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Author: Linglinghou

Although he tried his best to remind himself, Zhou Peigong still acted like a country bumpkin entering the city after entering Nanjing.

He thought it was not his fault, but for him, there were too many new things in Nanjing, which was much beyond his expectations.

For example, bicycles are still a very novel item in Jingmen. Only a few wealthy families buy one, most of which are used as a toy by young people.

But in Nanjing, bicycles can be seen everywhere. The extremely flat cement and stone roads are also very convenient for bicycle riding.

There are also many four-wheeled carriages in Nanjing, and they strictly follow the rules set by the Ministry of Transport and walk in the opposite direction on both sides.

In some places where traffic flow and people gather, traffic police are commanding to avoid traffic jams.

He also saw the issue of traffic rules issued by the Ministry of Transportation in the "Da Ming Pao", but he did not take it seriously, because there was no need to use traffic rules in Jingmen.

Although there are many horse-drawn carriages in Jingmen, they are still mainly two-wheeled carriages. The official roads and the roads in the city are spacious enough that there will be no traffic jams at all.

When he reached the intersection where people and traffic gathered, Zhou Peigong felt a little guilty because he couldn't understand the traffic police's command gestures.

Wang Jinbao was also stunned and couldn't understand it either.

Fortunately, there are many people who usually cross the road with them, so the two of them just follow the others.

After passing another intersection, Wang Jinbao wiped his sweat and said, "Why do I feel that crossing a road in this Nanjing city is more nervous than destroying the enemy on the battlefield?"

Zhou Peigong was quite nervous just now, but he pretended to be careless and smiled: "It's the first time we've been familiar with the traffic rules, it should be fine."

"There is a tea shop over there. Let's go and have a bowl of tea. By the way, we will inquire about the news that the kings of the vassals are recruiting officials." Wang Jinbao said, and then walked to a tea shop on the side of the road first.

There are also large teahouses nearby, and the signs can be seen from a distance. But neither of them has the intention to go to the teahouse or restaurant, but when they come back to a metropolis like Nanjing, they are not familiar with the place.

Yes, I'm afraid of being slaughtered as a sucker.

However, this kind of roadside tea shop looks more reassuring to the people.

It is said to be a roadside tea shop, but it is not open-air.

Since they entered Nanjing City, they did not see the kind of shops that were placed randomly on the roadside in the county town, and there were some shops on the side of the wharf in the city, but they did not see them in the city.

As an official in the prefecture yamen, Zhou Peigong guessed that it was because Nanjing had strict urban management and was strictly prohibited from setting up roadside stalls in some places.

Therefore, the tea shop where the two of them entered was also a large house, which included large square tables for four people, small square tables for only two people, and a compartment.

As soon as the two sat down, a young guy came up and asked, "What tea do the two guests want? Do you want refreshments?"

Zhou Peigong and Wang Jinbao are both literate and don’t need a friend to report a tea list. When he looked at the wooden brand tea list hanging on the counter, he ordered a pot of ordinary green tea and ordered two refreshments.

When the client brought the tea and refreshments, Zhou Peigong took out a big money (ten cents) as a tip and asked: "I dare to ask where is the registration for the King of Ding, the King of Yong and the King of the Fan?"

The guy charged a tip and said enthusiastically: "The King Ding and King Yong have two registration points in the outer city, and they are all together. The nearest place is on the south bank of Qinhuai River in front.

If you two walk there, if you can’t find them, just ask passersby and you will know.”

"Thank you."

"No need to thank you. What else do you have to ask?" Because the tea shop was not busy at this time, the guy collected the money and prepared to serve for a while.

Zhou Peigong thought about it and asked again: "I heard that there are many people working in the territory of King Yong. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true," the guy said this, "King Ding, King Yong is the younger brother of the Holy Emperor. I heard that both of them have invested in the Holy Emperor, each of whom is 3 million yuan.

With this money, King Ding and King Yong will be able to imagine how much preparations are made for the vassal when they go overseas. The territory of these two people will inevitably develop rapidly and be easy to get rich, so there are quite a lot of people who want to go there.

However, the number of people that the vassal kings can bring in is limited, so they are very strict in interviews. I heard that many people who went to apply for the recruitment were beaten down."

Speaking of this, the guy noticed Zhou Peigong and Wang Jinbao looked ugly, and realized that his words had increased the psychological burden on both of them. He immediately added with a smile: "Of course, you two people who look at the same talent must be able to apply for the job."

After the guy left, Wang Jinbao couldn't help but say, "Xiao Zhou, do you think I will not be beaten this time, right?"

Zhou Peigong was actually worried that he would not be able to apply for the job, but at this time he had to comfort Wang Jinbao and said, "How could it be? Wang Bashu, you have participated in the Western War, no matter how many talents there are under King Ding and King Yong, you will definitely have them.

The king has a place for the general.”

Wang Jinbao frowned and said, "If my position in the vassal king's personal army has not been improved, I might as well go back to the Hubei garrison army to continue to gain weight."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peigong sighed: "Compared with Mr. Wang, I actually feel that I have a smaller chance of applying for the job. Similarly, if I am still just a vassal king, I might as well stay in Jingmen."

Soon, the two of them were distracted.

Because a man from the newspaper delivered a stack of newspapers to the tea shop and shouted casually.

"Customers, come and buy newspapers to read. Big news. North Korea's new king Lee Khan submitted a letter to submit a request to join us in the Ming Dynasty!"

What?

The guests in the tea shop all looked over and looked surprised when they heard this.

North Korea requests surrender to the Ming Dynasty?

True or fake?

After the Baolang left, Wang Jinbao went to the counter to buy a copy of "Da Ming Pao" and came back to watch it with Zhou Peigong.

After watching for a while, Wang Jinbao couldn't help but say with envy: "This is not only a battle to destroy the Qing Dynasty, but also a battle to make North Korea surrender. Unfortunately, I was unable to participate. If I participated, I would at least have to establish a third-class.

Merit, second-class merit!"

After reading the relevant reports, Zhou Peigong found that the court had agreed to Li Qi's request and appointed him as An Lebo, and appointed his mother, former Queen Mother of Korea, Zhang, as a first-rank wife. He felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

However, this kind of thing is more sensitive, and he is more cautious, so he doesn't talk casually.

But everyone around was talking boldly—

"In this way, wouldn't my Ming Dynasty expand its territory for thousands of miles?"

"That's right? You didn't read the newspaper and said that after the military meeting, Lelang Province was decided to establish Lelong Province in North Korea and Heilongjiang Province in the former Nuergandus."

"The court needs a lot of officials to add two more provinces, which is a good thing for college students waiting to become officials."

"I heard that Yarkand in the Western Regions also seems to have the intention to surrender to our Ming Dynasty. If so, the vast territory of our Ming Dynasty may be no less than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

"It was no less than the Han and Tang Dynasties. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, there was no such thing as the Ming Dynasty, who controlled the Nanyang and owned the entire Great Luzon Islands."

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