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Zhao Xing sighed and replied: "There is still half a month to a month before the duel, if the loading goes smoothly, the first ship will arrive in Bianliang in fifteen days, and at that time, this Japanese Kanto Tang swordsman will come." ”

Chen put away the knife, moved his arm, and asked, "In the past few days, the more I think about it, the more I feel that I should talk to your teacher about this, don't you think?" ”

"Let's talk about it later", Zhao Xing shook his head, and suddenly felt a little tired: "It's late at night, Chen Daxia, please settle ...... By the way, I will have a round house with Azhu tomorrow, and Brother Ji Chang will definitely come! ”

In the front yard, Cheng Azhu had ordered Zhao Xing to light all the horse lanterns that Zhao Xing lit for her that night, she happily wiped the magic candles, lit a bright lamp with her own hands, hung it on the eaves, put it in the grass, and placed it under the window, the starry candles made the whole courtyard as bright as day, she excitedly only cared about driving the servants to be busy, Chen Yiyi was on the side, still chewing the popcorn mountain sound.

Chen Gongchuan saw his sister's eyes with tears, and couldn't help but persuade: "He's in the backyard, go find him, he's not a traitor, let him give you a word......"

"Forget it", Yiyi replied in a trembling voice: "Ah Zhu and I can't compare, they are newly married, Brother Xing went overseas for three years, Ah Zhu has been guarding for three years, and today is the round house." Azhu has to wait for three years, how can I not afford to wait? Brother Xing promised that he would not regret it---- I will wait for him. "In the backyard. Ma Mengde presented the things needed tomorrow like a stream, let Zhao Xing inspect it, and at the same time report the latest situation: "The three ships of goods we shipped have been sold, and several orders have been signed, and it is estimated that the goods produced in Huangzhou can be loaded into five ships---- which is the kind of 100-ton fast ship that the proprietor said." It happened that Zhou Bangyan's ship came back with a shipload of goods, and a shipload of goods must be sent every two months in the future.

In Hangzhou, sea orders require six ships per month, and the rest of the domestic goods such as tea, silk, and glass lamps need to be shipped 12 ships per month---- I mean the kind of loach boats. The boat went fast in the canal. But each ship can only hold 50 tons, and any more will touch the bottom of the river. In the end, eighteen ships are sent to Tokyo every month ---- the owner, and the speed of the ship must be increased. Otherwise there will not be enough boats.

Also, the proprietor, although the sea route is open to trade, the Western sea trade is still unstable and intermittent. After this period of time, the proprietor should sort out the affairs of sea trade. We need to send five ships of cargo to the outside of the domain every month, and three ships to the West, but there are not enough ships and sailors.

In addition, the East mainly establishes loach shipping, and loach people need to have an arrangement along the way, so that the supply of goods can be stable......"

"I've got an idea about the loach man." Zhao Xing said while thinking: "I plan to take advantage of the fact that the loach ship entered Beijing this time to build some warehouses along the canal, first in big cities, and build a small warehouse near the wharf. Dispatch a person to preside, some goods can be distributed locally, and local specialties can be purchased by the way...... I put this expense on the profit of the loach ship.

When the warehouse is built, each point along the way is also one of our distribution stores, and the goods can be sold directly to the local dental store. Then, through the dental shop, we collect local specialties. Let the warehouse hire some local people to be loach men, and when a boat comes, they will step on the loach. Help carry goods when there is no ship. As long as the strength and money are high, there will be many people who are willing to be loach husbands.

I also have a solution to the problem of boat speed, there is a kind of canal boat in Egypt, which hangs a sail at the stern of the ship, and the mast can be put at any time, so the loach boat can be modified in this way. In less than two or three years, we can use this route to build a logistics center---- this is money, with this logistics center, even if we sell stones, we can also sit on the ground and collect money......"

Ma Mengde was happy at first, and then frowned and said: "Although the ambition of the proprietor is big, but we are short of manpower, so planned, I am afraid that hundreds of loach stations will be built before and after, and one or two people will be sprinkled in one place, which is a big investment, but where can we find so many credible people......

