Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Barbarians

Su You hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Sister, that's not the case, the Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the closure of the city is just to deal with the warning signal of Qin Zhigao's rebellion." It has nothing to do with your trip. ”

"In addition, since you have accepted the official position of the imperial court, you should obey the law and decree what you do in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. If you act recklessly, it will lead to suspicion and even strife, sister, that will not be good for anyone. ”

Ah Homi thought for a while: "Okay, even if you have some reason, then wait for the city gate to open." Brother, do you have anything to eat here? Rest assured that you won't eat it in vain. ”

Su You breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Gou, hurry up and make a fire to cook and entertain all the strong men." ”

Ah Homi threw out a silver ingot: "My brother asked them to get busy, you take me around here, why do I see so many things......

Su You had no choice but to take Ah Ho Mi around the land temple, Ah Ho Mi is like a curious baby, looking east and west, making pottery impressions, casting steel sand molds, large iron pots, pottery stoves, honeycomb coal, kimchi jars...... None of the interests are ordinarily large.

But when Ah Homi opened the sauce jar, he was suddenly smoked: "Oh, you are too bad!" You did it on purpose, didn't you?! ”

Su You hurriedly re-covered the lid of the bamboo hat: "It's all good things, it will take time to get the finished product, let's go and look elsewhere." ”

The two chatted while walking, and Ah Homi also told Su You a lot of things.

At this time, Sichuan was surrounded by ethnic minorities.

It mainly includes the Tubo, Qiang, Bureaucrats, Zhuman, Southwest Yi and other departments.

The Tibetans live on the plateau in the northwest;

Adjacent to it, Weizhou and Maozhou in the upper reaches of the Min River are the territory of the Qiang people;

The wingmen were concentrated in the Nanping Army in the southeast, Luzhou, and Xuzhou frontiers;

To the west of the Nanping army, between Dali and the Great Song Dynasty, there were many barbarian tribes.

On the periphery of Yazhou alone, there are more than 10 prefectures, covering hundreds of miles around Yazhou, and there are roughly hundreds of tribes of all sizes, of which there are nearly 50 large ones.

The tribes in the north are rich in famous horses, yaks, tiger and leopard skins, and musk navels......

The southern parts are Dali horses, golden bark, white cloth, fire cloth, and medicinal herbs......

There are also gold, silver, copper and other minerals.

What they like to trade is the salt, tea, cloth, silk, porcelain and other specialties of the Great Song Dynasty.

Many of the tribes close to the Han land could speak Han and had many transactions with the Song people, so they were called Shuman.

The one layer separated by it is called Shengman.

The chiefs of the states, the Great Song Dynasty gave official seals and positions, ranging from generals, generals, governors, assassins, to Si Ge and Lang generals, in order to show their restraints.

Generally, they will also be rewarded with brocade robes, robes, silver belts, silverware, silver seals and copper seals and other things as identity confirmation.

For example, Ah Homi, the tribe she belongs to is called Erlinbu, the place is not big, but the surrounding tribes all push them as co-masters, which is actually a huge tribal alliance.

The alliance chief is known as the "Great Ghost Lord", and his identity on the side of the Great Song Dynasty is General Huaiyuan.

Her daughter is very favored, so although she is a daughter, the big ghost master also asked Song Ting for an identity. Although Ah Homi is only a teenager, he is also the general of the Great Song Dynasty, and her brother is General Weiyuan.

Every few years, the Yazhou Mansion will also reward wine and food on behalf of the imperial court to show condolences.

When making transactions, the price given by Da Song is generally slightly higher, in order to strengthen its attachment.

Conflicts often broke out between the tribes, and the customs were different from those of the Great Song Dynasty, such as when the elder brother died, the younger brother could inherit the sister-in-law as his wife; Another example is that captives are captured, and even passing merchants, often killed and used for sacrifice.

Even if the victim is Song Min, because the mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is a local custom, the Great Song Dynasty does not care much.

Taking the Erlin tribe as an example, there are ten lower and three surnames in the tribe, and there are three tribes in the tribe, and there are already hierarchical castes.

The Ah Ho Department is the highest among the thirteen clans, and only intermarries with two high surnames.

The big ghost lord is more enlightened, so he also invited a Han teacher to teach his children, and heard Ah Mi say that he was preparing to pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty.

This brings us to the tribute, Jin Yu, and Hua Xiong, all of which are among them.

Su You asked these two things carefully, and couldn't help laughing, it turned out to be the golden monkey and the panda.

