As the border between Eastern Mongolia and the Mongolian Khanate, the guards of Jinzhou City are extremely strict, and every caravan entering the city will be strictly investigated.

Of course, high city entry tax is also indispensable!

When Zheng Mingyan and his party entered the city, they were charged high entry fees according to the number of people in the caravan. At the same time, the commercial goods carried by the caravan were also paid separately for a commercial tax.

Fortunately, the boss of the business was a Liaodong Han man who often traveled to Jinzhou and was quite familiar with the local tricks. He quickly took out the Mongolian gold coins he had prepared and quickly stuffed them into the hand of the city gate guard who inspected the merchant goods.

"Yeah! There are no prohibited things, go in!" The guard immediately stopped and searched in a pretentious manner, allowing the other guards to release the switch.

After entering the city, the noisy atmosphere of the city alone came to your face!

Various hawking sounds instantly filled the ears of Zheng Mingyan and others. Various shops lined with food, clothing, use and play, etc., and there were all kinds of merchants and goods.

However, because it is close to the Eastern Mongolian rule, the Eastern Mongolia style dominated. For example, 80% of the signs use simplified Chinese characters unique to Eastern Mongolia. For the sake of easy identification, the Chinese characters also indicate the unique pinyin of Eastern Mongolia.

This also made dialects in Eastern Mongolia begin to become more similar, especially for officials, who use a single Chinese pronunciation. In this imperial examination, knowing Chinese pinyin is also a plus point.

Zheng Mingyan is from Pingyang, and his local Chinese dialect is also different from Eastern Mongolia! Now he is trying to connect with the pronunciation of Eastern Mongolia, but the days are still short. When he talks about it, he often makes jokes about not expressing his words in the caravan.

However, in order to get a good exam, Zheng Mingyan still had a shameless face to continue contacting. This tenacity attracted the attention of the caravan shopkeepers. He also reduced his 'escort fee' a lot. He often invited him to eat together when eating in the caravan.

In addition, the clothes worn by the people on the street are mostly tucked waisted and narrow sleeves, and the tops and lower pants are clearly distinguished. It is said that this is a popular way to wear in Eastern Mongolia, and it is said that it is so convenient to work. If conditions permit, an ink or black windbreaker will be added outside. It is said that this is the favorite outfit of the kings of Eastern Mongolia.

As the top is effective, some people at the bottom are also wearing it like this. After all, the nobles are sought after by them, and in the eyes of these ordinary people, they are definitely excellent. Only in this way can they show that they are a little noble.

The last one with the most recognizable one is short hair that is similar to bald heads. I heard that this is a hair accessories popular in the Eastern Mongolian army, and some people followed suit. In Jinzhou City, people with such short hair must have come from Eastern Mongolia or been to Eastern Mongolia.

Zheng Mingyan looked at everything curiously and excitedly, and his eyes were soon attracted by a shop with the "Zhuangzuo Bookstore".

I saw a wooden sign standing in front of his door, which was written in the most common traditional and simplified Chinese characters, "East Mongolia "Scientific and Investigation Essays". It is available in this store, with a set of copper coins, so I want to buy it as soon as possible."

In Zhongdu, a book called "Scientific Examination" has a price but no market. Unexpectedly, when it comes to Jinzhou, it will be so cheap.

With the principle of not taking advantage of nothing, Zheng Mingyan took advantage of the time when the shopkeeper of the caravan went to handle some commercial goods and quickly went to the bookstore to buy "Scientific Examination Essays".

When you enter, you will see a large row of bookshelves, with a wide range of books on it. Most of them are poetry, songs, and elementary school teaching books from Eastern Mongolia. In addition, many of the novels and rap books belonging to Eastern Mongolia are also sold.

Zheng Mingyan had read a book called "Journey to the West" that was passed down from Eastern Mongolia to Zhongdu. The content has to be said to be novel and exciting. It is just that one is too expensive, and he spent a lot of copper coins to rent it. Now the bookshelf not only has his familiar Journey to the West, but also "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Water Margin", and "Othello", "Hamlet", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" which are completely different countries.

Although I really wanted to buy one, I would like to read one of the cheapest books on "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and I would like to buy several books on "Scientific Examinations and Examinations". I endured the itch in my heart, and finally controlled myself to leave the bookshelf where the novels were placed.

Speaking of which, these novels were considered unintentional actions by Ulutus. Because of his leisure, he told Zhuo Ya about the story of Tang Monk and his disciples seeking scriptures in the West and fighting against the White Bone Spirit three times, which immediately aroused Zhuo Ya's interest.

Later, when he had time, Zhuo Ya asked him to continue talking. In private, Zhuo Ya also recorded it. Unexpectedly, after it was spread, it was unprecedentedly sought after. It was precisely when he saw this unexpected popularity that Ulutus realized the lack of book categories and spiritual food in this era.

He specially convened officials from the Ministry of Rites to list out a rough story framework for the novels he had read, and then asked them to follow the framework to fill the story perfectly. All the income from selling books was invested in the school construction of the Education Department, which was a surprise.

Zheng Mingyan didn't know the inside story. He only knew that the writers who wrote these novels were talented and could not describe their talents. Not only were they all written by the same person, but each novel had a different style, which was like the Wenqu Star from the sky descending to earth.

It’s just that the name is a bit unruly! It’s called “the porter of words”, which really insults the other party’s talent!

Now, I suppressed the urge to see the novel and came to the bookshelf of "Scientific Expo Essays". There are only a few books on it, which seem to be very good. Moreover, according to the exquisiteness of the paper and the content of the print, it is divided into several prices.

The cheapest one is the comprehensive but greatly simplified version. Although the content of the imperial examination is included, it does not have any comments or extensions. If you don’t understand it, you may not be able to understand the literal meaning just by looking at it.

The paper is also very thin, and the whole book is not thick. Each Mongolian bronze dollar is worth the price.

Although Zheng Mingyan was short of money, he still didn't dare to save the money he should spend in order to make the exam smooth. He spent seven Mongolian bronze coins and bought a hardcover version of "Scientific Examination Essay". The content is more comprehensive and has many annotations. In addition, content like "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" that is not usually studied will provide some problem-solving directions and skills.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but take a look at the row of bookshelfs where the novel was placed. In the end, he gritted his teeth and bought the first volume of the cheapest book "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
Chapter completed!