Good man, he has a golden finger

It takes about a month to get to the capital. We were in Cuijia Village in October, and it was the end of October when we left Wenxian Town, so we were on the road for the whole month of November.

The Xue family's convoy had more than 3,000 people, hundreds of them were transporting goods, more than 1,000 were guards hired by the Xue family, specially used to protect the young master who was going on a long journey for the first time, and the rest were escorts. Because there was a lot of money to be escorted this time, the most powerful escorts from various escort agencies were invited to escort.

This convoy not only had gifts for the queen mother, but also millions of taels of silver, so after leaving Wenxian Town, they always took the official road.

This is to talk about the current emperor. The current emperor is a decisive person. After ascending the throne, he carried out a bandit clearance operation. All the so-called villages near the official road were cleared by officials from each place.

The imperial court issued an order to eliminate bandits, and ordered the government offices in various places to send people and soldiers to eliminate bandits. All the money collected was used to repair the local area. In this way, within three years, there was no trace of bandits in various places in the Great Yong Dynasty. After all, in the eyes of the soldiers, these bandits were not bandits at all. It was money, okay!

Many bandits were wiped out, and only then did we have such a stable business road today.

Moreover, the current emperor pays great attention to the development of the national treasury. In the case of national tax reduction and exemption, some businesses will be supported a little, just so that the soldiers on the border will have a better life when fighting.

Of course, the taxes on merchants are much higher than those on farmers, and there are also fees for taking official roads, which are also an income for the Great Yong Dynasty.

However, Xue Baocheng knows that no matter how much money a merchant has, it will eventually be given to the emperor. The emperor controls the money house, and no matter how smart the merchant is, how can he fight against the emperor?

Now, I have been on the official road for a month. When I arrive at certain areas, I will stop and rest. I have seen many beautiful scenery, local customs and the enthusiasm of the people.

"The emperor is a real wise monarch now. Since the emperor's rank, the students in Jiangnan have gone crazy. But unfortunately, I am a merchant. If I want to take the exam, I am afraid I have to leave my official status. If I become an official, there will be no one to take care of my family's business. So this time, in addition to sending tribute to the empress dowager for my sister's birthday, I also want to see if there is a chance to get the emperor's grace. If I can see him, it will be smoke in our ancestral graves."

Sitting in the car, Xue Baocheng ate fruit while talking to Xie Tingzhou. He knew that his brother Xie was a man of few words, but he was very capable.

They met some people along the way. The imperial merchant Xue family came to Beijing and might have treasures. Naturally, some desperate bandits wanted to move their minds, but they were discovered by Brother Xie's servants before they met.

Xue Baocheng will always remember that in just a cup of tea, Xie Yi returned with blood all over his body. After asking, he found out that there were bandits lying in ambush ahead, as many as 800 of them, and in just a cup of tea, Xie Yi killed all of them.

When the convoy arrived there, they saw the mess on the ground and knew that these bandits were bad guys, and they would be horrified unconsciously. The whole convoy looked at Xie Tingzhou, who lived with Xue Baocheng in the car, differently.

How could he be an ordinary person with such a peerless master around him? Xie Yi fought against a hundred people alone, and even almost slaughtered thousands of people.

In the end, these bandits were handed over to the passing county magistrate. After confirming that they were bandits, they also gave Xie Yi some silver money rewarded by the court.

At this point, Xue Baocheng felt that Brother Xie was very mysterious, and the more so, the more he stuck to Xie Tingzhou.

He had never said anything to others before, and now he did not hesitate to tell Xie Tingzhou.

"You are very talented in business."

Xie Tingzhou heard Xue Baocheng's complaints, but his words comforted Xue Baocheng and made Xue Baocheng laugh.

"That's right. I knew how to do business when I was ten years old. At that time, my mother gave me her dowry farm and shop to practice with. I doubled my mother's shop in one year. But it's not easy to do business. The common people depend on the weather for their food. If the weather is good, there will be more food. If the weather is not good, there will be less food. Human power can't do anything."

Xue Baocheng sighed. Although he was born in a wealthy family, he had seen the displaced people. Naturally, he knew that only when the court was good could the people be better. Compared with the past, the people's lives have been getting better and better.

"That's true." Xie Tingzhou agreed with Xue Baocheng's words. After all, for growing crops, apart from modern high-tech planting, there was no weather forecast in the ancient environment, so it was naturally impossible to grow good crops.

Xie Tingzhou knew that most of the food here was grain, that is, wheat. The harvest at the end of the year was just over 200 kilograms per mu of land, which was considered a good harvest.

Even so, the people worked hard to survive.

Xie Tingzhou already knew how to witness this dynasty and how to do it.

