Zhao Xing loosened the pocket he was holding, let out a long breath, straightened his body, looked at Zhang, and waited for Zhang to explain.

In the seventh year of Xining (1074 AD), the Goryeo envoy proposed to the imperial court that Dengzhou was too close to the border of Liao, and the tributary envoys were vulnerable to attack, and asked the envoys to land from the port of Mingzhou instead. Divine Sect Promised. Since then, both tributary envoys and trade exchanges have to pass through the port of Mingzhou.

However, at the beginning of this year, the imperial court officially approved the establishment of the Goryeo Yiwu (an institution with a lower specification than the Municipal Shipping Division, which can act as an agent for the management functions of the Customs) in Mizhou Port, in charge of all matters related to the Goryeo City, and Dengzhou Port will only be the jurisdiction of the naval army in the future - this change is still from your teacher, it is Su Laopo who is too punctual in Mizhou, and asks to strengthen the Dengzhou Naval Army to facilitate the defense of the Liao State.

In my opinion, sooner or later, Mizhou will set up a city shipping department, and there is a city shipping department in its place without water army monitoring, which is just convenient for you? The only remaining regiment in Mizhou had five clippers, but unfortunately they were all old and unbearable. When the Goryeo City Ship Division was first established, everything was created in a hurry, and the only way to monitor the merchant ships going to sea was to rely on the ship's sailors to report.

I just saw that your crew members are all feudal people, and others are afraid that the crew will be the first, but you are not afraid! My Great Song Dynasty forbade weapons to go to sea, but firecrackers and fireworks are not considered weapons, isn't this thing like a medicine puppet (Song Dynasty fireworks) that children play with in the New Year? Why don't you just make it look like a medicine puppet? ”

Speaking of this, Zhang glanced at Zhao Xing meaningfully, and continued to add: "I know the situation of the navy in various places, and there is no threat of strong enemies on the water of my Great Song Dynasty, so the armament of the navy is lax - most of those warships are for show, and the militia navy is even more so: the ships are rotten and useless. The sailor just sits in the harbor every day and counts the stars, which is also considered a drill, hum!

Now although the old man has resigned from the post of privy envoy, Yu Wei is still there, and he is leaving to go to Mizhou. I'll help you get these five ships, and with these ships, you don't even have to pay attention to the city ship, and you can go to sea if you want to. What do you think? The old man's idea is to thank you for your willingness to heal my son, how about it? ”

Zhao Xing was overjoyed.

Five ships usually do not leave the port, so under the dynamic balance, let the port always maintain the volume of five ships. Under the name of ingenuity, how many armed merchant ships can be raised...... It's a good deal.

Zhao Xing arched his hand: "Thank you, Lord Zhang." I promised to train a fire army for Lord Zhang in Mizhou, and when the adults recovered, this fire army would be at the disposal of the adults. ”

Zhang is a ruthless person, Su Shi once recounted an anecdote about traveling with him in his youth, he was able to climb the cliff inscription, his face did not change, Su Dongpo said he: "Zihou will be able to kill." Because he doesn't even know how to cherish his own life, let alone cherish the lives of others.

Privately training the army, what a big deal this is, if it is leaked out, it will be raided and exterminated, but Zhang is now in an idle position, and he dares to make an agreement with Zhao Xing in private - judging from this agreement, Zhang has strong confidence in his future recovery. And he even organized the army in private, which also shows that the resentment hidden in his heart is not deep.

The workers on the dock are still loading and unloading the giant logs, assisted by a pulley, which will be a lot of work. The timber on the rowing boat was quickly unloaded, the deck had begun to be emptied, and the people on board began to uncover the decks and retrieve objects from the cabin.

Zhang was struck by the efficiency on the docks, and he stood up. Squinting towards the pier. Zhao Xing casually handed over a gold monocular, and Zhang just saw Cheng Azhu fiddling with it. Originally, he was bitten by curiosity and just wanted to reach out, but now that he finally got a pair, he immediately began to operate it in a similar way.

