Wen Desi briefly introduced his own experience of crossing alone. 【Read the latest chapter】. The different time and space that passed through the bathroom of his house was under a certain hill and by a small river. Judging from the openness of the land, this was a quite prosperous agricultural area. The landforms and vegetation should be that of South China. Just when he was hesitating whether to venture deeper and see if there were any villages to explore, something unexpected happened:
A group of soldiers in ancient costumes, led by officers on horseback, escorted more than a dozen people who looked like villagers to the river, and then began the massacre.
Although Wen Desi has also seen some quite bloody photos on the Internet, the shock level of seeing it in real life at a close range from 30 meters away is still unparalleled.
Finally, the soldiers cut off the heads, threw some broken weapons around the bodies, and walked away surrounded by the officers.
"...Fortunately I'm wearing camouflage uniform, otherwise it would be really mysterious." Wen Desi said with lingering fear, "The ones closest to me are less than ten meters away."
The first impression that different time and space left on Wen Desi was that the air was good, and the second impression was that his life was worrying.
Wen Desi opened his notebook and showed them the photos taken at the scene. The headless corpse with bloody flesh is so realistic that it makes people want to vomit under the interpretation of the 9 million pixel SLR lens.
"I also found some copper coins scattered around." Wen Desi took out a plastic bag with more than a dozen copper coins in it. "There are several kinds. Let someone take a look. The latest one is Tianqi Tongbao."
"It may also be during the Chongzhen period."
"At least it will be two years after Tianqi." Xiao Zishan said with confidence. "Guangzong only served as emperor for a few months before he died. In the first year of Tianqi, his father's Taichang Tongbao was minted. In the second year, the Tianqi era name was minted. If we consider that casting and circulation also take time, it can be calculated It will be three years until the Apocalypse."
"However, this period of speculation is still a bit broad. The two brothers have been in power for more than 20 years."
"I think it should be Tianqi, or at most the early years of Chongzhen. Chongzhen Tongbao was minted in large quantities in various places, and it was widely circulated. It is impossible to only have Tianqi money."
Now that the era has been determined, what exactly are we going to do?
A wormhole leading to different time and space is a milestone for the scientific community. The three people in the bathroom are obviously not physicists, and they are not eligible for the Nobel Prize. If it is to be regarded as major news, none of them are in the media industry. At best, they can only be regarded as parties in the news. Of course, as a presenter, Mr. Wen will definitely be mentioned a little bit in the news. In addition, these people are quite conspiratorial in thinking that given the huge consequences that this matter may have, the existence of the wormhole is likely to be completely covered up - just as Americans have always suspected that there is an Area 51 Same - in this case, their prospects will be very bad.
Except for the property owner of the wormhole - the ownerless thing is owned by the person who appears, so Wen Desi can be regarded as the owner of the wormhole - the other two people know very well that this is an opportunity. Wen Desi If you really wanted to win some physics prize or engage in his "single-person two-way low-key time travel", you would not go to that post anyway.
What is the chance of this? As Mr. Wen said, it is so big that there may be a world - the 17th century in another dimension.
Thinking of this, I started breathing heavily.
After a brief discussion, the initial executive committee was established in the bathroom of Wen Desi's house, and Document No. 1 was produced immediately. In modern history, the meeting is known as the "Bathroom Meeting."
The program adopted by the conference: Build a new world!
How to create their new world? The ancients were not mindless NPCs. They were not inferior to modern people in terms of wisdom. They lacked neither courage nor strength. When it came to adaptability to the environment, they were far beyond the reach of delicate modern people. Although these three people all like to read time-travel novels, at least they know that they are not bastards.
The only thing that can defeat them is the accumulation of civilization that has 300 years more than theirs.
"Scale and standardization," Wang Luobin said, "are the magic weapons for victory. An industrialized society is enough to defeat any ancient society."
Gather a large number of time travelers who have mastered modern technology and management methods, carry modern industrial equipment and technology, travel to that time and space together, establish a base, complete basic industrialization, and form a complete industrial system, using this as a starting point to dominate the world .
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No matter how ambitious the goal is, you still have to eat it one bite at a time. After discussion, the group determined two short-term goals:
Recruit crowds and raise money to purchase supplies and equipment.
Wen Desi decided to set up a Skype chat group first for communication purposes. The original post was now very popular. He did not make any further explanation and simply added the group account and a spare one. email address. Then the post was locked - everyone agreed that it should not attract attention from now on.
As for money, although these three people still have some savings, the total is less than one million. One million yuan to complete industrialization - even industrialization during the Industrial Revolution is too science fiction.
Of course, in theory, subsequent participants will also bring funds, but not much.
Traveling in both directions and using the time and space price difference between the two sides to raise funds is probably a more realistic way to make money quickly.
Using modern products to make huge profits in ancient times is a tried and tested method of making money in all time travel novels. Everyone immediately thought of special time travel treasures such as glass mirrors, glasses, matches, and watches. Countless time-travelers rely on these to become rich in the empty home in another time, find the first pot of gold, and embark on the journey of kingship.