About ten days later, in mid-December, the Xue family's convoy finally arrived in the capital smoothly. The city guards in the capital were carefully checking everyone entering the city. Seeing that the year was coming to an end, there were many people coming and going in the capital, and they were also very busy.

The Xue family's convoy stopped there and handed over the household registration, including Xie Tingzhou's fake household registration.

Of course, they finally entered the city smoothly. It was already four or five in the afternoon, and the sky gradually darkened, but the entire capital was brightly lit, and there was a peaceful and happy atmosphere everywhere. At this moment, they happened to encounter a lantern festival. What they could see were lanterns of various shapes, and the floors on both sides were also hung with bright red lanterns, as if implying a prosperous year.

"The capital is so lively! It's much more lively than our Jiangnan. Brother Xie, let's go down to see the lantern festival!"

After all, they were still children. When Xue Baocheng saw the dazzling lights, he was excited to get off the car to play. Xie Tingzhou also thought that the capital of the Great Yong Dynasty was good, so he nodded.

The two got off the car together. Butler Zhou had no choice but to arrange for the caravan to go home. The Xue family had bought a house in the capital a long time ago, so they arranged four strong servants to follow the little ancestor.

Xie Yi naturally followed Xie Tingzhou. He was a robot. If he really started the lethal behavior, he would be able to kill everyone in a city.

Behind him were two strong servants sent by Village Chief Cui, and the maid followed him to Xue's house.

Xue Baocheng looked at everything around him with sparkling eyes, feeling full of freshness. Although it was very cold, it did not hinder Xue Baocheng's excitement and enthusiasm. He rolled up his red cloak, revealing a chubby little face, very cute.

Xie Tingzhou was much taller than him. At this time, he was wearing a black robe and a black cloak outside. In the night, his face was as white as jade. With the light projected on his face, he looked dreamy and blurred.

"Brother Xie, this is my first time in the capital. The capital is so lively! Look, there are lanterns for sale over there! Let's go and have a look!"

Xue Baocheng, who was childish, walked towards the lantern stall, and then came to the lantern stall. He saw all kinds of lanterns on the stall, some made into little rabbits, some made into puppies. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancient people. These lanterns were made lifelike and can be said to be very beautiful.

Of course, there are also exquisitely crafted lanterns with carved beams and painted walls. The gold on them is made of real gold. It is expensive and beautiful, and naturally worth a lot of money.

Xue Baocheng fell in love with this gorgeous lantern at first sight.

"How much is this lantern?"

He asked the shopkeeper and got an answer immediately.

"To answer the young master, this Jinlou Yubi lamp is made by the most powerful craftsman in Beijing. It is two hundred taels of silver."

This lamp is worth this money. Xue Baocheng waved his hand, and the servant next to him went to pay the bill. He also turned his head to look at Xie Tingzhou.

"Brother Xie, don't you want to choose a lamp? I'll give it to you."

At Xue Baocheng's strong invitation, Xie Tingzhou also chose a lamp, a rabbit jade lamp, which was very beautifully carved and looked even happier. His girlfriend was born in the Year of the Rabbit, and Xie Tingzhou thought that if he showed this lamp to his girlfriend, she would definitely be very happy.

This lantern cost one hundred taels, which was nothing to Xue Baocheng. He invited Xie Tingzhou to go forward again. Such a nobleman dressed in noble clothes, holding a white and tender rabbit palace lantern in his hand, not to mention, there was a bit of contrast and cuteness, which made many people around secretly look at him.

Xue Baocheng was extremely curious about everything in the capital. He would buy things when he passed by a stall, such as food and jade pendants. Anyway, he obviously had them before, but he still wanted to buy them, even buying double, and threw them directly to the servants behind Xie Tingzhou, asking them to take them as his gifts.

The caravan almost encountered bandits before. If it weren't for Xie Yi, their caravan would definitely lose people.

Xie Tingzhou followed Xue Baocheng through the crowd like taking a child. This kind of bustle was quite interesting.

But in this street full of lanterns, a beautiful boy sitting in the white jade building admiring the beautiful scenery stood up in disbelief when his eyes fell on Xie Tingzhou's face in the crowd.

He stared at Xie Tingzhou and bit his lips unconsciously, he just couldn't believe what he saw.

Xie Tingzhou felt someone's fiery gaze in the crowd, turned his head and looked over, at this moment, he met the shocked phoenix eyes of the beautiful boy.

The young man in the moon-white brocade robe upstairs was so beautiful that it was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman. He looked at Xie Tingzhou downstairs in shock. The next moment, he saw that the young man actually jumped out of the three-story restaurant window, stepped on the eaves, and then landed in front of Xie Tingzhou in a few steps.

The servants upstairs were frightened and shouted madly, but the young man was already standing in front of Xie Tingzhou.

"Hey, this prince asks you, who are you?"