The main street in the city.
Two people and one horse were walking leisurely.
There is a young man sitting on the thin horse.
He leaned back on the horse with his arms around the horse's neck, his eyes half-open and half-closed, as if he was asleep.
The young man was wearing a white robe with cloud patterns on his body. Although there were some scattered white clouds on his back, the rest of his body was dyed yellow-gray.
But it is not difficult to see that this white robe is also made of high-quality silk and satin.
Walking in front was an old servant with thinning hair.
He was wearing an old gray robe like ordinary people, holding the reins with one withered hand, and carrying a huge box on his back. The box was covered with a piece of black cloth, half-covered.
The old servant walked steadily, looked straight ahead, and walked slowly.
Looking at this pairing, it seems that they are not grandfather and grandson, but more like a pair of master and servant.
The further we walked toward the city, the more people there were and the noise became louder.
The young man seemed to be disturbed by the noise around him.
He frowned, carefully bowed on the horse, raised his head, and looked around, looking as if he was uncomfortable! Like it's painful.
The old servant listened to the sound coming from behind on horseback.
He stopped, turned around, and looked at the young man.
He said with concern: "Sir, I advise you to dismount."
The young man looked at the old servant's concerned eyes and replied with a smile: "Uncle Liang, I'm fine."
He breathed a long sigh of relief and said again: "Aren't you just hungry for a few days? Now that I have entered the capital, I can't lose the reputation of Beixiang Prince's Mansion! I must ride into the Prince's Mansion."
The young man leaning on the horse is Lu Youjing, the second son of King Beixiang.
Beixiang County, north of Dunlin Dynasty, borders Zhongzhou and Chiyuan.
The Chiyuan Dynasty wanted to go south, but it could not avoid the soldiers and horses of Beixiang County.
This was the first time he brought his old servant to Beijing, and he suffered a lot along the way.
"Sir, I'm not afraid that you won't be able to bear this hardship. This fierce horse has not had food and grass for three days. Since it followed us all the way south, it has doubled in size. It looks like a bad horse now. , I’m afraid it won’t be able to bear it.”
The old servant Liang Shu smiled bitterly and sighed again: "Since we first arrived at the gate of the capital, this leather horse has not left. This distance, the old slave has been holding the reins hard to drag it, and it has decided to leave." "
Uncle Liang glanced at the horse's head with his eyes. This fierce horse was foaming at the corners of its mouth, its chest was undulating greatly, and there was a layer of water droplets on it.
This way, it's obviously not good enough.
Maybe he fell to his knees on the spot.
The old servant felt that his young master must have fainted from hunger. Didn't he realize that the old lady behind him was slowly catching up with him?
"Uncle Wei, why has the weather become so hot after entering Kyoto?" Lu Youjing wiped the sweat on the top of his head with his sleeves and said weakly.
He pretended not to understand, and now he really had no energy to dismount.
Of course Lu Youjing knew that the horse was extremely tired. It was panting so loudly that it was difficult for him to fall asleep.
"Perhaps the young master's trip is coming to an end, so he is happy and excited!" Uncle Wei said calmly when he saw that his young master didn't want to come down and wanted to spend his time on the horse.
Lu Youjing meets Xiao Xiao along the way. Uncle Wei's moves are bound to be extraordinary and his martial arts skills are unfathomable.
He had long since put away his contempt and did not dare to treat her like an ordinary domestic servant in the family when he first came out of the Northland.
Mr. Lu is also used to Uncle Wei's indifference towards him. If he encounters him in a bad mood, he has to find other ways to coax the uncle. There is no other way. His wealth and life depend on others, so his temperament is naturally quite humble.
"Uncle Wei, what are the large group of people doing in front of you?"
"This old slave doesn't even know!"
At this time, Lu Youjing rode into Ping'an Fang! What I met was Qiuji Tea Shop.
"It's in the way, uncle!"
"Sir, do you think it's feasible to take a detour?"
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"I don't think it's possible. Let's go over and have a look and ask someone to give way." Lu Youjing straightened his waist, sat upright, straightened his clothes and looked a little more energetic.
"Uncle Wei, hold on to the reins tightly. There are many people, so don't scare the horse. If I get thrown off the horse now, I really won't be able to get up."
"Master, please don't worry! We'll go there."
The pace of his feet was not slow at all, but much more steady.
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"The battle between Qiling and Qiling was so tragic!"
"It's more than tragic, it's hell."
"Oh, who can say otherwise!"
"Isn't it possible that the imperial court is building a city this time because of the numerous casualties suffered by the people in the Western Region during the Battle of Qiling, so it is not possible to build a city to appease the morale of the Western Region's troops?"
"You have to earn it with your life." An elderly man said with emotion.
"However, it is worth it. Although the number of ten rooms in the Western Region has been reduced to three or four in recent years, the location of the new city, everyone thinks that this place will be prosperous in the future."
Xincheng Wangjing is located in Zhaoyao County, 500 miles to the north is Beixiang County, 800 miles to the west is the Western Border, 300 miles to the south is Kyoto Hanzhong, and 200 miles to the east is Shanhai County.
In addition, Zhaoyao Prefecture is mostly plains and has few mountains. It has been a blessed place in the world since ancient times.
