Lord, he is not a man [infrastructure]

Tang Bo was worried that their fleet would attract other people's attention, but when they crossed the Baowang River and entered the territory of Qingdou Principality, they found large and small ships on the river.

Not to mention the small boats, although those big boats look different from them, they also have the three basic functions of staying, defending, and defending, and they are very stable when walking on the water.

Tang Bo also took a chance to sneak into those big boats to check their structure, and found that they turned out to be wheeled paddle boats, the wheels were turned by livestock, and the oars hidden under the water moved very quickly.

At the same time, these big ships also started to use canvas, but not as many ships as Tang Bo.

In order not to attract attention, Tang Bo put away all the extra sails.

In this way, from the outside, Tang Bo's big gray boats look very ordinary, and they are old, so they are not eye-catching.Many big boats on the river are quite ornately decorated, and some big boats are like building boats, with three floors visible on the boat.

These ornately decorated buildings all belonged to nobles, some were caravan ships for nobles, and some were just daily boats for nobles.

It turns out that the rivers in the Principality of Aomame are extremely developed, and boats are more common here than horse-drawn carriages.

People even only use boats to shuttle on the river, and the back door of many people goes down the stairs to the river.Large families even divert water into their houses, and they also use small rivers to connect various places in their homes.

The people here are also good at swimming. The older children just soak in the river to play. Some children are naughty or have few boats at home, so they don’t take a boat when they go out, and they just swim in the river to their destination.

So people here, regardless of men and women, mostly wear short clothes, and children run around with bare buttocks.

On the whole, Qingdou Principality's economic strength and people's wealth are much better than those of Luma Principality, and the river also passes through many villages. Although there are not some big cities there, people's lives seem to be better than those of Luma Principality. Less, at least much better than the original White Deer collar and surrounding territories.

Apart from the fact that the Qingdou Principality's policy is more relaxed for the people, the most important thing is that the water and soil here are much more fertile than that of the Luma Principality, and the climate and environment are quite similar to those in the south of the Yangtze River.As long as you are not too lazy, if you just sprinkle some seeds in the field, you will get some harvest in autumn.The only difference is that if you serve diligently, you will gain more, otherwise you will gain less.

Tang Bo also specially inquired about the tax amount, and found that the tax amount of Qingdou Principality is also much lower than that of Luma Principality.

The Luma Principality calculates the tax amount based on the number of civilians and the number of fields in each territory. If there are merchants or mineral deposits, another tax must be paid.In order to ensure their own income, the lords of the Luma Principality would add an additional amount to this tax, which caused the vast majority of civilians and serfs in the Luma Principality to live very miserable.

However, the Principality of Aomame only needs to pay the poll tax, regardless of whether it is a commoner or a slave, the tax is the same, and the tax is the same.In addition, there is a non-marriage tax, that is, if you do not marry after the age of 20, you will have to pay an extra non-marriage tax every year.

In addition, the tax for farming only needs to be paid to the local lord.Commercial tax is also collected by each territory itself.

Then it would be much easier for the lords of Qingdou Principality to evade taxes. They only need to conceal the real population.

In this way, the Grand Duke of Aomame Principality doesn't seem to be able to collect much tax.

But the Prince Qingdou came up with a very awesome measure, which was to require each territory to support him with a minimum of [-] soldiers and a maximum of [-] soldiers, and it was cross-raised.

The meaning of cross-raising soldiers is not to let the local lord raise the soldiers selected from the local area, but to put the soldiers from Territory A into Territory C, and ask Lord C to pay for food and money, and Lord C can only pay for food and money. And the people in charge are direct confidants sent by Grand Duke Aomame.

Lord C is unwilling?Those leaders can lead troops directly to his house!

With this method, the overall economic strength of the territories of Aomame Principality is relatively strong, but they have to listen to Grand Duke Aomame.

Moreover, Grand Duke Aomame also likes to depose the old nobles and promote new ones. He doesn't find anyone else to replace the old nobles, he just finds someone on the fringes of the old nobles' family.For this reason, the nobles of Qingdou Principality were very afraid of making mistakes and being caught by the Grand Duke, and they were all very obedient.

After Tang Bo inquired about the news, he couldn't help admiring the Grand Duke Qingdou, who was much smarter than the Grand Duke Green Ma.

