HLnovel Chapter 155 Guicheng
Chapter 155 Guicheng
Guicheng.
All of them had only heard of it, but no one had ever been here!
Along the way, Lu Qingqing and others were moving forward in a hurry, not daring to delay for even a moment.
They knew that time was running out, and if they could not reach Guicheng before the city gates closed, they would face many inconveniences and dangers in the dark.
So they quickened their pace, constantly overtaking the victims and vehicles beside them, only thinking about reaching their destination as quickly as possible.
Their clothes were soaked with sweat, but they did not stop to rest for a moment.
Finally, as the sun gradually sank to the west, they saw the towering city walls and majestic city gates of Guicheng!
At this moment, an indescribable feeling of joy and relief welled up in their hearts.
Finally arrived.
However, how to get in is also a problem?
Guicheng is the wealthiest city in the world, with the most prosperous economy, the most complete and diverse merchandise circulation, and the most abundant commodities!
But it is often the case that in cities like this, the more rules there are, the more difficult it is for people, especially the poor!
They had eaten all the food along the way and there wasn't much food left?
If they cannot go into the city to buy some, they will have no food left to continue their journey to the next city.
Thinking of this, everyone's face looked unhappy except Lu Qingqing.
A group of people stood on the left side of the city gate, looking at the open city gate, wanting to see how others entered the city and figure out the way first.
They didn't have to wait long before they saw a caravan of more than a dozen people walking towards the city gate in a dusty manner!
The officer guarding the city saw this and immediately came over. He looked at the boxes on the caravan's horse carriage and asked coldly:
"Where are you from? What are you doing in Guicheng?"
A middle-aged man in the caravan immediately said respectfully, "Sir, we are from Longyang County. Are we here in Guicheng to visit our relatives?"
The official didn't seem to care why he came to Guicheng. He just looked up at the people in the caravan, then quickly stretched out his hands and rubbed them, saying:
"How many of you are going in? It's five hundred coins per person!"
As he spoke, the official held out his hand, and the man said respectfully:
"Sir, we are all allowed in. This is the entrance fee for the fifteen of us. If there is any extra, please give us tea!"
The official weighed the bag of money in his hand and found that it was of a decent weight. He gave a few casual instructions and let him go immediately!
Lu Qingqing and others were stunned watching this scene!
That's it?
Just say a place casually and then ask what you are going to do in the city?
Then you just pay some money and you can go in. You don’t even need a pass?
It seems that the saying that Guicheng is rich and powerful should be due to the collection of city fees!
It costs five hundred coins for one person to enter, and one tael for two people. It is estimated that more than five hundred taels of silver can be collected in a day!
Lu Qingqing saw that the caravan entered the city smoothly, and many people followed suit and paid money to go in.
Among these people, there were many disaster victims who could not afford the high entrance fee and left after just wandering around for a while.
Some disaster victims have no surplus food and are forced to send one person into the city to buy food, while the rest wait not far from the city gate!
However, the officials guarding the city think that this will have a bad influence and will immediately send people to drive them away!
The victims had experienced all kinds of torture at the hands of officials along the way, so when they heard that they could not stay at the city gate, they left quickly!
At this moment, the six officials who came out to drive them away also noticed that Lu Qingqing and others had been standing at the city gate for a long time.
Immediately, a man came over. He was still very young, but he had a fierce and childish face and said seriously:
"No one is allowed to linger at the city gate. Leave quickly!"
"Sir, let's go into the city." Lu Qingqing also imitated the man in the caravan and spoke respectfully.
The official looked at her in confusion, then looked at the people behind her and said:
"If you want to go into the city, then give the silver quickly and don't stand here blocking the passage!"
"Yes, yes, sir, we'll go now."
Lu Qingqing immediately led everyone, quickly prepared the money, and even took out an extra tael of silver to treat them to tea.
As expected, they only care about money and not people. As long as you pay money, anyone can get in!
Lu Qingqing couldn't help but wonder why the prefect of Guicheng used such means to make huge fortunes?
"Liang Pei, when you opened a restaurant before, did you ever hear customers talk about what kind of person this Guicheng prefect is?"
Liang Pei, who was walking in front leading the horse, heard Lu Qingqing's question.
Only then did he remember that the position of prefect of Guicheng seemed to have been vacant a year ago, and there has been no new prefect in office until now!
Lu Qingqing found it incredible: "Such a big city, without a prefect, won't the people inside rebel?"
Liang Pei shook his head: "It's not possible to rebel. Even if there is no prefect, there is still a prince above to suppress it. Guicheng is the fief of the emperor's cousin, Prince Rui!"
what?
Liang Pei's words shocked everyone!
The prince’s fiefdom!
What is that concept?
The imperial power is supreme. If you offend someone carelessly, all nine generations of your family will be implicated!
Realizing this, everyone walking on the streets in the city felt their legs were weak.
The construction of Guicheng is very different from that of other cities. In other cities, as soon as you enter the city gate, you will see shops in the market.
As for Guicheng, once you enter the city gate, you have to walk along the main city road before you can reach the market.
As Yang Liuqing was walking, he suddenly lowered his voice and said to Lu Hu:
"Husband, how about we just go?"
Lu Hu knew what she was worried about and said quickly:
"We've already spent the money, and it would be a loss if we go out like this. It's okay, as long as we're careful, no one will go out of their way to cause trouble for us."
Yang Liuqing was still worried: "But..."
"No buts, everyone just need to be careful." Land Rover pressed her hand and comforted her.
Seeing her husband said this, Yang Liuqing didn't know what to say. She quickly told Yaoyao and Yu'er to follow her closely and not get lost.
Lu Yaoyao was fine, but it was Yu'er's first time in the city, and her round eyes were dazzled by everything she saw!
This was the first time Yang Liuqing saw her being so interested in the outside world after her parents passed away!
Yang Liuqing didn't know what to say to her, so she quickly held her hand tightly to prevent her from being bumped by other passers-by!
After walking on the main city road for a while, we arrived at the sequel in the city.
However, when they saw the scene inside clearly, they couldn't help but look a little bit unbelievable!
On the streets, people in all kinds of clothes were rushing around shopping!
There are only five or six shops on both sides open for business. I don’t know how long it has been since the plaques on the shop lintels were replaced. I can smell a musty smell from afar!
Under normal circumstances, no one would patronize such stores, but now there were long queues in front of these stores!
According to past experience, abnormal situations like the one in Guicheng were most likely the result of an unsolvable crisis.