Zhao Xing looked at Fan Chun and replied quickly: "I have already missed the spring ploughing on Huanqing Road, and if I exchange official documents, when the imperial court allows it, it is estimated that it will snow." ”

Fan Chun was silent, and Zhao Xing hurriedly emphasized: "Lord Fan, this kind of relief method is willing by the people and convenient for the government...... As for the imperial court, there is simply no need to explain in detail. ”

Fan Chun was silent for a moment, changed the subject, and asked, "Except for the one you said...... Clamps, what else? ”

Zhao Xing replied: "There are also windmills." This is a kind of water diversion irrigation equipment, originally in the drought, the farmer has to pull the shoulder to carry the water to water the land, when the government is in the farmland, but with this thing there is no need, as long as the place next to the river, raise a pipe into the river, the windmill will suck the water into the high slope, the farmer can save the time of irrigation, used to train the ability to kill the enemy.

In addition to this, a horse-drawn plough was used, which had three plowshares, and could make three ridges in one trip, and the horse was originally twenty times as fast as an ox, and with these three plowshares, it was sixty times faster to plough the field with a horse than an ox. In the future, we will not need to use manpower to water, and it will take 60 times less time to cultivate the fields than the Tanguts, and the rest of the time will be used to train fighting skills.

Hehe, speaking of this, I suddenly remembered Jia Yi, that person said that I always like to fiddle with strange and obscene skills, and the sin is great! I have to be honest: that's an idiot! He didn't know how powerful machines were, and he didn't know that only machines could change the face of the world. Since animals have learned to use tools, they are no longer called animals, they are called humans.

The difference between us humans and beasts is that we can use tools, that idiot actually wants us to go back to the age of beasts, and said that this is the teaching of the sage, this time, I want to let him, let the Tangut people know the power of machinery. I don't believe it. The Xixia people will dare to come to my Huanqing Road in the future. ”

There is a 3,000-fold ergonomic before. This has another sixty-fold work effect, and the eyes of the three village owners have been surrounded by this series of numbers. Fan Chun was also excited by Zhao Xing's description of the prospect and couldn't say anything, completely forgetting Zhao Xing's attack on the ministers of the imperial court. Long. He replied vaguely: "Pacify the people and beg the thief." It is you who are asking for the work of pacifying the land, and this lord will only sit in Jingzhao Mansion in the future, and patiently wait for you to report the good news on the road around Qingqing. ”

Zhao Xing glanced at the three village owners and replied: "Since the resumption of the war between the imperial court and the Western Xia ten years ago, the amount of money spent by the imperial court is about 30,000 yuan. Now I want to spend 3 million yuan to buy a ten-year border stability for the Great Song Dynasty, is the court willing? Much cheaper to buy, one-thirtieth of the price. It will be able to stabilize Western Xia for ten years, and the imperial court will be able to re-collect taxes from Shaanxi with a backhand. Didn't the imperial court take advantage of it? ”

Fan Chun shook his head firmly: "I won't write this letter for you, but I can ask the court for another 500,000 yuan, which is an extra year of subsidy for you, and you don't need to mention the rest...... Oh, these are the three village owners in the west. You give alms everywhere and leave them alone. This year, Huanzhou was attacked, and the three of them were adjacent to Huanzhou, and they were the hardest hit, so you should discuss them quickly. In addition, you can also go to Dingbian City, and the soldiers where they are also looking forward to your visit. ”

Fan Chun said. Like avoiding a disaster, he escaped from Zhao Xing's official office without looking back. When he went out, he didn't go to the post station. Directly urged the servant to walk: "Hurry up, let's go back to Jingzhao overnight." Oh my God, I have only been in his state office for a while, and I have been knocked out of 500,000 yuan and a batch of grain and grass, and if I stay for another day, I am afraid that even the boots will be compensated to him. ”

When Fan Chun's official heard this, he looked at his feet timidly, and immediately drove away the soldiers: "Hurry up, did you listen to what Master Fan said, I don't want to walk back to Jingzhao barefoot, let's move now, hurry, hurry." ”

Fan Chun rushed out of Gyeongju with his entourage, and when he left the state capital, he slapped his forehead and shouted in annoyance: "Ah Ye, I forgot to tell him that Zhang Zhifu summoned him...... No matter, send a letter to Zhang Zhifu, and say: It's almost 70 people, what are you still running outside, let Zhao Xing, the young man, run errands, and ask him to return to Gyeongju as soon as possible. ”

When he entered the city the next day, he saw a huge caravan also entering the city, the caravan had several richly decorated carriages, and many maidservants in luxurious costumes followed the car into the city. The war in Gyeongju is raging, and it is rare to have such a gorgeously dressed and bright-looking woman enter the city, and even Zhang Zhifu was stupid for a while, he stood aside and watched the convoy enter the city.