The deck was lifted, and the first to jump onto the deck were two groups of shackled Hu men, who were shackled in their hands, and between their hands there was a long chain, one end of which seemed to be tied to the ship's main mast, and a man dressed as a foreman took the key and opened the chains around their necks in turn, and then the group of Arab slaves, under the threat of the overseer's whip, lined up in two rows and put on anklets, and walked to the shore.

Zhang observed for a while, very curious, he turned his head to ask Zhao Xing's opinion: "Go and see, who are these people?" ”

Zhao Xing nodded, Zhang Cai moved, looked back at the box containing firearms on the ground, and sighed: "It's a self-defense weapon." ”

Zhao Xing had a look in his eyes, and hurriedly handed over two short guns with ivory handles, and by the way, he gave the gunpowder horns and marbles to Zhang. Then he beckoned the servants to carry the box of firearms away and keep them.

The dock area is very large, and two fort walls extend from the manor to the river, holding the whole dock area in its arms. Once the gates of the fort walls on both sides are closed, people cannot see the movement of the dock area at all.

The three big ships stopped in the deep digging bay, and the long bay in the shape of a zigzag looked very large, but Zhang walked up to find that a big ship like this was stopped, and there was only one empty berth left in the entire wharf.

Seeing that the tide of the Qiantang River is coming, the workers on the wharf are working very hard, and some people are already preparing for ***, it seems that they are planning to fight at night.

There are two steel support tower cranes above the three dock areas, a huge pulley group hangs above the tower crane, the people on the ground operate this pulley by hand, lifting five meters long, and the three people can hug the giant wood in Longdi, now the light is a little dim, Zhang can't see the original color of the wood, but he feels that the wood is a little red, he pointed to the big rough wood and asked: "I heard that you can get a dragon's blood tree, is this wood a dragon's blood tree?" How thick is it? ”

"This is Cochin mahogany", Zhao Xing had a smug look on his face. Ma Yi's dragon's blood tree is now his, can he be willing to cut it down at will? Now the dragon's blood tree produced by Ma Yi has been cut down in limited quantities, and there is no logging restriction order on the Vietnamese mahogany, and it is not his thing, so it can be cut down vigorously.

Mahogany was a major exchange commodity in Vietnam for the Great Song Dynasty, and the use of mahogany to make furniture was also the most fashionable furniture fashion that had just emerged in the Song Dynasty. Zhao Xing looked at Zhang's face with a fascinated expression, and immediately added: "This thing is too hard, thick and difficult to transport, when the wood is sawn open, Master Zhang can take a few and let the Suzhou carpenter make some Suzhou-like furniture." ”

Zhang Su heard that Zhao Xing was generous to his friends, so he was not polite, nodded and accepted Zhao Xing's gift, and then said kindly: "Leave people." I'm no longer an official, and the title of Lord Zhang can be put to rest...... You can call me Zhang Laozi. ”

In the Song Dynasty, "Lao Tzu" was not an insulting self-pronoun, but an honorific title. For example, Fan Zhongyan likes others to call him "Fan Laozi", and Zhang asked Zhao Xing to call himself so. Just like Su Zhe asked Zhao Xing to call him "Zhang", it shows that the relationship between the two is cordial.

Zhao Xing immediately changed his title: "Zhang Laozi, the night is coming, and I can't see it clearly." Lin Lei might as well go back to us, presumably the family has prepared wine and food! ”

Zhang didn't mean to stop, he walked to the gates of the fort gates on both sides, and looked curiously at the five-meter-high, thick and heavy wooden gate. The color of the wood is dark and dull. There was a metallic sound when he knocked it, and Zhang asked curiously, "What kind of material is this?" ”

Zhao Xing blurted out: "It's African sandalwood." ”

He immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly explained: "It is the ebony wood of a country at the end of the sea called Tieba (meaning black country, on the east coast of central Africa)...... It is said that this kind of wood is stronger than steel and stone, and can be immortalized for thousands of years when made into furniture, so it is more expensive than gold.

