In the early morning of January 18, we arrived in Gyeonggi.

The waterway of the Changhe River is divided into two at the mouth of Dajin, the north is the main vein of the Changhe River from the Shenhe Plateau thousands of miles to subduct here, the west is the Grand Canal from the Xifan River, flowing through the three plains of Tailing, Shangling and Shaoling.

The water surface of this Tianjin is ten miles wide, and the sails cover the sun, gathering passengers, goods, Cao and ferries from all over the world, and jointly undertaking the lifeline of Gyeonggi...... The sound of the rudder hitting the water, the shouting of the official dialect of each local dialect, and the noise of the waves were like a surge, until the merchant ships crossed the Otsu Pass.

Continue to the west along the Grand Canal, slowly tracing in a sail forest, and from time to time I heard the exclamation of guests in the lower cabin, praising the atmosphere of the Beijing Division.

Ye Qing was alone in the upper cabin, only Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling were dizzying, and from time to time they pulled Ye Qing to point at the shore.

Facing the cool morning breeze, the two women stood on the broadside, their faces excited and slightly red.

Seeing this, Ye Qing smiled and stared at nothing.

There are really no big cities along the way, but they are small counties and towns with less than 30,000 yuan, but they are very distinctive, specializing in a certain handicraft, and the scale is not bad, Ye Qing himself was also surprised when he saw it for the first time.

Whenever I came across a town, I looked out from the boat, and I could see busy figures everywhere on the embankment, and I answered them one by one with my impressions of my previous life and my knowledge of the earth

Some are steel workshops in succession, and large hydraulic hammers are roaring under the impetus of the water flow and formation, and the sound is like thunder for miles, and the newly made farming tools, pots and kettles, sharp blades and even scissors and needles are transported to the docks, reflecting the light in the faint morning sun.

Thousands of large and small ox carts stopped in front of the mills, weaving mills, embroidery mills, and garment mills to carry the fine cloth and clothes made by the women to supply the market......

When Ye Qing thought about the earth, he couldn't help but quip: "Most of the new clothes you are wearing are mass-produced in this area, and you may hit your shirts on the street, don't run too far, I won't be able to recognize them." ”

The irresponsible joke of "Childe" aroused the dissatisfaction and disgust of the two girls, and Jiang Zinan touched the skirt on his body, hesitating whether to modify the decoration.

They don't understand the meaning of steel production, and they have a general impression of cheap mass production in large-scale garment yards, and they prefer the opening of various morning markets as Ye Qing said.

Bags of grain and rice were resisted by the servants, up and down between the boat and the wharf, the vegetable farmers who walked like flying carried their burdens up from the fields, the fresh vegetables were still shining with dewdrops, and the cooking cakes and bean soup shops emitted a strong and attractive aroma, floating over the river......

In Ye Qing's memory, on the eve of this catastrophe, it was the pinnacle of the immortal Dao version of the agricultural society, and under the aggregation effect of the Dao Fa Feixun, the surrounding states and counties under the radiation of the imperial capital were not only developed in agriculture, but also in the natural evolution of industry and commerce.

From the perspective of the earth, this is a huge industrial and commercial network with long rivers and canals as the meridians, and the so-called noodles are commercial areas lined with shops and popularized in the center of each city - the town where Ye Qing stayed during the New Year is an example, and there is no shortage of materials - the nodes are all over the large and small towns in various states, and go deep into the alleys and alleys of various workshops and shops.

Especially on the ground of Gyeonggi, the small towns are built along the large and small rivers to make large-scale nodes with the help of water conservancy, providing services to the capital and exchanging goods with other states and counties, thus supporting the living foundation of millions of people in Kyoto.

Carrying industry exchanges, the main waterway is busy, and the merchant boats must line up, just fifty miles of waterway, the line stops and stops, and it is not until late the next night that it arrives at the imperial capital South Lake.

The Imperial Capital South Lake is a deep-water lake, with an irregular elliptical 30-mile embankment that has almost been transformed into a wharf and a dock.

Ye Qing saw that there were large cranes in operation, and several of them were not even inferior to the scale of the earth, so he couldn't help but enthusiastically point out to Jiang Zinan and them: "This is used to make thousands of ocean-going giant ships, which are basically driven and controlled by large magic circles, and they are really important weapons of the country."

But only the two women exclaimed "oh" and praised them generally.

Ye Qing couldn't help but be speechless, knowing that they didn't understand, most of this praise gave him face, and slandered in his heart: "Men's iron romance, if they can't understand it."

At this time, the day is nearly two watches, there are big ships moored under the lakeside Fengle Building, and Fengle Building is only thirty berthing points, and the real summer flood will open the Jinming Lake with deeper water in the south, which is specially designed to accommodate overseas giant boats that go upstream, all of which are worth millions.

I paid the last part of the boat fare, and finally got off the boat and stepped on the land of God.

Approaching the wharf, I saw two lamps hanging not far away, illuminating brightly, not far away the teahouse is still open, six or seven people are sitting in it drinking tea, smoking melon seeds and chatting, and then in the distance, you can see the continuous streets and alleys, all kinds of Qinglou restaurants are bright at night.

Downstairs in Fengle, from time to time there are noble sons passing by, seeing Ye Qing wearing a lifting official uniform, he also nodded and smiled, and went straight to the ten-story Fengle Building with his concubine, and saw the feast and drink carnival, the silk tube was boiling, and there were even several scholars, relying on the railing to sing to each other across the streets.

Another sound of hooves was fierce, horses neighed, a large number of people roared from the embankment, gorgeous clothes loomed under the weeping willows, and even women happily followed the horses.

"Everyone in the imperial capital is like this...... "Jiang Zinan was a little frightened, with her education, she couldn't imagine that a woman could mess around like this.

