Chapter 007: Mid-Autumn Festival

"Brother Luo, we're almost home, I don't need him to tell us this time, I promise this is Japan, and I know the costumes of those fishermen!" When Wen Nan saw the fishermen on the fishing boat on the shore in the binoculars, he immediately stopped feeling disgusted, and a smile appeared on his face. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Alas...... They are going to be unlucky again, our majesty will take death wherever he goes, and for the sake of secrecy, it is estimated that none of these fishermen will survive. As Luo Youde grew older, his heart softened, and he even took pity on the fishermen he didn't know.

"Stop slandering me behind my back! Lao Wu told the forward fleet that all men would be killed, and the women would be left for the brothers to be daughters-in-law. After arriving in the Great Song Dynasty, everyone may be busy for a long time, and the family can't be old and no one takes care of them, they are just right. Oh, by the way, tell the brothers again, this is Boss Luo's suggestion, I want to thank you Don't look for me, go to him. Hearing Luo Youde reading Yang'er in the back, Hong Tao came back to his strength. Didn't you say that if you don't leave a single one alive, I will kill them all! I have to put the black cauldron on your head!

"Yes...... Boss Luo, thank you for the brothers, although most of the brothers I brought from the Great Song Dynasty have families, and even if they don't, they don't plan to marry the Japanese, but there are still many other brothers in the Mexika Kingdom who are single, and they definitely won't care if they are Japanese or not, hehehe...... "The ancient navy, to put it bluntly, was an organized pirate established by the state. These sailors have been dealing with the sea all year round, and they basically can't learn the things of civilization, but the nature of human beings is getting stronger and stronger. Regarding Hong Tao's idea, Wu Yong raised his hands and feet in favor of it, not bullying men and women, not burning, killing and looting, what kind of navy is it? These taboos will only apply in their own country, and when they go abroad, whoever cares about those rules, who has thick arms and long barrels, will have the final say.

"Brother Hong, it's better to capture them as slaves, these people are easy to feed, and after occupying Lin'an, you also need manpower." Seeing that Luo Youde was deflated, Wen Nan had to stand up and help, and he didn't want Hong Tao to kill wherever he went, especially this kind of senseless killing.

“…… Well, as long as they are honest and obedient, they will not kill. Forget it when you are slaves, I have no place to stuff them on the ship. Don't think I'm picking up rags, I want all slaves, it's much happier to be a slave to me than to be a submissive citizen to most countries! Lao Wu, see it, the brothers' daughter-in-law is gone, who should be hated in the future is clear in your heart, don't say it, you can't fight the two of them. "Hong Tao didn't mean to kill more, he was just lazy and didn't want to make trouble for himself. Rather than sending people to guard these people, it is better to kill them. It has also become a habit for him, despising life too much. Since Luo Youde and Wen Nan are both opposed, if they don't kill, they won't kill.

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'll go command the landing ...... first" Wu Yong can see it, and he should stay away from this majesty, he is a pit man anytime and anywhere, and he doesn't pick his mouth, catch who is who.

This small fishing village in the southern part of Tanegashima has only about 10 fishermen in total, and the population is just over 50. Most of them were stunned when they saw so many big ships that they had never seen before suddenly appear in front of them, and only a few of the smarter ones knew how to run inland. However, human legs can't outrun horse legs, and the expeditionary fleet still carries more than a dozen war horses, let you run for half an hour first, as long as the war horses come ashore, it will take another half an hour to catch up with you. However, Hong Tao opened again, since he didn't want to kill, it was best not to kill one, and it was pointless to add dozens of people who hated him for no reason.

The fishermen were watched over by the Marines, and not only did they not have to serve them, but the Marines also served them food and drink. As long as you don't move around, stay in the house honestly, have nothing to do, eat and drink enough and sleep every day, endure for a few days and then the big ships will leave, and give back the gold! This is a temporary control policy announced by the Bunnan translator to the fishermen in Japanese, and it is not just a matter of mouth, but each person will be given a gold coin and play with it.

"Brother Hong, you see, a problem that can be solved with dozens of gold coins, why do you have to kill someone?" Wen Nan was very proud, he felt that he was one step closer to the Buddha, and by the way, he also pulled Hong Tao to let him not fall deeper. However, is there any floor below the eighteenth floor, and whether it can go down again, this is a question worth considering.

"Yes, anyway, you didn't dig these gold coins, Zi'er doesn't feel distressed when he sells Yetian. I'll settle the account for you, if you use the price of the Great Song Dynasty to calculate it, one gold coin can make at least thirty bullets, which means that I can solve all these people with two gold coins, and they won't hate me. In addition, more than a dozen of my sailors have daughters-in-law, and they must be grateful to me. How can I calculate how to lose! Not only lose money, but also lose favors. It's a pity that Hong Tao's theory is not the same as Wen Nan's, but he didn't hear anything wrong when he said it, and he did lose money.

