"Lord Zhao, I came from afar, and the lower official should have visited the post station in person, but he was busy with official business, so he couldn't leave, ashamed, ashamed. [No pop-ups. Zhou Zong said with affection.

Zhao Pu glanced at the serious Zhou Zong and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou is serious. Loyalty to the country is an unshirkable duty of our generation. Lord Zhou is dedicated to the public, and the officials admire and admire. However, the lower officials came this time, but it was not for state affairs, I don't know if Zhou Gong is free? ”

Zhao Pu said and glanced at Chang Mengxi and Han Xizai, who were sitting on the side. These two people were a little uncomfortable at the time, Zhao Puming said that it was a private matter, so what are we listening to here? The two looked at each other and prepared to get up and take their leave.

Zhao Pu's words made Zhou Zong a little unhappy, and said in his heart: Are we acquainted? Seeing that Chang and Han were about to get up and say goodbye, he hurriedly waved his hand to stop them, and said: "Lord Zhao, Xia Guan Xi is the Taifu of the Tang Dynasty, and the government is in contact, so it should be a selfless matter, Lord Zhao, I'm afraid I have found the wrong place." ”

Zhao Pu blinked, as if he didn't understand what Zhou Zong meant. He hesitated and said, "This...... This one...... That Lord Zhou, I don't know who the lower officials should go to? ”

Chang Mengxi, who was on the side, quite admired Zhou Zong's statement, and teased: "Lord Zhao can go and find Feng Xiang, Feng Xiang must be very happy with Lord Zhao's request to see." As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile on his face.

Zhao Pu now understood that this Chang Mengxi was not welcome to himself, so he stood up, arched his hand, and muttered: Why do you still have to find Feng Yansi about the marriage between the king of the family and Miss Zhang Qian? With that, he turned to walk out.

Zhou Zong hurriedly said in the back: "Lord Zhao, please stay, please stay." As he spoke, he stood up and chased after him. Ma Yun and Zhang Qian's marriage has long been decided, but for two years, Ma Yun is stunned that he has never married, he has nothing, but the wife of the family is anxious, for fear that his sister will not be able to marry. Today, Zhao Pu came, it seems that he was going to meet Zhang Qian, and by the way, he came to discuss the marriage, but he was driven away by himself, and his wife knew about it, so he couldn't eat and left. Under the threat of the Hedong Lion, Zhou Zong had no intention of holding Zhao Pu accountable for deliberately making this joke.

Zhou Zong invited Zhao Pu to sit down again and asked, "Lord Zhao, are you here to meet Miss Zhang Er this time?" ”

Zhao Pu nodded and said, "An important purpose of Xiaguan's envoy to the Tang Dynasty this time is to replace my king and take the second lady to Changsha. Xia Guan was in a hurry, and when he passed through Jiangzhou, he didn't have time to go to Zhang's Mansion to meet him in person, but fortunately, he heard that the second lady was in your house, so he came over and hoped that Lord Zhou would tell him a thing or two. ”

His aunt got married, and Zhou Zong couldn't completely leave this matter alone, so he could only nod and agree at the moment. Zhao Pu asked people to bring some special products of the Chu State as a gift of gratitude, and then he was ready to leave.

Although the Northern Expedition of Chu was victorious, the day was not easy. Zhou Zong originally thought that Zhao Pu came to Jinling this time to ask for help, but Zhao Pu kept his mouth shut and did not mention the affairs of Chu and Tang, but made this Zhou Zong Zhou master beat a drum in his heart, thinking that Zhao Pu would not reach any agreement with Feng Yansi in private. So, he retained Zhao Pu again, and knocked on the side: "Your country's Northern Expedition and the annexation of the 9 states under the Weisheng Jiedu envoy are really gratifying." ”

Zhao Pu shook his head and said, "Compared to half of the world, what is the land of Kyushu?" If it weren't for your country's hesitation in the face of war, you and I would be drinking and chatting in Bianjing City today. ”

Zhou and Chang secretly scolded Zhao Pu for being cheap and behaved, but Han Xizai was indignant in his heart, and he thought it was true, he supported Li Jing's Northern Expedition, but he was employing people, and he was different from Li Jing, Feng Yansi and others, he advocated using military generals as commanders, and Wenchen who knew the art of war as the supervisor. However, Li Jing used the royal family who had never been on the battlefield as the commander, and the ministers as the supervisors, how could he be undefeated.

Words are not speculative for more than half a sentence. In a word, Zhou Zong and the others didn't like Zhao Pu horizontally, so they were ready to send them off. This conversation, just like playing table tennis, Zhao Pu slammed it over, Zhou Zong didn't know how to pick it up, and he didn't want to pick it up, but Zhao Pu actually ran to the opposite side and saved the ball himself, he smiled: "Hehe, the past is like smoke, but you can't chase it." Xia Guan came to Jinling, I heard that the situation in Datang is not very good, is this true? ”

"What's so bad? My Datang has tens of thousands of armor, who dares to invade easily? Zhou Zong said confidently.

"I heard that the people in your country are poor and lack food and clothing, and on the other hand, the market prices are low, but no one buys them?" Zhao Pu asked.

Zhou Zong glanced at Chang Mengxi and said with a smile: "What Lord Zhao said is indeed a thing, but according to Lord Zhao's opinion, what do you think is the reason?" ”

"Hehe, is Master Taifu going to the school to be an official? This situation in your country is obviously caused by the high price of copper coins! As long as the copper-to-silver ratio falls, the market will soon be booming again. Zhao Pu said sharply.

