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Chapter 1043 Words are too much to lose

Can Zhao Xing tell him?

The balsam workshop incident was not resolved, and then the palace buyer discovered the printing and dyeing workshop, and Zhao Xing did not cry to death.

The factory was located in the manor of Zhao Xing in Hangzhou, where Zhao Xing now buys cloth, prints and dyes it, quietly transports it from the wharf, and then goes ashore in Quanzhou, where it is distributed by a group of Hu merchants such as Pu Yi'an. This makes the origin of the four-color cloth seem confusing.

After the people sent by the royal family to "buy and buy" in a row, they found Hu Shang and were blocked again, but they did not know the origin of the four-color cloth until now. However, the eunuchs sent by the palace are not fools, and from the analysis of the name of "He Shengxuan", they are sure that this is a domestic product. In addition, at present, there is only Chinese silk in the world, and it is concentrated in the south, so from the analysis of products, it can only be a domestic product.

Wang Shu kept asking, and Zhao Xing only smiled stupidly. At this time, Chen Yu, who had returned, broke into the door, and he helped Zhao Xing relieve the siege with an unintentional word: "Leave people, listen to my kid, you have been overseas for three years and have traveled to many countries...... Tell me about the extraterrestrial. ”

Everyone showed a sudden look - no wonder, traveling outside the territory, maybe he found the site of He Shengxuan...... Wei Su Shi glanced at Zhao Xing meaningfully.

Others don't know Zhao Xing's ability, but he knows. Zhao Xing had carefully inquired about Bi Sheng in Huangzhou, inquiring about printing things, and what was particularly suspicious was that this person had done the thing of "printing plates" before, printing and printing, printing and printing, and it was not surprising that he printed calligraphy and paintings on the cloth.

However, Su Shi will not tell the truth of the matter. There is still a balsam field incident in front of the other party that has not been resolved, and Zhao Xing is resistant to the "and buy" policy, which is inevitable...... Let this disciple toss.

Among the people sitting in the seat, a straightforward and unscrupulous voice led everyone's attention to the colored cloth and silk in his hand, and the man muttered while stroking the color blocks on the colored silk: "What a magical color, the red glow is lifelike, the goose is yellow like spring, the blue is like the sea, and the green is like jade, strange and wonderful...... Gorgeous! If you can get these paints and paint them on paper, I don't know how gorgeous it will be. ”

The first few sentences made everyone think he was crazy, and the last few words made several people in the audience jump: "Yes, why didn't I think of it?" ”

The previous one who said this was Mi Fu, nicknamed "Mi Maniac". The people who jumped up in the back were Wang Xu, Li Gonglin, plus Su Shi. These are all people who like to paint, and they are all famous artists of the Song Dynasty.

Su Shi forgot to cover it up in a hurry, and he couldn't help but say: "Leave people, quickly, get me some paint, and I want the color on it...... Haha, this pigment can be printed on the cloth as well as in the painting. Think about it. The kind of five-color painting can't help but make people move. ”

Su Shi's words made people faintly feel that this kind of colored cloth was related to Zhao Xing, but at this time, the restaurant presented all kinds of Langli wine, which made the topic quietly slide to the other side.

Su Shi is now considered a rich man, and Zhao Xing gives him a large amount of dividends every year, so that his economic situation has completely improved. He proudly pushed the silver cup of the restaurant and beckoned to Xiao Shi Gao Yanshi: "Master Yan, take my glass." Ladies and gentlemen, Langli wine should be poured into a glass to be elegant, and today we will drink 'orange red willow green' in a glass! ”

When Zhao Xing heard the word glass, he was so shocked that he jumped up.

Glass, there was glass in the Song Dynasty?

Indeed there is! Su Dongpo previously wrote an article "Old Gluttony", which has two sentences: "Lead the glass of the South China Sea and drink the grapes of Liangzhou." It shows that he likes to use a glass when he drinks the wine sent by Zhang Taiyuan.

In addition to Su Shi, many Song people, including Song Huizong, have described their daily contact with glassware, suggesting that glass was produced in the Song Dynasty and was produced in the South China Sea. But the exact production there, history does not record. Perhaps this person is smarter than Zhao Xing, and he cunningly avoided the "Duanyan treatment". In contrast, He Shengxuan did not do enough.

As for why the glass process disappeared after the Song Dynasty...... Well, think with the horse's hooves of the Mongols!

