The meaning of this person's words is that the imperial court vaguely heard that Mizhou is selling horses, and as long as 3,000 war horses are handed over every year, the imperial court will not investigate the internal affairs. This is also the result that Zhao Xing has long expected, and the quota of 3,000 horses per year is not too difficult. Even he took advantage of it.

The imperial court is now short of war horses, and the price set for buying and buying is very high, and when the smuggling route becomes prosperous, the price of horses will inevitably fall greatly, and then the imperial court is required to pay according to the price of buying and buying, and Zhao Xing still has a great advantage.

Zhao Xing was secretly happy in his heart, he thought that this was the result of Zhang's efforts behind the scenes, but in fact, the Song generation encouraged the people to smuggle horses to the Song Realm, and gave smugglers a lot of preferential treatment for this, such as tea introduction, salt introduction, etc., and the imperial court even allowed grain to be exchanged for war horses. And Zhao Xing only got official acquiescence this time, but did not take advantage of other advantages, which is actually an injustice to him.

On the other hand, the imperial court will not treat horse dealers badly, and those due discounts must be allocated, but everyone bullied Zhao Xing stupidly and intercepted them in advance, but Zhao Xing didn't know it...... Of course, he has never been interested in selling tea, and as for the salt introduction, his private salt factory is about to start, and he does not expect other people's salt introduction.

After the secret agent finished speaking, seeing that Zhao Xing's mood had picked up, he took out two pieces of gold, and without waiting for Zhao Xing to stretch out his hand, he stretched out his arms again to protect the two pieces of gold, and hurriedly explained in his mouth: "Hugh is reckless, this is not a reward for you, this is a newly minted gold medal and gold collar from the imperial court, Fan Jinbu wants you to take a look and give some opinions." ”

Gold medals, gold collars?!

Zhao Xing looked at the appearance of the gold medal and couldn't help but wonder: Isn't this Japan's Jin Xiaoju and Jin Daju? He once took the specious Jin Xiaoju to Su Shi's house to fool. I didn't expect to see the original and genuine gold judgment here, which is exactly the same as the pictures in the Warring States game.

It turns out that this thing is called gold medal and gold collar.

Seeing the gold collar, Zhao Xing couldn't help but think of the batch of gold ingots smuggled by Zhou Tao, and it is estimated that the batch of gold ingots is also a kind of gold collar, this thing is like a long-handled rod, with irregular patterns stamped on the edge, and the weight and casting age are written on the collar. However, it is too big.

"For gold to be a currency, it has to be something of small value. Because the value of gold is too high. To participate in daily transactions, the maximum face value can only be one tael, these ten taels of gold collars, I think it is too thick, it is estimated that when it is used. If you want to be cut, you lose the meaning of a monetary marker. I suggest that the gold collar should be one tael as the highest unit. The gold medal is ...... in units of one penny," Zhao Xing replied.

The visitor nodded. Answer: "That's what Fan Jinbu meant...... You write the envelope. ”

Zhao Xing smiled, he looked at it mockingly, and replied slowly: "Prime Minister Zhang once told me: If you are not in your position, you will not seek politics. So, I don't write, and I don't kill it

The visitor glared at Zhao Xing for a long time, and Zhao Xing whistled leisurely, with an attitude of helplessness. The confrontation lasted for a long time. The person who came put away the gold medal and gold collar, took off a coat and wrapped the wooden box given by Zhao Xing. Then he said, "So, I take my leave...... This wooden box is so important, you have to send all of them to escort me. ”

"Wait...... This gunpowder, this firearm, how to say? Zhao Xing meaningfully called out to the secret agent of the Ministry Division.

The agent hesitated for a moment, and cautiously tested: "What do you think, what do you think?" ”

"I'll give you a credit, how", talking to the secret agent, Zhao Xing had to leave half of the words. What he meant was that the credit for finding out the gunpowder and firearms all belonged to the secret agent, and it was the secret personal effort to complete all this, and Zhao Xing didn't know anything, didn't do anything, and was as innocent as a freshly peeled shallot.

"In this case, how can I explain that I have come to Liren?" The agent carefully verified.

Zhao Xing boldly assumed: "I hired so many fugitives from Yingzhou, there must be an explanation, you just came to ask me about the fugitives, and asked the fugitives about the situation at that time, didn't you?" As for what the fugitives say, they can deal with themselves. ”

"Big yes! Good! …… In the second year of Xia Yuanfeng, Jinshi Sun Cong Sun Zishu, served as a Liao envoy, Brother Zhao's great grace, and wrote it down below, and there must be a report. Sun Cong clenched his fists and arched his hands.

