It’s advisable to take a broad view of the scenery.

Qingtang City has been prosperous since ancient times.

After the founding of Xixia, heavy taxes were levied on business travelers traveling through the Hexi Corridor. Soldiers even acted as bandits, killing people and stealing goods. Tributary envoys and merchants wanted to avoid the plunder and exploitation of Xixia, obtain a stable and peaceful trading environment, and earn more gold and silver.

To make money, they began to divert to the Qiangzhong Road and take the Qingtang City.

At that time, the people of Qingtang City set up many post stations on the road to receive passing tribute envoys and merchants. They also restricted the tribes to treat the transit merchants well and provided them with food and accommodation. The merchants only had to pay the corresponding fees or

Just the goods.

Not only that, in order to protect the safe passage of tribute missions and caravans carrying large amounts of goods, Qingtang City also specially sent troops to escort foreign merchants who stayed in Qingtang to do business, allowing them to exchange and exchange goods at will, and also specially allocated a piece of land

, specifically for foreign businessmen to build houses and warehouses, which attracted a large number of foreign businessmen to settle down and do business.

At that time, merchants gathered in Qingtang City, which was full of exotic customs. There were not only Han Chinese and Tubo people, but also people from Central Asia, West Asia and Europe.

There are also many merchants from the countries in the Western Regions, including merchants from the Uighurs, Khotan, Gaochang, Qiuci, Nuoqiang and other countries, as well as Tianzhu and Nibalo merchants from South Asia and the Xindu River Basin, and even Dashi from the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia.

Great Qin merchants from Persia and Europe.

The merchant envoys traveling between the Western Regions and the Mainland via the Qiangzhong Road are willing to stop here to rest, relieve fatigue, replenish supplies, and then continue their journey. Many merchants even stay here for a year or several years before leaving, and some simply leave.

Build houses in the city, settle down and do business.

After years of continuous war, Qingtang City was once in depression, but now that it has been stable in the past few years, trade routes have been opened again, and Qingtang has shown signs of prosperity again.

Zhao Tong led everyone forward. There is a gate next door between the West City and the East City, which can be passed through. There are soldiers guarding the door. Yang Zhishijin and Yang Zhishijin are wearing official uniforms, and the soldiers are greeting them one after another.

And these acquaintances often let it go after quarreling and fighting. There are few who pursue them, and some even call the opponent a hero when they lose and suffer losses. This is somewhat similar to the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains.

Zhao Tong nodded. He knew something about this. The Song Dynasty had always given preferential treatment to the Northwest Tibetan people or familiar households in the Western Regions. The laws were relatively lenient. Generally speaking, they ignored their ordinary quarrels and fights, as long as they did not

If someone loses his life, just turn a blind eye.

The burly middle-aged man had a disdainful look on his face. After smiling, he opened his mouth and seemed to curse a few words. Then he lifted the side of his robe and walked into the shop.

Walking on the central market avenue, there are not only shops on both sides, but also a variety of goods on the street stalls outside. It can be seen that businessmen of various skin colors are selling in various accents in the exotic shops. At a glance,

There are a wide variety of products and the crowds are very lively.

Zhao Tong looked at her, nodded and said, "Xiao Qingmei, can you understand everything?"

Zhao Tong watched the confrontation between the young man and the people in the store and thought: "I heard their accents are different."

The young man's skin was dark and shiny. Although he looked thin, his eyes were bright and he was arguing angrily with the burly middle-aged man.

Many of these houses were built by the business travelers back then, which shows how lively and prosperous the Qingtang was at that time.

The young man was wearing a similar robe, but if you look closely it was more luxurious than the burly middle-aged man. However, the robe was stained in many places, and there were even tears in two places, and the boots on his feet were also damaged.

, two toes came out and were covered with mud.

There were several people standing in front of the shop. The leader was a sturdy middle-aged man wearing a traditional Tibetan robe. He stood with his arms akimbo and laughed at a young man in front of him.