The wine is served in the glass like a dangling gem, which makes people love it, and they don't want the beauty to disappear in an instant. But Zhao Xing drank half a cup in one gulp, and then looked at the celebrities present with a smirk, and suddenly jumped up drunkenly, shouting: "Teachers, this Langli wine needs to be blended, the taste is more interesting, come, the ice cube juice comes, I will make the world wonder for you!" ”

The guests cheered loudly in the drunkenness, and the work of Hele Lou hurriedly ran in to help—in fact, he was stealing the master, but Zhao Xing didn't care, he even explained in detail the mixing ratio of each wine, as well as the mixing skills...... By the way, each guest had an extra glass of Langli wine in front of him.

Zhao Xing is engaged in trade, chatting with people is his forte, and after a while, he mingled with everyone and learned about the strengths of those who came.

It's all cattle, Li Gonglin won't say it; Mi Fu, Huang Tingjian is one of the four major calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty in addition to Su Dongpo, calligraphy and painting are also a must; That little Wang has a wide range of contacts, and he is also a character in calligraphy and painting, but unfortunately his works have not been circulated, leaving only a bunch of fame......

Don't let go of a single one!

Zhao Xing first pulled Li Gonglin to chat, this person is good at white drawing methods, and the art of white drawing can just be applied to plain white cloth. He licked his face and begged the other party to finish a few paintings for him.

Li Gonglin had heard about Zhao Xing's operational methods. For him, no matter how expensive a calligraphy and painting is, there will always be a day when it will be spent, and he has no scruples when he is drunk, he roars with a wine glass: "Little departed, why...... Why do you bet with Brother Zizhan, don't bet with me, we also gambled, I won, give you a few paintings and calligraphy, and you will make profits for me! ”

"Okay—didn't we just finish our bet. You win, come, sign this contract, in the future, you just have to take the painting, pay it every month, but it can't be less", Zhao Xingle hehehe. After Li Gonglin signed the contract, he dimly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something, and after thinking about it for a long time, he remembered: What? When will this guy get all the contracts ready? Am I wrong?

In a trance, he heard Zhao Xingyu talking to Mi Fu: "Of course...... This fee is called a 'paid royalty' and is measured as follows: I pay you a fee for every one of your calligraphy and paintings...... The cost is converted according to 10% of the value of the goods. For example: the price of goods is ten yuan per zhang, then there is one article for you every zhang...... How is it? ”

Li Gonglin vaguely saw that at the same time as Zhao Xing's nagging, Mi Fu was drunk and grabbed the pen, signed his name on the paper, and when he finished, Zhao Xing's explanation came to an abrupt end, he grabbed the other party's hand like lightning, dipped in ink, and pressed the handprint on the paper.

Li Gonglin raised his hand suspiciously, and found that there were more traces of mud on his hand at some point, his head was a little dazed, he felt that he couldn't see how many fingers there were, his thoughts were dull, and he only remembered a few words: good wine...... Sweet and intoxicating.

In the haze, Li Gonglin saw Zhao Xing throw off Mi Fu and rushed to the next person, he seemed to have endless contract paper on his body, and a new contract appeared in Zhao Xing's hand at this time. Mi Fu was still muttering behind Zhao Xing: "Yin, you said 'Yin'...... Don't leave. Ha ha. In this way, my paint has fallen, and I will go back and send the paint to my house. ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "Mi Gong, this pigment is printed on cloth, which is completely different from the pigment painted on paper, it is a kind of ink, not a kind of ink ......"

Mi Fu ignored those, he did not relentlessly said: "You can match the ink, you will be able to match the ink, I want ink, I want ink." Zizhan, don't let your disciples bully me, you are in charge......"

Xiao Wang Ma still thinks about the Empress Dowager Gao in the palace, this concubine is very temperamental, because he snubbed the county lord of Shu and made the county lord depressed and died, so he was not treated well by the royal family. He was trying to make some efforts to ease the relationship, he had something hidden in his heart, and he didn't let Zhao Xing drink more, but now that he was sober, he hurriedly interjected and said, "What, Heshengxuan is really your industry?" ”

Zhao Xingyi arched his hand: "Don't dare, don't dare, this is just a game of the old wife in the family, and so many hundred and ten horses are produced every year, how dare you let the official family know?" Besides......"

Zhao Xing briefly introduced the experience of the balsam factory, and expressed his desire to find characters like Bao Zheng. Xiao Wang frowned in embarrassment, and immediately asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Actually, I don't plan to ask for money, the official family can take a fancy to my things, that's my honor, I only hope that the official family will determine the number of 'and buy', don't let the local transfer department increase the weight, I don't want a single money, give it all."

