"The minister is happy, please meet the lord."

"Hurry up, get up...... Qilang, the Gao family has you, and they will be able to prosper, this name has been changed well, and you should be pleased under your father Jiuquan. ”

Meng Chang picked up the young man in front of him, saw his square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his father's portrait, he couldn't help but redden, and held his hand hard and said: "The defeat of Kuizhou, so that the loyal ministers and good people will sacrifice their lives for the country, it is all a certain mistake, come and come, sit down and talk, Da Lang, you also come and sit, you can find the handsome descendants in the 100,000 mountains, and the credit is not small." ”

Meng Xuanzhe responded with a smile, pulled him to sit down happily, and Meng Chang personally made tea to entertain the young man.

This young man is the Gao family Qilang who was driven out of the house before Gao Yanli took command, and he has been in the Yi nationality for more than three years, but with his ability, he has made the Yi tribes in the surrounding seven mountains and nine villages respect the lord.

Meng Xuanzhe climbed over the mountains and rivers, personally invited him, and finally persuaded his loyalty to lead 3,000 Yi warriors to help, which was really good news for Meng Chang.

With this new force, coupled with the thousand armor and bows and crossbows sent by Western Qin, there is one more chance of achieving great things, how can he not be overjoyed.

"You're here, where's your subordinates?"

"Humble Jing Yunwen Yunwu, led by her, lying in the deep mountains, within half a month, there is no trace of worry."

"Okay, great, there is half a month, that's enough, I'm almost ready here, just wait for the east wind to arrive......"

……

In Yizhou, Qin Yue personally led the minister of civil and military affairs to go out of the city for ten miles to welcome the arrival of Xiang Gong.

After Xiang Gong was received by the Iron War Department, he only stayed in Xingyuan Mansion for one night, and then marched to Yizhou, he did not take the rice cang road, but along the route of the Huya Army's march that year, turned to Xixian, and then crossed the Sanquan Pass, all the way to see all the way, to Lizhou, just happened to meet Jiayin who came to meet him quickly.

The two of them saw each other, each with a lot of emotion, it was night, Xiang Xun was drunk, and the next day he woke up and urged him to set off, along the way, with Jia Yin's explanation, he was no longer lonely.

If Jia Yin talks about Fengyue, it can't beat a fart with three punches, and if you want to talk about war, it can be non-stop all day long.

It's a pity that the ceremony of entering the city has some fly in the ointment, and the sky is drizzling.

Xiang Gong Wan refused the proposal of the carriage, did not even use a poncho, and proudly walked in the rain.

When he saw the head of the receiving official pavilion, he was stunned, and then he saw Li Gu, Han Tong and Wang Shu beside Qin Yue, Rao is Xiang Gong Rong Ma half a life, iron-blooded, and for a while he was also irrepressible, he threw his long sword and shouted: "Brother Weizhen, Boda, Chengxiang ......"

His voice is very sad, but his voice has a layer of grievances.

Li Gu glanced at Qin Yue imperceptibly, and then laughed loudly: "Xingming, look at your age, you still have to be strong, the autumn rain is cold, quickly enter the pavilion to change clothes, and then talk." ”

Xiang Gong rolled the saddle and dismounted, as if he had just discovered Qin Yue, laughed at himself, and said to Qin Yue: "Xiang is a dog who has lost his family, and he has come to Yizhou to beg for food." ”

Qin Yue laughed, without the slightest hint of the emperor's shelf, braved the rain and took a few steps forward, took Xiang Gong into the pavilion, and then smiled: "Xiang Shuai can come to Yizhou, I am welcome with four hands and four feet, come and come, wipe your hair first, change your clothes and then drink." ”

The injury was very good, and Zhang Yanke, who was in charge of this escort, couldn't help but ask softly when he saw Jia Yin: "Jia Tou, this guy is so majestic, he speaks with breath in his nostrils, why did Your Majesty greet him so ceremoniously." ”

"You know, this is a really capable person, but...... Right now, he only has this arrogance to support, and for a person who is full of anger and has nowhere to go, what can we do if we soften our bodies. ”

"Oh, Jiatou, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I've been talking again."

"Get out."

Jiayin kicked Zhang Yanke open, took the towel handed by Chishan, wiped it indiscriminately and followed into the pavilion, and relied on the friendship and self-reliant temperament of the same people all the way in the past few days, and drank the wind and wine a little nonsense, and then rushed into the city, stayed in the west building, and then prepared a dust washing feast.

Speaking of Xiang Gong's situation, Li Gu, Han Tong, and Wang Shu were all a little embarrassed.

It is difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs, a mighty general who stands tall and proud, and is so aggrieved that it is difficult to get out of the sheath of the sword, and it is really difficult for him to think about it, this time he was caught by the Song Dynasty Wude Division, in fact, it is a good thing for him, he should be thrown away, and he was finally thrown away, and he unloaded his heart, he should be a good man or a hero.

Xiang Gong has lived in Yizhou since then, he accepted the house, gold and silver given by Qin Yue, but he politely refused all official positions, willing to be a fisherman, Qin Yue is not reluctant, as long as you live here with peace of mind, it is better than anything.

