The prosperity of Bianliang City in Tokyo shocked everyone and made them dizzy.
At this time, the city of Tokyo was centered on a tall tower, with rows of buildings on both sides, including teahouses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, etc. The shops included silks, jewelry, spices, incense, paper horses, etc.
Specialized business, in addition to medical clinics, car repairs, fortune telling, face shaping and plastic surgery, all kinds of industries are available. The big shops also have "cailouhuanmen" hanging on the front of the door, and hang market banners to attract business.
Pedestrians in the market are crowded together in an endless stream. There are merchants doing business, gentry watching the street scene, officials on horseback, hawkers hawking, family members riding in sedans, traveling monks carrying baskets on their backs, and people asking for directions.
There are foreign tourists, including children in the streets who listen and read, children from wealthy families drinking heavily in restaurants, disabled old people begging on the edge of the city, men, women, old and young, scholars, farmers and merchants, all from three religions and nine streams, they are all prepared. It is prosperous and picturesque, innumerable.
And where they are now is just the outer city of Tokyo, and the prosperity of the inner city is unparalleled.
Tokyo Bianliang has a palace, inner and outer city walls, dividing the city into several areas.
The palace city is the imperial city. The perimeter of the palace city is five miles. It has three gates in the south and only one gate in the east, west and north. There is a cross street between the east and west gates. The south of the street is where the central organization of the imperial court is located, and the north of the street is where the emperor lives and lives.
District. The inner city, also known as the old city, is the old city of Bianzhou in the Tang Dynasty. It has a circumference of 20 miles. Except for the two gates on the east, there are three gates on each of the other three sides. The outer city, after reconstruction, has a circumference of 50 miles and a city height of four
The outer city has three gates in the south, two gates in the east, four gates in the north, three gates in the west, and a water gate.
There are many buildings. The entire capital city covers an area of about 50 square kilometers. At that time, the population was close to 1.5 million. It was the largest city in the world at that time. Various commercial shops, restaurants, restaurants, and restaurants were everywhere. The flowers were blooming and it was amazing.
Fascinating.
When asked about the location of Qing Gongyuan, Wu Zhi and his party had a lot of luggage, so they could only hire an ox cart to load their luggage. The four of them followed the ox cart and entered the more prosperous inner city through Liangmen and walked onto the spacious imperial palace.
Street, walk slowly along the sidewalk on the right towards the Zhuque Gate. The royal road in the middle of the Royal Street is usually prohibited for ordinary people to pass through. The four of them walked all the way, looking at the beautiful scenery, and they were dazzled.
There are many shops on both sides of the imperial street, with carved beams and embroidered pillars, and the flow of people is surging. The Xuande Gate leading to the imperial city is left behind. On the way, it passes by Jingling Palace, Secretary Province, Taichang Temple, Shangshu Province, Kaifeng Mansion, and Daxiangguo Temple.
Cross Shangzhou Bridge, go straight to Zhuque Gate, go straight to Longjin Bridge from Zhuque Gate, cross the bridge and go straight, then turn left and go straight, passing Taixue, Imperial College, and until Gongyuan.
Along the way, Wu Zhi had a preliminary impression of Bianliang City. The four of them found an inn near Gongyuan and stayed in three rooms. It was very expensive. A large room cost 500 yuan and a small room cost 300 yuan.
During the literary and academic examinations, students traveling from north to south were like carps crossing the river. There were too many people, which naturally pushed up the prices of accommodation in inns and restaurants!
Accommodation prices are too expensive! With no choice, Wu Zhi and his party can only settle in first, and then see if they can rent a house in a few days.
Although Bianliang is prosperous, housing prices are very high, making it difficult to live there!
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, a civil servant, lived in a public rental house in Liren Lane, Kaifeng. In his poem "Reply to Mei Shengyu's Heavy Rain," he said: "I came to the capital to take shelter in a house with no disadvantages." He said that he had become a
After serving as an official for more than ten years, he was unable to buy a brick or tile in Kyoto. He only owned his first house after seventeen years as an official. Fan Zhongyan had been renting a house before becoming an official in the capital. This shows how high housing prices are in the capital!
Wu Zhi needs to consider settling in the capital and buying a house, and it is a big problem.
