The young man didn't take everyone's praise to heart, but when he saw Zhao Huan's extraordinary bearing, standing or sitting behind him, more than a dozen big men looked around, and he was shocked, knowing that the thin man in front of him who was not amazing must be either rich or expensive.

Zhao Huan looked at him and knew that the other party was vigilant, so he said to him in a sincere tone: "I have no other intentions, but I just want to make friends with my son." ”

The young man was less than twenty years old, but his bearing was very calm, he was taken aback, but as soon as Zhao Heng finished speaking, he returned to normal, and only smiled: "I am an ordinary white body, where is there any bearing at all." The vulgar people in the countryside do not dare to have fellowship with nobles. ”

After that, he stood up, bowed his hand slightly to Zhao Huan, and then went to the meeting and left in a hurry.

He was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a square face, standing up, his height was close to two meters, whether ancient or modern, he was a big man with a lofty spirit, but his bearing was calm, his demeanor was peaceful, and he was obviously a scholar who read and reasoned, and his temperament was completely different from his appearance and height, which made people curious at first sight.

Zhao Huan wants to befriend him, which is exactly the reason.

Seeing him leave in a hurry, Xue Qiang said angrily: "Why does this person know so much!" Why don't I take a few people out and tie him up, but then I will see if he is still so unkind. ”

Zhao Huan snorted coldly and reprimanded him: "I just look at his young age, I don't care how old you are, and his demeanor is very steady, I just want to see which family he is." As for you, you have been by my side for a year or two, and nothing else has grown, and your temper is getting bigger and bigger, which is amazing! ”

Xue Qiang rarely saw him so angry, his frightened little face turned white, and he immediately flashed to the side, not daring to speak.

In fact, he is young and quick-witted, his hands and feet are sharp, and he is very favored by Zhao Huan, who was trained today, although there is no place, but it is also Zhao Huan who sees those farmers so difficult, plus from the Qinling Mountains, the Hanzhong Plain and the Guanzhong Plain, there are dilapidated scenes everywhere, just after entering the city, I feel a little better, but I see those farmers who have just returned from Fuping. At this time, it is late autumn, and the situation of these farmers' homes is very unbearable, and they plant in autumn and harvest in spring, and only then go home to prepare for autumn sowing, but the agricultural time is wrong.

Kang Chengxun saw that he looked displeased, and hurriedly persuaded: "Since he doesn't know how to lift, it's okay." This morning market is going to open, let's go and have a look. ”

Zhao Huan nodded in agreement, and immediately ordered someone to come forward to settle the account, so he came out of this small shop and wandered along the street at will.

When they entered the city early in the morning, most of what they saw were peasant servants who had entered the city from the countryside, and when the sun rose in the east and the sky was bright, thousands of households in the city opened up together, and walked along several lively streets in the city, but they could clearly feel the vitality of the whole city.

At the gates of the city were heaps of manpower.

Wood and bamboo craftsmen, porters, brick and tile masons, monks, nuns, nurses, maidens, cooks, and sumo wrestlers were all disturbed and bustling.

Zhao Huan looked carefully, it was lively but lively, but these labor forces composed of low-class citizens, but most of them had vegetables on their faces, or they were awkward, as soon as they saw Zhao Huan and his party approaching, they swarmed over, bargained for themselves, and even made a deal as long as they had a full meal.

Kang Chengxun and the others all sighed, their faces were blue, and they shook their heads.

Zhao Huan nodded secretly, knowing in his heart that the citizens in the shops were crying out sadly, but they were actually a well-off family, and these citizens in front of him could truly represent the current situation of the entire city.

On both sides of the avenue, there are many machine workshops and weaving mills, waiting for ox carts to pull away the woven silk users.

Steel workshops and blacksmith shops make needles for acupuncture, sewing needles, scissors, steel pots, and farming tools, and it is in these shops that the people from Fuping buy much-needed supplies.

Gold and silver shops, paper shops, spice shops, fruit shops, restaurants, tea houses, are all open for business, and the sound of selling is endless.

The businessman who got up early to take a bath came out of the fragrant bathroom and walked into the nearby Chinese medicine shop with a confident smile to buy local medicines from Sichuan.

The subordinates of the high-ranking officials and nobles hired all kinds of manpower needed in the human market and brought them home proudly.

The rough guys in the restaurant are slaughtering the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep to be used that day at the back of the store.

Zhao Huan watched it for a while, and deeply felt the prosperity and commercial vitality of the Song Dynasty. Chengdu is still an inland city, not only can not be compared with the capital Tokyo, but also with the big city south of the Yangtze River and the trading city near the sea. Rao is so, and it is still so prosperous, if it were not for the impact of the war, how vibrant the city would have been!

No wonder later generations said that an old soldier guarding the city gate in the Song Dynasty was also more comfortable than a small European nobleman at that time.

Not to mention anything else, on every street, there are countless daily utensils for sale, there are towering restaurants and teahouses, and even boiling water for bathing, there are special business commitments!

"The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they only regard Hangzhou as Bianzhou."

At noon, watching groups of tourists get in and out of the restaurant, Zhao Huan couldn't help but have such a poem in his mind.

It is said that the emperor is weak and does not want to fight, but in fact, how can the citizens living in such a city really want to fight. And the civilian-bureaucratic group that is closely related to them and lives together is naturally completely discouraged, so how can you hear the voice of the soldiers. When being invaded, it is natural to resist, and if you are a little comfortable, you will definitely be in peace and do not want to forge ahead.

The progress of Chinese civilization did reach a turning point in the Song Dynasty. If it can resist foreign enemies, such a commercial society, pay attention to practicality and scientific and technological progress, fire yao has begun to be applied, and it has developed into industrial civilization, but it has a greater possibility than the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Huan shook his head again and again, putting aside these messy thoughts in his mind.

What will happen next, now is not the time to think, even if the Song Dynasty can develop into industrial civilization, it needs to overcome the current difficulties.

He observed all the way that Chengdu should be the most prosperous metropolis in the region that he could directly influence and command, Xi'an was ruined, and Jingxiang was a military location, but it was not a place of wealth.

Although Chengdu maintains its superficial prosperity, it is also obvious that it cannot support it. If he listened to the opinions of Zhang Jun and others that day, and continued to attack the gateway of Shaanxi after a short rest, and even went straight to Hedong with heavy troops, he was afraid that it would backfire, on the one hand, he exhausted the financial resources of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and on the other hand, he defeated the city, so that the victory of Fuping in the first battle was wiped out.

A group of people turned west in the east of the city to look, and stayed until noon, but they also looked at the famous streets in Chengdu, Kang Chengxun saw that everyone was tired, and a few young guards had their bellies growling, so they smiled at Zhao Huan and said: "The owner, I am also tired of leaving, let's find a restaurant casually, and first sacrifice the five internal organs temple?" ”

Zhao Huan shook his head and said, "No, let's go see Zhao Kai now." ”

Kang Chengxun said: "Then when the guards from outside the city come in together, Xuanming Sheng drove to Chengdu, and then ordered all the officials to come to the government office to see him, is this good?" ”

Zhao Huan smiled: "It's just to ask Zhao Kai to provide us with a meal, so you don't have to be so alarmed." ”

Zhao Huan knew that Kang Chengxun was unreassured, so he said: "I will take Xue Qiang and them to see Zhao Kai first, and you go out of the city and lead all the squads to wait for the guards to enter the city." ”

"Yes."

Kang Chengxun knew that once the emperor made a decision, no one could change it, so he had to agree, and gave a few more orders to Xue Qiang and others, so he hurried out of the city alone.