Small country with few people

As goblins, horse monsters and dog monsters can certainly see the living soul Xiao Yi. His golden delicacy is as conspicuous as Tang monk meat. Said that he broke his teeth, he was very stingy with the souls of life except Xiao Yi.At this time, the sky was bright and the sun was up, and the mountains and forests did not look hot. There were new customers in the inn, a team of bodyguards, and they could be seen as old customers. silver.Ye Luqian was worried that his junior brother's journey would not be smooth, so he took off the peace talisman that had been worn around his neck for many years, and touched Dou Wen's head again. Dou Wen's scalp had just been touched by Xiao Yi for a while, and his scalp hurt. Wanting to hide, Ye Luqian, an old man who is almost forty, actually showed a look of grievance, saying that he was old and alone, and he fell in love with a widow, but people looked down on him, and the younger brother grew up and didn't touch him, so Dou Wen was black The face moved the head closer.

Dou Wen is not tall, Ye Luqian is shorter than him, tall and handsome has never been the tradition of their teacher.Dou Wen stepped on the horse, put the dog on the horse's head in disgust, the dog's paws firmly grasped the horse's mane, the horse demon let out a long hiss uncomfortably, and Ye Luqian explained to the guests why his junior brother had to bring a dog when he went out ...

"Yueyang City is more than 200 miles away from here, and I don't know how many months it will take to get there." Dou Wen murmured in his heart. The mountain road is actually not that complicated. Turn left and right along the road and you will definitely arrive there in seven or eight days, but Dou Wen Knowing his fault, counting the time lost, when he arrives, maybe that cheap brother can make soy sauce.

He touched the dog's head casually, "You have to lead the way well."

Although the dog has become a spirit, it seldom speaks on weekdays, and it can't speak casually. What should I do if it scares a person to death? This person is also too timid, and he would faint when he heard the dog talking.

Sitting on a living creature was too difficult for Xiao Yi, so Dou Wen had to untie the hair band and tie it around his waist, so that he could float with him like a kite without resistance.Xiao Yi doesn't remember anything, so naturally he doesn't have any objections to this weird way of traveling. Compared with Dou Wen, whose buttocks are about to crack due to bumps on horseback, he doesn't feel tired at all.At noon, Dou Wen grinned in pain and got off the horse. The pampered Daoist had never suffered such grievances, "I really can't go out often, I'm too tired."

He found a big tree to sit under, and unpacked the burden. The senior brother thoughtfully made dry food. The stewed vegetables were packed in jars, and the roast chicken was wrapped in oil paper. But as soon as he sat down, he began to dislike the fact that the stone was too hard and the ground was too wet. The bark is too rough, and there are too many mosquitoes, "That kid better be well-fed, otherwise the Daoist will have nowhere to pay for his hard work along the way."

Taoist Dou, who had no affection for his parents, started crying for his parents after less than two hours of driving, as if he had been tortured. Not only was his waist numb, but his inner thighs seemed to be worn out. He went to the back of the big tree and untied his trouser belt, looked at his thighs, it was indeed red, where had he ever eaten such a crying Taoist priest, he remembered a story he had heard when he was a child, saying that a certain pampered princess in Fanbang put it under a few mattresses Soybean can feel it, and his skin hurts from being hurt. At that time, he laughed at the princess Jiao Didi, who was humiliated when the country was subjugated, and had no self-protection ability at all.If the princess was allowed to ride the horse for two hours, not to mention her thighs would become red, she might lose her breath.

After drinking and eating, the dogs and horses foraging for food also came back, quietly pretending to be ordinary livestock and resting aside.Dou Wen knew that it was time to hurry, but he didn't want to move. After the meal was over, he would sleep in the open. Isn't this killing the Taoist master?It's better to go back, brother, although it's a bit crude, it's a paradise compared to the wild.

Dou Wen had no shame in giving up halfway, so he took the rein and said, "Why don't you go to Yueyang City for me?"

The horse demon shook his head quickly, he had to be dragged to sell a horse as soon as he entered the city, who could watch a piece of unowned silver walking on the street indifferently.The dog also shook his head quickly. Fortunately, the horse demon was caught as a coolie at most, and it probably went directly into the pot.

"You two trash, brother has raised you for so long and can't help you with such little help!" Dou Wen pointed at the horse's head angrily and scolded, "You have also become fine for many years and you can't change your shape or speak Then look at the Bodhisattva next to him who is casually lying on a stone like a fairy descending to earth, the golden light will circulate the next day after he emerges from his body, and his half-divided Taoism is worth months of hard work when he was young.

