I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 234 Entering the City

Five years later.

Countless caravans traveled back and forth across Qingzhou.

Xu Changge is one of them. He was the only son of a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan. Now his family is ruined. In order to gamble and restore the glory of his family, he spent all his money. He came to Qingzhou with his family servants and guards.

Because in recent years, many new and unique gadgets have appeared on the market. They all come from Qingzhou. Every one of them is sought after.

For example, the glass products that appeared on the market five years ago caused a sensation in various countries. They are more transparent than colored glaze.

Countless dignitaries rushed to buy it and spent money to buy it, considering it as a symbol of status. If there were no glass ornaments, glass tableware, and tea sets in the house, no one would dare to call themselves a noble family.

Even in the northern border of Western Xia, the royal nobles tried their best to buy it.

Later, a product called soap was introduced. This product is used to wash face, hands, and clothes. It is not only very clean, but also has a fragrance. Even ordinary families can have one at home.

Then there are perfumes that make women crazy, strong liquors that make men crazy...

Any one of these things can make people earn a lot of money and become famous wealthy businessmen.

But all these things come from only one place, that is Qingzhou.

A place ruled by a woman.

Tianchen has eight states. Now Prince Rong has three states. There are four states for the royal family, and one state is Qingzhou, which belongs to Prince Yue.

Now, the name of Master Yue is known throughout the world, not only because of these strange things, but most importantly because a woman actually wants to fight for the world.

Xu Changge didn't know what kind of woman Yue Gongzi was, but he felt that some of the rumors must be true. Let alone this road, it was so flat. I don't know what it was paved with. It was not only hard, but most importantly, it was as flat as walking on ice.

It not only increases the travel speed, but also saves people from the pain of bumps.

Now Chengnan Prefecture is Qingzhou's something, the capital.

With such a flat road, it only took them one day to reach Chengnan Prefecture after entering Qingzhou.

They passed many farmlands and small towns that day. Xu Changge once thought that this was not the remote Qingzhou, but their rich Jiangnan.

No, it was even richer than Jiangnan. He did not see a single beggar along the way. The people were neatly dressed, and the smiles on their faces proved that they lived a happy life.

Xu Changge arrived at Chengnan Prefecture with countless curiosity and expectations.

The walls of Chengnan Prefecture were different from those of other places. Many parts of their walls seemed to have been burned. They were completely black.

"Why is the city wall so dark?" asked someone in the queue waiting to enter the city gate.

"What do you know? This is a glorious mark. Five years ago, a thousand people from Nancheng Nanfu stopped the 20,000-strong imperial army. This is the mark of the battle at that time." The speaker should be a citizen of Nancheng Prefecture, because he looked so proud.

Xu Changge had heard about this incident before. He also knew that it was after this incident that Master Yue took advantage of the situation to seize Xuanfu and Zhendingfu.

The officials and people of the remaining Yongshan Prefecture also gradually submitted to Master Yue. In less than half a year, the entire Qingzhou became Master Yue's territory, and the whole country was in an uproar.

At that time, the emperor and the court wanted to send troops to fight and take back Qingzhou. The army was halfway there.

As a result, not only did Prince Rong issue a warning, saying that he and Master Yue were allies, and that if anyone dared to attack Qingzhou, his 10-man army would confront him, but Donglin, for some unknown reason, also gathered troops and came to the border.

Faced with internal and external troubles, everyone in the court was trembling with fear.

The emperor immediately ordered the army to go directly to the border.

Unexpectedly, after reaching the border, Donglin withdrew his troops.

The court ordered the army to continue to Qingzhou. As a result, Donglin gathered his troops and went there again.

The people in the court speculated whether Donglin wanted to take advantage of the civil war and rob them. So they gave up the idea of ​​taking back Qingzhou and not giving the enemy a chance.

Then Mr. Yue issued a statement.

From then on she was the king of Qingzhou.

The world knew that this woman had such great ambitions. Countless scholars criticized her, but it did not affect anything.

Even though the imperial court had ordered the blockade of Qingzhou and prohibited people from interacting with it, the ban was ineffective because of the glass.

Then more and more good things appeared in Qingzhou, involving the interests of too many people, making it impossible for the imperial court to ban them.