From Qingdou Principality to the capital city of Tonglei Kingdom, Tang Bo encountered four interceptions and inspections on the river.

These people have to search the cabin of the fleet every time to see what goods Tang Bo brought, but they don't take the goods. They only ask Tang Bo to pay taxes based on the type and quantity of goods Tang Bo carries.

Tang Bo used the illusion magic circle to hide some important configurations that cannot be seen by others, and others can be seen by anyone.

Tang Bo knew that most of these taxes were not necessary to pay, but he was a foreigner, and he did not have the permission of a merchant issued by the king or the grand duke.

When Tang Bo was stopped for the first time, he was sure that the other party was really a river tax inspection official, so he paid the full amount of tax as the other party said.After being stopped three times, Tang Bo took the tax bill he paid for the first time to show to the officials who were blocked three times later, and then gave him tribute.

The river tax officials of the Qingdou Principality are not corrupt enough to scrape oil as long as merchant ships pass by. If they let the higher-ups know, they will not be able to afford it, so after seeing Tang Bo's tax payment certificate, they just After accepting the "gift" from Tang Bo, he let Tang Bo pass.

Tang Bo went ashore and looked at the prices of the Qingdou Principality. If he sold the goods he brought to the Qingdou Principality, he would not only lose money, but might even have to pay a little bit of money based on the consumption of his journey plus taxes and handling fees. .

But this is also the reason for the first pass. If you pass here again in the future, if you are familiar with the face, the cost of handling will be less, including the tax amount. If you can find a person in charge who can speak, there are many taxes that you don’t actually need. Pay or can be exempted.

Fortunately, the main purpose of Tang Bo's trip this time was not to sell goods, and he paid so much money as a customs clearance fee.

After entering the capital of Tonglei, I met the river tax officer again, but the tax officer here did not ask Tang Bo to pay the money like the other side of Qingdou Principality. The fleet remembered to pay the docking fee and left.

From this point, Tang Bo saw that His Majesty the King of the Tonglei Kingdom very much hoped that merchants would come to the capital to do business.

Probably because of this measure, and the fact that the grand dukes of the four duchies want to show His Majesty the face, they dare not really stop the caravan from coming to the capital, so the capital of the Tonglei Kingdom is much more prosperous than the central cities of other duchies.

After arriving in the capital, he didn't want to see the king to see the king. Although he was a nobleman, he was only a small third-class baron, which belonged to the lowest nobles. Even the earl level might not be able to see the king. , not to mention ordinary barons.

Said he had treasures to present to the king?

I'm sorry, just how many people are there to review you, and as long as the person reviewing you finds that the treasure you donated is of great use to him, yours will immediately become his.

Those legendary ordinary peasants offering treasures to the king were not only arranged by the great nobles, but at least with the consent of those people, otherwise the ordinary peasants would still want to see the king?

Unless that king is the king of a small country with a pitifully small territory.

After running for two days, Tang Bo realized that it might take some time to meet the king, so he rented a yard in the capital to live there.Most of his men still live on the boat, selling goods while guarding the boat.

If you want to meet the king in the normal way, you must first find a suitable recommender.

Tang Bo tried to get in touch with one or two people, but found that their airs were extremely high. After all, the status of these people belonged to the highest level in the capital, and there were countless little nobles who begged to meet them every day.

If you really want to catch up with these people, the cost may be expensive.

Tang Bo didn't want to spend these wronged money, but he was not in a hurry. Most of the intelligence personnel were very patient, and Tang Bo was no exception.

After wandering around the capital for a few days, he gradually came up with an idea.

Selling paper is definitely not enough, don't wait for the king to attract other wolves, tigers and leopards first.But didn't the old lord of the town tell him that the king was not in good health?He can start from this point.Compared with gold coins, he believed that what His Majesty the King wanted more was a healthy body.

But he couldn't come to the door directly and say that he could treat the king's illness. To do so, not only would he have to go through a lot of verification, but the king might have to doubt his purpose and despise him.

Therefore, instead of asking to see the king, it is better for the king to come to him on his own initiative.

Tang Bo returned to the fleet, found a dozen or so smarter men, and told them so and so.

Within two days, there were rumors in all major taverns, restaurants, casinos, brothels, and even the streets and alleys of the capital.

