The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 576
Zhao Dongting, who traveled from later generations, knew very well how great the development potential of this island was.

It's a pity that he can't spare the energy to seek Liuqiu now.

But in any case, this trip has already placed the dark chess of Hong Niangzi in the Dongsha Islands. Even if Cai Jianjiu can't be killed, it can be regarded as a great harvest.

The importance of the Dongsha Islands in the sea is unknown to others and cannot be seen through.He, Zhao Dongting, can see through it.

Unknowingly, the two carriages approached the gate of Yanyan city.

The city wall is only built of earth bricks, and there is a plaque on the city gate that has lost its luster—salt water.

A few sparse flags are erected on the top of the city, with dragons and stars on them, and the painting is a pattern of dragons traveling in the starry sky.

I heard that A Xinghuang, the lord of Liuqiu, has a special liking for stars because of the word "star" in his name, and even built a building for picking stars. Now it seems that it may be true.

The government office in Yanyan City is still playing the game that the government office in the Song Dynasty has grown tired of playing and discarding.

As soon as the two carriages arrived at the city gate, they were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.The soldiers lifted the curtain of the car and saw Zhao Dongting and others inside, with a cold expression on their faces, they said a few words.

Xiami is familiar with the road, smiling and offering some broken silver.Divide into two parts, one more and one less.

Finally, some smiles appeared on the faces of the leading soldiers, and they said something in Leizhou dialect, "You Han people are still generous."

Then he waved his hands and shouted in Hokkien: "Let them in."

Two carriages entered the city successively.

The streets in the city have not yet been paved with green bricks, but only dirt roads, which are inevitably dusty.

"Pooh!"

Xiami, who was sitting next to Zhao Dongting, spat softly, "If you're not generous, can you let us go into the city?"

Zhao Dongting was a little interested, "These Liuqiu soldiers like to kill us Song people?"

Xiami's expression was still a little angry, "Master, I don't know, they all regard us Song people as fat sheep! There are no rich people in this place. Seeing that we Song people spend a lot of money, their appetite is getting bigger and bigger. In the past, I When we first arrived at Liuqiu to run the boat, we Song people still had preferential treatment when entering the city, and we didn’t have to pay any entry tax. Later, we gradually lost the preferential treatment, let alone giving these soldiers some benefits. Don’t even think about going to the city to buy things.”

"Hey!"

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "This is interesting, as if we begged them to do business."

Mrs. Xu also laughed, "Master, it seems that Song Dynasty is too polite to Liuqiu."

Zhao Dongting nodded in agreement.

He really never thought that Liuqiu had such an attitude towards Song people.Fortunately, in Leizhou, they even give special treatment to traders who come and go!
Damn it!
Not to mention domineering in Leizhou, but here in Liuqiu, he has to be exploited. He really doesn't know what to do.

When they arrived at the simple horse post in the city, Zhao Dongting and his party got out of the carriage.

Zhao Dongting asked Xiami to find the inn, and slept in Yanyan City that night.In the evening, I always have to eat some special snacks in Yanyan City, etc., without mentioning it.

Yanyan City is really less than [-]% lively than Haikang County.

On the contrary, the little beggars in the city were very enthusiastic. When they saw outsiders like them, they flocked to them, as if they would not let them go unless they gave money.

Zhao Dongting didn't care about those scattered copper plates, but Liuqiu Fuya's attitude towards the Song Dynasty inevitably made him even more unhappy.

Is it really unclear who is the master and who is the slave?

The Song Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and it doesn't have much influence if it doesn't do business with Liuqiu.And if Liuqiu does not do business with the Song Dynasty, there will be one less financial backer.

The next day after arriving, Zhao Dongting asked Xiami to ask the inn boy for the way to Ahou City, then rented a carriage at Mayi and continued northward.

In this way, three days passed, passing through Ligang, Fengshan and other cities, and finally arrived outside the city of Ahou.

Fortunately, in these inland cities that were not close to the seaport, the city gate soldiers were not fed up with appetite, and they were only allowed to pass after paying the normal city entry tax.

Zhao Dongting finally felt more comfortable.

Ah Hou City is also not big, and it is not rich. If you really compare it, even Yanyan City will be slightly inferior.

If it wasn't for the words "salt water" hanging on the top of the city wall and the defenders, Zhao Dongting would really have thought it was just a town.

After walking into the city for a while, I found that the entire county town had only two main streets.

The outside of the government office is dilapidated and dilapidated, which is really far away from those high-rise and large-scale government offices in the Song Dynasty.

