Chapter 985
The fee for entering the city is not fixed, but according to the goods you carry, and a certain percentage is drawn.
This way of proportional taxation did not expect to exist in the early days of the flood famine, and those who brought more paid more, those who brought less paid less, and those who did not bring did not pay, but it was quite good.
Whether the goods are for their own use or for sale, they have to be paid, when they entered the city, there were not many things in the car, most of them were exchanged for silver in Longhu Town, and they paid a little, there was no poll tax here, but the carriage had to pay some tax, Wu You took out some silver and sent it away.
However, those ivory and bone products have to be taxed highly, and the guards at the door have very sharp eyes and recognize that they are good things, Gu Zheng didn't care, and the ivory was directly thrown to them as a tax.
After entering the city, whether it was Aunt Cui Wu You or Ma Duo's people, they all became Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden for the first time, and her eyes didn't seem to be enough, and she looked everywhere, especially the various shops on both sides of the street, and they were dazzled.
The city is not bad, surrounded by small two-story buildings, and some are three-story or even four-storey.
"Wu You, find an inn to live in first!"
There is no hurry, it is already afternoon when I arrive, according to the meaning of the ancient dispute, it is to buy a house here to live permanently, and now it will be dark for a while, so I can only live in the inn first.
In Gu Zheng's plan, I am afraid that this inn will live for a few days, and it is not so easy to buy a house, and he definitely does not want an ordinary house, since he plans to live here temporarily, then he wants a better house, and it is good to choose one.
There are eleven people in a group, and many people unnaturally regard Wu You and many as leaders, and no one would have thought that the staple food here is the child who looks cute and looks more than four years old.
Still opened three rooms, Wu You was still there shaking his head when he opened the room, the room fee here is much more expensive than Longhu Town, at least three times more, but the accommodation conditions are also much better than Longhu Town.
"Childe, this is Fucheng, it's so big!"
After opening the room, Gu Zheng took them all out and walked around, Wu You walked on Gu Zheng's side, and said with a sigh.
"Yes, it turns out that Fucheng is so big, no wonder people who have been here say that if you don't go to Fucheng once in this life, you will live in vain!"
Aunt Cui also sighed there, everything around her made her both novel and excited, and at the same time a little afraid, this place was too strange, and the village she used to live in was completely different, so she didn't know what to do.
If it weren't for Gu Zheng and them, as far as she was concerned, I'm afraid she would have hid in a corner and wouldn't dare to come out.
"This city can only be regarded as average, and there are even bigger than this!"
Gu Zheng smiled slightly, the big city means that there are more resources, which is a good thing for him, this is much more than that big market, every day is a big market, and he can buy more things he needs here.
At the moment, although he has two powerful treasures in his hands, his own strength is still too weak, and it is much better to be able to live in seclusion here, cultivate to a certain realm first, and it is best to reach the realm of golden immortals, and then go out.
Is the big hidden in the world, he doesn't know where there is a big city in other places, so he can only live here first.
"There's a bigger one, oh my God, that's a big one!"
Wu You screamed in shock, he didn't dare to imagine what a bigger city than the Fucheng looked like, this time Gu Zheng didn't speak, not only there are many bigger cities in the flood wilderness, but there are also the earth in the future, the modern metropolis with a population of tens of millions, after they arrived there, they must not be frightened and faint.
However, Gu Zheng didn't laugh at them, they were a normal reaction, and when he saw the main peak of Shu Mountain for the first time, he was shocked.
It was getting dark, and many of the shops had lights growing in front of them, and soon a smell of oil filled the streets.
It's just that the people here have long been used to it, and no one cares.
It was Wu You and them, and opened their mouths wide, where had they seen such a night market, no matter where they were, they slept as soon as it was dark, and there were still many shops open when it was dark, especially after so many lights were turned on, it made them feel like they were in a fairyland.
"Go there and get something to eat!"
