After a few more days, Zhao Yunze's team entered the Tang Realm.Now, the days of sleeping in the open have finally ended, and with the arrival of the local government, Zhao Yunze is also a little more comfortable.However, it is unknown whether the local officials who were busy welcoming Zhao Yunze and his party felt comfortable.The yamen had already been on holiday for the New Year, but suddenly a delegation returning to Chang'an passed through their own territory, and those local officials received the mission, but it was in the nature of overtime.At noon on Chinese New Year's Eve, the team arrived in Lulong County, Pingzhou.In the former Sui Dynasty, Pingzhou was called "county", and after the Tang Dynasty established the country, the county-level administrative system was changed to a state, and Pingzhou County was called Pingzhou.Datang has not changed the governance of Pingzhou, and there are still only two counties of Shicheng and Lulong in Pingzhou today.At this time, Lulong County is located in the northwest of Shicheng County, more than 100 miles away from Shicheng County.Lulong County is the seat of Pingzhou Prefecture.Maybe it's because Pingzhou is too small, Pingzhou's history of thorns, and the post of Lulong County Commander is also inspected.Pingzhou Thorn Historical Name Cui Shi, the word Anzhi, is a scribe in his forties.Cui Shi led the officials of Lulong County to take Zhao Yunze and his party into Pingzhou City at the gate of Lulong North City.The walls of Pingzhou City are not very tall, but they are also very solid.Here, it is already very close to the Datang border.The city is more solid, naturally out of military defense considerations.Zhao Yunze saw that there were many shops in Pingzhou, and the streets were full of pedestrians.Although the shops are closed on Chinese New Year's Eve, judging from the market in the city, this Pingzhou is still quite prosperous.Zhao Yunze felt a little better in his heart.Lulong County is so prosperous, it shouldn't be too bad to come to Shicheng County.On the way, Zhao Yunze talked to Cui Shiyi and learned that this Pingzhou assassin was from the Boling Cui family.Zhao Yunze also asked about Shicheng County.Cui Shiyan said that the county order of Shicheng County, named Cui Tong, the word Yunyuan, is his distant brother.In the two counties of Pingzhou, the governors are all from the Boling Cui clan, and the Cui clan's power in Hebei can be seen from this.When Zhao Yunze asked about the economic situation in Shicheng County, Cui's answer was vague.It's just that Shicheng County is not as good as Lulong County.At noon, Cui Shi held a banquet at the back of the state capital to entertain Zhao Yunze and his party.After eating, Zhao Yunze said goodbye to Cui Shi."
Lord Zhao, tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, since you arrived in Lulong, you simply spent the New Year in a certain mansion, why do you have to rush away" Cui Shi was puzzled."
Master Cui, the New Year is a day of reunion, how can you disturb you to reunite with your family is to go to Shicheng County, that Shicheng County is the place where the dog is quarry, and he can't rush back to Chang'an for the New Year, and he spends Chinese New Year's Eve in the land of the dog's quarry, which can be regarded as a consolation for home.""
That being the case, then so-and-so won't force Lord Zhao to stay.In the future, Lord Zhao will have the opportunity to come to Pingzhou again, or go to Chang'an, and let's get close again. ”Cui Shi said with a smile.His smile, no matter how you look at it, has a bit of a plague god.The Dividing Line mission left Lulong County, traveled for about an hour and a half, and arrived in Shicheng County in the evening.As soon as he saw the city wall of Shicheng County, Zhao Yunze's heart was half cold.That can also be called a city wall, which is clearly an earthen wall, and the city wall in Shicheng County is not a brick and stone structure, but a rammed earth wall.The height of the city wall, that is, more than three meters, is not as high as the walls of each square in Chang'an City.Looking at the length of this wall, it looks like three miles at most.It can be inferred from this that the size of Shicheng County is inferior to the smallest Lifang in Chang'an City.No wonder Cui Shi didn't talk about the situation in Shicheng County, it turned out that he was embarrassed to say it.It's really strange, Shicheng is only more than a hundred miles away from Lulong, and it belongs to the same state, how can there be such a big difference, the officials of Shicheng County greeted Zhao Yunze and his party outside the north gate.The number of officials was not large, only three, and the rest, that is, officials, officials and soldiers, added up to thirty or forty people.The first official, dressed in a seventh-grade official uniform, was about in his early thirties, and was a tall and thin man who was handsome.This person is Cui Tong, the commander of Shicheng County.After the two sides met and exchanged a few words of greetings, Cui Tong suddenly burst into a slurred speech: "Lord Zhao, this county is small, there is no spacious enough place to accommodate your subordinates, do you see if you let them camp outside the city" Zhao Yunze was stunned for a moment, and then asked Cui Tong with a playful smile: "Lord Cui, I'm afraid you haven't prepared a meal for so many people" "Well, the county treasury is not enough surplus food, I'm really ashamed" Cui Tong blushed and said.Come on, the co-author's Shicheng County is not prepared to receive so many people.I made a table of dinner but ten tables of guests came, isn't it embarrassing."
Since that's the case, then it's not difficult for Master Cui."
Zhao Yunze smiled, then turned around and ordered the team to camp outside the city and take care of their own food.He only took Qin An and Li Ren into the city.After thinking about it, Zhao Yunze went to Xiao's carriage again to ask if Xiao wanted to enter the city.When he was in Lulong County, Xiao Shi did not show up, but ate in the carriage with the people in the team.In fact, after entering the Tang Realm, the Xiao family suddenly became reserved.Even if she lived in a post station in the previous states and counties, she was quite low-key, and Zhao Yunze did not show Xiao's identity to the magistrate.This time, Xiao still kept a low profile, saying that she was spending Chinese New Year's Eve outside the city.Zhao Yunze had no choice but to agree with her.When he entered Shicheng County and saw the scenery in the county, Zhao Yunze's heart, which was already half cold, was completely cold.In Shicheng County, there is not even a two-story building in the city, and most of the houses are thatched-roofed mud houses, and there are even fewer shops."
Master Cui, when I passed by Lulong, I saw that Lulong County was quite prosperous.This Shicheng County is so close to Lulong, and it belongs to the same state, why is it so different from Lulong's terroir" Zhao Yunze asked Cui Tong puzzled.Cui Tong sighed before he could say anything, and replied: "Shicheng is a county, and the registered population of the county is only 982 households.It doesn't occupy the main traffic routes, and there are no special products, how can you not be poor" "Then why is Lulong far more prosperous than Shicheng" Zhao Yunze asked again."
Lulongnai is the place where the state is governed, and the population and acres of land are far more than that of Shicheng.It is also on the main road to the north, and all merchants who go to the Turks and Goguryeo to do business will stop at Lulong.There are many merchants, and they also set up shops in Lulong, as a place to transfer materials, Lulong is naturally far richer than Shicheng. ”Cui Tong explained."
Alas, if you want to get rich first, build roads first, the ancients will not deceive me."
Zhao Yunze said with emotion."
If you want to get rich first, build roads first, this is quite reasonable, I don't know which ancients said it" Cui Tong was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked Zhao Yunze."
Well, I forgot who said it, this is a sentence that I accidentally saw when I was flipping through miscellaneous books before
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