Archery of Gongshou Rivers and Mountains

Wanyan Kang also asked many sailors and captains who had been to the west, and had a lot of conversations with the captain of the ship he was on the way about the situation in the west.It should be said that Western film and television programs have definitely misled a large number of people.

To summarize the situation in the Middle Ages, first of all, it is dirty.People don't wash themselves, and the living conditions are terrible.Everyone has rotten teeth and lice all over their bodies, and no matter whether nobles or commoners, even kings and queens smell just as bad.On the one hand, it is the reason of religion, but on the other hand, it is also the reason of the social level at this time.

The production process of western bathtubs is very backward, so to take a bath, you must put the best fine linen or silk on the bottom of the bathtub.The price of cleaning items such as soap is not much cheaper than silk at this time.Therefore, let alone ordinary people, even the royal family cannot afford it.

Followed by chaos, the lower classes are chaotic, the nobles are chaotic, and the countries are even more chaotic.In particular, now is the time of the Crusades, and because of Wanyan Kang's role, Eastern forces have also joined in, and that is chaos.

Kidnapping and extortion among ordinary people, and red knives entering white knives are very common things. On the street, two or more men can often be seen rolling into a ball with fists and feet facing each other.Among the nobles, it is common for the big nobles to bully the small nobles, and to kill the whole clan at every turn. Although there is no decree to exterminate the nine clans in the West, bloody massacres in actual actions are definitely not uncommon.

As for countries... Countless countries are crowded on one continent, and there is no United Nations now, so it's no wonder that there is no chaos!In addition, there are also religious reasons. The church here is not the Quanzhen Sect or Shaolin Temple in the Central Plains. The church has land, an army, and countless crazy believers.But they obviously feel that their land and army are still too small...

When the giant ships of the East appeared in the eyes of Westerners for the first time, I heard that there were a lot of troubles.The two sides fought several times, but Wanyan Kang's fleet didn't join at all at that time, so he was all hearsay.Afterwards, it was the flexibility of the Orientals to quell the chaos of the war—a large number of gifts, such as silk, ceramics, spices, and jewelry, were sent to a certain cardinal through an intermediary.

Third, is people's poor diet. “A certain shrew beat her husband to death with bread”—that would have been the stuff of funny movies in the future, but in this day and age it’s not at all ridiculous.Because the bread of this era refers to black bread, but it is definitely not the healthy coarse grain food called by some people in later generations.

The level of flour processing in Europe is very low now, and the flour that is ground contains bran, fine sand and gravel, and there are even many unscrupulous grain merchants who will add more sediment to the flour.Therefore, the bread made of this flour is as hard as a stone, and it is natural to use it as a murder weapon.

As for why the flour is not sifted... because it takes a lot of time, only a noble lord can order a servant to sieve the flour, but it can't sieve much every day.In addition, in order to obtain pure white flour without impurities, it is necessary to repeatedly sieve, which takes more time.

So, that's why, some knights don't care about the rewards of real gold and silver, but they are excited to get a piece of honey bread...

Wanyan Kang knew these things, but he didn't know some more details.But Wanyan Kang has always been a person who can listen to people's opinions, and now it's too late to ask.Directly according to what the captain said, they changed into bunts that they usually wear on the boat, and let both of them wear swords.

When the long sword was handed to Ouyang Ke, Ouyang Ke shook his head: "This thing is cumbersome, a folding fan is enough."

"Second owner, this thing is not for you to fight. Only nobles in this place can wear swords. If you don't bring anything, if you are misunderstood as a follower, it will be very bad."

Ouyang Ke still didn't understand how bad this "big bad" was, but judging by the captain's face, it would definitely not be good anyway... As he took the sword in his hand, Ouyang Ke couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laugh at when I first arrived in the Central Plains."

"Ok?"

"If I was at that time, if I listened to someone telling me something was wrong, I would definitely not give in. Instead, I would become more and more curious about what was wrong, and I had to see it clearly. In fact, I saw I fell in love with you, not only because you really moved my heart, but also because of your identity and the rumors about you at that time."

"My rumor?"

"That's right, you are a cold-hearted murderer who doesn't like women and doesn't love Nanfeng."

"I didn't even know that I still had such a reputation in Zhongdu." After so many years, this was the first time Wanyan Kang heard about it.

"Who dares to tell you face to face? It's not like I'm desperate." Ouyang Ke said with a smile.

The two tidied up, took four sailors, and rode on the horse arranged by the local chamber of commerce. Together with the one who came to invite this person, they headed towards the castle.

After leaving the dock area, they walked through a market and two villages before reaching the castle.

The people in the market are better, because most people here come to buy items from the East. Although it is still dirty, it can be seen that they have been influenced by the Eastern merchants over the years.At least profit-seeking businessmen understand that clean people are more likely to get the goods first.And the dirtiest guy can't even get in the door.

But after leaving these businessmen, Wanyan Kang and Ouyang Ke were shocked by what they saw along the way, even though they were mentally prepared.Ordinary people wear shabby and dirty clothes. The fleeing people seen by Wanyankang are also more "gorgeous" than these people who live and work in peace and contentment. Most of them obviously suffer from skin diseases, with various pimples on their faces. rash.And most of them are barefoot, walking on the muddy streets full of human and animal excrement.

These people bowed to them when they were far away, and then took the children to hide by the side of the road.Either fearful or greedy watched them walk by.Moreover, Caucasians in this period did not have any height advantage, at least Wanyan Kang and his party were taller than everyone they had seen.