Gu Zheng pointed to a larger restaurant, and walked in with this group of dumbfounded people, they are like this today, after a long time, it will be good to get used to it.
There were many people on the visit, eleven people found a big table in the hall and sat down, and then Wu You went to order food and had a simple dinner.
The food here can only be said to be average, but the ingredients are okay, and there are some cooking skills, but it is far worse than what Gu Zheng himself did, and Gu Zheng suddenly wondered if he would open a restaurant here, would it be a better business.
There is no doubt about this, the dishes he cooks will definitely be sought after, but unfortunately he doesn't have the time at all, the most important thing for him now is cultivation, which can only be thought about, when you are interested, just make some of your own people to eat.
"Childe, will we all live here in the future?"
After eating, Wu You couldn't help but ask again, Ma Duo on the side also looked at Gu Zheng, since Wu You lifted the ban, he let him call himself his son like Ma Duo, not the master.
Called master, that is a slave, called son, just a servant.
"Yes, I don't dare to say how long I will live here temporarily, but if you want to live, you can live forever!"
Gu Zheng nodded, and Wu You and the others became obviously excited, such a good place, how happy it is to live forever.
Yesterday in Longhu Town, they also sighed that it was big, and today they only knew when they arrived in Fucheng, no wonder the people over there also yearn for Fucheng, Fucheng is really big, there is no comparison at all.
"It's okay to stay here permanently, but there are a few places you must not go!"
Back at the inn, Gu Zheng called everyone over, and instructed them there, he had just made a brief observation, this city and the city of the future generations of the flood famine have not changed much, to say that the changes are not as many as in the later generations, and the goods are not as complete as the later generations.
"Childe, please command, we will definitely not go!"
Madow was the first to stand up in obedience, and the others were saying the same thing.
"The first place is the casino!"
There is a casino here, Gu Zheng has noticed one, the way to gamble is very simple, but after all, it is gambling, Gu Zheng understands what the result of gambling addiction is, if he really enters the casino and is obsessed with it, then this person will be wasted.
"What is a casino?"
Ma Duo's subordinates asked stupidly, they didn't know what a casino was, Gu Zheng explained the situation of the casino briefly, let them understand, don't know the best, so that after he banned it, he wouldn't try again.
"The second place is the barracks!"
Gu Zheng said the second place, there are professional soldiers here, there is a military camp, Gu Zheng doesn't know how the military camp is guarded, but that place is definitely not able to enter randomly, they go in Gu Zheng also have a way to rescue them, but it is always troublesome, maybe they will suffer.
This is not the ancient controversy of worrying about the sky, these people who have not entered the city, are curious about everywhere, they want to go and see, they don't know the rules here, if they run around, they may suffer a big loss, the military camps in the flood desolate city have a characteristic, unlike the earth, there is a courtyard separating them, they are just a layer of fence, including the flood desolate city in later generations.
This time, Wu You was the first to agree, he understood, Ma Duo also knew, and the rest of the people didn't know it now.
"The third place is the Qinglou!"
Gu Zheng thought about it, but still said it, there is already a Qinglou in this city, which makes Gu Zheng very surprised, it seems that this is really an ancient industry, and several people don't know what the Qinglou is doing.
"If you want a woman, you can, who do you like, we are marrying the media and marrying back, and I won't let you go to the Qinglou now, because you can't resist the temptation inside, let's set a deadline first, five years, and I won't care about you in five years!"
The kind of place in Qinglou has a fatal attraction for these little chicks, and they can also fall into it, if anyone has another love that is bigger than the sky, then he will have a big head, and he doesn't have the energy to care about this.
It's better to take precautions, so it's better to speak first.
In five years, they have also stabilized, with their own help, it is not difficult to start a family, and when the time comes, someone will take care of them, even if they can't control it, at least they won't be attracted to it and won't make any trouble.
Five years is also a time that Gu Zheng gave himself.
