Tang's dining table

Nothing big happens in Chang'an!

Nothing seems to be able to make Chang'an City change the way it operates.

Even the rebellion of Ashina Duzhi and Li Zhexiang, which was very popular in the court, immediately turned into a suicidal behavior in the teahouses and wine shops of Chang'an.

No one cares about this.

However, the casino has offered odds to see how long these two people can last. Of course, the time unit is measured in months.

Teahouses are a new thing in Chang'an, and they have a lot to do with the prosperity of tea. In the past, tea was raw tea, and people in Chang'an liked to add a lot of weird things to their tea.

Most of the tea we drink now is fried tea. After frying, the tea leaves have a lot less bitterness and a lot more fragrance.

In addition, the lives of people in Chang'an have changed a lot. No one is willing to put various spices, mutton fat, butter, soufflé and the like in clear soup and tea anymore.

The former Qinling giant Huo Du's favorite thing now is to come to the cafeteria every day to eat a bowl of steamed noodles with first soup, and then go to the bathhouse to take a nice bath. Whenever he soaks his scarred body in the bathhouse, When he was putting a hot towel on his face in the pool, a waiter from the bathhouse placed a large pot of freshly brewed jasmine tea next to his head. There was no teacup, so when he was thirsty, he just took a sip from the spout.

It's not good to take a bath when you're hungry, but it's a good time to take a bath after you've eaten. Lying in the hot water, feeling the food slowly digesting in your stomach, and doing nothing is the most beautiful day of every day.

The reason why we can live such a good life must be thanked to His Majesty. His Majesty the Emperor changed the Yuan Dynasty to Longshuo and issued an edict to exempt Longyou Road from the three-year rent and mediocrity. This is a move to hide wealth for the people. I hope Longyou's The people worked hard in the past three years to save more money and food to cope with the famine years.

Your Majesty is a good Majesty. I heard that after the three-year tax holiday of Longyou Road ends, Shannan Road will follow. In short, all the ten roads of the Tang Dynasty will be rotated within thirty years.

Reducing or reducing rents and commissions in the Ten Dao Lands will not cause any trouble to the Tang Dynasty today. This part of the reduced income will be made up by the Anxi, Beiting, Liaodong, Guangzhou and other Protectorate Prefectures.

Although this will make life difficult for the people of the Protectorate, they will understand it in just thirty years. After all, after these thirty years, it will be their turn to reduce or reduce rent. .

In the year of Longshuo, the emperor also issued a general amnesty order. Except for the most heinous crimes, the rest were included in the amnesty category.

Huo Du took this opportunity to leave the Wannian County Death Row in an upright manner and became a good citizen in Chang'an City.

Speaking of which, Yunchu was very trustworthy. Although he took away some of the money they earned from the Western Regions, he still left some money for them to live on.

This amount of money is enough for them to live in Chang'an until they die.

Yun Chu was somewhat reasonable, but his subordinates were very bastards, and had nothing to say other than accepting money.

Especially the cell leader Yan Jiu, who actually charged them for prison accommodation, and the most outrageous thing was high health fees. If he didn't pay them, he would just give them a beating...

After living in prison for two months, the money Yun Chu left to them was only enough to live a tight life.

After receiving the emperor's amnesty, Huo Du was surprised to find that his three wives, six sons, and three daughters had started a business in Chang'an City. Although the store was smaller, there was no problem in living.

Not only him, but also the other old thieves who took the initiative to enter the Wannian County Prison, and the family members of the thieves. Although there is no longer the green forest life of dividing money with big scales, eating big chunks of meat, and drinking from big bowls, they are better. Now that I'm safe, I don't have to dodge when I see the officers, soldiers, and detectives.

Thus, Huo Du, the former great thief, began to enjoy his peaceful years, treating the past green forest years as a dream.

The skin all over his body was wrinkled by the hot water, so Huo Du drank a warm jasmine tea.

Then he crawled out of the hot water pool, shook off his heavy and hanging baggage, found a bamboo bed and lay down, and said to the elderly man: "My waist is not strong, it may be due to the wind. Let's set off." .”

The old man was dark and skinny, but not weak in strength. He grabbed one of Huo Du's arms and legs, pulled him up hard, shook his hands, turned him over, and then used a cotton swab to swab him. After igniting the antiseptic, swirl it around in a bamboo tube as thick as a tea cup, and then press it tightly on his waist.

When his back and waist were filled with cupping pots, Huo Du groaned in comfort and quietly buried his head in the specially dug hole on the bamboo bed, enjoying the pleasure of the cold air being pulled away by the bamboo tube.

There was movement on the bamboo beds on the left and right sides. Someone must have arrived. In the past, Huo Du would never have dared to expose his back to others without warning... Now, Huo Du felt that the people on both sides Probably not here to kill him.

"Lao Huo, the caravan in Hezhong wants to hire us to return to Hezhong in the fall. We agreed and are planning to bring some goods to Hezhong. Do you want to join in?"

