The fleet of 'Your Majesty' is different from the imperial guards. It is mostly about other countries. There are many ships coming and going from sea to sea. How can I identify the ships of my own country? So I thought of this method. However, I felt that I still had to design some patterns, that is, the national flag of the Song Dynasty."

"Lian knows that you said in the Constitution you wrote in earlier years. Lian turned around and asked the Ministry of Rites to come up with a charter." Zhao Yu smiled and said, "The word Yue Fei is too ugly."

"Go back to Your Majesty, this is written by Weichen. At that time, Weichen was the top scholar on the ship. Your Majesty laughed. However, the officials praised him very much, saying that Weichen's name is Feihong, and his words are intentional, which is a lot of criticism..."

Zhao Yule said: "I can't tell, you Ouyang is so shameless. Okay, Lian will return to Beijing tomorrow. After you return to Yangping, remember to watch the itinerary of the Hangzhou fleet this time."

"Yes, I'm leaving."

The next day, Zhao Yu returned to Beijing. On the third day, the inspection team also left. Ouyang went to the Secretariat to submit the imperial edict, and then returned to Yangping to start writing the seal. But Ouyang did not expect... a difficult business dispute was awaiting his own judgment.

The defendant is Ru kiln from Ruzhou of the Southeast Chamber of Commerce. The plaintiff is Dingzhou of the Yangping Chamber of Commerce. Ding kiln sued Ru kiln for taking away two of its masters with despicable means, resulting in the leakage of commercial secrets. Ding kiln is known for white porcelain, and its products are generally medium and high-end products, with white glaze printing, white glaze engraving and white glaze scratching uniquely. The pillows used by Ouyang were produced by Ding kiln, and the patterns on them are indeed vivid.

Ru Kiln is one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty and was designated as the imperial porcelain for the court. Its characteristics are that the glaze layer is thin and lush, and the pomelo bubbles are large and sparse. It is called "like jade, not jade, but better than jade," which is the choice of high-end users.

Faced with the accusation of Ding Kiln, Ru Kiln denied it completely, saying that the shopkeeper knew two masters and knew that the two masters had retired, so he left a cup of water and wine, and had no other interests. As for why the white pomelo printing, white glaze engraving and white glaze marking technology of Ru Kiln was upgraded to the level of Ding Kiln, the shopkeeper explained that he had invested a lot of money and personnel research and took two years to achieve such results.

Two masters also attended the scene and said that they had absolutely no benefit from Ru Kiln, nor did they reveal or teach Ru Kiln's printing and painting techniques.

Originally, this matter was negotiated by the Southeast Chamber of Commerce's Yangping Office and the Yangping Chamber of Commerce, but the two sides had been in a joint investigation for a long time and could not tell who was lying. There is no reason to say that Ding Kiln was. Two months after the two masters retired, Ru Kiln's printing and painting methods suddenly increased to a higher level. Ding Kiln relied on exquisite printing and painting. Now that commercial secrets are leaked, the losses caused by immeasurable results are immeasurable and naturally they will not do it.

Ding kiln is a folk kiln, and Ru kiln is an official kiln, which would not conflict with each other. However, the merchants told the court ministers to sell the official kilns to the outside world. Similarly, the court also Ding porcelain from the folk kilns. The reason why Ding kiln is famous is that it is one of the few folk kilns in history that were designated to supply the imperial porcelain.

Ouyang asked for a day and asked the two chambers of commerce in secret. Zhou Ping first stated: "Ru Kiln's reputation is definitely reliable. And it is indeed beginning to study printing and painting techniques two years ago."

Mr. Su from the Yangping Chamber of Commerce said: "This printing is accumulating thousands of years of experience, and it is definitely not something that can be studied in one or two years. Just say, the two masters of Ding Kiln have been disciples for fifteen years and have practiced calluses to be qualified to print and paint on porcelain. Ru Kiln says that paintings can be drawn. If there were no masters to teach them to cultivate blades, they would not be able to achieve this level."

Zhou Ping said: "Since Mr. Su said this, I can only ask the shopkeeper to invite all the painters of Ru Kiln to Yangping?"

"Miss Zhou, why bother with thorns? We are the people who speak on both sides, so we must be fair and fair." Mr. Su said: "According to my opinion, no matter what the facts are, it is probably impossible for Ru Kiln to give up this technology. Ding Kiln must be clear. So I just want to discuss the price on behalf of Ding Kiln."

"Ru Kiln is right, why should I pay for it?"

"Miss Zhou, this style of printing can not be changed overnight. Without a dedicated person to guide the selfless coach, I'm afraid Ru Kiln will not reach this level. There must be some tricks."

