Chapter 104: Xihuan Raid

As soon as it was dawn the next day, An Taihou's carriage arrived at Yicaotang, and Bailiyan was picked up by someone before it opened.

Yesterday's dose of medicine was eliminated, Ji Kang was able to open his eyes and speak today, the subcutaneous congestion all over his body was subsiding, and his body temperature was normal, but he was very emaciated after a few days of illness, and his stomach and intestines had not recovered.

Before leaving, Mrs. Li Zhu did not show up, but Antai Hou Jitong changed yesterday's unhappiness and gave a warm welcome:

"Wei Lang's traditional Chinese medicine skills are exquisite, and he was slightly courtesized, and he asked Wei Langzhong not to refuse."

Bailiyan gave a deep salute and took the burden easily:

"Thank you Antaihou for the gold, I am leaving."

"Sir, please go slowly."

The package sent by Ji Tong contained five pieces of gold per inch and a few pieces of fine silk, which was enough to be regarded as a heavy reward. Even if it is a large family, most of the diagnosis funds are one or two inches of silver and hundreds of copper coins, as well as dozens of catties of refined white rice, and satin fabrics are even more extravagant.

A silk fabric is cheap, such as yarn, Luo, Qi is worth a piece of gold, silk, silk, etc. are more expensive, silk, brocade five times, ten times more than yarn, Luo, silk prices are expensive, for the current low productivity is extremely precious.

Zhiguo, Jinguo, Xuguo, Weiguo and other countries have very little silk production due to the climate, but it is suitable for weaving brocade and satin, Xianguo, Liangguo, Qiguo, Yanguo, Changsun have a pleasant climate, and the silk produced is the most expensive.

Among them, the silk of Liang is the thickest, and the weaving thread is the most proficient. The second is the softest and smoothest silk of Qiguo and Xianguo, and the worst texture belongs to the water silk of Changsun country, because it is located in the tropical rainforest season, the silkworm is small, the silk spinning is less, the moisture is large, the silk woven is thin and fine, and the silk silk and silk yarn and Qi are mainly produced, and the best silk is very rare.

Before going out, he had not yet walked out of the house, but he saw a chariot coming from the east. The chariot ride is the monarch's chariot, and the prince can take it. Imperial relatives are rewarded and can also ride.

The chariot here is exquisitely and exquisite, pulled by four horses with a high head, the body is made of red sandalwood, the space is huge, not to mention covering an area of seven or eight square meters, like a small house that moves, it is very exaggerated. The carriage was inlaid with copper, and the curtains were hung with pink silk curtains, and there were maidservants in front and behind, and the forbidden army opened the way.

Bailiyan's eyes widened, and her heart suddenly became nervous, this car is the carriage of the crown prince and concubine Xihuan, and only the prince can match four horses, the king can be six, and the son of heaven is eight.

Xihuan should have accompanied the prince to enjoy the spring in Liuhu at this time, and suddenly returned to the city, could it be that Li Zhu's words were heard by her last night, or that Xihuan came specifically for Antaihou to envoy to the Jin Kingdom.

The carriage came slowly, and he couldn't wait for Bailiyan to go out, and the carriage stopped outside the gate of the mansion where An Taihou was staying, and it was blocked in front of him.

The coachman took out the horse stack from the seat and placed it on the left side of the carriage, and the attendant opened the door curtain, and saw a woman bowing out of the car when he was young, and the woman was wearing a pink silk and long neon dress, and the gold and silver were gorgeous and dazzling, and this woman was the crown princess Xi Feng.

Descending to the ground, Xi Feng stood up straight, with a smile on his face, and his eyes were full of mysterious confidence.

Princess Xihuan is also one of the most beautiful women in the Jin Kingdom, and she was born noble, and her temperament is really extraordinary, which is comparable to that of an ordinary girl. It's just that empty gaze is really uncomfortable.

Leaving the carriage, Xihuan stepped forward and saluted first:

"Ji Feng has seen An Taihou."