He didn't know how long it would take for him to cultivate to the Golden Immortal, but he hoped that this time would not be too long, five years was the best, ten years at the latest, and within ten years, he would strive to enter the Golden Immortal realm, so that he would have the capital to break through the famine.
Jin Immortal is not, and when he meets those big guys, he only has to run for his life.
Another point, ten years later, even if he grows up, even if he is still immature, at least he is not a child.
This speed is not faster than his previous cultivation, but then he is rich in resources, Xianyuan Dan has never stopped, all kinds of food cultivation assistance, and more resources, now he is poor and white, and he can cultivate in such a short time, it is already very fast.
Now he hasn't even reached the realm of immortals.
Gu Zheng's three requests, everyone agreed, for them, these places are very unfamiliar, if you don't go, you won't go, there are too many places that make them curious and want to go.
With curiosity and excitement about Fucheng, except for Gu Zheng and Gluttony, everyone didn't sleep until late, and they all had panda eyes the next day.
Their appearance made Gu Zheng keep shaking his head.
"Wu You, you find a place to sell the carriage and horses, except for the little white dragon, there are other things, sell everything that can be sold, Wang San, Wang Wu, you two go with Wu You!"
For the time being, you have to live in the city, so you don't need the carriage, and there are the remaining ivory, some animal bones, furs, etc., which are not needed for the time being, and are exchanged for silver, so that you can buy a house.
Wang San and Wang Wu are two bandits who followed Ma Duo, brothers, the two are the third and fifth respectively, but unfortunately the rest of the family is dead, and only the two of them are left.
This is the case with many of those bandits, who wants to be bandits unless they have to.
"Okay, Childe!"
Wu You immediately agreed, Gu Zheng was not worried that he would sell things cheaply, this kid was born to do business, he shopped around without a teacher, and he also knew how to bargain and raise prices, so it was most appropriate for him to do these.
"Aunt Cui, you stay in the inn, but don't stay in the room, listen to others outside, if you talk about the five major families in the city and the situation of the An family, write it down, and if you talk about other big families, write it down!"
Wu You and the others left, and Gu Zheng ordered Aunt Cui and the three women again, they don't have to go out, just stay here to listen to some news, what Gu Zheng wants to know is the controller of the city, the attitude of the An family, and the situation of other families.
After all, if you want to live here in the future, Gu Zheng is not afraid of trouble, but he doesn't like trouble either, and it's good to know some.
"Mado, you take the others out with us, let's go find the house!"
Looking for a house, to find a suitable house, Gu Zheng plans to go and see it himself, and if he can't find it, he will let Ma Duo and them go, take a turn, and just be familiar with the road conditions in this city.
Two children, with three adults, just walking on the street, big family, it doesn't look like it, Ma Duo they are all dressed too simply, at a glance they know that they are from the countryside, but Gu Zheng and Tao are very clean, and it is very good, but such a child, how can there be such a simple subordinate to follow, it is really not a match.
The seven officials in front of the prime minister's door, all big families are like this, the master is good, and the general servants are not too bad.
After only walking around, Gu Zheng understood the meaning of the eyes of the people around him, their clothes were all before, and there was no good cloth on the road, so he went back and asked Wu You to buy some back, and asked Aunt Cui to make a new dress for each of them, and when they entered the city, they couldn't continue to wear the original things.
In the morning, Gu Zheng looked at several houses, but they were not satisfied.
It's either too small, or it's too broken, Gu Zheng doesn't want to spend a lot of time renovating it, he wants the kind of house that can be lived in directly without renovation, which is the most worry-free.
"Childe, you're back!"
As soon as he returned to the inn, Gu Zheng saw Wang Wu sitting in front of the inn with a depressed face, and Aunt Cui and the others were also there, all of them with a sad face, and immediately greeted Gu Zheng after seeing him.
"What's going on?"
Gu Zheng's brows have condensed together, this Wang Wu doesn't look very good, his nose is blue and his face is swollen, and there is blood on his face, he knows that he has been beaten at a glance.