Penance is of course a casual talk. The master dotes on Dou Wen very much and never forces him to practice. He said that his talent is mediocre, but it is to fool Lao Dou to spend more money to buy a place for lay disciples.Lao Dou naturally didn't know that the discarded eldest son was not a lay disciple who had to spend a lot of money to practice Taoism, but the next generation head of Youhuangli.Now the three characters for the next generation can be removed, because the population is small, and each generation accepts at most two disciples, so many people think that the hidden sages live in Youhuang, not Taoist priests.This is also a new trick of their masters to bluff and deceive. These days, people are always cautious and distrustful of Taoist priests walking around the streets, and it's a different matter after the calculation is accurate.Compared with celebrities, it is different. They can always gain the trust of all classes. They can go to the Tianzi Hall at the top, and they can get the courtesy of Tianshefu at the bottom. It is very cost-effective.

Dou Wen closed his mouth, because Shenghun started to touch his head again, "I'm not angry and there's no need to be unhappy."

you have.

His expression clearly said so.

Dou Wen thought he might just be looking for an excuse to touch himself.

He's not a big girl.

After resting for the night, Dou Wen reluctantly went on the road. Somehow, Shenghun had already learned how to ride a horse. Although the horse demon could not feel his weight, he could stick close to the living Bodhisattva, making his demon The Qi has increased a lot, and Dou Wen feels strange: Why is the horse demon running faster, more stable and more cheerful than yesterday?

A few days later, Dou Wen arrived at Yueyang City.

Yueyang City is one of the largest cities in the world. Dou Tubaozi has never been to the capital, but he only heard people say that several generations of Fu Wang made great efforts to rule Yueyang City, which has long been more prosperous than the capital. There are 28 of them in total, and they are open all night. Since Dou Wen left at the age of five, he has not been back for twenty years. He can’t remember exactly what Yueyang City looked like. At that time, the city wall seemed... not so high?

Yueyang City is thousands of miles away from the capital city. A hundred years ago, it was a barren land where criminals were exiled. Except for the swamp that could swallow people, it was a big lake that could not be seen at a glance. At that time, people had never seen the sea and thought that the big lake was the sea. 290 years ago, Emperor Gao's fourth son, King Fu, failed to compete for the throne. He was dispatched to Yueyang by his concubine's elder brother. So far, nine generations have passed. The current King Fu, named Chuo, is a girl's name. I ate a lot and barely hanged my life. I haven't crowned it yet, so I don't have words.Nine generations of Fu Wang worked hard to develop Yueyang and Daze, which is thousands of miles away, into today's land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

The country has been safe and peaceful for nearly a hundred years, and Yueyang is a place like a pure land of bliss. Everywhere you can see scholars wearing only a red toga, sitting on the bluestones by the roadside, drinking and wandering freely.

When the old King Fu left Yaojing, the capital, he swore to God that he would never set foot in Yaojing again in his life, unless he led hundreds of thousands of troops to regain the throne, but he did not fulfill his long-cherished wish until he died, let alone today, the current King Fu She was so skinny that she had only bones left, and she had hardly left the Baiyujing-like palace, and she hadn't even been out of Yueyang City in 18 years.

This Lord Fu is so weak that there is not even a concubine in the palace. The women who serve are all left by the old prince. It is hard to see those under [-]. Only a few little girls are also in the palace. The family gave birth to children.

Ever since the Qianli Swamp became a land of fish and rice, Yaojing has never stopped planning to take back Jiangnan since the emperor. Unfortunately, God failed to fulfill his wishes. The previous Kings of Fu were hard-headed. I didn't see the Kings of Fortune worried at all.

As long as the emperor doesn't order troops to go south, he will live a peaceful life in his lair.If the emperor really wanted to do something, he just wanted to chop off the emperor's head to see the difference from ordinary people.

There are two crops and three crops a year in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are almost no low taxes. If the business tax is higher, it is still a drop in the bucket. The people under the rule of King Fu are rich.

After more than 200 years of development, Yueyang City has become the most powerful city in the south of the Yangtze River. The city wall is rumored to be higher than that built by Yaojing. , the old and young in Yueyang City laughed happily for several days.

Seeing that it was the end of the year, the leaves were still a little green, "This year is a warm winter." The gatekeeper leaned under the gate of Yueyang City's wall several meters thick, and inspected an old farmer who came to the city to sell vegetables.Near the end of the year, people from small towns nearby come to buy new year's goods, and the streets are often crowded with people.Another soldier suddenly asked: "The last time the second steward of the prince's mansion posted a bulletin saying how many people are there in Yueyang City?"

