Qi Xuansu drove "Buyue" to the "Ghost Country Cave Heaven" and took Liuhu to the ferry.

It is said to be a ferry, but it is like a port, the scale is quite large, not only docked many passenger ships and cargo ships, but also on the shore there are restaurants, inns, taverns, tea shops, brothels, warehouses, warehouses. In addition, there is also a house with two entrances here, hanging several signs, there are the imperial court city ship, there are also the Daomen city ship, as well as a certain chamber of commerce, half public and half private, not only to manage the cargo ship, but also to manage the shore of the inn warehouse, but also the customer ship business.

Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu came to the small courtyard here and went directly to the side hall with the "passenger boat" sign.

Naturally, it can't compare to the spacious halls where airboat tickets are sold, but it's not bad, similar to pawnshops, with high counters, wooden fences, and small windows one after another, some with people standing behind them, while others are empty, with "sold out" signs.

After getting along with Zhang Yuelu for a short time, Qi Xuansu found that the old man's appearance may not be suitable for him, although the white fox face mask can change the voice, but Qi Xuansu is a young man after all, his manners, demeanor, and behavior habits are not like a real old man, anyway, Zhang Yuelu is killed and does not believe that Wei Wugui is an old man.

So Qi Xuansu simply changed his young face, very handsome, because of the previous fight, his sleeves were destroyed, and he spent ten Taiping money to change himself into new clothes with good texture, and he looked very good, like a decent gentry.

The East is called the gentry, and the West is called the gentry, a class below the real magnate and higher than the common people.

Qi Xuansu came to a window and asked, "Is there a ticket to Bohai Mansion?" Don't go by sea, if you go through the Grand Canal, it's best to start the boat right away and don't wait too long. ”

Inside was an elderly man, and seeing that Qi Xuansu was dressed well, he immediately smiled: "This son, there happens to be one, but it is an iron boat, and the ticket is a bit expensive." ”

Since the introduction of Western ironclad ship technology to the East, not only there are ironclad ships on the sea, but also small ironclad ships on inland rivers, which are said to be ironclad, but in fact there is no armor to defend artillery, but from wooden ships to iron ships, not relying on sails, not relying on manpower, relying on coal, not only can go upstream, but also faster.

However, due to the annual steel production, it is necessary to give priority to the supply of sailors to build giant ironclad ships, so the number of such iron ships is not large.

Scarcity is expensive, the price of the ticket naturally rises, even if it is not as good as the flying boat of the Daomen, ordinary people can not afford to sit down, only the gentry will choose this kind of iron boat.

Qi Xuansu asked directly, "How much?" ”

The man introduced: "The rooms of the iron ship are A, B, and C, and the prices are naturally different, the third class is three yuan of Taiping money, the second class is five yuan of Taiping money, and the first class is ten yuan of Taiping money. The first-class room has a special guy to serve, twelve hours of hot water, three meals a day are specially hired from Jinling Mansion cooks, decent people like Gongzi ......"

Speaking of this, the man paused and looked at Liuhu beside Qi Xuansu: "I brought a female dependent, preferably a first-class room." ”

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and took out two small tickets: "Two first-class rooms." ”

The man quickly put away the two small tickets, and then handed back the two beautifully printed tickets with a little ink fragrance left in Qi Xuansu, and explained: "The yellow pier and the iron boat with the flag of 'A 36' are it." As he spoke, he looked at the table clock again: "The boat will leave in two hours, please remember it, don't delay the hour." ”

Qi Xuansu took the ticket, his face was light and light, but he was actually a little distressed.

The double knife he bought for two thousand five hundred Taiping was broken by Zhang Yuelu, that is, one thousand two hundred and fifty Taiping money, and if he said no, it would be gone.

He can't settle this account with Zhang Yuelu, not to mention that he hasn't cleared his suspicion, even if he clears his suspicion, he will also get compensation from Zhang Yuelu, and then what? In the future, he will still have to face Zhang Yuelu, and it is impossible for Wei Wugui's identity to hide Zhang Yuelu for the rest of his life. When the truth was revealed, Zhang Yuelu remembered this stubble again, and Qi Xuansu had fun.

In addition, although Qi Xuansu got a set of "Seven Phoenix Feathers" and a few "Bliss Needles", the ammunition of the "Divine Dragon Handcuff" was also consumed, not an ordinary armor-piercing projectile, and there were still four rounds of "Dragon Eye B2" and eight rounds of "Dragon Eye B3", and "Phoenix Eye B3" had been exhausted, one in and one out, which was considered flat.

