Chapter 113: The Autumn Tide (1)

September 28 of the fifth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty.

The summer is hot, and it has gradually moved away from Bianliang City. The water transportation on the Bianhe River has also doubled its busyness, and how many goods of grain must be transported into Bianliang Dumen before the autumn, and the storage should be done before the winter freeze. The city of Bianliang is more prosperous than before, and there is a lively scene everywhere inside and outside the city. For the merchants who came to Bianliang at this time, it is needless to say that the prosperity of Bianliang is needless to say, and this year Bianliang City has added a new thing, that is, the Bianliang ball market that has gradually spread. The ball market that towers over the Jinshui Bridge in the west of Bianliang City has become a lively place beyond other places, and the erection of wine shops and washers has sprung up, attracting many people who don't know where to beg for a living. Several stadiums in the ball market are full, and there are crowds of people everywhere. The surrounding supporting facilities have also been built one after another, becoming a new entertainment center in Bianliang City. Originally, many of the Washes in the east of Bianliang City have moved here, at least there is an annex here. The ladies are enchanting, and the majestic atmosphere of the strong men fighting and bleeding on the court every day adds a bit of fat powder aroma.

It is rumored that this ball market was set up by Pingyan Xiao Xianmo, and the invention of this football drama came out, which immediately caused a sensation in the capital. It also attracted the patronage of the Son of Heaven, and the royal driver came in person, and also left a few inscriptions on the imperial pen. Many of the benefits obtained by the ball market should be served by the Heavenly Family, and almost half of the imperial property has become the property. The institutions of the Fengtian family, the people of the Great Song Dynasty are no strangers, and the southeast should be enshrined in the southeast, and everyone avoided it. However, the ball market here, but not as good as the southeast should be the bureau, anyone can set foot in it, in addition to the wonderful events, the services are very thoughtful, the forbidden army soldiers who served in the period are not very big, and they are very polite all day long. This kind of industry that has been related to the heavenly family has been the most attractive to the people throughout the ages. Even in Xiao Yan's later life, when the British royal family got married, more than a billion people watched it on TV.

During this period of time, the football drama of the ball market has added a new twist. The twenty-two teams that originally lived in this ball market formed a first-class football league, and they played back and forth in between. The winner gets three points, the tie gets one point each, and the loser has no points. Every year, the twenty-two teams fight in a reciprocating cycle, and the most points are crowned. The side of the football market management took out 100,000 yuan as a reward. The top six teams also have lotteries ranging from tens of thousands to 5,000 yuan. The team with at least four points will be relegated from the First Division.

When it comes to getting out of the First Division, there's always going to be somewhere. During this period of time, the operation of the ball market was in Bianliang, and even in the countryside outside the city, a number of golf courses were set up in spare places, of course, a qiē compared to the Jinshuiqiao ball market is much simpler. It turned out that there were only 22 teams in the ball market, and they were all formed by each family that entered the ball market first. There are both benefits and face, I don't know how many people have already seen it. I tried every possible way to join but couldn't. Now the business side of the ball market has set up a second-class football league, recruiting 64 teams, divided into four divisions, and generally catching the right round-robin game. The team with the most points in each region can be promoted to the First Division. At least two teams in each division will be cleared out of the second division, and in addition to the relegated teams, new teams will be found to offset after evaluation.

It's not easy to join this second-division league. All teams in the First Division Football League, each team plays once, regardless of victory or defeat, there will be a fee of 500 matches. There are more than 40 games in a season, which is more than 20,000. There are also a variety of rewards. The second-class football league team has no more than 20 yuan per game, and the cost of tea and soup is not included, and the rest of the rewards are nothing. Anyone who applies to participate in the competition of the football league must also pay 5,000 yuan to the side of the operation of the football market, as a proof of the team's business strength, the latest chapter of the martial arts http://wWw.23hH.coM

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Rao is like this, once this second-class ball league is launched, it is still trending. Once the ball market appears, how many Bianliang City and Qiyun Club will be crushed? There are many idlers who rely on their strength and the ability to play fun, and there are many rich families who have the strength to raise a team in Bianliang City. can squeeze into the system of the ball market, and the face is suddenly there, proving that the latest chapter of the martial arts is http://wWw.23hH.coM

wWw.23hH.coM you have enough strength in Bianliang City, whether the children of the official eunuchs want to make a name for themselves, or the merchants rely on this to promote their own strength, this demand is huge. A few days ago, when recruiting teams from all districts of the Second Division League, he almost broke his head. I don't know how many people look around the bend to find a relationship, and whatever they say has to be in front.

And after the introduction of this relegation system, it was the original game of the Golden Water Polo Ball City, and it suddenly seemed exciting and intense. After watching the football these days, the people have their own support teams or even players. It turned out that most of them were still watching a show, but now they have more concern and are doubly addicted. And for betting on Bo Lang Cai, because this promotion and relegation will add countless tricks. In order for the team to win or not fall into the relegation zone, this bet becomes a means of showing support for a breath of courage, and money is pouring in.

