Qingyuan Pass is under the jurisdiction of Weizhou, the Jingsai Army Division of Xixia, and is located at the foot of Leshan.
It used to be called Qingyuan Military City, and it was the rear base for Xixia's attack on Song Dynasty. In the second year of Yuanfu, Xixia suffered a series of defeats, and its territory retreated step by step. Qingyuan Military City became a pass between Song and Xia.
Later, in order to show "sincerity for peace", Xia State took the initiative to dismantle the solid Qingyuan Military City and turned it into an ordinary pass, which was also renamed Qingyuan Pass.
Guarded by the Song Army at Qingyuan Pass, Li Qingluan, dressed in men's clothing, followed the team toward a shed, where there were five bookkeeper-looking people sitting behind five tables in the shed.
Li Qingluan and Zhang Yuanqing were given preferential treatment and were invited to the table at the far end, where a separate clerk registered for their entry.
"Excuse me, your name?" the clerk asked.
"Li Qingfeng." Li Qingluan replied calmly.
"May I ask about the official position?"
"The training envoy of the Huaizhou regiment, the member of the Wensi Academy."
"Excuse me, what's the point of entering my Song Dynasty?"
"As ordered by our Lord, I went to attend Mr. Dongpo's memorial service."
"Oh, please also submit your country's mission documents to my subordinate for registration."
After receiving the document from Li Qingluan, the clerk read it carefully, checked the seal, and then registered it completely before handing it back to Li Qingluan politely.
After completing all the formalities and receiving a temporary passport for entry, Li Qingluan took a look at it.
"Li Qingfeng, male, twenty-four years old, Xixia envoy, height...appearance..." Below these information words, there are three small boxes with three fingerprints on them.
The thumb and index finger of the right hand, plus the clear fingerprint of the left thumb. In addition to this photo, there are three archives.
The appearance can be changed, but the fingerprints cannot be changed. The people of the Song Dynasty were so well-intentioned.
Li Qingluan turned to the north side of the paper again and saw prompt text written on it.
"In accordance with the provisions of the "Border Entry and Exit Regulations" and the "Regulations on the Administration of Vassal Exchanges", entry into the Song Dynasty is allowed for a period of one year, starting from March 5, the third year of Tianqi, to March 4, the fourth year of Tianqi.
Stop at three o'clock."
The words in the front are printed, and the period in the back line is sandwiched between a few words and added by handwriting. A long red seal is also stamped - "Qingyuan Customs Entry-Exit Inspection Station Audit Seal (4)"
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"Every time you visit a place and stay for more than three days, you must register with the police department, otherwise you may be deported." After reading the last paragraph of the prompt text, Li Qingluan turned to ask Zhang Yuanqing.
"Mr. Zhang, when did the Song people start this trick?"
"In October of the first year of Apocalypse, it was officially activated for our Xia Kingdom and the countries in the Western Regions. In January of the second year of Apocalypse, it was officially activated for other countries."
"Is it also enabled for Beiliao?"
"Yes."
"Beiliao is willing?"
"I heard that the envoys of the Song Dynasty explained to the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Liao Dynasty, "In recent years, more and more people have fled to the Song Dynasty from the Nanjing Road, Tokyo Road, and Xijing Road in the Northern Liao Dynasty. In order to prevent these fleeing people from affecting the relationship between the Song and Liao Dynasties,
The Song Dynasty adopted this kind of border management method to block the refugees from going south, and asked the Liao Kingdom for their understanding. In fact, when merchants and nobles from the Liao Kingdom came and went to the Song Dynasty, they only needed to register and they would not be affected at all. So.
It doesn’t matter about Beiliao.”
Zhang Yuanqing traveled to the Song Dynasty many times in the past two years and almost became the Xia Kingdom's permanent envoy to the Song Dynasty, so he was very familiar with these situations.
"Is this useful?" Li Qingluan asked in a deep voice.
"It is said that it is useful. Nowadays, people in the Song Dynasty mainly take photos of themselves and household registration papers. When traveling to other places, just bring the ID paper with them. If you want to move to another place, it is also easy. You can take the household registration paper to your original place and new place.
It's enough to register your place of residence. You need to be photographed at checkpoints, inns, hotels, and on boats and trains along the way. We use the entry paper as a passport. It is useful to check for spies who sneak into the country."
"Oh, tell me about the useless parts."
"It's the princess. The Song Dynasty explained to the Northern Liao Dynasty that this set of entry and exit procedures was to strictly prevent fugitives from escaping south to the Song Dynasty. In fact, it was nonsense. Since it was implemented against the Northern Liao Dynasty in the second year of Tianqi, the number of Liao people fleeing south has increased instead of decreasing.
. There were even so-called smugglers who bribed the border patrol officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom, asked their families to take care of them, and even led entire villages to run south."
"So arrogant?" Li Qingluan was shocked.
Zhang Yuanqing was about to answer when a follower came to report.
"Guanren Zhang, Guanren Li, and I have bought tickets. The direct express carriage from Qingyuan Pass to Pizhou. I bought first-class seats for Guanren Li and Guanren Zhang. The rest of the first- and second-class seats are different."
"Is there a direct express carriage from Qingyuan Pass to Pizhou?" Li Qingluan was shocked.