Zhou Zong smiled, but did not speak, but Han Xizai on the side asked, "Lord Zhao thinks, what is the reason for the price of copper coins to rise?" ”

"Hehe, Lord Han doesn't do dark things, don't you really know the reason for the price of this copper coin? It's just because someone is searching for copper coins to make bronze utensils. As long as the sale of copper objects is prohibited in your country, the merchants will not be profitable, and they will naturally collect copper coins. ”

"Taifu, what Lord Zhao said is right. However, this reason should be present in all years, why is it so serious this year. Actually, I noticed a peculiar phenomenon. The two years of the lack of copper coins happened to be the period of normal trade between the two countries? ”

Zhao Pu smiled without changing his face: "Lord Han, it's really humorous. What does your country's lack of copper coins matter to us? Could it be that Lord Han meant that this copper coin actually entered the territory of our Great Chu? Lord Han, have you forgotten that our Dachu uses iron coins, and it is also expressly forbidden to use copper coins. In this case, this copper coin is worth nothing when it comes to my Da Chu, who will do such a loss-making business? ”

Han Xizai said with a smile: "It's just a casual statement, since there is no one, then forget it." He had long wondered in his heart if it was Chu Guo who was doing it in private, after all, such a big matter, relying on a few businessmen alone, I am afraid it would not help. It's just that I can't find a handle, now that Li Zhao and others have opened a shop in Li Tang, if you go to buy something, he will exchange it for copper coins for you, as if he wants to sell the copper coins quickly. Han Xizai couldn't help but test Zhao Pu. I secretly wondered in my heart, is this matter related to the Chu State?

Zhou Zong glanced at Han Xizai dissatisfied, and this was too frivolous. This Zhao Pu is a member of the Chu State, how can he tease him so easily. So, he said: "Lord Zhao, since you know, you should also be considerate of the current situation in our country, I don't know if you came to Datang to discuss the matter of going south to conquer the Han Kingdom?" In fact, the current situation in our two countries is not optimistic, and the policy is to suspend the army and support the people. ”

This is the words of the old city to seek the country. China's Xu Zhongya and Fan Zhen Xiangguo also see it the same way. The purpose of Xia Guan's visit to Datang is also to further enhance the exchanges between the two countries, and I hope that you and China can carry out commercial and trade exchanges to a greater extent. As for the southern expedition, it is more appropriate to postpone it for a year or two for the time being. It's just a pity that I haven't had the opportunity to meet His Royal Highness King Tang and tell a thing or two. Zhao Pu said.

Zhou Zong's eyes rolled, he glanced at Zhao Pu indifferently, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhao, don't worry, Your Majesty is indeed busy, and when you are busy for a while, you should see your Excellency indirectly from time to time." Your Majesty also misses His Royal Highness the King of Chu very much, and attaches great importance to the relationship between your two countries......"

Zhao Pu smiled slightly when he heard this, and nodded-

Jinling Feng Mansion.

"Lord Zhao, why do you have time to come to my house to sit recently. I heard that you're not engaged in some kind of Dachu investment promotion? Feng Yansi sat on the Taishi chair, holding the teacup in one hand and slightly raising the other, motioning for Zhao Pu to sit down.

Zhao Pu said with a smile: "Feng Xiang, the current predicament of the Chu State, you must also know. Therefore, I worked tirelessly to convene the Dachu Investment Association. However, this investment promotion has always been a trickle, and it can't withstand urgent use. If you want to get out of the predicament, my king actually already has an idea, but I still need your country to help you a thing or two? ”

"Hey, my lord has been in Jinling for a long time, and I must know that my Datang is also in difficulty and struggling now. This kind of help is more than enough but not enough. Feng Yansi said.

"Isn't it like Feng Xiang to listen to what my king's idea is?" Zhao Pu said with a smile.

"Listen up."

"What my king means - go south and use the sword of Da Chu to open up the living space of Da Chu!" Zhao Pudao.

"It seems that the king of Chu is going south to conquer Lingnan. But this is a matter of Chu State, what does it have to do with my Datang? Feng Yansi asked pretending not to understand.

"Feng Xiang, your country is now scarce in copper money, the market is declining, and the situation is extremely bad. Xia Guan thinks that what Feng Xiang can do now is only three things, one is to issue a lot of money, and use a lot of money to solve the problem of insufficient funds in circulation. But no one has done this in the past, and everyone has no idea whether there are advantages or disadvantages to doing so. If you succeed, the credit is all to Zhou Zong, because he proposed to issue a lot of money, but if it fails, Zhou is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and you are the prime minister of the dynasty, so you can't take responsibility? Second, your country's copper production is not large, but your country's ready-made bronze is not a lot, in your country many times, your country's many temples, really let the lower officials breathtaking, each temple is a Buddha statue, this Buddha statue can be mostly bronze. If you destroy the Buddha and mint money, the price of this copper coin will soon fall. However, there are also problems and taboos in this, even if people like Zhou Zong dare not propose to destroy the Buddha, it can be seen that the status of this temple in your country. If you act rashly, I am afraid that if the Buddha statue is not destroyed, your phase will not be guaranteed. Third, naturally, it is to send troops south to crusade against the Han Kingdom, but I heard that the Han Palace of Xingwangfu is full of gold. And the Han country is also popular to use copper coins, you laid the Han country, the Han country of bronze back to the furnace, resulting in copper coins, in this way, does not solve the problem of the scarcity of copper coins? Feng Xiang, what do you think? ”

Feng Yansi laughed noncommittally.

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