key to come

"It's not bad to rely on some people to earn funds and some people to do research." Mrs. Xiang laughed.

"Hmph, how could those actors be so kind, earning money to study for other disciples free of charge, you think we are the Mohists?" Luo Xi crossed his arms and said unhappily.

Shen Lang curled his lips, reform needs a transitional period and labor pains, what is right depends on the Yin Yang family's own choice.

It would be interesting if an actor like Gongsun Lin invested all the money he earned into scientific research, but people are selfish, so why should Gongsun Lin spend his hard-earned money on others?If there is feedback from research and something that can make her money, then it makes sense for her to invest.

Hmm... that's a good idea, talk to Dongjun when you have time.

"Okay, you guys talk first, I'll talk to the master." Shen Lang didn't want to participate in the follow-up debate, one of the two was just a young master, and the other was not from the Yin Yang family, what they could discuss...

After walking for seven days, everyone stopped and stopped, and finally came to Xiangping in Youzhou.

This is Shen Lang's second visit to Xiangping, the first time he came to plot against that third-rank wizard and Dongjun Donghuang Taiyi.

This is not Shen Lang's residence, but Ji Qianhe's temporary residence.

Liaodong County is adjacent to the Three Kingdoms, namely Doumilou, Goguryeo, and Rouran.

Ji Qianhe sits here, which shows her determination.

If the three countries really joined forces to fight in the future, then Xiangping, where Ji Qianhe was located, would definitely bear the brunt.

King Yan is also a prince, and Ji Qianhe is still acting as King Yan, so it is impossible to send Shen Lang to take up the post.

"Brother Shen, I will bid farewell here. Four days later is the auspicious day that Liang Jian is counting. It's time to welcome the son-in-law." Ji Qianhe bowed her hands to Shen Lang.

Including Chen Qingzhi, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, these people will stay in Xiangping, while Shen Lang and Liang Zan will bring a lot of girls to take office.

Well, Liang Zan didn't take office, he was Shen Lang's parent helping to decorate the mansion.

Now Shen Lang's mansion has been renovated, everything is ready-made, including things for getting married.

"Qianhe, then I'll see you in four days." Shen Lang cupped his hands at Ji Qianhe.

"By the way, brother Shen, I made a little surprise for you, I believe you will like it." Ji Qianhe blinked at Shen Lang.

Shen Lang glanced at Ji Qianhe suspiciously, surprised?What surprise?Could it be that they sent me some cute maids?Really, am I, Shen Lang, that kind of person?

If you don't have a woman, you can have money.

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After another half a day, Shen Lang and others traveled lightly and finally arrived at Xinchang County.

Looking at the dilapidated Xinchang County, Shen Lang couldn't help opening his mouth.

This is really cheating, the city wall is only five meters high!

According to history, the city wall of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was only six meters long, and it was only 12 meters in the Ming Dynasty.Can Qing Yao withstand a punch?

Get a hundred sixth-rank warriors to build for a month, and they will all be higher than this!

The guards guarding the city were listless, and there were only two people checking at the city gate.

Looking in along the city gate, the houses are very short and very dilapidated.

The people here are all yellow and thin, and they are incomparable with the county where he was born before.

After all, Xiangping is also the political center of Liaodong. It is natural that it is better, but this kind of county is not much better.

Youzhou has been persecuted all year round, and basically all the glory has been given to the political centers of those counties.

Shen Lang took a deep breath, no matter how bad it was, this was his own fief.

"How about it, are you disappointed with this kind of place after staying in Chang'an for a long time?" Liang Zan patted Shen Lang on the shoulder: "In fact, apart from some rich places, Dazhou is more like this city."

"The bicycle you invented before, the Hongmen Banquet, etc., can only be said to be convenient for some middle and upper classes, but the lower classes can't afford it, and don't need it. This city is so small, you can walk, why use a bicycle?"

"You have a lot to do."

