In the autumn of the sixth year of Wanli, it only rained in Beijing, but the weather was still cold, and the horses and horses under the Chengtianmen were endless, and the emperor in military uniform sat on the tower of the Qianmen City surrounded by ministers, and a pair of big eyes full of aura under the helmet kept aiming at the left and right.

Zhang Juzheng, whose name is Shoufu Shi as the regent, sits upright, two faint sighs of breath stand out between his breaths, his official robe is flat without a trace of wrinkles, he retracts his gaze at the huge bison walking slowly with iron chains under the city, and looks down along the emperor's eyes, and finally sees his official boots.

When he turned his head in surprise and found the emperor's boots, he turned his head and whispered to the servant, "Get a mat for your majesty." ”

The fleet of the Ming Dynasty around the world was still docked in Asia, and the Shuanglin ship was sent back as a cargo ship, but Feng Bao, who was standing behind the emperor, was not half displeased, and his ship was transported back to the world by His Majesty, and recorded in history as the flagship of the return of the government, which made the great eunuch of the palm seal extremely glorious.

The second sentence of today's daily note is that the return envoy of the Shuanglin ship arrived in Beijing.

When the emperor heard the news, he was in the palace with a young man with a sword and a horse and a horse and a shooting, and without even changing his uniform, he ordered the celebrant to pass on the decree and summon the ministers of the six cabinets to the front door to watch the ceremony, saying that he would take the minister to see the strange things sent back by the East.

In order to ensure his majesty, the emperor sat on a chair that was one size larger, his chair was higher than the others, and although he was wearing a wider military uniform than the regular clothes, he still seemed to be one size smaller than others, especially the cloud-headed black leather boots exposed by the hem of the burqa, because he could not reach the ground, his feet kept dangling on the side of the chair.

The emperor was dressed like a governor in brocade clothes.

The iron hat is covered with a layer of dark blue velvet, the arched dome is surrounded by a circle of silver, the brim on the forehead is also inlaid with a ruby from overseas in silver, and the left and right sides are decorated with Luzon gold to ensure that the velvet is smooth and adds beauty.

After Chen Mu left, the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty began to be slowly influenced outside the Beiyang range, and the prosperous maritime trade brought about changes in people's pursuit of wealth and new aesthetics, but this mild change determined that not all the aesthetics from the South Seas or the North Seas were accepted, but on the basis of the local aesthetics.

People try to appreciate the advantages of three-dimensional, close-fitting and convenient movement, but they are also reluctant to abandon the comfort and freedom that looseness brings.

This important feature that prevailed in the Wanli era had the greatest influence on military uniforms.

For example, in Wanli's military uniform, the standing army uniform inside the cuirass was tight-fitting, but this did not prevent the little emperor from wearing a sleeveless thin velvet dragon armor outside the cuirass, hiding all the armor except for the arms covered by the thick leather arm binding.

The footstool was taken by the eunuch and put under his feet, and the little emperor finally didn't have to shake his calves anymore, cast a satisfied approving look at the teacher, raised his arm and pointed to the city downstairs, and said, "What a big bull!" It doesn't have horns? ”

Standing on the other side of the emperor and slightly behind Feng Bao was Luo Shangzhi, the general of the Shenji Battalion who followed Chen Ju to the East Ocean, and the young general took this opportunity to climb the Qianmen Tower with the emperor's high-ranking officials.

It wasn't until Feng Bao coughed lightly that Luo Shangzhi, who was like a cloud, hurriedly stepped forward to bow down, bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, this is the largest of the six wild cattle sent back by the Oriental Military Government, and he didn't dare to feed him on the boat, so he lost a little weight, his body length was one foot and seven inches, his shoulder height was six feet and five inches, and he weighed one thousand nine hundred and forty-two pounds. ”

"Is this still thin?"

The little emperor raised a smile and showed great interest, and said, "Do all Asia use such strong oxen to plow the land?" ”

"Ploughing, back to Your Majesty, the brute cow does not understand human nature, fierce temperament, can not plough the land is not good at driving, but the meat is lean and tender, there are many natives in Asia who feed on it, can produce good bone skin, the leather is the thickest and most durable."

As he spoke, Luo Shangzhi took out a lacquer box on his side and offered it, and when the attendant eunuch took it and unfolded it to Emperor Wanli, Luo Shangzhi explained: "This is the cowhide sole dedicated to Your Majesty by the military uniform factory set up by the Oriental Military Government in Majiagang. ”

The little emperor looked at the two large pieces of big soles with small nails on the thick leather soles in the lacquer box and laughed out loud, this Oriental military palace is interesting, and he sent a pair of leather soles to the emperor across the ocean!

The eunuch took the soles of his shoes, and the emperor looked at them again and again, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, I have accepted it, this wild cow has been transported back to six heads, and I heard that there is a pair of calves in it?" ”

Luo Shangzhi nodded and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the fleet transported thirty cattle when it set sail from Changsheng County, but the voyage was far away and accidents were frequent, and only these six were left when they arrived at the shore, and two of them were indeed calves. ”

"Thirty heads, only six left?"

Xiao Wanli smacked his tongue secretly, and his thoughts of asking about the situation of Chaotian Palace were swallowed back into his stomach.

He thought in his heart: These thirty Wanli were loaded into the ship, and only six were left over there, but he only had one person, so should he send them there to live Wanli or a dead Wanli?

Emperor Wanli, who was so frightened by himself, couldn't help shaking his head, the two elbows propped up the armrest of the chair together, and kept muttering: "It's too dangerous, it's too dangerous!" ”

Suddenly thinking of something, he made a tiger on his face, and said: "Are you deliberately scaring me, so many people go as many as they want, how many times they go, how many times they go, how come there are only six out of thirty cows...... Is it that someone is hungry on the road and eats all the calves that Jing Haibo gave me? ”

Luo Shangzhi hung his head and listened to this, and his heart sighed, indeed the remaining twenty-four bison were eaten...... But it's not what the emperor thinks.

"Your Majesty, livestock are different from people, and later there will be giant tortoises, thirty giant tortoises are still left when they arrive in Tianjin, and those small turkeys and geese have some losses due to weather changes, but they are not big; As long as people eat and drink well on the ship, it is not a big problem, and it will pass quickly if you bring some books to read for a month or two. Only this bison is wild and untamable. ”

"This time the livestock are put in the bottom warehouse, because the cattle are too big, there are two big fortunes are specially transported to them, there is a cow on the ship to break free from the shackles, the sailing with its head against the ship's board, the bottom warehouse knocked out of a big hole, the ship sank when it is too late to save people, where is there still the strength to save the cow?"

Luo Shangzhi said and looked at the emperor's expression cautiously, seeing that the little emperor's face slowly turned from anger to calm and then curious, then he put his mind at ease and said: "This time to Asia, there are many experienced captains in Daming, as long as you sail according to the time, you should eat and drink tea on the ship, and you should not drink secretly, there will be no accidents." ”

How did Luo Shangzhi know that the little emperor was not angry, but he was thinking that thirty Wanli had died one after another until only six were left.

Now that he heard that he would not die, his interest immediately returned, and he stroked his chest and said words that would make people misunderstand the monarch's compassion for the military and civilians: "That's good, that's good, it's good that people won't die." ”

With a wave of his hand, the emperor clapped his hand and said: "The little calf is sent to the imperial horse supervisor, called, called the Asian boy!" ”