The days when I was working in the West Factory

Chapter 464 Seven Heroes Town

Since the Great Emperor Taizu sealed off the sea, the Dagan Dynasty has roughly cut off communication with Western countries.

Along the coast, although there are still many people who will go to Nanyang to pan for gold, it is not allowed by the court law.

Therefore, after Jiang Yuyan ascended the throne after the establishment of the new dynasty, not many people in the court's ceremonial department in charge of receiving foreign envoys could understand the words of these Beni businessmen in front of them.

And when Zhao Yu saw the chili peppers brought out by those foreign merchants, he thought of a talent that he almost ignored.

Tongfu Inn, Lu Qinghou!

On the way back to the capital after taking away the Liancheng treasure in Jiangling City, Zhao Yu was once assassinated by a killer.

And this killer is Shangguan Yundun, the number one master of the Tiancan faction.

After solving Shangguan Yundun, Zhao Yu sent someone to inquire about Tongfu Inn.

But later one after another, Zhao Yu put this matter on hold.

Seeing the head of the Ministry of Rituals who was sweating anxiously talking to those foreign merchants, Zhao Yu remembered that there was such a person.

Lu Xiucai can't do anything else, but his words are not weak at all.

Moreover, among the people Zhao Yu knew, only that guy could speak a foreign language fluently.

Just this one, isn't the fame of a scholar a bit shabby?
"Since Mr. Zhao knows the reason, can you clear up the confusion for the ministers?"

Zhang Wei watched Zhao Yu staring at the pepper in front of him in a daze, then coughed lightly and reminded him aloud.

Only then did Zhao Yu come back to his senses, pointing to the chili pepper and said: "This is a kind of vegetable, it can also be included in the five flavors, it has a special flavor..."

"Oh?"

At this time, Zhang Wei stepped forward curiously, picked up a chili pepper that looked very red and attractive in color, lightly bit and tasted it.

"Ah, bah bah!!"

In an instant, a tingling pain rushed from the tip of Zhang Wei's tongue to his eyes, and his old face turned red like a monkey's butt in the blink of an eye.

Although it feels like there is a branding iron in his mouth, Zhang Wei understands that this is the Fengtian Temple, the place where the emperor reigns, how could he be jumping around with his tongue sticking out?

Ziliu...

Although he endured the burning of the pepper in his mouth, the saliva flowed out involuntarily.

"Master Zhang, are you okay?"

Standing behind him was Yang Wanli, the Marshal of Wucheng Bingmasi, who immediately stepped forward and looked nervously at the flushed Zhang Wei.

While sucking his saliva, Zhang Wei waved to Yang Wanli.

"Hehe, hurry up and fetch some water for Mr. Shoufu..."

Zhao Yu looked at the red-faced Zhang Wei, laughed unconsciously, and then gave instructions to the eunuch who was waiting on the side.

When Zhao Yu's words fell, everyone's expression changed, including Zhang Wei.

where is this place?
Fengtian Hall, where the emperor discusses government affairs, the eunuchs serving here, even if they have no rank or rank, they cannot be instructed by others!
The eunuch bowed slightly, turned his head to look at the Kowloon steps.

But at this time, Lian Xing, who was standing by the side, directly took out a fine imperial cup from behind, filled a cup of clear water, and personally brought it to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei first knelt down to thank him, then turned to the dragon pillar in the main hall, covered his face and rinsed his mouth.

"Hahaha……"

Others didn't dare to laugh, but those foreign merchants didn't have so many scruples and laughed directly in the hall.

"..."

One of them came forward with a smile, and chattered to Jiang Yuyan for a while.

And one of the directors of the Ministry of Rites came out and explained intermittently: "Your Majesty, this foreign merchant said that they brought back a lot of things from their hometown, and this is just one of them."

"Oh, if that's the case, don't hide it!"

Jiang Yuyan looked at the foreign merchants with interest, and said in a flat tone.

"As ordered!"

The head of the Ministry of Rituals made gestures and said, and finally expressed his meaning clearly.

The merchants from the Outland looked at each other, and then ordered the little eunuch to bring in all the things placed outside the Chengtian Gate.

Well, today's Fengtian Temple is as lively as a market.

"tobacco?"

When the businessman looked at everyone with eyes that had never seen the world, and lifted the first red cloth, Zhao Yu once again recognized what was in front of him at a glance.

A plate of dried tobacco was placed next to a slender tobacco pot that seemed to be made of a mutton leg bone.

Before the merchant from the foreign region stepped forward to demonstrate, Zhao Yuze had already come to Tobacco, skillfully picked up a pinch of tobacco, grinded it finely, and put it into the tobacco pot beside him.

