Zhao Tai rested one night in the inn. Early the next morning, when the sky was dark, the crisp sound of the watch echoed among the neighbors in Lin'an City.

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With the loud voice of the watchman, the tranquility of Lin'an was broken, and various shops along the street began to remove wooden planks, hang up banners, and were about to prepare for business.

At this time, the sun was halfway up, and every neighborhood in the city slowly came to life. Many vendors came out to sell goods, either picked or pushed, and the city slowly became noisy and noisy. All kinds of voices gathered, and the city was finally abuzz.

Zhao Tai got up from the bed and woke up Cheng Hu and Cheng De, "It's dawn, get up and wash up, and then go have breakfast."

The three of them simply packed up, then left the inn and walked to the street. They saw steaming steam from the street shops. Customers were sitting at the tables along the street, eating various snacks and vermicelli, and the smell of fireworks came from the shops.

Zhao Tai saw that there were steamed buns, steamed buns, sesame cakes, porridge, cakes, as well as meat and vegetable snacks, tea and soup for the guests to choose from.

The rising citizen class in Lin'an City wakes up in the morning and is too lazy to open a fire at home. They slurp a bowl of noodles on the street before going to work, just like the scene described in "Tokyo Dreams".

The people of the Song Dynasty really made Lin'an look like Bianliang.

Zhao and Tai were walking on the street. They saw various snacks and diners with their eyes, heard loud greetings from shopkeepers, and smelled various fragrances with their noses. They immediately felt hungry.

"Go to that restaurant!" Zhao Tai pointed to a restaurant not far away with a flag and banner that said "Fumanduo" and a restaurant with the word "food" hanging underneath.

The three of them came to the door. The waiter in the store stood under the stilted building and greeted him warmly, "Guests, please come in!"

The three of them entered the restaurant. There were more than ten tables in the lobby, almost full of people.

"Three distinguished guests!" The waiter at the door greeted loudly, and there were waiters in the lobby, who seated them at an empty table.

The waiter in the store was very discerning. Seeing that the three of them did not look like Lin'an locals, he took the initiative to recommend, "Please come back to our store for the first time. We have all kinds of food in the store, including noodles, steamed buns, sesame cakes, and various types of cakes."

Rice noodles are up to the customer’s choice!”

The three of them were all tall and tall, not like southerners, so the waiter recommended noodles first.

Zhao Tai looked at the diners around him, and then at the bamboo sign hanging in front of the counter, on which the prices of various foods were clearly marked.

"Bring me three bowls of shrimp and eel noodles, plus one each of cypress buns wrapped with green onions, green onion pancakes, Dingsheng cakes, and sesame seed pancakes. If you don't have enough, order more!" Zhao Tai made the decision directly.

"Okay!" The waiter agreed, and then repeated it loudly and word for word in a loud voice.

The waiter in the shop retired, and Zhao Tai moved his gaze to the hall, looking at the almost full diners and listening to them talking about interesting things about Lin'an.

The diners spoke Mandarin and some Wu dialect. Zhao Tai could only hear a general idea and found that they talked most about trivial matters in life. Almost no one talked about the war in the north and the arrival of the Mongolian envoys in Lin'an.

Politically speaking, although Lin'an only belonged to the Song Dynasty and did not have the title of capital, it was actually the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.

As the de facto capital of the Southern Song Dynasty and the political center of the Song Dynasty, residents rarely talked about politics, which surprised Zhao Tai. At the same time, he also strengthened his analysis. In the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone from the government to the people was content with enjoying themselves and did not realize that Mongolia

The huge threat posed by the rise.

They are now just like the people in Bianjing City a hundred years ago. The Jin army only woke up after they attacked the city, but it was already too late.

When Zhao Taizheng was looking around, the waiter had already brought the food, and Chenghu and Chengde were impatient.

At that moment, the three of them each took a bowl and started eating. When the bowl of noodles was in their stomachs, even Zhao Tai felt that it was so delicious that he even drank the soup.

The three of them finished the meal in a hurry, and Zhao Taisui immediately called the waiter to pay the bill. The three of them only spent thirty-three cash.

This made Zhao Tai realize that the people of the Southern Song Dynasty were living in an era of economic prosperity and abundant materials.

If there had been no Mongol invasion, maybe within a few more decades of development, we would have been able to break the historical cycle rate and enter a new social stage.

Historically, the Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties would have serious internal problems within two to three hundred years, which would eventually lead to the dynasty being unable to continue running and having to collapse and restart.

The Southern Song Dynasty was an exception. Although it had internal problems faced by previous dynasties, including severe land annexation, it showed no signs of collapse and the system was still functioning normally.

This is because in addition to the internal circulation in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was also continuous blood transfusion from overseas trade. It was the benefits brought by overseas trade that made the internal conflicts of the Song Dynasty less acute.

Therefore, many people believe that if there had been no Mongol invasion, Chinese society would have most likely achieved a breakthrough and entered a new stage when it reached the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Tai once thought about it, if the Southern Song Dynasty entered a new social stage and took the lead in the industrial revolution, what would the world be like in the future? With the characteristics of Chinese civilization, there would definitely be fewer unjust wars in the future world.

It is a blessing to the world.

After Zhao Tai and the others had eaten and drank, they left the restaurant. Zhao Tai then ordered: "Chengde, you stay at the inn, take care of your luggage and wait for news. Chenghu, follow me to Zheng Shen's government residence and see if you can see Zheng."

Get involved in politics!”

When the three of them separated, Zhao Tai didn't know Zheng Qingzhi's residence and couldn't ask.

Zheng Qingzhi was a political advisor to the Southern Song Dynasty, equivalent to a deputy prime minister, and a deputy state-level cadre. If Zhao Tai inquired on the street, he would definitely be arrested and taken to the official directly.

Therefore, Zhao Tai did not ask, but found another donkey cart and said directly to the driver: "Go to Zheng Shen's government residence!"

The driver was a man in his forties and a talkative man. Seeing that Zhao Tai did not look like a local from Lin'an and looked like an outsider, he guessed that Zhao Tai and his party wanted to entrust someone else to do something for them.

"This guest, are you looking for someone to join the war?" The coachman drove away the carriage with an expression of insight into everything.

Zhao Taidao: "There is indeed something that requires Zheng to participate in politics!"

The coachman had a profound look on his face, "Guest, you've got the wrong person!"

"Oh?" Zhao Tai asked doubtfully, "Why do you say that?"

But the coachman only focused on driving the coach and did not answer.

Seeing this, Zhao Tai took out a small handover and said, "I'm sure you appreciate it. We are new here and don't know much about the situation in Bianjing. Please give us some advice!"

"My guest, what are you doing?" The coachman refused, but after a slight delay, he took Jiaozi into his arms and said in a deep voice: "Guest, you are lucky to have met me, Baixiaosheng of Lin'an! You
Chapter completed!