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- In Xiyang City, Sri Lanka, Tong Yuan, wearing a crimson robe, stepped off the boat and couldn't help but take a few heavy breaths.
Along the way, I almost collapsed.
From Tianjin to Songhu, then from Songhu to Ryukyu, Ryukyu to Luzon in Southeast Asia, Luzon to Malacca City in Zhenghe Province, and then westward from Malacca to finally arrive in Sri Lanka.
This journey took a full three months, and it was only about two-thirds of the way. Next, we had to arrive at Ningguo in Western Tianzhu, and then from Ningguo to East Africa. to the State of Chu, and then from the State of Chu to the Red Sea to reach Egypt.
The whole trip is very long, and almost all of it is spent on the ship. Only when arriving at some important ports will we stop to rest for one or two days.
As Sri Lanka is the most important transit point in the Indian Ocean, Tong Yuan is naturally planning to rest here for two days before setting off for Ningguo.
"It is indeed the largest port in the West, and it truly deserves its reputation!"
Tong Yuan looked around. The entire port was very huge. There were many docks built and they were very large. At the same time, a large number of ships were parked in the port.
The dock is extremely busy. The slaves loading and unloading goods are busy all the time. The open space next to it is filled with goods, all of which are square and standard containers.
There were various flags hung on a ship. Taking a closer look, Tong Yuan couldn't help but laugh because these flags all looked similar.
It can even be said that they are not just similar, they almost give people the same feeling, because most of the flags have a dragon on them.
Among them are ships from the Ming Dynasty, flying the bright yellow dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty. This dragon flag has been recognized by the emperor and the court of the Ming Dynasty. Only ships of the Ming Dynasty can fly this dragon flag.
In addition to the bright yellow dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, Tong Yuan also saw blue dragon flags, red dragon flags, white dragon flags, black dragon flags, etc.
There are various dragon flags in different colors. If you take a closer look, you will soon find that there is one less dragon claw on these dragon flags than on the bright yellow dragon flag.
Since the last dynasty, there has been a saying of "five-clawed emperor, four-clawed princes, and three-clawed officials". Obviously, these ships flying dragon flags of various colors are ships from the major vassal states outside the Ming Dynasty.
Because they all came from the Ming Dynasty clan and have the same roots as the Ming Dynasty royal family. At the same time, the people in these vassal states were also Ming people before, and they were all descendants of Yan and Huang.
Therefore, the ships of these vassal states all use dragon flags, but the color must not be the bright yellow that can only be used by the Ming Dynasty royal family. The number of dragon claws must also be reduced, and only four-claw dragon patterns can be used.
Dragon flags of various colors fluttered in the wind and made a sound. Below the dragon flag were flags with various patterns.
By looking at these patterns, you can know which trading company or family the ship belongs to. Flags and patterns were not originally popular in the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, people have been accustomed to distinguish them by their surnames.
For example, since ancient times, when armies are marching and fighting, they will basically display the general¡¯s surname on a big banner. When marching and fighting, as soon as they see this, they will know whose army it belongs to.
But now, with the development of overseas colonial activities, maritime trade, and capitalism, major business houses, families, factories, etc., in order to distinguish themselves, of course also have the meaning of erecting trademarks in later generations.
Therefore, most of the major business houses, families, factories, etc. will make a unique pattern of their own, or paste it on their own products, or hang it on their own ships, business houses, etc., so that they can be easily distinguished. Easy to identify.
Among them, the ships going out to sea are naturally the first to use these patterns, because on the sea, communication between ships is basically completed by semaphores.
If you want to show your identity, the best way is to hang a unique pattern on the mast of the ship.
Such a flag soon became popular in the Ming Dynasty. Ships going out to sea would fly flags to indicate which trading house they belonged to, which family they belonged to, etc.
This is actually a bit equivalent to the trademark of later generations. Everyone who sees this trademark knows that it belongs to the cloth produced by a certain factory and the ship of a certain trading house.
Tong Yuan really didn¡¯t pay much attention to these things when he was in the Ming Dynasty. It was only after he came to Xiyang Port in Sri Lanka that he discovered this.
??Looking carefully at these patterns, some have very simple words written on them, such as Cui Shi in Qinghe and Li Shi in Taiyuan.?Like this, you can tell at a glance that they are a big family somewhere.
Others use special patterns. For example, some businesses specializing in sugar cane business embroider a sugar cane on it, and add some small characters, such as Nanyang Guazhou Sugar Industry.
In addition, there are some that use special geometric patterns, such as the now world-famous Tianjin Ocean Trading Company. The pattern they use is a triangle inside a circle.
It is very simple and easy to identify. People can tell at a glance that this is a ship of Tianjin Ocean Trading Company. In addition, many industries under Liu Jin basically use this kind of Peugeot and use simple collective graphics.
In addition to a variety of unique patterns, the colors of these flags are also diverse and diverse, such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, all trying their best to show their unique identity.
"Interesting~"
Tong Yuan immediately laughed.
