"The golden squid and twists are not delicious and don't cost any money!"
"Pig lung soup, pig lung soup, steaming pig lung soup, drink a bowl to warm your heart and lungs!"
"Hey, the couple's lung slices created by Dr. Zhang of the Imperial Academy are spicy and delicious. All the emperor and the empress say they are good!"
Before we even reach Xinglong Tea House in the outer city, the shouts and shouts are already about to burst people's eardrums. The core land here has long been occupied by guild halls and restaurants from various provinces and governments, and most of the houses have used the most
With the most manpower and material resources, they were built in the shortest time. As for those that were too late to recruit enough manpower, they had no choice but to continue to use bamboo houses.
As for the alleys that spread out, several of them are occupied by various small vendors. Here, let alone carriages and horses, even walking takes a lot of effort, because there are wandering diners everywhere, compared to those closer to Xinglong Teahouse
Compared with the relatively high prices in restaurants, the food here is cheap and the taste is acceptable. Especially foreigners, they love to come here to experience the style of the capital recently.
Of course, some people were deterred because they could not pass by on horseback and because of the huge crowds of people. At this time, a group of passers-by on horseback who were tired of riding just stopped at the entrance of the alley and looked around. Seeing the smell of oil smoke everywhere, one of the young people
He said angrily: "This is simply a mess and has ruined the image of this great capital city!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, there was a hawker who was doing business over there who was not happy. He immediately put down the chopsticks that were frying the noodles in his hand, and pulled the nephew who was helping him to continue, while he even lost his hands.
Without wiping, he strode forward, opened his mouth and shouted: "Foreigners, new arrivals in the capital, please keep your mouth clean. Everyone is doing business based on their own abilities, and I want you to point fingers!"
The young man didn't expect that he would be squeezed by a mere hawker, and his face immediately turned red. However, before he could reply, the greasy-mouthed diners and other busy hawkers on the other side ignored the argument and started to
Two men in black clothes came forward. The two men looked at the newcomers and confirmed that they were indeed foreigners. One of the strong men laughed.
"Qian Laosi, why are you arguing? Go back and do business. Others just say a few words, and you don't have a piece of meat missing. Why are you so angry?" After Zhao Laosi was dismissed, the strong man in black said:
He smiled at this group of outsiders and said, "There are all kinds of stalls clustered together, and the smell is indeed a bit overwhelming, but just the bunch of stalls in the nearby alleys can support more than thirty or fifty vendors."
The young man was still unconvinced when he was scolded, but when he heard the word "support", his already red face suddenly turned redder. When he found that no one among his companions came up to help him, he could only force himself and said: "
Thirty to fifty people can feed and clothe their whole family, but the road is blocked. Besides, can the surrounding people bear this smog?"
The strong man in black was not as furious as the vendor just now. He looked at the young man as if he were a fool, and then said meaningfully: "So you are a foreigner, and this place in the outer city
It was originally a wasteland, but now the people who are constructing restaurants and restaurants nearby are all wealthy people. It is too late to hope that this place will become even more smoky, so who would still dislike it?"
"As for ordinary people, they don't live here. They come here to hang out and eat something when they have free time. Who cares about the smell?"
When he lazily said this, he saw that the young man was speechless, but his eyes were still unconvinced. He then laughed and said: "As for you saying it's blocking traffic, that's not the case. Where is this place nearby?"
Some alleys allow stalls selling snacks and shouting, but which ones are absolutely not allowed and can only allow cars, horses and pedestrians to pass through. Those all have rules, do you understand?"
"Not only does traffic need to be kept smooth at all times, but there are also people nearby who are responsible for managing it. Especially when there are urgent messengers passing by, there are also people along the way to direct and direct the traffic. In other words, all the garbage generated by setting up stalls every day is also made by
The stall owner is responsible for cleaning up and transporting it to the designated wasteland. People are also hired here to be responsible for clearing, transporting and landfilling..."
He went on and on to educate this ignorant young man from a foreign country in terms of traffic order, garbage disposal, city appearance, public security inspection and other aspects. Finally, he said earnestly: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. You are thinking of other people."
You’ve thought of them all, and others have thought of things you didn’t expect!”
Seeing that the young man had been retorted so much that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, and was extremely embarrassed. At this time, someone among his companions finally had to stand up and help him: "Your Excellency has said so much, what about you?