If I don't want money, officials at all levels won't be able to increase the number, and now I'm crying and shouting, I beg you to take my product for free, shouldn't it be a sin?

Count the sins! Xiao Wang's face was solemn: "The official family and buy...... There is no forced buying and selling in this dynasty, so don't set this precedent for leaving. ”

"That's a copper plate, I only need a copper plate", a copper plate, see how those corrupt officials deducted their hand fees?

"Great disrespect!" The little king's horse changes color.

Is this also a sin? And the worst sin of our time?

Zhao Xing quickly shut his mouth.

It's not easy! In this era, this is the time when he spoke the most, and he accidentally committed the most serious crime - asking the royal family for a copper plate, contempt for the imperial power.

Su Shi hurriedly came out to play a round: "In this way, it will be treated according to the 'Duan Yan', and the money in the palace and the purchase will be paid as it is, and officials at all levels will not be allowed to add the number of 'and buy' at will." ”

Xiao Wang's horse pointed to the four-colored cloths: "Including these?" ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "It's a pity that the pigments of these printed cloths are not easy to prepare, and some colors need to be purchased on the other side of the sea, and it takes three years to buy them from the continent of Africa." So, the production of cloth is limited......"

This is lying, in fact, Zhao Xing wants to control the quantity of 'and buy', and when the quantity is determined, he can use the excuse that the trade routes in Africa are open and expand production at any time. Production can also be stopped at any time on the grounds of sea route interruptions.

"A hundred horses a year, right?" Xiao Wang's horse confirmed: "I see that there are more than 40 horses here, if you can produce 100 horses a year, I will let the palace and buy the number at 20." ”

"Thank you, donkey", Zhao Xing gave his hand.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Huang Tingjian deliberately changed the topic and talked about Su Shi's calligraphy and paintings: "I heard that Han Zongru was insatiable, and every time he got a word from his teacher, he went to Yao Lin, the palace marshal (the emperor's chief of the security bureau), in exchange for mutton. The words of Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, are jokingly called the word for goose by the world; Today, the teacher's calligraphy can be called the book of changing sheep. ”

Everyone laughed.

In the Song Dynasty, the palace marshal Yao Lin was a military attaché, and Wenchen was reluctant to associate with him, but he liked Su Dongpo's calligraphy and paintings, so he asked Su Dongpo's friend Han Zongru to say that every time Han Zongru brought a piece of Su Dongpo's handwriting, even if there was only one word, he would pay him a leg of mutton.

The Song Dynasty did not eat pork, and sheep was the main meat, so the pork in Huangzhou could not be sold, which led to Su Dongpo's advertising poem "Huangzhou Good Pork" and the invention of Dongpo meat.

Han Zongru was more greedy, and every few days he wanted to eat meat, so he sent a letter to Su Dongpo, writing some unknown greetings on it, and then in exchange for Su Shi's reply, Su Dongpo was sincere, and every letter must be replied, and Han Zongru feasted on it.

At this moment, the guy's gluttony was committed again, and his servant knocked on the door and took a name card and handed it to Su Dongpo, asking what the name of a certain word came from.

The arrival of the servant caused everyone to laugh, and they laughed again when they saw that the man was still waiting for a reply. Su Dongpo held back a smile and verbally replied to Han Zong's Confucian servant, and everyone laughed.

The servant was inexplicable, very embarrassed to say goodbye, Mi Fu remembered the agreement with Zhao Xing at this time, laughed and said: "The word of the bachelor is not only a leg of mutton, handed over to the person, he can at least earn back a boat of leg of mutton." ”

At this time, everyone was already clear about the relationship between Sicai Cloth and Zhao Xing, and they made a verbal agreement with Zhao Xing, but these people's words were taken out, although they couldn't get a leg of mutton, a chicken leg was always okay. Zhao Xing hurriedly pulled the other party and asked the other party to write down the contract document...... These documents are all valuable, and anyone in the world except Zhao Xing can catch all these celebrities and let them sign and write the contract.

The contract is very strict, seeing Zhao Xing's serious attitude towards things, and predicting the development prospects of the printing and dyeing industry, among these people, those with wealthy families have to invest. Zhao Xing did not refuse, and let them write documents.

made a fortune, Su, Huang, and Mi turned around and asked Cai Jing to inscribe a word, and everyone in the Northern Song Dynasty caught it all...... Zhang Zeduan also has a painting of the Qingming Riverside Map, I don't know if the other party has completed the Qingming Riverside Map, this historical masterpiece.

