The middle-aged man before echoed and said: "Ah, Shi Daguan is really a general, and his knowledge is extraordinary!" Lingzhou people are just born burly, but they can't get rid of the shallow view of the barbarians, today Lingzhou people Fang City line, bought a large number of goods, even the untouchables commonly used woolen cloth have bought a few big cars, there are rumors in the Fang market, Lingzhou people bought half a street...... Ah, Shi Daguan has never seen it in person, and maybe he doesn't know that the people of Lingzhou use gold ingots, silver boats, and precious stones to pay the bill...... Zhenzhen Fubi Shi Chong (1) Wang Kai (2) ......"

The middle-aged man's voice did not stop, and a fat man next to him who was not much inferior to Guo Maitreya answered, "Shi Daguan, the small one can testify, the small one has a business that operates a Su embroidery silk village, in the afternoon, Na Wei Shilang led people to the small shop, and used eighty gold ingots to pay the money, and the small one saw with his own eyes, his entourage took a saddle bag on the back of the horse, which was full of red gold!" ”

This passage was like cooking oil on fire, except for Guo Maitreya, who entered the attic at the end, everyone's eyes lit up.

Shi Yuanqing's eyes flickered even more, and he asked without hesitation: "I remember you, Pingjiang (3) Zhou family, there is a store in the market, but it is in the middle of the stream, but is it?" ”

Although Shi Yuanqing's reply was not even a little respectful, the fat man surnamed Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up, eager to press his belly behind him, arched his waist and hugged his fists and replied: "It is where the small livelihood lies, and the officials of Lao Da are concerned, how fortunate it is!" ”

"Sit, sit!" Shi Yuanqing pretended to be generous and easy-going, and then said: "Together with a small shop like Zhouji Silk Village, there are eighty gold ingots...... How much should Lingzhou people spend today? ”

"I'm afraid there should be tens of millions...... "The middle-aged man muttered to himself.

Shi Yuanqing sat up straight and said quite leisurely: "There are more than 10 million...... Don't forget that the people of Lingzhou came east to buy food...... The ancients said that children passed the market with gold...... In the Zhuangzi twenty miles south of the city, there are only one hundred and five people in Lingzhou, and it is difficult to exceed three hundred and tens of millions of dollars if you count the domestic helpers...... Can they keep it? ”

With Shi Yuanqing's deliberate guidance, the direction of the topic began to become more and more mysterious, and the hearts of the people present became more and more chaotic.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the pavilion was getting more and more unbearable, Guo Maitreya felt that he had fulfilled his intentions, but he didn't want to continue, so he twisted twice and stood up, "Shi Jialang, you can wait for you to sit down peacefully...... There are still distinguished guests in the front building, and a certain family went to visit one or two, and ...... less accompaniment"

Shi Yuanqing said that Zhengjue was just right, and he glanced at him with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Maitreya is really disappointed, could it be that he has really changed his personality to become a good man and a bodhisattva?" ”

"Haha" Guo Maitreya used a smile to cover up what he thought as usual, in order to avoid being too blunt, he explained: "Da Lang, Daxiangguo Temple recently came to a Zhishan Zen master, once said, 'Greed and anger make people irritable, anger and grief make people sad, are not conducive to health', the foolish brother has some feelings, I don't want to act rebellious, but also want to live a few more years, and enjoy the prosperity of this world!" ”

His words are considered to be old-fashioned, but it is obvious that words similar to Buddha's verses cannot enter Shi Yuanqing's ears, and the concubine of the Shi family also replied with a smile: "Since Brother Maitreya is unwilling to mix in this worldly matter, he must stick to the end...... Don't change your tune one day, then you have to laugh at the Fang family...... Hehe! ”

These words are kind on the surface, but the meaning of compassion in the heart can be heard as long as you are not a fool, Guo Maitreya was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't make any excuses, just arched his hand casually and replied, "Thank you for reminding you!" Eat and drink to your heart's content, if you have any needs, just say hello, forgive Guo for not accompaniing! ”

Ignoring everyone's words, he went out, and even remembered to cover the door behind him.

As a fat man, of course his steps were not fast, and he even had time to listen to the movements behind him under his calm mind, and vaguely heard Shi Yuanqing saying in the small pavilion without any scruples, "Shi Mou just wants to get back the glory for his father, Wu Jiaotou should want to avenge his brother, and the people of Lingzhou have countless wealth...... The people of Lingzhou may have good combat strength, but after all, they are too few in number...... Tomorrow night, we only need to gather 2,000 people and take down the Lingzhou people...... You can enjoy the joy of the festival, even if the emperor has heard of it, he will not criticize it......"

Guo Maitreya paused, secretly frightened by Shi Yuanqing's audacity, and at the same time speculated - is the Lingzhou people as easy to deal with as Shi Yuanqing said? Although the current emperor is soft-minded, he is not a narrow-minded person, and the court has gathered wisdom people from all over the world, so they will not know the details of the Lingzhou people?