I thought to myself, I am now able to sail, but I also need to save some possessions for my children and grandchildren. This ebony wood is used for the gate. It seems to be a bit extravagant, but when the children and grandchildren are poor in the future, they can sell it for a lot of money by removing this gate. ”

Zhang smiled, and he nodded appreciatively: "Far from thinking far-reaching!" Do you still have wood like this? I will also make a black sandalwood gate for my children and grandchildren. ”

Zhao Xing frequently made movements to guide Zhang into the room, and he promised quickly in his mouth. Ke Zhang was about to take a step, and was attracted by a rectangular stone pillar at the door, he walked to the side of the stone pillar and pushed the stone pillar curiously......

The gates on either side of the pier were now closed, and beside each gate stood a stone pillar that looked like a tumbler, and it looked a little trembling there. When the wind blows a little stronger, the stone pillars sway non-stop, and the hearts of those who see it are terrified. Zhang pushed gently, and the stone pillar shook non-stop, shaking him panicked.

Zhang is a ruthless man. Although frightened. He didn't show it on his face, and turned to look at Zhao Xing. While playing with the stone pillar with his hand, he asked, "What is this?" ”

Zhao Xing's expression was a little embarrassed, and he replied in a flickering voice: "Incisors!" ”

Zhang was surprised: "Incisors? How can it be a top door bar? I thought it was two stones, I thought it was because you were a small official, and you didn't dare to erect stones, tigers, stones, people and horses, so you set up these two stones first, and then carved them later—how could it be incisors? ”

Zhao Xing no longer dodged, he calmly asked: "Does Zhang Laozi remember the thousand catties of stones at the gate of the city?" This is my jack stone, once these two tumblers are put down, the two gates can be locked to death, as solid as gold. ”

Zhang violently pushed the stone pillar under his hand, and the stone pillar tilted more than 30 degrees, but when he let go of his hand, the stone pillar shook again and returned to its upright state. Zhang Yi patted the stone pillar and asked in surprise: "Put down the stone pillar?" If these two stone pillars are to be put down, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort? Isn't it more laborious than hanging it over the gates? When you put it down, how do you keep it from standing up on its own? ”

Zhao Xing seemed to be very unimpressed by this problem, explaining: "The stone pillar does not fall because the bottom is thick and the top is sharp, and the center of gravity is extremely low. When the counterweight is removed, the stone pillar will be erected naturally - without too much hard work. ”

Zhang got this hint and immediately searched for it on both sides of the stone pillar, and sure enough, there were two stone piers standing next to the stone pillar, lying on the ground like two pairs of stone hats.

Zhang blinked his eyes, and immediately understood-pulley, Zhao Xing used the pulley on the dock to hoist the goods in the air to hang the two stone mortars in the air, and put them on the top of the stone pillar's head like a hat for the stone pillar. Then, everything is just like what Zhao Xing said, the tumbler automatically lies down; When the stone hat is removed, the tumbler will automatically stand up, and the whole process is completely effortless.

Ebony is the ground gate, and there are these two huge jacks of stone behind the door - when Zhang came, he found that there were two layers of iron fences outside the front fort gate, and at the end of this wooden door, there were two stone stairs leading to the gate gatehouse......

Zhang Qing, who has been the Minister of National Defense, said that Zhao Xing is the construction method of a military fortress, and this kind of military fortress is stronger than the military fortress that the Great Song Dynasty now has, and in some design ideas, it is even quite vicious. Whoever wants to attack here will definitely taste Zhao Xing's viciousness.

However, it was this ruthlessness that made Zhang happy.

In the Great Song Dynasty of the Manchu Dynasty Gentlemen. To be cruel to the enemy is not in line with benevolence and morality. And Zhao Xing's design, lest the attacker die too easily, so he does not leave room for the enemy, which is exactly what Zhang admires.

While Zhang walked with Zhao Xing, he was deliberating in his mind about the feasibility of this kind of military fortress. But after calculating the huge amount of money needed to build such a fortress, he shook his head lightly and gave up again.

"I hate this stone wall, and I don't have a straight place to build it...... Ordinarily. Built according to the mountain, it is completely neat and tidy, how can you repair it so ugly", the chapter added at the end. But it's exactly this phrase. Let Zhao Xing completely flatten him.

Also the Minister of Defense, the whole layman. Can the castle walls be straightened...... Well, it seems that this "knowing soldier" Wenchen has repeatedly lost and fought on the front line in Shaanxi - that is to say: no victory!

