The grain output in Guanzhong was more than 200 catties per mu in the Han Dynasty and more than 300 catties in the Tang Dynasty; In the Tang Dynasty, a person in Guanzhong had an average land of more than 100 acres, and you can know how rich their life is.

However, in the period of Beiyang warlords and even the Republic of China, the yield of wheat per mu in Guanzhong Province has been hovering around 100 catties; It is self-evident what the lives of ordinary people look like.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Guan Chinese has radiated to the surrounding distant lands, and in the tenth century, the adjacent Bactria and Liao kingdoms, Uighurs, Dali, Hexi Corridor, Turpan Basin, Tarim Basin, Amu Darya River and Syr Darya valley in Central Asia have all been invaded by Chinese in the 10th century.

Western Xia was adjacent to Guanzhong, and it was an indisputable fact that the rulers still advocated the Chinese of Guan, although they were party members.

Gou Zhonghou's first dish is the Guanzhong Dapin Bowl - a Dapin bowl contains mixed vegetables and vegetables, plus a bowl of crispy cashew nuts, a bowl of fresh peach kernels, a bowl of small red fruits, a bowl of sweet melons, and four bowls of cold dishes.

The next 12 bowls of cold dishes are: a bowl of pork trotters in sauce, a bowl of cured beef, a bowl of fragrant pork ribs, a bowl of braised ear slices, a bowl of black bean curd, a bowl of old tofu, a bowl of green radish, a bowl of green wild vegetables, a bowl of cold cucumbers, a bowl of cold bean sprouts, a bowl of cold shredded potatoes, and a bowl of cold green bamboo shoots.

Zhao Wenchen was dumbfounded when he saw it, staring at the 13 bowls of cold vegetables, his eyes beaded and his bones went around for a long time, and he silently muttered in his heart: Straight mother thief, the old man will be slaughtered today; These dishes are accompanied by wine, and I am afraid that I will not be able to pass away without two or three yuan for a table......

Zhao Wenchen was thinking in his heart, Gou Zhonghou and the shopkeeper served 13 bowls of hot dishes; The hot dishes are still big old bowls: a bowl of pot roast chicken, a bowl of peony fish, a bowl of grilled elbows, a bowl of double sea stew, a bowl of sweet rice, a bowl of crispy meat, a bowl of button meat, a bowl of boiled radish, a bowl of oily meat, a bowl of fried shrimp, a bowl of grilled orchids, a bowl of lamb, a bowl of copper pot reunion (big bowl)

Zhao Wenchen was completely dumbfounded, there were only 13 dishes in the 13 bowls of Guanzhong he knew; and Gou Zhong's thick cold dishes served 13 dishes; The 13 hot dishes are actually 26 bowls, and if you add the 4 bowls of side dishes in the first bowl; No more, no less, just 30 bowls.

"My goodness!" Zhao Wenchen muttered sharply in his heart: "My prefect has been an official for many years, and I am afraid I have never eaten 30 bowls of Guanzhong dishes; This Guanzhong character named Gou Zhonghou is actually very unkind, and he uses such means to deceive people......"

Zhao Wenchen has the feeling of being teased, deceived, and carried with an awl in his pocket; He wants to theorize with Gou Zhonghou.

Zhao Wenchen stood up, but saw that Xiao Tzuyong's 300 people and his 100 soldiers gathered together for a total of 400 people, they couldn't hold it back for a long time; Babbling and roaring, pounding chopsticks and picking up big food.

Zhao Wenchen's eyes widened like cowbells, and the corners of his mouth instantly burned out of the bubbles - he was anxious!

Zhao Wenchen and Gou Zhonghou reasoned, how to return the vegetables that were poked open by 400 people? Another theory is bound to be unpleasant, and Xiao Tzuyong's 300 people may ridicule Zhao Wenchen for being stingy, slamming the door, and peeling the skin of black beans......

Zhao Wenchen thought for a long time, he could only break his arm and put it in his sleeve, and it was difficult to say that he was dumb and bitter when he ate huanglian.

Xiao Tzuyong's 300 Tielin Army are people from the desolate land, where have you seen 13 bowls of Guanzhong are actually 30 bowls of big dishes? When he had eaten to his heart's content, he shouted and shouted, and Zhao Wenchen's eyes were already green; But Xiao Tzuyong picked up his wine glass and wanted to him.