These days, all the people in Bianliang City are talking about all kinds of tricks in the ball market. I admire the ability of the football market to operate.

This so-called operation of the ball market actually refers to Pingyan Xiao Xianmo alone. In the middle of last month, the official family visited the ball market in person. Then he sent a dispatch to Xiao Xianyu. The name is very long, in short, it is a noble member of the Privy Council. is only short of the rank of the Privy Councillor and the seniority of the first military state. He is also responsible for checking the financial affairs of the military and the access control of the capital. This ball market is one of the financial affairs of the forbidden army, and it should also be directly served by the official treasury. And after this Xiao Xianmo had to be sent, he really lived up to the high expectations of the officials, and immediately came up with all kinds of means. The already amazing ball market has now given birth to so many tricks, which really makes the entire Bianliang City crazy for such things. The people of Bianliang almost forgot Xiao Xianmo's Pingyan skills, forgot his ability to lead troops to fight, everyone said that this Xiao Xianmo had the eyes of the God of Wealth, and when he returned to the Great Song Dynasty that day, he was riding a black tiger!

For many people in Bianliang, they just enjoy the excitement and excitement of this ball game, and feel that Xiao Yan has turned this place into a sea of gold and silver. However, for the princes in charge of the court, the scholars and doctors who have a close relationship with the changes in the court situation have carefully paid attention to the deeper changes after Xiao Yande's important dispatch, and paid attention to everything that happened to the Bianliang Dumen during this period of time.

Xiao Yan was sent urgently, and after the will was issued, it was surprisingly quiet. There was no accident, and the government affairs hall was naturally countersigned. has been dealing with Xiao Yan's concealment, and has never made any moves.

The auction station did not have any impeachment for this dispatch appointment. Xiao Yan also took the order logically, moved from the temporary residence outside the south gate to the south Xun gate, went to the west every day to show that he should be worth, and then turned around to take care of all the things in the ball market, as if this was all about checking the financial expenses of the two forbidden armies.

A qiē is not the wind and the water can't afford it, and there is a harmonious scene in the Bianliang Gate. The previous undercurrent was turbulent, as if it was completely gone.

But there are two other things that came about from this. Everyone is silently watching, watching in what direction the situation is developing. I was deciding what to do with it and where I was standing.

One is the aftermath of Yandi and Hebei, which was deliberately forgotten by everyone some time ago, and whether the Western Army will return to the town, which is finally on the table again. Tables and stamps were presented from different places, and they all talked about this matter. The things they said were much the same.

When it comes to the western military, it is said that the western army has been fighting far away, and it has been strange for three years, and the bloody battles have been repeated, and the whole army has suffered 100,000 casualties. The soldiers worked hard, and if the western army was drowned outside, I was afraid that the morale of the army would disintegrate and something unbearable to say. More and the west thief is still there, recently there is a tendency to move, at the moment Shaanxi Zhulu is empty, Yan land is flat. In order to prevent thieves in the west, and to be sympathetic to the soldiers of the Western Army, the Western Army should be allowed to return to Zhulu in Shaanxi as soon as possible, and to serve the country. The Western Army will recuperate and recover as soon as possible, and in the future, if the country has trouble, it can also be transferred immediately. Among these words, the so-called Western Army, which has the same aspirations, only refers to the three military horses of Jingyuan, Xihe, and Qinfeng.

When it comes to the defense of Yandi Hebei, it is said that it is necessary to re-establish the military town of Hebei. It turns out that although there are many military towns in Hebei, they have long been in ruins, and the so-called more than 100,000 garrisoned forbidden troops are now not one out of ten. The Xiang army can't be counted on. All kinds of regimental training, bow and arrow clubs, and strong systems of the people's society, and because of the peace between Song and Liao for more than 100 years, they have long been predetermined and even have no name. It is necessary to reopen the Hebei military town, and use a military force transferred from Bianliang as the backbone to recruit the brave and strong people to become an army. Hebei is like this, Yandi and Hebei can be called one, Yandi is the outpost, Hebei is the backing. The army of Hebei is in ruins, and Yandi is a new land, and it is necessary to establish garrisons in various military towns. Relying on the garrison of Hebei Forbidden Army Town, you can encompass the powerful and powerful Yandi and make it an army. After being sorted out and refined in this way, Hebei Yandi is regarded as a deep-rooted and unshakable trend.

Hebei Yandi is so measured, and Hebei Yandi has become a wing, and it is also an important part of the northern defense system of Hedong. The situation of the army is not much different from that of Hebei. Hedong must also reopen the town to strengthen the town, and the Great Song Dynasty will face the northern front in order to complete and stabilize the town. It must also be the backbone of the Bianliang Dumen garrison forbidden army elite and strong part of the town. Recruit the people to be strong and strong, so as to become a strong army.

