The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

In the end, Xia Anran had to take a group of curious little Douding to a hand-in-hand class first.

Plant specimens are much easier to make than animal specimens. Basically, children in modern kindergartens have learned it. Speaking of which, these bean curds are also at this age.

The most basic herbarium is just a matter of carefully clamping the plant between the pages of a book and letting it dry.But because the children didn't have time to wait that long, Xia Anran took a hot kettle, pressed its bottom on the specimen through the paper to help the water evaporate quickly, and then put it on the small stove far away. After drying, the unsuccessful specimens produced in this way can also handle children.

The Doudings were very excited with the dried flowers. After hearing from the little king that the dried flowers could be preserved for several years, they immediately gave up their original activities in the afternoon and ran around the yard to "pick flowers and mess with weeds".

There are many flowers in autumn, and Xia Anran saw that they were interested, and she took the scissors and told them how to take the most standard sampling posture: "Be sure to take the samples from the forks at the bottom, yes, the leaves too, because the flowers are the last It will be flattened, yes, we have to keep both the front and the back of the leaf, because the veins on the back are also different."

With the help of the servants, the children immediately clicked the scissors, Xia Anran looked at the ruined garden and didn't feel bad at all.For plants, as long as the roots are not damaged, it is great to miss the flowering period of the next year, and the next year can bloom even better.

Moreover, he himself is not very good at appreciating flowers. In his eyes, there is no difference between other flowers except edible ones.

Seeing the children playing happily, he rolled his eyes, and followed him to join in the fun and grope in the grass.Seeing him like this, the caring Liu Xiaoyu came over, "Brother, what are you looking for?"

"Hey, come and help my brother to see if there is any four-leaf cauliflower."

"Four pieces?" Liu Zhi's mouth was wide open, Xia Anran patted his little buttocks, "Normally there are three leaves, but occasionally there are four leaves, it is said that there is only one leaf in ten thousand, if you can find it Very lucky."

"Wow!! Then I want to find it!"

Not only Liu Zhi, several children came to look for this rare thing.Seeing them looking carefully in the grass one by one with their buttocks pouted, Xia Anran, who claims to be an adult, didn't join in the fun. He and Cheng Wu prepared materials for a few children. The paper workshop brought usable paper, and someone set up a charcoal stove in the small yard for heating.

After a while, seeing that the children still didn't give up, Xia Anran smiled and shook her head and said, "Don't look for it yet, let's make the flowers that have been picked first, otherwise they will wither!"

The little bean dings jumped over after hearing the words, and Xia Anran instructed the children how to leave the shape of the specimen intact.After a while, he found that there was no one there. It turned out that Wei Qing hadn't followed, and now he was still searching on the ground.

Xia Anran smiled, and he walked over, "Ah Qing, don't look for it, if there is any, it will be in the field, hurry up and make a specimen~"

"I, I'll take another look." Wei Qing raised his head and smiled shyly at him, "Qing feels like he will find it soon."

Xia Anran was a little cute by the child, couldn't help reaching out and licking Xiao Douding's head, thinking that the child is so cute!

Then he just turned around and took two steps when he heard Wei Qing yelling, "I found it!"

Um? ? ? ?

The little boy held a blade of grass in his hand, which was indeed a four-leaf cauliflower.

He squeezed the grass tightly and jumped out from the grass.Xia Anran was about to take over to watch, but Xiao Douding sneaked past him and ran to Liu Zhi's side.

Wei Qing put the four-leaf clover in Liu Che's palm, his eyes were shining brightly, his face flushed because of shyness, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I give it to you~"

Liu Zhi was also very rare. He looked at it for a long time, but after thinking about it, he still confiscated it, "This is your luck, not mine. I will find my luck by myself. Ah Qing, keep yours."

Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, he looked at the four-leaf clover in his palm that Liu She handed back, thought for a while, and finally put it back in Liu She's hand very carefully, "Then, I will give you my luck."

