This world is so big that you don't even know the end. You don't know how many cities there are down there on this day, how many people there are, where they are, what they're doing, you just know how many cities there are around you, how many people are there, what they're doing.

Chaoyang City is a small city under this day. Yes, it's Chaoyang City, not Chaoge City. It is also a mountain town, so the people here prefer to call it a mountain town. Because there's a little hill here, and there's a little ore mine in this little mountain. Although the hill is not big, the mountain is not high, and there are mines. As a result, the people in the mountain towns lived a relatively affluent life. Officially, it is called Chaoyang City. Because Chaoyang City is built on the mountain, backed by a hill, on the sunny side of the mountain, it is called Chaoyang. And the mountain has no name. Because it's so small. It was taller than the city walls, but only a little higher. It is also slightly higher than the Castle Lord's Mansion. But exactly how tall is it. Everyone doesn't know and doesn't care. In many cases, a little bit is enough, because when you stand on that high point, you can look down on the whole eaves of the city. Yes, it's the eaves, because you really can't see the street. The city wall of Chaoyang City is made of bluestone, the houses in the city are mostly blue bricks and green tiles, the small alleys are six feet wide, and they are also paved with blue bricks. The main road in the city is east-west, with an east gate and a west gate. The main road is relatively wide, so as to facilitate the communication between the dart board and the transportation convenience in wartime. As for why there is no south gate and no north gate, it may be because there is no need, if it is not for communication, maybe only one gate is enough for this city.

Out of the west gate of Chaoyang City, not far to the west, is the Xiangyang River, which has nurtured Chaoyang City for countless years. The Xiangyang River is not wide, only thirty or forty meters. The river flows from south to north all year round. Why does the river flow from south to north? I heard the old people say that in the south of Chaoyang City, in the distance that the clouds cannot see, there is a real mountain, and there is a real city on the mountain, and the sun lives in that city. The water in the Xiangyang River came up from that mountain and flowed through Chaoyang City, feeding generations of people here. The water of the Xiangyang River is as clear as a screen, but it is bottomless. People use the river water for cooking, laundry, and irrigation. Every summer, children will play bare-bottomed in this river, like the white loaches, slippery.

It's a peaceful place, it's like a realm of its own, like a sparrow. The story here is also like the water in the Xiangyang River, calm and continuous...

There are three major families in Chaoyang City, and the city lord's mansion is located on the north side of the center of the main road, built towards the sun, and it is quite magnificent. On both sides of the castle lord's mansion are luxurious shops, mostly silk and rouge gouache, which were popular with noble ladies. Further to the sides, there are restaurants, courtyards and workshops. The current city lord was a soldier in his early years, and the three major families spent a lot of effort to buy off the people above through him, so the people of Chaoyang City were still relatively comfortable outside. Especially in terms of exchanges, the various goods and jewelry brought back from outside satisfy the hearts of many noble ladies. The position of the city lord of Chaoyang City changes every three years, and in order not to hurt the peace, the three major families decided to jointly elect the successive city lords in the form of martial arts. In addition to the city lord, the three major families jointly sent people to assist in the management of the affairs of the city, so as to avoid the city lord's family from becoming dominant. This is also an old habit over the years.

In fact, the relationship between the three major families in the city is very friendly. The three families own each other's industries, and although they operate their own businesses, they also often interact with each other. In addition to the fact that most of the ore crystals mined every year have to be given to the people above to ensure safety, the distribution of the remaining annual amounts is also relatively fair. Therefore, the friendliness of the three major families directly led to the fact that the people of the entire Chaoyang City were very friendly. The city gates are often closed all night, and the residents of the city do not close their doors at night. The guards on duty at night on the city wall often drank happily and bragged with their commanders, how comfortable they should be. Occasionally, a drunken captain would sneak up on a widow's bed under the guise of wandering, but it was as familiar and ordinary as if he were returning to his own home.

Although Chaoyang City is a small city, it does not have a lot of troops. Successive city lords have to be arranged by the above to concurrently serve as the general in the army, commanding 5,000 people, and the garrisons in each city are not open to the outside world unless they are specially ordered, and their main responsibility is to protect the city where they are located. The tooth general is set up as a partial general, and he can command 3,000 people. The general is set up under the capital and commands 1,000 soldiers. Then there was the small capital commander of 500 people, the centurion of 100 people, the chief of 10 people, and the commander of 5 people. Therefore, under such a ratio of troops, under this big world, in this small place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, people can live a chic and comfortable life. No one cares about the big people here, the little people have already bought it, and the bandits don't dare to do anything. This may also be some clever means of this city lord.

And the current city lord is Gongsun Ce, one of the three major families, and the current head of the family——— Gongsun Ce. I heard the old people in the city say that the Gongsun family is the native of this place. The other two are the Zhao family and the Wang family. And these two families moved from the other side of the highest mountain a long, long time ago. But with the passage of time, even many old people in the city don't know very well where the Wang family came from, and where the Zhao family came from. Why do we always have to listen to the old people about such historical things? Because the old people have lived long enough, and they really know a lot.