Since it was said that the forbidden army would be transferred to take over the defense of the western army, and use it as the backbone to reopen the town and sort out the defense of the north. Naturally, it is indispensable to mention which military horses to be transferred. In the seal, it is mentioned that most of the forbidden army is also unbearable, and it is not enough to be driven without strict training. Now in the capital, there are no more than two available armies. It is the Huanqing Army and the Shenwu Victorious Army. The two departments were stationed abroad, the Huanqing army lived in Yandi, Hebei, and the Shenwu Changsheng army lived in Hedong. After the two armies of Yandi and Hedong in Hebei were ready, the north of the Great Song Dynasty was deeply entrenched, and any enemy could be dealt with.

Some of them went a step further and talked about personnel arrangements. Wang Yu, the commander of the Huanqing Army, was originally an important general of the national dynasty. After defending the Yandi of Hebei, you can lead the Yandi soldiers and horses in charge, or even the name of the border pacification envoy. Wang Yu is known for his prestige, and he once participated in the war against Yan, which is really suitable for people and land. The seniority is also sufficient. When you can act independently.

Yandi Hebei Wenchen and him, each doing their own thing, each taking its own responsibility, that's it.

And into the Shenwu Changsheng Army of Weihedong, the two main generals in the army, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, although brave, have great achievements. However, the seniority is far from enough, and it is okay to lead an army, but it is not enough to take responsibility in this regard. When the good selection of Wenchen as the pacification envoy and the responsibility of the road marshal, so that the upper and lower levels can be safe, Hedong can be said to have nothing to do.

These seals subconsciously avoided why the obviously stronger Shenwu Changsheng Army did not face the Jurchen Yandi, and transferred the Huanqing Army, which was less than 10,000 people, to shoulder this heavier responsibility. Everyone just knows it. And for the official family above the court, I am afraid that it is also the arrangement he is most willing to see in his heart.

After these stamps were put on, there was an immediate repercussion. The officials are also very concerned, and they have been talking about this matter with the ruling government for several days. Wang Yu was even banned several times and confronted the official family. Seeing that he is going to take the responsibility of at least Yandi. There was hardly any opposition to this major matter among the government and the opposition. One is that the northern defense line must be sorted out, and the western army will always be drowned there, after all, it is not a thing. The Western Army can be divided, suppressed, and disintegrated, but the imperial court still has to preserve such a force for emergency use. And there is news from Hebei that the old Xianggong has fallen ill, and seeing that the illness is not light, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive for too long. The Western Army's expedition to the north and south this time was indeed very costly. In addition, the old breed who dominates the overall situation is uncertain, and the imperial court is much less afraid, and it is a matter of course to transfer him back to Shaanxi to raise his vitality.

After the western army goes, it must be guarded by military horses, and if the military town of Hedong in Hebei is raised. There is no need to be so wary of the Western Army, which can play a role as a check and balance.

Some of the unspeakable things are that the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army is indeed a strong army that rises unconventionally. Compared with other Song troops, the combat power is too strong. And the Xiao who has to be used now has too much influence on the Shenwu Victorious Army. Transferring this military horse far away is the right way to prevent idleness. Although the official family had to use it because of financial affairs, they even reused Xiao someone. There is no way to be unprepared. Moreover, the Shenwu Changsheng army lives in the east of the river, so the future of this army can be limited to the range that can be controlled. Even if the price is scattered, the weak Huanqing Army will not hesitate to protect Youyan in such a dangerous place as facing the Jurchens.

Xiao Yan didn't make a sound in this matter, so he didn't know that there was such a thing.

This major event is the focus of these days in Bianliang City. And the passage was unusually smooth, and it didn't take long for it to get to the point where substantial preparations were about to be made. In the Great Song Dynasty, it has been unprecedentedly efficient in the past few decades, and there is no party dispute that necessarily accompanies the decision-making of the DPRK and China. Everyone is very tacitly aspiring together. Discussing the reasons in detail, I am afraid that it is still the civil servants and scholars in the party struggle, who are suppressing the military ministers, suppressing the strong army, and guarding against the hearts of the military.

Another thing is that it is not much to mention on the table and there is an undercurrent surging underneath.

Recently, in Bianliang City, there is a great good thing in the wind. It is to buy the so-called bonds that are guaranteed by the annual income of the ball market. How much income the ball market brings in a year, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly. In between, there is a copper river that rolls every day. How many people's eyes are so hot that they can't sleep, and they can't wait to reach out their throats and grab them. However, when the ball market was successful, it was the Jiangmen family with deep roots in Bianliang, and there was more support from the forbidden people behind it. Now it has become the industry of the official family, and everyone has to look at it and drool.

Who knew that Xiao, who was in charge of the sub-industry of the ball market, turned out to be full of means. came up with such a bond issuance business! This bond issuance is not yet on the surface. It's just word of mouth. If one person learns the news and sues another person, it is a great affection.

By this time, it was said that the first bonds had been sold. Most of the powerful figures subscribed and issued bonds of about 10 million yuan. Most families bought hundreds of thousands of yuan, and some of them ranged from tens of thousands. The benefits are also amazing, Xiao gave a three-point profit! Every year, the income from the operation of the ball market is used to repay the interest first!

