Ancient promotion routine

On the second day, at dawn, Zhang Yanjin and his party set off for Xizhou.The border of Binhe is already very close to Xizhou, and they will be able to reach the border with Xizhou within today.

In this way, Zhang Yanjin and his party rode fast for another three or four days, and they arrived at their destination, Datong, Xizhou.

Xizhou is much colder than Chang'an. Rao Zhang Yanjin and the others continued to add clothes and clothes along the way, and they really reached the boundary of Datong. The chilling autumnal equinox was blowing, and people couldn't help shrinking their necks.

Going south to Yinshan, east to Yanshan, north to Luliang and Taihang, the intersection of the four major mountain ranges forms Datong, which is sunken in it, and it is precisely this that makes Datong the gateway to the north.

Even so, Datong at this time is still just a large desolate village surrounded by mountains. The villages are scattered all over the place, surrounded by fields intertwined with rice paddies.

Perhaps it was late autumn, and this big village looked more and more desolate.Only dots of green are scattered on the rolling hills in the distance.

In modern times, Zhang Yanjin once went to Xizhou to appreciate the prosperous neon lights after the development of Datong, and also visited the historical sites left by Datong.

He came here thousands of years later, and saw Datong thousands of years ago. The history of Datong's development flashed in his mind like a fleeting image.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the nomadic tribes Loufan and Linhu lived here first, and then after it belonged to Jin, it experienced three divisions into Jin. Since then, Jin has become the unique code name of Xizhou.

Houtongguang Temple, Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple, Hengshan Hanging Temple, and Jiulongbi Temple were built here one after another.

Today's people, who would have thought that Datong will develop into what it will be in the future?

"Erlang, should we find an inn to stay in today, or go to Datong County first?" Zhang Wuyi rode to Zhang Yanjin's side.

They set off at dawn today, thinking that the new Datong County Magistrate Wang Jianting is still behind them, and the previous county magistrate may have left in the past two days, and it is useless to visit.

Zhang Yanjin glanced over and saw the only inn in Datong County.

The inn is small and dilapidated, the outer wall is made of mud, and the outermost is a few wooden fences. The house is low and dark inside. There is a crooked thin wooden sign hanging on the gate, which says Jixiang Inn Two words, it can't be compared with the inn that I lived all the way.

"Let's stay at the inn first. Everyone is tired these days, so stay at the inn for now, and we'll talk about other things later." Zhang Yanjin rode towards the inn with a wave of his horse whip.

Maybe it was the sound of horseshoes that broke the tranquility of the village, or maybe this small county was too peaceful on weekdays. All the women, young and old in the village came out of their houses to watch Zhang Yanjin and the others.

Everyone looked up and down at the extraordinary Zhang Yanjin and his party. Excitement flashed on the faces of children, shyness and curiosity in the eyes of women, and suspicion and worry in the cloudy eyes of the old people.

"May I ask what your Excellency is doing here as a guest?" Finally, an old man came out from the crowd of onlookers, cupped his hands at Zhang Yanjin, and said neither humble nor overbearing.

The old man's gray hair was combed neatly behind his head, and he was dressed in coarse cloth. His bronze face was full of gullies after years of wind and frost, but his waist was straight, and despite his age, his steps were still steady.

Zhang Wuyi was about to answer, but was stopped by Zhang Yanjin.In the meantime, he got off his horse, cupped his hands slightly and said: "I am Zhang Yanjin, the second son of Duke Ning's mansion. The emperor granted me this place as a reward. I'll come and have a look."

Although there was consternation and uneasiness in the eyes of the old man, he quickly regained his composure.After all, he had heard from the county magistrate a few days ago that their place and the surrounding small villages were rewarded by the emperor to Erlang Zhang Yanjin of Ningguo Duke's Mansion.

He had also asked the county magistrate that this Zhang Yanjin was a playboy in the capital, and was once beaten by the emperor for robbing a civilian girl. Why did the emperor give him a place for such a playboy?

But the old man thought about it again, maybe it was because their place was too barren that the emperor randomly rewarded Zhang Yanjin with their place.

But when he saw Zhang Yanjin today, the young man in front of him had calm and firm eyes, and his clothes were neat and tidy, and the people behind him were also capable and tidy, without any exaggeration, and he vaguely felt that Zhang Yanjin was not that dandy.

But Zhang Yanjin didn't know that the old man's thoughts had turned several times, and his eyes had already landed on the black coal piled up randomly in the corner of the village gate.It seems that the people here already have experience in using coal. If he wants to know the distribution of coal in Datong as soon as possible, he must ask people who often go up the mountain to guide him.

"I am Liu Yonghe, the village head of Jixiang Village." The old man didn't say much, he just introduced himself, he turned his head and pointed to the rows of houses scattered around and said: "This is our village, and if you go further, it is another village gone."

I think the inn I came to just now is called Jixiang Inn, because the inn is not far from the village.

Zhang Yanjin knew that they had just arrived and broke the original tranquility of the village. It was normal for Wang Yonghe, the village head, to worry and resist, so he nodded and left for the Lucky Inn.

