Although the Southern Song Dynasty was the country that feared the martial arts world the most among the seven countries in the world, it was also the country that paid the most tribute.
However, the Southern Song Dynasty was located in the fertile land of the lower reaches of the Central Plains. There were 49 states in the world, and there were 24 states in the fertile land. The Southern Song Dynasty alone occupied 11 states.
Therefore, the people of the Southern Song Dynasty were very rich.
Even though the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty were very corrupt, exploited at all levels, and had serious taxes.
However, it could not be compared to a good foundation. In addition, in the past few years, the new emperor had taken the throne and vigorously cracked down on corruption. The people of the Southern Song Dynasty were getting richer and richer, and the economy of the Southern Song Dynasty was also flourishing.
The development of the economy led to the development of transportation facilities.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, you could see an endless stream of ships on the river, and they were all large ships that were more than ten meters long!
In the forest, one could see a three to four meters wide official road. The official road was flat and neat, without any potholes or weeds.
Caravans came and went, and it was a prosperous scene.
It was impossible to tell that this was a declining empire!
The reason why it was said that the Southern Song Dynasty was declining was because other than Dali, who had no ambition and only wanted to live in seclusion, and Manchu, who was only one step away from destruction, the other four countries all wanted to take a bite. Moreover, they all had the strength to take a bite.
If it wasn't for Zhang Sanfeng, the martial arts world's leader, who was holding up the front, the martial arts forces of the five countries would have long entered this empire that valued literature over martial arts. They would have eaten up the last of the empire's spirit.
……
Zhang Jiuling didn't take a carriage. Instead, he chose to ride a horse.
The reason was simple.
Jiang Hu, Jiang Hu, if one didn't gallop on horseback, how could one show the elegant demeanor of a Jiang Hu man?
And then, there was nothing else.
Because he didn't know if he had displayed his martial arts style to others!
All he knew was that the inside of his thigh was in great pain!
It was very, very painful!
If he had to do it all over again, he would definitely not hesitate to abandon the elegance of a Jianghu man and choose to ride a carriage.
The first time Zhang Jiuling traveled in Jianghu, he started with a burning pain in his inner thigh.
This was somewhat ridiculous.
However, as the saying went, there was always a way out. As he rode carefully, he encountered a robbery!
Yes, it was!
It was a very cliché robbery in the martial world!
However, he wasn't robbing him, but two female beggars!
And these two beggars were sitting in a carriage!
Zhang Jiuling's eyes lit up as he looked at the carriage. He had never been so eager to ride in a carriage before.
It was really not that easy to show off the elegance of a Jianghu man!
Two female beggars stood in front of the carriage and accepted the interrogation of the three burly robbers.
Zhang Jiuling's arrival attracted the attention of the three burly men.
When the three burly men saw the long sword on Zhang Jiuling's waist, a hint of fear flashed across their eyes.
However, he quickly hid it.
The burly man in the middle cupped his fists and said to Zhang Jiuling,"This friend, it's none of your business. Please do me a favor!”
The two female beggars looked at Zhang Jiuling with bright eyes, just like how Zhang Jiuling looked at their carriage.
"They don't have any money at all. Why not rob me instead of robbing them?”
Zhang Jiuling slowly dismounted his horse without any regard for his image. He wanted to walk over with a smile like a young hero, but after taking a step, his thigh hurt as if it was being burned, so he gave up on this idea.
"Kid, I'm warning you to mind your own business. They don't have money? Who was he trying to deceive? This carriage was so luxurious. It would cost at least a hundred taels of silver!”
The robber on the left side of the burly man shouted coldly with a threatening tone and the logic of a constable.
When the female beggar on the right heard this, she immediately denied,"No, we didn't buy this carriage. We rented it.”
"Even renting it costs twenty taels of silver!”
The female beggar denied it again." No, we didn't rent it. We picked it up.”
“……”
This…
The three burly men looked at each other, then at Zhang Jiuling. The four of them were moved by the female beggar's intelligence.
The female beggar also realized her stupidity, so she looked at the other female beggar who had been silent all this time with a wronged expression.
This female beggar was very calm, neither servile nor overbearing.
From the beginning to the end, he did not show any signs of panic.
However, her tightly clenched fists betrayed her.
She must be very nervous.
"We only need twenty taels of silver.”
When the burly man saw the female beggar's aggrieved expression, his tone softened a little.
"What do you want twenty taels of silver for?" Zhang Jiuling asked with a smile.”
"What does it have to do with you?"
The robber on the left was very dissatisfied with Zhang Jiuling's sudden arrival.
It could also be said that he was bluffing to hide the nervousness in his heart.
"Second brother, don't be rude."
The middle-aged man cupped his fists at Zhang Jiuling and said,""Young hero, we have no choice but to do this. We need twenty taels of silver to save our lives!”
"We also know that robbing two little girls is really…Sigh, it's not good for us men!”
"But…a single penny stumps a hero!”
"Young hero, please understand!"
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