Although Shangjing seems to be much behind the towns in the Central Plains, it is actually quite prosperous.
In fact, the main reason why it seems backward is that there are not as many decent buildings in the towns as there are in the Central Plains, they are not as dense as the Central Plains, and they are not as grand as the Central Plains.
For example, there are very few high-rise buildings with three or five floors. This is mainly due to the nomadic habit. Fortunately, Shangjing is in a good location. To the west is the prairie and to the east is the Changbai Mountains. It is right at the intersection of nomadic and farming, so
Han Chinese-style buildings and Khitan tents can be seen everywhere in the Shangjing area.
Although the buildings are a bit crude, there are all kinds of restaurants, inns, shops, and even gambling houses found in the Central Plains.
On both sides of the main road that runs from north to south are mud houses or wooden structures, and further on both sides are stretches of tents!
There are also shops, inns and wine shops in these tents. In the past, there were no such things here, but after long contact with the Central Plains people, some smart Khitan people here began to make bold attempts to take this opportunity to make some "windfall"
.
Emperor Liao turned a blind eye to this kind of thing at first, but in the end he acquiesced and encouraged it. It was Jingzong's ambition to make the people rich and the country strong. If the people were poor and the country was strong, the empire's rule would not last long.
Starting from Taizu Abaoji, all the emperors of the Liao Kingdom paid more attention to the eclecticism, and they always humbly learned from the economically developed Central Plains, and transformed themselves from a simple nomadic nation into a dynasty that coexisted nomadic herding and farming.
Especially after the annexation of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the division of rule between the north and the south was implemented, "one country, two systems". Han was ruled by Han in the south, and Liao was ruled by Liao in the north. Nowadays, the prosperity of southern Xinjiang has given Daliao a huge benefit.
Emperor Jingzong even wanted to extend all the advanced governance experience in the south to the north, but he was currently opposed by many ministers, who believed that the time was not yet ripe. Even many Han officials here believed that the time was not good.
Because the gap between north and south is too big!
Some things can be adapted and used for reference, but copying them completely will easily lead to incompatibility, and forceful promotion will be even more counterproductive!
Since it was rare for ministers from the Han and Liao camps to have unified opinions, Jingzong naturally could not force himself and could only give up.
But only Queen Xiao understood his distress and anxiety.
Because Jingzong's health is deteriorating, and now he is even more precarious, time waits for him!
Although it was already evening, the streets were still crowded with people and vendors selling goods were everywhere.
This is the base camp of the nomadic people, and there are many people riding horses on the streets, so Feng Jiuxiao and others did not attract attention because of their riding, but the bulging baggage on the back of the idle horse attracted everyone's attention.
Some people can tell that the horse is carrying a heavy load from the dull sound of its hooves hitting the ground! Not to mention that the footprints are much deeper!
What is so heavy?
Cotton, grain, dried meat, and jewelry cannot reach that weight at all!
There is only one possibility.
That’s a lot of gold!
Many people's eyes have begun to shine with strange light. But seeing the extraordinary momentum of these fifteen people, they naturally want to wait for the opportunity and cannot act rashly.
Pang Shiwu said softly: "Brother, there are many people in the world on this street."
Feng Jiuxiao said softly: "Didn't I say that big things will happen in Beijing these days? These people are probably the Jianghu people who came to help me."
"They were assisting the boxers, so the main force in the incident were all soldiers?"
"Of course, whether you protect the emperor or defeat the emperor, what you fight for in the end is military power! Taking over the army means taking over the entire Liao Dynasty."
"I think these people are eyeing Mr. Zhang's gold. Maybe they will cause trouble tonight."
"Whatever comes, let's make peace with it. Every step we take is under the supervision of Daliao. I feel that even if we do nothing honestly, some people will cause trouble for us, so don't worry about anything and give it a try."
Bar!"
"Haha, you mean those love rivals of yours will keep causing trouble for you?" Pang Shiwu suddenly laughed mischievously.
"You brat, what kind of love rival? Who is worthy of being your elder brother's love rival! I haven't heard that your sister-in-law has a second suitor!" Feng Jiuxiao pretended to be angry.
"I'm talking about Miss Xiao, why did you get involved with my sister-in-law?"
"Apart from your sister-in-law, what do those girls have to do with me? Don't mention it anymore!"
When Pang Shishi saw Yuan Zishan looking at him coldly, his heart trembled and he quickly said: "Brother is wise!"
"Brother, follow the example of big brother." Feng Jiuxiao smiled slyly, and then glanced back, which meant that he had long noticed that Yuan Zishan was behind him!
At this time, a Khitan man came over with a smile on his face.
Feng Jiuxiao saw that this man was wearing a robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves, a belt around his waist, and long boots. He was dressed neatly and neatly. In addition, most Khitan men had straight hair, which showed the ruggedness and toughness of a grassland horseback riding people.
Incisively and vividly.
"May I ask who you are, Mr. Feng Jiuxiao?" the bald Khitan man asked with a smile.
Feng Jiuxiao saw that he had no ill intentions, so she nodded and said, "That's right."
