It is said that Yang Zhenshan had been to Songhe Prefecture before, back when Tenglong Guard first started developing maritime trade; he had even once stopped an Assistant Imperial Censor's procession.
Songhe Prefecture was just as bustling as before, with a constant stream of pedestrians on the streets and shops on both sides always brimming with customers.
If you only look at the scene within the city, it definitely appears to be a thriving world.
But when Yang Zhenshan and Yu Qingyi hired a tower ship to leave Songhe Prefecture City, another scene unfolded before them.
In the river, various grand or luxurious ships moved like a long dragon, freely displaying the prosperity and opulence of Songhe Prefecture in full, yet the fields along the riverbanks told another story, where sallow and thin, raggedly dressed destitute peasants worked tirelessly in the fields, sweat pouring like rain.
