"I don't know if we Xixia have consciously looked for it? Just hope for the stumble discovery of the people below? As far as I know, there are traces of where coal is produced and where there is no coal, and if possible, my Gao family can help you find it. In addition, our Gao family's prospecting technology is also good, especially copper and iron ore, if you need my Gao family, you can also help. But there is one thing that we can't guarantee. ”

"In addition, the matter of building materials, my Gao family has a cement factory, which is a very good new product, if you are interested, you can also buy from my Gao family, buy or forget it, this road is far away, the transportation cost is too high, it is not cost-effective, or send someone to learn." I'm up to me. ”

"Really? I will report these things to the court through the head of the family, and I believe that our Western Xia will definitely agree. At that time, you can mention what conditions you have. You helped us Xixia, so I really don't know how to thank you. The prince was overjoyed when he heard Gao Zhong say this, Xixia lacked copper, and he had not printed his own Tongbao copper coins until now. Or use the copper wire of Da Song and Dajin.

"Although I am not a Tangut person, but it is beneficial to the people of Xixia, I and our Gao family are willing to help, and your Dangxiang clan is also the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and we have the same roots, although we are now divided into two countries, but generally speaking, we are a family."

Gao Zhong knew that after the prince became the king, he admired Han culture very much, and he was also one of the greatest emperors of Western Xia, known as the Emperor of Zhongxing in Western Xia in history. Now this prince is still young and easy to change, and he hopes to imprint the imprint of Han culture in the heart of this prince.

"But I'm a businessman, and I won't shirk what I deserve."

Speaking of this, Mr. Ren said:

"Gao Gongzi is now in our Western Xia, I don't know if there is anything to help, if there is any difficulty, although I said, as long as it is in Western Xia, my Wang family is generally helpful."

"Hehe, that relationship is good, thank you Wang Gongzi and Mr. Qian first. I came to Xixia to travel, and secondly, to do some business by the way, my Gao family also has a lot of new hall products, presumably many of them are still needed by our Xixia. The metallurgical technology of Western Xia is better than that of the Great Song Dynasty and Dajin, and the swords and armor produced are all famous products, but our Gaojia's refractory bricks can greatly increase the smelting temperature of the furnace, reduce the smelting cost and improve the efficiency. I have a lot of things like this in my Gao family, and Wang Gongzi and Mr. Ren have the opportunity to visit my Gao family. Gao's products must be high-quality. ”

"We also want to import something from my Western Xia Kingdom or Western Regions that my Great Song Dynasty does not have, but my Western Xia Emperor Taizu has a ban, so what I want is more difficult to do."

"What does Gao Gongzi want? If it's convenient, you can tell us, no matter what, there is always a way to think about it, I just said that my Wang family can still do it, if my Wang family can't do it, it's really a bit difficult. Mr. Ren and the prince also thought that they could help Gao Pet, so this statement was very weighty, and after Mr. Ren finished speaking, he saw that the prince Renxiao also nodded.

"If I'm embarrassed, I don't say it, I want to get some nitrate, mainly fire nitrate (potassium nitrate) and earth nitrate (sodium nitrate), and some horses." Gao Zhong wasted no time in throwing a bomb, which is not too much of a problem, but this horse is a big problem. At that time, he didn't have time to talk to Li You in Blackwater City, but now that he met the prince, it would be unreasonable not to bring it up.

"This nitrate is not a big problem, but this Ma and my Xixia Taizu have a ban, let us think of a way to see if it is possible." The prince is not very old, but he can speak and have some opinions. But I didn't expect that this high pet wanted to buy a horse. I don't know what his relationship is with Da Song

"Master Gao, how much do you want for this horse?" At this time, Mr. Ren asked. It can't be two or three horses, it can't be ordinary horses, it must be military horses!

"That's not a lot, and if I could, I'd like to buy fifteen hundred."

I don't have much to say, do you know how many horses the Western Xia paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty back then? There are only thirty horses.

"Did you buy it for Da Song?" Mr. Ren asked.

"No, the Great Song is the Great Song Dynasty, my Gao family is the Gao family, and this horse is just for my Gao family's own use. At the time of the war, bandits are everywhere, and my Gao family has a lot of industry, so I want to build a guard team that can quickly support various factories and workshops. There are no horses, and often when we arrive, they are already gone. ”

"So much?"

"No, it's not easy to come once, it took me almost two months to get from Tongling to Xiping, and it's even more difficult to buy a horse, so if possible, I want to buy more."

"Master Gao, we all want to help you as much as possible, but we still have to do work in the court, which will take some time."

"No problem, if you can buy it, of course it's good, but if you can't buy it, it's no wonder you, I'll think of another way then."

At this time, the third princess said on the side:

"Brother Xiao, Teacher Ren, you should help Mr. Gao. It was not easy for him to come so far and not to make a trip. ”

"Sister, don't worry, I'll try my best." The crown prince said to the third princess.

"I heard you travel just now, if you are in this Xiping Mansion, Gao Gongzi also plans to go to those places, if it is convenient, can our Wang Gongzi and his party go with you?" Ren Cong and Gao Gongzi are rich in knowledge, and Gao Gongzi has many differences from him Ren Cong in terms of knowledge and knowledge structure, if the prince can walk with Gao Cong, there will be a lot of benefits.