Hearing the voice was Li Chengzhou, an old thief from Shangshan, Huo Du dug his head into the hole, looked at Li Chengzhou's exposed mouth and said, "I wish I could die in Chang'an now. I don't want to go to places like the river to eat windy sand."

"Lao Huo, you have six sons and three daughters. Has your eldest son said he's married? Has your daughter been promised to someone else?"

Huo Du turned his head in another direction with great effort, looked at the mouth of the old Yushan thief Peng Yuanhu, and said, "The oldest one is only fifteen, and he can still wait for two years."

Li Chengzhou said: "All the money in our brothers' hands was used to sell an identity to the county magistrate that can lead a bright future. With the remaining money, we can save a little to live a hard life. If we want to live the glorious life of the past, The days of food are gone.

I didn't dare to go to Pingkangfang to play in the past. After going there twice during this period, I found that entering the goblin's den is good but not bad. "

Huo Du smiled and said: "That's not good at all. I heard that the Orchid and Silla maids in that place are all good and have a stronger taste. There is no shortage of Japanese women with black teeth. These people are the best. If you know how to serve people, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?"

Peng Yuanhu chuckled and said: "It's good, but it's too expensive. I've spent all the money I earned hard in the Western Regions."

Huo Du chuckled and said, "You deserve it."

Li Chengzhou smiled and said: "Now the caravan here in Chang'an will go back to the Western Regions in the autumn. As long as we are willing, we can make a lot of money by going back to the Western Regions. This time the county magistrate should only collect taxes, no Will hack our money again.

Lao Huo, think about it carefully. When it comes to familiarity with the Western Regions, how many people can surpass us? They bring goods when they go, and then act as guards for others. When they come back, they also bring goods, and continue to act as guards for others. This time In and out, you can make a lot of money. Even if the kids are getting married, we dads can still make some supplements. What do you think? "

Huo Du shook his head and said, "Haven't you heard? Ashina Duzhi and Li Zhexian rebelled. Autumn happens to be a time of war and chaos."

Peng Yuanhu sneered and said: "What you want is war and chaos, and those of us are the ones who eat from war and chaos."

Huo Du thought for a moment and said, "How many people are willing to return to the Western Regions?"

Li Chengzhou said: "We are going to go all together. We will form a convoy of a hundred or ten people ourselves. Then we can take over the care work of a large caravan. My reputation used to be bad, but now it is worth money."

"Bop, boom, boom!" After a sound of bamboo tubes being separated from the body, Huo Du slowly got up and looked at the two old thieves who were covered with bamboo tubes. He took a sip of tea and said, "I think we can go to the county government to register one." The escort team is the best... Let's go to Qujiang and see if there are any bounty missions that we can complete easily.

If this thing is done well and the road is cleared, the little ones in the family will have a good way to live in the future, right? "

In any era, as long as the government is strong and reasonable, there will be no room for bandits to move.

Huo Du and others all understood that being a bandit near Chang'an was a profession with no future.

The training time of the government soldiers in Wannian County has turned into an endless time of clearing the countryside and suppressing bandits.

During the Zhenguan period, there were also incidents of tigers getting into the Chang'an Fangshizi with uneven city walls and eating people. Now, any tiger that can enter Chang'an City is either food or medicinal materials.

In the past, hunting was successful as long as you passed through Qujiangli. Now if you want to hunt, you need to go through Lantian Bailuyuan and enter the Qinling Mountains.

There is still no big prey to be found here. Ever since the emperor designated the flower bear as an auspicious beast, they are the only ferocious beasts that can be seen near Chang'an City.

When there were more people, the bears found that no one was harming them, so the bears went down the mountain to find people to beg for food.

Even the flower bear doesn't bite people. When you start to get close to people, the thought of becoming a jungle hero is asking for death.

After the last Western Region goods on the Liushui sign in Qujiang were bought by someone with a gong, after two months of operation, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty finally swallowed up all the goods brought by the cannibals, Persians and river people. .

Yun Chu, who was drinking tea in the official residence, suddenly discovered that four servants had completely opened the four doors of his official residence, so that the sunlight penetrated into the house and illuminated the entire lobby brightly.

He used one hand to block the dazzling sunlight, and when he was about to curse, he found that his door was full of people. The leader was Liu Yuanshou, the chief bookkeeper. He was holding a thick stack of account books in his hand. Behind him, They are the officials of the entire Wannian County.

Everyone saluted Yun Chu who was sitting in the sunshine.

As for officials of high rank such as the chief registrar, county lieutenant, and county magistrate, they performed a very rhythmic dance, which is often called dancing.

A smile gradually appeared on Yun Chu's face. As long as he left the court with such dancing, it would be a great achievement.

Liu Yuanshou stopped dancing, took the account book from the official again, placed it respectfully on Yun Chu's desk, and whispered: "Big profit, special profit."

Chapter two