Chapter 42 Why not
Tuli Khan did not expect, and even he is a little unbelievable until now, that the monarch of the Tang Dynasty would let himself go back.
The wide Chang'an Street is more prosperous than the streets of Youzhou, which makes him a little dizzy, and two years ago, he and his uncle came to the city and plundered the precious wealth of the empire in front of him, at that time he thought that this city would be greatly damaged.
But the prosperity in front of me does not look like a ruined city at all, the busy merchants on the streets, and the peasants who carry their burdens make the city look so full of life.
"Don't be in a daze, the soldiers and carriages for the guards are ready, as well as a team of craftsmen, nongsang and ceremonial teams, return to the Eastern Turks, don't forget to promote the way of life and production of the Tang Dynasty." Xu Yang walked up and stuffed a handful of silver cakes into the hands of the Tuli Khan, "Don't forget the things I told you, since you admire the Tang Dynasty, you have to be like a little brother, and this marquis doesn't want to personally lead troops to recruit you in the future." ”
Only then did Tuli Khan react, and said with some trepidation: "Certainly, Ben Khan will definitely act according to Xu Gong's explanation." "Seeing Xu Yang's demonstration of the ghost valley technique on the sea boat makes him still remember it vividly.
Xu Yang also glanced at the sudden reaction with satisfaction, and showed him a video of the explosion of the shell, which scared him a lot.
"These craftsmen will go with you to the Eastern Turks to do a detailed geological survey, and then you Turks can exchange coal for the goods of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no need to plunder and survive." Xu Yang said with a smile, as if the entire underground mineral resources in North China were already under his hands. "About Majesty, you can't see it, Majesty is a good day. I don't have time to send you, so I'll send you. ”
The Turki Khan was very grateful: "Duke Xu is very kind to me, and this time I can return to the Turks, thanks to a letter from Duke Xu, now Ben Khan has nothing to do." In the future, Duke Xu will visit our Eastern Turks, and Ben Khan will set up a banquet for three days to reward Duke Xu's great kindness. The tone of the Turki Khan was sincere, not pretentious at all, but had a bit of the boldness of the northern man.
"Well, there will definitely be opportunities in the future." Xu Yang also chuckled.
"Gong Xu, there will be a period later."
"There will be a date later."
The Turki Khan's convoy drove out in a majestic manner. Xu Yang did not send it to the Weishui Bridge, but just stood on the Suzaku Gate and watched the distant convoy, with a deep groan.
"Master Hou, today, Lord Changsun also invited you to go to Changsun Mansion to discuss the matter of steel smelting, which seems to be a very urgent matter. Hou Ye, you see? Liu Qi came up and asked cautiously.
Flicking his sleeve robe, Xu Yang said very chicly, "Prepare for the drive, go to the Changsun Mansion." ”
The gate of the eldest grandson's house is more and more luxurious, the bird's head gate pattern at the gate is exquisitely carved, the courtyard wall made of cement is two zhang high, it looks like an impregnable city wall, and the two lifelike tall stone lions at the door show the wealth of the master's family.
followed the messenger into the courtyard gate. It is seen that the corridor between the two main houses in the house is connected by mullioned windows into a courtyard house.
"Hahaha, Gong Xu, I haven't seen you for many days. The old man misses it very much. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji personally went out to greet him, which made Xu Yang a little flattered. "The eldest grandson was polite, and he went out to greet him in person, which really annoyed me and other juniors."
The eldest grandson Wuji touched his long and narrow beard and said with a smile: "The old man just heard the report from his subordinates, saying that it was Guigu Xu Yang who asked to see him, and the old man was immediately overjoyed, so he wanted to come out to see you soon." "Say it. He also kindly took Xu Yang's hand and walked towards the inner hall.
Being touched by the eldest grandson Wuji's rough big hands is really a goosebumps all over his body, is this an old glass?! Xu Yang's mouth almost didn't close in surprise. But after thinking about it, I suddenly felt a tightness of chrysanthemums.
"Lord Eldest Sun is so polite." Xu Yang smiled. Without noticing, he withdrew his hand from the eldest grandson Wuji's hand, "It's also the honor of the kid to come to see you." ”
The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, "The old man happened to prepare some fresh coconuts from Hainan this time, the quantity is scarce, it is the thirst-quenching thing in June, Xu Gong will go to the main hall with me first." ”
In the main hall of the Changsun Mansion, the guest of honor was seated, and the young maid with a delicate and beautiful appearance walked up with a glass, and the family took out a waist knife to cut the hole in the coconut, and then poured the clear coconut water into the glass.
