"Ah Zhong, I heard that our Song Dynasty war horses are scarce, is that so?" Zhang Rou, who was bored, kicked Fu Zhong, who was tinkering with instant noodles.

Fu Zhong is accustomed to his master playing with him when he has nothing to do, and such a master who is younger than himself can only admit it, continue to bury his head in tinkering with his instant noodles, and replied without raising his head: "Yes, we have fewer war horses in the Great Song Dynasty, and the conscience of those people in the north is greatly damaged, and the court gives them so much money every year, and all they sell us are geldings." And we don't have a suitable horse farm ourselves, so we can't build a strong cavalry, hey~" He sighed, shook his head, and continued his tinkering business.

"Then you see that you usually ride a horse, what's going on?" It was obvious that the bored Zhang Rou did not want to give up this discussion.

Although the social atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was relatively open, and women could also move outside, those ladies still paid attention to the fact that they were generally very bored to stay at home when there were major festivals or visiting relatives and friends. The Zhang family is now wealthy, and Zhang Rou's mother naturally has the value of being a parent, and wants to cultivate her daughter's temperament, followed by the nightmare time of Zhang Rou, who is used to being free and easy.

"The horses we ride are just a walk, a cart or something, and they are not suitable for combat at all. War horses must be specially equipped with special people, domesticated from a young age, need a wide place to run for a long time, and have fine and sufficient forage, otherwise they will lose fat quickly. Our Song Dynasty is not good at this, and we can just raise some horse-drawn goods. Moreover, many caravans that traveled far preferred to use camels, which had great strength and adapted to various road surfaces, but the speed was a bit slow. Fu Zhong told her everything he knew, so as not to ask endless questions and seriously affect his efficiency.

"Then you said that if all the roads in our Great Song Dynasty are as flat as those in the city, is this carriage very marketable?"

"I said, master! It's okay for you to let it go, you've been muttering for a long time. Besides, you don't lack money, so why do you think about making money all day long? Fu Zhong said with an exaggerated expression.

"Isn't this forced, if my master wants to find something to do, I'm going to pull to do something to be a female celebrity, I'm most annoyed by this. You also know that I can't just run outside, don't ask you, I'll ask who is! ”

"So you mean you want to raise horses? Or do you want to make a carriage? Fu Zhong reluctantly stopped what he was doing and concentrated on dealing with Zhang Rou, and his experience over the years told him that he must be energetic when facing this little master, otherwise it will be difficult to keep up with the rhythm.

"Hmm...... Come to think of it, the road is too bad now, and the carriage is not good, so let's raise the horse first! Anyway, now the breeding center has been done, and then it's almost the same as finding some ** and raising horses, you can't get war horses, and it's not bad to pull goods, right? ”

"You said this road, I heard my father say that the emperor is building a road today, it seems to be from Bianjing to Luoyang, I forgot what the name is. My father is not a big official, and he also listened to others, it seems that the emperor made a kind of thing called cement or something, it is said that this kind of thing can be smooth like a stone slab when paved on the road! It sounds spectacular, when you have the opportunity to go to the capital, you must see it! Fu Zhong was still indulging in his fantasies, and he didn't feel the change in the atmosphere around him at all.

"Ahh......h Master, why are you arresting me! It hurts me to death, let go of it, ahh ”

Zhang Roushen grabbed Fu Zhong with two paws, stared at him tightly with the thief's big eyes, and kept asking, "What you said is true?" Is there really such a thing as cement? Are you not mistaken? ”

"Master, what's wrong with you, the magic barrier! Don't scare me! Wake up! Little pink, little peach...... Come on, there's something wrong with the master! Fu Zhong looked at Zhang Rou, who was obviously wrong in front of him, and shouted loudly while shaking her vigorously.

"Let go of me, I'm fine! Tell the teacher, do you really know this cement? Zhang Rou asked solemnly after breaking free.

"I'm not sure about this, my father doesn't have the right to see this newspaper, and he heard about it. Why don't I go back and ask? Fu Zhong spread his hands and said.

"Forget it, let's go to Master Fuyi for the teacher!"

"You don't know yet, Lord Fuyi has been promoted, or thanks to you! You sold him so many cattle, the wind stirred, alarmed Shangguan, and now he has been transferred. And the new Fuyi-sama hasn't come yet. ”

"That's it! Then you are asking about the teacher, and tell Sanfeng about raising horses, the teacher is a little sleepy, so rest first! ”

Fu Zhong looked at her who was still in high spirits just now, but in a blink of an eye, he changed the sky, patted his head, and was very puzzled. But this rectum didn't think much about it, so he packed up his work and went to help her investigate.

"It has to be you, definitely, right! Why didn't you come to me for so many years, why...... You must think I'm dead! It must be like this. Zhang Rou sat in front of the dresser, staring at herself in the bronze mirror for a while crying and laughing, and kept talking to herself.

Seeing the abnormal state of her eldest lady, Xiao Taohong hurriedly ran to Mrs. Zhang and shouted: "Mrs. Zhang, Miss she has hysteria, go and take a look!" ”

"Son, what's wrong with you, don't scare my mother!" Mrs. Zhang hugged Zhang Rou and cried all the time.

