Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 648
After a while, the passengers on the deck, watermen, and boatmen were also divided into several groups according to the certificates presented; even some passengers who were seasick or sick during the journey were helped out; they accepted face-to-face visits.Among them, only those students and scholars received the most preferential treatment.

There was hardly any search, just a few chats with the elderly among them, and the others glanced at it and skipped it.Secondly, those monks and Taoists on the boat simply asked one or two questions; thirdly, they were merchants and common people who spoke with a somewhat obscure Fujian accent;
On the contrary, he was quite strict with the members of the juggling troupe. Not only did they search them one by one, but they also asked them to move out all their props and belongings and rummaged through them carefully. Finally, they gave a few words of warning.As for Jiang Tian, ​​he just asked the people around him to show their badges.

The sergeants and soldiers who boarded the ship never approached the corner where he was.Because, this is one of the cover methods prepared in advance; Sima, a robber from the Yangzhou government, officially awarded the token of Guangling's fast-moving team.It can also be regarded as the counterparts of these maritime inspections.

"Fleeing slaves? How is this possible..." The stout and dark bow of the boat couldn't help but said in surprise, "It's okay to say that some slaves escaped on the island and wanted to go ashore to ask for amnesty, but this is going to Yizhou The official ship! How could there be servants who fled from the middle land to foreign domains!"

"That's right, the business of people from all over the world has almost been abandoned in recent years, and there are people who have absconded from other domains everywhere." Another traveler with a vicissitudes of life, guarding the side of the deck cargo, also followed the trend: "Just wait for the court's amnesty, and become a naturalized body."

"I'm also following orders!" The bearded patrolling military academy also complained helplessly: "This is an urgent errand ordered by the superiors. It is said that many settlements of the vassals in the coastal areas are empty, and they are worried about fleeing to Yizhou. If we let them get together, I'm afraid something big will happen."

While talking, the waterman who could only stay in the bottom barn, but who had a different appearance, was also brought out. He stood on the deck with a hunched body and smiled humbly, accepting the captain's naming and identification one by one.And the inspecting military academy on board did not show any embarrassment or targeting.

I just carefully checked their arms, legs, and underarms and lower backs; after confirming some traces of years of labor on long ships, I basically skipped it.Until the last waterman with disheveled hair and a thin body; suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Something interesting?"

"Don't get me wrong, military chief." At this time, the bow quickly explained: "This is my new vassal on the island to replace the husband who died of colic. In the city gate, those who have been registered and registered; the head of the army can be inspected when he returns, and the records of discipline and education are complete."

Even so, no matter how much the bow begged and pleaded, and tried to lure the general into a corner to negotiate; but in the end, the skinny waterman, who couldn't even talk about Hua, was taken away from the boat.After skipping this midway episode, Jilongshan Port is not far away.

As one of the major ports and ports in Yizhou, Jilongshan Port is named for the bowl-shaped mountain that looks like an overturned chicken coop on the distant coastline. One of the first coastal strongholds established and gradually penetrated into the interior when the island was established;

Therefore, the area of ​​the port area alone is huge, and the wharf area along the coast is several miles wide, and it is densely covered with at least a hundred wharf trestles that go deep into the sea; Ships also have masts like forests and sails like clouds.

And behind the port area, there are dozens of miles of residential areas layered on top of each other, with various shanties, thatched houses, earthen houses, small courtyards, mansions, government offices, and temples; The steps go up; the streets and alleys, which are dense like spider webs, extend endlessly like a maze.

However, compared with the predecessor of Dongning Prefecture, which was based on immigrants from mountain people and Yi ethnic groups in Fujian, when Jilongshan Port in Pingbei Prefecture was established, a large proportion of Japanese people came from the north.Later, it became a transit point for recruiting immigrants from various countries in the East China Sea to fill their households in the South China Sea.

Later, a large number of Yin Shang survivors from Yuanyang Xinzhou/Beiju Luzhou landed here for a period of training and training, and then went to the inland of China to meet or seek a living.In addition, between the Beihai, Donghai vassals and the Nanhai princes, the increasingly prosperous trade exchanges continued.

Therefore, the port city under Keelung Mountain is full of multiple elements described in later generations of film and television works.The Indians with their heads and arms covered, the Persians wrapped in tall hats and robes, the Japanese people with short, rickety cloth shirts and pullovers; the Yin people in long gowns with right lapels and feather crowns, and the Australians with grass crowns;
And from the southern Shanzhou (African continent) in the outer ocean, the real Kunlun slaves with charcoal complexion, and the short and dark little Kunlun slaves (South China Sea islanders), almost work side by side in the tidal flats and sandy land; Endless paddy fields, cane bushes, orchards and melon fields.

However, apart from a few watchtowers and simple fences, there are hardly any overseers holding sticks and whips; it seems that these Kunlun slave groups are born to love labor; , Unidentified singing and shouting.

