The entrance to the capital.
A man and a woman walked into the capital one after another. They looked exactly the same, except that the woman was more feminine and the man was more tough.
If you listen carefully, you can hear that they both speak with accents.
These two people are the auspicious twins of Qi State, Qi Yuanling and Qi Yuanlong.
"Sister, the Emperor of Qin would never have thought that we would arrive in the capital before the envoys."
"But, why did our father insist on sending us to Daqin? He also said that Daqin would help us." Qi Yuanlong was puzzled. He pointed to the side and said, "Daqin is so poor, how could..."
"Are these fresh vegetables? Why are there so many meats on that stall?"
"This is a chicken or duck, why do they look so fat?"
Faced with Qi Yuanlong's series of questions, Qi Yuanling just observed silently.
Before coming, she specifically inquired about the prices in Qin and Qi.
These might just be displayed for the envoys from other countries to see.
I guess it must be very expensive and ordinary people can’t afford it.
Next second.
"Boss, give me an old hen. Hey, hey, I want the fat one."
"Eight cents, here you go. I need to buy some vegetables. Please help me take care of the chicken. This hen looks like it has eggs in its belly."
…
How many?
Such a fat chicken, only eight cents?
You should know that in their Qi country, a hen that can lay eggs costs fifteen cents, and if it is fatter, it will cost more than twenty cents.
This act is too fake!
But this woman couldn't possibly be the imperial court in disguise!
"Let me follow and take a look." She couldn't help but follow the woman to another vegetable stall.
"Sister, what's so good about this? It's just vegetables. I think they were just taken out of the ice cellar."
"Hey, young man, what are you talking about? Come here and take a look." The peddler saw the young man next to him talking nonsense seriously, so he immediately called him over.
"You guys are from out of town, I picked these freshly from the western suburbs this morning. Look at how tender these little bok choys are."
Qi Yuanling really took action and started picking it up.
She liked to cook her own food, so she often went out of the palace to buy things, which gave her some understanding of the prices.
This dish.
There is still a little soil at the base of the leaves, and the roots are well hydrated, so they are indeed fresh.
"Hey, don't worry, it won't be long before you can eat these fresh vegetables just like us."
"Didn't the weekly report say that ten court officials and fifty farmers had been dispatched to various locations?"
Qi Yuanlong was just not convinced, so he looked through all the vegetables on the stall and found that they were indeed fresh vegetables.
Then I heard a new word.
"weekly?"
"Hey, don't worry, just go this way. There's a bulletin board there. They sell weekly newspapers. If you don't understand something, there's a teacher who can explain it to you."
"Sister, let's go, let's go check out that weekly report." Qi Yuanlong heard it and walked in the direction the woman pointed.
Qi Yuanling stood there without moving, but took out a piece of silver and said, "Boss, my brother just messed up the vegetables, please help me pack them up!"
"It's no big deal, two cents will be enough." The vendor didn't want to take the money anymore.
Qi Yuanling just smiled back, left some change, and left with the food.
There is no reason why vegetables in winter should not be expensive.
"Oh, you're just a kind-hearted girl. It's not something valuable." The peddler immediately smiled and turned to chat with the woman.
*
Bulletin board.
A scholar named Zhou is reviewing his lessons. He is one of the first batch of students to sign up for the Qinhan Academy's sprint class.
There are already dozens of people in the class, and it is said that the "B" class will start soon. He has to seize every opportunity to review more.
His father and sister both work at a pig farm, so the family doesn't need him to earn money anymore.
But he has become accustomed to coming here on his days off to read the weekly newspaper.
Just as the gentleman said, to be sensitive to politics, we must understand and analyze the major events that have occurred in the country recently as soon as possible.
Aren’t all the major events of the Qin Dynasty reported in these weekly reports?
A male voice with an accent reached his ears.
"Boss, I want a weekly report."
Without even looking up, he said, "I'm not the boss. I'm just a scholar. You can subscribe to the weekly newspaper for a month for one penny, and a newspaper boy will deliver it to your place."
"Guests can fill in their information here." He pulled out the registration form and then looked up to see the person in front of him.
The two look alike, probably twins, and are about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The teacher said in class yesterday that Qiguo Xiangrui are twins and their ages match.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have entered the city early.
This is a guest from their Great Qin, and they must treat him well.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "If you two don't have an address, you don't have to fill it out yet. It won't be too late once you've decided on your address."
Qi Yuanling went forward to pay the money and then went to get the weekly newspaper. However, when she saw the pile of weekly newspapers next to her, the shock in her heart was indescribable.
It would probably take a lot of manpower and resources to copy the weekly report!
"Sister, this Great Qin Emperor is really wicked. He spent so much manpower and resources just to produce this weekly report?"
"No." Qi Yuanling flipped through the weekly report below.
As expected, all the weekly reports had the same handwriting, even the ink marks were the same.
Seeing that the two were curious, the scholar named Zhou followed them and introduced them.
"You two, this is indeed not copied. It was made using the printing technology invented by our Empress Chen. With this, we can reduce manpower and material resources and produce books in large quantities."
Qi Yuanling murmured, "Empress Chen?"
"Was it invented by a woman?" Qi Yuanlong exclaimed and looked at the scholar as if seeking confirmation.
"That's right. The Empress Chen now works in the Ministry of Works." The scholar surnamed Zhou said proudly, "The Empress Chen is very capable. Look at the baby carriage over there. It was also designed by the Empress Chen."
The two turned around and saw several women pushing baby carriages.
You only need to push the stroller with one hand, and the baby sits in the stroller, looking around, feeling very uncomfortable.
"This baby carriage is a great invention! I wonder if I can get a few back home."
When the scholar surnamed Zhou heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Of course, in our Great Qin, we are not bound by the state and can trade."
Qi Yuanling's heart skipped a beat. "Sir, are you saying that printing technology can be bought and sold?"
"Of course, but the price depends on the court. My words don't count." The man surnamed Zhou scratched his head.
Qi Yuanling nodded slightly, then looked down at the "weekly report" in her hand.
There are some big words printed on it.
"For Laba Festival, all the nations will come, and the imperial court has made preparations for their reception."
"We have sent talented individuals to various locations across Daqin to conduct experiments on greenhouse cultivation technology. Please wait for good news."
"Urgent! The hatching of chickens and ducks in the capital has reached its limit. The current number of chickens and ducks is too large and they need to be transferred to other places urgently. We hope that merchants from other places will actively contact the reception staff of the Ministry of Revenue."
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