"Old Master Su..."

"Stop, since I'm here, of course I'll make the decision." Ouyang shook his head: "Bai Lian, see off the guests."

"yes!"

Ou Ping said beside Ouyang, "Young Master?"

"Zhouping is not a very capable person this time." Ouyang smiled bitterly: "They never thought that no matter whether Ru kiln is wrong, Ru kiln must take the blame."

Oupingqi said: "Why?,

"The public rumors must be Ru Kiln's fault, even if I judge Ru Kiln to win. This is a traditional folk understanding. If Ru Kiln is not punished, merchants rely on each other's money and forces to poach and destroy it, they may sooner or later become a vicious competition. So whoever is right or wrong is not important at all in this case. The important thing is that if there is no obvious evidence, Ru Kiln will take the blame."

"Evidence? What evidence does the young master want?" Ou Ping asked.

“There is no evidence for this matter.

Even if the two masters say the other way around, they will not accept it. The most important thing is that if they dig up evidence and take time to say it, the Ru kiln will definitely not be able to produce normally. However, the Ru kiln is an official kiln, and the orders are constantly being ordered and the long-term stop will inevitably lead to a missed construction period."

Ou Ping heard something: "Young Master means that the main reason why the two families will have disputes is that they are both merchants supplying the palace."

"It may be that Ding Kiln wants to swallow all orders and falsely accused him, or that Ru Kiln wants to occupy the Ding Kiln market. If it is the former, if we look for evidence again, it may have missed the construction period of Ru Kiln and it will take a lot of time." Ouyang said: "If Ding Kiln is accusation, this trick will kill two birds with one stone."

Ou Ping asked: "Young Master, then Ru Kiln is really a stealing master? He didn't expect it to be later?"

"He also has benefits. If he really steals it, it is equivalent to stealing a technology. At most, business is not good in the past or two years. But after this popularity, he can say that the sanctions have been completed and can be produced openly. They understand very well that no matter how big the Chamber of Commerce is, it cannot control the circulation of their existing product technology." Ouyang turned to Ou Ping and smiled and asked, "Do you know why you have told you so much?"

Ou Gu's face turned red and hesitated for a long time before he said, "How did the young master know that Zhou Ping asked me to find out about the adult's thoughts? But, I promise I won't tell her." Ou Ping swore.

"No, you can't believe it, who do I believe? But I want you to tell her the original words. In this way, she will come up with a plan that is beneficial to both sides.,

“What plan?”

It seems like... Ding Kiln can take over some construction periods that Ru Kiln cannot complete. For example, Ru Kiln can give some shares in Ding Kiln in certain fields, so that Ding Kiln can bring orthodox technology, which is better than the current image and spirit.

Or the two companies can hold a joint battle in a certain place and use the strengths of the two companies to create the best porcelain. I happened to think that this Silk Road is the top priority for the outside world. The first caravan escorted by the army will set off in August this year...

The Beijun Road decided to use caravans to test the attitude of Christ and Islamic countries towards the Song Dynasty. If the Silk Road only goes to Arab countries, there is no future. If you want to go, you have to go to Europe, India, and Greece. Afghanistan is fascinated by 10,000 silk pieces, and the Song army has allowed the Song Dynasty troops to enter and exit freely in the set area. The caravans were escorted by 3,000 elite troops, and then there were 40,000 elite cavalry to support them more than 100 kilometers later. Now the Northwest Military Road is recruiting the first batch of merchants who want money and live. When the time is ripe, the time for the first batch of merchants who want money and live is ripe, he will leave Afghanistan and enter Persia. There are three Silk Roads on the land, but without exception, they must be based on Black Khan or Afghanistan as the starting point.

After Ouyang's adjustment and communication from Zhou Ping and Master Su, Ru Kiln and Ding Kiln reached an agreement. Both sides were not allowed to make breakthroughs in each other's fields, that is, Ru Kiln was not allowed to use Ding Kiln's drawing technology. At the same time, the two kilns established Ru Ding Kiln, and Ru Kiln occupied 60% of the shares. Ru Ding Kiln is the most high-end luxury porcelain produced by the top two companies.

Ouyang has handled many commercial disputes, but few are so difficult. The reason for this is not because of the small action of the two kilns, but because Zhou Ping strongly protects it. Ouyang is very dissatisfied with this. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he only had a few words in it, and the content was that Ouyang believed that if Zhou Ping took over as the shopkeeper of the Southeast Chamber of Commerce in the future, the merchants in the north and south would definitely go together. Zhou An replied to him and expressed his understanding, and wrote to Zhou Ping to concentrate on the matter of the North and South Postal Road.

