Chapter 453: The First City of Ming Kingdom
"Why is this brother so happy to demolish his own house?" Lin Shixian asked a civilian who was demolishing the house happily.
Seeing that Lin Shixian was wearing military clothes, and the people of Ming Dynasty generally respected the military, he replied in a warm voice: "Of course I am happy! Because this house was demolished, the government will build new houses for us. The neighboring village was demolished last year, and now it has been divided into big and new houses by the government, and can also go to the official workshop to work!"
"What happened?" Lin Shixian said a little in disbelief. Although it shows that the various actions of the state government have a different taste from the traditional government, it is really rare to demolish houses.
The civil servant thought Lin Shixian didn't believe it, and added: "This is under the feet of the emperor, so it is naturally the best. Moreover, the houses we live in are all made by the government with kindness to let us live in. Although we have to pay the rent, we can still afford it."
As he said that, he also noticed the slowly coming prison van. Seeing that Lin Shixian and the soldiers escorting the prison van were all wearing the same clothes, he immediately said, "Are you from the north? Is it the Eastern Army that was said to have won a great victory?"
"Oh! Do you actually know the Eastern Army?" Lin Shixian was a little curious about the knowledge and said.
"Hey! Look at what you said. Our Shangjing City is the first city in the Ming Dynasty. The headquarters of the Daming Daily is in our city. Recently, there are new "Shangjing Morning News" and "Liaodong Morning News". This news is also very well-versed." When the civilian said this, his tone was full of pride for being a resident of Shangjing.
This is a bit similar to the later Kyoto people, who always take pride in their identities.
Lin Shixian smiled, but did not respond. Because the prison car was approaching, he was unable to stay where he was responsible for cutting the road, so he said goodbye and left quickly.
"Hey-hey, haven't you told me yet?" the civil servant shouted at Lin Shixian's back. But with a loud bang, the house beside him finally collapsed under the joint efforts of everyone. The dust quickly covered Lin Shixian's back and completely covered the passing prison car.
"Cough cough cough..." A violent cough sounded. People including Prisoner Bu and others were coughing loudly. However, the dust was very wide, and even after passing through the collapsed house, the concentration of dust still did not decrease much.
After a while, the prison car drove on the uneven road surface, making a creaking and clanging sound. When we arrived in front of the city gate, the gray-white walls several feet high were daunting, and a straight gray-white cement road passed through the city wall and led directly into the city.
The two seem to be integrated.
Surprisingly, there were no guards near the city gate. Naturally, no one set up a road sign to check. When they entered, the concentration of dust dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye. When the sun shone on their faces again, they saw that the streets were already wide.
There are all carriages driving on the road, and there are also people riding horses. There are rows of shops next to the road, selling all kinds of goods. There are many others that Lin Shixian cannot name. There is still a very wide distance between the cement road and the shop. Rows of tall pine trees stand evenly and regularly on the side of the road, extending to the end of their sight.
People who were not riding horses or driving were walking on the flat road between the pine trees and the shops. When they saw the shops they were interested, they went straight into the shops. At the same time, many people came out of it, which looked very lively.
Some shops have transparent glass installed in the original windows. From the outside, you can see the lively scene of the guests inside.
The prosperous scenery of Shangjing City opened a corner in front of Lin Shixian and others.
Just like Liu Laolao entered the Grand View Garden, Buhe felt that his eyes were not enough at this time. He found that the city of Ming Kingdom surprised him too much. At first, he thought Heihe City was already very prosperous, but when he arrived at Pu Yucheng, he realized that the prosperity was even more than Heihe.
But when he arrived in Shangjing, the image of prosperity was even more than his imagination.
He didn't know how to describe the Shangjing City he saw. Because everything was beyond his cognition and beyond what he could describe with limited vocabulary.
At this time, more and more people noticed the prison van. They were also quite large, with more than a hundred vehicles in front and behind, which could be called long queues. There were also many soldiers escorting the prison van. Because they were all from the battlefield, they all looked quite imposing.
The unified standard armor looks even more powerful.
"Ah! It must be the barbarians from the north who have arrived!"
"Quick! Give them a way!"
Some vehicles walking in front of the prison cart spontaneously retreated to the roadside to avoid the war. Some of them were more courageous and even applauded the soldiers who were escorting them. The girls who were about to marry even threw their handkerchiefs and embroidered handkerchiefs on the soldiers.
Seeing this, some people who were blocking the big tree rushed to Guandao one after another.
Seeing this, Lin Shixian and others were a little scared by the excessive enthusiasm of the people in the capital. Fortunately, at this time, the public security army responsible for maintaining order in the city arrived.
While forming a wall of people, they blocked the overly enthusiastic people on the outermost layer of the escort team. While actively coordinating the carriages on the official road and temporarily blocked the road to ensure the unobstructed escort team.
Taking this opportunity, Lin Shixian and others can take a look at the scenery of Shangjing City again.
He found that Shangjing City was really big. And at the end of the official road, another city gate appeared. It was paved with bricks and stones, somewhat similar to the city gate he was familiar with. However, the city wall was taller, and the soldiers garrisoned could be seen on the city gate tower.
Their clothes are different from those of the guards, and their armor is brighter. Lin Shixian thought to himself that he should be the most elite central army.
However, in my impression, the central army had almost never been on the battlefield, and naturally there was no credit worthy of showing off. However, the central army was only attacking the central army, and the important defenses of the Shangjing Prefecture, which allowed us to see the importance of the status.
Lin Shixian also wanted to join the Central Army, but it was rumored that only the most elite in each army could be selected. He felt that he was still a little far away from the most elite.
After entering the city gate, the thickness of the city wall was beyond his expectations.
After the long corridor, they will not enter the city immediately. Instead, they are a rather open flat land surrounded by tall walls. Here, they have undergone careful inspection. Whether it is the escort soldiers or prisoners, they are no exception.
Even the weapons were confiscated.
Chapter completed!