Chapter Seventy-Nine: Chess and Money

Wine is mellow wine, food is good food, Ximen Qing is always very generous when he treats himself and entertains guests.

And Yelu Dashi has the feeling of being deceived, in vain he worked hard, and selected dozens of warriors who are enough to be a hundred warriors in the army, ready to say goodbye to the Han people in the Central Plains at tonight's party, but when they arrived at the party, the people brought by Ximenqing were wearing elegant Hanfu, and the robes and ancient sleeves were the standard dress for chanting poetry and admiring the moon, according to Ximenqing, these people formed the staff headquarters in his army, in addition to the developed mind, the limbs are very simple.

Jerodashi found that his manpower was completely useless, and the dignity of the warriors made it impossible for them to "bully" these scholar-like bean sprouts, and they could not hesitate to drive these weak people into a pile of knives and chop them to death in times of war, but the problem was that it was peacetime.

Ximen Qing looked at Yelu Dashi's blackened face and smiled happily, especially without that annoying Xiao Fengxian on the side, he was even happier.

Yelu Dashi can't attack Ximenqing's side, but Ximenqing's side can attack Yelu Dashi's side unscrupulously.

Since it is a party, there will naturally be after-entertainment programs after three rounds of wine and five flavors, and the program prepared by Ximenqing is one word - gambling.

Of course, although the kind of dice throwing money on the market is blatant and straightforward, it also seems to be vulgar.

Ximenqing turned over a new trick -- he spread out a huge chessboard, on which two armies faced each other, and each other was connected by grids, each grid was extended in all directions, and the forces of the two sides were intertwined, which was completely a thumbnail of a great battle.

Although the Khitan warriors of Yelu Dashi and the staff officers of Ximenqing's headquarters could not enter the chessboard, each of them held a chess piece representing different arms and different troops, and everyone rolled the dice to determine the number of moves, directing their chess pieces to charge into battle. Of course, saying that it is a command is actually similar to resigning it to fate, the key is to see what points you roll, and what rules the points correspond to.

Ximenqing developed a thick rule explanation for this game, which contains all kinds of conspiracies, food and troops, city blockages, good luck and bad luck......

This is completely a strong chess game of the Monopoly category in later generations, which was used by Ximen Qing to entertain friends of Liao at the party, which can be regarded as a well-deserved thing. The warriors of the Liao Kingdom were still disdainful at first, but soon everyone was addicted to it, after all, on this chessboard, even if it is just a small soldier who is a chess piece, you can control the dice and roll your own destiny, although Yelu Dashi and Ximen Qing are the head of the march, but in front of the rules, everyone is equal, and they may not be privileged anywhere.

For example, when Yelu Dashi threw the dice wrongly, he fell into a street urinating and was grounded for three days, which delayed the great fighter. The Daliao warriors looked at the majestic and self-sustaining champion general on weekdays, everyone laughed wildly in their stomachs, but they could only hold back desperately, although Yelu Dashi had a blue face, but there was nothing to say at the party, after all, not long ago, Ximenqing was unfortunate to soak his legs in the kiln, and put all his military expenses into it, so that the front-line troops collapsed three squares, but Ximenqing didn't complain, didn't he?

The two sides caught and fought each other, dozens of dice were thrown together, and the battle on the chessboard was inseparable, and the chips representing the bet were pushed over on both sides, pushed over, and the situation changed rapidly, just like the Liao and Song Dynasty wars more than 100 years ago, some border defense areas changed hands repeatedly under the fierce offensive of both sides......

After a fierce night battle, the exhausted two sides still failed to distinguish the winner, and many people were so sleepy that they sat there and fell asleep, still unsatisfied.

Yelu Dashi had to admit that although the game invented by Ximenqing was useless, it was very interesting, at least it ensured the success of this party. The Khitan warriors he brought and Ximenqing's headquarters staff officers experienced the tests of iron and blood, sword and fire, and of course, funny luck in just one night, and established a tacit friendship between opponents.

This battle with dice made Yelu Dashi feel the sincerity of the peace of the Southern Dynasties, but at the same time, he was also shocked by the whimsical wisdom of Ximen Qing, the head of the Federal Republic of China - after all, even such a random chess game is not something that ordinary people can invent if they want to.

And the after-effect of this dice war is that this game of simulated war was thoroughly liked by the first participants of the Liao State -- those who lost money liked it, and those who lost it were more like it -- and with the efforts of these primitive fans, the war strong hand chess gradually spread within the Liao State. After all, the Khitan people are brave and ruthless, but it is impossible to fight every day, and hunting is not something that ordinary people can afford.

