Chapter 201 Tax Card
In this era, there are still escort agencies, but they have gradually declined. There are still post stations on the road, and all local government offices still exist.
Hong Guang rode on the horse excitedly, and he also had auxiliary armor. Of course, it was far worse than Zhang Hao. Using auxiliary armor to support it can save energy and avoid overworking. Once an accident occurs, relying on auxiliary armor to escape is excellent.
Of course, there is even more problem with fighting. If you have an extra knife in your hand, even the army in the era of cold weapons will dare to attack.
The danger of going out in ancient times was far beyond that of modern times, and the danger of going out in modern times was far beyond that of modern times. If you go out alone, you may not be able to come back. It is very common to die in a foreign land.
There are many kinds of death, but it is not a miserable death.
Being killed, robbed, marrying, and escorting the bride but not being married, and spending all the money. Anyway, all kinds of possibilities are there. As for being caught as a coolie or even a slave, it is not impossible to go out. Going out is a super difficult option. Of course, rich people can also spend money to hire someone as a bodyguard and escort to the destination, and more of a group of people gather and go together.
Starting from Hangzhou, you will soon reach Xiaoshan. After leaving Xiaoshan, there are two roads not far away, one towards Shaoxing Ningbo and the other towards Zhuji. The first stop that Zhang Hao and his friends decided to go was Zhuji. In the late Qing Dynasty, the population density was quite sparse, and even on the official road, there were few pedestrians.
Zhang Hao and the others did not plan to rush to travel. The purpose was to travel around the mountains and rivers. If they were rushing, they would have used the Guangmen to pass by, which was quick and easy.
The horse team entered the hilly area, with Puyang River on the left, Niutou Mountain and Huashan on the right, where you can see scattered thatched huts and many farmlands. Some people saw the horse team and immediately hid.
This water is very clear!
Hong Guang pointed at the Puyang River Waterway.
Zhang Hao casually said: "There is no industry, of course the water is clear and the water here should be the place where the sand is washed in Xizi, right?" He was not sure.
Xizi? Xi Shi?
Hong Guang didn't know it either. He has listened to operas recently and has learned some historical knowledge.
Yes, Xi Shi...
Zhang Hao wondered, if he could go to the Warring States Period in the future, could he go and see Fan Li and Xishi, Wu Zixu, and these historical celebrities?
Hong Guang said: "If I had gone to that era, I would have snatched Xi Shi as the wife of the village, hahahaha! I heard that Xi Shi is a great beauty!"
Zhang Hao said lightly: "It may not be to your taste! The aesthetic standards of each era are different. Perhaps the beauties of that era are the ugly monsters of our era!"
"Damn, my beautiful hope was hit by you like this. Brother, you are so bad!"
The two of them got off the horse and walked along the dirt road. The entire horse team walked slowly behind the two.
Zhang Hao said: "If I go to the Han Dynasty, I will only have this equipment, a spear, and a particularly cloned war horse. Do you think I can fight Xiang Yu? I think he shouldn't be able to beat me."
Hong Guang rolled his eyes and said, "You are cheating!"
"Nonsense, if I hadn't cheated or fought with the Overlord, would I be sick?"
"Well, brother, you're sick!"
"Damn, can you speak well!"
"Hey, brother, look at the road ahead, there are many big cars."
Zhang Yihu had already given an order here, and immediately several robots jumped off the horse, ran quickly towards the heights with their guns, and the robot sniper set off.
Zhang Hao said, "Get on the horse!" The two of them turned over and the horse, and Zhang Hao ordered, "Zhang Yihu, take the two of them over and take a look."
"Let's keep up!"
Tax card!
In the late Qing Dynasty, tax cards were everywhere, and there were people setting up cards as long as it was an intersection. Anyway, it was a variety of names to collect money. The reasons were even more strange. Unless you didn’t follow this path, as long as you dared to leave, I would dare to collect taxes. Relying on the large crowds and powerful people, I would get all kinds of food and card purchases, government offices set up cards, small towns set up cards, landlords and tyrants set up cards, and even bandits set up cards.
What is lawlessness? In this era, there is a saying that a gun is the king of the mountain.
More than a hundred horses are extremely oppressed. In addition, the horses are all dressed in bright clothes, and they are obviously rich. In this era, dressed in bright clothes is really not ordinary people. There is a saying that is also in this era, only respect clothes but not people!
The tax collector looked at him in fear.
The originally blocked carriage convoy tried to move the carts to the side of the road, and really didn't dare to block the way for these people.
Zhang Yihu rode a horse and said condescendingly: "You... get out of here!" The whip in his hand pointed at the other party.
There were about a dozen people in this group of tax officials, most of whom were holding wrist knives and darts, and only a few were holding guns and earth guns. Facing a group of people holding fast guns, the psychological pressure was so great that they all showed on their faces, and everyone's face turned pale.
The other party hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Yihu had already stepped on the horse, whip in his hand slammed his head and face. The fierce spirit scared the group of tax ditches to flee.
This is a three-way intersection. Tax officials set up checkpoints here. People and cars from the three roads all have to pay taxes. It is also considered a good place to choose a good location. There are many bamboo sheds on the roadside, various roadside stalls, some sell food, some sell tea, and some sell local fruits.
"Let's take a break here."
Zhang Hao's horse team stopped at the intersection of the three-way street, and the escaping tax officials were complaining. What should I do?
Although the others were afraid, they found that the people from this group of horse team did not bully people, but they didn't know why they beat the tax officials. Before they even spoke, they were beaten to run away.
The horses were led aside, and there were also people selling vegetables and eggs on the roadside stall. Two horse teams came out and looked along the roadside stall. When they saw the eggs and vegetables, they hurried over and asked, "How many eggs, vegetables, are there?"
There were several stalls selling eggs and vegetables. When they watched the two of them come over, they were almost scared to tears because they had guns on their waists.
"Master, the eggs and vegetables are all here..."
"How many copper coins?"
Two eggs are cheap, compared with Shanghai, the price is very low. I bought all the eggs, ducks, eggs, goose eggs, and vegetables from all stalls, and there were only a few silver dollars in total.
These eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs, were not eaten by Zhang Hao and the others, but for horses. They were fried soybeans, black beans, salt, eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs, and feed them to horses. They were concentrated feed, and there were also special feeds. This horse is really better than what people eat.
Zhang Hao and the others were very simple to eat. Each person had a pack of cooked beef, plus a few pieces of bread and a bowl of soup. They were all fast food and the taste was still very good.
Tak Ding stood far away, and no one dared to step forward. This group of people was extremely arrogant and they dared not provoke him. That was really not afraid. Each of the other party held a quick gun. The so-called quick gun in this era was to shoot a shot and pull the bolt.
After dinner, everyone got on the horse, and Zhang Hao said, "Let's go!" The horse team started running, making a rumbling sound of horse hooves, gradually moving away, and the taxpayers were relieved and scared to death.
Chapter completed!