"Yes, Princess. The Song Dynasty has worked hard to build roads in the past few years. Last year, the county road from Qingyuan Pass to Qingzhou was built, and this year it was built to Pizhou. It goes straight south along the Baima River and the Maling River embankment.
It was built as a flood control dam and a fast-moving road."
"That's a lot of money. Come on, let's go take a look." Li Qingluan raised his eyebrows.
"Li Guanren, first class is the best seat, two people per car. First class is four people per car, second class is six people per car, third class is eight people per car. There is also Puda
There are more than fifteen people in each car. It stops all the way. It is slow, uncomfortable to sit in, crowded and swaying..."
The entourage who bought the tickets led Li Qingluan and Zhang Yuanqing into the parking lot and explained carefully.
"One car per person. It's a chartered car and needs to be booked three to five days in advance. Princess, you told us to rush to Kaifeng City as soon as possible, so I don't dare to delay."
"Well, it's okay. It's okay for me and Mr. Zhang to ride in the same car. This county is now a man, and his name is Li Qingfeng."
"Y-yes-yes!"
This is a black carriage. The overall shape is a bit like a steamed bun turned upside down, and four tall and large wheels are installed on it. There is a seat in the front, two-thirds of the height of the entire carriage, which should be for the driver.
There are two wind lamps hanging on both sides of the seat.
Behind the carriage is a cabinet.
Handymen in the two parking lots were putting luggage inside. After putting everything in, they carefully covered it with a layer of waterproof linoleum, finally closed the cover, and then stood aside, wiping their sweat, waiting for the coachman's inspection.
The experienced Zhang Yuanqing took out dozens of copper coins and handed them to his attendant. The attendant stepped forward and handed them to the handyman.
The two handymen bowed to this side and thanked them profusely.
"Money reward? Is this a rule?" Li Qingluan asked curiously.
"It's an unspoken rule. If you don't tip first-class or first-class people, others will laugh at you. You can afford to ride in such an expensive car, but you don't even give a tip. It's really stingy. If you give it to people in second- and third-class buses, people will laugh.
If you don't give it, people won't make irresponsible remarks. Because those who take the second- and third-class trains may not be rich and want to be comfortable, but they are really urgent and must go quickly."
Zhang Yuanqing explained.
Li Qingluan nodded and continued to watch.
Two coachmen, one with the help of the groom in the yard, hitched the four horses to the front of the carriage in two rows. The other coachman surrounded the carriage and inspected it.
I tapped the wheel lightly, bent down and got under the car, looked at the axle, checked the lamp oil in the wind lamp, and then looked at the rear cargo compartment. I checked everything. Everything is normal, so I will give it to you two.
The handyman who had been waiting for a long time signed the book.
Finally, he walked around the carriage and checked all the small moving parts. When he found that there were no problems, he said to a parking lot employee: "That's it."
After watching the coachman sign the book in his hand, the parking lot staff turned around and said: "Officials, you can get on the bus."
Li Qingluan got into the carriage through the opened door and found that the carriage was a bit like a boat on the water. After he got in, it swayed from side to side a few times.
Li Qingluan, who was confused, turned to look at Zhang Yuanqing, who had followed him in.
"Li Guanren, I heard that this carriage is equipped with springs and steel plates for shock absorption. When it runs, it will not shake and it is very comfortable to sit on. The more expensive the carriage, the first class seat, the better the shock absorption.
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Li Qingluan was dubious, and then looked at the decoration in the carriage.
The car wall is covered with a layer of gray-brown cotton, which is neither dazzling nor dull.
Two seats are placed opposite each other. The seat is very spacious. The surface is made of leather and I don't know what kind of material is filled inside. The place where you sit and the place where you lean are very soft and comfortable.
A layer of cotton blanket was spread on the leather, and a thin blanket was placed next to it. It smelled of being exposed to the sun, and there was also a little bit of lime water mixed in it.
On the right side of each seat is a cabinet that can be used as an armrest or pillow, and the lower one is also a place to put things. After Li Qingluan opened it, he found that the top was empty, and underneath was a can of water, which he just put in and stuck in
The wooden nest was still steaming.
"This is this?" Li Qingluan asked, pointing to the cabinet next to him.
"Li Guanren, this is where food is kept. The food that guests bring with them can be placed here. The hot water has been boiled, and there are cups below. You can drink it if you want. But it is recommended to drink it in small pinches. This carriage is running fast.
If you have an itinerary, rest at a fixed point, about an hour apart. No stops will be made unless there are special circumstances."
"There are so many tricks." Li Qingluan leaned back, half buried in the seat.
She looked outside through the open window. The window was covered with a layer of cotton and bamboo paper, which was very transparent. There was also a layer of curtain inside that could be drawn to block the light coming from the car window.
Outside the car, the huge parking lot was bustling with people and noisy.
"It's really lively and full of life, unlike Xia Kingdom, which is dead now..." Li Qingluan stopped talking in time and did not say any more.
Half a quarter of an hour later, I heard the coachman in front of me yelling, followed by the sound of a whip, and the carriage started to move slowly. It was really stable, with only a slight shake.
Li Qingluan looked out the window, Qingyuan Pass was getting further and further away, the carriage turned onto a hard straight road by the river, and the speed quickly increased. This chapter has been completed!