Tian Dan was upset when he looked at the account book, and it happened that the deacon of the house came, so he simply went out for a walk, changed into civilian clothes, and went out of the house, the weather became warmer, and there were still snow marks on the ground, "I don't know why, this year's winter is especially cold!" ”

The deacon smiled: "Even if it is a cold day, the hearts of the people of Linzi are also hot, and the news of Lord Xiangguo's liberation of Qiu to save people has already spread!" ”

Tian Dan smiled: "Remember the notice at the city gate? ”

The deacon nodded, "What do you think?" ”

Tian Dan said: "Good thing, remember, the king is the future of the Qi country, the suffering of the people is not something you and I can decide, only the king, regardless of whether he is instructed by others or not, since he can do this to convince the people, Tian Dan just wants to do something for the Qi people, and does not expect to leave a name for the ages, and also does not want to take the old road of Le Yi, so there are some things that must be avoided so as not to overshadow the master!" ”

The deacon said: "Lord Xiangguo is so open-minded, his subordinates are ashamed! ”

Tian Dan smiled, passed by the corner, and a constricted figure in the corner of the wall met Tian Dan's eyes, it was a beggar sleeping in the open, curled up on the street corner, covered with some shabby clothes, and a cracked porcelain bowl in front of him, which was empty, and he must not have asked for any money.

Tian Dan sighed, "I didn't bring any money with me, so I'll lend you some first!" ”

The deacon smiled and said, "Lord Xiangguo, where is this!" After speaking, he walked forward quickly, took out a few iron coins from his arms and bent them into the residual bowl, the two figures left, and the beggar who was curled up in the corner of the wall came out of it, thin and thinly dressed, looking at the back of Tian Dan leaving, tears appeared in his eyes, "Today, I have to give alms to Lord Xiangguo, and he will repay him one day!" ”

Tian Dan was helped by this person when he was in danger, this is not to mention for the time being, just say that Tian Dan walked on the street, dressed in ordinary clothes, and no one would be associated with the high Qi, along the street all the way forward, his eyes fell on the chimney.

"Can you tell anything from this light smoke?"

The deacon looked up and smiled: "If there is no wind, the light smoke will go all the way up, straight to the clouds, if there is wind, the smoke will be sideways, and the light smoke can judge the direction of the wind, as well as the size of the wind!" ”

Tian Dan nodded, "Yes, you can judge the changes in the weather by observing some natural things, such as the starlight at night, and the color of the clouds, but the smoke in the chimneys of these people can also tell how the days are going!" ”

"This is the first time I've heard of it, and I would like to ask Lord Xiangguo for instructions!"

Tian Dan pointed with his hand, and there were bursts of smoke coming out of the chimney above one of the houses, "This family must be good, when it comes to food, you can open the pot to cook, indicating that there is still grain in the rice tank, and then look at those families, there is still no movement, it must be waiting for the man who went out to buy food, or can only starve!" ”

The deacon nodded, "I see! I once read in a book that Tong Guò observed the number of pots and stoves in the enemy's position to judge the number of opponents, and now that I think about it, it must be the same reason! ”

Tian Dan nodded, "Go to the bazaar!" ”

A bunch of people gathered in front of an iron shop, shrunk their necks, their hands reached into their sleeves, there was still charcoal left in the stove, a group of people gathered around the stove, Zhang blacksmith era made iron for a living, Linzi City was famous, the firewood knife played out was durable, and the most important thing was that people were honest and honest.

One gestured with his hand, "Boom, the sword will break!" ”

"Is it so powerful?"

"I don't believe it, I saw it with my own eyes."

"Who doesn't know that you like to brag the most on weekdays!"

The man's face was flushed, "If you brag this time, Lao Tzu is your grandson!" ”

"Okay, move on!"

The man continued: "Later, there was a big man with a black face, carrying such a wide sword on his back, weighing twenty or thirty catties, and the two of them were considered to be on the bar, from one hundred and fifteen to more than five hundred. ”

"So much!"

"The best is yet to come."

The man looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and one of them urged: "Don't hang your appetite here, say it quickly!" ”

The man coughed, "Later, there was another son, who came from a lot of people, with two guards, and it was a thousand as soon as he struck!" ”

"A thousand!"

"How much food can you buy!"

"It's not just a sword, why spend so much, it's not worth it."

The man pushed with his hand and said: "What do you know, we poor people eat to fill their stomachs, rich people pay attention to taste and grade when eating, let's find a mother-in-law, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, just take off your pants at night, the most important thing is to be able to give birth, and then look at the rich people, not only to look, but also to be in shape, you can also go to the kiln on weekdays, a thousand dollars to buy a sword is not in your eyes at all, just give it away!" ”

"Given away!"

"Why is that?"

"Why! I can't look at it, people say that Cuiyue Tower is better than this. ”

A burst of laughter came out, "Who doesn't know that Cuiyue Lou does that kind of thing, and it's the first time I've heard of selling swords!" ”

"You don't understand this, there are all kinds of strange things these years, if you don't see it with your own eyes, do you believe it for a thousand dollars to buy a sword?"

"If you don't believe it, you won't believe it if you kill it."

"Lao Zhang, how much can you earn a day?"

Blacksmith Zhang said with a smile: "If Lao Tzu can make a sword that sells for a thousand, why bother facing the tigress at home every day, go out early to get a small one!" ”

"Don't hide it, let's be honest, how much does it cost to hit a sword?"

Blacksmith Zhang snapped his fingers, "Thirty dollars is about the same, but if you make a good quality one, it should cost fifty dollars!" ”

"That's too much money, a fifty, a thousand, it's not a grade at all."