At the end of the procession was a group of forbidden army escorts on the road, and Zhang knew the officer who led the team, so he hurriedly waved his hand and asked, "Who is the family of the female family who entered the city just now?" ”

The officer crossed his hands and replied, "Lord Zhang, this is the family of Lord Zhaozhao, and this caravan is also for Lord Zhao...... Wrong, it's his concubine's land. It is said that his concubine was worried that it would be uncomfortable for the adults to live in Gyeongju, so she hired some people to move the furniture of the adults to Gyeongju...... It's been a long way, and the furniture has been moved here, and it's worth no more than gold. ”

The Yanlu officer shook his head and sighed as he spoke, and a man dressed as a manservant who was entering the door next to him smiled disdainfully: "Nonsense! This thing is furniture, this is a lathe. Ironwood lathes. What do you know? The wood used in the lathe must be strong, otherwise the things that come out of the lathe will be inaccurate, and usually the lathe is made of iron. Later, my eldest man used iron wood, and the picture shows that it is stronger than iron stone. There is no such sturdy wood here in Gyeongju, this wood is transported by my family from the Afriya continent in the South Seas, thousands of miles away, and the gold is cheaper than this black ironwood. ”

Chapter falls.

The "little concubine" Zhang mentioned by the Yanlu officer knew that her identity was not a secret. The high-ranking officials of the Great Song Dynasty are all talking about the identity of this concubine in private, which is all due to Su Shi's big mouth. Zhang, as a friend of Su Shi, knew the origin of the "Mrs. Ningguo" of Guangling in Vietnam and now the "Mrs. Ningguo" rewarded by the imperial court earlier than the imperial court, and he hurriedly corrected the officer: "Nonsense! Who is the concubine, to be called Mrs. Ningguo. ”

Zhang said, shook his head and sighed: "That Mrs. Ning Guo is said to be rich and rival the country, and there is a coal mountain and an iron mountain in the fiefdom of Vietnam, and people don't care about this little money......"

Zhang did not return to his mansion, he chased the incense cart to Zhao Xing's mansion, Zhao Xing did not buy property in Gyeongju according to his usual habits, he lived behind the official office. In the official residence provided by the imperial court. Because Gyeongju belongs to the war zone. Zhao Xing is considered to be the number one in the military and government, and many subordinate officials have not been appointed, so the official residence is large enough. It's also spacious.

Cheng Shuang was standing on the steps directing the servants to carry their luggage. A few women dressed as Hu people came down from the incense car, the woman headed by a woman with red hair and a pair of blue eyes, Cheng Shuang saw her, saluted, and then dressed extremely exaggeratedly Liao Xiaoxiao jumped out of the car, she sang and spit out a series of commands, her voice was crisp and urgent, but every word was like a pearl rolling on a jade plate. Rounded and clear.

Zhang had been in the capital and knew this "Top Ten Uniques in Beijing", he greeted Liao Xiaoxiao with a smile: "Is it Liao?" Old man Zhang Qianfu, do you remember Liao? ”

Liao Xiaoxiao hurriedly saluted Zhang, Zhang glanced at the bearded girl who was entering the door, and asked, "Which lady is coming this time?" Gyeongju is in chaos, and the Liao family is willing to go through the war and come here thousands of miles, this friendship should be moved to cry. ”

Liao Xiaoxiao smiled crisply and replied coquettishly: "Look at what you said, the mother didn't come this time." It's just me and the bearded girl Kakasri......"

