Not to mention the counties, the biggest feature of the prefecture is enjoyment. Everything is about enjoyment, eating, wearing, living, and traveling, all of which have evolved into things like style, etiquette, and elegance.

Changqing Tower is on Suzaku Street.

The two of them were in front and one in the back, and soon saw a four-storey and antique restaurant with antique decoration and extremely elegant taste.

Each floor of the restaurant has a fine railing, carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish. Under the high dripping eaves, eight big red lanterns are hung, which is very festive.

Stepping into the gate, I saw the surging flow of people in the restaurant, warriors, merchants, nobles, and all kinds of people gathered around a table.

And between the tables, there are also screens of people, flowers, birds, insects and fish. The floor was a fine red floor, waxed, shiny and shiny, almost revealing a person's face.

And above the head is an octagonal sandalwood flower and bird lamp hanging down. And in the center of the hall, Yang Ji even saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in the prime of life, playing the guzheng in the hall with ten fingers, and bursts of elegant and melodious music floated in the hall.

"What a great place!"

Yang Ji praised. In terms of style and pleasure, the people of Zhoufu have indeed thrown off the county for more than ten miles and eight miles. ∑ at least this kind of place with both luxury and elegance is not seen in Langya County.

"Hey, hey. ”

Seeing Yang Ji's gaze, Ouyang Zishi knew that he had chosen the right place, and he was a little proud:

"Senior Brother Yang, I didn't say it. This Changqing Building is a good place in Zhoufu. From the dawn of the morning to the evening, the 800 stoves in the building are non-stop day and night. When you come, you have to eat here whenever you come. ”

"Eating, that's also very particular. The chicken only eats the breast of the chicken, and the cow only eats the meat on the thigh. The pork is specially supplied, and from birth to slaughter, the eight big men massage it more than 500 times a day, and the meat is soft. The wild sharks in the ocean fought and killed, taking only one dorsal fin ....... ”

"Wine, too, is special. The spring of Changqing Building is also a good wine in Zhoufu. It is only brewed in the three months of each spring. For the next nine months, there was no wine. It's all the best wines. ”

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Ouyang Zishi was really proud, and slowly told the things in the Changqing Building, which was completely like a few treasures. Apparently he has been to this place a lot.

Walking up the steps of the rosewood wooden staircase, Yang Ji listened and watched. Looking down from the wooden building, you can see the entire floor.

The luxury in this continent is indeed not imaginable in the county, but Yang Ji glanced at it a few times, and his eyes quickly fell on the crowd of people eating and drinking below.

"Why are there still barbarians in the continent?"

Suddenly, Yang Ji's eyelids jumped. Look down into a screen in the corner of the wall. There sat a few strong men with disheveled heads, these people were completely different from the people in the whole restaurant, their bones were very large, very thick, and their arms and arms were also extremely thick, almost more than half the thickness of the arms of the others.

Moreover, these people eat wine and drink meat differently from others, a little less elegant, and a little more rugged and barbaric position. However, what attracted Yang Ji's attention the most was the extension from their necks and arms. Black blue with a bit of hideous taste.

Those black blue seemed to have merged with the skin, when these strong men drank, ate meat, and moved chopsticks. The green creeps also squirmed, giving people the feeling of living creatures.

There were very few people in the Great Han Dynasty, and the only ones who could show this feeling were the barbarians in the northwest! These barbarians who were in a state of hostility would actually appear on the eastern border, which had to surprise Yang Ji.

And what surprised Yang Ji the most was the attitude around him, these barbarians were eating and drinking here. There was no one around to say a word, and all of them were living in harmony, completely ignoring their existence.

"Oh, so you mean them. ”

Ouyang Zishi smiled and stopped:

"They are not pure barbarians. It's barbarian traders. ”

"Barbarian merchants?"

Yang Ji looked sideways slightly, surprised. It was the first time he had heard the name.

"Hehe, the Han court has fought with the barbarians for more than a thousand years, and although it has not been able to conquer the barbarians, it has more or less achieved some results. Some of the tribes that had originally been submissive to the barbarians came out of the jungle and surrendered to the court. ”

"The imperial court cherishes benevolence and righteousness, so it spares them and allows them to live in Middle-earth. Coupled with the prosperity and wealth of our Han culture, these people became the earliest barbarian merchants. ”

"The barbarian jungle, though primitive and in harsh conditions, is not suitable for us. But in those deep mountains and rivers, there are many things we need. If one of us had gone in, I'd have been in a different place on the first day. ”

"But these barbarians trade differently. They are barbarians themselves, and it is not too much of a problem for them to negotiate with other barbarians. ”

Ouyang Zishi smiled and said slowly. Barbarians are still rare in counties, but they are not rare in Zhoufu. Ouyang Zishi is a disciple of the family, and he knows far more secrets in this regard than Yang Ji.

And there are some things that you can't see even in books.

