The three of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and soon a jar of Jiannan pot was turned to the sky, and the wine was drunk so quickly, Xiao Zhonggong didn't expect that this was a big wine jar filled with ten catties! Xue Bingchang was already a little drunk, and his two eyes narrowed together, but he drank the least, most of which was drunk by Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhonggong.

Xiao Zhonggong's face became darker and darker the more he drank, and the black in his blood was shiny, but Xiao Ming still didn't have anything to do, both of them had bulging bellies, but they were not drunk at all, Xiao Zhonggong secretly said in his heart: "Okay, good, my righteous brother is really good at drinking!" ”

"It seems that some words are not easy to say, although Xue Bingchang is a little drunk, but the essence flashes in his squinting eyes, it seems that he is not really drunk, and what he wants to say may not be able to come out of the mouths of the two of them", Xiao Zhonggong thought about it, and his face was straight.

"200,000 pieces of cloth, big brother wants it, okay, although my Daliao products are not abundant, you can also put forward conditions"

"Big brother is a cheerful person, I won't beat around the bush, I don't want money for 200,000 cloth!"

Xiao Zhonggong exclaimed: "What! You don't want money? Isn't it possible to give it for nothing? ”

"Of course it's not for nothing" Xiao Ming smiled: "Let's barter?" ”

Xue Bingchang was stunned, and Xiao Zhonggong said, "But my brother doesn't have any goods in his hands?" ”

Xiao Ming said: "There are no other things in the Great Liao Country, these things are still trivial to the eldest brother"

"If the virtuous brother has something to say, just say it, as long as the eldest brother can do it, he will definitely do it"

Xiao Ming said: "Okay, then I'll make it clear, 200,000 miscellaneous silks for 5,000 horses!" ”

Xiao Zhonggong said with an unhappy face: "I strictly prohibit the sale of horses to the Great Song Dynasty in the border market, all horses are military supplies, don't you make me embarrassed?" ”

5,000 horses say not much, say less a lot, since the border between the Liao and Song dynasties, the horses are strictly controlled, for the Great Song Dynasty, which is short of war horses, this is undoubtedly stuck in the neck, but nearly 100 years of peace between the two countries, there are always horses flowing into the Song Mirror, but when the Great Song and Western Xia went to war, in order to prevent the war horses from flowing into the Great Song Dynasty, the Western Xia Emperor did not hesitate to call Liao a vassal, in exchange for the Liao State to cut off the war horse trade with the Great Song Dynasty.

In fact, the horses of the Liao estate are not as good as the horses of the Xixia Hetao, but it is better than nothing, the Song Dynasty has sent envoys to negotiate several times without obtaining permission to buy horses from Liao, which is almost a well-known thing, today Xiao Ming suddenly proposed to exchange 500,000 cloth for 5,000 war horses, which must make Xiao Zhonggong embarrassed.

But after he heard Xiao Ming's words, he changed his mind.

Xiao Ming said: "The Great Liao strictly controlled the trade of war horses to the Great Song Dynasty, but the Great Song Dynasty also controlled the trade of iron tools to the Great Liao, where is this brotherly practice?" Nowadays, the Great Liao and the Jin State are at war, not only lacking the clothing and armor, but also lacking a large number of iron weapons, although they can be purchased from the Western Regions, but the quality is still not comparable with the Great Song Dynasty. ”

He paused for a moment and looked at Xiao Zhonggong and said, "The eldest brother is on a mission to the Great Song Dynasty, I think it's not just about solving the problem of cloth and clothing, right?" ”

This made Xiao Zhonggong very shocked, indeed as Xiao Ming said, although the Liao State is rich in horses, but lacks cloth and iron tools, although the martial arts are prosperous, conquered many Western Regions vassal countries, but the trade of iron has not been able to go up, this is also a headache for the Liao State, he went to the Great Song Dynasty this time, on the one hand, to solve the problem of cloth, on the other hand, the Eastern Expedition of the Northern Courtyard King Yelu Yujian has repeatedly asked him to find some channels, from the Song State to import a large number of iron weapons.

