Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 907 There is no way in heaven and earth
Board the ship and dock.

Zhao Kang walked inland carrying a sack of potatoes and corn.

After wandering outside for so many years, he was no longer the powerful and wealthy Prince Zhao.

I only have a small bag of silver and a few gold bars on me, and I don’t know what the currency of the Qian Kingdom or the Great Yuan Kingdom is like now.

After walking for a long time, Zhao Kang approached the official road.

When there was no one around him, he let go of his hands and feet and ran forward with all his strength.

Now even Zhao Kang doesn't know where his martial arts cultivation has reached. He has already taken the half-step to the second level.

Since then, Qi cultivation has been at a steady increase.

At least for now, Zhao Kang feels that even in Wu Rulong's heyday, he can still win.

But for Yunxiu, it seems to be a little worse.

Especially the terrifying sword light when Yun Xiu broke through the meteorite with his sword, left a deep impression on him.

That is beyond what human beings can describe.

At this moment, he was already full of energy and hurried on. Zhao Kang was no slower than a war horse. He planned to find a place to take a hot air balloon back to Yuanjiang County after entering the city and then go to the imperial capital.

The outline of the city finally appeared in the distance, and Zhao Kang slowed down.

After approaching the city gate, the city defense officer glanced at him and stood up and walked over: "Where did you come from?"

Zhao Kang smiled and said: "I am a fisherman on the seaside."

"Hudie, what's your name?"

Zhao Kang added: "The household disc is lost. This time I went to the city to go to the government to replace it. My name is Ba Ba."

"Papa?"

"Eh!"

The city defense officer muttered that it was a weird name, but when he saw a piece of silver in Zhao Kang's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly took it: "Ba Ba, right?"

"Yes, yes." Zhao Kang smiled.

The city defense officer wrote a few words on the book, and then said: "Come into the city and replenish the household registration as soon as possible. The world is not peaceful now. It will be very troublesome to have no household registration."

Hearing that the world is not peaceful, Zhao Kang is a little confused. Isn't it peaceful if everyone rules the world?
But he didn't ask any questions and walked into the city carrying potatoes and corn.

Looking at his back, the city defense officer weighed the pieces of silver in his hands and smiled happily.

I also made a small fortune today, so I can have some extra meat in the evening. Alas, I don’t know when this miserable life will end!
After walking into the city and being away for more than a month, Zhao Kang felt a little emotional and walked to a tea shop to sit down.

"A bowl of tea, boss."

The tea seller was an old man with leaky clothes. He seemed to be living a poor life. When he saw Zhao Kang greeting the business, he hurriedly exclaimed and came over with a teapot.

Zhao Kang picked up the tea bowl and asked: "Uncle, is there a place for hot air ballooning in this city?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of fear on his face. He quickly came forward and covered Zhao Kang's mouth: "Young man, you don't want your life!"

Zhao Kang was stunned. After the old man let go, he asked: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"

The old man hurriedly said: "You want to die, can you say those three words? You are not afraid of beheading!" Zhao Kang was even more confused, didn't he just say a hot air balloon?Why is there such a big reaction?
Seeing the old man's frightened look, Zhao Kang quickly lowered his voice and pulled him to sit down: "Uncle, I have been away from my hometown for many years and I don't know many things. Tell me in a low voice, why can't you talk about hot air balloons?"

The old man looked around, showing a look of embarrassment. Upon seeing this, Zhao Kang immediately handed over a tael of silver. The old man's heart skipped a beat and he quickly took the silver.

"I'll close the stall first. Let's go. You come back with me."

Zhao Kang agreed and quickly stood up to help the old man close the stall.

Pushing open the broken wooden door, Zhao Kang helped the old man carry the load in. The old man then quickly closed the door and waved, "Young man, follow me into the house."

Zhao Kang nodded and followed the old man into the small home. He closed the door and then the old man cautiously said, "Young man, is the hot air balloon you are talking about the kind that can fly?"

Zhao Kang nodded: "Yes, I remember when I left home, many major cities had hot air balloons. You can do it with a little money."

"You kid, you are so lucky to have met me, the old man. If you had been someone else, they would have arrested you and taken you to the Yamen!" The old man was thankful for Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang was even more confused. The old man said at this time: "Young man, you don't know that many things in our Dayuan have become taboos since the year before last. For example, all the hot air balloons were destroyed, and many people were killed because of it. !”

Zhao Kang was stunned: "Destroyed? Why!"

The old man said: "It should have something to do with the last destruction of Jing. I heard that when we went to war with Jing, it was an earth-shaking war. Hot air balloons, explosives and cannons killed many people!"

"After our Emperor came to rule the world, he ordered the destruction of hot air balloons, as well as cannons, explosives, guns, etc., all were destroyed!"

Zhao Kang was even more shocked: "There are no cannons anymore. Why is that!"

"you're so dumb!"

The old man curled his lips and said: "You must be afraid that someone will rebel in the future! Think about it, if someone hoards cannons and explosives, how easy would it be to rebel? The emperor must be afraid that his throne will be unstable."

"In addition, guns, explosives, hot air balloons, etc. have become taboo. Who says who to kill? When the guns were destroyed, I heard that many officials who studied guns were also killed. It was really a shame. Rivers of blood flow!"

Just as Zhao Kang was about to ask questions, there was a rapid knock on the door. The old man was startled and quickly opened the door: "Come on, come on!"

Zhao Kang followed him out and saw that the old man had opened the wooden door, and there were several government officials standing outside the door. The old man was a little nervous: "What's wrong with the officer?"

The yamen servant frowned and said, "Old Zhangtou, I remember that you have a second daughter, right?"

Zhao Kang saw the smile on Lao Zhangtou's face stagnant, and said hurriedly: "Master, you have forgotten, my second daughter was elected last year."

"is it?"

The yamen servant slapped his forehead: "Yes, yes, I'm so fucking exhausted, let's go!"

Zhao Kang stepped forward at this time: "Uncle, what did you mean just now?"

Lao Zhangtou sighed and closed the wooden door: "You have been away from home for many years, so you don't know. Nowadays, every year, a group of women under the age of 16 are selected to enter the palace."

"Every year?" Zhao Kang narrowed his eyes. No matter how extravagant he was, now that Yuan Dynasty ruled the world with so many people, a group of 16-year-old women had to be selected to enter the palace every year.

Are you, Xiao Wudao, a superman?
Old Zhangtou's eyes were a little red: "Yes, every year, tens of thousands of girls enter the palace at one time."

Zhao Kang was shocked: "With so many concubines, can this fucking emperor bear it?"

Hearing this, Lao Zhangtou shed tears immediately: "These girls are not going to be concubines, they are being used to make elixirs!"

(End of this chapter)