The big guy An Tao went out of Beijing, which was for the Great Song Dynasty, and he had regarded Ali Gu, the king of Qingtang in the land of Hehuang, as a normal opponent.

That's right, I didn't treat Ali Gu as a normal person before.

Because, would normal people use this bit of people in Qingtang to attack the Great Song Dynasty?

The Great Song Dynasty is not strong, but it is also relative, it can't compare with the domineering of the Han Dynasty, and it can't compare with the martial might of the Tang Dynasty. But even if it is a soft persimmon, it is only relative to a few large unified dynasties. And the strength of Qingtang Tubo, compared with the states of the Great Song Dynasty, even the administrative regions at the road level did not go out of the rebellion.

Such a war, to say that there is a big Liao between Qingtang and the Great Song Dynasty, this is too arrogant. But the strength in the middle is separated by two Western Xia, and there is no problem at all.

The Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty fought against each other, and it has always been the six military roads in the northwest that took turns to fight, and it used to be the main Yongxing military road, and later after the Yongxing military road was split, the six northwest roads were taken together. Basically, the Central Plains will not send troops to the northwest to participate in the war. But even with such a comparison of strength, Western Xia is only a five-five fight with the Great Song Dynasty.

Compared with Qingtang Tubo, the Great Song Dynasty used the army outside Qinfeng Road to fight, which was bullying.

What's more, the Great Song Dynasty also sent the No. 2 person in the military, which shows the importance that the Great Song Dynasty attaches to the land of Hehuang. Not to mention whether An Tao will fight, it is his identity in the northwest, and Ali Gu's kneecaps are a little sore.

The guard of honor, the guards, plus the transport of supplies and entourage, crossed the Yellow River mightily, and when they arrived in Hancheng, Antai was surprised to find that this not very prosperous ferry port was actually crowded with people, and the cargo ships were lined up one after another, which was a lively scene. The boat was full of large wooden barrels, and An Tao stood on the edge of the wheel, moving his muscles and bones, while condescending to look at the busy scene in front of him.

He remembered coming here once in half a year, and it wasn't very lively!

"Excuse me, how long will it take to get out of the way and let me wait to cross the river?"

The ferry steward had already seen An Tao's banner and knew that the big man was coming, so he hurried over, and when he got closer, he realized that this big man was even higher than he expected. He knelt down in front of the car with a thud, and shouted tremblingly: "The villain Wang Xi, the prisoner of the Yellow River crossing, meet the scholars." ”

"Why is the ferry so busy?"

What An Tao thought was that the families in the capital would send the materials of the Great Song Dynasty to Western Xia for trading without moderation. Although this is allowed at the moment, for him, standing at the height of the court, doing so is undoubtedly a fire in the fire, ignoring the interests of the Great Song Dynasty.

To prevent Western Xia, we have to do it before, and we will do it in the future. This is a long-term matter and cannot be neglected.

No one knows when the Western Xia, who had just signed the alliance, suddenly jumped up and rebelled again.

"Returning to the lord, it is not a cargo to and from the north. It is Yan'an Mansion, and the fire oil of Yan'an Mansion is now sold in the Central Plains. There are so many ships delivering every day. I heard that several more wells have been opened in Yan'an Prefecture recently, and the production of thermal oil has increased significantly, and I am afraid that there will be more in the second half of the year. ”

"Kerose?"

An Tao sniffed the faint smell of burnt paste in the air, and said in his heart: Isn't this the oil of kerose?

But then I think about it, what if the production of this oil is so high, what if it can't be sold?

He got out of the car and ordered the ferry warden: "Let the idle boats leave the channel, and we will cross the river." By the way, I heard that the fire oil is a new thing made by Li Tongju in Yan'an Prefecture, how is it used? ”

Big Guy An's family has money, and he lights candles and doesn't use oil. Naturally, the benefits of fire oil are not known.

But for ordinary officials, fire oil is a treasure. The price is only half of the sesame oil, but the brightness is not weaker than that of a candle, but it has a little taste, but it is the same when you get used to it.

"My lord knows that fire oil is a treasure of ordinary people. In the past, after dark, lighting sesame oil lamps could not be seen clearly, and the price of lighting candles was high, and ordinary people could not afford it, but now with fire oil, ordinary people can also do some manual exchange of money at night. Especially for reading and reading, it is also very easy to use. And the price is only half of the sesame oil, so everyone can use it. ”

"Hmph, that's good."

"This official heard that the business of this oil is owned by Li Tong, I don't know if it's true or not?"

Heard again?

Little people also have the wisdom of small people, although Wang Xi is a small ferry supervisor who can't be smaller, he can't even be considered an official. Naturally, I don't earn much, of course, on the surface. In fact, in charge of the ferry business, his filial piety is indispensable. If it weren't for today's hot selling of hot oil, he wouldn't be able to live such a good life. The income has increased several times, all because of Li Kui's favor.

can listen to the meaning of the big guy's words, it seems that he is dissatisfied with Li Kui and Lord Li, what does it mean that all business is controlled by Li Tongju?