So I can only pretend not to see it. I pretend not to know it.

Xu Changge was also very curious about this Yue Gongzi. After all, in their eyes and in the tradition of their ancestors, women should take care of their husbands and children and should not show their faces in public.

The appearance of Master Yue was like a giant hand slapping everyone in the face.

Look! Not only are women showing up, they are also competing for the world!

Xu Changgege thought that it would be his turn soon, and the guard at the gate looked at his pass and let him in.

The hand that was holding the purse and wanted to give some silver to the gatekeeper was a little confused. Should I give it or not?

The guard who asked him smiled and said, "Go in quickly. The people behind are waiting. Keep your money bag."

"This is hard work pay for the soldiers." Xu Changge handed it over carefully.

Unexpectedly, the guard's expression changed as if he was insulted: "Take it back, take it back quickly, we have a rule that we cannot take anything from the people."

Xu Changge looked at him in disbelief until the soldier pushed him lightly in impatience.

He then came to his senses and led his men into the city.

"My goodness. This is the first time I've seen a police officer who doesn't want money. What did he say just now? He said he wouldn't take a single needle or thread from the people?"

Xu Changge did not answer him. He was already shocked by the scene before him.

"Glass, so much glass. They actually installed such precious glass on the windows." Xu Changge's voice was trembling with excitement.

All the windows of the houses you can see are made of glass.

"This... this is too crazy." How much money does this cost? Could it be that the people of Chengnan Prefecture are already rich?

"Please make way, please make way and don't block the road. Move to the side, this road is a bus lane." An unpleasant voice of a man came from behind.

Brother Chang turned around and saw an extended carriage behind him. The carriage was a little different from what he had seen before. It was tall and big with a low chassis.

"Why are you just standing there in a daze? Get out of the way. Can't you outsiders take a look at the precautions for entering the city posted on the city wall? You always block the road and delay our bus."

Although Xu Changge didn't understand what he said, he quickly gave way.

"Uncle, what kind of car is this?" he asked a random passerby.

"Oh, this, this is a bus. It goes from the city gate to the end of the city. Would it take a long time to walk?"

"Correct."

"This is for your convenience. For just one penny, you can take this to any place you want to go in the city."

"Is this what Master Yue wanted?"

"of course."

Xu Changge wanted to say something when he suddenly saw two big tigers appear in front of him.

He and the people around him were so scared that they quickly hid in a small shop on the side of the road.

The panic-stricken look startled the shopkeeper. He stood up and looked outside and smiled: "Don't be afraid. These two tigers are Dafu and Xiaofu. They don't bite people and they understand what you say."

"How could it not bite? This is too dangerous. Why don't those people run away?"

"It really doesn't bite. If you don't believe me, try again."

Xu Changge quietly stuck his head out.

Then I noticed that there was a child of five or six years old sitting on the back of one of the tigers.

Pedestrians on the road and street vendors kept greeting the two tigers and the children.

"Where is Master Fubao going?"

"Go to the clinic to find your godmother."

"Dafu and Xiaofu didn't go to the mountains to play today, why did they follow me out?"

"Dafu has brought the child down the mountain. Dafu is earning milk for the child!"

"Da Fu, I have some fresh chicken leg bones here, would you like to try some?" The man who spoke held a chicken leg bone and brought it to Da Fu's mouth.

Just when Xu Changge thought that the tiger was going to bite off his hand, Da Fu actually turned his head away in disgust and growled.

Xu Changge swore that he saw disgust on the tiger's face.

Instead of being scared, the passers-by started laughing.

"Old Six. You have the nerve to give Da Fu a broken chicken leg bone."

"If I were Dafu, I would bite you twice."

Everyone laughed.

"Hahaha, see? These two tigers don't bite people. Is this our first time in the city? Everyone in our city knows that Master Yue raised two tigers. Look! These two. The child sitting above is Master Yue's son, Master Fubao. So don't be afraid if you see them, and don't bring anyone to hurt our Da Fu and Xiao Fu."

Xu Changge thought to himself, how dare I hurt them? I should be thankful if they don’t hurt me!

But that Master Yue is really amazing. Not only is he good at managing people, he is also good at managing animals!