At this time, the sky was already setting and the sun was setting, but the inside of the Lucky Inn was completely dark.

When Zhang Wuer asked loudly if anyone was there, a dark and strong man with a candle in his hand rushed out from behind, staring at Zhang Yanjin and his party with round eyes.

"What are you looking at? Stay in the hotel, quickly prepare tea, wine and food for us Erlang!" Zhang Wuer was not used to this dilapidated place in every possible way, and his temper became irritable.

The dark and strong man seemed to be frightened by a group of people who rushed in suddenly, and he was stunned for a while before he said: "You all live in the hotel? Are you together?"

Zhang Yanjin glanced at Zhang Wuer, Zhang Wuyi stepped forward to hold Zhang Wuer and said in a low voice, "Don't speak so aggressively."

Finally, he stepped forward and said, "Are you the store owner?"

The dark and strong man nodded, still staring at Zhang Yanjin and his party in a daze.

"This is my Erlang. We want to rest in your inn for a few days. Do you have enough rooms here?" Zhang Wuyi reached out and took out half a copper coin and put it in front of the strong man.

It was the first time for the strong man to see so many people coming to his inn. He stared at the heavy copper coins in his hand with glowing eyes, looked back and forth for a long time, and then shouted backwards: "Cuixia Come out and clear the table, we have big guests!"

A sallow hand stretched out from behind the curtain at the back of the house, and as the curtain was lifted, a woman with a short stature and a strong skeleton came out. The woman's hair was tied back into a bun and she was wearing an apricot-colored blouse. , wearing a brown skirt, can be described as a commoner Jingchai.

"This is my wife, Cui Xia, you can call her Cui Niang." After introducing Cui Niang to Zhang Yanjin, the dark and stout man smiled warmly and said, "Master, you sit down first, I will take a seat now." Let’s make tea for you, let’s go cook!”

Cui Niang seemed to have never seen so many people before, she stood at the door and stared blankly at the group of people in the room, her hands twisted together unnaturally, she unconsciously pinched the brown apron on her body, her face was full of embarrassment .

It just so happened that her husband came over and pulled her to the back.

"Tie Niu, why are there so many people here? Who are these people? Could it be that the bandits from the mountain came down?" Cui Niang hurriedly asked after being pulled behind by her husband Tieniu .

Tie Niu caressed the golden copper coins in his hand, and said with a warm smile on his face: "What kind of bandits on the mountain, have you seen any bandits dressed like this? They must be merchants passing by from outside!"

Just as he was talking, he shook the half copper coin in front of Cuiniang and said, "Did you see it? We're going to make a fortune!"

Then Cuiniang saw the golden and yellow copper coin, she grabbed it in her hand, looked at it over and over for a long time, and finally believed that what she held in her hand was real.

"Tie Niu, do you know how many days they will stay here?" Cuiniang raised her head and smiled.

Tie Niu waved his thick and black hand and said: "I don't know about this, you hurry up and boil water for cooking, I'll make tea first, don't let people think we are neglecting!"

After all, Tie Niu took a few candles, lit them one by one, took them out, and put them among the lamps, and the dim room became brighter.

"Erlang, what are we doing here in Datong?" A craftsman looked at the dark inn, feeling more and more disappointed, and couldn't help asking.They came here with enthusiasm, but here is such a scene, he really can't think of what he can do by staying here.

Zhang Yanjin was very calm, and even felt that the university was much better than he had imagined.

He smiled faintly, stood up and said, "A vast ocean that has never been explored by people, or a big river that has been built by people, carried out water transportation, and has been occupied by all kinds of people. Which one do you choose?"

Everyone hesitated and remained silent.

Zhang Yanjin smiled and said: "Datong is a vast ocean that has not been exploited by anyone. It is full of treasures and wealth. It depends on how we use our hands to develop it."

Immediately, everyone started whispering, some were full of confidence, and some were skeptical.However, these people left their fortunes in Chang'an and followed Zhang Yanjin all the way to Xizhou. Naturally, they believed in Zhang Yanjin deeply, and they were full of expectations for the future.

"Erlang brought us here, there must be Erlang's own reasons, I believe Erlang!" Lao Zhangtou and Lao Liutou expressed their opinions one after another.

All of a sudden, in the dark room, everyone expressed their belief in Zhang Yanjin and wanted to work hard with Zhang Yanjin.

Of course, some apprentices who were originally from Chang'an East City or West City came here with Zhang Yanjin after saying goodbye to their master, so they had more concerns.

Zhang Dasan from Dongshi hesitated for a while, stood up and said, "Erlang, Datong in Xizhou is so desolate, even if we want to develop it, there is nothing we can do..."

"Datong is indeed desolate to some extent, but it is an endless treasure in terms of mineral deposits."

Zhang Yanjin pointed in the direction of the door: "Have you seen the endless ridges? Below are the endless treasures bestowed by nature! And we are going to use our technology to develop the treasures bestowed by God." , let this area of ​​Xizhou become prosperous and rich because of our development!"