Take the mall to Datang

Yuan Shan was telling stories to Du Qianyu in the carriage, and Dai Zhou had never been idle in the carriage, looking at this and that.

"This carriage is really great." During this morning, Dai Zhou discovered that there are many mechanisms in the carriage, such as folding tables for eating, folding wooden boards for sleeping, and bedding. Everything is available.

You can also talk to the driver by opening the front baffle. The most important thing is that there is a special toilet under the seat of the carriage, which is used for toileting. It will not leave the smell in the car, which solves the big problem of travel.

Moreover, it can also guarantee personal privacy. Officials like him like it even more. Presumably those servants are not so particular about using it. There are several people in a car who go to the latrine and there are people watching. Fortunately, they are all gentlemen. It won't be embarrassing, but it can also draw in the relationship between everyone.

What Dai Zhou was most curious about was the purpose of the thin roll of paper in the car. He researched for a long time and found no Four Treasures of the Study next to him. At first he thought that this thing might be used to record things. It is very expensive in Datang, he really can't think of what else to do besides writing.

After being curious for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, so I could only open the front baffle and ask the coachman, "The coachman, sir, dare to ask what is the use of the ball of paper in this car."

The coachman was temporarily deployed by Lulutong, and he also knew that the person in the car was the inspection censor, so he immediately said respectfully: "Dai Yushi, this is toilet paper for cleaning after going to the toilet."

After Dai Zhou heard this, even if he is in the officialdom, his old blue immediately became popular, and said casually: "I see, thank you, Mr. Xiaolang, for letting me know."

Blocking the wooden board again, Dai Zhou eased the embarrassment, picked up a roll of toilet paper and pinched it in his hand, felt the softness of the paper, suddenly thought of the function of this toilet paper, and suddenly felt something in his stomach...

In the evening, the convoy arrived in Fengzhou. According to the traffic jam route to Liangzhou, it still needs to pass through Xingzhou before Liangzhou.

After moving to Fengzhou, Yuan Shan got off the carriage and heard Dai Zhou say to Wei Dayou: "General Wei, send someone to inform Fengzhou Inspector to arrange a residence for the soldiers."

Dai Zhou handles official business, and these matters are what he, the inspector censor, should handle.

"Yuan Pushe, I thought it would be good for us to find a Xingzhou inn to stay in. This time, we still have to fulfill the purpose of inspection. If we let the governor arrange with the officers and soldiers, it may affect the inspection." Dai Zhou said.

"This old man knows the local officials quite well, and he wants to visit in private." Yuan Shan said heartily.

"Okay, it's more comfortable to stay in an inn, let's form a business group and enter Xingzhou." Yuan Shan said.

As for whether Wei Dayou's five hundred sergeants will expose them, Yuan Shan is not worried at all. These people have all undergone special training, and this mission will certainly not reveal their intentions. place to sleep.

That's what Dai Zhou told Wei Dayou and them just now, which made Yuan Shan interested in Dai Zhou again. Before leaving, he asked Yu Jingming to tell him about Dai Zhou's situation.

This person's experience is still very exciting, especially his experience as a Shaoqing in Dali Temple. He has worked in the highest judicial organ of the imperial court. He should have some experience in case investigation and investigation.

And let Dai Zhou, who does not practice poetry, advocates the legal system, is familiar with the law, is proficient in copywriting, and is extremely upright, is a person with talent and good morals.

These people from the Ministry of Economic Development were the head of the caravan when they set off from Chang'an. They didn't need to dress up at all at the moment, and went directly to the city to find an inn to settle in.

Fengzhou is not too big, and the population is not too large. There are not many people on the street at night, and the inn will soon settle in. There are quite a lot of free rooms.

Staying at the inn at night, the shopkeeper came out to pick up the guests in person. After some chatting, I found out that the shopkeeper’s name was Zhang Fengxing. He was a native of Xingzhou and had always been in the inn business.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, this shop looks like it has been around for a while." Yuan Shan said casually.

"Your guest said that Mr. Zhang has been running this inn for eight years." Zhang Zhang said.

"Although it is a bit dilapidated, this inn is definitely the largest in Xingzhou, and all objective motorcades can be parked behind the inn." Zhang Zhang said.

Yuan Shan nodded and said, "I'm sorry for the manager Zhang, can you prepare enough fodder for our horses?" Yuan Shan said.

"Of course, I'll ask someone to prepare it right away." Shopkeeper Zhang said.

