Chapter 21 Yanzhou
For Gao Yu, he couldn't tell whether the dream was the modern life in his previous life or the ten years in the Great Song Dynasty. He only knew that www.biquge.info Song people now said that Wang Anshi was a traitor, all of which was given by Zhao Ji, and now Gao Yu is already a country that cannot vote, because he can no longer be the king. He couldn't go back to his home, because even if he did, he couldn't explain where he had been, what he had done, or even his current age. Fortunately, he understood that it was his things that he wanted to take back, not only his money and title, but also the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty.
And now is the time to complete these, Yongle City is the location, and the people around him are his people. Looking at the frolicking appearance, Gao Yu thought of those people in the Zhennan Wangfu back then. A few people had enough trouble, and the general rested for the night in the thatched hut in this barren mountain and remote mountains, and set off on the road to Yanzhou at dawn.
At this time, Chen Kang and others had already come to Yanzhou under the leadership of Sha Shiyan, and it was said that it was enough for Sha Shiyan to arrange to accept such a thing, but this matter was taken care of by Liang Wangye, and Sha Shiyan was also very curious, what way did this young man named Gao Yu have to make money in Western Xia just by reselling salt.
Along the way, Chen Kang told Zhang Bao and Sha Shiyan the story of the king of Zhennan back then, said that his eyebrows flew when he was excited, and said that the sadness was gloomy and sad, and the ups and downs experienced by the king also made Sha Shiyan and Zhang Bao very moved. At home, Zhang Chang occasionally supplemented the description, Sha Shiyan and Zhang Bao sighed more and more that they were born at the wrong time and did not meet someone like Wang Bian.
Several people entered the realm of Western Xia, and Zhang Chang suddenly became silent. Revisiting the old place, looking at the mountains, rivers, grass and trees in front of you, this was once the place where Zhang Chang worked, but now things are not people. Chen Kang also saw Zhang Chang's thoughts, and he whispered to Zhang Chang: "Follow Gao Gongzi, maybe it's time for you to avenge Ling Zun!" ”
From the time they arrived in Western Xia, they were together again when they were on the road, and when they were in the city, they were divided into two groups, one group was dedicated to selling salt but only collecting bonds; The other is dedicated to buying salt and using copper coins. At first they roamed the streets of the city, and then they were approached. When they arrived in Yanzhou, the people who heard the wind actually started to do small pours. Here I exchanged the bonds for salt, and immediately went to the other side and exchanged the salt for copper coins. In addition, the salt merchants also saw that the chief minister, Sha Shiyan, was acquiescing in supporting this matter, and the salt merchants of the entire Western Xia border gathered here.
There are a large number of salt merchants, and there are many large bonds in the book that want to sell, and Yanzhou is lively all of a sudden. The streets and alleys are full of merchants pushing small carts with several bags of salt on them, or large families exchanging a box of bonds for salt on a donkey cart.
Within a few days, Chen Kang and the others successfully exchanged a large cart of copper coins for bonds, and they breathed a sigh of relief. It is much more concealed and safer to carry a bond with you than to pull such a copper coin in a car. Sha Shiyan didn't expect that the leader of the Salt Gang, who had been the leader of the Salt Gang for so many years, didn't know that he could make money like this, and he admired Gao Yu more and more.
After packing their bags, Chen Kang and others came to Sha Shiyan's mansion in Yanzhou, and heard that Chen Kang and them were coming to resign, and Sha Shiyan hurriedly ordered people to invite them to the mansion. The house that served as Sha Shiyan's foothold in Yanzhou was not very large, and only the courtyard with two entrances was cleaned by a housekeeper who lived there and Sha Shiyan's personal slave. Sha Shiyan stood in the courtyard, clasping his fists to meet everyone, the young man was about thirty years old, and he rarely had the feeling of a so-called profiteer, but a very righteous Jianghu spirit.
Welcoming Chen Kang and the others into the living room, the guests and hosts sat down, and Sha Shiyan said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Chen on successfully completing the entrustment of Mr. Gao. ”
Chen Kang hurriedly said politely: "Thanks to the escort of Sha Gongzi all the way, if it weren't for your help, how could it be so smooth." ”
"Mr. Chen has won the award, and he is ashamed to say it. Since I took over the salt gang, I am busy dealing with various relationships between the official and the people every day, I really didn't expect that Gao Gongzi could combine the copper coins of the Song Dynasty and the bonds of the Western Xia through salt! Ha ha. Even if you don't have my help, you will just have more trouble entering Western Xia, and the trading of things will be slower. ”
Chen Kang said: "There are few young people who are as promising and humble as Sha Gongzi, and I hope that Sha Gongzi will take care of them more in the future." ”
Sha Shiyan shook his head: "You Gao Gongzi are also very powerful!" ”
Chen Kang said: "After that, the two sons are so close and close, we are going to the Liao Dynasty next, and this time we are here to bid farewell to Sha Gongzi!" ”
Sha Shiyan looked at a few people with a little puzzlement: "You guys, are you going to go to the Liao Dynasty like this?" ”
"Sand Boy mean let's bring some salt?" Zhang Bao asked.
"No, no! I mean, you're afraid you won't be able to get by. The Liao Dynasty is not as good as the Song Dynasty, and the salt in these years is the annual tribute from the Western Xia to the Liao Dynasty, and the Liao Dynasty is not short of salt. ”
"So what are we going to bring with us?" Zhang Bao asked again.
