Xiao Yuchen followed the wind's gaze, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said, "Half an hour further forward is Qingcheng." ”

"Qingcheng?" Feng tilted his face and looked sideways.

"This Qingcheng is one of the closest cities to the capital. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, a river passes through the city, dividing Qingcheng into two cities, north and south. Today we will stay in Qingcheng for a day. ”

"Can you go out for a stroll?" Feng Qianyan's eyes flashed with excitement, after traveling for so long, except for the capital Jian'an City, I have never been to other cities!

"That's nature. Xiao Yuchen nodded, his face suddenly stiffened, "It's not ......"

"Huh, but what?"

Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes: "It's nothing." But you must be with the king, and you must not go out alone. ”

Feng Tianyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry about this, I'm not a child, I won't walk around!"

Half an hour later, the carriage drove into the southern city of Qingcheng.

Looking at the scenery outside the car window, Feng Qianyan shook his head in disappointment: "There is not much difference between here and the capital, do you see this house, this street, and the things sold, are they all the same!"

Xiao Yuchen said: "This southern city is inhabited by ordinary people, and there is nothing special about it. The center of Qingcheng is in Beicheng. ”

"Then why don't we go directly to Beicheng?"

"You'll find out later. Xiao Yuchen sold Guanzi.

After a while, the carriage slowly stopped.

"Why did you stop?" opened the window, poked his head out, and looked ahead.

In front of him was a river with a stone bridge over it. In front of Xiao Yuchen's carriage, there were more than a dozen carriages of different sizes. A man dressed in a servant's uniform walked to the front carriage, reached out to take a silver ticket, and let the carriage cross the bridge.

Feng Qianyan retracted his head and asked in surprise: "In this Qingcheng City, there is a fee to cross the bridge?"

Xiao Yuchen explained: "This Qingcheng can only be entered from the southern city, if you just pass by, you can go directly through the city. If you want to go to the North City, you will need to pay a fee to cross the bridge. There are three stone bridges connecting the north and south cities, and each place has a special official who collects a bridge toll, one hundred taels each time. ”

"One hundred taels?!" Feng Qiyan was surprised, just crossing a bridge, he had to collect a hundred taels?

"Everyone. Xiao Yuchen spit out three words faintly.

"Then wouldn't the four of us have to pay four hundred taels of silver! What about the people who live in Beicheng themselves? Won't they come out?" Feng Qiyan gasped, isn't this a robbery!

"The people who live in the northern city, except for the city lord, are officials and tycoons. These people and the subordinates in the house have waist cards, and they are free to enter and exit. As Xiao Yuchen was talking, a carriage drove quickly past without stopping. It seems that it should be as Xiao Yuchen said, it is the carriage of the people living in Beicheng.

"Oh......" Feng Qianyan understood, "Does that mean that the northern city is a rich area, and the southern city is a civilian area?"

"Almost. Xiao Yuchen nodded.

The carriage stopped and walked, and soon the queue arrived. Qingling took out four silver tickets of one hundred taels and handed them over, and the official waved his hand and let the carriage go to the bridge.

The river is very wide, about three or four hundred meters. Feng Qiyan didn't expect that the craftsmanship of Donglin Kingdom could build a stone bridge with such a large span.

"How can this stone bridge be built so long?" asked Feng Qianyan.