The ball market earns every year, and everyone has a number. You can't run away with more than six or seven million times. Xiao Yan's move is to open this copper river for everyone to scoop water! Why he did this, there are different opinions, and there is no consensus. The most reliable judgment is that Xiao Yan knows that his position is unstable, and what he can do is to make a good relationship with money. As long as these benefits are divided, there will naturally be fewer people who hate him, and more people who are willing to help maintain his position. And on this interest payment, there are too many flower heads, and there are obvious and secret deductions, and Xiao Yan's own benefits are not less. Seeing that the Shenwu Changsheng Army was about to be transferred out, Xiao Yan was afraid that it would be difficult to give him the opportunity to lead the troops outside and occupy an important position in the future, which was nothing more than to stay in Bianliang as a fortunate minister of the same day. It's normal to just catch more and be a good one.

This kind of news secretly spread out at a very fast speed, and it immediately swept the whole city of Bianliang. Bianliang, the world's most prosperous city at the moment, has all the world's wealth, and the world's goods are concentrated here. The wealth accumulated in Bianliang City is no less than hundreds of millions.

And in this era, the investment channels are limited after all (even now, the investment channels corresponding to the wealth of the society are not enough, which is why there are so many fund-raising cases - O'Luska Press). This money accumulated here, not only can not make money, maybe it is also a way for future generations to take trouble, and there is a stable source of income, which is enough to pass on the family.

The three-point profit is not high, but this bond can attract a large amount of investment! The loan shark can be up to seven or eight points, but a lump sum is a small amount, and I am afraid that it will be let go. The investment of manpower is also large. Now the ball market absorbs bonds, and the movement is tens of thousands of dollars. Specifically, the return is small, but the total is amazing! Moreover, this ball market also has a stable source of income, and the interest payment is absolutely guaranteed, as long as you sit at home and wait for the annual payment.

Once such news came out, the families in Bianliang City suddenly flocked to Xiao Yan again. Privately looking for a Luto relationship to buy this bond. I can't count on three points, even two points or even lower, which is not bad!

Both of these events happened almost simultaneously after Xiao Yande was dispatched. Specifically, on Xiao Yan, who looked calm and didn't give birth to anything, it was the treatment of ice and fire. In terms of career, everyone is not optimistic about Xiao Yan's future, and they want to deliberately distance themselves from him. In the matter of the deep relationship between Xiao Yan and Shenwu and the Shengjun, everyone avoided it, lest they be caught in it. But in terms of money, Xiao Yan is so hot that he is like a charcoal, and every day I don't know how many people just want to find a way to come to him with money, beg him for permission to buy debts, and give a better return.

The entire Bianliang City is really difficult to distinguish between loving more and hating more for this Xiao Xianmo at this moment. And no one knows when this calm will be broken.

On this day, a group of chariots and horses came from the north. did not enter Bianliang City, but walked around the city, heading towards Xiao Yan's courtyard outside the south gate. There are not many people in this line, but there are more than ten people. But everyone rode a tall horse, with strong muscles and bones, and their faces were full of wind and frost, and they looked like they had been running outside for a long time. Such merchants who are running in the north, even in times of war, everyone in the world is a good means, and they can draw their swords at every turn. The people in Bianliang are well-informed, and in the past, they also saw a lot of these horse traders who went to the north. At this time, I saw such a group again, and those who knew things were far away from them, and something happened to the province. These horse-dealers-like men didn't come forward much, but just hurried on their own.

There are two people in the middle of the team, one of whom looks like he is in his forties, and he is loyal and honest. It was Wang Gui, who had not been by Xiao Yan's side for a long time. Compared with following Xiao Yan to fight back then, Wang Gui looks a little older. He is really only about to be thirty years old, but looking at this old state, he said that his brothers and fathers also came. Now that he is thinner, when Xing Ran Xiao Yan was stirring up the wind and rain in Bianliang City, Wang Gui didn't have much to enjoy these days.

There is a person next to Wang Gui, with wide shoulders and a wide back, even if he is dressed in rough cloth, he is still arrogant. There is a bit of arrogance between Gu Pan. But it was Yang Keshi, a heavy general of the Western Army. Such important generals are not allowed to leave the defense without the orders of the Privy Council or the orders of the officials. No one knew why he changed his clothes and followed Wang Gui to this Bianliang Dumen.