Zhao Xing had already heard the sound and came out at this time. He saluted Zhang: "Lord Jinglu's victorious return is gratifying." ”

Chapter 1 waved his hand. He said to the servants who saluted him around him, "Go ahead, and I will consult with the departed and the army." ”

After entering the living room and sitting down, Zhang asked, "What are the recent developments in the imperial court?" ”

Wan Qianyong took a stack of files and handed them to Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing took them and passed them to Zhang, saying: "The boss has worked hard all the way, why don't we rest and talk about it." ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand: "Public before private, what is the court's metaphor for my Gyeongju?" ”

Zhao Xing reported item by item: "The Privy Council said: Jinjingyuan and Huanqing Road are not at ease with side affairs, and they beg to increase the number of troops and team generals. The commander has been reduced, and each general has increased his authority, and the ministry will order the strategy to play poorly, and the team will order the officials to choose candidates, and the side affairs will be stopped. from it. Yan, Qinfeng, Xihe Lanmin Road is allowed to do this. ”

The distribution of troops on the Huanqing Road came from Fan Zhongyan, who divided the 18,000 state soldiers on the Huanqing Road into six divisions. Respectively by six "generals" commanded, each of the general hung the title of "capital supervisor", after a year of war, Huanqing Road added another general, but the total strength of the state soldiers is only 5,000 people. The chapter was to be compiled this time, and the imperial court agreed to add a regular general, and each general could have an additional deputy general, which meant that 3,000 troops could be added to the Huanqing Road.

However, there was a serious shortage of troops on the Huanqing Road, and instead of asking for official ranks, it was better to make up for the shortage of the seven generals in the existing area...... But Zhao Xing only dared to slander this decision in his belly, and the continuous conquest also led to a phenomenon, countless meritorious people were waiting for rewards, and increasing the number of generals also meant that a bunch of official titles could be provided.

Zhang heard the news and breathed a long sigh of relief: "The court is finally willing, I have been on it since last year, and now it is Mayday, and the reply has finally come down, okay!" What else? ”

Zhao Xing then added: "The candidate to succeed the Jingyuan Road Envoy has also been decided, it is Xie Lin. I heard that he had already left for his post. Also, the reward has also come down, and the imperial city envoy has been added. In addition, I also found the reason for the withdrawal of the Western Xia people: in April, Hedong and Zhe Keshi's uncle Zhi Kexing sent out his army to seize Jialuchuan (southwest of Baode), beheaded the enemy's remnants, recruited many households, and obtained tens of thousands of horses and livestock. The imperial court rewarded meritorious deeds and promoted him to the prefect state, the imperial city envoy, and the Xiangzhou defense envoy. ”

Zhang sighed, Zhao Xing also sighed, and the two didn't say anything.

Compared with the merits of Zhi Kexing, the merits of Zhi Keshi are like a child's house wine, which is not interesting.

Zhang was silent for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "I heard at the front line that you were also promoted, right?" ”

Zhao Xing smiled embarrassedly: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I can be promoted while sitting at home, and I'm a little embarrassed to see the front-line soldiers...... I am now: Bachelor of Baowen Pavilion, Shouhuanqing Roadside Invitation and Pacification Envoy, Except for Qingyang Festival Envoy (Zhizhou), Xingqingyang Regiment Training Envoy, Chaofeng Doctor, Xuanzhenglang - I was right this time. According to the decree of the imperial court: my rank official has been promoted from the 23rd-rank Chenglang to the sixth-rank and 19th-rank court doctors. Kabu rank - Xuan Zhenglang. ”

Zhang smiled and said, "Now you are also a rampant deputy envoy!" ”

Zhao Xing laughed embarrassedly.

The word "rampant" as an official name first appeared in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the rank of military attache was divided into the following 14 orders as the "14th Rank of the Horizontal Commander", the 8th rank of the martial arts doctor as the "8th Order of the Zhusi Zheng", the 12th rank of the Servant Lang and Xuan Zhenglang as the "12th Order of the Deputy Envoy of the Horizontal Line", and then the "8th Order of the Deputy Envoy of the Division" below...... Here, the so-called "rampant" rank officials mean: because the "rampant fourteenth rank" below the Taiwei are all high-level commanders, because of the transmission of military information, the imperial court allows them to ride horses and gallop in the downtown of the capital. And they were allowed to bring two or three guards. And the first rank of the Taiwei can bring two guards to the temple. Others with escorts to the temple had to obtain permission from the emperor.

As for the "rampant deputy envoys", they are generally given to the generals who belong to the front line with troops, and they are not qualified to make trouble in the capital and gallop on horseback. But except for the capital. They can ride horses in all the counties of the world and use the streets as racetracks.

Because the treatment of "rampant" is too special, the term "rampant and domineering" came later.