"Mother, don't cry, my daughter is fine! By the way, the mother, the daughter wants to enter the palace. ”

"Isn't our family doing well now! How do you want to enter the palace, just as the palace gate is as deep as the sea, it is not easy for my mother to see you! Mrs. Zhang said in a panic.

"My daughter has to enter the palace, even if she can't enter the palace, she has to meet the emperor." Zhang Rou had a resolute expression on her face.

"Daughter, this palace is not so easy to enter, this has to be drafted by the emperor, now the saint is still young, it is estimated that it will take a few years, let's wait, okay?" Mrs. Zhang coaxed softly, she also knew that her daughter's attention was great, and she could only delay it for a while.

"Mother, don't worry! The daughter has her own way. Zhang Rou said with a smile at her mother.

"Mother knows, you have always been very capable!" Mrs. Zhang touched her daughter's head lovingly, and said proudly and sadly.

"Father, son doesn't understand, let's stay well in the capital, why did you come to Jiangning? Look at how difficult this road is, it's still comfortable to run on the east-west avenue! On the bumpy carriage, the boy stretched and complained to his father.

On the rugged road, a team of soldiers escorted several carriages and slowly advanced towards Jiangning. This group of people is the newly appointed Jiangning Mansion Yi Wang Xianyou family, he originally had an idle post in the capital officials, but he has no chance to be promoted.

"You know what? One day, you will know that you will spend all day drinking, and let you read well but not listen. Your father, I have not had a chance to be promoted in the capital for so many years, isn't it just that I have no political achievements? Although the king arranged me in the ministry of officials, although the oil and water are abundant, this political achievement will be difficult to get. Our family is not short of money now, what is lacking is an opportunity, and this time coming to Jiangning Mansion is an opportunity. Wang Xianyou looked at his son with a look of hatred for iron but not steel.

Wang Xuanen listened to his father's words, but he was still confused, shook his head and looked at his father suspiciously: "I don't understand, this is so far from the capital, what chance can I have?" ”。

"Do you know why the former Fu Yi of Jiangning Mansion was promoted? That Yan Si'an, that old horseman, is a good old man, and he has no skills. I inquired specifically for my father, and the reason why he was able to be promoted was because he was lucky. It is said that Jinling City is a 'strange girl', not only born with the beauty of the country, but also an immortal genius, younger than you, but alone created a great foundation. She not only earned her own money, but also helped many people make a living, and even set up a breeding center, providing hundreds of cattle to the government every year. Yan Lao Pifu was promoted because of this. Wang Xianyou's tone was unabashedly full of jealous feelings.

Glancing at his son, Wang Xianyou continued: "Don't you often brag that you have a way of dealing with women, if you can take this woman as a daughter-in-law, you don't have to worry about you as a father." Hey~"

"What's so difficult about this, wrapped around my son, isn't it just a woman, it's not a hand-to-hand capture!" Wang Xuanen patted his chest and said coaxingly.

"Think a little more, although my father inquired about this woman's family background and didn't find any backers, but I heard that she has a high reputation in Jiangning Mansion, especially Jinling City, don't you mess around and affect your father's reputation, you know?"

"Don't worry! You can't let me study, but I've never been afraid to deal with women and children! ”

"Hmm~" Wang Xian replied noncommittally.

Outside Jinling City, the ten-mile long pavilion, the flags are displayed, the gongs and drums are noisy, and a group of officials of all sizes gather here to warmly welcome the arrival of the new boss.

Seeing everyone's humble expressions, Wang Xianyou was very satisfied, and after greeting everyone for a while, he came to his mansion surrounded by everyone. Although this Jiangning Mansion is only from the fifth grade, it can't stand the hard backstage of others! You must know that he is a proud protégé of the head of the court, and everyone knows that people are here to make political achievements, even if Jiang Ning is judged, he has to give him some face.

Of course, as a reception banquet inherited by the Chinese nation for thousands of years, it is absolutely indispensable, and this kind of righteous opportunity to eat and drink at public funds cannot be let go. At the banquet, there was a mixture of staggered and harmonious, the old to the old, and the small to the small. That scene embodies the essence of our wine table culture in an all-round way.

Wang Xuanen is even more good at drinking, and after a few drinks, he mingled with the second generation of officials, and the son-in-law, who was the head of the civil officials, naturally became their boss. A group of guys who don't learn and don't know how to do it together, it's nothing more than a beautiful woman, and they have the meaning of immediately lifting a gun.

"Brother Wang, you have traveled a long way, how about the brother please go to the Cuihong Mansion to relieve your fatigue?" Chen Xiao, the son of Chen Cong, asked flatteringly.

"Your eldest brother, I haven't seen any beauties in the capital? Let's not panic first, but sir, I heard that you have a 'Jinling Strange Girl' here, can you let your eldest brother and me see it? Wang Xuanen, who was full of red light, asked his followers.

"Well...... "Well," Chen Xiaowei looked hesitant.