The group of people were walking and watching, and suddenly there was a burst of noise in front of them. Zhe Hanmei heard it and said: "It seems that the Tubo people are quarreling."

Zhe Hanmei smiled and said: "There are a few people in the northwest who don't understand some of the Fan and Xia languages. Even the Fan and Xia Uighurs can understand our Song language. Otherwise, let alone doing business, even after a fight, it would be difficult to negotiate."

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Both parties spoke Tubo, and Yang Zhishi couldn't understand them. Zhao Tong frowned expressionlessly, and Zhe Hanmei whispered: "Your Highness, do you want me to help you Di Tuo? But I remember..."

"Cough, cough..." Zhao Tong coughed twice and said: "I only said that I never read the Horse Book when I was a child, but I didn't say that I didn't learn the language of foreign countries. It's just that over the years, I have forgotten a little.

, this is the first time I heard the Tibetan people quarreling, and I was a little bit confused."

Zhao Tong led everyone to watch, because both Yang Zhi and Shi Jin were wearing official uniforms. Every time they passed a stall, people saluted. Even the patrolling city soldiers stopped.

Zhe Hanmei's eyelashes fluttered and she said, "How about the young lady translating for the prince?"

Small items include musk, cinnabar, bezoar, river beads, mountain coral, raw gold, mercury, woody incense, Sanya brown, flower core cloth, douluo brocade, down, antelope horns, bamboo horns, red and green leather and other local specialties.

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When he arrived at the East City, he saw a lively and prosperous scene. Zhao Tu looked around and saw that many of the houses and towers were not made in the Song Dynasty. They had spiers and domes, and some were painted in various colors.

Yang Zhi sighed in his heart, it seems that being an official is not difficult, you just need to follow the right person.

Zhao Tong said: "Is it rare for a Tibetan student to live in Xining Prefecture?"

When the young man heard the other party's words, his face turned livid, and he wanted to rush forward. Seeing this, several other people in front of the shop pulled out their swords from their waists, waved them at the young man, and cursed.

Zhe Hanmei said: "That's right. That shop is a familiar household, but this person is a stranger."

Zhao Tong smiled and shook his head: "Xiao Qingmei, don't deceive me into not leaving Kaifeng for a long time. I know that the border regulations are loose and there are many preferential treatment for foreign merchants."

Zhe Hanmei smiled playfully and said: "Your Majesty, you didn't expect that there are armors for sale, right? If you were in Tokyo, let alone buying and selling, I'm afraid you would be charged for hiding one."

Hearing this, Zhe Zhichang shook his head: "Your Majesty, these businessmen are everywhere from east to west, north and south. They often quarrel and even use knives. It is not uncommon for people to lose their lives sometimes."

"Go over and take a look." Zhao Tong said, since you are here, you must see everything. You should take a broad view of the scenery and be aware of all the things in the world.

There are even swords and guns, hand-forged iron armor and some other weapons.

Zhao Tongguan saw these goods, including large items such as horses, oxen, timber, grain and other items.

They walked over and saw that it was a shop with a large front, with mottled wooden pillars on both sides and smooth steps, exuding an ancient atmosphere. It must have some history and stories.

Zhe Hanmei said: "It's not that there are none, it's just that people who come to Zhoucheng are very rare. This person should have gone to the store to sell things. Then the owner of the store said that the items were fake and took them away. This person wanted to take them back.

When things are not available, they start making noises."

Zhao Tong squinted his eyes and said, "I can vaguely tell what king this person is talking about?"

Zhe Hanmei glanced at him, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved, and said: "It's said that he is a descendant of a certain king. I don't understand the meaning of that word. It's probably just that way."

Zhao Tong nodded and saw a group of patrolling soldiers approaching, and said to Yang Zhi: "Let them come and surround the store. No one is allowed to leave."
Chapter completed!