There are many heroes in the north and many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River.
This is the inherent "tradition" of the Hongwu Dynasty for thousands of years, but Helianlie was born in Jiangnan and was the last famous general of this dynasty. In fact, before Helianlie, many famous generals had come out of the Jiangnan area, and the Northland
The scholar also joined the literary and cultivator camp in the court and fought against Jiangnan for hundreds of years.
Since the founding of the Hongwu Dynasty, it has developed rapidly, with rich materials and people. The difference between the south of the Yangtze River and the north has long been no longer obvious. However, the scenery of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River is very different from the style of the desert grasslands in the north. The moment Song Zheng stepped into the south of the Yangtze River, he felt
The whole person felt warm.
Listening to Wu Nong's soft words, the tense mood gradually relaxed a little.
"Jiangnan is such a gentle place." He smiled.
Huzhou is located in the south-eastern part of Jiangnan. It is named after Taiji Lake, the largest lake in the Hongwu Dynasty. Xiao Zhen said that Taiji Lake is rich in products. It is no lie. Everyone knows that Taiji Lake has the "Three Treasures", lake rice, jade mud,
Taichi stone.
A kind of wild rice grows on the shore of Taiji Lake. It is born in accordance with the spirit of Taiji Lake's heaven and earth. It cannot be planted and can only be harvested after it grows and matures naturally.
This kind of lake rice is rich in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and it is of great benefit to monks. It is said that monks who only eat this kind of lake rice since childhood may have their qualifications improved by one level in a few decades.
Even if you don't rush to improve your qualifications, the effect of consuming this kind of lake rice every day is comparable to some strange medicines that improve your cultivation.
The vast Taiji Lake can only produce less than a thousand kilograms of lake rice in a year, so it is very precious and is controlled by the powerful officials in the court.
Jade mud is a kind of silt near the two most dangerous water eyes of Taiji Lake, the "Yin and Yang Water Eyes". Hundreds of millions of years of heaven and earth spiritual energy have been deposited in it, and it emits a warm and precious light like jade.
One of the most precious tool-making materials.
And in recent decades, some alchemists have added this kind of jade mud to the elixir, and the effect is also very good. It not only significantly improves the realm, but also has the effect of clearing the mind and calming the mind, which can effectively prevent going crazy when trying to pass the level.
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Among the three treasures, the Tai Chi Stone is the most precious treasure in Tai Chi Lake. Every year, more than ten Tai Chi stones can be collected in the entire Tai Chi Lake. Sometimes, only two or three Tai Chi stones can be found. Sometimes, even for a whole year, not one can be found.
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Even though the output is so small, there is a group of "quarrymen" living around Taiji Lake. At the most, the number of quarrymen in Taiji Lake was 800, and it remains at about 600 all year round.
Because Tai Chi Stone is a top-level treasure material, in many cases when refining spiritual treasures, adding Tai Chi Stone can increase the success rate by 30%. The higher the level of the spiritual treasure, the more precious materials such as Tai Chi Stone are needed.
So far, Tai Chi stones have only appeared in Tai Chi Lake, and there are no rules at all. There may be a Tai Chi stone hidden in a clam at the bottom of the lake, or there may be a Tai Chi stone pressed under a dead tree at the bottom of the lake, but it is also possible to find it.
There is not one in the entire Taiji Lake.
Therefore, the quarrymen are ordinary people. As long as they find one, they will benefit from it for nine lifetimes.
Every year, more than 20 quarrymen die in Taichi Lake because of Taichi stones, but they still cannot stop everyone's enthusiasm.
When Song Zheng entered Huzhou, he kept a low profile and did not stay at any inn. He had no shortage of money and found an inn by himself. Everywhere he went, he tried to find time to go to the busiest teahouses to hear the latest news.
Leopard Tao Guards were in Huzhou City. In the evening of that day, Song Zheng followed an escort team into the city, and then found an inn to stay, not intending to take office immediately.
The first floor of the inn was a restaurant. During dinner, Song Zheng gave him half a penny more and stopped the waiter to ask about the situation in Huzhou City.
"... If there is anyone in Huzhou who cannot be offended, sir, you have asked the right person. We have a saying in Huzhou: one lake, two sects, three aristocratic families." The second brother said quickly: "Except for these
In addition, we in Huzhou have outstanding people, and there are many senior officials in the court who are from Huzhou."
Having said this, he lowered his voice: "My guest, one of the cabinet ministers, Bai...'s family is in our city. Although everyone says that the Bai family is a nouveau riche, we can't mess with him.
In addition, Mr. Hong in the palace is also from Huzhou. After he won your majesty's favor, he adopted a son of his cousin to inherit his incense. This family cannot be messed with.
If you do business in Huzhou, you have to be careful in all these aspects."
Song Zheng nodded: "Thank you, second brother. Also, I heard that Long Yiwei is fierce and domineering. If you mess with them, your family will be destroyed. You have to be careful. What about them in Huzhou City?"
The waiter was a little scared this time: "Guest, please don't ask about these things, it's easy to get in." Then he quickly collected the dishes and turned around to leave. Song Zheng secretly laughed, Long Yiwei really had a "fierce reputation".
Sitting next to him was a brother and sister who came to the city with Song Zheng, so they were familiar with each other. The elder brother smiled and asked, "Brother Song, what are your plans for the next few days? We want to go to Taiji Lake to play, and then go to Xi
When we go to Zhouzhou, Brother Song, would you like to accompany us?"