"You can't always settle accounts based on your own gains and losses, they are also a life!" The land of the Great Song Dynasty is very magical, when Wen Nan helped Hong Tao calculate the lives and deaths of hundreds of Europeans in Europe, he never said that he would spare human lives, but as soon as he got close to the Great Song Dynasty, his compassion sprouted again.

"You'd better go to Song Lizong to discuss this issue, he has a look, Captain Wu and thousands of them have to go to the Indian Ocean to die, and it has developed to the point of cannibalism, no one thinks about him killing people, I find a few daughters-in-law for my soldiers, it's a sin, who is this Nima? Come, tell me, does that make sense? Hong Tao began to mess around again, and even pulled the gunner next to him over as a jury.

"The will of the sun god is everything, and the gods make it!" The gunner's answer was very crisp, just one sentence.

“…… I'm blind too...... You answered very well, go get busy. Only then did Hong Tao realize that he had made a big mistake, this gunner was not Wu Yong's subordinate, but an Indian sailor, and his answer was in a strong Mexican style.

"Hahahaha...... Lao Luo, let's hurry up and go ashore, some people are going to be angry! I think the fish just now is good, it's better to make a grilled fish, you and I go and drink a few glasses, please ......" Wen Nan smiled so happily, the number of times Hong Tao can be deflated in front of him is only a handful in the past 20 years, and it is worth celebrating if I am fortunate to catch up with once.

"Brother Wen, please ...... first" Luo Youde didn't laugh out loud, but his face was also beaming, and he also played the etiquette of the Great Song Dynasty with Wen Nan, you let me come, I let you, it's not lively.

"Less chili peppers!" Hong Tao also had to arrange the work of the fleet during the rest period, which could not be as easy as Wen Nan and Luo Youde. But he felt very sorry for the tuna he caught, although it was not bluefin, and the fat and flesh were good, if it fell into the hands of the two turtles, it would only be roasted over fire, and then sprinkled with a thick layer of chili peppers, and he was not afraid of eating the hemorrhoids.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, is the Northern Song Dynasty to be precise. The people of the Song Dynasty were very keen on festivals, because they were so lively, as long as they could have the opportunity to have festivals, they would never let go, and they had to play a good game. Moreover, the court of the Song Dynasty also liked to celebrate festivals, they not only did not stop, but also took the lead in playing, to see who played fancy, who won the love of the people, and enjoyed with the people.

However, the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Song Dynasty was not popular to eat moon cakes, regardless of wealth and poverty, on this day, they had to go upstairs to play with the moon, and then go to put river lanterns. Playing with the moon, yes, it's not moon viewing, it's playing. This word contains multiple meanings, expressing an attitude, in the words of later generations, to celebrate, to party all night, not to get drunk and not to return. The river lantern is easier to understand, mainly to pray that the river god will not lose his temper and send less heavy water or something, so that the people can spend a good year peacefully.

When it comes to putting river lanterns, no one can compare with the river lanterns of the Great Song Dynasty royal family to be gorgeous and big, because the royal family represents all the people of the Great Song Dynasty, so it must be the best. Generally, rich families would make a small boat out of sheepskin, with flowers, food and other offerings on it, and then fix a whale wax, which is considered more decent. The river lanterns of ordinary people are varied, there are wooden, straw, bamboo, candles are not so thick and bright, and there is a small flame that can be seen by the river god.

Lin'an is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, where the royal family is located, and it is next to the Qiantang River, an unusually powerful river with a river god, so every year on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the officials will take the ministers out of the tide gate and go to the riverside to take the lead in putting river lanterns. It is said that on this night, the entire Qiantang River is dotted with stars, which is a very interesting scenery in itself. After the river lanterns are released, it will be a carnival night, and the entire Lin'an will become a city that never sleeps, with all the bans on the outer city gates lifted, and all restaurants, restaurants, and Washe Goolan are all open 24 hours a day. The whole city is just one word, play!

The Northern Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo has a poem called "Water Tune Song Tou - When Will the Bright Moon Exist", and its opening preface is "Bingchen Mid-Autumn Festival, drinking Dadan, getting drunk, making this article and conceiving a child". From this point of view, Su Shi's poem must have been the result of his playing for one night.

But there is a strange thing, the Mid-Autumn Festival is very lively in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it is not a statutory holiday, that is to say, this day is not a holiday, no matter how you toss at night, you should go to work early tomorrow morning. As for why there is such a regulation, Wen Nan's explanation is that the Mid-Autumn Festival is not an important festival in the Great Song Dynasty, but it is more popular among the people, so the imperial court will not have a holiday.

There is no holiday, there is still a carnival, and the emperor himself wants to participate in the worship of the tide god and visit the naval exercises, which is a big event, and the court attaches great importance to it. Therefore, in the early morning of the 18th, a large-scale court meeting should be held, which was specially used to arrange the procedures for the sacrifice. Generally after August 16, several city gates near the river are closed, because on the morning of the 18th, the emperor will worship the tide god here. No matter how simple the emperor is, he has to build some temporary buildings such as viewing platforms, and if he allows people to come and go casually, it will be troublesome to break the emperor's arrangement.

(To be continued.) )