There were only three guests in Zhao Xing's living room, one was Zhou Bangshi, and the other was named Chao Duanyou, who was Chao Buzhi's father and lived in Hangzhou New Town. The other was a local gentry Yangchong.

The surname "Yang" is rare. But it is said to have originated in the Zhou Dynasty and is also a local family in Hangzhou. Yang Chong has been a sergeant for six years, and has been a petty official for several terms, and he is impatient to be sent to him, so he simply goes home to be an Anle Gong. He didn't have much contact with Zhao Xing, but he had a close relationship with Zhou Bangshi

Zhou Bangshi is a figure of the New Party, and when he saw Zhang coming in, he looked very cordial, and he greeted him with a teacher, and Zhang calmly accepted the other party's etiquette. Then I sat in the first seat, drank tea and chatted.

Taking advantage of the conversation between Zhang and Yang Chong, Zhou Bangshi asked Zhao Xing in a low voice: "Why are there so few guests today?" I knew that I would make an appointment with a few more clansmen to fill the scene for you. ”

Zhao Xing replied in a low voice: "I originally notified the two adults, Jieshu and Sun Kui...... Wait, I'll go and inquire. ”

Zhou Bangshi shook his head slightly: "No need to ask." Both were old party members. They won't come. ”

When Zhang heard that, a hint of anger flashed across his face. Zhao Xing retorted unhappily: "Nan Boxiu has to talk nonsense, I am still the Shu Party, and this is not also a hot fight with your new party." ”

Zhou Bangshi smiled in disguise, and said strongly: "It's different from my brother, I make friends with you, regardless of party affiliation, I heard that Wang Jinggong and Sima Xianggong are also friends regardless of political opinions......

Zhao Xing rolled his eyes and replied: "Then when you interact with Jieshu, why don't you distinguish between parties, whenever you interact with people, do you have to ask about political opinions first?" ”

Zhou Bangshi was speechless, only laughed. Zhao Xing got up and left his seat and quietly asked the servant, but after a while he returned and ordered uncomfortably: "Let's have a banquet." ”

Zhang seemed to have expected this result a long time ago, and continued to chat with Zhou Bangshi without care. looked at Chen Yiyi lightly and commanded the servants to set up the banquet.

Chen Yiyi was preparing a formal official banquet, and Jieshu, who was originally a magistrate, should sit in the main escort seat and entertain Zhang. But now in order to avoid suspicion, Jieshu has escaped under the pretext of going to the countryside to inspect and escape, such a heavy official banquet is very abrupt, Zhao Xing picked up the first glass of wine, and specially explained to Zhang: "Zhang Laozi, the plague in Hangzhou has not stopped, Lord Jie has worked hard for several months, and he has to go to the countryside to inspect the disaster, and he really can't be there today, Lord Wangzhang forgives, I am here to apologize for Lord Jie." ”

Zhang's face was as calm as water, he picked up the first glass of wine, and replied disdainfully: "Jieshu, Pifu also!" There is no need to explain to him, the old man has no official position now, and he doesn't want to find trouble, so he drinks! Good luck with life! ”

At the official banquet, the first cup is to congratulate the guests on their birthday, and at the same time sing the slogan of congratulations. But Zhao Xing is not good at these, but is dominated by Zhang anti-guest.

After the first cup was drunk, the second cup was to congratulate the guests on their birthday, Zhao Xing brought the modern toast words, what auspicious words such as longevity, longevity, and official Jinlu, etc., regardless of whether it was suitable or not, after a wild bombardment, this cup of wine was swallowed.

Yang Chong saw Zhao Xing for the first time, and when he saw this scene, he whispered to Zhou Bangshi: "This Zhao Liren, is it really a Jinshi?" ”

Zhou Bangshi was a little embarrassed, and Zhang Jiewei said: "Su Laopo once said: Zhao Liren's talent is not in poetry, but in helping the people in the world. I believe this, although Su Laopo will not make friends, but I am not as good as him in the vision of choosing disciples. ”

Yang Chong smiled awkwardly and borrowed wine to cover his face. Chao Duanyou glanced at him and pouted dissatisfiedly.

