At the turn of spring and summer, it always feels unbearably hot and humid.
There is abundant water vapor on both sides of the Yongchuan River Basin that feeds the land of Crescent Continent. Therefore, even in a northern area like Taizhou, this time is almost the same as that in the humid south.
Foggy nights and early mornings are common at this time of year. If the sunlight is not strong enough, if you stretch out your hand during the day, the humid air will seem like you can catch a handful of water.
Simply speaking, the temperature is not high, but it makes people sleepless than in midsummer.
Excessive humidity makes it difficult for people to regulate their own body temperature, such as perspiration. Therefore, if the quilt is thick at night, it will probably be too stuffy to fall asleep; if the quilt is thin, it will be too cold at this time. .
So at the turn of spring and summer, colds are common.
"Aju——"
Especially those who are physically weak.
Strong willpower cannot change the fact that Miss Doctor lacks training as a scholar, and according to feedback from Mira and others who sleep together, the quiet Aya is actually very noisy when sleeping at night.
Being said about some childish things like kicking the quilt made her feel very shy as she was born in a noble family. However, the Luoan girl who mentioned this matter did not take it seriously and just laughed beside her.
The white-haired girl has always been a straightforward person, and because of this, even though there are many upper-class nobles from various countries in her social circle, she always gets along like ordinary friends.
In front of this Luoan girl, they can put down the rigid armor called etiquette, they don't have to worry about being kept away because their words don't match their identity, and they can feel at ease and be ordinary girls.
Laugh when you are happy and cry when you are unhappy.
The longer Henry and Mira, a pair of masters and apprentices, travel together, the more they resemble each other.
They all have a common reassuring atmosphere, but the presence of the sage is an omnipotent sense of reassurance. As long as you see the tall back of this person in your field of vision, as long as you can hear his voice. The lack of emotional ups and downs is always a steady voice, and you feel that no matter how dangerous the situation is, there is still the possibility of reversal.
Mira's frankness brings another level of peace of mind where you don't have to be so cautious. You don't need to be cautious in front of her. It's like returning to your hometown to meet old friends, cordial and friendly. nature.
Even if many other factors are removed, this reassuring atmosphere alone is destined to make people gather around these two people involuntarily.
People who pursue the same thing, regardless of their country of origin or cultural background, will eventually arrive at the same place.
The words return to their original place.
The place where the group stayed was a place called Anshang in central Taizhou.
The concept of "state" in the Kingdom of the Moon is roughly similar to the concept of "province" in the Padrosi Empire. As an administrative area with differentiated planning, officials appointed by Xinjing are responsible for general management, and the officials regularly report their work and turn over to Xinjing. taxes.
Similar pyramid structures can actually be found in countries, regions and organizations around the world, but thousands of years of peace have made the administrative system of the Moon Country far more developed than other countries.
The distinction between civilian officials and military officers in the Moon Country is not very obvious. The culture is actually the same, but there are indeed differences due to different classes and responsibilities. Because of the long-term peace, the status of warriors and other warrior classes was lower than that of civilian officials such as the Chinese who managed the country.
Military attaches are responsible for maintaining the stability of the country, while civilian officials are responsible for managing the country's territory. In addition, another important group in the Kingdom of the Moon is the Xinjing Tiange Academy, where Miss Doctor Aya was born.
As the crystallization of thousands of years of wisdom in the entire Moon Kingdom, the extremely vast Tiange Academy claims that if all the books were moved out, it would be enough to fill a lake. There are 1,500 apprentices who are responsible for maintaining books every day to avoid damage. With a book collection of this size, it is not surprising that people from the academy will become the country's think tank.
Occupying such an important position, they are basically all nobles, but the people in the academy have no real power. They are researchers and scholars. Many of them have decided to swim in the ocean of knowledge for the rest of their lives. What their eyes see is something more long-term.
Because of this, there is less friction between classes and no desire for power, so these talents can study and study without distractions.
There are three classes in the academy. New entrants are apprentices and are responsible for taking care of the daily life of their superiors and maintaining books. Those who have made certain academic achievements can be certified as bachelors, and those who have made extraordinary achievements, such as Aya, who are leaders in the industry, will be canonized by the royal family and become certified doctors.
There are several categories of doctorates based on related fields, and the most valued among them is naturally the land doctorate related to national management.
Dr. Xingyong, who Ling belongs to, who studies astrology and all things natural, is more like a link in the national cultural heritage, but there are actually many occasions where Dr. Xingyong needs to play a role.
Taking Taizhou as an example, the state herdsmen responsible for management are mainly responsible for operating the territory, while the military attachés stationed locally are responsible for guarding the borders.
But how should this territory be managed? What crops are the soil and climate suitable for growing here? What kind of livestock are raised? These are the times when the Doctors come into play as a think tank.
Dr. Xingyong, who is familiar with biology and geography, will patrol and investigate the territory, observe the sky, study animals and vegetation, and then submit a report.