Although the rank of "envoys" among the military attaches may be higher than the "deputy envoys", they all belong to the local logistics and civilian personnel in the yamen, so they are not qualified to ride horses and gallop in the downtown area, which makes the rank of deputy envoy who is slightly lower than them appear majestic and domineering. Zhang led the soldiers all his life, and he didn't get a "rampant" qualification, so he was a little jealous, and he made jokes.

The two laughed. Zhao Xing hurriedly explained: "The imperial court wants to reward the old man, how can he also be a rampant fourteenth order, what is my envoy." ”

Zhang laughed, he stretched his leg and said, "It's useless, look at my old bones, can you still run?" Van der Ru was right. It's time for you young people to run. I heard that the eastern and western fronts of Gyeongju have been stabilized, you go to the border army first, and then go to Huanju, the relief of the imperial court must be sent quickly, I estimate that the Western Xia people will come in the autumn, and they must be prepared quickly. Huanzhou is now weak and needs relief as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Xing hurriedly got up and sent him off: "Rest assured, my lord." I'll leave early tomorrow morning. My family left a mark. The old man is unfamiliar with it, just ask him. ”

Zhang got up and said goodbye, at this moment. A big bird quacked and ran towards here, followed by a person, chasing all the way, the bird nimbly dodged through the crowd, jumped over the threshold lightly, and rushed towards Zhao Xing and Zhang.

Suddenly out of the dark shadow in the room a tower-like majestic black man, this person Zhang has seen, when Zhao Xing first entered the city, this black guard followed closely behind Zhao Xing, this person is too dark, sitting in the dark, Zhang regarded him as a shadow, and waited until this person came out and met the big bird, Zhang found out about his existence.

"Be careful!" Zhang exclaimed.

Tyson is very tall, a full two meters tall. The ostrich was taller than him, two meters and seventy-five meters tall; Tyson was very strong, with a small arm thicker than a normal person's thigh, and weighed about 120 kilograms, but the ostrich was more robust than him, and it weighed about 150 kilograms.

This is an adult male ostrich.

The person chasing the ostrich behind also ran into the house, and he looked a little flustered, but Zhao Xing found that the panicked look was too fake. This man is Wu Xin.

He deliberately, this guy deliberately drove the ostrich to dangle in front of Zhao Xing to remind Zhao Xing to notice him, but this guy's behavior was so infuriating that he forgot that once the ostrich couldn't control it, it was likely to endanger the people in the house.

Zhao Xing himself doesn't care, he has a strong strength and flexible skills, but there is still a chapter in the house, he is 65 years old and an old man with gray hair.

Tyson has stretched out his hand, put on a fighting posture to face the ostrich, Zhao Xing found that Tyson alone seemed to be unable to cope, he was in a hurry, ripped off the official robe with one hand, jumped over and Tyson left and right, the ostrich lowered his head, as if he wanted to squeeze through the gap between the two, Zhao Xing and Tyson shot almost at the same time, and grabbed the ostrich by the neck.

The ostrich turned around, ready to rush out of the house, and Wu Xin, who was following him, raised his hand and put the rod in his hand on the ostrich's neck.

The ostrich hesitated, Zhao Xing and Tyson had already pounced, the two of them held the ostrich's neck at the same time, and pressed the ostrich to the ground with all their might.

After a false alarm, Zhao Xing jumped up, looked at Wu Xin with a gloomy face, and looked at the ostrich on the ground, flashing its wings and quacking, and said thoughtfully: "Is this an ostrich?" Jin Guo Yigong's "Guangzhi" contains the rest of the national tribute sparrow. The goose has a camel's hooves, pale color, and its head is seven or eight feet high. Zhang Yizhang Yu. Eating barley, its eggs are like urns, and its name is an ostrich.

Don. The Legend of Tocharian also contains Tochar. The first year of eternal recruitment dedicated to the big bird. Seven feet high, black, footed camel, wings flapped, three hundred miles a day, can iron, commonly known as an ostrich. …… I heard that you are raising ostriches, and it is rumored that Cai Yuanchang got some bird feather crowns and some divine oil from you last year, and bribed them in Beijing. I went to Chengdu. It turns out that there really is such a strange big bird in the world......

