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"You know what, it actually seems to work."

"I'm a fucking genius!"

Beside the market,

This is currently the most bustling street in Zhatian County, and also the location where Han Yilin built the "Bath Center".

Here,

Since it was built,

It has indeed attracted quite a few people to experience it.

In terms of price,

Han Yilin naturally wouldn't set the price too high. Local residents would receive 5 copper coins at a time, while tourists from outside would receive 20 copper coins.

According to Han Yilin's understanding,

Bathhouses in other cities are priced similarly, usually between 5 and 10 coins. If it's a slightly more upscale bathhouse, it can cost 20 or 30 coins.

in fact,

In history,

The earliest bathhouses were naturally the private bathrooms of nobles.

Public bathhouses can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, when they were provided by temples for worshippers to bathe. However, truly independent bathhouses only appeared in the Song Dynasty.

Later,

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,

It also further standardizes the facilities, making them not only places for people's daily consumption, but also providing a full range of services such as back scrubbing, pedicure, haircut, and tea, similar to modern bath centers.

For Zhatian County at present,

Although he couldn't build the bathhouse directly, Han Yilin used a clever trick.

This is not,

The effect is quite good.

The place was packed with people on its first day of opening, and even many tourists from outside the area paid to experience it.

The current timeline

It's already the seventeenth day since the game started.

Yesterday afternoon, we recruited a group of refugees, and today we recruited another group. Now the population in the county has reached more than four thousand.

It's close to upgrading to a level three city lord's mansion.

Three days left.

and,

Within the county town,

It's not just the local population; with the opening of trade routes and the added benefit of the "Ten Thousand Visitors Lantern," many tourists from other regions now come to Zhatian County every day.

The appearance of these people,

This also allows Zhatian County to obtain a considerable amount of additional income.

Compared to the beginning of the game, when the county town was in ruins and needed rebuilding, it has now undergone tremendous changes.

The streets near the market,

The most obvious.

On the wide stone-paved road, pedestrians come and go in an endless stream.

There were ordinary people carrying loads on their shoulders, deliverymen pushing carts, and merchants and tourists who had just arrived in the city and spoke with accents from other places.

Both sides of the road,

Shops have already opened for business.

The general store was stocked with oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, while the cloth shop displayed fabrics of various colors hanging in front of it.

Further forward,

That is the Bafang Restaurant.

Every time we go to a restaurant

There are always many carriages parked at the entrance, and the main hall is bustling with people.

The aroma of cooking wafted from the kitchen rooftop, mingling with the scents of wine and food, and could be smelled from a great distance.

Across the street,

Various workshops are also busy.

The sound of millstones turning came from the mill, the sound of hammering echoed from the carpentry workshop, and outside the winery and vinegar workshop, carts carrying raw materials came and went.

The newly built "bath center"

It remains the same.

Many people who have experienced it are amazed by the unique hot springs of Zhatian County.

Overall,

Although there is still a lot of vacant land

Most of the buildings are concentrated in the south of the county town, while large tracts of land in the north appear desolate. But this is only the result of the game's launch seventeen days ago.

If it continues to develop at this rate,

Han Yilin felt that in just one or two months at most, the entire county would be transformed into a bustling, brightly lit town.

especially,

recently,

More and more people from other places have come here.

Some people come here to do business, some to look for work, and some simply because they've heard it's safe and lively.

The influx of these people,

Although not included in the population of Zhatian County,

But it truly brought prosperity.

just,

Beneath this bustling landscape,

Zhatian County is not without its crises.

yesterday,

Under Han Yilin's instructions,

Li Zehao questioned soldiers who had come from the Pingtian Army, including prisoners in jail, as well as various merchant caravans that had settled in the county.

At last,

Gather all information,

Compiled into a booklet,

It was only this afternoon that it was delivered to Han Yilin.

Once received,

Han Yilin read it through carefully.

from,

I have gained some understanding of the background and history of the world we live in today.

......

The world they live in

It is called the Nine Provinces Continent.

As for the exact size of this continent, no one knows for sure; all that is known is that there are countless prefectures and counties, and numerous kingdoms.

Between many countries, even separated by thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, ordinary people may not be able to leave their own region even after a lifetime of hard work.

They were located in eastern Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Some of the more famous states included: Qi, Zhongshan, Liang, Jing, Lai, and Beihai.

Between these countries,

Some trade routes were shared, while others were constantly at war.

There are also some that maintain a facade of peace, but are constantly embroiled in friction behind the scenes.

As for the Jing Kingdom, which they lived in, it had been established for more than 270 years. Although it could not be considered a hegemon, its territory was not small at its peak, and many small countries around it paid tribute and became vassals.

Unfortunately,

As the time goes,

The power of the Jing Kingdom gradually declined.

middle,

Although there have been rulers who restored dynasties, the trend of dynastic change is beyond human control.

In the last fifty years,

Furthermore, they successively eliminated Emperors You and Yang.

He was incompetent, pleasure-seeking, cruel, and engaged in extravagant construction projects. To satisfy his own desires, he continuously increased taxes.

In the imperial court, official positions were sold and titles were appointed, and treacherous officials were employed.

that's it,

The power of the Jing Kingdom declined rapidly.

In the past ten years or so,

Furthermore, natural disasters are frequent.

This has led to many border towns being abandoned due to natural disasters, and people fleeing their homes to survive.

These people left their homes and families.

Some were displaced and became refugees, while others became bandits. For a time, banditry was rampant in Jing Kingdom, which further accelerated the desolation of the county town.

Against this backdrop,

three years ago,

A man named Hong Shengguang, with the slogan "Equal land distribution and tax exemption, pacifying the world," called himself the Great General of Pacifying Heaven and led the disaster victims in an uprising.

This is the origin of the Pingtian Army.

at first,

The Jing Kingdom's court completely disregarded it.

In the eyes of those court officials, they were nothing more than a group of peasants who couldn't even afford to eat, and that they could be easily wiped out by sending a government army.

But as a result,

Before the Jing Kingdom's army even arrived at the battlefield, the generals in charge had already embezzled most of the army's provisions.

Soldiers lacked clothing and food.

Military pay in arrears

Many people didn't even have decent weapons.

As soon as the two sides clashed,

The government troops were then utterly defeated.

The Pingtian Army seized the opportunity to capture a large amount of grain and weapons.

Its momentum grew rapidly.

For the next three years,

The Pingtian Army won one battle after another.

Attacking the county

Broken prefecture,

Gathering refugees,

Finally, seven months ago, their army besieged the capital of Jing Kingdom.

Seeing the situation was dire, Emperor Jingyang had no intention of defending the city and fled with his concubines that very night.

result,

He was captured by the Pingtian Army that very night.

He eventually died in the chaos of battle.

In times of crisis,

Ji Yun, the only son of Emperor Jingyang, was placed on the throne, and she is now the empress of a fallen kingdom.

After taking power,

Ji Yun managed to hold out for half a year by relying on the remnants of the defeated army in the city.

Until recently,

The capital was then captured by the Pingtian Army.

The above is what Li Zehao learned from the soldiers of the Pingtian Army.

These ones,

In Han Yilin's eyes,

It's more like the background story of a game.