He had to say this, "My lord doesn't know that this fire oil is extracted from black oil. Originally, the villain also heard that the people in Yan'an Mansion used black oil to make ink, which was also used to light lamps. However, the lighting stinks, and although the ink making is okay, it does not have the elegance of loose ink, and it cannot be sold. Not to mention that Li Tongju is the reincarnation of Wenquxing, his old man can see through the extraordinaryness of this black oil at a glance. After refining the black oil with a divine technique, you get the fire oil. It will benefit 100,000 people in Yan'an Mansion and even Yanyan Road. ”

"Now that the oil is selling well in the Central Plains, Master Li has not heard that he has made a fortune because of this. On the contrary, the people of Yan'an Prefecture relied on transporting oil and digging oil wells, but they had a fat year. The villain thought that Master Li was sympathetic to the people, so that the people of Yanyan Road could make a living here, and the merit was immeasurable. ”

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An Tao didn't come to listen to people sing praises to Li Kui, but the people of Yan Yanlu had such a high opinion of Li Kui, which made him a little worried. Relying on his political achievements, Li Kui can be promoted within a year or two. And it's one of the slowest ways to get senior. Let him follow Qin Fenglu, on the surface, he was promoted, but to be honest, Qin Fenglu has nothing, let alone political achievements.

For civil officials, the political achievements of Fuzawa are qualifications that can be boasted of for a lifetime. is like Su Shi, he can boast of a lifetime of political achievements, only in Hangzhou for three years. Fighting the epidemic, building the Su embankment, dredging the river and cleaning up the West Lake, this credit made Su Shi boast for a lifetime, and now he has returned to his hometown, and this credit can be boasted of.

Seeing that Yan'an Mansion was going to become a rich land in the northwest, Li Kui, who single-handedly created the miracle of Yan'an Mansion, left without waiting for a year's tax settlement, and this credit was discounted.

At this time, letting Li Kui leave, it is not easy to speak emotionally and reasonably. If An Tao doesn't give more benefits, will Li Kui be willing to leave?

With this worry, An Tao crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Yanyan Road.

He didn't rush to Yan'an Mansion directly, he was afraid that Li Kui would be in a mood at that time, and when he was in Western Xia, he knew that Li Kui was very strong-tempered, in case he really stood up and didn't obey, but he would be a villain.

An Tao went directly to Dunzhou with the guard of honor, and his old friend Fan Chunren was a propaganda envoy on Dunyan Road, so he just passed by to meet his old friend. In addition, Fan Chunren has a good relationship with the Su family brothers, and even taking Li Kui's elders with him can be regarded as an additional insurance.

Fan Chunren was very surprised by An Tao's arrival, but when his old man saw An Tao's honor guard, his mood suddenly became a little sour.

It's just the same as the three divisions to open the house.

The old man's battle back then was much wider than this.

"Brother hostage."

"Brother Houqing, what kind of wind blew you here?"

An Tao didn't expect Fan Chunren to speak poorly, and seemed to be cold with a gun and a stick, he glanced back at his honor guard, and said in his heart: "Old Fan won't be cautious, right?" ”

But An Tao had a way, and he brought a gift over. A sheep that had been slaughtered and bought on the side of the road outside the city. put it in front of Fan Chunren, pointed to the whole slaughtered sheep on the wooden board and said to Fan Chunren: "Brother Qianfu, the younger brother has prepared wine and food, and he has come to drink with his brother." ”

"Drinking?" Fan Chunren hesitated slightly: "There is only vinegar and no wine at home. ”

"I've got the wine ready, too."

Fan Chunren immediately smiled and nodded hurriedly: "How embarrassing is this." Originally, the virtuous brother came from afar, it should be for his brother Zhang Luo to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the virtuous brother, and he deserves it for his brother! ”

"The sheep are killed, and if they don't eat, they will spoil."

"Then eat mutton?"

"Yes, eat mutton."

This is too level. According to Fan Chunren's habits, there is no reason to spoil the food in this world. As for why An Tao didn't buy the live sheep and bring it?

Because as long as Fan Chunren is sent, this person will definitely not kill sheep to entertain An Tao. Instead, he would raise the sheep and then entertain An Tao with his family's coarse tea and light rice. Other people's coarse tea and light rice, this is a kind word. But the Fan family is really hard to swallow coarse tea and light rice. This is the tradition of the old Fan family, and An Tao is powerless to change it.

After being full of wine and food, Fan Boss was taller, happy to drink, and higher to drink.

An Tao drinks a lot of wine, but Fan Chunren is reluctant to drink on weekdays. I didn't drink much, and I kept laughing. He told Fan Chunren about his difficulties in time, and the emperor sent him to recover the land of Hehuang, but there were no available people at the moment, and the supplies were not enough.

Fan Chunren glared at Lang Lang and said: "Brother's business is for brother's business, you can't help it, just look for a brother." ”

patted his chest and assured An Tao: "Whatever you have on Yan Yanlu, no matter if it is people and things, as long as your brother likes it, take it all." ”

An Tao was waiting for Lao Fan's words.

