"This is the imperial capital." Looking at the high-rise buildings in the distance, the city like a rocky jungle, Ma Runing sighed again.
She felt that all the exclamations of this life had been used up along the way.
As soon as she came out of the train station, she could feel the prosperity here and the completely different style from other cities.
Everywhere is bustling with people.
The capital of Daxia is also very prosperous, but it is completely different from this comparison.
“Baked Sweet Potatoes, Baked Eggs!”
"Grilled corn, grilled sausage."
"Scorpions, there are all kinds of poisonous scorpions, even if the Supreme Heaven takes a sip, it will make you feel ecstatic!"
"Mutton kebabs, mutton kebabs... Sifangtian-level Alpine Curly Horn Sheep, 20 yuan a skewer, not worth the money if it's not delicious!"
Ma Runing smelled the smell of food, and his energy from running all the way improved. He looked around and saw people everywhere. There were snack streets on both sides outside the train station. There were big men of the ancient nationality and Meijiao. The mother changed her career and became a cook.
"Map, the latest map of the imperial capital, marked with subway and bus lines, a must-have for newcomers! Two people, do you want a map!" A half-sized man ran to the two of them.
"Let me take a look first!" Ma Runing said with a heartbeat.
"Look, this is the latest version of mine. There are bus lines, subway lines, major markets, shopping centers, tourist attractions, and even some well-known small shops. With this, even if you come to the Imperial Capital for the first time, you can have one People travel." The boy is not very old, but his eyes are very poisonous, his mouth is also fast, and a row of bamboo tubes hangs behind his back.
Untie one, open the cover, and pull out a roll of maps from it.
Ma Runing took it and opened it. It was a very beautiful map, one meter long and wide. Every location of the imperial capital, including the imperial palace, was marked on it, and the areas were divided by color, and the bus routes were marked with lines of different colors.
There is also a line of characters below: Printed by Zizhu College, in the 94th year of the Great Yao calendar.
It has to be said that the printed map is much more exquisite and detailed than the official map of Daxia.
"I want it." Ma Runing put away the map and said.
"1,200 yuan. I told two guests that this map is out of print, and it will be gone in the future." The young man smiled, and calculated the expressions and clothes of the two of them in his heart, and doubled the price by six times.
"Why?" Ma Runing asked curiously, wondering, wouldn't there be any taboos on this kind of map? I heard that Zizhu Academy was opened by Prince Zhao.
"The future will be the first year of the Emperor, five years, ten years, one hundred years, one thousand years, ten thousand years. There will be no more great calendars." The boy's face was full of joy, even if the above Big shots have nothing to do with him at all.
"This is my business card. If the two of you need a tour guide or something, you can call me. I can arrange it for you. But one thing is good, a tour guide is a tour guide, and they only sell their skills but not their bodies. We even have brothels. Little sisters don’t even sell themselves.” Seeing that the other party paid the bill happily, the young man stuffed his business card.
"Can this contact you immediately?"
"Of course, this is a local call. As long as you are within the imperial capital, you can find me at any time." The boy took out a small phone from his bag.
"Is this a phone? Can you take a look?" Ma Runing saw something new again. He had a phone at home, and the line was still taken from the back court, but it was much bigger than this one.
The one in the young man's hand is only the size of a palm, and it looks quite delicate, and it has no strings, so it can be carried anywhere.
"Can this thing make calls outside?"
"Landlines are fine, but local calls cannot be used in other places."
Ma Runing inquired a bit, and finally solved his doubts, but was dragged by the boy to a nearby telephone business hall to buy a pair of telephones.
A country bumpkin, a young girl, not short of money, and there is a payment machine by her side, this is simply a standard fat sheep. Before leaving, the boy politely told the two of them to call him when they were looking for a tour guide.
"This boy is quite powerful." Ma Runing played with the phone in his hand, feeling quite interesting. Just now she got the news from the young man that the young man was actually a student, and he came to sell maps during the holidays.
Jian Fang hesitated for a moment before saying unsurely: "Probably, it's the wisdom of the people!"
"It's not the same. Look at those scholars, they speak and act in a manner that is completely different from that of this young man. And the people in the mobile phone shop just now are all literate and young, but they don't look like this boy at all. The habits of young scholars."
Ma Runing excitedly walked through the two food streets, and ate for an entire afternoon. With the strength of a master of the earth wheel, the food disappeared after entering the stomach, but it made her a great feast.
Although the food is crude and not refined, it is full of variety and character.
Along the way, you can see many people walking and eating with food, or sitting on the rest bench by the roadside to eat, which is also a scenery that Daxia cannot see.
In addition to the prosperity here, it goes without saying that the two snack streets are crowded with people, and the sign next to it is also very interesting, and it can even be hung from the first floor to the fifth floor.
"How many people does this emperor have?" Ma Runing asked suddenly.
"Probably ten million." Jian Fang said uncertainly. Although he had been here twice, every time he came, there were tremendous changes.
Just like the two streets next to the train station, there were only some small vendors in the open air, but now they have been built into buildings, with shops on both sides, and many of them are simply sold on the side of the road.
And his temperament doesn't care much about these things.
But let alone him, even businessmen who often come to the imperial capital will discover a lot of new things every time they come.
"This is now a place where all directions gather. It is located in the north of Dayao, and other resources are gathered here. In fact, there is another city that is not much less prosperous than here, and it is the old capital Lancheng not far away. It is the transportation hub of Dayao, countless goods gather there from all over the place, and then disperse from there to all over the place.
Speaking of which, there is something interesting. Lan City used to be called Nightless City, but after the capital was moved to the imperial capital, the name of this new Nightless City also spread. But the people of Lancheng disagreed, and the empress moved the capital, so the city that never sleeps must stay. Therefore, every household hangs skull lights outside the windows, so at night, Lancheng is extremely bright, not weaker than this imperial capital. "
"It sounds interesting. The people there are so courageous that they even compete with the royal family." Ma Runing laughed.
"You will know when you go, there are strings of skulls hanging everywhere, as long as there is a wind, it will make a ghost cry and howl, as if countless ghosts are whispering in your ears. Now there is a name called Ghost City! As for the courage, after all, it is The people in the old capital must have a higher spirit. Moreover, the Empress and Prince Zhao are not stingy people, and they don't care about such things, but are happy to see the results.
Prince Zhao once said that it is a good thing for the people of Lancheng to live their own lives, and they should be praised. However, it is said that he doubled the allocation of electricity bills for the city management department of the imperial capital in retrospect. "
"A very interesting person." Ma Runing was amused.