Chapter 125: Promotion and Fortune

When he arrived at Dading Mansion, the Si family greeted him, and the old man Si felt very guilty about Ouyang's encounter with Jin Guo last time, and specially sent his cronies to greet him, and said that if he had any requirements, as long as he could do it, he would definitely do it. Ouyang received such courtesy, and scolded the old fox in his heart. If he didn't have a future, would this guy still feel guilty? I really hung on my own. He only needs to squeeze two drops of old cat urine when he is the surveyor. Come to Linhuang Mansion Ouyang and look back, good guy. I was escorted by no hairy people in the Great Song Dynasty, and as soon as I arrived in Liao, there were more than 100 escorts.

As soon as he arrived at Linhuang Mansion, Xiao Ganyun brought more than ten people to greet him, and when he saw Ouyang, he came to a bear hug for the first time: "Brother, I want to kill my brother." ”

"I miss my brother too." Ouyang said: "But my brother is here for some business this time, and I will definitely visit my brother when I am done." You four cars and big brother go. Big brother, don't dislike it, a little gift. ”

"Brother is the outside, and he still brings things from so far away. My brother didn't disturb my brother's official business, and we were drunk for three days when we were done. ”

Ouyang smiled: "Okay! It can be seen that this Xiao Ganyun is really righteous to him. Of course, it is not excluded that he looks like the God of Wealth. Ouyang felt that coming to Liao was like his own home, and he had many acquaintances. Then why can't Ouyang eat so much in the Great Song Dynasty? The reason is simple, it is profit. Who would be worried about Ouyang doing something.

Yangping!

Zhan Ming and Gan Xin looked at the collected information silently, Li Yifeng didn't have to say anything about his efficiency, but things were strange. Liang Hongyu said that there is indeed a woman named Hongyu in the brothel in Jingkou, but she is a stage name, her real name is Wang Baofu, and she died violently two years ago, as for the big family, it is pure nothing. According to the news sent by Li Yifeng, in the past 50 years, there have been twelve officials surnamed Liang with a grade of six or more, but none of them have a daughter named Liang Hongyu, and these descendants of the Liang family are on a normal track, and no one has left the people. Li Yifeng even checked the household department, a relatively famous businessman surnamed Liang in the past fifty years, but there was no news to point to.

Gan Xin asked, "Zhanming, what are you worried about?" Is it because you are worried that this woman was sent by someone to harm adults? ”

"I don't make up my mind, but this woman's identity is a bit confusing, and it's too coincidental for you to think about it. She fell in front of my wife, and when my wife helped her, she happened to see the token. They also made up these lies, and it was strange to say that they had no intentions. Zhan Ming asked, "White Lotus, what's wrong with that woman?" ”

"Strange? It's not that it's just helping me contact the house and want me to move out, and it seems to be quite enthusiastic. Usually it is a person sitting on the edge of the pond in a daze. That's right! A few days ago, she went to the training hall of the officials and learned to play the crossbow. On that day, after training, the inventory found that a special training crossbow was missing. I wanted to report it to you, but it didn't take long for Liang Hongyu to help find it again. ”

"And what's going on?" Gan Xin said: "Why don't you arrest it and ask?" ”

Zhan Ming shook his head: "It's just suspicious, but there is no evidence at all." The most she can do if she is arrested will only prove that there is something wrong with her identity. Such a woman will not confess unless she is punished severely. But in this case, the concubine of the adult is punished with a heavy punishment...... Seems very inappropriate. Besides, Whelan is not easy to explain. ”

Gan Xin nodded: "Now it's to find out her true identity." Bai Lian, you take twenty officials to Jingkou, visit every township and village, see if there are any clues, and don't let go of any clues. ”

"Yes!"

Zhan Ming muttered: "Neither an official nor a businessman. What kind of identity makes a fourth-grade official look at him differently and let his daughter worship? ”

Gan Xin asked, "Could it be some kind of life-saving benefactor?" ”

"It's possible, you check here, I'll send someone to check the life of Whelan's father, hoping to find something useful."

"Okay, let's go our separate ways, the sky is big, I'll see where this woman can hide. Don't worry, the adults will be back in a month, and we still have time. Gan Xin thought about it and said: "Don't forget about recruiting the van army, as soon as there is news over there, we will need manpower to start work." ”

"Don't worry. The adults in the state are all there to help. ”

Emperor Tianzuo laughed: "But I didn't expect the envoy of the Song Dynasty to be Ouyang you." ”

What is called faint king, this is called faint king. If you change someone else, you are always a little defensive. And Emperor Tianzuo was happy because he was Ouyang. Do you think that I will give you a discount if I know you? Ouyang hurriedly said: "Weichen didn't mean to hide it, please forgive your majesty." He said vaguely, whether this Weichen is Liao Chen or Song Chen.