Now Qi Xuansu does not have the status of a Taoist, let alone a Taoist priest of the Four Grades of Sacrifice, and he can't go to Tianji Hall to replenish the projectile, but if he replenishes it from the black market, the price will at least double, and with Qi Xuansu's current net worth, he can't buy much.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu had to make careful calculations and try his best to control the expenses of this road within fifty yuan of Taiping money.

To be sure, fifty dollars is not a small amount. Daomen has a Xuanhuang Division to refine "Xuanhuang" to maintain the operation of the flying boat, many Taoists are engaged in this kind of business, and the monthly salary per person is three yuan Taiping money, and only thirty-six yuan Taiping money a year. If calculated by the minimum standard, ten yuan Taiping money is enough for the ordinary expenses of a family of three for a year.

Fifty yuan is already five years' expenses. Even if it is not according to the minimum standard, it is worth two years of expenses.

It can be seen from this that spiritual objects are so expensive, not to mention that there are treasures on top of spiritual objects, which are often tens of thousands of peaceful dollars, and the number is not much, and the half-immortal objects are even more priceless.

It can also be seen why Liu Futong's embezzlement of 100,000 Taiping dollars is regarded as a big case, a family of three spends 10 yuan of Taiping money a year, 100 yuan of Taiping money for 10 years, and 1,000 yuan of Taiping money for 100 years. Based on this calculation, 100,000 Taiping dollars is 10,000 years.

According to Liu Futong's own confession, 100,000 Taiping money is mainly used to buy houses, raise women, and raise illegitimate children, in addition to the money for buying houses, there are also tens of thousands of Taiping money spent on these women and illegitimate children, not to mention ordinary people, even Qi Xuansu, a quasi-five-grade Taoist priest who was born and died several times in the shadow of the sword and sword, can't take it out, and he hasn't even seen it.

To put it mildly, Qi Xuansu, a turtle who has never seen money, has only had a little wealth in the past half a year, if he is suddenly rich, except for buying spiritual treasures and firearms pills, or buying houses and land, he is just for pleasure, and he can't think of how to squander so much money. His imagination is still stuck in going out to take a flying boat and going in and out of the courtyard.

Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu left this place and came to the yellow pier, and at a glance they saw the only iron ship - it was too conspicuous, compared to the surrounding wooden boats, it was like standing out from the crowd, extremely large, and could carry hundreds of passengers.

Iron ships, as the name suggests, are built entirely of steel and have very few wooden structures. Because it was an inland river, not a navigational one, it was not equipped with artillery and sails, but instead had tall chimneys.

In terms of aesthetics, chimneys are naturally inferior to beautiful sails. It's a little unaccustomed and uncomfortable. But I had to adapt and get used to it.

This is a time of "hot and cold".

On the one hand, the man in black is armed with a firearm and travels all over the world on an ironclad ship, and the truth is only within the range of artillery.

On the other hand, the land is still respected by cavalry and cold weapons, with the blessing of spell runes, there is an iron armor that can resist the fire, although it increases the cost of the cavalry, but the word "iron cavalry" has become worthy of the name, especially the heavy cavalry with men and horses in armor, it is really rampage on the battlefield, not only can charge against the fire, but also the ordinary rejection of the horse can not be stopped at all, if the celestial warrior personally wears armor and rushes into battle, the ordinary city gate can also be broken through.

The same is true for the Daomen.

On the one hand, Daomen Tianjitang is committed to the research and development of all kinds of terrifying firearms, the "Dragon Eye" and "Phoenix Eye" series are famous all over the world, and there is a fleet of flying boats, dominating the sky. The Avatar Hall is to research and develop all kinds of creations, and waste materials become geniuses, only whether they want to think about it, or whether it is worth it, not whether they can or not. Even ordinary people, as long as they are wearing a spirit official armor, they can also have great magical powers, which can be described as the creation of heaven and man, not to mention all kinds of yin objects and legendary god-making projects. These changes have pushed Daomen to the peak, from the Western Regions to the East China Sea, from Bosa Continent to Fenglin Continent, the prestige of Daomen is known to everyone, and no one knows it.

On the other hand, the Taoist priests who dominate the Daomen still value their own realm cultivation, prefer treasures and immortals, do not use firearms much, and after cultivating to the extreme, they do not need to create gods, they themselves are gods, the creation of heaven and earth, the mystery of invading the sun and the moon, flying to the sky and the earth, calling for wind and rain, waving their hands to create, moving mountains and seas, omnipotent. It is not vain to use one man against ten thousand. Therefore, in the case of shortcuts such as firearms and spiritual officials, there are still many people who are keen on cultivating the path to seek immortality, and ancient swords, bows, crossbows, charms, and spells can still play a role.

This is a world that is changing drastically, and it is also a world full of contradictions.

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