As the Tang Dynasty's pacification envoy to Jiankun, the governor of Jiankun Prefecture, Dou An has been very busy recently, he is busy investigating the real strength of this small country of the same clan in the Tang Dynasty, and he also has another identity that is unknown, Dou An is the servant of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, he is one of Li Er's hundred horsemen, to put it bluntly, this guy is doing the same job as Li Songyi under Li Lu, on the one hand, he wants to confirm that Jiankun has the potential worthy of the Tang Dynasty's restoration, and on the other hand, he also wants to see if Jiankun has any ill will towards the Tang Dynasty, This is like a large company wants to support a small company, not only to make benefits from this transaction, but also to ensure that the small company becomes bigger and will eat itself, Dou An has to do this thing, he is ready to record everything he has seen and heard, and when he returns to Chang'an to report on his work, he will hand it over to His Majesty Li Er as a reference for Li Er's policy adjustment of Jiankun.Dou An believes that to observe the true strength of a country, it is nothing more than to observe from several aspects of economy, military and politics, and the military and political aspects do not say that the Jiankun people are well-armed, the soldiers dare to fight, and the combat power cannot be underestimated.In terms of politics, it remains to be seen, he has just arrived in Jiankun, and he has a black eye on what the real political ecology of Jiankun is.Unlike those rotten Confucians in the mainland, Dou An does not think that the Confucian etiquette is the foundation of the country, he always believes that the economic quality is the foundation of a country, and when the economy is good, the population will rise, and the national strength will be strong; If the economy withers, the country will be in chaos, the people will not be able to make a living, and the national strength will decline.The barometer that directly reflects the economic quality is the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation, in view of this, Dou An took his entourage, took paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and began to travel in Jiankun country."
Master, is this really a small city in Saibei?
Why do I feel that we haven't come out of Datang?
”Dou An's old servant Dou Dayi said to Dou An while carrying the things he bought today, "It's not surprising, Xiling is the royal city of Jiankun Kingdom, and the Jiankun people are from the same origin as our Han people, and they are much more civilized than those barbarians." ”Dou An said as he took out a pistachio (the Tang name for figs) from a cowhide bag, threw it into his mouth and chewed it for a while, then said, "Even the old man didn't expect that the little Xiling would be so prosperous." ”Dou An's eyes were vicious, he suddenly saw the difference between Xiling and Chang'an, Chang'an has a Fang City, Xiling has no Fang City, just take the street where their master and servant are walking now, there is an endless stream of people on the street, the roadside stalls are overcrowded, shouts come and go, fortunately, the proprietress has practiced the magical skills that have never been forgotten, in fact, it is not overcrowded, teahouses, inns, cloth shops, on both sides of the street, all kinds of vendors are selling along the street, there are selling antiques, rouge gouache, jewelry, There are even those who sell calligraphy, paintings and porcelain, and even the Central Plains things such as kites and incense sachets can be seen in this small city in the north of the country.From this bustling small street, Dou An can see that the people of Jiankun King City are doing well, at least the hearts of the people here are towards the Jiankun royal family.Turn right from this small street, you will come to the largest and most prosperous Heluo Street in Xiling City, from this name you know that this carries the strong nostalgia of the Han people in Saibei who miss their hometown, on both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, and many grades higher than the small street just now.There are also many small vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street, and the street stretches east and west to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but the streets are still full of pedestrians: some carry burdens and hurry, some drive horse-drawn carriages to deliver goods, some drive donkeys to pull wagons, and some stop to enjoy the scenery of Xiling like Dou An's master and servant.With the tall city tower as the center, most of the houses on both sides are wooden structures, such as tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, government offices, etc., which are very similar to the cities of the Central Plains but have a slight difference.Dou An and the two of them entered a teahouse and asked for a cup of tea, "The little prince is really a genius in the sky, the young king, in a few years, he can set up a Han royal city in the north of this Saibei, it's not simple, it's not simple!!
”Dou An took a sip of tea, "The old man really didn't expect that he could taste the rhyme of tea in this bitter cold place in the north of the country.......
"When Dou An first came to Xiling to see tea, he was also very surprised, but after tasting tea, the old man abandoned all the tea, and the fragrance of tea can only be fully exerted under this boiling water."
Huh?
No, this satin is not made of silk?
”Dou An's teahouse is the most upscale teahouse in Xiling City, this can come up is not a rich Hu merchant or a dignitary and wealthy businessman of Jiankun State, their tea table is also covered with silk, Dou An is from Henan Dou family, the family is doing silk business, he has been in charge, a touch to know that this silk is not mulberry silk, but this is also silk, is woven with what silk thread?
He called Xiao Er and asked what kind of silk was woven from?
The blonde and blue-eyed Xiao Er said to him in this Chinese with a strong dialect, "Lord Dou, you have been coming to Xiling for a while, don't you know that we Xiling people can also produce their own silk?"
”"Hehehe, the old man thought that your silk was transported from the Central Plains......
When I touched it today, I realized that the old man had a misunderstanding......
"This, Dou An admits it, and underestimated Jiankunguo.""
Hehehe, Lord Dou, our silk is woven from mountain silk.....