"In this way, Your Highness, you will have two copies of luck!"

Liu Zhi was taken aback for a moment, and felt that it made sense to say so, "But what about your luck?"

"It doesn't matter to me," Wei Qing said with certainty, "As long as I'm by His Highness's side, it's my greatest luck."

Xia Anran: ...

He slowly, slowly took a breath, his eyes turned unconsciously, and they just collided with a pair of bright black eyes.

Dou Wan was walking from the corridor, he looked at the little king with some doubts in his eyes, as if he didn't understand how they would bring up this topic.

Xia Anran, Xia Anran doesn't know either!

Aren't we doing scientific and sacred specimen collection?The little king had some doubts about life for a while.

The production of specimens was more time-consuming and labor-intensive than expected. It was only at dusk that several children completed the work of fastening the specimens to the bottom plate.Before completing the preliminary specimen making book, the step of writing the specimen name and living habits was inserted, but in order to take care of the children's eyes, Xia Anran forbade the lighting of night battles, and urged them to wash their hands and prepare for sleep.

After the waiters took all the little bean dings away, Xia Anran looked at the fruits of her labor and couldn't help smiling.

"What's the matter?" Dou Wan stepped forward slowly, observing the plant specimens made by the children by the light.

"It's done pretty well, and the effect is good, but the workload is too much, and I don't know how many people will be needed to do it well." Xia Anran stretched, "If you don't look carefully, you won't know. It's just my family. There are more than [-] different kinds of plants, and I am not good at identifying one, so I have to find a professional for this matter."

Farmers are the best candidates. They roam the farmland for many years and are familiar with the growth habits of plants. However, the farmers are busy with plant cultivation and fertilizer allocation, so they don't have much free time.

This is still a preparatory activity. When the museum is built to welcome the flow of passengers, the problem will be even greater.

The dried plant specimens are fixed on the cardboard by cutting thin strips of paper, so that the complete shape of the plant specimens can be preserved as much as possible, and it is not easy to damage the plants when they need to be moved in the future.

It’s just that it is too time-consuming to do so, but the advantage is that it is easy to take. After all, there are no glass display cabinets nowadays, and these specimens must face the people who come to watch them.

What Dou Wan picked up was a chrysanthemum specimen, this one was made by the little king, he moved skillfully, this is already an almost complete specimen column.

The word chrysanthemum is written on the cardboard, and an appendix is ​​pasted on the right side, which describes its size, shape, taste, etc., and the description is extremely detailed and serious, so that people who see this board can see fresh chrysanthemums in the wild. recognize it.

Dou Wan gently put down the board, and he tilted his head slightly. As far as his eyes could see, the little king was still checking the results of the little boy's labor, and carefully used a bamboo stick wrapped in a soft cloth to check the children's work that was not in place. place for fine-tuning.

The young man's pupils were clear, his round and bright almond eyes showed a soft light under the light, and his breath-holding attitude seemed to reveal a stubbornness.

Dou Wan approached, and said warmly: "Your Highness, I suggest that we start with extremely useful plants."

"You think the same as I do." Xia Anran put down the tools in her hands, and patted the cushion beside her for people to sit down.At this time, there was no one around, so he stretched a little, with an extremely relaxed posture, "I want to start with herbs, grass, and grain."

Dou Wan sat down under him, he stretched out his hand to hold the pot, poured a glass of water for the little king and handed it over: "Herbal?"

"Especially all commonly used medicinal herbs," the little king took the water glass and explained to Dou Wan, "I wrote to my second elder brother to borrow books. He should have medical books left by the previous dynasty, and I will follow them when the time comes." My brother found the medicinal herbs in his medical skills, and put them in the most eye-catching place of the exhibition hall. There are not many medical craftsmen in Zhongshan, and the people are afraid of seeing a doctor when they are sick. You can also pick it yourself.”

"Your Highness is merciful." Dou Wan's eyes fell on the cup, his eyelashes were long and slender, and a shadow fell under the eyelids with such movements, covering his mood and thoughts.

