Is He Shouqing a good official?

This conclusion cannot be determined for the time being, but what is different from the so-called noble members of the Song State is that this He Shouqing is definitely a person who is accustomed to judging the situation and observing words and emotions - this can be seen from the dispute between the Lingzhou people and the local nobles who decisively launched before.

Moreover, if he didn't have an extraordinary mind, how could he move to the vicinity of Gyeonggi to take charge of one side after he became a border state?

Therefore, when Antiano's slightly unhappy expression was revealed, He Shouqing immediately noticed it. He hurriedly said: "Deputy Envoy An, don't misunderstand, He Mou is not begging for the battle proceeds of the noble envoy...... Is it possible to redeem it like Shi Ti and Guo Yuanwai? ”

"Ransom?" Antiano came to be interested, just a few ghostly Khitans, captured back is just a review, and seeing a few people who are still alive on the ground, it is obviously impossible to keep them as slaves, and it is rare that they can still be kept to eat meat?

"The Khitan people are obtained by you, how dare He ask for it forcibly?" He Shouqing's reddened eyes were full of confidence, and his words were naturally much more decisive, "If your envoy needs grain, He is willing to exchange grain for two hundred times the weight of the captive, I don't know what Deputy Envoy An wants?" ”

"He Tong's judgment is very good!" Antiano was interested, "However, this Khitan people took advantage of my Lingzhou to act, their intentions are secretive, and their motives are difficult to understand, so they must be carefully investigated, and I am afraid that they cannot be directly handed over to He Tongju for disposal...... Moreover, the crossbows on their bodies were captured by us, and cannot be equated with human beings......"

He Shouqing's heart hung again. If these "Khitans" who are still alive are allowed to be interrogated by the Lingzhou people, will they still be able to return to their own hands alive? Obviously, if you want to ask for merit from the officials, the living is definitely far better than the dead, after all, the dead can't speak, right?

"Deputy Envoy An can't ......" suddenly came out, He Shouqing immediately stopped talking, and instead said: "If Deputy Envoy An can hand over the Khitans to He, after the interrogation, He will definitely report the details to the envoy, as for the weapons they carry, He only needs a few pieces as evidence, and they can still be redeemed for grain, how about it?" ”

Antiano took a deep look at the Song State official in front of him, although the initial impression was not good, but at this moment he had a little more recognition in his heart, if he put aside his position, the ability of the person in front of him to change was at least comparable to that of Xuan Langjun (Li Xuan) who was far away in Lingzhou.

Thinking of this, he felt that the matter of grain purchase that his lord was worried about might be able to find a clue from this kind of Song State official, so he casually tried to say: "He Tong's sentence is not in a hurry, most of the Khitans are only slightly injured by arrows, and they have nothing to do with their lives. ”

He Shouqing glanced at the Khitan people who were still "alive" again, and secretly sighed that while the people of Lingzhou were cold and hard, they were also deeply shocked, the people of Lingzhou were so fierce, if there was any more disputes, who would restrain them? Count on the disorganized Janissaries in the camp outside the city? He is not optimistic about the combat power of the forbidden army.

After turning around, He Shouqing became much calmer, "Deputy Envoy An, please speak up, He Mou listens!" As long as there is no damage to the people of Xingyang, this official will obey! ”

"He Tong's sentence doesn't need to worry, this envoy is not a bandit, and this Xingyang ...... What are the people doing? Reassuring the other party, Antiano continued: "Without concealing the verdict, my family will send the main envoy Alki to visit with the envoy, for two purposes, first, to agree with the emperor of your country not to infringe on each other, and second, that is, the duty of the envoy, to buy grain and seeds in this Song land...... I don't know how to make a judgment come true? ”

Non-aggression? This kind of state affairs is not yet their turn to agree on their own opinions, but it is not difficult to buy grain, the grain harvest at the end of autumn this year, the low price of grain, has damaged the livelihood of many good families of the common people, although the DPRK and China plan to set up a permanent liquidation, but it is not an overnight thing, if it can attract large households to sell grain, the price of grain will certainly rise, and it will be of great benefit to ordinary peasant households, and perhaps it can also be used as a political achievement for their own big examination next year! He Shouqing thought things through clearly, and then asked, "I don't know how many Deputy Envoys are needed?" If the amount is large, the official can contact the big households in Xingyang, and think that there are still grains in Wanshi (1)......"

Antiano was quite surprised in his heart, but he quietly checked: "Ten thousand stone grains...... I know that Tang Shi is about the weight of a thin man, and your country is about how much does a stone weigh? ”

"One stone...... When I was in the Tang Dynasty, there was no measuring tool here, and the official could only approximate it, which was about the sum of the weight of two adult women, almost one stone. He Shouqing frowned and explained.

"The sum of the weights of the two women, Wan Shi...... Very good! After muttering a few words, Antiano congratulated and said categorically: "He Tong has a heart, so it is so...... A total of fourteen Khitans, five ...... Oh, six dead and eight alive, all handed over to He Tong to dispose of, half of the loot was left, and the rest were all given to He Tong as physical evidence, and the total grain was determined...... Three thousand stones! In addition, He Tongju contacted the large local households, if he could gather more than 10,000 stones of grain, and meet the emperor of your country in the coming day, the envoy would not hesitate to say good words! ”

Three thousand stone grain is nothing, and it is only a matter of a few words to contact the local big households, and it is very troublesome to contact ten thousand stone grain, but to yourself? It's also not a big deal, let alone if the other party can really mention himself in front of the emperor...... That's a huge benefit! He Shouqing's heart was like lightning, carefully calculating the gains and losses, and suddenly found that according to the promise of the yellow-haired Lingzhou man in front of him, he would not only be able to enter the eyes of the scholars of the DPRK and Central China in the coming year, but even be able to reach the Holy Hearing!

