Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 45 Xitian Mansion
On the second day after Emperor Yongli moved into Beichen Palace, Emperor Yongli came to Bai Mingxiu to discuss it with a refreshed mind, and then announced that Sydney would be renamed "Xitian Mansion" and become the accompanying capital of the Ming Dynasty.This can be regarded as formally establishing that Australia has become the administrative center of Nanming, and the systematic joke that "Nanming needs to be in a place south enough" has finally come true.

Xitianfu Sydney is probably the southernmost capital city in the whole world.

Although Bai Mingxiu had traveled abroad in his previous life, he had never been to Australia.Of course, the current Xitian Mansion must be very, very different from the later Sydney.Bai Mingxiu himself is also full of curiosity about this city. A city rewarded by system missions has a population of at least [-]. Moreover, these people seem to really believe that they are Zheng He's remnant, lost Colonies established in the southern hemisphere.

At this time, Bai Mingxiu was wearing a white shirt, a pair of trousers, and his long hair was casually tied into a bun. He looked like a neat and clean boy.His prince's skin is not very handsome, but he also has his own style.Bai Mingxiu was an embarrassingly handsome guy in his previous life, and he is one of the few who has lost his appearance after traveling through the crowd.However, his temperament is consistent, always able to make people heartbroken.

"Tsk tsk, it's more convenient to return to the attire of modern people." Bai Mingxiu said to Miss Shi, the lady who was keen on drinking tea beside her.

Sister Shi just took a look at Bai Mingxiu's naked upper body, and said instead: "Your Highness, you are a bit too thin now. Do you want to think about getting fit?"

Bai Mingxiu made a haha: "Let's talk about it."

He rather likes the situation here in Xitian Mansion. There are already more modern clothes here, such as shirts, T-shirts, jeans and dress pants, and ordinary people here dress up like this.The long gowns and gowns worn by Daming are usually used for formal occasions, for example, all the people who greeted them at the pier yesterday were all wearing toga and long sleeves.

The formal clothes that people wear every day are "Chinese-style dresses" that are relatively similar to Mao suits.The top is a shirt (in fact, the word shirt has been around since the Song Dynasty). Different from the fat and exaggerated collars of European shirts during this period, the Ming-style shirt is very similar to the shirts of later generations. It has a square collar and buttons to connect the collar and clothes. The tailoring has a pattern on the waist. One is trimmed tight and has slits on both sides.The lower body is formal trousers that tend to be straight-legged. The length is slightly shorter than ordinary suit trousers, and the overall length is straight.The coat is a "youth wear" coat with the same vertical lines. It has two pockets on the bottom and a pocket on the right side of the chest to hold a square scarf. It uses a stand-up collar with oriental elements. The cuffs and shoulders are independent.Some high-end formal suits also use embroidery elements on the cuffs and shoulders.

This kind of Chinese dress actually existed in the era of Bai Mingxiu, and it was already the attire for the upper class to attend important diplomatic and ceremonial occasions, but somehow it also came to Australia in the Ming Dynasty.

In short, Bai Mingxiu was very happy that he no longer needed to wear ancient clothes that were handicapped.Before traveling, he was a staunch revivalist of Hanfu, but after traveling, he deeply believed that the main occasions for the traditional costumes of the Ming Dynasty should be ceremonial occasions and other daily activities.Convenience and conciseness are the most important things in daily attire.

In fact, it wasn't just Bai Mingxiu himself. When Bai Mingxiu went to greet Zhu Youlang and Queen Wang this morning, he found that Zhu Youlang had also tried on the "new suit".

Today, Bai Mingxiu visited Xitian Mansion according to the original plan to learn about the city.

"How should I put it, this city actually has something beyond my imagination." Bai Mingxiu sat in the carriage, looked at the scene outside the window, and said to the system in his mind.

The system chuckled and said, "Why, didn't you expect that trains and electric lights have already appeared in this city?"

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said, "Yes, this is really thanks to the master of the system. My living standard has directly improved for 200 years."

Tang Beilu was still sitting in the carriage, and he was in charge of guiding Bai Mingxiu to understand the situation in Xitian Mansion.

Bai Mingxiu asked: "I see that electric lights have been generally installed in the downtown area, and even Beichen Palace has light bulbs. Does this mean that you already have a city-wide power plant?"

Tang Beilu responded, "Yes, Your Highness."

"No cars on the road?"

"Uh, Your Highness, what is that?"

"Ah, it's okay." Bai Mingxiu said casually.

He was a little confused about Sydney's technology tree. It was obvious that not all of Sydney's technology trees were clicked up.He noticed the shipyard in the port area yesterday. The ships built there were actually large sailing ships without steam power, but they were still considered flying shear ships. I wonder if it was because he mentioned the flying shear technology.

Now every household in the city has electric lights, but there are no other characteristics of the electric age. Obviously, the important technology tree of internal combustion engine technology is missing.On the contrary, black smoke billowed from the industrial area in the city, and it was obvious that the main driving force of the factory was the steam engine.

Bai Mingxiu was still looking at the scenery outside the window. He suddenly saw some dark-skinned people in formal clothes. They were speaking Mandarin and chatting enthusiastically with the local Chinese.

"Are these natives?"

Tang Beilu replied: "Yes, Your Highness. When my ancestors came to Australia 200 years ago, I met the aborigines here. At that time, most of the aborigines were nomadic and had low civilization. Later, some tribes lived with us and learned from them. Our Chinese language and culture have finally become a part of our society, and they are also commonly called Shufan. In Sydney, oh Xitianfu, there are a total of more than 7 Shufan. Many people have intermarried with my Ming people. The second and third generations have been reproduced. Because we still haven’t granted citizenship to Shufans, there are still Shufan groups actively agitating for this.”

Bai Mingxiu felt very surprised, and he quickly asked the system: "Master of the system, you have entered the drama too deeply, not only did the local people believe that you are the legacy of Zheng He, but now even the aborigines who have been assimilated It worked out."

The system chuckled twice, but did not give any more responses.

Tang Beilu said again at this time: "Most of the Shufans live in the suburbs of Xitian Mansion. They are more engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and textiles. Only a few successful Shufans will live in the city. Oh, not all the local aborigines are civilized Yes. Those aborigines who still drink blood and live on the grassland do not understand our language, and their living habits have not been assimilated by us. We call them raw. Our people have always had conflicts with them on the grassland, especially When mining and grazing. We occasionally fight with them, but the guard formed by the cooked ones kills the raw ones the most fiercely."

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