"We don't need too many people, just use the contract system, we buy land at the wharf, build a warehouse, the real estate is in our hands, and the operation is contracted by the locals, a package for five years, and the profits and losses are at their own ......."

The Song Dynasty was a patriarchal society, and the contracted transportation enterprise established by Zhao Xing was equivalent to using the patriarchal method to manage all subordinates, so that when his logistics route was established, it was estimated that tens of thousands of people along the way would be tied to his chariot.

"As for manpower...... By the way, I forgot to tell you that tomorrow I will send a hundred helpers when I give the people of Leye, that is, the blue hat will come back. The ability of people to settle accounts is a family heirloom, and these people don't need to be trained, and they can be directly used as an account room. Go back and pick a few high-level first, let him go to Hangzhou to learn at home, teach our children mathematics, and let them disperse to loach stations along the way, be stewards, and do the bookkeepers. ”

Ma Mengde was surprised and asked: "There is such a nation---- if these people are credible, they can solve many problems at once......

The two chatted a few more words about the future arrangements and went back to their houses to settle down.

Weddings in the Song Dynasty are different from modern times. In the Song Dynasty wedding, the bride and groom did not come out to toast or feast, and the elders of the groom appeared at the banquet. Zhao Xing has neither the former nor the latter, and he has never been very particular, so he personally entertains guests.

After personal experience, Zhao Xing learned that the order of weddings in the Song Dynasty was also reversed, and the banquet ceremony was held first, and the ceremony was officially held in the evening. Zhao Xing completely followed the form of the Song Dynasty in this regard, and when the guests came, they were first welcomed into the restaurant, and good wine and food were served.

Yesterday was the day when Dong Xiaoliang held a feast, and as soon as he finished holding a tiger and leopard dinner, it was like firing the starting gun of the game. The owners of the rest of the restaurants began to take the stage, and you sang the kind that I appeared. As soon as these restaurants were operating at full capacity, the chefs who used to haunt Zhao Xing every day returned to their posts, which made Zhao Xingdi's wedding without a chef.

But Zhao Xing lacks nothing here, and there is no shortage of vegetable people. After years of training, several children can dance the spoon a few times, and with the help of the half-finished products left by the chef a few days ago, their cooked meals are not inferior. Ma Mengde greeted left and right, and the servants were also cautious, and the people invited to this meal were all acquaintances, but they did not fall into Zhao Xing's dignity.

The main dish of the day is "seal roast", the seal meat here in Zhao Xing has been sauced for three days, and the seasoning flavor has been soaked into the meat and roasted in a bamboo charcoal oven. The smell of the house is filling. Accompanied by light rice wine---- modern Korean version of this wine is called "Jinro" and the Japanese version is called "sake", ----not to mention how delicious it is.

Different from the taste of the "broiled" eating method in ancient times, Zhao Xing's banquet was in addition to green mustard paste, shredded green onions, and shredded ginger. There are also a few extra plates of extra seasoning---- shredded chili peppers.

The origin of chili peppers is the Americas, but modern scientific investigation has found that there are chili varieties in India, Japan, and the Shennongjia region of China. The spiciest of these is the Indian yellow pepper, which has an astonishing amount of capsici. And the first to enter the recipe was the Japanese multicolored cherry pepper. This pepper is the size of a cherry and has not only a red color. There are also purple, yellow, blue, snow blue, green and other color varieties, "five-colored" only refers to the general term, not just the five colors.

Others may not recognize the colorful cherry pepper, which resembles a fire in the mouth, and in Chinese medicine theory, this kind of food is often poison. So they don't dare and won't taste it as food. But Zhao Xing, who he is, knows that this thing is very profitable at first sight.

Three years ago, he brought these cherry pepper seeds back to Hangzhou. At present, it has been sown in a small area in Hangzhou and Huangzhou...... Well, it is precisely because he has mastered this unique seasoning that he is chased by the major restaurants in Beijing.

Since it is an exclusive weapon, of course Zhao Xing will not let people trace the source. He spared no expense in making this pepper. First, the chili seeds are all picked out, and the chili peppers are chopped and mixed with various ingredients to make a chili paste. For example, the purple chili sauce is mixed with shrimp paste to make it more purple, and the blue chili sauce is mixed with blueberries. Let this blue chili sauce be sweet with a burning pain; The yellow color is mixed with crab roe sauce......