Zhang Chang looked at Zhang Bao and asked curiously, "Why do you have to bring something?" ”
Zhang Bao smiled: "How fun it is to bring these things, and you can earn more silver!" ”
Sha Shiyan smiled, Zhang Bao is straight, and he speaks with a big grin, although he is also a person in his forties, but sometimes he is a little cute. "Brother Leopard, you misunderstood, I mean that since Gongzi Gao didn't let you bring things to the Liao Dynasty, naturally I also considered that it might not be so easy to go to the Liao Dynasty. Let me tell you, the Liao Dynasty is not as good as the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty is strict on the outside and loose on the inside, looking at the border so many soldiers seem to have a very strict defense, but the soldiers use more money, and the court sometimes withholds food and wages, and the soldiers collect money privately. To put it mildly, up to the governor of the garrison, down to the sentry soldiers, there is no way for our salt gang to buy roads and not be taken care of. ”
"Wouldn't it cost a lot of silver to deal with the officers and soldiers?" Zhang Bao asked.
"On the contrary, if you put it in the past, not only would you spend a lot of money, but you might also turn around. But since the Salt Gang has become a scale and the Salt Gang has its own system, every time the work on both sides is carried out collectively, even if it needs to be dotted, there will not be much on everyone's head. Besides, the Salt Gang also has a way to make money, like in recent days, the imperial court sent troops to attack the Song army garrison east of Hengshan, and friction between the two sides is a common thing, and the Salt Gang will come forward to reconcile that they will not lose their officials, and the matter will be over if they die. ”
"Sure enough, it's tight on the outside and loose on the inside, no wonder it's so easy for us to get in and out? So what is the difference between the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty that you just said? Zhang Bao then asked.
"The Liao Dynasty is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and has a good relationship with the Western Xia on the surface, but in fact, in the bones, I feel that the Western Xia owes them, and the Xixia people used to take advantage of them, so it is very difficult for the people of the Western Xia to even think about our salt gang. You have such a bond on you, and it is even more difficult to think about it! ”
Chen Kang frowned, this task has only been carried out halfway so far, and after such a toss in the past few days, the price of bond salt has obviously risen. Xiao Chen Yong calculated an account for him, and if he did this again, the profit would only be more than half of this time. What's more, if you do this again, I'm afraid there will be no place to change copper coins.
Sha Shiyan didn't mean to embarrass these people, he continued: "If you can trust you, please stay here for a day or two, and I will order someone to arrange to take you back to the Song Dynasty first by detour." After all, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty had the Tanyuan Alliance, and the border was developed, so it would be much easier to go. ”
Chen Kang and Zhang Chang nodded, they have a heavy responsibility, this is Gao Yu's first pot of gold, and there can be no mistakes. Seeing that they hesitated, Sha Shiyan said: "If you don't dislike it, stay here for two days for the time being and wait for news, and once it is arranged, I can personally send a few people." ”
"Don't dare to be it, it's already very troublesome for Sha Gongzi. Then we might as well obey our orders if we are respectful, and please ask Gongzi to inquire about the whereabouts of our Gao Gongzi by the way. ”
"Haha, that's fine." Sha Shiyan laughed.
As he was talking, a man walked in from outside the door, a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old man, stepped into the door and saw that there were guests in the room, so he said to Sha Shiyan: "Asha, I'm here!" ”
Of course, there is no need to say such an obvious thing, Sha Shiyan smiled: "Wu Tong, are you here?" It's okay, you say! He turned his head to Chen Kang and the others and said: "This little brother is Wu Tong, the internal envoy of our Salt Gang, don't look at him young, it is the two places of the Western Xia and Song Dynasty." Western Xia, Chinese, poetry and songs are all difficult for him. ”
Wu Tong nodded and smiled at everyone, and then said: "The presidents of the local branches have already arrived, and the public works envoy has also asked to bring you a message, and the opening of the lake sacrifice has been prepared." ”
"Okay, you pass on my words, after opening the lake to worship the salt god Niangniang this time, I will elect a deputy helper to handle some things for me on weekdays. You ask everyone to prepare as much as possible. ”
Wu Tong said: "Okay, I'll do it, and there is news from Xingqing Mansion that the son named Gao Yu you asked to inquire about has been in the palace for many days, and it is rumored that the relationship with the Queen Mother is not ordinary, and the Queen Mother also sealed him as an official." ”
Chen Kang and several people were overjoyed, seeing that Gao Yu's trip was very smooth, Sha Shiyan also smiled: "I know that this Gao Gongzi is not an ordinary person!" ”
After Wu Tong left, Sha Shiyan said: "Mr. Wu, if you can have time, you can just see our Salt Gang opening the lake every year to worship the salt god Niangniang, this is a major event of the Salt Gang. It's a rare hilarity! ”
I heard that I won't leave for the time being, and I can watch the sacrificial activities again, Xiao Chen Yong said: "Dad, I want to see it!" ”
"Good! In the past two days, we have been waiting for news from Sand Boy! There's a boy of Rausha! Chen Kang said politely.
After lunch, Zhang Bao took Chen Yong to the street. In the past few days, I have been busy selling salt, and Yanzhou City has not had time to turn around.
Chen Kang couldn't rest assured that he couldn't get a whole box of bonds, and he told Zhang Bao to go early and return early not to cause trouble. Zhang Chang didn't want to go anywhere, he didn't want to be recognized, and he didn't want to feel sad about the scene. Sitting in the room, you can always hear the sound of the outer courtyard coming in and out, and it seems that there are many people who come to visit.
Zhang Chang suddenly said and asked Chen Kang: "Did you say that this Gao Gongzi believed it?" That Wu Tong smiled a little weirdly when he talked about the unusual relationship between him and the Queen Mother, if it was really like what he said, you would go to the Liao Dynasty by yourself, I would better go back to farming! ”
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