The golden fur is very expensive, and the Great Song Dynasty inlaid the part with long golden hair on its back into a leather cushion, which can not be used lightly unless it is above the slaughter.

Looking at the bracelet on Ah Homi's hand, Su You said with a smile: "The emperor is merciful today, you can't please you to offer this kind of useless thing, but the bracelet in your hand is not bad." ”

Ah Homi and Su You talked and laughed for a long time, feeling that since they entered the Great Song Dynasty, the people who saw them either despised or were not arrogant, and there were also those who greeted them with a low voice and a smile, but those who obviously took a fancy to the goods they brought, none of them really treated them equally.

Only Su You, the younger brother, is neither humble nor arrogant, but he is sincere and honest, although he is young, he is very smart, and his appearance is also cute, he really can't help but like it, so he took off the bracelet and handed it to him: "You like this silver bracelet, then my sister will give it to you." ”

It seems that Erlinbu is quite rich, and this cheap sister is very generous.

Su You didn't answer: "Sister, you are not real silver, and your earrings and chest are not the same metal." ”

Ah Homi was surprised: "How do you know? I don't think so, but I can't say what's wrong, it's from Qiongbechuan. ”

Su You smiled: "Of course, there is a way to verify it, in fact, you should also feel it yourself, this bracelet should be lighter than the same sterling silver bracelet." ”

Ah Mi pulled Su You's sleeve and smiled: "If my brother teaches me how to distinguish gold and silver, my sister ...... My sister ordered her subordinates to build you a good house, how about it? Building a building with bamboo is our forte in the second forestry department. ”

Su You clasped his hands together and laughed: "Deal!" ”

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After turning around and returning to the Land Temple, Ah Homi began to sniffle: "What is so fragrant?!" ”

A few older children fried a big pot of dishes. Back to the pot meat, blistering pig soup, braised pork offal, is specially arranged by Su You, which is also the favorite of the babies.

Then they started to eat, and several gentlemen, the master of the account room, and Ah Ho Mi were at the same table, and Su You was accompanied.

There are a few more stir-fried vegetables in this table, which can be regarded as receiving distinguished guests.

One meal makes everyone happy.

If the current southwest is still a desert of food, then the barbarians are simply Mars, and at first glance, eating stir-fried vegetables with big oil and meat is completely like entering a peach feast.

Ah Homi couldn't stop the chopsticks, kept stuffing things into his mouth, and muttered: "How can it be so fragrant?!" I thought the food in Jiazhou was delicious enough, compared with your Meizhou...... Forget it, there is no comparison at all! ”

The master also gave his hand: "I persuaded the lord to go all the way, but the lord still made up his mind, just this meal, it is worth the trip......"

Su You said with a smile: "If you like it, we eat fish at night, and my sister will reward you with that ingot, and the food must always match it." ”

Ah Homi raised his head: "In the account room, two hundred wen per person, calculated according to five days, fifty people will add up to one hundred yuan, and give one hundred and fifty taels of silver to my younger brother, which will be counted as the meal money for the next few days!" ”

Now the official price has always been copper and two silver, in fact, the people are higher, and if there are fifty taels more, this sister is really generous.

Su You hurriedly waved his hand: "It doesn't take so much, we have a very simple breakfast, but I still accepted the money first, and when my sister leaves, I will exchange it for a few good goods for you, and you can't lose anything." ”

Ah Homi smiled: "Didn't you say that there are more than fifty orphan children? Sister is a little favor for you. When I leave, I can just send those weapons to my sister. ”

Su You said with a smile: "But I still have to report, but the shopkeeper of the iron shop in the city is familiar with me, this matter is not difficult, and I will make a good knife for my sister, which is counted as a thank you." ”

Ah Mi smiled: "I don't believe it! You can teach me how to discern silver and gold. ”

After eating, Su You took two square measuring cups made of pottery and said, "Sister, there are many ways to identify gold and silver, this is the simplest, just measure their density." ”

Ah Homi asked, "What is density?" ”

Su You said: "Density is the weight of an object divided by its volume, as long as the substance is pure enough, this value is generally constant. ”

After speaking, put the silver ingot that Ah Homi gave to the children on the scale, and put the jade porcelain weight on the other side to get the weight.

Then put the silver ingot into the measuring cup: "The volume of the silver ingot, because of its strange shape, is difficult to calculate, but in this way, it is easy to measure, and the volume of water it discharges is its own volume." You came in a big boat, it should be easy to know. ”