The city guard walked in front of Su Qi'an, his palm stretched out, and just fell on his shoulder, and suddenly, behind him, at some point, several burly men appeared.

There were no words, just standing there, and an astonishing sense of oppression came over me.

A deep voice sounded, "Errand boy, do you want to find something?"

In an instant, the face of the city guard changed, he could guard the city gate for many years without incident, relying on his extremely keen improvisation.

He soon knew that the kind-faced young man in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person.

The palm of the outstretched hand was instantly withdrawn, and the face that was still menacing just now was replaced by a smile on his face in a blink of an eye.

Bowing down, he smiled again and again, "The little one knows that with such a wise and martial artist and extraordinary bearing as Mr., he must be everyone's character."

"It's a small one who doesn't open his eyes and offends Mr., please don't blame Mr."

While speaking, the city guard took out a bag of money from his arms that he had just collected from Su Qi'an and others, and handed it over respectfully.

The speed of the change before and after was so fast, Su Qi'an was a little surprised when he saw it, this city guard was very interesting, he could bend and stretch, and he couldn't see any dissatisfaction.

Su Qi'an was a little interested in this person, and he did not accept the money handed over by the officials.

Su Qi'an will not get along with the mere officials, so he just took this opportunity to instantly understand the situation in Tucheng, Jiaozhou.

Su Qi'an said softly, "The city gate fee is a rule, and this young master can't look down on these, so he should reward you with this young master."

"Don't you want to make up for it, tell Ben Shao about the situation of the priests in Jiaozhou, especially the little priests who passed just now."

When the guards heard Su Qi'an say this, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Listening to Su Qi'an's tone, he could even conclude that the person in front of him must be from a certain big family. Look at the book

And it is very likely that he is from Nanzhou, after all, only outsiders are not clear about the status of the priest of Jiaozhou.

Even the cool people like them who live in the local area do not dare to call the so-called priest by name to their faces.

The young man in front of him was not afraid at all, which was enough to show that the power behind him was not small.

The guards of the city were very glad that they had changed their attitude just now.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't know how to die.

The city guard nodded and said, "I don't know what this young master is called."

My surname is Qi." Su Qi'an said indifferently.

"Okay, Young Master Qi, the priest who passed over just now is a priest in this area of Tucheng, and his status is even higher than that of the Tucheng County Order."

"Young Master Qi should know that although the three states in the southern border are divided according to the three levels of state, county, and county, the only one that can really be implemented is the Nanzhou where Young Master Qi lives."

"As for Jiaozhou, it is only in name, and the area that can really be controlled is less than one-tenth of Jiaozhou, that is, the city of Jiaozhou, and the county of Jiaozhou, and more than a dozen nearby counties, and Tucheng happens to be one of the dozen counties."

"The rest of the place was all divided among the priests of Jiaozhou."

"There is also a distinction between this priest and the priest, like the priest who passed by just now is a small priest."

"Above the little priest is the high priest, and above the high priest is the patriarchal priest."

"In Jiaozhou, there are very few patriarchal priests, only three, and the rest are twenty or thirty high priests, and nearly a hundred small priests."

This is the first time Su Qi'an has heard such a detailed division, and he had heard Huang Wenyan say that the three southern states are under the jurisdiction of priests.

But the specific rank of priests and priests is not very clear, after all, Huang Wenyan is from Nanzhou.

As for the affairs of Jiaozhou and Yuezhou, most of them only listened to the stories of some businessmen.

As for the specifics, it is not known, although the three states in the south are superficially one.

But in fact, since Nanzhou was gradually controlled and followed the direction of Daliang, even the officials of Nanzhou are not very clear about the specific situation of the two states.

The three states basically do not interfere with each other, and the borders are mountainous and the peaks are stacked, and the vast majority of people will never leave Nanzhou for the rest of their lives.

Naturally, the connection was severed.

Su Qi'an nodded and spit out the two words, "Continue."

The city guard continued, "Young Master Qi, if you want to enter the city, you must not have a festival with the little priest of Tucheng, if possible, it is best to take a detour."

"This is not small, underestimating the strength of the young master, but in the territory of Jiaozhou, the identity of the priest is even greater than the county order."

"The strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake," Young Master Qi also saw it just now, and the natives along the way, unceremoniously said to the piety of the Tucheng priests, as long as the one gave an order to let these natives die, they would not hesitate."

"By the way, the little one also has to tell Young Master Qi that Jiaozhou is no better than Nanzhou, although the little one doesn't know why Young Master Qi came here, but the priests of Jiaozhou are these indigenous people, the faith in their hearts, and the gods in their hearts."

"They are the so-called incarnations of God, they have no name, and if they meet them on the road, don't point fingers, or shout loudly, otherwise they will encounter very annoying people."

This reminder is still very useful to Su Qi'an, just now I almost wanted to ask casually, what is the name of this little priest of Tucheng, it is impossible not to have a name.

