Great Transcendence

Chapter 136
In a cave in Cuiping Mountain, Lin Yi and Liu Yuyan sat facing each other. There was a black wooden table between them. into spiritual milk.

"Please, Daoist." Liu Yuyan said, she has gradually adjusted her mentality, from a ghost concubine controlled by others to a mountain god.

Lin Yi picked up the stone cup on the table and drank it down in one gulp.

In the spirit milk of the earth veins, apart from the abundant spiritual energy, there is also a kind of Dao rhyme of the great virtues of the earth and the cultivation of all things.

This is the most precious place of this thing.

Lin Yi closed his eyes, quietly comprehending the mystery.

After a while, he opened his eyes and praised: "The creation of heaven and earth is really extraordinary."

Liu Yuyan smiled and said: "If the Taoist priest likes it, you might as well build a Taoist temple in the mountains, so that you can enjoy the earth vein spiritual milk every month."

Lin Yi shook his head slightly, and warned: "Earth Vein Spirit Milk is the essence of the earth's good fortune. It is extraordinary. Even if you are a mountain god, you can't collect it at will, otherwise you will lose your way to the world and you will be in great trouble."

Liu Yuyan answered "yes" in a low voice, and secretly cursed the wooden man in front of her.

Three days later, Lin Yi left Cuiping Mountain and continued towards Zhongzhou.

Under the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty, the first-tier monks had to go to the hundreds of schools in the county to participate in the assessment, the second-tier monks had to report to the hundreds of colleges in the state, and the third-tier monks corresponded to the hundreds of schools in the upper capital.

After reporting, you can enjoy many benefits and get generous treatment.

Although this rule has not been expressly stipulated, nor is it enforced, but with the precipitation of thousands of years, it has already become a kind of convention.

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Zhongzhou, the imperial capital, and Shangjing.

Ships full of various guests, goods, and food came from up and down the long river, and even transshipped by sea, and sailed into Nanhu, the imperial capital.

This is a national blood transfusion. Jujubes from Anyi, tangerines from Jiangling, lacquer from Chen Xia, hemp from Qilu, ginger, osmanthus, waffles, silk cloth, mackerel, turtle, abalone, fermented salt, soy sauce, rice, wheat, miscellaneous grains... all come from the waterway. Losing to the imperial capital, this kind of lively noise can still be heard ten miles away.

And the land official road on the shore goes forward, and there are more and more branch roads. All the way to the west, the main road is constantly widening, with a width of a hundred steps, but the road is still crowded, with cattle, horses, vehicles, pedestrians, and caravans. Jia, officials and dignitaries... everything.

There are too many people from all over the world gathered here.

The flow of people and vehicles was rolling, and the black ants were moving forward, and a jade belt appeared on the horizon in the distance. It was everyone's destination, the capital.

This city is connected to the sky, the center of the world, the head of the dragon veins, the heart of the emperor, the Great Xia Dragon Court... too many beautiful words are famous all over the world, and the brilliant halo attracts countless people to rush in to chase their dreams.

In the wide river, on a large boat, Lin Yi stood at the bow, facing the cool morning wind, admiring the lively scene around him.

The strength is different, the mentality is different, and what you see is naturally different.

Along the way, there are few big cities on both sides of the river, and most of them are small counties and towns with less than 3 to [-] people, but they are very distinctive and engaged in a certain handicraft industry, and the scale is not bad.

Some are contiguous steel workshops. Large hydraulic forging hammers are driven by water flow and formations, clanging and clanging for miles, like thunder.

Newly made farm implements, pots and kettles, sharp knives, scissors and needles, etc., are transported to the pier, facing the twilight morning sun and reflecting the clear light.

The boat travels for several miles, and there is a town behind a piece of fertile land. Thousands of large and small ox carts are parked in front of Lianmian Machine Workshop, Weaving Workshop, Embroidery Workshop, and Clothes Workshop to transport the exquisite cloth and clothes made by female workers...

At the same time, sacks of grain and rice were carried up and down between the ship and the wharf by the servants. Vegetable farmers who walked swiftly carried their loads up from the fields, and dewdrops glistened on the fresh vegetables.

This is the pinnacle of the Xiandao version of the agricultural society. Under the aggregation effect of Taofa Feixun, the surrounding states and counties radiated by the imperial capital Zhili not only developed agriculture, but also evolved a huge network of industry and commerce.

With long rivers and canals as the meridian, a huge industrial and commercial network combining point and surface, the so-called surface is a commercial area with many shops and popular in the center of each city.

This is especially true on the ground of Gyeonggi. Professional handmade towns are built along large and small rivers to take advantage of water conservancy. As large-scale nodes, they provide services for the capital and exchange goods with other states and counties. , thus supporting the foundation of the lives of countless people in the imperial capital.

Carrying industry exchanges, the main waterway is busy, and merchant boats have to line up. The short [-]-mile waterway, stop and go, did not enter the imperial capital Nanhu until late at night.

Nanhu Lake is a large deep-water lake. The irregular elliptical thirty-mile embankment has almost been transformed into a pier and dock.

After Lin Yi paid the last part of the boat fare, he got off the boat and set foot on the land of the imperial capital.

As we approached the pier, we saw two lamps hanging not far away, shining brightly.

Not far away, the teahouse was still open, and six or seven people were sitting in it drinking tea, smoking cigarettes, eating melon seeds and chatting.Further away, there are continuous streets and alleys, and various brothels and restaurants are brightly lit at night.

From time to time, noble sons passed by, seeing Lin Yi wearing Taoist robes, nodding and smiling in greeting, he carried his concubine Ji to the tall building, and saw the banquet and revelry, the silk pipes were noisy, and there were even several scholars, leaning on the railing and shouting loudly. Singing in the streets and alleys.

There was another loud sound of hooves, horses neighing, a large number of people roared and galloped from the embankment, Chinese clothes appeared under the weeping willows, and some women even happily followed the horses and chased after them.

The prosperity of the imperial capital really deserves its reputation.

This is the life of mortals!
Lin Yi walked casually, admiring the style of the southern suburbs of the imperial capital.

After taking the third step, the monk is closer to immortals and farther away from people, but he can never lose his mortal heart, because that is the first beginning.

The next day, Lin Yi entered the city.The area around South Lake is just suburbs.

After passing through the double city gates and the urn city between the gates, there is a straight long street with a width of [-] steps, new taverns, old teahouses, high and low eaves overlapping each other, crowded with pedestrians, and shops The shops open their windows and doors to welcome customers, and there are densely packed stalls selling all kinds of groceries, fresh fruits and vegetables.

The most rare thing is that there are old big trees everywhere, or grow on the side of the road, or in the courtyard, or grow on the corner of the street.

Lin Yi went all the way to the north of the city. The Baijia Academy is located on a large lake, the water surface is as smooth as a mirror, and there is a small island in the center of the lake, with bamboo forests, pavilions, and attics.

Looking from a distance, you can see several corridors leading to the middle, and white marble railings and stone bridges. Half of the buildings here are on the island and half on the water. The layout is exquisite and far-reaching.

(End of this chapter)