Royal Road

Chapter 322: guest

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It is not an easy thing to go from Jizhou to Bingzhou. Chen Yuexian boarded the boat at Dongpingshu and went upstream along the Zhangshui until it reached Yecheng. Then disembarked, went west through Fukou Xingxi, and entered the territory of Bingzhou. It will take a few more days to reach Jinyang.

This road is thousands of miles away. It's a boat ride and a mountain ride. However, what surprised Chen Yue was that he never encountered a bandit on the road!

What he followed was a caravan, and it was a caravan that transported a lot of food!

But it was so strange. In addition to the inspection and inspection of each pass, the journey went smoothly, and we arrived at Jinyang. Standing outside the city wall of that tall and majestic, not inferior to Ye Capital, even he, a business veteran, felt a little dazed.

The checkpoint in Jincheng is a bit stricter than other places. After finally entering the city with the crowd, the relatives behind him couldn't help but look around and praised: "This Jinyang City is really extraordinary. There are so many people!"

Really don't blame him for making a fuss.

On the spacious streets, the vehicles are crisscrossed and crowded, and occasionally there will be two vehicles running side by side, and it is not enough to avoid the road. The Hu people with high nose and deep eyes led the camel, and the camel bells jingled, walking unhurriedly. The merchants pushing the trolleys drilled in and out of the gaps, provoking curses from time to time. Some of the women wear long fences to cover their faces, while others face the sky, carrying bamboo baskets and wooden boxes, and they don’t know whether to go shopping or go home. There is also a man who looks like a scholar, who is in a hurry, and looks like a long journey.

Such a scene, I am afraid that only Luoyang during the Taikang period can see it

Coming all the way by boat, Chen Yue disembarked several times along the way to observe the needs of the market. The counties and counties in Jizhou are not really prosperous. Not to mention the refugees everywhere, many places are still reclaiming wasteland and building forts, which are quite desolate. But when they arrived in Sizhou, especially in Yedu, it was very different.

Thanks to its excellent geographical location, the market in Yecheng has begun to take shape, and the tragic situation of being repeatedly looted in the past two years cannot be seen at all. Silk brocade, paper and porcelain produced in Bingzhou are all transported to Haixing Port through here. The grain and groceries brought by sea ships are also transported to Bingzhou and Luoyang through Fukouxing and Baigou.

Such a pivot, how could Chen Yue let it go? Started business quickly. The goods brought from Xingang were sold out at once. After getting enough silk cloth, he rushed to Jinyang calmly. But now, when he really set foot in the heart of the Northland, he immediately regretted that the goods were sold too early. In such a prosperous metropolis, where can you not find business opportunities

For this reason, Chen Yue didn't show his face, just coughed dryly, pretending to be indifferent: "I am afraid that the autumn test is just around the corner, and scholars from various states will flock to it."

"Is the system really so powerful?" The follower was even more amazed, "Lord, why don't you try it out? Maybe you can get a half-official position in Bingzhou?"

"Absurd!" Chen Yue yelled, covering up her embarrassment. He has read a few books, how could he possibly participate in this level of talent selection? Moreover, he came to trade, so what does it have to do with the system? !

Regardless of the street scene, a group of people turned to go to the West City. When it comes to the real market, it is another face. The huge square area is full of pavements, which is simply dazzling! Not to mention the rare horses and furs in the south, as well as Bingzhou's specialty china, paper, and even brocade and spices, all are quite different.

Why is the color of this yarn so bright? How is the brocade pattern spun? What's in a glass bottle, is it really the soul of flower essence? What kind of crystal can be seen on the makeup box

All the way from east to west, both legs were about to break, and seeing so many rare things, Chen Yue just couldn't decide what to buy. With this little money in his hand, how can he get enough good goods!

I originally thought that when I arrived at Haixing Port, I could make a lot of money. Unexpectedly, the real treasure house is in the hinterland of Taihang, thousands of miles away! Feeling upset and tired again, Chen Yue sighed, ready to find a place to rest, have a meal, and then think about it carefully.

The place to eat was already set. At the beginning, he negotiated the business in the Denghai Building in Haixing City. There is a Dengyun Tower in Jinyang, which is said to be the same main house, and it is also the favorite place for Jinyang merchants to go to banquets. Since I have to do business, I naturally have to go over there to inquire about one or two.

