42 billion yuan.

This money is used for personal consumption, whether it is a wine pond and a meat forest, or playing with coral trees, it will not be used in this life.

However, it is still not enough to use it for military spending in a world war.

In line with the principle of leniency for the enemy, Zhu Fugui still has to do everything possible to make a small amount of money.

The main reason why making money has slowed down in the past two years is because of the plunge in silver prices.