"Xu Gong, please use it." The eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand and smiled.
Xu Yang picked up the cup, sure enough, it was an elite, there was no bubble in this glass, and it looked like it was also a high-end product fired by the glass factory. The coconut in the glass is crystal clear, it looks like a glass of crystal, and when you take a sip, the sweet taste of coconut water will melt into your mouth, although it is slightly deteriorated, but it does not affect the overall taste at all.
"Hmm~" Xu Yang finished drinking and nodded, "Sure enough, it's authentic South China Sea coconut water." ”
"Haha, Xu Gong is really good-tongued, he came from the South China Sea." The eldest grandson Wuji laughed loudly, and then also picked up a glass of coconut water and savored it, revealing an expression full of enjoyment, looking at Xu Yang is a chill.
"The old man consciously does not like to enjoy happiness in his life, and now he is older and finds that he is more and more unclear about the various things in this world, the landscape of Southeast Asia, the old man ordered people to paint a picture album and bring it back, the scenery is really a must, now old, now the biggest wish is to go to Southeast Asia, to see how the scenery is there." The eldest grandson Wuji said with some emotion.
"The eldest grandson is in the prime of life, and he will definitely have a chance in the future." Xu Yang also echoed two sentences.
"Tsk." Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head and said with a smile, "Just thinking about talking about such useless gossip, I forgot to get down to business." I saw him slowly get up from the chair and said: "The output of the ironworks is now more and more limited by the output of coal, the black stone mountain in the south of Chang'an is now almost finished, and the workers are becoming more and more lacking, and there is no way to recruit people in Chang'an, does Xu Gong have any solutions?" ”
Looking at the eldest grandson Wuji's somewhat gloomy eyes, Xu Yang felt that all the polite words in front of him seemed to be to pave the way for solving this problem, if he didn't solve this matter for the eldest grandson, this old guy would definitely turn into an old glass and serve with a leather whip and dripping wax at night.
Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Xu Yang sneered, "Lord Changsun doesn't need to worry, have you forgotten the 50,000 Goryeo soldiers who came back from the capture of Silla?" They're all labourers who were caught by the kid to dig up the mines."
On the carriage back to the village, Xu Yang felt that he had lost no matter how he calculated, a Goryeo captive only sold for five yuan, the eldest grandson Wuji, this old guy is really an old fox, and his bargaining ability is comparable to that of the shopping mall aunt in later generations, he is a newcomer, where can he stand such a knowing and emotional reason, and in the end he can only sell 30,000 slaves to him at the price of five yuan each, and pointed out the location of two coal mines to him, and the relationship is now not himself who has become a coal boss, but this old guy.
In fact, Xu Yang doesn't care about the money, now the wind in the court is so tight, giving the big cake of the coal mine to the eldest grandson Wuji can not only divert everyone's attention, but also make friends with the eldest grandson Wuji, why not.
A cement straight road repaired in Zhongnan Mountain is particularly convenient, and the carriage of the Xu family quickly returned to Xujiazhuang from Chang'an, and today after running outside for another day, Xu Yang felt a sore back and just wanted to go home and rest.
As the saying goes, a good wife is better than a good field, Xu Yang can be regarded as experiencing the benefits of ancient feudalism this time, just arrived at home, I heard the next person come to welcome the master to the main hall for dinner, it turned out that the young grandmother Liu Mengli had already asked the chef at home to prepare a dinner.
When I walked to the main hall in a hurry, I saw a family around the table waiting for me, and suddenly I had a sense of immediacy that the Holy Lord was coming.
Xu Yang felt fluttering under his feet, as if he was in the clouds, and walked to the seat of the head of the family with a figure-eight step.
first saluted Liu Dongliang and the old lady, and then said, "Let's move the chopsticks." Liu Mengli and Jin Shengman just started eating, which made Xu Yang, a machismo, suddenly feel full of self-confidence.
A dinner party, I don't know if it's because Xu Yang is in a good mood, or because the chef learned the recipes of New Oriental today, in short, Xu Yang has a big meal, and the dishes on the table almost let him be alone, and finally he just burped around the yard four or five times before he felt a little digested and digested.
The work and rest of the ancients were still so punctual, the sun rose and the sunset rested, after the dinner, the sky was late, and the last dark red of the dim east blended with the dark blue, which seemed to announce the lingering of tonight, Liu Mengli helped Xu Yang into the bedroom of the main room
(To be continued)
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