This intention is very easy to achieve, Xiao Ming has been considering, if the business of the iron factory is expanded, it is bound to extend its tentacles into the land of the current Liao State, where there are a large number of high-quality iron ore and coal mines, from the current point of view, all contacts with the Liao State are unofficial, then the business practice is also not on the table, this time to be able to catch Xiao Zhonggong's line, it is equivalent to establishing an invisible channel, others can only do business in the Great Song Dynasty, but they can do business with the entire Great Liao Kingdom in the north, the market is like a cake, Before anyone else notices, you have to take a bite first.

After a night of thinking, Xiao Ming arranged his own strategy, but there is a very important link in this strategy, that is, Xue Bingchang, since it is an unofficial matter, of course it needs to be dealt with unofficially, and the Yaxing Gang mastered by Xue Bingchang is a very useful force, not only in the Great Song Dynasty but also in the Liao State They have a large number of personnel, they are very well-informed, and the means are very flexible, so to speak, there are interests to be touched, they will appear there, and if they want to carry out large-scale trade with Liao, They're a good middleman.

Xiao Ming just knew the plan in his heart, simply put, and the two of them, Xiao Zhonggong and Xue Bingchang were all on the ship, although this boat is not necessarily a thief ship, for Xiao Zhonggong, the Liao State grazes no less than 100,000 horses on the Liao Plain north of Yanshan every year, and 5,000 horses are trivial, as long as they take the folk channel, they can trade completely, and at the same time they can solve the iron problem for the Liao State, why not?

Xue Bingchang was even more excited, the porcelain of the Tokyo historian has always been operated by himself, that is, he sold a large number of porcelain into Daliao and sold it to the Western Regions, and the benefits earned are even richer.

And then it is to be able to bring the war horses of the Liao State into the Great Song Dynasty, this is a strategic material belonging to the country, it is estimated that even the emperor has to be impressed by him, it has always been a thing that a wealthy businessman can do through financial resources, a middleman like himself, a philistine, even has the opportunity to influence the economic lifeline of a country, then I really have to thank Xiao Ming.

Xiao Zhonggong immediately made a decision, and the two parties established a civil channel, which was planned and operated by Xue Bingchang, Xiao Ming provided the cloth and iron tools urgently needed by the Liao State, and Xiao Zhonggong provided horses and ores, and the settlement between the two sides was all offset by goods without any gold and silver currency.

The accounting of the goods is based on the general market price of 55% markup, this free financial accounting, for the first batch of 5,000 war horses business, Xiao Ming suffered a big loss, but Xiao Ming did not care, according to his words, this is called throwing stones to ask for directions, what should be paid must be paid.

Xiao Zhonggong was grateful, knowing that Xiao Ming was deliberately taking advantage of himself, so he would have the capital to speak after returning to China, and he had to keep this in his heart.

If this effect can be achieved, the business is finished, and both parties are satisfied.

It's almost drunk, it's not that he can't drink it, but Xiao Zhonggong is reluctant to drink it again, people who love wine are always a little selfish, plus he was injured yesterday and lost too much blood, and he drank so much wine today, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy for a while.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Ming and the two were ready to say goodbye, Xiao Zhonggong sent him out of the door, claiming that he needed to go to the court tomorrow, and Emperor Huizong announced that he would meet him, because of Liu Zhengfu's words, it is estimated that the mission of the tribute envoy will be completed, and it will be agreed to find Xiao Ming to drink in a few days.

Xiao Ming saw him recuperate well, and Xue Bingchang arranged for personnel to deal with the agreed matters, and the three of them hugged their fists at the door to say goodbye.

……

After the two walked far away, Xue Bingchang said: "My brother is really powerful!" I don't know if I got on your boat this time, or if you got on my boat? ”

Xiao Ming smiled: "Whose boat is not a boat, as long as it can reach the other shore safely, whose boat is not the same?" ”

Xue Bingchang is right to think about it, he admires Xiao Ming very much, he is also a character who has been in the capital for half his life, Tokyo Bianliang City is also a well-known character, he has always thought that his hands and eyes are up to the sky, even a big family like the Shi family is begging to do things for himself, but he is not as flexible as this young man who has just arrived in the capital, he is really energetic!

