In the early morning of January 18, we arrived in Gyeonggi.

The Changhe waterway is divided into two at the mouth of Dajin. To the north is the main vein of the Changhe River, which is submerged thousands of miles from the Shenhe Plateau. To the west is the Grand Canal derived from the Western Fanchuan and flows through the three major plains of Tailing, Shangling and Shaoling.

The water of this Jin River is ten miles wide, with sails covering the sun, gathering passengers, goods, grains, and ferries all over the world, and jointly carrying out the lifeline of the capital... The sound of boats hitting the water, and the shouts of official languages ​​that control the tastes of various local dialects, bursts of noise were like waves, and they did not calm down until the merchant boat crossed the Ojinkou.

He continued to go west along the Grand Canal and slowly walked along a sail forest. From time to time, he heard guests exclaiming in the cabin, praising the atmosphere of the capital.

Ye Qing was alone in the cabin, only Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling were still dazzled, and he pulled Ye Qing to the other side of the shore from time to time and pointed.

Facing the cool morning breeze, the two women stood on their side, their faces red with a slightly excited look.

Ye Qing smiled when he saw this and stared at him without saying a word.

There are really no big cities along the way, but they are just small counties and towns less than 30,000 yuan, but they are very distinctive and specialized in a certain handicraft. The scale is pretty good. Ye Qing was also surprised when he first saw it.

Whenever I encounter a town, I can look around from the boat and see busy figures everywhere on the embankment. Based on my previous life and my experience in the earth, I answered them one by one to the two women.

Some are connected steel workshops. Large hydraulic forging hammers operated under the driving force of water flow and formations. They clanged and sounded like thunder for several miles. Newly made tillage tools, pots, sharp blades and even scissors needles were transported to the dock to reflect the clear light in the dim morning sun.

After several miles of boat trip, a piece of fertile land was another town. Thousands of large and small ox carts were parked in front of Lianmian Machinery Floor, weaving Floor, embroidery Floor, and ready-to-wear shop to carry the exquisite cloth and clothes made by female workers in the supply market...

When Ye Qing thought about the earth, he couldn't help but joke: "The new clothes you wear are mostly mass-produced in this area. You may wear the same clothes when you go to the street. Don't run too far, I won't recognize them."

The irresponsible joke of "Young Master" made the two women dissatisfied and angry. Jiang Zinan even touched her dress and hesitated whether to modify the shape ornament.

They don’t understand the significance of steel production, and they have an average impression of cheap mass production in large-scale garment markets. They prefer the opening of various morning markets that Ye Qing said.

The bags of grain and rice were resisted by the servants, and they were up and down between the boat and the dock. The steep vegetable farmers carried the loads from the fields. The fresh vegetables were still shining with crystal dewdrops, and the pancakes and bean soup food shops emitted a strong and attractive aroma, floating above the river...

In Ye Qing's memory, on the eve of this great disaster, it was the peak of the immortal agricultural society. Under the aggregation effect of Daofa and Feixun, the surrounding prefectures and counties under the radiation of the imperial capital Zhili were not only developed agriculture, but industry and commerce had naturally evolved into a huge network.

From the perspective of the earth, this is a huge industrial and commercial network with the long river waterway and large canals as meridians, combining points and surfaces. The so-called surface is a commercial area with many shops and popularized into the central areas of various cities. The towns where Ye Qing and his friends stayed during the New Year are examples. There is no shortage of supplies. The nodes are various workshops and shops spread throughout the towns of various states and cities and into the alleys.

Especially the ground in the capital, small towns are specially handmade in this way, built along large and large rivers to take advantage of the convenience of water conservancy to serve the capital, and provide services to other prefectures and counties, thus supporting the living foundation of millions of people in Kyoto.

Carrying industry exchanges, the main waterway is busy, and commercial boats must line up, with only 50 miles of waterway, stopping and stopping until late the next night.

The Nanhu Lake of the imperial capital is a deep-water lake, with an irregular elliptical thirty-mile embankment almost transformed into a dock and a dock.

Ye Qing saw that there were large cranes operating, and there were several that were not inferior to the scale of the earth, so he couldn't help but give Jiang Zinan and the others enthusiastically: "This is used to make ocean-going boats with thousands of materials. They are basically controlled by large magic arrays, and they are truly important weapons for the country."

But the two women only exclaimed "Oh" and praised them generally.

Ye Qing couldn't help but feel speechless, knowing that they didn't understand, and this praise was probably to give him face, and he complained in his heart: "They can't understand the steel romance of men.

At this time, the second update was approaching, and there were large boats berthed below Fengle Tower by the lake. Fengle Tower was only one at 30 moors. When the summer flood was really coming, Jinming Lake, which was deeper in the south, would open, specifically accommodate overseas giant boats that were traversing upstream, all worth millions.

After paying the last part of the ship, he finally got off the ship and stepped onto the land of the capital of God.

As we approached the pier, we saw two lights hanging not far away, which were brightly illuminated. The teahouse was still open, and six or seven people were sitting inside drinking tea, smoking, eating melon seeds and chatting. In the distance, we saw the continuous streets and alleys, and the night scenes of various brothels and restaurants were brightly illuminated.

Below Fengle Tower, a noble man passed by from time to time. When he saw Ye Qing wearing a juren's official uniform, he nodded and smiled. He walked up to the ten-story Fengle Tower with his concubine. He saw banquets and carnivals, and the silk tubes were noisy, and even several scholars were singing along the railings and singing across the streets and alleys.

Another sound of hooves was fierce, and the horses were neighing, and a large number of people roared from the embankment, and gorgeous clothes appeared under the weeping willows, and even women followed the horses happily to chase them.

"Everyone in the imperial capital is so... unrestrained?" Jiang Zinan was a little scared. With the education she received, she could not imagine that a woman could make such a fool of herself.