Although the housing prices in Bianliang are high, the food is very affordable. There are many restaurants and restaurants, and there are also morning markets and night markets. Eating and drinking is particularly convenient and affordable. Regarding this, Wu Zhi felt that
Still quite satisfied.
In the evening, a group of four people went to the night market in front of the nearby Baokang Gate and had a delicious meal of Beijing delicacies. It was a celebration of the group of four people's successful stay in Bianliang, Tokyo!
Early the next morning, Wu Zhi and his party hired a carriage, with the coachman driving and guiding them, and they started walking around Tokyo together. They stopped and walked all the way, and by the end of the day, they had almost walked around.
After the groom's introduction, Wu Zhi had a rough understanding of the outline of Bianliang City.
The entire Bianliang City is like two large and small characters overlapping each other. The middle entrance is the Imperial City, where the Imperial Palace is located, the Imperial Palace, the Privy Council, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Mingtang, Tianzhang Pavilion, and Baowen Pavilion are all included.
, the imperial city is surrounded by a moat, and there are six palace gates for entry and exit. Xuande Gate is the starting point of the central axis and is connected to the Imperial Street. The Imperial Street connects to the Suzaku Gate in the inner city and passes through the city, directly to the Nanxun Gate in the outer city. Inner
The city surrounds the imperial city. It is wide in front and narrow in the back. There are twelve city gates for entry and exit, including Shangshu Province, Yushitai, Jingling Palace, Kaifeng Mansion Office, Daxiangguo Temple, Shangqing Palace, Yanfu Palace, Taimiao Temple, and Cai Xiang Palace.
The palaces are also located inside. The forbidden market is mainly on Maxing Street outside Donghua Gate. The famous Alum Tower is located outside Donghua Gate. The ghost market is near Xihua Gate. The outside of the city is also surrounded by a moat.
, the two sides of the Imperial Street are the most prosperous and lively. The outer city surrounds the inner city and the imperial city. There are fifteen gates for entry and exit. Other imperial offices are there. The Great Buddha Temple and Fayun Temple are near the Jinshui River, and the night market is here.
The area in front of Xinmen, Zhuque Gate and Baokang Gate, Taixue, Imperial College, Gongyuan, Wushu, Yingxiang Pool, etc. are all located near the south side of Longjin Bridge. The Zhuangyuan Tower is in Wheat Straw Lane in the north of Longjin Bridge, and Qionglin Garden
It is located in the south of Xinzheng Gate, opposite Jinmingchi in the north. Most official residences are built near the Wuzhang River in the North City. Almost all Gongsheng students gather in the Nancheng. Cai Jing's Mansion is near Liangmen.
On Liangmen Street, when he heard the word "Cai Jing", Wu Zhi frowned immediately and looked at Cai Jing's mansion deep in the courtyard from a distance. He was a little speechless and felt extremely stressed!
The head of the Six Tigers of the Northern Song Dynasty appeared as expected, and there should be no shortage of other five tigers. The history is a bit similar; and Cai Jing is now a member of the Zhongshushe and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his younger brother Cai Bian promoted the Minister Zuo Cheng.
, with deep roots and luxuriant leaves, and strong momentum. Wu Zhi's starting point is very low now. It is not easy to fight against them. It can be said that there are many obstacles and there is a long way to go!
But Wu Zhi also has his own advantages. He has been a man for two generations, and has much richer knowledge and experience than anyone else in the world. "Knowledge can change destiny." This is the truth that he has always believed. He also has Gao Qiu, Tong Guan, and Zhao Ji.
These powerful opponents are all big bosses, but he is not afraid of challenges and believes that he can face difficulties and has the ability to remove any obstacles in front of him, sweep away all demons and monsters, and find a bright road.
A true man should do something and not do something. Once you have determined your goal, you must move forward without hesitation!
Wu Zhi not only needs to improve his own strength, but also needs help. Only when his strength is strong enough can he gain a foothold to save his life, and can he protect the relatives and friends he cares about. Only when his strength is strong enough can he gather talents. Without the help of talents, he will also
It is difficult for him to realize his wishes and goals, so he needs more and more talents to help him.
To achieve these goals, the prerequisite is to have power and money. Only with power and money can you fight with your opponents, and only with power and money can you buy talents!