The group was passing a stadium outside the city that had just been built, and the left side of the stadium was crowded with villagers. There were earth-shattering cheers in the stadium. The villagers gathered outside can't see what's going on inside (the latest chapter of the martial arts http://wWw.23hH.coM

wWw.23hH.coM), it's just that everyone holds the lottery ticket in their hands, and looks at the flagpole on the field to see which team has more points. There was also a tent outside the crowd of onlookers, surrounded by a circle of military men maintaining order, and a few loud military men shouting at the crowd: "Xiao Cao Duwei's family youth team has occupied a moment against the first black team of the grain store Du Xing, and the first half is about to end, and no team has scored a point." At the end of the first half, I didn't accept the next bet, and Xiao Cao Duwei's family let Du Xing's first half remain unchanged, and he had to hurry up with the bet! ”

The group was attracted by this new scene, and although they kept hurrying, they kept turning their heads to look. Yang Keshi glanced at it a few times and said with a smile: "This is a football play?" These days, people who come and go to Hebei and Bianliang always say that they are indecent, but it is a trick that you Xiao Xianmo stirred up? It's so lively, saying that the ball game is more exciting, but this time I'm afraid I won't be able to watch it. Seeing that I am going back to Shaanxi again, I don't know when I will be able to open my eyes! ”

Wang Gui smiled bitterly beside him: "There is no need to say that the ability of Xianmo to lead the army is hidden in the chest, even we can't figure it out." Xian Mo had written to tell him about the details of this football play, saying that Yandi Hebei might as well run it if there were such conditions. How much is also a collection of people...... That is, how could we have expected that the Humus had such a purpose as a god of wealth? It was by this that Xianmo gained a foothold in Bianliang, and it was not easy! and should serve the heavenly family...... I really didn't expect that Xianmo's ability to lead the army to destroy the country was not valued, but this ability to make money entered the eyes of the people in the capital. ”

Yang Keshi smiled faintly, Wuchen was suppressed and feared, he was a family of Wuchen, and he had long been used to it. There was no indignation from Wang Gui's group, so he raised his whip and replied casually: "Fortunately, you have the ability to read it...... We have no choice but to fight and eat, and we can only endure it...... However, Xiao Xianmo is indeed more and more strange to people the more they look at it, and now he has actually become a living God of Wealth! Straight mother thief, just leave your gang to collect horses in Danzhou and sell horses in Hebei, and there are not a few people who make money. I knew this earlier, and I also had a bit of a concubine's bag, so I took it out early to do business with your Xianmo! ”

Wang Gui only smiled and said nothing, he stayed in Hebei to run with Yandi. The Western Army was stationed there, and there was a lot of contact with the Western Army these days. Under the care of the old species, it is also very convenient for them. Knowing that the Western Army controlled the door and the Western Xia and the Tibetan Huiyi, whether it was selling tea and horses, or green salt, grain, or even military weapons, they were all extremely rich from generation to generation. The declining combat effectiveness of the Western Army is not without the reason for its wealth. Yang Keshi talked about this money-making thing, but it was not the reason why he took the risk to meet him and come to Xiao Yan's place, there must be something important to discuss, maybe he also brought some words from the sick old species. He is no longer the king carpenter he used to be, and his horizons are broadened when his status is high. Knowing how scary it was for Xiao Yan, who was stationed in such an important feudal town and the center of Bianliang Dumen, to return in private, Yu Tu didn't dare to inquire about half a sentence, but just carefully paid attention to the guard, and did not dare to leak the news.

After listening to Yang Keshi, he just smiled and said: "I haven't seen Xianmo for a long time, but I really think about it." Fortunately, nothing went wrong on the way, and it was not far away, and it was the residence of Xianmo...... I also respected a sigh of relief, God sent it like this, and there were two more cases, but I had to lose my life! ”

Yang Keshi also smiled bitterly: "How deep are you involved?" If it weren't for the old man's illness and still remembering the northern affairs, why would I have to go through this experience? The straight lady thief is now worried about state affairs, and it is all us who lead the troops. These big turbans are just making trouble, what kind of Shenwu took the winning army to Hedong, and the scattered Huanqing army came to Hebei! Can they afford this? When the time comes, we have to let us top the cylinder, and pull it a few more times, and the Western Army will be scattered as a thief! ”

Complaining two sentences, he also knows how to lose. These words were all meant to be said to Xiao Yan, but they did not have to be revealed to Wang Guishi. At the moment, he buried his head in the road, and if he didn't say anything, Wang Gui also looked left and right, but he didn't hear it. The group shut up and just walked forward, but for an hour, they saw a small Zhuangzi in the distance. One of the men in the team had sent a message back and forth between here and Dongchuan Wadanzhou, and he exhaled immediately: "Xianmo's residence has arrived!" ”

At that time, the man from the so-called Xiao Yan Courtyard, who often came and went to this place, which was actually Fang Teng's family property, had not been there for more than a month. It's a lot of what it looks like here. The building of the village is almost the same as before. The original golf course that was leveled out outside the village has now been fenced with bamboo fences, and the bamboo and wood supervisors of the Great Song Dynasty are mostly in Jiangnan and Xichuan, and a large part of the large bamboo transported to Bianliang is used for designated purposes for river affairs, which is operated by the state. Folk construction, can use high-priced bamboo, are all giant rooms. Just looking at the changed appearance of this stadium, you can know that Xiao Yan is now in Bianliang's rich and noble Cheng dù.

This stadium no longer has the appearance of many people crowded and watching in the past, and there are still some people who look like forbidden soldiers guarding the periphery, all around, all quiet. It's just that from the stadium, there is an occasional cheer from the players of Xiao Yan's team who are practicing their skills. Obviously, this surrounding Qiē has been completely bought by Xiao Yan and has become a private property.