"Master, I understand. I will vigorously develop agriculture in Youzhou in the future."

"Develop vigorously?" Liang Zan shook his head: "Let's not talk about whether the land is suitable or not. This Youzhou is the place of the Fourth World War, and it is still outside Shanhaiguan. If Rouran invades, it can easily take down Liaodong. By then your Food belongs to others.”

"Don't worry, master." Shen Lang showed a sinister smile: "If anyone comes to snatch my food, I will let them know what a fucking surprise is!"

Looking at Shen Lang's expression and thinking about his not-to-be-lost temperament, Liang Zan laughed: "Okay, then Xinchang County will be handed over to you, don't look at the city like this, your mansion is definitely better than mine in Chang'an The house is even bigger and more beautiful.”

Shen Lang was silent for a while, this is a kind of sadness.

Class... tsk.

He can't change the general situation at this point, just like in later generations, there are classes, and there are also differences between rich and poor.

Sitting in this position now, he can only think about improving the overall strength of Huaxia.

With the productivity and cultural level of this era, the hammer and sickle cannot be supported.

"Let's go and see what surprise Qianhe gave me."

Chapter 477 Shen Mansion

After approaching, Shen Lang's brows were deeply furrowed.

I saw that the pedestrians on the street were not only pale and thin, but also without any expression on their faces, like walking dead.

Apart from the county government office and his mansion, there are no large buildings, which means that there are no branches of aristocratic families or powerful wealthy businessmen here.

The businessmen who come and go should be the kind of businessmen with no background. They can only take risks here, but they can't make a lot of money.

Although the county where he was born is also a remote area, there are a lot of merchants coming and going to trade with Tubo, so it won't be mixed up for this reason, at least it can support bandits.

What about here?There are no bandits!

Before Shen Lang and others came, they didn't inform the government here, they thought that Shen Lang would stay in Xiangping for a while before coming here.

When the two soldiers guarding the city saw Shen Lang and the others, they immediately became more energetic.

Shen Lang and the others didn't wear official uniforms, so the soldier thought it was someone rich.

"Stop, pay the city fee!" A soldier stood up quickly, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

"How much is the entrance fee?" Shen Lang stepped forward.

"How much..." The soldier froze for a moment, then whispered to his companion.

"They look so rich, we, we... want one or two?" Another soldier said in fear: "Their clothes and carriages don't look cheap, they are better than Liu Tailor's."

"What if it's a big shot?"

"An important person will come to such a crappy place. Besides, we will almost have nothing to eat, so why do we care about the important person? Even if Wang Fugui comes, he has to pay me a tael of silver!"

Shen Lang's mouth twitched.

Poverty limits their imagination and courage. I am afraid that for them, one tael of silver is already a lot.

One tael is one thousand Wen, which is indeed a lot in a city where consumption is extremely low.

One or two yuan is not money in Chang'an, just like many people in the capital city feel that ten or twenty thousand yuan is not enough to spend, but in a small county town, one or two thousand yuan a month is too comfortable.

The income of these people is only one or two taels a month, right?Probably less.

"The entry fee is one tael in total." The soldier looked at Shen Lang and shouted sharply.

"Why don't you search for contraband?" Shen Lang looked at the soldiers calmly.

"What? There are contraband? Well, that will cost more, two taels!" The soldier held out two fingers.

Liang Zan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he was about to pay, and he didn't want to embarrass the gatekeepers.

How to spend the money and how to return it.

Shen Lang pressed Liang Zan's hand and shook his head: "This money is nothing to me, but the rules must not be broken, and this money cannot be given to you."

That's right, who the hell brings contraband here in this small broken place!

At this time, there is no such thing as poison, and the contraband is armor, ghost weapons, military supplies, and so on.

"After the tax reform in the Great Week, there is no such thing as paying money when entering the city. What is collected is transaction tax, grain tax, land use tax, etc. No matter how bad it is, it is also a tariff, but there is no city entry tax." Shen Lang Said to the soldier.