Thinking of the benefits that this person could bring to him in the future, Xue Bingchang felt that he should really stammer him.

So he said: "Brother Xiao, I almost forgot a big event today, it just so happens that it is not too late, you follow me to a place, please have a good time for my brother"

Xiao Mingdao excused himself and said, "It's been a day out, I should have gone back earlier, I don't know if Brother Xue has forgotten any major things?" ”

Xue Bingchang said: "That's not good, I said that I want to do my best to be a landlord, you have to go with me if you say anything today, and today's trip will definitely make you unforgettable in this life!" ”

Xiao Mingqi said: "But I don't know what a good thing it is, can it still make me unforgettable in this life?" ”

Xue Bingchang said with a smile: "Today is a good day, it is the blessing of our men, my brother told you about the eight views of Bianjing, but he didn't tell you, these eight views of Bianjing are really seen by ordinary people, really so exquisite, that is the beauty of the world!" ”

Xiao Ming suddenly knew that Xue Bingchang was lustful, and he must take himself to the Fengyue place tonight.

Xue Bingchang said: "At the end of every month, the 'New Words Trial Meeting' of the Miss Teacher of the Beijing Division is a place where the princes and nobles in the capital and the romantic talents gather, how can the elder brother miss it."

Xiao Ming was shocked: "Isn't what Brother Xue said about Master Li?" ”

Xue Bingchang smiled and said: "It turns out that you also know Miss Shishi, it seems that you are not wrong for my brother, you and I are both good friends, let's go, I have a jade cut card for VIP entertainment, follow me to see and see."

Xiao Ming couldn't help but be very curious, "Master Li! The legendary famous prostitute, with the talented Zhou Bangyan and Song Huizong. There are all of them, and there are even Song Jiang, Yan Qing ......, "If you don't take a look at this, it seems a little unreasonable."

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The outer city of Bianliang in Kaifeng is lined with layers of restaurants, restaurants everywhere, up to the dignitaries and nobles, down to the common people, shuttling back and forth, a prosperous scene. There are countless restaurants in Tokyo City, but only the first floor can attract countless wealthy businessmen, princes, grandsons, and literati to play and feast. This is Alum Tower!

What a big flower building! The sound of silk and bamboo, the flowers are splendid, magnificent, the carved beams and paintings are elegant and tacky, the streets are lined with cars and horses, and the small sedan chairs are dense, and everyone is coming for Master Li's "new word trial meeting" today.

During the Song Dynasty, the culture was developed, and among the poems and songs, the word card songs were widely sung, and many of them were inspired by the Fengyue place, which was related to the promotion of the writer Su Dongpo and others.

And many talents, who are also the best among them, always invite the well-known courtesans of the Song Fang Hualou to sing first whenever a new word comes out, which accelerates the speed of the popularity of the word card, such as the famous Zhang Xian in the Northern Song Dynasty, who is a well-known music producer, and Li Shishi is basically what he is popular.

Today's alum building is very lively, the guests are endless, the door of the alum tower is lined up with eight brightly dressed turtle slaves, which is used to usher in the send-off, these people are all ghosts and ghosts, often look at the carriage or sedan chair outside, know the people who come to the person, meet the rich big high-roller, early trot to come forward to serve.

At this time, a luxurious carriage stopped at the door of the alum tower, and the guy at the door immediately stepped forward and brought the carriage to the VIP parking area.

"Yo! Second master, you're here, you haven't been here for a while, and today is also for Miss Shishi's "New Words Trial Meeting", please hurry up inside"

turned around and shouted again: "The second master of the Shi family has arrived!" Hurry up and greet you."

"Second Master of the Shi Family?" Hearing this, Xiao Ming suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked Xue Bingchang, "Is this Shi Wengong of that historian?" ”

Xue Bingchang nodded: "It's him"