The courtyard also stretches out on a very low hillside that is not even a hill. The small hillside to the left and right has been leveled, and at this time you can still see how many busy craftsmen and gardeners, or sprinkling grass seeds, or trimming all the original grass to a smooth level, and ready-made trees and flowers, with dirt and whiskers, ready to be transplanted.

Others are dredging canals and setting up wooden dumpers for irrigation to prepare for the maintenance of this green space in the future.

The flat land under one of the small hillsides seems to have been renovated and looks clean and refreshing. Not far away, a small flagpole was erected with a triangular bunting on the flagpole. I don't know what it's used for, but on the flat ground, you can faintly see several figures, holding poles made of wood, waving them. Behind each of them were several well-dressed servants, carrying pockets that seemed to be filled with these long and short poles.

Outside Xiao Yan's courtyard, a month or two ago, it was still cold in front of the door, but now there is a special area outside, which is full of waiting carriages and horses, arranged neatly, and the people of each family rest in this area, and a bench is also set up in this area, and a few servants can't stop bringing hot water and tea soup. These subordinates gathered together, drank tea and soup, talked and laughed quietly, and leisurely waited for the return of their owners.

The weather of this courtyard is very different from the usual Bianliang giant room. Needless to say, wealth is magnanimous, cheerful and calm. I can't tell what it tastes like, but when I look at it from a distance, I already feel refreshed.

Wang Gui and his entourage were dumbfounded, needless to say, even Yang Keshi also sighed in his chest, Pingyan just knew that Xiao Yan could work hard and lead the army well. Now it seems that it is just a hill in this person's chest! The old man thinks so highly of this person, it seems that he does have a reason!

Among these people, Wang Gui and they are also gone. Yang Keshi came in disguise, and if he was recognized, it would be a big trouble. Don't dare to go any further, stop outside, and send people from afar. After a while, I saw a person coming out of the stadium, it was Zhang Xian. Bianliang lived in peace, Zhang Xian did not raise white fat, but looked more lean. The tattoo on the neck that is made by a master craftsman is even more eye-catching. Between the expectations, it is full of an undiminished aura of fierceness. In addition, he is originally a little white-faced face, and anyone who sees it will praise him, what a merry man!

He flew over as if he was flying, and when he saw Wang Gui is face full of affectionate smiles, he immediately hugged his fists: "Brother Wang, you have arrived!" I received your letter before, and it was about this time...... It's really a coincidence that Xiao Xianmo had already moved to Nanxun Gate, and he was about to entertain a few guests today, so he came here to do goodbye. Otherwise, you'll have to pounce on the air. Brother Wang, are you going straight into it? He must have been overjoyed to know that you were coming......"

One end said that the other head was going to lead Wang Gui and his party to the courtyard, they were a group of brothers, in Xiangzhou on life and death together, now Tiannan and Haibei are separated, I miss it very much, and now I see it, it is doubly affectionate.

Wang Gui is a steady person, and stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Xian: "The fourth brother is now famous in Bianliang, and we have heard about it in Yandi." Now it seems that the toughness is even more than that day! It's time to put on armor and fight right away......"

Zhang Xian smiled: "Straight lady thief, big brother, you don't know, now I am leading the Xianmo family team and fighting with opponents." The fight on the court is fierce, and it is almost like a battle! After a game, there are many people who see blood and broken bones, and the opening and closing of the court also needs to cooperate, Han Jiangzhu and Brother Yue also said that this is secretly in line with military training, and at the same time, they can practice courage. It turns out that Qi Yun Society's too small means can't support it! We can pull out at any time and meet the Tartar Iron Horse! ”

Wang Gui praised his brother for two sentences, and then his face was solemn, looking back at Yang Keshi, who was silent behind him: "Yang Xianggong has followed me here, there are important things to discuss with Xianmo, and the wind is light and can't leak, there are so many irrelevant people here, but there is a private place for us to wait for Xianmo?" ”

Zhang Xian turned his head in surprise and saw that Yang Keshi, who was hiding in the crowd, nodded slightly at him. How did Zhang Xian not know him? Zhang Xianjiu has been by Xiao Yan's side for a long time, and he has heard a lot of confidential things, how can he not know the seriousness of this matter?

Since Xiao Yan sent Wang Gui, Tang Huai, Yu Jiang and others to various places, in addition to operating industries, another important reason was to keep a bridgehead outpost in Yandi, which could pass on the changes in the northland that he was most concerned about at any time. Business situation (the latest chapter of the martial arts http://wWw.23hH.coM

wWw.23hH.coM) How he has to care. The subordinates who are placed outside to operate must also be called back regularly. This is not distrust, but a normal means of control. Wang Gui and the others have been left by Xiao Yan for nearly half a year, and it is time to ask to come to Bianliang once in half a year to report back. It's not a big deal. But who would have thought that Yang Keshi, one of the heavy generals of the Western Army, also followed Wang Gui's team to Bianliang!

