In this era, it was recorded as the most prosperous city in the world by later generations - Kaifeng Mansion, or Bianjing City, how many people did it have? It is estimated that even the rulers of this empire do not know.

Because the hukou system of this era was not perfect, even if the distinction between the hidden households (1) was not mentioned, the domestic slaves of the big families or the so-called non-resident families who owned a large amount of land were not counted among the normal people, and in addition to this, there was an endless stream of merchant envoys who came and went in and out of the city every day......

Walking on the side of the royal street, mixed with the bustling crowd, Luo Kaixian's thoughts were flying.

Different from the previous time when he led the crowd into the city in armor, he now took his family and female dependents, wearing a robe sewn with delicate brocade embroidered with gold silk in blue, dressed like a wealthy merchant everywhere, and no one hid because of fear, so what appeared in his sight was much more than the previous time he broke into the city...... Person.

The "more" mentioned here is not one or two times more than the previous time, but three, five or even ten times the number, walking on the street, can even remind Luo of the so-called pedestrian streets of international big cities in later generations.

Among them, the most are the most of the civilians in the city who are dressed in short brown, and their faces generally have a smile on their faces that is approaching the festival, and that smile is very calm and simple; The second is the students, officials and rich people who wear various robes, needless to say, students and officials, no matter which era and which country are basically the same, and even the temperament is very similar, as for the rich man...... There are many strange things, usually brocade robes, but there are also most of them wearing cold-proof furs, they generally do not walk on their own, but ride horses or have someone to carry their shoulders, in short, their feet do not touch the ground.

In addition to all these Song people, there were foreign merchants or envoys who wore all kinds of clothing that were very different from those of the Han Chinese, and their temperament was as different from that of the natives as their dress. This disparity is presented as polarization, either humility and cowardice, or arrogance...... Obviously, most of the humble and cowardly ones come from some remote and small states, while the arrogant ones must come from powerful neighbors, such as Northern Liao, such as Tubo, and of course there are some guys who are arrogant because of ignorance, but this has nothing to do with Luo and his party - anyone with eyes will see that they are not easy to mess with......

The townspeople of Bianjing greeted each other loudly as if they were the rulers of this classical city...... When the officials who returned to Beijing to report on their work or visit relatives met with acquaintances, they began to clasp their fists from afar, as if they were afraid that outsiders would not know how deep the friendship between them was, and how literate and polite they were...... Only occasionally crowds of children passing through the streets have no scruples, and they stir around without any barrier between those dressed in brocade robes and those dressed in brown; Bandowed with beards and turbans, and swords sladen with jewels at their waists, they were half-hunched, leaning their necks and raising their eyes instead of raising their heads to scan everything around them...... Occasionally, people will lead their horses on the streets, and there may be stout men with huge earrings on horseback, who are usually pretending to be mighty with their chests and belly gouging, but the shaved crown of their heads or their shaved hair is a silent sign of their hidden lowliness......

Luo Kaixian, who was walking leisurely, looked at so many oriental faces, analyzed their facial characteristics that were very different from those of later generations, and an indescribable confusion rose in his heart, shocked, intoxicated, novel, or absurd, stunned and emotional? No one can tell, not even himself, maybe all of them?

Luo, who didn't want to dwell on these trivial feelings, focused on the city itself.

Some people say that in addition to people, another can best reflect the characteristics of the times is the building, the current Kaifeng Mansion building obviously did not reach the general appearance of Luo Kaixian in the later generations to see the "Qingming Riverside Map", but the wide stone road of the Royal Street and the Imperial Palace Forbidden City within sight of the sight can be called magnificent, in the eyes of Luo Kaixian, although it is not as majestic as the Forbidden City in later generations, but it has its own momentum, and it is not inferior to the Grand Palace of Constantinople.

Bianjing City is built across the river, obviously can not do the kind of chessboard pattern of the central axis symmetry of the traditional city of the East, in this way, it is missing the kind of open, grand, solemn and other charm unique to a capital, in addition to the most important royal street, most of the road surface is irregular, especially a few places that obviously seem to be civilian residences, it is even more dilapidated and simple, it is a prosperous market, and most of them are a messy appearance, the only thing worth seeing, perhaps only the ridge and eaves of intrigues, The interlaced tenon-and-tenon structure and the finely carved wooden window ridges made Luo Kaixian, who liked a sense of order, feel a sense of loss, and of course, at the same time, the vision of 'building a city that meets his ideals in this time and space' was also eagerly rising.

