Liu Heng was very happy. He could go to sea with Shylock and go to the ancient eastern country.
Liu Heng set sail again with Sherlock.
The ship started and took them towards the place they longed for.
There is no need to go into details about what happened on the ship.
Liu Heng's luck has always been very good. With him on board, the fleet entered the waters of the Ming Dynasty without encountering wind or rain along the way.
The year is now 1456. The ancient Eastern country at this time is during the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor should be Zhu Qiyu, Emperor Jingtai.
However, his death is not far away.
Liu Heng clicked his tongue twice. He didn't know if he would see Zhu Qiyu this time.
If he could see him, Liu Hao would give Zhu Qiyu a reminder and ask him to kill Zhu Qizhen directly.
This is not for Zhu Qiyu, but for Yu Qian, a loyal and capable minister.
"Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you must leave your innocence in the world."
Yu Qian's death is really sad.
What qualifications does Zhu Qizhen, the "Emperor of the Clan" have to kill Yu Qian?
The sea-going ship did not dock at the southern port, but directly docked at Tianjin Port.
At this time, people from the Ming Dynasty had already come to do business, so although the people at the port were surprised, they were not panicked.
Sherlock went down to the port, with a kind smile on his face, and said to the garrison at the port: "We came to the Ming Dynasty with friendly intentions and want to meet your emperor."
On the ship, Sherlock and the rest of the mission learned Xia Guohua from Liu Heng.
Liu Heng lied to them that he was Xia Guohua who had gone to learn Chinese after watching "The Travels of Marco Polo".
Sherlock and the others had no doubts.
Therefore, although Sherlock's voice had a strong accent, the Ming army still understood it.
Local officials sent people to receive them and arranged a group of people into the best inn in Tianjin.
On the other hand, he sent someone to the palace immediately to report the matter to Mr. Yu Ge and His Majesty.
Zhu Qiyu was already feeling unwell at this time, but he still managed to handle state affairs.
Yu Qian said to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, since those foreigners were able to cross the ocean and come to our Ming Dynasty, it proves that their maritime culture is powerful, and may be stronger than our Ming Dynasty. We should treat them with caution and receive them well."
You must know that the Ming Dynasty's navigation was very powerful. Zheng He made seven trips to the west, but he never found the European continent. This only proves that they came from a more distant place. The technology in navigation is more advanced.
Zhu Qiyu nodded and issued an imperial decree, sending people from Honglu Temple to Tianjin Port to pick up Shylock and his entourage to Beijing.
Liu Hao was walking on the streets of Tianjin, looking at the bustling crowds, feeling happy in his heart. He didn't care what others pointed at him after seeing his foreign appearance.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen so many people with black hair and dark eyes. Hearing the familiar Chinese language, Liu Hei felt so friendly.
He saw the vendor selling steamed buns on the roadside, touched his money bag, and silently put down his hand.
He doesn’t have any coins to buy steamed buns!
Although it’s not Goubuli steamed buns, they look very delicious!
Tianjin used to be called Zhigu, but it was not renamed Tianjin until the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
It is said that Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty invaded Nanjing, the capital at that time, and ascended the throne of the emperor. He admired the Sancha River Mouth that he passed through when he was fighting for the world, and named it "Tianjin", which means "the place where the emperor crossed Tianjin".
This is an important military area, and most of the residents here are military households.
Therefore, there is no bank here.
Liu Heng could only find a relatively large shop and walked in.
This is an oil pressing shop.
Gas prices are expensive, so the shop is naturally richer than other shops.
Liu Heng took out a small piece of gold, bought a bucket of sesame oil, and exchanged the gold for silver and some copper coins.
The store owner smiled and handed the sesame oil and the change to Liu Heng.
The person in front of me is a big customer!
Liu Heng knew that the store must have stolen his money, but he had no choice.
A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
To be able to open such a profitable oil shop, the boss's background must not be simple.
Liu Heng, a newcomer who has just arrived, has no choice but to be slaughtered.
Fortunately, it was just a small trick by some profiteers to raise the price of oil by a few points, and Liu Heng didn't care about it.
Carrying the oil drum, he came to the stall selling steamed buns and said, "Boss, how about I exchange one ounce of sesame oil for two of your steamed buns?"
The bun vendor was surprised by Liu Hiong's appearance and thought he didn't understand the market. He said kindly: "Guest, stop joking. The sesame oil is very expensive. You will suffer a loss if you exchange two buns."
Liu Heng: "I'm not joking. You are kind, and I am willing to exchange a tael of sesame oil for your steamed buns. You just have to say whether you want to change it or not, right?"
Vendor: "Change!"
You would be a fool not to change.
The vendor took out a bowl he had brought with him. Liu Hao opened the lid and poured one-third of the sesame oil into the bowl.
The bowl was not small. One-third of the volume contained more than one tael of sesame oil, at least one or two and a half.
The hawker smiled happily and wrapped three meat buns in oil paper for Liu Heng.
Liu Heng took it with a smile and walked to the next food stall.
This is a stall selling fried dough sticks.
Freshly fried fried dough sticks, there is a pan in front of the vendor with bubbling oil.
The owner of the fried dough sticks stall saw Liu Hiara stopped in front of his stall and immediately entertained Liu Hiiragi very warmly.
The boss was moved by Liu Heng's generous gesture just now.
Liu Heng directly handed the barrel to the boss and asked, "Can this barrel of oil buy all the fried dough sticks on your stall?"
"Okay, okay." The boss was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "I'll wrap up the fried dough sticks for you right away."
He quickly wrapped all the fried dough sticks in oil paper, tied them into a big package, and handed them to Liu Hieragi.
Liu Heng took the dough sticks and returned to the inn.
At this time, Sherlock and others had just gotten up.
Liu Heng placed the fried dough sticks on the table and let everyone eat them as they pleased.
Everyone was curious about the food they had never seen before, so they each picked up a fried dough stick and ate it.
"Not bad, very delicious." Everyone praised.
At this time, they just felt that the fried dough sticks had a different flavor than the French fries and bread.
Now they have not tasted more Chinese delicacies and have not been conquered by Chinese delicacies.
But soon, they will succumb to Chinese cuisine.
Liu Heng ate one fried dough stick, then another meat bun, and shared the remaining two meat buns with Sherlock.
The meat buns are not as delicious as the Goubuli buns, but they are still good, with thin skin and delicious fillings.
It’s not pure meat stuffing, mixed with wild vegetables
As for what kind of wild vegetables they were, Liu Heng couldn't tell.
While he was eating, he was thinking about what authentic Goubuli steamed buns tasted like.
It's a pity that the authentic Goubuli steamed buns only appeared during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.
You said there are also Goubuli buns in modern times?
hehe.
forget it.
Goubuli’s sign was ruined by these buns.
After breakfast, the local government accompanied an official from Honglu Temple to the inn.
This Honglu Temple official worked very hard and arrived in one day.
