As Yang Qi entered the Fan Tower in the upper capital city, the noisy voices of the Liao people in the Fan Tower subconsciously became a lot lower.

Many people looked at Yang Qi and whispered.

Among them, there are some women who accompany their brothers out to play, and they do not hide the possessiveness in their eyes.

Yang Qi was like a piece of fat, and suddenly appeared in front of a group of evil wolves.

"Look at what, the people invited by our Han Mansion are also available for you to peep at will."

A woman dressed in white suddenly appeared at the staircase leading to the second floor of Fan Tower, and reprimanded the Liao people on the first floor with a cold face.

Among those Liao people, there were obviously people who felt fear.

But there are also people who are full of hearts, with their heads bowed and their faces full of resentment.

In short, none of the Liao people present dared to face the might of the Han family.

It can be seen that the Han family's status in the Liao State is as high as the sky.

The woman in white reprimanded the Liao people present, and bowed to Yang Qi, "But Yi Gongzi of the Southern Money Company." ”

Yang Qi returned the salute, "Exactly." ”

The woman in white made a gesture of please, "Yi Gongzi upstairs, please, my son-in-law has been waiting for a long time." ”

Yang Qi was not polite, and accompanied by Shen Peng, he followed the woman in white all the way to the second floor.

After the second floor, the woman in white did not stop, but continued to go upstairs with Yang Qi.

All the way up to the top floor of the fourth floor.

The top floor of the fourth floor is not large, but the layout is very exquisite, and it is full of elegant atmosphere.

The entire fourth floor, with no private rooms and no separate tables, looks more like a one-person study.

Directly south of the fourth floor was an open window, and a man in Tsing Yi sat cross-legged in front of the window, lighting a brazier in front of him, and the fire in the brazier was burning.

Beside the man in Tsing Yi, there is a low table, on which a small red clay stove is boiling hot water.

Yang Qiyu glanced at a pillar embedded in the middle of the entire fourth floor, and was slightly stunned.

Immediately, under the leadership of the woman in white, he came to the man in Tsing Yi.

"Childe, the guest has arrived."

The woman in white saluted beside the man in green and whispered.

The man in Tsing Yi stood up, flicked his sleeves slightly, and bowed to Yang Qi, "Contemptible Han Zhengqing." ”

Yang Qi returned the salute, "The south is easy to do." ”

It's just a pseudonym, as long as Yang Qi doesn't reveal his identity, whatever name he uses is secondary.

The two of them were looking at each other while saluting each other, and Han Zhengqing gave Yang Qi the feeling that he was facing a scholar in Bianjing City.

Gentle and elegant, with the temperament of a son, even if he has a prominent background, he can't see any arrogance on his body.

In Han Zhengqing's eyes, Yang Qi, the proprietor of the money store in the southern country, does not have the copper smell in his fantasy, let alone a big belly, but a scholar who is neither humble nor arrogant, and has a proud backbone.

At least, among the scholars Han Zhengqing has encountered, there are very few people who can be neither humble nor arrogant in front of him.

Han Zhengqing's first impression of Yang Qi was good, and he made a gesture of please, "Brother Yi, please." ”

"Brother Han, please."

After greeting each other, Yang Qi sat cross-legged and Han Zhengqing sat opposite each other.

Shen Peng and the woman in white waited on the side, waiting for the summons at any time.

Han Zhengqing was cooking tea, and it was still clear tea, not the tea soup that the Great Song scholars liked.

After a bowl of piping hot tea was cooked, Han Zhengqing handed it to Yang Qi and asked with a smile, "Brother Yi is a businessman?" ”

Yang Qi picked up the tea, took a sip, raised his eyebrows, and was slightly stunned.

The tea cooked by Han Zhengqing is actually a kind of tea called Daohuaxiang produced in the tea plantations of the southern country.

This tea tree is planted not far from the rice fields, and when the rice grows, the rice flowers are sprinkled on the tea leaves when the wind blows.

Under the influence of rice flowers, the tea leaves are naturally dyed with a hint of rice flower fragrance, hence the name.

Yang Qi likes this kind of rice flower fragrance the most.

Since the tea produced in the Great Song Dynasty is fermented black tea, Yang Qi is not used to drinking it, so Cao Lin often prepares some rice flowers for Yang Qi at home.

Yang Qi didn't expect to be able to meet a person with similar tastes to himself in Liaoguo.