Xiao Zishan contributed a large number of promotional gifts that he had accumulated over the years for petty gains:
Plastic powder boxes with mirrors, melamine bowls, spoons and chopsticks, small fruit knives, plastic kitchen aprons, acrylic hats, scarves and glove sets, glass mugs, plastic lunch boxes, towels... there are three or four of them. box. These small commodities customized in Yiwu, with all kinds of ugly company logos printed on them, turned into shining gold in the eyes of these people.
Venetian glass mirrors in the 17th century were a luxury item even in Europe, but they were not available in Asia. From this point of view, mirrors were a monopoly, as were those unbreakable dishes, transparent lunch boxes... including the ones they just drank. The empty bottles left behind by pure water are all new things that did not exist in that time and space. Theoretically, they can sell them for any amount they want: one hundred taels for a powder box, two thousand taels for a cup, and one hundred taels for a bowl. ...How many time-traveling seniors did this...
These three people were all excited about the golden future and their blood pressure rose. Wen Desi even began to regret it a little - maybe he could unify the world by taking the risk of traveling in both directions by himself.
"But if we just go there, as soon as we reach the city gate, we will be taken as Japanese pirates and taken to the Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen." Wang Luobin thought of the practical problem.
"Is there a Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen in Guangzhou?"
"I don't know, but the Shipping Department should be there."
"That's true. We have strange clothes and weird accents. Guangzhou is not a sparsely populated place. We don't have any road guides..."
"I won't send the troops to Liaodong."
"That's not the case, but if you are dragged to the Yamen for questioning because of your strange clothes and suspicious behavior, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die." Xiao Zishan remembered reading some memoirs of Portuguese people who came to China in the Ming Dynasty. There was an unlucky Portuguese pirate who recorded in detail the whole process after his capture. Although he greatly praised the judiciary of the Ming Dynasty and considered it a perfect system that was just, fair, and open, he did not hesitate to say that it was cruel to prisoners.
Thinking of all the tortures that the Portuguese had suffered and witnessed, Xiao Zishan couldn't help but shudder and feel fear.
"How about we find some Hanfu websites? I think there are some researches on the Ming Dynasty clothing system which is quite elaborate."
"You can learn the clothes, but you can't learn the words and deeds." Wang Luobin objected, "It's even more suspicious."
"If we pretend to be foreign merchants - we can call ourselves maritime merchants from Bo Ni." Wen Desi put forward a new suggestion, "Maybe we can pretend to be tribute envoys? Doesn't the emperor like all nations to come to court?"
"The tributary trade has stopped long ago. Besides, the court is probably too busy right now and has little interest." Xiao Zishan thought for a while, "I remember that the Ming Dynasty had strict management of foreigners. Except for the Portuguese, foreign merchants could only trade in Macau, and ships could not Enter the Pearl River.”
"Can the Portuguese enter Guangzhou?"
"Yes, it seems that Guangzhou held trade fairs every year, and merchants from all over the country would bring goods to trade with the Portuguese."
"It turns out that the Canton Fair has such a long history." Wang Luobin praised.
The Canton Fair, once the main window for China's foreign trade, had its predecessor in the Ming Dynasty, but at that time it was only open to Portuguese businessmen. It is held once every summer and winter, and the location is on Haizhu Island, which is now the area around the Haizhu District Federation of Trade Unions.
"But none of us are like foreign friends. I wonder if there were any foreign Chinese in those days?"
"Maybe, who knows."
"It's nerve-wracking. It seems like we need to look up historical data."
Suddenly Xiao Zishan patted the table and laughed:
"We are so stupid! Why are we always thinking about how to enter Guangzhou? Aren't we in Guangzhou city?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. Indeed, since the entrance and exit points of the wormhole are the same in both time and space, as long as you travel within the Ming Dynasty city of Guangzhou, wouldn't you directly enter the city of Guangzhou? As for any real crisis, just open the wormhole and escape.
The chosen crossing location is Haopan Street, which was originally along the river in the south of Guangzhou City. This area was a commercial area as early as the Southern Song Dynasty. Business was even more prosperous in the early Ming Dynasty. During the Jiajing period, a new city was built, and this commercial area along the Pearl River was also included. included. At this point, Guangzhou's Nancheng City Wall stands directly on the bank of the Pearl River.
In the Ming Dynasty, Haopan Street was a place where wealthy businessmen from other provinces gathered to live. In fact, it was also a gathering place for smugglers. These people colluded with the fishermen on the Yuzhou Island in the Pearl River Estuary at that time and specialized in trafficking the goods on the "Fan Ship". They were engaged in smuggling and smuggling. "Whenever a ship arrives, they will bring porcelain, silk floss, private money, and gunpowder with Haopan Street. They will leave with full loads and return full loads." Xiao Zishan doubts that these so-called "rich businessmen from other provinces" are all official figures. The characters in the background are why smuggling is so rampant.
Since they are all smugglers, they definitely don't care where they come from. Profit is the nature of businessmen. From this point of view, the merchants on Haopan Street seem to be the most suitable to contact.
