Chapter 26 Entering Tianshui for the first time and opening the way for money
Walking along the avenue all the way at night, he finally caught up with Luo Zhang and the others after more than two hours. All the way to the wilderness, no village in front of the store, as soon as the three of them met, Chen Feng proposed to find a good place to camp in feng shui, there is no need to rush at night, don't delay the efficiency during the day, and the trip can catch up, and the horses also have to rest!
So, the three of them found a flat and open place on the side of the road, unloaded the carriage, and let the horses graze nearby. The three of them gathered firewood to make a fire, set up a pot to make rice, and wanted to eat a mouthful of hot food. If you can, you won't be wronged.
After eating and drinking, the three of them had nothing to do when they were idle, and they began to count the harvest by fire. First of all, the gold ticket brought out by the Guogong Mansion was originally 10,000 gold, and this time it cost more than 4,000 gold to purchase medicinal materials, and the black fat man reimbursed 5,000 gold, plus the cost of supplies along the way, it was no more, no less. Looking at what the black fat man got in the underground secret room, Chen Feng took out a stack of tickets and threw them to Luo Wencheng: "Brother Wencheng, count here, it's all the black fat man's life's blood!" Ha ha! Luo Wencheng took it, and a hint of surprise flashed slightly. Then Chen Feng and Zhang Tianyi took down the box of treasures from the carriage and began to plate them.
"Hey, Xiaofeng, the harvest is quite rich, these pearl agate jade carvings are not counted, we have seventy or eighty thousand taels of gold here, and hundreds of thousands of silver, right?!" You also put most of the valuable and most of the gold nuggets in another box and sent them to Old Man Zhao for distribution, this black fat man is really damned! The non-stop corruption and looting of people's fat and ointment will have to be carried out for several years! No wonder no one in the city came out to consume, and the soldiers in the barracks were all yellow-faced and thin, and there were some old men left! Fortunately, this is not my Cangdong Empire! Zhang Tianyi said with emotion.
"I have 220,000 taels of gold promissory notes and 180,000 taels of silver promissory notes here!" Luo Wencheng spoke.
"Well, I've sent this black fat man to his favorite place to do his favorite thing, for the rest of his life! Hey, I didn't want to meddle with other countries. But things came to the door. Now it seems that I was wrong. Such huge greed, and the innocent people who have been harmed by the perverse of the law should be countless! This kind of scum in the world, who should be punished by everyone within his ability! Not for state affairs, but for the morality of the common people! Chen Feng spoke, loudly!
"I agree, this is also the first battle I have to wait for the mountain, there is nothing wrong with the layout of the wind and less arrangement, plus the enemy's strength is limited, so it is a small victory!" Luo Wencheng summed it up slightly.
"Hey, where is this arrangement, and the layout, I don't have a layout, it's completely a dimensionality reduction blow! If Brother Wen Cheng wants to praise me, it will be obvious to praise! Hahaha, I'll take it all! Oh, okay, we're all in the carriage, it's time to meditate, it's time to sleep! Chen Feng snorted and yawned and walked to the carriage.
A quiet night. It was still dawning, and all three of them had woken up. Observed the map (that's right, don't doubt it!) They have maps! Along this avenue can directly reach Xilang Kyoto (Chen Feng once also sighed, the carriage avenue of the little Xilang is good), all the way to pass through two cities, according to the two days of rest, the single fast horse is expected to have six or seven days of travel, if you put on the carriage to travel quickly, it is expected to be ten days! So the three of them put the carriage on two horses, Chen Feng decided to ride a horse alone, the fast horse first, and the three of them went directly to Xilang Kyoto to meet. After all, he promised the old man Zhao in the military camp to find the troops led by his son, and the malaria epidemic among the people left behind was so serious that he created a personal purgatory. Then bring out more soldiers, don't even think about it, there must be a serious outbreak! Commanded by a man to be faithful!
Old man Zhao is kind, simple, and refreshing, and the son educated by a good family must not be bad! Chen Feng still has another plan in his heart! If you can't do it, let's do your best! At this time, if there is a bar spirit, he will ask: "You and Old Man Zhao have only been in contact for less than half a day!" How do you know it's kind, simple, and cool?! Chen Feng will definitely look at you with disdainful nostrils: "Will you only eat with a big head hanging on your shoulder?" Won't be enlightened? Can't realize? Then let me tell you that I am the chosen son, who has known up and down for 5,000 years, and has checked all kinds of situations in the world! Can I tell you more about a little human physiognomy! ”
After all the ups and downs, Chen Feng finally came to the outskirts of Xilang Capital City on the sixth evening. As far as the eye can see, there is a smooth road outside the west gate of the capital, the city wall is majestic, and Chen Feng visually measured how it is more than six meters high. And all of them are built of square strips of stone, and the stone joints are also flattened with soil ash similar to the cement ash of later generations. A few meters from the city walls were armoured soldiers standing guard. At the foot of the city wall, near the city gates, a large number of horse-repellent spears were placed on both sides.