"Guangli, can I not go?" These people on the road made Ouyang Ke feel worse and worse. He didn't think there would be any decent hospitality in this place, so he might as well go back to the commercial firm at the pier. Get yourself something to eat.

"Are you going to let me go alone?" Wan Yankang blinked and acted pitifully.

"..." Ouyang Ke surrendered.

Until they came to the castle, there was a small square in front of the castle.The Lord Viscount of this place is waiting here with his sons and daughters.

The interpreter brought by Wan Yankang helped him translate—a young man who is very talented in languages ​​and has already mastered Italian, French and English in just a few years here.As for Wan Yankang, although he could speak good English in modern times, he can use it a lot in this world.Not to mention that none of these people can speak English, even if they do, the English at this time is very different from the future.

People on both sides entered the castle chatting and laughing, but the castle is definitely not a comfortable place, after all, it is not a palace, and the main function of the castle is not to live in, but to be used as the last fortress of defense.Robustness is the number one priority, so it's poorly ventilated and spooky and cold.

Therefore, as soon as they entered the castle, what they smelled was the strong smell of excrement, and it was mixed with the mixed smell of old goats and strong lavender from the nobles around them...

Ouyang Ke shook for a while, Wanyan Kang quickly helped him up: "What's wrong?"

"I thought I had seen most of the poisons in this world."

"Renren, we'll leave immediately after the dinner."

Ouyang Ke looked at Wanyankang accusingly, and Wanyankang suddenly remembered something, took out the sachet from his arms: "Old Lin gave it to me when I got off the boat, I didn't know what to do at the time, but now I know. "

Ouyang Ke immediately took it and put it close to his nose, a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus rushed straight into his nostrils. Usually he didn't like such a strong and sweet smell, but now he couldn't help but took another two deep breaths.

But they were relieved too early. They all thought that the smell was the biggest test of the day, but they didn't know that the dinner was.At the beginning, it was okay, although the food was seriously unpalatable, but when the two of them were eating and sleeping in the open, and just baked something, the food they ate was much worse than it is now.

The taste of the wine was very harsh, and neither of them liked it very much.Also, don't expect any vintage wines at this time.The wine-making process in the Middle Ages is still very bad. You should drink the wine as soon as possible, otherwise it will either become moldy or turn into vinegar. Western vinegar-yes, if you want to drink aged wine now, then treat your nobles It's vinegar that's served to you!

To make matters worse, first of all, Ouyang Ke also understood why the captain said that being a follower is very bad.The servants are also in this banquet hall, but there are no seats, only straw spread on the floor on one side.The master would occasionally throw the leftovers, such as chicken bones, apple cores, etc., off the table, and the servants would compete with Lord Viscount's hounds for food.

Watching the fight between dogs and people, the nobles would often laugh, and occasionally people would throw more food, or even a piece of good meat, so the fight became more intense...

What is even more unacceptable, or at least these two orientals, is that these nobles are not only in the banquet, belching, farting and spitting at random, they are even in the hall when it is convenient!On the straw where their entourage lay not so long ago!

They are host and guest and cannot leave early, but...

"Guangli, do you really want me to die here?"

So, Wan Yankang left with Ouyang Ke under the pretext that there was still something to do in the fleet, but as an apology, he also agreed to give some of the goods to the drunk Viscount.So at least the viscount didn't show any displeasure on the surface, even if he did, Wan Yankang couldn't care.

After returning home, the first thing the two of them did was to take a shower.Wanyan Kang washed it once and it was fine, Ouyang Ke washed it four times and almost peeled off his skin.

As for that shopping, the two of them went to the largest nearby city, with a total population of about 5000.

"Fifteen thousand?" Ouyang Ke thought he had heard it wrong. Is this a big city?

"Think about Wa country..."

"Oh, it is indeed a big city."

The country of Wa was still in the period of the village chief's war at this time, and hundreds of people fighting each other was considered a big battle.There are not many people in the city.So in comparison, the urban population in the West is still large enough.

But the big cities are dirtier than the countryside, and they were almost kidnapped - Ouyang Ke beat the kidnappers with his fan for no reason, let alone slapped them to death with his hands.And after Wanyan Kang helped him, for the first time in half a month, he refused Wanyan Kang to enter the room...

In short, this is a trip that has been prepared for nearly ten years and has great expectations, but the reality is very bad.At least for Ouyang Ke, this is the case.

"You want to come to the west for life and death, but it turned out to be for these...these things!!!"

"I think it's worth it."

"It's worth it. Where do you see it? Although our fleet does earn more, I never think there is anything good about this place!"

Wan Yankang will not tell Ouyang Ke that he saw what Feng Shui turns...Of course he hopes that this time, Feng Shui will not return to the track of the world's development, but now he has the ability to do it Things are really done.

"Ouyang, go back."

"Nonsense, it's time to go back!"

20 years later, Beijing, Gong Yuan.

This year is the year of the Grand Competition, scholars from all over the world gathered here, Ouyang Ke and Wanyan Kang also came to see the fun.

"What are you laughing at?" Ouyang Ke, who had turned into a handsome old man, looked strangely at Wanyan Kang who was smiling smugly.

"It's just that I'm in a good mood." Wanyan Kang was still smiling, how could Ouyang Ke understand, he looked at those guys with big noses and blue eyes, wearing scholar scarves on their heads, wearing dark clothes and cloaks, and came rushing to the exam with a book box How do you feel?