Time flies quickly, Ouyang is already twenty-three years old. He has been the magistrate of Yangping for six and a half years. Over the past year, Ouyang has been very low-key, and Zhao Yu seems to have forgotten this person and no longer announced that he will enter Beijing. However, for example, the rewards before the New Year have never been lost.

Song's foreign strategy also achieved initial results. The Western Xia tribes suffered conflicts caused by domestic poverty and Xun of the Northwest Road Zhan began to contact Song officials for their relocation. The two countries have been peaceful for a year. Although there were occasional confrontations and conflicts between small teams in the Hexi grassland, they did not cause any consequences of the war.

The Liao Kingdom had ceded five of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in exchange for the weapons and food supply from Song to Liao. Over the past year, a rebellion broke out in its country. In the end, the emperor killed his second son and calmed down. However, the civil war caused refugees everywhere and tensions in the country were in full swing.

It was difficult for the Liao Kingdom to live with the Jin people. It sold a large amount of labor to the Song Dynasty for supplies, resulting in a sharp decline in the domestic youth and strong population.

It was Song's fleet that made Jin and Liao angry together. All fishing boats that went to sea to kill must be registered in Song and paid taxes. Otherwise, once they appeared, the Hangzhou fleet would inevitably sink their ships and punish ship workers for more than three years of labor. Mo Xiaohuihui provided.

This policy is not only right for Liao and Jin, but also for Goryeo and Japan. Of course, the court looked down on these taxes, and would cause disputes among neighboring countries. However, Ouyang's report convinced Zhao Yu that the reason for the report was very simple, to train the fleet. Just like the Song people were often plundered on the borders of Song and Liao, the Jin and Liao really didn't care much about the survival of Wang people.

The Song fleet had landed on Kyushu Island in Japan, and first and then gave the honor to the rituals. A piece of Song land was drawn out in Kyushu to provide supplies to the patrol fleet. The merchants began to contact Japan's big and big daimyo and began to mine Japanese silver. Nearly 100 Japanese big and big daimyos had civil wars, so the contacts all agreed to Song's request very happily. They also offered conditions to give Song land to launch sea strikes on hostile daimyos. In the same year, Song began to station imperial guards in Song, Japan, to protect merchants from robbers. Bloody silver began to continuously transport to Song. Song's maritime transportation industry made rapid progress this year.

And Constantinople on the western front of the Silk Road did not go so smoothly...

Three thousand Song troops are fighting against nearly one hundred thousand Crusaders.

The western section of the key line of the Silk Road, and the starting point of the key line of the western section is Constantinople. Whether it is the north, west, and south section of the western section, all have to pass through Constantinople. It can be said that this road is smooth. Even if the Silk Road is opened, there are three directions to go on business. In addition to attacking Islam, the annexation of the Orthodox Church is also one of the purposes. Constantinople, the most important city of the Orthodox Church, is the main city of Daqin.

Participating in the Crusaders had their own purposes. Many feudal lords and knights who lacked land wanted to use the rich East as the object of plundering land and wealth; merchants in Venice, Genoa, Pisa, and other places in Italy wanted to control the business in the eastern Mediterranean and gain huge benefits; while the Pope wanted to merge the Orthodox Church and expand the influence of the Catholic Church; * Many serfs and refugees who were oppressed by natural disasters and taxes were called by the church and Chui Jiansheng to lure them to the East to find ways and paradise. As the Birth of Europe pointed out, the Crusaders provided an irresistible opportunity to win reputation, collect spoils, seek new industries or rule the entire country-...or simply escape from ordinary life with glorious adventures.

During the First Crusade, the Knight Crusaders split their troops and joined Asia in 1097. They immediately crossed the sea to enter Asia Minor, captured the cities and land, occupied the Seljuk Turkic capital Nikeya and other cities, and plundered them in large numbers. On July 15, 1097, they occupied Jerusalem on July 15, 1097. After entering the city, they killed the 7ooo people and then established several feudal countries in the areas occupied by the Mediterranean coast according to the European state model. The Crusaders imposed intensive taxes, prompting the people to continue to revolt and the regime was in turmoil.

The Song army protected Zhang Lan, the general of the merchants, and the Crusader was de Vrois, France. He established a kingdom in the occupied Jerusalem. He was known as the protector of the Holy Sepulchre. The Venetian merchant reached an agreement with him, so that his demonic hand reached to Constantinople.

Things started quietly and it was not so bad. Every time I met a city, Zhanglan would send people to explain. Even the Crusaders who were not good at speaking would release the Seris who soldiers after taxes were paid, and some trading places were also provided in the city.