Xiao Yan is already regarded as a central minister, and his identity is also quite sensitive. The Western Army was also the preserve of the feudal town, which the imperial court was on guard against openly and secretly. The two met in private, which was not too much to say by Cheng Dù, who was feared by the imperial court. If this news leaks, it will immediately stir up a huge storm in Bianliang, until Xiao Yan is overwhelmed!

He immediately became vigilant, looked around, and his voice softened: "If that's the case, a few of them will go to the stadium with me and wait." Now the Xianmo team, just the leader of the ball market, how many teams want to come to inquire about the situation, that is, to practice football skills, there are also raccoon dog hats are guarded and guarded, the most is the close defense, but a few go there to wait, I will look for Xianmo to go...... Please come with me! ”

Wang Gui and Yang Keshi glanced at each other, and they both felt in their hearts that this football scene was more like a confrontation between the two armies, and this tight defense was fully achieved. But since there is a secret place, go there.

Zhang Xian introduced the group into the course, found a place to settle Wang Gui and Yang Keshi, came out and greeted the patrol raccoon dog hat to guard, and then found a horse and went straight to the place where Xiao Yan called the golf course. Wang Gui and Yang Keshi waited in the middle of the stadium to watch the players play the ball, and then walked a few steps indoors. I just feel that the qiē run by Xiao Yan is very unfamiliar, as if it is not in the land of the Great Song Dynasty. However, this is by no means the weather in Liaodong, where Xiao Yan claims to be born.

After waiting for about half an hour, I heard footsteps outside. Wang Gui and Yang Keshi both got up at the same time.

Seeing that Xiao Yan, who had not attended the meeting for half a year, had already strode in, Zhang Xian followed closely by his side. Xiao Yan's face has a much less weathered look than when he was in Yandi, his eyes are deeper and sharper, he takes off his armor, Bianliang ups and downs, it turns out that Xiao Xuanzan, who is still a little stunned in Yandi, has been replaced by Xiao Xianmo, who is handsome and handsome, and his demeanor is calm, making people more and more unable to see the truth.

Yang Keshi sighed secretly in his heart, wherever he is, this Xiao Yan seems to be like a fish in water, and he can always fight his way out. This is the case in the army, and Bianliang is no exception. In a few years, I really won't know what this person will be! At the moment, he hugged his fists and saluted: "Xiao Xianmo!" ”

Xiao Yan also returned the salute affectionately, patted Wang Gui's shoulder who was saluting, and smiled at Yang Keshi: "Brother Zhengchen, I didn't expect that I could have a meeting in Bianliang today!" These days, dreaming back at midnight, are nothing more than the Jin Ge Iron Horse in Yandi. Fight side by side with Brother Zhengchen, galloping across the field...... Although Bianliang is stable and wealthy, he is more comfortable in those days, and he doesn't know when he will be able to kill the enemy again with Brother Zhengchen! ”

Yang Keshi suddenly came in the middle of Wang Gui and his party, and it can be said that he has a big matter to discuss with Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's expression was faint, as if nothing had happened. This Qi cultivation kung fu has also risen compared to when I was in Yandi. There is already a full posture of a superior. When he was in Yandi, Yang Keshi's status could still be said to stabilize Xiao Yan, but now that he came to Bianliang alone, he was already a little weak, and when he saw Xiao Yan like this, he vaguely felt that he couldn't stand side by side with Xiao Yan. The more this is the case, the more Yang Keshi has to calm down, and he can't let Xiao Yan look down on him. smiled faintly at the moment: "A certain pair of Xiao Xianmo's demeanor back then, would you rather think about it?" At this moment, I am a villain, so I am so frightened, first wait for Brother Wang to hand over the messenger, and then it is not too late to talk to Xian Mo in detail, how about it? ”

Xiao Yan smiled, confessed, turned to Wang Gui, patted him on the shoulder, and said warmly: "We live in Bianliang and are prosperous, and you, Tang Huai and Yu Jiang are running in the north against the wind and snow, and it is really a shame to think about it." Follow me for so long, there are not many benefits, only endless hardship...... Anyway, in the future, if I have an inch, I will always return you to lead the army, win the battle with the Tartars, glorify the ancestors, and go down in history...... It's Xiao someone, I can't stand you at the moment! ”

Loyalty is always a two-way street, and when the superior is downcast and frightened, he can still count on the subordinates to remain loyal. That would be a bit too high of human nature. When Xiao Yan returned to Bianliang, he fiercely defeated Liang Shicheng, who was leaning towards the government and the opposition, and firmly established himself in Bianliang, and has become an important minister of the privy government, and it seems that he is also the most valued minister of the latest official family. It turned out that how many people suspected that Xiao Yan couldn't stand up even if he returned to Bianliang, and now all his faces were crackled. Only when the superior is like this does his subordinates feel that there is room for effective loyalty. will be doubly loyal. Even if Wang Gui and the others have followed Xiao Yan since they were at their lowest, they have never had the idea of betraying him. But Xiao Yan's prosperity in Bianliang still made their loyalty to the city even higher! Layer. Xiao Yan's warm words of encouragement immediately made Wang Gui feel that it was worth it to work hard for Xiao Yan to run this outpost in Yandi Hebei for Xiao Yan.