"What a sin." Emperor Tianzuo waved his hand very kindly and asked, "I don't know why the Song Dynasty suddenly sent an envoy to Liao this time?" ”

"This is a letter from His Majesty to His Majesty." Ouyang Khan! I can only say that, could it be that this is from His Majesty to His Majesty? Being a two-faced official does sometimes have a little trouble.

Emperor Tianzuo didn't care about taking the letter and nodding while reading it, and then sighed: "As the saying goes, the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, and the ugliness of the country cannot be covered, and it makes the imperial sister bother." ”

"A brotherly country, as it should be. Back to Your Majesty, Weichen brought some sharp weapons, which will definitely make the Jurchens dare not be arrogant. ”

"Yes, go check it out." He didn't hold out much hope, the fact is that now the whole country of Liao is filled with the mood of defeat, and the naturally brave Khitans have been defeated again and again. If it weren't for Ah Guda being in charge of internal affairs, if it weren't for Yelu Dashi working hard in front, it would be hard to say whether this Linhuang Mansion would change hands.

In a quiet land, eight empty horses galloped past, and then there was an earth-shattering sound, and a burst of flames completely engulfed the eight horses, one of which flew up to a meter high. Emperor Tianzuo looked at it and said, "Okay! Come on, see if all the horses are dead? ”

"Slow!" Ouyang stopped: "This is called the mandarin duck thunder." It was the mother and son mine that had just exploded, and the mandarin duck mine had not yet started. This trick is reserved for the enemy to use to kill and injure the enemy in the same place again after thinking the area is safe. "The safe angle of mine explosion is generally about 15 degrees, of course, there must be a certain distance to avoid being detonated by serial detonation.

Emperor Tianzuo waved his hand: "Go up again!" "Four more horses were beaten and galloped, and as soon as they passed the thunder, there was a series of sounds, which were more powerful than before. Fragments of iron shot at the iron shield like a death song. Emperor Tianzuo said happily: "There is this sharp weapon buried in the enemy's only way, and the enemy is guaranteed to go and have no return." ”

Xiao Fengxian said on the side: "Your Majesty, things are good things, but if the enemy avoids here...... You must know that there are many plains in my great Liao. The enemy can also be sent out by the Dead Soldier, and then follow the attack. ”

Ouyang Dao: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen also brought a shocking hand cannon." "Ouyang finally came up with a scientific name for the gunpowder bag. With a wave of his hand, four hand-throwing cannons were placed on the school grounds. Ouyang faced a group of generals and said, "Everyone hasn't been in contact with it, right?" Don't worry, what Xia Guan sells is something that ordinary people can use, don't train, don't study, as long as you can afford it, you can use it. I wonder which general would like to try? ”

A colonel said, "I'm coming." Walking over and picking up the hand-throwing cannon, a worker briefly taught him how to use it.

Ouyang shouted: "Let the horses go." ”

As the words fell, four horses galloped towards the schoolmaster, who unhurriedly lit the hand-throwing cannon and threw it. However, because he was a novice and did not grasp the strength well, he was thrown in front of the horse due to his lack of strength. After the hand-throwing cannon exploded in response, the two horses in the killing range of the explosion screamed in sorrow, and dozens of pieces of iron were hit in their bodies, and they ran two more steps and fell to the ground and died. The other two horses were not injured much because the first two horses were shielded from the explosives, but they were frightened, divided into left and right, and ran wildly for their lives. One of them slammed into the wall in a panic, breaking the horse's neck and dying with a whimper. The other horse fled in all directions, despite repeated orders from the horse breeders.

"Good!" Emperor Tianzuo and a cadre of generals all applauded. This is a good thing to fight against the Jurchens. Originally, there were horse battles on both sides, but now the Liao Horse War is not at the same level as the Jurchens. Of course, it's good to have this new thing. The most important thing is that even if this thing is captured by the Jurchens, it will not be as durable as other weapons, but will not be used once. And they have a steady stream of supplies. Before Ouyang saw Emperor Tianzuo, a cadre of ministers had discussed it, and came to the conclusion that his lips were cold and his teeth were cold, and Song hoped that he would help him resist the Jurchens. Although it seems quite helpless, it is a very real truth. Because of this reason, Da Song will definitely not cut off this material. In the future, it will be simple, it is nothing more than gunpowder, and when there is a year or two, the Liao State can also make it by itself, and it will definitely not be subject to the Song Dynasty. The most important thing now is to win a few battles, improve morale and popular morale, and curb the arrogance of the Jurchens.

