On the 26th day of the seventh month of the Yuanjia calendar, Bingchen, it was cloudy. Breeze.

The light wind, which had only started yesterday afternoon, had now become much stronger, and some leaves had fallen in the yard, all of which had been blown down into the corners.

Tuoba Shen sat in front of the dresser, looking at Mrs. Chen, who was helping him comb his hair in the bronze mirror.

In order not to be so conspicuous, today he plans to wear Hanfu to go out, relatively, he will also change his hairstyle, although Lu Guang can comb Han-style hairstyles, but most of them are n, and he is a northerner, which is not as good as Mrs. Chen, who grew up in Jiangnan. So Tuoba Shen invited Mrs. Chen to come over and help.

"Your Highness, it's all right." Mrs. Chen put her hair in a bun for Tuoba Shen, went around to the front and looked at it carefully, and then went around to the side and said.

Tuoba Shen looked at himself in the mirror and was stunned. He was accustomed to seeing Xianbei-style clothes and hairstyles, and suddenly put on Hanfu, and even he couldn't recognize himself in the mirror a little, it was a 100-degree change.

It feels good, but it's a bit of a little Zhengtai's style!

Tuoba Shen thought stinkily in his heart.

However, it's a pity that children can only pull their hair in a bun and can't wear a hair crown, which is inevitably a fly in the ointment.

Mrs. Chen was happy when she saw Tuoba Shen, and then she was silent, and asked, "But there is something bad there, so let's reorganize it again concubine." ”

Tuoba Shen came back to his senses and said, "It's already very good, let's go!" With that, he got up and walked out the door.

"Won't Madame take Ling Lang with you?"

"Xiaolang is reviewing yesterday's book, and the concubine has entrusted a few sisters to take care of it on her behalf."

"That's it! By the way, there are many people outside, and Mrs. only calls me Lang Jun in front of people, so as not to call His Royal Highness, so as not to give birth to right and wrong. ”

I'm the dividing line

When he went out this time, Tuoba Shen didn't plan to bring too many people, and he didn't even agree to Yu Zhong's going, only allowing him to send a few people to hang behind him, and there were only Lu Guang, Liu Teng and Mrs. Chen around him.

The group went out of the Qingyi Pavilion, and Liu Teng and Lu Guang drove the ox cart and turned the road to the gallop in the direction of Suzaku Hang.

This road is still opened in the Ming Dynasty of Liu Song Dynasty, the road is very wide, the car can drive relatively, and various fruit trees and flower trees are planted on both sides of the road. At first, it was only provided to officials and officials, such as delivering official documents, issuing edicts, recruiting officials and soldiers, and sending envoys. Civilians are generally not allowed to use it, but this rule did not last many years before it was abolished, and now ordinary people can walk on this road.

Because the weather is not hot today and there is still wind, many nobles choose to go out to play today. So when I got around the gallop road, I found that the ox carts on the road were endless and noisy. There were even incidents of scolding each other because the axles collided together.

Mrs. Chen sat on the right side of the car and explained to Tuoba Shen what official offices there were on both sides of the road or which powerful families lived.

Tuoba Shen touched the copper winged bat placed in the clothes in front of N, listened to Mrs. Chen's explanation in his ears, and pondered the affairs of Changgan Temple in his heart.

He went to Changgan Temple today, of course, not to negotiate with the dead, but to connect with those who lurked in the Southern Dynasty. There is no need for the dead now, and the living room is now more helpful to him.

King Ren Cheng said in his letter that he had appointed a liaison to negotiate with those students, as long as he was in line with the situation.

As for whether it will affect the death? Of course that's impossible, the dead room is completely different from the living room, each dead room is precious, there is a separate communication channel, and it is directly responsible to the upper level, if you don't receive an order, even if the living room is exposed, the dead room can't help without permission. Besides, even if they meet face-to-face, they won't know each other without their own introduction. This is also a protective measure for the dead, reducing the possibility of him being exposed.

After swaying all the way for half an hour, I finally arrived at the Suzaku Gate. Suzaku Gate is the south gate of the inner city of Jiankang, and it is also the tallest among the city gates of Jiankang, there are heavy buildings built on it, the length of the city gate is more than ten zhang, and the height is more than 20 meters.

Passing through the Vermilion Bird Gate Cave which is not very wide, the line of sight is much broader, and about 100 meters away in front of it, it is the largest pontoon bridge on the Qinhuai water, and it is also the landmark conjoined building of Jiankang Vermilion Bird Hang.

On both sides of the Suzaku float, there are already three or four fleets of several hundred meters long, some of these boats have tents and some of them have no tents, and there are both ordinary scholars' pleasure boats, fishing boats, cargo ships, and even official ships, all lined up here waiting to sail. The whole scene looks spectacular.

Tuoba Shen looked at the left and right sides of the shore and the opposite side of Qinhuai Water, they were already crowded with all kinds of large and small ships, the big mast was more than ten meters, and there were several three-pole boats, which may be the appearance of warships.

"When I was in Pingcheng, I heard that the Suzaku Ferry of the Southern Dynasty had a thousand sails crossing together, but I didn't taste it. I wonder how many boats are parked here? Tuoba Shen sighed as he looked at the crowded boats on both sides of the ferry.

"Lang Jun didn't know that this Vermilion Bird Voyage is the place where the north and the south meet, and it is also the most noisy place in Jiankang. Only a few bazaars here, plus the money tax for the ferry, can collect 100,000 yuan a day, so the imperial court has set up tax collectors to supervise here. Because there are many people coming and going, there are even nearly 100 public servants who patrol this place. ”

"Are the taxes high here? Can you receive 100,000 dollars a day? ”

"How much is different, if it is just a floating voyage and entering the market, it is just a person and a penny, and those who have a car need to add another penny, if it is a purchase and sale transaction, it is necessary to levy two taxes according to the value of the goods."

As he was talking, he heard the sound of drums coming from the Suzaku Gatehouse, and then several big men shouted in unison: "Let's sail!" Let's set sail! ”。 There was a burst of whining and even cursing from under the door, and there were angry throwing things.

"Lang Jun, this is about to set sail," Mrs. Chen said

"Set sail?"

"There are many boats and boats that come and go every day, but the floating navigation is low and narrow, and the ships that come and go cannot pass, so it is necessary to sail once every five quarters, and remove a few of the floating boats, so as to facilitate the passage of the boats around the floating navigation."

"Do those boats cost a boat a penny?"

"If it is a cargo ship, it will be taxed from one to ten cents according to its value, and if it is a scholar's ship or an official ship, it is not taxed."

It's no wonder that 100,000 yuan can be collected here in one day, there are so many names, how can there be less to collect? What a profit! Just say that this float up and down, one person and one dollar may not seem like much, but it adds up to a lot, and the amount is terrifying enough.

While chatting with Mrs. Chen, he watched the boats on the water, and it was about two minutes before the boats in the queue were all cleared. As the closing drum sounded on the castle tower, the pontoons in the water returned to their positions, and the convoy that lined up the road was able to board the float one after another.

Liu Teng held a slender bamboo pole in his hand, knocked on the back of the ox from time to time, and worked together with Lu Guang to grab the road with other cars.

Just in the distance can only see ox carts and pedestrians, then get closer, only to find that the floating navigation is more than 100 meters long, about the width of the zhang, can be relatively more than six ox carts, but because it also has to provide pedestrians space, so only four cars are allowed to go against each other, and the two sides are reserved for pedestrians.