The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 605
Scorching sun.

Guangnan West Road outside Lingshui County, Huazhou.Four people and four horses walked towards Lingshui County like a leisurely stroll.

Walking in front were two young men, both about sixteen or seventeen years old, both wearing handmade brocade clothes that looked very impressive.A few meters behind him was an old man who was wearing clean clothes but was picking his nostrils, and there was an old woman who could still see the charm of her youth despite her age.

More than ten thousand riders of the Tiankui army lagged behind tens of miles.

The little Taoist Bai Yuchan hadn't been down the mountain much, he led his horse and walked beside Zhao Dongting, looking around from time to time.

When Yaoyao saw Lingshui County, he finally couldn't help asking Zhao Dongting, "Brother Zhao, why did you enter the city with the army first?"

He has enough talent to amaze the world in the way of golden elixir, but in terms of people's speculation, a Taoist priest who always follows his masters and uncles to meditate on the mountain is undoubtedly a piece of paper.

Zhao Dongting tilted his head and chuckled, "Following the army into the city, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the real situation in Huazhou."

Bai Yuchan didn't seem to have superhuman talent in this area, so he was a little puzzled, "Why?"

Zhao Dongting said: "I will go to your Wuliang Temple, and you will all be greeted by the ancestors of Wuliang Temple, and there will be a big battle. What do you think will happen to this Huazhou official?"

Bai Yuchan finally understood and nodded, "Everyone in the world can't help but follow the tide."

Zhao Dongting couldn't help laughing, "It seems like you are not."

"hey-hey!"

Bai Yuchan also laughed, "Our Taoists follow the way of heaven, and we should follow the way of the emperor."

It is getting closer and closer to Lingshui County.

The gate of the city, which is only wide enough to accommodate two carriages, is clearly visible in my mind, and above it is a two-storey attic.The city walls on both sides stretch no more than a few hundred meters, and they are surrounded by green hills.

The cities in this era were not very big, and even though Yuan Dadu, which had just been built less than ten years ago, was only about [-] square kilometers, it was already enough to overlook the world.Although Lingshui County is the main residence of Huazhou, its area is probably no more than five or six square kilometers.This is several times smaller than modern county towns.

There were ten soldiers in two rows, standing at the gate of the city wearing the summer shorts issued by the army.

Since the young emperor Zhao Shi took charge of the military administration of the court, he has implemented many new policies.In all cities and towns, not only the uniforms of small officials and fast guards were uniformed, but even the soldiers guarding the city were uniform, and it was no longer the chaotic atmosphere of the past.These styles of clothing are somewhat different from folk clothing, and they are even popular among the people.

Further outside, there are several paper umbrellas.There are small stalls under the umbrella, and the hawkers put up signs next to them, and they don't yell and sell them. Most of them are folk fruits and special products.

Zhao Dongting walked over to buy some of everything.Then distribute them to Bai Yuchan, Hong Wutian and Mrs. Xu, and walk while eating.

When they reached the gate of the city, the soldiers looked at them and did not stop them.

However, Zhao Dongting suddenly threw the oil paper of the folk snack "dustpan cooking" on the ground, right at the feet of the guards, arrogant and indifferent.

"stop!"

A soldier opened his mouth abruptly, and stopped in front of Zhao Dongting in two steps, "Pick up the things on the ground."

Zhao Dongting chuckled, "Are you talking to me?"

The soldier with the title of corporal commander just repeated, "I advise you to pick it up, otherwise you will be charged a hundred cash."

Zhao Dongting still didn't take it seriously, "You dare to fine me, do you know who I am?"

The corporal remained calm, "Master Zhizhou has an order that no one is allowed to litter in the city."

"A mere magistrate, dare to control me?"

Zhao Dongting sneered, stretched out his hand to push the corporal leader away, "Get out of the way, my lord!"

A sonorous sound.

Several soldiers drew their swords.

The head of the corps blushed a little, but he still held back his anger after all, "Please don't make it difficult for us, my lord. If we keep messing around, I can only arrest you."

Zhao Dongting said meaningfully: "You dare to arrest me, are you not afraid of death? Do you think Song Bitao can protect you?"

The corporal leader was really hesitant, but he still said: "The responsibility is, what should the young master do, let's pick up the oil paper first."

Zhao Dongting laughed loudly, his face suddenly no longer showed arrogance, obediently picked up the scraps of paper on the ground, and walked into the city.

The guards and soldiers are all inexplicable.