If they didn't know the details of the Lingzhou people, why would Uncle Tangguo be imprisoned, and the great Zaifu would have no objection? If they know the details of the Lingzhou people, then how strong should the Lingzhou people be? And also...... What does Shi Baoji want to do when he pulls this concubine back to Tokyo? In order to test the means of the people of Lingzhou? Just by virtue of the businessmen in the house and the gang members?

Helping the somewhat crooked hat on his head, Guo Maitreya made up his mind - never mix things related to Lingzhou people, at least until he finds out the details of Lingzhou people, he will never act rashly.

And in the dining room behind him, Shi Yuanqing had a good conversation with a group of people.

The fat man, the head of the Zhou family in Pingjiang, talked eloquently, "If the big officials can come out to command, my Zhou family will send 200 people to help, half of them are Shanyue barbarians, don't look at their habits of barbarism, but they are good at bloody battles!" If it happens, he is not greedy, he just wants to be able to get some gems......"

"Good!" Shi Yuanqing was overjoyed, "Lord Zhou really knows the general situation, no wonder the Pingjiang Zhou family is prosperous!" It's just a gem, it's not worth a family's care, if you can defeat the enemy, then the spoils of war are at your disposal! I might as well inform you that this time I gathered everyone, Shi only wanted to correct his father's name - the Lingzhou people and others despised my Song people first, if they couldn't give it in return, then where was the prestige of the Song people? ”

This guy also has some eloquence, obviously wanting to improve his prestige in the family in the name of helping his father, but he confuses personal grudges with national hatred.

However, at this time, the Song people ate this set, at least it is difficult for people in the market to distinguish the famous halls.

A white-faced guy with long hands and feet stood up, clenched his fists, and said angrily: "Shi Daguan, a certain Lu Qi, is the helmsman of the Yan Gang Bianjing, if it is as the big official said, Lu is willing to mobilize 500 people to help, not to ask for jewelry and jade, but to ...... In wartime, if there is any injury, after the funeral, please ask Shi Daguan to ask for a soldier to die for the dead and wounded! ”

As soon as Lu Qi's voice fell, before Shi Yuanqing could speak, Lu Qi shouted angrily to a stout man sitting in the urn: "Shi Daguan, I am a platoon gang of Jingru Zhang Siliu, and the people in the gang are not inferior to each other!" However, I can't compare to the salt worms under Lu Dao'er, and I don't want to ask for the soldiers to die, but only to get some reward money for the family's expenses, okay? ”

"Haha! Good! Just as they say! This time, a certain commander has now contacted the forbidden army to attack the two songs, and there are all the sages to help, so why worry about the big thing? Shi Yuanqing smiled heartily, he didn't worry about what to pay, the so-called military resignation, for him, the eldest son of the Shi family, it was just a matter of one sentence, and money was a meaningless thing, if he exterminated the visitors from Lingzhou, he would definitely be able to get his father Shi Baoji to be impressed, what kind of fame and wealth could not be obtained at that time?

As the words between several people progressed to each other, after people's desires were aroused, whether it was a wealthy businessman or a member of the gang, the thoughts that had been cooled down by Guo Maitreya's withdrawal boiled, and the atmosphere began to warm up.

What is the Fuyuan Dart Bureau in the east of the city, what is said to be a tea merchant with the background of the Jianzhou Wangjia family, what is the Dajia of the Daimyo Mansion in the north who specializes in selling leather goods, and what is the herb merchant of the Xishu Ma Gang...... They all started to think about it.

Because the directors of each family are not the same, there is not much dispute, there are those who provide combat manpower, and naturally there are those who provide weapons or various backup support, such as food when many people gather - of course, no one can provide iron armor and bed crossbows and other 'heavy weapons', these two things are forbidden in the Song Dynasty, especially at the foot of the imperial city, no one dares to risk the world.

Some of these people hope to have a good relationship with the Shi family, some take a fancy to the wealth of the Lingzhou people, and some hope that their families can use the ladder of the Shi family to climb one or two squares on the Zhao and Song Dynasty halls...... All in all, these people are all unwilling to be lonely and have some ability, with Shi Yuanqing, the son of a high-ranking official, taking the lead, you and I will tell you every word, and this rather remote compartment in Fengyi Building is becoming more and more lively.

In the eyes of all these people, having enough of 3,000 people who dare to fight, equipped with a Pu knife and a hunting bow, and having a general like Shi Yuanqing, who can deal with more than a hundred Lingzhou barbarians, is really a hammer and a chicken-nothing to worry about.

It's just that...... Will things really turn out as they expected?

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Note: (1) Shi Chong, (249-300), the word Ji Lun, nicknamed Qi Nu, a native of Bohai Nanpi (now Nanpi, Cangzhou, Hebei), the sixth son of Shi Bao, the founding father of the Western Jin Dynasty, was extremely greedy after entering the officialdom, and obtained a lot of wealth by looting the people's fat and plundering the property of merchants.

(2) Wang Kai, the same period as Shi Chong, the uncle of Emperor Wu of Jin, and Shi Chong fought for wealth and left a name.

(3) Pingjiang refers to Suzhou. In the 3rd year of Taiping Xingguo (978), Wu Yue returned to the Song Dynasty, and began to restore the Suzhou system.