"It's just that Your Highness has ever thought that such an ordinary situation is to announce the domestic situation of Zhongshan Kingdom to the public, and it is also to make everything in Zhongshan Kingdom always under the eyes of others."

Xia Anran was stunned. At this time, the setting sun just fell into the sea, and there were only scattered lights in the courtyard. The young man looked up at him, his expression was unclear, "If this garden is open, people will flow back and forth, and Zhongshan Kingdom will not be able to hide in any move."

"Your Highness may choose to refute this move by those who defend the way. So, is it okay, Your Highness?"

Xia Anran smiled, "I am capable of being talked about by others. As long as His Majesty allows me to speak out about what Zhongshan will govern in the future, I will not hide my secrets."

The little boy stood up, and he took a deep breath and looked at the bright moon in Dongsheng: "If what I do, what I learn, what I teach, and what I do can produce good results and make others live better, I will Why hide them?"

"Compared to being learned, I am more afraid that someone who has learned half of it will not be practical and copy it mechanically, but will harm people's livelihood."

"If no one comes to correct me, I have no way to be sure that I am doing the right thing."

"What's more, if there is no freedom to criticize, then what's the point of praise?" The young prince said to another boy, "I'm just walking by feeling the stones. Although the Tai Tuo and the Prime Minister are great wisdom, but even if Even with the addition of the Nine Qings and Thirteen Caos, there are only a hundred people, and the number of registered citizens in Zhongshan is a thousand times that, not to mention the whole country."

"Use the wisdom of a small number of people to manage the majority of people. If you don't listen more and watch more..." The little king pursed his lips, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing but flashy to build a car behind closed doors."

Dou Wan breathed out a turbid breath, he stood up and bowed to the young boy: "Your Highness's heart, Wan understands."

"His Royal Highness, please feel free to do it. Besides, Wan will also come to help."

Xia Anran was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly showed a bright smile.

He took a deep breath, and he felt that his heart was clear, he was happy because he was recognized, and he was also happy because he saw the dawn of his poaching.

Although he wished to sign the letter of appointment right away, he also knew that he should not push too fast or it would scare people, so he held back the thought, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

He endured it, but still couldn't hold it back, he rushed over and took Dou Wan's hands: "Why don't you have a night talk with Sheng Bingzhu?"

The next day, the little king, who had achieved the results of the candle-burning night talk, was in a good mood. When he got up, Dou Wan had already left first. The energetic little king put on his court clothes and went to see Cheng Bushi and the soldiers off in person.

In more than ten days, the Han-Hungarian mutual market in Daijun will open, and not only Daijun is on alert, but also the neighboring counties and counties are tense.

Zhongshan State Lieutenant Cheng Bushi and Zhidu both went up to play after discussing, requesting troops to guard the northernmost line of Zhongshan State.Although there is a city wall built just this year as a protection, most of the soldiers stationed there are militias rather than professional soldiers. If the Huns have malicious intentions and go straight to Daijun, and Daijun cannot stop them, they will naturally go south to attack Zhongshan.

After all, there are two county kings in Zhongshan. For the Huns, killing 1 ordinary people is not as honorable as killing a big Han county king.Of course, this possibility is actually very small. The Huns mostly seek money. If the county king is really moved, the big man must be immortal.

But who knows if the Huns will do stupid things in a flash of their brains?In the eyes of the big Han people, the Xiongnu is a creature that does not make people too strange.

Therefore, Cheng Bushi asked to try all this year's ones together.

All the people in the Western Han Dynasty were soldiers, and there were three types of military service. The central part was guards, and those who went to the frontiers were soldiers. Both of them started at 23 years old. Although the third type also belonged to the large military service system, the age limit was 20 years old. Because they are "serving" in the place of their nationality for a period of one month, and the tasks are also very simple. Generally, they only need to learn some basic knowledge of battle formations, popularize the use of weapons, and how to distinguish military orders.