Zhang Yong was re-summoned, he wrote a document on the transfer of troops, Zhao Xing signed the official seal with him, and Cheng Shuang escorted him to the official office with eight Gurkha warriors, and sent him away from there. As soon as this person came out of Zhao Xing's mansion, Zhao Xing looked at Wang Zishao, who was dressed in casual clothes and had a leisurely expression, and asked, "What happened to Fan Jinbu?" ”

Zhao Xing's question was clueless, Wang Zishao was stunned for a moment, and immediately pointed to the pile of newspapers in front of Zhao Xing, and said: "In September, Fan Jinbu and Li Chang are seeking to get other counties, as well as your teacher Su Zizhan and his brother Su Zhe, all of whom are seeking other counties. The edict is not allowed, and there is an imperial history attack: saying that these four people are disobedient to the emperor's grace. ”

Sure enough, Fan Yi, the bastard, came up with the idea of minting gold coins, and it seemed that the imperial court also intended to adopt his opinion, but traditional thinking imprisoned him, and as a result, he only made gold medals and gold collars, this extremely cunning person, knowing that the wind was not in the right direction recently, asked him to be a magistrate, but asked Zhao Xing to suggest a plan for the gold ministry to mint money, and let Zhao Xing carry the black cauldron. And although Zhao Xing is a very honest person, he has never had others to carry the black pot for him, and he will never be a scapegoat.

Wang Zishao looked at Zhao Xing's snickering attitude, and vaguely guessed something, he shook his casual clothes, and said very chicly: "I forgot to tell you, this person also brought a few edicts, and I have been transferred to the Beijing Division, serving as Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials and Shaoqing of Weiwei." ”

"I've been promoted, congratulations, you have to have a treat", Zhao Xing hurriedly bowed his hand to the other party. Wang Zishao was very happy, he nodded and said: "I have to wait for the new official to take over before I leave, and it will probably be the beginning of spring next year, the old man really can't wait." ”

Yu Hou Shi Yan kept intervening and stood there with a smile, Zhao Xing wondered why he didn't say goodbye, but Wang Zishao's words caused him to have bigger questions, and he hurriedly asked: "Who is the new Zhimi Prefecture?" ”

"Wang Gong. He was involved in a corruption case, and the edict reprimanded: not prosecuting the matter, and not arriving at the time - ordering Mizhou. ”

Zhao Xing touched his chin, a little excited, so that the famous Kabuki Rouyun, the woman nicknamed "Dian Su Niang" is also coming to Mizhou. It's just that I don't know if this strange woman who can say "My heart is my hometown is my hometown" wants to treat Mizhou as her hometown again.

Zhao Xing pondered there, and Marquis Yu Shi Tong finally got a chance to interject, he said: "Lord Li has already left, and the edict orders Lord Li Zhichun to be the direct bachelor of Baowen Pavilion and the governor of Chengdu Mansion. ”

"Ah, Zhicheng Mansion, this is Lord Cai Jingcai's status", Zhao Xing blurted out.

"Lord Cai Jing Cai has been reappointed to the Longtu Pavilion to be systematized, and he is known to be a German army." Shi Yan replied.

Zhao Xing suddenly remembered. It seems that when the spy left, he didn't mention what Lu Huiqing would do in the end, he hurriedly picked up the newspaper that the person had read just now, checked it, and found the last line of the text - "On September 12, Lu Huiqing lived in Mizhou. No way. Hu Zongyu, Kong Wenzhong, Wang Mao, and Han Chuan said that it was inappropriate. ”

With a roll of his eyes, Zhao Xing already understood what was going on, and he dropped it. Take a look at the deserted Bixia Pavilion. shouted: "What are you waiting for, today is the winter solstice, come, come up with singing and dancing." ”

At this time, the heavy snow had covered the glazed roof of Bixia Pavilion, and the room was a little dim, and a group of kaki carried glass lamps rushing up. The whole glass house is illuminated by starlight. The music sounded softly. Zhao Xing raised his glass and filled it with pale pink sugar cane wine. Persuaded Wang Zishao to drink: "Lord Wang, work together, thank you very much for taking care of the land, congratulations to Lord Wang, please drink this cup." ”

Reasoning, Zhang Yong, the military attaché, can't sit on the table, but this is Zhao Xing's house, so this banquet is equivalent to a private banquet. He drank all the wine in the cup, and said to Zhang Yong and Zhao Xing: "This year, Mizhou Yan has only come out of 100 squares, I plan to bring a few more parties to Beijing this time, and I need to include more than people and Zhang Guanjun." ”

"Wrapped in the sprinkle family", Zhang Yongneng sat at the banquet, he was already overjoyed, he patted his chest and agreed.