Xiao Tzuyong toasted to Zhao Wenchen and muttered: "Zhao Daguan is righteous and squandering money, and entertaining our brothers with such a sumptuous banquet; Our brothers are grateful to Zhao Daguan from the bottom of their hearts! ”

Zhao Wenchen heard Xiao Tzuyong say this, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind; snickered and said: "The wool came out of the sheep, and I ate 30 bowls of vegetables in Guanzhong; The excess cost will be deducted from the shipping fee! ”

Zhao Wenchen thought in his heart, so he calculated it with his heart and eyes: a table of 30 bowls of dishes will cost 500 yuan, and two tables will be consistent money; 40 tables and 20 yuan can be taken down and Amitabha Buddha can be obtained.

Cao Suhou 300 horses carried salt from the salt pond to Fengxiang Mansion, and the freight was calculated according to 2 yuan; The cost of 10 horses is enough to cover the cost of 20 yuan for food.

Zhao Wenchen immediately cheered up as soon as he made such a calculation; accompanied Xiao Tzuyong and the 300 Tielin Army to eat and drink, and the table was suddenly full of messes.

Zhao Wenchen ate half of the stubble and pretended to pretend to be a latrine, walked to Gou Zhonghou's side and asked: "Township Party Boss Gou, I don't know how much you charge the old man for 13 bowls and a table in this pass?" ”

"1 kan money! It's the old Ha style! Gou Zhonghou replied without thinking: "There are very few guests in the 30 bowls of Dianguan this year, and only a wealthy person like Zhao Daguan has such courage!" ”

Gou Zhong flattered Zhao Wenchen with a thick and skillful mouth, and also said that 13 bowls were 30 bowls.

Zhao Wenchen was ignorant, and it was really a bit tricky to think about the 1 yuan for a table of banquets; He just calculated according to 500 wen per table, and the two tables were the same money; This dog-like boss Gou costs 1 yuan for a table, and says that 13 bowls are 30 bowls, is it obvious that he is a pit person?

Zhao Wenchen's face suddenly pulled down and wanted to attack, but Gou Zhonghou picked up the previous words with a laugh and said: "Zhao Daguan's 40 tables of wine and food should be charged 40 yuan, but Xiaomin sees that Zhao Daguan is generous; I'll give you a discount of only 35 yuan! ”

Gou Zhonghou said this and added: "35 guan money refers to the coins of the Song Dynasty!" Zhao Daguan, you should understand in your heart! ”

Zhao Wenchen was so angry that his teeth itched, he was a fine and clever Jingzhao Mansion branch official; But you can't play the Guanzhong people who open restaurants?

Zhao Wenchen saw that Gou Zhong was honest and reasonable, and obliquely said obliquely; I opened my mouth wide and wanted to speak a few times, but I didn't know what to say.

In the Song Dynasty, money was always one tael of silver, and one tael of silver was equivalent to 1,000 yuan in the 21st century in later generations; 1,000 yuan can only be regarded as a medium-grade meal in the 21st century in the future, and tens of thousands of yuan for a table of banquets in later generations is nothing new.

After Zhao Wenchen sat down on the price of wine and food in front of Gou Zhonghou, he came to Xiao Tzuyong and toasted him with two glasses and said with a smile: "Brother Cao, we can talk about the freight of your 300 horses to transport salt to Fengxiang Mansion now!" ”

Xiao Tzuyong heard Zhao Wenchen mention Fengxiang Mansion, and his mind suddenly cleared up most of the time; Pretending to be surprised, he stared at Zhao Wenchen and said, "Brother Zhao, you said you want us to transport the salt to Fengxiang Mansion?" ”

"Yes! It is transported to Fengxiang Mansion! Zhao Wenchen thought that Xiao Tzuyong thought that the road was far away, so he laughed and said: "The distance from Yanchi to Fengxiang Mansion is 1,300 miles, and my brother will give you 1,500 miles; Brother Cao, you set a price, oh yes, it's the freight of a horse! Zhao Wenchen was afraid that Xiao Tzuyong would not understand, so he added.

Xiao Tzuyong was happy when he heard the three words of Fengxiang Mansion, and they were going to rush to the river; And the Xianghe River is the territory of Fengxiang Mansion, and as soon as the 300 Tielin soldiers arrive at Fengxiang Mansion, it is equivalent to arriving at the Xianghe River; As for the freight, Xiao Tzuyong didn't pay attention to it at all.