Song Zheng thought for a while and said: "It would be good to go to Taiji Lake with us, but I have to stay in Huzhou for a while, and I can't go to Xizhou."
"Okay, I'll come early tomorrow morning to ask Brother Song to go on a trip."
When his brother invited Song Zheng, his sister sat obediently on one side with her head lowered and blushing slightly. The girl was twenty-eight years old, a little younger than Song Zheng, with average-to-upper appearance, and she was pregnant with spring.
When she heard that Song Zheng agreed to travel to Taiji Lake with him, she felt a hint of joy on her brows, but when she heard that he said he couldn't go to Xizhou, she couldn't hide her disappointment.
Song Zheng seemed to be ignorant and completely unaware.
He wanted to go to Taiji Lake entirely because it was related to this mission.
Bai Laoqi is Xiao Zhen's confidant and one of the few people in Longyi Guard who knows Xiao Zhen's true intentions. His mission to Huzhou is related to Taiji Lake.
There has been a lot of Tai Chi stone production this year. As of the middle of the year, there are already nine Tai Chi stones. It is said that some quarrymen saw Tai Chi stones spurting out from the Yin and Yang water eyes underwater. The great secret hidden under the Yin and Yang water eyes is that the imperial court is
You know, so all the forces in the DPRK and China were excited and sent people to Huzhou one after another.
Bai Laoqi died mysteriously in his bedroom only a month after he took up the post of Baotao Guard Qianhu. I'm afraid it had something to do with the competition for interests. And Bai Laoqi was Xiao Zhen's confidant. He suspected that someone had killed Bai Laoqi.
Seventh, it is directed at oneself.
Song Zheng meditated in his room after nightfall. In the second half of the night, the "Void Divine Town" quietly rose up. When it was illuminated in the sky, the entire inn was "clearly visible".
That pair of brothers and sisters, Hou Xiaonian and Hou Xiaobai, are both in the Maihe realm. The elder brother Hou Xiaonian has three veins of veins, and the younger sister Hou Xiaobai has one. It is rare to see people in the veins of this age, and they must be praised as "little geniuses" in the counties.
", it can be seen that the two of them have a good family background.
From time to time, Song Zheng would be used to using the standard of Huangtai Castle to measure the entire Hongwu Dynasty... But in fact, those in Huangtai Castle were all evildoers. Those who could survive and experienced several heavenly fire rewards were at a higher level than their peers.
Take out a big chunk.
The residents in the other rooms include ordinary people and practitioners, the highest being the realm of the Six Paths of Maihe. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and developed a habit of caution under the sky fire. Now it seems that at least there are no spies in the inn.
At the same time, several people from hundreds of families were drinking in Baotaowei Yamen, but the atmosphere was depressing, and they were all immersed in drinking.
Behind them, there was a huge sarcophagus, and Bai Laoqi was lying inside.
Finally, someone couldn't stand the heavy atmosphere and said, "The higher ups have sent a new Qianhu. The time has come long ago."
"Hmph," someone sneered: "Only fools would come. Master Bai possesses the secret technique of Seven Kills, and he is at the peak of the realm of clear vision. In a life-and-death fight, he can bring out the power of Mingtong Tianzun, but he is silent.
If you die, the water in Huzhou City is deep, whoever comes will die."
An older man from Baihu opened his mouth and said, "I heard he is a newcomer."
"Newcomer?" All the households had their own thoughts and were silent for a while.
After a long time, someone finally spoke with sarcasm: "It seems that the commander doesn't believe us."
There was another silence, and finally the elder Baihu said: "In any case, I have ordered the people below to show off their tricks these days. If Mr. Xiao Qianhu wants to play some trick of private visits incognito, don't let him really do it.
What's the point of grasping?"
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Hou Xiaonian was particularly active. He woke up Song Zheng early in the morning. The three of them had breakfast together in the inn, then got up and prepared to go straight to Taiji Lake.
Hou Xiaonian was only in his early twenties, and he still had the excitement of a young man: "I heard that Tai Chi stones appear very randomly. There is also a legend that a monk picked up a Tai Chi stone after walking around the lake. You said we will do it today?"
Won’t you have good luck?”
Hou Xiaobai's eyes were shining as he only looked at Song Zheng, who smiled and said, "Just give it a try."
As soon as the three of them went out, a joyful voice suddenly came: "Miss Bai, what a coincidence, I meet you here."
A group of people walked up the street. At the front was a young man in brocade clothes, holding a tooth-broken fan in his hand as if he were doing as the Romans do. However, when Hou Xiaobai saw him, he was very calm: "I've seen Brother Xiu."
Hou Xiaonian asked unexpectedly: "Zhijie, why are you in Huzhou?"
Xiu Zhijie said: "This year's Humi is about to mature. My family wants to do this business this year. Let me help you find the way..." A middle-aged monk behind him coughed repeatedly. This is the family's business secret. You, the second-in-command,
It's better for Shizu. When he saw the lover in his dream, he told her everything. You can just say it and at least look around to see if there are any strangers?
He glanced at Song Zheng.
This year's Humi business is crucial to the Xiu family. They accidentally made friends with the "Jingtian Sect", which was a large sect that could be ranked among the entire Hongwu Empire. However, if they want to make further friends, they must at least be close to Jingtian.
The sect is "useful". Obtaining a share of Humi and supplying it to the Jingtian Sect can not only maintain this relationship, but also make profits from it. For the Xiu family, this is a key step in promoting to a real aristocratic family.
Hou Xiaobai said: "Brother Xiu is busy with business, let's take our leave first."
Chapter completed!