The World of Yellow Sky

The front of the silver candle tree grows like daytime, and the dew peach blossoms do not know autumn.

In the market, the lights are brilliant, people come and go, and the noise is very loud.

There are noisy voices all around, and the faces of passers-by are all joyful.

There was radiance in their eyes, and his expression was no longer as numb as before. They held their heads high, puffed out their chests, and no longer groveled, because no one in this world wanted them to grovel.

This is the world of the common people, not the world of powerful families!
The former Han Empire, which was extremely corrupt, constantly oppressing them, exploiting them, and bullying them, has collapsed, turned into a piece of tile, and become the past.

Now the ochre-yellow flag of the Ming Empire is flying over Chang'an City, and the sky is no longer covered by the black flag.

The banner flying over Chang'an City was the same color as the soil they were stepping on.

Over the years, many things have changed.

In the past, the officials of the Han court went to the countryside to go to the pavilion, bringing with them fierce-faced servants, speaking fiercely and bossing around.

When collecting taxes, if there is no money and food to pay, they will be beaten severely at the slightest, and even broken down and sent to prison, sentenced to prison and punished.

Those soldiers with weapons in their hands were extremely indifferent. Facing the robbers who were screaming in the mountains and forests, they mostly ignored them and didn't care about anything at all.

What they protect are princes and nobles, they protect powerful families, and they have nothing to do with them at all.

Even during wars, they have to join the army as auxiliary soldiers, which are called auxiliary soldiers and are actually labor labor.

But now, those officials who were born in Taipingdao treat them with a friendly face, and they will only get angry when they treat prisoners and murderers.

They went to and from Ting Township not to collect taxes, but to build water conservancy, build rivers, build workshops, teach them how to grow crops, and give them better farm tools.

Those soldiers in yellow clothes walked vigorously and mighty. Not only were they not superior, they even offered help when they encountered difficulties.

Xu An raised his eyes to look around, and everywhere he entered, there were all moving heads.

There are a wide variety of products in the shops designated by the market, and the clerks in short shirts are loudly displaying and selling the products on the shops.

The words on each signboard are flamboyant and powerful, and there is basically a figure drawn behind them.

These graphics are basically different, some are based on birds and animals, some are based on Chinese character patterns, and some are based on utensils and trees.

These graphics are the brands of their stores, and they all register their brands in the Commercial Department of the Ministry of Households.

The system of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has been basically abolished, and businessmen have become a legitimate industry.

Nowadays, business is encouraged in Taiping Road. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has been implemented, and most of it has been abolished. The status of merchants is constantly recovering.

However, the jurisdiction over merchants has not actually been relaxed, but has become more harsh.

Now, whether it is a merchant, a small street vendor, or even a shopkeeper, it is necessary to go to the Department of Commerce to register.

Of course, small vendors and shopkeepers naturally do not need to pay commercial tax. They have to reach a certain scale before they need to pay commercial tax. According to different income, different shares of commercial tax are paid.

The penalties for unfair business practices such as hoarding goods and maliciously raising prices have been increased several times, and there are also many more restrictions on large merchants and merchants. As income increases, the proportion of taxation is also higher.

In addition to the built shops in the market, there are also some simple stalls.

The rent of each store in the eastern and western cities is so high that ordinary businessmen can't afford it. Only those large chambers of commerce can afford such consumption.

Although those merchants who came from far away from east, west, north and south may have a large scale, they don't need to rent shops for a whole year. Even if they have enough money, it is undoubtedly a waste.

Therefore, in the two cities of Chang'an, there are some simple stalls. The rent of these stalls is charged on a daily basis, so they are basically rented by merchants from other places.

At this time, the scene in the booth area in front of Xu An made him feel a little dazzled.

Merchants in all kinds of costumes are trying their best to solicit business, trying to take advantage of the grand event to sell the goods in their warehouses.

With just a glance, Xu An saw dozens of different costumes, and there were even many mixed ones.

Among them, a bearded man dressed in the strangest way. He has his hair tied up like ordinary Han people, but he is wearing the clothes of the nobles of Dawan Kingdom, and the clothes are silver ornaments from the southern border. The ring is clearly from the Northlands.