Dengyun Tower is not far from the West City, and across two streets, you can see the tall flag banners and the gate tower. This building is really not low, there are three floors up and down, and the decoration is even more exquisite. It is said that the top floor of the third floor only entertains the wealthy with a fortune of tens of millions, and the food and beverage inside is not inferior to the mansion of the noble family.

But the bottom floor looks similar to the Denghai Building, it is bright and spacious, and the voices are full of people. Outside the building, there were also many boys and girls who carried baskets and bought fruits and refreshments. I'm running my own small business here.

As a seafarer, Chen Yue would not be short of money for food. But the purpose of coming here is to inquire about news. Therefore, instead of going up to the elegant seat on the second floor, he found a window on the first floor. The food table in this restaurant is also a bit weird, the table is a little higher, and the couch is two feet off the ground, so you can sit on your knees or squat. However, Chen Yue looked at it, and there were also no more diners sitting with their legs hanging down. Obviously they are all businessmen, not so particular about it.

After walking for a day, Chen Yue couldn't take care of it anymore, just sat down casually and looked at the menu cards hanging on the wall. There are more than a dozen dishes in one row, and three rows are hung. Some dishes looked familiar, others were confusing, but fortunately most of them included prices. Chen Yue looked at it for a long time, called the servant who served the tea, and ordered three dishes and a pot of wine.

It's not that he is stingy, it's just that the business has not been completed, and it is not yet time to enjoy the appetite. Besides, he is from the south, so he may not be able to eat the food in the north.

He didn't dislike the fact that he ordered less, and he didn't have much effort, so the two dishes came to the table first. One is innocent, but it is tofu mixed with some chives, tender and lovely. After tasting the first product, you can still taste a little sour and fresh, which is very good for his tongue. The other dish is a soup made of chicken and sambal, with a chicken nest, which is a little salty and thick, but it is also easy to eat. The wine is a freshly brewed fruit wine, which is warm and dense, and extremely relieves fatigue.

After eating for a while, the last dish finally came up, which was a bowl of steaming hot water cakes. This is the signature dish with red silk hanging on it. Chen Rui didn't have much preference for pasta, but only after seeing many people on the table, he moved. Looking closely, the appearance of this watery cake is not bad. The noodles are cut into long strips, the soup is clear and oily, and there are two pieces of sauce-colored meat, which is fragrant.

Picking up a piece of noodles with a wooden chopstick and eating it into his mouth, Chen Yue immediately felt the difference. This is not the usual soft and chewy pasta. On the contrary, the noodles are firm and bouncy, the aroma of wheat is tangy, and the taste is really good. The meat is plump and tender, it turned out to be lamb! But there is no mutton smell at all, and I don't know what spices are added in it.

Such a steaming bowl, when the autumn and winter come, really makes the index finger move. Chen Yue also put down her mind for a while, and went to eat with all her heart. However, after eating a few mouthfuls, the voice of the diners talking came into my ears.

"I heard that Jizhou is going to cultivate the official way again, and this time the noble family will also be involved..."

"Which family would spend manpower and material resources repairing official roads? Isn't that the matter of state and county officials?"

"Who knows? It's just news from the Governor's House, it seems to be profitable?"

"What's the benefit? Wouldn't it be to open a residence shop next to the inn?" The man laughed, "Jizhou is next to Youzhou and Yanzhou, and it might start fighting someday!"

There was a happy smile, but Chen Yue's heart was fluctuating. Open a shop outside the inn? These people have never been to Jizhou, but he has! Just on the one-day road from the port to the ferry, I don't know how many pavements I have seen.

It's all a long journey, who doesn't need to eat, drink and chew? Without an official status, you can't live in an inn, so you can only live in a store? This seems like a big deal! What's more, he has seen Jizhou Xingang. As long as he brings enough food, he can get the purchase share of Bingzhou porcelain, salt and other pretty goods. If the road is also the same? Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to get in

His financial resources are not rich, and it is definitely impossible to transport tens of thousands of stone grains in one breath, but it seems that it is not impossible to support a section of the road...

The more she thought about it, the more restless she became. Chen Yue swept the bowl of food in two and three, and ordered the servants to settle the account. Then he left Dengyun Tower in a hurry.

Because of something in his heart, he walked in a hurry. When he went out, he almost hit an ox cart. Thanks to the other party's unhappiness, he avoided it. Chen Yue knew that he was wrong and apologized again and again, but the person in the car was good-natured and did not pursue it, so he let him go.