Following.

Fan Chunren touched his head a little dizzy, and said to his son: "Zhengsi, yesterday your father and I dreamed of drinking, and ate roast sheep, a whole one, but unfortunately I didn't take you to ......."

Fan Zhengsi helped his father get up, and he shouldn't have answered his father for a while. You're so drunk and confused, you didn't take me to the banquet, but the banquet was held at our house!

"Dad held a banquet at home yesterday, did you forget?"

Fan Chunren suddenly opened his mouth and didn't close it for a long time, and it took a long time to recall yesterday's banquet, and the guest was An Tao. This boy had the foresight to see it, and came to him with a whole sheep and a good Fenjiu. It's just that he seemed to say a lot of things at the banquet, but he didn't remember a word, and asked his son nervously: "My son, your father and I didn't say the wrong thing yesterday, right?" ”

"Scolding Your Majesty......"

Fan Chunren thought about it, there was such a thing, but he was not nervous, and said with a smile: "It's not a thing." ”

It is normal for the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty to scold the emperor.

Fan Zhengsi continued to remind: "Father, have you forgotten? ”

Fan Chunren laughed and said, "Have you forgotten everything?" ”

"My father drank with Bachelor An yesterday, and I heard that Bachelor An came with the emperor's order, and you always pulled Bachelor An and said that as long as Bachelor An likes it, he can take it away if he has something on Yan Yanlu."

"Wait, your dad isn't so confused! How could this be said. ”

Fan Chunren covered his face, feeling terrible, thought about it, and said to his youngest son Fan Zhengsi: "Son! Do you think it's too late for me to get sick at this time? ”

Fan Zhengsi was suddenly stunned, glanced back at the door, and said helplessly to his father: "Master An is at the door." As he spoke, he glared at his father.

Fan Chunren saw An Tao standing at the door with a black face, An Tao was glad that he had a lot of eyes, otherwise Fan Chunren would definitely turn his face and deny it. The moment Fan Chunren saw An Tao, he remembered everything that happened yesterday. The emperor wanted to subdue the land of Hehuang, and then An Tao was named handsome. And An Tao will not fight, so he decided to find a helper.

And who can enter the eyes of Antao on Yan Road?

Isn't it Li Kui?

Speaking of Li Kui, he is reluctant, Li Kui is a junior, and he is still an arrogant junior. Two sheep were sent every month to honor him, but after he ate a meal of mutton, he was about to send the sheep away. How can he be willing to give up this? This transaction is lost to grandma's family.

Besides, Li Kui's business in Yan'an Mansion is getting bigger and bigger, and Li Kui didn't want to dominate the oil industry, and the Cao family and the Pang family in the capital sent stewards. If it continues to develop, Yan'an will completely get rid of poverty and become one of the richest states in the Great Song Dynasty. Although the credit was not shared by Li Kui alone in the end, Zhou Yuan, the prefect, also had a share, and even the promoter of Chong Jianzhong would get a lot.

But Li Kui's credit is the greatest, there is no doubt about it.

Let Li Kui give up his low-hanging fruit and follow An Tao to subdue the land of Hehuang. Doesn't that make him a wicked man?

Fan Chunren immediately stroked his palms angrily and sighed: "It's a big loss!" ”

An Tao asked Fan Chunren for help, and immediately said that the filial piety given by Li Kui was counted on his head. Isn't it just two sheep a month? He gave up the money.

But Fan Chunren was not satisfied, and said: "Li Kui gave me a gift, this is to honor my old man." What are you giving me sheep? ”

An Tao didn't dare to talk, if he said this, he would be a generation shorter out of thin air.

The two stared at each other in the car, one was to use a stratagem to make Fan Chunren speechless, and the other was to lament that he was captured by a piece of food. Especially An Tao's trick for him, which made Fan Chunren very angry.

Yan'an Mansion City, skin Shi.

Zhou Yuan brought officials from Yan'an Mansion to meet An Tao.

After taking a seat, An Tao dismissed the irrelevant people and left Li Kui, and Li Kui seemed to understand An Tao's intention, and deliberately pulled Chong Jianzhong to prevent him from leaving. An Tao didn't care about a small planting, so he said directly: "Li Kui, the old man has no choice, and it is not the old man's ability to lead troops to fight." Now, the old man can count on you. It's a pity that most of the evaluations in Yan'an Mansion this year are on the top, so if you leave at this time, you will lose a lot. Of course, the old man is not an unreasonable person. In this way, how about you help me take the land of the river, and how about I help you run the scholars? ”

The jealous eyes of the seed builders on the side are about to spurt blood!

Is this still human talk?

Scholars in operation? This is the fourth-rank senior official of Zhongshu Province and the third-in-command of Zhongshu Province, why is he Li Kui so good? There are people in the court, it's really fragrant, he can't wait to kneel for Boss An, he doesn't want to be a scholar, he is willing to give his life to Boss An. I'm afraid that people won't look down on me, so I'm worried!