"The crown princess is exempt."

Ji Tong returned a salute, let go of the sideways and was about to welcome Xihuan into the mansion, but Xihuan looked to the left side quietly, his eyes fell on Bailiyan's face, and his eyes were facing Xi, Huan Meng was stunned:

"This is ......"

Ji Tong introduced:

"This is Wei Xian, a famous doctor in Yicaotang, Wei Langzhong."

"Yicaotang, Wei Xian!"

Xihuan was taken aback, and at this time, Baili Yan gave a deep salute and said in a salty accent:

"Xiao Minyi Caotang Wei Xian, I have seen the crown princess."

"You are ......" Xihuan was still a little unconvinced, the man in front of him was quite similar to Bailiyan, could he be Wei Xian?

Xihuan has only been married to the crown prince of Xian for more than two years, and she has not been idle in the past two years, cultivating her ears and eyes everywhere, and of course she also set her eyes on Wei Xian, who is under the pseudonym of Bailiyan, for the first time.

However, the current technical means are limited, Xihuan just makes people stare at it, but he has never seen Bailiyan's pseudonym Wei Xianhou's deity, and he was really taken aback when he saw it today.

However, in the past four or five years, Bailiyan has changed a lot. The last time he saw Xihuan was in February 620 of Shengyuan, five years ago, and in the past five years, Bailiyan has grown from a hairless boy with a hairless mouth to a young man with a short beard and a floating face.

What puzzled Xihuan even more was that Bailiyan did not flee back to Qiguo, nor did he contact Proton Mansion, but came to Xianguo alone and entered Zhao Xun's shogunate, and was willing to be a Langzhong, and even Xihuan didn't want to believe that Bailiyan had defeated Han He many times.

With a combination of factors, Xihuan preferred to believe that the man in front of her, who was as big as her, was Wei Xian, not Bai Liyan. If it was Bailiyan, she would do whatever it took to get rid of him.

A sharp flash flashed in Xihuan's eyes at this moment, but he was still not sure. Bai Liyan understood a little in her heart, and said quietly:

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess, Xiaomin was invited by Marquis An Tai to come to diagnose Prince Ji Kang, and asked His Royal Highness to investigate."

"I heard that there is also a person named Wei Xian in the shogunate of Doctor Zhao, so it is Your Excellency."

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, it is Xiaomin."

"That's not wrong, they all say that Dr. Zhao's subordinate Wei Xian's medical skills are excellent, and he really deserves his reputation when I see it today."

At this time, Ji Tong interjected:

"What the crown princess said is extremely true, Wei Lang's traditional Chinese medicine skills are brilliant and skillful, and he doesn't want to be a doctor and guest in Xianguo, which is really rude."

Ji Tong said polite words, his expression was a little more happy than before, he invited Lang Zhong and dozens of medical officers in a row but failed to cure him, obviously Bai Liyan's medical skills are indeed clever.

Xihuan said a few more words to Antai Hou Jitong, Baili Yanjing got into the carriage, and Xihuan looked at the carriage in the distance, and a trace of gloom suddenly floated in his heart.

On the way back to Yicaotang, Bai Liyan carefully recalled that when Fang Cai Xihuan saw him, he denied him.

Xihuan must have known that he was Zhao Xun's doorman, and he also knew that Han He had been broken many times back then, and he also designed it. So why didn't Xihuan mention that he was a Qi person just now? If she had already decided, she would probably be tempted. But no, or did she have other plans?

The carriage slowly stopped outside Yicaotang and sent away the coachman who had taken An Taihou. The door of the medical hall was ajar, Xiao Er was sitting at the entrance of the hall watching the door, she was sewing a dress with her head down, Bai Liyan put down the medicine box, put the brocade bag given by An Taihou on the medicine cabinet, and closed the other half of the door casually.

"Brother Wei, you're back."