I won't tell you the truth, in our Xiling City, almost every household has mountain silkworms, and women can feed most of the families by raising silkworms and weaving satin, and men have time to do something else......
"Xiao Er doesn't look at a naturalized Hu person, but he is very enthusiastic and able to say, "I heard my lady say that the silk woven from mountain silkworms is coarse and moisture-absorbing, breathable, fluffy and warm, especially those silk quilts and silk carpets woven from wild stocking and absorbing the essence of the earth, and most of the mountain silkworm silk produced in Xiling are sold to beards. ”Seeing a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Xiao Er who was obviously a Hu person talking about his beard there, Dou An couldn't help but quip, "Little brother, weren't you also a Hu person before?"
”"Lord Dou, don't look at me, yellow hair and green eyes, but my ancestors are authentic Han people, but they are contaminated with the blood of the Hu people, my mother is a Grolu person, and her appearance follows her, so she is born with a picture of the Hu people......."
This Xiao Er hurriedly denied his identity as a Hu person, "Besides, it doesn't matter if my blood is not pure, but my lady is an authentic Han family little lady, she is a native of Wuyi, Jizhou......."
After talking with Xiao Er for a while, Dou An understood that this Xiao Er was the original barbarian under Li Lu's rule, Don't look at him who keeps saying that he is a Han, but it may not be true, his wife is a pure Han, and she is one of the Han slaves rescued by the Jiankun army from the Turks.Dou An was most curious about what Xiao Er said about the people's faith, he was also a Taoist believer, when he heard that the most respected profession in Jiankun was actually a Taoist priest, the old man couldn't help but be stunned, isn't the biggest sect on the grassland Buddhism and shamans?
When did the Daomen gain a foothold on the grassland?
Curious, after drinking tea, the master and servant Shi Shiran went to the Golden Bull Temple, the largest Taoist temple in the south of Xiling City, that Xiao Er said, when they arrived at the Golden Bull Temple, Dou An was stunned, hey, the Taoist Temple should not all be on the mountain, don't the Taoist priests like Qing Xiu, why is this Golden Bull Temple so skeletal Qingqi?
Not only is it built in the royal city, but the scale is not small, just look at the gilded bronze bull in front of the Taoist temple.Dou An looked outside for a while, and found that people came and went, and the incense was prosperous.Since it is the view of the Taoist Gate, then he should go in to give the Sanqing pillar incense, he took the old servant into the Sanqing Hall of the Taoist Temple, put a few sticks of incense on the Taoist Sanqing, and then went to find the host of the Golden Bull Temple, Mo Yun Daoren, he heard the sound of children reading in several small rooms in the courtyard next to the Golden Bull Temple, "Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate."
The sun and the moon are shining, and the Chensu column is .......""
Hey, you can hear the sound of children's enlightenment here?"
Dou An couldn't help but be curious, so he pushed open the courtyard door and walked in to take a look, but his mouth didn't close, this is too discordant, right?
The enlightenment teacher who taught this child turned out to be a group of Taoist priests?
What kind of system should this become, and should Confucian scholars be invited to do it?
Although Dou An believes, but he is also a Confucian, just when he was a little puzzled, the Moyun Daoist of the Taurus Temple learned that Dou An was coming, and hurried over to greet him, after a period of greetings, Dou An raised his own puzzlement, and Mo Yun Daoren replied: "Lord Dou, you should know the relationship between Daomen and King Jiankun, the little prince is a closed disciple of Shibo, and our grassland Daomen and the Jiankun royal family are one family.......
The little prince is our junior brother, he said that there is a lack of teachers who can teach children enlightenment, and it just so happens that we Taoists can also read and write words, so they took these things over.......
"Dou An and Mo Yun Dao people talked a few words, and then under the leadership of Mo Yun Dao people to visit this Golden Bull Temple, this does not visit and do not know, it turns out that although this Golden Bull View is also believed in the three Qings, it is a Taoist gate, but there is a big difference with the Taoist gate in the Central Plains., the Taoist gate of the Central Plains, although the pilgrims are widely accepted, there are also Taoist priests who diagnose the people and set up porridge sheds to relieve the victims in disaster years.But the grassland road of the people go further, not only to accept the believers, but also for the people to diagnose diseases, people here also called people to read and break words, and even this Kunjian people get married to come to the Taoist Temple to receive the blessing of the three Qing Daozun, in addition, I heard Mo Yun Dao people say that after the birth of newborns here for a period of time, they basically have to ask the Taoist priest to cut off the fetal hair, and it is also called "baptized!"
In addition, these Taoist priests often spend their souls for the people of Jiankun, and they are very popular.What puzzled Dou An the most was that the grassland Daomen also had to pay taxes, and Mo Yundao's explanation for this was that "in Jiankun, there is a saying that except for the elderly and children, no one can escape the fate of paying taxes." ”Although Dou An was puzzled, he didn't think much about it when he saw that Mo Yundao people were not dissatisfied, but he just planned to write this incident into his travelogue as a strange story.Dou An couldn't help but sigh that this grassland Daomen was almost responsible for all the Dharma affairs of the people of Jiankun from birth to death, no wonder almost every Jiankun people mentioned that these Taoist priests admired it very much.