On the twenty-third day of October, Yizhou once again welcomed an old acquaintance - Han Xizai, the ambassador of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Han Xizai brought a business that Qin Yue didn't expect at all, and helped mint money.

But it turned out that after the expansion of Qingshan Yard, the copper ore resources of the Southern Tang Dynasty were solved, but the money was still an old technology, and the original plan was to imitate the portrait copper dollar of the Western Qin, and it was also prepared to come to a copper dollar with one as ten dollars, but the result was unsuccessful, there was a copper dollar in front of the Western Qin Zhuyu, and the Southern Tang Dynasty was really unwilling to cast the old-fashioned copper coin, and the material of the ten copper plates could be cast at least three or four copper dollars, and the difference in value was three or four times, so it was not cost-effective.

Han Xizai suggested that if he asked Xiqin to borrow craftsmen, he could cooperate if he couldn't do it.

Li Yu followed the admonition, and immediately ordered Han Xi to trace the west of the river. This is a good thing for Xi Qin to fall from the sky, Qin Yue personally entertained this immortal Han Fuzi, and after he was full of wine and food, he had his own business attendant Zhang Zhongzi to come forward to discuss in detail.

Zhang Zhongzi said with a smile: "The lord of Jiangnan is literary and elegant, elegant and unparalleled, and he loves his lyrics very much, but he didn't have a chance to see it, this helps to mint money, His Majesty has already explained, everything is easy to say, but I don't know what the requirements are, if it is a universal Sejong Tongbao, you will transport the copper, and we will only collect two percent of the loss." ”

"This ......" Han Xizai had a difficult look on his face, and hesitated for a moment: "There is no Great Zhou in the world, can this coin be cast with the image of my lord?" ”

"Yes, but on the basis of 20% loss, you need to add 20% of the mold opening fee."

"Mold opening fee?"

Zhang Zhongzi said with a smile: "There is no secret to casting money, it is all the same hydraulic stamping, only the mold is difficult to make, it must be pure gold, and this fine gold comes from the Western Regions thousands of miles away, it is difficult to buy a piece of gold, it is not enough to have pure gold, the strength of pure gold, non-human can carve, you see, I have been established in Great Qin for more than a year, and the available is still the Great Zhou Shizong coin, not that it can not be exchanged, but the cost of replacing it is too high." ”

Han Xizai thought to himself, I had thought of this difficulty in opening the mold for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be like this, no wonder the eyebrows and eyes are clearly distinguishable, but this forty percent loss is too high.

"Can you drop it?"

"I can't go down." Zhang Zhongzi took out a stack of familiar Xuan drawings, handed them to the other party, shook his head and sighed: "Don't hide it from the master, my country has long wanted to change the currency, you see, this set, there are one point, five points, one article, five words, the four gentlemen of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum are the patterns, but they are trapped in the conditions, they have not been implemented, by the way, there are many divisions in Jiangnan, Han Fuzi helps to see, but there are painters with long skills, help paint a set, His Majesty is not very satisfied with this set of patterns, and it is also the reason why it has not been implemented." ”

Han Xizai said with a smile: "The painter is easy to say, is this only a copper coin?" ”

"No, it's the queen's own recipe, what kind of alloy is it, the silver cancan is quite beautiful, oh, I have a few carved samples here, please take a look at it."

Han Xizai took a look, sure enough, the silver light was shining, but it was very light, but the pattern was very clear, and the pattern on the side was very comfortable to touch, and the reverse side was one point, the words of Wuwen, and the strokes were densely striped, and I didn't know what kind of mold I needed to stamp.

If this money comes out, the people will definitely welcome it, but I don't know how much it will cost?

Facing Han Xizai's question, Zhang Zhongzi said with a smile: "This is simple, just add two percent of the loss to the literal value, ah, this article is equivalent to the old system of money that both countries have now, regardless of quality, as long as it is official, it will be exchanged." ”

"Actually, Your Majesty said, if you and I use the same currency, it is a great thing, at least the merchants and people of the two countries will save a lot of trouble in trading, if it is feasible, our country is willing to open a bank to Jinling, so that the people can exchange it."

Regardless of quality?

Han Xizai suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said to Zhang Zhongzi: "The matter is serious, please let the old man go back to Jinling and ask the lord for instructions." ”

Zhang Zhongzi laughed: "This is as it should be, as long as you and I join forces and don't have to fight, we can suppress the puppet Song Dynasty economically." ”

Han Xizai set off early the next morning to return to Jiangling, went down the river, day and night, and entered the palace after returning to Beijing.

Li Yu nodded his nose and scolded with a smile: "Four achievements and four percent, you can't do this, I only have one request, this statue must be more handsome than Zhou Shizong's." ”

Han Xizai said with a smile: "This is certain, because practice makes perfect, and the money minted after it must be in better condition than before, but this portrait needs to be prepared by our country, oh, they also entrusted the minister to find a painter for it, saying that the pattern on the money is not beautiful." ”

Li Yu laughed: "It's not beautiful, for the sake of my portrait, let Gu Hongzhong come, as for this Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, it is exactly what I am good at, and I will paint it myself." ”

Han Xizai stroked his palms and laughed: "Wonderful, there is the imperial work of the country's lord money lock hook and gold wrong knife, and this coin will be famous for centuries." ”