He went to Yinshan County as a county magistrate. Yinshan County was a place ceded by the Japanese state to the Ming Dynasty. It was located on the main island of the Japanese state. Naturally, he had contact with the Japanese state in all aspects and had a relatively good understanding of the situation of the Japanese state.
Various clan emblems were also very popular in the Ming Dynasty in various parts of the Japanese country. Each daimyo had its own clan emblem. Even the samurai class, as long as the samurai with their own surname would design a clan emblem unique to their own family. come out.
Now the Ming Dynasty is almost the same. Reputable big families, big business houses, big factories, etc. will all design their own Peugeots.
The rise of this trend is mainly due to the rapid development of maritime trade, maritime colonization, and industry and commerce. In order to better distinguish themselves from other merchants, families, etc., various families, businesses, etc., began to design Some special patterns are affixed to their own products.
This is actually an inevitable result of capital development.
Because there are too many people producing the same product, and the quality of the products produced by different people and different firms is uneven. In order for some high-quality firms and families to stand out from the crowd, they naturally have to go through such a process. means to achieve this goal.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Tong Yuantong?"
Just when Tong Yuan was watching the various flags on the ships in the Western Harbor with great interest, someone came to Tong Yuan and asked very respectfully.
"That's it. Who is your Excellency?"
When Tong Yuan heard this, he quickly came to his senses and looked at the other party carefully.
The clothes the other party was wearing also looked like government officials, but they were different from those in the Ming Dynasty. The official uniforms in the Ming Dynasty were basically crimson clothes with birds embroidered on them, like Tong Yuan¡¯s from the fifth rank. Official, his official residence is embroidered with a white pheasant.
As for his teacher, he was a second-rank official in the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Personnel, Zheng'er Ba Jing. His official uniform was crimson, with golden pheasants embroidered on it.
The so-called first-grade crane, second-grade golden pheasant, third-grade peacock, and fourth-grade cloud goose refer to the patterns embroidered on the official uniforms of Ming Dynasty officials.
But the clothes worn by the man in front of him are similar to the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty, but the patterns embroidered on them are different from those on the Ming Dynasty. What is embroidered on the clothes is a big tiger.
In addition to the embroidered patterns on the official uniforms, even the hats are a little different. The wings on both sides of the hats are different, but generally they are similar to the official hats of the Ming Dynasty.
"My Excellency, Li Shishi, is now the Right Prime Minister of the Ning Kingdom. We, King Ning, heard that Master Tong was coming to the West, so we sent him here in advance to greet him."
Li Shishi replied with a smile.
"It turns out to be Prime Minister Li!"
When Tong Yuan heard this, he immediately looked at the other party carefully and smiled in return.
¡°Well, there is a chain of contempt among scholars in Ming Dynasty.
For example, in the imperial examination, candidates from the south will despise candidates from the north, and candidates from the north will now despise candidates from the east list.
In addition, the current Ming Dynasty scholars and those who served as officials in the Ming Dynasty will despise those who went to overseas colonies and vassal states to serve as officials, because most of these scholars who went to study in overseas vassal states could not even pass the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty. of.
For example, the right prime minister of Ning State, Li Shishi, was just a down-and-out scholar in Jiangxi Province of the Ming Dynasty. He was depressed and surrendered to King Ning. He followed King Ning to conquer the sea and established a vassal state. Only then did he become the leader of Ning State. Right Prime Minister.
Naturally, he has a very high status in Ningguo, but it is not easy to use in front of Tong Yuan, a fifth-rank official in the Ming Dynasty. Because Tong Yuan is a disciple of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and although the other party is also a scholar, , but couldn't even pass the imperial examination.
Therefore, this also formed a chain of contempt. Officials of the Ming Dynasty looked down upon officials of vassal states, vassal states, and overseas colonies, and often did not look at each other directly.
In addition, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty will also despise those nobles of the overseas vassal states and colonies. There are only a few people who have been granted the title of Duke here in the Ming Dynasty, and they can be counted clearly in total.
But as the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty blossomed overseas and established many vassal states, the vassal kings of these vassal states ennobled a large number of nobles of their own vassal states, and there were countless dukes of various kinds.
Therefore, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty also despise those nobles of overseas vassals. After all, the titles of the Ming Dynasty are the most valuable! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)None of them passed the exam.
Therefore, this also formed a chain of contempt. Officials of the Ming Dynasty looked down upon officials of vassal states, vassal states, and overseas colonies, and often did not look at each other directly.
In addition, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty will also despise those nobles of the overseas vassal states and colonies. There are only a few people who have been granted the title of Duke here in the Ming Dynasty, and they can be counted clearly in total.
But as the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty blossomed overseas and established many vassal states, the vassal kings of these vassal states ennobled a large number of nobles of their own vassal states, and there were countless dukes of various kinds.
Therefore, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty also despise those nobles of overseas vassals. After all, the titles of the Ming Dynasty are the most valuable! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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