What is the third glass of wine to congratulate...... Zhao Xing forgot, he took the opportunity to tell Zhang the news he had just heard: "Wengu has woken up, Zhang Laozi can rest assured, it should be a few more days." Recover, Wengu will be able to go to the ground, come, I wish Brother Wengu a smooth recovery. ”

The third cup should be congratulated by the guests, but Zhao Xing said that it was not in accordance with the etiquette. Zhang Ai listened, he praised the "true miracle doctor", and then drank the wine.

In the formal banquet of the Song Dynasty, the first three cups were not distributed. Wait until the third drink to start serving snacks with alcohol.

When the third glass of wine was raised, Chen Yiyi had already instructed the widow to put white meat (mutton in Qingshui, this vegetable is popular because of the high price of salt), salted soy bean (tempeh, dipping meat to eat the ground), and fried meat (stir-fried mutton in an oil pot). still without salt), and double hump slots (hump-shaped dumplings made in two cooking methods, such as one boiled and one steamed).

After drinking the wine, everyone picked up the appetizer and ate a few bites, and the fourth wine side dishes came up, including: roasted bones (barbecue crispy bones, similar to today's KFC base bones and flesh are connected), Suo Fan (twist flowers, etc.), white meat, Hu cake (baked cake).

Zhao Xingfu made the twist is willing to use oil, pepper put enough. The salt was added more sufficiently, and the fried ones were crispy and crispy, and several people dipped them in the wine with twist flowers, and they were very happy to eat, and the whole wine banquet was like a rat holding a meeting, with a creaking and crisp chewing sound.

When the side dishes of the fourth wine became a pile of leftovers, the dim sum of the fifth wine was served, including: Qunxian Grilled (various kinds of meat and vegetarian skewers), Tianhua cake (sesame roasted cake), Taiping Biluo (a kind of pie), dry rice (fried rice), silk soup (shredded meat soup, that is, today's West Lake beef soup), lotus meat cake...... Then, there was another rat assembly.

At the sixth drink, false turtle fish (pasta made in the shape of a turtle) and honey floating crispy (柰) flowers are served......

The name "honey floating crisp (柰) flower" may not be clear to modern people. But when it comes to Japanese dishes "tempura" or Korean dishes "sweet but not spicy", everyone knows it. This dish is actually the Song Dynasty's "honey floating crisp (柰) flower".

It would be too much of a hassle to describe the dishes that go well with each wine. In short, after nine wines, the guests and hosts were full of wine and food. Then there was a spectacular kabuki performance. At night, Zhang still wanted people to carry lamps. Move the main battlefield to the stone pavilion in the middle of the mountain, light up the courtyard full of ***, and then listen to the Japanese girls playing and singing, looking at the bright and busy wharf, looking energetic.

"There is no space from this yard", Zhang Jiu drank high, and he had no scruples about speaking, he pointed to the flower garden at his feet and said: "There should be more resting pavilions, so that people can rest when they are tired...... If you have been to the West Garden, you should have arranged several pavilions and pavilions under the shade of flowers and trees, so that the courtyard can be lively. What does a Song-style courtyard look like...... Ah, now it's called "Ming and Qing Dynasty Courtyard". The construction of rockery flowers and plants in the courtyard originated in the Song Dynasty, and this architectural style reached its peak in the era of Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Later, this technique spread to Vietnam, and when the Ming Dynasty built the city of Beijing, it was transmitted back to China by Vietnamese craftsmen.

Zhao Xing agreed with Zhang's opinion and replied: "I originally planned to do the same, but I have already moved in, so I am impatient to make the yard look like a construction site, and wait for it to be idle, and then slowly renovate it everywhere." ”

This banquet was eaten until midnight, and Zhang did not rest, and Zhou Bangshi and Yang Chong said goodbye and left. Zhao Xing summoned Chao Duanyou.

Because of their friendship with Chao Buzhi, the two of them have a good family background, so Zhao Xing invited Chao Duanyou to stay here that night.