He looked at Yang Keshi beside him, and didn't know what to say. Xiao Yan smiled, waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhengchen, what kind of outsider is it?" He treats him as he does me, and there is no need to shy away from anything. Speaking of which, how are the two places of Danzhou and Dongchuanwa doing? ”

Hearing Xiao Yan pretending to be generous, Yang Keshi could only laugh beside him. Wang Gui and the others were right under the nose of the Western Army, what could they hide from them, Xiao Yan used Danzhou and Dongchuan Wa as the base to sell horses and make profits, and bought grain to Danzhou to recruit exiles, recruited and recruited heroes, and selected and trained soldiers and horses that were claimed to be local heroes for self-defense. The top brass of the Western Army has turned a blind eye, and the situation has developed to this point, and the Western Army needs Xiao Yan's power to swell. As long as he doesn't make a step of rebellion, everyone is still in the same boat. He came on the order of the old man to discuss many matters after the Western Army returned to the town, and there were many shady things during the period, and those things that Wang Gui operated for Xiao Yan were simply unable to mention chopsticks compared to them.

Wang Gui nodded, to make a long story short, pick the important returns, just roughly. Now Mr. Zuo Liaoji, who was born in Dongchuanwa, has fully taken charge of all the financial matters of Xiao Yan's stall, and the specific accounts will be recorded and audited by Zuo Liaojiao after Xiao Yan's return.

However, Rao was rough, which made Yang Keshi, who was listening next to him, secretly surprised. I didn't expect Xiao Yan to operate in the Northland, and he actually got as promised!

In the past six months, more than 2,000 horses have been sold to the Great Song Dynasty, most of which are pack horses and horses. There are seven or eight hundred horses that can be used for war horses retained by their own families, and they are all stocked in Danzhou. Although the Western Army is also trying its best to collect horses, they are not as strong as Xiao Yan in Danzhou, and they are all local snakes, and they are the closest to the north, with the grain transported from Hebei as support, and the horses are collected more and faster. After deducting the purchase of grain, there is a surplus of about 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, which is already quite a large amount. A deep-rooted family of generals in the Western Army, and the Western Xia returned to Yi, and the income in half a year is almost this number, Xiao Yan is just doing it from scratch!

Dongchuan Wa is also important. It's secluded, and it's big enough to swing around. It is a good place to store grain and ship grain. Tang Huai was silent, and he couldn't do it if he ran back to Yi. However, in the cautious and meticulous place, the Dongchuan Valley's operation is not leaky, and the self-produced, plus the four purchases, the grain storage is already a considerable number, enough to support the daily operation of Danzhou, which is at the forefront.

Danzhou is also operated to the point that the needle cannot be pierced and the water cannot be spilled. The sons and daughters of local heroes have been filled into the Shenwu Changsheng army, and Xiao Yan is already one. Now there is food and money to support, the people's livelihood in Yandi is withering, bandits are rampant, and powerful people from all over the country still attack and kill each other from time to time. Danzhou is as stable as a rare paradise. Needless to say, the powerful and powerful families jointly protected Danzhou, and also recruited a military horse of two or three thousand people, led by Yu Jiang, some of the generals left by Xiao Yan and the children of the local heroes as the backbone of the leading soldiers, are also stepping up the drill, and when the time comes, it will be a capable soldier who can fight, in the foreseeable future, as long as Xiao Yan's fate here is continuous, this military horse will continue to expand. Yu Jiang was originally a native of Yandi, familiar with people, and then pulling Xiao Yan's banner, Danzhou Zuo near Haoqiang was all obedient and let him dispatch.

A few chess pieces arranged by Xiao Yan when he went, Danzhou collected horses and practiced soldiers, and Dongchuan Wa transported money and grain for transit support. Yujiang Town, Danzhou, Tanghuai Town, Dongchuanwa, Wang Gui ran in between. It's already a very good situation. Not only can the changing situation in the north be detected and reported to Xiao Yan here for the first time, but when the Jurchens move southward, they may be able to sit back for a while and win time for Xiao Yan to adapt!

Listen to Wang Gui's report on the general situation of the business in the past six months (the latest chapter of Wudong Qiankun http://wWw.23hH.coM

wWw.23hH.coM) After that, Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction. He comforted Wang Gui a few words, and asked Zhang Xian to lead him to his own courtyard to find Zuo Chat and talk again. He personally got up and sent it to the door, and then turned to Yang Keshi, who had been silent, and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhengchen, Bianliang is disturbed, presumably the Western Army has already heard about it, and now Beidi Hedong and even the Western Army are about to have a new variable, but I don't know what Brother Zhengchen can teach me?" …… Old breeder, what is the body bone now? ”

(To be continued)