Blacksmith Zhang closed the bellows, "What's the way, we don't have that ability, we will fight firewood knives for the rest of our lives!" ”

The crowd gathered around the two of them at some point, most of them were attracted by the man's words, and when the conversation was over, the two retreated to the side, it was Tiandan and the deacon who were heading to the market.

Tian Dan's eyebrows were deeply locked, and his steps slowed down, the deacon knew that Lord Xiangguo must be thinking about things, so he didn't dare to disturb and had to follow behind, the two figures walked along the bazaar, it was getting late, the vendors began to clean up their stalls, greeted each other, and never left the bazaar to sell swords for thousands of dollars.

Tian stopped in a single form, "Go to Cuiyue Tower!" ”

"Cuiyue Tower! My lord, that kind of place. ”

Tian Dan said: "There is no distinction between high and low, although people are criticized for falling into the dust, there must be some unknown difficulties, not to mention that this time I just went to inquire about some things, not to have fun, and I think that I am not afraid of shadow evil." ”

The deacon smiled, "It's okay, I finally have a chance to see it!" ”

There have always been prostitutes in the country of Qi to make a living, and historical records record: "There are seven female markets in the palace of Qi Huan, and seven hundred female lu." "Lu" is the meaning of the door, Qi often in the palace with the door as the market, this sentence translates to that in the palace of the Duke of Qi Huan, there are a total of seven sex markets and more than 700 prostitutes standing against the door. This is the first recorded record in history of the association between prostitutes and trade.

There are many men in the Qi country who do not have the capital to pay gifts, cannot afford to marry a daughter-in-law, and are distressed because they have nowhere to vent their sexual desires, on the other hand, due to the continuous conquest of Duke Huan of Qi and Guan Zhong, a large number of female slaves have been obtained, and these female slaves also need to be settled. The formation of such a place for the sale of sexual services satisfies two requirements: men can find the women of their choice (the price is certainly much lower than the price of gifts), and women can also get paid for their services. As a result, the contradiction between some men in society who have no wives has been eased.

Many celebrities and sons from various countries are willing to come to Qi to see the brothels operated in this country, which has a better effect than attracting investment. The business model of the prostitute industry in Qi was quickly imitated by other countries, and all countries added sexual services to their economic industries.

In the future development of the prostitute industry, new professions have also been separated, they are not just selling their bodies, many prostitutes have stunts, "Historical Records. The prostitutes given to Lu Jun by the State of Qi recorded in the Confucius Family were all "dressed in literary clothes and dancing Tang music". Hanshu. The Geographical Chronicle says: "To be treacherous, to make more things is to advocate excellence." The women played the strings and wandered around the rich and rich, all over the harem of the princes. "Historical Records. The Legend of the Goods Colonization said: "The Yue Nu Zheng Ji, set the description, the piano, the long coat, the clogs, the eyes are provocative, not far away, do not choose the old and the young, and the rich are also." ”

Not much to say, in front of Cuiyue Tower, several women waved rusty pala business, a man passed by, two women stepped forward at the same time, the man was so frightened that he hurriedly dodged, "Childe, come in and have fun, keep you thinking about next time." ”

"No, no!" The man broke free with all his strength and ran away quickly.

The woman snorted coldly, "I don't have the guts, either I have a colored heart and no lustful guts, or I am ashamed in my pocket, as long as a man is unwilling to do such a thing." ”

"Forget it, sister, it's getting dark, let's go back."

The woman nodded, and her eyes fell on the two Tiandan who were walking towards her, "Yo, but there are two distinguished guests!" ”

The woman moved forward quickly, and suddenly there was a gust of fragrant wind in her face, and her arm was on Tian Dan's shoulder, "This uncle, is it a drink or a night!" ”

Tian Dan's face was stern, "Tell you to come out who is in charge here!" ”

The woman looked up and down, and her arm was quickly taken off Tian Dan's shoulder, she knew men very well, this kind of man was better to be less troublesome, although the clothes were ordinary, but the momentum emitted from the body could be judged that the identity must not be low, so that with a look, a woman ran in quickly.

It didn't take long, the owner of Cuiyue Building walked out of it, it was indeed a half-old, her face was also rubbed with rouge gouache, her body was plump, she must have been a beauty when she was young, how could the years not be forgiving, the man looked up and down, "Yo, this is not a phase!" ”

The deacon's eyes widened, and when the words came to his mouth, he hurriedly retracted, "Uncle Xiang, you guys go back first." "The landlord has seen how smart the world is, he must not want to be known, and Lord Xiangguo is here, which is a big deal.

Several women left, and Tian Dan stepped forward and whispered, "There are some unknown men living in Cuiyue Building?" ”

The landlord looked embarrassed, "Don't hide it from adults, people come and go here every day, and they are all men, and the rules here will never ask about identity as long as you can afford to pay." ”

Tian Dan nodded, "With a guy on you!" ”

The landlord listened, "Yes, there are still a lot of people, these people are also strange, a group of more than 20 people, two days ago lived in Cuiyue Building, other men came in to have fun, adults understand, these girls have called, but they are just drinking, one by one, I really don't understand." ”

"Take the picture in and have a look, remember not to make a noise, this matter should not be mentioned to anyone."

The landlord agreed, "Lord Xiangguo let go, the slave family has to behave!" After speaking, he took Tian Dan and others into Cuiyue Tower, the curtain was opened, and bursts of laughter of men and women suddenly came from inside, mixed with the screams of women, Tian Dan's face couldn't help but sink, he didn't want to be so unbearable, the deacon behind him was young and vigorous and looked inward through the gap in the curtain, Tian Dan snorted coldly, and hurriedly followed quickly.