At this time, Fan Fan who was with the convoy came over and said softly: "It has been checked and there is no problem."

This is Wei Dayou and the others taking money to ask Fan Fan to take ten people with him to protect the convoy. Although they found the inn, Fan Fan and the others checked in the inn in advance for safety reasons. It may be a coincidence that the inn was inside Not a single guest, which saves them a lot of time checking.

Even the kitchen has been inspected, and the style of work is very meticulous.

No one would have thought that soldiers could do such meticulous work.

After dealing with the affairs of the inn, these people soon settled in. Because he has a public job, he doesn't know how long Dai Zhou will stay here, but the premise is that Yuanshan wants to do business in Fengzhou, so he can learn about the local situation by the way.

It is said that they are going to Liangzhou for investigation, but in fact the investigation has already started after leaving Chang'an City.

Chapter 567 Foreigners

After resting all night, all the exhaustion from yesterday's journey disappeared. When I got up in the morning, I saw that there were not many people on the street.

Get up in the morning to have breakfast, and the people from the economic and development department gathered on the first floor. Zhang Fengxing was so happy that he seldom has so many guests staying in this inn. The store can earn more.

Shopkeeper Zhang was so happy for a few pennies, but he really didn't know that a dish would cost more than this price in Chang'an City.

After drinking some millet porridge, Yuan Shan felt that the streets of Fengzhou were too deserted, so he asked, "Master Zhang, where have all the people in Fengzhou gone? Are there no businessmen passing by?"

"Objectively, there are not many businessmen passing by in Fengzhou. The key point is that there are no commercial roads here, and the people almost rely on farming for a living. Otherwise, you can see that my shop is so broken that I have no money to repair it." Zhang The shopkeeper said helplessly.

I thought of selling the goods along the way and inspecting them by the way, but who would have thought that the level of desolation in Fengzhou is not even as strong as that of Lantian County, which has not been built.

But this is also understandable. After all, Fengzhou is a hundred and eighty miles farther away from Chang'an than Lantian. Can the development speed be the same?

"President Yuan, Dai is going to go out for a walk." Dai Zhou said.

"Well, Mr. Dai will heal himself." Yuan Shan said.

Dai Zhou has business to do, and it's nothing more than going to understand the people's sentiments. Since the people from the Economic and Development Department are here, they must first visit the local shops. The two are not in conflict, and it is not convenient to go together.

After everyone had breakfast, some people were left to guard the carriage and goods, and a dozen people followed Yuan Shan out of the inn.

The roads in Fengzhou City are not very wide. Unlike the scale of later generations of film and television cities, the roads are at most the width of two cars. If you change to a four-wheeled carriage, you can only walk in a single row.

There are no vendors with stalls on the side of the street, and the road is a little deserted. I saw a woodcutter early in the morning.

Seeing Ren Yuanshan naturally would not miss it and immediately stopped the human in front: "This Dalang is going to deliver firewood here."

It was very abrupt for Yuan Shan to ask such a question. Seeing that the speaker was dressed in a strange outfit, he knew that he was someone who could not be offended, so he immediately replied: "Go back to this nobleman, so I went to Ding's house to deliver firewood."

Presumably this Ding family is also a big family, and it is also very profitable to send firewood. Datang firewood is very expensive, and it is also a good means of making a living.

"We are a business group that has just arrived in Fengzhou. How dare we ask where there is a market in Dalang?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Ten miles to the east from this road is the Fengzhou Market. It usually opens at noon. You should just catch up with it now, but there are not many people there and you can't do business." The woodcutter said.

"Thank you, Da Lang, for reminding us, it's better to go and have a look when we first come here." Yuan Shan said.

After speaking, he drove eastward in a carriage, about ten miles away from Fengzhou City, and arrived in a short time.

The Fengzhou Market is where the eyes are. It is like a refugee camp, with stacked thatched huts and thatched houses. The place is much more spacious, but this market gives people a very unsafe feeling.

As soon as the carriage arrived, I saw a group of people coming up. These people were dressed in ordinary clothes, at least not like beggars.

These people surrounded them, and the people led by Fan Fan immediately stood in front of them.

"My nobleman, what do you do?" An old man came over and asked.

There were ten cavalrymen like Fan Fan who were not afraid at all in Yuanshan, and immediately said: "We are a business group from Chang'an, and we are here to do business. I heard that this is the market in Fengzhou, so come here to try your luck."

"It turned out to be a businessman." The old man said.