The Khitan man smiled and said: "Princess Shengnan knows that the young master is tired from traveling and horseback riding, so she specially arranged for me to take care of the young master. Tuoba Xiu is the owner of the inn here, not a court official. Please rest assured, young master!"
Feng Jiuxiao looked at Yuan Zishan.
Yuan Zishan said expressionlessly: "Why are you so rigid? It doesn't hurt to take a break. If you don't pay double the money, it's over."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "Okay." He turned to the Khitan Tuoba Xiu with a smile and said: "Please lead the way."
Tuoba Xiu smiled and said, "Please come with me."
Everyone followed the Khitan people and walked slowly towards the north.
Pang Shiwu and Chili Mian looked at each other.
Chili whispered: "That's not right. Shouldn't the lady object strongly?"
Pang Shiwu was also puzzled, "Yes, this is the accommodation arranged by her love rival. Can you tolerate this?"
Chili frowned and said, "Does it mean that the young lady is afraid that the young master will live on the street and she can't bear it?"
Pang Shishi shook his head and said: "We have slept in the open so many times, but I have never seen her feel sorry for her brother."
Pepper suddenly glared, "What did you say?"
Only then did Pang Shiwu realize that there was something wrong with his expression, and quickly explained: "I didn't mean that. My sister-in-law has always felt sorry for my brother. I mean, there was nothing wrong with my sister-in-law when she slept in the wild in the past."
Feng Jiuxiao suddenly turned around and said to them: "Stop guessing. I'm just tired and looking for a clean place to rest. There's so much nonsense."
Pepper suddenly understood!
Seeing that Pang Shishi was still in a daze, he whispered: "Miss, even if you want to sleep on the street, you can't do it. There are horse manure everywhere here. I don't think anyone will clean it up until tomorrow morning. Miss loves cleanliness so much, how can she sleep here?"
There's not even a temple or a forest nearby, so why didn't she object this time?"
Pang Shiwu glanced at the ground, and sure enough, there were horse dung everywhere. He thought to himself: This is still the imperial capital of the Khitan. It is really dirty and messy. How can such a dynasty defeat the Central Plains to such a degree that it cannot recover? Yanyun Sixteenth was lost.
The state didn't say anything, but still allowed Shi Jingtang to be the emperor! If Shi Jingtang was like this when he met the Khitan, would he still bow his head and proclaim his vassalship?
Pang Shiwu suddenly thought that there was something wrong. Can't he find an inn by himself? But since the eldest brother said that to himself,
Tuoba Xiu led everyone to a large tent gathering place, pointed to the dozens of tents here and said, "Master Feng, these tents have signs on them, with Khitan characters and Chinese characters. I specially put the A number on them.
Four tents are vacant because the princess said you are four people. I think one tent per person is definitely enough. In fact, there are four beds in each tent, which can sleep four people. Of course, I don’t have beds here, only mattresses.
They are all spread on the ground. I hope you can make do with them for a while. The princess will take you into the Xiao Mansion tomorrow."
When Wang Sheng heard that there were only four tents, and they were all for Feng Jiuxiao, he felt a little unhappy, "Boss!"
Tuoba Xiu quickly said with a smile on his face, "Sir, what are your orders?"
Wang Sheng pointed at the eleven of him, "We are also friends of Mr. Feng. You only prepared Mr. Feng's room. What should we do? Lie on the ground, lie on top of horse urine, and smell the smell of horse manure?"
Tuoba Xiu said awkwardly: "My guest is joking. There are other rooms too, but they are already occupied. If you don't mind squeezing in with others, it's not a problem at all."
Before Wang Sheng could get angry, Feng Jiuxiao raised her hand to stop him and said, "Okay, I have an idea. What do you think?"
Everyone knew that he wanted to resolve the conflict, so they said: "I would like to hear the details."
Feng Jiuxiao said: "We can squeeze into four rooms. The four of us will share one room, the three young masters will share one room, the five brothers will share one room, and the three of Miss Xiong will share one room. Do you have any opinions?"
Zhang Zilu and Duan Muyan are usually used to living in a single room, and even in special circumstances they would share a room with their servants. But if everyone did this today, the four members of the Demon Sect would have to live in at least four tents, and now
There are four rooms in total. If Feng Jiuxiao is removed, he will definitely occupy one room. The remaining four people will occupy three rooms. There will always be one group sleeping on the street!
So Feng Jiuxiao's idea is actually the best plan under the worst conditions!
Wang Sheng said: "I agree."
Zhang Zilu said: "I agree too."
Duanmuyan said: "I agree too."
Xiong Mengyan's voice was soft and boneless, "I agree too." Tuoba Xiu couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body after hearing this. He glanced at the back of the crowd. His clothes were as white as snow and his eyes were as charming as silk. He couldn't help but his heart beat faster.
!
Thanks to: Yudong, Die Xinyi, Three Wolves Don’t Fight, Xue Chu Jian, Looking to the End of the World and Thinking of Y, Boundless Sea of Blessings, Cherry Master, Star Sea Han Li, Shui Qun I’m the Best, Crystal Dragon and other heroes.
Highly recommend and support!
Please forgive me for not being able to list the rest of the heroes!