Soon, the next day, Shi Bufan immediately ordered Ling Shi, a subordinate of the Simen Department, to be a tour guide, and take these Bazhuo and Turkic people around to have a look, so that these Turkic nobles can tour the surrounding environment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Even, Shi Bufan also asked Wei Chigong to order Wu Houwei to "clear the field" in order to entertain these distinguished guests, so that the ordinary people around him could also be driven away, so that the Turks could have a good time. But this makes Bazhuo even more anxious, because if there is not even a local person in Datang around, then how can Datang be in a specific situation. The surrounding Wuhou Wei soldiers were obviously also given gag orders, of course, it is more likely that Wu Houwei himself did not know the specific situation. It's like ordering the police to block the streets or clear the streets, but these police may not know about the blockade and other departments. These Wuhou Wei soldiers were only responsible for cleaning up the scene and maintaining law and order, and they did not know anything about the specific secrets of specific high-level state exchanges.

So those Wuhou Wei didn't know the specific situation at all, and it was in vain to ask Bazhuo, and they couldn't ask anything at all. These Wuhou Wei talents were too low, and they couldn't inquire about Qin Chu at all. So Bazhuo is also secretly anxious, there are not many people around these who know the inside story specifically, if the level is too low, he can't get in touch with the specific inside story of Datang, he can't ask at all. Either that, those people deliberately looked at him left and right, as if they were deliberately unwilling to answer at all, which made Bazhuo very anxious.

However, Ba Zhuo soon called the Ling Shi sent by the Tang Division.

"Zhang Penglingshi, what secrets do you have this time, can you tell me." Bazhuo asked.

Zhang Peng immediately shook his head and denied it: "I can't say it, otherwise I will lose my head!" ”

"Huh? Is there really a secret to that? Ba Zhuo asked.

Zhang Peng immediately continued to firmly deny it, saying: "How is this possible? How can there be a secret? How can we have any unsavory secrets? ”

"Haha, Zhang Peng Lingshi, just now you have already revealed that you have a secret, because you said that you would lose your head." Ba Zhuo said proudly, obviously proud of having caught a loophole in the other party.

Zhang Peng immediately gritted his teeth and said: "I can't say it, otherwise I will lose my head, and even affect my family!" ”

However, Bazhuo then reassured: "Zhang Peng Lingshi, in fact, as long as you tell me quietly, then I won't tell others." If you don't say it, I don't say it, who will know? When the time comes, no one will know that you have quietly told me what happened. ”

Zhang Peng still shook his head and replied: "Bazhuo Gongzi, to put it mildly, I told you that I have no benefit, but I have to risk losing my head, why should I tell you for no reason?" ”

Bazhuo thinks about it, he and he are not related, why should people tell themselves?

Ba Zhuo gritted his teeth, thinking that he was reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, and wanted the family to tell him, that he must still have to pay. Thinking of the serious shortage of various materials on the grassland, many tribes on the grassland pinned their hopes on these transactions, so it was naturally impossible to be reluctant. What's more, whoever has more trading power will have an absolute advantage over the Turkic future.

Therefore, Bazhuo hopes to have more information so that he can know more things.

Bazhuo brought his horse and said, "Do you see this horse?" This horse is a very important and good horse, even in our grassland. Ordinary war horses are worth about a thousand yuan, and this horse is one of the best horses in a million, even if it is our Xue Yantuo, there are not many, but there are more than a dozen. If you sell it, you can at least get a price of no less than 10,000 yuan. Even to use one of your sayings, that is, there is no market, and with this kind of horse they are desperately hidden, and they will not be sold. As long as you can tell me the inside story of why your Datang has changed so dramatically, then I will give you this horse. Tens of thousands of dollars, I'm afraid you won't be able to earn so much money as a scribe for ten lifetimes! ”

That made Shi Zhangpeng really show a "greedy" gaze, a good horse worth tens of thousands of dollars, it is definitely priceless. Even if someone pays for it, most of them can't buy it, this kind of thing is definitely a scarce product, and money can't buy it. If this good horse is obtained, it is generally enough for an ordinary family in the early Tang Dynasty to have at least a few generations of food and clothing without worry.