"After the matter of Xiping Mansion has been dealt with in the past two days, before the snow falls, I want to go to Tianshui River, and then look at Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, and go north to Shizuishan and Wuda, because the Yellow River is the basket of my Chinese civilization, I want to go up to Shunzhou along the Yellow River, cross Qingtongxia, and enter Mingsha County. Originally, I wanted to visit Lanzhou, go to Xining, and then transfer to the Hexi Corridor, but I don't think I have time. If you are interested in traveling together, of course there is no problem, and you are from Benxixia, he will make my trip more convenient and safe. But I don't know if there is any conflict with Wang Gongzi's itinerary. ”

Gao Chong's original plan was just to buy a horse, but along the way, after repeated considerations, coupled with the most benevolent and filial prince, Gao Chong hoped to establish a good cooperative relationship with the Western Xia, and this cooperative relationship was paid and invested first, such as the national policy of improving the grain production of the Western Xia, helping the Western Xia find coal and copper mines, etc. At the same time, in the name of traveling, he went to find mines, understood the geographical environment and national conditions, so he temporarily agreed on this so-called travel plan. Now the prince wants to travel with Gao Pet, which is a good thing that fell from the sky, and it cannot be missed.

"We also want to walk around. I haven't decided on a specific plan, we don't have any opinion on your trip, so it's decided, and we'll travel in a team as soon as your business in Xiping Mansion is over. Mr. Ren finally settled the matter.

This meal took a long time, but there was not much wine, and by the time Gao Pet returned to the room, it was already two watches.

In the room, Qian Jichen was waiting for him with tea. Apparently something. Zhao Yi saw that Boss Qian was in trouble and wanted to quit, but Gao Zhong stopped him.

"You are my official family, you don't have to avoid it."

At this time, Zhao Yi heard that in the face of Gao Pet, he knelt down with a "porphy" sound:

"Lord, I, Zhao Yi and the entire Zhao family, will be the eldest young master from now on, and I will never betray!"

"What are you doing here, get up quickly, get up, we men have gold under their knees, kneel to the sky and kneel to their parents, don't kneel casually." High favor is a modern person, although they know that there is such a thing as effective loyalty, but they are obviously unprepared. Gao Zhong screamed, but Zhao Yi still knelt there. At this time, Qian Jichen saw it and quickly pulled down the high pet:

"That's a good thing, get up." Gao Chongming came over and helped Zhao Yi up.

"Let's make a big difference together, get up! Don't call it any lord in the future, let's call it the eldest young master! ”

After dealing with Zhao Yi's allegiance, Gao Zhong turned around and asked Qian Jichen:

"It's so late, still waiting, there's something urgent?"

"There are a few things to tell you, one is the conflict with Brother Xie in the afternoon, Li You said that you handled it well, you can calm down, and the husband can bend and stretch. It's a lot of praise, but he cares about you to be careful, his grandfather is the generalissimo of Zonghan, sitting in Xijing, and he has been very brutal in recent years, and this slanted brother is also a ruthless character in Jingxi, so it is appropriate to be careful. ”

"I naturally understand this."

"The second thing is that your Gao family's store in Heishui Fort has been decided, in District 8, Li You wants to build it and then hand it over to you, what kind of construction you want to build, you have to let me know, he will do what you want."

"This matter, Zhao Yi, you have opened a store as a seafarer, you should be very familiar with it, you take two clever and literate people to Zhang Luo, the supervisor who lives here is the one who applies to your characteristics in the camp, I will decide when I arrive, it doesn't matter if you don't do it, but people must be able to communicate, smart, and flexible."

"The matter of the auction house, King Shu will see you tomorrow, and it will be decided after the meeting, but there shouldn't be too many problems."

Gao Zhong briefly introduced the situation of tonight's banquet, and asked Lao Qian not to tell King Shu about buying a horse, and then wait for the result on the prince's side. In addition, because it is very likely to find coal and copper mines, it also introduces the fact that the prince wants to travel with Gao Zhong, so Tianshui River and Mingsha County must go, and find out the mines first. As for the coal and copper mines in Western Xia, there are also major interests in this, and they must be done well.

The next day, Zhao Yi went to the camp to select someone to deal with the storefront in Blackwater City, and Gao Zhong and Qian Jichen went to King Shu's mansion to see King Shu's benevolence. King Shu is about forty years old, very elegant, polite, and asks very carefully about the affairs of the auction house, including the method and proportion of general commissions, the organization and publicity of auction activities, etc. Finally, he talked about the organization of the first auction and the scale of the auction house, and set the investment ratio and shares of the Qian family, the Gao family, Li You and Shu Wang, the Gao family, the Qian family and Li You each point 20%, and how to arrange the other 40% was determined by Shu Wang.

Gao Pet took out a few things for auction:

The first is three sets of glassware, a dagger with a handle inlaid with rubies and jadeite, because it was heat treated and sharpened under the guidance of Gao Zhong, so compared to the knives produced at that time, it was also a treasure knife with iron as clay. There is also a recipe for wet copper smelting. Absolutely priceless for the time. It can also be said to be alchemy. Once someone knows that Gao Pet has such a prescription, it will be a big trouble. Therefore, the provenance and whereabouts of the treasures are kept secret, which is the basic rule that must be followed as an auction house.

The other treasures were organized by King Shu and Li You, as well as the newly opened auction house. It is tentatively confirmed that the first auction will take place in two months. And drew up a brochure for the promotion of the treasure.

The matter of this auction was thus decided, and King Shu left Gao Zhong and Qian Jichen to have lunch at King Shu.

The matter in Xiping Prefecture came to an end.