Unlike Luo Kaixian, who was in high spirits, Li Ji and Ge Rina, who were in high spirits, pulled Zhang Wanniang forward happily, Anna and the other four female men were also inexplicably excited, and the ten-person guards led by Glass were leading the horses, half vigilant and half curious.

Luo Kaixian didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, so he stayed at the back of the small group, and while looking around, he listened to the chatter between the crowd, especially Li Ji, Ge Rina, and Zhang Wanniang.

"Third aunt, this turn is the entrance of Fat Powder Street...... it was Zhang Wanniang who spoke, she was actually not sixteen years old with thin eyebrows and fine eyes, only four years younger than Li Ji.

"Is it over there?" Standing with Zhang Wanniang holding her arm, Li Jiao's other hand pointed to the distance and asked, then pinched Zhang Wanniang's slender hand, and complained with annoyance, "Xiao Wan'er, you are not a sour scholar, I am only four years older than you!" You are not allowed to call the third aunt, you can only call the fourth aunt, or the sister of the sister......"

"It's called Sister Nana!" Ge Rina, who is usually not speechful, also whispered a few words on the other side, and this Central Asian girl's hand is not honest, and she threatens the itch under Zhang Wanniang's armpit.

In the middle of the two, intimidated by the two 'elders' like a "little sister", Zhang Wanniang did not give in, and resisted with a slender neck, "Daddy has instructed, Wanniang will marry Eighteen Lang in the future, and she must abide by etiquette, the Cui family is a big family, and my Zhang family can't make people laugh!" ”

"Phew, eighteen that kid sticks to the fur is comparable to a monkey! Return to the family...... It's Xiao Wan'er, you have to follow to be a female monkey! "Li Jiaozu is a former Tang royal family, and she only has a limited understanding of what kind of family she has, and Cui Shibalang has never been respectful in front of her, and Luo Kaixian is favored, so she doesn't care so much, secular slang and the like come as soon as she opens up.

"Yikes!" Where did Zhang Wanniang, who has a family background, hear this kind of words, her little face suddenly turned red like a monkey, and she couldn't care about it in a hurry, so she struggled to break free from the shackles of the two 'little sisters', and took two steps forward before turning around and shouting: "I don't listen to your nonsense!" Not far away is the red fast, his family makes the fat powder exclusively for the royal family, and it is only sold before noon every day......"

"Ah, Xiao Wan'er, you don't want to make a fool of people, if it weren't for what you said, I would call you a little monkey in the future!" While raising her voice and 'shouting', Li Ji, who was carrying her skirt, chased after her.

Ge Rina has always been Li Ji's follower, and Anna and the other four female men are now similar. So the ladies trotted through the alley in front, and Glass, led by a personal guard, had to quicken his pace.

Luo Kaixian, who fell last, did not catch up eagerly, but smiled leisurely and helplessly. In the next generation, they may discuss which brand of lipstick is best to use while secretly discussing which boy is more chic and more likable, but in this era, the precocious they also like rouge gouache, but they are talking about each other's marriage without scruples.

And he Luo someone, in his heart, wants to adhere to the three views of the future generations, but finds that since he walked out of the primeval jungle of East Africa, he has been unconsciously trapped in this era, and now, in addition to conforming to this era, what can he do alone?

After chasing a few steps, until he saw the figures of a group of people, and when he returned to his normal stride again, the complexity of the street scene could no longer confuse his eyes, and Luo's heart calmed down.

Obviously, compared to the difference between the classical city in front of him and the later generations, the difference between people is what he needs to care more about.

At a deeper level, if he wants to be a gravel in the river of history, he can roll with the waves, but if he wants to be a strong man who creates an era and changes the attributes of a nation, he has more and more detailed things to think about carefully, and choose between the trade-offs one by one, and each of these answers may be a corner of the characteristics of the eastern tribes in the future.

Luo and his party walked the streets and alleys, patrolling the streets and watching the scenery, feeling this great Oriental bustling city, but at the same time, they were a group of people...... In the eyes of the Song people...... Isn't it a different kind of scenery?

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