Chapter 1910 As a Tang Dynasty person, you must always maintain a decent appearance
The straight-line distance from Ceuta to Cadiz would not exceed one hundred kilometers. Even if the offshore route was more curved, the entire voyage was not too far. However, the passenger ship he took arrived at the port of Cadiz five hours later.
It was okay when I first got off the ship, because the port where the ship docked was the exclusive terminal of Datang Shipping Company, which is located in the Embassy District of Datang.
The passenger ship he took was a Strait ferry specially designed to carry people from the Tang Dynasty or temporary residents, but it did not provide services to the indigenous people.
So after getting off the ship, George was still in the Tang Embassy area, and his feeling was not much different from when he was in Ceuta. But when he left the Embassy area, passed through the isolation zone hundreds of meters wide, and finally passed the checkpoint and arrived outside.
The Gastown area, which was the area controlled by the Spanish, made him frown.
Because looking at it, this urban area of Cadiz can be described in three words: dirty, messy, and poor!
As soon as the beggars appeared, several dirty people gathered around them, saying something like "Master, please do me a favor", but George's sharp eyes saw that some of these beggars were hiding under their tattered clothes.
Holding a dagger.
George had lived in the city of Cadiz for many years, so he naturally knew that these people looked like beggars, but when they surrounded him, he might not be able to save the money in his pockets, nor could he even save his clothes.
But before they could get closer, a few Spanish soldiers carrying muskets came forward, smashed them with their rifle butts, and drove away these people who didn't know whether they were beggars or something else.
A middle-aged soldier in the lead stepped forward and showed his rotten teeth to George: "This distinguished gentleman, do you want to use a carriage? Don't worry, our carriage shop is opened by the city lord's palace. It is absolutely safe and the price is fair!"
George nodded slightly and asked for the car!
He had lived in the city of Cadiz before and knew that the city lord's palace had opened a carriage shop. It was the only carriage shop with safety guarantee in the city of Cadiz. Temporary residents like himself went in and out of the city of Cadiz.
Basically, they will choose to ride the carriages they provide.
If you dare to call a carriage on the street, you will never come back to the safe!
Soon, a one-horse and two-wheeled horse came over. After George got on the carriage, he gave an address. That was where his brother lived now.
Soon, the carriage started running. The driver did not care about the pedestrians on the muddy road and urged the horses pulling the carriage to run wildly.
But none of the pedestrians on the road dared to get angry, but kept avoiding him!
Because this coachman is not an ordinary coachman, but a soldier wearing a Spanish military uniform. In addition to a riding crop, he also has a musket and a saber.
When people in the city saw the coachman's attire, they knew that this was a carriage shop run by the city lord's palace. If you were hit by their carriage and died, not only would your death be in vain, but your family would also have to pay compensation.
The carriage was speeding, and George grabbed the armrest with one hand to endure the bumps, but he was already holding a handkerchief with his other hand to cover his nose.
This aboriginal urban area is so smelly, no wonder so many people are unwilling to enter the aboriginal urban area.
He didn't realize it before, but now, he doesn't know how he survived in such an environment.
Nowadays, the fact that I have been able to survive all the way till now is really because of God, no, God bless me!
The carriage went very fast and finally arrived in an alley. George handed a Tang Dynasty banknote of very high denomination to the soldier driver: "Wait, I'll pick up someone!"
The soldier took the banknotes and looked at them repeatedly for a while, then grinned and said: "Okay, sir, take your time, don't be in a hurry, I'll be waiting for you here!"
George nodded slightly, and then prepared to get out of the car.
But when he got off the carriage, he looked at the mud under the carriage and frowned again.
This is winter, a season with not much rain.
Why is the street still full of mud?
Having lived in Cadiz, he knew very well that this was said to be mud, but it was actually a mixture of feces and urine.
Residents on the left and right sides of the local streets dump their toilet urine on the street on time every day. Even the residents upstairs just open the windows and dump their urine down for convenience!
Many years ago, the people of the Tang Dynasty felt that the sanitary environment in the neighboring city of Cadiz was extremely poor, and its strong odor could even cross the isolation zone of several hundred meters and then spread into the Embassy District of the Tang Dynasty.
For this reason, they strongly urged the Spanish authorities to manage sanitation and even donated a sum of funds to help them improve sanitation.
Faced with the strong demands of the Tang Dynasty, the Spanish did the same, but with limited funds, they only renovated the area close to the Tang embassy area.
As for places far away, on the one hand they are too lazy to take care of it, and on the other hand they don’t have the money to do it.
This place is far away from the Embassy District of the Tang Dynasty, and both the public security and sanitation are quite bad.
But in the end, George gritted his teeth and got out of the carriage. Seeing that a pair of leather shoes he had spent three cents on to buy changed beyond recognition as soon as he stepped on them, he had officially made a vow in his heart.
After he picks up his brother, he will never come back to this ghost place again!
forever!
After walking a few steps, he came and knocked on the door of his home, which he had not returned for a long time: "John!"
Not long after, a young man opened the door and showed a surprised look on his face: "George, come back!"
The brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they talked a lot, but George quickly interrupted the chat and said: "Are you all ready? Come with me now!"
Young John said excitedly: "Since I received your letter, I have been ready!"
As he said that, he took out a big cloth bag from the room and filled it with things!
George looked at it but shook his head and said: "There are many things that are not necessary to bring. Just bring your language certificate. Even the clothes you are wearing now have to be changed at the checkpoint."
However, he was also afraid that his brother would misunderstand something, so he explained a little more: "The place we are going to is different now. It is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. If you continue to wear these barbarian clothes, you will be laughed at. Don't worry, I am already at the checkpoint."
I have prepared clothes for you in advance!"
John looked hesitant: "Don't you want to bring it? But these clothes can still be worn!"
George said: "All of this will become a thing of the past, and you have to remember that after you get the temporary residence permit, you will be a Tang Dynasty person from now on. As a Tang Dynasty person, you must always maintain dignity!"
Although he was reluctant to part with it, John still left behind a lot of sundries and followed George without even taking a change of clothes.
After going out, John saw the carriage waiting at the door, but he didn't know it was the carriage waiting for them. Just as he was about to walk over, George smiled and said: "Get in!"
John looked confused: "This carriage?"
George nodded: "Well, let's go to the carriage I hired. It's getting late. We have to go back quickly so that we have enough time to apply for you!"
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