"What tax reform? If you don't pay the money, don't even think about going to the city. It's too late to go to the next city, and the nearest post station will take half a day's journey. Now it's so dark, and you want to sleep in the wilderness? Let me tell you, it's everywhere. Horse thieves, and monsters! Liaodong is no better than outside the pass, and monsters are more powerful!"

"Okay, I'll take care of the rest." Shen Lang patted the soldier's shoulder.

The soldier wanted to continue talking, but suddenly found that he couldn't move!

This, is this a spell?

The other soldier suddenly panicked, not knowing how to react.

Shen Lang glanced at him, and he sat down on the ground in fright.

The mechanism to open the formation is near the city gate, and he couldn't even react to this.

If it was Chang'an, such soldiers would have been dispatched long ago.

Wait, the ones here seem to have been dispatched, right?

Speaking of which, does such a county really have a large moat?Even if there is, will there be maintenance funds?

"I don't make it difficult for you, master, let's go to the city."

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After entering the city, Shen Lang inquired about the county magistrate's house, and found that the county magistrate's house was not much bigger than a normal house, even smaller than his house in Chang'an City.

Shen Lang's house is in the inner city of Chang'an, and its value is not comparable to that of the land here.

In terms of size, a normal official house must be bigger than Shen Lang's house in the inner city of Chang'an, let alone such a remote place.

Shen Lang discovered a fundamental problem here.

Officials can't get rich, how can ordinary people get rich?

Shen Lang shook his head, and drove the carriage to the most conspicuous building in the county.

I saw that the huge mansion was more than twice the size of his previous mansion, and the two big gilt characters of Shen's mansion dazzled people.

The two stone lions in front of the gate are very mighty and lifelike, as if they would choose someone to devour them at any time.

The iron nails on the gate seem to be exquisite, and the arrangement is not horizontal and vertical, but like a star map.

There were two guards guarding the door, and Shen Lang felt that without these two guards, the big characters in his house would have to be dismantled and sold.

Don't underestimate people's greed and courage. After all, there are still people who dare to steal the words of the Public Security Bureau under the circumstances of surveillance in the future...

There are no small stalls and hawkers around Shen's residence, it seems that there is an insurmountable gap with those ordinary people.

"This Shen mansion is well built, and there are quite a lot of formations inside. I dare say it is more expensive than the large formations in this small county town." Liang Zan joked, "Uncle Shen, what do you think?"

"Master, if someone calls here and takes over my Shen residence, I'll be so heartbroken." The corners of Shen Lang's mouth twitched.

His house is so well repaired, he will not work hard in the future.

People not far away saw Shen Lang and others staying near the Shen residence, and some people looked over.

The time when the Shen Mansion was built was the best time for them, at least the people who built the Shen Mansion had to eat and stay in the city.

Only the circulation economy can develop, but unfortunately, they didn't stay here for that long.

"So, guard Liaodong carefully. Shanhaiguan is one of the gates of the Great Zhou. What you have to do is to make those people not even think about approaching Shanhaiguan." Liang Zan patted Shen Lang on the shoulder.

"Are you there?" Luo Xi's little head got out of the car.

Li Yunchen lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage, and Shanghai Penglai did the same.

The two guards at the door looked at each other, and one of them hurried in to report.

Soon, a hearty voice sounded.

"Brother Shen, please stay safe!"

Watching Ji Yunhe come out of the gate, Shen Lang covered his forehead.

How did this thing come?

Chapter 478

After Shen Lang and the others entered Shen's mansion, they settled down first. There were a lot of rooms in the backyard, a total of eight.

Mo Mei's room was specially made by Mohist disciples, she moved in directly, and Mrs. Xiang lived in the guest room temporarily.

Li Yunchen and Luo Xi also chose a house alone, and the room between them was Shen Lang's by default.