The city walls of the capital built by Xilang with the strength of the whole country are indeed different, and they are different from the small earthen walls of Ataile. At this time, there are still many people entering and leaving the city, and there is a queue at the gate of the city! On each side of the door was guarded by a row of soldiers with halberds, and a captain sat in the corner. However, at this time, there was no overt war between the countries, so the entry and exit of the city had not yet been strictly checked.
Chen Feng also entered the city in a low-key manner, don't shoot guns! Let's find a large restaurant to stay in first! Generally, when he goes to an unfamiliar city, except for limited personal economy or other conditions, Chen Feng will look for a more luxurious large inn or restaurant to stay in. Generally, this kind of restaurant can be opened in the downtown area, and there are inextricable official relationships behind it. To put it simply, the restaurant owner himself is strong and can avoid a lot of trivial things such as small troubles for guests.
Walking and leading the horse all the way forward, the capital of Xilang is full of traffic, although the sky is not completely dark, the city is already lit up. The shops on both sides of the orderly street are even more lively, and the shouts of various vendors can be heard from time to time, and the sound of people in the market talking and bargaining is endless. There was no trace of nervousness on the faces of the pedestrians, didn't the five thousand soldiers from Altay City have happened? This is malaria, which is contagious, and Chen Feng is a little suspicious.
Just this restaurant, which is three stories high, and the door face is also extraordinary. led the horse to the door: "Little Er!" ”
"Hey! Hello guest officer! Here it comes! Immediately, a welcome servant at the door came forward, and the horse who had signed Chen Feng went to the backyard, and another servant took Chen Feng into the lobby of the restaurant.
"Hello guest officer, are you staying in a hotel or eating?" A little two at the counter asked flatteringly.
"Stay! Eat too! Give me a room on the sky first, and book two more rooms next door, and there will be friends in the capital two days later! Chen Feng replied briskly.
"Okay! Wait! Tianzi No. A upper room one, two, three, three! Xiao Er reported, and then there was a sound of harmony upstairs, it should be that he was preparing to go on a ward round.
Chen Feng sat at the table in the lobby, and after a while, Xiao Er came over and bent down and bowed his head and said, "Guest officer, the upper room is ready, you come with me!" ”
Chen Feng followed a junior to the innermost room on the right hand side of the third floor. When I opened the door, I could see the rolling rooftops, the dense streets, and the artificial river under the window, on which a boat was rowing. Not bad! This restaurant has a height of three floors, which is the first in the capital.
"Okay, the room is not bad, you go down and help me order two dishes and one soup, on your best!" Try your Tianshui City's wine again, is there any of the most famous wines? Let's have a pot! ”
After speaking, he threw a silver ingot to Xiao Er as a tip.
"Okay! You can take a break, have a good meal, and come in a while! Xiao Er put away the silver and smiled. Encounter a generous shot rich less!
In fact, Chen Feng didn't say that he wanted to drink, he still has palpitations after being by the meal of Moutai before the lightning crossing. One is to satisfy the curiosity, and the other is mainly to show the magnanimity, and the other is to talk to the child or the shopkeeper to see if you can inquire about some news. After all, he had just entered the huge Tianshui City, and his eyes were black, and he didn't know where to find Old Man Zhao, his son and his subordinates.
The price of goods in the capital is still a little conscientious, and after a while, Xiao Er sent a plate of roast chicken, a plate of mutton chops, plus a loofah soup, and a pot of Xifeng black berry wine that is said to be the best Xifeng black berry wine sold in the city, which costs a total of fifteen taels of silver. Chen Feng simply threw Xiao Er a 500 taels silver ticket: "On the account, you don't need to count the deposit for the room fee of the three rooms, and there will be friends to move in in two days, and the right is our food these days, and you don't need to refund the more and make up for the less!" ”
"Okay! You are so generous, guest officer! At first glance, he is a powerful nobleman! ”
"Alright, let's go! Master doesn't need you to pat on the back! Oh yes, and your shopkeeper can be in the store? ”
"Yes, this will be estimated in the back kitchen, I was going to report it, call the guest officer? The shopkeeper likes to make friends with nobles like you! ”
"Okay! It's hard work! Go ahead! ”
Chen Feng sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, tasted it, and there was indeed something under the fame. First of all, when you open the spout, there is a fragrant smell of wine. The wine is still fragrant in the mouth, soft and refreshing. In fact, Chen Fengben is not a person who loves wine, and it is the first time in the eighteen years that he has drunk the liquor of the Canglong Continent. But in his previous life, Chen Feng drank was a common thing. Even if he drinks it often, even until he is struck by lightning, Chen Feng is not the kind of person who loves wine so much that he can drink one, two, or three wines, but he just thinks that wine is indeed good and bad, and the feeling of entering and swallowing is different. Therefore, the above evaluation of this Xifeng black berry wine is only the most superficial.