What are you passing on?

Legend has it that a white deer caravan from afar brought a spiritual doctor who was extremely skilled in medicine and could live and die.

Why is it called a spiritual doctor?

Because he is not like ordinary pharmacists who can only pretend to exorcise evil spirits, this spiritual doctor can really heal patients through the method of sacrifice, and this spiritual doctor is also a nobleman with a title.

"Have you heard? Didn't the three-generation baby lump in the Noble Tavern family say that he was dying of illness? The pharmacist asked his family to prepare for the funeral. But the day before yesterday, a nobleman went to his tavern for dinner. Well, I saw the sad faces of the couple, and asked if there was any difficulty. The couple told about their son's serious illness and dying. Then the nobleman actually sacrificed their only baby My son is cured!"

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true, many people have seen it."

"That's a nobleman, or a method of sacrifice. What are you offering sacrifices for? You don't want a lot of slaves, do you?"

"No! The nobleman said that the object of his sacrifice is the White Deer God, and the White Deer God is a good god. He doesn't like to sacrifice the lives of intelligent creatures, and only allows non-intelligent creatures."

"What are intelligent creatures and what are non-intelligent creatures?"

"Oh, why are you so stupid? Intelligent creatures are like us, and there are also beings that can transform into gods, such as the Bailuling. Non-intelligent creatures are ordinary animals and beasts, including weeds."

"So that's the case, this White Deer Spirit is really kind."

Compared with the spiritual doctor, it was unexpected that Bailu Ling was the first to spread among the people.

The current Double Moon Stars will not tell you that all beings are equal. In the eyes of most people, the king is the most noble, followed by the royal family, then the nobles, and then the wealthy businessmen. The most common are civilians and soldiers. Serfs are the only ones, and even lower than serfs are slave soldiers and other miscellaneous slaves.

Human beings can distinguish between grades, grades, and grades, so ordinary animals and plants will naturally not be cherished by them. On the contrary, many wild animals are objects of fear.

Nowadays, all walks of life from top to bottom like to make sacrifices. There are sacrifices to cure diseases, sacrifices to farm, sacrifices to war, and sacrifices to ancestors or gods. Most of the sacrifices are living people.

Ordinary people wouldn't mind too much if it was just a sacrifice of slaves.But many sacrifices still look down on slaves as sacrifices. Those who conduct sacrificial ceremonies will ask for infants, young and beautiful girls, and healthy youths. In short, the more you cherish, the better the sacrifice.

So a white deer god came and made it clear that intelligent creatures are not allowed to be sacrificed, as long as wild animals and plants are allowed, isn't it a great good god in people's eyes?

The tavern was the place where the news spread the fastest, not to mention that the person who was cured was a baby lump passed down from three generations in the tavern family. Tang Bo didn't need to request it at all. The tavern owner and his wife couldn't wait to tell every guest who came to drink and dine. .

In less than two days, someone took the initiative to contact the couple in the tavern, expressing their desire to see the noble spiritual doctor.

At the beginning, Tang Bo left his contact information for Noble Tavern, and the couple in the Tavern also wanted to take this opportunity to give them more favors and benefits. When they saw someone coming to ask for a place to live, they told the other party enthusiastically, He personally took people to the yard where Tang Bo rented.

The person who was recruited this time did not have a prominent position, and his family was also in business, so he was considered a wealthy family.But compared to those big merchants in the capital, he is just a small grocery merchant.

He came to see Tang Bo only because his old mother was sick.

This businessman is a well-known dutiful son, and he is very kind to his widowed mother who pulls him away. He is willing to give any good things to his mother.

But this widowed mother is not harsh on her children. After the family life was better, she didn't ask for anything. Instead, she let her son treat his wife and children well.This also makes her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren love and respect her very much.

This old woman suffered from a cold last year. At first she just had a cough and runny nose, but she was about to recover. When she went out and blew a cold wind, she suddenly became crooked nose and mouth when she came home, and she couldn't move half of her body.

This kind of disease is called evil wind disease in the local area, and it is believed that evil spirits enter the body or collide with something.

The businessman invited many pharmacists to treat his mother, but none of them could cure her. Some people said that his mother's evil spirits had penetrated deep into her body, and it was best to burn her to death.The businessman was so angry that he almost kicked the pharmacist out of the house.