And so on and so forth. Therefore, these chili sauces are different in color. And the taste varies. Only the red chili sauce is not mixed with any impurities, and it is specially enjoyed by gluttons who are addicted to spicy food.

Speaking of blue strawberries...... Originally, strawberries were introduced to China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. When it was served as fruit on the people's tables, it would not be popularized until the twentieth century. But Zhao Xing instigated butterfly wings here, this kind of thing has begun to be cultivated in Hainan, and he is still a rare thing at present, but Zhao Xing got married, and he couldn't help but make an appearance......

Today's guests reflect the achievements of Zhao Xing's local communication during this period of time. In addition to Su Shi's family, there are also six bachelors of Sumen, plus Chen, and an uninvited guest---- Li Gefei. Because the Qingming Festival was a public holiday in the imperial court, he had nothing to do, took his three-year-old daughter to Su Shi's house, and when he arrived at Su Shi's house, Su Shi happened to go out to Zhao Xing.

So many famous people appeared at Zhao Xing's wedding, which made Zhao Xing suddenly feel that his investment during this period was really worth it. Just kidding, throughout the ages, who could let Su Shi preside over the wedding, let the six bachelors of Sumen be present---- bring a university scholar Li Gefei, and his daughter.

Looking at the guests in the field, Zhao Xing couldn't stop trembling---- it's too face-saving! Throughout the ages, who can get married like this?!

Li Gefei enjoyed Zhao Xingdi's singing and dancing yesterday, and he had already made friends. When he came to the door this time, he wanted Su Shi to introduce this little junior brother, and when he heard this, he immediately brought his daughter to join in the fun. His daughter is only three years old, with a double-ring bun and a shrewd face, Li Gefei said, her name is Li Qingzhao.

Hearing the name Li Qingzhao, Zhao Xing shook and almost fainted. Then it suddenly dawned on me that this guy was Li Qingzhao's father...... What's going on, this guy is all running for four, why is the child only three years old?

In fact, this is because Zhao Xing does not understand the society of the Song Dynasty. Contrary to what he saw from the textbooks, the Song Dynasty was the era of the highest rise in women's rights in ancient China, and women in this era had the right to inherit property and the right to take the initiative to date men---- such as Zhu Shuzhen, another female lyricist after Li Qingzhao, this woman is a dating maniac, according to research, she has fallen in love with more than 100 men before and after, and has written more than 300 love poems.

Because of the rise of women's rights, coupled with the fact that women have independent economic rights in this era, it has led to a phenomenon unique to modern China in ancient China---- there are many men and women left. In the Song Dynasty, men did not marry women.

Men don't marry because in this era, being a man has a very heavy burden, and if they can't be named on the gold list, many village shows will not be favored by women for life. And the fact that a woman does not marry is that the girl is playful, negligent for a while, misses the age of the marriage place, and then does not get high or low---- Li Gefei is the male annotation of this phenomenon. Zhu Shuzhen's eldest marriage to a businesswoman is a female commentary on this phenomenon.

Li Qingzhao is a small girl, not stupid at all, and only when she saw Zhao Xing. immediately waved her hand and beckoned Zhao Xing to squat down, and after the two of them closed the distance, she asked crisply: "Uncle Liren, you are so tall...... I heard that you have a strong ability to do it. Sing "Farewell" in Beijing overnight, teach me when to teach! ”

These words coaxed Zhao Xing's heart to bloom, and if he didn't pay attention, he changed his surname to "Li" as soon as he saw the purple gold glazed "Bright Moon Night", ---"let his niece go to play", Zhao Xing said generously.

It's noon. Halfway through the banquet, the major restaurants began to send snacks to congratulate Zhao Xing on the list, and when they heard the news of Zhao Xing's "round house" today, they made up a congratulatory gift one after another, making the banquet more abundant. But Qin Guan, who had already known about the Yuxing project, prevented the brothers from eating the things in the restaurant.

"Bring it up, Jiao. Leave people, quickly present Jiao, Dong Xiaoliang is not righteous enough, and he had a treat yesterday. didn't give me a post, I heard that the biggest Jiao is here, come up quickly", Qin Guan shouted drunk and straightened his voice.