Chen Feng ate and drank to his heart's content, of course, the wine was only a superficial taste. After a while, there was a knock on the door, and the shopkeeper arrived. It should have calculated the time for Chen Feng to eat, and he didn't come in until he was almost finished. The boss is still a man!
"Hey, shopkeeper, huh? Come and sit! Chen Feng opened the door and saw a middle-aged man with a rich brocade body.
"Greetings. Don't know what to call it? I am the shopkeeper of our store, and they all call me Lao Huang! I'll call someone to clean up your meal first! After saying that, he turned around and went out and shouted against the railing of the corridor.
"Hehe, don't dare to be, the boy's surname is Feng, his name is East, he has traveled all the way, and he has just traveled here from Altay City."
"Wind Boy! Hehe, I don't know what happened to calling me? ”
"That's right, I think the shopkeeper can afford to open such a big restaurant, the business is thriving, there must be a lot of energy in this Tianshui City, I want to ask you something!"
"Hehe, Feng Shaoxia can afford to look down, you have won the prize! However, if you want to talk about the gossip in the city, it must be our kind of restaurant, and all kinds of people come and go every day to talk about it. I don't know what the young man wants to ask? I know everything, old man! The shopkeeper agreed.
"That's the case, I don't know if the shopkeeper knows, where are the young and strong military battalions that have come to Kyoto for training from all over the world recently? Especially from the city of Altay. Is there a way to visit? ”
"Huh? Shaoxia, you? I saw that the pupils of the shopkeeper's eyes were significantly dilated, and he took a step back.
"Hahaha, don't get me wrong, I just came from Altay City. Entrusted by General Zhao of the Altay City Defense Battalion, I heard from him that a few days ago, his son came to the capital for training with 5,000 troops under the order of your military high-level. This should have been a few days since no information came back. In addition, there was an outbreak of a plague in Altay City, and it should have been a few days since his son's troops arrived in this capital, and General Zhao was worried about the safety of his son and the 5,000 people he brought with him! It just so happens that I am here to be entrusted by him, to find him, to find him, to find out so that I can report to him! You see, there is also a handwritten book by General Zhao himself, as well as a token jade pendant. It's really urgent, I didn't explain much and asked you straight to the point, I almost misunderstood you, I'm sorry! Chen Feng crackled and explained. Anyway, Chen Feng asked directly about the military camp, and wanted to go to find out, haha, it was reasonable to almost be regarded as a spy by the shopkeeper, and it scared the shopkeeper to be surprised.
"Oooh. Scare the old man, so that's the case, Feng Shaoxia is really a person who values love and righteousness! Not to mention, I have heard of one thing, and in the past few days, I have indeed heard that troops from all cities in the country have been drawn to the capital, and it is said that a unit from a remote town in the west has not yet entered the city when it discovers some epidemic in the camp and is refused to enter the city! I heard that many people died, and the powerful in the city were afraid of infection. I don't know if it's the young man you're looking for in Altay City. I don't know where I'm stationed now. But my brother-in-law, who is the captain of our Xicheng patrol, may know. Why don't I help Shaoxia ask? The shopkeeper's words were also sincere, which shows that Chen Feng is still powerful in his hand to start a wave of money offensive!
"Sure enough, the worst fears should have happened. Trouble the shopkeeper! Be sure to help me inquire about your uncle, if it happens, there will be a big thank you! By the way, has the shopkeeper heard that the plague in this army is now under control? There are countless famous doctors in this huge capital, but there is a solution? ”
"I don't know much about this! Don't worry, I'll send someone to invite my brother-in-law to come and talk about it! Then I'll take my leave! I'll bring it later! After saying that, the shopkeeper bowed down and withdrew with a fist.
Chen Feng had the heart to go downstairs and wait, but with the preliminary news, his heart was a little hot and anxious. I thought again, when people come, they will inevitably have to give some silver tickets or something, although it is dark, but the lobby is still full of people, which is not good. Let's wait in the room! Then go back to bed and take a seat! Although it is said that Old Man Li's mental method automatically circulates in the body all the time, there are still some benefits under active operation. Sink your mind, your consciousness follows the inner breath, and it originates in the dantian and then flows throughout the body, one cycle, two cycles... In fact, Chen Feng is quite curious, why can't this internal breath cycle circulate to the brain. This human brain is worthy of being a forbidden area of God, and it is impossible to research and develop it by itself with immortal means! But in fact, for the people of this world, the brain can be developed, but it requires the support of aura. Old man Li saw the secret of Chen Feng's soul after a little investigation, which was actually detected from Chen Feng's brain. The internal force of a martial artist is stored and circulated in the dantian and the meridians of the major acupoints and meridians, but the divine consciousness or soul also has strength, and the divine consciousness is generated in the brain, otherwise how can it be said that meditation helps to strengthen the divine consciousness. Chen Feng's two-in-one soul divine sense, in fact, can already be proud of Canglong, as if resisting ordinary temptations, illusions and other spiritual attack methods, it is a piece of cake. The old man already knew, but Chen Feng didn't know it.