Yang Qi answered Han Zhengqing's question while sipping tea carefully, "It's not a businessman, and the businessman just happens to be at the right time." At my core, I'm still a reader. ”

Han Zhengqing seemed to be very satisfied with Yang Qi's answer, nodded, and asked again: "Then, from the perspective of a reader, Brother Yi will help me take a look at the most valuable one of the picture scrolls and classics in my room." ”

Yang Qi was stunned, shook his head and smiled: "You are questioning my identity as a scholar." ”

Han Zhengqing just smiled and didn't speak.

Yang Qi was invited, made a round, carefully observed Han Zhengqing's collection, sat back in place, and said with a smile: "Brother Han is really a collector of everyone, in your collection, there is no shortage of unique books and celebrity calligraphy and paintings." The most valuable thing is Zhang Xu's wild grass. ”

Han Zhengqing said with a smile: "Brother Yi's words are wrong, although Zhang Xu's wild grass is rare, but there are many surviving people, and there may not be no people who surpass him in the future."

Therefore, Han believes that the most valuable thing in Han's collection should be a poem, a word, and a painting of the heir immortals.

The heir immortal can be described as a genius in the sky, and in just one year, he has practiced a full stomach of economy, and his poetry is even more unbeatable in the world.

In addition, the sketch school created by the immortals is a family of its own. The original thin gold body has everyone's style.

The most important thing is that the heir immortal is only one in twenty years old this year.

Such a character, we can only hope for it.

Even if it is thousands of years away, no one can surpass it. ”

Han Zhengqing's admiring expression made Yang Qi a little embarrassed.

Yang Qi really wanted to tell Han Zhengqing and let him wait a few more years, and after he strangled the young Su Laoquan and nibbled Su Shi in the bud, it would not be too late for Han Zhengqing to boast that no one would surpass him.

Of course, Yang Qi could only think about it, but he couldn't say it.

Moreover, even if he really met the young Su Laoquan, he would not really do it.

At most, he will bring Su Laoquan into the door and become a registered disciple. Then let Su Shi Su be a big foodie in the future, and live under his glory for the rest of his life.

Also back to business.

What Yang Qi didn't expect was that Han Zhengqing was actually his fan.

Yang Qi could only accompany Han Zhengqing, be cheeky, and boast of himself together, blowing himself to the sky.

At the beginning, he boasted about the immortals, and Han Zhengqing was like being beaten with chicken blood.

Yang Qi tried hard to recall the poems he had copied, chanted them, and praised each one.

It was recognized by Han Zhengqing at once.

Han Zhengqing almost introduced Yang Qi as a confidant, and he talked about everything.

The woman in white listened with fascination.

Shen Peng, who knew the inside story, rolled his eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he almost went crazy.

Han Zhengqing and Yang Qi also didn't patronize the heir immortals, and after the topic was opened, the two of them also took the time to chat about business.

"Brother Yi Xian, I heard that the money store in the south is set up by the royal family of the southern country, and the emperor of the southern country is surnamed Yi, could it be that Brother Yi Xian is a member of the royal family of the southern country?"

When the two were talking, they used to tell each other about their age, Yang Qi was one year younger than Han Zhengqing, so he was called a younger brother.

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled: "The money store in the south is only in the hands of the royal family of the south country, not the industry of the south country. Although I have the same surname as the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom, I am not related by blood.

I am ashamed to say that when Your Majesty founded the Southern Kingdom, my grandfather gave a lot of money to support Your Majesty. After the founding of the country, His Majesty took pity on my grandfather's merits and gave him the imperial surname Yi.

In essence, our home is still our home, a pure merchant. The southern royal family is the southern royal family, but it is not the same as us. ”

Han Zhengqing suddenly realized: "I see, I didn't expect there to be such a story in this." If you don't see Brother Yi Xian today, Brother Wei won't be able to understand the Tao. ”

The story told by Yang Qi was obviously told by Han Zhengqing's pulse.

The Han family also faced the problem of giving surnames.

Therefore, Han Zhengqing has a feeling of empathy for Yang Qi's statement.

"The royal family is honorable, and the grandfather of the virtuous brother can be given the surname by the emperor of the Southern Kingdom, which is also a deep blessing."

These words sounded like they were praising Yang Qi, but in fact, there was no intention to comfort himself.

Changing the surname to Yelu may be a great way for the Han family to bring the wealth of the Han family to a higher level.

However, Han Zhengqing, who has been advocating Sinology since he was a child, feels that this has a feeling of betraying his ancestors.

He actually didn't agree with the issue of the Han family changing their surname.

However, his Lao Tzu and the Queen Mother are fighting hotly, and he is the head of the family, and no one can stop his decision.

"Hey~"

Han Zhengqing let out a long sigh, and simply didn't think about these troubles anymore, he said to Yang Qi: "Brother Yi Xian, I invite you to a banquet here for my brother today, mainly for two things.

