As soon as I saw this huge city in front of me.
Zhao Ding was instantly shocked...
Well, this is a bit exaggerated, so cross out the entire paragraph----
Looking at Ying Tian in front of him, Zhao Ding, who was sitting in the carriage, just raised his eyelids, fell back on the carriage and continued to sleep.
For him, who was used to seeing tall buildings like that in his previous life.
It is indeed difficult for a capital city of a feudal dynasty to attract his interest.
Even Lu Tao, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but frown at this moment, pinched his little nose and complained: "Your Majesty, this Yingtian is far different from the Yingtian I imagined. There is actually horse manure on the roadside. So ugly."
"That's right, Your Majesty, this Yingzhen is really boring. It's not as impressive as our Youzhou City. It doesn't look exciting, it doesn't look exciting."
Zhang San couldn't help but frown, with a look of disgust on his face.
Zhao Ding snorted, rolled his eyes, and ignored the two of them.
The place in Youzhou was a place he rebuilt on the ruins according to the plan of his previous life.
Although Yingtian now has a history of thousands of years.
But the backwardness of agricultural civilization is comparable to that of industrial civilization.
Although Ying Tian is far inferior to the Youzhou that Zhao Ding personally planned and presided over the construction of.
But if placed in a farming and civilized society, it would definitely be regarded as a first-class giant city.
It is divided into four layers of city walls: the palace city, the imperial city, the capital city and the outer city.
There are eight city gates and two water gates.
It covers an area of approximately 80 square kilometers.
In terms of face, it is actually bigger than Youzhou, but the reason why it does not look as impressive as Youzhou is mainly because the city tower is not as high as Youzhou. In addition, it has been more than two hundred years since the founding of Daqian, and although the city walls are being repaired every year , but it is inevitable that it has aged a bit, so it gives people a feeling that it is not magnificent enough.
Zhao Ding didn't say anything.
Zhang San could only continue to twitch his riding whip and walk towards the city.
However, he did not enter the palace directly, but went to the posthouse in the outer city first.
According to the rules of Daqian, the vassal king needs to submit documents before entering the capital, and can only enter the palace with the permission of the court.
The so-called post house is actually a temporary resting place for officials from other places when they come to Beijing.
When Zhao Ding brought people to the post house and reported their names, not to mention the waiter who was responsible for managing the daily affairs of the post house, even the officials in charge of the post house ran out in a hurry, especially when they saw Zhao Ding The more than one hundred attendants he brought were all very capable at first sight. The official's waist almost bent to the ground and he said respectfully: "Your Highness, King Yan, please come in, please come in, be careful." Stairs.”
Seeing the extremely humble appearance of the official, Zhao Ding frowned slightly, threw a piece of silver over and asked, "How do you know me with your appearance?"
"I don't know you, but I have heard of your name, His Highness Prince Yan."
Although the official was greedy for the silver that Zhao Ding left on the table, he did not dare to take it. He still looked at Zhao Ding humbly.
"My name."
Zhao Ding raised his brows, sat on the grand master's chair prepared by the official for him, looked at the official and said with a smile: "If I give you the money, you can take it. This is the money I will reward you with. It is not considered a bribe, so you can't." Don’t be afraid, just tell me that you have heard of my reputation.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Tao who was standing next to him.
The latter knowingly took out ingots of silver one after another from the package and placed them on the table.
They are all official silver designated by the official government of Daqian.
Each ingot is worth a pound or two.
No more, no less, exactly twenty taels.
At the beginning, the second ingot of silver was given, and the official could still hold it.
When the third ingot, the fourth ingot, and the fifth ingot are given.
The official's breathing became obviously faster.
To the sixth ingot.
The seventh ingot!
The eighth ingot!
On the ninth ingot.
The official fell to his knees on the ground, crying and looking at Zhao Ding: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. You want to take the money, but I'm afraid of losing my life. "
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Zhao Ding looked sideways at the officials of the post house.
Not only Zhao Ding.
Even the expressions of Lu Tao and Zhang San changed a little at this moment.
Clang!
A ray of snow-white cold light appeared in front of the official's eyes.
The next moment, a long knife with cold light was placed on the official's neck.
Zhang San looked at the official with a gloomy face: "Tell me everything you know, and leave out a word. My sword doesn't recognize people."
Don't look at Zhang San laughing and joking next to Zhao Ding all day long.
But in terms of strength, Zhang San is also a very skilled person in Youzhou. That is to say, when the Youzhou army became internally stable and Zhao Ding lacked a trustworthy person around him, Zhang San started doing odd jobs.
If not, Zhang San's status within the Youzhou military would be no less than that of Niu Budou.
"Don't scare people, come on, tell me."
Zhao Ding stood up and pressed the knife that Zhang San had put on the official's neck back into Zhang San's hand, and looked at the official with a smile: "Don't be afraid, just say it, if anything happens, I will take care of it, Your Majesty. "
"My lord, don't you know?"
The official raised his head and looked at Zhao Ding.
"What do you know or don't you know?"
Zhao Ding looked at the official with a puzzled look.
"Your Majesty has been checking recently. If the royal guards around your Majesty find out that I am collecting money from you, my life and fortune will be at risk, and my entire family will be affected. . . . ..."
"Pfft~~"
Hearing what the official said, Zhao Ding almost carried it in one breath.
That's it?
That's it? ?
That's it? ? ?
I! ! ! !
Zhao Ding was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.
He thought his father was going to do something against him.
I didn't expect it was Qiucha...
Basically, officials in large cadres undergo an internal assessment every year to check whether there is corruption or bending the law for personal gain.
This is the rule set by Taizu Daqian.
But after two hundred years, it was basically just like playing house.
Just going through the motions.
Unexpectedly, this official actually took it seriously...
But then I thought about it.
Qiucha is also a weapon of the party and government.
This official can be sent to the post house, and he probably has no background, so it doesn't hurt to be cautious.
Seeing this, Zhao Ding looked at the official with some appreciation and asked, "What is your name?"
The official was shocked at first, and then hurriedly replied respectfully: "Little Zhang Youcai, my father said that when I was a child, the fortune teller told me that I lacked wealth in my life, so he added the word "youcai" to my name."
Zhao Ding smacked his lips and replied vaguely: "Well, you are indeed quite talented."
Zhang San and Lu Tao, who were on the side, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
Then Zhao Ding asked: "By the way, you said you have heard of my name. Where did you hear it?"
