Chapter 124: Knowledge
Chapter 124: See and hear
After walking out of the canyon, Xuan Yue drove along the pipeline for a long time and arrived at the first city that entered the Han Dynasty, Xiliang City.
After more than half a month of rapid progress, Xuan Yue had consumed all the dry food she brought with him. There was still plenty of hunting on the road to support it. So when he saw the city, Xuan Yue immediately thought of going in to find an inn to wash up, then changing into clean clothes and buying dry food and other essential items for travel.
"Stop!" Just as Xuan Yue pulled the bloody horse and wanted to enter the city, the city guard in front of the city gate stopped Xuan Yue's steps with a shout.
"What's wrong with the official?" Xuan Yue looked at the city guard who was blocking him.
"You two are from the Northwest Continent, aren't you?" The city guard's official looked at Xuan Yue with a strange look of contempt and said lightly.
"Yes." Although he was unhappy with his eyes, Xuan Yue also knew that it was not the place where he could do it. You know, the city guard in front of him had innate cultivation, and his aura was extraordinary. If he fought, Xuan Yue believed that he could kill him, but once he alarmed the people above, it would not be the result he wanted.
"Since you are from the Northwest Continent, you should know the rules, right?" Looking at the young Xuan Yue, the city guardian said lightly.
"Rules? What rules?" Xuan Yue was stunned. He obviously did not realize that this situation would happen.
"Hahaha, I'm really a newcomer after seeing it, I don't even understand the rules." Another city guardian looked at Xuan Yue's ignorant look and immediately laughed.
"Looking that you are not the kind of people who pretend to be garlic, I will tell you openly that if you want to enter the city, no one will live with 10,000 taels of gold and twenty large Han gold coins! Otherwise, let's take a detour." Looking at the ignorant Xuan Yue, the city guardian who had asked before opened his mouth and said.
"This." Looking at the unscrupulous city guards, Xuan Yue immediately wanted to have an attack, but looking at the few city guards who had no slightest concern, Xuan Yue knew that this was probably not the first time this happened.
In desperation, Xuan Yue had to take out 20,000 taels of gold from her arms and hand it to the city guardian.
"Okay, you guys go in." The city guard officer smiled with the golden ticket in his hand, and then waved his hand and let Xuan Yue and the others enter the city.
"Hehe, boss, I have the money for wine this month hahaha. I didn't expect that they would be bluffed so easily." Seeing Xuan Yue and the others leaving far away, the city guard beside him immediately smiled.
"That's natural. I'm so strong in your eyes when you bosses. Don't say nonsense, I've invited all the midnight snacks this month."
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Although he was a little unhappy at the city gate, it did not affect Xuan Yue's goal. After all, for this city, he was just a passerby. He took Xueer into a clothing store with a good store and began to choose the clothes he should wear.
It is completely different from the clothing store in the Northwest Mainland. In this clothing store, you can't see the kind of clothing and samurai clothes, completely colored long gowns and robes, and some scattered tops and trousers.
Although Xuan Yue doesn't care much about her clothes, she doesn't like such long gown-style clothes because she has been wandering between the battlefield and life and death for many years, especially various literati clothes. It is not only troublesome to wear, but also affects her performance during battles. What's even more annoying is that this kind of clothes is very easy to break, so Xuan Yue's first evaluation of these clothes in front of her is that it is flashy!
However, after three rounds of the location store, he never found a samurai suit or other powerful clothes. Xuanyue shook her head helplessly, intending to leave the store.
"Young Master, go slowly! Is your husband not satisfied with the products in our store?" Just as Xuan Yue was about to turn around and leave, the owner of the store saw Xuan Yue shook his head and was about to leave, and immediately stepped forward and asked.
"I'm not dissatisfied with the things in the store, but I can't find the clothes I want to buy, and I have no other intentions." Xuan Yue turned around and saw the boss in a long gown leaning over to look at him, so she explained.
"So what kind of clothes do you want to find? It's not that I'm bragging. If you can't find the clothes you like in this store, you may not be able to find them even if you travel all over the city!" Hearing Xuan Yue's words, the boss seemed a little dissatisfied, but he patted his chest and said, following the principle of customer first.
"How could it be? Can't I find a place to sell samurai clothes or shirts in the city?" Xuan Yue frowned and said, looking at the boss who was slapped his chest.
"Uh, the young master is from the Northwest Continent, right?" After hearing Xuan Yue's words, the boss was stunned at first, then carefully looked at Xuan Yue, who was exhausted and blurted out.
"Boss, you know, the boy has officially come from the Northwest Continent." Xuan Yue bowed and replied.
"Oh, no wonder, in a messy place like the Northwest Continent, what kind of clothes do you really need to wear." The boss seemed to be a person who came here. After receiving the answer, he said bluntly. Then the boss said;
"If the young master had such an idea, it might disappoint him. In this Han Dynasty, there can be said that there is no shop for strong samurai uniforms. Unless you go to a silk shop to customize it, you will not be able to buy it on the market."