Xian... The famous Venetian merchant found that the caravan was carrying absolutely expensive goods, and he had a bad idea. However, De Vroye did not agree to attack the Song caravan, which was temporarily stationed in the east city of Constantinople. He believed that this could allow long-term commercial exchanges between the East and the West. However, before the caravan left, there was a problem.

Two soldiers of the Song army rescued two female slaves with faces and fled, resulting in some local conflicts. The Song army had strict orders and only used cold weapons, and both sides were injured but not killed. When Zhang Lan learned about this, the army in the city had already dispatched to surround the Song caravan. Zhang Lan immediately ordered the defense on the spot.

Originally, two slaves were nothing, but one of them was the daughter of the Orthodox bishop, and had a high reputation among the people in the Qin Dynasty. In four years, the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church broke up. The Catholic Church regarded Orthodox Church as a more dangerous sect than Islam. After this woman was captured, it was said that she had a mysterious mission. For several years, the Crusaders had not found secrets, but unexpectedly, something happened. The slave was rescued by the loyal believers. After being revealed, the believers were killed. The slave fled to the Song Shang land with a maid and knelt down for protection.

A deputy general of the Song army was responsible for patrol. When he saw this, although he didn't know the reason, he saw two weak women asking for help from him, so he took them in. As a result, after the pursuit arrived, due to the language barrier between the two sides, he started fighting. These three thousand imperial guards were the elite of the Song Dynasty. One of them did not suffer any loss, and quickly drove dozens of people away. Originally, this matter could be negotiated and resolved, and Zhanglan knew the general and would not offend the local tyrants for the two women. However, the Venetian merchants used this matter to say that the Cyrius was an ally of the Orthodox Church. The caravan came for that secret, and the entire city surrounded the Song army.

Defroye originally wanted to negotiate, but after all, he knew the Silk Road. But unexpectedly, there was a local conflict. More than a dozen Song troops were killed. The imperial guards immediately used hand-shaking cannons and killed dozens of people. The troops on both sides had drunk blood and immediately entered the battle. Then the Song firearms were sharp, which made the Crusaders dare not get close. So they decided to trap the Song army with a bow and crossbow. The languages ​​on both sides were not understood, and they had to go through a double-layer translation to understand. Now that the fire exchange was exchanged, they all knew that it was a never-ending situation. Zhanglan had Han Shizhong's explanation in advance, and immediately sent more than a dozen warriors to break through for help.

It is the New Year Festival again. The arrival of the New Year Festival means that a person is slowly maturing and also means that a person is slowly dying.

Ouyang's New Year Festival is lively. Not only the New Year Festival, but also every festival, everyone will spend it with Ouyang. Although it is famous for free, Ouyang knows that these people are here to accompany him.

"Do you think your brother is getting fat?" Wang Baofu asked.

The whole group nodded together, including Zong Ze, the kind man. Gan Xin smiled and said, "Since I came back from the Hangzhou fleet, I have been traveling every day for the past year and a half. It would be strange if I don't get fat."

"Nonsense." Ouyang pinched his face and said, "I don't realize it."

Huilan asked: "Sir, why aren't you bored this year? Otherwise, the royal newspaper would help you later." Ouyang wandered around, Yangping played for a few days, went to Hangzhou for a few days, and took a boat to drink and browse the brothel on the Huaihe River with Song Huizong.

"No, right?" Ouyang Xiao asked: "You are going to have two more. Look... Zhan Ming's face was very scared."

Zhan Ming touched the green face and said, "The green vegetables are green."

Gan Xin nodded: "Good poetry, Lao Zhan, you can go to the imperial examination. With the level of this poetry, you must be able to win three consecutive years."

"The imperial edict is here!" An inner guard followed the yamen runner in and shouted without waiting for the yamen runner to report.

"Yeah?" Everyone was stunned. The reward was given. Besides, the imperial edict was usually preached by my father-in-law, so why did the inner guard come directly? And today is the New Year's Day, and now it is the New Year's Eve dinner. No matter how big the matter is, can't you wait for tomorrow?

"Ouyang is appointed as the imperial envoy of the Northwest Army Road, and immediately enter Beijing." The inner guard received the imperial edict and said, "Mr. Ou, everyone is waiting outside."

Ouyang Jing said: "I won't leave immediately, right?"

"The emperor said, you must not delay for a moment, and you will be in a hurry."

Zhan Ming said: "It's okay to go around, Bai Lian, go and call Zhang San and Li Si, and let's accompany the adults to Beijing." The procedure is so weird that you must be careful.

The inner guard didn't care, he just urged: "Hurry!"
Chapter completed!