As for what to teach, it still depends on the highest local military officer, and there is no fixed number.Therefore, Cheng Bushi's request for military service to be placed in the northernmost part of Zhongshan Kingdom is naturally no problem.

Lunu County, the capital of Zhongshan, is located in the middle of Zhongshan, so he planned to take the servicemen who had just turned 20 from the south and head north directly, so the number of people on this trip was quite considerable.

They were all farmers who couldn't even be called recruits. This time Cheng Bushi hadn't brought veterans with him, so it was natural for such a motley group of young people to make a fuss.But Xia Anran didn't mind at all, he glanced at them sympathetically, the little king had already seen the small veins on Cheng Bushi's forehead, it was conceivable that these people would encounter this big man when they arrived in the north Cheng, who is famous for being able to rule the army strictly, doesn't know how the generals tortured him.

He swept his gaze and looked at the young faces below.

As the lord of the country, he was rarely able to see such a large crowd of people, Xia Anran carefully scanned the clothes, faces and figures of these people.Observing these young people coming out of various households can tell him the current economic situation of Zhongshan country.

As far as he can see, almost all of them are very thin, and it is rare to see a slightly stronger body, but fortunately, they are in a good state of mind, and there is meat where there should be meat, which is a relatively healthy thinness.

Although wearing rough clothes that are hard-wearing, there are few patches on the clothes.There are only a few clothes that are slightly torn occasionally, but they are also taken care of cleanly.

Basically qualified.

The little king breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Judging from this mental state, at least the need to eat is satisfied, but it still takes some effort to eat well.

This trip is just to take a look, and Xia Anran has no intention of stealing the show.After Cheng Bushi went up to the high platform that had been built and said a few words of encouragement, he left the county town with the enthusiastic young people. The process was very simple.

After that, they have to walk for two or three days to reach Beiping County.There are a total of 3000 to [-] of these people, which is not a small number. They did not walk along the road along the way north. If they didn't know the process, they would have to give the little king a guarantee to ensure safety, so Xia Anran let it go.

During this trip, they will also escort a batch of goods to the north, which are embroideries produced in Zhongshan Country. These goods will exchange for a batch of cattle and sheep on the grassland for Xia Anran.Except for salt and porcelain, the goods in the Han-Hungarian Mutual Market this time were basically provided by merchants.

The Dahan explicitly prohibited the circulation of copper coins to the grasslands.

The nomads of the prairie have already mastered the art of iron making. If someone thinks that iron is definitely better than copper, it is a big mistake.

Ironware is very hard, but its toughness is very poor. On the surface, it is easy to cause damage to the opponent, and at the same time, it will reflect the additional force on itself, so it is very easy to break.

Using iron as a weapon is not as good as casting bronze with copper.

What's more, the main equipment of nomads is bows and arrows. For arrows, they are not too picky about whether they use iron or copper.

If the big man's copper coins poured into the grassland, it would undoubtedly increase the vitality of the grassland. Therefore, the tone set for this transaction from the beginning must be barter, and it can only be barter.

Excluding the prohibited goods, the merchants hand over the goods and pricing to the officials, and the officials will come forward to trade with the Xiongnu.Because each other is bartering, the "money" in the end is also the goods on the prairie.Of course, the tax is also to be paid, and the merchant can hand it over to the official when picking up the goods.

In this way, it can be ensured that the merchants and the Huns do not have face-to-face contact. At the same time, all exported goods have passed official inspections, so naturally there is no need to worry about entrapment inside.

This is the current trial version of the rules, but Xia Anran is very clear that this rule will not be implemented for long.

The reason is very simple, the Chinese and the Hungarians don’t know enough about each other, if you let each other buy blindly, who knows what they brought?

If we ask for goats and you send sheep, isn't that a joke?The two flavors are completely different.

The method Xia Anran handed over before was that the two parties did not trade directly with the goods, all the goods were placed in the intermediary, but both parties could see the samples, and those who were interested would throw in the pot, and the owner of the goods would judge who to buy the goods for, and the one with the highest price would win.