"A group of people are making fun of themselves, claiming to be romantic, and they are indispensable in any state or county. However, more gatherings in the capital area, and there are organizations. Every festival night..." Ye Qing saw that they didn't understand at all, so he laughed: "Don't worry about these guys, we'll find our inn."

The prosperous place is well-known. After asking the two inns, they were also full of family members. When the third one was found, they found an empty room and quickly settled in.

This inn is specially chosen as a remote and quiet place, and has nothing to say all night.

...The next day, Ye Qing got up early and called a ox cart. He first went to the city’s Ministry of Personnel to report. The imperial capital Nanhu is a suburb, but it is not the ability of the imperial capital.

The sky is not very good, it is a bit dark, and you can still see a jade belt that appears far away on the horizon. This is the outskirts that stretch for hundreds of miles, which are convenient for spiritual power transmission. They are all made of Han jade jade, which is also the source of the word "White Jade Jing".

Several miles away, the vast city moat has thirty steps, leading to living water. The wall is as high as five feet high, with concave and undulating shapes, wavy twists and turns, and can't see the end at a glance.

The coachman was a talkative person. At this time, he sat in front of him and introduced: "Yujing has been in three dynasties and one thousand years. It is said that when the city was being built, the Ministry of Works presented the city construction drawings. Taizu of the previous dynasty saw the painting square and straight, and was furious. He personally took the red brush and changed the waves of the city wall, and wrote them on the side - build them accordingly."

Jiang Zinan was fascinated by the sound of hearing this, but he was a little disgusted with the coachman's slight sense of superiority inside and outside, and couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?"

The coachman stammered: "How can we know the principles of Taizu of the previous dynasty? You girl asked too much."

Ye Qing frowned and said lightly: "The curved firepower is intertwined, and the left and right cover is just good for the city defense. In fact, I have been worried too much. If you really want to hit the imperial capital, people's hearts will be dispersed. With this city defense, it is probably useless. Will you go to the wall to defend at that time?"

This is the truth. The coachman was a little dissatisfied. He took Ye Qing's identity as a juren and did not dare to argue. He heard that he was displeased and woke up embarrassedly. He did not dare to take Ye Qing's words, but apologized to Jiang Zinan: "Mrs. I'm right. It's a villain who is ruthless."

Jiang Zinan pursed her lips, her eyes roared over Ye Qing, and she chuckled.

The traffic flow of people and goods at the main entrance was huge, and there was a long queue of ox carts.

At this time, Ye Qing noticed that there was a short blue-black wall of two feet outside the city. The coachman looked at it and smiled and said, "Young Master, this is a wall of sheep and horses. It is said that the imperial capital must keep it clean. If there are too many cows and horses, there will be a tax on cow dung. Many people who are unwilling to pay can be sent here."

"It costs money to take foster care," Jiang Zinan asked again.

"It costs money, but the tax on cow dung is much lower than that of cow dung. You can get it back when you leave the city. If there are no cows and horses, it is inconvenient to leave the city, you can buy cows and horses here."

"Then how can you get in?" Jiang Zinan asked.

"We specialize in transporting passengers' ox carts, but they are different. The imperial capital is so big, how can we do without transportation? I don't know the details. I have to ask the owner to go."

"I don't know how rich or powerful it is until I'm not here." Although Ye Qing had been here, he still murmured. At this time, many livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses were led in the narrow alley between the two walls of foster care, and a prosperous sheep and horse market was formed around the city.

Ye Qing smiled with a guide: "The placement of livestock to be sold is just a borrowing during the peacetime period. When it comes to war, it is to combine with the main city wall and the living water moat into a complete three-dimensional defense system. Soldiers can go down behind the sheep and horse wall at any time and form a double three-dimensional attack with the guards on the city. "

Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling were both admired and stared at their son. At this time, someone continued: "This young man is also a disciple of the imperial capital? What he said is insightful, and I really admire - student Fu Chengshan."

Ye Qing was startled and turned around to look, but saw a ox cart pulling the window from the side. Ye Qing's eyes lit up. He saw that the man was about thirty years old. Although he only showed his upper body and his clothes were a little old, his quiet face and his black eyes shone brightly, which made people forget the world at first sight.

Ye Qing secretly praised in his heart: "What a scholar, so good temperament"

After a closer look, I felt that Qingqi was faint and didn't dare to look at it anymore. This kind of peeping was very keen on Juren who had practiced Taoism, but at this glance, I knew that this person had a foundation. I said modestly: "It turned out to be Brother Fu, student Ye Qing - I was just chatting just now, and I was very reckless and dared not praise Brother Fu."

As he said that, he thought that the name was a little familiar and quickly searched for his memory.

"It's a chat, but it's rare to see Brother Ye's talent and knowledge at first glance." Fu Chengshan said and looked at Ye Qing carefully. Seeing that the boy in front of him was only fifteen or sixteen years old, his wide robe was a little old, but it was just right when he was wearing Ye Qing. He was a graceful young man, calm and calm, and he was also heartbroken. After thinking about it, his eyes lit up: "Ye Qing, is it the same Jinshi who won the Jieyuan of Yingzhou at the age of sixteen and Longjun promised?"

At this time, Ye Qing also remembered that Fu Chengshan was a Jinshi in this class and was a rising star in the court in the future. He became a Grand Secretary in less than ten years. He was just a central government and a local area. Although he was famous, he had never met him. He didn't want to be this person.

He also bowed deeply: "You are born with white jade, you are born at the age of twelve, you are a scholar at the age of 15, and you are a brother Fu Chengshan, who was born at the age of 1998.

Both of them said this, looked at each other and couldn't help but applaud and laugh.
Chapter completed!