"Xilai Inn."

Later, Zhao Dongting saw a store with the sign of Xilai Inn on the street, so he went straight in.

There are guests.

The owner of the inn also came from the west.

This inn is naturally one of the dark halls placed by the Military Intelligence Department in Liuqiu.There are only a few dark halls in the whole Liuqiu.

Zhao Dongting walked into the inn, and it was very deserted inside.

Opening an inn in such a city, and there is a sign outside the door that only stays but not sharpened, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a loss-making business.

But the proprietress inside is an extremely beautiful girl, with peach blossom eyes, no matter how charming she looks, she has an alluring aura like a vixen.

This made Zhao Dongting slightly stunned, and couldn't help thinking, "How could Wu Lianying be willing to arrange for such a good seedling to come here?"

If Wu Lianying hadn't been a eunuch, he might have thought that Wu Lianying had a plan to hide her beauty in a golden house.Of course, this golden house is too far away from Da Song.

The proprietress looked indifferent, but she was only a little surprised by Zhao Dongting and others' dressing up, "How many people are staying at the hotel?"

Zhao Dongting said, "We came from the west."

The proprietress stopped smearing the bright red lipstick on her mouth, "Where are you going?"

Her lip blush was too red, like human blood.It made her so charming that she looked a bit like a bone spirit who could eat people.

Zhao Dongting walked to the counter and said, "Nowhere to go. Come from the west to do something, and then go back to the west."

The proprietress then pointed to the upstairs, "The upstairs is empty, just a few of you can live here."

Xiami was listening to the confused conversation between the two, totally confused.I just kept thinking, this proprietress is really beautiful.

A group of people went upstairs by themselves.

Soon it will be night.

The proprietress' voice came from below, "Several guests, it's time to eat."

The food was bought from the inn next to it.

Zhao Dongting and others went downstairs.

The proprietress was already sitting at the table, her red lips were still bright red, "Do you want to drink?"

Hong Wutian has the habit of drinking, so he nodded.

The proprietress opened the wine cabinet, and unexpectedly there were many jars of red-sealed wine, which seemed to be quite old.

As soon as it was brought to the table, the aroma of wine overflowed.

Zhao Dongting said: "This is the authentic Leizhou pear blossom? It's not easy to buy this kind of wine here, right?"

The proprietress raised her hand to pour the wine, showing her white and delicate wrists, "I'm just kidding, we people, there is nothing easy or not easy. Are you having an easy life?"

She only regarded Zhao Dongting as a colleague of the General Military Intelligence Department, but never thought that Zhao Dongting would be the emperor.After all, Zhao Dongting didn't even show his token.

In the military intelligence department, those who can be an official in front of them all have tokens in their hands.

Zhao Dongting stopped talking.

The proprietress seems to like it very much. She eats food slowly and drinks heavily.The scarlet lip balm stained the edge of the wine bowl with an attractive red lip print.

Xiami stared blankly, the proprietress met his eyes by chance, and he lowered his head in embarrassment.

He's just an ordinary Leizhou man, and he hasn't asked for a wife yet.There is an old man in the family, so I didn't go to the brothel to find fun, and I am still a boy.

He had never been so close to a beauty as glamorous as the landlady's wife.

at night.

There are stars.

There was some cold wind on the roof of the inn, Zhao Dongting came out of the room and walked up the stairs to the roof.

The lady boss is indeed here.

He could smell the aroma of wine wafting down from the roof in his room.

"Easy, not easy?"

Zhao Dongting went to the proprietress and sat down by himself, said: "You seem to have a hard time living in our yamen?"

The proprietress's eyes didn't know where to look, she didn't tilt her head, and the red lipstick inevitably looked a bit permeable in such a night, "Nothing is difficult. You have to do the easy and difficult things in the past. It’s not easy or difficult. It’s okay now, at least I can live a quiet life here.”

The night wind was a bit chilly, and she seemed to be unable to stop the chill from drinking, so she hugged her chest with her hands.

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "Our yamen has no freedom, we can't help ourselves. You didn't work here before? With your looks, how could the people above let you come here?"

The proprietress finally turned her head, and glanced at Zhao Dongting lightly, "If you want to get close, you can avoid it. I just want to live a peaceful life here, and I don't want to do that dewy couple thing with anyone. Although everyone in the yamen knows us Such a woman will not be too clean, but I am still clean."

Zhao Dongting was stunned.

Beauty Green Willow.

Raise your hand to kill, lower your eyebrows and embroider your red lips.

(End of this chapter)