For what?"
"Me?" The strong man in black immediately became elated. He puffed up his chest and said word by word, "I am Zhao Tieniu, the captain of the Nancheng Public Security Team!"
Seeing that this group of outsiders were puzzled and suspicious of this strange title, he chuckled, pulled the red scarf on his arm, coughed dryly and said: "The Nancheng Military and Horse Division will govern the entire Nancheng.
It was a little too much to take care of, and the same was true for Wanping County Government and Daxing County Government, so we volunteers who had once eradicated Nancheng’s tyrants and Wang Si organized themselves spontaneously!”
From the Tieyi Gang to the security team, when Zhao Tieniu called himself a volunteer, he was very confident: "We maintain law and order here, ease the traffic here, and are also responsible for managing garbage removal. In a large area around here, thieves have disappeared.
, those who cause trouble can also be dealt with in a short time..."
"Those who harm others with moldy, spoiled or other poisonous and harmful food will be caught immediately! Because we also check the ingredients!"
The man who had just stepped forward to speak for the young man couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He glanced at this strong man who obviously belonged to some kind of dynamic social group with some disbelief, and suddenly asked: "You guys do these things?
Where does the reward come from?”
"Haha, you must be thinking, are we sitting on the ground collecting money and exploiting the vendors doing business here?" Zhao Tieniu is used to seeing these fake Taoists who occasionally appear here and question all kinds of things, so when he saw that person, he remained silent.
He proudly said, "Those big businesses such as guild halls also want to maintain stability and peace in the area, so they allocate money to us every month."
"There have been three preliminary competitions for the imperial chef selection recently, and the flow of people is particularly large. These small traders can do business here without paying us a penny. Of course, they have to hand over a certain amount of money to the owners who own these lands.
Management fees, but that has nothing to do with us. They occupy people’s space to do business, so it is only natural that they pay some rent. Shouldn’t you also take care of this kind of thing? "
Hearing this, a middle-aged man who was the leader of these people finally coughed lightly. Seeing that several students who wanted to retort immediately shut up, he smiled gently and said: "Your Excellency just said that we
They are all foreigners. When foreigners arrive in the capital, they will inevitably feel curious about everything and ask more questions about everything."
"Now it seems that this place that seems to have a very strong smell and a very chaotic flow of people is actually a good place to feed a lot of people, and it also allows people in the capital to have a place to relieve their boredom, which is really good."
Hearing such a reasonable affirmation, Zhao Tieniu grinned: "This gentleman finally said something fair. It's not just these small traders. Originally, this area of the outer city was a remote place, let alone thieves in the past.
Xiaomo, there are even more abominable things. Now this place is lively, we have maintained law and order, and the row of shops facing the street here are also owned."
He clasped his fingers and said, "There are bookstores, cloth sellers, and clothing stores... Anyway, we have everything."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "I know you must feel that the owner of this land is really making a lot of money, but people have already said that they hired Jiuzhangtang
students came to audit the accounts, and all the proceeds were donated to fund education, oh, they were donated directly to the former public school of Lu Shangshu."
As he spoke, Zhao Tieniu suddenly slapped his head again, and then said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I'm used to calling him Lu Shangshu, and I have forgotten that now the public school is offering wine sacrifices, so it should be called Lu Jijiu. Anyway, Lu Jijiu is the first."
After the first batch of children who studied for free were recruited, countless people in the entire capital rushed to tell each other and cried with joy! Anyway, ordinary people do not take the imperial examination, literacy and arithmetic are the most important."
Although many of the foreigners in this group had heard of the news about the public school, they were far less shocked than hearing it from the locals in the capital.
At this moment, everyone looked at each other in twos and threes, with extremely complicated emotions. In the end, the middle-aged man who just said the fair words smiled and said: "I see, thank you for telling me."
He calmly handed over his hands, and then planned to ride away. Who knew that at this moment, Zhao Tieniu actually rushed forward with a lunge. Seeing this, the others were surprised, thinking that the other party had evil intentions, but they didn't expect Zhao Tieniu to be surprised.
He smiled and said: "Foreigners, you don't know which alleys around here are passable, do you? Good people will do it to the end and send Buddha to the west. I will send you to Xuanwumen."