"Wouldn't it be a problem for these barbarians to enter the jungle after they surrendered to the imperial court?"

Yang Ji was a little curious.

On a certain Cheng dù, Ouyang Zishi said that some barbarian merchants were betrayers in recent years. If it were in the Middle-earth Divine Continent, these people would be the most despised. Not to mention turning the other cheek, at least it is impossible to do business.

"Hehe, if it were our Han Imperial Court, there must be a problem. But in the case of uncivilized barbarians, that's no problem. Otherwise, they wouldn't be called barbarians. ”

Ouyang Zishi laughed, and there was a hint of disdain in his smile. This represents the perception of the barbarians by almost the entire Han Dynasty.

The barbarians in the jungle are barbaric and uncivilized, and the thesis Ming Cheng dù and the Han Dynasty are too different. But these guys are very fond of looting.

If it weren't for the barrier provided by the jungle, the vitality was too strong to accommodate them.

"The barbarian merchants have lived with us for more than a thousand years, and they are much wiser. They are not only in our business, but also in the business of the barbarians. Get some things that only the barbarians have to the court to sell, and also get some things that the barbarians urgently need from the court. Coupled with their barbarian appearance, they eat on both sides. ”

"The court can't exterminate those barbarians, and you still have to rely on them to do business. However, compared to a thousand years ago, the origin of barbarian merchants is much more complicated now. Some barbarians couldn't help but jump out of the jungle when they saw them eating and drinking spicy food. As a result, the number of barbarian merchants grew. ”

"In addition, for more than a thousand years, they have been more or less indoctrinated. There are also some good barbarian tribes, especially simple, favored by the women of this dynasty, combined with each other, and the offspring born have our Han blood. The offspring born of these people can speak our language, and it will be easier to intermarry. So now it is difficult for these barbarian merchants to tell how many barbarian bloodlines there are, and how much of our blood. ”

Ouyang Zishi said.

"So they're already half-bloods?"

Yang Ji was thoughtful.

"Well, so to speak. ”

Ouyang Zishi nodded:

"The barbarian merchant is now a very special kind of being. Don't look at how different they are from us. But if you put them together with the jungle barbarians, you'll see that they're just as different. They are in an awkward situation now, neither side fully accepts them, and I heard that the internal fighting is also very strong. Between the imperial court and the barbarians, they were basically neutral, typical merchants, and did not interfere much in the wars between the two sides. So the court is not bad to them. ”

"The barbarian merchants have developed for more than a thousand years, and there are still many powerful merchants. In terms of wealth and wealth, I am afraid it is no worse than our family. Now, many Maisons have partnerships with them. Our Ouyang family has a small team of barbarian merchants within the family, specializing in barbarian business. I heard that some powerful barbarians, the imperial court even sealed them as martial marquis. Of course, unlike our regular martial marquis, these barbarian martial marquis are specially designed to manage these barbarian merchants. It's just that the effect is not very good, and those barbarians are not very convinced. ”

Ouyang Zishi said and turned his head and paused. The two of them stood at the top of the stairs and talked about the barbarians, already attracting the attention of those people. One of the fierce-looking barbarian merchants turned his head, raised his head, and slashed at the two of them as if he were about to eat them.

"Hehe, they found out. These guys understand us. ”

Ouyang Zishi smiled, flicked his sleeves, stretched out his palm, and didn't care about the fierce gaze of these three people. The important land of the continent is the territory of the imperial court, and these barbarian merchants naturally can't afford to turn up the storm.

"Senior Brother Yang, don't talk about these barbarian merchants, let's go up and eat wine and food. ”

"Hmm. ”

Yang Ji nodded. Ouyang Zishi has no intention, but Yang Ji has a listener. After the martial arts, Yang Ji would find a way to go to Cangxu City in the northwest, which was the territory of the barbarians.

All the barbarian merchants are from the northwest, and there is no doubt that there will be more barbarian merchants there.

This was the first time that Yang Ji came into contact with the barbarian merchants.

Yang Ji had a feeling that when he passed through Cangxu City in the future, these barbarian merchants might not be able to bypass a hurdle, no matter whether these influences were good or bad.

Ascending to the second floor, there is a Doukou girl to guide her, and sit down in the private room inside.

Neither of them noticed, and a warrior at the staircase saw the two of them, his face changed, he suddenly opened a piece of drawing paper, glanced at it, immediately settled the bill, and hurriedly walked downstairs.

Yang Ji hasn't seen the eight stoves in Changqing Tower for the time being, but the speed of serving the food is extremely fast. Not long after the two of them sat down, Ouyang Zishi finished ordering the food with a good way, and in less than a few breaths, his buttocks were not yet hot, and a pot of sterling silver fine-necked wine jug, more than ten kinds of exquisite dishes, and dishes and chopsticks were all served.

The speed was so fast that even Yang Ji was taken aback. (To be continued......)