This method is exactly the operation mode of the later Song and Liao Dynasty

This method can also avoid face-to-face conversations between buyers and sellers to avoid news leaks, but it also has a constraint—it’s windy in autumn, and you have to build a place where both parties can store goods and samples. People can make do, but definitely Do you want to build a stable to keep the animals?

And no matter the Han people, why did the Huns trust the Han people and dare to put the goods here?This is not based on long-term friendly border trade, and it cannot build trust.

So this time the little king's suggestion was not adopted, but his other system was adopted, that is, to send official toothmen to take care of the goods.

After the arrival of the goods of the Dahan, the Ya people will grade them according to the quality of the goods, and these grades will be placed on the top of the sample list. Similarly, the goods brought by the Huns will also be graded by the Ya people who know how to distinguish livestock, and serve as a reference for the Han people.

These people are hired by the government, so naturally there is no need to worry about biased scoring.

This will also reassure both parties.

As for why Han people are allowed to comment... Hehe, we know your products, do you know ours?

The city official of Dai County proudly said to the Huns who were tentatively contacting them.His fluent Hun language made the other party's eyes turn red, but he could only turn his head aggrieved.

The Huns who came to Daijun this time were mainly from the Zuowangting of the Huns.Relatively speaking, the hard power of the left royal court of the Xiongnu is slightly weaker than that of the right royal court, but it is also weak to a limited extent.

The right wing of the Huns faced Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, and they were the ones who fought all the way to Ganquan Palace during the reign of Emperor Wen.On the other hand, the Right Royal Court controls the Hexi Corridor and has been at war with the Western Regions for many years. Its combat effectiveness, resources, and population supply are stronger than those of the Left.

But at the same time, there are many mountains on the right wing of the Xiongnu. For the big Han, it is difficult to capture, and it is a tough bone.

But on the other hand, it is difficult for the Han to capture the right wing of the Huns, which also means that once the big Han captures, it is also difficult for the Huns to attack.Relatively speaking, there is a plain between the left wing of the Xiongnu and the great Han, and they can enter and exit at will, but it is difficult to do anything.

But this does not mean that the left part is the little sheep.The Huns are different from the Han in that they respect the left.

The right to speak of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King is much higher than that of the Right Xianwang, and his small group has been harassing the eastern part of the Han Dynasty all the year round. It was not until Huo Qubing broke the Xiongnu left side and pried Wuhuan away from the Xiongnu that there was peace for the time being.

The leader of the team this time is the confidant of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, who is a householder.Regardless of his low official position, this person can speak well.

In addition to the official troops, there were scattered groups of tribes coming along the way. The head of the household did not drive these people away. He kept circling the purpose of this trip in his mind all the way south.

To be honest, he was hesitant about how to do it.

The two openings opened by the big man this time are within the sphere of influence of King Zuoxian of the Huns, and therefore, the person sent by King Zuoxian to Yanmen is his sworn enemy.

This is a king's power trick, and it is an aboveboard conspiracy. King Zuo Xian's move is to stimulate the competition between these two people.In fact, both parties are very clear in their hearts, but it is useless for people to be clear in their hearts when they are in the game. It is human instinct to climb up and fight for great wealth.

This is the same no matter where you are.

This time the big man opened a hole in their tortoise shell to invite the Huns to trade with them, but in the eyes of the Huns, this is actually another form of tribute, and they only need to pay a small price to bring things back. So everyone didn't pay much attention to it, and the Xiongnu royal court even handed over the executive power to the virtuous king himself.

King Zuo Xian had nothing to do with this matter at first.Zhongxingyue has controlled the grassland for many years, and the people of the grassland have long been accustomed to not relying on Han things, not to mention that they go to the west to plunder if necessary, and they feel self-sufficient enough.Until the Han envoy came to report that there was salt for sale in the mutual market.