Zhao Xing was a little proud: "What can you eat in Dong Xiaoliang, when it comes to seafood cooking." The original and genuine are here with me. What Dong Xiaoliang learned was the lite version ---- people come and carry Jiao. Let's see the real seafood barbecue! ”

Cheng Xia led the brothers to carry the two big Jiao. Su Shi took a look. knew that Zhao Xing was fooling them again, because the one that came up was a dry python---- a colorful tropical jungle python with a length of more than five meters; The other is Haijiao, which is bright silver and more than three meters long.

Several Cheng brothers set up a shelf in the house and began to peel the python's skin, Su Shi found that the python's body had only been thawed for a short time, and some of the snake's skin was still frozen on the snake's body, but the python's flesh was very fine and white, and the exposed parts of the skin were shiny, like white jade.

For the extra-long conger eel, the Cheng brothers did not process too much, but carried a large copper urn, raised a charcoal fire around it, coiled the moray eel on a shelf, put it in the urn, and rotated the shelf to start grilling.

"This is called Panlong Roast", Zhao Xing pointed to the big urn of roasted conger eel, explaining: "This thing has a fishy meat, and you need to add a lot of spices to get rid of the fishy smell." When the roast is ripe, pour strong wine into the urn, and the heat of the urn will ignite the alcohol, which is called the dragon flame---- the aroma of the wine penetrates into the body, and the meat is tender and melts in the mouth......

Dong Xiaoliang doesn't have this utensil, besides, if the guests are hungry and wait for the roasted Jiao, I'm afraid the guests will be hungry and can't stand it. I'm the only one here. Come, when the children have washed and peeled the python and made the meat sauce, we will take the roast and eat the python meat while waiting for the dragon flame. ”

Since Zhao Xing pointed out the python in his words, Su Shi did not expose it, he waited for the children to peel off the python skin, and then, the people sitting there pointed to the parts of the python with chopsticks, and asked the children to cut the corresponding meat, wrap it with sauce, and present it to the table, and the guests took the python meat and put it on the bamboo charcoal stove......

This meal was eaten until the evening, and in the evening, more than 300 glass lamps were lit up in various places in the courtyard.

The second half of the wedding takes place in the marital room. Today, Su Shi is the parent, and he and Mrs. Wang sit in the first seat and accept the salute of the two newcomers. Su Zhe has something to do today...... Maybe he thought that the relationship with Zhao Xing was not close enough to enter the house, so the others did not arrive, and only sent congratulatory gifts.

Zhao Xing took Cheng Azhu to salute Su Shi, and then saluted the brothers and sisters who watched the ceremony, Li Gefei and Chen Xing. At such a ceremony, Chen Yiyi, the preparatory concubine, was not qualified to show up, and Chen Gongchuan simply took her out to visit the famous people in the capital in order to accompany his sister, so he did not show his head at the scene.

Li Qingzhao is eccentric but also considerate, Su Dun's cleverness has always been appreciated by Su Shi, but in front of Li Qingzhao, the gap between the two was immediately revealed, and it didn't take long for Su Dun to surround Li Qingzhao, who was younger than him, looking like a fart, originally he would go to Zhao Xing to make a fuss, but now, under Li Qingzhao's control, he is obediently like a cat at his feet.

The bridesmaids at the wedding venue stepped forward. The newlyweds break up their hair in a bun and tie their hair together into a bun---- which is a "knotting" ceremony. In the Song Dynasty, the word "knot" was commonly used to denote the beginning of married life. However, most of the Song Dynasty writers believed that this custom arose from a misunderstanding of ancient poems, and that they were ignorant of the fact that they cut out sentences from famous poems regardless of the context.

In this regard, Zhao Xing believes that this just reflects the power of literary imagery...... No matter, come to Da Song. How can you not enjoy Song Li, that's it!

"Bridesmaids" is also a word that appeared in the Song Dynasty. The bridesmaids at that time were more like wedding celebrants. In the Song Dynasty, the bridesmaids were supposed to be middle-aged women, mostly well-informed in the clan. An aunt with a distinguished status. Cheng Azhu was only born in Bianliang, and Zhao Xing had no relatives to hire, so this bridesmaid was provided by her neighbor Ma Xiucai, and she made a cameo appearance as the elder of Zhao Xing and Cheng Azhu at the wedding.