"Uncle, how many months have I been gone, how is the situation in the court?" Zhao Xing settled Chao Duanyou, and asked casually: "I saw that you didn't say a word at the banquet today, could it be that you have something on your mind?" ”

"Alas, the imperial court...... In May, the combined forces of Western Xia and Tubo defeated the Song army, and Wu Meng, the capital supervisor, was martyred. Guozhuang 70,000 troops besieged Nanchuan Village (now west of Hezheng County, Gansu), burned down more than 25,000 houses in the local area, seized 30,000 stone of military rations for the Song army stored in Nanchuan Village, and coerced some Tubo tribes to act as guides for the Western Xia army to launch an offensive against Dingxi City in Lanzhou (now Dingxi County, Gansu).

The ministers of the court were still obsessed. He repeatedly ordered to pacify the Tibetan tribes, and at the same time ordered Liu Shunju, the official of the Xihe Lanhui Road, to quickly send troops to rescue the besieged Song army in Nanchuan Village. Later, the Tibetan army plundered and then evacuated Nanchuan Village.

The letter said that even the merchants in the Qingtang area knew about Guozhuang's attempt and risked their lives to report it, but the imperial court still "appeased and pacified and appeased", and as a result, most of the local Tubo tribes who had been subordinated to the Song Dynasty returned to the Qingtang Dynasty and acted as the internal response of the Guozhuang, and jointly attacked the Song Dynasty with the Qingtang army......

Such a big event happened at the imperial court, what were the ministers doing - June. Han Wei was expelled and degraded to Dengzhou (present-day Dengxian County, Henan). In July, Cheng Yi was deposed and returned to his hometown. ”

Cheng Yi is the leader of the Luo Party and an enemy of Su Shi. He was proficient in etiquette, after Sima Guang's death. The imperial court held a ceremony for him in the Ming Hall, and afterwards everyone went to Sima Guang's mansion to mourn. Cheng Yi thinks: According to the ancient etiquette system, Sima Guang's son should cry and have no human form, so he can't come out to accompany guests. Su Shi ridiculed Cheng Yi for being pedantic. and said that this kind of etiquette has not been recorded in ancient times, and it is purely a "hillbilly-style etiquette", and since then, Cheng Yi has hated Su Shi to the bone. This is the source of the feud between the Shu Party and the Luo Party.

"Why was Cheng Yi expelled?" Zhao Xing asked curiously.

"It is said that the official family was unable to attend the lecture in the Pavilion because of the sores. It just so happened that Cheng Yi was the main teacher on this day, and after hearing the news that the official family could not go to the class, he went directly to see Prime Minister Lu Gongzhu, and asked Lu Gongzhu face to face: Shang (the emperor) is not in the palace, do you know?

Lu Gongshu truthfully replied that he didn't know, and Cheng Yi accused: The owner is sick. The prime minister doesn't know, it's really chilling. Then, Cheng Yi also accused the Empress Dowager Gao of listening to the government alone when the emperor was not present, which did not conform to the etiquette law. The next day, the frightened Prime Minister Lu Gongzhu led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to greet the little emperor. The momentum was huge, and the Empress Dowager was very surprised, and asked Lu Gongzhu and others why they were like this. Lu Gongshu told Cheng Yi that the Empress Dowager was extremely unhappy. ”

After that, Hu Zongyu in the imperial history, and Gu Linshang attacked Cheng Yi in the matter, and he was not worthy of being a teacher for the emperor. Advising Minister Sun Wenzhong to impeach Cheng Yi for being a treacherous villain who has never been virtuous or talented. It is just to make friends with powerful ministers, collude with Taiwanese officials, create rumors, and riot the government. He suggested that Cheng Yi be released into the field as punishment.

Followed by. Sima Guangmen's Liu Anshi, Liu Zhi, and Sun Jue also impeached Cheng Yi one after another. said that Cheng Yi, Ouyang, Bi Zhongyou, Yang Guobao, and Sun Lin colluded with the children of the ruling ministers, known as the "five ghosts". And Cheng Yi is the head of the "Five Ghosts". In short, now the court is arguing over this issue of etiquette!

"That's it!" Zhao Xing sighed: "These people are used to fighting, and when the national crisis is at hand, they will not fight, only by fighting their own people can they show their existence." With their group of people, they can't do anything in the court, so it's better to be expelled! It's just that in this way, a bad precedent has been set, and I am afraid that when the new party comes to power, it will not accommodate the old party in the court......"