"Childe, that's the case, Wu You took us to sell carriages in the morning, but before selling carriages, he first went to sell ivory, he deliberately went to a few jewelry stores, he knew that this ivory was a good thing, especially Childe grinded so bright, he wanted to sell it at a good price, but he didn't expect to go to the third store, where people slandered Wu You that the ivory was stolen by Wu You, Wu You and he reasoned, and they beat him, I ran fast, ran out, Wu You and the third brother were detained by them!"
Wang Wu said quickly, he actually didn't come back for long, but he obviously has no experience, since he ran back, he should hide first, still sitting at the door, people are chasing him, I don't know all the details of you.
"How are Wu You and Wang Sanren now?"
Gu Zheng asked first, Wang Wu thought for a while, and said: "I was caught by them as a thief, I don't know what the details were!"
"Let's go, you lead the way, let's go!"
Gu Zheng sighed, he didn't want to make trouble, he wanted to live and practice quietly in the city, but he didn't make trouble, but others provoked him, as soon as he heard Gu Zheng, he knew that Wu You had met a scoundrel, seeing that their things were good, and Wu You's clothes made them see that Wu You was a person who had just entered the city, so they had bad intentions.
This can be regarded as a mistake by Gu Zheng, and they should have been given good clothes a long time ago.
No matter at any time, there are many people with dog eyes, and there are countless people who judge people by their appearance.
"Good!"
Wang Wu immediately stood up and led the way in front, he still had an indignant look on his face, and when the son arrived, he must teach the people in the store a hard lesson, these people actually dared to rob their things, they were simply impatient.
He didn't think that if there was no Gu Zheng, they would only have to eat this loss, and it would be very good to be able to save people, but without Gu Zheng, they would not have such tusks.
The place is not far away, and after a while, Wang Wu arrived with Gu Zheng, there were already many people in front of the store, and before he got close, Gu Zheng's face was a lot colder.
Wu You and Wang San were actually hung up by them and hung directly in front of the door, their faces were covered with blood, and they didn't know what was going on.
There were also many people around who pointed fingers at them, saying that these two people were thieves and so on.
"Mado, put them down!"
Gu Zheng's cold voice came, Ma Duo trembled slightly, and immediately took Wang Wu and the three of them forward, wanting to let go of Wu You and them, but Wu You and Wang San were watched by two people, and these eight people scuffled together in an instant.
"Bang, bang!"
Ma Duo and they didn't bring knives, but the people in these shops had weapons, and seeing that they were going to suffer, Gu Zheng stepped forward and stomped them all away with a few kicks.
The four men, lying there wailing, Gu Zheng has a measured hand, they can't die, but the living sin can't escape, the bones are broken, and they have to be raised for a few months.
This is still the result of Gu Zheng noticing that Wu You and Wang San are not dead, but they are just injured, if something happens to these two people, I am afraid that Gu Zheng is really going to kill.
"Who, who's making trouble?"
A young man came out of the shop, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and as soon as he came out, Wang Wu immediately pointed at him and said, "It's him, saying that we are thieves and robbing us of our ivory!"
"It turned out to be you, the thief, and the helpers, just right, this time I arrested you all!"
When the young man saw Wang Wu, he laughed, and when he said hello, seven or eight people ran out of the store, there were many of them, and he was not afraid at all, but he didn't even think about how the four subordinates were beaten away just now, and why they didn't get up until now.
Seven or eight people rushed out, but before they could make a move, they only felt a flower in front of them, and they all flew out again.
Ma Duo and Wang Wu and them, they stepped forward to carefully put Wu You and Wang San down, Gu Zheng didn't care about the young man, he stepped forward to check, fortunately, they were all flesh wounds, Wu You broke a rib, Wang San's arm was broken, and it would be good to raise it, and it would not leave any major problems.
The two of them didn't have a big deal, which made Gu Zheng put down a lot of heart, and then he raised his head and looked at the young man.