Zhang Peng did some psychological struggle, and finally said: "Okay, let me tell you, the reason why there is such a change is because the price of silver has risen. ”

"The price of silver has gone up? What does that have to do with these Tang people? Ba Zhuo asked.

Zhang Peng explained: "When I signed a treaty with the Turks in the Tang Dynasty, didn't I say that I would settle the settlement with silver? ”

"Yes! If you use copper coins, it is indeed too heavy, and silver is more suitable, and we know more about this! Bazhuo said.

Zhang Peng continued: "In fact, it is very simple, and the price of silver is not constant. The reason why the imperial court was in a hurry to trade a few days ago was because the price of silver fell sharply some time ago. From the original one tael of silver for one thousand yuan, it fell to one tael of silver and only obtained more than nine hundred yuan, and later even fell to about nine hundred yuan. Therefore, in order to reduce losses, the imperial court naturally hopes to be able to take them out and buy things as soon as possible, so that when the time comes, the Turks who bully you don't know the situation here, or convert it according to the standard of one or two silver money, so that you will lose money, and they will reduce their losses. ”

"Bastard!" Bazhuo scolded, but Bazhuo then asked, "Then why has your attitude changed so much now?" ”

"Quite simply, the price of silver has gone up again. Recently, I heard that the east, that is, the Wa country in the east, wants to buy a large amount of silver in our Datang, so the price of silver has begun to rise rapidly. Originally, it was 900 wen and one tael, but now it has been increased to 1,100 wen and one tael, and there is even a trend of rapid rise. In just a few days, it has risen by five percent, oh that's five percent profit. If you think about it, there are no less than 50,000 taels of silver in the hands of the imperial court, and if it only rises by five cents, it is worth 2,500 taels! There is even a trend of continuing to rise, rising almost every day, who doesn't blush! I'm afraid, if the price does not rise by 20%, it will not stop, and it may even be more. ”

"If you use this silver in exchange for copper coins at that time, it is equivalent to using the same materials, and you can exchange at least 20% more materials from us. That is to say, the money that was originally exchanged for a hundred stone of grain can be exchanged for an additional twenty stone. ”

Ba Zhuo's eyes immediately turned red, if this is the case, they spend the same amount of money, and they can exchange for 20% more materials, which means that they can feed 20% more of the population! Feeding 20 percent more of the population means immensely, and even fools understand how much it means.

"Good! These Tang people really don't talk about credibility, and they will go on when they see benefits! When the price of silver fell before, he actually wanted to throw the burden on us as soon as possible. But now that it's rising, I'm counting on making money again. These bastards really think that we Turks are easy to bully! They really fooled us Turks like fools. Hmph, I'm glad I'm smart, otherwise I would have really been led away by the nose by them. Now, it turns out that the price of silver has risen, so I have to trade as soon as possible. And then the price of silver will continue to rise, so we can really make a lot of money. If, according to the previous estimate, one tael of silver is worth a thousand yuan, then I can get more copper coins after I actually trade. Even if it rises by 20%, then I can exchange it for 20% more materials, then we can feed 20% more of the population. According to this ratio, we Xue Yantuo can feed at least 50,000 or 60,000 more people! If it is an old and weak woman and children, it can even feed an additional 100,000 people. I can't just throw away 100,000 people's supplies. If I can exchange for 20% more materials and feed 20% more of the population, then my position in Xue Yantuo must have grown rapidly, and at that time, my heir's position can be absolutely stable. Tang people, if you lose money, you want to throw it at us, and if you make money, you want to swallow it, there is no such good thing! "I thought about it.

The scribe Zhang Peng rode away on the horse, but he quickly came to Shi Bufan's place on the horse.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, I have already told him the news that you are going to tell Bazhuo according to your words. And he also gave me a good horse, you see......" Zhang Peng said.

