Pei Xingjian is gone, and he will return to Liaodong after the Shangyuan Festival, after all, after the beginning of spring, Su Dingfang will harass and attack Goguryeo again, Pei Xingjian, as his most important assistant, naturally needs to rush to Liaodong to participate in the dispatch of the army.

Li Xiu thought that after Pei Xingjian met Wanniang that day, he could persuade her to let go of the worries in his heart, but he still underestimated Wanniang's stubbornness, and finally Pei Xingjian said for a long time, and even gave Wanniang the jade pendant of love, but Wanniang still hesitated and did not agree to get engaged to Pei Xingjian immediately.

Of course, Wan Niang really couldn't let go of Pei Xingjian, so in the end she persuaded Pei Xingjian and decided to give each other a time to think, of course, Pei Xingjian must also rush to Liaodong now, and there is no time to stay in Chang'an to cultivate a relationship with Wan Niang, so the two of them are limited to one year, if Pei Xingjian still decides to marry Wan Niang after a year, then it is not too late to get engaged next year.

Pei Xingjian also understands Wanniang's mood, but the more so, the more unwilling he is to give up Wanniang, after all, a woman who can think about herself so much, if he misses it, he will definitely regret it for the rest of his life because of purple, and even if he doesn't see him for a year, he can write a letter to Wanniang, not to mention that the two of them are not very old, and it is nothing to get married a year later.

When Pei Xingjian left, Wan Niang also went to see her off in person, but when she came back, she cried a mess, and she didn't think about tea and dinner for a few days, Qi Niang also persuaded her for a long time to let her start eating, but sometimes she often saw Wan Niang looking at the direction of the northeast in a daze, it seems that Pei Xingjian left, and even took her soul away, it is estimated that when Pei Xingjian comes back next time, it will be time for them to get married.

Shangguanyi's official position was also quickly determined, because of his outstanding political achievements and literary talents, he was transferred to Menxia Province to serve as the living lang, in charge of recording the emperor's daily actions and national events, and it can be said that he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven. 、

Speaking of which, the grade of the living lang is not very high, only from the sixth grade, it is the same level as the previous county order of Shangguan Yi, and it is not even as powerful as the county order, after all, the living lang is just a noble official, and usually in addition to recording the emperor's words and deeds and issuing edicts, it seems that there is no other power, and it seems that Shangguan Yi still suffers this time.

But what you should know is that Julang belongs to the close ministers of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor's words and deeds must be recorded by them, which also gives them the opportunity to contact the emperor all the time, as long as they perform well, the chances of promotion in the future are far stronger than a county order, as the so-called "Jane is in the emperor's heart", this is what it means, and Shangguanyi's performance in the local area is so good, so anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Shimin transferred Shangguanyi to his side to be Julang, and he is ready to observe the other party in person, as long as Shangguanyi does not make mistakes, There will definitely be more important positions waiting for him in the future.

Shangguan Yi is young, maybe some things in the officialdom are not very thorough, but behind him there is an old fox called Ma Ye, although Ma Ye is very disgusted with the filthiness in the officialdom, but the disgust does not mean that he does not understand, in fact, he has been in charge of the Fei Nu Division for so many years, and his understanding of officialdom is far beyond that of ordinary ministers, and Li Xiu did not accept Ma Ye's guidance at the beginning.

So Shangguan Yi was also very excited after learning from Ma Ye about the meaning of this living lang to herself, but she was even happier than hate, because living lang is a noble official, and there are usually several living lang who take turns to take the position, so that Shangguan Yi does not have to be as busy as before, and has more time to go home to accompany herself and her children, in addition, she can also take care of Ma Ye and the county lord of Guanghua nearby, and even the two of them lived directly in Ma Ye's house, and did not go to live in the city at all, but every morning, Li Xiu has one more person to go to work with.

"Donal, I heard that the bank in Luoyang is already operating very well, and I will go to Taiyuan next, but I want to ask, when will the bank go to several cities in the south?" On this morning, Shangguan Yi sat in the carriage and asked Li Xiu curiously, although his ancestral home is Shaanzhou, he followed his father to live in Yangzhou since he was a child, and he had served in Haiyan County for several years before, so he also had a lot of feelings for the south, coupled with the developed business in the south, there was naturally a great demand for banks.

"You really asked this right, Luoyang Bank has been built, and the bank in Taiyuan has also chosen an address, just wait for Xu Jingzong to make time to go to Taiyuan, so that the north will take these three big cities as the center to establish a general banking system support, and I also plan to expand the bank to the south this year, at least choose a big city in the south first, build a bank, and strengthen the economic ties between the north and the south!" Li Xiu replied with a smile at this time.

Banks are now facing many difficulties, such as talent shortages, and there is another headache, that is, the territory of Datang is too big, and after the establishment of banks in various places, they must join the banking system, and the connection between them is also very close.

However, because the territory of Datang is too large, the physical distance is too far, which makes it very difficult to connect with banks, especially in the south, which is far away from the political center of Datang, and the business there is very active, so the establishment of the Southern Bank is also necessary, the only trouble is how to connect the banks in the two places, and Li Xiu's method is to set up a pilot in the south first, and then expand outward with this pilot as the center.

"Have you chosen which city in the south to set up a bank first?" Shangguan Yi was interested again at this time, and said that the establishment of a bank in the south is of great significance, especially the establishment of the first bank in the south, and it is likely that the city where the bank will be established will have a huge impact, after all, many goods in the south need to be transported to the north, and if there is a bank in the south, many merchants will not have to risk going on the road with a large number of copper coins.

"I'm also having a headache about this, the first bank in the south can't be too far away from Chang'an, after all, transportation and information transmission is a big problem now, so Guangzhou and Quanzhou are definitely not good, and the rest of me is more inclined to Suzhou, Yangzhou and Hangzhou, the three cities, as for which one to choose, I can't make up my mind for a while." When Li Xiu said the end, he also showed a somewhat hesitant expression.

"These three are all famous big cities in the south, and they also have their own advantages, so it is indeed difficult to pick one out of them!" Shangguan Yi nodded approvingly when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"yes, so I might have to go south again this year and see for myself which city is more suitable!" Li Xiu spoke again at the moment, but when he said this, he also had a tangled expression on his face, this time he went to the south not just as simple as a field trip.