However, he said that Huo Village is nearly a hundred kilometers away from Jinyang Fucheng, and the mount we sit on can travel thousands of miles a day, but it takes more than two hours to arrive. Before entering the city, we need to dismount and be checked, and we have to pay a certain entry tax.

Before we reached the city gates, we saw many people lining up, being examined one by one, and then paying their taxes and entering the city. Some people were stopped outside the city by the guards because they did not have enough money to pay their taxes. Those soldiers are very impersonal, and once others pester them and hope to be accommodating, they will be vicious, and even fists and kicks.

Speaking of which, this entry tax regulation is a bit interesting, an adult who enters the city pays two cents, and a child pays one penny; The large one pays two cents, and the small one pays one penny; Pay one penny for thirty catties of goods, and add one penny for every extra thirty catties. In addition to the entry tax, there is also a certain exit tax, and the detailed regulations are the same.

Good guys, it's really a bunch of guys who eat people and don't spit out bones. It is said that when this Zhang Tingshi first took office, it was estimated that he spent a lot of money, otherwise it would be a shame that he could come up with such a way to make money.

There was no need for a few of us to enter the city to pay taxes, Zhang Yang had already greeted the soldiers guarding the city, and Yilu was here to answer, so we went directly to the city after all the procedures. In this regard, none of the other people in line showed dissatisfaction, in this era of power, hard fists represent everything, so no one dares to show dissatisfaction. As much as I was disgusted by such things, I was not in a position to do anything for them right now, so I had to continue to swallow my anger like them. However, I believe that in the future, I will be able to change this world and give them a free and happy life.

After entering the city, Yilu took us straight to Zhang Yang's mansion, and the city gate was quite a distance from Zhang's mansion, so we rode over on our mounts. Let's say that a few of us were riding on tall horses, and the people next to us couldn't help but look at us in amazement, and I was a little puzzled by this, so I asked: "Yilu, why are they all looking at us like this, is there anything wrong with us?" ”

Yilu smiled and said: "The second leader probably doesn't know yet, ordinary people don't dare to ride horses in the city, except for those high-ranking and powerful officials under the assassin Shi, there are only us." ”

"Oh? Why is that? "I'm getting more and more curious, could it be that our gang of people are domineering, and even the people in the government have to give three points of face? That seems a bit far-fetched.

Yilu sighed: "Alas, this is not the method of collecting money that Zhang Tingshi came up with, if ordinary people dare to ride a horse in the city, they are considered guilty of a crime and will be sent to prison, and if a person who has committed a crime wants to get out of prison safely, he must pay a lot of money to redeem himself; We can be safe and sound now, thanks to the care of Zhang Beijia in advance, or just a few of us, we have to have one or two gold per person to survive. ”

"What? A gold tael? What the fuck is this! I couldn't help but wonder right away.

At this time, Wei Xu couldn't help asking: "Brother Cheng Lian, what is a pit father?" ”

I said, "That's what we say there, and that means to hurt people." ”

Qin Yi couldn't help but smile and said, "It's quite cheating." ”

At this time, Feng Xian couldn't help but sigh and shook his head, his face revealing a little helplessness and hatred.

I couldn't help but say: "There is also a saying in our place, called "If you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, you might as well go home and catch mice". ”

Qin Yi couldn't help but look around, but said, "The second leader must not talk nonsense, so as not to provoke the disaster of tongue." ”

I pulled the corners of my mouth and said, "I'll give him a ball, I don't care about their garbage." ”

Qin Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, looking a little helpless.

At this time, Feng Xian on the side suddenly said: "Brother Xian, my brother knows that you have always been jealous and hateful, but after all, we are just a grass farmer now, and we still have to pay attention to proportions when speaking." ”

For what causes trouble and doesn't cause trouble, I don't care at all, as a gentleman, you should stick to the morality in your heart, how can you only be afraid of disaster. However, it is one thing not to be afraid of power, but I cannot but think about the people around me, after all, they are ordinary mortals, and most of them are not capable enough to deal with those calamities, so I understand that what Feng Xian said needs to be considered.

I groaned, then nodded and said, "I understand, I'll be careful in the future." ”

Feng Xian nodded and said, "It's good that Brother Xian understands, as long as we can control the power in the future, we can abolish all kinds of injustices now." ”

Qin Yi nodded and said, "What the Great Leader said is extremely true. ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Yilu, you're here again, what do you always do like this." ”

Qin Yi smiled and said, "When you go out, you must always take care of the identities of the two of you." ”

I couldn't help but say: "What identity is not identity, when you take off your clothes, everyone is not the same person?" How many times have I said it, let's not scruple about this, it's okay to be polite to outsiders, but it's a little awkward to be so polite to your own people. ”

Wei Xu also said: "That's it, look at how casual I am, just call the older brother directly, and the younger one just call the younger brother, save more trouble, and seem closer." ”

At this time, Li Su on the side suddenly said: "Actually, these titles are secondary, the most important thing is to be honest, fair, and don't cheat with others; In this way, it doesn't matter whether it's close or not. ”

I nodded and said, "Well, that's right, this is a truth I tell you on weekdays, if the relationship between people needs to be maintained by intimacy, then such a relationship is very fragile, as long as we stick to the principles of being a human being and do not harm others, then we can be regarded as an honest and kind person." ”

Not long after, we came to the Thorn Mansion, but we saw that there were many people coming in and out of this mansion, and it looked very lively. Since today is Zhang Yang's birthday, he had to stand outside the door to greet the guests who came to congratulate him.