Such a weird and peculiar attire naturally attracted everyone's attention.

But everyone's eyes are full of appreciation.

The Hu merchants who come and go in Chang'an City are like carp crossing the river. No matter how strange the clothes are, the residents in Chang'an City have long been familiar with them.

Residents in Chang'an City have a tolerant attitude towards the cultures and novelties of other countries.

So although the little fat man attracted attention for a while, everyone didn't pay attention to it all the time.

As for the guards with knives, they didn't attract too many people's attention, and the passers-by would only guess in their minds which important person these people were protecting, and didn't think about anything else.

There are very few people who can wear swords in the city of Chang'an majestically. Since they have not been arrested by the police, it proves that they are legally worn.

There have been only a few incidents of blatant murders since the establishment of Chang'an City until today.

After all, the guard towers and police stations in the city of Chang'an are not just decorations.

The people on duty in each of the guard towers are genuine soldiers of the Weiwu Army, regular soldiers in the Ming army.

The inside of the tower is controlled by the troops of the Yellow Turban Army, and orders are passed on to each other. Nothing in the city can be hidden from the soldiers on the watchtower.

Once a commotion occurs, soldiers will immediately beat the war drum on the top of the tower and issue orders to dispatch emergency troops to deal with it.

In each tower, there are fifty soldiers on duty, that is, a whole team of well-armed and well-trained soldiers.

Fifty well-trained soldiers are enough to deal with any situation in the city.

People who entered Chang'an City were not allowed to carry standard knives. As for stealing bows and crossbows, once found out, it was a capital offense and there was no mercy.

Except for the guard tower, between the squares and cities, every square has a police station, which is responsible for maintaining law and order.

From time to time, there are transactions in the stalls and shops. The bosses of the shops and stalls carefully package the products and present them to customers.

The people in Chang'an City are not short of money nowadays. After all, the workshops that have been established and the various jobs can get a lot of money as long as they are willing to do it.

Even farmers who only cultivate the fields can harvest a lot of grain, and they can also harvest money after selling it.

The Ming Kingdom has laid down such a huge territory now, and the influence is far-reaching.

In today's Ming Dynasty, commerce and trade are unprecedentedly prosperous, and the prosperity of commerce has begun to feed back society. Even if various taxes are not collected, relying on foreign trade and commercial taxes alone is more complicated than Hanting collected all kinds of complicated taxes. Taxes are even more.

Generally, when a country is newly established, it is all about cultivating life and resting, and resting with the people.

But in fact, the people of the Ming Dynasty have always been in an extremely comfortable environment.

The wars in the outside world have almost no influence on them. The flames of war cannot spread to the borders of the country, and there is no need to bear the additional war tax.

After all, the Ming army has been spending on wars, basically using the surplus money accumulated by the powerful families.

Only when we went to conquer Fanyang and conquered northern Xinjiang at the same time, because of temporary needs, we issued a full-scale war mobilization order to collect food and carriages to help the war.

A large number of infrastructure and water conservancy projects have been built with work relief, which has greatly improved the living standards of the local people.

With the large amount of wages paid out, ordinary people have spare money in their hands, which has also enabled the further development of commerce and the prosperity of the market.

This newly built Chang'an city itself is a miracle. Just a few years ago, it was just an ordinary field, not a city, but now, countless attics have sprung up, countless houses are dotted, and the streets are criss-crossing. , Fang City is extremely prosperous.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu An couldn't help feeling a little lost.

Bright lights hang high, candles flicker, and all this is like a picture scroll of a prosperous age.

Perhaps that is the scene of Chang'an in the prosperous Tang Dynasty that future generations will never forget no matter what.

"Over there, over there."

The little fat man waved his fist in the air with one hand, pointed at the barbecue stand not far away with the other, and kept mumbling.

"Where, where, why can't I see it?!"

Xu Yu stood on tiptoe and kept asking that she was not tall enough. Even if she stood on tiptoe, she still couldn't see the location of the barbecue stand.

Xu An felt it was funny, Xu Yu was still like a child most of the time.

When Xu Yu was promised to enter the inner palace, to be honest, it was more to bring Nanlou back to his heart and tie the Wuhuan tribe of Shanggu to the chariot of the Yellow Turban Army.