Seeing the appearance of the group of merchants in a panic, a middle-aged man in the car shook his head: "Jinyang's crowd is messy, not as good as it was in the past..."

He had stayed in Luoyang when he was young, and he had seen the magnificent appearance of the royal capital in the past. Now Jinyang is getting bigger and bigger, but it is chaotic and disorderly, and after all, it lacks the style of Dadu.

"What the gentleman said is. These days are the days when the department is open, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos. It is also the lack of people in the north, so there is a plan." The young man serving on the side laughed.

"Are you about to start a course?" The middle-aged man asked blankly when he heard the words.

The system of department is the most important thing in Jinyang nowadays, no one knows who comes here. This sounds like a perseverance. Those who were asked were not surprised: "That's it."

This question and answer showed some differences. The contemporary gentry have always held two attitudes towards Kaike. Some people feel that this is humble and ruins the morals of the world. Others feel that this is also an opportunity to enter. It's just that between the two, Gaomen, in all likelihood, agrees with the former.

The two people in the car were all born in a high school. The older famous health association, from Hedong Wei. The young name Xun Yuan comes from the Xun clan of Yingchuan. Although neither of them are the first-class ancestors of the eight classics, this surname and wealth are also the first in the world.

But the two of them didn't have much hostility towards the system.

Hearing what the disciple said, the Wei Association twitched his beard: "No wonder it's so messy. Hurry out of the West Market and enter the mountain."

Xun Xun snorted: "Maybe people who burn incense and worship Buddha in the mountains will have to pay a little more."

Wen Yan said with a sigh: "That's it. At least after the test, I can see Liang Jun. I wonder when the murals in Wynn Temple will start? "

For the Health Association, it doesn't matter how the department is established, what matters is the work at hand.

Now Hedong is occupied by the Xiongnu again, and the brothers Wei Wei and Wei Jie of the Wei family have also gone to Yangzhou. He arrived in Wudi when he was young, and studied painting with Cao Buxing, one of the "eight masters" in Wuzhong. At this time, he had already completed his art, became famous in Sanwu, and was known as a painting saint. However, all the scholars traveled south, but he took a boat to the north. It was precisely because Huai'en Temple wanted to rebuild the main hall and paint the Buddha statues on the colorful walls that he invited him all the way.

The Health Association didn't value the reward given by Huai'en Temple, but the Buddhist cave just opened in Xishan, Jinyang moved him. His teacher, Cao Buxing, was good at painting Buddhas and was known as "the ancestor of Buddhist painting". He also learned the same technique, and became very close to Buddhism. But now, Jinyang is a first-class Northern Shizong, and even eminent monks like Zhu Fahu have settled in Huai'en Temple.

This kind of Buddhist temple is valued, and it is exciting. Not to mention the continuous ridges, which are all Buddhist caves carved out of stone. Craftsmen from Xiliang, Dunhuang, Dayue and other countries have made masterpieces with painstaking efforts, and it is of great benefit just to observe. How can a painting idiot like the Health Association let go

When he heard that the Health Association was coming to Bingzhou, his disciple Xun Zhi also followed and served him. Although he also loves to draw, Xun Xun is different from the madness of the Guardian Association, who is only interested in drawing. Yuzhou is now in chaos, and Yingchuan is frequently hit by military disasters. The Xun clan had already prepared to move south to take refuge in the new emperor. But Yingchuan was very close to Sizhou, and the family could not avoid the plan of the three caves of the cunning rabbit. Now that Liang Zixi has occupied the territory of the lower three states, he has become a prince. Not betting on him is also inappropriate.

Therefore, when Xun came here, he also meant to inquire. However, Xun Xun was a broad-minded person, and he didn't feel bad about Bingzhou's various measures. On the contrary, I feel that this place is full of vitality, far better than that of the South. Therefore, even the new policy of system system is not excluded. Now, I feel that the Xun clan should leave behind a few branches of the sect and take refuge in Bingzhou.

But after thinking about it, in the end, it depends on the meaning of the elders in the family. Soon, Xun Ji also forgot about these mundane affairs, and talked to the teacher about the stone sculptures in the Buddhist caves.

The ox cart slowly, unhurriedly, turned away from the crowd.

The author has something to say: The ancient pasta is called cake, and when you arrive in Shanxi, you will naturally have to eat knife-cut noodles~