This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 45 The Enemy Meets Again

Compared with the land road, the waterway is much more comfortable.

But the premise is that you can't get seasick.

Lu Sen has no troubles in this regard. Because of his work, he has been on many ships in the past. He was a little seasick at first, but he got used to it later.

Zhan Zhao doesn't have this problem either. He is strong in martial arts, and the little winds and waves in the canal and the ups and downs of the hull are almost peaceful to him.

But the black column will not work.

Less than an hour after getting on the boat, his face started to turn blue, and then he vomited dizzy.

As a last resort, Lu Sen took out the lettuce from the system backpack and gave it to him.

After taking a few slices, it will be better, and then after two or three hours, you will start to vomit again, and then continue to eat.

The whole person was almost collapsed, and after a few days, he packed a belly of lettuce.

Zhan Zhao was amazed.

He naturally knew that ordinary lettuce couldn't cure seasickness, but Lu Sen's lettuce could... He then understood how valuable the raw vegetables he had eaten before.

The boat was rented by themselves, and there were only six people in the whole boat plus three boatmen who took turns paddling.

Moreover, Lu Sen, Hei Zhu and Zhan Zhao have been staying in the cabin all the time, so the boatman naturally doesn't know that Hei Zhu's seasickness is good and bad.

Fortunately, after six or seven days, Heizhu gradually got used to it and stopped vomiting.

The boat stopped and went on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, occasionally staying in towns along the way to rest for half a day, washing up and eating something good before setting off, and so on. After 23 days, the three finally arrived in Hangzhou.

During this period of time, Lu Sen was getting bored. He took time to flip through his formula. After the character was upgraded, there were also 'transportation' in the new formula, but... the formula was so weird that he couldn't understand it at all. .

Like the colorful auspicious clouds, the golden sky boat, etc., which are very magical at first listen, they all need the same core material: the spiritual force group!

Who knows what this thing is, it sounds like a variant of inner qi, but Lu Sen dares to guarantee that it is definitely not.

The boat docked at the Qiantang River North Ferry Port in Hangzhou. After Lu Sen paid the boatman the boat fee, he walked to the shore.

Down to earth, Lu Sen felt much more comfortable.

After staying on the boat for a long time, and now getting off the boat, I feel that my whole body will sway from time to time, but this is just an illusion.After people get used to the life on the boat, the center of gravity will change with the current and waves to maintain the body shape.

But after getting on the shore... without the waves and the swaying of the boat, the human body instinct will be activated, and it will spontaneously sway slightly.

After walking crooked for a while, the three of Lu Sen slowly became normal.

Of course, the first to return to normal is Zhan Zhao, who is strong and healthy, and naturally recovers quickly.

Walking along the stone road of the ferry to the gate of the city, under the influence of Zhan Zhao's official card, the three entered the city of Hangzhou without any hindrance.

At this time, Hangzhou was an important commercial city second only to Bianjing, with a permanent population of nearly 200 million.

If Bianjing is a city with equal emphasis on politics and commerce, then Hangzhou is a purely commercial city.

Moreover, the Qiantang River is an exit to the sea, and the sea transportation is extremely convenient.

In later generations, Hangzhou lost most of its shipping capacity, but at this time in the Northern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou's shipping capacity was comparable to that of Quanzhou.

After the three entered the city, Zhan Zhao said, "When you come to Hangzhou, you have to go to the shipping department to have a look and have a drink."

Is there anything good looking?
Lu Sen was a little curious, but he didn't ask, but followed Zhan Zhao.

The streets are bustling with people along the way, and the liveliness of Hangzhou is no different from that of Bianjing.

If you insist on a clear distinction, it is that Hangzhou people are more down-to-earth and more casual, and they are not as arrogant as the Bianjing people at the feet of the emperor.

Most of them had gentle smiles on their faces.

Of course... there are also a large number of Jianghu people walking on the street.

All with weapons.

Zhan Zhao also carried a weapon, a single sword with a black sheath hanging on his waist, which was the standard sword of Kaifeng Mansion's catching fast, and behind him was a stone sword given to him by Lu Sen.

However, he made a scabbard for the stone sword. At first glance, the stone sword became much simpler.

The three walked for a while and came to a big restaurant in the east of the city.

Compared with Fan Lou, this hotel looks a little worse, not as high-end, but when Zhan Zhao took Lu Sen and Hei Zhu up to the fourth floor and sat by the south window, even Lu Sen, looking at it. When I went to the outside scenery, I couldn't help but tut.

"Spectacular!"

In the distance, the sea and the sky are the same color, and at the mouth of the Qiantang River, countless white sails are connected one after another, and the dense sea ships are almost spread to the end of Lu Sen's field of vision.

Heizhu's mouth didn't close for a long time.

Lu Sen looked down and saw a large number of Semu people staying outside the city walls, or setting up tents on the beach.