Shi Yan obviously had another task, he took advantage of Zhang Yong's and Wang Zishao's comings and goings to have a good time, and approached Zhao Xing's side and asked in a low voice: "Lord Sign, the Mizhou Water Camp you handed in, the ship type seems to be wrong, I heard that it should be a soft sailing ship......"

Zhao Xing pursed his lips disapplauded: "Soft sailboat? Who said that when did the Michigan Navy order a soft sailing ship and where did it order the land? ”

Shi Yan grimaced and replied: "I'm afraid this is not good, Jingdong Road faces the Liao State, and if you don't come up with the best warship, I'm afraid it will ......."

Zhao Xing replied categorically: "Half of it!" ”

This is the proportion of smuggled land, the other party obviously knows what Zhao Xing is talking about, he is so angry that his face is red: "How dare you use this kind of dirty money to lure our brave and loyal Lord Liu, Lord Liu has worked hard to guard against the Liao State......

Zhao Xing replied with just one sentence: "Add two more points, don't pull it down." ”

Shi Yan's answer was also categorical, with two words: "Deal!" ”

In other words, the smuggling income defense makes the adults take 7%, this ratio is the upper limit given by Zhao Xing, and now they are satisfied with each other.

Silk and bamboo, singing and dancing life, everyone talked about the future in the bright lights, full of expectations for a better life next year, chatting about the happy place, the three also cordially greeted the literary and artistic workers from foreign countries, giving them spring-like warmth......

After each of these people hugged the two widows to find a house to sleep, a shouting sound sounded outside the courtyard of Zhao Xingdi's mansion - "Auspicious Ruyi eggs, sell auspicious Ruyi...... Egg! ”

At this time, the *** in the courtyard was lit up in turn with this shout, Cheng Azhu was wearing new clothes, carrying a lamp and leading the team to the door, and bought an auspicious Ruyi egg, Chen Yiyi and Liao Xiaoxiao followed closely with one in their hands. The three of them ran back to Bixia Pavilion with this auspicious wishful egg with landscape figures painted on the eggshell, and couldn't help but say that they knocked down Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing was laughing with Kasri, and after being knocked down, he argued: "Don't, I'm innocent, it's just a few jokes......"

Cheng Azhu raised the auspicious wishful egg and demonstrated it in front of Zhao Xing's eyes, Zhao Xing forgot to argue, and asked in surprise: "Eggshell painting, eggshell painting of the Song Dynasty!" God, a national treasure! ”

Chen Yiyi pulled Kasri aside with one hand, and urged in his mouth: "Hurry up, hurry up, it's midnight, I'm still waiting." ”

Cheng Azhu rolled the egg on Zhao Xing's chest, and while rolling, he recited "auspicious wishes" and "wishes every year...... After rolling a few laps, she made a slight effort in her hand, and the eggshell shattered with a snap, and Zhao Xing lay on his back. Distressed shouted: "Eggshell painting, why is it broken." ”

Liao Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes beside her: "Why doesn't Xianggong feel sorry for his clothes, but he hurts the eggshell." ”

"You don't know, my clothes are worth a lot of money, I ......"

In an instant, Cheng Azhu had already dialed the eggs, and Zhao Xing was opening her mouth to speak, she stuffed the eggs into Zhao Xing's mouth.

Then Chen Yiyi and Liao Xiaoxiao stepped forward in turn. While rolling eggs on Zhao Xing's chest. While saying some auspicious Song words, three eggs were swallowed, and Zhao Xing choked and rolled his eyes-he knew that he would not marry so many wives at the beginning. Oh my God, if you marry three wives and four concubines. One egg per person, that is not choked to death.

After eating the eggs, the last trip of the winter solstice festival is completed. Cheng Azhu waved his hand to let Chen Yiyi and Liao Xiaoxiao step back. was about to say something private, but Zhao Xing raised his hand to stop, he stared at Liao Xiaoxiao, threw out a newspaper, and said with a calm face: "Nian Nian!" ”

Liao Xiaoxiao took the newspaper, glanced at the contents of it suspiciously, and paused slightly. Chanted: "September." The king of the horse was fined 3 catties of copper for hiding the woman Liu. ”

Zhao Xing was stunned. The spy who came to this matter didn't mention it, he was stunned for a moment, he came to his senses, this is the emperor's family matter, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Xing, what did the spy say.

