"Newspapers for sale, Daxia Weekly!"
"The latest news is that the Liao Dynasty has been destroyed, and Daxia has gained a new Far North Road..."
In Guanyun City, as soon as this newspaper came out, it was sold out immediately.
"Li Quezi, why did you buy this newspaper when you can't even read a single word?"
"Mr. Zhao, you think you're so great just because you're a juren? Have you read so much? This is such a great treasure, can't I buy it and keep it for myself?"
"Okay, okay, can you lend it to me to take a look?"
"Get lost! This is a vast territory newly opened up by His Majesty. I want to take it back and let my grandson show it to me!"
Mr. Zhao Zheng was very depressed. He came to Guanyun City to take part in this year's autumn examination. He was going out to meet his classmates today, but he didn't expect to hear the great news that Daxia had pacified the Liao Dynasty. Of course, he wanted to buy a newspaper to take a closer look, but he didn't expect that the newspaper was sold out!
While he was struggling with this, a young man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I have a copy here. If you have time, why don't we go to a teahouse and take a look together?"
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed and bowed, "Brother, what's your name?"
"Ah, my name is Sima Tao, what's your name, brother?"
"I am Zhao Zheng from Siyang County, Beixiao Prefecture...Brother Sima, may I ask if you are from the Sima family of Yingqiu?"
"Haha, that's right. I made an appointment with some old friends to get together at the July Teahouse today. If it's convenient for Brother Zhao..."
"That's convenient! That's convenient! I'm sorry to bother Brother Sima!"
In today's Great Xia, the reputation of the Yingqiu Sima family is at its peak!
Their weaving workshop occupied 30% of the market in Daxia. The Sima family's workshop was the first to adopt the improved steam turbine, and it was said that its production capacity increased by four times than before!
Today, there are three workshops set up by the Sima family in Beixiaozhou, but they do not weave silk, but cotton yarn.
Sima Tao invited Zhao Zheng to get on his carriage and drove all the way to the July Teahouse on Sajin Avenue - this place is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Zhao Zheng looked at this teahouse with exquisite and elegant decoration and was extremely curious. Who opened this teahouse?
Can this teahouse be profitable in this place?
As he walked into the teahouse, he saw two pretty maids welcoming him. Zhao Zheng looked inside and saw that it was very spacious, with rockery, lotus pond, pavilions, and terraces, dotted with various flowers and trees. There was the faint sound of stringed instruments, which made it look elegant and lofty.
Just such a large courtyard, located on Sajin Avenue...how much silver is it worth?
Just as Zhao Zheng was stunned, one of the maids bowed and spoke, "Master Sima, the young lady has arranged for you to stay in Zuiyun Pavilion. My son-in-law and Master Wangsun have just gone in. Please follow me."
The voice was low and gentle like an oriole, and it was obvious that this maid was very well trained. Who was the owner of this teahouse?
Zhao Zheng became more and more confused. He followed Sima Tao and the maid through the corridor to the second floor and came to one of the elegant pavilions - Zuiyun Pavilion.
The maid knocked gently on the door, pushed it open gently, and extended her hand to invite them in: "Please come in, gentlemen."
Then Zhao Zheng heard a hearty laugh: "Hahahaha... Sima Tao, you're late... Who is this brother? Please come in!"
Sima Tao bowed and said with a smile, "Brother Chaofeng, brothers, it's only the beginning of the morning, and I went to Sifanglou early in the morning to reserve a table, and then grabbed a newspaper..."
As he spoke, he waved the newspaper in his hand. "Today's latest, you certainly haven't seen it yet... This man's name is Zhao Zheng. We first met when I was selling newspapers. We felt quite connected, so I brought him here for a cup of tea... I said, where's your sister-in-law?"
The man was Wang Chaofeng, the son of Wang Xiaozhong from Jinxiufang on Wofeng Road.
The sister-in-law Sima Tao mentioned is the owner of this place, Zhang Qiyue, the daughter of Zhang Wenhui, the former owner of Xiangtai Building on Wofeng Road.
"Qiyue went to the palace for something and will be back soon. Come on, Brother Zhao, please come in!"
When Zhao Zheng saw this scene, he immediately knew that these young men here must be the sons of today's wealthy merchant families. He clasped his fists and bowed, his demeanor quite impressive:
"My dear brothers, I am Zhao Zheng, from Siyang County, Beixiao Prefecture. Nice to meet you."
"Don't be polite with them. Come, come, let's take a seat." Sima Tao took Zhao Zheng to sit down. Yu Xingjian then asked, "Has Lord Yunxi Yanyun come?"
Wang Chaofeng brewed a pot of fresh tea and shook his head. "I have to say a few good words to Lord Yun. He's not just being arrogant, he's just really too busy. Yesterday, we agreed to get together today after you all returned, but this morning his housekeeper came to tell me about it."
"Xi Yan left Guanyun City early this morning and headed for Far North Road..."
Wang Sun Wuya was stunned. "Does this mean the Liao Dynasty is gone?"
"Of course, it's called Far North Road, but this matter... Oh, right, doesn't Brother Sima have today's newspaper? Come on, now that the newspaper has been published, this matter is set in stone. Let me see the newspaper!"
"Don't rush! Let me read it to everyone. Just focus on making the tea and don't ruin it!"
"Listen carefully!" Sima Tao lifted his sleeves, coughed twice, and raised the newspaper with a solemn expression, as if reading an imperial decree:
"...On the third day of the sixth lunar month in the first year of the Great Xia era, 20,000 Great Xia Marines, led by Commander He Sandao, raided the Liao Dynasty's Dading Prefecture. In one battle...in one battle, they won, capturing all members of the Liao Dynasty's royal family and several important officials. From then on, the Great Xia flag, the Goshawk Divine Sword, flew high above Dading Prefecture..."
"…On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month in the first year of the Great Xia era, 450,000 Liao Dynasty Thunder Army soldiers arrived at Dading Prefecture. He Sandao led 20,000 marines and 300,000 surrendered soldiers in a fierce resistance."
"The soldiers used their blood and lives to build the unbreakable walls of Dading Prefecture. All the soldiers fought bravely, repelling countless attacks from the enemy. The walls were covered with corpses like mountains and blood like a sea..."
"It was the sixth day of the sixth month of the first year of the Great Xia Dynasty. Zuo Mu's troops from the Great Xia Navy's First Army arrived at the battlefield and attacked the Thunder Army. He Sandao's troops left the city and fought. After two hours, the enemy was defeated..."
"This was a remarkable war, but in reality, there were many more epic stories before this one. Please see the next issue—an undefeated military spirit, a heroic young man, five thousand cavalrymen penetrated a 300,000-strong enemy camp, killed a hundred thousand, and captured the Liao Dynasty Crown Prince!"
Sima Tao put down the newspaper and the whole audience fell silent.
This was undoubtedly a brutal battle!
This was not something that young people like them, who lived in a peaceful environment, brewing tea or drinking wine or having fun in a brothel, could imagine.
After a long moment, Wang Chaofeng sighed deeply, "Daxia's present state is hard-won... Everyone, we should cherish it!"
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