Shi Bufan looked at the horse, although he didn't know the specific horses, but he also had a lot of "horse farming" experience in the countryside, and he had seen a lot of horses. This horse is obviously much taller than those colts, and even a lot more powerful. Just from the spirit of the horse, it can be seen that this horse is much, much better than those horses, and it is not a grade at all.

"Okay, you're doing well this time. Next, the horse was handed over to me to deal with. I'll write a note, you can go to Qin's money bank and get a hundred yuan. Next, you quit your errand in the Criminal Department, go do some business on your own, and live a good life! Shi Bufan said.

"Why do you ......?" asked Zhang Peng.

Shi Bufan said: "Hey, you have no future in the imperial court." Although I was able to help you once last time, ...... Well, I can't help you anymore. You have no future in the imperial court, so it is better to live a good life and do some business, maybe the future is better. ”

Zhang Peng immediately said excitedly: "Shi Yuan Wailang, you are so kind to me that I can't repay it." If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have my head cut off by the court, and even my wife and children would die! ”

This Zhang Peng, that is, the former scribe of Li Shimin's fishing law enforcement, Li Shimin arrested this scribe through "fishing law enforcement" and almost had his head cut off. If it weren't for Shi Bufan, he would probably have died. Although he was reinstated, everyone knew that he could not have a future. Even the people in the Ministry of Doors encouraged him and were reluctant to join him. Because although he escaped a catastrophe, he was registered with Li Shimin, and no one would be willing to promote him, not to mention that there was no big man behind him, and no one was willing to help him.

It wasn't until not long ago that Shi Bufan came to this division and saw him again. He immediately came over to thank Shi Bufan, and Shi Bufan only knew why he took that "bribe" at that time. Because his wife and children are sick, he can't afford to see a doctor at all. His income was not high, and the income of civil servants who were not in the government in ancient times was very low. The benefits of various official officials cannot be enjoyed at all, and all kinds of incomes are very low, and at this time, when his wife and children are sick, he can only look down on them, and he can only conservatively delay, which makes him have the idea of taking bribes. However, this is fishing law enforcement, which allowed him to escape, but there is no future after that.

However, since Shi Bufan started the mutual medical aid in the Gyeonggi area, he successfully saw a doctor for free through the mutual medical aid, and half of the interview expenses were reimbursed, and his wife and son also recovered their health. He is very grateful to Shi Bufan, thinking that Shi Bufan not only saved his life, but also saved his wife and son, and allowed his family to recover. Although it was not Shi Bufan who personally saw a doctor, it was also Shi Bufan who formulated a good policy so that his wife and son would not die of illness, which was considered a blessing.

However, Shi Bufan persuaded him to leave, because it was impossible for him to have any future in the imperial palace, and no one dared to risk offending Li Shimin to promote him. Although Li Shimin may not be unconcerned, Li Shimin is the emperor after all, who knows when he will remember this? Power makes people perverted, and the emperor, who holds the power of the world, is even more frightening. Even if there is only hope in case, it is impossible to risk promoting a person who sins against the emperor, and he is not a person with amazing ability, just an ordinary little scribe, and there is no need for anyone who has much talent.

Therefore, Shi Bufan thinks that he has no future in the imperial court, so it is better to resign as soon as possible and do some business, maybe there will be a better future.

"You resigned from your position, the so-called tree moves the dead and the person moves, why hang yourself here in the court? If you can't get up or down here in the imperial court, you may even have no future for a lifetime, so it's better to change places as soon as possible, maybe it's better to mix? Change the way you live, maybe the future will be better! Shi Bufan said.

Zhang Peng immediately took the initiative to say: "Shi Yuan Wailang, I will definitely not forget your great kindness in the future." I'm going to write my resignation tomorrow and resign from this position in Lingshi. Listen to you, change the way of life, maybe there will be more prospects in the future. ”

When Zhang Peng left, Shi Bufan patted the good horse and said, "If Bazhuo knew that he paid such a good horse, but he just bought a false information that I was going to tell him, then he doesn't know if he will go crazy!" You think you have obtained information, but sometimes it is true and sometimes it is true! In the end, you're going to fall into my trap! (To be continued.) )