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Chapter 281 Xingqing Mansion

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    Xingqing Mansion is the royal city of Xia, with Heshuo in the north and Qingliang in the south. It has abundant water and grass, and the land is rich in grains. The Xia Kingdom also built the Haowang Canal here to irrigate agriculture and animal husbandry. Therefore, it is also the most important grain-producing area of ??the Xia Kingdom.  and livestock areas.  Along the way from Chengji Shop, the closer we get to Xingqing, the denser the surrounding fertile fields become, with large tracts of pastures and herds of cattle and sheep interspersed in between.

    The city wall of Xingqing Mansion is eighteen miles long and is the largest city in the Xia Kingdom. The moat alone is ten feet wide, which is quite spectacular.  Because it has not experienced military disasters all year round, Guo City has long been formed outside the moat. Many manors and private houses were built outside the city, and a bustling market was formed.

    Chengji Shop¡¯s convoy paid value tax at a checkpoint two miles away, and was deducted a hundred taels of silver by Xia¡¯s tax collectors. They peeled off a layer of skin in exchange for a piece of paper that could be traded.  This is because the goods on the car are all in short supply in the Xia Kingdom, otherwise they would never exceed this number.

    Cheng Qi has already sent two familiar guys to Xingqing in advance, and is waiting by the official road to welcome the convoy to the Hushan Inn to settle down.  Hushan Inn is a large inn outside Xingqing City. It has several courtyards where carriages and goods can be stored. It is the most common inn where long-distance businessmen stay.  It is located on the bank of Jinbo Lake outside Qingyang Gate. When you climb the tower, you can see Helan Mountain in the distance and Jinbo Lake up close. The scenery is very pleasant.

    According to the business methods of Chengji Shop in the past, the goods trafficked from Daming were all high-end goods, which could be sold directly to Buddhist temples and dignitaries. However, this time Zhao Ran wanted to open a fixed shop, so he could not do this and needed to set up a store in Xingqing Mansion.  Point, do business all year round, and establish an information station for Sanqing Pavilion.

    As the owner, Zhao Ran naturally did not need to go to these errands. Li Laoshi took a few guys to wander around. They wanted to find a quiet, larger place with convenient transportation according to Zhao Ran's request.  After finding it, Zhao Ran would check it out and make a final decision.

    Cheng Qi took the remaining guys to look after the goods and at the same time protect Zhao Ran - in fact, Zhao Ran really didn't need their protection.

    Zhao Ran had nothing to do while staying in the inn, so he simply asked the store to find a place, gave him two coins, and asked the place to take him out for a stroll.  Since we are here to do something, we must first investigate the terrain clearly, otherwise we will be blinded if something goes wrong.

    Cheng Qi sent two guys to follow the escort. Zhao Ran did not refuse, and the four of them left the inn.

    "The sunset over the lake and the smokey willow trees in the fishing village" of Jinbo Lake is a beautiful sight in Xingqing, but it's not yet dusk yet, so we can't see such a scene.  But even so, the scenery of the lake and mountains is really pleasant. Zhao Ran and others walked along the willow embankment at that place. While playing, they pointed out the streets and houses to help Zhao Ran get familiar with the place.

    The lake is connected to the moat, and it doesn¡¯t take long to reach the edge of the city.  Affected by the scattered lakes on the north and south sides, Xingqing Fucheng is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. There are two gates in the north and south, and one gate in the east and west. Zhao Ran and the others came to Qingyang Gate, one of the south gates.

    Enter Qingyang Gate and walk along Lijing Street, surrounded by markets distributed in a grid pattern. This pattern is the same as that of Chang'an. In case of emergency, the markets can be closed, which made Zhao Ran frown.  I have made up my mind that the intelligence station must not be located in the city. If something happens, I will not be able to escape.

    After wandering around the city for a long time, checking out the palaces, government offices and other places, Zhao Ran left the city. On the way back, he enjoyed the beautiful sunset of Jinbo Lake. When he arrived at the inn, it was already dark, and the day was over.

    That night, Zhao Ran practiced in his house.  He has now entered the Taoist realm, and with the improvement of his realm comes an increase in the difficulty of cultivation.  The practice of the Taoist realm is to fuse the refined essence and merit power, and condense them into essence. If you want to be more intuitive, it is to fuse the two gases into drops of liquid real power, which requires the consumption of essence.  The power of Yuan and merit cannot be compared to that of a Taoist priest.

    Zhao Ran took the essence and blood of the Black Armored Turtle, and his essence has been restored to normal levels, but his merit power is now a little lacking.  If Zhao Ran felt that his merit power was inexhaustible when he was in the Taoist realm, this feeling no longer existed after he reached the Taoist realm. Of course, the merit power he obtains every day can barely support his cultivation, but  Zhao Ran, who was used to having a large amount of merit power added to his body, already felt a little uncomfortable with this normal speed of cultivation.

