Chapter 628: Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian
Although Zhongjing is the temporary capital of Li Zhen and Li Yun, it has also undergone strict planning and reconstruction, and the layout of the city is also according to Chang'an, but because of the existence of the caste system, the layout of Zhongjing City is still quite different from Chang'an, such as the royal palace as the boundary, the east side is the residence area of the Brahmin nobles, and the west side is the residence area of the Kshatriya nobles, and other than that, it is the place where the commoners live.
It is also worth mentioning that both the Han and the Hu belong to the Kshatriya class, and even the Han people who come to do business automatically become Kshatriyas as long as they enter the territory of Li Zhen and Li Yun, and enjoy various privileges of the high caste. Moreover, Li Zhen and Li Yun have elevated the status of the Kshatriyas, alongside the Brahmin nobles, and even in order to control the power of the Brahmin nobles, the two of them have also named many Han and Hu people as Brahmins, this kind of sand-rubbing practice, so that their divine power is also more stable.
Among the two aristocratic residential areas, two commercial districts were also modeled on Chang'an, and even the names were the same, and the Middle East City was surrounded by Brahmin aristocrats, so most of the goods sold in the East Market were some local goods, while the city was mostly all kinds of goods shipped from the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan.
In the noisy East Market, the streets are full of people and cars, and the simple shops on both sides are piled up with various local commodities in Tianzhu, such as grain and cotton, which are the two largest goods in the East Market. Around these shops, there are many merchants around the shopkeepers to bargain, most of them Tianzhu natives, but also many Han, Persian, cannibal, and even some Roman merchants can be seen occasionally.
It was on this bustling and noisy street that two young Han men in robes walked together, looking at the goods transactions on both sides as they walked. At the same time, the two of them did not forget to pay attention to their feet so as not to step on the 'landmine'. Because the streets are full of people and horses. If you're not careful, you'll get hit.
"It stinks, this place is also the temporary capital of the two highnesses. Why don't you want to find a way to deal with the health problems here? The young man in white on the left spoke. The young man in white looked to be in his early twenties, with a jade-like face, bright eyes, and two whiskers on his lips, making him look a little more mature than his peers.
"Brother Cen is wrong to blame the two highnesses, when we came, the city wall of Zhongjing was still under construction, and the two highnesses had just annexed Zhongtianzhu, so they must be in a hurry to consolidate the rule of various places now, so it is normal to have some small omissions!" Another young man smiled. The young man was dressed in a teal robe. He was older than the young man he called Brother Cen, he looked like he should be twenty-six or seventeen years old, and his complexion was dark, his figure was also very strong, and the joints of his hands were thick and powerful.
"Alas, don't talk about this, this Tianzhu is so smelly, my nose can't smell it. Let's go to the West Market, where most of the shops are Han Chinese, the management on the streets is also very strict, and the sanitary conditions are much stronger than those in the East Market! The young man in white surnamed Cen spoke. He was born in a famous family, and he has been full of education since he was a child, and his life has always been very superior. Naturally, I can't stand this environment around me.
"Well, it's afternoon. We haven't even eaten lunch yet, so we just went there to find a better restaurant to solve it. The sturdy young man laughed.
However, the young man surnamed Cen heard the word "eat". He frowned and said: "Smelling this stench every day, it's rare that you still have an appetite, Brother Wang, but let's say in advance, you must not eat anything with curry again, I really can't stand the smell." ”
"Hahaha~, no problem, today for my brother's treat, let's go eat Guanzhong cuisine, I heard that the two highnesses like to eat Guanzhong cuisine, so there are several restaurants opened by Han people in Zhongjing City, and the Guanzhong cuisine is very authentic." The strong young man said with a laugh.
These two young people are the two young heroes in Li Ke's mouth, among which the strong young man is surnamed Wang Fangyi, his background is very prominent, his grandfather's name is Wang Yu, born in the Taiyuan Wang family's long house, married Li Yuan's half-sister Tong'an eldest princess as his wife, Wude was the first assassin of Suizhou, and then the official went to Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, and he died in the text.
However, it is a pity that Wang Fangyi's father was not born to the eldest princess of Tong'an, so Wang Fangyi's father was very unfavored, and later his father died, as a result, Wang Fangyi and his mother were kicked out of the house by the eldest princess of Tong'an. However, this also gave Wang Fangyi a chance to exercise, he had been cultivating the wasteland with his slaves since he was a child, and later owned dozens of hectares of fertile land, and practiced martial arts and reading every day, and soon became famous among the nobles.
Li Ke is a few years older than Wang Fangyi, but when he was in Chang'an, he had already noticed this young man, so he deliberately made friends, and it was with the help of Li Ke that Wang Fangyi once again entered the upper aristocratic circle of the Tang Dynasty, so the friendship between the two was very deep, a few years ago Li Ke built Shanghai, but Wang Fangyi did not help Li Ke, but chose to enter the military academy to study, graduated last year with the first grade in the school, but Wang Fangyi, who had just graduated, contacted more than a dozen classmates to work in Shanghai under Li Ke. is the only general in Li Ke's hands who has taken out his hand.