When the princess was alive, he liked to be nostalgic for the Qinglou, and Shenzong wrote an edict to reprimand Wang Xu: "Inside, friends indulge in lust and lose their ways, and outsiders are evil and reckless." The so-called "fornication" refers to gathering in groups to engage in sexual immorality and fun. This guy's heart finally made the princess angry to death, and now that he is no longer controlled, he has made old mistakes without repentance.

But although Zhao Xing knew Wang Xu, this matter really had nothing to do with him, he changed his mind and ordered: "Go on!" ”

"Zhiyun Prefecture, Longtu Pavilion Straight Bachelor Teng Yuanfa Zhi Yingzhou, Zhi Hangzhou...... Longtu Pavilion Straight Bachelor, Zhiyingzhou Teng Yuanfa and Longtu Pavilion to be systematic, Zhicheng German Army Cai Jing to Yi ......" Liao Xiaoxiao continued to read.

It seems that the Di Bao of the Song Dynasty was also like now, publishing some official affairs, but the modern newspaper is like a meeting notice, and the Di Bao of the Song Dynasty is like an announcement of the promotion and demotion of officials.

"Go on!"

Liao Xiaoxiao's voice became smaller and quieter, and when all the nonsense was finished, she tentatively read the headline of this newspaper: "Ministers' News: Lu Huiqing ......"

After Liao Xiaoxiao finished reading, Zhao Xing asked with a faint expression: "Tell me, what do you think?" ”

Liao stammered slightly: "The concubine is just pitiful Lu Xianggong's embarrassment, so I helped him hand over a few letters to his old friend, asking his old friend to help support him......"

Zhao Xing sighed deeply: "I once warned you, that's it, Lu Huiqing's heart is not something that you, a little woman, can bear, after this incident, you must understand that the villain's favor is unacceptable, he gives you a little favor, and will eventually squeeze your oil dry with this favor......"

Lu Huiqing helped Liao Xiaoxiao at the beginning, it was an unintentional move, and when Liao Xiaoxiao came to thank him, he keenly discovered the use value, and then took advantage of the other party's accommodation, and pressed step by step, not only asked Liao Xiaoxiao to bring out the letter for him and contact the old party, but also wanted to make this matter big and drag Zhao Xing into the water.

Zhao Xing didn't want to pursue this because he had always believed that gratitude was a beautiful situation among human beings, and gratitude did not need to be blamed. Liao Xiaoxiao just doesn't know what to do. He paused and reminded: "The Great Song Dynasty is not a criminal official, I think the teacher went to Huangzhou back then, and there is still time to clean up the family's property, and Lu Huiqing was not raided, he has accumulated more than one million yuan in office, he will live in embarrassment...... At this point, you have helped him enough, and you are forbidden to visit him henceforth, and if he sends someone, answer him with these words, saying that your officials have forbidden you to go out. ”

Zhao Xing was reprimanding Liao Xiaoxiao, Cheng Azhu put on a womanly posture, sat upright and was silent, Chen Yiyi couldn't bear it, and when she heard that Liao Xiaoxiao almost endangered the family, she rolled up her sleeves angrily and shouted frequently: "It seems that the fight last time was too light, Brother Xing, move the family law, hurry up!" ”

Chen Yiyi's words were directly ignored by Zhao Xing, he waved his hand and told Liao Xiaoxiao: "This matter is over, do things more in the future!" Well, it's night, all settled. ”

Liao Xiaoxiao held the newspaper in his hand, first solemnly said to Cheng Azhu and Chen Yiyi, and then asked Zhao Xing: "Official, do you still read it?" ”

"What else?"

"The generals of Huanqing Road fought against the Xia people, captured the old and young women, and made Fan Chun choose to stay. still revealed his relatives' deaths, and used the old plundering of the Han people to change. His guide was rewarded with three silk horses, and two under the age of 10 horses......"

"Oh", the Great Song Dynasty also began to exchange prisoners, however, this prisoner exchange is simply a kind of compensation for the invaders, Zhao Xing shook his head lightly after hearing this.

"In October, it snowed heavily in Bianliang. Relief from the imperial court. Each household is scattered for 20 yuan, and the old and young are salty for ......"

After Liao Xiaoxiao finished reading, he closed the newspaper and said, "Xianggong, this is the newspaper of October." There is also November, do you want to continue reading? ”

Zhao Xing shook his head: "Tomorrow is winter worship, and you will rest separately." I need to think about it. ”

Zhang Yong couldn't sleep well after all. After waking up the next day, he was the first to come to Zhao Xing and asked, "Leaving people, what did that person say yesterday?" Didn't ask us something? ”

Zhao Xing shook his head lightly: "Don't worry, the last time I participated in the naval battle, they were all my soldiers, their mouths are very tight, and they will not leak the details."