At that time, he had just occupied Bingzhou, and he had only tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands. The army was incomplete, the generals were not skilled, the training was insufficient, and they lacked food and clothing.

What he took over from Zhang Yi was a dilapidated Bingzhou that was in the midst of internal and external troubles, so he agreed.

However, the business is busy, and the love for children can only be put aside.

It was the same when she married Wang Yi later, she was so focused on official duties and conquests that she hardly had time to rest.

Fortunately, both of them are lovers, and there was no quarrel in the past.

Even after Xu Feng was born, the relationship between Xu Yu and Wang Yi became much closer because of the little fat man. Xu Yu and Xu Feng happened to be playing together.

"The direction is right, and we will be there in another twenty steps."

"Yes, yes, go, go!"

The little fat man nodded repeatedly, waved his fists and shouted loudly.

"Come on!!"

Xu Yu also raised his hand, shouted softly, and walked quickly towards the front.

The few guards standing in front suffered because of this, they kept apologizing and separated the crowd as much as possible.

Xu An knew about the Bailongyu suit, he had been assassinated many times, and now that the Han court was destroyed, there must be someone who never gave up, and he brought the guards to guard against assassins.

In addition to the surrounding guards, the soldiers on the guard tower and the police wandering around, although no one noticed, they had actually been quietly replaced by Tiqi from the Eagle Wolf Guard.

"Guests please sit down and drink tea."

The owner of the barbecue stand is a Wuhuan man, and he spoke very politely in his unproficient Chinese.

Most of the barbecued meat placed on it is mutton.

The slaughter of farm cattle is still strictly prohibited in various places, so naturally there is no beef on the stalls.

Xu Yu's eyes lit up, and he switched seamlessly to Wuhuan without hesitation.

The stall owner also had a happy face. Although there are many Wuhuan people in Chang'an City, it is also a happy thing to meet people of the same clan in the market.

"Come and sit, come and sit."

Xu Yu put down the little fat man, and at the same time patted the stool next to him, signaling Xu An and Wang Yi to come and sit down quickly.

Naturally, Xu An and Wang Yi did not refuse, and sat down together.

In just a short while, more than ten kebabs have been presented on the table.

Xu An couldn't help laughing for a while looking at the object on which the barbecue was placed.

The objects on which the kebabs are placed are the old newspapers issued by those newspaper offices. It seems that old newspapers can be used everywhere.

"smell good."

Xu Yu's eyes were bright, and he took a deep breath of the fragrance.

A lot of spices were sprinkled on these barbecued meats. I haven't tasted it yet, but just smelling the taste is already full of saliva.

"Boom-thump-thump-"

Before Xu An picked up the barbecue in front of him, there was a sudden commotion from the right.

Xu An followed the prestige, and saw six beautiful women in Western Region costumes standing on a temporary round platform.

The six women were obviously from other countries, with deep eyebrows, high nose bridges, and brown and black eyes.

Beside its booth, several musicians held string instruments, and two people held leather drums and beat rhythmically.

Accompanied by the brisk rhythm, six bearded women danced lightly, and the dance they danced was exactly the "Hu Xuan Dance".

The drums are getting faster and faster, and the strings are getting faster and changing constantly. The musicians in the audience have been immersed in the music.

The six Hu Xuannv swayed to the sound of drum music, sometimes slowly, like snowflakes fluttering in the air, sometimes eagerly, like fluffy grass fluttering in the wind

On the round platform, the beautiful figure of the dancer rotates as lightly as catkins.

The jade arms are stretched lightly, the skirt is dancing, and the dancing sleeves that move with the wind are like elves in the wind.

With the continuation of the drumming, the hustle and bustle of the surroundings gradually subsided.

All the guests in the city focused their eyes on the round platform.

The dance clothes are light and light, like floating clouds.

The appearance is beautiful, like a peony in full bloom.

The heart moves with the strings, and the hands should be encouraged.

Looking back and smiling, she is charming and charming.

Hu Xuannv, Hu Xuannv.

The heart responds to the strings, and the hands respond to the drums.

With the sound of the string drum, the sleeves are raised, and the snow flutters and dances.

Turning left and turning right is tireless, and there is no end to thousands of turns.