Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 419 Handan
  Handan City is the capital of Zhao State, one of the Three Jin Dynasties. It is also one of the oldest existing ancient cities in the world. It was built in the Yin and Shang Dynasties and continues to exist to this day, which is really rare.

It is worth mentioning that there is a county not far from Handan called Wei County. During the reign of Wei Wenhou, it served as the capital of Wei for a short time.

In other words, the capitals of Zhao and Wei were once less than a hundred miles apart.

But this is a comparison across time and space. At that time, the capital of Zhao State was still Jinyang, not Handan.

When it comes to Handan, the most well-known one is the Handan toddler.

Of course, it is hard to say whether the people of Zhao are more beautiful when walking than the people of other countries, but the dancing posture of Zhao girls is indeed the best among the seven countries, and no one can match her.

Therefore, a large number of romantic establishments in the other six countries send people to Handan to learn dance every year, or directly buy Handan dancers back. In short, they try to find ways to improve the strength of their own dancers - even Zi Nu has done this. , the girls with the most graceful dancing skills under her all came to Handan, the capital of Zhao, to study.

Not to mention the fact that the dignitaries of the six countries bought dancing girls from Handan to their homes.

I don’t know whether this is good or bad for the people of Handan, especially those who happen to have a daughter from a poor family.

At the beginning of September, Gu Xun finally left the border of Qin and entered Zhao.

It only took three days to run from the border of Zhao State to Handan, the capital of Zhao State.

There is no way, the capital city is too close to the border, and it takes three days to go around a section of the Zhao Great Wall, otherwise it would be faster.

However, although it was close, the strategic depth was barely enough. After all, the border army alone could not fight the war of annihilation. Even if Qin wanted to invade Zhao, it would have to mobilize troops from other places, which was enough for Zhao to react.

Besides, there is still a section of the Great Wall blocking it.

Of course, there are still risks, otherwise we would not have been almost besieged once and completely besieged again in the Battle of Changping and Handan.

Gu's plan to search for information has never been successful. He could not find relevant classics and information in the small counties he passed on the road. Now that he has arrived in Handan, the capital of Zhao, he can finally get it.

"This Handan City... why is it built so strangely?" Yan Lingji peered through the carriage curtain at the Handan City not far ahead, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The city the carriage is about to enter is actually quite normal. It is a simple rectangular city. It is about ten miles long from north to south and about six miles from east to west. However, a little south of the city, you can still see a city wall and a palace behind the wall. .

In other words, there are two cities here.

Gu Xun was sitting on the carriage, waiting to line up to enter the city. When he heard Yan Lingji's question, he answered without looking back:

"Handan, the capital of Zhao, is quite special. It is divided into two parts of the city. One part is commonly known as Dabeicheng, which is the main area where people live. Commercial markets, residential buildings, and industrial workshops are all in this city. The other part is the southern part. It is the City of King Zhao, the Palace of King Zhao and some important palaces are in that city, and ordinary people cannot enter."

"Are these two parts of the city completely separated?"

"Obviously, they all have independent city walls, but King Zhao also built a palace in Dabeicheng, and most of the nobles also live in Dabeicheng." Gu Xun shook his whip and made the carriage move forward a few steps. , keep up with the people in front.

"Hey! Then why do you want the nobles to live here? Why don't they all move to that royal city?"

"Haha!" Regarding Yan Lingji's statement, Gu Xun could only sneer twice without answering.

He didn't know why, but that was all recorded in the atlas. Not long after, Gu Xun and the others entered the city.

Based on the intensity of inspections carried out by the city guards on passers-by, Gu Xun estimated that the new king of Zhao had ascended the throne, which seemed very unfair. How long had it been since the city was still under martial law?

But this has nothing to do with him being a passerby.

After entering the city, they found the Fangshi area and found a good inn. The two of them stayed and rested temporarily.

According to the established plan, Gu Xun would practice medical consultation for a period of time every time he visited the capital of a country, which would last for about ten days and a half, or it could be extended. During this period, he could experience the customs and customs of each country.

Don't ask why you only feel it in the capital city. These days, a country is generally prosperous only in its capital city, and the people in other cities are just struggling to survive, so there is nothing to feel.

Now Guxun mainly solves two problems:
  One is a place to practice medicine. I can only stay there for less than a month. I can't rent a house specifically for this purpose. Well... Then either set up a stall and insert a sign of practicing medical consultation and hanging pots to help the world, or find a place that can be used for a short period of time. room used.

Relatively speaking, it is more appropriate to set up a stall, it just depends on whether there is a suitable place.

The second is to find classics that record relevant information about the Feng surname.

This is a little more troublesome. Gu Xun is convinced that Handan City, as the capital of the Zhao Kingdom, must have relevant classics, but it is difficult to find them.

These days, there is neither Xinhua Bookstore nor the National Library. Books are one of the most precious things in the world. Most people who have one will regard it as a family heirloom.

The counties we passed through were easy to handle, and there weren't many places where books were stored. Gu Xun could just be a gentleman and read everything he needed to.

But in Handan, the amount of work is huge.

The most troublesome thing is that Gu Xun doesn't know what book to look for to find out the content about the Feng surname.

This unfamiliar person is in trouble!
  Why was he so led by Gui Guzi that he only remembered to pretend to be serious and forgot to ask him directly?
  Gu Xun frowned and sighed as he thought about his troubles.

"Forget it, forget it, let's do it one by one. Anyway, I'll be here for a long time. Once my reputation as a miracle doctor is established, it won't be difficult to find books."

After asking Yan Lingji and getting the answer that she didn't want to go out and just wanted to take a bath and rest, Gu Xun walked alone on the road to Dabeicheng in Handan.

Needless to say, this city is far more prosperous than Xinzheng. The city area is not only busy with traffic, but also people from the wolf tribe who clearly have the characteristics of the North can be seen from time to time.

Although most of the wolves are brainless idiots who can only howl and shout, burn, kill and loot, but if the base is large enough, there are always some strange species that can complete some tasks that require brains, including business.

The Central Plains has a large number of necessities and luxuries needed on the Northland grasslands. However, according to etiquette and law, all countries are not allowed to conduct commercial transactions with the Northland Wolf Clan. Zhao State is the country that has the most serious conflicts with the Wolf Clan, so it is naturally related to the ban. Transactional.

But when it comes to making money, you don't have to do it openly. If you don't do it openly, you will do it secretly. And you will do it all. As long as there is a way, there is no one in the seven countries in the world who will not do it, whether it is the court or private individuals.

　One last thing to say, the temperature has dropped sharply, remember to wear clothes, I am freezing.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)