Some people in our clan have taken a fancy to the financial resources of your southern money bank, so they want to mix in it. But they are afraid of getting into unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, after learning that you, the proprietor of the Nanguo Money Bank, arrived in Shangjing, he sent me out to find out the details of the Nanguo Money Bank. ”

Han Zhengqing paused and said frankly: "I won't hide it from you as a brother, the people in the clan have decided that if you are behind the background of the money bank in the southern country, they will choose to adopt a cooperative attitude with you." If you have a shallow background, they will swallow the money of the southern country alive. ”

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Zhengqing for informing." It's just that the nobles want to kill chickens for warmth, aren't they afraid of breaking their teeth? ”

Han Zhengqing sighed: "With the increasing power of my father, they have become more and more unscrupulous. Although Brother Wei can talk to you, he can only tell you the truth, but he can't help you. ”

Yang Qi smiled and said, "Brother Zhengqing can tell him calmly, I am already grateful." As for the noble clansmen, if they want to swallow the money of my southern country, is it a bit too much.

The Liao State is now suffering from internal and external troubles, the internal political situation is unstable, and there is a strong enemy of the Great Song Dynasty outside, not counting the recently rising revival Guan Yang family. If you provoke our southern country again, aren't you afraid of inviting the disaster of destroying the country? ”

Han Zhengqing hesitated: "They believe that the southern country is far away from our Liao country, and it is not enough to pose a threat. ”

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled: "My southern country is far away from Liao, but it is not without the power to interfere in the war. Not to mention the countless sea ships in our southern country, which can transport the elite soldiers of our southern country at any time. Just between Song and Liao, the most important thing in my south is money and grain, if my south is willing to give 30 million loads of grain to support the Song State to invade Liao, what do you think is the chance of victory in Liao? ”

Han Zhengqing frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers and horses under my father and the king of the Southern Courtyard are invincible. ”

"No, no, no......"

Yang Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Once a war breaks out between Song and Liao, it will be an earth-shattering war. The number of troops will rapidly increase to hundreds of thousands, and the combined forces of both sides will even exceed one million.

In addition, the number of people, servants, etc., will reach millions.

In this case, the nature of the war changes.

From the initial war between armies and armies, it has evolved into a consumption of national strength.

Whoever is weak will be defeated.

This is an indisputable fact.

If our southern country can continue to provide food support to the Great Song Dynasty, combined with the strength of our two countries, it is enough to consume your Liao country.

Therefore, in the current situation, offending the southern kingdom is causing trouble for you Liao country.

Moreover, I believe that the southern and Liao countries should not be enemies, but should become friends.

You tell me? ”

Han Zhengqing was a pure scholar, although he had a Lao Tzu who was the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, but he had little involvement in war. The perception of war also stays at the most basic combat effectiveness and troop strength.

They are completely unaware of the importance of national power in war.

As soon as Yang Qi spoke, Han Zhengqing, who listened to it, was dumbfounded, he pretended to be calm, and said: "Brother Yi Xian is really knowledgeable, even if he is involved in the art of war, he is so deep. It's better to be ashamed of your brother.

These things will be told to the people by the Brotherhood. As for how they decide, it's up to them.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's also recruited by themselves, and it has nothing to do with being a brother, being a brother is just an errand runner. ”

Yang Qi smiled and agreed: "It's still Brother Zhengqing's open-minded and frank life, it's not like me, who works hard all day long." ”

Having said that, Yang Qi didn't believe it in his heart, Han Zhengqing, the second son of the Han Mansion, was just an errand character.

And then again, even Han Zhengqing is an errand runner.

So who can order this second son of the Han Mansion to run errands, I am afraid that only two people in the entire Han Mansion can do it.

One is his awesome old man, and the other is his eldest brother who has lived for a long time.

Whether it is any of these two people, they can actually represent Han Zhengqing.

In other words, no matter what story there is behind this, it has nothing to do with Han Zhengqing.

The two of them were polite again, and at the time of parting.

Yang Qi pondered for a moment, and said to Han Zhengqing a little shyly: "Brother Han, I have a private matter that I want to ask Brother Han, I don't know if Brother Han can make it convenient." ”

"A private matter? Tell me about it. ”

Yang Qi lowered his voice and whispered: "I heard that the princess of your country, Tiejing, is a rare beauty, and she is also a pearl on the grassland. I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to meet ......."

"Poof~"

Han Zhengqing squirted out the tea he had just drunk into his mouth, staring at Yang Qi with a stunned expression.