Chapter 596 Ancient Venice
While Gu Chan was standing on the bow of the ship, thinking about these things, a team of officers responsible for inspection came over.
Cheng Hao and others immediately became alert.
Qilang quickly stopped them and said, "Don't be nervous, Yaoye City has regulations that larger merchant ships have priority, so no matter how many merchant ships are lined up in front, you can now check your merchant ships and let them pass."< br>
“So that’s it!” Cheng Haosong said in a tone.
"The bigger the merchant ship, the bigger the business will be, and the more revenue it can bring to Yaoye City. This regulation is very reasonable." Gu Chan said with relief.
Shichiro nodded noncommittally.
Then everyone relaxed and, under the leadership of Gu Chan, went to greet the officials who boarded the ship for inspection.
And this check is relatively simple.
After the officers came up, they just searched around the boat. After confirming that there were no dangerous items on the boat, they asked Gu Chan to fill out a form and then let her go.
After a while, the Great China entered the city gate smoothly.
After arriving in Yaoye City, Gu Chan and others stood on the boat and were stunned to see it, because the entire Yaoye City was so prosperous, and most importantly, except for the huge main river of Lanxing River passing through the city Outside, rivers have been dug everywhere, making it possible to pass through these rivers and use boats to circle around the entire city.
At first glance, it seems that the river is not running through the city, but that this huge city is built on the river, which is amazing.
In Gu Chan’s words, this is simply fucking ancient Venice!
Seeing everyone's surprised look, Qi Lang's face was full of pride, "How about shopkeeper Gu, is the construction of Yaoye City on the border of Yexing Kingdom OK?"
"It's quite good. The city is quite prosperous and very unique. It is much better than Jiangnan City in the Jiangnan area of Tiancang Kingdom." Gu Chan said after regaining consciousness.
"That's natural. The second prince lord of your Tiancang Kingdom is just a straw bag. Over the years, he has not been able to build the Jiangnan area well, not to mention how many people are on the border of our Yexing Kingdom. I dislike him." Qilang said angrily.
Gu Chan became interested, "Why, do the people on your border know about the second prince of Tiancang Kingdom?"
"Of course I do! He came to our side before and looked for our city lord several times. This time! In the end, our city lord kicked him out and sent troops to send him back." Qilang said with a smile.
Gu Chan shook his head and sighed. Only then did he realize that it was not that Xuanyuan Lie had not struggled. He had even thought about coming to Yaoye City on the border of Yexing Kingdom and establishing a good relationship with the city lord here, so that he would be counted as one. If we really lose, we might as well have a retreat if we lose the Jiangnan area.
It's a pity that the Lord of Yaoye City doesn't like him at all and doesn't even want to see him.
This is probably the biggest reason why he chose to commit suicide by taking poison when he was forced to do so in the end.
After understanding these situations, Gu Chan didn’t want to get entangled in Xuanyuan Lie’s affairs. Instead, she said, “Qi Lang, it’s getting dark soon. It’s better to find an inn to stay. What’s your point? I'm relatively familiar with it. Can you recommend me some good ones? Let’s go to an inn!”
“The best inns in Yaoye City are not cheap. They cost at least one hundred taels of silver a night. There are more than a dozen of you here, and the ship is so big, you still have to pay a fee to see it. Go straight to the five hundred taels of silver," Qilang said.
"It's okay, we're not short of money. If you see a good inn, just direct the boatmen to dock there." Gu Chan said nonchalantly.
In the past, she really cared about money, but now that she has money, she is still afraid of it! After such a long hard life, we have to enjoy ourselves no matter what.
Qilang said with envy, "As expected of Shopkeeper Gu! It's great to have money." "Take your time, you will have it in the future too." Gu Chan said with relief.
Shichiro scratched his head and laughed, and immediately ran to the stern of the boat to direct the boatmen.
About a stick of incense time later, the Great China Cruise arrived at the dock of an inn called Yehuangju.
As soon as the ship stopped, a few people on the dock immediately pushed a tall wooden ladder over to the ship, and then shouted in unison, "Welcome to the owner of the Great China to stay at the Night Palace."
< br>"Hey! This service is quite attentive!" Gu Chan said with a laugh.
If you really want to talk about service, the service here in Yaoye City is indeed good! It's much better than the service at the docks in Jiangnan City. They deserve the money they make.
That’s what Gu Chan was thinking at this moment.
After leading everyone off the boat, she waved directly to Cheng Hao who was following behind her.
Cheng Hao understood, and immediately took out a piece of fifty taels of silver to reward the few Xiaosi who greeted him.
A few people were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. They quickly separated two people to tie the rope to Gu Chan's merchant ship and fix the ship on the dock. Then several others enthusiastically led Gu Chan and others. Entered the lobby on the ground floor.
People from the two nearby inns looked at it and started whispering.
“Is this the first time that Dahuaxia has come here to do business? Why haven’t you seen it before?”
“Yes! Look at their shopkeeper, he looks so young. Oh! And it’s long, white and tender, just like a little girl.”
"Don't talk nonsense, look at the amount of silver they rewarded, only fifty taels, and the merchant ship is so big, which proves that they are not short of money. Maybe he is a young master from a big family in Tiancang Kingdom. !”
Gu Chan’s ears were so good that she could clearly hear the chatter of the little guys on both sides before entering the door.
But she didn't pay attention. She just led everyone into the inn with a confident smile and a calm pace. Then she directly booked a large box and ordered the waiter to bring a table of good wine. Treat everyone with delicious dishes.
While Gu Chan and others were enjoying their meal, in a room upstairs, the waiter was standing in front of the desk, reporting to a man in white sitting behind the desk, "Second Master, just now A large merchant ship came, called the Dahuaxia. The owner was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who looked like a girl, but he was really rich. , they came in and booked a large luxurious room, and ordered a table full of good wine and food. Now they are eating in the room!"
"Go and arrange a good singer to sing for them! "Son, I'll give you a jar of fine wine. I'll tell you that it's from the shopkeeper of Ye Huangju. I hope they will have a comfortable stay in this inn," the man in white said without raising his head.
"Yes, Second Master." The waiter responded respectfully and immediately left.
Soon he followed the instructions of the man in white and led an extremely beautiful singer to Gu Chan's box, and also had someone bring a jar of fine old wine to her.
Gu Chan didn't think much about it. She just thought it was a small trick by the innkeeper to retain wealthy guests, so she accepted it politely and continued to eat and drink. Have fun.
But what she didn’t know was that not long after she accepted the kindness, the man in white quietly sent a subordinate to the city lord’s mansion and invited the new city lord Ye Tianyang over.