Without waiting for anyone to object, he grabbed the middle-aged man's reins, then called his companions and walked forward. He was originally an Angzang man, and his waist that was often stooped when he was in the market is now straight and straight as he walks.
He also said hello to everyone who knew him from time to time. In this way, all the foreigners behind him had a deep understanding of his wide range of people.
And Zhao Tieniu didn't talk about it endlessly. He only explained the buildings along the way. When he sent people to Xuanwu Gate, he gave the reins to the middle-aged man on the horse again.
, and then clapped his hands.
"People in the capital have their own way of life. Since you are new here, please be more careful in the future. I have changed my temper now. Otherwise, according to my previous temper, I would never argue with you verbally, and I might not be able to help myself.
I will argue with you with my fists! In this world, not only scholars understand the truth, everyone also understands a lot of truth!"
"Eat enough food, wear warm clothes, and preferably be able to read, so that you won't be deceived. This is the biggest truth!"
Seeing Zhao Tieniu casually turn around and walk away after saying this, the middle-aged man glanced at his young student who was blushing, then sighed deeply, and then said: "This lesson is all worth it."
Remember? Be careful with your words and deeds when you go out, and don’t judge people just because you read a book.”
"As I said to this dear friend, if he hadn't stopped being grumpy now, someone might have been beaten! Isn't it a very honorable thing to go to the Yamen when you first arrived?"
As soon as these words came out, the young man who was so ashamed and self-conscious immediately dismounted his horse and bowed his head to apologize, while the others also bowed their heads and said yes. After such admonishment, the middle-aged man turned his horse and walked in front, behind him
One of the students immediately stepped forward to show the way. When the guard looked at it, he only glanced at it and immediately ran away with a cigarette. Not long after, he called his captain.
The captain who hurried over made a bow to the middle-aged man, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that this is Chief Yue Shan of Zhaoming Academy. I am disrespectful and disrespectful. The superiors have already told the major city gates to pay attention. If you come, be sure to
Please be courteous. Your residence is arranged near the Imperial College, and I will ask someone to take you there. But..."
He glanced at Chief Yue Shan's team of more than a dozen followers, and said with a troubled face: "That place can probably accommodate seven or eight of your people. If there are more, it might be difficult."
A group of students who had just seen Chief Yue Shan being respected and were in a better mood suddenly started a small commotion when they heard that there were too many people to accommodate them. But finally, with the previous lesson in mind, they became quiet in an instant.
Come down. Sure enough, Yue Shan smiled and said: "It's natural. I am the person recruited by the imperial court. They just come to Beijing to gain experience and stay in an inn."
The captain immediately smiled and said: "Chief Yue Shan, please be considerate. Okay, I will lead the way. Please follow me!"
However, when someone brought the captain a horse and he got on the horse to lead the way, Captain Yue Shan vaguely heard a sneer coming from the wind.
"It's just a nice thing to say now, staying in an inn... Haha, I dare say they have never stayed at an inn along the way? You know, when Dr. Zhang and Master Ge passed through Tongzhou, the inn was occupied by Mr. Zhi Shijiangge.
They just went to stay in the inn without saying a word! The so-called Gaoshi... naturally take advantage of the imperial court, what do you call a Gaoshi!"
If President Yue Shan, who is still young, heard it, how could his young students not hear it? Although some people immediately looked back angrily, but they scanned around but could not find the person who spoke.
Chief Yue Shan himself did not look away the whole time. It was not until he left the area around the city gate that he sighed secretly.
No matter how famous he is in the local area, no matter how many promising students he has taught, and even if he is famous all over the world, he is just a local celebrity. It will be different when he comes to the capital. If he had known this, he should not have been treated with temporary courtesy by the local officials.
With those few extra words added to guide him, he took a group of students to the inn on the way without thinking.
Walking north along Xuanwumen Street, then turning east near Taipingcang, and then walking east along Imperial City North Street, everyone paid homage to the Imperial City at close range, but most of their eyes were on
The soldiers of the Rui Cavalry Battalion, who were as sharp as nails, stood three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. When the group passed by Bei'an Gate, they saw only a dozen horsemen riding their horses out from inside.
Immediately afterwards, they heard a clear voice: "Today's second round of interviews at Jiuzhangtang, Third Brother, we can't lose to others, we must get in!"