Dr. Land and Land investigated the composition of workers in the industrial and agricultural industries among the population, and based on Dr. Xingyong’s suggestions, planned the division of labor within the territory——
If Dr. Xingyong determines that there will be mineral veins here, then this area will be planned as a mining area; if the land here is suitable for growing a specific crop, then this area will be planned as an agricultural area.
After that, he will plan roads and urban areas, and use his abundant knowledge to plan the territory into the most efficient operation mode.
The Moon Country is prone to disasters and frequent volcanoes and earthquakes. Even the Yongchuan River, the mother river, floods from time to time. The price of making mistakes here is too high, so the importance of knowledge is very clear to them.
This is why even though Ling, as Dr. Xingyong, has no real power, she is highly respected when walking within this country.
The place I had experienced before was considered a frontier barbarian land. After entering Taizhou, Miss Doctor revealed her identity. In a place directly under the jurisdiction of Xinjing, people saluted her almost as soon as she stepped onto the street.
Regardless of whether they are civilians or nobles, anyone who sees the doctor's robe that is somewhat damaged by the journey will stop and express respect and gratitude from the bottom of their hearts.
The noble warriors of the Qingtian family who came from northern feudal areas like Qingzhi Town were fine with civilians, but the noble warriors of Taizhou would probably despise them as "country warriors".
In fact, on the day of entering Taizhou, when I met a group of sergeants in casual clothes on the road, the other party whispered "Yinakachi Zuku" in a disdainful tone - meaning "country nobles".
The status of horse-riding warriors allows civilians to bow their heads and salute, but as a prosperous province and directly under the jurisdiction of Xinjing, the warriors of Taizhou instinctively have a sense of contempt in them.
But it's different when there is Dr. Xingyong in the team.
As a being in this country who is second only to the royal family and has almost the same level of prestige as the important ministers in the court, if a samurai shows disrespect to the doctor, he will inevitably be spurned by his own relatives and people of the same class.
Forgotten of its own heritage, ungrateful and contemptuous of its own roots. Such behavior, even if performed verbally, is distasteful.
How respected the Doctor is, after officially entering Taizhou, it really opened the eyes of outsiders like Henry.
It's just that Aya herself doesn't seem to be very interested in this kind of thing. She even seems to be a little afraid of strangers and has been hiding behind Mira and Galeva. Sakura next to her saw a complicated expression.
"I'm basically a despised profession here, but you're even afraid of other people's respect?" As a courtesan, when she looked at this scene, her inner thoughts were so complicated that it was difficult for most people to understand.
All in all, after a series of episodes, including parting with the Yi people, the half-numbered team continued southward and arrived at the county town of Anshang.
The county town is not small in size, about three times larger than Qingzhi Town, but its prosperity is not as prosperous as Qingzhi, which has a prosperous bamboo trade.
Because agriculture is the main area here, and business between the north and the south is mainly done through waterways with lower costs and greater carrying capacity. Land-based commerce is not very developed, and naturally the scale of the industries related to this will not be very large.
There are inns, but basically the business seems to be barely able to survive.
Other related restaurants and equipment stores are basically similar. Locals will occasionally visit them, but because they are not in the prime area, business will not be booming.
Therefore, when a group of more than fifty people entered Anshang County with their baggage, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and it looked like they had a lot of money and needed supplies, they did not have to look for it themselves. Many shop owners and clerks who were impressed immediately ran to Anshang County. At the front of the team, he took the initiative to introduce and invite the common people to his own store, risking being killed for offending the nobles.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are sure, and an inn that took the initiative finally won the favor of a group of people. Samurai live a frugal and simple life and do not have excessive requirements for daily living. However, in order to take care of the women in the team and his own young master, Narumi finally chose a larger inn with clean rooms.
Just because of the abnormal weather at the turn of spring and summer, Ling Yiran accidentally caught a cold after one night. After learning that the sick person was a doctor from the academy, the scene where the shop owner knelt down and kowtowed to apologize more or less made a stranger like Mira once again deeply understand the strict hierarchy of this country.
However, Ling is not a bully. As Dr. Xingyong, although she is not as good at herbal medicine as the imperial doctor, she does know some methods of treating diseases and injuries. So after asking the shop owner about the location of the medicinal shop, he teamed up with Mira, Lulu and Sakura, and the four women went out for a walk on the street together the next day.
This long journey consumed a lot of supplies, and after all the remaining parts were given to Temulun and others, they had to spend some time replenishing them.
If the supplies for a group of about fifty people were not prepared in advance, it would take at least two or three days to mobilize and replenish them.
In addition, those armors that were temporarily repaired after damage need to be formally repaired; weapons that have been blunted due to battle also need to be repolished; arrows need to be replenished. A series of tasks needed to be completed. After discussing with Yajiro and Henry, Narumi decided to stay in Anshang County for about two weeks.
Cultivate your health and rest, and then embark on the road south again.
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