The old woman knew that she was seriously ill and had to be taken care of all day long, so she didn't want to live. She committed suicide and was discovered by her family.

Her son knelt on the ground and cried, saying that if she wanted to die again, he would not drag the rest of the family with him, but as a son, he would die with his mother.

After the son said this, the old woman dared not seek death anymore.But her son and daughter-in-law, including grandchildren and granddaughters, were all very kind to her and took good care of her, which did not make her condition worse.

But recently, a former relative of this family came to the door to fight Qiufeng. After being rejected, he said some unpleasant words to the old woman, which made the old woman angry. She could not move half of her body at first, but now she can't move her whole body.

After the pharmacist came to see it, he asked the businessman to prepare the coffin.

The businessman actually gave up, and the family really began to secretly prepare for the old man's funeral.But at this moment, the businessman heard the legend about the White Deer Spiritual Doctor, and immediately ran to the Treasure Tavern to confirm his arrival.

I saw that healthy child in the tavern—the businessman came to Bao Tavern a few times, and he had naturally seen the child's sick appearance. Seeing him recovering so well now, he felt more hopeful.

"My humble fellow Yulian, I have met Your Excellency the Baron." After seeing Tang Bo, the businessman introduced himself respectfully.

Tang Bo asked him why he came, and he didn't refuse, he just said: "I can help you, but I have to tell you in advance that the sacrifices can't be human beings, or other intelligent creatures, they can only be ordinary people. Beasts, livestock, or vegetation are also fine. The specific amount of sacrifice depends on your mother’s condition and how much life force the White Deer God needs. In addition, the White Deer God is a good god. If I cure your Mother, you must do one good deed within half a year, and you must not do evil within half a year."

The businessman Yu Lian agreed that his family would not do bad things in the first place. As for doing a good deed within half a year, it is too easy for their family. Even if it is giving food to beggars, isn't it a good deed?

Yu Lian didn't even ask Tang Bo how much he wanted to pay. This is a nobleman. He asked Tang Bo how much he wanted. Isn't that contemptuous of him?

The aristocrat helped out, and he could not be said to be paid, it should be said to be a thank you fee.When Tang Bo heals his mother well, he will definitely offer a large amount of gratitude.

But Yu Lian also quietly asked Bao's parents, the young baron did not ask them for a large amount of remuneration, and in the end he only accepted the fifty silver coins offered by the couple.Even the offerings for sacrifice were only four sheep, four chickens, and four geese.

Tang Bo went to Yu Lian's house the next day. After looking at Yu's mother's body—mainly after checking the other's family background, he told him that he needed a cow, ten sheep, ten chickens and ducks, and that he didn't take off his clothes. The husks of wheat are three thousand catties.

These things are quite a lot for the relatively wealthy Yu family, but they are not enough to hurt the Yu family.

Yu Lian took it out very simply.

Tang Bo's sacrifice was also very straightforward. The process of his sacrifice should not be seen by others, and everyone should be driven out.Ninety percent of these sacrifices were collected into the space, and only the vitality of one sheep was absorbed to heal Yumu, who was paralyzed by a stroke.

When the Yu family saw that the old mother who had been lying on the bed for almost two years could stand up so quickly and move freely, and looked healthier than before she did not fall ill, they wept with joy.

Yu Lian offered another hundred silver coins.

One hundred silver coins may not seem like much, but in fact, the purchasing power of these one hundred silver coins was equivalent to 100 taels of silver in ancient China, which is considered a very generous reward.

Yu Lian's old mother's serious illness could be cured, and she looked healthier than before. As soon as she went out, Tang Bo's reputation as a spiritual doctor spread throughout the capital.

Although Yu Lian was just a small grocer, his family provided groceries to several noble or official families, and he knew more high-level contacts than the Noble Tavern couple.

When Yu Lian went to deliver goods to these families, he would inevitably mention the happy events at home and the magic of that noble psychic doctor.

And most of the servants of the nobles and officials also like to gossip, and they like to pass on any new news. Some servants will deliberately tell the masters about the new things outside in order to win favor in front of their masters.

In this way, Tang Bo's name quickly spread among small and medium-sized nobles and low-level officials.