The bridesmaids sang verses while tying their hair together. The bridesmaids also handed each couple a purple gold bowl, and the bottom of the bowl was tied with red and green silk threads with "concentric knots", which was ---- "merger" ceremony for the newlyweds, that is, both of them drank wine. The ritual is seen in the canon very early. The "Rites" describes the use of gourds cut into two petals, and served wine to the two of them......

The ceremony is accompanied by the recitation of poems. After drinking, Zhao Xing and Ah Zhu threw away the wine utensils together. Ah Zhu threw it hard with anticipation, and Zhao Xing threw it gently---- sure enough, Ah Zhu's wine glass jumped up after it landed, and Zhao Xing was silent after landing. When the crowd saw this phenomenon, they saluted in unison: "Good omen."

The wine glass jumps and the other does not move, which the Song people thought meant that many boys would be born.

Wait for the cheers to subside. A kabuki offers the "Ten Things". The bridesmaids first took off the bracelet ---- the first love object from the first plate, put it on Cheng Azhu's hand, and chanted: "Why is it so wide? Double jade bracelet around the wrist. ”

On Cheng Azhu's hand is a pair of emerald green jade jade bracelets, and there is no variegation on the body.

After putting on the jade bracelet, the maiden who held the first plate stepped back. A second widow stepped forward. Serve the plate. The bridesmaids took the second object from the plate---- arm and chanted, "Why do you make a fist? The arms are double-jumped. ”

An arm chu is a type of ring-shaped jewelry that is worn on the upper arm. It is especially suitable for women with round and slender upper arms, and can express the charm of women's upper arms plump and round. Shen Kuo once wrote in "Mengxi Writings": "The people of Jinling climbed the mausoleum of the Six Dynasties, got the jade arm, and made great achievements in ghosts and gods." But the most popular in Bianliang City today is a kind of gold and silver arm ring called "jumping", such as a spring-like coiled into a circle, less than three circles, more than a dozen circles, and the two ends are braided into a ring sleeve with gold and silver wires to adjust the tightness. This "jump-off" armband can be worn on the arm or wrist.

What Zhao Xing gave to Cheng Azhu was a pair of Arabic style "jumping", the shape of a snake is braided with gold wire, the snake eyes are embellished with rubies, and the snake body is inlaid with precious gems, shining in the mottled sunlight. With a slight dance, the snake seems to jump.

The bridesmaids put this pair of arms on Ah Zhu, and it was the turn of the third object: the ring, and she then chanted: "Why is it so courteous? Approximately a pair of silver. The Kabuki chorus: "Twist the ring and be lovesick, see the ring and remember each other." May you always keep playing, and there is no end to the cycle".

In ancient times, women did not wear rings, because the ring was a token of marriage or love, so this smallest token was the heaviest in a woman's heart, and it is the same today. Stretch out your hand and let the person on the other side put it on for you, and then, either happily wear it for a lifetime, or, sooner or later, one day cry at it until your heart breaks.

The ring needs to be brought by Zhao Xing to Azhu, because the ring is the most important, so the women present sing in chorus to show their advice and blessings.

The fourth object is earrings, and the bridesmaids sing: "Why is it so mere? Two pearls in the ear. Then he took the earrings from the plate and brought them to Ah Zhu. In the Song Dynasty, the small and concise earrings in the earrings were called "cloves", and the complex and gorgeous earrings were called "Luosuo". Now the Azhu belt is on the "rope". The fifth sachet of affection, sung in verse, is "Why do you knock?" The sachet is tied behind the elbow. The sixth love object, the jade pendant, sings "Why is it gracious?" The beautiful jade is adorned. ”

The jade is tied with tassels, or the name of the concentric knot is "knot", which is the synonym for marriage in ancient times. In the "Book of Songs": "Kissing its knots, ninety its rituals".