How to make money? Wu Zhi doesn’t have to worry about this. The current Song Dynasty is a relatively open country, business is very developed, and there are many opportunities to earn wealth through business. Although businessmen do not have political status yet, their social status is not low.
, the imperial court also encouraged business, and he felt that he could also build his own business empire and earn enough wealth, which he could slowly plan and develop in the future.
The key now is to have power. He must find ways to enter the power center of the imperial court, so that he can influence and change the situation of the imperial court! It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to change the fact that Zhao Ji is on the throne, but he can influence and change Zhao Ji
This person! Everyone has emotions and desires. Since others can influence and control the emperor, Wu Zhi believes that he can do it too. He just needs to be shameless, lower his face and try to be more campy, more flattering, more flattering, and more ruthless.
There are several things Wu Zhi can do right now:
The first is to cope with the provincial examination well. Whether the questions in the provincial examination are asked by the Minister of Rites or other officials, the scope of the questions is nothing more than the new legal reform and the war against Xixia. At present, Xixia is already at war with the imperial court, and Emperor Zhao Xu
Zhang Chun, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and others who were in power were all fanatics. Zhao Xu was bent on defeating Xixia, opening up the territory and restoring the glory of his ancestors; Zhang Chun, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian and others only wanted to defeat Xixia.
He was thinking about new laws, fighting against the old party and pleasing the emperor. Therefore, the scope of questions in the provincial examinations and even the palace examinations were probably inseparable from the new laws and foreign wars. He had already prepared for these, so he just had to cope with the examinations well.
The second is to be famous and try to attract the attention of the world, especially Zhao Xu and Zhao Ji. The more attention the better, so that he has a chance to enter their field of vision. Wu Zhi can rely on poems and books
He is famous for his poetry. Although he always feels guilty when borrowing other people's poems, he is relatively thick-skinned and does not have too much psychological burden when borrowing. He can also become famous for playing Cuju. He believes that his Cuju skills must be better than Gao Qiu's.
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The third was to find some help in the capital. He suddenly remembered who Zhou Tong was. Zhou Tong was from Shaanxi. His master was Master Jintai, who was "not good at boxing". He had excellent martial arts and was now the chief instructor at the Royal Boxing Gym in the capital.
Historical legend says that he had several apprentices: Lin Chong, Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Yue Fei, etc. It is not known whether it is true or false.
The fourth is to solve the housing problem. The cost of staying in a hotel is too high, so he needs to rent a house. With a house, he can put the things on his hands. It is not a problem to always leave the "grenade" in the hotel. Safety is not guaranteed, and he
We still need to make something else, and we need a house as a warehouse. This is a big problem that needs to be solved first.
Just do what he said. On the third day, Wu Zhi inquired and learned that although renting a public house is cheap, it is too troublesome and has strict management. Although renting a private house is expensive, it is more convenient and more private, so he decided to rent a private house.
Rent a private house that can accommodate four people and still have plenty of room.
Pan Wei also wanted to get to know Wu Zhi step by step and get to know him better. He was worried that there was no reason to live together. When Wu Zhi said that he wanted to rent a house, it was exactly what he wanted, so he readily agreed to rent a house together. Everyone hit it off immediately.
After many inquiries, Wu Zhi entrusted Yaren (also called Yalang, who was an intermediary for renting houses at that time) to help search. In the outer city, near the Three Corpses Temple, he found a small single-family house where four people could live.
There are two huts left, with a monthly rent of ten guan, which is exactly what Wu Zhi wants.
The rent is really expensive, it's relatively secluded, and it's surrounded by walls, but it's secretive and fairly spacious. After the four of us checked out the house, we felt it was pretty good, and it's relatively close to Gongyuan, so Jingya offered a guarantee and signed a rental contract.
, the lease term is half a year.
Pan Wei enthusiastically contributed money. This time he went to Beijing with 500 pieces of silver and he was very wealthy. Wu Zhi couldn't bear to brush off his kindness. Besides, Wu Zhi himself was short of money and didn't want to embarrass his face, so he
Let him provide the money to rent the house, remember his kindness in the future, and repay the favor.
So the four of them returned to the inn, packed their luggage, and moved into a rented house. Wu Zhi and others finally found a place to settle down in Bianliang, the capital.