Zhang Shiming knew that His Majesty did not want to cause trouble, so he took out the customs clearance document and stuffed some silver into it:
"Master Bing, we are going to Xiliang to do business."
However, the other party did not confiscate his scraps of silver, but only carefully checked the customs clearance documents.
Zhang Shiming was quite surprised when he saw this. These days, there is not much that can be done without benefits.
Knowing everything at a glance, you can see that the Xiliang army has strict discipline.
But why did you get so confused that you insulted His Majesty?
Just as Zhang Shiming sighed for Qin Le, unexpectedly the soldier stretched out his hand:
"There is no problem in clearing the customs documents. Just pay one hundred taels of silver and you can pass."
"How much? One hundred taels?"
"You...how can you charge extravagantly!"
Zhang Shiming blew his beard and stared, his face full of disbelief.
Forget about one hundred taels.
These days, it’s pretty good for ordinary people to earn fifty taels a year!
Fortunately, I just thought that the governor was managing well, bah!
Facing Zhang Shiming's surprise, the soldier was not surprised. He just pointed at the clean and tidy cement road and said:
"These one hundred taels are road maintenance fees. If you want to take the cement road, you have to pay!"
Zhang Shiming looked at the cement road. It was neat and tidy without any gaps. Even the official road was not as good as this road.
But when he thought about paying a full hundred taels, he still hesitated.
at this time.
Xiao Zhuyue's cold voice came:
"It's only one hundred taels, just give it."
After getting the decree, Zhang Shiming paid the money.
The soldier returned the customs clearance document and gave him a "Xiliang County" pass.
Xiao Zhuyue took the pass and sneered even more in his heart. This was another major crime of Qin Le's secret acquisition of people's wealth!
After putting it away, she asked casually:
"Where have you built this so-called Xiliang Highway?"
Hearing this, the soldier's face showed a touch of pride: "Now we have a direct connection to Xiliang City, and there is one from all directions!"
As soon as these words came out, Shan Yun and Zhang Shiming immediately stayed where they were.
This so-called Xiliang Highway has actually been built so much!
Xiao Zhuyue waved her sleeves as she heard the cold snow behind her.
"Walk!"
The group continued to set off.
In the carriage, Huan'er, who was sitting next to Xiao Zhuyue, was quite surprised.
"Your Majesty, it is so comfortable to run a carriage on this road."
“There’s no bumpy feeling at all!”
Xiao Zhuyue had no intention of talking to her, and was trembling with anger at the moment.
"It will take more than five years to build such good four roads, but I have no idea!"
"No wonder this Qin Le is so arrogant. It turns out that it has become a habit to lie to the emperor!"
After saying that, she sighed again.
At this moment, I suddenly regretted the private visit incognito.
"If I had known this, I should have sent troops directly."
Seeing Xiao Zhuyue's slightly worried face, Huan'er also became nervous:
"Your Majesty, is there any danger now? Do you want us to..."
Xiao Zhuyue waved her hand: "With you and Commander Shan here, it won't be a big problem!"
Huan'er then thought about it, and it seemed like the same thing.
She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. She was taught by a famous family and has few opponents.
Commander Shan is the strongest in the army and is stronger than her. Protecting Your Majesty, everything should be fine.
While the two were talking, they unknowingly arrived at the outskirts of Xiliang City.
There were all kinds of hawking and bargaining sounds, making it a lively scene.
This caused Xiao Zhuyue to look outside, and he was immediately surprised.
I saw the bustling crowds at the gate of the city, rubbing shoulders with each other.
There are many stalls on both sides, with the aroma of unknown barbecue filling the air, and unknown drinks that attract passers-by to queue up to buy.
There are also many unseen snacks, a dazzling array, and even watermelons that are impossible to find in February and March!
While walking around looking at the flowers, several people were so dazzled that they forgot to drive the car.
Under the temptation of various delicacies, Xiao Zhuyue couldn't help but get out of the car to find out.
Don't buy anything you haven't seen before, so she decided to buy a watermelon and try it. At this time, even she, the emperor, couldn't eat watermelon, but she didn't expect to see it in this border town.
Arriving at the melon stall, Huan'er patted one of them suspiciously:
"Boss, is this stuffed?"
The boss smiled confidently: "Little girl, this is taught by the county governor himself. How can you be unfamiliar with it?"
"If you don't believe me, just pick one. If you're not familiar with it, you don't have to pay."
Xiao Zhuyue took note of his boss's performance and remained silent.
But he was wondering in his heart, everyone here seemed to trust Qin Le.
Hearing this, Huan'er picked one at random and handed it to the boss.
Without saying a word, the latter cut him in half.
"It's so red! It's ripe!"
Huan'er picked up one of the petals in surprise and handed it to Xiao Zhuyue.
The latter nodded, the surprise in his eyes even greater.
Actually they are really familiar?
She looked at the boss and took out a bag of broken silver: "How much is it? I want it."
"One tael of silver."
Huan'er became angry when she heard the boss's unflattering words: "How can a watermelon be sold at such a high price? Why don't you go and grab it?"
However, the boss was not angry at all, and explained with a smile:
"You look like a foreigner at first glance. Think about it, can you eat watermelon at this time?"
Xiao Zhuyue nodded aside, but still felt that it couldn't be sold so expensively.
Seeing that Xiao Zhuyue didn't respond, Huan'er and the others didn't dare to make a decision.
Seeing that the group was still refusing to pay, the boss waved his hand helplessly.