    However, he is now in a foreign country, and there is currently no way to improve the generation of merit power. He can only continue to rely on sources in the Junshan area for cultivation.  The biggest difference between merit power and spiritual power is that spiritual power is generated in heaven and earth and can be "touched", while merit power can only be "sensed" and is automatically generated from the body due to merit. Therefore, although it is thousands of miles away from Junshan, he can  The power of merit in the body is still endless.

    So Zhao Ran has already begun to think about how to obtain greater merit after returning to Wuji County.

    The next day, Li Laoshi continued to go out to find a suitableAt this place, Zhao Ran continued to wander around under the guidance of the field.  After three days of this, Li Laoshi came to report to Zhao Ran, saying that the place had been found, but there were three places where Zhao Ran needed to make a decision.

    The first place is an old warehouse, which is not small and belongs to the acceptance department.  The Department of Acceptance is the yamen where the owner of the Xia Kingdom is in charge of Yu's storage. This warehouse has been abandoned for many years due to its age and has long been abandoned.  Li Laoshi found out from a powerful person in the Xia Kingdom that he had often dealt with before. As long as he presented a sum of money to the envoy, he could buy this place at a lower price.

    Zhao Ran was very interested, but after asking, he gave up, because this warehouse was not only located in the city, but also the property of the government. He couldn't hide, and there was no way he would run into it.

    The remaining two places are outside the city. One is a carriage and horse shop. The place is not small, but the facilities are simple. The owner is not doing well and is planning to change his business. The other is a house belonging to a family named Lu Ze (a nobleman of Xia State).  Title) home, Lu Ze of this generation planned to sell the house because it was sitting on nothing. However, the price was on the high side, and no one was interested in it after half a year.

    Li Laoshi will now lead the way, and Zhao Ran wants to see it in person.

    Zhao Ran is more interested in the carriage and horse shop. After the purchase, he will continue to operate it as a side business. The coming and going of people is also conducive to the collection and transmission of intelligence, so he went to see the carriage and horse shop first.

    The carriage and horse shop is located on the outskirts of Chengxiaguo City. It is quiet, but it is a little out of the way in terms of traffic. In addition, the buildings are also very simple and old, especially Zhao Ran can't stand the pungent smell of the cesspool in the backyard.  After turning around in a circle, I have already rejected it in my heart.

    After leaving the carriage shop, Li Laoshi took Zhao Ran back to Guo City under the city. The mansion of Lu Ze's family was in Guo City.  This house is located next to the Yuehe Bridge on the bank of Jinbo Lake. Two streets away is the most prosperous shopping mall in Guo City, but the Yuehe Lane where it is located is relatively quiet, making it a quiet place amidst the bustle.

    The owner of the house has a very impressive name. His surname is Liang and his given name is Xingxia. It is said that he is a descendant of the Xia Kingdom. He is Lu Ze, a member of the Yeli tribe. This title can be regarded as a high-ranking figure among the nobility of the Xia Kingdom.  It's a pity that the Liang family in these two generations has no successful people, and the family business has declined, so that they had to sell their ancestral home to support the family.

    After waiting for a while outside Liang's house, Liang Xingxia rushed over.  Dangxiang has been in existence for hundreds of years and has been passed down to this day. In fact, it has been completely Chineseized. Although Liang Xingxia is a noble of the Yeli tribe, he is actually no different from the Han people.  Zhao Ran originally thought that this down-and-out nobleman would play nice with him, but after meeting him, he discovered that he had no awareness of being a nobleman at all, and his words and deeds were no different from those of a businessman.

    After seeing the etiquette, Liang Xingxia asked the servant to open the door of the house and led Zhao Ran in to visit.

    The house occupies a large area, with three front and back entrances. It also has a courtyard and a garden. It is quite neat and tidy and well maintained. The wood, floor tiles and stones of the house are all of good quality. The garden has complete pavilions, water pavilions, and  There is a rockery that is actually a whole piece of natural lake stone. At first glance, it seems that the ancestors of the Liang family must have had great success.

    Such an ancestral house is naturally worth a lot of money. Liang Xingxia¡¯s asking price was seven thousand taels of silver. No wonder it was not sold in half a year.

    Zhao Ran liked this house very much, but the price was too expensive, which made him very hesitant and almost came up with the idea of ??using the second level of the Great Forbidden Technique.  However, the spell cannot last long, and even if Liang Xingxia can be coaxed to sign the painting at a low price in a short period of time, Liang Xingxia will inevitably have all kinds of troubles after he comes to his senses, so he gave up the idea and asked Teacher Li to come forward and bargain with Liang Xingxia.

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