It doesn't matter if it's not prosperous, let alone the 100,000 troops from the Western Region who have entered Zhaoyao County and replenished the number of households, which is 100,000 households.
It goes without saying that Wangjing City will become the most prosperous city in Zhaoyao Prefecture.
"Well, no, brother, you are just talking about the wars in the past few years. Starting from Emperor Yang, the people of the Western Region have been fighting hard battles for more than 20 years. In the past, the Western Region was said to have three million households, and nearly 15 million. The population, to this day, is calculated to be one million households.”
A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar stood up and said.
"Everyone, everyone, stop."
The veteran felt that the field was quite hot, but if he didn't come out to block, he would have to go off track again.
I'm getting tired of trying to pull it back.
"This time, Pindao is talking about the new city. Everyone should also know that the new city started in the first year of Xingwu and it has been three years now. After the spring, only the construction of city walls and gates is left. Zhaoyao County is now There is a shortage of migrant workers. Do you have any ideas to contribute your efforts for this new city?"
The old Taoist shouted hard.
Since ancient times, when building a city, the city wall was first built inside the city. The construction of Wangjing City was the opposite.
A smile appeared on the shopkeeper's face, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he finally said what was important.
The purpose of this trip is half accomplished.
"Ma'am, I have something to ask?"
"This young man, please ask me a question. I have to think about whether you want to answer or not. You can think about it carefully." The old man is also very excited. He probably won't have time to go out and wander around in the future.
The old Taoist looked very relaxed and joked.
"Of course, even a young man can't ask anything profound." The young man who stood up pointed at his shabby clothes.
Provoking laughter from the people on the sidelines.
"Hahahahaha, who isn't? Not many people come to listen to real people talk about world affairs."
"That's right, that's right."
"Young man, you have to be bold!"
“There is no shame in earning money to support your family.”
Everyone encouraged him kindly, and many of them had the same concerns as the young man.
"I just want to say that in this matter of building a city, which is a major national matter, as long as I have a bite to eat, that is my duty, and I am willing to give up my hundreds of pounds. However, there is still a family that relies on me to support myself, so it is I’m not afraid of everyone laughing at me, but I want to ask about the wages.”
The young man smiled shyly.
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist said cheerfully: "
Regarding the affairs of the new city, the imperial court dispatched Li Qing, the king of the west, to take charge of the matter. The king of the west will also serve as the lord of the new city. Everyone also knows that the king of the west is from the west, and he has always been in charge of the soldiers and horses of the west. In the battle of Qiling, there were 200,000 soldiers and horses of the west. , there were countless casualties. In order to allow the people of the Western Territories to recuperate and recuperate, the Holy Emperor ordered the Western Territory people to retire and serve as the people, and specially gave the new city.
The King of the Western Region has been decisive in his killings throughout his life, and he is a true master. You don’t have to worry about his subordinates daring to deduct your food and wages, just go ahead. "
Everyone knows the reputation of the King of the West.
The incident in the new city and the 100,000 veterans in the Western Territory were discharged from the army to serve the people. According to the convention, the veterans were allowed to return to their hometowns and to the Western Territory.
Unexpectedly, the imperial court found a home for them in Zhaoyao Prefecture.
And the old general who had conquered half of Jiang Chu's country was no longer in charge of the army, but was made the city lord of the new city.
At that time, there were rumors all over the world!
Most of them said that the king of the Western Territory had great achievements and was disliked by the Holy Emperor, so he took away the military power. Since the Western Territory was thousands of miles away from the capital, he had to stay in Zhaoyao Prefecture and put it under the nose of the Holy Emperor. Only then did he feel relieved.
It is also said that the King of the Western Region was seriously injured and could not be cured. He realized that his time was running out, so he took off his armor and returned to his fields, voluntarily becoming the lord of a city.
No matter what the message is, the King of the West has indeed changed from a general with hundreds of thousands of troops to a rich man, but with more money.
Regardless of the current situation of the King of the West, everyone agrees on one thing, the King of the West will not cheat them of their hard-earned money.
"Master, do you know how many days the wages are paid, how many copper coins a day, how many meals a day." The young man asked the shopkeeper with an expectant look on his face.
"Fifty copper coins a day, one knot a day, two meals a day, and meat once every three days." The shopkeeper said with a smile. He was not afraid that no one would go, because no one could refuse.
This kind of salary can enable people to support their entire family and invest in it.
When the old man finished speaking, there was a loud intake of breath.
Everyone was shocked!
"Fifty copper coins a day, one knot a day."
"Oh My God!"
"The boy who spreads wealth, no, the prince who spreads wealth."
Most of the work in the capital cost only twenty coppers a day, and it was done after the work was done. Even a worker with little skill could not earn fifty coppers, which was half a pound of money. .
A family of five, with land and a house, can only spend a few taels of silver a year. "Ten strings are worth one tael of silver"
In fact, Wangjing City is really short of people. So many soldiers and horses are not retired immediately. Now they have to guard against Chiyuan going south. Usually, only a small number of soldiers and horses can be used to build the city.
However, the city wall needed too many civilians. At that time, Zhaoyao County became a place of hundreds of battles, and everyone had to fight for it, causing the original people of Zhaoyao County to flee in all directions.