呲......

Zhao Yu took out the torch that he carried with him, lit the tobacco, and took a slow puff.

For Zhao Yu, who is used to filter cigarettes, this tobacco is somewhat spicy.

But for Zhao Yu, who hadn't smoked for more than a year, this thing really made him a little ecstatic.

All the ministers stared wide-eyed, looking at Zhao Yu who was swallowing clouds and fog in Fengtian Hall.

No one can understand the mentality of an old smoker who comes into contact with this thing again after more than a year.

"Hook!"

The foreign businessman who took out the tobacco looked at Zhao Yu's skillful movements, was also slightly taken aback, and then gave a thumbs up.

The few remaining people looked at each other, and after chatting for a while, they approached the head of the ritual department with the two swords again.

After a while, the head of the Ministry of Rites came to Zhao Yu, bowed and said: "Return to my lord, these foreign businessmen have said that they have something better than... this thing, and ask if you want to try it? "

Zhao Yu was taken aback, looked at the bong in his hand, and then at the winking foreign businessmen.

What kind of medicine do these foreign devils buy in the gourd?

"Well, it doesn't hurt to have a look."

Zhao Yu nodded, and the principal immediately stepped forward to negotiate with each other.

After a while, another little eunuch came in with a small square table.

A few foreign merchants smiled wickedly, and then they came to Zhao Yu, and slowly lifted the red cloth on the small square table.

This……

A bright lamp, a bong, and a silver box of black paste.

"Who brought this thing?"

Zhao Yu looked at these gadgets that had appeared countless times in film and television dramas in front of him, turned his head and looked at those foreign businessmen with a blank expression and asked.

The head of the Ministry of Rites quickly translated Zhao Yu's words.This sentence is not long, and the number of words is also small, so I don't bother the master to make gestures.

After the master's words fell, a foreign businessman who didn't look like a good thing stood up with a wicked smile on his face.

"You are the only one who owns this thing?"

Zhao Yu glanced at the guy in front of him and asked casually.

"NO...#￥%&#&."

The man waved his hand, and then murmured a big push, and among the businessmen behind him, two people came out again.

The principal was about to translate, but Zhao Yu directly waved his hand to stop it.

Although he didn't understand what the foreign barbarian said, he still understood the general meaning. The three of them got this thing.

Seeing these three people stand up, Zhao Yu turned around and looked at Jiang Yuyan on the steps of Jiulong.

Jiang Yuyan followed Zhao Yu for a long time, so she could naturally see the cold killing intent in Zhao Yu's eyes at the moment.

"Come on."

Although Jiang Yuyan didn't understand why Zhao Yu had such a killing intent towards the three of them, but this was not important to Jiang Yuyan.

The important thing is that Zhao Yu wants to kill these three people, that's enough!

"Drag these three people out and behead them at Meridian Gate!"

Dozens of guards with big arms and round waists immediately rushed into Fengtian Hall and dragged the three people out.

"Way?"

Seeing the murderous guards, all the foreign merchants were horrified.

That's a good point, why draw a knife to kill someone?

They are only here to do business, even if they cannot facilitate trade, there is no need to kill them!
Seeing this, the rest of the merchants were also anxious, and began to yell.

Firstly, Zhao Yu couldn't understand what they were talking about at all, and secondly, since this thing appeared in the new dynasty, no matter who dared to touch it, Zhao Yu would show no mercy!

The three of them were pushed down, and within a short while, the execution guards came to hand over their orders.

And Zhao Yu signaled Jiang Yuyan to take the remaining few people into custody and deal with them after he returned to the capital.

After the court was over, Zhao Yu took Erha to Shanxi non-stop.

If Zhao Yu remembered correctly, Qixia Town should be in Yuncheng, Shanxi, and Yuncheng is still called Yunsi.

And after Zhao Yu and Erha left the capital, a man with a haggard look, dragging a long sword, walked into the Jinyiwei Yamen.

After a while, the man walked out of the yamen and headed towards Zhao Yu's mansion under the leadership of a small banner officer.

……

Zhao Yu and Erha went out of Xizhimen of the capital and headed straight for Shanxi.

And this is also Zhao Yu's second visit to Shanxi.

The last time I came here, because of the catastrophic snowfall, many people were taken care of along the way, and even the head of the feudal king was cut off.

While galloping along the road, the scene Zhao Yu saw was not much better than that of the first snow disaster.

All the way is full of hungry people fleeing from famine, and from these fleeing population, we know that Datong Mansion is already in jeopardy under the attack of foreign barbarians.