This is a good thing that gold and silver are hard to buy!

Can being an official, being an official, being an official in another state be the same as being an official in Beijing? He Shouqing couldn't be clearer about this, he, a five-rank official around Gyeonggi, said to be a member of the imperial court, in fact, if there is no will of the court, it is also difficult to see the emperor, and now that there is such an opportunity to reach the holy hearing, how can he not work hard to seize it?

This is much better than the expectation of provoking the barbarians of Lingzhou to buy horses!

He Shouqing held back his beating heart, arched his fists with a flushed face, and said loudly: "Thank you Deputy Envoy An, He will definitely do his best!" ”

Antiano tried his best to maintain a calm expression and said, "In this case, high-five is an oath!" ”

When the two palms clapped together, this guy was just as excited in his heart - hey, we're not just quips! The great things that the Lord was worried about have been done! Although there is only 10,000 stone grain, it is not a good start after all!

However, how many people have enough food for 10,000 stones, how long has it been for people to eat? There is still a careful calculation of this back......

After dealing with the so-called 'Khitans' and reaching a consensus with the local officials, Antiano's affairs were not over, and the rest of the negotiations with the Shiguo family were equally trivial and troublesome.

Fortunately, He Shouqing is an example in front, Shi Kun and Guo Yaoting have already rubbed their noses and ashes, and their fists are not as good as others, even if they are unwilling, what can they do?

In the next negotiation with Shi Guo and the others, Antiano also added a condition to the grain exchange for prisoners - to find and save some people.

Who? The families of some of the captured bandits.

You must know that there are only twenty-eight people in the captured Shi Guo family, and there are spies or generals sent by other forces. And among these people, there are always some people who do not come to the door willingly, these people or their family members are being controlled, or there are reasons of one kind or another and have to take risks.

What to do with such people?

Killed? That is not in line with the habits of the people of Lingzhou, because these people are guilty of a good crime, but it is not a capital crime.

Put? Wouldn't that be too cheap for them!

It's a pity to kill it, and it can't be placed in the personal guard team, what should I do?

So, early in the morning, Alki reported a few words to Luo Kaixian, and came to a conclusion - put it under Helton's men to sharpen, anyway, Helton should be short of manpower in Bianjing, and it would be better to supplement these unlucky people in the past.

But it is not so easy to want these people to take care of themselves, the first thing to do is to rescue the families of these people, or control them in their hands.

Who will find some civilians of the Song Kingdom to do such a thing? Luo Kaixian himself couldn't come forward, and Alki couldn't take care of the chores, so when Antiano went back to the courtyard to listen to the briefing, he handed it over to him.

Such a trivial work, if Antiano personally led someone to do it, it would also be a troublesome thing, unfamiliar with life, and his eyes were black, what should he do?

Such a matter that Luo Kaixian and Alki were not sure to pay attention to, when they arrived at Antiano, they really happened to find a solution - there was no more suitable place than the Shiguo family.

In the face of such an errand that weighs on their heads, what can Shi Kun and Guo Yaoting say? They simply have no choice.

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When Antiano and He Shouqing handed over, on the arrow tower in the courtyard not far behind him, Shi Le muttered to Luo Kaixian: "No wonder he is called the tongue overlord, Antiano's tongue is really dexterous, he speaks Chinese better than me, and he has even learned official language...... Looking at the happy appearance of the Song official, didn't he regard Antiano as his superior? ”

Luo Kai held back a smile and replied, "Jealous? Shi Le, when you usually practice archery, Antiano is not idle, don't you see him talking to the merchant named Jia Ren on the road? ”

"I'm not jealous of him!" Shi Le shook his head with disdain, "I'm afraid that if I talk too much and my tongue is thin, I won't be able to eat meat and drink soup!" ”

"Holy shit, bullshit!" slapped this guy angrily, Luo Kaixian bowed and stood up, "I'm leaving, you have to keep an eye on the outside, there are ...... who dare to make trouble"

"Peace of mind, Lord! I dare to say that if I shoot him in the eye, I will never shoot in the nose! Shile replied with a big grin.

Jumping off the arrow tower, Luo Kaixian turned back leisurely, appreciating everything he saw in his heart, the performance of the Song people looked at him in his eyes, but it was not the Song people who were more brilliant, but his subordinate Antiano. This guy usually likes to talk a lot, and when it comes to the formal scene, it's not bad, and he is more suitable than himself to deal with such a façade.

For example, at the moment, although the deterrence is a little too light, it is enough, especially the operation of the official transaction, which can be called beneficial to others and self for everyone involved.

For Luo Kaixian, this result was much better than he expected!

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Dwelling: (1) stone, dan, the ancient unit of measurement, one stone is ten buckets, and one bucket is ten liters. Tang Yishi was about 53 kilograms, Song Yishi was about 97 kilograms, and Qin was about 109 kilograms, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was only 28 kilograms.

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