As soon as we arrived at the door of Zhang's mansion, Zhang Yang greeted us directly, only to see him smile and arch his hand: "Brother Fengxian, Brother Chenglian, I can look forward to the two of you; Quick, please. ”

Feng Xian and I arched our hands, and Feng Xian smiled: "Where, where, this thing is a congratulatory gift from my two brothers to Uncle Zhi, a small gift, not a tribute." ”

As I spoke, I handed over the box containing the Seven Star Knife and said, "Uncle Zhi, there are only three of these items in the world at present, and this is specially prepared for you by my brother." ”

In other words, my brother is too kind, and this weapon will not be sold without 18 million dollars. However, thanks to Zhang Yang, this person is really good, and he usually takes care of us, and this weapon is worth it.

When Zhang Yang heard me say this, he was immediately surprised, but said, "Oh? It's so precious, I don't know what this thing is? ”

I smiled and said, "If you open it and look at it, you'll know." ”

Immediately, Zhang Yang looked a little excited and took the box, then opened it to take a look, and suddenly showed a surprised expression and said, "This, this is it—"

I said, "That's right, this is the Seven Star Sword, and there is only one left in the whole world except for me and my brother." ”

I'm not exaggerating when I'm saying this, the steel knives sold in weapons shops are all the kind of ring-headed knives with a shorter standard. And the seven-star knife that Feng Xian and I used was originally called the horizontal knife, which was nearly a foot longer than the ring hand knife. Because the horizontal knife itself is curved, it can also deal secondary damage when it pierces the enemy's body and then pulls it out. Therefore, this knife is not only better in material than the ring head knife, but also better in performance.

When Zhang Yang heard my words, he couldn't help but feel excited, and hurriedly took the knife out of the box, and after handing the box to the attendant, he couldn't wait to pull the knife out of its sheath. Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and Zhang Yang immediately said in surprise: "Okay, good knife!" Quick, grab a piece of wood and try it. ”

I couldn't help but say, "Uncle Zhi, you can't test the sharpness of this knife with wood, so if you want to try it, you can try it with an iron tool." ”

Zhang Yang felt that what I said was reasonable, so he said: "Okay, quickly get an iron sword, I want to try the sharpness of this knife." ”

"No." The attendant answered, quickly drew his saber and handed it to Zhang Yang. At this time, I said, "Uncle Zhi, in this way, just give me the sword, you hold the iron sword, and I will let you feel what it means to "sharpen iron like clay." ”

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Okay, there is Brother Lao Chenglian." ”

Immediately he handed me the sword, and then hung it in the air with both hands. I saw that he was a little too excited, so I smiled and said, "Don't get excited, relax, you just need to hold the sword in one hand." ”

Zhang Yang couldn't help but smile and said: "It's really rude to be too excited for a while." ”

Immediately he turned to holding the sword in one hand, and then I slashed it down, and the sword in his hand was easily broken, not only was the knife in his hand not damaged in the slightest, but even the cut of the broken sword was very smooth and flat. Under normal circumstances, I would have to go down with a knife at least one or two hundred kilograms, if it is two weapons of the same quality, even if it is cut off, the party holding the sword will be shocked to the point that his hands are numb, but at this time, Zhang Yang did not seem to feel the slightest abnormality.

At this time, all the people on the side showed surprised expressions, and then turned to show envy, thinking that they were also people who loved divine weapons. I returned the knife to Zhang Yang and asked, "Uncle Zhi, how is this knife?" ”

But when he saw him, he suddenly looked full of praise and said: "Okay, what a treasure knife that sharpens iron like clay, it is really a peerless divine soldier!" ”

At this time, Feng Xian on the side also smiled and said, "Uncle Zhi is satisfied." ”

Zhang Yang couldn't help laughing: "Haha, satisfied, satisfied, so satisfied!" Thanks to the two of you for spending so much, I don't know what to say, but please rest assured, as long as I, Zhang Yang, am still in this city for a day in the future, if there is any need, even if I say, Zhang Yang will never refuse. ”

Feng Xian smiled and said, "Uncle Zhi is serious. ”

Zhang Yang said again: "Hurry up, please come to the house." ”

"Okay." Afterwards, we followed Zhang Yang into the mansion.

But he said that if you want to do something big by yourself, you need a lot of money, and this is the truth, and people who want to do big things can't be too stingy. The so-called "lonely Mo is lonely in self-confidence, and defeat is not defeated in selfishness", this sentence comes from Huang Shigong's "Plain Book". A selfish and miserly person can't do anything at all. And what the poor can do is usually just doing things for others. In short, the truth is here, whether you do it yourself or help others achieve it, this truth will not change.

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