"Semu people can go to the city." Zhan Zhao said lightly.

Because there are too many foreign ships coming to Hangzhou to do business, and the people of Song despise the barbarians, it is natural that too many people from Semu will not be allowed to enter the city.

The so-called "Thirty-for-One" means that thirty Semu people register with their fingerprints at the Shipping Department together. Then, as the head of the merchant ship, this person can enter the city to do business, and the other Semu people can only stay outside the city.

If someone with color eyes cheats, for example, repeats the fingerprints, if they are found, they will be arrested on the spot and sent to the stone quarry south of Hangzhou to work for three years before being freed.

Lu Sen shook his head with a sigh. Whether it was the Northern Song Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty, the sea trade gave the court great profits. Who would have thought that after the end of the Ming Dynasty, it would actually embark on the road of seclusion and isolation.

What a pity, what a pity.

If at this time of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song people's thinking can be reversed and they know that there are huge profits overseas, will the Song people become a pioneering nation from now on?

After all, the shipbuilding technology of the Northern Song Dynasty was not bad.

Write a book?Overseas customs?
For example, there is a large gold mine in Australia, and there is a large amount of dog head gold exposed on the ground?

The Spice Islands to the south.

Yes... the spices of the Northern Song Dynasty are very valuable.

Write them out in book form and publish them in large numbers?
Is there any chance of success?

Lu Sen looked at Bai Fan in the sky outside and fell into contemplation.

After a while, Zhan Zhao lightly knocked on the table and said, "Lu Xiaolang, Mo Shenyou, let's eat."

I don't know when, there are several delicacies on the table.

After the three had eaten and drank enough, Zhan Zhao asked, "What's Lu Xiaolang's plan next?"

"You and I are separated for the time being." Lu Sen looked at Zhan Zhao's puzzled expression and explained: "Next, Zhan Zhao will assist the government in the martial arts conference. I think it will be very busy, and it must be dangerous. Of course, you are not afraid of your head work, but if you have two more oil bottles from us, you will definitely feel a little powerless."

"Lu Xiaolang is not an ordinary person." Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "Why do you need to be so self-deprecating?"

Lu Sen waved his hand: "I still have some self-knowledge. Next, I will find a small house in the city to live in, and by the way, I will see the customs and customs of Hangzhou, and I will also see the martial arts conference. hard."

As the head of the Kaifeng government, Zhan Zhao has the power to control the whole world, and he can naturally control the hunters in Hangzhou.

Therefore, it is absolutely not difficult for him to inquire about the news.

"Then let's separate for the time being." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists with both hands, and said rather embarrassedly, "When the martial arts conference is over, Zhan will come to find Lu Xiaolang and return to Beijing together."

"no problem."

This time, Zhan Zhao paid for the meal, and then the two separated, and Lu Sen took Heizhu to wander around the city of Hangzhou.

In essence, Hangzhou is a small city of Bianjing. The cultural environment here is similar to that of Bianjing. After all, both cities are considered water cities.

Xiaoqiao Liushui Family is the best portrayal of Kaifeng and Hangzhou at this time.

Lu Sen was in the city for a long time. When the sun was about to set, Lu Sen went to the Yaxing, spent some money, and with the help of the Yaren, found a hut, and after negotiating with the owner, he rented it.

At this time of Yaxing, the conscience has not been completely corrupted, unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yaren have the saying that 'killing will never kill the wrong'.

Lu Sen didn't spend much money.

The master was an old man. After he gave the key to Lu Sen, he put his hands on his back, hunched his waist, and went back to the big mansion not far away.

The first thing Lu Sen did when he entered the house was to put a fence behind the yard of the hut to 'protect' the whole yard.

Heizhu looked at the golden fence wall and felt extremely relieved.

As soon as Lu Sen finished this, he saw a group of mighty people walking past the center of the street in front of the hut.

There were at least [-] people, and some held a blue flag with the word "horse" high, and the one walking in the forefront was a northern man with purple beard and blue eyes.

But he has the air of a son of the Han family. This kind of mysterious and mysterious thing can be seen by ordinary Han family members.

This man has bright eyes, and occasionally looks around when he is walking, like a tiger patrolling the mountains and forests.

When the group of people passed by, the pedestrians on both sides of the street breathed a sigh of relief, and then there was a lot of discussion.

From their on-and-off discussions, Lu Sen also knew that this group of people was the largest gang in the world, the 'horse' gang.

The leader is Ouyang Chun, the caravan leader, who is a few years older than Zhan Zhao and is recognized as the strongest chivalrous man among the younger generation.

Hearing this, Lu Sen vaguely understood the criteria for the selection of experts by Jianghu people.

Whether it is Ouyang Chun or Zhan Zhao, even if they are strong, they are not too outrageous, and they have not opened a huge gap with other top young heroes, but why are they the most famous?

To put it bluntly, it is the issue of 'power'.