A young man with the appearance of a clerk wrote down the name and origin of a merchant who sold goods from other places, "It's more than 80 in the middle of the year."

The population of Yaojing is [-]% larger than that of Yaojing, which is really scary.

In order to pray for the blessing of the King of Fortune, Yueyang City built a 99-storey masonry pagoda, which means a long time, and you can see it as soon as you enter the city. The caravan apprentices who came to Yueyang City for the first time were all shocked. Shouldn't this building be built in Tiangong?

The manager laughed and scolded, "I haven't seen the market before, what's so surprising?" I completely forgot that I was so scared that I almost couldn't stand still when I came here for the first time.

The boy asked, "How come such a tall building hasn't collapsed yet?"

The steward's face changed, and he scolded: "Stop talking! This is a heavenly pagoda to pray for Lord Fu..."

It was only when they entered the city that they realized that the caution just now was superfluous. There were two well-dressed officials drinking morning tea outside the tea stand next to them. We must clean up the old mountains and rivers and make our Jiangnan theirs!"

"Hey, the world is so big, and the Daze outside our prince's fief is no less than ten thousand miles away, why don't they recover it? There's no need to argue, isn't it for nothing?" The round-faced member stuffed a fried dumpling into his mouth, and turned to face him. The boss who was busy at the pot said, "Brother, your craftsmanship is truly unique in Yueyang City. It is worthwhile for me to take this position for a tael of silver every month."

The long-faced member said: "Brother Bao's son is the chef in the prince's house, and he has served three generations of princes!"

After finishing speaking, he called the eight-year-old boy who was diligently washing the dishes, "Will you continue to cook for the prince after taking over from your father's shift?"

The boy said crisply: "I will be the accountant for the prince in the future!"

The diners roared with laughter, praising the old man's grandson as a promising man, and wanted to manage money for King Fu!

"Then you have to study arithmetic hard. I'll give you a quiz. How about it?"

The boy enunciated clearly: "Please come up with a question."

The long-faced member sells silk and satin, and he was very clear about the account book, so he thought about it and said: "Listen, I will sell a boat of Yueyang cloth to Yaojing, rent three cabins for fifteen days, and hire a groom for a dollar a day. A person has six renminbi a month, and if he travels far away, he will be given half of the money. On the way, he has to pass [-] checkpoints, and each checkpoint has to send one renminbi. When I arrive at Yaojing, I have a warehouse and don’t need to spend money. Then I ask you , How many people have earned money from me along the way?"

The boy blushed, "Grandpa asked strangely, how do I know that the boss of the boat gave the money he earned from you to several boatmen as wages? And how do I know how many grooms you hired? Your passing money?"

The long-faced member said in surprise: "You can think of so many... You are really a child prodigy! Brother Bao, your grandson is born well!"

The old man Bao showed embarrassment, but his mouth was merciless, "Hmph, there are too many gentlemen who are good at arithmetic in the palace. I heard that Mr. Wen, who manages the money and food, can calculate the daily accounts of Yueyang City by himself. You are not so good. Far away."

"I see, it's not that far away."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Yuanwai and Xiao'er, and they didn't notice when a rare visitor came. Old Bao hurriedly greeted him, "Butler Wen, rare visitor, rare visitor!"

Wen Lan said with a smile: "Your grandson is a promising one. After a few years of study, he will be sent to me. Of course, if he is good at reading, there is no need."

The old man Bao was overjoyed, "It is much more useful to make, make, and be able to be an apprentice to Director Wen than to make a fuss!"

A group of people gathered around Wen Lan and chatted a few gossips, asking Fu Wang what he planned to do next year. The huts that used to cover your mouth and nose to pass through exude the fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Wen Lan smiled, he only leaked out at the order of the prince, and he was not in a hurry, he took a sip of tea leisurely, "The prince wants to..."

Everyone listened with bated breath.

"My lord wants to tear down the old house in the west city and build a new one, a big stone house, just like a Buddhist building..."

The hearts of the surrounding members and gentlemen jumped, and a member who had a shop in Xicheng asked in a trembling voice: "I don't know what the prince wants to do?"

Wen Li put down her glass, "I won't wrong you by demolishing the house. The prince plans to re-plan the roads in the west city. Whoever demolishes the old house will be given a new house, but the remaining land after clearing will belong to the prince."

The people said one after another: "That is natural."