At noon, the restaurant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is very lively, looking at the outfits of these guests, they are either the likes of nearby businessmen or workers of the wharf factory, and the restaurant is mainly for civilian consumption that caters to the taste of the public, and the business is quite good.

Under the enthusiastic recommendation of the shopkeeper, Richard ordered 4 signature dishes, a soup, and a pot of Shaoxing rice wine, and sat at the table by the window and waited patiently.

Although his eyes were looking out the window, his ears were pricked up to listen to the discussions of the guests, and to feel the life of the common people.

I listened for a while

Most of the guests at the restaurant talked about things around them, such as which grain and oil traders have made a lot of money recently, the Chang'an Hussars of the North American Major League Baseball have just won against the Salem Steel Team, a powerhouse in the same district, and the ore radio just invented by the famous Chinese scientist Li Ru, which caused a sensation......

Or how much have the prices of single-family houses in the North Port District risen? The Chinese immigrants who bought homes in the early years made a lot of money.

The boss of Guan, a wealthy businessman who runs the cement factory industry in this district, married the Chinese aunt in the 6th room, and I heard that the wedding fee paid nearly 20,000 Tang yuan, which is really rich!

And so on

Most of the attention of ordinary people is on the people and things around them, and no one pays attention to the Franco-Prussian War, which has attracted international attention. No one talked about international affairs such as the end of the civil war in the Fuso Islands and the large-scale suppression of the rebel army by the Spanish colonists, which was too far away from ordinary people.

"This guest officer, this is your braised venison, boiled liver tips, cold fungus and hot and sour radish strips, please use it slowly when the dishes are ready, and there is also a soup, I will serve it to you later."

The shopkeeper put the dishes on the tray on the table one by one, as well as the dishes and chopsticks and a pot of warm Shaoxing rice wine, and said attentively.

Richard looked at the braised venison with a rich aroma and color, and the tip of the liver was crisp and tender, and he couldn't help but move his index fingers, and responded with satisfaction; "That's very good, Xiao Er, go and greet other guests!"

"Guest, you use it slowly." The shopkeeper turned around and left.

The store is busy now, and the shopkeeper can't be idle for a moment.

Pouring a glass of warm rice wine, accompanied by the rich venison with the sauce, Richard ate it leisurely alone, and his mood was extremely relaxed.

He noted;

Just a few moments after entering the hotel, the patrol police on the street passed by twice.

After all, this is the imperial capital of Chang'an, at the foot of the Tang Dynasty, the General Police Administration has very strict control over public security, and Richard has not seen any community members yelling at each other, and very few pedestrians carry guns.

And even if there were, it was only an armed escort for some nobles or wealthy merchants.

The guns of these armed guards must be documented, and they must be issued by the police as legal to carry a firearm, which is subject to an annual fee and is limited to the province of California, and is not valid outside the province.

The empire does not prohibit firearms, but in some large and medium-sized cities, it is forbidden to openly carry them on the streets, and it is forbidden to carry weapons in public places, except for those with legal gun licenses.

The purpose of this is to protect the majority of people from hot-headed scenes of guns being drawn and fired in the streets.

In some remote provinces or pastures, it is still necessary for cowboys to carry guns.

There are many wild wolves in North America, especially in the northern provinces, there are also a large number of bison, brown bears and other life-threatening beasts, and in the southern provinces, there are cougars, jaguars and wild wolves, which are inseparable from gun protection.

In the city there is no need for it, it only causes panic among the rest of the population.

The most common patrol officers on the streets are in pairs, wearing navy blue police uniforms, police badges pinned to their chests, and wide-brimmed cowboy hats with a North American flair.

The police uniform is a woolen dress with Datang characteristics and a police belt, and the overall dress looks quite stylish.

Patrol officers are generally armed with a Colt police revolver, a two-foot-long baton, a sentry, and a cowhide case.

The mounted police will be equipped with an extra long gun, because the area patrolled by the mounted police is mostly in the suburbs, and they must have more firepower when encountering vicious gangsters.

The cowhide wallet contains a penalty sheet and a pen, which can be used to rectify all violations of law and order on the street, including directing traffic, correcting street vendors, defecating in the open on horses and mules, destroying public property, drinking and causing trouble, smashing and fighting, violating morality, and a series of other things.

The penalty sheet is a very effective means, and it is also a common method for patrol police.

In the restaurant

On a square table in the corner, two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, were eating with two girls, and only ordered two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian.

The older girl was about seven or eight years old, and the younger one was only about 3 years old, sitting in the corner with a cowering expression, eating the vegetable soup, and the two lesbians did not dare to raise their heads.

The middle-aged man made a pot of wine, put the only meat dish in front of him and ate and drank it by himself, his face was already slightly red, and he looked like he had drunk a lot.

The middle-aged woman looks kind, takes care of the two girls while eating, and whispers something......

The low status of women in this era was originally nothing unusual.

It just so happened that Richard's ears and eyes were very sharp, and when he heard the middle-aged woman whispering to the older girl, he said;

"If you dare to run around again, the old lady will discount your legs and sell them to the black kiln on the side of the road......"

Richard's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he quickly lowered his head to hide it.