However, Ximenqing's heart is dripping blood - although he leads the fashion of an era, it is impossible to plant copyright consciousness in the depths of the human mind of this era - so unfortunately, this time his strong chess ideas are destined to not bring him huge profits, which cannot but be said to be a sad regret.

But at least for now, there are no regrets about this party, and when the armies of the Central Plains and the Liao State reunited after a hundred years, there was no mustard or conflict. After this night, everyone looked at each other, there was a lot less vigilance and hatred, and more curiosity and goodwill, in the next few days of rest, the soldiers on both sides even secretly made a deal, and with the acquiescence of Ximenqing, the standard iron pot in the army of the Chinese Federation suddenly became the most sought-after goods in the Liao army.

In the joint military parade held by the two sides, Yelu Dashi finally saw the strength of the Chinese Federation. He was not only shocked by Wu Song's great strength, but also admired Hua Rong's magic arrow, and the strong armor of the Chinese Federation army also made him breathtaking. Compared with the Chinese Federation, the only thing that the Liao State can do is the art of mounted archery -- regardless of individual quality, when the cavalry is clustered, the comprehensive combat strength of the Liao State is indeed above that of the Chinese Federation.

Therefore, Ximen Qing sighed: "After many years of riding, it is still not as good as the athletes of the Liao Kingdom, how will I compete with the Jurchens in the future?" โ€

When he said this, Yelu Dashi was beside Ximenqing. Hearing this, Yelu Dashi's eyes lit up, and he asked, "The Fรผhrer also regards Nuzhi as an enemy country?" โ€

Ximen Qing said: "The rise of the Jurchens, how can their ambitions be limited by one state and one region? Don't look at today's peace talks, sooner or later there will be a war, Dashi Linya blamed me and said, with the current situation in Liao, I am afraid that I will not be able to stop the Jurchen momentum like a mountain, and then the Chinese Federation will also be exposed to the Jurchen soldiers, how can I stay out of the matter? โ€

Yelu Dashi listened silently. He was unwilling to admit the inevitable defeat of the Liao State, nor was he willing to say some whitewashed words against his will.

Ximenqing finally said: "If there is something in the north, there is no need to count on the Daimyo's Mansion, Dashi Linya Town guards the ten counties in the south of Guannan, but it is better to be diligent, or the future war situation will be turned by young and up-and-comers." โ€

How much turmoil can be stirred up in Yelu Dashi's heart, Ximenqing doesn't care. The two sides divided their troops on these three routes, Xiao Fengxian of the Liao State went all the way to the concession of the Daimyofu, Yelu Dashi went all the way to the concession of the ten counties of Guannan, and the Federation of China went all the way to the concession of the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Ximenqing did not personally lead the team to the Yanyun Concession, although he was eager to go to his own land and take a look, but how many major events there are in the Chinese Federation, and now the communication is not developed, he really can't afford to go!

At the very least, he now has a big matter on his hands, and he must hurry back to Wild City to decide with the council.

This major event was the currency system innovation, which was called one of the "three things that laid the foundation of the new country" in later history books.

The three founding events of the new country refer to the three events that occurred in the Commonwealth of China in 1116 A.D. that had a far-reaching impact on later generations -- first, of course, the return of the sixteen states of Yanyun to the situation of concessions; The second is the opening of newspapers -- taking the opportunity of the return of the 16 states of Yanyun, under the auspices of Ximenqing, the Parliament of the Chinese Federation unanimously passed the opening of the newspaper industry and allowing private newspapers to run newspapers, thus opening a precedent for the freedom of speech and the innocence of political discussion in the Federal Republic of China.

On the front page of the inaugural issue of the fourth and eighth editions, it is naturally a special article on Yan Yun's return, while in the unpublished edition, it is an inconspicuous text that was submerged by the festive atmosphere at that time, but has influenced the millennium of later generations, and it is this text that opened the prelude to the third major event in 1116 - the currency reform.

Therefore, the currency of the Song Dynasty mainly used copper coins, but the problem is that copper coins are privately minted, and the bad money in the market drives out good coins, making copper expensive and cheap, as long as the government dares to issue new copper coins every year, there are lawbreakers who melt the new money, cast it into bronze, and get a lot of profit from changing hands, although it is repeatedly prohibited.

This kind of business of digging the corners of the country, Ximenqing did not do much when he was a thief in Liangshan, and now he has become a representative of the country, and it will be mentally retarded to dig a pit for himself.

Therefore, Ximenqing had to find a way to challenge this era of inferior copper coins. To be honest, he has no foundation in his heart, because in his past life, in the future or in this life, he has only read one copy of "Economics", and he has not finished reading it yet. This is exactly what it is:

When the money is used, it is hateful, and it is difficult to feel in a hurry. But I don't know what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown.