My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 201: Sharks also like to have sex with each other

"Gulu gulu~"

"Lulugugugu——"

In the miscellaneous fish shop on the west side of Jinling, several waiters were surrounding the fish tank and making strange noises from their mouths.

At this time, the city of Nanjing had just experienced the Hat Demon's rebellion. Although the government had repeatedly stated that the Hat Demon had been captured by the imperial envoys, many residents here still had doubts.

At this time, the streets of Nanjing were deserted. There were only a few pedestrians hurriedly heading home after finishing their errands.

Obviously, people in the city are still panic-stricken, especially since there have been more and more reports about the evildoing of the sharks around Nanjing recently, and the emperor has led the elite soldiers of the empire southward. The atmosphere on the eve of the battle in Jinling City has become increasingly tense.

People's moods inevitably became heavy before the war.

The Miscellaneous Fish Shop is an ordinary shop selling seafood in the west of Nanjing. It is surrounded by many shops selling seafood, forming a shop here. The products sold by a shop in Nanjing are often simple or even monotonous, occupying a whole space. The entire street, and in bustling Nanjing, there are often dozens of shops like this, selling a variety of goods.

Because Nanjing was unlike the north, it faced military pressure from the Mongolians in the north and the straight women in the northeast all year round. As time went by, peace prevailed, and the commodity economy was particularly prosperous.

However, in the past two years, the sharks have attacked the coast and robbed merchant ships, which has caused a lot of losses to the businesses in Jinling. The flow of people has decreased significantly, and it seems a bit bleak.

Most shops here own several fishing boats along the coast and dozens of fishermen to serve them.

Most of the shopkeepers speak fluent Nanjing Mandarin and speak elegantly. Some of them have even participated in the imperial examination. Although they are not up to the level of Jinshi, they often have the reputation of being a scholar or even a scholar.

The South's economy is prosperous, unlike the North, which is always in war preparation and filled with a chilling atmosphere that makes people uneasy all night.

The attitude towards merchants here is milder than that of the entire Ming Dynasty. It is not as hierarchical as in the north, and the clans are powerful and support each other. If the official career is not smooth, they will go on the trade route, and they will support the next generation of the clan's nephews to continue the imperial examination. If the official career is smooth, they will support each other in turn. The family, the purchase of fields, the expansion of caravans - collusion between officials and businessmen, this is how the powerful noble families in a place are often formed.

There is also a chain of interests such as fellow townsmen, contemporaries, and disciples, etc., all over the country. If a businessman is successful, he can buy an official position from the court. Although he cannot buy or sell directly, the guarding eunuchs in the palaces in various places, in order to pay enough silver to the palace every year, coupled with corruption, In order to make trouble and enrich their own pockets, it is normal for merchants to be rewarded with honorary official positions if they make enough contributions to the institutions directly under the imperial court, such as the weaving of Huangzhuang, salt, carriages and ships.

But obviously, the owner and waiter of the fish shop in the western corner can't even speak Mandarin, let alone expect them to curry favor with the internal prison guards and make political contributions.

"Is there no news from your Majesty yet?"

Looking at these clumsy guys in front of me, the one who was completely covered in robes, not missing any limbs, and whose head was wrapped in a black scarf, wrapped his entire face tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes outside. The human priest had a dark face, and he growled in disgust at the men who were drooling over the big herring in the water tank in the shop.

Those guys who were also wrapped up tightly seemed to be frightened by this low roar, and they quickly responded to the noble priest who had sneaked into the city with fawning roars in fear.

"You go down first—"

Next to the shopkeeper, Mr. Abacus, who was constantly calculating and revealing most of his face, took a look at the street outside the door. After confirming that no one noticed anything unusual in the shop, he pretended to be the three sharks next to him. The guy ordered.

"Go to the kitchen again to check if all the materials for the ceremony are ready -"

After hearing the priest's order, the three sharks did not dare to resist. They reluctantly glanced at the big herrings that were jumping around in the big tank, swallowed, and then turned back to the kitchen to check the items.

"These idiots -" Looking at the frightened big herring in the fish tank being targeted by predators in the sea, the shark priest disguised as an accountant felt sick in his heart.

The gleaming scales were covered in mucus, the eyes were dull, and the bodies were twisting roughly. He really couldn't imagine how those sharks managed to eat these things alive.

After he finished cursing, he turned around and replied.

"Not yet. Lord Baisha estimates that there will be a fierce battle with the young emperor of the Ming court in Caishi - but with dozens of great princes coming to take action at the same time, it is only a matter of time before Caishi City falls."

These words not only comforted each other, but also comforted themselves. After all, the two of them are now located in Jinling, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, which can be called the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Once the ceremony fails and is discovered by the local officials, these sharks and sacrifices will end up dead without exception. One piece.

The shark who played the role of the shopkeeper lit up a Western cigarette and took a deep breath, his face full of intoxication.

Although there are precedents for the use of tobacco to treat inflammation and fever in China from the Tang and Song Dynasties, most of them were decoction and ingestion. The spread of tobacco guns in China still relied on the trade between the southern region and the West in the Ming Dynasty.

The merchants and gentry in the south who made their fortune by shipping were puffing away their fortunes. With the disintegration of Zheng He's fleet, everything was born after the fall of one whale. The private sea trade in the south rose rapidly, and smoking gradually became a great spectacle in the south.

In order to make huge profits, the Wuyue area began to grow tobacco on a large scale during the Jiajing and Wanli years. In addition, the Ming army was deeply troubled by miasma during the conquest of Annan, Yunnan and other places. There were many diseases, but "taking tobacco" could greatly reduce the disease. Reduce the chance of getting sick and relieve soldiers' pain.

Tobacco smoking also began to spread among the southern armies.

Although tobacco grows in China, there is no tradition of smoking. Except for the ethnic minorities in the south who have the habit of smoking, the Han people mainly rely on Western trade imports to smoke - so, hateful Western smokers~
Looking at the shark priest standing behind the counter puffing away smoke, the cashier also felt that his throat was a little dry.

He reached out and patted the person in front of him on the shoulder.

"Give me two bites too!"

"Uh-huh!"

The shark sacrifice in front of me was like waking up from a dream.

He reluctantly climbed up from the Taishi's chair, looked at his companion next to him who was in a hurry, reluctantly handed the pipe to the cashier, and gave instructions.

"Smoke slowly, the tobacco leaves I bought last time are not enough-"

"I remember that I bought a lot when I went to the West Market last time, didn't I?"

The cashier, who was enjoying smoking, was a little shocked.

Hearing this, Sharen, who played the role of the shopkeeper, recalled the few officials who came to check the posts a few days ago, with a hint of gritted teeth.

"The servants who came to check the accounts last time were not clean. I gave each of them five taels of silver, but before they left, they were still greedy and took away a lot of my things. What a bunch of worms! What a shame to civilization!"

(End of this chapter)