The vast grassland has a mild climate, and neighbors are relatively easy to bully, but the disadvantage is that there is no salt.Moreover, most of the lands where King Zuoxian lived in the Huns were inland, and he had to fight for salt and King Youxian every year. Although he did get salt in the end, the price he paid was not small.Wang Ting has nothing to do about this.

After all, King Youxian did pay a lot of labor to obtain precious salt, and if the big man is really willing to sell salt to them at the price announced by his envoy, then King Zuoxian is self-sufficient, and he can even resell it to others. One part of the right virtuous king.

It doesn't feel good to be made money by others. If he can make money from the right part, it will definitely make Zuo Xianwang laugh out loud in his dream.

However, they had just arrived at the border and when they could see the Great Wall of Han from a distance, they saw soldiers in armor of the Han Dynasty waiting a hundred paces away from the city gate.

The Xiongnu snorted and waved his hand to signal the team to slow down. He reined in his horse from a distance and looked at the leader of the other party.

"Are you in charge?"

The householder asked a slave to be brought forward from behind.The slaves were Han people who lived in the Huns for many years and could speak both languages.

After the slave was thrown under his horse, he got up immediately. He looked directly at the Han soldiers in front of him, with hope shining in his eyes.

This is his hometown, his hometown, and today is the closest day he is to his hometown.

The author has something to say:

Rubbing your hands, the seeds planted before are about to be harvested!

Alfalfa can also be regarded as clover (in fact, clover is a general term, not a single species, so alfalfa also has four leaves). The concept of clover was overwhelming when the author was young. What kind of four-leaf clover pendants and bracelets Heck, the author also followed suit and bought it.

Now that I am older, think about it, one in ten thousand, it seems that I don’t cherish it that much (hey) and now there are actually four-leaf clovers that are born with four-leaf clover.

Sorrel and alfalfa are not the same category. Sorrel has its own classification. This cannot be eaten!Although it is not poisonous, it should not taste good.

It is said that the balcony party can plant this for fun. This is very good for feeding, and the flowering is also very beautiful. TB sells various varieties of sorrel (cu). This is easy to self-seed, and it will burst if you are not careful.

The potted clematis I bought last time (this one is also easy to grow, I recommend it) has purple sorrel in it, a little bit, I also thought it was alfalfa, and then I thought that the two symbiosis would be fine. !Later, I found out that it was vinegar sauce, which actually competed with my Huahua for nutrition! !

So if you keep it for fun, you must pay attention. If there are buds like this in other plants, don’t hesitate to pull them out.

(In fact, alfalfa and other species will also steal nutrients)

The method of making specimens used today is the method of wax leaf specimens, which is actually the method of absorbing water and letting it be preserved as dead leaves.

The plants I deal with are relatively rough. I remember when I was a child, I couldn’t wait to put it in the microwave oven, and the effect was not bad (cough)

Of course, the disadvantage is that the dried plants will fall if they are moved casually!

In fact, iron has been used in smelting for a long time!However, iron that has not been folded, hammered and carburized is not as good as bronze at all. It was not until the smelters discovered the various little secrets of iron that iron gradually replaced bronze.

The pouring method is used to make bronze weapons, that is, to make a mold first and then pour the copper liquid into it, but iron must be hammered, so for a long time even with the ironmaking technology, the country still used bronze as standard weapons.

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——Except for big households.

Yes, Tudahu refers to the Western Han Dynasty.

The iron wares in the Qin Dynasty were not fully developed, but it’s hard to say, because the current archeology also says that the iron wares are easy to rust and rot. It is very likely that the iron wares were rotten in the ground at that time. The archaeological research at that time ignored it and just became ordinary mud. , the current archeology is to sample the soil in the tomb to see if there is wood or iron in it.

The right of the Xiongnu corresponds to our left, mainly stationed in Xi'an, and the left is the Daxinganling area of ​​Heilongjiang.It is said that the royal court is in the center, which can only be said to be a reasonable guess.