Song Bitao used to be a grain official in the Southern Song Dynasty, and later returned to the Yuan Dynasty. He was also a grain transport officer, and had no experience in managing cities.After taking office in Huazhou, he wrote to the Ministry of State and asked Lu Xiufu and others for advice on how to develop Huazhou.After Zhao Dongting learned about the incident, he personally approved the reply, which was based on food and business first.To get rich, besides building roads first, you also need to let the city have the atmosphere that the city should have, so that the people can live in peace, so that they can work happily.Apart from this general reply, Song Bitao emphasized two points, public security and city appearance.

Looking at it now, Song Bitao obviously performed well.These city defenders finally have the strength to be military officials of the imperial court.

If it falls back to the past, if it is really a rich young man like Zhao Dongting, not to mention just littering, even if it is robbing women, how many people would dare to take care of it?
Entering the city, there are many small stalls and hawkers as far as the eye can see.It's just that there are horizontal lines drawn on the ground, and the stalls are placed within the horizontal lines, like two small markets at the gate of the city.

Most of the shops on both sides of the street have signs of "banyan tree tea".

Banyan tree tea is also a specialty of Huazhou and can be preserved for a long time.It is one of the few products in Huazhou that can open up trade.

Even in this scorching sun, you can see that there are many vendors and adopters shuttling inside and outside these shops.There are also several carriages pulling goods, and they are stacking goods.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Dongting's mouth, and he was completely relieved from then on.

Although Lingshui County is far from being as prosperous as Haikang County at the moment, under such governance, given time, it will eventually embark on the road of people living and working in peace and contentment.

He took Bai Yuchan, Mrs. Xu, and Hong Wutian to find an inn beside the main street and sit down.

There are guests who are drinking tea and eating in the inn, most of them are dusty, and they are obviously traders from other places.

When the boy came over, Zhao Dongting asked him to serve all the good wine and meat, and then asked, "Is business easier now than before?"

The young man looked at Zhao Dongting's rich man dressed up, and was not afraid that he would come here again to open an inn to grab business. He said honestly, "It's much better than before. In the past, there were so many foreign guests eating in the inn." Speaking of this business Get smaller, "Our cook is a chef in the mansion of the county general in the city, and his skills are good. Now our shopkeeper counts the money every night, but we can't hear it from ear to ear! Officer, please try our inn later. The delicacies here must also feel that the money is well spent."

"it is good."

Zhao Dongting smiled and said, "Then serve it quickly and have a taste."

The whole afternoon, they drank tea in this inn.Just look out from time to time.

Unexpectedly, until the sun was westward, there was no movement on the street.It's just that there are more hawkers pouring out from inside and outside the city.

There are more pedestrians who come out for a walk after dinner, men and women, children and the elderly.There are young men and women walking hand in hand, and the people around them don't think it's weird.

Mrs. Xu smiled softly: "Young master once said that men and women are too guarded, and he advocates free love among the people. It seems that the effect has been remarkable now."

Zhao Dongting nodded, "I only hope that in a few years, every city in the Great Song Dynasty will be as good as this."

In the past few years, Leizhou, as his main development place, has such a climate, which is very gratifying, but it can also be said to be expected.After leaving Leizhou, it is obvious that such a scene will no longer be the case.

The Song and Yuan Dynasties negotiated peace in five years, and the Song Dynasty could finally take a breather in the military. Zhao Dongting's next main goal is undoubtedly to develop the people's livelihood and economy in the territory.

Disregarding people's livelihood and blindly pursuing militarism will only lead to self-destruction in the end.There are too many bloody examples of this in history.

After waiting for another 10 minutes, there was finally movement on the main street.

More than a hundred well-armored light cavalry passed through the street, and pedestrians gave way to the side of the road one after another, stopping to watch.

Afterwards, more than a hundred infantry armed with guns guarded more than a dozen officials in scarlet and green robes and walked towards the gate of the city.

Zhao Dongting caught a glimpse of Song Bitao from a distance.

The people beside the road bowed their heads.

Song Bitao led the officials and soldiers to the gate of the city, looked out of the city, and there was no other movement.

Hong Wutian said: "This Song Bitao seems to be a practical official, and he has no intention of cramming."

"If even he can't avoid doing these things, I can't imagine the rest of the officials."

Zhao Dongting smiled lightly, and put the broken silver on the table, "Let's go, let's go to the government office and wait for them."

Know the works from the small, and see the generosity from the small.

Zhao Dongting was obviously in a very good mood at this moment.If every official of the Song Dynasty could be like Song Bitao, it would be difficult for the Song Dynasty to prosper.

After Yue Peng led the Tiankui army into the city, Song Bitao learned that the emperor had entered the city first, and hosted a banquet in the government office to receive Zhao Dongting.

During the banquet, Zhao Dongting was not stingy with words of praise, which made the faces of all the officials in Dehuazhou who could stand on the stage flushed.

(End of this chapter)