Therefore, although Yizhou Island is only separated from Minzhong Road by a strait, after landing on the island, it is as if you have come to wonderful exotic mountains and rivers all at once.Although most of the buildings are Middle-earth, as long as you look closer, you will find many differences in details.

For example, the gate carvings and fences that are obviously from Tianzhu and the countries of the South China Sea, or the Persian mosaics full of symmetrical patterns of flames, vines, flowers and fruits, etc.; Totem pillars, such a chaotic era that people turn a blind eye to.

And between the residential area and the wharf and storage area of ​​the port, in the market several miles long and half a mile wide, there are signboards and banners with various graphics and patterns, and all kinds of bulk goods are sold.This is a strange flow phenomenon brought about by Liang Gong's great Zhengtuo era.

Although after the reform of Taixing, the imperial court gradually legislated to prohibit the use of Chinese people as slaves, and could only sign long-term contracts for hired workers; at the same time, it encouraged those people who could not survive the famine to move overseas; Few, abused slaves flee to benefit the public.

But on the other hand, a large number of vassals imported from overseas have become an important source of supplementary labor for these low-level laborers; because the laws of the Tang Dynasty are not expressly protected, these ethnic groups who have not been educated by the king and have not paid corvee taxes; Naturally naturalized after two generations of working in China.

However, with the end of the Hundred Years of Exploration, after the pattern of overseas vassals gradually stabilized, these overseas vassals formed the habit of spontaneously migrating to the Eastern Land and Great Tang.Because the foreign country where most people originally lived was too difficult, dangerous and evil.

And even if he was a slave in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, he could survive in a better environment by being a cow and a horse.And no longer worry about being precarious and being bullied by chiefs, nobles and enemies; if you can perform well, you can get a designated marriage and naturalize after two or three generations.

Therefore, among the many foreign princes, a mature social structure was born.Immigrants from the Tang Dynasty and descendants of native Tang people are the first-class vassals and benefactors; naturalized people from Fusang, Silla, and Bohai are the second-class civilians/foremen.The native barbarians who have been tamed are the third class of slave people.

In the regular overseas slave hunting campaign, the captured raw, savage, and defeated foreign captives became the fourth-class slaves at the bottom.Among them, according to the characteristics of different regions and environments, they are subdivided into grades and grades, and they are restrained and opposed to each other through differential treatment.

It can be said that it was at the peak of such a feudal society; through the self-taught skills of these foreign princes, the methods of later modern colonists, as well as the essence and advantages of experience and lessons, were brought into full play according to local conditions.It has also become the source of criticism from domestic traditionalists.

Thinking so slowly, Jiang Tian strolled along the straight avenue that runs through the port area and extends to the residential area on the top of the slope; from time to time, he tasted the local drinks and snacks hawked on the street; Strange things that are eagerly touted and marketed.

From small pieces carved from bones, wood, and aragonite, to living parrots, orioles, or tarsiers; venomous snake gallbladders that were played and dissected on the spot; the secret medicine of Tianzhu that is said to strengthen the essence; giant clams and Tortoiseshell, giant snails; black iron or copper clad nude statuettes.

Of course, there will be mixed among the bustling and flowing crowd; pickpockets and thieves that are hard to guard against.The former looks clean and decent, and speaks kindly; but they have quick eyes and hands, while the latter are gangs and slamming, squeezing as much as they can, and bumping as they can.

Therefore, when Jiang Tian walked down this long street, he saw at least three similar pickpocketing acts; only one of them was caught in public, and then he was punched and kicked violently under the usual crowd of onlookers. , and then casually dragged away by the guards patrolling the street.

In addition, there are other suspected liars; such as a well-dressed businessman, or a beautiful girl with heavy makeup.Then, under the pretext of being forced to sell the heirloom, or asking for help after being abused, people are led to back alleys and small shops on the side of the street, and further bewitched and concocted...

Of course, relying on Jiang Tian's excellent eyesight and hearing, it can be found that the objects chosen by people in this generation seem to be particular and targeted; New customers; but also avoid some seemingly unfavorable existence.

For example, when Jiang Tian was walking on this street, there were basically no pickpockets or thieves who approached him; Cha Wangfeng's suspected accomplice rushed out to stop him.

Therefore, Jiang Tian was able to calmly walk out of the harbor city and the residential area at the back end, and ate a meal of local specialties in a small shop outside the wall, including clams, scallops, stone crabs, barnacles, conch, etc. Cook fish roe porridge; and take a long carriage to Taipingzhou.

And the several followers who came with him to provide cover had already disappeared into the crowd ahead of time.In other words, from this moment on, their mission has basically ended.Next, they investigated clues related to Donghai Society, and this order was issued through Linghu Xiaomu.

As the subordinates she summoned along the way, these low-level personnel who were originally non-staffed by Wu Desi but were depressed; with the ready-made rewards and incentives, they still seem to be quite motivated; therefore, for them, Jiang Tian is just a colleague with another mission.

(End of this chapter)