The participating fishermen never approached our big boat. They know a little bit of the inside story. However, part of the truth is not the truth. What's more, we have distorted the truth.

The problem was Xuanqi, and the guy took the money from the transaction. He went to Dengzhou to join the imperial court, because we plundered Yingzhou and used fishermen along the coast of Dengzhou, so he thought that the participants were the Dengzhou naval army. But he never expected that when he was cast by the defense envoy Yamen, he was immediately discovered by the Dengzhou naval army, who killed Xuanqi and swallowed the gold and silver treasures he carried.

We have to admit this loss, and the Dengzhou Navy has helped so much, and I have already sent someone to deliver a letter overnight yesterday, asking to meet with them and conduct secret discussions.

In addition, we have to go to Jinzhou, and the Xuanqi incident has caused them losses, and they can't be blamed for their lax supervision, we have to give them an explanation, so that this business can be maintained for a long time.

I guess the problem is still in Dengzhou, which was told by the civil officials in Dengzhou, although they don't know the details, but the thousands of people in Yingzhou who went ashore can't hide their eyes.

However, these have passed, the Khitan side only thought that they were pirates, and the court did not want to make trouble, and the people along the line only thought about turning those Yingzhou people into their own Dingkou in order to be promoted, so this matter can be more unscrupulous in the future.

The only thing they asked was that we should maintain a supply of 3,000 horses a year, which was easy. When the Jinzhou side is pacified, the task of 3,000 horses can be completed......"

After listening to this, Zhang Yong patted his chest and said, "That's good, I was worried all night yesterday." ”

The servant's notice interrupted the secret discussion between the two, the first to visit was Li Zhiyi, his brother had nowhere to stay after leaving, and he wanted to come to Zhao Xing to eat, so he packed up and hurried on the road, and finally arrived at Zhao Xing on the second day of the winter solstice.

When Zhao Xing saw the other party, he looked very affectionate: "Brother Li, you are finally willing to come to the door, on this snowy day, you are still traveling around the mountains and scenery, and you are not panicked." ”

Li Zhiyi looked very dashing, he jumped down from the Jurchen war horse, and replied to Zhao Xing's greeting with a whip: "I was drinking at Xueyu yesterday, and I saw Xueyu showing off his gossip pen, and I was not angry - why did that guy get a gossip pen, but I didn't." No, I couldn't help but come to the house early in the morning to pick up a pen, have you prepared something? ”

"Get ready, Brother Li invites you inside", Zhao Xing hurriedly greeted Li Zhiyi.

The next person to come to the door was Deng Yufu, on a snowy day, he was wearing a cultural shirt, the silk cloth was printed with Su Shidi's poems, a pair of black boots under his feet, wearing a fur cloak, and he walked into the gate of Zhao Xingdi easily, and when he saw Zhao Xing, he hurriedly bowed his hand: "Leave people, I will give you winter greetings." ”

Deng Yufu's dress is now the most popular dress in the Great Song Dynasty, cultural people like to wear this kind of cultural silk printed with verses, silk cloth printed with four pigments, the upper end of the landscape painting, the lower end is the poem with the scenery. The rise of this kind of cultural shirt has made the landscape poems of the Great Song Dynasty much more than usual.

It is said that there was already a custom in which literati wrote a poem, and those from wealthy families asked someone to make an engraving or write it on their clothes with a pen, accompanied by a picture of the scene, and then made it into a silk shirt and presented it to relatives and friends. There are now a lot of such cultural shirts in Zhao Xingfang, many of which are masterpieces, but most of them are lame poems.

Zhao Xing looked at the other party's outfit from top to bottom, and said mockingly: "Rich people are different, look, Brother Deng, now riding a fat horse and wearing light clothes, I just don't know if there are a few more concubines in the family...... Hey! Why are your boots still so shiny? ”

Yesterday, when Shi Cai was the first teacher, Zhao Xing noticed the pair of shiny boots under the other party's feet, and today the heavy snow stopped, and the ground was muddy, and the other party's boots came all the way to the snow, and there was no mud on them, which made Zhao Xing very surprised.

"How's it going, these Yue Ren boots are good?" Deng Yufu finally had something to show off in front of Zhao Xing, he stretched out his foot and proudly displayed: "This is the boots dyed by the Zhangzhou people with the secret method of potato juice, it is not invaded by wind and rain, walking in the water, and not getting a little rain." ”

The Song Dynasty actually had rain boots?

Wait a minute – potato juice, the word is so cooked? Heard it there?