The seventh object is the concentric knot, which is the second time it appears at Zhao Xing's wedding, and the bridesmaids then chant: "Why do you have one heart?" Plain wisps with double needles. ”

The Song Dynasty concentric knots were woven with two-color threads---- what is now called "Chinese concentric knots" is monochrome braided, while "oriental concentric knots" refer to the concentric knots popular in Japan and Korea, which still used two-color braided heart knots like the Song Dynasty.

According to the Song custom, when weaving "concentric knots", two needles should be used to thread different threads respectively, because "needle" is homophonic with "zhen". "Knitting the same heart and knotting two needles" means admonishing both husband and wife to be faithful to their marriage.

When handing over the eighth love object, the golden hairpin, the bridesmaid sang: "Why do you get married?" gold thin painting scratching the head"; Jiuchai sang: "Why comfort and part? tortoiseshell hairpin behind the ear"; Ten skirts sang: "Why answer Huanxin? Three skirts"

At this point in the wedding, Zhao Xing has clearly realized why there are so many men left in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, how difficult it was to get married. Gather all 10 expensive love objects...... In this feminist society, marrying a wife is too expensive----, no wonder even Li Gefei, a "female poet and his father", has become a "leftover man".

The wedding has come to an end, Zhao Xing plucked a flower from the bride Ah Zhu's flower crown, the bridesmaids sang verses, the bride Ah Zhu untied the knots on the groom's flower crown, and then, the flowers scattered on the bed.

Flowers often symbolize sex in the imagery of Song Dynasty poetry, and this is no exception. After picking the flowers, the bridegroom, Zhao Xing, asked to lower the curtain, which is the curtain on the bed. The people gathered around sang congratulatory poems in unison, and everyone left the wedding room while singing, followed by the sound of the door closing, and the wedding room was quiet......

Lamps and candles were lit from all about, and the house was as bright as day. Zhao Xing gently hugged Ah Zhu, the other party's breathing suddenly became thicker, Zhao Xing slowly increased his strength, his hand hugged her back hard, and pressed her tightly on his chest, he felt that Ah Zhu's ** was squeezed out of shape, and the nipples were sunken by his own chest muscles**. He lowered his head, took her earlobe and licked it gently.

I don't know how long it took, Zhao Xing let go of Ah Zhu's pink lips, Ah Zhu suddenly turned slightly, conjured a white silk like a trick, pursed his mouth and spread it on the bed, and then shyly covered his eyes with his hands, took off his coat, revealing a white gauzy underwear, and a faintly visible tender green belly pocket.

Zhao Xing leaned down, kissed Ah Zhufang's cheek lightly with his mouth, showed his neck, and at the same time his hands were not idle, wandering around Ah Zhu's body. After groping for a while, as if he felt that there were too many obstacles, he stroked his hand, took off Ah Zhu's underwear, belly pocket, and turned it into a naked white sheep. Zhao Xing couldn't restrain himself any longer, lowered his head and sucked it with his mouth. The right hand crossed the mountains and mountains, starting from the soft and smooth back, reaching the beautiful buttocks, and then rubbing it vigorously. Ah Zhu's eyes were hazy, a pleading hum came out of his throat, his body trembled slightly, his face was red with shame, and a pair of legs were not in place, and he was not.

Zhao Xing hugged the slender waist, slowly sank down, and closed together with Ah Zhu, Ah Zhu exclaimed sharply, and his voice was full of surprise......

Wednesday, March 31, 1087 AH; At noon on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar, that is, on February 25 of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Xing completed his Song Dynasty wedding.

The next day was the day before the palace exam, and according to the rules, Zhao Xing needed to report to the Ministry of Rites on this day to learn the court etiquette of meeting the emperor.

This day is also the first day that Cheng Azhu took over the housework as a wife, and since there are no in-laws, the tea ceremony can be omitted in the morning.

Cheng Azhu wanted to say hello to Su Shi, who stayed at home last night, but Mrs. Wang greeted her and refused Cheng Azhu's tea ceremony, but reminded Zhao Xing to report to the Ministry of Rites quickly, so as not to miss the time.

After tidying up his belongings, Zhao Xing dressed in light clothes and rode a tall horse to report to the Ministry of Rites, Cheng Xia also wanted to see it, so he ran all the way.

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