Ouyang said appropriately on the side: "These two things are still very cheap. There are twenty sets of mandarin duck thunder, each with four hundred yuan, and such a set is only eight yuan. But don't talk about the people killed, it's horses, no matter how cheap a war horse is, it will cost ten times, and this round can blow up the enemy more than 100 times, more Jurchen money or more money Your Majesty? ”

"Yes!" Emperor Tianzuo stroked his beard and head.

"Hand cannons, four hundred wen each, are also super cheap items. The most important thing is that you don't need to be elite at all to use these. Those who can throw stones will use it. Your Majesty thinks about it, the enemy is attacked by thousands of horses, and my side only needs a hand-throwing cannon for thousands of people, and eighty percent of the dead are wounded, and our cavalry rushes casually. It is not a dream to kill 10,000 people without a single soldier. ”

Li Xiang said on the side: "I said Ouyang, you are also an official of our Liao State, can this price be cheaper." ”

"In this way, the lower officials will risk their lives to make a nine-fold discount, and His Majesty Song's lower officials will focus on explaining the good of Song Liao."

"That's it!" Emperor Tianzuo said: "This son and mother mandarin duck thunder set five thousand sets. I want 100,000 cannons. ”

Forty thousand plus forty thousand, eighty-nine seventy-two, that is, seventy-two thousand. Then it was replaced by horses, even if one horse was 20 guan, it could be exchanged for 3,600 horses, and one horse sold for 50 guan in the Great Song Dynasty, which was 180,000 guan, and 30 into 20,000 guan after deducting the 72,000 guan drawn by the dead woman...... Wowhaha, all the costs added together are no more than 20,000 yuan, and I earn 140,000 yuan for nothing. Life is as lonely as a cloud...... What side tariffs? Zhao Yu took thirty percent, and also collected border tariffs? Not to mention Liao, this is aid in the name of it, and you dare to pull taxes on your own emperor's head? Ouyang looked at Liao Guo and felt like home.

This efficiency is fast, and soon someone and Ouyang discussed the details, Ouyang was overjoyed when he heard it, as long as this guy was transported to the border by himself. Of course, testing is indispensable, Ouyang is not worried about this, he is a traitor with character and morality. What can be sold can be exploded. Ouyang was very generous and sent all the remaining ten sets of mines and thirty hand-throwing cannons to the Liao army. Xiao Fengxian immediately sent people to escort these to the front line, preparing to make a small victory.

Of course, Ouyang will not be ignorant of human feelings, and then he will start to send a large number of gifts and money, as long as he is a Beijing official, he can more or less get a silk horse. Yangping silk due to the summer, and because of everyone's pursuit of style, a bit of unsalable situation, Ouyang six folds. But almost everyone in Liaojing has a good impression of Ouyang. Ouyang took the opportunity to mention the matter of Yangping Qianzhuang again, which meant that he partnered with Liao merchants to operate a money number. Li Xiang waved his hand, this thing is a merchant thing, let Ouyang look at it himself, the court doesn't care.

The deposit was given about 30% first, of which 10,000 was cash, and 10,000 was the local price of horses and furs. Ouyang opened up some joints, used 30,000 yuan to buy more than 1,000 war horses, and then hired locals and most of his own workers to take tax-free documents back to the Great Song Dynasty to resell. Liao Guo believes in Ouyang's credibility, no matter how he says that the Great Song Emperor will not be embarrassed for this money.

Ouyang stayed in Linhuang Mansion for twenty days, and during these fifteen days, good news came from the front line. It is said that under the action of the mandarin duck thunder, he annihilated a thousand Jurchen people, and seriously injured the first Jurchen general, Wan Yan Lu, that is, Wan Yan Lan's brother. According to eyewitnesses, I don't know if Wanyan Hulu is worried about his life, and he can't fight again in the near future anyway.

On that day, Jerod Dashi probed the enemy camp from a high place to lure the enemy. Wanyan Hulu Zhongji led a thousand headquarters to rush to kill. Halfway down the road, they fell into a minefield. Yelu Dashi is bloody, and all ten sets are on the table. Then about 200 cavalry were killed, and all 30 hand-throwing cannons were used, and in the end, except for the Wanyan Hulu guards, the rest of the people were completely annihilated. The Jurchens were inexplicably defeated in this battle, and the main general was injured, and when the morale of the Liao army was greatly boosted, they retreated hundreds of miles to Jiancheng. This battle was the first real victory of the Liao State since the start of the Jin Liao War.