Now it seems that it is no wonder that these natives worship these priests so much, and it is not for nothing.

They package themselves as so-called incarnations of gods, without names, and with the uniform code name priest, adding to the mystique.

This feeling, from the perspective of Su Qi'an's modern people, is a pure cult organization.

It's just that in this backward and ignorant southern Jiaozhou, totem worship and all kinds of strange natural weather are just used by these priests with ulterior motives, which is a fertile soil for natural reproduction.

After hundreds of years of development, it is estimated that this group of priests already had a set of reasonable institutional arrangements.

It is very difficult to destroy them, and Su Qi'an does not have such thoughts at the moment.

After all, he is not a flood of the Virgin's heart, how can he cause trouble for himself.

He came to the south for only one principle, to develop his own power silently, whether it was a priest or a local official, it was best not to provoke him.

If you have to go to the pole to make it, then don't blame Su Qi'an for being unkind.

The guards of the city said so much, and it was still of great help to Su Qi'an.

At least I have some understanding of the current situation in Jiaozhou, so that I don't look like a headless fly.

After listening to the story of the city guard, Su Qi'an greeted and led everyone into the city.

Looking at Su Qi'an's entry into the city, although the face of the city guard was a lot more relaxed, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart for some reason.

He looked at Su Qi'an's back, and always felt that this peaceful earth city seemed to cause an uproar because of the arrival of these outsiders.

The city guard shook his head and suppressed this uneasiness, he was an ordinary city gatekeeper, even if something happened, there was a county order, what does it have to do with him.

Soon, he was back to his usual casual appearance.

And Su Qi'an, who entered the city, appeared in front of him, but it was quite shabby, even dilapidated.

Compared with the county seat of Xizhou, it is a world of difference, and there are no so-called restaurants and inns in Tucheng.

Even if there is, it is a big surprise, it is made of patches of bamboo, and it is not high, only about three or four floors.

Outside the eaves of the bamboo building, a flag flutters in the wind, and the name of the restaurant and inn is written, but no matter how you look at it, you feel that it is a little mismatched.

This is not bad, most of the surrounding houses and shops are made of mud burned into bricks, and the roads are also potholed.

After a rain, it was all mud and ditches of all sizes.

From time to time, some wheelbarrows can be seen stuck in the mud, and countless figures are busy.

To be honest, this Tucheng is not as good as Su Qi'an's Dongshan Village, and from this aspect, it can also be seen that Jiaozhou is backward.

Su Qi'an entered the city, and

did not go straight to the Tucheng County Ya, but found a relatively high stall vendor and sat down.

No matter how barren or lively the place, such small vendors are often a gathering place for sources.

There are many farmers and craftsmen who are sent there, and although most of them are bragging, they can also hear the news of what happened in Tucheng recently.

For example, because of a sudden storm some time ago, the grain grown in Tucheng was basically lost.

This year's harvest is not very good, and it is said that this is because it angered the rain god in the sky, and the Tucheng Prefecture Decree can only invite the small priests in the vicinity to come and do it.

If we can't calm the anger of the rain god, we won't be able to harvest grain this year, and I'm afraid that the tax revenue will increase by 20%.

They have a lot of grievances about the collection of taxes, and they work hard all year round to barely fill their stomachs, and this year they encounter this kind of ghost weather, if they really increase the tax revenue by 20%, they will not be able to live.

The resentment is very big, but they can only complain in private, and now they only hope that the little priest of Tucheng can really calm the anger of the rain god and let them get through the current difficulties.

The increase in taxes is not only for farmers, but also for all walks of life.

All this is to complete the above tasks, but just to complete the above tasks, it doesn't matter whether the ordinary people live or die.

Some people persuaded them to be quiet, and if they were heard, they would inevitably be beaten.

Su Qi'an, who was sitting next to the vendor, didn't say a word, and silently drank the white water in his hand.

He Su Qi'an can't control these things, and it can't be his turn to take care of them, he can only be a spectator and watch the development of things silently.

In this booth, after staying for a while, Su Qi'an was ready to get up and leave.

I've heard almost it, and I should look for it, this Tucheng County Commander will talk about it.

Just as Su Qi'an was about to leave, suddenly, from the muddy road next to him, a figure slammed directly on the table in front of Su Qi'an.

All of a sudden, the table in front of him was torn apart, but fortunately, Su Qi'an reacted quickly and stepped aside, not hurting him.

Looking at it, the person in front of him was a local citizen, not very old, probably less than twenty, but his condition was not too good.

Covered in wounds and his hair draped, he struggled to get up slowly.

Just as he got up, a long whip in the distance instantly wrapped around his neck, and with one force, he was knocked to the ground again.

At the same time, a low and non-standard cool voice sounded, "Run, you are running, you signed the deed of sale, and you still want to run?" Damn it."