Leave people, I heard that you have explained the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in Mizhou, is it not that the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" explains gods and monsters, but just a geographical chronicle? ”

Zhao Xing nodded: "Of course, the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not a strange and strange thing, it is just a travel account of the Yan and Huang people in ancient times. The magic of this place lies not in the description of some strange animals in it, but in the fact that the animals described by this man do exist. What does it mean that he pronounces in the middle of the earth is very similar to the pronunciation of the locals?

It shows that in ancient times, when our ancestors didn't even know about bronzes, one of our ancestors personally traveled to Africa to record what he saw and heard. That's the unbelievable - what did he make a boat out of? With stone chips? How he determined the direction. Sailing to Africa? How long has he been on this journey?

Since this book is circulating in me. It shows that he was literate before he left for Africa, and he had also seen the group. That's why there are so many metaphors in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". It also shows that after his trip, he returned to the Central Plains, and he still had time to write this travelogue - think about it, when the ancestors used stones as their only weapons, wouldn't it be shocking how difficult this kind of travel was? ”

Zhao Xing is off topic, originally after the ostrich was caught, he should have exposed Wu Xin's name as chasing, which was actually an act of chasing, but Zhang was present, he was not good at reprimanding his servant - can't the ugliness of the family be publicized. So he changed the topic and talked about the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

Zhang had another feeling about these words, he squatted down, looked at the ostrich carefully, and then replied disappointedly: "It turns out that those overseas strange beasts are not immortal treasures, and they cannot be used to cultivate into immortals. ”

The Great Song Dynasty was very reverent at that time, and most literati had a Taoist number, for example, Dongpo was a Taoist number, and everyone in the six scholars of Sumen also had a Taoist number. In these years, cultural people don't have a road number, and they are embarrassed to say hello to people when they go out.

Taoism is a kind of fetishistic worship, and the mountain and sea monsters are all part of their religion, and the "Mountain and Sea Classic" is the source of famous Taoist gods and monsters. Now Zhao Xing said that it is a travelogue, which makes it impossible to understand the chapter of the land that has accepted the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" as a strange and strange saying since he was a child, and he is like stepping on a high-rise building, and his heart is empty.

Zhao Xing added with a smile: "Of course, the Sphinx (Sphinx) next to the Gonggong Platform is by no means a fairy baby, and it is impossible to use it to cultivate into an immortal, I can guarantee this." Not only that, but the giraffe is by no means an immortal mount, and it is not a fairy who raises it, but only a zookeeper, and I can guarantee that. ”

Zhang shook his head in disbelief, Zhao Xing waved his hand to carry the ostrich away, and continued: "Boss, in ancient times, people could travel to Africa and record African animals and plants, and now people can, Deng Yufu in Mizhou is doing this work, I collected grass seeds, and thanks to Deng Yufu's help, he is now in Africa, walking north along that black land, planning to keep looking at the Sphinx." ”

Zhang immediately replied: "But Deng Yufu, who was the governor of Mizhou, well, if it is him, when the war on Huanqing Road subsides, the old man will definitely go to the table and show his credit." ”

After Zhang left, Zhao Xing didn't have time to lose his temper, Kou Lian'er had already hurried to ask for her husband's guilt, the truth was as Zhao Xing expected, Wu Xin, who was born in the land of fish and rice, followed Kou Lian'er to Gyeongju, a war-torn place, was extremely uncomfortable, he took the opportunity to drive the ostriches, and planned to intercede with Zhao Xing and allow him to go back to Hangzhou, but the matter was too big, standing in front of Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing did not give him a chance to speak.

Kou Li'er is a lowly slave, and her marriage needs the approval of the master, just like modern people get married, how can they also need a letter of introduction from the control agency, which is the practice of slave treatment. Kou Li'er's marriage was approved by Zhao Xing, and the file was prepared in the government.

Wu Xin is a free man, and a free man does not need to be approved by his superiors to get married, nor does he need a letter of introduction from the regulatory authority, but because of Kou Li'er's drag, he also filed a record in the government, and it is estimated that this humiliation makes him very uncomfortable, this time he ventured to find Zhao Xing, probably to take the opportunity to get out of the cage, but he didn't expect Zhao Xing to give him a chance to speak.

Zhao Xing's face was gloomy, after listening to Kou Li'er's statement, this Kou Li'er still had a blue nose and swollen face, Zhao Xing was silent for a moment, and said gloomily: "Why don't you ask to go?" ”