Xiao Er put down the needle and thread, poured a bowl of water and handed it over, Bai Liyan took it and said:

"How many times have I told you, don't bow your head and mend your clothes, if it's broken, it's not over, what if you break your cervical spine."

"A piece of clothing is also a lot of copper coins, it's a pity to throw it away."

"It's a pity to throw it away, tear it up to make bandage gauze, and then sell it to rich people."

Bailiyan can see it very clearly, and it is nothing to sew and mend clothes, but it is easy to get cervical spondylosis after a long time, and what is worse is spinal stenosis. Xiao Er is only eighteen, and she has cervical spondylosis at a young age, what will she do in the future.

Most of the torn clothes are cut into strips of cloth, boiled and bleached with lime, and then used to sterilize with alcohol to make bandages, which are specially used for those who are not short of money, so not only do they not lose money, but they can also make some profits. There is no shortage of these in the store, and it is not cost-effective to toss the body for a piece of clothing.

"Well, there's no shortage of money in the store. Come with me to the backyard, Brother Wei has a surprise for you today. ”

Xiao Er's eyes lit up, and her eyes suddenly fell to the brocade bag on the medicine cabinet:

"It's yesterday's woman's advice to Brother Wei."

"Exactly, let's go. It's time to think about making a living. ”

When I came to the backyard study, there were many tables and chairs in the study, as well as a few rows of bookshelves. On the west wall, there was a weapon rack, and several swords and two spears were lying quietly, and one layer was unstained. Although there has been no war in the past few years, Bai Liyan does not dare to slack off at all, and as long as he is free every morning and evening, he will still practice his marksmanship for two or three hours.

Entering the study and closing the door, Bai Liyan removed the pen and ink on the table, threw the brocade bag on the table and unfastened the button, five golden inches of gold were lying quietly, and there was a large stack of various colors of silk under the inch of gold, Xiao Er couldn't help but exclaim:

"Wow...... gold, and satin......"

"Shh......h Be quiet. ”

"Uh-huh."

Xiao Er nodded again and again, as if pounding garlic, at this time, Bailiyan took out an inch of gold and checked it, the weight was the same as the inch silver, because of the density, the size was smaller.

"Xiao'er, how many inches of silver are there in the store now."

"There are still seven left, there are hundreds of copper coins, why did Brother Wei suddenly ask about these."

"No matter how much money you have, what is the use of not being able to buy land?"

At present, the following countries are implementing the "Grain Field Order", which is similar to the "Jingtian System" in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the land belongs to the king, and the common people have no land, so they can only farm, and the output of the field is owned by the king except for their own rations and grains.

Therefore, nowadays there is no such thing as buying and selling farmland, only the theory of rewards, such as fiefdoms, food estates, and cities, which are all obtained by rewards, but can be bought and sold between nobles and those who hold land.

And the common people can only farm for the country or for the nobles of the knighthood for the rest of their lives, and can only do business or engage in intellectual and other manual labor.

Bailiyan practices medicine, but there is a lot less tax, there is no need to serve forced labor, and only need to pay the purchase and sales tax of medicinal materials every month, as well as the prescription tax of medicine. It is one of the few occupations that does not need to pay poll tax, household tax, business tax, and land tax.

Even so, money can't actually buy much things, most of the grain market is official grain, and the common people buy it in limited quantities every day, and if you have money and want to overbuy, you need to pay expensive grain transaction taxes.

Of course, you can also buy the princes and nobles who have fiefs, self-reserved lands and the grain sold by dignitaries and dignitaries, such as Zhao Xun, who has 800 stone of Yulu every year for the post of doctor, plus the two positions of political envoy and general of Zhendong, and the year's Yulu is very considerable, plus there are some rewarded land, so as to support the doormen.

The salaries of these princes and nobles can also be sold to the outside world, but the price is also officially set to death, and it cannot be lower than the official price of grain.

As for other daily necessities, they can't be used if they buy too much, and they can't easily exchange them for rations. All in all, all industries are regulated nowadays, and the commodity economy and labor motivation are poor.