As for another young man surnamed Cen, he is also from an extraordinary background, his name is Cen Changqian, and his uncle is the talented Cen Wenwen in history. Cen Wenwen is well-versed in history and good at writing, and is deeply valued by Li Shimin, but he is cautious, and every time he is promoted, he will not like it but worry about it, and he is worried that his ability will not meet Li Shimin's requirements, and it is precisely because of this that he works very hard to do his best when dealing with his own affairs, which is why Li Shimin loves him.
However, it is a pity that a few years ago, Li Shimin used troops against Xue Yantuo in the northern grasslands, and there were Li Ji and other generals in front of him with a large army to fight, but Cen Wenwen was appointed by Li Shimin to be fully responsible for the logistics, and the task was extremely heavy, but Cen Wenwen still took care of the logistics in an orderly manner, but it was also this battle that made him exhaust his energy for scheduling and operation, and finally fell ill a few days before the end of the war, and finally vomited blood and died at the age of 51.
Cen Wenwen's death made Li Shimin very sad, for which he did not go to the court for two days, and later posthumously presented Cen Wenwen as the governor of Shizhong and Guangzhou, gave him the title Xian, and allowed him to accompany the burial of Zhaoling, as for Cen Wenwen's descendants, he was also taken care of by Li Shimin.
Cen Changqian's parents died in his early years, and he was raised by Cen Wenwen since he was a child, and he was the best among his cousins.
In fact, Cen Changqian is indeed very good, he has already shown his talent at a young age, and Cen Wenwen has always been good friends with Li Ke, so Cen Changqian went to Li Ke's mansion as a staff member, and has always been very valued by Li Ke, and he also participated in the planning and management of Shanghai City, and is one of Li Ke's most proud assistants.
At that moment, Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian stopped a carriage and rushed to Xishi, but on the way, they were very unfortunate to encounter more than a dozen cows blocking the way forward, and there was no intention of leaving, and none of the people who were blocked dared to come forward to drive away, because this kind of behavior is forbidden in Tianzhu, otherwise it will be considered disrespectful to the gods, and even the Han and Persians, and the big cannibals do not dare to rush around, because this may cause hostility to the locals and cause unnecessary trouble.
Encountering this situation, Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian could only helplessly order the coachman to go around in a circle, and finally arrived in Xishi, and at this time, both of them were already hungry and growling.
Compared with the dirty and messy East Market, the environment on the West Market is undoubtedly much better, there are neat shops on both sides of the street, and people in clean clothes walk through the streets, of which the Han people account for half, and the Tianzhu people who shop here are also neatly dressed, and their complexions are also very fair, and they know at a glance that they are a high-caste race.
Police officers in white uniforms often walk by on the streets, and passers-by are strictly forbidden to throw garbage or defecate in the open, otherwise they will be punished heavily. Most of these policemen are retired soldiers of the army, and they are much more disciplined than ordinary people, so they are very strict in carrying out the orders of their superiors. And it is precisely because of these police that the security of the West City is much stronger than that of the East City, and there are few thieves, liars and the like who dare to work here, otherwise if they are caught, they will have to shed their skin if they don't die.
In addition, there are very few animals in the West Market that will break into this place, because in front of several gates of the West Gate, there are soldiers patrolling with leopards, which makes those cattle who are rampaging in Tianzhu dare not approach at all.
As soon as Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian entered the West Market, they immediately felt a fresh breath coming to their faces, a lot of woods and flowers were planted on both sides of the streets of the West Market, and there would be people who specially managed and cleaned the roads, which made the air in the West Market appear exceptionally fresh, and even made Wang Fangyi and the two of them have a feeling of entering heaven from hell.
However, after taking a few breaths of fresh air, the two immediately felt unbearable hunger in their stomachs, and then the two found the largest restaurant to enter. This restaurant is called Guanzhong Building, which was opened by a Han person, and the cooks used in the building were also brought from Guanzhong, and all kinds of precious spices used were also imported from the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan, so the dishes made were very authentic, most of the Han people liked to eat here, and even heard that even the two popes liked to eat the dishes here.
Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian went into the restaurant to take a look, and found that the first floor was already full, among which the local Tianzhu people were the majority, but the Han diners were very few, and there were also some Persians and big cannibals.
The two of them didn't sit at a glance, and there was a curry smell on the Tianzhu people, Cen Changqian couldn't stand this smell the most, so the two of them went down to the second floor with a short Japanese guy. It's just that when they went up to the second floor, they found that the entire second floor was almost full, only on a table by the window, a middle-aged man sat there drinking alone, but I don't know if the other party is willing to share the table with them? (To be continued......)