Emperor Tianzuo was overjoyed, and immediately issued a holy decree, and named Ouyang as a bachelor of Hanlin to undertake the decree, and he was a five-grade idle official. There is a saying for this, firstly, it is a show of goodwill. The second is to see if this Song Emperor will trust Ouyang again. If others are good, they are not good, and it is also good to provoke by the way. Anyway, there is no loss of Mao in Liao, and it doesn't matter if it becomes a success or not. Ouyang Zhizhi sighed in his heart, he was the champion in the Great Song Dynasty, and he was doing a lot of money, adding so much money to the treasury, but the official is getting smaller and smaller day by day, and when he reaches the eighth grade, it is estimated that it is not impossible to go from the ninth grade. This Liao State himself was promoted twice while making money. Life...... What a great irony.

At the same time, on the side of Liaoyang Mansion in the Jin Kingdom, Shen Ba presented a mine detector and a few mines. Wanyan looked at the mine and wanted to swallow it directly. These thousand people are the elite of the Jurchens. Another one will be hard to find, and Wanyan Hulu will be seriously injured. These are not the most critical, the most critical thing is that the morale is unstable now, and there are rumors in the army that this is the wrath of the xx god. That's the deadliest thing!

Ah Guda asked slowly: "National teacher, what kind of demon is this?" ”

"Poor Dao has opened his eyes for this matter, what kind of demon is it. This thing was created by Song Yangping. ”

"Ouyang?" Ah Guda asked coldly.

"Exactly!"

"Xuan Shen."

Shen Ba said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty's words, these things were stolen from the Yangping Military Factory, Lord Ou said, if the mine is a spear, then this mine detector is a shield." Mines can be detected from tens of metres away. ”

"Stole?" Wanyan sneered: "Let's just say it!" ”

Shen Baa wiped the cold sweat, this guy seemed to want to kill, but this guy didn't take the lives of the Han and Liao people in his eyes. Shen Ba fixed his mind and said: "Back to Your Majesty, to tell the truth, it was Master Ou who asked the small one to sell it." A handful of five hundred texts. ”

"Five hundred wen? Does it really work? ”

"So the small one brought the mines, whether it is useful for Your Majesty to let people try it."

"Isn't it just a magnet?"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, can there be a magnet mine in Jinguo? And this compass is exquisitely made, even if Your Majesty's skillful craftsman can make it, I'm afraid this distance can't be reached, right? Besides, Zai Xia is just a middleman, "There must be warriors under the heavy reward, and Shen Ba is also on top for money." It also means that you don't cut me as a middleman, or you won't be able to get this thing. Shen Baa added: "With this thing, you can take the thunder out and use it for your own use, which is quite cost-effective." ”

"Well...... The price is right, but I can't believe you just bring these iron lumps. Wanyan Agu said: "In this way, I will send a few people to Song with you, and this boat will not charge money first." After the trial, if it is suitable, is it okay to order it directly on the spot? ”

Shen Ba's hair stood on end for no reason, and a person who killed people without blinking suddenly asked himself if he was okay. But Shen Baa didn't feel anything after thinking about it, and what people said made sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay!" ”

If it was Ouyang, he would definitely see that Ah Guda was cheating, the Jin country was not rich, and there was a serious shortage of materials. And Aguta is willing to give a free shipment of goods, and does not talk about the price, which is incompatible with his shrewd personality. Now that the Yangping Chamber of Commerce's point in the Jin Kingdom is not as important as it used to be, the items provided by Ah Guda are very dissatisfied, and when he knows that these things are led by Ouyang, he already has some ideas.

Happy City gambling stalls are very deserted during non-horse racing hours. Xiao Ganyun sighed: "Brother, the income here is just one expense. The leisure department is barely profitable. ”

"Yes!" Ouyang knew that there were many people in the imperial court who cooperated with businessmen to share this cake. And the Colosseum was closed indefinitely for a number of reasons. The experienced and good-looking woman in the leisure department was seriously poached, and Ouyang looked at the current members, and the difference between them and bad vegetables was not too big. Ouyang doesn't judge people by their appearance, but this is a place of entertainment, a place where everyone is happy, and it is wrong to appear here. On the surface, the total profit is still considerable, but Xiao Ganyun is quite dissatisfied. Ouyang Dao: "Since the profit of the gambling hall is not high, I will compress the space to make room for a mahjong parlor." ”

"Mahjong?"

Ouyang nodded: "Yes!" It's similar to dominoes, but there are customized rules, don't underestimate mahjong, but it has the reputation of a friend of women. The main blow is on the rich, the wives of the powerful and the concubines. The place is then slowly transformed into a place to socialize. ”