Zhan Zhao lives in a third-rank guard with a knife, and is also the head of the Kaifeng Mansion. He pulls hundreds of people out to fight with you anytime, anywhere. Who is not afraid of people in the rivers and lakes?
On the other hand, Ouyang Chun is the largest gang in the world, the gang leader of the caravan, and the caravan is mainly responsible for the horse dealers... You must know that in this era of cold weapons, horses are strategic materials.

Ordinary people are not qualified to mess around.

To say that behind the caravan, without the infiltration of the power of the court and the government, the ghosts believe it.

Not to mention the high kung fu of the two, they also have the power in their hands. The two of them are not the first and second masters in the world. Who would dare to be the other young Jianghu people?

Can convince the public?
What's more, there are a lot of Jianghu sects who are jealous of the two of them.

This is not... The court said that the election meeting of the leader of the martial arts alliance would be held.

As soon as this treatment came out, not to mention big and small, as long as the famous sects came, even Ouyang Chun, the brightest number one in the world, came.

After closing the fence, Lu Sen and Hei Zhu returned to the hut. After cleaning for an hour, it was dark.

Lighting a candle, the two ate some raw vegetables and fruits from the system's backpack for dinner.

After he was full, Lu Sen said, "Heizhu, follow me to the brothel."

Lu Sen just wanted to swipe the 'character card' to see if there were any noteworthy attribute bonuses.

This night, he went to Hangzhou Tianshui Street, went to six or seven brothels, and swiped more than 50 character cards.

Most of them are cards that are too high or too low.

There is a character card that is very powerful.

Xu Shishi (Lang Xinyi, full of poetry and books), your charm has increased slightly, and women are more likely to fall in love with you; when you study the skills related to writing in the courtyard of the home system, the learning speed will be greatly improved.

A rare dual talent, but far from Mu Guiying.Taken together, the practicality of attributes is actually barely on a par with Yang Jinhua and Zhao Bilian.

Then Lu Sen also discovered a phenomenon that the young ladies of the Northern Song Dynasty liked to repeat their names.

What Zhao Xiangxiang, Xu Shishi, Li Shishi, Liu Piaopiao, Huang Luoluo and so on.

As long as it is a famous sister, it is all the names of redundancies.

Soon it was late at night, and Lu Sen took Heizhu back to the hut to rest.

The night market in Hangzhou is also extremely lively. Even in the middle of the night, the streets are still full of fire and flowers, and the lights are bright.

He returned to the hut, made two wooden beds out of wooden blocks, one for each, and then fell back to sleep.

Although there are beds and futons in the cabin, he personally doesn't like sleeping on other people's things.

Because of the fence, the safety is guaranteed, and the two of them slept extremely peacefully, and it was dawn in one sleep.

Eat something at will, and the two continue to go out.

Lu Sen planned to visit Jinshan Temple and Broken Bridge by the Qiantang River.

After all, these are the two major scenic spots in Hangzhou, and he has never seen them before.

However, at this time, the Broken Bridge was not a scenic spot. Lu Sen asked many people on the street to find its location.

It turns out that the broken bridge next to the West Lake was originally called Duanjia Bridge, just because the bridge leads directly to Duanjia Village opposite the West Lake.

Although it wasn't a broken bridge, Lu Sen didn't feel that it was in vain. Walking on the Duanjia Bridge, he looked at the lake on the left and right, above the clear water, green lotus, pink lotus buds, and a gentle breeze. Even in the bright sun, it is refreshing.

There is a sense of pleasure walking on the water waves.

After walking back and forth on the bridge, Lu Sen returned to the bank of Baidi and admired the bank of willow trees by the lake. As he was about to leave, he heard a scream not far away.

Then a large number of pedestrians ran in a panic.

Lu Sen almost took the wooden armor out of the system backpack and put it on the black column.

After all, in this situation, he met several times in Bian capital.

I didn't expect to hear it in Hangzhou.

But think about it, it seems normal.

Now many Jianghu people have come to Hangzhou City and are preparing to participate in the martial arts conference. The more people in the Jianghu, the more things are going to be wrong.

Then he found that the accident point was some distance away from him, and said, "Heizhu, go back to the hut and wait. I'll go over there to see what's going on."

"Lang Jun, please be careful."

"Don't worry, ordinary people can't hurt me."

After Hei Zhu left quickly, Lu Sen went against the flow of people.

After walking for nearly 200 meters, after passing a corner, I heard the clanging sound of iron tools intersecting.

Looking at the head, I found that a dozen people in front were huddled together.

Then Lu Sen raised his eyebrows. Among the dozen or so people, there were actually five rats.

After all, Bai Yutang's face is very recognizable, feminine and beautiful like a woman, as long as he recognizes him, the other four mice will easily recognize him.

He sneered, and without saying a word, took out the wooden longbow from the system backpack.

(End of this chapter)