This also means that from now on, no matter what the personal moral cultivation of the scholars is, their political views are consistent with those of those in power, so as to obtain the ruling power, is the only way to realize their political ambitions.

"Hmph, the old party is finally going to take revenge! Originally, I thought it was ......, but now it seems that the only difference between the new party and the old party is scum A and scum B, and the difference between them is just so big. Zhao Xing's emotion was full of discouragement.

Chao Duanyou was silent.

Returning to his room, after explaining his experience of going to sea, Zhao Xing handed over the account book and instructed Chen Yiyi: "In the future, our base will be in Qiongzhou, where I will set up a general container, and the Israelis accompanying the ship will be assigned according to the trade route, and each will be responsible for a region - I call this the regional system." In the future, domestic trade will be divided by regions - all accounts have been settled, and Yi Yi will go back and slowly check......

The timber I brought back should be sold quickly, and it is enough to leave some timber for furniture, and don't be greedy; There were also fifty tons of stained glass on board, and each room in the courtyard chose a color, and the window screens were removed and replaced with glass.

Pu Yi'an was also on board, and he didn't dare to show his face on the deck today. He had half of the cargo in the ship, and he remembered to pay him for the goods after he made the sale......"

When Zhao Xing said this, he suddenly remembered the boxes stored in the basement, and hurriedly led Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi down to the basement to count. The box was opened, and the strange and unremarkable large gemstone rough looked very ugly...... However, there are more than a dozen such boxes.

Finally waited for the box to be interesting, this box was hidden in a large wooden box, half smaller in size, Zhao Xing took out the small box and showed it to Ah Zhu and Yi Yi: "This is the jewelry I made in Tianzhu, inlaid with the best Bagan (Burmese) gemstones, plus the craftsmanship of Tianzhu craftsmen, you two choose, Yi Yi will take it first, and the rest, even the box will be taken by Ah Zhu." ”

Chen Yiyi's eyes lit up like two lights, she stared at the boxes full of shiny gems, holding her breath and waiting for Cheng Azhu.

Cheng Azhu didn't mean to be public, she chose some gemstone jewelry, the gems inlaid on it were of the right size, not too public, but left Chen Yiyi with some beautiful jewelry with great size. But Chen Yiyi seemed to be very unwilling, she shook Cheng Azhu's arm, and begged: "Sister, I love some of these jewelry very much, why don't we wear them often in the future." ”

Zhao Xing smiled, pointed to the pile of boxes and said, "Where else is there?" What to grab, go back and pick up the fragmentary gems, what do you need to do, let's send them to Jingshi to do it ourselves. ”

Chen Yiyi suddenly remembered something, and immediately interjected: "Jingshi? By the way, Jingshi came with a few letters, Brother Xing was not there, and we have not replied, these letters belong to Li Gonglin the most, and more than ten letters have come in a row......"

Chen Yiyi was talking, and when she saw Zhao Xingdi's expression, she chuckled: "Why, your expression seems to be stealing something from him and being caught by him......"

Chen Yiyi's words came to an abrupt end, she covered her mouth with her little hands, her eyes widened, and she said in shock: "You won't really steal his things—yes, you really stole it?" ”

Zhao Xing couldn't see the slightest look of shame on his face, and replied: "How can you say stealing, reading people's things, elegant things!" ”

Chen Yiyi's smile softened, she leaned on the jewelry box, took a long breath, and immediately asked curiously, "How did you do it?" ”

Zhao Xing's face was red and his heart was not beating: "Isn't it preparing for the West Garden rally?" I specially sent him colored ink that morning, and after he left, I packed up the calligraphy and paintings that were not needed in his room, accidentally packed them into his luggage, and sent them to the boat. ”

Cheng Azhu also couldn't breathe with laughter, Chen Yiyi patted his legs, and said while laughing: "No wonder after the West Garden rally, you didn't even go home and ran away, so that's the case - ouch, Mi Fu also came to the letter, you won't sweep away his room?" ”

After a pause, Chen Yiyi's eyes widened: "You really did it?" Where are those paintings hidden, show me quickly. ”