There are ten city gates in Tokyo, and the two corner gates formed by the Bian River crossing the city walls are considered to be twelve city gates. Among these twelve city gates, the Suzaku Gate is the main gate of Tokyo City. Any major ceremonies must be held here, such as the general going on a war, the messenger coming to pay tribute, etc.

However, although Zhuque Gate is important, it is not the most lively city gate in Tokyo. In fact, because the Zhuque Gate has great political significance, the main gate in the middle is generally not open. Only the two side gates of Zhuque Gate are opened, one city gate enters the other city gate and exits. For the capital, the most lively city gate with the largest traffic flow is not the ten real city gates, but the corner gate at the southeast corner of the Bian River.

The Bian River passes through the capital from northwest to southeast, and two water gates were built on the city wall. However, the water gate is usually closed and ships are generally not allowed to enter the capital directly. This is mainly because the river channel of the Bian River becomes a bit narrow after entering the capital. If too many ships enter, the river channel will be blocked. Therefore, the cargo transported from the water generally needs to be unloaded outside the capital and then transported into the city by land.

The Bianhe Town where Li Zhang lived at that time was a town formed by a wharf on the Bianhe River. In order to facilitate the goods unloaded from the wharf to enter and exit the capital, a corner gate was opened next to the water gate. The most lively one was the corner gate in the southeast corner, because it directly connects to the canal, and many goods were in and out from here. It is worth mentioning that the famous Qingming River During the River was filmed here.

In the past, when there was a curfew in Tokyo, the Bianhe Kok Gate was sometimes allowed to enter and exit at night because of its special nature. Later, the curfew was released and the city gate was no longer closed. This also caused the corner gate to burst out its glory. From morning to night, countless people or goods were in and out of here at any time.

Today is no exception. Just after breakfast, the corner gate is the busiest time of the day. Although you can enter and exit the corner gate at night, the corner gate inspection will be very strict, and some goods are not convenient to enter and exit. Therefore, every morning, the accumulated goods in the evening are in a hurry to enter and exit the city gate, which also makes the corner gate particularly congested in the morning.

In fact, the imperial court has expanded this important Bianhe Kou Gate several times, with the nominal Kou Gate. However, among the various gates of Tokyo City, except for the main gate of Zhuque Gate on the south side, there is no city gate that is comparable to that of this Kou Gate. Some people even think that this Kou Gate is too big and has destroyed the city defense of Tokyo City. If an enemy attacks, this Kou Gate will become the weakness of Tokyo City. However, there are no external troubles for the Song Dynasty for the time being, so the safety of Kou Gate is not highly valued.

In order to solve the congestion phenomenon of the Bianhe Corner Gate, the court also strictly divided the Corner Gate, with special passages in and out, and extended to the city to two different areas. In this way, conflicts between in and out are avoided. However, every morning, the passages in and out of the Corner Gate are still caused by too many cars and horses, and sometimes some conflicts occur due to collisions. For this reason, a large number of imperial guards were stationed here to maintain order.

Today, it is a little different. There is a team in the queue waiting to enter the city, which is particularly eye-catching because it is under the banner of Dingbei Hou Mansion. Li Zhang is simply famous among merchants. The most important thing is the money he has created. Now it almost monopolizes the entire Song Dynasty banknotes. Other industries under Li Zhang's name are also making gold every day. Everyone says that Li Zhang has a finger that turns into gold into gold, and he can make money no matter what business he does.

However, this team under the banner of Dingbei Hou Mansion was a little different, because the escort convoys were all black and red in their faces and strong men with open clothes, each with a bit of toughness. If it weren't for the banner of Dingbei Hou Mansion, the defenders at the city gate might have come forward to interrogate. After all, these people really don't look like kind people.

It was soon the team's turn to enter the city, and dozens of carriages finally started slowly. However, looking at the horses' hard work, it seemed that the things pulled on the boat were extremely heavy. When the ruts walked up the road covered with blue bricks, they also found dull sounds. Experienced people also found something strange in it from the size of the carriage and the sound of the carriage. Ordinary carriages would never be so heavy.

Those who pull the carts were all strong and good horses. They defeated Dangxiang to regain the northwest and defeated the Liao Kingdom to regain Yanyun. Both of them were places where horses were produced, so the Song Dynasty now has no shortage of horses. The good horses in the northwest alone were enough to meet the needs of the Song Dynasty. For this reason, the price of horses has also been reduced again and again. Most of the original ox carts in the capital have become horse carts. After all, although the ox is strong, it is still not as powerful as horses in pulling carts.

"Can it be the copper coins of the money shop?" someone next to him muttered in a low voice. After all, only copper coins meet the requirements for such heavy goods. Although the money shop is issued coins, it is usually responsible for exchanging copper coins, so some copper coins often enter and exit between branches.

"It is impossible. Qianzhang's goods are specially sent by carriages, and they are protected by the officials and soldiers of the government. There is also a seal on the money box. This is definitely not the case!" Someone immediately corrected the matter in a low voice.

The most important thing about the money store is the circulation of information and copper coins. For this reason, Li Zhang also established a special transportation network. Moreover, because of the official background of the money store, this transportation network was also protected by the court. After all, as time goes by, the money store is slowly handed over to the court.

"Is it gold and silver? I heard that the business of the Marquis' Mansion is making a lot of gold every day. These are not gold and silver treasures transported by the Marquis from other places, right?" At this time, someone began to speculate again. After all, curiosity is the universality of human beings, especially this matter is related to the great figure Li Zhang, who is truly one person below ten thousand people. His words may affect the direction of the Song Dynasty court.

"Impossible, the money shop was opened by the Marquis' family. If you want to use money, just adjust it directly from the money shop. Moreover, the gold and silver are too bulky. Who is still using that thing now?" Someone immediately retorted again.

"Don't just stare at the carriage. Look at the men who are escorting the carriage. They all have black and red faces and rough skin. If I read correctly, these people should be making a living at sea." At this time, a knowledgeable person spoke. After all, the people entering and leaving the city gate come from all over the world and have seen all kinds of people.

"Come from the sea?" Hearing this person's words, everyone around him showed an interesting expression, and at the same time he was a little confused, because they didn't remember that Dingbei Hou Mansion had done a sea business?

However, just as everyone was speculating, there was no idea whether it was an accident or someone in the convoy was accidentally. A heavy box on the car actually fell down, and a loud "bang" sound was made, and the box was smashed all at once. A pile of yellow things inside burst out and rolled down everywhere.
Chapter completed!