Needless to say

There is indeed human trafficking in the Empire, but most of them are Caucasian women and Indian women captured in previous wars, or mail-order brides from the Shenzhou continent or Europe, and they are not banned for the time being.

But if you sell children, you are clearly violating the law.

This is because the Tang Empire has been experiencing economic development for more than 20 years, and the overall economy is relatively wealthy.

So who would sell children?

It must be some evildoers with bad intentions, abducting and selling some female babies from good people, just like training Yangzhou thin horses.

In the future, he sold it into the Qinglou or transferred it to the family of a wealthy merchant, and received a rich dowry in the name of his mother's family, so as to make huge profits.

This is an ancient and unconscionable industry, which was quite popular in the turbulent Manchu and Qing dynasties, but I did not expect that the Tang Empire also appeared this kind of sprout.

At this thought, Richard felt angry in his heart.

What is bad to do in the Tang Empire?

As long as you are diligent with your hands and feet, you can live a peaceful and joyful and prosperous life even if you do a small business, so why do you have to do such a hurtful thing?

He looked at it quietly, and became more and more sure of the guess in his heart.

Judging from the eyebrows and eyes of these two girls, the foundation is good, they are both children with white skin and good facial features, and they will not be ugly when they grow up in the future, and they will have a proper middle-class posture.

Don't think that these traffickers will keep girls for many years, because in the old days there was a bad habit called child prostitution, which was very unappetizing.

Travel back in time to this era

Richard has changed history a lot, but he is powerless to completely eradicate all the dross of the old era, so he can only make clear regulations on the obvious accumulation of such evils as prohibiting braids, prohibiting small feet, prohibiting opium smoking, prohibiting the promotion of ignorant human blood steamed buns, and prohibiting the initiation of congregational organizations such as inviting gods to come up.

The Tang Empire made every effort to promote education for all, publicize new customs and customs, advocate the public to pay attention to hygiene and new customs of politeness, gradually sweep away the ignorance of ordinary people, and slowly influence the public.

As for some secret prostitutes or the popular habit of breaking sleeves, it is difficult to reach.

Seriously

In this era, due to the limitations of investigative methods, there were many cases of robbery, theft, and even homicide, and as long as the criminal was not held down on the spot, it was very difficult to solve it afterwards.

Now that he has met, Richard can't ignore it.

A moment later

He beckoned to the shopkeeper to settle the wine bill, then took out an extra 5 dimes, whispered a few words to the shopkeeper, and then got up and left.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to bring two patrol policemen to check the two middle-aged people, a man and a woman.

Just when the two were quibbling, the older girl suddenly cried "Wow......", pointing at the two middle-aged men and women and crying; "They're the bad guys".

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and saw that the girl's white and tender arms were covered with bruises, obviously scars that had been twisted by the adult's cruel hands.

At this time, the situation has been revealed, and the two middle-aged men and women were held down by the patrol police on the spot, and what awaits them will be the severe punishment of the imperial law.

By this time, Richard had long since disappeared, and this little thing did not require him to appear in person.

These two middle-aged men and women who have lost their conscience have already seen their faces, and the black shadow between their eyebrows is shrouded, and they are destined to die violently soon.

A few hours later

In a large compound, with a real estate agent acting as an agent, Richard rented a room and paid the owner three months' rent and deposit.

This is a two-story compound, the kind of European-style stone house, with a well in the middle of the yard, and a few large trees with lush foliage, although noisy but the environment is acceptable.

The owner split more than 20 rooms for lease, and there are about 14 or 5 tenants.

Some women wash and wash by the well, while the children play in the yard and cook in the bungalows in the yard.

When Richard, the new resident, arrived, he attracted the attention of many women who were washing by the well, and then there was a burst of laughter, and I didn't know what to talk about so happily?

The house that Richard rented was on the westernmost side of the first floor, it was a suite inside and out, with a bed and a table, but there was no bedding.

The reason why he didn't rent those single-family villas was because Richard wanted to experience the real life of the people at the bottom, and be closer to the people in the market, rather than living in isolation.

No matter how good the villa is, can it be as big as Daming Palace?

Is it so secluded?

Is the environment so good?

If he wants to live in Rausch Villa, why does he bother to come to experience this market life?

Renting this room, it is very good to be able to come and live every now and then.

Open the window

Letting the cold winter breeze and the laughter of the children pour in together, Richard sat on his chair, made a pot of fragrant tea himself, and slowly savored the vivid and fragrant civilian life, as if he had arrived in the courtyard of a southern city at the end of the 19th century.

Except for a few Caucasian women washing and washing in the yard, which are slightly weird, and this two-story building with a very Victorian architectural style, and the smell of meat wafting from the public room from time to time, everything else should be similar, right?

"Mr. Li, excuse me?" A woman's voice came.

Standing at the door was a blonde Caucasian woman about 30 years old, with a well-developed figure, an apron around her waist, and speaking Chinese with a Lunan accent.

She was one of the women who had just washed by the well, and was looking at Richard with a curious expression.

This very temperamental and tall young man is said to be a teacher in a noble private school, which is a respected profession!

(End of chapter)