However, the military soldiers of the guards gathered by the imperial court to rush to rescue Datong have not been seen for a long time.

Originally, the troops under the commander of the Datong frontier army Yu Daqiu were strong enough to fight against the foreign barbarians, but this time, for some reason, Yu Daqiu seemed to be lax, and he was no match for the fierce foreign barbarians at all.

"The strategy of cutting out the flesh..."

Looking at the countless refugees, Zhao Yu sighed slightly.

The tricks in this, these refugees will certainly not know, but as the half of the instigator, he is very clear.

It's not that Marshal Yu can't resist those barbarians, but that the chief minister of the cabinet and Emperor Xi wrote a letter to make Marshal Yu pretend to be invincible.

Then there was the follow-up progress of dispatching the guards' soldiers, and then using foreign barbarians to pull out the cancer in the guards.

It seems to be beneficial to the country and the people, but the price involved is definitely beyond the imagination of Mr. Shoufu, who is far away from the temple!

However, this time, Zhao Yu could only choose to stand on the sidelines.

In severe cases, when arsenic should be used, other consequences cannot be considered!
Zhao Yu didn't stay long, and the two went straight to the Yunsi of Taiyuan Mansion.

Qixia Town is located in Guanzhong.

The name of Guanzhong began in the Warring States Period. Since ancient times, there have been Dashan Pass in the west, Hangu Pass in the east, Wuguan in the south, and Xiaoguan in the north. It means one of the four passes, hence the name "Guanzhong".

According to legend, there were seven heroes who fought duels here before, and later they actually reconciled. Then the seven joined forces to build a small town here, named Qixia Town.

For this reason, Zhao Yu grinned when he saw it...

This is not a duel, it is clearly a pretext of a duel, to start a business in Guanzhong!

In Shanxi Prefecture, it may not be easy for others to find such a small town.

But for Zhao Yu, there was no difficulty at all.

Along the way, every fifty miles, there will be a letter falcon from Jinyiwei's eyeliner. In addition to the news along the way, there is also a route leading to Qixia Town.

Three days later, Zhao Yu and Erha finally arrived outside a quaint town.

The town is not big, surrounded by water in the west and mountains in the north, it is still a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

After entering the town, Zhao Yu and Erha sat on horseback, watching the crowds coming and going, and seeing the expressions of these people, this place seemed like a paradise.

"Who is that! What about you! Stop!!"

Just when Zhao Yu and Erha were walking on the street unhurriedly, they were stopped by them.

"What are you two doing? I don't know that other than the county magistrate, no one else can ride horses on the main street of the town?!"

"Tell me, where did you come from, where did you go, how many acres of land per person, how many cows in the field, tell me..."

Looking at the two people who seemed to be talking about cross talk in front of him, Zhao Yu almost couldn't laugh out loud on the spot.

"Who are you?"

Erha got off his horse, came to the leading catcher, and asked condescendingly.

It's not that Erha followed Zhao Yu's eyelids, but that with his head, he could only condescend when questioning the two fast officers in front of him.

The leader, who was a little older, took a step back suddenly, and put one hand on the knife on his waist. Although his calf was spinning, he still mustered up his courage and shouted loudly: "I am the No. Head, Xing Yusen!"

"I am the No.30 eighth policeman in this town, Yan Xiaoliu!"

The potato-like apprentice who followed also appeared at this time, drawing a knife in his hand.

"Okay, don't bother with them, it's important."

Seeing the grinning master and apprentice in front of him, Zhao Yu still felt a little kind.

After all, those bastards in this town have been looking forward to several boring holidays with Zhao Yu.

Erha glanced at the two street-like detectives in front of him, then tore off a token from his waist and threw it over.

Yan Xiaoliu's eyes were quick, and he borrowed the token with one hand.

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and then began to whisper to each other as if no one else was there.

"What is this?"

"It looks like a waist card..."

"Waist card, master, can you tell which yamen it is from?"

"This...Young people should exercise more. Isn't there something written on it? Read it to the teacher!"

"Oh."

……

After a while, Yan Xiaoliu, who had looked inside and out several times with his waist card, said, "A white scarf..."

What the hell!

Zhao Yu, who was on horseback, heard the kid muttering, and was almost thrown off the horse.

Even Erha, who was forced by Zhao Yu and finally learned a few words, couldn't help but roll his eyes at this moment.

It's still the son who has the foresight. He said when he forced himself to read, it's terrible to be uneducated.

Looking at these two masters and apprentices now, Erha finally understood Zhao Yu's good intentions at the beginning.

(End of this chapter)