Zhao Xing said the wrong thing just now, he didn't dare to say more, although his heart was like a cat's scratch, he still endured it.

While chatting, Han Zongru's servant came again, and this time his letter was to ask Su Dongpo about a past poem. This move still caused a lot of laughter, and Su Dongpo directly instructed Xiao Shi Gao Yanshi to lead the servant to the market and buy a book of his own poems for Han Zongru to consult by himself.

However, soon, the little servant came again, and handed over a note from Han Zongru again, Su Shi pondered for a long time, still did not write, he said to the servant very calmly: "Tell your master, this official will not kill sheep today." ”

The crowd laughed wildly.

The servant was very embarrassed and was about to walk away, but Zhao Xing called the other party and gently persuaded Su Shi: "Teacher, let's kill a sheep today." ”

In the midst of the laughter, Su Dongpo thought about it for a while, looked at Zhao Xing's face, and wrote: "This official has the right to kill a sheep today." ”

The literati all regarded that kind of ridicule as elegant, and everyone continued to talk about those jokes, Zhao Xingxing personally sent the servant out, stuffed a silver ingot into the other party's hand, and then lightly ordered: "It is their nature for Confucians to drink and sing long songs, this is not to laugh at you, nor to mock your master." Take this ingot, buy a few bowls of wine to quench your thirst, and go back to your master to talk well. ”

Who is Zhao Xing, now he took the servant's hand, although his expression was faint, but the silver in his hand was genuine, and the servant understood what Zhao Xing meant, and immediately moved to reassure.

The poet's madness may not have suited Zhao Xing, and after seeing off the servant, he did not reflexively walk back to the hall, but walked to the backyard. There, several female relatives opened another table, talking in a low voice, and seeing Zhao Xing coming, Mrs. Wang hurriedly led Su Xing to stand up and salute Zhao Xing, thanking the other party for the gift.

Su Guo was about the same size as when Zhao Xing saw Su Yu last time, but he looked older than Su Yu, so he saluted Zhao Xing without being instructed and thanked him for the gift he brought. When Su Dun saw Zhao Xing, he hurriedly shouted "hug", but Chaoyun refused to stop, hugged the child tightly, and handed Zhao Xing an apologetic look.

Under the eaves of the backyard, there is another seat to entertain male guests, Chen Gongchuan is the first seat, and the next seat is the escort who is found from nowhere. Chen Gongchuan's sister Chen Yiyi sat in the women's seat, and didn't seem to talk much, when she saw Zhao Xing coming over, she showed a begging look. And Cheng Azhu showed a smile to Zhao Xing and bowed his head to take care of Su Dun.

Mrs. Wang chatted with Zhao Xing for a few words, and then arranged for each other's accommodation: "Uncle live in the guest room, our guest room is still empty, Shaoyou (Qin Guan) is also here, and it is about to be spring, uncle lives here, just let Shaoyou give more guidance on the affairs of spring." ”

Zhao Xing nodded: "Madame, don't be polite to me, I can stay for three or two days - the teacher presides over the Spring Festival, and the students must always avoid suspicion." Before the imperial examination, I will rent a courtyard nearby, and let Dun'er get familiar with the new house in a few days, and when he is calm, Azhu and I will move out. ”

Chaoyun hurriedly got up: "Thank you, uncle!" ”

The banquet in the hall has begun to disperse happily - just kidding, Zhao Xing is drunk, can he not disperse?

That night, Xiao Wang and Ma Wang went out of Su Shi's house, and went directly to Donghuamen to hand over the sign to ask to see, he told the Empress Dowager Gao what happened to Zhao Xing, and the Empress Dowager Gao felt pity in her heart, and ordered to investigate, and asked officials around the country not to increase the amount of "and buy" at will.

In addition, the imperial court planned to reduce the intermediate links - the adoption of the "Duan Yan treatment", the establishment of a "business (taxation and procurement agency)" specifically for Huangzhou products, the allocation of silver money and the payment of tribute were directly through the "Huangzhou Offering Bureau" special treasury......

"Reward them with another official", Empress Dowager Gao replied in a deep voice: "You said that Huangzhou Juzi is strong? ”

"It's not majestic, it's huge", Xiao Wang explained: "That man is tall and rare......"

Empress Dowager Gao listened to Xiao Wang's introduction with great interest, and nodded frequently: "What, he wants to participate in this year's Enke?" …… Ah, it's Zhao Liren who 'life is only as first seen'...... Is it Su Zizhan's protégé? …… A gamble on poetry and wine? What an interesting character, the mourning family will definitely see this person's talent when they turn back. ”