"What's going on? Is it possible for the Han Dynasty to buy and sell such clothes? It shouldn't be?" Xuan Yue asked in surprise when he heard this.
"Haha, my son doesn't know that compared with the Northwest Continent, the Southwest Continent is very safe. There is no need to worry about someone attacking you. Even if you make enemies with others, no one will touch you in the city, otherwise you will be killed by the Han royal family and many nobles!" The boss smiled, as if he knew that Xuan Yue had such a question and answered like this.
Xuan Yue frowned, he had never expected this to be the case.
"It's the first time that my young master is going far away? Seeing that my young master is dressed, he doesn't seem to bring any other packages." Seeing Xuan Yue and Xueer empty-handed, the boss said bluntly.
"Boss, this is indeed the first time I've been out for a long trip," Xuan Yue nodded and said,
"Since that's the case, if you don't mind the old man being too verbose, I'll tell you the difference between the northwest and the southwest continents?" The boss said slowly when he saw that Xuan Yue's face was not the kind of traitor and evil person.
"Please give me advice from the boss!" Xuan Yue said sincerely with bowing to the boss.
The boss nodded slightly, obviously having a good impression of Xuan Yue. This young man is young and has at least acquired realm. He is humble and sincere, not arrogant or impatient. He hasn't met such a person for a long time.
"It is completely different from the troubled times of the Northwest Continent. This Southwest Continent is like a paradise. There are 36 countries here, each country lives peacefully and rarely has wars. Although there have been constant disputes in recent years, all countries are still relatively restrained. Compared with the Northwest Continent, this place is completely paradise." The boss said with great emotion.
Xuan Yue nodded slightly. If it was really like what the boss said, this southwestern continent was indeed a very good place.
"But there are good places, there are bad places. The systems of the southwest continent are completely different from those of the northwest continent. They are almost completely a level system, and they divide all people into five levels. The first level must be the royal family and their country-protecting sects. The second level is the aristocratic sect. The third level is the dynasty sect. The fourth level is the merchants and farmers. The fifth level is the slaves!"
"The most lowly among these five levels is slaves. This slave encompasses everything and covers all the scope. The most prominent of them are alien races and death row prisoners. This alien race includes some foreign races and some local races, such as close to Belarus and Tianling Kingdom. Belarus is a country composed of beasts. The country is respected by behemoths, followed by lions, tigers, wolfs, leopards, and some cats, foxes, and snakes as supporters of wise men. Their national combat power ranks second in the southwest continent! Second only to the Great Qin Kingdom, if their territory was not directly connected to the Great Qin Kingdom, I am afraid that any other country would be unable to resist their attack."
"It is also because it is directly connected to the Great Qin State, almost all the slaves of the Beast Clan are sold out by the Great Qin State. Beast Clan slaves are the most popular in the southwest continent. Whether they are nobles or wealthy businessmen, they will spend a huge price for a Beast Clan slave. Unfortunately, I have never seen Beast Clan slaves in my life."
As if he was afraid of Xuan Yue's teasing, the boss patted his head awkwardly and continued to say;
"You will slowly understand these levels in the future. As long as you remember one thing, you must not offend the nobles in any case. Otherwise, even if they kill you, at most they will pay some fines. Once you hurt them, you may be wanted and killed by all the nobles!"
"Well, I understand." Xuan Yue nodded slightly, but it was not the case in her heart. It was a slave society. Although the Northwest Continent was in chaos, everyone was still free. Oppression only came from the strong. In the Southwest Continent, there was such a strict hierarchy.
"You haven't bought anything after entering the city, right?" The boss said, looking at the thoughtful Xuan Yue.
"Well, boss, you are the first store I entered." Xuan Yue said frankly.
"Then you have to pay attention. In this southwestern continent, gold, silver or silver bills from the northwestern continent cannot be used. Here, the gold, silver and copper bills are used, which are made by each country." As he said that, the boss took out three coins from his arms.
The three coins are the same size, just like the one-yuan coins in the rmb, except that the materials used are different, including one gold, one silver and one copper.
On one side of the coin is written in traditional Chinese characters, and on the other side, the words "Da Han Jin Yuan, Da Han silver Yuan, and Da Han bronze Yuan" are written in Chinese.
When Xuan Yue saw three coins, his eyes bulged. The coin was very well-crafted and much better than the coins in the RMB. It was even better in details, angle friction and pattern engraving. If one person had to do such a thing, it would probably take at least three or five days to complete one. However, using this kind of thing as currency, do the big man have so many handmade craftsmen?
"Does it look very exquisite? Don't think it's handmade? These are specially made by the royal family and Datong Money House. The royal family doesn't have the ability to do this." The boss said as he looked dazed at Xuan Yue.
Chapter completed!