Zhao Wenchen saw that after he finished talking about the freight, Xiao Tzuyong did not say anything, stared at him with straight eyes, and laughed and said, "Why don't the Cao family brothers speak!" ”

Xiao Tzu Yong suddenly came to his senses, "Oh oh oh ......" and said a few times: "Brother Zhao asked how much is the right freight for a horse, isn't it?" So be it, the younger brother is a layman; Give more to give less, brother looks at it, brother won't complain! ”

This is really a matter of growing a sorghum stalk on ten acres of land, and it is also a matter of dissatisfaction with the urine of the cow cage; Zhao Wenchen was stunned for a while, and immediately came back to his senses, and said with a smile in his heart: "This person named Cao Suhou is simply the stupidest fool in the world, and he actually asked Zhao to make an offer for him?" Okay! Don't let the pie in the sky be in vain, don't ......"

Zhao Wenchen was ecstatic for a while, and he took a long sigh and raised his arm and said, "Okay! Since the Cao family brothers believe in Brother Zhao so much, then Brother Zhao is not welcome! ”

Zhao Wenchen stared at Xiao Tzuyong's eyes to spy on his expression, Xiao Tzuyong had no expression; Still showing a look of joy on his face, Zhao Wenchen fixed his mind and said: "The freight given by others for a horse is at most 800 Wen, and my brother will give 1,000 Wen when he sees his brother's generosity; 1000 Wen is consistent money, brother, what do you think! ”

"Okay! Always is always consistent! Brothers don't fight, we're decided! Xiao Tzu Yong said disdainfully: "When the goods arrive in Fengxiang Mansion, the Zhao family brother will settle the freight!" ”

Xiao Tzuyong finalized the price as soon as he opened his mouth, and almost didn't startle Zhao Wenchen's jaw.

Zhao Wenchen's original intention of singing the consistent money was to grind with Xiao Tzu Yong a few times and gradually increase the price, and the three money was the bottom line; How can you think that Xiao Tzuyong, who is stunned, will always accept money, such a stupid hat is really rare in the world.

According to common sense, the freight from Yanchi to Fengxiang for a horse is at least 3 yuan; No one will run this errand for less than 3 dollars.

Zhao Wenchen is a well-known picker, and he wants to get back the money for a dinner before he offers a price of 1 yuan; Xiao Tzuyong didn't even fight to accept it; This is really a golden pony from the sky that can't even think of it.

Zhao Wenchen stared at Xiao Tzuyong in a daze and pondered for a long time, and finally reacted and said in his heart: "I've heard people talk about stupidity before, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but now the big fool is standing in front of him vividly; If you don't believe it, you can't help it! ”

The 40 tables were marked one after another, and Zhao Wenchen ended the freight negotiation with Xiao Tzuyong in infinite joy.

Xiao Tzuyong saw that Zhao Wenchen was complacent, and snorted coldly in his heart: "The pig-like Southern Barbarian thinks you have made a big bargain? Grandpa's purpose is to let the 300 Tielin Army smoothly cross the Western Xia border into the Song Kingdom, even if we don't want a penny of freight, we have made a lot of money, you are happy! ”

This son can speak out of his own people who are familiar with sinicization, and spit it out of Xiao Tzuyong's mouth; It's enough to show that this guy's sinicization level has reached the point of being a part of the middle.,Of course, the cowardice at this moment is just Xiao Tzuyong saying it in his heart and not spitting it out.。

The banquet of 30 bowls of sorghum wine in Guanzhong ended in the drunkenness of Xiao Tzuyong's 300 Tielin soldiers and Zhao Wenchen's 100 soldiers, and that night Xiao Tzuyong and 300 Tielin soldiers rested in the inn on Yanchi Street; The next day, he went on his way loaded with salt.

In the very desolate territory of Western Xia drove a caravan of mules and horses carrying heavy loads, each carrying heavy salt buns on their backs; More than 400 mules and horses created a beautiful picture in the Gobi Desert.

After the war between the Song and Xia sides was temporarily extinguished, in order to ensure the smooth trading of goods between the two sides; The armies on both sides protected the salt merchants.

Xiao Tzu Yong saw that his 300 Tielin troops were not subject to any interrogation and hindrance, and kept walking towards the territory of the Song Dynasty; How happy I was in my heart.