《红楼梦》第十六回写到贾府准备迎接元妃省视时凤姐和赵嬤嬤有一段对话:凤姐笑道:“果然如此,我可也见个大世面了。可恨我小几岁年纪,若早生二三十年,如今这些老人家也不薄我没见世面了。说起当年太祖皇帝仿舜巡的故事,比一部书还热闹,我偏偏的没赶上!”赵嬤嬷道:“嗳哟,那可是几千载难逢的!那时候,我纔记事儿。偕们贾府正在姑苏、扬州一带监造海船,修理海塘。只预备接驾一次,把银子花的像淌海水似的!说起来——”凤姐忙接道:“我们王府里也预备过一次。那时我爷爷专管各国进贡朝贺的事,凡有外国人来,都是我们家养活。粤、闽、滇、浙所有的洋船货物都是我们家的。”赵嬷嬷道:“那是谁不知道的?如今还有个俗语儿呢,说:‘东海少了白玉床,龙 “Dream of Red Mansions,” the 16th back to write Jia Department ready to meet the Princess Fei Province, as the sister when there is a dialogue between Xifeng and Zhao 嬷:: Feng sister laughed: “Sure enough, I can see a big face. If the early twenties and thirties, and now these elderly people are not thin I have not seen the world. Speaking of the emperor Taizu like Shun patrol story, more than a book is also lively, I did not catch up! ”Zhao 嬷 嬷Said: “Hey yo, but it is a few golden time! Then, I just remember things.Jachen Jia Jiafu is in Suzhou, Yangzhou area supervision of sea-going ships, repair the seawall .Prepared to pick up a ride, like the flow of silver flowers Sea - like! Speaking - ”Feng sister busy pick:“ We have also prepared the palace once.At that time my grandfather responsible for the affairs of tribute tribute to all nations, where foreigners come, all our families to feed.Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, Zhejiang all the ocean ship cargo are our home. ”Zhao 嬷 嬷 said:" Who did not know that? Now there is a saying goes, saying: ’The East China Sea less white bed, dragon