"A group of people who are extremely idle and bored are fooling around, boasting of being romantic, which state and county are indispensable, but there are more gatherings in the Gyeonggi area, and there are organizations, and they ...... every festival night" Ye Qing saw that they didn't understand at all, so he just laughed: "Don't worry about these guys, we're looking for our inn." ”

The prosperous place is worthy of its name, and I asked two inns to live with my family, and I found a vacant room when I found a third house, so I quickly lived first.

This inn is deliberately remote, much quieter, and there is no talk all night.

...... The next day, Ye Qing got up early and called an ox cart, and first went to the city officials to report to the department, the imperial capital Nanhu is a suburb, and it is not the ability of the imperial capital.

The sky is not very good, a little gloomy, you can still see, a jade belt appears on the horizon, this is the outer Guo that stretches for hundreds of miles, which is convenient for the transmission of spiritual power, all made of Han jade jade, which is also the source of the word "white jade jing".

Approaching several miles, there are thirty steps in the wide city, leading the living water, the wall is as high as five zhang, there are undulating shapes, wave-like twists and turns, and the end cannot be seen at a glance.

The coachman is a talkative, then sat in front of the introduction: "Yujing has three dynasties and a thousand years, it is said that when the city is repaired, the Ministry of Engineering presents the construction drawings of the city, the Taizu of the former dynasty, seeing the square of the painting straight, he was furious, personally took the red pen to alter, the city wall was drawn with twists and turns, and on the side of the special note - according to this construction. ”

Jiang Zinan listened attentively, but he was a little disgusted with the coachman's words and had a faint sense of superiority, and couldn't help asking: "What is this for?"

The coachman hesitated: "Where do we know the truth of the former dynasty Taizu? ”

Ye Qing frowned, and said lightly: "The curved surface firepower is staggered, and the left and right cover are conducive to the city defense, but in fact, it is too much to worry about, if you really want to hit the imperial capital, the people's hearts have long been dispersed, and it is useless to have this city defense, you will go to the wall to defend at that time?"

This is the truth, the coachman was a little unconvinced, he didn't dare to defend because of Ye Qing's identity, he didn't like it, he woke up, he didn't dare to answer Ye Qing's words, but apologized to Jiang Zinan: "Madame is right, it's a villain." ”

Jiang Zinan pursed his lips, his eyes flowed over Ye Qing, and he chuckled.

There was a huge flow of people and goods at the main gate, and there was a long queue of ox carts.

At this time, Ye Qing noticed that there was a black low wall on the periphery of the city, and the coachman glanced at it, so he smiled and said: "Childe, this is a sheep and horse wall, it is said that the emperor must keep it clean, and if there are more cattle and horses, there will be a cow dung tax, and many people who are unwilling to pay can be sent here." ”

"Foster care also costs money," Jiang Zinan asked again.

"It costs money, but it is much lower than the cow dung tax, and you can get it back when you go out of the city, if you don't have cattle and horses, it is not convenient to go out of the city, you can also buy cattle and horses here." ”

"Then how can you get in?" Jiang Zinan asked.

"Our ox cart for transporting passengers is different, the imperial capital is so big, how to do it without transportation, I don't know the specifics, I have to ask the owner to go. ”

"If you don't go to the imperial capital, you don't know the wealth" Although Ye Qing had been here, he still muttered, at this time, he saw that many cattle, sheep and horses were led to be fostered in the narrow alley between the high and low walls, and a prosperous sheep and horse market was formed around the outside of the city.

Ye Qing pointed and smiled: "The livestock to be sold is only borrowed in peacetime, and when it comes to wartime, it is combined with the main city wall and the living water moat into a complete three-dimensional defense system, and the soldiers can go down to the sheep and horse wall at any time, and form a double three-dimensional attack with the defenders at the head of the city." ”

Jiang Zinan and Zhou Ling both listened to it with admiration, and looked at their son-in-law, but at this time, one person answered: "This son-in-law is also a son who came to the imperial capital?"

Ye Qing was startled, turned around to look, but saw an ox cart on the side pulling the window, Ye Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, only to see that this person was about thirty years old, although he only showed his upper body, and his clothes were a little half-old, but on his calm face, his black eyes were shining, and he had an indescribable chic temperament, which made people forget at first sight.

Ye Qing secretly praised in his heart: "What a scholar, what a temperament"

After taking a closer look, I felt that the green qi was faint, and I didn't dare to look at it more, this kind of snooping was very keen on the person who had cultivated the Dao Fa, but at this glance, I knew that this person had a great foundation, and said modestly at the moment: "It turned out to be Brother Fu, and the student Ye Qing - just now it was just a small talk, how reckless, I didn't dare to praise Brother Fu." ”

As he spoke, he thought that the name was somewhat familiar, and he hurriedly searched for his memory.

"It's small talk, but I also see Brother Ye's talent and learning, and it's rare to be able to see through the tricks at a glance. Fu Chengshan said and looked at Ye Qing carefully, and saw that the young man in front of him was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the wide robe was a little old, but it was just right to wear it on Ye Qing, a kind of young man's graceful attitude, calm and calm, and it was also heartbroken, after thinking about it, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Ye Qing, could it be that at the age of sixteen, he won the Yingzhou Xie Yuan, the same jinshi promised by Longjun?"

At this time, Ye Qing also remembered that this Fu Chengshan was the Jinshi of this session, and he would be the rising star of the imperial court in the future, and he became a university scholar in less than ten years, but he was only a central and a local, although he was famous, he had never met, and he didn't want to be this person

At the moment, he hurriedly pondered: "You are the Fu Chengshan Fu brother who was born with white jade in his mouth, was born at the age of twelve, and was a talent at the age of fifteen

Both of them said this, looked at each other, and couldn't help but applaud and laugh.